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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a few rides around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in to the good, bad and ugly Monday after and UNA fans are busy trying to grow a new set of fingernails. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Monday to you and the listeners. We'll recap Alabama-Auburn wins and Tennessee's tough loss to Texas.

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 You alluded to UNA, Matt St. Charles of the Times daily recaps. UNA's consecutive win at home.

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 But Adam is here right now to recap a monster weekend in the SEC.

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 Adam's got it all covered up there at the Saturday Down South. Adam, welcome in to the Monday after the good, bad and ugly edition.

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 How are you and where do you start answering those questions, my friend?

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 Yeah, I mean, it was a crazy week as we've come to expect. I mean, I think that you have to start down in the swamp.

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 You make a stop on Rocky Top. You know, you go to Tuscaloosa where one coach left feeling happy and one might be counting down the last days of his job here.

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 So, yeah, we learned a lot this weekend.

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 And that's kind of surprising because usually we learn all these things in October, but we're still a few days away.

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 Adam, a lot to unpack here, but the one thing that I think that's emerging is in 2026, the P word comes into play, parity.

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 In the old days, throw out what our grandpas and mamas did back in the day.

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 Any given week, with the way that you can put together a roster and all that good stuff, what I'm getting to is a lot of teams now are coming to the middle,

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 which means the X factor could be the home field advantage.

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 But you look at what Ole Miss did at home against LSU, and then you look what happened to Florida when Ole Miss was the visiting team.

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 And seven days, does that illustrate that?

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 And the reason we do that is because Alabama is going to be facing this weekend what your team faced last weekend on the same home surface in Cowbell Heaven.

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 How big of a factor now with all this parity is that home field advantage being the X factor?

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 Yeah, I mean, you know, not to sound like sour grapes here, but it also helps when you can ring the cowbells.

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 You're supposed to stop when the center is over the ball.

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 The next time that they stop when the center is over the ball will be the first time.

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 Yeah, I think that they get a little leniency for the rules there.

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 Credit to them for, you know, just powering on through it and claiming it as a tradition and making the SEC adjust.

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 You know, they've been doing it for a hundred years, so I guess that's, you get a little leeway there.

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 So, yeah, I mean, that's a tough environment.

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 You know, I think that it is worth, it's worth a few points probably.

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 I mean, it's, you know, Mizzou didn't play poorly by any stretch of the imagination until some of Eli Drinkwitz's continued struggles with clock management late in fourth quarters.

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 But, yeah, I mean, you just can't keep giving a guy like Kamario Taylor chances.

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 So that's something that Alabama is going to have to work on.

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 You know, I've been, you know, we were talking about that Alabama secondary being among the nation's best heading into the season.

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 I haven't seen that quite fully yet.

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 You know, they've been good, but I haven't seen anything great or historic about it.

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 So this would be a good time to, you know, force multiple turnovers from a young quarterback and, you know, hope that the trends that Alabama showed, you know, starting quickly, no freshman mistakes from Keelan Russell.

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 You've got to continue those, but you've got to force the other electric quarterback into some mistakes early.

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 Texas and Tennessee, that was quite a game.

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 Texas actually controlled the line of scrimmage with an amazing 10 sacks.

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 Colin Simmons, when he behaved himself, had a school record five sacks.

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 And then there's forcemen like Peely on at least one of them.

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 Brandon, I thought, had a good game at times, got a little bit banged up, came back in.

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 But Texas defense eventually won the game.

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 But I tell you, Texas kept trying to give it away with double-digit penalties and some other issues.

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 But the Longhorns hold on to beat Tennessee 20-17.

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 The craziest thing about that celebration is that he, like, looked genuinely surprised that it was five-front sportsmen like conduct.

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 Like, what did you, like, I want to live in Colin Simmons' world where he thinks that he can do that celebration and not draw a flag.

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 Like, just the genuine surprise on his face.

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 You can't fake that.

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 It was just, like, I rewound it a few times to just watch him and his reaction.

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 That was crazy.

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 It seemed to be just, it seemed to be some of the top pass rushers from the SEC hurting their draft stock a little bit.

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 You know, Dylan Stewart a little more than others.

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 But Colin Simmons, I mean, he had that early mistake and then made up for it with, you know, five total sacks in the game.

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 So we'll forgive him a little easier than we will Dylan Stewart.

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 But, yeah, there's something broken about the Texas offense.

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 I don't know what it is.

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 I don't know if it's Sarkeesian's play calling.

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 They were without Hollywood's mothers, of course.

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 It's just, like, I just don't know where the disconnect is.

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 I don't think it's Manning because, you know, a couple weeks ago he had that game where he did hit Cam Coleman for a diving attempt at a deep ball.

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 But Steve Sarkeesian's got to use this bye week to figure out his play calling.

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 And they've got to come out strong against Oklahoma and the Red River rivalry in a couple weeks.

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 Adam, Spencer, Saturday down south.

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 To go and follow up on that theme, Adam, the situation there with the Texas Dues.

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 You felt you have learned after what happened with Simmons.

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 You contrast that with what's going on with a guy like Matt.

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 So three-star Alabama comes out and says, I just want to hit somebody.

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 Thirteen tackles.

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 You look at Ford, who just pancaked Stewart Dernick.

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 The point I'm trying to make is, are these coaches starting to realize when you get these five stars, it's a Hollywood marriage.

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 You're getting a lot of baggage.

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 You can't say anything really to them.

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 They just transfer out or they don't care.

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 Your thoughts just about the culture that we basically have created where some of these guys are prima donnas and they don't know the word no.

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 Yeah, I mean, I think that it's interesting because, you know, you just have to have a really strong coach.

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 You know, I don't think we don't see these issues at Georgia.

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 I mean, the one guy that you point to over the years was George Pickens.

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 You know, he was just, you know, an emotional hothead at Georgia.

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 He wasn't necessarily, like, sulking or pouting.

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 Like, he was just, you know, playing through the whistle and very, very far into the extended whistle.

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 You know, sometimes going after DB.

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 So, you know, it's hard to really take that fire away from a guy like George Pickens.

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 But you really don't see the on-the-field stuff.

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 You know, we could talk about Georgia's driving issues during the offseason

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 But on the field, you know, nobody's showing up Kirby Smart.

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 So, I do, you know, I do think that Shane Beamer did the right thing by, like, suspending Dylan Stewart indefinitely.

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 I'd be surprised if the indefinitely was beyond a week.

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 Because, you know, maybe Dylan Stewart just feels like he's on a sinking ship there in South Carolina

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 But it just seems like the teams that have better and stronger coaches don't really have those issues pop up like that.

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 Adam, I'll tell you what, if they gave away, if they gave an assistant coach of the year award at midseason,

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 Buster Faulkner, the offensive coordinator of Florida, would probably get it hands down.

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 The Gators rolling 302 rushing yards behind probably the best running back in the SEC, if not the nation, and Jaden Ball.

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 Hugh Clark did a pretty good job himself.

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 Philo, 16 of 23 for 196.

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 Ole Miss, I thought, really missed.

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 He won Lacey.

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 But their defense looked suspect against Louisville in the first game.

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 But I'll tell you one thing.

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 Florida fans are absolutely giddy.

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 Florida is back, and they think that John Summerall can take them to heights unknown they haven't seen in four or five years.

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 Yeah, I mean, I think that, you know, another team that you don't see, you know, guys misbehaving on the sidelines or during games,

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 you know, John Summerall just come in and just immediately imposed his will on that team and that program.

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 That was an incredible hire by him.

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 To run the offense and just get out of the way.

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 And Summerall's focused on the defense.

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 You know, they've – but that's better than they were last year.

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 You know, they were bad last year.

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 They were pretty good this year.

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 And, yeah, they have a guy who's striking Heisman poses after touchdowns now.

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 Danny Connell might disagree.

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 He seems to be pretty bothered by it.

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 So, you know, we'll see how that plays out.

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 And Philo looks like a top seven or, you know, maybe even top five SEC quarterback this year.

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 So, yeah, it's been a lot of fun to watch.

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 Well, Connell, he gets upended by gravity.

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 He can't stand there.

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 But I looked at that game.

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 And, by the way, in spite of the high praise Florida's getting, I saw where basically they're only favorable like fun.

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 They're anywhere from four to five points.

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 Hope you stay with us.

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 You are a Missouri fan.

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 And I know it's painful to answer this question.

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 But you saw Taylor over the weekend.

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 How good is this kid?

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 He's 19 years old.

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 He'll be facing another 19-year-old quarterback this weekend.

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 Both of them are now in the top ten as far as the Heisman pitch as teenagers.

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 How about that?

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 Your thoughts about that and the fact that you better not count State out.

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 This is two weeks in a row they have come from behind and pulled out a win with a teenager quarterback.

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 How good is Taylor and what's going to happen Saturday starting morning in Starkville?

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 I looked into the data and stuff, and I wrote a column, and part of it was, you know, why Kamario Taylor won't win the Heisman.

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 I just, the threshold is nine wins.

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 Like, the worst players that have won the Heisman, you know, you have, you know, RG3 at Baylor.

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 That team was nine and three in the regular season.

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 You got Lamar Jackson, they were nine and three that year.

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 There's a couple others.

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 That was the knock on it.

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 Not anything that he's doing.

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 You know, this is a team that could win nine games.

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 And if he does, if they do, then it's going to be because of him.

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 If he misses any games or any significant length of time, then they're not winning those games.

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 He's that important to what they're doing.

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 So, if he stays on the field, they've got a real shot at nine wins.

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 And if they get to nine wins, I think he wins the Heisman.

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 Adam, you're going to have your power rankings up a little bit later today on Saturday down south.

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 And I'm guessing you may have a sentence about Marcel Reed and John Matier having a terrible Saturday for their teams.

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 I know they're going to have to improve quite a bit in the next couple of weeks.

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 I always enjoy getting the week started with you.

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 Power rankings, recounts of the games, previews of the upcoming.

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 But where can we get online to get all your good stuff?

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 Yeah, Saturdaydownsouth.com.

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 I published the power rankings right before we came on the air.

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 Adam, I know it was a rough weekend, but have a great rest of the week.

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 And thanks so much for your time, Dave, buddy.

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 Always appreciate it.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Absolutely, Adam.

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 Especially with us, Saturday down south.

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 Bulldogs and Bulldogs.

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 Alabama got Mississippi State this weekend, of course.

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 What time will that game start?

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 Matt St. Charles followed the UNA Lions over the weekend over there with the Times Daily.

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 Matt, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, guys.

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 I'm doing good.

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 How's it going?

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 Hey, good.

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 Been fine, man.

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 Is it true that UNA wants to play every game at their brand new confines?

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 Bobby Wallace Field, Bank Independent Stadium.

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 This one was bad news for the fingernails for Lions fans, was it not?

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 Yeah, it was definitely an exciting game that swung a lot of times there in the end.

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 Hard to get grades on things like that when you're changing them at the last minute there like I was doing.

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 But definitely a fun one down the stretch there for sure.

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 Man, I thought the UNA defense won the game.

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 They had seven sacks.

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 Western Illinois had been averaging 191 yards a game, and UNA held them to just 88.

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 They only ran, I believe, 10 plays in plus territory.

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 They gained 11 yards and took two field goals after two unfortunate Destin-Wade fumbles.

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 It kind of reminded me a little bit of the effort they had against Sanford to begin the season.

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 But the UNA defense played strong.

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 Yeah, I think there's a lot of avenues to go down there when you talk about the defense.

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 Number one, I thought Avery Howard was just phenomenal in that game.

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 Three sacks was just named Defensive Player of the Week in the conference.

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 And I think that's a game that kind of hinges on those two Western Illinois possessions there after the Destin-Wade fumbles.

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 If they get two touchdowns, that game is fully out of reach.

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 And I think, you know, Clint Bowen and his defense made Kennedy McGill, the Western Illinois quarterback, into a passer as the game went on.

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 And in all honesty, there was really only one play that Western Illinois had success with.

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 It was kind of that QB run option that ended up being a jump pass that they scored on the first play on.

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 They hit big with it at another point in the game.

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 And then on that second to last play where Camor Harris chased the guy down at the one, that was that same play again.

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 So that was really the only thing that worked for the Western Illinois offense.

