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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. 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, The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where Vegas speaks for Auburn. The odds go down for Alabama. The odds go up for their battle to buy you.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Thursday to you and the listeners. Caleb Suggs looks at the top first-round playoff games in the Decatur daily area.

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 But before that happens, BB is here to predict the winners of one of the best college football Saturdays this season.

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 Well, has Bill ever missed one? I mean, he's better than Babe Ruth.

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 I mean, base is loaded. It doesn't matter. Home run. Four for four every game.

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 Bill Bender, the national voice of the Sporting News. Bill, welcome in. How does it feel to be perfect? How are you?

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 I don't think so. No, I'm doing well. It's quite the oversell, Harold.

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 I am excited. When you've done it, as long as the three of us have done it, you know, you get special weekends coming along.

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 This feels like one of them. There's just too many good games on the schedule.

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 Bill, obviously, time, time, time, but that much on the menu. It's hard to see. It's like a buffet.

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 Where do you start? And overall, is this the weekend? It says we're going to find out the contenders as opposed to the pretenders.

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 Yeah, I mean, everybody got upset about the rankings on Tuesday. I mean, it was probably a futile exercise because we're going to sort it all out.

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 LSU and Alabama are going to sort it out. Notre Dame and Miami, BYU-Utah, Oregon-Ohio State.

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 I mean, there's so many good games on the schedule.

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 And I said this earlier this week, we're going to argue more than we ever have because we're going to say this three-loss team is better than a two-loss team.

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 And the two-loss team is better than the one-loss team. And why is there a group of six teams in here?

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 That's all coming over the next four weeks.

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 Absolutely. Let's start with the Bayou, Alabama, and LSU.

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 The Tigers were a five-and-half-point favorite. That's the 2-30 game on ABC.

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 And I see why. LSU's rushing attack, 192 yards, average a game, fourth in the SEC.

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 They've got 34 sacks. Sam Leavitt has really improved.

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 But he does have a tendency for the turnover.

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 Lane Kiffin's record against Alabama is 0-5.

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 Helen DeBoer, after a bye week, is 8-0.

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 Lane Kiffin, after a bye week, is 9-6.

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 Really, five or six of Alabama's top players return after missing two games.

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 Bill Benders got LSU winning the battle in Red Stick, 31-23.

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 It could be tight.

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 I mean, all of those trends you point out, I am leery of it.

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 which they did not do well in their last two games, it could be some problems.

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 I mean, that helps.

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 But as my editor, Bill Trocci, pointed out, LSU hasn't really beat Alabama by more than a touchdown

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 So that just says we'll probably get a close game.

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 And, yeah, I think LSU, but I do think it'll be a good back and forth.

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 Bill Bender, the sporting news.

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 Talk about the border war between Kentucky and Tennessee.

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 It's amazing how things go from the post-preseason to now,

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 because most folks have had this penciled in for, okay, that's a Tennessee win.

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 But the Cats come in twice as good if you go by the ratings.

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 Tennessee's number 16.

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 that gets after it, because I think they have, if he's not the best defensive player

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 They lead the SEC in sacks, and in the two games he struggled, Harold,

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 We know where the numbers are, but let's just say Alabama wins

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 Bill Bender has got Georgia winning 30-23 and covering a 3.5-point spread.

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 You know, the Bulldogs, what do they do differently against Trinidad this time?

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 And like I said in that article, the second matchup last time, he had 225 passing yards on passes of 10 yards or more.

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 You know, one thing, I've said this all week, the TV schedule could have been better where they put these games.

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 Let's talk about a very interesting matchup, and the drama took another turn this week.

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 Number one, Miami, formerly known as the Convicts, taking on number four, Notre Dame, also known as the Catholics, Miami-Notre Dame.

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 And about that interesting twist, looks like Miami will be without their top catcher.

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 I mean, I hate that he's out, because it does take away from the game when the best player on the field is not going to be there.

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 I have a big article coming out tomorrow.

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 Talk to Brett Musburger, some of those 80s games, like Bernie Kosar and Steve Walsh.

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 It was Alonzo Highsmith.

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 It was a really fun article to write.

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 Florida State should probably won that game against Miami.

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 The Holy War, which is on a ridiculous time, it's 11 a.m. Eastern.

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 Two very good teams, a top seven matchup.

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 Utah's looked pretty good.

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 This is, in terms of intensity, and we don't feel it as much, but this has the Auburn-Alabama,

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 Dante Moore, obviously, that didn't help, you know, in the UCLA game or in the USC game

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 Number 10, Texas.

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 They're a 10-half-point favorite traveling to Como with Missouri.

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 You made up, you pointed out something.

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 Missouri plus five turnover, Texas minus five.

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 By the injury, by the little bit.

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 These SEC games, you guys are killing me.

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 It's the NFL and the SEC, Bill Bender.

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 Bill, your thoughts about Shane Beamer.

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 Is he shooing away the two men in a truck crew in his driveway and maybe sending them to College Station and Mike Elko?

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 Your thoughts about South Carolina, really one of the hottest teams in the country right now, and Texas A&M is anything but what happens if the Aggies lay an egg in Columbia?

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 You know, I think Beamer, that's a great example of the NFL environment we live in now, where he was going to get fired.

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 Now, all of a sudden, they're hot, and Lenore Sellers looks pretty good, and, you know, the Aggies have been a major disappointment.

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 I was surprised, not that they won at Oklahoma last week, but by the score that they won by.

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 He looks like he did two years ago.

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 I've been impressed with how he has played.

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 But Bill Bender brings it every day on the Sporting News, pre-game, post-game.

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 You look at the brackets, playoff brackets on Sunday and Monday.

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 Where can we get an old line to get all the great stuff?

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 It had really good insight from those that were around.

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 It was a lot of fun.

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 You're looking live at Bill Bender and Brett Musburger.

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 It's must-read internet stuff there.

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 Bill, as always, good to hook up with you.

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 So it's Caleb Suggs.

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 Caleb, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing good, guys.

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 How are y'all?

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 Hey, bud.

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 backyard there at Decatur High with now former head coach John Ritter.

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 I think people are going to look at that job and think it's not a good job.

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 I don't believe that.

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 It pays well.

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 I'll say this.

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 Austin Black Bears at 6-4 at the Clay Chalkville Cougars.

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 Clay Chalkville actually lost last week to Central Florida.

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 They played for five state championships and won four since 2012.

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 Donovan Jarman, the quarterback, has thrown for 1,300 yards.

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 This is a big challenge for Austin, but if they play well, they've got an opportunity.

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 First off, I will say, Clay gave up 64 points to Central Florida, like you said last week,

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 instead of Central Phoenix City.

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 Excuse me, I'm sorry.

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 Where did that come from?

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 If they were playing Central Florida, they gave up 64 to them.

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 I understand.

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 Exactly.

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 But no, I think you look at it, I mean, those kids at Austin, those coaches, they're not stupid.

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 They know the challenge that they face, and they know that they want to win.

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 They're going to have to play pretty much perfect football.

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 But I think you look at it, I mean, Clay is hard to judge.

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 Obviously, they're really good.

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 They're quite strong.

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 But you look at their schedule, you know, they played the team from Georgia, I don't

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 know much about them.

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 And then they played Thompson and Central, you know, the 68 teams, didn't do very well

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 And then their region was just really bad this year.

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 So they kind of dominated the region.

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 The only really good team was Oxford, and the Oxford quarterback got hurt the first drive,

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 also had some playoff letdowns.

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 So it's possible.

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 But like you said, I mean, Austin, they know they have to go on the road and score.

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 They know an offense is too good.

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 You're not going to hold them.

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 You know, you're going to have to score at least 35 points.

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 That's with control and the time of possession and everything.

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 But the good news for Austin is they're clicking.

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 Their offense is playing really well.

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 And, you know, they've got the guys.

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 that they can go on.

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 You know, they're not going to go score 64 on Clay, but I think, you know, they feel

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 like if they can go and control the time of possession, which they can do.

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 I mean, you go back to that Florence game.

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 four plays.

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 So Austin can definitely control with that run game, control the time of possession, and the

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 quarterback's playing well.

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 So we'll see.

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 I'm definitely not going to pick this upset to happen.

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 But, you know, it's firmly possible.

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 I wouldn't be surprised if Austin does go on the road and flow, man.

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 Caleb Suggs, the Decatur Daily, you know that Trinity is going to be rocking coming up

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 tomorrow night there at Rebel Stadium.

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 West Morgan, 73, at least on paper, a chance to move on, taking on 5-5 Moody.

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 four years.

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 But that being said, they've still got some dudes on that team.

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 They've still got some talent.

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 or take them lightly, they, you know, this could get ugly.

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 That being said, I don't think that's going to happen.

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 You know, it just, it doesn't happen very much when you have a coach like Drew Phillips.

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 He's going to make sure his team is ready to play.

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 And I think this is a good matchup for them because just kind of watching them, you know,

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 on tape a little bit, Moody's a little undisciplined on defense.

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 eye candy and stuff that you, you know, that really bodes well for them.

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454
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:11,400
 You know, since Kelly Phillips took over, I mean, he's thrown almost 20 touchdowns.

455
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,540
 And, you know, it didn't start until week three.

456
00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:14,340
 He's an eighth grader.

457
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:15,180
 So they're getting better.

458
00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:16,940
 I mean, they're a complete team.

459
00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,840
 So I think if they play pretty good, I don't think they have to play their best game.

460
00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:24,980
 If they just play their mostly pretty good game, they should win this pretty comfortably.

461
00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:26,580
 Isn't that amazing?

462
00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:27,780
 He's an eighth grader.

463
00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:32,600
 And since he took over as starting quarterback, West Morgan scored 51 points a game.

464
00:27:33,300 --> 00:27:35,500
 These young guys amaze me.

465
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,660
 New Hope has had a really good year.

466
00:27:37,780 --> 00:27:38,800
 They're seven and three.

467
00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,900
 They've lost to three of the top teams in the region, Plainview, Geraldine, and North Jackson.

468
00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,180
 But they're playing the undefeated Hatton Hornets.

469
00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:52,660
 And you told us in September you thought Hatton could go a long way in the playoffs.

470
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:54,160
 And I agree with you.

471
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,540
 Averaging 38 points a game.

472
00:27:56,780 --> 00:28:00,700
 Nausee Gamble's kind of taken over for Severius Evans, who got hurt.

473
00:28:01,100 --> 00:28:03,840
 He's ran for nearly 900k parham.

474
00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,700
 Their quarterback is really good.

475
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:07,460
 New Hope's had a good year.

476
00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:10,160
 But I think you'd end tomorrow night with Hatton.

477
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:17,220
 Yeah, I mean, you know, just to put it in perspective, you know, of the four teams my teams are playing this week.

478
00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:20,880
 I've watched three of them, you know, on film, as you can call it.

479
00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,860
 You know, I like to, when I'm riding, know what my teams are playing.

480
00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:25,560
 And the one team I didn't watch is New Hope.

481
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:26,700
 And that's nothing against them.

482
00:28:26,780 --> 00:28:26,920
 Sure.

483
00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,420
 I just think Hatton is too much right now.

484
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,540
 I mean, you look at last week.

485
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,660
 You know, they went on the road against an 8-1 Central Florence team that was a region chick

486
00:28:34,660 --> 00:28:37,480
 and just pounded them, 35-9.

487
00:28:37,580 --> 00:28:38,440
 It wasn't even close.

488
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,920
 So, you know, I think Hatton is just, you know, they're really good.

489
00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:42,980
 I think they're going to roll.

490
00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,920
 You know, the caveat here, if you want one, you know, as good as Coach Stover has been,

491
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,560
 he's never actually won a playoff team.

492
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,300
 You know, so he had, you know, Heritage had a little playoff letdowns.

493
00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,300
 Last year, they went on the road to Madison Academy and lost five points.

494
00:28:56,460 --> 00:28:57,960
 So, that one's understandable.

495
00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,720
 So, maybe in terms of caveat, there's a hope there.

496
00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:01,420
 You can say that.

497
00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:05,060
 But I think, again, kind of like West Morgan, if Hatton plays a pretty good game,

498
00:29:05,140 --> 00:29:06,300
 they're going to win this pretty comfortably.

