Boomo Bugg Show 100826
93.9 The Score WYTK - October 8, 2026
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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.
The Boomo Bugg Show. New Exclusive Inside Track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.
Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in with the big question is, will they or won't they the latest on the big storm while the Braves are unable to navigate their own storm and dodge it against LA at the chop shop? Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?
Happy Thursday to you and the listeners. A little more optimistic about the forecast before Saturday. We'll talk about that throughout the show and I can answer the Braves question. They won't.
They lose to the Dodgers 3-1. They did not have enough healthy pitching. Hitting was abysmal. One for 24 with runners in scoring position.
Caleb Suggs of the Decatur Daily previews the top high school games in North Alabama tonight and Friday.
But right now, BB is here to predict with 100% accuracy the top high school football games in college football this weekend.
Not only the top high school, but the college as well. And not only that, Bill Bender, the National Voice in the Sporting News. Welcome in. Forget about predicting the games. Help us to predict the weather. Will it or will it not?
And don't give me that 50-50 forecast. Bill, welcome in. How are you?
Yeah, hey, I'm doing well. Thanks for having me on. And you're asking me to predict the weather. I don't know if I did that.
But I am hoping, you know what, like, talk to Aaron Murray about that this morning. Like, it's, as you guys know, I'm a Midwestern guy and love the elements and all that and sat in snow games.
But this is one game I wish it was nice. Because I would like to see Kielan do his thing and Georgia do their thing. And if it was like a 70-degree night. But the reality is, it's not.
And as Brett was saying, in the latest update, say, it's encouraging.
Yes, that's a good word.
Yeah, it depends on who you ask.
Here's the latest numbers I got, Bill. It started out like a 90% chance. Yesterday, they dropped it.
Now, this is Saturday night. Not Saturday. That's 100% chance for the daytime.
Saturday night, when the game's going to be played, it went from 90 to 40.
And then it went to 50. And now it's at 60.
This is from the National Weather Service.
They don't go for clickbait like a lot of the other services do.
So it's gone from 90, 40, 50, 60.
It's Thursday. The question is, at what point?
You know, at some point, they've got to make up their minds.
Let us say this. As is right now, they're saying game on.
Here's the thing about it, Bill.
I think this game will be tough enough preparing, even as it was.
Can you imagine the respective coaches, what they've got to do now?
They've basically got to come up with two different game plans.
One for a dry track, one for a wet track.
And I saw with the over-under that the odds are still the same.
Bama's favored by a point and a half.
But the over-under's dropped by four points in the game.
Yeah, you know, I had a little higher scoring early in the week.
And then you're like, man, if I could reevaluate that, I'd go 24-20 or 24-19, something like that.
Yeah, I mean, it's tough.
It's one that you almost were like, man, I wish they could move that to Sunday.
But, you know, obviously they play some other games on Sunday that people watch.
So, but just the same.
Here's the thing, the stage.
I've got an article coming tomorrow on it.
This is the 11th time since the BCS era that Georgia and Alabama have played in the top 10 showdowns.
It's amazing.
That's more than anybody else.
And it's back-loaded because it really didn't start until that 2008 range.
So, it's like, I don't think you guys, you correct me if I'm wrong.
I don't think you look at them as like a rival so much as the other heavyweight on the block.
Like Auburn, Tennessee for Alabama.
Yeah.
You've got Georgia actually winning 27-24 in quote and upset.
Yeah, we hear so much about Keelan Russell and Camario Taylor last week.
Gunnar Stockton is an incredible quarterback.
Leads the SEC, as you mentioned, in passing rating.
Keelan Russell's come into his own the last two weeks.
This is always a liner scrimmage, snobber, knocker game.
Your thoughts as far as on the field, and you predict Georgia by a field goal.
Yeah, you haven't hung up yet, Brett.
Yeah, you're thinking about it.
No, I do think it's going to, it's a coin flip game.
And you know, I like Georgia, if it, if weather is a factor, you know, Georgia might be able to lean into that running game a little bit.
Make it a slobber knocker, like you said, and Gunnar Stockton makes a big play.
Wouldn't be surprised if Alabama won, though.
You know, with the way Keelan Russell's been playing, they do have a big play element to the offense.
And by the way, Bill Trosche, you guys met him.
He had a great stat on our pod this morning.
Keelan DeBoer has only lost two home games in six years.
That's correct.
He lost to Boise State once at Fresno.
Didn't lose to Washington.
Lost to Oklahoma last year.
That's it.
That's it.
So he knows how to protect the home turf.
So at the end of the day, obviously, turnovers, whoever gets the lucky break officiating could play a big role.
How tight are they going to sit here and call this game?
The other side of the coin, Bill, is given the fact that you've got to believe that whoever loses this game, they're going to be disappointed.
These kids are competitors.
They want to win the game.
But the consolation prize is you may not have to play in the championship game, which means at that point in the schedule, after going through a nine-game gun on the SEC, chances are if you hold serve, you're still going to make the playoffs and you get an extra week of rest.
I am not advocating for a loss.
I'm just saying there is a silver lining for whoever comes out of losing this game.
Well, here's the thing.
I also looked this up.
I'm teasing my article for tomorrow.
You still have to click on it.
But before this year, the last two seasons, there were 14 regular season games where top 10 teams played.
Six of them, the winner made the playoffs, the loser didn't.
Six of them, both of them did.
Alabama-Georgia is the anomaly.
When they played that top 10 game a few years ago, Alabama won the game.
Georgia went to the playoffs.
So, I look at this game, Harold, could be wrong.
I think both will go to the playoffs.
And everything you said, the stakes are pretty obvious.
You know, the winner, leg up on the SEC championship race.
I think there's a very good chance that they're going to see each other again in Atlanta.
And they could see each other again after that.
So, it is like a, who was it, Ollie and Frazier?
Yeah, that's right.
It's going to be something like that.
Absolutely.
Let me ask you about Red River.
This is kind of taking a backseat to Alabama and Georgia.
Texas, 7.5-point favorite at the Cotton Bowl.
Oklahoma is a little healthier going into this game than they've been most of the season.
But as you indicated in your prediction, they're at minus 6.
That's 136 in turnover margin.
What's Texas going to do?
You know, Arch looked really great in that fourth quarter against Ohio State.
Not so much since then.
You've got this a fairly close game.
Texas winning 23-16 but not covering the spread.
I'm kind of like you.
Being a rival game, I think this game's a little closer than people think it will be.
I do, too.
I think it'll be a defensive game.
They've got to get more out of John this year, Brad.
Yeah, they do.
Yeah, they do.
He's got to run the ball a little more.
And I think, you know, the turnovers have been obvious.
This game, I've had a chance to cover it.
It's bucket list.
Like, when you get to go, I still, the one memory I have from it is the fair food smell.
It was like 6.30 in the morning and you're smelling the fried Oreos.
Yeah, everything's fried.
Oh, yeah.
They fry everything.
But the game atmosphere was so cool.
And, you know, you can get into that.
And I think Oklahoma's going to lean into it a little bit.
It'll be a defensive game.
They'll like Texas to win.
Now, if Texas blows them out, which they have three of the last three years, we're going
to have some serious Brent Venables questions on Sunday morning.
Yeah, that's right.
Bill, being to the Sporting News, you mentioned the possibility of Alabama and Georgia meeting
again at the SEC Championship game.
Translated, that means Texas is going to stumble somewhere along the way.
Where would that be in your opinion, Bill?
Hey, Harold, they've got a tough schedule.
Like, look at it.
Like, down the stretch.
I mean, they're playing Mississippi State.
They're playing LSU.
They're playing Florida.
Yeah.
They're playing Ole Miss.
Mm-hmm.
If Texas were to go through that gauntlet at 12-0, you couldn't help you.
They've already played.
That's right.
Impressed.
So, I give Texas credit for the strength of schedule.
But I just, when you see that many, and I'm not trying not to answer your question, but
you're like, entirely possible they stub their toe against LSU and beat everybody else.
That would be the one I would circle because they're going down to Death Valley.
Bill, just to reiterate your point, Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, and LSU
consecutive weeks.
That would be tough for him.
Yeah, that would be tough for an NFL team.
Let me ask you about LSU and Kentucky.
A lot of people look at this game on the surface, think, oh, this is going to be a blowout by
LSU.
They gained 730 yards against McNeese.
Will Stein's got that team playing really well.
Mincy, the backup at Notre Dame, that they're running the ball very well.
But once again, you're going to see quite a home atmosphere.
Alabama fans remember that.
You've got LSU winning 38-21.
I think it's going to be a little bit closer.
This Kentucky team is fun to watch.
Yeah, you know, those Kentucky guys, they know how to put a couple pregame drinks down.
I know that.
So, yeah, we know them very well, being a bordering state.
You know, they, yeah, I think you've got to look at it in the first half, Brett, that they can play and they can run the football.
