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 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC.

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

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 The score.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where we're able to give you the very latest in the Titan Tigers' respective huge border wars this weekend.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in.

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 And first of all, can you sum up the response from the SEC office about this past weekend's officiating in the Alabama-Georgia game?

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 Yes, rivalry week.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall.

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 Ben Thomas of AL.com previews another big high school football weekend.

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 But right now, Roger Hoover is here to recap a tough, but I call it an encouraging loss to the number one Georgia Bulldogs in preview the third Saturday in October.

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 The man who has all the answers from the second Saturday in October and the third Saturday in October.

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 And the man who had the best seat in the house, and I'm sure he's going to clarify everything, the fine voice on the Crimson Tide Network, Roger Hoover.

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 Give me five more minutes than we would have whooped the Bulldogs this past week.

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 I just need five more minutes, guys.

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 Good, bad, and ugly, as our buddy Clint Eastwood would say.

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 Now you've got to live with that.

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 The people who made that call, they've got to live with it.

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 Where do you start breaking down, now that we know the outcome, where are you with this team, Roger?

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 Coach Samoa provided some good updates on them, but basically indicated that all of them are kind of week-to-week at this point.

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 You're not sure if they're able to come back, along with two guys that we missed the last two weeks, Justin Hill and Desmond Zulu, who really helped.

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 How does he make sure he's on the same page with likely Mal Waldrop who would slide over and be the center for this game?

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 Roger, again, for Alabama fans, that's good news.

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 between Alabama's offensive coordinator, Grubb, and Tennessee's defensive coordinator named Knowles?

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 Two well-recognized and respected names in the game,

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 Whether they're working here or somewhere else, they're going to have a job.

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 Alabama men's basketball is going to be speaking at SEC Media Days

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 You did the call on the exhibition game with Alabama and Furman.

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 The Tide win 111-93.

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 I've heard, Lord have mercy, about these freshmen.

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 Samuels and Bowie.

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 Chloher is really good.

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 Brandon Garrison had a good game.

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 So it was a much larger lineup on the floor.

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 And as a result, Alabama was still able to score a lot of points.

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 They probably gave up more points,

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 especially against Furman's hot-shooting guards

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 than they wanted on Thursday night.

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 You know, Nate didn't like the 90-plus points

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 that the Paladins scored.

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 But you like the offense.

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 And especially you like highlight reel dunks.

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 And we got a lot of that from Taurus Bowie

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 who reminded some people of Brandon Miller.

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 And anybody that reminds you of Brandon Miller,

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 I think Bowie had a really good first showing.

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 King Samuels was a starter in that ball game.

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 So Alabama certainly trusts what he can do on the perimeter.

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 So it's a good team.

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 But it's just there's so much trust right now with Nate Oates

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 and how he's going to build a roster from one year to the next.

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 And I love the fact, too,

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 Amari Allen looks like an NBA point guard.

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 I mean, the way he directed the offense was incredible.

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 With his size, knowing he could play down low with anybody as well in the SEC.

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 But the fact that, I mean, he is just such a large human at point guard,

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 I think adds just a different dimension to this Alabama team.

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 So I'm thrilled.

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 I'm excited to see what these next few weeks look like as we get into the season.

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 Absolutely.

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 Listen, always enjoy it.

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 Have a great week.

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 I know you're going to be busy.

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 Hey, coach, tomorrow night, Crimson Rewind.

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 And then, of course, going to Rocky Top again, as Harold said,

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 you've got a lot of experience in the state of Tennessee.

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 Roger, have a great week, buddy.

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 Thank you, guys.

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 Always appreciate you having me on.

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 Roll time.

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 Really a pleasure for us to go to the new home of college football surprises.

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 Joe Cox, fine columnist, Saturday down south.

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 His book's called A Fine Team Man.

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 And he's living in a fine team land these days called Kentucky.

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 Joe Cox, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Gentlemen, the sun is shining.

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 The birds are chirping.

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 And the Kentucky Wildcats are five and one.

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 What could I ask?

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 Oh, man.

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 Is Kentucky still a basketball school, Joe?

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 Or is that just a distant memory now?

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 You know, it's getting that way.

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 It's become a two-part move in that direction

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 when the men are picked seventh in the SEC preseason basketball bowl.

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 And then the football team looks like they might be a little better than seventh.

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 So, yeah, the coaches, Pope and Stein, are sending it that direction.

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 Joe, since you brought that up,

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 we just got done talking about where Alabama is in the preseason bowl.

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 They're fifth.

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 You said Kentucky's seventh.

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 How good is the SEC if Bama's fifth and Kentucky's seventh?

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 Well, I mean, that's going to be the question.

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 But you look at a team like Texas coming in where they are,

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 but then you look at Texas' roster and you go,

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 yeah, it's hard not to respect these guys.

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 I mean, you know, will it play out that way on the court?

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 I think we could be in for a basketball season

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 where basketball is just as up in the air as football is right now,

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 where you've got a couple of really good teams

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 and then you've got everybody else.

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 And on a given, you know, Tuesday or Wednesday or Saturday,

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 anything could happen.

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 Absolutely.

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 Joe, as you can imagine in this state,

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 the loss to Georgia has resonated with one or two fans,

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 especially the officiating is concerned.

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 We've got a lot of great games.

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 There is a tremendous slate of SEC games this week.

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 But, Joe, just to recap,

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 your thoughts on the last game of the century?

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 Well, you know, it's just one of those situations

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 where you can't make more out of it than it was.

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 I think the good news for Alabama is if you had to take a loss,

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 you took one where you were very much competitive,

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 where if one official had managed to call pass interference,

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 maybe it all comes out a little bit different.

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 There's certainly no shame in taking a loss to the Georgia Bulldogs this year.

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 And I like Alabama a lot.

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 I don't think anything that happened on Saturday

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 changes the overall trajectory of the season,

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 which is still very much moving up

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 and wouldn't want to move in on the tide come college football playoff time.

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 While we're on that topic of Crimson,

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 your thoughts about this is weird, Joe.

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 They're going to be wearing Crimson jerseys at Knoxville this weekend.

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 The two teams, one brain, go retro.

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 Tennessee next year will wear their orange and Tuscaloosa.

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 That's cosmetics.

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 At the end of the day, who's going to have the fireworks

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 and the scoreboard Saturday in Knoxville?

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 I like Alabama's offense better than I like Tennessee's.

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 I think that's going to be the story here.

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 The Vols have really done a nice job of kind of gutting through some games,

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 but I think there's just going to be too much firepower on the tide side.

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 I think in the second half, Alabama's going to come out and take that game over.

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 Joe, it amazes me that the SEC has three of the best games

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 of the season on at the same time.

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 One of those is Missouri at Ole Miss.

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 Along with the Kentucky Wildcats, Missouri's, the other Cinderella,

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 Austin Simmons, returning back to his former school to face Trinidad Chambliss.

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 Jamal Roberts has been running wild back-to-back 200-yard games.

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 Ole Miss is a six-and-a-half point favorite in what should be a very intriguing game.

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 Who does Joe Cox favor in this game?

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 You know, this is definitely going to be one that I think is closer than the pundits would have you believe.

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 I recognize Ole Miss does have a home field advantage, but I really do like this Missouri team.

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 And, you know, to my eyes, not to slander the locals here, but I think Missouri is the team that's probably not getting enough talk

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 as far as that third or that fourth team out of the SEC after it's kind of, you know, obvious teams.

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 Missouri's the one that's really stood out because of how well Jamal Roberts has run the ball.

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 And then, you know, they've only committed three turnovers this year, and that's an amazing thing.

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 And if that holds up, that's the recipe to go on the road and win.

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 If you don't beat yourself, you know, with the ground game and then the solid veteran Simmons there at the helm

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 with some things to prove, as you know, in his old stomping grounds,

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 Missouri certainly got a very good chance at that upset.

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 Joe Cox, Saturday down south.

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 Remember at the SEC MIA days, everybody was laughing at Will Stein when he was asked the question,

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 why is Kentucky going to be better?

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 And he said, because of me.

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 Maybe he knew something a lot of folks didn't know because without Will Stein being Will Stein

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 in the last two wins, where would Kentucky be?

460
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 He said, the heck with that conservative kick after.

461
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:22,780
 Let's just go for it right here.

462
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:24,260
 All on the line.

463
00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:26,200
 Let's go for two or go home.

464
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,200
 They did.

465
00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:28,000
 They win.

466
00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:33,640
 Your thoughts just how the road to this surprise there in your backyard of Kentucky with the Wildcats.

467
00:26:34,540 --> 00:26:41,480
 You know, it has been an amazing run already, not just to win, but to win in the way that you describe.

468
00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:46,640
 Because Kentucky football is such the Charlie Brown of the SEC.

469
00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,240
 Kentucky's life is losing on two-point conversions.

470
00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:54,860
 They're turning victory into defeat year after year.

471
00:26:55,260 --> 00:26:57,980
 And under Stein, maybe it's a change in attitude.

472
00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,380
 Maybe it's some really good coaching and some play calling.

473
00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:05,820
 Maybe just the elements have aligned themselves in the right way.

474
00:27:05,940 --> 00:27:11,760
 But for Kentucky to suddenly be this opportunistic team that can cash in on other people's mistakes,

475
00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:17,520
 that can grab the one play that makes the difference, it's a very novel feeling up here.

476
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:36,160
 Joe, LSU fans are saying, where's our return on the investment already after losing to your cats where they host Mississippi State in the early game on Saturday in the status of Camario Taylor and also Fluff Bothell.

477
00:27:36,660 --> 00:27:39,980
 They're a very fine running back who did not play against Alabama.

478
00:27:39,980 --> 00:27:41,540
 And the state's had a bye week.

479
00:27:42,180 --> 00:27:45,360
 LSU is coming off, of course, a stinging win.

480
00:27:45,580 --> 00:27:47,680
 LSU, 10-and-a-half.

481
00:27:47,940 --> 00:27:50,840
 Joe, do they win and cover that 10-and-a-half?

482
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:58,040
 A 10-and-a-half looks awfully big to me, particularly if they've got some emotional hangover.

483
00:27:58,380 --> 00:28:05,080
 And I've certainly seen enough commentary on officiating from LSU fans over the last few days.

484
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:12,300
 You know, the team better not have its head there because if they do, Mississippi State is certainly capable of coming out and making them pay.

485
00:28:12,300 --> 00:28:21,360
 I wouldn't necessarily think that state wins the game, but the idea that state could keep it close and make it uncomfortable, that's one I would certainly subscribe to.

486
00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:28,400
 It's interesting to see in the modern era that money doesn't always guarantee anything.

487
00:28:28,580 --> 00:28:30,400
 Look at the baseball races right now.

488
00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,800
 Tampa, one of the best-managed teams overall in the entire world.

489
00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,980
 Milwaukee, hello there, more famous for beer than anything else.

490
00:28:38,420 --> 00:28:41,560
 And the reason I bring that up is you go to the Dodgers and the Yankees.

491
00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:46,460
 Dodgers still got a pulse, but they're down without a win so far at this point in the postseason.

492
00:28:46,820 --> 00:28:48,940
 And then you go to the aforementioned teams.

493
00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:51,280
 LSU goes out and bankrolls the big one.

494
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,660
 Texas does the same.

495
00:28:52,660 --> 00:28:54,660
 Indeed, they are not living up to their standard.

496
00:28:54,780 --> 00:28:56,200
 And then you go to Texas A&M.

497
00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,580
 They have spent a Brinks truck load, too.

498
00:28:59,820 --> 00:29:03,540
 Your thoughts just about where we are, that money doesn't always parallel success.

499
00:29:03,540 --> 00:29:05,760
 And what about A&M with Elko?

500
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:08,680
 Yeah, it's a mess with A&M.

501
00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:09,500
 I'll start there.

502
00:29:09,780 --> 00:29:17,100
 I mean, you can't do anything, but, boy, it's not going to be a comfortable offseason after they wind up going, you know, maybe 6-6.

503
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:22,900
 Maybe at best, I would think 7-5, 5-7, not outside the realm of possibility.

504
00:29:22,900 --> 00:29:25,780
 And, yeah, it's all about return on investment.

505
00:29:25,780 --> 00:29:35,080
 And probably the unexpected element of the professionalization of college sports is that you have that kind of moneyball mentality.

506
00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,340
 The key is going to be finding value.

507
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,760
 It's not being able to write the biggest check.

508
00:29:40,900 --> 00:29:49,440
 Yeah, it's being able to write the smartest check, the check that's getting, you know, the best out of the players and the coaches that it's written to.

509
00:29:49,860 --> 00:29:53,140
 And that's been the story, I think, of this season so far.

510
00:29:53,260 --> 00:29:55,080
 I mean, yeah, certainly the big dogs are eating.

511
00:29:55,240 --> 00:30:00,800
 Ohio State and Georgia aren't going anywhere, but, yeah, you look around and Mississippi State and Kentucky are up.

512
00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:07,960
 You've got teams that are down like A&M and now somewhat LSU that you never, ever would have thought about.

513
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:16,720
 And some of it's luck, some of it's the fortune of the schedule, but some of it has just been there were teams out there who were saying,

514
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 we can't win an arms race with these schools, but we can be smarter than them.

515
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 And I think that a lot of those teams have thrived in that.

516
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,440
 Let me close with one game with you.

517
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:28,000
 Florida at Texas.

518
00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:34,500
 Florida was really, the fans were so pumped after beating Auburn 4-0.

519
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:36,940
 Jane Ball was running wild.

520
00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:46,500
 Well, the last two weeks, they've come back down to earth after scoring a combined 36 points and losses to Missouri and South Carolina.

521
00:30:46,700 --> 00:30:53,140
 Well, Texas fans are certainly not happy after losing Red River very late in that game.