499
00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:11,280
 Caleb, if you want to take a road trip, go to Rainsville, Alabama,

500
00:29:11,460 --> 00:29:14,120
 home of the Bears at Plainview High.

501
00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,780
 That's right up the hill there from a place called Fort Payne.

502
00:29:16,780 --> 00:29:17,900
 And it is a road trip.

503
00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:19,860
 They're pretty good, 10-0.

504
00:29:20,140 --> 00:29:22,840
 East Lawrence going to fly their Eagles in at 6-4.

505
00:29:22,940 --> 00:29:24,660
 I'm going to go out on a limb here, Caleb,

506
00:29:24,820 --> 00:29:28,200
 and I'm just going to say I know which team you're rooting for in that matchup.

507
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:34,140
 You know, I don't like to say rooting for it because I like to say pretty unbiased.

508
00:29:34,580 --> 00:29:35,660
 But, you know.

509
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:36,220
 In this case.

510
00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,220
 I will say, you know, I've talked to Dad a lot this week.

511
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,900
 You know, they feel like they have a chance, and I think that's pretty good.

512
00:29:43,900 --> 00:29:47,420
 I think that's, you know, if you're going to go on the road, you have to believe you can win.

513
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:48,760
 So I think that's good.

514
00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:54,340
 And you look at Plainview, I think I had someone tell me yesterday that they reminded him of,

515
00:29:54,380 --> 00:29:55,940
 and this wasn't Dad, this was just somebody else,

516
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,860
 they reminded him of some of the really good Hartfield teams.

517
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,040
 And, you know, what they mean by that is when you look at them,

518
00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,340
 they don't jump off the screen at you just from their athleticism or talent.

519
00:30:05,540 --> 00:30:07,680
 But they're so well coached, and they're so disciplined.

520
00:30:08,460 --> 00:30:10,360
 And especially in 3A, that's a big deal.

521
00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,800
 But I will say, I know from firsthand experience, you know,

522
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,620
 weakness to some of those really good Hartfield teams is if you get a team

523
00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:20,320
 that has some really good athletes, they can cause some trouble.

524
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,180
 And at least Lawrence has those.

525
00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,060
 They have that stage, really.

526
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:28,520
 So I think if they can go in, hit some big plays, find some success early,

527
00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,420
 they can make Plainview sweat.

528
00:30:30,540 --> 00:30:32,240
 But like I said, I mean, Plainview is so good.

529
00:30:32,340 --> 00:30:33,160
 They're so disciplined.

530
00:30:33,420 --> 00:30:35,580
 And in 3A, I mean, you just don't see that very often.

531
00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,360
 It's a tough task, but either way, you know, winning season for East Lawrence

532
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,880
 this year is, you know, they're playing with house money at this point.

533
00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,480
 So any success they have would just be a good thing going forward.

534
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:46,400
 Absolutely.

535
00:30:47,580 --> 00:30:51,900
 Again, Plainview is coached by the iconic Dale Pruitt,

536
00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:55,280
 and his defensive coordinator is Jeremy Pruitt,

537
00:30:55,600 --> 00:31:02,160
 the former Alabama defensive coordinator and Tennessee head coach.

538
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:02,720
 Thank you.

539
00:31:03,260 --> 00:31:04,180
 But I agree with you.

540
00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:09,620
 Bryce Young, Chandler Bowling, and Kay McClure make East Limestone a tough out.

541
00:31:09,820 --> 00:31:12,080
 And again, congratulations to your dad.

542
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,120
 And congratulations to you.

543
00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:15,640
 You've done an incredible job.

544
00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:20,800
 The previews, the stats, the standings, the performers of the week,

545
00:31:20,940 --> 00:31:23,580
 you've got it all in the Decatur Daily.

546
00:31:23,580 --> 00:31:27,900
 Where can we get online to get you previews and all the post-game stuff?

547
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,160
 Yeah, you can get online at DecaturDaily.com.

548
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,880
 You can find all the previews for that stuff.

549
00:31:33,020 --> 00:31:36,740
 And then we'll have coverage of, I think, all four games tomorrow,

550
00:31:36,980 --> 00:31:38,280
 you know, but at least three of them.

551
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,400
 So, you know, I'll have plenty of coverage on that tomorrow night,

552
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:42,220
 so you can check that out.

553
00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,640
 You might want to break out the Woolies, too.

554
00:31:44,740 --> 00:31:46,560
 Could get some serious football weather.

555
00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,380
 Safe travels for you to wind up, Caleb,

556
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,060
 and thanks so much for your time today.

557
00:31:50,980 --> 00:31:51,480
 Thanks, guys.

558
00:31:51,540 --> 00:31:51,980
 Thanks for having me.

559
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:52,440
 Thank you, buddy.

560
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:55,040
 Caleb Sucks, the Decatur Daily.

561
00:31:55,420 --> 00:31:57,240
 Coming up, speaking of Tennessee,

562
00:31:57,540 --> 00:32:00,460
 they tell me that they're still doing business without Jeremy Pruitt.

563
00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,120
 We'll take you there next with Ryan Callahan.

564
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:02,800
 Stay with us.

565
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638
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639
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641
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648
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650
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651
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 That's how it goes.

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00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:51,280
 It's back on this weekend, including the Border War.

694
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:52,580
 You want to call it the Whiskey War.

695
00:38:52,660 --> 00:38:54,860
 Who's got the better whiskey, Tennessee or Kentucky?

696
00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:57,320
 And who's got the better football team?

697
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,120
 We'll let the other one take care of itself.

698
00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:01,580
 Your thoughts about this matchup this weekend.

699
00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:02,320
 Very interesting.

700
00:39:02,420 --> 00:39:05,560
 Number eight, Kentucky, number 16, Tennessee.

701
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:08,260
 Yeah, we're not used to seeing this.

702
00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:12,600
 And even if you use the playoff rankings, it's number six against number 13.

703
00:39:13,060 --> 00:39:14,980
 So, highest stakes.

704
00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:19,880
 More what we're used to seeing when these two teams meet up in basketball in recent years.

705
00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:27,060
 But, yeah, it's definitely a tough game for Tennessee, and they've got a couple big ones

706
00:39:27,060 --> 00:39:30,580
 at home this final month of the regular season, LSU in a couple weeks.

707
00:39:31,260 --> 00:39:35,060
 Those games are going to go a long way, obviously, toward deciding who makes the playoff from

708
00:39:35,060 --> 00:39:35,560
 the SEC.

709
00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:40,260
 And this one, you know, Tennessee's dominated this series, so I think there are a lot of

710
00:39:40,260 --> 00:39:46,400
 Tennessee fans who assume slash hope Tennessee just kind of takes care of this game as they

711
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:46,960
 often do.

712
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:53,200
 But this is not your uncle's Kentucky team that they saw years ago, and certainly this

713
00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:55,500
 is the game Tennessee's got to be really ready for.

714
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:59,900
 It's going to be a night game, dark mode uniforms, the black alternate uniforms, and that's usually

715
00:39:59,900 --> 00:40:01,700
 a pretty jacked-up crowd.

716
00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:04,740
 So, I'm sure it'll be a tough environment for Kentucky to play in, and they've maybe not

717
00:40:04,740 --> 00:40:07,600
 won a game on the road in a place quite like that this year.

718
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:11,760
 But even with that, working in its favor, Tennessee's got its work cut out for it this

719
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:12,000
 weekend.

720
00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:13,020
 Kentucky's a good team.

721
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:15,020
 No question about it.

722
00:40:15,020 --> 00:40:17,060
 And again, it's the great example.

723
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:18,800
 The sum is greater than the parts.

724
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:21,440
 Kentucky does do a lot of things great.

725
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:27,460
 But turnover margin, they're plus 13, and Mincy's only thrown incredibly one interception

726
00:40:27,460 --> 00:40:29,380
 the entire year.

727
00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:36,340
 We talked with you about the clinic, defensive clinic Jim Knowles put on in the Alabama game.

728
00:40:36,540 --> 00:40:39,500
 Two stats stood out to me as I was looking at this game.

729
00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:45,080
 Tennessee on the season has 35 sacks, LSU second in the league with 34.

730
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:51,540
 That's only too short of the 20-25 combined season, the total season.

731
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:52,200
 Wow.

732
00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:57,680
 And one that's even more impressive to me, in this day and age of offensive football,

733
00:40:58,300 --> 00:41:03,680
 Tennessee's defense has only allowed 12 pass plays of 20-plus yards.

734
00:41:04,180 --> 00:41:04,420
 Wow.

735
00:41:04,420 --> 00:41:07,180
 Last year, their defense gave up 45.

736
00:41:07,980 --> 00:41:13,660
 Two great examples of Jim Knowles coming in and improving this defense.

737
00:41:14,540 --> 00:41:15,600
 Yeah, no question.

738
00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:21,020
 The sack total is still mind-blowing to me, given that Tennessee didn't go into this season

739
00:41:21,020 --> 00:41:23,100
 really with a true edge rusher.

740
00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:29,480
 You know, they've got some guys playing end-up speed rusher type that we see in this day

741
00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:29,860
 and age.

742
00:41:30,620 --> 00:41:34,320
 Tennessee went for Chaz Coleman, the Penn State transfer, and never got a snap out of him

743
00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:36,340
 this season before he left the program.

744
00:41:36,720 --> 00:41:42,200
 So, to make do with what they had, to have Jeremiah Tealander, a linebacker, lining up

745
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:46,520
 on the edge in a lot of situations, and to have that sack total, still pretty mind-blowing.

746
00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:49,160
 And Rodney Gardner's done a great job with that defensive line.

747
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:54,120
 He's done breakout years for Tyree Weathersby, Marion Dye, and obviously Xavier Gilliam's

748
00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:57,620
 been one of the best stories in college football with the jump he's taken after transferring

749
00:41:57,620 --> 00:41:58,400
 from Penn State.

750
00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,180
 So, they've got to keep that up this week.

751
00:42:01,340 --> 00:42:02,520
 Kentucky's given up some sacks.

752
00:42:03,620 --> 00:42:08,040
 That's one of the few areas where they've had some maybe mistakes here and there.

753
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:11,940
 Because like you said, he's not throwing interceptions, and Kentucky's winning the turnover

754
00:42:11,940 --> 00:42:13,440
 battle just about every week.

755
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,720
 Multiple turnovers forced in seven of their eight games.

756
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:20,760
 So, Tennessee's got to be smart offensively, no question.

757
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:25,060
 And yeah, that Jim Knowles defense, I think that's the key, the one you touched on, the

758
00:42:25,060 --> 00:42:26,520
 20-yard plus play.

759
00:42:27,660 --> 00:42:30,840
 They've kept everything in front of them this year, and I think that's a sign of what I've

760
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,840
 said about this defense from the start.

761
00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:35,860
 It seems like just a well-coached bunch that knows where to be.

762
00:42:35,940 --> 00:42:39,120
 They've got some veterans throughout the defense, and that makes a big difference.

763
00:42:39,260 --> 00:42:43,160
 But yeah, teams have not had the 40- and 50-yard plays, and they made them drive the length

764
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,500
 of the field, and they haven't done that very often against Tennessee.

765
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:47,780
 That's a coaching staff, right?

766
00:42:47,840 --> 00:42:50,240
 Those who take five stars and turn them into three stars.

767
00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,880
 Those who take three stars and turn them into five stars.

768
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:53,960
 That is coaching.

769
00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:57,860
 Ryan, let's talk about another question, Mark, and that's quarterback.

770
00:42:58,860 --> 00:43:02,160
 What's the latest member of the UO Abbott Costello routine?

771
00:43:02,380 --> 00:43:05,060
 Who's on first when it comes to UT's QB?

772
00:43:05,060 --> 00:43:11,740
 Yeah, Josh Heupel, still not saying much of anything about that situation as far as who's

773
00:43:11,740 --> 00:43:12,440
 going to start.

774
00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:14,680
 That being said, I don't think it's a huge mystery.

775
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:19,680
 I think you're going to see George McIntyre continue to be the starter for the time being,

776
00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:26,380
 and I think it would take a poor performance from him to result in a change at this point.