They've got three good running backs.
What a call against South Carolina to win the game.
Yeah.
So, it's a dangerous spot for LSU.
I still think, I'm going to be interested to see what LSU does.
I think they're going to win the game.
But do they win the game kind of like Alabama does, where they really take control?
Because I do think LSU is in the same zip code as Texas, Georgia, and Alabama.
But, you know, how close to that zip code are they?
We're going to find out.
Yeah, but a fun atmosphere.
And, obviously, as opposed to Alabama and Georgia, it looks like there's going to be much nicer weather up here.
Let's talk about, speaking of up there, a team that you're covering on our own basis in that Big Ten country, Indiana, over the weekend.
The folks with the AP said, let's leapfrog Indiana with Alabama.
They take on Nebraska.
Nebraska's trying to get back to Nebraska standards.
What's going to happen with the Hoosers and the Huskers?
Yeah, if I had told you guys in 1995 that, hey, in 31 years, one of these teams is going to have a 31-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
The other is going to be defending national champions.
I know how you would have picked Nebraska and Indiana.
You know, Matt Rule, big game for him.
0-9 against ranked opponents.
I don't need them to win, but I want to see them compete and get this close.
They do do the same things well.
Both teams run the ball well.
Both teams stop the run well.
Both teams don't turn the ball over.
Indiana, two turnovers.
Nebraska, one.
No, other way around.
I'm sorry.
Indiana, one.
Nebraska, two.
So, you know.
And Indiana's in that stage now.
They're taking everybody's best shot.
And I think they're going to get Nebraska's best shot on Saturday.
And we're going to have a four-quarter game.
It's just hard to pick against the Hoosiers.
Yeah, I'll tell you one thing.
Indiana took Northwestern's best shot a couple weeks ago.
USC at Penn State to close up here.
Penn State, a point and a half, a whiteout.
Penn State averaging 83 yards rushing, which is not much.
They gave up over 400 to Northwestern when they debuted their new stadium last Friday night.
USC hung on to beat Washington, which was a big win.
Gary Patterson has got some boo birds as far as the USC defense.
You've got USC holding on into tight game 28-27.
Yeah, you know, and we'll see.
How do they react to the travel, to the whiteout?
I've been to a couple of those.
It's quite a spectacle.
It's a lot like six one-way, half dozen the other with LSU at night.
Same type of environment.
You've got to come ready to play.
Penn State's struggling to run the football, though, Brett, and Big Ten play.
And I think for all the criticism of Lincoln, Rally, and USC, I did it once with Oregon.
I'm going to do it again here against Penn State.
I think they're in the game.
And I do.
Here's something that Alabama-Georgia is going to be a great game.
But I think after that game, we're going to be like, ah, we might see it again.
The loser of USC and Penn State is going to be the story Sunday morning, as in terms of a lot of criticism coming their way.
Yeah, no, I agree with you.
UCLA and Oregon is going to be quite interesting.
LA's got an offensive juggernaut playing well.
That's going to be an interesting game, too.
You had Oregon winning 38-28.
Tell us where we can get online and get the preview of Alabama and Georgia and all the team's good stuff.
Yeah, you know, it's at sportingnews.com.
I mentioned that story about Alabama and Georgia.
That will be up.
We've got a story about my Packers and the Bears coming.
It might be a long day at Lambeau on Sunday.
But, no, as always, guys, great to talk to you.
And we'll do it again next week.
Absolutely.
Could you please send us some good weather in the meantime, Bill?
Please.
I know.
Hey, be safe down there either way, okay, guys?
I appreciate it, buddy.
I always worry.
Enjoy your fun.
We'll try to survive down here.
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Welcome back in.
A little breaking news here, B.B.,
the guest picker for the ESPN game day,
which, by the way,
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Obviously, a lot of big commitment there
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Coming up, big weekend of high school.
It's hard to believe.
Football whining down the stretcher.
Caleb Suggs, I would imagine,
shares that same sentiment.
He's busy there with the Decatur Daily.
Caleb, welcome in.
How are you?
I'm doing good, guys.
How are y'all?
Hey, bud.
Man, listen, we just got done talking about it.
Obviously, the topic this week
is the weather in Tuscaloosa.
What are you hearing about
as far as weather in our neck of the woods
and how it may influence the games,
maybe some games moving?
I see forecasts back and forth.
What are you hearing, Caleb,
relative to how it may influence
the high school football schedule here?
Unless something's happened,
as far as I know.
None of the games in my coverage area
have moved.
We have a couple Thursday night games tonight,
but they were already planned for Thursday.
So right now, it looks like
everything's going to be a go for...
I mean, I guess right now,
it would be pretty late to change and move it.
So it looks like all the games
are going to be good to go for tomorrow.
I think most of the weather
is going to be Birmingham South.
Not today, it won't come up here.
But I think we'll probably
be pretty good for tomorrow.
Absolutely.
I want to make...
Just double-check on that
because a lot of folks make their plans.
They don't cover this like we do.
So just want to make sure there.
So as I say, the show does go on.
Very interesting showdown
between two old neighbors,
Austin and Hartzell.
Your thoughts about that big showdown?
Yeah, you know, it's a rivalry
that's been going on every year.
First time at the region game
in almost 10 years.
So a lot of fun.
I think you're looking at two teams
that are fighting for a lot,
but they're in different places.
I think Austin, you know,
despite that disappointing
one-and-three start,
they're right here
exactly what they thought they'd be.
They, you know,
they control their destiny
on winning the region.
And they've won the last two games.
The offense is finally clicking.
You know, they decided
to lean on the run game
two weeks ago against Athens.
And I think that's opened up
the past game.
Had some quarterback struggles early.
And he had his best game last week
throwing for 350 and four touchdowns.
So if he can keep that up,
that team is loaded.
So they're really good.
I like Austin's future.
Hartzell, I think,
fighting for their playoff life.
So, I mean,
I haven't really dove into it
a whole lot,
but I was just trying
to look through it.
I think if Hartzell loses,
their chances of making
the playoffs are not good.
Yeah.
Wow.
So, you know,
that would be a big deal.
Obviously,
Hartzell's only missed
the playoffs once
in like 20 years.
So that would be a huge deal
for them.
So I know they're excited.
It's going to be a home.
It's going to be a great game.
We'll see how it turns out.
But you two teams
that are fighting for a lot,
they can usually make
for a pretty good game.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
You've got two games
in your coverage area tonight.
East Limestone,
0-6,
going to Florence,
who are 6-0.
We'll talk about that game
with Kevin Johnson
a little bit later in the show.
And then West Limestone
at Wilson.
Wilson much improved.
West Limestone
on 3-3,
Wilson 4-2.
One other team
we know 6-0 is Hatton.
And you have said
from day one
you thought this team
was going to make
a deep run
in the playoffs.
They beat your dad's team,
East Lawrence,
20-14 in overtime.
That was the biggest test
they've had.
Haleville lost
to Fayette County
40-0.
At Severus Evans,
we've talked with you
a lot about him.
I believe he was injured
early in that game
last week.
But Cade Parham,
their quarterback,
Daniel Taylor,
is playing well.
This Hatton team
is on the roll
and I think they're going
to continue rolling
tomorrow night.
Yeah, I think so.
I think the rest
of the regular season
looks pretty good for them.
I think East Lawrence
was the biggest test
on the schedule.
I will say you're right,
Evans did get injured.
I don't know
if he's going to be able
to make it back.
We'll have to see.
But even without him,
that team is just
loaded with talent.
And so I think
they're going to finish
their regular season
10-0.
They're going to win
the region.
Obviously,
big things for Hatton.
And then they're going
to get, I think,
a favorable playoff run
into at least
the quarterfinals.
So things are looking
really good for Hatton.
Don't expect much,
you know,
you know,
I won't expect them
to do much
against them tomorrow.
And so Hatton will roll
and I think they'll
keep rolling.
And also,
I just want to say
I'm glad I could be
some,
some Florence's favorite
person for some,
to use me as a motivation
for last week.
I heard my name,
I heard my name
got dropped on the radio.
So I'm glad I was able
to give that team
some motivation.
I'm always glad
to help them.
Oh, man.
Hey,
at this point in time,
you'll take any help
you can get out here
until Coach Morrison
and guys will take it.
I think they understand
the way it's done.
Your thoughts
as far as
getting ready
for this week.
Who in the balance
of schedule
is in a must-win situation?
You mentioned
the hearts
hold their backs
against the wall.
It's getting to that point
in the schedule
where you've got to win.
There's no longer
any mulligans out there.
As far as teams
in our neck of the woods,
who might fit that bill?
Yeah, I think
Hartzell definitely.
Athens is right there
with them.
I don't say Hartzell
and Athens.
I mean,
they're both facing
must-win games,
I think,
which is really bad
for them
because they're playing
Austin and Roosevelt
respectively.