522
00:30:53,260 --> 00:30:56,760
 Texas, nearly a 10-point favorite, Joe.

523
00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,380
 Florida, Texas, and Austin.

524
00:31:00,580 --> 00:31:07,020
 It's going to be interesting to see what Florida's mindset is because Florida, you know they've lost two in a row.

525
00:31:07,380 --> 00:31:09,800
 The other side of that, their defense has been pretty atrocious.

526
00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:15,080
 They've given up a lot of points and that's good news for a Texas offense.

527
00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:17,620
 It's kind of, as you know, licking its wounds at this point.

528
00:31:17,980 --> 00:31:23,420
 But Florida's got Texas and then they've got the artist formerly known as the Cocktail Party coming up.

529
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:27,820
 So Florida could very well walk into a four-game losing streak here.

530
00:31:28,340 --> 00:31:30,580
 This team that was 4-0 could be 4-4.

531
00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:32,880
 And, you know, that's my story.

532
00:31:32,980 --> 00:31:34,240
 Where's their head going to be at?

533
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:41,200
 Because I think Texas is going to come out pretty motivated and, you know, arch chance at redemption, 437.

534
00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:41,960
 Let's see.

535
00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,500
 At some point, you feel like the guy gets it right.

536
00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,260
 But this feels like a pretty good landing spot for him against Florida.

537
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:49,440
 Absolutely.

538
00:31:49,740 --> 00:31:55,180
 Listen, you did a great job again predicting every team's final record after week six.

539
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:57,740
 Bama 10-2 or 11-1.

540
00:31:58,300 --> 00:31:59,520
 Auburn 5-7.

541
00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,040
 Florida 7-5.

542
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:06,900
 Just some of the 16 SEC teams always enjoy the conversation.

543
00:32:06,900 --> 00:32:10,860
 Where can we get on line to get that article and the teams, Joe?

544
00:32:11,660 --> 00:32:14,100
 The gang of Saturday down south has got you covered.

545
00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:15,160
 That one's out today.

546
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:19,780
 And, of course, later in the week, I get that viewer's guy together and remind everybody what's on,

547
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,240
 who's playing when, where they're playing, and which games you just can't miss.

548
00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,200
 And there's going to be a lot of those this weekend.

549
00:32:26,780 --> 00:32:27,960
 Joe, enjoy it.

550
00:32:28,020 --> 00:32:31,320
 And according to rumors, Kentucky still has a basketball team.

551
00:32:31,420 --> 00:32:32,500
 We'll see you here in a few weeks.

552
00:32:32,540 --> 00:32:33,960
 In the meantime, enjoy, okay?

553
00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:35,200
 All right, guys.

554
00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:35,560
 Take care.

555
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:36,100
 Thank you, bud.

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 You did not get a yellow flag.

651
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652
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653
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 You know, I actually went to an NFL game on Sunday.

654
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655
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656
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 Yes.

657
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 Yes.

658
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 We were in California.

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 I went to the Broncos Chargers game.

661
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 What an unsightly affair that was.

662
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 I'm sorry.

663
00:39:17,260 --> 00:39:19,480
 You know, I will say this about it.

664
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665
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 The whole analytics thing.

666
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 Because Jim Harbaugh is coming under a lot of pressure here.

667
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 A lot of heat for that fourth and one call.

668
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 That quarterback sneak.

669
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670
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 Yeah.

671
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:39,720
 Well, it says at this point you have a better chance to win going for it there than if you

672
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 don't.

673
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 Now, but you have to nuance this a little bit.

674
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 You're up seven.

675
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 You know, 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, you can punt Denver inside of its own 10, maybe.

676
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 And Denver's not doing anything with the ball.

677
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 There is no way on earth Bo Nix is going to take that team 85 yards to score.

678
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 He might be able to take them 40 yards to score.

679
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 Not 85 in that game.

680
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 Yet, they opened the door for Denver to do just that.

681
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 They couldn't convert that fourth and one sneak of poor call.

682
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 And what do you know?

683
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 Nix hits one pass and he scrambles once and then, boom, touchdown pass.

684
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 And that was it.

685
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 I mean, and then the Chargers turned the ball over again.

686
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 But it's this, the analytics thing.

687
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 I've had stat people talk to them.

688
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 They say, whatever they see on the football side, it is not statistically relevant.

689
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 There aren't enough examples for them to make these blanket statements that you go for it.

690
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 Because there's so many different factors you have to figure in.

691
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:37,320
 And that Charger example was a big one, I thought, on Sunday.

692
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:42,220
 The thing I say about that, Bruce, if you're going to go that route, don't pay a head coach money.

693
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:46,120
 Just get some kid over there who's a nerd with stats and have an iPad.

694
00:40:46,460 --> 00:40:49,800
 Just relay what it says on the screen to the quarterback.

695
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,800
 I mean, that's all they're doing anyway, as long as we live like this.

696
00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:55,780
 But, Bruce, you've got the national seat at the table.

697
00:40:56,060 --> 00:40:59,220
 Alabama, Georgia, here's the deal down here, okay?

698
00:40:59,740 --> 00:41:01,740
 Alabama fans say they cheated.

699
00:41:02,020 --> 00:41:03,720
 Georgia fans say they cheated.

700
00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:04,880
 But for different reasons.

701
00:41:05,020 --> 00:41:06,820
 In other words, Alabama got all the calls.

702
00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:08,660
 So, I know that's shocking to you.

703
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,740
 You are the neutral voice here.

704
00:41:11,820 --> 00:41:14,120
 What is your take on Bama and Georgia?

705
00:41:14,780 --> 00:41:17,240
 Well, you know, it was what we sort of thought of.

706
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,400
 I thought Bama could pull that game out beforehand.

707
00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:21,440
 I thought it would be close.

708
00:41:22,140 --> 00:41:25,700
 But the bottom line is, I think, we saw and we're seeing now.

709
00:41:25,820 --> 00:41:27,920
 We're at the half-mile pole now, the regular season.

710
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:31,100
 These are the two best teams in the SEC.

711
00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:32,600
 Maybe the two best teams in the country.

712
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:39,400
 But these two are probably going to go at it again in Atlanta, like they did last year, like they've done many times.

713
00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:44,740
 And they may do it again in the regular season, in the postseason, too, in the playoff.

714
00:41:45,460 --> 00:41:47,880
 This might be like the Seahawks and the 49ers.

715
00:41:47,940 --> 00:41:49,980
 You might see these teams play three times.

716
00:41:50,340 --> 00:41:52,660
 And that would be very believable.

717
00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:56,920
 But I think, you know, somebody had to win and somebody had to lose on Tuesday.

718
00:41:57,180 --> 00:42:03,200
 And these two teams, I think, are at less risk of losing multiple games than anybody else in the SEC.

719
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:04,520
 And that includes Texas.

720
00:42:05,060 --> 00:42:08,660
 I could see Texas missing the playoff completely.

721
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:12,900
 You know, they're, listen, the Ohio State game, I know they won that game.

722
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:14,960
 But for three quarters, they didn't look all that good.

723
00:42:15,180 --> 00:42:17,100
 And some things happened in the fourth quarter.

724
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:21,080
 But, you know, there's a lot of banana peels out there.

725
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:26,380
 And the only two I can see kind of missing those in the SEC are Alabama and Georgia.

726
00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:27,660
 They'll be fine at the end of the year.

727
00:42:27,720 --> 00:42:31,600
 We'll see them again in Atlanta and maybe then when we get to the playoff come January.

728
00:42:32,140 --> 00:42:37,000
 All right, before we get into our SEC slate, which is amazing, I've had several people say,

729
00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:42,060
 now, when you get Bruce on, ask him about the two big national games, and we'll do that.

730
00:42:42,180 --> 00:42:43,720
 Ohio State and Indiana.

731
00:42:45,160 --> 00:42:49,660
 At Indiana, the first time Indiana's played a team of the Pulse this year,

732
00:42:50,580 --> 00:42:52,360
 the Buckeyes three-and-a-half point favorite.

733
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:56,780
 I go back to the Illinois game when they gave up 465 yards.

734
00:42:57,660 --> 00:43:00,420
 But their defense seems to have improved a little bit.

735
00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:02,740
 Josh Hoover, can he make plays?

736
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,020
 And then Notre Dame at BYU.

737
00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:13,880
 This is an interesting quarterback matchup with C.J. Carr and Bear Blockmeyer for BYU and Notre Dame,

738
00:43:14,020 --> 00:43:16,060
 plus 13 turnover.

739
00:43:16,300 --> 00:43:18,580
 They had 21 interceptions last year.

740
00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:23,820
 The two big national games, Ohio State at Indiana, Notre Dame at BYU.

741
00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:27,140
 Yeah, I'm looking at both visitors there.

742
00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:31,840
 Indiana did pull one out of the fire last week at Nebraska.

743
00:43:32,220 --> 00:43:33,720
 They were in deep trouble in that game.

744
00:43:33,820 --> 00:43:40,800
 There were some real defensive breakdowns there, especially that long touchdown that got Indiana over the hump.

745
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:47,120
 But from the Northwestern game a couple of weeks ago until now, I'm just not quite sure Indiana is where it was last year.

746
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,580
 And Ohio State, I think, is probably about where it was.

747
00:43:52,300 --> 00:43:53,140
 It got a little bit better.

748
00:43:53,220 --> 00:43:56,680
 Listen, I think Iowa is a really good team.

749
00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:59,540
 And Ohio State went into Iowa City two weeks ago.

750
00:43:59,540 --> 00:44:03,540
 And mostly because of Smith and Iowa not being able to cover him.

751
00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:08,480
 They dominated that game just because of him, for the most part.

752
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:12,180
 And I don't see Indiana with an answer to him.

753
00:44:12,260 --> 00:44:13,520
 I know they faced him last year.

754
00:44:13,580 --> 00:44:17,320
 I know they beat him in the Big Ten title game, 13-10.

755
00:44:18,220 --> 00:44:20,940
 But the Hoosier offense didn't do much that game.

756
00:44:21,260 --> 00:44:22,940
 I'm not sure with Hoover in there.

757
00:44:23,180 --> 00:44:25,220
 They're going to do much more on Saturday.

758
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,220
 And I think Ohio State will figure something out.

759
00:44:27,220 --> 00:44:29,940
 So I'm going to lean to the Buckeyes there a little bit.

760
00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:33,700
 The other one, I'm going to lean to the Fighting Irish.

761
00:44:34,220 --> 00:44:36,480
 The Domers come in, like you say, all those numbers.

762
00:44:36,660 --> 00:44:41,000
 You know, all these game, what's it now, 16 straight wins, all by double-digit margins, by the way.

763
00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:42,640
 Some of them, a couple was right at 10.

764
00:44:43,700 --> 00:44:48,640
 But they're starting to put some things together offensively.

765
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:57,100
 You know, the one thing I thought early in the year was that, you know, you had two first-round NFL running backs there.

766
00:44:57,220 --> 00:45:01,640
 Who were taken in the draft in Jeremiah Love and Jadarian Price.

767
00:45:01,860 --> 00:45:05,060
 Even at Notre Dame, that's not easy to replace.

768
00:45:05,820 --> 00:45:09,880
 But suddenly, they're starting to find some room to run.

769
00:45:10,540 --> 00:45:13,940
 And this freshman, Jonas Walton, big play threat.

770
00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:17,380
 And we've seen him burst upon the scene the last couple weeks.

771
00:45:17,380 --> 00:45:18,400
 CJ Carr is still there.

772
00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:24,100
 But mostly in this game, it's because BYU has turned into too much the Bear Bachmeier show.

773
00:45:24,420 --> 00:45:32,560
 I mean, he counted for, I think it was, 426 of their 508 yards against Iowa State last Friday.

774
00:45:33,060 --> 00:45:37,000
 The question is, so why didn't they score more than 24 points in that game?

775
00:45:37,140 --> 00:45:44,740
 Well, it's because they're also without their top running back, now L.J. Martin, and down in the red zone, they really had some problems against Iowa State.

776
00:45:44,820 --> 00:45:48,840
 Got stuffed a couple times, didn't even score, settled for a field goal another time.

777
00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:52,220
 So, Bachmeier by himself was not going to be able to do this.

778
00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:55,940
 And BYU also struggled offensively against TCU the week before that.

779
00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:58,600
 Notre Dame goes in there and takes care of the Cougars on this Saturday.

780
00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:01,240
 Bruce Marshall, the goal sheet.

781
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:05,200
 Bruce, you want to talk to us about the respective border wars down here.

782
00:46:05,340 --> 00:46:06,820
 We've talked about Bama and Georgia.

783
00:46:06,900 --> 00:46:10,500
 Let's talk about Bama and Tennessee and Georgia and Auburn.

784
00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,320
 I think most folks believe Georgia is going to win.

785
00:46:12,380 --> 00:46:15,120
 The question there is, is it going to cover or could there be an upset?

786
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:18,080
 And your thoughts about the respective rivalry games?

787
00:46:19,060 --> 00:46:21,700
 Yeah, I mean, it's the third Saturday in October.

788
00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:23,840
 And here we go again.

789
00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:29,580
 And Bama's lost a couple times up at Knoxville in 22 and 24.

790
00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:33,160
 And, you know, we'll see here.

791
00:46:33,260 --> 00:46:35,280
 We'll see what Josh Heupel does.

792
00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:38,520
 I thought it was a pretty shrewd move of him.

793
00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:43,140
 The move to McIntyre at quarterback, I thought, was, first of all,

794
00:46:43,180 --> 00:46:45,680
 kind of a vote of no confidence in Faison Brennan.

795
00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:47,660
 And we talked about this last week and the weeks prior,

796
00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:51,120
 the reasons that Josh went with Brennan at the start,

797
00:46:51,180 --> 00:46:53,360
 because of the upside and the big arm and the mobility.