777
00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:31,460
 Faison Brandon really struggled, the five-star freshman earlier this year in terms of seeing the

778
00:43:31,460 --> 00:43:37,060
 field, getting rid of the ball on time, avoiding sacks, took a bunch of sacks, and sometimes

779
00:43:37,060 --> 00:43:38,280
 ran himself into them.

780
00:43:38,820 --> 00:43:42,820
 And Tennessee's passing game, while not putting up huge numbers, that's partly because of penalties

781
00:43:42,820 --> 00:43:43,320
 lately.

782
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:49,660
 Again, they had three touchdown passes by George McIntyre, wiped off by penalties at South Carolina

783
00:43:49,660 --> 00:43:54,840
 a couple weeks ago, and had some other plays knocked out by drops.

784
00:43:55,380 --> 00:44:01,480
 He's had nine drop passes in his four games this year, so not ideal that Tennessee's receivers

785
00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:06,140
 have let him down in some spots, and the penalties have wiped off some big gains, but I think when

786
00:44:06,140 --> 00:44:10,280
 you look at the film, coaches are seeing this passing game for Tennessee has been a lot better

787
00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:11,800
 with George McIntyre in there.

788
00:44:11,900 --> 00:44:13,420
 They're not taking nearly as many sacks.

789
00:44:14,180 --> 00:44:19,440
 A costly one in the final moments against South Carolina a couple weeks ago, but one that you

790
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,340
 probably can't fault George McIntyre for because he just didn't have a lot of time.

791
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:27,440
 So yeah, I think it's going to be McIntyre, but Josh Heifel, again, remains mum, not saying

792
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:28,320
 anything about it.

793
00:44:28,500 --> 00:44:31,600
 Asked about whether he's going to let things play out this week in practice before naming

794
00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:35,800
 a starter, and essentially said nothing, just about ten words of word salad.

795
00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:42,180
 So we'll see how they handle that going forward, but it's kind of a lot like 2021, where Joe

796
00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:46,380
 Milton won the starting job, got hurt early in the season, Hendon Hooker took the job, and

797
00:44:46,380 --> 00:44:50,260
 it took several weeks for Josh Heifel to acknowledge what everyone had already seen had

798
00:44:50,260 --> 00:44:52,720
 happened, Hendon Hooker had taken the job and run with it.

799
00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,880
 In this case, it looks like it's McIntyre doing the same thing, and because of the long-term

800
00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:00,060
 implications, he's not willing to make any statements about what that means for this

801
00:45:00,060 --> 00:45:00,280
 team.

802
00:45:01,140 --> 00:45:05,820
 You alluded to something I was going to ask you about, was the offensive line improvement

803
00:45:05,820 --> 00:45:09,020
 since giving up ten sacks against Texas.

804
00:45:09,020 --> 00:45:15,400
 And again, Texas had won the best, when they were healthy, had won the best defensive front

805
00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:17,140
 sevens in the country.

806
00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:19,920
 McIntyre seems to get the ball out quickly.

807
00:45:20,040 --> 00:45:21,940
 He certainly did against Alabama.

808
00:45:22,260 --> 00:45:24,440
 They were not able to get much pressure on him.

809
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:28,460
 Has there been significant improvements, certainly since that Texas game?

810
00:45:29,620 --> 00:45:32,260
 I think there have been some improvements on the offensive line.

811
00:45:32,540 --> 00:45:37,760
 It would be overstating it to say they've fixed it, I think, but by and large, they've

812
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:39,480
 gotten at least more solid play.

813
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:44,180
 And then on the flip side, I think that sack total might have been inflated a bit against

814
00:45:44,180 --> 00:45:48,680
 Texas by some of the poor decisions that Faison Brandon was making in terms of holding onto

815
00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:52,920
 the ball and running out clean pockets and running into sacks in a few cases.

816
00:45:53,420 --> 00:45:57,420
 So it's been a little bit of both, and so with a different quarterback in there, the results

817
00:45:57,420 --> 00:45:58,260
 have been a lot better.

818
00:45:58,660 --> 00:46:02,600
 Pass protection still a little shaky at times, but McIntyre, to your point, getting rid of

819
00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:07,240
 the ball pretty quickly, keeping Tennessee's passing game kind of on time, doing a good job of

820
00:46:07,240 --> 00:46:12,780
 throwing it away several times, too, to make sure he doesn't take a big loss on a sack.

821
00:46:13,180 --> 00:46:16,300
 So he's done a much better job there, but they have solidified things a bit.

822
00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:18,240
 Donovan Haslam stepping in at right guard.

823
00:46:18,580 --> 00:46:21,760
 West Virginia transfer has been really good in a lot of ways.

824
00:46:21,880 --> 00:46:26,280
 He was kind of hyped even before the season as maybe the most physical lineman Tennessee had

825
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:28,120
 despite opening the season as a backup.

826
00:46:28,360 --> 00:46:31,300
 And he's been a solid addition there to the lineup at right guard.

827
00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:34,060
 Nick Moore has stabilized things a bit at left guard.

828
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:37,900
 He was banged up a little bit in the last game and missed some time against South Carolina.

829
00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:40,480
 But when he's been in there, he's been pretty good at least.

830
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:42,560
 So in pass protection, they're a little bit better.

831
00:46:42,740 --> 00:46:48,600
 And amazingly, they continue to kind of line up and run right at people with this offensive line,

832
00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:50,240
 a little bit better run blocking-wise.

833
00:46:50,340 --> 00:46:54,860
 And on fourth and one and things like that, they just kind of go two tight ends or sometimes even three

834
00:46:54,860 --> 00:46:59,660
 and just ram it right up the middle and manage to get a yard or two whenever they need to.

835
00:46:59,820 --> 00:47:05,780
 So they've had a better offensive line lately, and certainly they've continued to thrive in the run game in particular.

836
00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:08,020
 But the pass protection, I think, has been a little bit improved.

837
00:47:09,020 --> 00:47:11,040
 Ryan Callahan, Goval, 24-7.

838
00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:13,700
 Ryan, this week the college football poll came out.

839
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:18,380
 I can tell you on this side of the state line, Alabama fans pretty much like it.

840
00:47:18,540 --> 00:47:21,580
 How are Tennessee fans reacting to the latest poll?

841
00:47:22,420 --> 00:47:24,860
 Yeah, not as happy on this side of the state line.

842
00:47:24,860 --> 00:47:25,300
 You really?

843
00:47:26,620 --> 00:47:27,020
 Yeah.

844
00:47:27,200 --> 00:47:28,420
 So I'll say this, though.

845
00:47:28,540 --> 00:47:31,640
 You know, I kind of pointed this out in our podcast that we recorded earlier.

846
00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:37,080
 The Tennessee side of the equation, I don't think Tennessee fans have much reason to complain.

847
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:40,260
 They're ranked 16th in the AP poll and 13th in the playoff.

848
00:47:40,260 --> 00:47:40,740
 You're right.

849
00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,240
 We're going to have the AP people, right?

850
00:47:43,780 --> 00:47:45,740
 Yeah, so they're getting a good bit of respect.

851
00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:51,420
 They're actually ahead of another two-loss team in LSU that a lot of people might not think they're ahead of.

852
00:47:51,580 --> 00:47:53,600
 So they're getting a decent amount of respect.

853
00:47:53,820 --> 00:47:56,940
 It's just that Alabama is so high compared to some of the other two-loss teams.

854
00:47:57,900 --> 00:48:02,620
 And, look, that will mostly be taken care of itself over the next few weeks.

855
00:48:02,900 --> 00:48:06,340
 If Alabama takes care of business at LSU, they're obviously going to be up there either way.

856
00:48:06,900 --> 00:48:10,020
 But, yeah, it's a head-scratcher for a lot of people,

857
00:48:10,140 --> 00:48:13,480
 especially given the 16-point win Tennessee had against Alabama.

858
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:15,320
 But that's not the end-all, be-all.

859
00:48:15,500 --> 00:48:18,840
 And the message from the committee chair, Hunter Juracek, was,

860
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:24,420
 hey, Tennessee doesn't have really a signature win to hang its hat on besides that Alabama game.

861
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,020
 That's really their one quality win.

862
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:30,240
 So when you look at it, their resume is a little bit thinner than Alabama's.

863
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:34,880
 Alabama's had not just high-quality losses but some quality wins on top of that.

864
00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:37,380
 They even gave them credit for the Mississippi State win

865
00:48:37,380 --> 00:48:40,100
 because, obviously, that was a better Mississippi State team with Camario Taylor.

866
00:48:40,860 --> 00:48:43,160
 So it's an interesting dynamic.

867
00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:47,240
 I don't think we're going to get much consensus on the two sides of the state line on that.

868
00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:50,280
 Hey, it's one of those things that, again, will take care of itself.

869
00:48:50,520 --> 00:48:54,240
 And if anything I took from that, it's that Tennessee maybe has some room to move up.

870
00:48:54,520 --> 00:48:57,960
 It seemed like this committee is giving a lot of respect to teams with quality wins.

871
00:48:58,220 --> 00:49:02,020
 Tennessee could really help itself by knocking off Kentucky and LSU the next few weeks.

872
00:49:02,460 --> 00:49:03,580
 All right, recruiting guru.

873
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:07,020
 Let me ask you a couple of recruiting things.

874
00:49:07,540 --> 00:49:15,460
 Preston Glasgow, Loganville, Georgia commits to Tennessee over Alabama and Georgia recently.

875
00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:26,740
 I was looking at a clip of the two-million-dollar man, David Gabriel George, running for 247 yards against Knoxville Catholic High School.

876
00:49:27,200 --> 00:49:28,260
 I saw a clip.

877
00:49:28,820 --> 00:49:30,900
 When I got to six, I quit counting.

878
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:34,700
 That was the number of tackles that I counted, and he kept going.

879
00:49:35,380 --> 00:49:38,980
 This guy is just an absolute monster running the ball.

880
00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:41,700
 You know that because I know you have seen him.

881
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:49,100
 But talk a little bit about Tennessee's recent commitment and another awesome performance by George.

882
00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:53,260
 Yeah, so Preston Glasgow, definitely a nice pickup there for Tennessee.

883
00:49:53,500 --> 00:49:58,340
 Kind of a late push there from the Vols where Alabama looked like it had been in pretty good shape with them for a while.

884
00:49:58,340 --> 00:50:02,380
 And one visit to Tennessee actually for the Alabama game a few weeks ago.

885
00:50:02,820 --> 00:50:05,560
 I don't know for the Vols to win that one, not in that one down the stretch.

886
00:50:05,780 --> 00:50:08,400
 They had a neat quarterback in there.

887
00:50:10,900 --> 00:50:15,220
 They had not stick in this class, so they really needed someone in Glasgow.

888
00:50:15,420 --> 00:50:17,180
 Kind of a late rise, a really interesting prospect.

889
00:50:17,660 --> 00:50:20,840
 Six-foot-two-and-a-half, 190 pounds, really impressive build.

890
00:50:21,220 --> 00:50:24,720
 And just missed most of his junior and sophomore seasons because of injuries.

891
00:50:25,260 --> 00:50:29,380
 So didn't have a lot of film out there to speak of going into this season.

892
00:50:29,540 --> 00:50:35,980
 Commits to UConn early, and by this fall it's down to Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, and Tennessee wins out.

893
00:50:36,060 --> 00:50:40,300
 So a nice pickup there late from a guy whose stock has kind of taken off the past couple months.

894
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:45,860
 David Gabriel George, there's not much I can say about him that nobody else has said at this point.

895
00:50:45,860 --> 00:50:49,320
 He's the best high school running back I've seen in person.

896
00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:53,960
 I didn't get to see Derrick Henry and Adrian Peterson and some of those other guys in person.

897
00:50:54,220 --> 00:50:59,960
 But I've not seen one with quite the combination of power, speed, agility, balance.

898
00:51:00,240 --> 00:51:01,620
 You touched on the broken tackle.

899
00:51:01,780 --> 00:51:03,680
 The balance is what's remarkable with him.