So, you know,
I think they both
have to win this week
and then they would
play each other next week.
So those two
in particular.
Priceful is not
a must-win this week,
which I actually
don't think they'll win
against West Morgan,
but, you know,
I think it'll come down
to them and Brooks
for the last
playoff spot.
So that'll be
a must-win there.
And then,
you know,
off the top of my head,
you know,
those are the ones
that come to mind.
I think East Lawrence,
I think they're going
to roll this week
and next week
and then they're going
to have to play
Fayette County
to decide the two-seed,
which will be a huge game
because the two-seed
will get a home playoff game
while the three-seed
will have to go to
Geraldine in the first round.
Much different games.
So, yeah,
some really important
games that are coming up.
Let me ask you
about Decatur
and Muscle Shoals.
John Ritter,
unfortunately,
having another
challenging year
in his third season,
I thought they were
going to have a better year.
Not so far.
Muscle Shoals,
two and three,
you look at these records
and you say,
what in the world?
Decatur's offense
has been one of their problems.
As you mentioned
in your preview,
only averaging
12 points a game.
Muscle Shoals
has lost
to some very good teams.
Hoover and Florence
and Russellville
and I think
Muscle Shoals
is going to continue
to roll tomorrow night
at home.
Yeah, I think so too.
I know last week
was a tough loss,
you know,
leading 21-10
in the third quarter
and you lose
43-35.
I mean,
that just doesn't happen
to Muscle Shoals.
The good thing is,
you know,
even though they're
two and three,
they've pretty much
played all the tough teams
in their region already
and not to mention Hoover.
So, I mean,
you're looking at it,
they got Decatur,
they still got East Limestone,
Athens, I think,
could be a tough test
but it's not,
obviously it's not Florence
or, you know,
Hartzell or Austin
that they've already played.
So, that's the good news
for them.
Yeah, and then Decatur,
you just look at it,
you know,
they needed some success early,
they had some close games,
they couldn't find it
and I think it's just
kind of unraveled.
You know,
I've been the last two games
I've been on the sidelines,
you can just see
the frustration
kind of boiled over
because they feel
they should be better
and when you have that,
you know,
it just kind of comes
off the rails.
Not really,
you know,
it's not anybody's fault,
it's not the kid's fault,
it's not the coach's fault,
it's just the way it happens
when you play in a tough region
and when you play in a region
that's got six,
seven teams
that could be playoff teams.
Obviously,
at the end of the day,
somebody's got to be,
you know,
the team that's down
on the lug.
Kato Suggs,
the Decatur Daily,
it's always fun
to get neighbor
against neighbor.
Your thoughts about
Lauderdale County
and Rodgers?
Yeah,
I think,
you know,
Rodgers is having
obviously a great season,
you know,
but,
you know,
I feel like Lauderdale County,
even though they don't have
the record that Rodgers have,
I still feel like
they're the second best team
in that region
behind Central Florence.
I know it was a really close game
and they played Central Florence.
Rodgers has had
a really good season,
but,
you know,
they haven't played
Lauderdale County,
obviously.
I don't think they've played
Central Florence either,
so top two dogs
in their region.
I mean,
I'm not saying that
Lauderdale County
is going to go in
and get an easy win,
but I think
we're about to find out
how good this Rodgers team is
and I still feel like
Lauderdale County
is the second best team
behind Central Florence
and that's kind of
what I'm going to go with.
Yeah,
we're close with this.
Russellville,
6-1 at Athens.
Athens lost to Florence
last week,
and Russellville
beat Muscle Shoals
43-25,
really showcasing
two of the best
running backs
in North Alabama.
Tarsa Davis
ran for 259 yards
against Muscle Shoals
last week.
Tripp Cleveland
playing well.
Hayden Blansoe
has run for nearly
800 yards
and 12 touchdowns.
Jackson Moore,
their quarterback,
that should be a very
interesting game
tomorrow night
in Athens.
Listen,
you've got all the previews,
you have got the stats,
you've got the standings,
you made your predictions
on three or four teams.
Where can we get online
and certainly get the result,
the two games
that you followed tonight
and then everything Friday?
Yeah,
you can go to online
at DecaturDaily.com.
We'll have all those games
and results
and information
that you've got
that you've mentioned
and yeah,
you know,
we're getting closer
to the playoffs
so we're starting to get
some really important games
so it's a good time
to check it out.
Stay as safe
as you can out there,
Caleb,
and thanks so much
for your time today.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks for having me.
Thank you, buddy.
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to check out Caleb's work.
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Ryan welcome in
how are you
hey guys
doing well
how are you
man we're doing
alright
question
has anyone asked you
who's going to be
Tennessee's quarterback
starting this weekend
we've heard that
a few times
there's not been
as much mystery
about that
since early in the week
we reported
Tuesday night
that George McIntyre
is expected to make
his first career start
Saturday at Arkansas
and that's not a shock
with the way
Saturday's game
against Auburn
played out
if you watch that one
Faison Brandon
the freshman
obviously struggled
against Auburn
he was banged up
in that game
that's no exaggeration
from Josh Heifel
there was some
question at one point
in the week
about whether he would play
but for the most part
they were pretty convinced
he'd be able to gut through it
but yeah
he wasn't 100%
and it showed
in his performance
and that being said
there's some other questions
about his performance
beyond the physical side
of things
how well has he seen
the field
what kind of decisions
is he making
in terms of bailing
on the pocket
too quickly
just didn't
didn't ever get into
any sort of rhythm
against Arkansas
or against Auburn
that obviously showed up
by his final line
he threw for zero yards
in almost a full half
with one interception
and obviously a bad interception
that was kind of
the final straw
that convinced him
they had to make a change
to win that game
so it's sort of
going to be a week
to week thing
I think right now
and Brandon's health
is a piece of that puzzle
but no doubt
I think they had to go
with George McIntyre
with how well he played
he was 8 of 10
for 86 yards
against Auburn
and his two incompletions
were a throwaway
dropped
so he was really sharp
and I think Tennessee
was a little bit
pleasantly surprised
by how well he played
and now you got to see
if that was just
a one game thing
or if you maybe have
something there
in George McIntyre
I think Brent and I
would agree on this
tell Tennessee
that Brent and I
we would do half
of what Faison's making
as far as his NIL deal
for those same stats
I think we would go ahead
and agree to half
of what he's making
for that
but your thoughts
just about how this
affects Tennessee's
balancing schedule
and I will say this
if you're going to have
to go through this
what better opponent
of the SEC
than Arkansas
to go out
and take the polishing
right to get ready
for the balancer
schedule after that
yeah that's a great point
now that
and that gets me to
I guess the biggest
question I have
about how Tennessee's
going to approach
this game
we've seen Tennessee
that this staff
at Tennessee
does not always seem
to take the long term
view
in dealing with games
like this
where you're
a convincing favorite
so they're
playing on the road
against an SEC opponent
you can't take anything
for granted
but this would seem
like a good time
for Tennessee
to go out
and see what it has
in the passing game
and really test
McIntyre
because guess what's
coming up next week
Alabama
you're going to need
your best shot
to give that team
a run for its money
with the way
they're scoring
right now
so I don't know
I'm really interested
in how that's going
to play out
Saturday
but with the way
Tennessee's running
the ball
and maybe on top
of that the way
they're pass protecting
I think there's a good
chance they're going
to lean on their
run game pretty heavily
in this game
and we may not
get a lot of
long term answers
about what this
quarterback situation
looks like
based on Saturday
so I'm fascinated
to see how they
approach that
I wouldn't be shocked
if George McIntyre
only throws the ball
20 or 25 times
and Tennessee
does what it needs
to do to get the win
so either way
though I think
it's a week to week
thing
if McIntyre
goes out there
and struggles
this week
it could very well
be right back
to Faison Brandon
the next week
but certainly
Tennessee I think
is intrigued
by what McIntyre
showed Saturday
and they saw
that the passing game
opened up
with it
there in a way
than Faison Brandon
so I think
you kind of have
to give him a shot
and see how it looks
and we'll have
to kind of see
in a couple weeks
what that looks like
for the balance
of the schedule
I think there's
sure there's a chance
McIntyre takes this job
and runs with it
but there's
maybe an equally
good chance
that Faison Brandon
gets another point
at some time
when he's healthy again
You alluded to it
is the health
of the offensive line
and we've talked
with you about that
Wendell Moye of course
going out
earlier this season
the 10 sacks
against Texas
everybody knows
about that
but again
the Longhorns
have got one
of the best front sevens
in the country
but when
Deshaun Bishop
runs for 220 yards
on 34 carries
turn around
and hand the ball
to the running backs
what is the health
again
as far as
left to right
how much of a change
will that be
and what's the health
of the offensive line
going into Arkansas
Well
they came out
of the
Auburn game
relatively unscathed
in terms of new injuries
they were missing
some guys in that game
Sham Umarov
the starting right guard
for the first four games
was not available
for that game
so they went
with Nick Moore
making his first career
start at left guard
after he started
the opener
at center
a few weeks back
and
he played
pretty well
in that game
so I think
there's a good chance
they're going to go
with that same
starting five
regardless of Umarov's
availability for this game
if Umarov can play
off the bench
you might see him
factor in
in some way
but I think
they'll have a hard time
turning away
from Nick Moore
at left guard
after the way
last week went
it wasn't perfect
the pass protection
was still pretty leaky
at times last week
but they were better
in the run game
obviously