798
00:46:54,020 --> 00:46:55,600
 He wanted to see more big plays.

799
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:58,500
 We saw some in the Furman and Georgia Tech games.

800
00:46:58,500 --> 00:47:00,420
 And then not as many after that.

801
00:47:00,500 --> 00:47:02,960
 It started to get kind of worse when we got banged up a little against Texas.

802
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,380
 And then Josh Polder in the Auburn game.

803
00:47:05,980 --> 00:47:07,360
 McIntyre, totally different.

804
00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:09,620
 I mean, he is just a game manager.

805
00:47:09,780 --> 00:47:10,820
 He's not going to stretch the field.

806
00:47:11,380 --> 00:47:14,060
 But he can hand the ball off to Bishop and Morris.

807
00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:17,600
 And two games ago, at Auburn, Bishop had the most carries, 34.

808
00:47:17,780 --> 00:47:22,540
 And Heupel running back since he took over Tennessee, what, six years ago.

809
00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:29,840
 But that's a change in philosophy for Heupel, because his team's sort of on up-tempo.

810
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,700
 But like Lane's offense, there's a lot of running.

811
00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:40,060
 But the big plays have always been part of it, whether it be Hooker, Milton, even Aguilar last year.

812
00:47:40,780 --> 00:47:43,520
 But McIntyre is something else.

813
00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:49,220
 Now we're hearing he might not stick with McIntyre this week, because that was labored last week against Arkansas.

814
00:47:49,220 --> 00:47:55,880
 I think they're in a little trouble here, because Bama, it took Georgia to slow Bama down.

815
00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,060
 And I think Bama probably gets them.

816
00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:02,140
 The oldest rivalry in the South, that's a big spread.

817
00:48:03,060 --> 00:48:10,580
 I think D.J. Durkin has enough, his defense at Auburn, I think, can keep this thing from getting out of hand.

818
00:48:10,840 --> 00:48:15,560
 And I know, you know, we've talked about Goalish hasn't gotten his offense going with Byron Brown and all that.

819
00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:18,620
 But, you know, you are catching Georgia off the Alabama game.

820
00:48:18,620 --> 00:48:20,220
 And this is an awfully big number.

821
00:48:21,500 --> 00:48:26,340
 It would be a desperate effort here by Auburn, I think, this week, because they're looking now at this season.

822
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,460
 You know, they're looking at, you know, maybe the Music City Bowl with that.

823
00:48:30,460 --> 00:48:33,020
 I mean, if they don't start winning a few games.

824
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:35,820
 I think Auburn stays within this number.

825
00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:37,660
 Sunday doesn't win.

826
00:48:38,940 --> 00:48:41,500
 But I think they can slow down Georgia just enough.

827
00:48:41,580 --> 00:48:45,060
 Georgia's got a little bit more big play weaponry this year, and Stockton's playing better.

828
00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:47,420
 This also might land under 50.

829
00:48:48,020 --> 00:48:54,660
 And also the Tennessee game might land under 51 and a half, because Tennessee has been going under the last few weeks.

830
00:48:54,740 --> 00:48:59,740
 So both these games under, Auburn for me, one, and then Bama for me, the other.

831
00:49:00,300 --> 00:49:02,920
 Fascinating game to me, Missouri at Ole Miss.

832
00:49:03,060 --> 00:49:06,200
 Missouri and Kentucky are the Cinderella's of the SEC.

833
00:49:07,260 --> 00:49:10,340
 Austin Simmons going back to his former school.

834
00:49:10,940 --> 00:49:13,860
 Trinidad-Chamill is a very good quarterback matchup.

835
00:49:14,020 --> 00:49:15,060
 Look at the running backs.

836
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:19,600
 Jamal Roberts second in the FBS with 828 rushing yards.

837
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,100
 T1 Lacy is healthy.

838
00:49:22,920 --> 00:49:24,920
 Ole Miss is a six-and-a-half point favorite.

839
00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:26,160
 Do they win in cover?

840
00:49:28,480 --> 00:49:34,340
 I'm not sure if they do, because I keep on being impressed here by Eli.

841
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:41,460
 And, you know, they just keep doing it at Missouri here.

842
00:49:41,540 --> 00:49:44,880
 I mean, Missouri's really, really impressive, what they're doing here.

843
00:49:44,940 --> 00:49:48,580
 And especially, you know, you mentioned Roberts running all those yards.

844
00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:53,180
 I mean, this is, you know, Ahmad Harty stuff in the summer.

845
00:49:53,380 --> 00:49:56,620
 I mean, this is quite a story about Missouri being able to do that.

846
00:49:56,760 --> 00:50:03,160
 My question about Ole Miss, and as good as Shambles is and as good as they seem to be going here,

847
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:07,360
 I still have some issues with that defense, which I think can be picked upon.

848
00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:11,800
 And this matchup of Austin Simmons coming back is very, very intriguing.

849
00:50:13,140 --> 00:50:16,940
 You know, he probably, Ole Miss probably would have been just fine last year

850
00:50:16,940 --> 00:50:22,680
 and maybe got as far as they did if they didn't, even if they stuck with Simmons,

851
00:50:22,820 --> 00:50:25,500
 because he was going to get better, and we're seeing that now.

852
00:50:25,860 --> 00:50:29,220
 It's just Shambles was something special, but Simmons is looking awfully good, too.

853
00:50:30,220 --> 00:50:33,300
 Missouri's got a better defense, and I think they got a shot in this game,

854
00:50:33,380 --> 00:50:35,080
 so certainly close to near a touchdown.

855
00:50:35,300 --> 00:50:36,700
 I'll take Eli in this one.

856
00:50:37,380 --> 00:50:39,460
 The goal is where you can find Bruce Marshall

857
00:50:39,460 --> 00:50:43,980
 and also the Bruce Marshall under the radar game of the week, B.E.M.

858
00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:52,120
 Yeah, I'll tell you, one I would look at again here.

859
00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:54,420
 I talk about this Oregon State.

860
00:50:55,760 --> 00:50:56,700
 Yeah, absolutely.

861
00:50:57,660 --> 00:51:01,480
 Yeah, I want, first of all, Jamarcus Shepard is not going to be there next year.

862
00:51:01,480 --> 00:51:01,700
 No.

863
00:51:01,840 --> 00:51:03,520
 He's going to get hired away.

864
00:51:03,660 --> 00:51:03,860
 Yep.

865
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:07,840
 And those two, the quarterback, Atkinson, the Mercer transfer,

866
00:51:08,060 --> 00:51:10,900
 and LeGree, the freshman wideout, who, by the way,

867
00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:15,740
 has posted better receiving numbers than even Jeremiah Smith this year.

868
00:51:16,260 --> 00:51:18,460
 They're going to both get rich in the portal.

869
00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:22,380
 I have never seen an offense just tear teams apart the way this one is,

870
00:51:22,420 --> 00:51:23,180
 at least at this level.

871
00:51:23,740 --> 00:51:23,840
 Yeah.

872
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:25,460
 66-14 last week.

873
00:51:25,840 --> 00:51:27,640
 Atkinson leads the nation in touchdown.

874
00:51:27,840 --> 00:51:30,040
 He's passing yards and TVs.

875
00:51:30,940 --> 00:51:33,280
 Washington State, this is the tortoise and the hare.

876
00:51:33,980 --> 00:51:35,360
 Washington State has no offense,

877
00:51:35,580 --> 00:51:39,480
 but only in Aesop's fables does the tortoise beat the hare, not in football.

878
00:51:40,860 --> 00:51:45,560
 You're only laying like 17-and-a-half here in the old Pac-12 game,

879
00:51:45,860 --> 00:51:47,500
 and now in the new Pac-12.

880
00:51:48,120 --> 00:51:51,820
 I'm just going to keep riding Oregon State until they don't cover a game.

881
00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:53,440
 Whatever I have to lay, I'm taking the Beavers.

882
00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:58,180
 I think Oregon State and Oklahoma State may be two of the most improved teams,

883
00:51:58,180 --> 00:52:04,380
 and our listeners remember Shepard, Alabama's wide receiver coach,

884
00:52:04,580 --> 00:52:09,000
 ace recruiter under Kalen DeBoer, and I'm like you.

885
00:52:09,140 --> 00:52:12,500
 He's doing exactly what I thought that he would be doing.

886
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:14,920
 This is the Bruce Marshall weekend.

887
00:52:15,300 --> 00:52:18,720
 I mean, as far as the games in the SEC and nationally,

888
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:25,120
 you're doing well in the NFL, Major League Baseball, hockey, you name it,

889
00:52:25,180 --> 00:52:26,140
 you've got it covered.

890
00:52:26,260 --> 00:52:31,280
 The gold standard, my friend, where can we get online to get everything?

891
00:52:32,040 --> 00:52:33,020
 Here's the scary thing.

892
00:52:33,440 --> 00:52:36,080
 College hoops, the first game I think is November 1.

893
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:36,480
 It is.

894
00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:38,700
 That's like two-and-a-half weeks away.

895
00:52:39,020 --> 00:52:41,060
 The NBA is starting like late next week.

896
00:52:41,180 --> 00:52:41,780
 Oh, my God.

897
00:52:42,200 --> 00:52:45,100
 Yeah, this is a fun time of year, though, all these games, all these picks.

898
00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:51,320
 We had a smashing weekend, in football especially, 4-1 college, 4-1 in the NFL,

899
00:52:52,040 --> 00:52:56,480
 and we've got some picks up there now, a special $5 Tuesday, so all the picks up there, $5.

900
00:52:56,700 --> 00:52:59,940
 That's at my page at wagertalk.com.

901
00:53:00,060 --> 00:53:00,820
 Go up there right now.

902
00:53:00,900 --> 00:53:03,400
 Tonight you can pull down this week's issue, the gold sheet from Wager Talk,

903
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:08,460
 and you can also find winners and whiners and picksandparleys.com up at the Wager Talk site.

904
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:14,100
 As the Beatles will say, come together with all these sports and do a great job tying it all up.

905
00:53:14,200 --> 00:53:15,840
 Listen, man, Bruce, as always, great job.

906
00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:16,980
 Keep up the good work.

907
00:53:17,640 --> 00:53:18,360
 Have fun, boys.

908
00:53:18,460 --> 00:53:19,060
 Enjoy the games.

909
00:53:19,260 --> 00:53:19,780
 Thank you, buddy.

910
00:53:19,860 --> 00:53:20,220
 Thank you so much.

911
00:53:20,280 --> 00:53:20,800
 Same to you.

912
00:53:20,860 --> 00:53:23,740
 Bruce Marshall, amongst other places, the gold sheet.

913
00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:27,120
 Coming up the next hour, I'm going to be going to the option of the country, down to Orlando.

914
00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:28,460
 Matt Michelle checking in.

915
00:53:29,180 --> 00:53:34,820
 The oldest rivalry in the South, Auburn, Georgia, talking Tigers with Brian Matthews and Ben Thomas.

916
00:53:34,940 --> 00:53:36,620
 Did he survive the king, all right?

917
00:53:36,820 --> 00:53:38,620
 And did he have a wedding in his backyard?

918
00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:39,620
 Tell straight ahead.

919
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:40,220
 Stay with us.

920
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937
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988
00:58:02,980 --> 00:58:09,920
 The Marshall County School Superintendent Cindy Wigley is responding to comments that were made by the incoming superintendent-elect, Clay Weber.

989
00:58:10,060 --> 00:58:17,800
 Weber says that the new policies that Wigley is now implementing within the school district is only going to make it harder for him to make the changes that he was elected to do.

990
00:58:18,100 --> 00:58:23,140
 Wigley now says the changes made were necessary and part of the school system's new fiscal year.

991
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 That starts at the beginning of October.

992
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 Wigley says the decisions were made as part of the fiscal process and not a political calendar

993
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 and should be evaluated on their administrative and financial merits rather than the timing after a recent election.

994
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1002
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 A judge has set a date for a preliminary hearing for a former high school baseball coach who is charged with sex abuse of a minor.

1003
00:59:13,680 --> 00:59:16,240
 Eli Fuller will have that hearing on November 3rd.

1004
00:59:16,400 --> 00:59:19,340
 Court records indicate that the victim in this case was a 14-year-old girl.

1005
00:59:19,780 --> 00:59:25,400
 And criminal charges were recently issued against the principal at Colbert High School for failure to report a crime.

1006
00:59:25,620 --> 00:59:30,600
 Lance Mitchell is the one facing charges after his nephew Eli Fuller was indicted for sex abuse of a student.

1007
00:59:30,820 --> 00:59:35,540
 Fuller has since been fired as the baseball coach at that school and placed on administrative leave as a teacher.

1008
00:59:35,540 --> 00:59:39,120
 Mitchell has also been placed on administrative leave as the school's principal.

1009
00:59:39,720 --> 00:59:43,780
 And two women were found dead inside a home in the city of Mobile this past Monday afternoon.

1010
00:59:43,900 --> 00:59:49,000
 The deaths are not connected to Hurricane Isaiah's police have now detained one man as a person of interest.

1011
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:50,000
 I'm Andrea Tyson.

1012
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1013
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1014
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1015
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1016
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 Tune in and roll tide.

1017
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 Valley Broadcasting Corporation, WITKFM, Rogersville, Athens, Decatur, the Shores, Sports Radio 93.9, the score.

1018
01:00:19,580 --> 01:00:23,300
 This past week, the Florence Falcons came away with another huge home victory.

1019
01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:31,520
 Mahan going to give it inside to Johnson, scoops forward across the 10, stays on his feet to the 5, breaks another tackle, leans forward over the goal line, touchdown for the goose.

1020
01:00:31,660 --> 01:00:37,480
 Now the Falcons turn their attention to the Black Bears of Austin as they travel on the road this Friday night.