900
00:51:04,360 --> 00:51:10,980
 He's a man among boys, it looks like, on the field and just continues to, when he gets carried, put up impressive numbers.

901
00:51:11,160 --> 00:51:12,660
 That was the thing about Friday night.

902
00:51:12,660 --> 00:51:18,020
 And they played that game at a minor league baseball stadium in Knoxville, the home of the Tennessee Smokies,

903
00:51:18,020 --> 00:51:22,940
 because of the level of interest in people in Knoxville seeing him play in person.

904
00:51:22,940 --> 00:51:29,860
 They moved that game from Knoxville Catholic and they sold it out every seat and they set a venue record with a crowd of 7,300 plus.

905
00:51:30,360 --> 00:51:36,720
 And they put on a show of 12 carries, 247 yards, and averaging more than 20 yards a carry, three touchdowns.

906
00:51:36,720 --> 00:51:38,240
 That's two other touchdowns called back.

907
00:51:38,340 --> 00:51:39,040
 Yeah, he did.

908
00:51:39,060 --> 00:51:42,540
 He's an 88 yarder, so just a remarkable talent.

909
00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:48,940
 And if he's not an All-America level player at Tennessee, honestly, it's going to be a disappointment at this point with the level of height going in.

910
00:51:49,300 --> 00:51:56,240
 Yeah, Herschel Walker, Travis Henry, Derek Henry, I mean, you're just going down the line.

911
00:51:56,340 --> 00:51:57,660
 We'll see where that goes.

912
00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:02,420
 All right, young man, your prediction for Kentucky and Tennessee.

913
00:52:02,580 --> 00:52:10,200
 By the way, you had a great article about summing up recruiting, hard to believe we're a month away from National Signing Day.

914
00:52:10,340 --> 00:52:12,600
 Great job going position by position.

915
00:52:12,820 --> 00:52:15,720
 Your prediction and where can we get on line and get everything?

916
00:52:16,860 --> 00:52:18,300
 This is a tough one to call.

917
00:52:18,580 --> 00:52:24,720
 I'm going to give Tennessee the benefit of the doubt being at home just because Neyland Stadium at night especially is such a tough place to play.

918
00:52:24,880 --> 00:52:29,680
 And I'm not sure Kentucky has quite the defense to slow down Tennessee.

919
00:52:29,860 --> 00:52:31,900
 They've been kind of just okay on defense.

920
00:52:32,260 --> 00:52:36,320
 It feels like a game where Tennessee might be able to pound this one out on the ground.

921
00:52:36,560 --> 00:52:45,540
 I'll say Tennessee by seven, but I'm not extremely confident in that because the Vols still have to show they can score maybe a few more points in this game with the way Kentucky has scored.

922
00:52:45,980 --> 00:52:48,980
 As we saw against South Carolina a couple weeks ago, that cost them.

923
00:52:49,580 --> 00:52:50,680
 So, yeah, we'll see.

924
00:52:50,780 --> 00:52:56,220
 It's going to be a fun weekend, fun game, and certainly a big one for Tennessee with playoff implications for both teams.

925
00:52:56,500 --> 00:52:58,040
 So we'll have full coverage throughout the weekend.

926
00:52:58,380 --> 00:52:59,880
 Big recruiting weekend as well for Tennessee.

927
00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:01,080
 A few official visitors.

928
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930
00:53:09,460 --> 00:53:11,360
 Ryan, thanks so much for your time today.

931
00:53:11,580 --> 00:53:14,480
 Stay safe out there and as warm as you can this weekend, okay?

932
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:16,000
 We'll do our best.

933
00:53:16,060 --> 00:53:21,500
 I think the high is 59 Saturday, so it'll be a chilly Saturday night for that game for sure.

934
00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:23,760
 But, yeah, looking forward to it, and you guys have a good weekend.

935
00:53:23,900 --> 00:53:24,320
 Thank you, bud.

936
00:53:24,340 --> 00:53:25,080
 You do the same.

937
00:53:25,140 --> 00:53:27,560
 Ryan Callahan, Go Vols 24-7.

938
00:53:27,560 --> 00:53:31,320
 Coming up next time, going to be ticking all over the place in Alabama, packing it for the bayou.

939
00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:33,240
 Ryan Fowler on that KJ.

940
00:53:33,800 --> 00:53:34,860
 Ryan Boyce, the Falcons.

941
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 He's gearing up for the call later on here on 93.9 The Score this week.

942
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943
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1009
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 Alabama is preparing to execute 54-year-old Michael Shannon Taylor on Thursday evening

1010
00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:46,360
 for the 1991 murders of an elderly Etowah County couple.

1011
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 Taylor is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility in Admore,

1012
00:57:51,140 --> 00:57:55,180
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1013
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 His attorneys are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to delay the execution,

1014
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1015
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1016
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1017
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 State Senator April Weaver is reportedly seeking to become Alabama's Senate Majority Leader.

1030
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1031
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 Senate Republicans are scheduled to vote on leadership positions today in Birmingham.

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 Second-ranked Georgia arrives in Oxford looking to tighten its grip atop the SEC.

1048
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1061
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1063
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1065
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 I'll tell you one thing, BB.

1066
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 The folks at UNA are hopping all over the place like a popcorn machine at the movie house.

1067
01:02:11,680 --> 01:02:15,260
 Coming up this weekend, UNA football taking on West Florida.

1068
01:02:15,340 --> 01:02:18,580
 That game sixth on the Bobby Wallace Field.

1069
01:02:19,020 --> 01:02:23,980
 Coming up at 6.30 tonight, the men's basketball team taking on the guys from Union.

1070
01:02:23,980 --> 01:02:26,280
 That is again at 6.30 out at the vault.

1071
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 And the UNA volleyball team, BB, also busy these days taking their show on the road.

1072
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 In the state of Arkansas tonight, Little Rock, and then tomorrow, Friday, Central Arkansas.

1073
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 As you mentioned, UNA just finished playing in football.

1074
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 Always delighted to have, in fact, we talked with him at UNA Media Days at Lost Pizza.

1075
01:02:49,940 --> 01:02:52,140
 Pizza, coach, welcome into the show today.

1076
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:52,860
 How are you doing?

1077
01:02:53,680 --> 01:02:54,380
 I'm good, guys.

1078
01:02:54,460 --> 01:02:55,640
 Appreciate you having me today.

1079
01:02:55,880 --> 01:02:59,640
 And, yeah, excited for the opportunity to be on here with you.

1080
01:03:00,320 --> 01:03:03,120
 Well, it's a good thing because you're rocking and rolling, coach.

1081
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:04,740
 Tristan Johnson in the huddle with us.

1082
01:03:04,860 --> 01:03:06,520
 Coach, talk to us about this team.

1083
01:03:06,700 --> 01:03:09,040
 Right now, the numbers are good.

1084
01:03:09,120 --> 01:03:12,400
 So, what has been the secret of the sauce so far for your team?

1085
01:03:13,220 --> 01:03:14,660
 Yeah, it's been quite the year.

1086
01:03:14,800 --> 01:03:17,280
 I mean, you know, we started the year off really hot.

1087
01:03:17,400 --> 01:03:22,560
 I mean, we won our first 24 sets and set a program record for the entire D2 and D1 era.

1088
01:03:22,920 --> 01:03:29,500
 And at one point, us and Nebraska were the only two teams in the nation that hadn't dropped a set.

1089
01:03:29,680 --> 01:03:33,660
 And so, you know, it was a tremendous start to the season.

1090
01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:37,680
 And then we were 10-0 going into Florida State and ran into a buzzsaw down there.

1091
01:03:37,820 --> 01:03:40,860
 But, you know, had a great start to the season.

1092
01:03:40,860 --> 01:03:44,100
 And then going into conference play really felt good about things.

1093
01:03:44,300 --> 01:03:46,820
 And, you know, it's just been rolling ever since.

1094
01:03:47,040 --> 01:03:49,780
 And to your point, it's been a great season.

1095
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,100
 You know, really proud of the team.

1096
01:03:51,200 --> 01:03:55,580
 I think we've bumped in a little bit of adversity with some injury bug as we got into conference,

1097
01:03:55,740 --> 01:03:58,100
 into the middle part of conference play.

1098
01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:04,640
 And so, you know, the girls have been really resilient in terms of just having to step up and take advantage of opportunities.

1099
01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:06,580
 We've had some girls playing in some different positions.

1100
01:04:06,580 --> 01:04:07,720
 We've had to change our lineup.

1101
01:04:07,920 --> 01:04:09,980
 I think I talked with my staff actually earlier today.

1102
01:04:10,060 --> 01:04:13,360
 I think we've had seven different lineups in the last eight matches.

1103
01:04:13,780 --> 01:04:17,860
 More so due to, you know, injury and things like that.

1104
01:04:17,920 --> 01:04:21,100
 And so we'll have another new one tonight that we've never done before.

1105
01:04:21,360 --> 01:04:24,940
 But, you know, just really, you know, I talk to the girls a lot.

1106
01:04:25,020 --> 01:04:27,780
 And we had a conversation at UT Arlington a few weeks ago.

1107
01:04:27,900 --> 01:04:32,040
 And, you know, I've been telling them all season that we're 17 strong.

1108
01:04:32,040 --> 01:04:36,520
 And that's really been a big motto for this group even before we started was that we were 17 strong.

1109
01:04:37,520 --> 01:04:39,260
 And that's been something we've really carried.

1110
01:04:39,400 --> 01:04:42,500
 And then the other thing that I tell them all the time is find a way to win.

1111
01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:48,060
 And so, you know, that's been a big theme for us as we've had to battle through some of this adversity is just find a way to win.

1112
01:04:48,120 --> 01:04:48,560
 There's a way.

1113
01:04:48,740 --> 01:04:53,100
 You've got to be tough enough and stubborn enough to want it more than the other team and figure it out.

1114
01:04:53,260 --> 01:04:57,540
 So it hasn't been the smoothest ride in terms of that.

1115
01:04:57,880 --> 01:05:01,900
 But, you know, nothing worth getting done that's worth it.

1116
01:05:01,940 --> 01:05:02,300
 It's easy.

1117
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:04,400
 Absolutely.

1118
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:07,000
 Tell us about some of your top players.

1119
01:05:07,220 --> 01:05:09,960
 I know Junior Reese Ricketts is having a great year.

1120
01:05:10,060 --> 01:05:13,660
 She leads the conference in keels per set.

1121
01:05:13,800 --> 01:05:16,720
 Junior Kinsley McGowan is second in assist.

1122
01:05:17,700 --> 01:05:21,020
 And also we'll get into some of your younger players.

1123
01:05:21,020 --> 01:05:22,980
 You've got two sophomores, two freshmen.

1124
01:05:23,700 --> 01:05:25,000
 We're having a really good year.

1125
01:05:25,100 --> 01:05:26,420
 But talk about some of the girls.

1126
01:05:27,420 --> 01:05:29,060
 Yeah, I mean, Reese has done a tremendous job.

1127
01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:30,780
 I mean, she has ever since she got here.

1128
01:05:30,860 --> 01:05:35,000
 I mean, she was the conference freshman of the year, her freshman year, and has been all-conference every year since.

1129
01:05:35,140 --> 01:05:39,300
 And obviously I have a strong hope that won't change this year.

1130
01:05:39,380 --> 01:05:46,480
 Obviously, I think she's put herself in a position to compete for player of the year and, you know, has just grown so much off the court, really.

1131
01:05:46,620 --> 01:05:49,120
 I mean, in her role as a leader and as a competitor.

1132
01:05:49,360 --> 01:05:50,860
 And then Kinsley McGowan, same thing.

1133
01:05:50,940 --> 01:05:52,940
 I mean, she really has matured a ton.

1134
01:05:53,040 --> 01:05:58,360
 She took a huge step forward this spring as a leader and having much more of a court presence.

1135
01:05:58,960 --> 01:06:01,300
 You know, last season she led the A-sun in assists.

1136
01:06:01,520 --> 01:06:04,440
 And so on the court she's kind of picked up where she left off.

1137
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 And due to some injuries, we actually ended up having to change our lineup to where she has to split time at that position because of some injury situations.