and that was what
they needed
after struggling
to run the ball
against Texas
so if they can keep
running the ball
that way
they're going to have
a chance to at least
be pretty competitive
with the way
their defense is playing
so I think they
they want to
want to find a group
that works
and last week's
combination worked
relatively well
as you said
with Deshaun Bishop
rushing for a high
220 yards
so I think they'll
run it back
with that group
and see how it goes
and much like
the quarterback situation
might be kind of
week to week
but Umarov
had struggled
before last week
so it makes sense
for Tennessee
to give this
different combination
a shot
and they're hoping
they maybe found
something there
with Nick Moore
at left guard
and Jesse Perry
still hanging out
at right tackle
where he had played
before that
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Ryan just listening
to this
is it safe to say
that all the chips
are being put
in the running back game
what happens
you can get away
with that
with some of the
lower tier teams
but what happens
when Tennessee
runs into a defense
that can stop the run
what happens
to this offense
unless something
comes out of the sky
soon
yeah that's
that's a great question
and next week
they might find out
the hard way
against an Alabama team
that can obviously score
they lived against Texas
and were able to hang around
in that game
in the fourth quarter
because of their defense
but that offense
did not do enough
for four quarters
in that game
and you just didn't know
coming out of that game
how much of that
was Texas defense
being that good
how much of that
was Tennessee's offense
being that bad
and the offensive line
in particular
but you know
when we went back
and looked at that
and really broke it down
we sort of
at Go Ball 24-7
we sort of attributed
four of those ten sacks
in the Texas game
to the quarterback
Faison Brandon
running out of the pocket
and holding on the ball
too long
making things like that
happen
so that was part of it
so if you fix
the quarterback position
the offensive line
might be a little better
and that
you know
if McIntyre
opens things up
in the passing game
they might be
in better shape
so that's why
I think you've got to
get some answers
this week
if you can
if you can get the ball
in the hands of
Mike Matthews
and Braylon Staley
two receivers
who put up big numbers
last year
but haven't been
as much of a factor
this year
just because you've been
struggling at quarterback
so they've got some
real questions to answer
in that regard
but you're right
it's hard to win
with one side of the offense
working that well
and the other side
really struggling
you can't be one-dimensional
in this league
especially against top defenses
so they've got to figure
that out quickly
because Josh Heifel
admitted Monday
they're not going to be
the type of offense
they want to be
if they don't get
the passing game going
if the offense
is struggling
the gym knows
he's got to ramp up
the defense
and boy he did
against Auburn
only allowing the Tigers
about 260 yards
and 14 points
Marion Dime
with a strip sack
I keep hearing
a lot of good things
about Xavier Gilliam
now again
I know they're trying
to work around
some injuries
but your thoughts
on the defense
so far
yeah they've been
really good
it's hard not to be
impressed by what
they've gotten done
with that group
you know I mentioned
it last week
with you guys
but the questions
that you had
about their pass rush
going into the season
after they lost
Chas Coleman
and somehow you look up
and they lead the nation
in sacks
through five games
with 23 sacks
just never envisioned
that kind of success
from this group
they've been better
up front
than we expected
them to be
Tyree Weathersby
three and a half sacks
Marion Dye
similar numbers
Xavier Gilliam
has been a revelation
I mean they thought
he would be good
out of the transfer portal
I think they're shocked
by how good he's been
he was dominant
last week
even in a game
where he didn't have
the sack production
and things like that
so he's really
helping things out
but they're just
playing better
across the defensive line
than I thought
they would
going into the season
and their linebackers
are playing better
at the second level
it just seems like
a defense overall
that is better coached
by a pretty significant
margin compared to
last year
they have a really
good idea of what
they're doing
everyone's in the
right spot
more often than not
they're still making
some mistakes
here and there
but by and large
they're not having
colossal busts
that are leading
to big plays
they're keeping
a lot of things
in front of them
making teams
drive the field
on them
and eventually
they're finding ways
to get a stop
with their pass rush
so they're a tough
defense to play against
right now
I'm not sure
I'm ready to put them
in that elite category
they're 20th in the
country in scoring
defense
that sounds about
right for the way
they've played
and the sack total
can be a little
misleading in that
regard
but yeah
they're doing a lot
of things at a
pretty high level
right now
and if they keep
that up
that gives them
a chance
against most of
the teams
they'll play
this season
Ryan
Ryan
if you will
indulge us
you know
where we are
talk to us
about this
Auburn team
what is your
take
on the Auburn team
that you saw
over the weekend
yeah
I had some
real questions
about Byron Brown
coming out of that
game
obviously
he's been
hit and miss
this season
and just seems
like he's
maybe struggling
to put it together
at a high level
facing SEC competition
so I think
he's the key
to them
getting things
to a higher level
this season
I think Alex Golesh
is a very solid
head coach
and has a chance
to be pretty good
but he's got to
get the right
personnel obviously
and that can be
a multi-year process
sometimes
even in this era
where you can get
some immediate
fixes out of the
transfer portal
but it just seemed
like personnel wise
they're not quite
there yet
they remind me
a little bit
of Tennessee
in year one
under Josh Heupel
where you saw
some flashes
of what could be
in the future
but just
weren't ready
to compete
I think Auburn
is maybe similar
to that this year
where he's got
a pretty good
recruiting class
coming in now
it looks like
in the 27 class
give him another year
and see how much
progress they've made
but for now
it seems like
they're a solid defense
but still just
some things to work
out offensively
and obviously
like so many
other teams
starts with
getting it right
at quarterback
I'll tell you
one thing
who caught my attention
I mentioned this
on Monday
to Charlie Trotman
is Tennessee's
punter
Jackson Rawls
three of the first
four drives
Auburn started
at its own
9-11
and one-yard line
he had 51
and 49-yard punts
that flipped the field
and I know
a lot of fans
overlook field position
boy that really
came into play
for Tennessee
and particularly
in the first half
it absolutely did
and yeah
as long as they keep
playing the way they are
with you know
leaning on their run game
and their defense
they're going to need
to play that way
and be sharp
on special teams
to probably win
some more scoring games
at some point
but yeah
I was also interested
in I think like
a couple fair catches
by Auburn's punt returner
I thought that was
a little bit questionable
in a couple spots
catching one at the six
and maybe one similar
to that
so many times
we heard in the past
you talk to put your heels
on the 10-yard line
if it goes over your head
let it go
and they didn't be doing that
so that helped Tennessee
in that regard
it seemed like
but they did have
a really good day
with Jackson Ross
kicking well
and then obviously
the punt unit
doing a nice job
on coverage as well
so they've got to
keep that up though
if they're going to play
this kind of ball control
controlling the clock
which we're not used to
seeing a lot
from John Typhal teams
but if they're going to
continue to play that way
they've got to be sharp
on special teams
and they certainly
were last week
Let me ask your opinion
you know this league
very well
and of course
Alabama and Georgia
has been the marquee game
this week
trying to work around
a tropical storm
your thoughts on that game
Alabama
Georgia to Alabama
I think it's the game
of the year
in the SEC right now
I know Texas
has been ranked number one
in everything
to me Georgia and Alabama
look like they're playing
the best of anybody
in the conference
so I'm fascinated
to see that one play out
I hope the weather
goes favorably enough
to let that game
not be just
an absolute
slot fest in the rain
or obviously
get canceled
but yeah
it's a fascinating
matchup
and I think both teams
are playing really well
right now
so I like
the way Alabama's playing
it's hard not to like
what you've seen
from Keelan Russell
I think that offense
has obviously got a lot
of things going right now
they seem to have found
a run game
which they were
they were missing
at times last year
it's a good team
obviously
that I think
has exceeded
some people's expectations
and I'm not shocked
to see Russell
playing well
but he's better
maybe a little bit quicker
than I thought he would be
so I think playing at home
I would lean slightly
toward Alabama
going into that game
but man Georgia
is a tough team too
so I think this is
a great matchup
and I wouldn't be shocked
if they managed to play
again in Atlanta
at the end of the regular season
we've heard that
about five times
this week
from some of the guests
a lot of stuff
going on
boy I bet that
Alabama-Tennessee game
is going to be a hotbed
for recruiting
as far as guys
coming in
basketball
Alabama's got
Furman tonight
Coleman Coliseum
for
it's amazing
how many of the teams
now play
two or three
exhibition games
but you've got
recruiting
previews
and I'm like you
I think Tennessee
throws the ball
a little bit more
against Arkansas
to see what
that new quarterback
McIntyre
is going to do
where can we get online
to get all your great stuff
yeah govolts247.com
you can still sign up now
for 50% off
an annual subscription
full coverage
leading up to the Arkansas game
recruiting
basketball
as you mentioned
even some baseball coverage
we've had recently
with scrimmages
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so lots going on
great time to check out
the site at
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other than that
not a thing
going on Ryan
keep up the good work
thanks so much
for your time today buddy
absolutely
thank you bud
Ryan Kelly
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railed about that
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the Dodgers
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Welcome in
How are you?