1021
01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:43,840
 Join me, Kevin Johnson, along with Mike Albertson, Jeffrey Jones, and John McDaniel as we bring you Florence at Austin.

1022
01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:51,880
 The TNT fireworks pregame begins at 6, kickoff at 7, on your home for Florence Falcons football, 93.9, the score.

1023
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 93.9, the score weather.

1033
01:01:23,780 --> 01:01:25,640
 Today's sunny with a high around 90.

1034
01:01:26,140 --> 01:01:27,980
 Tonight mostly clear with a low near 65.

1035
01:01:28,520 --> 01:01:31,320
 Tomorrow's sunny with a light breeze and a high around 90.

1036
01:01:31,740 --> 01:01:34,120
 Tomorrow night mostly clear with a low near 65.

1037
01:01:34,760 --> 01:01:37,700
 And for your Thursday, mostly sunny with a high around 90.

1038
01:01:38,080 --> 01:01:40,760
 Your weather from 93.9, the score.

1039
01:01:46,100 --> 01:01:54,540
 Now, get ready to roll Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

1040
01:01:55,180 --> 01:01:58,520
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

1041
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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

1042
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 Your exclusive inside track to the tie.

1043
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1044
01:02:10,420 --> 01:02:15,800
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, the score.

1045
01:02:16,300 --> 01:02:18,500
 Welcome back in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

1046
01:02:18,620 --> 01:02:20,160
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Redbeard.

1047
01:02:20,240 --> 01:02:23,080
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1048
01:02:23,180 --> 01:02:26,220
 And what do you say we go from the Shoals to the Shores,

1049
01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:30,780
 and a man who had a lot more going on than just games in the field over the past few days.

1050
01:02:31,320 --> 01:02:40,060
 Ben Thomas at AL.com covers a lot of high school sports and was hoping that the good Lord would cover him with a blessing

1051
01:02:40,060 --> 01:02:43,580
 with a thing called a wedding over the past weekend, a hurricane in his backyard.

1052
01:02:43,900 --> 01:02:45,460
 Ben Thomas, a lot on your plate.

1053
01:02:45,560 --> 01:02:46,060
 Welcome in.

1054
01:02:46,100 --> 01:02:46,660
 How are you?

1055
01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:49,220
 And how did things go for you in the family?

1056
01:02:50,940 --> 01:02:53,600
 Well, good and bad, I guess you might say.

1057
01:02:53,660 --> 01:02:54,980
 I hope you guys are doing well.

1058
01:02:55,400 --> 01:03:01,400
 We, down here where I live in Daphne and Mobile, too, largely got sideswiped by the hurricane.

1059
01:03:01,620 --> 01:03:02,680
 It largely missed us.

1060
01:03:03,900 --> 01:03:06,680
 Hit Bruton and Escambia County really hard.

1061
01:03:06,800 --> 01:03:10,500
 They really took a run of it in the south part of the state.

1062
01:03:10,500 --> 01:03:11,880
 But we did.

1063
01:03:12,340 --> 01:03:15,000
 We talked last week about my daughter getting married.

1064
01:03:15,540 --> 01:03:19,400
 And on Saturday, we did postpone that until December.

1065
01:03:20,040 --> 01:03:23,840
 Turned out it would have been, the weather would have been okay on Saturday,

1066
01:03:24,080 --> 01:03:27,060
 but we didn't know what the power situation would be or anything.

1067
01:03:27,380 --> 01:03:30,440
 And we had people traveling in the town.

1068
01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:32,760
 And Friday would have not have been a good day for travel.

1069
01:03:32,960 --> 01:03:36,680
 So we opted to move it to December 12th.

1070
01:03:36,680 --> 01:03:38,940
 And we'll celebrate that day.

1071
01:03:39,180 --> 01:03:44,920
 And in the meantime, pray for those in Pensacola and Daphne and up in Bruton

1072
01:03:44,920 --> 01:03:49,240
 and other areas that were a lot more affected by the hurricane than we were.

1073
01:03:50,300 --> 01:03:50,820
 Absolutely.

1074
01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:56,080
 The Power 25 caught my attention for several reasons.

1075
01:03:56,800 --> 01:04:00,980
 Florence is number 22 and James Clemens is number 18.

1076
01:04:01,780 --> 01:04:04,740
 Two matchups, two top 10 matchups.

1077
01:04:04,980 --> 01:04:07,180
 Williamson at Viger, they're 6-10.

1078
01:04:08,220 --> 01:04:10,480
 And then the big one, that's Thursday night.

1079
01:04:10,700 --> 01:04:15,520
 By the way, Brooks at Dassler on Alabama Public TV Thursday night, BT.

1080
01:04:15,960 --> 01:04:20,980
 That needs to be in the Thursday picks, along with Florence at Austin.

1081
01:04:21,340 --> 01:04:26,400
 And then the Friday night, number three, Prattville travels to number one, Thompson.

1082
01:04:26,680 --> 01:04:29,020
 So you've got two top 10 matchups.

1083
01:04:30,200 --> 01:04:32,040
 Yeah, a bunch of good games this week.

1084
01:04:32,140 --> 01:04:36,600
 We kind of, you know what, we've got three weeks left in the regular season.

1085
01:04:36,800 --> 01:04:38,560
 It's kind of closing in on the fast.

1086
01:04:38,860 --> 01:04:45,160
 But, yeah, down here Thursday night, people have been talking about this one for a long time.

1087
01:04:45,260 --> 01:04:50,240
 It's been moved to a lot of people's stadium, even though both Williamson and Viger have their own stadiums now.

1088
01:04:51,180 --> 01:04:56,500
 They'll be a huge crowd, Williamson and Viger, number one and number three in the last week.

1089
01:04:56,780 --> 01:04:58,440
 How about the sportswriters rankings?

1090
01:04:58,580 --> 01:05:01,300
 The new rankings will come out again in the morning.

1091
01:05:02,180 --> 01:05:04,620
 And these are teams that played twice last year.

1092
01:05:05,240 --> 01:05:06,500
 They split two meetings.

1093
01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:08,780
 Williamson won a close game in the regular season.

1094
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:13,780
 Viger won in the state semifinals and went on to play in the state championship game.

1095
01:05:14,260 --> 01:05:17,860
 If you don't know a whole lot about these teams, you probably will next year,

1096
01:05:17,860 --> 01:05:21,460
 because they've got a lot of guys on these teams that are going to be playing on Saturday,

1097
01:05:22,320 --> 01:05:23,780
 especially on defense.

1098
01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:28,280
 I mean, these two defenses may be the best in the state in any classification.

1099
01:05:28,660 --> 01:05:33,540
 Guys like Jabari Escarar from Viger and Isaac McNeil, the Auburn committed.

1100
01:05:33,840 --> 01:05:37,080
 Williamson, you've got Elson Gaskin, who's going to Florida.

1101
01:05:37,520 --> 01:05:39,940
 Jalen Scott's going to Oklahoma.

1102
01:05:40,080 --> 01:05:41,520
 He was once committed to Auburn.

1103
01:05:42,100 --> 01:05:44,120
 And a bunch of other guys who have offers.

1104
01:05:44,120 --> 01:05:46,520
 So that should be really special.

1105
01:05:46,700 --> 01:05:51,600
 I met probably the first of, possibly the first of two times they'll play again this year.

1106
01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:55,360
 And then, you know, the same could be said for Friday night, Prattville and Thompson.

1107
01:05:56,120 --> 01:05:58,660
 Two undefeated 6A Region 3 teams.

1108
01:05:59,420 --> 01:06:02,580
 We wonder if anybody can slow down Thompson.

1109
01:06:02,780 --> 01:06:06,840
 That was kind of a close game last week against Hewitt Trussell.

1110
01:06:06,980 --> 01:06:11,160
 It was tight at the half, and then they just broke out in the second half and won easily.

1111
01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:17,940
 So, you know, I think if you look in 6A, you're talking about the people that could win the state championship.

1112
01:06:18,320 --> 01:06:24,240
 Thompson's certainly at the top, and then maybe Central Phoenix City and Prattville right behind them.

1113
01:06:24,740 --> 01:06:27,220
 Thompson's already beat Central Phoenix City once.

1114
01:06:27,320 --> 01:06:30,260
 We'll see if they can beat Prattville or if they can slow down at all.

1115
01:06:30,780 --> 01:06:32,940
 That should be an interesting one on Friday night.

1116
01:06:33,600 --> 01:06:35,280
 Ben Thomas at AL.com.

1117
01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:39,580
 Ben, you've been kind enough to join us every week, whether it's high school football season or not.

1118
01:06:39,620 --> 01:06:47,160
 And one of the things we talked about in the offseason was, what effect would this reclassification have on the respective teams?

1119
01:06:47,160 --> 01:06:52,120
 And has anyone benefited more than our neighbors down the road at Florence High?

1120
01:06:52,660 --> 01:06:58,660
 Your thoughts overall, who, besides Florence, has the reclassification helped across the state?

1121
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:02,900
 And maybe on the other side of the coin, who might have suffered because of it?

1122
01:07:03,960 --> 01:07:06,000
 Well, that's an interesting question, Harold.

1123
01:07:06,520 --> 01:07:10,320
 I do think Florence dropping down to 5A has been helped a little bit.

1124
01:07:10,940 --> 01:07:16,140
 Just looking at their schedule, I mean, they've really been consistent all year for Coach Morrison.

1125
01:07:16,140 --> 01:07:22,960
 I mean, their scores, other than 7-0 against Muscle Shoals, have been pretty consistent down the line.

1126
01:07:23,580 --> 01:07:31,540
 And it gets them out of that 6A competition where you'll eventually have to face somebody in Birmingham or Central Phoenix City, you know, that area.

1127
01:07:32,700 --> 01:07:35,340
 You know, I think somebody else has helped is Briarwood Christian.

1128
01:07:35,600 --> 01:07:35,900
 Yes.

1129
01:07:36,500 --> 01:07:43,020
 Taking them out of the public school environment where they might not have even been a realistic state title competitor.

1130
01:07:43,620 --> 01:07:50,440
 And then put them in this double-A where they're undefeated and they look like they're number one in the double-A league.

1131
01:07:50,440 --> 01:07:53,600
 A lot of good teams in that league, McGill-Tulin's right behind them.

1132
01:07:53,660 --> 01:07:55,320
 You could say the same thing about them.

1133
01:07:55,440 --> 01:07:59,900
 You know, I'm not sure they would be a state title contender in Class 5A.

1134
01:08:00,240 --> 01:08:03,420
 If you look at Class 5A just across the board, it used to be 6A.

1135
01:08:03,520 --> 01:08:06,720
 I mean, there's so many good teams in there still.

1136
01:08:06,920 --> 01:08:08,280
 I mean, most of them are back.

1137
01:08:08,420 --> 01:08:12,920
 You know, Clay Chalk, Parker, Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa has dropped back down.

1138
01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:13,740
 They're really good.

1139
01:08:13,960 --> 01:08:15,280
 Sierra Land's always there.

1140
01:08:15,900 --> 01:08:17,320
 I'm probably missing somebody.

1141
01:08:17,540 --> 01:08:18,280
 Benjamin Russell.

1142
01:08:18,280 --> 01:08:29,420
 So any team, basically, I can summarize your question by saying any team that got out of that Class 5A and got into another class has probably been helped by this.

1143
01:08:29,960 --> 01:08:31,340
 Who's been hurt by it?

1144
01:08:33,200 --> 01:08:34,280
 That's a good question.

1145
01:08:34,460 --> 01:08:50,840
 I mean, you know, smaller schools, as I've talked about before, like our school, Bayshore Christian, Snook, I mean, these teams that are kind of just starting programs, that are having to go up against established programs with a lot more people, it's just difficult.

1146
01:08:51,020 --> 01:08:54,680
 And also travel-wise, I mean, we've talked about that endlessly.

1147
01:08:54,940 --> 01:08:59,040
 I saw a tweet from Aubrey Blackwell, the Montgomery Catholic coach.

1148
01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:10,380
 They came down last week, had a great game against UMS Wright, lost in overtime, and he tweeted out that at 2.30 in the morning, just got back from our region games in Mobile.

1149
01:09:10,760 --> 01:09:20,600
 I mean, that's just not good when you've got teams, and there's a lot of them that are having to travel three and a half, four hours to and from to play region games.

1150
01:09:21,040 --> 01:09:22,020
 And how do we solve that?

1151
01:09:22,020 --> 01:09:28,340
 We talked about that a little bit on our podcast this week with Thomas Ashworth and Randy Kennedy that you guys can listen to.

1152
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 It's linked to on ale.com right now.

1153
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 It's free.

1154
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 I hope people go and check it out.

1155
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 We have fun doing it.

1156
01:09:33,940 --> 01:09:43,700
 But, you know, the two huge problems with this separation are travel and then, as I mentioned, the quality, you know, teams that really shouldn't be playing teams.

1157
01:09:43,900 --> 01:09:45,340
 And how do you solve that?

1158
01:09:45,420 --> 01:09:46,020
 I don't know.

1159
01:09:46,240 --> 01:09:50,220
 I mean, it just doesn't seem like we're going to go back to the way it was.

1160
01:09:50,220 --> 01:10:01,220
 And I think the other solution is having more private school teams so that you can maybe divide it into three classes and then maybe the travel is eased up and the competition is a little bit better.

1161
01:10:01,880 --> 01:10:04,280
 But right now, you know, we've got a whole new league forming.

1162
01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:05,820
 That doesn't look like that's going to happen.

1163
01:10:06,080 --> 01:10:07,780
 So, it'll be interesting.

1164
01:10:07,940 --> 01:10:14,020
 After this first year, Heath Harmon has said that they could go back and look at it even though it won't be a reclass year.

1165
01:10:14,440 --> 01:10:17,240
 Maybe they can make some changes and make it better going forward.