1138
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 And so, you know, I think one of the great signs of a leader is someone that can just understand they have to do what's best for the team.

1139
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 And she did that.

1140
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 I mean, she went from, in essence, being the starting quarterback to having to split time at quarterback and, you know, was the first person to go, okay, what do we got to do to win?

1141
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 Let's do it.

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 And so, you know, for someone that, you know, is used to being the one and being the main one and for her to be as humble as she is to go, all right, what do we got to do to change that?

1143
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 Even though it's not something that makes me shine the brightest, it's definitely something that helps put our team in the best position to win.

1144
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 So, really proud of her for that.

1145
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 And I think really, I've said this all season, but probably our unsung hero this season has been Dylan Garner.

1146
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 I mean, you know, Dylan last season was on the right side for us.

1147
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 You know, we returned both Kendall Barnes and Reese Ricketts, and unfortunately Kendall tore her ACL in March during practice in the offseason.

1148
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 So we immediately pivoted Dylan over to the outside, and all she did was just step up and produce numbers that were very similar to Kendall.

1149
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 She was top three in the league in kills per set for most of the year.

1150
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 And then due to an injury, we had to move her to the middle, which she's never played before in her life.

1151
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1152
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 A good analogy.

1153
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 Yeah, and has literally just produced every match.

1154
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 I mean, she's putting up numbers that are all conference at that position.

1155
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 And so, you know, again, just, you know, in the recruiting process, that's something that I really look for is just, you know, selfless players that are just interested in what's best for the team and winning.

1156
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 And she's one of those kids, similarly to Kinsley, and, you know, she's just been such a tremendous asset for us.

1157
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 And quite frankly, you know, players like that are how you go through adversity and still come out on top.

1158
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 You and they had volleyball coach Tristan Johnson.

1159
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 Coach, talk to us about the mix of this team.

1160
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 You look at it, and I think any coach wants a good mix of upperclassmen and young guys.

1161
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 And I'm looking at a couple of names here on the front end of that as far as the freshmen, Kaylee and Anna.

1162
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 Your thoughts about the modern era.

1163
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 We see this now seem like more than back in the day.

1164
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 Kids coming in, they're freshmen phenom.

1165
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 Maybe it's social media.

1166
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 Maybe it's exposure.

1167
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 Maybe a combination of things.

1168
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 But your thoughts about the mix on the team, and is that a fair observation now?

1169
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 These kids come in out of high school.

1170
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 A lot of times, they're ready to hit the ground running.

1171
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 Yeah, for sure.

1172
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 I mean, I think, you know, I think it's a testament to the growth of the game.

1173
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 I think it's a testament to the growth of how much better coaching is, you know, at the youth level in this sport.

1174
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 But, you know, kids like Anna and Kaylee.

1175
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 I mean, Anna came in.

1176
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 I knew she was going to be a tremendous player for us, and she has.

1177
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 I mean, she's just done such a good job.

1178
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 I think she has a chance.

1179
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 You know, she's one of the most blue-collar, I mean, roll-your-sleeves-up kind of kids that you're ever going to find,

1180
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 and especially in her position.

1181
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 And, you know, just have been so pleased with her and who she is on and off the court.

1182
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 And then Kaylee's the same way.

1183
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 I mean, she's a coach's kid, and, you know, she's come in kind of similarly.

1184
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 She used to be in the one her whole career as a starting libero,

1185
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 and then came in and has played behind Ava Martindale, who, you know, is a senior

1186
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 and came to us from UTEP and is a tremendous player.

1187
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 And Kaylee's kind of had to wait her turn a little bit, and then due to some injuries,

1188
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 was able to get into that role and stepped up and was able to produce some victories for us in a big role.

1189
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 And so, yeah, I mean, I think they've done such a good job.

1190
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 And to your point about the balance, I mean, I think, you know, in this day and age with, you know,

1191
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 kids that find success at a young age and leave, you know, for whatever reason,

1192
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 I think the fact that we were able to hang on to a Reese Ricketts and a Kendrick McGowan and kids like that that, you know,

1193
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 have produced at a high level for us and want to stick around, I think that's a great sign for the young kids that we have right now to just,

1194
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 you know, I think it's a testament to the culture and what we're building here and also our athletic department and what they do to support our program.

1195
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 But it's great to have mixed because you want that veteran presence, but you also, with that veteran presence,

1196
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 come some bodies that have got some miles on the tires.

1197
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 And so to have some young kids that can step up and produce and still have a little more juice in the tank is always nice.

1198
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 Tristan, talk about the growth and development of college basketball.

1199
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 I mean, a college volleyball.

1200
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 I kind of equate this to college basketball.

1201
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 Pat Summitt was such a trendsetter for college basketball.

1202
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 It used to have 500 people at a game.

1203
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 Now you've got tens of thousands.

1204
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 It's on national TV every night.

1205
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 And I noticed you mentioned Nebraska earlier.

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 They set an attendance record.

1207
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 They've got tens of thousands of fans there.

1208
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 It's on the SEC network now every week.

1209
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 Talk about the growth of college volleyball.

1210
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 Yeah, it's been pretty tremendous.

1211
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 I mean, you know, they're truly, you know, and I'd even say this,

1212
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 given the parody of college football with all the brackets crazy and all the money and everything,

1213
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 I think college volleyball may be the best sport to be a part of right now.

1214
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 And I mean that genuinely.

1215
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 I mean, you know, it's a sport that is the fastest growing sport in the nation for young women.

1216
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 It is a, you know, it's a sport that, I mean, no kidding, last Sunday I turned on my TV at 2 p.m.

1217
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 On a Sunday afternoon, Texas A&M was playing Texas on ABC, not on SEC Plus, not on ESP, on ABC on a Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the afternoon.

1218
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 And I think that's just a testament to, again, the growth in the sport, the investment that the ABCAR Coaches Association has made in trying to get us on TV more.

1219
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 I think another thing that our sport is doing that's really, really is exciting is the best teams are playing the best teams.

1220
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 You know, I think you run into that a little bit with basketball and football at the beginning of their seasons where they're trying to feel things out a little bit.

1221
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 In our sport, the number, the first four matches of the season were the top five teams in the nation playing each other.

1222
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 And so I think that in and of itself just creates a lot of excitement because it's an exciting thing to watch, right?

1223
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 And, you know, the sport in and of itself is trying to find ways to make it more enjoyable to watch on TV.

1224
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 And so to your point, I mean, you know, there's not a night of the week where it's not on the SEC Network, on ABC, on ESPN, ESPN2.

1225
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 I mean, I can remember, you know, five or so years ago, and I'm not kidding, the Final Four was the only thing on ESPN.

1226
01:12:15,660 --> 01:12:16,280
 You're right.

1227
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 Finals were on ESPN, and now you can't really go a night without watching college volleyball on a mainstream channel.

1228
01:12:22,440 --> 01:12:25,780
 And so, you know, the sport is getting more exciting.

1229
01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:27,100
 I think we're getting a lot more.

1230
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 We're getting a lot of athletes that used to go to basketball and softball that are really, really dynamic kids that are playing our sport.

1231
01:12:35,460 --> 01:12:37,320
 And I think that's an exciting thing.

1232
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 And so, you know, I think for us as coaches, we're just trying to seize that opportunity and continue to grow it and not let it eat itself at the same time.

1233
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 Well, you're a tremendous spokesman for the sport and getting off to an 18-7 overall record, 8-4 in UAC.

1234
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 Again, you've got practice coming up in 15 minutes.

1235
01:12:59,860 --> 01:13:02,320
 Little Rock tonight, Central Arkansas tomorrow.

1236
01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:07,160
 We really enjoy talking with you about the girls and the team.

1237
01:13:07,160 --> 01:13:11,300
 But, listen, bring back two W's to Florence when you get through.

1238
01:13:12,100 --> 01:13:12,540
 Yes, sir.

1239
01:13:12,580 --> 01:13:13,200
 That's the plan.

1240
01:13:13,320 --> 01:13:14,360
 Hey, I appreciate you guys.

1241
01:13:14,460 --> 01:13:15,560
 Appreciate you covering us.

1242
01:13:15,800 --> 01:13:19,100
 And, you know, appreciate what you all do for UNA in the Shoals area.

1243
01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:27,000
 And it's an exciting time to be at UNA in general, whether it's our amazing football stadium and the growth it's having, our men and women's basketball programs, volleyball.

1244
01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:29,720
 It's just an exciting time to be at UNA.

1245
01:13:29,940 --> 01:13:32,540
 So, just blessed to be a part of it and appreciate your support.

1246
01:13:33,160 --> 01:13:35,320
 Thank you so much, Coach, for your kind words.

1247
01:13:35,440 --> 01:13:37,660
 And all the best at the Rock tonight.

1248
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 Coach Tristan Johnson, UNA Volleyball.

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 Coming up, he has got Florence High football on his mind.

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1346
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 with media interviews, team introductions, and plenty of basketball excitement.

1347
01:19:28,740 --> 01:19:30,680
 The day also features an FCA breakfast

1348
01:19:30,680 --> 01:19:34,180
 and a special learn-from-the-best coaching clinic featuring college coaches

1349
01:19:34,180 --> 01:19:36,220
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1350
01:19:36,700 --> 01:19:38,420
 And we want you to be a part of it.

1351
01:19:38,420 --> 01:19:42,200
 The entire community is invited to come out, support our local athletes,

1352
01:19:42,520 --> 01:19:44,680
 and help make this inaugural event something special.

1353
01:19:45,260 --> 01:19:48,220
 That's November 20th from 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

1354
01:19:48,420 --> 01:19:52,640
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1355
01:19:53,060 --> 01:19:56,080
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1356
01:19:56,580 --> 01:20:00,400
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1357
01:20:00,860 --> 01:20:03,680
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1358
01:20:03,860 --> 01:20:05,120
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1359
01:20:05,120 --> 01:20:10,780
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1360
01:20:11,200 --> 01:20:13,240
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1361
01:20:13,660 --> 01:20:15,640
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1362
01:20:16,100 --> 01:20:16,620
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1363
01:20:17,380 --> 01:20:18,500
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1364
01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:23,580
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1365
01:20:24,260 --> 01:20:25,060
 Welcome back in.

1366
01:20:25,100 --> 01:20:27,700
 The man who knows the score is K.J.

1367
01:20:27,820 --> 01:20:30,500
 Kevin Johnson, fine voice to the Florence High Falcons,

1368
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:32,300
 right here on 93.9 The Score.

1369
01:20:32,440 --> 01:20:33,580
 K.J., welcome in.

1370
01:20:33,640 --> 01:20:34,220
 How are you?

1371
01:20:35,280 --> 01:20:36,440
 Doing well, guys.

1372
01:20:36,560 --> 01:20:38,180
 A beautiful weekend coming up.

1373
01:20:38,320 --> 01:20:39,560
 Most of the high school football.

1374
01:20:40,220 --> 01:20:43,120
 Get out and support wherever you are to go see these high school kids play.

1375
01:20:43,860 --> 01:20:44,260
 Absolutely.

1376
01:20:44,640 --> 01:20:45,680
 Let me ask you this, Kevin.

1377
01:20:46,060 --> 01:20:49,980
 Did you guys just get in about 10 minutes to go from your last road trip?

1378
01:20:50,100 --> 01:20:51,580
 That was a road trip, was it not?

1379
01:20:52,900 --> 01:20:56,500
 I think we have found where Fort Payne is.

1380
01:20:56,980 --> 01:21:01,580
 And once we found it, getting back was, I had to leave crumbs to get back, but we did.

1381
01:21:02,120 --> 01:21:04,860
 But the big thing, we came back with a victory for Florence Falcons.

1382
01:21:04,960 --> 01:21:08,420
 We went home over there, got a victory in Kappa 9-1 season.

1383
01:21:09,160 --> 01:21:12,820
 And by the way, it's a great school over at Fort Payne and a great facility.

1384
01:21:13,480 --> 01:21:14,820
 It's a beautiful setting there.

1385
01:21:15,240 --> 01:21:20,580
 But the Falcons took care of business, and now they're getting ready for the new season playoffs around the corner.