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 In the huddle with Matt St. Charles over the Times Daily, Matt, it's safe to say one of the easiest questions to answer in the world would be

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 if the MVP for UNA was handed out right now, it would be the ex-man, Xavier Johnson.

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 What's it, four for four now, freshman of the week in the conference?

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 Four for five, yeah.

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 Four for five.

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 I missed one.

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 It's amazing.

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 Yeah, I mean, he's really just been phenomenal and just finds a way to impact the game week after week.

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 And, you know, I've said it a few times, I think, coming into camp, they thought he would provide them with sort of just a vertical threat.

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 And he's really brought everything to this offense to the point that, you know, he was seeing some brackets and some double teams kind of in that game.

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 But still found a way to make some plays, especially that 43-yard connection with Wade kind of down the sideline to the one-yard line that set up QB sneaks.

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 So, I mean, they love the versatility that he brings and everything they're able to do with him.

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 Running the ball was an issue for UNA.

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 28 rushing yards, that's less than a yard per carry.

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 Again, UNA made the plays to win.

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 But I'm guessing that Coach Brent Dierman is going to put a little emphasis on running the ball more successfully moving forward.

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 Yeah, I think, you know, one thing to note in that game is Western Illinois really, really stacked the box defensively and wanted to make it hard to rush the ball.

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 And I think there's some running backs in this room that really, really want to impact the game in the right way.

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 And it kind of gets them ahead of themselves in their head.

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 And they're not as patient, kind of waiting for their hole.

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 But I also think, you know, the offensive line needs to get, you know, sort of back on its technique.

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 And one thing we see on occasion from UNA is the quarterback run where you can get sort of an extra blocker with your running back, an extra body.

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 And twice in that Alcorn game, they used it and Wade went down with, you know, somewhat of an injury or sting or whatever it was.

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 So, you know, I think they were sort of hesitant to use it this week.

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 I would imagine it will come back as the season kind of wears on, especially if the running game continues to struggle.

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 But, I mean, they had 14 third downs in that game.

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 Eleven of them were five yards or more.

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 So they're just not getting ahead of the sticks when it comes to running the ball.

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 They're at 3.2 yards per carry on the season.

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 So that will definitely be one of the bigger emphasis this week for UNA.

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 Matt St. Charles again in the huddle with us.

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 Matt, we're nearing, it's hard to believe, the midway point in the regular season.

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 Right now, above water, three and two.

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 They've had the last two at home.

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 Couldn't have gone any better, breaking a brand new stadium.

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 But now you've got to pack the bags and head to Eastern Kentucky.

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 Your thoughts, what kind of overall grade at this point in the season

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 and then the matchup this weekend on the road at Eastern Kentucky?

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 Yeah, I think overall, if you wanted a grade, I would probably give them a B, a B-.

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 I think compared to what we've seen the last three years out of this team is a huge, huge step forward.

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 And I think, you know, it's definitely a program headed in the right direction.

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 There are definitely things to iron out.

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 But, I mean, three total, three wins is higher than their win total last year.

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 Yeah.

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 It ties their win total from two years ago.

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 So, I mean, a huge step forward.

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 But, you know, one thing to note with Eastern Kentucky, in the four years, or I guess this is the fourth year of Brent Dierman,

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 this is a team that's only won one road conference game.

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 So, getting out to a 1-0 starting conference play on the road, heading into your bye week, is going to be huge for this group.

421
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 Matt, you do a great job of covering Husky, too.

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 You did a fun game.

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 Brooks at Central.

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 Heath Wood came in undefeated.

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 But Brooks, who's had a hammerlock on this series for many years.

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 Jackson Hartman had a tremendous game, 264.

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 Tanner Bowens, who was the quarterback last year, Brooks, had 158 yards.

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 Nice win by Brooks over Central.

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 Yeah, definitely.

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 One that they really had to work for.

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 That's such an odd Central offense.

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 And to put up nearly 50 points was probably what they had to do.

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 Yes.

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 But those two Brooks running backs are really, really good.

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 And it allows them to really control the pace of the game.

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 And any time they needed a big third down or whatever it was, it was always Tanner Bowen.

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 So, I think he would tell you and the whole offense would tell you moving to a wide receiver was probably the right move for him because it's paying off.

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 Absolutely.

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 Big weekend this weekend.

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 Most of the shows at Russellville, Dester, West Morgan, Lexington, Colbert County.

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 Colbert County going for win number 700.

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 And Whitesburg Christian and Morris Hill.

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 In fact, Whitesburg Christian beat Rogers last week.

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 And they were, Whitesburg Christian is a very good team.

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 I always enjoy beginning of the week with you, Matt.

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 Great recap of UNA.

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 You also cover high school, bud.

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 Where can we get online and give you great coverage on social media, et cetera?

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 Yeah.

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 Online, you can find all my stuff at timesdaily.com.

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 And then mostly on Twitter or X at Matt underscore St. Charles.

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 That's S-T-Charles.

453
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 So, yeah, that's about it.

454
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 Sounds great, man.

455
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 Listen, man, thanks for your time, Dan.

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 Have a great week, okay?

457
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 All right.

458
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 Thanks, guys.

459
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 Thank you, bud.

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 Max H***, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing very well, Harold.

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 Very well.

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 A little cool today.

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 Well, it feels like football, does it not, finally?

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 Yeah, about 76 up in North Mississippi.

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 So, yeah, I'm ready to get ready for the next week.

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 I think we've had our shares of up and downs up to now, but the real season's already started.

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 Is Mississippi now the new home of college quarterbacks, Max?

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 How's this thing working out, man?

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 Well, yeah, I hope he stays in Mississippi.

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 I think that's a big question right now.

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 $20 million?

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 You can do it.

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 Well, there's some out there right to check.

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 I guarantee it is.

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 Anyway, I think that's going to be a heck of a ballgame coming up this week with Alabama and Mississippi State.

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 We'll get a chance to see, you know, when he plays on the big stage.

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 We'll find out.

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 I mean, he's got the talent.

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 I don't think there's any doubt about that.

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 Mississippi State kind of kept him with the reps, and, you know, they opened up, and they've done well with him up to now,

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 and he's done well with them.

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 So, I'll be anxious to watch.

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 I believe that's a 11 o'clock kickoff, too, on Saturday.

637
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 Yeah.

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 To me, that's a plus for Alabama, because the late Pat Dye once said, Max, and you know this,

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 and anyone who's ever been to a game at Starkville, it is a different universe.

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 I don't care how many, I don't know what numbers as far as, it's 80s if you're wearing the opposing jersey.

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 Your thoughts about a 19-year-old kid and the fact that Russell went on the road early to Kentucky might have been the best thing that happened to him this year,

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 as opposed to, like, let's face it, Auburn's playing every game at home.

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 When you go on the road, it's a different beast.

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 For the folks that have never been to a game there, what's it like going to a game in Starkville?

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 Well, you know, let me just put one thing aside.

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 All the rules that they passed to not allow the cowbell, not to be ruled during the game, you forget that.

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 That's part of their culture.

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 I mean, it really is.

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 And if you've never sat there standing with 65,000 or 70,000 people in it and in the cowbell for you constantly,

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 you better take a Tylenol bag with you, because you're going to have a headache when it's over.

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 I'm just telling you.

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 And they thrive off of that.

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 They really do.

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 And I'm hearing it already, and, you know, they all got, you know, the big answers about the upset COVID and this thing.

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 And we know that can happen.

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 It didn't happen in Oxford last week, but who knows what will happen this week or not.

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 But you know what it does?

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 It generates that enthusiasm about college football at this point.

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 And I'm thankful for that, I'll be honest with you.

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 I get just as excited sitting there watching that ball game on TV by myself as I drive off over the sideline.

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 I tell you.

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00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:21,700
 Thank you.

664
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 Max, I tell you one thing.

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 Speaking of giddy fans, Florida Gator fans are a little bit giddy, too.

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 Buster Faulkner, along with Jon Sumrall, looks like the hire of the year.

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 Florida rolled over Ole Miss, a good Ole Miss team, for 302 yards.

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 Philo is playing well.

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 Ole Miss was shorthanded without Keywon Lacey, and I hope he gets back soon.

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 I tell you one thing, though, Max, this Florida team right now looks pretty good.

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 I'm going to tell you, I've known Jon Sumrall a long time.

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 I mean, I just got to know him really well when he was a coach at Troy.

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 He took that team.

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 He lost two ballgames while he was a head coach.

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 He goes to Tulane the next year.

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 In two years, he loses two ballgames.

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 So, I mean, he's on the track right now.

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 He's literally, guys, he's a player's coach.

679
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 Yeah.

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 I mean, he talks, you know, let's put it this way.

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 He can talk their language.

682
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 That's why if you watch a press conference, they bleep out about how he's talking.

683
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 Yeah, they do.

684
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 So, they do.

685
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 And the reason, he gets so, if you watch him, he gets so fired up.

686
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 He gets frightened they need to go, you know, in the gutter with them.

687
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 He can talk their language, and they'll play for it for that.

688
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 I can tell you that, too.

689
00:40:39,340 --> 00:40:40,520
 Max, he's in North Alabama.

690
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 What do you expect, buddy?

691
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 Come on.

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 I want to know how he got out of Madison County and got to catch him to play.

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 That's right.

694
00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:59,560
 Let me ask you this.

695
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:04,240
 Obviously, every fan base, when they hire somebody in the preseason, he's walking on water.

696
00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,200
 And then about this point in the season, you say, man, we screwed up.

697
00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:08,280
 We should have hired that guy.

698
00:41:08,380 --> 00:41:10,560
 Your thoughts just about what's going through Auburn fans?

699
00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:14,280
 Because, from all indications, Sumrall, his wife is an Auburn grad.

700
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:15,520
 He's from Huntsville.

701
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:18,020
 He's in Alabama, as far as a state, a native.

702
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:24,240
 Because, you know, probably, in terms of baseball, Auburn was probably on third base if they gave him everything he wanted.

703
00:41:24,300 --> 00:41:28,460
 From everything we were able to gather, Sumrall, being true to himself, and I agree with this,

704
00:41:28,540 --> 00:41:30,620
 go into an interview and say, this is what I need.

705
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,200
 If you can agree and we can agree, then we've got a deal.

706
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:36,700
 If not, then good luck and go find somebody who wants to check those boxes for you.

707
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:40,600
 And, apparently, Auburn didn't want to check certain boxes, and that's why he winds up at Florida.

708
00:41:40,700 --> 00:41:43,700
 Your thoughts about that and the situation at Auburn.

709
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:46,480
 Okay.

710
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:48,220
 That's where to start.

711
00:41:48,660 --> 00:41:53,180
 First off, I know for an absolute fact why he didn't go to Auburn.

712
00:41:53,540 --> 00:41:57,040
 Because they issued him a list before he interviewed.

713
00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:59,880
 Well, he never went to the interview because of that.

714
00:42:00,380 --> 00:42:02,700
 Well, they issued him a list of what he had to do.

715
00:42:02,700 --> 00:42:06,700
 And, guys, you want to wonder, let's just be up front.

716
00:42:07,580 --> 00:42:09,900
 Auburn's seven years and they're not a winning season.

717
00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:19,060
 Whoever the administration is involved in making those calls like that, they're going to be in their eighth year without a winning season.

718
00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:20,160
 I can promise you that.

719
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,920
 They'll follow the pictures internally because of that.

720
00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:25,820
 Of course, I saw the interview with John.

721
00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:32,020
 He got asked the question from the media, why, you know, doing all your background, why do you take Auburn?

722
00:42:32,420 --> 00:42:36,240
 He said, I didn't want Auburn, and basically, Auburn obviously didn't want me.

723
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,400
 And he just laid it out and went on down, you know, went on.

724
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:53,340
 But another part of the story, and I was fortunate enough to be involved in the last part of it, it actually bore down to John and to Ray Kiffin for a Florida job.

725
00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:58,160
 And my recommendation was the guy that got the job.

726
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:07,860
 And I didn't make the recommendation to the people that hired him, but I made the people to the people that contact me about doing the background check on him.

727
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:15,020
 Because I had all his records about, you know, when he started coaching and how he got to Troy and what he was able to accomplish.

728
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:18,480
 And that was his first-hand job, and he didn't let it go to his hand.