Hey doing well
Harold
Good to be on
with you
You're the perfect man
You live in the middle
of hurricane country
so much so
they got a team
down the road
for you
The mascot
is the hurricanes
Mark
How are we supposed
to deal with the
potential for hurricane
like winds and rain
and all that stuff
here in the state
of Alabama
this week
Give us some
advice my friend
Yeah
Well
Buckle up
Buttercup
right
Yeah
You know
growing up
in Panama City
that's what it was
You know
of course
my mom
was the
secretary
to the owner
of the Spinnaker
which employed
a host of people
from Huntsville
Alabama
during the summers
Wow
Right
to spend their summer
in Panama City
Yeah
They had more people
from Huntsville
than any other city
except for Panama City
So a lot of those
people know
you guys know
what's going on
and yeah
it's going to be rough
I think it's going to be
you know
hopefully this thing
won't blossom
into a monster
like Michael did
back in 2018
where you know
it didn't come ashore
or a low three
it monstered up
so hopefully
that won't be the case
but there's going to be
a lot of rain
and you know
that's going to affect
a lot of football
I guarantee
Brad drove in it yesterday
a lot of folks
in Huntsville
now
I wish you'd
take some of those
people back
do you realize
Huntsville is the biggest
population wise
the biggest city
in the state of Alabama
now
so they will give you
some of those people
down to Spinnaker
if you'll take them
there Mark
but let's talk about
a team that
had some sunny days
and then over the
past few days
some stormy times
the Florida Gators
your thoughts about that
and the first thing
comes to mind
is when you get
a first year coach
you get a game
and everybody goes
wow
they're going to win
national championship
in their first year
and then you have
one of those games
well this must be
growing pains
for a first year coach
where are you
with Florida
right now
you know I think
it's just growing pains
I really do
I think it's a good
roster at Florida
the depth chart
is incomplete though
as John Summerall
told us last spring
and into July
and at SEC media days
you know
there's some holes
there's some holes
to fill
and they would love
to have another year
in the transfer portal
to do that
they would love
to have another year
in the recruiting world
to try to bring on
some freshmen
they could develop
but I think overall
that's kind of where it is
you go back to
Steve Spurrier's
first year in 1990
the Raiders got
absolutely clobbered
by Tennessee
45-3
in the rain
in the rain
in Knoxville
Urban Meyer
I was there
when Urban Meyer
got whacked
in Tuscaloosa
by the University
of Alabama
that was a tough pill
for him to swallow
and I think
the same for John Summerall
and he said
hey look
this falls on him
but he said
the players have to
take accountability
he said
he talked to his team
back on Monday
and said
look
we got to put this
behind us
we got to put this
behind us
and we got to go forward
but you guys
have to take ownership
of how you performed
you have to take ownership
of how each other
performed
to pick each other up
through this
and he said
we need some leadership
on this football team
going forward
and the thing is
Nick Saban
his first year
I believe
was Louisiana Monroe
so some crazy
things can happen
but your thoughts
as far as going forward
I think sometimes
these kids
when they have
so much success
they start buying
and believing
all the press clippings
as they say
and then they get
a reality check
your thoughts
about the balance
and the schedule
starting this weekend
if there ever was
a coach
with his back to the wall
it's Shane Beamer
absolutely
and you know
look
I think we saw
Sellers play
his best game
at quarterback
for South Carolina
and part of that
guys
was he finally
used his legs
I mean
you know
would he have
173 yards
it was insane
you know
I think
that's a big part
of what they've
been missing
and when you look
at
kind of what
they bring
look
Florida
I think
outside of
really
two or three
long runs
they did a
decent job
against Missouri
in the run
defense
they really did
but boy
those long runs
you break
one for 80
you break
another one
for 60
they kill
you
but I think
the big problem
for Florida
and this may
work out well
against South Carolina
because Sellers
hasn't proven
to be an effective
passer
and a guy
who's going to
pick you apart
the Florida
secondary guys
is really a mess
right now
they struggle
through
communication
error
after communication
issue
after communication
issue
in Columbia
Missouri
and then
you saw
that on the
back end
of the defense
they were just
getting hammered
and Simmons
just had a field
day on them
Mark
we talked
during the summer
about Phil
Trotwine
being one of the
best offensive
line coaches
in the country
he's a pretty
good recruiter
too
and I really
do think
this is going
to play out
for Missouri
but they
sacked
Philo
three times
and had
11 tackles
for a loss
obviously
I don't know
what it is
about the
voodoo
hacks
that Missouri
has on
Florida
and Columbia
but there
has been
one
this goes
back
to even
Spurrier
Florida
struggles
in Columbia
nearly every
year
they've been
able to
escape
with some
close
wins
last week
obviously
was not
I still
think
that this
team
is going
in the
right
direction
and certainly
they've got
the right
coach
any changes
on the
offensive line
for the
South
Carolina
game
not that
we're
hearing
and to
kind of
piggyback
off that
if you
don't mind
Brett
Florida's
healthy
Florida has
no excuses
they're healthy
they're a pretty
healthy football
team
they're banged
up a bit
they've got a
couple guys
on the back
end of the
defense
banged up
but I
don't think
they're going
to be able
to go with
Vernell
Brown
I don't
think he's
going to be
ready to go
plus on a
wet surface
I don't know
if the coaches
want to put
him out there
with a knee
issue
and then
Dallas
Wilson
is fine
Eric Singleton
of course
we're still
trying to
figure out
exactly where
he is
in the mix
but to your
point about
the offensive
line
yeah look
you've got
three or four
members
I'm sorry
that offensive
line
who have been
honored
by various
media people
including the
SEC
offensive linemen
of the week
which two
of them
there's
some more
and then
Bryce
Lovett
and then
one of the
football groups
that grades
all the linemen
has also
honored
Nyjah Harris
an offensive
guard
and TJ
Shanahan
the other
guard
so there's
no excuse
for Florida
but you're
right
Phil Troutwine
I guarantee
you is
embarrassed
about this
effort
and I think
he will have
those guys
ready to go
Jane Ball
ran for all
of 13 yards
he was leading
the nation
in rushing
coming into
this game
obviously
Missouri
keyed on him
I still say
he's going to
have some
really good
games
as far as
the offensive
game plan
with South
Carolina
any changes
there
they're going
to begin
first of all
trying to
establish the
run
and then
Philo's
going to do
his thing
you're right
Brunel Brown
you answered
the question
any changes
offensively
going into
South Carolina
well I think
you'll see a lot
more of Bailey
Stockton
at wide receiver
you'll see more
of TJ Abrams
at wide receiver
in lieu of
the absence
of Brunel Brown
the third
because again
I do not
believe he's
going to be
able to go
but I do
think you're
right
that's exactly
what they're
going to do
Brett
is there
and you guys
know Jon Sumrall
he's right
out of your
neck of the
woods
you guys
have more
intel on him
you and
Harold
have more
intel
there you go
spend some
time there
I guarantee
that
but yeah
and look
one area
that they're
going to try
to establish
to run
but one thing
that's got to
get cleaned
up is
Aaron Filo
Aaron Filo
missed a
wide open
Duke Clark
who would
have just
walked into
the end zone
but instead
he threw
inside
into the
back of
the end zone
he also
missed one
in the
the winner
roll miss
he missed a
wide open
wide receiver
where he
went the
other way
with the
ball
and these
are things
that he
has to get
cleaned up
he's missed
some guys
here and
there
outside of
those as
well
so this
is an
area where
I think
they really
need to
work on
Filo a bit
because you
saw
Trammell
Jones
come in
and he
did some
things
with a
forward
offense
that could
be a
possibility
for Florida
going forward
guys
forward
Mark
by the way
Mark
McLeod
the blitz
with Mark
McLeod
as we can
get more
of the story
with Mark
and the
crew
is South
Carolina
in some ways
catching Florida
at a good
time
they got
down
to that
Missouri
game
they got
the
Carolina
this
weekend
do you
have
a schedule
in front
of you
as to
who
Florida
faces
in the
next
two
games
Mark
yeah
it gets
really easy
for
just
number
one
Texas
on the
road
in
Austin
and then
Georgia
in
Atlanta
there's
number
two
so
yeah
so
things get
really easy
for the
Gators
as you
go
forward
yeah
this is
a
right
your
ship
game
it
really
is
this
is
the one
where Florida
better get
ready
look
you know
everybody
says
well
look
Missouri
just showed
everybody
how you
beat
Florida
I think
there's
some truth
in that
but
but look
I think
there's
also
look
people
when Steve
Spurrier
got run
over
Urban Meyer
got run
over
Nick Saban
got run
over
as you guys
talked about
that wasn't a
blueprint on how
you beat
them
because they're
going to come
back and
beat you
they're going
to adjust
to make
the thing
happen
but I just
think
I think
and I don't
know this for
sure
we'll find out
more about
John
Summerall
but I think
when you go
back and look
at he got
beat up a little
bit at Troy
per game or two
here and there
and the same
thing at Tulane
and he was
able to come
back and I
think he's
going to have
this bunch
ready
Mark you mentioned
the secondary
right now
is a mess
so they're not
communicating the
way they should
be
but on the
positive side
of that
defensive line
or linebackers
who has played
well for the
Gators this
year