1386
01:21:21,020 --> 01:21:21,940
 Let's talk about that.

1387
01:21:22,000 --> 01:21:22,580
 You're right.

1388
01:21:22,940 --> 01:21:27,360
 Randy and that group, they poured a lot of money into that community over there, and that's one of the fruits of it.

1389
01:21:27,380 --> 01:21:33,260
 But let's talk about this season before we jump ahead, because I guess you can come up with a lot of adjectives,

1390
01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:36,560
 but special might be an understatement for this season.

1391
01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:37,720
 It has been a dream.

1392
01:21:38,400 --> 01:21:43,260
 Before we talk about what it means going forward, let's talk about what has been achieved to date, KJ.

1393
01:21:44,960 --> 01:21:46,140
 Well, historical.

1394
01:21:46,540 --> 01:21:48,800
 That would be probably the word I would use with this team.

1395
01:21:49,260 --> 01:21:51,460
 How about nine wins in a regular season?

1396
01:21:51,640 --> 01:21:57,380
 You know, the school is only 23 years old, and it's the first time in 23 seasons that any school,

1397
01:21:57,380 --> 01:22:01,120
 as far as high school football team, has garnered nine wins.

1398
01:22:01,320 --> 01:22:03,080
 That is a huge accomplishment.

1399
01:22:04,440 --> 01:22:08,220
 And then to win the region championship for the first time in 12 years,

1400
01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:10,740
 another feather at the cap there.

1401
01:22:10,880 --> 01:22:13,800
 So this team has set some bars high.

1402
01:22:14,180 --> 01:22:17,260
 They've taken it to two levels, and it's been impressive.

1403
01:22:17,440 --> 01:22:20,940
 It's been impressive to watch what they've done week in and week out.

1404
01:22:21,260 --> 01:22:22,760
 And they're a business-like team.

1405
01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:26,700
 I mean, they just show up, take care of business, and don't matter who's on the other side.

1406
01:22:27,060 --> 01:22:31,620
 They are a team that knows who they are, and they have confidence without arrogance.

1407
01:22:31,620 --> 01:22:33,060
 And I love this about that team.

1408
01:22:33,620 --> 01:22:40,220
 One of the reasons this team's 9-1 is the improvement in offense, literally in scoring 20-25,

1409
01:22:40,360 --> 01:22:45,440
 20.7 points a game, 20-26, 34.7.

1410
01:22:45,540 --> 01:22:47,060
 That's quite an increase.

1411
01:22:47,600 --> 01:22:49,760
 Carson Johnson is one of the reasons.

1412
01:22:50,340 --> 01:22:51,960
 He's run for 1,300 yards.

1413
01:22:52,760 --> 01:22:55,800
 Colston Mahan, of course, the quarterback, Goolsby.

1414
01:22:55,800 --> 01:23:01,840
 There are a lot of guys, but offensive line, execution, limit turnovers.

1415
01:23:02,320 --> 01:23:06,900
 Talk about the improvement not only in scoring but in production offensively.

1416
01:23:07,920 --> 01:23:13,000
 Yeah, I go back to maybe last season where they started to click a little bit.

1417
01:23:13,420 --> 01:23:15,080
 But there was some graduation happens.

1418
01:23:15,240 --> 01:23:16,840
 You had new guys move in.

1419
01:23:17,360 --> 01:23:22,900
 And you've got two sophomores on the offensive line, a junior at center, a sophomore at quarterback.

1420
01:23:23,220 --> 01:23:26,880
 I mean, you've got youngsters all over the place, but you just have the right mix.

1421
01:23:27,260 --> 01:23:29,040
 You have enough seniors at the right place.

1422
01:23:29,460 --> 01:23:33,300
 I'm more of an older veteran defense, I would say, on the other side.

1423
01:23:33,620 --> 01:23:35,740
 And then the good mix on the offensive side.

1424
01:23:36,160 --> 01:23:37,760
 You know, this team has just clicked.

1425
01:23:37,960 --> 01:23:39,820
 And I think a lot of it has to do with balance.

1426
01:23:40,280 --> 01:23:43,860
 They can run it when they want to, and they can throw it when they have to.

1427
01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:45,160
 And that's what you want.

1428
01:23:45,160 --> 01:23:47,800
 Boy, if you can do that as a team, you're going to be successful.

1429
01:23:48,600 --> 01:23:51,300
 And they have found that rhythm in doing that.

1430
01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:55,260
 And a sophomore quarterback who takes care of the football, who is just a leader.

1431
01:23:55,440 --> 01:23:56,280
 I mean, he's just a winner.

1432
01:23:56,560 --> 01:23:58,900
 I mean, a caution man is just a winner.

1433
01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:00,160
 He's done it on the baseball field.

1434
01:24:00,220 --> 01:24:00,860
 He's done it in football.

1435
01:24:01,400 --> 01:24:04,500
 And his leadership, even as a sophomore, I see.

1436
01:24:04,980 --> 01:24:08,020
 And then to Carson Johnson, I don't know what to say about the goose.

1437
01:24:08,120 --> 01:24:08,940
 He wears number zero.

1438
01:24:09,420 --> 01:24:12,380
 And I give him the nickname Goose because he wears a goose egg on his jersey.

1439
01:24:12,600 --> 01:24:17,080
 And he's been phenomenal this year in carrying the ball, but the past four or five games,

1440
01:24:17,480 --> 01:24:21,280
 going over 100 yards each game, catches the ball out of the backfield well,

1441
01:24:21,580 --> 01:24:23,100
 and has become a real weapon.

1442
01:24:23,340 --> 01:24:25,020
 So this team just has chemistry.

1443
01:24:25,260 --> 01:24:26,440
 That's the way I would say it.

1444
01:24:26,720 --> 01:24:28,000
 I like what I see in them.

1445
01:24:28,260 --> 01:24:34,140
 By the way, speaking of offense, how about scored, I think they've scored 34 points or more in eight games.

1446
01:24:34,540 --> 01:24:36,140
 That's pretty good on the offensive side.

1447
01:24:36,560 --> 01:24:38,740
 If you can do that, then you're going to win a lot of games.

1448
01:24:38,740 --> 01:24:42,520
 And on the defensive side, they've not given up more than 21 points a game.

1449
01:24:42,600 --> 01:24:44,720
 That's the remedy for being 9-1 on the season.

1450
01:24:45,440 --> 01:24:47,660
 Kevin Johnson, voice to the Florida side, Falcons.

1451
01:24:47,800 --> 01:24:50,200
 Something else that you want is what you just mentioned there,

1452
01:24:50,260 --> 01:24:52,740
 the upperclassmen experience heading into the postseason.

1453
01:24:52,900 --> 01:24:57,000
 Something else you better have is a head coach who's been there and done that.

1454
01:24:57,080 --> 01:24:58,900
 And I think Florida can check that box as well.

1455
01:24:59,000 --> 01:25:00,720
 Talk to us about the importance of that,

1456
01:25:01,120 --> 01:25:03,660
 and particularly trying to make sure these guys get it.

1457
01:25:03,760 --> 01:25:06,580
 First round sometimes, when you've got the season Florida's working on,

1458
01:25:06,580 --> 01:25:07,640
 you take on that opening round.

1459
01:25:07,780 --> 01:25:10,000
 Sometimes the numbers from that team is not as good.

1460
01:25:10,680 --> 01:25:12,820
 But just ask the Georgia Bulldogs what can happen.

1461
01:25:12,900 --> 01:25:16,120
 You can be number one, take on a team that was not on the radar from Auburn.

1462
01:25:16,180 --> 01:25:17,300
 You saw what happened there.

1463
01:25:17,660 --> 01:25:20,560
 Talk to us about the importance of having those upperclassmen

1464
01:25:20,560 --> 01:25:22,880
 and kind of bring everybody back to the middle and a head coach

1465
01:25:22,880 --> 01:25:25,240
 and a coaching staff who's been there and done that.

1466
01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:29,960
 Well, 2019, Florence went down to Thompson,

1467
01:25:30,100 --> 01:25:32,880
 and we've been to Thompson way too many times over the years, by the way.

1468
01:25:33,240 --> 01:25:36,760
 But in that year, we had them on the ropes and had a chance to knock them off.

1469
01:25:36,880 --> 01:25:38,880
 It ended up being a loss at 38-31,

1470
01:25:39,080 --> 01:25:42,700
 but we were driving to midfield late in the last two minutes

1471
01:25:42,700 --> 01:25:44,480
 and had a chance to win the game.

1472
01:25:44,660 --> 01:25:47,820
 And I still remember that game because I think it's one of those times

1473
01:25:47,820 --> 01:25:50,020
 where that team realized, hey, we can play with anybody.

1474
01:25:50,380 --> 01:25:50,620
 Right.

1475
01:25:50,680 --> 01:25:53,460
 And you have a cycle of kids graduating, others coming up.

1476
01:25:53,800 --> 01:25:59,500
 This team has had success and realized what it means to face the big battles.

1477
01:25:59,740 --> 01:26:01,620
 And I think, you know,

1478
01:26:01,680 --> 01:26:05,180
 the reclassification has been something that's really important to this too

1479
01:26:05,180 --> 01:26:08,540
 because the reclassification, I interviewed Heath Harmon,

1480
01:26:08,640 --> 01:26:10,880
 the executive director of the HSA, a few weeks ago,

1481
01:26:11,220 --> 01:26:14,460
 and he said, we just want the playing field to be as level as possible.

1482
01:26:14,960 --> 01:26:17,520
 And I know there's some critics maybe said, no, it's not that,

1483
01:26:17,580 --> 01:26:19,240
 but for the most part, I think it has been.

1484
01:26:19,240 --> 01:26:22,880
 I think it's really leveled the playing field across the board.

1485
01:26:23,440 --> 01:26:27,620
 And most coaches I've talked to are very pleased with it, how it's worked out.

1486
01:26:27,940 --> 01:26:29,340
 And for Florence, it's worked out well.

1487
01:26:29,460 --> 01:26:31,500
 For years, we were the smallest 7A school.

1488
01:26:31,940 --> 01:26:33,380
 Now we're the largest 5A school.

1489
01:26:33,900 --> 01:26:36,960
 And being that largest 5A school, that's a big difference

1490
01:26:36,960 --> 01:26:41,200
 that we don't have to go play teams that pull players from 2,000 students.

1491
01:26:41,660 --> 01:26:43,340
 We're now the largest school.

1492
01:26:43,520 --> 01:26:45,540
 And we need to act like it too, and they have.

1493
01:26:45,640 --> 01:26:48,500
 They act like a team that says, hey, we're the bigger school.

1494
01:26:48,660 --> 01:26:50,860
 We're the ones that are going to have the target on the back.

1495
01:26:51,420 --> 01:26:52,760
 And you have to be ready for that.

1496
01:26:53,080 --> 01:26:56,380
 I guarantee you, St. Clair County hasn't been to Florence, Alabama.

1497
01:26:56,880 --> 01:27:00,360
 But they're coming with the idea of pulling the biggest upset in playoffs

1498
01:27:00,360 --> 01:27:01,500
 in Alabama this week.

1499
01:27:01,700 --> 01:27:04,920
 So you better be ready and put your A game on because the Saints are real.

1500
01:27:05,240 --> 01:27:05,780
 They have talent.

1501
01:27:05,940 --> 01:27:09,200
 They have a kid that's going to Notre Dame, are committed to Notre Dame.

1502
01:27:09,940 --> 01:27:11,860
 And so it's a really good team there.

1503
01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:13,960
 So Florence will have to play their best right out of the chute.

1504
01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:18,700
 But this Florence Falcons team, I think, has enjoyed wearing that favorite

1505
01:27:18,700 --> 01:27:20,840
 moniker a little bit, and they've worn it well.

1506
01:27:21,400 --> 01:27:23,060
 Kevin, your point's well made.

1507
01:27:23,160 --> 01:27:28,680
 We talk to Brent Dierman about this all the time when he's playing teams in his conference.

1508
01:27:29,380 --> 01:27:31,860
 St. Clair County's record is 5-5.

1509
01:27:31,960 --> 01:27:36,120
 And people look at that on the survey and say, well, they're probably not very good.