729
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:25,540
 He still took a, basically, inferior program at that level when he took it, and they won.

730
00:43:26,020 --> 00:43:27,900
 And he's won every way he's ever been.

731
00:43:28,520 --> 00:43:31,260
 And like I say, that's a program.

732
00:43:31,260 --> 00:43:40,740
 When you go from three to one, you know, to beat the number four team in the country, that's going to get some national attention real quick.

733
00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:50,920
 But if you watch him, if you watch him on the sideline and you watch what the staff does with him, I mean, that program has all the credentials.

734
00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:55,940
 There's some programs that it doesn't matter who the coach is, there's a limit how far they can go.

735
00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:57,620
 I think Mississippi State's one of those programs.

736
00:43:57,840 --> 00:44:02,440
 There's a limit way because the money's not there, the alumni base is not large enough.

737
00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:04,320
 We can just go through the reasons.

738
00:44:04,860 --> 00:44:07,320
 Guys, they don't have any of those problems at University of Florida.

739
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:18,460
 I know one insurance agency there, if Kiffin came, was willing to write him a $15 million check a year for five years.

740
00:44:22,740 --> 00:44:24,540
 And that's just one guy.

741
00:44:25,220 --> 00:44:31,480
 I'm just saying, they got all kinds of people there that can take care of, you know, the financial side.

742
00:44:31,740 --> 00:44:33,160
 And a lot of schools don't have that.

743
00:44:33,340 --> 00:44:34,180
 I mean, I'll be honest with you.

744
00:44:34,220 --> 00:44:34,980
 They don't have that.

745
00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:44,520
 Or if they have it, they don't have the administration that will allow those dollars to flow to where they need to do to have a successful program.

746
00:44:44,860 --> 00:44:48,300
 Well, they got more ego than they got know-how because you look at what Mal Moore did.

747
00:44:48,340 --> 00:44:49,020
 He was the blueprint.

748
00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:51,580
 Mal knew Alabama, knew football as much as anybody.

749
00:44:51,580 --> 00:44:54,260
 But he also knew where to draw the line with Nick Saban.

750
00:44:54,940 --> 00:45:00,920
 And smart managers will give you, they identify their person and they say, here, here's an open checkbook.

751
00:45:01,260 --> 00:45:02,120
 Tell me what you want.

752
00:45:02,220 --> 00:45:03,100
 Yes, yes, yes.

753
00:45:03,500 --> 00:45:04,400
 When can you start?

754
00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:04,840
 Yesterday.

755
00:45:05,080 --> 00:45:05,480
 Let's go.

756
00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:07,800
 That's what smart managers do with Mal with Nick.

757
00:45:08,060 --> 00:45:11,740
 And then you get some of these guys who are ego maniacal and they want to be a control freak.

758
00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:12,920
 And you get what you get.

759
00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:15,500
 No doubt about it.

760
00:45:15,740 --> 00:45:16,440
 It is.

761
00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:17,740
 It's a people's game.

762
00:45:17,900 --> 00:45:18,580
 It's what it is.

763
00:45:19,020 --> 00:45:28,360
 And, you know, the great programs that evolve in any industry is somebody that's led by people that has some foresight in what happens.

764
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:28,640
 Right.

765
00:45:28,640 --> 00:45:32,620
 They realize where they are, where they want to go, have great communication skills.

766
00:45:33,260 --> 00:45:36,620
 And, you know, basically I've always said, you get what you pay for.

767
00:45:37,100 --> 00:45:39,960
 And I think that's, you know, I think that's the case.

768
00:45:40,140 --> 00:45:48,440
 And then we can go to the other side of that where you got the money, you pay, and you make the wrong decision, and you make the wrong choice of the guy.

769
00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:56,740
 I think, you know, I've already identified probably two openings already that's going to be in the conference next, you know, at the end of this year.

770
00:45:57,260 --> 00:46:05,960
 Regardless of, you know, regardless of what it's going to cost to get them out, we don't worry that we probably shouldn't be open already, but they didn't have the school, they didn't have the money to pay them out.

771
00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:08,220
 So, but they still negotiate that.

772
00:46:08,780 --> 00:46:11,780
 That's some interesting things that's happened down in Tallahassee.

773
00:46:11,780 --> 00:46:19,440
 I got, I'll tell you, later on in this season, I can guarantee you, everybody's going to stand up when this thing surfaces.

774
00:46:19,620 --> 00:46:20,140
 I don't know.

775
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:22,560
 I don't know how much better they'll be.

776
00:46:23,160 --> 00:46:32,480
 But when people get involved, when the personalities get involved at that level, guys, it's hard to predict.

777
00:46:32,660 --> 00:46:33,280
 You know that.

778
00:46:33,620 --> 00:46:40,680
 I mean, you got some that will merge, and, you know, they'll have a little power within their group, and they'll make a decision.

779
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:42,560
 Sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong.

780
00:46:42,860 --> 00:46:48,080
 But that guy that makes that decision when it's right, then everything falls into place.

781
00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:50,520
 And I think that's exactly what they did at Florida.

782
00:46:51,280 --> 00:47:00,400
 Well, Max Auburn is going to Knoxville to play Tennessee on Saturday, and that was quite a defensive battle with Texas and Tennessee.

783
00:47:01,780 --> 00:47:03,700
 Texas had 10 sacks.

784
00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:06,600
 Colin Simmons had an amazing five.

785
00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:10,100
 He's a very talented player when he behaves himself.

786
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:14,000
 Tennessee sacked Arch Manning six times.

787
00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:16,420
 Tennessee had a chance to win the game.

788
00:47:16,820 --> 00:47:21,080
 Texas did everything they could to try to give Tennessee the game, and they couldn't do it.

789
00:47:21,420 --> 00:47:24,200
 Max, your thoughts on both teams, Texas and Tennessee.

790
00:47:25,140 --> 00:47:28,180
 See, I've had a problem with Texas for a long time.

791
00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:29,320
 Go back and check.

792
00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:31,600
 They've won one national championship in 20 years.

793
00:47:32,420 --> 00:47:35,480
 Look, think about where they are in the state of Texas.

794
00:47:35,620 --> 00:47:39,860
 Think about their economic affiliations that they have at that university.

795
00:47:39,860 --> 00:47:42,420
 Probably better than anybody else in the country, dollar-wise.

796
00:47:42,420 --> 00:47:49,240
 The administration just can't seem to – and they've rotated coaches in and out.

797
00:47:50,820 --> 00:47:55,160
 It's hard for me to identify the real reason.

798
00:47:55,260 --> 00:47:55,840
 But you know what?

799
00:47:56,060 --> 00:47:58,540
 In that state, they don't want to look at Texas A&M.

800
00:47:58,700 --> 00:48:00,040
 I'm not sure right now.

801
00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:02,420
 They're not going to have an opening at the end of the year.

802
00:48:03,780 --> 00:48:10,680
 But, for example, with A&M, the last championship, they won was 18-30 there.

803
00:48:10,860 --> 00:48:12,540
 Yeah, something like that, yes.

804
00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:23,800
 So I'm just saying, you know, you can be in the right place, but if the pieces together aren't there, you're not going to win the championship.

805
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:34,580
 Now, you talk about this weekend, basically with Tennessee and Auburn, you know, that thing could be six to nothing or, you know, six to three.

806
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:39,440
 I mean, it could be – I don't know how those $110,000 go in there.

807
00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:44,120
 I know most of them already got season tickets, but they'll be hard to do it.

808
00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:45,760
 I'm afraid before that game's over.

809
00:48:46,200 --> 00:48:48,380
 I don't know how good Auburn's defense is.

810
00:48:48,620 --> 00:48:49,440
 Tennessee can score.

811
00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:56,620
 I mean, they've always – Josh Heupel's always had – you know, of course, he came from the best position he played in college.

812
00:48:56,960 --> 00:48:59,840
 So he's got a good bird for a good offense.

813
00:49:00,040 --> 00:49:03,560
 And I think he's got some assistant coaches now that can coach also.

814
00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:06,200
 The talent level has always been there.

815
00:49:06,380 --> 00:49:07,900
 I mean, they've always recruited well.

816
00:49:09,300 --> 00:49:10,060
 I don't know.

817
00:49:10,300 --> 00:49:11,780
 Is Larry Allen happening already?

818
00:49:11,860 --> 00:49:12,620
 I'm sure it is.

819
00:49:13,020 --> 00:49:15,280
 I haven't looked at it and seen it yet.

820
00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:24,500
 But I think right now that game could come – if you like a good defensive ball game, I don't – I can't see a high-scoring game in that one at all.

821
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:25,920
 I think Tennessee wins it.

822
00:49:26,460 --> 00:49:28,080
 I think Tennessee's better organized.

823
00:49:28,220 --> 00:49:32,760
 I think they've got – I think they've got a better talent right now than Auburn's got.

824
00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:35,920
 And they don't kind of – they know what they want.

825
00:49:36,300 --> 00:49:42,560
 Auburn's still going through that, you know, that transition with the new coach and still getting players there that know what –

826
00:49:42,560 --> 00:49:44,900
 you know, know each other, know what to expect from each other.

827
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:51,640
 But, guys, let me tell you, the game itself – you know, we can sit and talk all the way down, and I love to do that.

828
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:54,720
 But the game is in transition.

829
00:49:54,920 --> 00:49:57,640
 The whole college football seed is.

830
00:49:57,980 --> 00:49:59,160
 But I will say this.

831
00:49:59,460 --> 00:50:00,540
 I've watched games.

832
00:50:00,660 --> 00:50:05,660
 I watch – I sat on my chair at 9 o'clock on this past Saturday morning, and I got up at 11.30 that night.

833
00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:07,720
 And I saw all the games that counted.

834
00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:11,740
 And not only did I watch, I chart just like I did when I coached.

835
00:50:11,740 --> 00:50:15,360
 So I know what they're doing on the field.

836
00:50:15,420 --> 00:50:16,460
 I can relate to that.

837
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:21,940
 But I'm telling you right now, the game on the field overall is better than it has been.

838
00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:26,960
 Regardless of how they got there and the money being involved, I know there's a lot of controversy on that.

839
00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:35,220
 You know, I'm afraid the federal government's going to get involved because we don't have any leadership at the college level, I'll tell you the truth.

840
00:50:35,380 --> 00:50:40,600
 But the fact is, if they do, they're going to set guidelines for handling the money with agents and all that.

841
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:41,620
 And that needs to be done.

842
00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:50,760
 But I think in another year or two, we'll get an equated system out there that when those kids go and sign a contract,

843
00:50:51,240 --> 00:50:53,440
 they won't be going to the university for an education.

844
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:55,360
 They'll be an employee of that university.

845
00:50:55,900 --> 00:51:01,720
 They'll have that opportunity to go to college and get an education, but they don't have to to play.

846
00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:04,200
 So that's just some more things coming down the road.

847
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:06,320
 That's down the road.

848
00:51:06,420 --> 00:51:07,080
 What's going to happen?

849
00:51:07,400 --> 00:51:08,520
 We talked about Knoxville.

850
00:51:08,600 --> 00:51:10,760
 What's going to happen in Starkville as far as the final score?

851
00:51:10,860 --> 00:51:11,620
 I saw Vegas.

852
00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:13,940
 It opened Bama in favor by three and a half.

853
00:51:14,020 --> 00:51:15,160
 It's now five and a half.

854
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:17,400
 What do those people out there in the desert know, Max?

855
00:51:19,160 --> 00:51:23,520
 Well, they know that this is 11 o'clock game in Starkville.

856
00:51:23,840 --> 00:51:25,500
 They know that cowbells are going to ring.

857
00:51:26,220 --> 00:51:31,920
 Some of those young guys that had never been there before, when the bells start ringing,

858
00:51:31,920 --> 00:51:33,360
 they're going to stand up and look around.

859
00:51:34,620 --> 00:51:38,320
 You can't do practice during the week.

860
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:39,540
 You know, they can't play.

861
00:51:39,780 --> 00:51:43,620
 They play music, but they can't play cowbells.

862
00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:46,540
 So I've never seen a tape on that.

863
00:51:46,820 --> 00:51:50,620
 But anyway, it's going to be, I think it's going to be, I don't know if we should win it,

864
00:51:50,740 --> 00:51:51,780
 but without a doubt.