you know
Jeremiah
McLeod's
played well
for Florida
on the
defensive front
Brendan
Bett
did some
nice things
in a couple
games recently
you know
I think
Jaden Woods
we're starting
to see him
emerge a little
bit at the
jack
and that's
much needed
he's a
sophomore
he did not
play well
last week
but he's
played well
in the Ole Miss
game very well
and he played
well in the
games before that
but I think
Miles Graham
and Aaron
Childs
look
they didn't
look
and Jaden
Robinson
at linebacker
that's a strength
for Florida
Brett
and they did
not look good
against Missouri
they were
blocked
several times
they couldn't
get off those
blocks
to make
things happen
and then
as you
said
the back
end of
the defense
with
Kermani
McLean
had some
real
struggles
Javari
Flowers
had some
real
struggles
the star
position
Kanye
Clark
Alphonso
Allen
they look
flat lost
sometimes
so it was
a really
difficult
game
for those
guys
Mark
Mark
you
will
jump
outside
of
Florida
and
talk
to
be
the
judge
put
on
your
robe
pick
up
the
gavel
and
give
us
a
verdict
in
there's
a lot
to like
about
Alabama
going
forward
I think
Georgia
played
very well
very well
indeed
you look
at what
they did
to
Oklahoma
that
defense
at
Oklahoma
is
pretty
stout
but
Georgia
did
some
nice
things
there
I
think
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this
may be
one
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finally
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the
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but
you
know
what
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has
had
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convinced
that
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there's
some
things
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I
like
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I
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coming
together
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going
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to watch
absolutely
Georgia
has won
in Tuscaloosa
since
2007
Mark
where can we get
online buddy
and get you
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Mark
as always
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up with you
hope your
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weekend
stay safe
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okay
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and Brett
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KJ
welcome in
how are you
doing well
guys
and a Thursday
night special
that had been
planned for a while
and obviously
because of the
weather
all the state
of Alabama
is pretty much
move thirsty
games for high
school football
but it'll be a
good night
for it
obviously
it's amazing
how sometimes
things fall
together
and I would
imagine the
coaching staff
they're relieved
UNA by the way
they're relieved
they got an
off week
what a week
to pick it
for a home
game
with a forecast
that could be
coming in here
only you and
the good Lord
knows for sure
KJ
but let's talk
about the game
that you'll be
calling tonight
and before we get
into the particulars
of this game
my oh my
what a season
it's been
it's almost like
Coach Morrison
went to Hollywood
said draw me up
a script
and it's
it's not just
a script
it's the real
deal right now
it is
it's
you know
you use a
Nick Saban term
it's a process
it's been that
for Kenny Morrison
he's proven
winner
where he's been
he won a state
championship
in Fayetteville
Tennessee
and not saying
he's going to
do that here
but he knows
how to build
teams
and takes a little
time
but it's there
he's got the
right people in
place
and a team
that's bought
in
you know
that's the key
a team
that's bought
in
so it's been
a fun season
Florence
should have
really
honestly
probably
should have
never been
in 7A
when you look
at the number
of students
there was a
thousand
student
difference
it was really
difficult
so you could
you could
manage to get
to the playoffs
but it was just
difficult
in football
especially
to get much
past the first
round
but the ground
is a lot
more even
in 5A
now as it is
and so
I think it gives
a lot more
team shots
to go further
in the playoffs
and Florence
is one
of those
that's going
to benefit
from that
hopefully
if they can
continue to
play well
I've had a lot
of people
tell me that
over the years
let me ask you
about an aspect
of this team
that gets
overlooked
Nick Saban
was nearly a
master at this
is non-offensive
touchdowns
I just heard a
clip of you
Des Brown
with a pick
six
every week
when I'm
listening
to your
team
or
looking at
the summary
in the paper
there's a
non-offensive
touchdown
Des Brown
gets a pick
six
there's a
scoop
and score
there's a
block punt
a lot of
times
those are
key parts
in the game
and that's
one of the
reasons why
Florence
has been
winning games
by two
three
four
touchdowns
talk about
the non-offensive
touchdowns
that this team
is really good
at getting
you're right
six games
and five
of the six
they have
either scored
a defense
or special
teams
touchdown
or score
or multiple
even
and sort
of a funny
stat
but the third
leading scorer
on the team
as far as
touchdowns
is linebacker
Jaden Irons
he had one
offensive catch
win a heavy
package
he got one
in the first
game
he has two
fumbles
scooping
scores
and then
faked a punt
the other night
and he took
it in from
about 40
yards out
so it is
neat
and when a
team does
that
I'm showing
my age
and maybe
my loyalty
a little bit
being in the
area and loving
high school football
for many years
but this Florence
team reminds me
a lot of the
old Calvert County
and Deschler
and Hazelwood
teams that
not only beat
you with offense
but they can beat
you with defense
and special teams
and that's what
this team has
they have just
that knack
of getting
into end zone
and making
the big play
and you think
man we've played
them pretty well
and you look up
and you're down
two or three
touchdowns
and it goes back
to those defensive
scores
KJ
Kevin Johnson
huddle with us
true or not
they say the
most important
game is the
next one
KJ talk to us
about Florence
next one
East limestone
coming into town
first time
to ever play
them
Jawan Simpson
is a great
guy in taking
over that
program
and a veteran
to this area
and a great
Alabama
Crimson Tide
player
but it's just
not been there
a year right
now
and so for
Florence I think
the key is
is to
play to their
standard
and you know
this Florence
team has a
chance to become
a potentially
great team
possibly
but they
cannot
continue to
play to the
standards of
others
they've got to
raise the
standard every
week
and the good
teams get
better every
week
and you know
Coach Kenny
Marston
even said
to me
in one of
the interviews
this past
week
he said
we still
have to
learn how
to win
what a
quote from
a team
that's 6-0
we've got to
learn how to
win
but the fact
is he wants
this team to
understand the
process is
it's not just
to beat the
opponent but to
beat what you
did last week
and become
better and
better
and so that
is the key
so I'm really
anxious to see
how this team
comes out tonight
and plays
against East
Limestone
because they've
got three big
ones coming up
after this too
so they want
to come out
and take care
of business
if at all
possible
and never
let your guard
down
but hopefully
they can do
that tonight
talk to us
about that
aspect
anyone who's
ever played
or covered
it knows
this is a
coach's
nightmare
it's a dream
and a nightmare
you're 6-0
and sometimes
kids being kids
will start
reading into that
and take their
eye off the ball
so to speak
and before you
know it
a team that's
hungry for a win
can sneak up
on you and bite
you like a
chihuahua
you know
Coach Morrison's
not going to
go down that road
but that's the
job of coach
making sure
these kids
who by and
large are
just all
teenagers
making sure
they don't
read too much
into things
your thoughts
about as you
mentioned
winning a state
championship
he's got
experience
on how to
keep it
and a
former
workmate
tell me
if you go
too fast
you run
over somebody
you go
too slow
you get
run over
get in the
middle
your thoughts
about how
the coaches
kind of keep
everything's in
the middle
you're going
down the
stretch
well I
agree
I think
you've got
to keep
it in the
middle
at times
but you
also have
to get
in the
left lane
and take
care of
business
and I
think
what
Coach
Kenny
Morrison's
probably
saying to his
team
to starters
is
hey tonight
if you'll
do your
job
then these
guys
that have
been
working
scout
team
for all
season
long
will
get
to
play
a
good
bit
but it's
up to you
to go out
and set
the tone
early
and so
I would
be saying
to every
player
we would
love to
play all
of you
but it's
up to
this
first
team
that these
first
stringers
can go
out there
and take
care of
business
as they
should
then it's
going to
give you
a chance
to play
a lot
more
possibly
so be
ready
in the
mirror
it's
yourself
are you
getting
better
are you
going to
be the
person
that
does
better
than
you
did
last
week
and so
that's
going to
be the
key
it's
really
not
selling
it
to
why are
they
and you
mentioned
we were
texting
yesterday
about some
talking
points
what was
the season
flip
or one
of the
turning
points
this
season
let me
give you
my
amateur
opinion
on this
we've
already
discussed
this
with
you
and
Kenny
Marson
was
the
muscle
shows
game
the
high
snap
that
went
back
to
the
end
nearly
the
end
of
the
end
zone
and
Williams
picks
the ball
up
and
somehow
gets
out of
the end
zone
avoiding
a
safety
and
what
would
have
been
a
free
kick
and
the
most
of
shows
would
have
gone
and
got
the
safety
and
gone
up
nine
to
nothing
on
a
defensive
game
that
was
one
I
shrugs off two defenders and throws a 50-yard pass
and ends up that drive continues.