1510
01:27:36,320 --> 01:27:37,080
 Yeah, they are.

1511
01:27:37,600 --> 01:27:41,400
 They've had key losses to Oxford, 28-21.

1512
01:27:41,660 --> 01:27:43,940
 In fact, Moses Jones is traveling to Oxford.

1513
01:27:44,200 --> 01:27:46,100
 Pell City in two overtimes.

1514
01:27:46,800 --> 01:27:49,640
 Moody is traveling to West Morgan, 20-17.

1515
01:27:50,360 --> 01:27:53,760
 And Central Clay County, 30-27.

1516
01:27:54,320 --> 01:27:57,080
 All of the losses to playoff teams.

1517
01:27:58,040 --> 01:27:59,260
 Yeah, and how about this?

1518
01:27:59,460 --> 01:28:02,200
 The only team that's really blown them out was Clay Choffel.

1519
01:28:02,340 --> 01:28:03,320
 No shame in that.

1520
01:28:03,480 --> 01:28:06,420
 Clay Choffel is the standard in 5-8.

1521
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:09,880
 But all the other losses, by 7-3, 3-1.

1522
01:28:10,260 --> 01:28:11,760
 Yes, this team can play.

1523
01:28:11,900 --> 01:28:12,940
 They're a dangerous team.

1524
01:28:13,900 --> 01:28:17,400
 I know Kenny Morrison this week has slept like a baby.

1525
01:28:17,540 --> 01:28:19,580
 He wakes up every two hours crying, thinking, oh, my goodness.

1526
01:28:19,960 --> 01:28:21,400
 This team is a lot better than we realize.

1527
01:28:21,680 --> 01:28:23,480
 But I like Coach Kenny Morrison.

1528
01:28:23,480 --> 01:28:26,320
 You mentioned him a minute ago, Harold, and I like this staff.

1529
01:28:26,420 --> 01:28:28,440
 I've been around this program since the very beginning.

1530
01:28:28,960 --> 01:28:31,260
 And I've seen all the coaches come through and all.

1531
01:28:31,600 --> 01:28:33,420
 This may be one of my favorite staffs.

1532
01:28:33,500 --> 01:28:36,920
 And that goes back to the head coach, Kenny Morrison, who put this staff together.

1533
01:28:37,400 --> 01:28:39,040
 They are just a good chemistry.

1534
01:28:39,460 --> 01:28:40,200
 They understand it.

1535
01:28:40,220 --> 01:28:43,100
 It's a good mix of veteran coaches and younger coaches.

1536
01:28:43,620 --> 01:28:46,560
 And it's just really fun to watch them coach as a unit.

1537
01:28:46,960 --> 01:28:48,360
 And they enjoy one another.

1538
01:28:48,440 --> 01:28:49,260
 And I've said this often.

1539
01:28:49,640 --> 01:28:53,360
 When I look at successful teams, the coaches enjoy one another.

1540
01:28:53,360 --> 01:28:57,260
 And when the coaches enjoy coaching together, the team picks up on that.

1541
01:28:57,420 --> 01:28:59,580
 And that's to say, we want to enjoy one another as well.

1542
01:29:00,020 --> 01:29:05,700
 Kenny Morrison has done a great job of assembling the staff that the kids realize they can relate to.

1543
01:29:05,880 --> 01:29:07,260
 They are really good coaches.

1544
01:29:07,940 --> 01:29:09,340
 And these kids have been coachable.

1545
01:29:09,600 --> 01:29:10,900
 And that says a lot about Kenny Morrison.

1546
01:29:11,420 --> 01:29:13,260
 You know, I'm a big fan of him.

1547
01:29:13,300 --> 01:29:14,780
 I've seen him since his days at Decatur.

1548
01:29:15,280 --> 01:29:20,900
 And I've seen him take a lot of the teams that did not have the same talent level and get them in the playoffs.

1549
01:29:21,600 --> 01:29:27,340
 But this Falcons team, as he said quite a few times to them and to the media, he said, this is a good team.

1550
01:29:27,440 --> 01:29:29,140
 This team can go as far as they want to.

1551
01:29:29,940 --> 01:29:31,460
 Got a lot of stuff coming up.

1552
01:29:31,520 --> 01:29:32,800
 Florence football tonight.

1553
01:29:33,460 --> 01:29:35,440
 And then the pregame tomorrow at 6.

1554
01:29:35,680 --> 01:29:36,640
 Kickoff at 7.

1555
01:29:36,760 --> 01:29:37,880
 Tell us about it.

1556
01:29:38,760 --> 01:29:43,620
 Yeah, the playoff edition of the Florence Falcons football night live from Las Vegas, 6 to 7.

1557
01:29:43,800 --> 01:29:45,880
 We invite all the Falcon fans to come.

1558
01:29:46,060 --> 01:29:48,580
 And the players and coaches will be there.

1559
01:29:48,920 --> 01:29:50,540
 And we do a live show from 6 to 7.

1560
01:29:50,680 --> 01:29:52,520
 And you'll hear it right here on 93.9 The Score.

1561
01:29:52,860 --> 01:29:53,760
 And it's a lot of fun.

1562
01:29:53,820 --> 01:29:54,820
 And we're looking forward to that.

1563
01:29:55,100 --> 01:30:00,880
 And we'll follow that up, obviously, Friday night, 6 o'clock pregame with the TNT fireworks pregame, 7 o'clock kickoff.

1564
01:30:01,180 --> 01:30:02,360
 And our crew will be together.

1565
01:30:02,460 --> 01:30:03,600
 We're excited about that.

1566
01:30:03,780 --> 01:30:09,460
 And there's something special about the lights being on at Brawley Stadium on a Friday night in November.

1567
01:30:09,860 --> 01:30:11,260
 And we're excited about what's going to happen.

1568
01:30:11,700 --> 01:30:13,460
 You know, one game at a time.

1569
01:30:13,540 --> 01:30:14,640
 This is the round of 32.

1570
01:30:15,040 --> 01:30:16,780
 We're just hoping to get to number 16.

1571
01:30:18,100 --> 01:30:19,400
 Pizza and pig skins.

1572
01:30:19,540 --> 01:30:20,540
 Life is good, KJ.

1573
01:30:20,680 --> 01:30:21,300
 Thanks so much.

1574
01:30:21,340 --> 01:30:22,500
 And stay safe out there, okay?

1575
01:30:23,520 --> 01:30:24,300
 Thank you, guys.

1576
01:30:24,320 --> 01:30:25,820
 And hopefully we'll get to talk to you next week.

1577
01:30:26,360 --> 01:30:26,720
 Absolutely.

1578
01:30:26,980 --> 01:30:27,940
 Got the door open for you.

1579
01:30:27,980 --> 01:30:31,140
 Kevin Johnson, fine voice of the Florence High Falcons.

1580
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1581
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1586
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1653
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 In college football action this week, the Auburn Tigers will play at home.

1654
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 They'll take on Arkansas, Auburn 4-4 on the year, 2-4 in the SEC.

1655
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 Fifth-ranked Alabama's on the road.

1656
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 They'll play in Baton Rouge against number 14 LSU.

1657
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 Both teams are 6-2 on the season.

1658
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 Alabama 4-2 in the SEC.

1659
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 LSU is 3-2 in conference play.

1660
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 Troy's back home to host Louisiana Tech this week.

1661
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 The Trojans 4-4 on the year, 2-2 in the Sun Belt.

1662
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 Louisiana Tech is unbeaten in conference play, 6-2 overall.

1663
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 South Alabama on the road this week.

1664
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 They'll play at Louisiana.

1665
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 Both teams are 2-2 in the conference.

1666
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 Jaguars 4-4 overall.

1667
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 Louisiana is 5-3 on the season.

1668
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 North Alabama's at home this week.

1669
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 They'll take on West Florida.

1670
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 Tonight, catch Alabama women's basketball as they take on Alabama A&M.

1671
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1702
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1703
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 It's Unsportsmanlike, 6 a.m. Eastern, right here on ESPN Radio, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

1704
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1705
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

1706
01:36:48,440 --> 01:36:49,160
 Welcome back again.

1707
01:36:49,220 --> 01:36:50,920
 Time to head on down to T-Town.

1708
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 Say hello to Ryan Fowler.

1709
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 He's hosting the game there on Tide 109 FM.

1710
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 Ryan, welcome in.

1711
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 How are you?

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 Good.

1713
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 Good.

1714
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 Getting ready for this big LSU game.

1715
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 I'm excited.

1716
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 It's been a lot of great conversation in Tuscaloosa.

1717
01:37:06,220 --> 01:37:08,740
 You know, we've been talking about running the football and getting healthy.

1718
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 Football, getting healthy.

1719
01:37:10,340 --> 01:37:12,100
 That's been the entire show this week.

1720
01:37:12,100 --> 01:37:13,980
 Getting healthy, running the football.

1721
01:37:14,140 --> 01:37:15,300
 Getting healthy, running the football.

1722
01:37:15,400 --> 01:37:16,120
 Just nonstop.

1723
01:37:16,620 --> 01:37:18,500
 Let's talk about the interverse order.

1724
01:37:18,640 --> 01:37:21,680
 First, to run the ball, you probably need to get healthy.

1725
01:37:21,880 --> 01:37:23,120
 We'll get him back and forth.

1726
01:37:23,600 --> 01:37:25,760
 In the modern era, you get the probables.

1727
01:37:25,940 --> 01:37:26,960
 You get the questionables.

1728
01:37:27,140 --> 01:37:27,900
 You get the outs.

1729
01:37:27,960 --> 01:37:29,940
 I'm not smart enough to interpret that always.

1730
01:37:30,640 --> 01:37:35,340
 Ryan, at the end of the day, how many of the key guys will – two things on this.

1731
01:37:35,340 --> 01:37:41,840
 How many of those key guys will play, and how much on as far as 100% will they be?

1732
01:37:42,100 --> 01:37:45,400
 Well, I think you're going to get a lot of these guys back.

1733
01:37:45,500 --> 01:37:51,520
 There's still some questions, and I think – speaking of the question, there were a lot of questionable guys yesterday.

1734
01:37:52,000 --> 01:37:58,140
 But Alabama has concluded their practice today, and a lot of these guys were able to make it throughout the week.

1735
01:37:58,560 --> 01:38:07,600
 And, you know, I think you're going to see guys like Rayson Delgotti be back, so that'll slide Mal Waldrop over to William Sanders vacated spot because of the injury.

1736
01:38:07,920 --> 01:38:10,540
 I don't think William Sanders is going to be a couple of weeks before he's ready.

1737
01:38:11,680 --> 01:38:18,920
 And then, you know, trying to figure out, you know, some backup options there because, you know, you've got to prepare other guys.

1738
01:38:19,380 --> 01:38:23,340
 I keep hearing the name Tyrell Miller for the guard spot.

1739
01:38:23,640 --> 01:38:26,280
 And you say, Tyrell Miller, but he's still in a tackle.

1740
01:38:26,840 --> 01:38:29,600
 He was your backup left tackle if something ever happens there.

1741
01:38:29,980 --> 01:38:32,980
 But he's also having to learn right tackle because he's your backup there.

1742
01:38:33,580 --> 01:38:35,220
 And, you know, it's kind of like the NFL.

1743
01:38:35,580 --> 01:38:41,560
 You've got to play multiple different positions, and Tyrell Miller's kind of being that guy that can help out a lot of different situations.

1744
01:38:41,740 --> 01:38:43,060
 So you look at that.

1745
01:38:44,220 --> 01:38:45,360
 You look at the running back.

1746
01:38:45,440 --> 01:38:47,480
 I'm not as confident on EJ Crowell.

1747
01:38:47,820 --> 01:38:52,160
 He has not progressed maybe at the level that I thought he was going to throughout the week.

1748
01:38:53,060 --> 01:38:57,840
 I keep hearing that maybe he's the guy that is a little bit late.

1749
01:38:58,680 --> 01:38:59,600
 It's Thursday.

1750
01:38:59,820 --> 01:39:00,420
 It's Thursday.

1751
01:39:00,840 --> 01:39:07,500
 Jeff Alley can still pull some magic between now and then, but not a lot of practice reps for EJ Crowell.