865
00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:55,600
 You know, this past week, I saw great improvement on their team.

866
00:51:55,800 --> 00:51:57,480
 They scored in the first half.

867
00:51:57,880 --> 00:51:59,680
 Something they've struggled with before.

868
00:51:59,860 --> 00:52:09,140
 So that means they're getting together, the system, because I still have some questions about how they handle practice every day,

869
00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:13,800
 being Alabama, how they handle practice every day, and how they read scouting reports and so forth.

870
00:52:14,660 --> 00:52:16,180
 Unfortunately, they've got enough talent.

871
00:52:16,420 --> 00:52:18,200
 They can win most ballgames.

872
00:52:18,520 --> 00:52:20,140
 They might be pretty, but they can win them.

873
00:52:21,220 --> 00:52:29,300
 But the fans, after a while, when you've won as much as Alabama's had, they don't like to sit around and wait to the fourth quarter to win a football game.

874
00:52:29,700 --> 00:52:31,420
 I mean, they just don't like that.

875
00:52:31,840 --> 00:52:35,300
 So I understand that very well.

876
00:52:35,820 --> 00:52:42,360
 And the fact is, I know it's interesting, it's exciting for a lot of people that don't, you know, I don't bid on ballgames.

877
00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:46,940
 All I've got is that emotional interest, and I've got my list of teams I like to see win.

878
00:52:47,720 --> 00:52:52,000
 Of course, when they don't, you know, I say, well, just wait until next year.

879
00:52:52,120 --> 00:52:53,040
 That's all I'd say.

880
00:52:54,180 --> 00:52:57,720
 Max, Tennessee's seven-and-a-half point favorite over Auburn.

881
00:52:57,720 --> 00:53:04,520
 And I'm sure we're going to be talking about Shane Beamer's coaching future at South Carolina in future shows.

882
00:53:05,100 --> 00:53:08,640
 Max, we've got to run to the break, but always enjoy the conversation.

883
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:10,160
 Listen, have a great week.

884
00:53:10,560 --> 00:53:15,680
 Thank you again for probably pulling off the side of the road to literally talk to us.

885
00:53:16,140 --> 00:53:17,680
 Listen, have a super week.

886
00:53:17,740 --> 00:53:19,220
 Let's do this again next Monday.

887
00:53:19,900 --> 00:53:21,760
 I appreciate you guys always.

888
00:53:21,860 --> 00:53:22,640
 I'll talk to you later.

889
00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:23,220
 Thank you.

890
00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:23,800
 All right.

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00:53:23,800 --> 00:53:26,660
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947
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 A group that is in favor of sexually explicit books and LGBTQ-themed content being made available to minors in public libraries is now getting an influx of money from a left-leaning organization.

948
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949
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 Read Freely Alabama is going to host events across the state to oppose what they deem to be censorship when it comes to library boards determining that certain books are not appropriate for minors to have access to within the public libraries.

950
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 The group says the grant money from the Nathan's Cummings Foundation will allow for several in-person events and some online events to be held to get Alabamians involved in fighting for what they call social and racial justice.

951
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952
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953
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958
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960
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961
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962
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968
00:59:37,620 --> 00:59:45,680
 It's time for another Florence Falcons one-minute timeout with head coach Kenny Morrison, following Florence's 34-16 win over the Decatur Red Raiders.

969
00:59:46,100 --> 00:59:47,960
 Good win over a good, solid program tonight.

970
00:59:48,440 --> 00:59:49,640
 They came ready to play.

971
00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:51,780
 What a great game plan they had.

972
00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:54,320
 Running back, what a monster he was tonight.

973
00:59:54,620 --> 00:59:56,460
 Quarterback was not a starter.

974
00:59:56,900 --> 00:59:58,020
 Phenomenal job by him.

975
00:59:58,420 --> 01:00:00,380
 My hat's off to John Ritter and his staff.

976
01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:02,000
 Boy, they did a phenomenal job tonight.

977
01:00:02,200 --> 01:00:03,000
 They outplayed us.

978
01:00:03,320 --> 01:00:05,060
 We're just fortunate to hit some big plays.

979
01:00:05,540 --> 01:00:08,540
 We got to get better or it's going to be a tough year down the stretch.

980
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:10,980
 Everybody thinks 5-0, we're all this.

981
01:00:11,420 --> 01:00:12,560
 We're not very good right now.

982
01:00:12,860 --> 01:00:15,100
 Got a lot of good reps in tonight for some of the young guys.

983
01:00:15,320 --> 01:00:16,900
 Some look great, some need some work.

984
01:00:17,080 --> 01:00:19,760
 Yeah, I mean, it's glad to get those young guys in.

985
01:00:20,140 --> 01:00:21,740
 We got to go back to the drawing board.

986
01:00:21,860 --> 01:00:23,660
 Great time for an open week this week.

987
01:00:23,840 --> 01:00:25,200
 We need to get healed up.

988
01:00:25,360 --> 01:00:28,500
 We played banged up like crazy, but we got to be better.

989
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991
01:00:35,300 --> 01:00:38,600
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992
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996
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997
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998
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999
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1000
01:01:13,620 --> 01:01:16,960
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1001
01:01:20,480 --> 01:01:34,280
 Now, your host, Harold Bugge on 93.9, The Score.

1002
01:01:34,940 --> 01:01:35,840
 Welcome back in.

1003
01:01:35,900 --> 01:01:38,940
 I'm Harold Bugge alongside Redbeard.

1004
01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:48,180
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley and for checking in wherever you may be on this third rock in the sun on the 93.9, The Score.

1005
01:01:48,320 --> 01:01:57,500
 Now, what a pleasure it is to welcome in the man who knows what it's like to take a licking and keep on ticking as a quarterback in the SEC, former Auburn QB, Charlie Trotman.

1006
01:01:57,620 --> 01:01:58,700
 Charlie, welcome in.

1007
01:01:58,780 --> 01:01:59,380
 How are you?

1008
01:02:00,380 --> 01:02:01,060
 Hey, guys.

1009
01:02:01,160 --> 01:02:02,140
 Doing really good.

1010
01:02:02,220 --> 01:02:02,580
 How are you?

1011
01:02:02,620 --> 01:02:02,900
 Hey, buddy.

1012
01:02:03,140 --> 01:02:04,040
 Man, we're doing all right.

1013
01:02:04,140 --> 01:02:06,160
 Charlie, we're getting in some serious stuff.

1014
01:02:06,340 --> 01:02:08,240
 October is coming up on us.

1015
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:12,180
 Every one of Auburn's games, shock, shock, has been at home.

1016
01:02:12,760 --> 01:02:14,800
 They're going to be packing the bags this weekend.

1017
01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:18,600
 Before we take a sneak peek ahead, let's take a sneak peek back.

1018
01:02:19,180 --> 01:02:23,460
 Charlie, what is your assessment of this Auburn team through the first quartet of games?

1019
01:02:24,800 --> 01:02:28,060
 Well, I think they've done, you know, some good things.

1020
01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:31,620
 You know, it's been a mixed bag at best.

1021
01:02:32,240 --> 01:02:40,400
 The game against Baylor, I think Baylor is a better team than people realize, but Auburn had to struggle to get past Baylor.

1022
01:02:40,780 --> 01:02:49,920
 And, you know, the Southern Miss game, they put a pretty good game together, all three phases, and had a good outcome.

1023
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:57,880
 And, of course, the Florida game, they started really slow on offense and got into a shootout a little bit.

1024
01:02:58,060 --> 01:03:03,820
 And Florida was a little bit more powerful, and the running game was a little lacking.

1025
01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:17,900
 And then in the Vanderbilt game, had it not been for a block punt, I think, you know, it might have been a different outcome because Auburn struggled mightily in the running game.

1026
01:03:17,900 --> 01:03:22,020
 And they really didn't do a whole lot in the passing game, either.

1027
01:03:22,020 --> 01:03:23,660
 The offense only scored twice.

1028
01:03:23,660 --> 01:03:31,000
 And, you know, Vanderbilt is not a ferocious defensive team.

1029
01:03:31,140 --> 01:03:36,980
 They got a good defense, but they're not, you know, one of those teams that you only ought to score twice against.

1030
01:03:37,240 --> 01:03:45,700
 So, and then, you know, they have a pretty good quarterback, the true freshman Curtis, Jared Curtis, is, you know, kind of a handful.

1031
01:03:46,100 --> 01:03:47,460
 It was a handful for Auburn.

1032
01:03:47,560 --> 01:03:48,680
 We couldn't get him down.

1033
01:03:49,180 --> 01:04:00,240
 He kept, you know, running out of the pocket and making first downs and making things pretty interesting for Vanderbilt fans and pretty treacherous for Auburn fans.

1034
01:04:00,240 --> 01:04:09,200
 So, I would give us a C-minus, you know, probably not playing great football right now.

1035
01:04:09,500 --> 01:04:14,500
 And I thought the defense played pretty well, holding Vanderbilt to 15 points.

1036
01:04:14,780 --> 01:04:22,220
 But, you know, of course, the offense, there's a lot to be corrected on offense.

1037
01:04:22,220 --> 01:04:31,040
 I think the offensive line is struggling a little bit in pass protection and run blocking, which is not good.

1038
01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:40,420
 You know, if you're struggling in one of those guys, you can try to, you know, couch your offense toward the other.

1039
01:04:40,520 --> 01:04:48,820
 In other words, if you're not running the ball well, you can throw it a little bit more and even throw some quick screens and things like that that are like long runs.

1040
01:04:48,820 --> 01:04:57,220
 But, gosh, when you're not doing either one of them well, it makes it tough on the quarterback and the receivers and the running backs.

1041
01:04:57,840 --> 01:04:58,860
 I stand corrected.

1042
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:04,740
 Obviously, it was a pseudo-home game in Atlanta, so make sure we're clear on that to kick off the neutral site game, first game of the year.

1043
01:05:04,760 --> 01:05:09,420
 But I think most folks would count that relative to Baylor coming in with their fans as a home game.

1044
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:10,560
 So, we stand corrected on that.

1045
01:05:10,680 --> 01:05:14,100
 But your thoughts just about two things on that.

1046
01:05:14,200 --> 01:05:16,940
 A lot on Brown's shoulders coming in.

1047
01:05:16,940 --> 01:05:18,380
 And he was walking on water.

1048
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:21,080
 What is the objective grade so far?

1049
01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:23,020
 I mean, again, it's all relative to the blocking you're getting.

1050
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:25,080
 And I think we both can agree.

1051
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:31,700
 He's going to be facing, and that's Texas, one of the best defensive coordinators in the league this year in Jim Knowles.

1052
01:05:32,860 --> 01:05:34,340
 Well, no doubt about it.

1053
01:05:34,340 --> 01:05:48,680
 And, you know, I think when you're Byron Brown and you're coming into a new program in the SEC and, you know, it's not a group of five.

1054
01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:57,200
 You're playing against stellar athletes at all positions, especially those edge rushers.

1055
01:05:57,500 --> 01:06:00,360
 And, you know, they're all fast.

1056
01:06:00,540 --> 01:06:01,760
 They're as fast as you are.

1057
01:06:01,860 --> 01:06:03,840
 You're not faster than anybody else anymore.

1058
01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:11,120
 And it's a daunting task to be exceptional and elite in that regard.

1059
01:06:11,360 --> 01:06:14,600
 And he has not been exceptional or elite yet.

1060
01:06:14,880 --> 01:06:20,700
 I do think Byron Brown has the ability to be elite.

1061
01:06:21,240 --> 01:06:23,520
 I think he's got the ability to be exceptional.

1062
01:06:23,920 --> 01:06:25,760
 I just don't think he's done it yet.

1063
01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:30,720
 He's got some pretty good receivers in Singleton and Coger and Nimrod.

1064
01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:35,840
 And he's got a really good group of running backs in Cobb and Mabson and Washington.

1065
01:06:35,840 --> 01:06:42,640
 So I think the problem so far has been really the offensive line.

1066
01:06:42,820 --> 01:06:45,620
 Now, he has thrown five interceptions.

1067
01:06:46,220 --> 01:06:51,220
 A couple of them have bounced off, you know, people who have been, one of them was tipped in the Baylor.