1166
01:10:17,780 --> 01:10:25,280
 B.T., we talk about Fife a lot and Paul Benefield and his incredible record.

1167
01:10:25,620 --> 01:10:27,100
 They're 7-0.

1168
01:10:27,660 --> 01:10:31,160
 They've got two stats that are nearly comical.

1169
01:10:32,240 --> 01:10:34,620
 They have the 7-0 record.

1170
01:10:34,760 --> 01:10:36,420
 They have five shutouts.

1171
01:10:37,020 --> 01:10:39,740
 They've shut out teams five out of the last six games.

1172
01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:42,420
 They actually had a close game the first game of the season.

1173
01:10:42,560 --> 01:10:43,820
 I believe they won in overtime.

1174
01:10:44,740 --> 01:10:47,440
 Five out of the last six games have been shutouts.

1175
01:10:47,440 --> 01:10:49,360
 They've allowed 26 points.

1176
01:10:50,100 --> 01:10:59,220
 What is nearly comical is in the seven losses, they have completed 16 passes the entire season.

1177
01:10:59,580 --> 01:11:02,100
 Not the game, the entire season.

1178
01:11:02,540 --> 01:11:06,260
 They run the ball and run the ball and run the ball.

1179
01:11:06,420 --> 01:11:12,000
 They're running the same plays they were running 15 years ago and it still works.

1180
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:17,640
 Isn't it amazing when you – every time we talk about the five, we nearly snicker.

1181
01:11:17,780 --> 01:11:20,920
 They do it the old-fashioned way, but boy, it still works.

1182
01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:25,400
 I was just giggling as you recounted those stats.

1183
01:11:25,920 --> 01:11:26,540
 It's incredible.

1184
01:11:26,540 --> 01:11:31,680
 Yeah, they did win in overtime the first week, but remember that was at Central Clay County.

1185
01:11:32,320 --> 01:11:36,460
 It's been a larger classification that a lot of people didn't expect them to win.

1186
01:11:36,580 --> 01:11:42,000
 They win that game and then 49-0, 56-0, 42-0, 55-6.

1187
01:11:42,280 --> 01:11:49,580
 Hey, congratulations to Brindley Mountain for scoring six points against them, 62-0 and 42-0, or 54-0.

1188
01:11:49,960 --> 01:11:51,900
 And now they get Collinsville, which will be a test.

1189
01:11:52,020 --> 01:11:55,000
 I mean, Collinsville, 6-1, 5-0.

1190
01:11:55,200 --> 01:12:00,900
 But you're right, it is, you know, in an era where so many teams are, let's spread them out.

1191
01:12:01,480 --> 01:12:02,680
 We're going to go do the spread.

1192
01:12:02,840 --> 01:12:04,220
 We're going to throw it all over the place.

1193
01:12:04,500 --> 01:12:06,940
 Pfeiffer has decided to do it the opposite way.

1194
01:12:07,180 --> 01:12:14,340
 We're going to pull everybody in as tight as we can, and we're going to run it at you until you don't want to tackle us anymore.

1195
01:12:14,340 --> 01:12:21,240
 And I've seen that happen in, what, seven state championship games now where it just, you're playing a good team,

1196
01:12:21,320 --> 01:12:27,600
 and it just looks like the defense is almost like, okay, midway through the third quarter, we just don't want to tackle that guy anymore.

1197
01:12:28,020 --> 01:12:34,120
 And then when they, you know, just when you're not expecting it, they throw it, and when they throw it,

1198
01:12:34,480 --> 01:12:39,420
 there's some wide-open guy running right down the field because you're so used to trying to tackle them.

1199
01:12:39,660 --> 01:12:40,540
 It's amazing.

1200
01:12:40,540 --> 01:12:45,680
 And we've talked about whether Paul Benefield, whether this is it for him.

1201
01:12:45,780 --> 01:12:48,280
 He's talked about it being it for the last three or four years.

1202
01:12:49,580 --> 01:12:57,880
 But he just continues to keep doing it, and it's, like I said before, it's fun for me because my last year or two in Gadsden,

1203
01:12:58,020 --> 01:13:05,920
 I wrote the story about him going from Sylvania back to Fife, and he's been there ever since and just wanted a historic pace.

1204
01:13:06,680 --> 01:13:09,620
 You know, Ben, it works in northeast Alabama.

1205
01:13:09,880 --> 01:13:11,880
 It works in northwest Alabama as well.

1206
01:13:12,040 --> 01:13:17,740
 It shows you the impact of a coach who can rock and roll no matter what jersey or hat he's wearing.

1207
01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:19,680
 How about Daryl Higgins and Russell?

1208
01:13:19,880 --> 01:13:22,980
 His formula is not exactly the jet age either.

1209
01:13:23,360 --> 01:13:24,820
 It's old-fashioned, but guess what?

1210
01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:26,260
 It's like Coca-Cola.

1211
01:13:26,400 --> 01:13:27,140
 It still sells.

1212
01:13:28,740 --> 01:13:31,340
 Yeah, I mean, you know, people win different ways.

1213
01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:34,320
 That's what's kind of fun about this whole environment we're in.

1214
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:38,740
 There's really no right or wrong answer on how people are doing it.

1215
01:13:38,820 --> 01:13:41,360
 But, yeah, Daryl, I mean, you know, we thought he was going to be successful.

1216
01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:47,720
 He did so well at Mars Hill and now going to Russellville 7-1, having won four straight.

1217
01:13:47,820 --> 01:13:50,860
 They're only lost to that good Florence team that we mentioned earlier.

1218
01:13:51,620 --> 01:13:55,280
 Now they get to go to Decatur and they finish with Austin before the playoffs.

1219
01:13:55,700 --> 01:14:01,720
 So, you know, it's different than when we all kind of cut our teeth, guys, and we were running when I was in Gaston.

1220
01:14:01,860 --> 01:14:04,860
 You know, everybody was running some form of the wing tee, basically.

1221
01:14:05,720 --> 01:14:08,600
 Walter Welburn was running the old Notre Dame box.

1222
01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:09,000
 Oh, yeah.

1223
01:14:09,780 --> 01:14:13,700
 And, you know, very few people were throwing it around.

1224
01:14:13,820 --> 01:14:16,140
 But you get a Trent Seaborn and you throw it around.

1225
01:14:16,260 --> 01:14:20,220
 But otherwise, there's nothing wrong with, hey, are you a man enough to stop me?

1226
01:14:20,840 --> 01:14:24,860
 Yeah, Central Husky in Tuscaloosa ran the Notre Dame box for years.

1227
01:14:25,380 --> 01:14:31,360
 Taurus Davis at Russellville, 1,420 yards on the season.

1228
01:14:31,360 --> 01:14:40,700
 He ran for 131 when Russellville beat Athens-Colbert County at 5-2 after beating J.B. Pennington-Hamilton 6-1.

1229
01:14:40,940 --> 01:14:44,220
 Hatton still undefeated after beating Haleville.

1230
01:14:44,340 --> 01:14:49,700
 They've got a showdown with Central of Florence at the end of the season.

1231
01:14:50,460 --> 01:14:51,460
 BT, great stuff.

1232
01:14:51,580 --> 01:14:58,200
 You've also got the Ben's 10, which the Boomo Bugg Show is honoring a member of the Big Ten.

1233
01:14:58,380 --> 01:15:00,720
 We are so humble with that.

1234
01:15:00,900 --> 01:15:01,320
 Absolutely.

1235
01:15:01,700 --> 01:15:06,000
 And you've got Oregon, an Oregon commit, an Alabama commit.

1236
01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:14,820
 By the way, Patrick Parker Turley of Buckhorn was through for 457 yards last week.

1237
01:15:14,860 --> 01:15:16,120
 He's had a really good season.

1238
01:15:16,860 --> 01:15:24,680
 I know you've got the five questions, the state rankings tomorrow, your lousy picks on Thursday, live Thursday and Friday.

1239
01:15:24,780 --> 01:15:26,880
 What else have you got going on?

1240
01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:32,120
 Well, Buckhorn, by the way, they get a good matchup with Gadsden City.

1241
01:15:32,120 --> 01:15:32,600
 Yeah, they do.

1242
01:15:32,600 --> 01:15:34,400
 The Auburn commit Sam Solly this week.

1243
01:15:34,460 --> 01:15:35,760
 That should be a good matchup.

1244
01:15:36,400 --> 01:15:38,020
 I think you kind of summarized it, Brett.

1245
01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:42,360
 I will say, going back to the Notre Dame box, that was hard to cover.

1246
01:15:42,620 --> 01:15:43,200
 Oh, it was.

1247
01:15:43,200 --> 01:15:46,140
 They were playing the ball when they were handing it all around.

1248
01:15:46,300 --> 01:15:52,060
 You know, Murphy ran something we like to call the spin attack at one point because they had K.J. May

1249
01:15:52,060 --> 01:15:54,880
 and you had the quarterback spinning and you never knew where the ball was.

1250
01:15:55,780 --> 01:15:58,960
 But, yeah, check out our podcast today if you can on AL.com.

1251
01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:00,540
 It's only 10 or 15 minutes long.

1252
01:16:00,600 --> 01:16:02,180
 It doesn't take an hour and 15 minutes.

1253
01:16:02,260 --> 01:16:03,240
 I think it's enjoyable.

1254
01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:05,380
 We'll have football high-life.

1255
01:16:05,520 --> 01:16:07,360
 Probably just one this week on Friday.

1256
01:16:07,360 --> 01:16:13,080
 We've had two the last couple of weeks, but probably just one and a lot of good games this week.

1257
01:16:13,200 --> 01:16:15,620
 So, check everything out on AL.com.

1258
01:16:16,100 --> 01:16:17,160
 Always a good job.

1259
01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:18,880
 The most encouraging news of all.

1260
01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:20,420
 You and your family made it through okay.

1261
01:16:21,060 --> 01:16:22,900
 Thanks so much, Ben, for your time today, buddy.

1262
01:16:23,560 --> 01:16:24,160
 It's all right, guys.

1263
01:16:24,200 --> 01:16:24,840
 Have a good week.

1264
01:16:24,920 --> 01:16:25,380
 You too, bud.

1265
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 Absolutely.

1266
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 For a change in a cool one, maybe, too.

1267
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1348
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 Here are more thoughts from Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer following Saturday's game against Georgia.

1350
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 In regards to Kalen, what type of response do you anticipate from him on the field,

1351
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 off the field as a leader of this team?

1352
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 Yeah, I mean, you know, just even just talking to the team, I'm confident, you know,

1353
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 it will yet to be seen what that response looks like, you know, next week,

1354
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 not just for him, but our entire football team.

1355
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1356
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 And so, you know, we've set up to this point.

1357
01:21:19,580 --> 01:21:25,540
 We feel really good about what the team looks like, but, you know, we were undefeated too.

1358
01:21:25,720 --> 01:21:29,840
 So my feeling is that we'll get back to work.

1359
01:21:30,700 --> 01:21:32,240
 You know, that's what was said down.

1360
01:21:35,940 --> 01:21:39,840
 So they can make sure they don't have the feelings that they have down in the locker room right now.

1361
01:21:40,320 --> 01:21:41,320
 I'll have more in a moment.

1362
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1373
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 What's happening this week in college football?

1374
01:22:32,340 --> 01:22:34,540
 The Lindy's Football Report has the answers.

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 30 minutes of college football discussion on the biggest matchups of the week.

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 The Score.

1379
01:22:49,260 --> 01:22:54,040
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1380
01:22:54,580 --> 01:22:58,080
 Welcome back in. Really appreciate free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1381
01:22:58,340 --> 01:23:00,640
 And, B.B., this is one of the best weeks of the year.

1382
01:23:00,740 --> 01:23:08,920
 You get down to these nice border wars, rivalry wars, and nobody has done it longer than the boys from Auburn and Georgia.

1383
01:23:09,020 --> 01:23:11,660
 I think Brian Matthews would document that.

1384
01:23:11,720 --> 01:23:13,720
 He's a senior editor for AuburnSports.com.

1385
01:23:13,780 --> 01:23:14,700
 Brian, welcome in.

1386
01:23:14,740 --> 01:23:15,880
 You sound rested.

1387
01:23:16,380 --> 01:23:18,720
 At this point, you must have had the weekend off.

1388
01:23:19,220 --> 01:23:19,800
 How are you?

1389
01:23:20,440 --> 01:23:23,720
 Well, I've been working on, you know, pre-snap penalties.

1390
01:23:23,720 --> 01:23:25,300
 I've been working on my tackling.

1391
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:26,900
 Yeah, I bet you have.

1392
01:23:27,440 --> 01:23:29,160
 Execution on offense, all those things.

1393
01:23:29,300 --> 01:23:31,280
 So, no, I haven't been well rested at all, man.

1394
01:23:31,420 --> 01:23:32,220
 It's been a rough week.

1395
01:23:32,220 --> 01:23:32,440
 Yeah.

1396
01:23:33,340 --> 01:23:39,960
 Brian, the joke is, Auburn fans are asking, is Georgia going to bring the same officiating crew with them this week that they had last week?

1397
01:23:41,140 --> 01:23:42,700
 I thought all those calls were spot on.

1398
01:23:42,780 --> 01:23:43,860
 I don't know what you guys are talking about.

1399
01:23:44,980 --> 01:23:45,860
 So did Georgia.

1400
01:23:46,020 --> 01:23:47,820
 You guys are going to agree on anything.

1401
01:23:47,940 --> 01:23:48,280
 Oh, yeah.

1402
01:23:51,140 --> 01:23:52,220
 Obviously, that's football.

1403
01:23:52,380 --> 01:23:53,520
 Let's talk about Auburn.

1404
01:23:53,520 --> 01:23:55,920
 What did Auburn learn from their off week?

1405
01:23:57,440 --> 01:24:00,080
 Well, I mean, I don't know.