They go down and score.
Those type plays, you make plays when you have to make them, are big.
But I think the key to this season, personally,
goes back to last season when Kenny Morrison fought for this team
when the playoffs said that they were the four-team instead of number one.
It should have been region champs, and it was not done right, in my opinion.
I'll go to my grave saying that.
But he fought in the right way, not in a wrong way,
he fought for his team, he stood up for his team.
The community saw it, the administration saw it,
but most of all, those players saw it.
And I'm telling you, it became, not that it wasn't,
but it became Kenny Morrison's team for sure then.
And I think those kids realize how much their head coach
has fought for them for the past five years.
And when they saw that last year, they're like, all right, we are all in.
That, to me, might have been the turning point to where we are this year,
is how that relationship for our head coach to fight so hard for his team
and I think they know that he loves them.
That sounds really funny, but he truly loves these boys
and he wants them to become better men.
He's not trying to always win games, I mean, he wants to,
but he just wants them to become better men.
And any guy that's played for him, whether he was the assistant coach
or a head coach, you know, they say, hey, he gets it.
And now these young coaches around him, they see it too
and he's got a great staff together.
But I go back to that last year, I think,
to where the turning point was for this season.
Let me ask you before we let you go about the region race,
Class 5A, Region 7.
Florence is in the driver's seat, of course, 6-0 and 4-0.
Russellville, 3-1, but Florence has got the head-to-head against them.
They've got head-to-head against most of the Shoals.
Now, you alluded to this a little bit earlier,
and Kenny Morrison might get mad at us for mentioning this,
but it is a huge game next week with Austin.
Austin is 3-1.
Florence is going over there, and I'm sure y'all may discuss this at some point tonight.
Your feelings right now, I know Florence is in the driver's seat,
but there's more to be done.
Yeah, I hope Coach Morrison turns the radio off right now because I will discuss it.
But the fact is that if Florence wins tonight and wins next week, they're region champions.
So they would be playing for a region championship possibility.
And it's always one of the most difficult places to play is at Alston High School.
But you've got to take care of East Lomstone first, obviously.
But it is one of those things where I've said for years,
it seems like if a Florence Falcon fan has looked up and been watching the scoreboard
to see what happened in other games that would impact how we would be lined up possibly for playoffs.
This year, we're not scoreboard watching other teams.
We're just watching our scoreboard.
Because if Florence will take care of business every week, then that's all they've got to worry about.
And it's a neat place.
And again, it's learning how to win and win the right way.
So it is still a really tight race.
There's five or six really good teams in this region.
I'm telling you, last week, Athens was impressive.
They have a great team.
We know Alston has a great team coming up.
So there's only four spots for six great teams that are in this region.
It's going to be fun to watch.
But, you know, for Florence, they know what's at stake.
But they've got to take care of business before they think about Alston, that's for sure.
Pre-game, kickoff, coach's breakfast Saturday morning.
Tell us about it.
Man, thank you so much.
And by the way, I don't want to say, and I hear this often from the folks in the Florence area,
but around North Alabama, because our station carries so far, is that they really like our radio crew.
And I appreciate it.
I think it's the best high school radio crew, one of the best, in North Alabama doing high school football.
And Mike Albertson's our color analyst.
He gets it.
He loves it.
He's invested in the program in so many ways, as is the other guys as well.
And Jeffrey Jones, our sideline guy, very invested as well in so many ways.
And his wife is actually an assistant principal.
He's our sideline guy.
And John McDaniel loves the sport, loves watching it as a student of the game.
He's our statistician.
So I appreciate those guys being on our crew.
And our TNT fireworks break into six, kickoff at seven tonight at Brawley Stadium.
And on Saturday morning, if the wind will allow us to get into the Alabama Bone and Joint Clinic,
we will come and bring you the coach's breakfast at 8 a.m. on a windy Saturday morning.
Should be a lot of fun.
Hopefully with a win, W-I-N.
KJ, listen, man, have another great call tonight.
You guys, and thanks so much for your time today.
I appreciate it, too.
And just, again, folks, go out and support high school football.
Absolutely.
The regular season, before you know it, blink, and it will be gone.
That's KJ, Kevin Johnson, getting ready for the call.
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What do you say we go down to Tuscaloosa and check in with James Spats?
Let me check that.
Ryan Fowler, host of the game on Tide 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.
Jim Cantore's home away from home this week.
Ryan Fowler, welcome in.
How are you?
It's been a crazy week.
It's been a crazy week.
You know, you don't know what to expect.
You know, we've all been in this media business, and you're trying to decide, you know,
what is fact and what is hype and what is, you know, and I always try to do this.
I try to be honest with the audience.
I'm probably a little bit more on the conservative side.
You know, this time last week, we were screaming how much of a monsoon
that was going to come over in Starkville that, you know,
you might as well kill your canoe boats on the offensive possession.
Parry off the animals.
And it ended up being one of the hottest games out there.
You know, you guys have been, I mean, Mother Nature, it's just hard to predict
what it's going to do.
And, you know, you see some of the latest forecast with heavy winds back in Tuscaloosa.
You know, I think you just have to trust and, you know, you have to also inform people because
that's part of our business.
But you also have to tell people to make their own decisions.
I mean, I got a bunch of calls yesterday.
Should I travel to Tuscaloosa?
You know, there was a couple of people that were talking about, hey, I'm flying into Birmingham.
Should I cancel my flight?
You know, I...
You can't tell them that.
Well, because if I do, and, you know, they lose their life or lose, you know, something
that I feel responsible, I just have to read, you know, the National Hurricane bulletins
and, you know, gather as much information as you possibly can and, you know, go from there.
You know, I hate to be a meteorologist because, you know, I know, I mean, they have a tough job
because if they get it wrong, you know, they're going to hear it about at church and everywhere else.
Hey, you guys missed it.
And I was talking with one this past week that was looking at last week.
It's not their fault that the forecast was wrong, but, you know, they all went on that limb
and, you know, it's a tough business.
But you kind of also combine this.
Monetization has changed.
And you say, what am I talking about?
Well, Facebook and Twitter pays people for social content, okay?
How do I know?
Because, I mean, I'm a social media influencer.
Now, listen, I don't make, you know, nowhere near anything.
I got 62,000 followers.
But some of these guys that put these weather bulletins up, every time they're putting up a bulletin,
you know, they're making, you know, quite a bit of cash.
So, you know, it's kind of stirring it a little bit, you know.
So, just trying to decide what's fact and fiction and, you know, not making any allegations,
but just understanding that, you know, this thing could be worse than what we could expect or could be better than what we expect.
And at this point, it's kind of hard to predict what Mother Nature's going to do.
But much easier time predicting college football than the weather.
Well, it's like having two kids and you put candy on the bar.
They're going to raise to it.
That's the way it is with influencers sometimes.
One's going to try to get ahead of the other one.
And I think there's a lot of copycatting going on out there as well.
If they did it, I better do it or I'm going to fall behind.
So, the thing is, we'll know Saturday.
But here's the thing, the thing we do know, Ryan.
Can you imagine the coaches' stats right now in practice?
It's basically on both sides of the state line.
They've got to have one game plan where it's dry or drier and one where it's basically a tropical storm with heavy winds.
Even if it doesn't rain, the wind's going to affect the special teams.
So, basically, they've got to come up with two different game plans.
Your thoughts about that?
And let's face it, in a worst-case scenario, who gets the edge here?
I don't know.
Because it's like, when is that gust of wind going to happen?
You know, when it's going to be happening.
You know, let's say, let's paint a photo.
You know, you're at your north end zone and the wind's coming right to your face.
And you're trying to putt out with two minutes to go.
And you need to get it away.
It's just, you know, when it happens, you know, does it happen early in the game?
Listen, if you play this game in an easy, easy environment, right?
Like a dome.