1068
01:06:51,240 --> 01:06:53,300
 And, you know, things like that.

1069
01:06:53,360 --> 01:06:58,600
 But still, you can't turn the ball over and expect to be successful in Knoxville, Tennessee.

1070
01:06:59,060 --> 01:07:01,860
 Charlie, let me ask you about the offensive line.

1071
01:07:01,960 --> 01:07:03,960
 It's obvious it's a work in progress.

1072
01:07:04,120 --> 01:07:06,740
 They've been trying to mix and match.

1073
01:07:07,220 --> 01:07:09,080
 They did that again against Vandy.

1074
01:07:09,420 --> 01:07:14,380
 Kenneth McManus got the start at right guard in place of Cole Skinner.

1075
01:07:14,920 --> 01:07:19,100
 Jacob Strand started at left tackle in place of Joe Simmons.

1076
01:07:19,880 --> 01:07:23,020
 Wilson Zier has played pretty good at left guard.

1077
01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:25,860
 Cole Bass, I think, will stay at center.

1078
01:07:26,480 --> 01:07:28,260
 Stanton Ramil at right tackle.

1079
01:07:28,840 --> 01:07:36,740
 Charlie Will McManus and Jacob Strand, do you foresee that same offensive line starting against Tennessee?

1080
01:07:38,180 --> 01:07:40,580
 Well, I do, especially at left guard.

1081
01:07:41,460 --> 01:07:45,240
 I think I see Jacob Strand starting there.

1082
01:07:45,740 --> 01:07:53,180
 I think, you know, we've just had some minor injuries on the offensive line.

1083
01:07:53,320 --> 01:07:58,520
 They're not, you know, significant, but they're enough to, you know, get somebody else a little bit of playing time.

1084
01:07:58,660 --> 01:08:03,480
 And then poor play has made room for some other guys.

1085
01:08:03,480 --> 01:08:09,020
 So, yeah, I mean, I think Auburn's trying to find the right chemistry on the offensive line.

1086
01:08:09,140 --> 01:08:15,960
 I think the right mix of players, you know, which lineup gets in there and gets it done.

1087
01:08:16,740 --> 01:08:19,200
 You know, that's what they're searching for.

1088
01:08:19,380 --> 01:08:26,120
 And it's going to take a concerted effort on the offensive line because Tennessee's got a good front.

1089
01:08:26,300 --> 01:08:28,100
 They played well against Texas.

1090
01:08:28,500 --> 01:08:35,640
 They, you know, they're looking to bounce back from a close loss to the number one team in the country at the time.

1091
01:08:35,800 --> 01:08:38,860
 And, you know, it's going to be tough.

1092
01:08:39,120 --> 01:08:42,480
 I mean, nobody is hiding that fact.

1093
01:08:42,580 --> 01:08:44,680
 And Auburn certainly knows that going in.

1094
01:08:45,300 --> 01:08:45,780
 Absolutely.

1095
01:08:46,100 --> 01:08:48,380
 Charlie, I always get amazed.

1096
01:08:48,380 --> 01:08:52,840
 And everybody gives lip service to special teams.

1097
01:08:53,220 --> 01:08:54,800
 And you mentioned this earlier.

1098
01:08:55,400 --> 01:09:03,660
 If Auburn does not, if Omar Mampson doesn't block that kick and Kay Carlson scoop it up for a scoop and score,

1099
01:09:03,820 --> 01:09:07,980
 you put Auburn ahead 14-3, that was so key in the game.

1100
01:09:08,080 --> 01:09:14,320
 The Auburn defense had seven tackles for a loss, four sacks, and the interception on Jared Curtis.

1101
01:09:14,580 --> 01:09:20,200
 But, Charlie, once again, if you're solid in the special teams, that can win you ballgames.

1102
01:09:21,040 --> 01:09:21,880
 Well, it does.

1103
01:09:21,880 --> 01:09:32,400
 I mean, you know, we've got an opportunity to be really good in the kickoff return, you know, situation, too, with Rayshon Pleasant.

1104
01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:36,000
 He's got three touchdowns from kickoff returns.

1105
01:09:36,240 --> 01:09:41,080
 But nobody, he doesn't get any opportunities because they're always kicking it in the end zone.

1106
01:09:41,360 --> 01:09:44,080
 So you've got to try to make, you know, do.

1107
01:09:44,280 --> 01:09:55,320
 And I will say this, Auburn was fortunate because they ran, Dandy ran a fake punt, and they had guys that would have been wide open.

1108
01:09:55,460 --> 01:10:01,940
 But for some reason, there was a miscommunication between the guys that were supposed to be the receivers from the punt.

1109
01:10:02,140 --> 01:10:03,840
 The punter was throwing the ball.

1110
01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:06,420
 He didn't have anybody to throw it to.

1111
01:10:06,600 --> 01:10:10,140
 But they were wide open if they would have turned around.

1112
01:10:10,460 --> 01:10:15,560
 And that could have been, in the kicking game, a huge factor.

1113
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:21,280
 But, and Auburn got it in Dandy territory, was not able to do anything with it.

1114
01:10:21,280 --> 01:10:27,040
 So, you know, it didn't, that didn't come as a big play for Auburn, really.

1115
01:10:27,540 --> 01:10:28,340
 And it should have been.

1116
01:10:29,560 --> 01:10:31,520
 Former Auburn quarterback, Charlie Trotman.

1117
01:10:31,680 --> 01:10:36,160
 Charlie, after all is said and done, again, anyone, you've been there.

1118
01:10:36,380 --> 01:10:38,340
 We talked about Alabama going to Starkville.

1119
01:10:38,400 --> 01:10:39,460
 That's a unique environment.

1120
01:10:39,580 --> 01:10:41,820
 They may not have as many seats, but they're allowed over there.

1121
01:10:42,460 --> 01:10:46,940
 Knoxville's got seats, I guarantee you, that you still remember back in the day.

1122
01:10:47,500 --> 01:10:49,580
 Talk to us about what's realistic this weekend.

1123
01:10:49,860 --> 01:10:54,140
 I saw where, I know this, Tennessee's going to be in a bad mood after losing to Texas.

1124
01:10:54,460 --> 01:10:56,020
 Basically, he'll merit the end to win.

1125
01:10:56,620 --> 01:11:00,060
 What's going to happen this weekend with Auburn at Knoxville?

1126
01:11:01,400 --> 01:11:05,200
 Well, you know, Texas Stadium is tough to play in.

1127
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 You know, Georgia's tough to play in.

1128
01:11:07,020 --> 01:11:09,380
 Alabama's a tough place to play down in Baton Rouge.

1129
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 But Tennessee has got a unique situation because when you go to their north end zone,

1130
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 their north end zone is encircled with an upper and triple deck.

1131
01:11:21,500 --> 01:11:21,980
 That's right.

1132
01:11:22,360 --> 01:11:27,260
 And when you get down there on the goal line, I was calling signals you can't hear.

1133
01:11:27,500 --> 01:11:29,280
 My guards couldn't hear me.

1134
01:11:29,720 --> 01:11:32,920
 And, you know, and I was yelling at the top of my lungs.

1135
01:11:33,180 --> 01:11:36,940
 But it is a tough place to play.

1136
01:11:36,940 --> 01:11:42,420
 The Tennessee fans are very rabid, and Alabama certainly knows that.

1137
01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:49,460
 And I would say that the best thing that Auburn could do is get off to a good start.

1138
01:11:49,680 --> 01:11:55,020
 Because if they can get off to a good start, maybe score in the first offensive possession,

1139
01:11:55,760 --> 01:11:58,160
 get that crowd out of the game.

1140
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 And, you know, allow for your defense and your offense to be able to hear what's going on

1141
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 and not, you know, be so maligned by the stands and the fans.

1142
01:12:11,180 --> 01:12:16,000
 I think that would go a long way toward a successful afternoon for Auburn.

1143
01:12:16,000 --> 01:12:23,000
 I think Auburn can win this game, but it's going to take a better effort than they've made all season.

1144
01:12:23,320 --> 01:12:31,840
 It's going to take probably a little bit of luck, and it's going to take all three phases of the game coming together

1145
01:12:31,840 --> 01:12:33,940
 and being productive.

1146
01:12:34,600 --> 01:12:41,620
 Charlie, there are freshman phenoms galore in the SEC at quarterback.

1147
01:12:42,540 --> 01:12:43,380
 You know it.

1148
01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:48,500
 Charlie, in a couple of minutes, talk about Jared Curtis' potential at quarterback for Vandy.

1149
01:12:49,440 --> 01:12:51,720
 Well, he's a big kid, number one.

1150
01:12:51,840 --> 01:12:54,400
 He's 6'4", he weighs about 235.

1151
01:12:54,600 --> 01:12:56,740
 I mean, the guy's got a cannon arm.

1152
01:12:57,400 --> 01:13:04,280
 Matter of fact, his arm is so strong, he overthrew two or three wide-open receivers

1153
01:13:04,280 --> 01:13:06,840
 that would have probably won the game for Vanderbilt.

1154
01:13:06,840 --> 01:13:12,020
 He had one seam route down the middle, and he overthrew the guy by 10 yards

1155
01:13:12,020 --> 01:13:13,640
 because he's just so strong.

1156
01:13:13,780 --> 01:13:17,860
 He's a big guy, and he kind of reminds me of Matthew Stafford.

1157
01:13:18,200 --> 01:13:21,340
 You know, a young Matthew Stafford who can run.

1158
01:13:22,660 --> 01:13:25,460
 And, you know, I think he's got a great future.

1159
01:13:26,140 --> 01:13:27,680
 I'll also tell you this.

1160
01:13:27,820 --> 01:13:33,780
 Another guy that I'm really, really impressed with, of course, you talk about Mississippi State's quarterback.

1161
01:13:34,020 --> 01:13:35,120
 Everybody's impressed with him.

1162
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:39,680
 But Keelan Russell has been playing his fanny off.

1163
01:13:39,680 --> 01:13:40,680
 I mean, he is.

1164
01:13:40,820 --> 01:13:43,860
 That guy can throw the ball with anybody.

1165
01:13:44,060 --> 01:13:45,160
 He can run with anybody.

1166
01:13:45,420 --> 01:13:53,000
 He's got great, you know, surrounding players that make him better, and he makes them better.

1167
01:13:53,120 --> 01:14:08,080
 And, guys, this receiving core, when Williams is catching the ball, it's as good as that receiving core that Alabama had back, you know, when they had Waddle and the other guys.

1168
01:14:08,580 --> 01:14:15,100
 I mean, I'm very impressed with the improvement that Alabama has made.

1169
01:14:15,100 --> 01:14:19,760
 And, you know, to beat Alabama, you're going to have to outscore them.

1170
01:14:20,220 --> 01:14:21,740
 And that's tough to do.

1171
01:14:23,060 --> 01:14:27,380
 You know, that Alabama-Georgia game in a couple of weeks coming up will be monumental.

1172
01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:28,220
 Yeah.

1173
01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:29,080
 Absolutely.

1174
01:14:29,380 --> 01:14:32,960
 Charlie, I can't tell you how much we enjoy beginning the week with you.

1175
01:14:33,400 --> 01:14:36,160
 Always been a pleasure for many, many years.

1176
01:14:36,380 --> 01:14:38,280
 Listen, have a great week, my friend.

1177
01:14:38,400 --> 01:14:40,540
 Let's do this again next Monday if we can.

1178
01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:42,640
 We'll absolutely do it.

1179
01:14:42,680 --> 01:14:44,880
 Y'all have a good time up there in the Tennessee Valley.

1180
01:14:45,200 --> 01:14:45,760
 Thank you, buddy.

1181
01:14:45,860 --> 01:14:46,820
 We'll do our best, Charlie.

1182
01:14:46,900 --> 01:14:47,560
 Thanks so much.

1183
01:14:47,640 --> 01:14:50,100
 Charlie Trotman, former Auburn quarterback.

1184
01:14:50,680 --> 01:14:52,980
 Auburn going to Tennessee this weekend.

1185
01:14:53,280 --> 01:14:56,960
 We will take you there, as the staple singers would say back in the day.

1186
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 Next with the V-Man.

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 Here are postgame thoughts from Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer after Alabama defeats South Carolina 49-18.