1406
01:24:00,420 --> 01:24:05,100
 They learned that Alabama and Georgia are pretty physical football teams watching that Saturday night.

1407
01:24:05,640 --> 01:24:13,620
 I think it was more about getting back to the basics for Auburn and correcting the number of mistakes, which I talked about, right?

1408
01:24:13,960 --> 01:24:17,360
 Pre-snap penalties on the road to Tennessee were a big issue.

1409
01:24:18,100 --> 01:24:20,060
 Tackling's been a big issue all season.

1410
01:24:20,860 --> 01:24:24,620
 Getting off blocks was something that D.J. Durkin mentioned right away.

1411
01:24:24,960 --> 01:24:33,760
 Although I think everybody in the room thought he was talking about, what was it, he said defeating blocks.

1412
01:24:34,840 --> 01:24:40,780
 But I think everybody thought he was saying defeat blocks or something.

1413
01:24:40,940 --> 01:24:41,540
 I don't know.

1414
01:24:41,800 --> 01:24:44,300
 It was a block defeat is what he said.

1415
01:24:44,400 --> 01:24:45,680
 And everybody thought he was saying block defeat.

1416
01:24:45,680 --> 01:24:46,360
 That's a new one.

1417
01:24:47,040 --> 01:24:47,220
 Yeah.

1418
01:24:47,420 --> 01:24:48,480
 I was like, what is block defeat?

1419
01:24:48,840 --> 01:24:49,120
 Really?

1420
01:24:49,240 --> 01:24:50,840
 Yeah, we figured it out.

1421
01:24:51,020 --> 01:24:55,620
 But then, you know, just getting off to better starts, right?

1422
01:24:55,680 --> 01:24:59,500
 Auburn didn't get a first down until the second quarter of the Tennessee game.

1423
01:25:00,100 --> 01:25:02,760
 They struggled running the ball early in games.

1424
01:25:03,360 --> 01:25:08,500
 Just a whole lot of turnovers for this team to work on really in the off week.

1425
01:25:09,980 --> 01:25:16,480
 I've seen a lot of reports, in particular, about Justin Hokanson had.

1426
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:20,160
 Auburn wants to run the football more.

1427
01:25:21,420 --> 01:25:29,080
 Jeremiah Cobb and Mampson combined just 13 carries against Tennessee.

1428
01:25:30,020 --> 01:25:37,840
 And look, I understand if you get behind, it's a tendency for offensive coordinators to begin throwing the ball.

1429
01:25:37,840 --> 01:25:40,320
 But, B, Mamp, we've talked about this.

1430
01:25:40,900 --> 01:25:46,500
 And I think that's been the strength that Auburn has gone away from at times the last couple of years.

1431
01:25:46,500 --> 01:25:48,240
 It's away from running the football.

1432
01:25:49,060 --> 01:25:51,180
 Again, we know how good Georgia is.

1433
01:25:51,260 --> 01:25:52,620
 We saw it Saturday night.

1434
01:25:52,720 --> 01:25:56,260
 And a lot of people are certainly not giving Auburn a chance.

1435
01:25:56,400 --> 01:26:00,280
 But offensively, can Auburn run the football against Georgia?

1436
01:26:00,960 --> 01:26:01,680
 They cannot.

1437
01:26:03,420 --> 01:26:04,800
 But they can certainly try.

1438
01:26:04,800 --> 01:26:06,680
 That was a quick, quick answer.

1439
01:26:07,840 --> 01:26:09,360
 Well, here's my thing.

1440
01:26:09,460 --> 01:26:13,080
 They're struggling to run the ball because their offensive line is not doing a good job.

1441
01:26:13,780 --> 01:26:19,120
 And I think when that happens, when you have those breakdowns, it's more difficult.

1442
01:26:20,120 --> 01:26:21,860
 So they can try to scheme things up.

1443
01:26:22,500 --> 01:26:27,100
 They can try to use Byron Moore in the running game to try to open things up for the running backs.

1444
01:26:27,100 --> 01:26:41,380
 But I don't think lining up and giving the ball, you know, 30 straight carries to Jeremiah Cobb or Omar Mabson or Bryson-Washington, I don't think that's suddenly going to turn Auburn into some powerhouse offensive team.

1445
01:26:41,520 --> 01:26:48,520
 And just when they line up and run the ball with running backs, I see a lot of one-yard runs, two-yard runs, a lot of two-yard runs.

1446
01:26:48,620 --> 01:26:54,540
 And then maybe at some point they'll bust out a 20-something-yard run here and there that makes the average look a little better.

1447
01:26:54,720 --> 01:26:57,720
 But it's still not as effective a running game.

1448
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:00,080
 And that's especially true, I think, early in games.

1449
01:27:01,080 --> 01:27:06,540
 Brian Matthews, senior at interauburnsports.com.

1450
01:27:06,600 --> 01:27:13,320
 Brian, it's safe to say that if you're realistic, you look at the situation here, and you go back to what Gunnar Stockton did over the weekend.

1451
01:27:13,320 --> 01:27:22,540
 My gosh, NFL quarterbacks would like to go on the road in that environment and complete nine out of ten third-down passes like this dude did, man.

1452
01:27:22,600 --> 01:27:25,520
 He was throwing dimes, maybe even pennies.

1453
01:27:26,260 --> 01:27:29,320
 Those were not easy conversions, and he did that in hostile territory.

1454
01:27:30,460 --> 01:27:35,100
 Is it safe to say for Auburn to sit here and defeat the odds against them?

1455
01:27:35,900 --> 01:27:43,280
 Durkin on defense has got to come up with something to stop this juggernaut from Georgia and a seasoned, level-headed quarterback.

1456
01:27:44,640 --> 01:27:46,360
 Yeah, he's really good, Gunnar.

1457
01:27:46,540 --> 01:27:48,680
 I mean, I don't think you're going to stop him, right?

1458
01:27:49,520 --> 01:27:51,840
 You've got to slow him down a little bit if you can.

1459
01:27:52,700 --> 01:27:55,780
 You know, Georgia, it's going to be a run-first team, right?

1460
01:27:55,860 --> 01:27:58,480
 They're going to use a tight end and throw to them.

1461
01:27:59,840 --> 01:28:02,060
 It's going to open things up for other parts of that offense.

1462
01:28:02,660 --> 01:28:04,860
 As they go, they've got so many different weapons.

1463
01:28:05,860 --> 01:28:09,540
 You know, they can adjust really well to what a defense is trying to take away from them.

1464
01:28:09,720 --> 01:28:15,220
 So I think it's a really tough thing to do, and I think it's especially tough if you can't stop the run.

1465
01:28:15,360 --> 01:28:16,920
 And I think that's where Auburn has struggled.

1466
01:28:18,400 --> 01:28:22,200
 You know, the Florida running back had over 200 yards, Cincinnati running back over 200 yards.

1467
01:28:22,420 --> 01:28:27,120
 I just – and Georgia's better up front than both those teams by far, I think.

1468
01:28:27,280 --> 01:28:30,320
 So I think that's job number one for this Auburn defense.

1469
01:28:30,460 --> 01:28:33,660
 If they can somehow do that, then maybe they've got a chance.

1470
01:28:34,660 --> 01:28:44,860
 But they've really struggled with that, with tackling, with getting, you know, blown off the ball at the point of attack, you know, with some other issues, getting up blocks, of course.

1471
01:28:45,040 --> 01:28:48,220
 So, you know, that'll be a big, big test for the defense.

1472
01:28:48,820 --> 01:28:58,600
 And one of the best players on defense will not be participating since Xavier Adkins has been suspended for the Georgia game.

1473
01:28:58,680 --> 01:29:00,900
 He's got 37 total tackles.

1474
01:29:01,040 --> 01:29:03,500
 Number one, were you surprised at this?

1475
01:29:03,680 --> 01:29:11,000
 And number two, the linebacking core for Auburn, I've said all summer, was one of the deepest, one of the better ones in the SEC.

1476
01:29:11,680 --> 01:29:13,260
 How does Auburn adjust to that?

1477
01:29:14,360 --> 01:29:20,580
 Well, I'd say I was not surprised, you know, a few days ago when we started hearing, you know, what's going on.

1478
01:29:20,580 --> 01:29:28,840
 But, you know, I'm a little surprised that Xavier hasn't maybe taken some steps forward maturity-wise, you know.

1479
01:29:29,420 --> 01:29:32,140
 Now that he's been a college football player, this is his third year.

1480
01:29:32,940 --> 01:29:38,600
 But I also recognize that I've been doing this a long time, and I know different young people take more time than others.

1481
01:29:39,440 --> 01:29:44,360
 And some, you know, it takes after college, or maybe it never really happens for them the way it needs to.

1482
01:29:44,360 --> 01:29:45,760
 So we'll see.

1483
01:29:45,920 --> 01:29:51,260
 I don't think Xavier has broken any major rules or, you know, crimes or anything like that.

1484
01:29:51,340 --> 01:29:52,100
 It's nothing that serious.

1485
01:29:52,280 --> 01:30:02,360
 It's just a matter of him, you know, taking care of his responsibilities within the team and, you know, showing up at the right time in the right place all the time, that kind of stuff.

1486
01:30:02,600 --> 01:30:09,100
 And, you know, that's what you need from your veterans on every side of the ball if you're going to be a really successful team.

1487
01:30:10,160 --> 01:30:14,760
 So we'll see if he can, you know, get past this and get back on the right track.

1488
01:30:15,580 --> 01:30:17,620
 Goal said he would address it again next week.

1489
01:30:17,860 --> 01:30:19,620
 So, you know, it's not just one week.

1490
01:30:19,660 --> 01:30:20,340
 It could be more.

1491
01:30:20,520 --> 01:30:21,960
 Or it could be – this could be it.

1492
01:30:21,980 --> 01:30:22,320
 We'll see.

1493
01:30:22,960 --> 01:30:26,920
 And then depth-wise, I think Auburn – that's probably Auburn's strongest room.

1494
01:30:27,020 --> 01:30:28,380
 It is the most talented.

1495
01:30:28,380 --> 01:30:34,740
 So Bryce Diaz, I think, is more than capable of stepping up and being a very good linebacker for Auburn starting.

1496
01:30:36,060 --> 01:30:40,980
 You know, DeMarcus Riddick still working his way back, I think, physically good.

1497
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:43,340
 Still working on his confidence.

1498
01:30:43,540 --> 01:30:54,780
 I think having both shoulders injured and missing all that time, I think that's just something you just have to get used to getting back and playing as well as, you know, DeMarcus Riddick can play.

1499
01:30:55,240 --> 01:30:56,880
 He can be a star, right?

1500
01:30:56,880 --> 01:31:02,660
 But to do that, he's got to play reckless and, you know, do all the things he did in high school and in such a mirror, Auburn.

1501
01:31:02,800 --> 01:31:05,760
 So I think he's getting back to that, and I think he'll get more opportunities against Georgia.

1502
01:31:06,540 --> 01:31:09,040
 Quickly, on the recruiting trail, kind of a flip day.

1503
01:31:09,260 --> 01:31:13,760
 Nash Johnson, we understand, the three-star quarterback flipping from Auburn to in-state Georgia.

1504
01:31:14,060 --> 01:31:21,380
 But it looks like Jatori Williams decommitted from Miami, and word is Auburn's in a good position to land Williams.

1505
01:31:22,140 --> 01:31:22,620
 Yeah.

1506
01:31:23,160 --> 01:31:25,560
 This team takes a really proactive approach.

1507
01:31:25,560 --> 01:31:28,520
 I give Gullish and staff credit when it comes to recruiting, right?

1508
01:31:29,060 --> 01:31:33,700
 If they anticipate they're going to lose somebody, they cut the next guy lined up pretty quick.

1509
01:31:34,220 --> 01:31:36,660
 Don't waste any time, so that's good to see.

1510
01:31:37,160 --> 01:31:40,380
 I think they have a good idea of what's going to happen.

1511
01:31:40,480 --> 01:31:42,520
 They don't just let things happen to them and then react.

1512
01:31:42,740 --> 01:31:45,920
 They've already anticipated things, so good for them on that.

1513
01:31:46,120 --> 01:31:47,860
 So we'll see how it all works out.

1514
01:31:47,980 --> 01:32:01,940
 I think, you know, it would be really helpful for them in recruiting, and, you know, when it comes to portaling, you know, January 2nd, when that begins to have a successful season, I just don't know, you know, if they can get to that point.

1515
01:32:02,040 --> 01:32:03,520
 So they're just going to have to overcome that.

1516
01:32:03,920 --> 01:32:04,920
 We'll see how that goes.

1517
01:32:04,920 --> 01:32:25,280
 Certainly recommend getting on Auburn Sports and Monday Musings, one of the topics clueless in Birmingham, referring to the SEC office and considering reestablishing a transfer policy that would require players to sit out a year.

1518
01:32:26,060 --> 01:32:29,640
 I don't know how that would go over very well.

1519
01:32:29,780 --> 01:32:33,860
 And you talk about your thoughts about that among many.

1520
01:32:35,220 --> 01:32:43,900
 Recruiting, basketball exhibitions coming up, football getting ready for Georgia, all sorts of stuff, even baseball.

1521
01:32:44,080 --> 01:32:47,640
 Where can we get online and get all money musings and everything else?

1522
01:32:48,260 --> 01:32:49,260
 Yeah, I appreciate that.

1523
01:32:49,360 --> 01:32:56,020
 And the president's did table that vote for the one year sitting out when they did some other stuff.

1524
01:32:56,200 --> 01:32:57,520
 So we'll see.

1525
01:32:57,640 --> 01:33:00,580
 That just seems really just a really dumb idea.

1526
01:33:01,060 --> 01:33:03,480
 And it really has to be harmful to the SEC.