Sure.
And if you play this game, I think Alabama is now playing better football.
I think offensively, they're going to be tough to beat.
And when I think about quarterbacks who have given Nick Saban's defense problem,
I think it's Keelan Russell.
That style of play always creates a form for this defense that Nick Saban has run for many, many years.
This 3-4 system.
So, when I look at this, to me, that's an edge for Alabama.
Understanding, you know, they've got some injuries for their top scorer.
To me, the wide receivers, the weakness for Alabama, I don't know if Georgia's going to be able to take advantage of that.
Because, I want to think Gunnar Stockton is a guy that loves to throw it deep a lot.
He's more of a short, intermediate guy.
That's where his percentages tell you.
If he decides that, you know, they're going to try to air it out,
then maybe Georgia can take advantage of some of Alabama's mistakes in the back end of that secondary.
But, if they don't, then short, intermediate kind of plays right into this type of time of defense.
Because, I think the defense plays short, intermediate stuff pretty good.
I think it's the back end.
You know, like the Ashton Daniels 50-50 balls, where they just kind of throw them up in the air and, you know, hope they land.
Those are the ones that have given Alabama, you know, the issues.
It's not the short, intermediate throws.
This defense is nasty, guys.
I mean, it's a nasty defense.
I know you can say, well, the busted plays, the communication era last week where Bray Hubbard and, I believe it was Caleb Woodson,
they got isolated on that, you know, fast wide receiver at Mississippi State.
They didn't rotate the coverage enough.
And, you know, that got a beat.
So, that was those little communication mistakes that they're making.
Now, listen, if you give Georgia a bunch of those, then it's a different game.
You can't give good teams those.
Because, just like Kamario Taylor did, he saw it and took advantage.
Hey, I'll take a – you mean my fastest wide receiver on a linebacker?
I'll take that all day.
And he did.
And it cost Alabama seven points.
So, we'll see if Alabama can fix some of those communication mistakes.
Ryan, I'm going to ask this week, what's the difference in this Alabama team that lost to Georgia in Atlanta?
They were beat up, but Georgia won the line of scrimmage.
And then Alabama gets embarrassed in the second half against Indiana.
And my answer to that has been physicality.
And there are a lot of reasons for that.
Kay Womack mentioned on Monday, our identity now was we play physical football.
They were really smart to bring in Richard Owens.
Adrian Clem, Richard Owens, with his experience tied in, but on the offensive line.
Clem has done a marvelous job.
Each tied in has just been blocking their butt off.
They're running for 185 yards a game.
But this roster construction, the transfer portal was a home run.
The 2026 recruiting class has been a home run.
We see it sprinkled all throughout this lineup.
Now, again, we don't know what's going to happen Saturday night.
But I tell you one thing, I do think Alabama is going to meet the challenge at the line of scrimmage with physicality.
Yeah, and I do think that they are going to meet that.
I do.
But I also look at it and say, you know, Georgia is a physical football team.
And, guys, I don't know if it's fair to say.
Is it fair to say that Alabama physicality, yes, they are a better team.
But I also think when you look at Georgia, they're going to test you physically.
Oh, sure.
And Georgia seems to be the same team last December.
When they beat Alabama 28-7.
But to me, Alabama is a better team than what Georgia saw.
Because injury-wise, I mean, look, listen, they're starting running back.
Had a shoulder injury.
Couldn't even raise his hand above his shoulder.
So, when you kind of look at this and you begin to kind of study, Georgia looks like the same team we saw in Atlanta.
And based on what we have evidence so far is Alabama is a better football team than what they were injury-wise and just overall scheme-wise.
So, this is going to be – it's going to be a fun matchup.
And, listen, you've got to look at Kalen DeBoer.
He is a big game coach.
He is.
These big games, he rises to the occasion.
He has almost as many wins against top 25 teams as Kirby Smart does.
Let that sink in.
I think Kirby Smart's got in by like four wins when you look at win totals from where they were at, where Kirby was at as far as win total, and where Kalen DeBoer is.
It's pretty impressive when you look at the length of time that Kalen DeBoer has been coaching.
So, it's the – so, I expect Alabama.
I think that's why you saw Vegas flip the line.
It's not just, you know, Ryan Fowler in Tuscaloosa.
You know, the money players out in Vegas have said, hey, we're going to take the Crimson Tide.
We're going to look at this number, and we're going to flip it.
And it takes a lot of money early on to flip it.
Now, you can flip it later in the week because your public money comes in later in the week.
But the Sharks moved this line from a Georgia favorite to an Alabama favorite.
That takes a lot of heady money from some of the professionals, and I think that's what you saw.
Well, we're all about four and a half points.
You mentioned a couple of things here.
Georgia's going to be without third-year tailback Chauncey Bowens, and second-year wideout Thomas Blackshear.
Isaiah Canyon also a wideout.
He is questionable right now, so factor that in.
To me, the question comes down to this.
Which line would you take, Alabama's or Georgia, and which quarterback would you take, Alabama's or Georgia, in this game?
I like the mobility, you know, of Keelan Russell.
I really do.
I mean, I think from a standpoint of, you know, what he's able to do, I like mobility.
And I like Gunnar Stockton.
Yeah.
I don't dislike him.
He's good.
He is.
He kind of reminds you of a, hey, I'm going to take what the defense is willing to give you within my skill set.
Right.
And I think he can do that.
I think he obviously is a very, very smart quarterback.
But as far as playmaking ability, yeah, he can beat you a little bit if you're in the pocket.
But, man, guys, I think we're watching something happen in Tuscaloosa that's going to be generational.
You know, Bryce Young being the guest picker at ESPN College Game Day was kind of funny.
I'd love to hear his thoughts on what he sees in Keelan Russell.
Because what we've all been able to see.
Well, and guys, I'm going to have to be fair.
I think Keelan Russell at this age is better than so many.
He may be the best quarterback at this age.
Hear me out.
At this age.
At this age that I've ever seen in those days.
So that's where I'm at.
That's what I, you know, when I look at it, that's what I see.
I see that, you know, that Alabama is in a good position.
Listen, I like Alabama to win the game.
But the one element is we go back to, and I hate to use it as an excuse, but it's about an excuse.
Pack this game.
And that's why we're monitored.
Because these games like this, listen, you know, you get 45-mile-an-hour win or 25-mile-an-hour win.
And you've got to ask a freshman to throw in that.
It's just, it's disappointing.
I mean, listen, I'm not mad at, you know, gossip creating this weather.
But I'm disappointed that we don't get to see the best of the best.
You know, let these guys go toe-to-toe.
And let's see, you know, who's the better team.
Because I feel like in some ways we're kind of getting ripped out a little bit.
Does that make sense?
I hope it does.
Because I wanted to see these two heavyweight spots.
And to see, you know, who comes out on top.
Because, you know, we're all going to be talking about it next week.
And, you know, we'll either be making excuses or, you know, if Alabama wins this game.
If Alabama wins this game and Kirby Smart goes one and three against Kayla DeBoer.
He's already one and two.
There's going to be a lot of questions over at Athens, Georgia.
See, they're not looking for just an SEC title.
They've won those.
They're looking for a national title.
They're looking for something to have success.
And if they can't do that, it's going to be a little bit of a thorn.
It'll be something that no longer have a Nick Saban problem.
They'll have an Alabama problem.
Well, yeah, I've heard that all week, too.
Ryan, who have you got on the show today, bud?
And where can we get online and listen?
Well, listen, we're loading up with guests today.
We've got Rodney Orlitt.
He got off the gate at 2 o'clock.
We've got Mike Johnson, the All-American offensive lineman.
He does radio over the line.
He'll be on at 3 o'clock.
Mike Griffith at 3.15.
And then we'll have Brad Powers at 5 o'clock.
So we're going to have a big show lined up.
And we're going to go ahead and start our parlay picks where we can get it out of the way.
And we'll start that this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
I appreciate you guys as always.
Regardless of where you may be, I hope everybody stays safe out there.
And hopefully this thing will dissipate.
We won't throw too many stones at the meteorologist if it goes away or dissolves a little bit.
Because I've got a hard job to do.
I appreciate you guys so much.
Thank you, buddy.
I'm back at you.
Amen, brother.
Updated numbers as far as the forecast.
You can read into this what you want.
It was 60% chance of rain Saturday night.
We started to show, man, it's back down to 40.
They're not mentioning a lot of wind Saturday night.
They are Saturday, 45 miles an hour with 100% chance of rain.
So if you're planning on going down, factor that in.
But again, at this point in time, and I'm sure by tomorrow it'll be different than this, BB.
But right now, it's improving.
Well, we'll have a much better idea of where this is.
You just need to be patient.
But yeah, I think the wind's going to be much more of a factor than the rain.
Coming up tonight, BB, are you ready for some football with the aforementioned KJ in the gang?
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