1266
01:19:12,180 --> 01:19:12,500
 All right.

1267
01:19:12,560 --> 01:19:14,740
 Good complimentary football tonight.

1268
01:19:16,360 --> 01:19:20,260
 You know, you look back to the early part of the game and just some plays that were made.

1269
01:19:20,340 --> 01:19:21,560
 Talked to the team about that already.

1270
01:19:22,220 --> 01:19:26,780
 You know, getting stops on some downs early in our territory.

1271
01:19:27,280 --> 01:19:28,240
 A fourth down stop.

1272
01:19:28,380 --> 01:19:32,000
 And then guys, you know, having explosive opportunities.

1273
01:19:32,240 --> 01:19:33,380
 The throw to Lottie.

1274
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 Putting it on the money.

1275
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 Having great protection.

1276
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 And Lottie finishing off.

1277
01:19:37,880 --> 01:19:40,600
 And so execution, I thought was better tonight.

1278
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 I thought we did a pretty good job of playing clean football.

1279
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 I had a few penalties.

1280
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 But I thought our emotional maturity just when a couple times it got a little chippy there.

1281
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 I thought our guys do a really good job of putting the team first.

1282
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 The score.

1300
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1301
01:21:04,700 --> 01:21:05,600
 Welcome back, weekend.

1302
01:21:06,080 --> 01:21:07,880
 What a weekend for the man.

1303
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 Vince Ferraro hooking up with us.

1304
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1305
01:21:11,700 --> 01:21:13,080
 V-Man, welcome in.

1306
01:21:13,460 --> 01:21:17,660
 And didn't the Texas players commit a personal foul against you this weekend?

1307
01:21:19,060 --> 01:21:23,560
 No, I stayed dry and I didn't tell anything.

1308
01:21:24,200 --> 01:21:27,500
 So, yeah, it was ridiculous.

1309
01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:33,760
 But, you know, there was a lot going on and emotions running high for a lot of reasons.

1310
01:21:34,280 --> 01:21:34,680
 Yes.

1311
01:21:36,040 --> 01:21:38,700
 Time to rain on a clear day up there from the Texas players.

1312
01:21:39,240 --> 01:21:42,180
 V-Man, talk to us about the experience this weekend.

1313
01:21:42,820 --> 01:21:44,120
 What did we learn?

1314
01:21:44,500 --> 01:21:48,200
 We know the score, but what did we learn about this Tennessee team?

1315
01:21:48,240 --> 01:21:52,220
 I think one thing we learned is you got one heck of a defensive coordinator.

1316
01:21:53,340 --> 01:21:54,560
 Yeah, there's no doubt.

1317
01:21:54,560 --> 01:22:02,120
 I tried to tell people in the offseason that I thought Tennessee's defense would be much better.

1318
01:22:02,780 --> 01:22:06,820
 They need to be, you know, a top-ten defense in the country for them to be much better.

1319
01:22:07,280 --> 01:22:11,960
 It's poor a tackling team and all the bust they had defensively last year.

1320
01:22:12,740 --> 01:22:15,520
 To do that against Texas is pretty impressive.

1321
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 And that is something that I think can at least give them a chance in games this year.

1322
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 You obviously have to complement that with better offense than what we saw.

1323
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 They also may not see a defense like that all year.

1324
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 And maybe a team as talented as that all year.

1325
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 LSU has a ton of talent.

1326
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 Alabama's obviously playing really well with their talent.

1327
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 So it's not like they will be void of really good teams.

1328
01:22:46,460 --> 01:22:55,140
 But, man, that front was insane, including Colin Simmons, 10 sacks, five of them from Simmons himself,

1329
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 who is absolutely unblockable in all the different ways.

1330
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 So what did we learn?

1331
01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:06,680
 I think the defense is they got to stay healthy.

1332
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:11,260
 They just lost another safety, Dylan Lewis, who was a backup safety.

1333
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 But, man, they were already thin.

1334
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 So their front guys in the back end are really good.

1335
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 But, man, they cannot afford any more injuries.

1336
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 It gets crazy young after that.

1337
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 And then, you know, Tennessee's front seven.

1338
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 They're getting a lot out of those guys.

1339
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 Tennessee was already high in sacks nationally going into the weekend.

1340
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 And they had six against Texas with a bunch of TFLs and a pressure percentage on Arch Manning

1341
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 that was equal to what Faison Brandon faced.

1342
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 And everyone was talking about how unblockable Texas was.

1343
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 It was very, very impressive what Texas did.

1344
01:23:53,720 --> 01:23:55,060
 And Noles has a lot to do with that.

1345
01:23:55,220 --> 01:23:57,520
 And changing the look, and I said this in the offseason too,

1346
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 changing the look post-snap to what he shows pre-snap.

1347
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 And then you just have to have dudes that are big, strong, and fast.

1348
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 And so those are all positives.

1349
01:24:07,500 --> 01:24:12,060
 But a lot of the talk obviously has been on the other side of the ball, as you guys can imagine.

1350
01:24:12,520 --> 01:24:15,060
 V, I think when we come down to the end of the season,

1351
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 the two teams playing in Atlanta are going to be the ones who stay the most healthy

1352
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 on the offensive line and who's got depth there.

1353
01:24:23,800 --> 01:24:27,820
 Wendell Moe, Tennessee's left guard, of course, went down with a leg injury

1354
01:24:27,820 --> 01:24:30,800
 very early in the game, I believe, in the first quarter.

1355
01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:33,580
 Umaroff shifted over to the left guard.

1356
01:24:34,180 --> 01:24:36,480
 Haslam entered the game at right guard.

1357
01:24:37,000 --> 01:24:38,240
 What is Moe?

1358
01:24:38,420 --> 01:24:42,640
 And I know Tennessee's rather tight-lipped on injuries,

1359
01:24:43,400 --> 01:24:49,840
 but what will the offensive line look like when they lined up against Auburn?

1360
01:24:50,280 --> 01:24:57,700
 I will give you Josh Heupel's entire breakdown of the Wendell Moy Jr. injury status.

1361
01:24:58,280 --> 01:24:59,700
 We'll see you on Wednesday.

1362
01:25:00,360 --> 01:25:02,960
 It's just the relief of the availability report.

1363
01:25:03,240 --> 01:25:08,620
 At least he put it nicer than Sarkeesian did last week when I asked about some guys.

1364
01:25:09,120 --> 01:25:10,960
 Yeah, that's the default now.

1365
01:25:11,140 --> 01:25:17,640
 Here it is, and it's what everybody uses now as their deflection from having to talk about it.

1366
01:25:17,640 --> 01:25:20,400
 So, yeah, it's big.

1367
01:25:20,400 --> 01:25:26,740
 I mean, there's no guarantee that he wouldn't have struggled also, just because everybody did.

1368
01:25:26,860 --> 01:25:29,860
 David Sanders Jr., man, what a really rough game.

1369
01:25:30,060 --> 01:25:35,440
 And, you know, they couldn't handle the twists and the stunts and the games that Texas was playing up front.

1370
01:25:35,580 --> 01:25:37,460
 That's a staple of must champ.

1371
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 Texas would stem, which is something that Georgia has always done a lot, where, you know, they'll line up and then they'll all in unison slide to one side.

1372
01:25:49,180 --> 01:25:59,440
 And so to see and handle that and just too many false starts and just from a physical standpoint, not able to hold up.

1373
01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:09,220
 Look, there's some that goes to the quarterback, too, and the receiver's not getting open and the coaches running vertical routes when they can't block.

1374
01:26:09,640 --> 01:26:11,980
 There's no time nor to go to the football.

1375
01:26:12,480 --> 01:26:17,600
 So it was absolutely a shared deal on how rough it was.

1376
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 But, man, they don't have a lot of proven depth on the O-line.

1377
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 They don't have a ton of other answers and people that they can go to that they know about or they trust on that O-line.

1378
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 And typically, other than David Sanders, Jr., they have not trusted young guys in those roles.

1379
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 So it has to get better because guess what people are going to do?

1380
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 People are watching that tape, seeing what they were doing, what Texas was doing, copycatting it.

1381
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 And then what defensive linemen do and what football players do is they see blood, and now they're going to be extra motivated because they're like,

1382
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 I can take this guy, this guy isn't very good, I'm going to get some stats, I'm going to make a name for myself.

1383
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 And then they're locked in during the week and they're even more motivated, even if it's from a personal standpoint.

1384
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 So now Tennessee's got to deal with all of that, everyone's best maximum effort, because of what they just put out on tape,

1385
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 giving up 10 sacks, a million pressures, and hits on the quarterback.

1386
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 So everybody's got to be much better, play calling, quarterbacking, seeing things, and not holding the ball, all those things.

1387
01:27:30,100 --> 01:27:32,340
 And honestly, he escaped a bunch of other sacks.

1388
01:27:32,420 --> 01:27:34,440
 He could have more if it wasn't for him.

1389
01:27:35,160 --> 01:27:42,220
 But it was just a collective, all the offensive line, all those guys, running backs, tight ends, all of them have to be better,

1390
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 or else they're going to be a low-scoring game, so they're going to come up on the short end of things.

1391
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 I can share them about to go viral.

1392
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 That's the name of the game these days.

1393
01:27:50,700 --> 01:27:56,240
 V-Man, what's going to happen this weekend when Auburn makes their first road trip of the year in K-Town?

1394
01:27:56,920 --> 01:27:58,060
 Well, a lot of familiarity.

1395
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 I mean, obviously Alex Golesh on the other side, and Heupel said there's really no advantage one way or the other.

1396
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 I tend to think in terms of who has more information, I think for the guy that left the staff and now is doing his own thing,

1397
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 knowing how things work on the inside and what the head coach is like,

1398
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 I would think there would be a little bit more of an advantage for Auburn with Golesh.

1399
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 Now, does he have the dudes to do something about it?

1400
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 That's a different story.

1401
01:28:29,360 --> 01:28:33,040
 But in terms of intel, I would think there'd be a little bit of an advantage there.

1402
01:28:34,760 --> 01:28:37,140
 But also, there's Tim Banks on the other side.

1403
01:28:37,220 --> 01:28:38,860
 He's on the defensive staff at Auburn.

1404
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 The leading receiver in Auburn's win over Vanderbilt was Chaz Nimrod, who's a former Tennessee wide receiver.

1405
01:28:45,120 --> 01:28:52,500
 And there's other staff members that have followed Golesh to USF and then back to Auburn that are there as well.

1406
01:28:52,660 --> 01:28:58,400
 So, it will be very interesting and all of the familiar faces on the other side.

1407
01:28:58,800 --> 01:29:01,880
 But, you know, Auburn has not been overwhelming.

1408
01:29:02,160 --> 01:29:06,280
 They've got the win against Vanderbilt, but just kind of been pedestrian.

1409
01:29:07,280 --> 01:29:09,540
 They may, you know, they play their best.

1410
01:29:09,900 --> 01:29:17,260
 If they have one of their better games or their best game, they can beat Tennessee unless they fix those problems on the offense.

1411
01:29:17,860 --> 01:29:24,000
 But then if Tennessee fixes that, then they can also run away from Auburn in Neyland Stadium.

1412
01:29:24,220 --> 01:29:27,860
 So, just we'll see which version of those two teams we get.

1413
01:29:28,120 --> 01:29:29,620
 Yeah, you're exactly right.

1414
01:29:29,740 --> 01:29:32,400
 The coaching staffs know each other well.

1415
01:29:33,060 --> 01:29:34,560
 There's no question about that.

1416
01:29:34,680 --> 01:29:36,080
 V-Man, great stuff.

1417
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 As always, I know you had a video cast.

1418
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 After the game, on the field, as you always do, listen, pet wonder dog Daphne Forrest, have a great week.

1419
01:29:50,320 --> 01:29:53,520
 And where can we get online and get that interview?

1420
01:29:53,720 --> 01:29:58,760
 I think it was you and Josh, if I'm not mistaken, and all the other great stuff, buddy.

1421
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 Yeah, I appreciate it.

1422
01:30:00,380 --> 01:30:13,740
 In fact, I had some takes on Tennessee there at the end of their final drive and not spiking the football to give themselves a chance at a calm and true, organized Hail Mary, instead of just being frantic.