1527
01:33:03,860 --> 01:33:08,340
 It would send talent elsewhere, and you don't really want to do that.

1528
01:33:08,740 --> 01:33:10,220
 That would be helping the other conferences.

1529
01:33:10,220 --> 01:33:22,420
 But, yeah, we'll have full coverage of practice this week, preparations for Georgia, recruiting, basketball, of course, exhibition tomorrow night, fall ball, baseball's going on.

1530
01:33:22,480 --> 01:33:23,220
 I have updates there.

1531
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1534
01:33:31,480 --> 01:33:33,700
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1535
01:33:33,940 --> 01:33:35,240
 Brian Matthews, thanks for your time.

1536
01:33:35,320 --> 01:33:36,780
 Have a good rest of the week, okay?

1537
01:33:37,180 --> 01:33:38,180
 I appreciate you guys.

1538
01:33:38,220 --> 01:33:38,480
 Thank you.

1539
01:33:38,520 --> 01:33:38,940
 Thank you, buddy.

1540
01:33:39,280 --> 01:33:42,740
 Brian Matthews, senior editor of AuburnSports.com.

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 He's a busy boy down in a place called Orlando, Florida.

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 He's Matt Merchelle, college insider with the Orlando Assembly.

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1653
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 Matt Merchelle, welcome in.

1654
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 How are you?

1655
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 I'm doing well.

1656
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 How are you guys?

1657
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 Hey, bud.

1658
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 I'm doing all right.

1659
01:39:50,620 --> 01:39:52,220
 Matt, I'd say you're a busy boy.

1660
01:39:52,320 --> 01:39:56,620
 Were you covering Central Florida over the weekend, or were you working the replay booth

1661
01:39:56,620 --> 01:40:00,300
 for the SEC office in Birmingham for the Alabama-Georgia game?

1662
01:40:00,620 --> 01:40:01,880
 Oh, I know.

1663
01:40:01,980 --> 01:40:03,340
 I had nothing to do with that.

1664
01:40:03,440 --> 01:40:07,280
 I was over in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and UCF, Oklahoma State.

1665
01:40:07,620 --> 01:40:09,620
 So, you've got to pin that on someone else.

1666
01:40:09,900 --> 01:40:10,700
 Oh, okay.

1667
01:40:11,520 --> 01:40:12,400
 Now we're clear.

1668
01:40:12,760 --> 01:40:14,620
 Matt, obviously, it is what it is.

1669
01:40:14,740 --> 01:40:15,440
 Your thoughts.

1670
01:40:15,560 --> 01:40:18,520
 We can talk from now until the cows come home about that.

1671
01:40:18,600 --> 01:40:21,560
 You can either believe what they say, or you can believe your eyes on that.

1672
01:40:21,960 --> 01:40:23,000
 That's up to you on that.

1673
01:40:23,060 --> 01:40:24,120
 But your thoughts overall.

1674
01:40:24,120 --> 01:40:28,900
 What did we learn from that game, aside from these officials may not have a halo over their

1675
01:40:28,900 --> 01:40:30,040
 head and walking on water?

1676
01:40:31,580 --> 01:40:36,000
 Yeah, I mean, listen, you know, I think any good coach worth of salt is not going to let

1677
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 one call, you know what I mean, define what's going to happen.

1678
01:40:40,020 --> 01:40:44,600
 It's disappointing, obviously, but, you know, I think for Alabama, you know, coming off the

1679
01:40:44,600 --> 01:40:48,180
 losing end of this, you know, I think they've figured out some things that they're going to

1680
01:40:48,180 --> 01:40:49,980
 have to continue to get and improve on.

1681
01:40:50,060 --> 01:40:51,760
 You know, listen, they're still a good defensive team.

1682
01:40:52,460 --> 01:40:56,700
 You know, they're a team that was toe-to-toe with Georgia at the end of one team of the

1683
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 country.

1684
01:40:57,120 --> 01:40:59,540
 So, I still think they're in a good spot.

1685
01:40:59,540 --> 01:41:04,160
 I mean, they're probably one of my probably favorites to get in the college football playoff.

1686
01:41:04,400 --> 01:41:07,820
 You know, this is not like the sky is falling type of situation.

1687
01:41:08,400 --> 01:41:12,160
 You know, so there's definitely things that, like I said, they can always figure out they

1688
01:41:12,160 --> 01:41:12,980
 can get better on.

1689
01:41:13,100 --> 01:41:16,240
 But this is the SEC, and you're going to have to find a way to win those kind of games.

1690
01:41:16,800 --> 01:41:20,780
 You know, for Georgia, I mean, Georgia right now finds itself out in the driver's seat.

1691
01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:25,420
 You know, now they can continue to move forward and try to figure out a way how they can get

1692
01:41:25,420 --> 01:41:28,140
 better, you know, and continue to do what they have to do.

1693
01:41:28,360 --> 01:41:29,600
 They've got a little bit of a luxury.

1694
01:41:29,740 --> 01:41:30,640
 They've got Auburn this weekend.

1695
01:41:31,200 --> 01:41:35,380
 You know, and then they've got Florida before they face a couple challenges in the Ole Miss

1696
01:41:35,380 --> 01:41:36,040
 and Mizzou.

1697
01:41:36,500 --> 01:41:38,800
 But their schedule looks like it favors them pretty well.

1698
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 It's not like this is a chance for them to, you know, they're going to face a tough, you

1699
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 know, tough round robin.

1700
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 So they're going to have a good chance to come out there and play well.

1701
01:41:47,400 --> 01:41:48,200
 So it was a good game.

1702
01:41:48,320 --> 01:41:51,860
 But, you know, I think both those two teams are going to see them in the college football

1703
01:41:51,860 --> 01:41:52,680
 playoff of this year.

1704
01:41:53,100 --> 01:41:58,140
 Let me ask you about another fan base that's had an interesting three days.

1705
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 Texas Longhorn fans losing to Oklahoma 27-24 in one of the more amazing Red River games that

1706
01:42:08,100 --> 01:42:15,900
 I have seen, Arch Manning's inexplicable interception with 19 seconds left in the game.

1707
01:42:16,400 --> 01:42:21,480
 John Mateer wakes up and hits Sintega on back-to-back passes.

1708
01:42:21,980 --> 01:42:24,600
 And then Oklahoma kicks the winning field goal.

1709
01:42:25,260 --> 01:42:27,560
 And, of course, Georgia now number one.

1710
01:42:27,660 --> 01:42:29,100
 And Texas falls.

1711
01:42:29,100 --> 01:42:36,160
 And the criticism of both Sark and Arch has increased this week.

1712
01:42:36,520 --> 01:42:40,220
 Your thoughts on Texas' loss to Oklahoma?

1713
01:42:41,260 --> 01:42:44,740
 You know, I think the criticism is worth, you know, is worthy.

1714
01:42:44,940 --> 01:42:49,580
 I mean, you listen, you know, there's a reason when Arch Manning was, you know, signed at Texas,

1715
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 you know, there was a lot of people who believed that him and Steve Sarkisian would get together

1716
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 and they would, you know, they would win, you know, SEC titles and play for national championships.

1717
01:42:59,880 --> 01:43:00,740
 And it hasn't happened.

1718
01:43:01,120 --> 01:43:06,120
 You know, and there's moments in Arch Manning's development where he looked really good

1719
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 and you see the potential and you realize, okay, there's a lot there.

1720
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 You see why he was as ranked as high as he was.

1721
01:43:12,160 --> 01:43:17,240
 And then there are moments when he makes kind of, you know, head-scratching mistakes, you know.

1722
01:43:17,240 --> 01:43:22,580
 And, I mean, listen, no one's going to be perfect, but, you know, you also feel like this player could be better.

1723
01:43:22,980 --> 01:43:25,940
 And, I mean, maybe is that fair because of the last name?

1724
01:43:26,020 --> 01:43:27,200
 Probably not, you know what I mean?

1725
01:43:27,300 --> 01:43:28,760
 Because they're not going to put on the fact of Manning.

1726
01:43:29,180 --> 01:43:32,040
 But this Texas team has some issues, you know what I mean?

1727
01:43:32,120 --> 01:43:36,940
 And I think that's something that this game, this loss, brought up to them.

1728
01:43:37,000 --> 01:43:38,620
 Listen, their defense has got to play better.

1729
01:43:39,180 --> 01:43:40,760
 Offensively, they've got to be crisp and cleaner.

1730
01:43:41,260 --> 01:43:44,840
 You know, they've got to find a way to – they've never looked dominant.

1731
01:43:44,840 --> 01:43:50,320
 Even when they were number one, you know, early on, you know, beating Ohio State,

1732
01:43:50,420 --> 01:43:52,180
 they've never looked like that dominant team.

1733
01:43:52,700 --> 01:43:54,840
 And so, I think that's going to be a challenge for them.

1734
01:43:55,120 --> 01:43:59,840
 Listen, they get a Florida team this weekend that's hurt, that's coming off a really bad loss,

1735
01:44:00,240 --> 01:44:01,920
 and really wants to kind of showcase themselves.

1736
01:44:02,260 --> 01:44:07,180
 So, if you're Texas, you want to find a way to kind of put all the anger, all the questions aside,

1737
01:44:07,700 --> 01:44:11,280
 and you want to put a hurt on the Gators if you want to showcase the fact that you're still a Gators.

1738
01:44:13,860 --> 01:44:14,380
 Absolutely.

1739
01:44:14,380 --> 01:44:16,740
 Let me ask you about Oregon.

1740
01:44:17,640 --> 01:44:20,820
 They should have lost to Boise State to begin the season.

1741
01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:24,760
 They lost to UCLA 17-15.

1742
01:44:24,900 --> 01:44:31,100
 UCLA is 5-0 on the season, and they lost Nico for the year.

1743
01:44:31,320 --> 01:44:36,840
 But, Matt, do you think losing Will Stein, who is the talk of the town at Kentucky,

1744
01:44:37,740 --> 01:44:42,500
 who was the Oregon offensive coordinator, and then Tosh LaPoy, the defensive coordinator,

1745
01:44:42,620 --> 01:44:49,220
 now head coach at California, I think Dan Lanning is still struggling a little bit to replace those two.

1746
01:44:50,100 --> 01:44:51,060
 Yeah, very much so.

1747
01:44:51,060 --> 01:44:55,100
 I think any time you lose your offensive and defensive coordinators in the same offseason,

1748
01:44:55,400 --> 01:44:55,980
 it's difficult.

1749
01:44:56,320 --> 01:45:01,440
 It's a little challenge to go out there and bring in guys that you feel are going to do the things that are going to have success.

1750
01:45:01,820 --> 01:45:05,280
 It doesn't help that you lost your starting quarterback, Dante Moore, you know,

1751
01:45:05,300 --> 01:45:09,780
 and you have to bring in a guy in Dillardale and comes in and just plays decent,

1752
01:45:10,060 --> 01:45:13,360
 maybe not at the same level as Dante, but still decent enough.

1753
01:45:14,100 --> 01:45:16,580
 But, again, this is a team right from the start.

1754
01:45:17,080 --> 01:45:17,620
 You mentioned it.

1755
01:45:17,620 --> 01:45:21,820
 The Boise State game, I think, showcased right off the bat that this team had some issues.

1756
01:45:22,320 --> 01:45:23,640
 And they're struggling offensively.

1757
01:45:23,700 --> 01:45:28,140
 They're trying to find ways to get points and create opportunities and get turnovers and things like that.

1758
01:45:28,600 --> 01:45:30,080
 And they haven't been able to do that.

1759
01:45:30,220 --> 01:45:32,340
 And so it's been a challenge for them.

1760
01:45:32,400 --> 01:45:37,200
 And I think for Dan Lanning, I think now you're not waving the white flag,

1761
01:45:37,300 --> 01:45:40,120
 but I think you've got to realize, okay, you've got a couple weeks now.

1762
01:45:40,200 --> 01:45:42,480
 You've got to play a really good Nebraska team coming up.

1763
01:45:42,700 --> 01:45:43,280
 You've got Illinois.

1764
01:45:43,660 --> 01:45:46,740
 And then you've got a surprising Northwestern team that's ranked.

1765
01:45:46,940 --> 01:45:47,620
 And Ohio State.

1766
01:45:47,620 --> 01:45:50,220
 So, you know, you could still salvage the season.

1767
01:45:50,700 --> 01:45:57,600
 It's just going to have to be the fact that maybe the idea of playing in the college football playoff is still an attainable dream.

1768
01:45:58,380 --> 01:46:01,380
 Who better to ask this question than an Indiana native.

1769
01:46:01,820 --> 01:46:05,440
 Is this the way we find out about this Indiana team?

1770
01:46:06,540 --> 01:46:06,820
 Yes.

1771
01:46:07,100 --> 01:46:08,420
 This will be the biggest.

1772
01:46:08,860 --> 01:46:11,980
 I mean, listen, you know, you can say what you will about Indiana.

1773
01:46:12,140 --> 01:46:14,720
 I mean, Indiana's schedule has not been that tough.

1774
01:46:14,880 --> 01:46:15,900
 I mean, you look at how they've played.

1775
01:46:15,980 --> 01:46:17,340
 They've played nobody.

1776
01:46:17,800 --> 01:46:23,040
 And so, no offense to Nebraska, because even Northwestern probably stuff at the college.

1777
01:46:23,180 --> 01:46:25,820
 But they're going to find out very quickly how good they are.

1778
01:46:25,880 --> 01:46:28,160
 We're going to find out how good Indiana is against Ohio State.

1779
01:46:28,240 --> 01:46:31,440
 I think the thing that surprised me, I know Ohio State's up there.

1780
01:46:31,480 --> 01:46:32,760
 I know they're in fourth in the country.

1781
01:46:33,140 --> 01:46:35,240
 But they've been quietly number four.