1423
01:30:14,540 --> 01:30:19,100
 Daphne is better at situational football than Tennessee was in that spot.

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1426
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1427
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 Have a great weekend, and thank you so much for your time today, buddy.

1428
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 Always enjoy the highlight.

1429
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 You guys are the best.

1430
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 Appreciate you, man.

1431
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 Right back at you, V-Man, Vince.

1432
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 I always say, V-B, over the course of the season, every team is going to have an off week where anybody can beat them.

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 But then, every team has a chihuahua, and look out.

1434
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 Will this be the weekend?

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 Stay tuned for that.

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1519
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1520
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 William, welcome in on the Monday after.

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1573
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 This guy is very impressive, isn't that, William?

1574
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 Yeah, you know, I think you're going to continue to see the, you know, the growth offensively.

1575
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 You know, now that, you know, the offensive line has shown that, you know, they can pass, protect for four or five seconds and let, you know, deep ball patterns down the field get open.

1576
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1577
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 And so, you know, this is going to become kind of a, you know, a pick your poison for opposing defensive coordinators.

1578
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 You know, South Carolina still weren't believers Saturday night.

1579
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 And they paid a price for it.

1581
01:37:34,780 --> 01:37:42,600
 Redfish, along that line there, also, it's one thing to do that, but a quarterback still has to, in real time, recognize that.

1582
01:37:43,100 --> 01:37:48,960
 How impressed are you that a 19-year-old in his fourth start was able to identify that in real time?

1583
01:37:49,040 --> 01:37:50,940
 And your thoughts overall about Keelan Russell?

1584
01:37:52,140 --> 01:37:57,480
 Well, I mean, you know, we talked about these things over the, you know, the summer during fall camp.

1585
01:37:57,640 --> 01:38:05,740
 And, you know, I think that was, you know, one of the things that we discussed was, you know, we still hadn't seen it on a big stage yet.

1586
01:38:05,740 --> 01:38:14,600
 But, you know, just how easy the intangibles that it takes to play quarterback come for Keelan.

1587
01:38:14,760 --> 01:38:23,680
 You know, processing things, the ability to, you know, improvise when things don't go well and the pocket breaks down.

1588
01:38:25,060 --> 01:38:34,420
 You know, we've kind of seen him use his legs more so than, you know, wheeling and dealing and ditching the ball off to people so far.

1589
01:38:34,420 --> 01:38:36,500
 But I'm sure that part of it's, you know, coming.

1590
01:38:37,160 --> 01:38:45,720
 But, no, you know, I honestly, I mean, especially when you factor in, you know, we're just four games into this.

1591
01:38:47,480 --> 01:38:51,160
 It's really kind of mesmerizing to watch.

1592
01:38:51,460 --> 01:38:53,080
 He never gets rattled.

1593
01:38:53,940 --> 01:38:56,940
 You know, he always seems to keep his eyes downfield.

1594
01:38:58,100 --> 01:39:05,780
 You know, it's a scary proposition for me to think about, you know, I don't want to wish my life away.

1595
01:39:05,900 --> 01:39:14,760
 But, you know, when you look at Ryan Williams is probably only the only guy projected to not be a part of this offense again next year.

1596
01:39:16,080 --> 01:39:24,880
 But, you know, just watching the growth and the progression week to week, I mean, you know, it's really kind of fun.

1597
01:39:25,100 --> 01:39:26,800
 And, you know, it's not just Keelan.

1598
01:39:26,940 --> 01:39:31,780
 I mean, he's got some, you know, some talented guys that are blocking for him.

1599
01:39:31,820 --> 01:39:39,680
 He's got some just, you know, guys that can run block and are also good receivers at the tight end room.

1600
01:39:39,900 --> 01:39:43,140
 You know, the running back room's gotten deeper with Deere's return.

1601
01:39:43,400 --> 01:39:49,660
 And, you know, I think the wide receiver group, you know, wants Noah Rogers as a full go.

1602
01:39:51,020 --> 01:39:57,880
 You know, I don't think I've ever seen somebody coming off of an injury that got one target in a game and turned it into a 40-yard game.

1603
01:39:58,880 --> 01:40:17,480
 But, you know, I think this team is really, really kind of flown under the radar with the kind of, you know, talent that this coaching staff has been able to, you know, go to the portal and get, recruit and develop, you know, case in point.

1604
01:40:18,780 --> 01:40:31,440
 You know, I was a little bit nervous, and I'm not anymore when starting right tackle Jarvin James went down in the fourth quarter, you know, with an ankle injury, basically.

1605
01:40:31,740 --> 01:40:41,720
 And, you know, the JUCO transfer Tyrell Miller came in, and I went back and watched the replay and graded him out, you know, on all the snaps he was in.

1606
01:40:41,720 --> 01:40:54,260
 And, you know, certainly outperformed my expectations, and you might see him, we won't know until probably Wednesday night or Thursday, you know, what James' status is going to be.

1607
01:40:54,800 --> 01:41:06,360
 But, you know, he might be looking at his first start Saturday, and based on, you know, the snaps that he got, you know, late Saturday evening, I mean, you know, I think he's up to the task.

1608
01:41:07,200 --> 01:41:09,400
 That was literally my next question.

1609
01:41:09,540 --> 01:41:12,380
 I thought Miller, I think he was in on 16 snaps.

1610
01:41:13,120 --> 01:41:18,020
 Everything I've read about him said he had high marks for what he was able to do.

1611
01:41:18,100 --> 01:41:20,560
 Now, Will Sanders got dinged up a little bit.

1612
01:41:21,140 --> 01:41:22,520
 Walter came back in.

1613
01:41:22,640 --> 01:41:29,540
 Kalen DeBoer mentioned this morning that he thought Sanders would be good to go for Mississippi State.

1614
01:41:29,540 --> 01:41:32,020
 Jim and James, as you said, is questionable.

1615
01:41:32,860 --> 01:41:39,840
 But I'm like you, everything I've read about Miller for 16 plays, he played really well.

1616
01:41:40,920 --> 01:41:49,160
 Yeah, and, you know, there's been some whispers since fall camp that he's a guy that's, you know, coming along and developing.

1617
01:41:49,540 --> 01:41:55,960
 And, you know, I think he only played maybe three or four games, you know, his last year in junior college.

1618
01:41:55,960 --> 01:41:59,960
 So, you know, there's really not a lot of stuff to look at in regards to him.

1619
01:42:01,260 --> 01:42:10,780
 But, you know, I think it just speaks to, you know, you know, the addition of Adrian Clem and Richard Owens to this coaching staff.

1620
01:42:10,920 --> 01:42:22,600
 I mean, it's, if it wasn't obvious to fans up to this point, it certainly should be now that when you look at the way this unit blocked.

1621
01:42:23,860 --> 01:42:29,400
 You know, I'm talking about the offensive line and the tight ends, you know, in 2025 versus 2026.

1622
01:42:29,740 --> 01:42:34,160
 I mean, it's like watching, you know, I realize it is a totally new unit in a lot of cases.

1623
01:42:34,160 --> 01:42:53,620
 You know, it's the aggression, the culture, you know, if, you know, Josh Ford needs an adopted family in the state of Alabama, you know,

1624
01:42:53,660 --> 01:42:57,560
 he's welcome at my house for any holiday dinner that he wants to come to.

1625
01:42:57,560 --> 01:43:07,200
 I mean, that guy, I'm not sure if I've ever seen a projected first-round draft pick in some people's eyes.

1626
01:43:07,280 --> 01:43:11,740
 I don't know why, but some people thought maybe a top 10, maybe even a top five pick.

1627
01:43:12,200 --> 01:43:17,100
 I'm not sure if I've ever seen an unknown transfer from Oklahoma State.

1628
01:43:17,640 --> 01:43:21,560
 Just, you know, he ought to pay property taxes on Dylan Stewart.

1629
01:43:21,560 --> 01:43:22,600
 He just whipped him.

1630
01:43:23,180 --> 01:43:23,720
 He did.

1631
01:43:24,200 --> 01:43:26,240
 As we sit down south, he embarrassed him.

1632
01:43:27,200 --> 01:43:32,460
 We talked to us about, obviously, everybody's got a tough schedule.

1633
01:43:32,580 --> 01:43:35,040
 These next three are as daunting as anybody for Alabama.

1634
01:43:35,200 --> 01:43:39,400
 But first things first, if you talk to a head coach, you want to make them mad, talk about the next three.

1635
01:43:39,520 --> 01:43:40,760
 Now you've got to start with the next one.

1636
01:43:41,280 --> 01:43:42,880
 You've been there and done that.

1637
01:43:43,000 --> 01:43:45,780
 You're facing another 19-year-old phenom in Taylor.

1638
01:43:46,100 --> 01:43:47,920
 Talk to us about the environment there.

1639
01:43:48,020 --> 01:43:49,820
 I mean, people say, how do you get ready for it?

1640
01:43:49,840 --> 01:43:50,760
 I don't know that you can.

1641
01:43:50,820 --> 01:43:54,680
 It's the first time DeBoer's ever been there, and his staff's been there for the most part.

1642
01:43:55,100 --> 01:44:02,720
 The environment, as a guy who knows what it's like to play there, and the matchup with another phenom in the state quarterback.

1643
01:44:03,800 --> 01:44:12,940
 Well, it's a little unfair for me to speculate on the environment because back in the dark ages when I was playing, you know, it was basically a glorified high school stadium.

1644
01:44:13,500 --> 01:44:29,240
 They closed in the end zones, and I remember when we were warming up one year down there, and, you know, I thought Philip Dole was going to kick, you know, field goals and extra points into the county highway that was out in front of the state.

1645
01:44:30,760 --> 01:44:38,480
 It's kind of like up there at Vanderbilt, you know, before they blocked it, and, you know, they had some balls that would dribble out on West End Boulevard sometimes.

1646
01:44:38,780 --> 01:44:47,380
 But, you know, it's, you know, with the noisemakers, with the cowbells, you know, it's going to be a tough environment.

1647
01:44:47,620 --> 01:44:53,880
 But I don't know if it will be any more difficult than what they faced when they got up there to Lexington a couple of weeks ago.

1648
01:44:54,480 --> 01:44:56,560
 You know, that crowd was pretty amped up.

1649
01:44:56,760 --> 01:45:02,060
 And, you know, the head coach encouraged everybody to get Blotto drunk on their way into the stadium.

1650
01:45:02,800 --> 01:45:13,400
 Yeah, yeah, but, you know, look, I think this game has maybe a chance to be a shootout to a certain extent.

1651
01:45:13,720 --> 01:45:18,860
 But, you know, Mississippi State's got one of the same issues that South Carolina had.

1652
01:45:19,020 --> 01:45:22,160
 They're not real good in their secondary.

1653
01:45:23,360 --> 01:45:29,240
 And they let Lenore Sellers, you know, throw for 300 yards against them.

1654
01:45:29,240 --> 01:45:33,360
 And so, you know, that's something to keep an eye on.

1655
01:45:33,820 --> 01:45:41,400
 But, you know, I think this is a game where, you know, Kalen DeBoer and Kane Womack collectively are probably going to put, you know,

1656
01:45:41,420 --> 01:45:47,760
 a big emphasis on, you know, limiting the number of offenses' possessions that they give Mississippi State.

1657
01:45:48,320 --> 01:45:50,360
 You know, there's multiple ways of doing that.

1658
01:45:50,540 --> 01:45:53,080
 You know, the defense gets three and outs.

1659
01:45:53,160 --> 01:45:54,680
 The defense gets turnovers.

1660
01:45:55,160 --> 01:45:58,940
 You know, the offense keeps the ball for an extended period of time.

1661
01:45:59,240 --> 01:46:03,500
 But, you know, look, I'm a believer.

1662
01:46:03,700 --> 01:46:08,100
 I've been bought in since the day Kalen DeBoer, you know, got the job.

1663
01:46:08,280 --> 01:46:16,560
 I've seen the growth that he's brought to this program in recruiting and the player development, the player buy-in.

1664
01:46:16,760 --> 01:46:21,980
 And now that this locker room is totally his players, I mean, you can see the culture.

1665
01:46:22,760 --> 01:46:25,340
 You can see how together this team is.

1666
01:46:26,140 --> 01:46:34,580
 You know, I think it's going to be a fascinating showcase for, you know, a national television audience that's going to see, you know,

1667
01:46:34,620 --> 01:46:40,940
 the two best young quarterbacks in college football that appear to be pretty close friends off the field.

1668
01:46:41,740 --> 01:46:53,320
 You know, going at it Saturday morning and, you know, I mean, it's what makes, you know, Saturdays in the fall in SEC, you know, so much fun, you know, or games like this.

1669
01:46:53,440 --> 01:46:57,960
 And, you know, you have to, you know, I give a lot of credit to Jeff Levy.

1670
01:46:58,420 --> 01:47:01,520
 You know, this wasn't an overnight rebuild for him.

1671
01:47:01,720 --> 01:47:07,640
 He's, you know, been drug through the mud and, you know, had to make a change as defensive coordinator.

1672
01:47:08,220 --> 01:47:19,480
 And so, you know, he's kind of a, you know, I think a lighter version of what's going on down in Gainesville with John Summerall right now.

1673
01:47:19,480 --> 01:47:28,220
 And I always enjoy seeing guys that, you know, people think are really good coaches, you know, start getting some success.

1674
01:47:28,480 --> 01:47:37,000
 And, you know, with the financial constraints for a school like Mississippi State to go out and reload a roster when, you know,

1675
01:47:37,000 --> 01:47:41,660
 they're up against the A&Ms and the Texases and the LSUs of the world.

1676
01:47:41,900 --> 01:47:43,660
 You know, you've got to take your hat off to that.

1677
01:47:43,660 --> 01:47:52,440
 I asked you several times during the summer about the inside linebackers because Alabama lost three very solid ones.

1678
01:47:52,560 --> 01:47:56,520
 And you kept mentioning Luke Matts and Caleb Woodson.

1679
01:47:56,660 --> 01:47:58,940
 Well, what did they do against South Carolina?

1680
01:47:59,120 --> 01:48:01,620
 Twenty-five combined tackles.

1681
01:48:02,240 --> 01:48:05,060
 And, oh, by the way, you mentioned another name, Red Morgan.

1682
01:48:05,640 --> 01:48:09,040
 Two games, two interceptions, and a pick six.

1683
01:48:09,720 --> 01:48:12,280
 Those three dudes are playing pretty well.

1684
01:48:13,240 --> 01:48:17,940
 Well, I'm going to go ahead and mention a couple more that we'll get to them in a second.

1685
01:48:18,180 --> 01:48:22,960
 But for different reasons and on different timetables, you know,

1686
01:48:22,980 --> 01:48:27,000
 some people that I was watching the game with freaked out when Bray Hubbard went to the locker.

1687
01:48:27,160 --> 01:48:28,460
 And I said, no, not me.

1688
01:48:28,660 --> 01:48:33,200
 Give me all the – you know, Jari Edwards wants to take your soul right out of your body.

1689
01:48:33,200 --> 01:48:34,400
 I want to see him.

1690
01:48:34,620 --> 01:48:36,040
 Let him take his lumps.

1691
01:48:36,240 --> 01:48:38,280
 I love me some Jari Edwards.

1692
01:48:38,860 --> 01:48:40,920
 I like me some Drake Kirkpatrick.

1693
01:48:41,860 --> 01:48:48,300
 You know, we – you know, Matts and Woodson, for as many accolades as I could lay on them,

1694
01:48:48,420 --> 01:48:54,080
 you know, that they still need to get a little bit more consistent, you know, with their tackling.

1695
01:48:55,080 --> 01:49:00,340
 You know, there's a – you know, about a two-week consistent theme of some missed tackles.

1696
01:49:00,500 --> 01:49:03,640
 And, you know, they're both new to the SEC.

1697
01:49:04,160 --> 01:49:04,860
 I'm sorry.

1698
01:49:05,000 --> 01:49:10,120
 I know Woodson was a starter at Virginia Tech, but this isn't the ACC they're playing in.

1699
01:49:10,340 --> 01:49:10,460
 Right.

1700
01:49:11,360 --> 01:49:22,180
 But, no, as far as their aggressiveness, as far as how they, you know, take good angles, you know, again, Mets is another Jari Edwards, man.

1701
01:49:22,240 --> 01:49:26,960
 I mean, you know, it doesn't matter if he's playing inside linebacker or covering a punt or a kickoff.

1702
01:49:27,200 --> 01:49:30,300
 You know, he's trying to take souls and ruin lives too.

1703
01:49:30,760 --> 01:49:34,360
 And that's something that can't be taught.

1704
01:49:34,560 --> 01:49:36,840
 You know, that's something that's in that young man's blood.

1705
01:49:37,300 --> 01:49:46,000
 And, you know, if I had to nitpick him and Woodson, you know, it would just be – you know, get a little bit more consistent on wrapping people up.

1706
01:49:46,880 --> 01:49:51,600
 But, hey, I think they've both been fantastic additions to this defense.

1707
01:49:51,960 --> 01:49:54,640
 Well, now, who are the other two names you were going to add?

1708
01:49:55,700 --> 01:49:56,920
 Well, Jari Edwards and Jari Edwards.

1709
01:49:56,920 --> 01:49:57,360
 Yeah, okay.

1710
01:49:57,800 --> 01:49:57,940
 Okay.

1711
01:49:59,200 --> 01:50:01,300
 Listen, let me – no, go ahead.

1712
01:50:01,900 --> 01:50:03,380
 No, that was the other two.

1713
01:50:03,520 --> 01:50:03,820
 Okay.

1714
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:06,120
 There's a couple more that are still to be determined.

1715
01:50:06,420 --> 01:50:12,180
 Listen, I had a friend of mine ask me, when you get William on today, ask him about Dajon Lee.

1716
01:50:12,180 --> 01:50:16,820
 And I said, well, what do you want me to ask him about how he can play better?

1717
01:50:17,220 --> 01:50:18,960
 Listen, he's going through a slump.

1718
01:50:19,120 --> 01:50:22,040
 I know the coaches still trust him.

1719
01:50:22,120 --> 01:50:23,220
 Your thoughts on Lee?

1720
01:50:25,060 --> 01:50:37,020
 You know, I'm not a guy, whether it's Ryan Williams going through a slump of dropping footballs or, you know, anybody that goes through this, man.

1721
01:50:37,100 --> 01:50:39,460
 You know, there's a big difference.

1722
01:50:39,860 --> 01:50:43,180
 You know, he had high expectations going into this season.

1723
01:50:43,540 --> 01:50:55,420
 You know, he did a pretty nice job last year taking a position away from a guy that at the end of the year kind of had some first-round draft pick projections, you know, surrounding his name.

1724
01:50:55,420 --> 01:50:57,720
 So, you know, he's still a young player.

1725
01:50:58,120 --> 01:51:08,300
 And, you know, I kind of, you know, you're asking me about a part of the football field that I have no experience with, and that's playing defensive back.

1726
01:51:08,720 --> 01:51:15,180
 But, you know, he's kind of had a rough call for two reasons.

1727
01:51:15,720 --> 01:51:22,640
 You know, after all the pick-sixes and game-changing plays that Zabian Brown has made in the last two years,

1728
01:51:23,140 --> 01:51:29,920
 he's not going to be at the top of any offensive coordinator's scripts to go after on a consistent basis.

1729
01:51:30,060 --> 01:51:31,860
 So they've got to find somebody to go after.

1730
01:51:32,660 --> 01:51:44,740
 And against South Carolina and against Florida State, you know, he was covering two guys that are, you know, elite athletes that have got extreme, you know, extreme size on them.

1731
01:51:45,700 --> 01:51:49,980
 And it wasn't, you know, he slipped and fell down a couple of times.

1732
01:51:50,160 --> 01:51:52,080
 You know, he was laid a couple of times.

1733
01:51:52,840 --> 01:52:02,900
 And, you know, where that can kind of come into play is, you know, his length is an advantage for him if he's covering a garden variety, five-foot-nine, six-foot-tall wide receiver.

1734
01:52:03,280 --> 01:52:09,660
 You know, that length is negated a little bit when somebody's 6'5", or in the Florida State guy's case, 6'7".

1735
01:52:09,660 --> 01:52:12,720
 So, you know, I'm going to be a little bit more patient.

1736
01:52:12,720 --> 01:52:17,740
 You know, does he, you know, does he need to get better and more consistent?

1737
01:52:18,040 --> 01:52:18,440
 Absolutely.

1738
01:52:18,900 --> 01:52:21,760
 But, you know, I still think he's a vital part of his defense.

1739
01:52:22,300 --> 01:52:28,940
 And, you know, it would have to be a couple of more games like that, I think, before you see him standing over there with Kane Womack.

1740
01:52:29,320 --> 01:52:31,240
 Yeah, well, I'll tell you something else, William.

1741
01:52:31,300 --> 01:52:32,540
 He can return kicks.

1742
01:52:32,720 --> 01:52:35,520
 I thought he was going to break one Saturday.

1743
01:52:36,000 --> 01:52:39,620
 And it generates turnovers in creative ways, too.

1744
01:52:39,800 --> 01:52:40,860
 That's exactly right.

1745
01:52:40,860 --> 01:52:46,320
 Yeah, I think you're going to see him break a kick, certainly in the future.

1746
01:52:46,760 --> 01:52:49,200
 Listen, I always enjoy the conversation with you.

1747
01:52:49,260 --> 01:52:50,280
 It's going to be interesting.

1748
01:52:50,420 --> 01:52:56,220
 As Harold said, it is a tough October, but when you've got a tough team, you can get through it.

1749
01:52:56,280 --> 01:52:57,500
 Listen, have a great week.

1750
01:52:57,840 --> 01:53:01,680
 I'm glad this was not the money from h***, the one you had two weeks ago.

1751
01:53:02,040 --> 01:53:04,200
 I hope it's been a better Monday for you.

1752
01:53:06,320 --> 01:53:07,360
 Actually, it is.

1753
01:53:07,420 --> 01:53:08,940
 It's not 110 degrees.

1754
01:53:09,620 --> 01:53:09,980
 Exactly.

1755
01:53:09,980 --> 01:53:12,600
 And Alabama got off to a fast start.

1756
01:53:12,600 --> 01:53:13,300
 There you go, yeah.

1757
01:53:13,480 --> 01:53:18,360
 So, you know, now all I'm dealing with is people at work b******* about them going to sleep during the third quarter.

1758
01:53:18,580 --> 01:53:20,540
 So, you know, we've moved on to the next grind.

1759
01:53:20,560 --> 01:53:21,040
 Exactly.

1760
01:53:21,400 --> 01:53:21,740
 Yeah.

1761
01:53:21,980 --> 01:53:24,320
 Welcome back from Hades in the meantime, Redfish.

1762
01:53:24,400 --> 01:53:24,680
 Okay?

1763
01:53:24,880 --> 01:53:26,020
 Have a great week, all right?

1764
01:53:26,080 --> 01:53:26,600
 See you, bud.

1765
01:53:26,940 --> 01:53:27,480
 See you, guys.

1766
01:53:28,740 --> 01:53:31,140
 The Redfish, William Bartsch, are going to go with us.

1767
01:53:31,260 --> 01:53:36,160
 BB, are you ready for some Braves season baseball here on 93.9 The Score?

1768
01:53:36,240 --> 01:53:37,560
 Chris Sale tomorrow.

1769
01:53:37,800 --> 01:53:40,540
 You can hear that game on 93.9 The Score.

1770
01:53:40,700 --> 01:53:43,460
 That, to me, Harold, is the key game of the series.

1771
01:53:43,880 --> 01:53:51,060
 If the Braves can win game one, then they've got a very good chance, I think, of winning the series.

1772
01:53:51,900 --> 01:53:57,180
 One o'clock starting time for that, noon to pregame, right here on 93.9 The Score.

1773
01:53:57,280 --> 01:54:02,960
 Same place, you can get UNA football night tonight, and then NFL football with the Bears and Eagles.

1774
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:05,860
 It's all straight ahead here on 93.9 The Score.

1775
01:54:06,240 --> 01:54:07,460
 It's going to take care of us for now.

1776
01:54:07,540 --> 01:54:09,940
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1777
01:54:10,020 --> 01:54:11,960
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

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 Let's do it again next time, noon to two, for the Boomer Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio from 93.9 The Score.