1782
01:46:35,600 --> 01:46:36,000
 You know what I mean?

1783
01:46:36,040 --> 01:46:39,840
 Ever since they lost it, there's a lot of buzz around Ohio State.

1784
01:46:40,160 --> 01:46:41,840
 I think that's what Ryan Day wants.

1785
01:46:42,100 --> 01:46:50,540
 I think he wants to come in under the radar, take on this Indiana team, and go out there and see what they can do.

1786
01:46:50,900 --> 01:46:56,320
 I mean, as much as I'm a former Hoosier, I mean, I think Ohio State's got the upper hand in this one.

1787
01:46:56,320 --> 01:47:05,820
 I just don't think that we've seen enough of Indiana so far in the schedule to believe, you know, that they've got a chance to knock off Ohio State.

1788
01:47:05,980 --> 01:47:07,240
 But we'll see what happens.

1789
01:47:07,420 --> 01:47:13,000
 I mean, and listen, if Indiana does somehow pull that off, the rest of the schedule really isn't easy enough.

1790
01:47:13,060 --> 01:47:14,800
 They should be able to go undefeated the rest of the way.

1791
01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:15,120
 Yep.

1792
01:47:15,380 --> 01:47:18,500
 All right, let me ask you about another Indiana team you know well.

1793
01:47:18,680 --> 01:47:20,340
 Notre Dame at BYU.

1794
01:47:20,340 --> 01:47:24,220
 You know BYU very well in the Big 12.

1795
01:47:25,040 --> 01:47:26,920
 CJ Carr is really well.

1796
01:47:27,100 --> 01:47:28,760
 Their defense amazes me.

1797
01:47:28,840 --> 01:47:30,820
 They had 21 interceptions last year.

1798
01:47:30,940 --> 01:47:34,040
 They've already got, they're already plus 13.

1799
01:47:35,920 --> 01:47:40,420
 Imagine, Kalani Satake is a good coach.

1800
01:47:40,980 --> 01:47:47,140
 Barrett Blackemeyer, according to Bruce Marshall, our Las Vegas Insiders, maybe be trying to do too much.

1801
01:47:47,840 --> 01:47:49,840
 Notre Dame's a 10-and-a-half point favorite.

1802
01:47:50,020 --> 01:47:52,680
 Traveling to BYU, do they win in cover?

1803
01:47:53,780 --> 01:47:55,720
 Yeah, you know, that's going to be a tough one for Notre Dame.

1804
01:47:55,720 --> 01:47:59,340
 Even though I know BYU's without LJ Martin, you know, they're top one and back.

1805
01:47:59,660 --> 01:48:03,400
 You know, it's a tough place to win, you know, if you go on the road at BYU.

1806
01:48:03,760 --> 01:48:06,780
 And, you know, this is a good BYU team.

1807
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:10,300
 Now, that being said, Notre Dame's got the best defense in the country right now.

1808
01:48:10,360 --> 01:48:11,640
 They're playing lights out.

1809
01:48:11,720 --> 01:48:12,660
 You mentioned the turnovers.

1810
01:48:13,060 --> 01:48:14,080
 They get takeaways.

1811
01:48:14,620 --> 01:48:17,800
 They've got a big chip on their shoulder from the way last year ended.

1812
01:48:18,220 --> 01:48:21,440
 And they've really played that way throughout the season.

1813
01:48:21,880 --> 01:48:26,240
 Now, you know, have they played enough good teams that people would think, okay, they deserve to be where they're at?

1814
01:48:26,640 --> 01:48:27,320
 You know, who knows?

1815
01:48:27,400 --> 01:48:29,520
 But I think this is going to be the real test for them.

1816
01:48:29,780 --> 01:48:35,560
 This is an opportunity to kind of make their case if they can find this road win and find a way to win it.

1817
01:48:35,560 --> 01:48:39,700
 Because, you know, listen, they get BYU, they play Navy, that's a great game.

1818
01:48:39,920 --> 01:48:42,440
 But then they get Miami, then they'll win after that.

1819
01:48:42,840 --> 01:48:47,580
 So that right now, this stretcher game, is really for Notre Dame, their chance.

1820
01:48:47,720 --> 01:48:54,060
 If they stumble, they lose on the road, you know, this weekend, you know, it's going to be tough for them.

1821
01:48:54,080 --> 01:48:55,680
 They've just got to finish in the top 12 this year.

1822
01:48:55,680 --> 01:48:59,780
 Remember, that's a whole new ruling this year for the college football playoff.

1823
01:49:00,180 --> 01:49:02,080
 Notre Dame's just got to be in the top 12 in ranking.

1824
01:49:02,880 --> 01:49:06,800
 Losing to a number eight team on the road would not, I don't think, jeopardize that.

1825
01:49:07,120 --> 01:49:09,360
 But they still have to find a way to finish strong.

1826
01:49:09,680 --> 01:49:12,540
 And the way they play defense, I think Notre Dame finds a way to pull them down.

1827
01:49:13,560 --> 01:49:18,260
 They tell me the tailgate beverage of choice is different in Salt Lake City than it is Baton Rouge.

1828
01:49:18,360 --> 01:49:19,260
 We'll double-check that.

1829
01:49:19,440 --> 01:49:22,100
 But, Matt, let's talk a little bit about the border war here.

1830
01:49:22,680 --> 01:49:23,800
 Alabama and Tennessee.

1831
01:49:25,100 --> 01:49:26,300
 Alabama's coming off a loss.

1832
01:49:26,860 --> 01:49:28,880
 Alabama's, I mean, Tennessee's coming off a win.

1833
01:49:28,880 --> 01:49:32,940
 A lot of Tennessee fans feel like it was a loss against Arkansas by seven.

1834
01:49:33,380 --> 01:49:39,760
 What happens in the latest edition of the third Saturday in October, and who lights the cigars Saturday night?

1835
01:49:40,760 --> 01:49:44,520
 Well, I mean, listen, I still think, you know, and I know this is at Tennessee.

1836
01:49:44,740 --> 01:49:52,520
 I think Alabama is certain, and I think they want to show that they're still angry from this past weekend.

1837
01:49:52,820 --> 01:49:56,060
 I think they're going to come out, and they're going to play like that.

1838
01:49:56,200 --> 01:49:56,600
 You know what I mean?

1839
01:49:56,680 --> 01:50:02,440
 I mean, again, it wasn't like, to reiterate, it wasn't like Georgia stopped them, and they ran away.

1840
01:50:02,500 --> 01:50:04,480
 This was a hard-bought game to the very end.

1841
01:50:04,900 --> 01:50:07,620
 I think that this is an Alabama team that's got a quest.

1842
01:50:08,020 --> 01:50:13,220
 They're going to come out there with this idea of wanting to prove that they deserve to win last weekend's game.

1843
01:50:13,620 --> 01:50:14,900
 Officials or no officials, whatever.

1844
01:50:15,280 --> 01:50:18,480
 But I think they want to come out and play that way, and I think that's what's going to happen here.

1845
01:50:18,480 --> 01:50:21,460
 And I think if you're Alabama, this is your opportunity.

1846
01:50:21,800 --> 01:50:24,040
 You know you've got that tough schedule.

1847
01:50:24,180 --> 01:50:25,880
 You know you had a bunch of games in a row.

1848
01:50:26,440 --> 01:50:30,240
 But now you look around, and you look at that schedule, and you think, okay, we beat Tennessee.

1849
01:50:30,900 --> 01:50:34,180
 You would have thought LSU might be the team, but look at where they're at.

1850
01:50:34,620 --> 01:50:36,580
 You can go to the rest of the schedule.

1851
01:50:36,720 --> 01:50:41,640
 Yeah, you can go to the rest of the schedule and finish undefeated and be right there based on the schedule.

1852
01:50:41,780 --> 01:50:43,300
 So it's not as tough as it used to be.

1853
01:50:43,640 --> 01:50:46,100
 This is the game right now that you have to find a way to get past.

1854
01:50:46,900 --> 01:50:50,240
 You went to Oklahoma, as you alluded to, and covered UCL.

1855
01:50:50,340 --> 01:50:54,380
 They lost to what I think is one of the most improved teams in the country.

1856
01:50:55,040 --> 01:50:58,000
 Oklahoma State, Mr. Maker is their quarterback.

1857
01:50:59,340 --> 01:51:01,720
 How impressed were you with Oklahoma State?

1858
01:51:02,540 --> 01:51:03,520
 I was very impressed.

1859
01:51:03,680 --> 01:51:09,300
 Their offense is, I mean, the job that Eric Morris has done in a short period of time,

1860
01:51:09,680 --> 01:51:11,020
 and don't get me wrong, I get it.

1861
01:51:11,020 --> 01:51:16,640
 You can bring a coach in, and the coach brings in his top quarterback, his top wide receiver, his top running back,

1862
01:51:16,840 --> 01:51:19,460
 and a couple other players with him, and brings them more from North Texas.

1863
01:51:20,240 --> 01:51:25,360
 But to get to where Oklahoma State won one game last year, you know, and then to be where they are now,

1864
01:51:25,600 --> 01:51:28,260
 their offense marches up and down the field.

1865
01:51:28,620 --> 01:51:30,660
 Their defense is opportunistic when it can be.

1866
01:51:31,320 --> 01:51:33,300
 You know, the fan base is exciting.

1867
01:51:33,440 --> 01:51:34,800
 Now, they've got a big game this weekend.

1868
01:51:35,080 --> 01:51:37,640
 They go to Houston, and Houston's a good team.

1869
01:51:37,720 --> 01:51:38,820
 I saw Houston two weeks ago.

1870
01:51:39,120 --> 01:51:41,560
 Houston's a good team that struggled early on against UCL.

1871
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:44,560
 But again, this is going to be a matchup with two top quarterbacks.

1872
01:51:44,880 --> 01:51:48,020
 Connor Wegman at Houston and Drew Messamick.

1873
01:51:48,220 --> 01:51:52,540
 I think Drew's probably going to be a first-round pick, or late first-round pick.

1874
01:51:52,900 --> 01:51:58,260
 So, I mean, this is a great matchup, and one that I think the Big 12 definitely is looking forward to,

1875
01:51:58,260 --> 01:52:01,800
 because they need these kind of opportunities to showcase the league.

1876
01:52:02,280 --> 01:52:04,700
 You know, they know the SEC's going to get, you know, three or four teams in.

1877
01:52:04,980 --> 01:52:06,580
 You know what the Big 10's going to get in.

1878
01:52:07,060 --> 01:52:10,280
 You know, BYU's playing a big game this weekend against, you know, Notre Dame.

1879
01:52:10,520 --> 01:52:13,780
 You've got to have some of these big games to showcase what the league is about.

1880
01:52:14,080 --> 01:52:16,280
 So, it's going to be a good opportunity, I think, for this.

1881
01:52:17,180 --> 01:52:17,540
 Absolutely.

1882
01:52:18,700 --> 01:52:20,720
 We're halfway through the regular season.

1883
01:52:20,880 --> 01:52:22,620
 Tell it to slow down, please.

1884
01:52:23,420 --> 01:52:27,660
 We look forward to this forever, and it gets here, and it goes by in an eyelash.

1885
01:52:27,660 --> 01:52:29,380
 It's just absolutely amazing.

1886
01:52:30,720 --> 01:52:31,900
 The great stuff.

1887
01:52:32,060 --> 01:52:37,040
 You do a good job of covering Central Florida and all the other college teams.

1888
01:52:37,640 --> 01:52:39,940
 Matt, where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

1889
01:52:40,760 --> 01:52:43,660
 Yeah, you can go to orlandosentinel.com to check out the latest.

1890
01:52:43,760 --> 01:52:46,680
 Follow me on OS, Matt, Michelle, and all social media.

1891
01:52:47,100 --> 01:52:49,820
 Yeah, it's been a – it seems to blow by.

1892
01:52:49,960 --> 01:52:51,040
 This is a bye week for me.

1893
01:52:51,320 --> 01:52:54,940
 This is a bye week, so I'm actually taking a deep breath.

1894
01:52:54,940 --> 01:52:58,820
 But even then, there's still stuff that's all going on, so it never ends.

1895
01:52:59,120 --> 01:53:02,500
 And as you said, Susan Flink, it's going to be December, and we're going to be talking

1896
01:53:02,500 --> 01:53:04,580
 to the Bulls and the college football playoffs, bro.

1897
01:53:04,780 --> 01:53:05,860
 It goes by really quick.

1898
01:53:06,660 --> 01:53:09,340
 In the meantime, enjoy the Lazy Boy this weekend, man.

1899
01:53:09,400 --> 01:53:10,860
 Thanks for your time, and have a good one, okay?

1900
01:53:11,580 --> 01:53:11,940
 All right.

1901
01:53:11,960 --> 01:53:12,500
 Thanks a lot, guys.

1902
01:53:12,520 --> 01:53:12,960
 You take care.

1903
01:53:13,040 --> 01:53:13,500
 You too, bud.

1904
01:53:13,600 --> 01:53:16,000
 Double L, Matt, Michelle, the Orlando Center.

1905
01:53:16,140 --> 01:53:18,460
 Coming up just ahead, Paul Feinbaum, the host.

1906
01:53:18,680 --> 01:53:21,460
 Coming up tomorrow to be Paul Feinbaum, the guest.

1907
01:53:21,860 --> 01:53:23,960
 Along with the top line, Brent Germany Moore.

1908
01:53:24,060 --> 01:53:25,020
 That's coming up tomorrow.

1909
01:53:25,180 --> 01:53:28,640
 But in the meantime, on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1910
01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:30,860
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1911
01:53:30,960 --> 01:53:33,440
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Boomwell Buck Show.

1912
01:53:33,780 --> 01:53:36,040
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.

1913
01:53:36,040 --> 01:53:36,120
 We'll be right back.