1752
01:39:07,740 --> 01:39:10,440
 Zabian Brown, I think, is probably going to be good to go.

1753
01:39:11,620 --> 01:39:18,360
 You know, just getting some bumps and bruises, many things that we didn't even really know about this team was still dealing with.

1754
01:39:18,360 --> 01:39:24,180
 You know, when you play eight weeks straight and then you include the fall camp into that, that's a lot of grind on the body.

1755
01:39:25,840 --> 01:39:26,280
 Absolutely.

1756
01:39:26,840 --> 01:39:41,240
 Ryan, besides running the ball, something else, if Alabama could duplicate the fourth quarter against Texas A&M, where A&M did not even gain a first down, the defense got pressure on the quarterback.

1757
01:39:41,500 --> 01:39:47,360
 Ryan Grubb put Russell in much easier positions to make plays.

1758
01:39:47,860 --> 01:39:57,960
 Take what the defense gives them, quick short throws to the backs, Daniel Hill for one, and the two tight ends who have had a marvelous year.

1759
01:39:58,960 --> 01:40:07,840
 Ryan, most Alabama fans keep saying, let's don't have a first quarter replay of Kentucky and Tennessee.

1760
01:40:08,280 --> 01:40:10,040
 Can Ryan Grubb do that?

1761
01:40:11,480 --> 01:40:15,700
 You know, and you almost wonder if they did a lot of self-scouting this week.

1762
01:40:16,000 --> 01:40:21,360
 You know, by week, you spend a lot of time trying to get out of your tendencies, out of your predictable areas.

1763
01:40:21,360 --> 01:40:27,680
 I hope that that was the case because, you know, you kind of look back at, hey, what worked and what did not work.

1764
01:40:28,120 --> 01:40:32,500
 And how will teams defend this Alabama Crimson side football team?

1765
01:40:32,860 --> 01:40:40,020
 And you even reach out sometimes to some of your coaching friends and say, guys, you know, what would, you know, what is our tendencies?

1766
01:40:40,300 --> 01:40:41,900
 What are we doing too much of?

1767
01:40:42,900 --> 01:40:45,880
 You know, the continuation of that fourth quarter would be incredible.

1768
01:40:46,100 --> 01:40:47,640
 You know, if they're able to do something like that.

1769
01:40:47,640 --> 01:40:50,060
 I think that would be, you know, pretty awesome.

1770
01:40:50,240 --> 01:40:59,060
 And this team has showed you that they can be one of the better teams in the country, but they've also showed you that they can be, you know, one of the most disappointing teams too.

1771
01:40:59,420 --> 01:41:02,940
 So it's which team will show up, which coordinator will show up.

1772
01:41:03,260 --> 01:41:13,140
 And I hope that, you know, if you look back at the design runs, when they run the football, design runs and be balanced.

1773
01:41:13,140 --> 01:41:18,260
 And I'm not saying that you have to run three yards in a cloud of dust and 250 yards right at them.

1774
01:41:18,660 --> 01:41:26,100
 But if you showed that you can be productive in that rushing attack, it opens up that play action so much more.

1775
01:41:26,400 --> 01:41:28,880
 And it doesn't put as much pressure on that, you know, Keelan Russell.

1776
01:41:29,100 --> 01:41:33,380
 But, you know, I would love to see Alabama win the toss and take the football.

1777
01:41:34,680 --> 01:41:39,020
 I know we defer and I know that's the tendencies and that's what analytics tell you to do.

1778
01:41:39,740 --> 01:41:47,000
 But to me, man, wouldn't it be nice that this confidence, you know, because that crowd is going to be crazy.

1779
01:41:47,760 --> 01:41:51,660
 And, you know, you don't want to give them, but, you know, who knows?

1780
01:41:51,660 --> 01:41:54,900
 But this defense, I think, is also taking some steps in the right direction.

1781
01:41:55,160 --> 01:41:57,100
 You know, you might force them in a situation.

1782
01:41:57,540 --> 01:42:02,640
 And, you know, Sam Leavitt is a guy that, you know, he can throw some turnovers.

1783
01:42:03,400 --> 01:42:04,960
 He can give you the football.

1784
01:42:05,660 --> 01:42:06,440
 So we'll see.

1785
01:42:06,540 --> 01:42:12,240
 And, you know, this is probably going to be one of the most difficult defenses, you know, he's faced because it's going to be a lot of different multiple looks.

1786
01:42:12,280 --> 01:42:13,780
 They're going to give you a lot of different things.

1787
01:42:14,080 --> 01:42:15,900
 You know, they're going to throw this at you.

1788
01:42:15,940 --> 01:42:17,020
 They're going to throw this at you.

1789
01:42:17,060 --> 01:42:22,180
 And, you know, we'll see what Alabama, but Alabama's traveling there as a six-point underdog.

1790
01:42:22,180 --> 01:42:27,200
 And, man, you don't see Alabama as a big underdog.

1791
01:42:27,360 --> 01:42:28,760
 And that's a lot of points.

1792
01:42:28,980 --> 01:42:29,660
 A lot of points.

1793
01:42:30,560 --> 01:42:32,540
 Well, it started out at four.

1794
01:42:32,620 --> 01:42:33,420
 Now it's at six.

1795
01:42:33,480 --> 01:42:36,980
 So what Vegas is saying is we're looking at that injured list as well.

1796
01:42:37,020 --> 01:42:37,980
 You mentioned throw at.

1797
01:42:38,480 --> 01:42:40,980
 How much are they going to throw at Dijon Lee?

1798
01:42:42,320 --> 01:42:42,680
 Yeah.

1799
01:42:43,120 --> 01:42:47,500
 You know, if you're an Alabama guy, to me, that's your nervous part.

1800
01:42:47,800 --> 01:42:47,900
 Yeah.

1801
01:42:48,260 --> 01:42:57,840
 That's where the angst is for me is Lane Kiffin always takes the strengths of his team and puts it up against your weaknesses.

1802
01:42:58,140 --> 01:42:58,480
 Thank you.

1803
01:42:58,580 --> 01:43:01,000
 His play calling design is one of the best.

1804
01:43:01,060 --> 01:43:02,300
 He's one of the elite of the elite.

1805
01:43:02,900 --> 01:43:09,940
 And that scares you a little bit when you look at Lane Kiffin and, you know, they're going to have to find a way to, you know, Dijon Lee.

1806
01:43:10,380 --> 01:43:11,580
 Maybe he answers the bell.

1807
01:43:12,080 --> 01:43:13,540
 He has the potential to do it.

1808
01:43:13,900 --> 01:43:21,980
 But maybe that mind reset of the bye week, you know, getting away, shutting down physically, you know, getting a couple of days to kind of reset that.

1809
01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:25,820
 Because he had been a little bit of a funk, and it's been there.

1810
01:43:26,120 --> 01:43:34,000
 And if that shows up, it could be a long afternoon in Tiger Stadium because Lane Kiffin is not going to let you off the ropes.

1811
01:43:34,440 --> 01:43:36,760
 I mean, he is going to keep, if he finds a weakness.

1812
01:43:37,220 --> 01:43:37,780
 Punch, punch.

1813
01:43:38,700 --> 01:43:38,920
 Yeah.

1814
01:43:39,000 --> 01:43:42,160
 And you almost wonder if that happens, do they have other options?

1815
01:43:42,160 --> 01:43:49,580
 As long as somebody gets in, you know, targeting trouble and, you know, maybe you see a Chuck McDonald out there if Dijon Lee got in a little bit of trouble.

1816
01:43:50,640 --> 01:43:52,920
 Ryan, stop the run, run the ball.

1817
01:43:53,200 --> 01:43:54,500
 You mentioned you've been talking.

1818
01:43:54,620 --> 01:43:56,540
 That's been one of your themes this year.

1819
01:43:57,080 --> 01:44:01,800
 Against Georgia in the first half, Alabama held Georgia to 50 yards.

1820
01:44:02,660 --> 01:44:05,760
 They more than gained 150 in the second half.

1821
01:44:05,880 --> 01:44:12,660
 One of the reasons why Terrence Green went out, and when Terrence Green went out, Alabama's rush defense went out too.

1822
01:44:12,980 --> 01:44:24,160
 But with him back and healthy, can Alabama stop this LSU rushing attack, which is fourth in the SEC, averaging 192 yards per game?

1823
01:44:24,260 --> 01:44:32,000
 And heaven forbid, can they duplicate what they did in the fourth quarter, and particularly with Henry, and get after the quarterback?

1824
01:44:32,260 --> 01:44:34,360
 Now, Leavitt will tuck it and run.

1825
01:44:34,840 --> 01:44:36,480
 He has no problem doing that.

1826
01:44:36,580 --> 01:44:41,900
 But, Ryan, if they can stop the run and get pressure on the quarterback, they'd go a long way in getting a win.

1827
01:44:42,900 --> 01:44:43,120
 Yeah.

1828
01:44:43,420 --> 01:44:44,120
 No, no.

1829
01:44:44,260 --> 01:44:47,540
 And this is, you know, it's a big test.

1830
01:44:47,540 --> 01:44:53,680
 And you almost wonder how much Lane Kiffin has made it bigger than the game.

1831
01:44:54,000 --> 01:45:01,240
 Understanding that, listen, I mean, the part of this, and this is where you're hoping that he's confused his quarterback, that he's overcoached these guys.

1832
01:45:01,660 --> 01:45:11,720
 And understanding, I mean, you know, I was told that after the Auburn game, immediately after the Auburn game for LSU, you could hear it inside the locker room that they were chanting,

1833
01:45:12,720 --> 01:45:15,800
 Bama, it's Bama week, it's Bama week, it's Bama week.

1834
01:45:15,800 --> 01:45:17,400
 Now, you say, man, that's awesome.

1835
01:45:17,640 --> 01:45:19,380
 That is awesome from an LSU perspective.

1836
01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:21,380
 Because everybody looks at Alabama as their Super Bowl.

1837
01:45:21,460 --> 01:45:22,420
 I don't care who you're playing.

1838
01:45:22,920 --> 01:45:25,280
 Alabama, you know, is the big game.

1839
01:45:25,680 --> 01:45:29,560
 And so, when you think about that, you can also stress that too much.

1840
01:45:30,100 --> 01:45:32,580
 And it can become bigger than the game itself.

1841
01:45:33,340 --> 01:45:38,160
 And, you know, it can motivate you, but it can also be one of those that you've locked in.

1842
01:45:38,420 --> 01:45:40,780
 And we've seen teams peak too early.

1843
01:45:41,220 --> 01:45:44,000
 You know, I will say sometimes Alabama did it against Tennessee.

1844
01:45:44,000 --> 01:45:46,860
 You know, throughout the week, you were hearing all this energy.

1845
01:45:47,360 --> 01:45:49,560
 And then when you get to the game, it's like, it's flat.

1846
01:45:49,840 --> 01:45:52,940
 Because you've left it on empty all week.

1847
01:45:53,340 --> 01:45:57,300
 So, you almost wonder sometimes if Lane Kiffin overcoaches.

1848
01:45:57,420 --> 01:45:58,640
 I mean, he overthinks things.

1849
01:45:58,960 --> 01:46:01,180
 Remember when he, what was it, the Ole Miss game?

1850
01:46:01,300 --> 01:46:01,500
 Yep.

1851
01:46:01,560 --> 01:46:05,180
 Over there, he warmed them up in the warm-up facility.

1852
01:46:05,300 --> 01:46:07,080
 Over in the, you know, indoor facility.

1853
01:46:07,720 --> 01:46:09,160
 I mean, stuff like that.

1854
01:46:09,440 --> 01:46:12,120
 I mean, yeah, I understand you're trying to play mind games.

1855
01:46:12,840 --> 01:46:16,600
 But when you get out of rhythm, you know, he's talking about the 2.30 games.

1856
01:46:16,700 --> 01:46:18,600
 So much 2.30, 2.30.

1857
01:46:18,700 --> 01:46:19,800
 We're a better night game.

1858
01:46:20,240 --> 01:46:21,480
 We wanted the night game.

1859
01:46:21,600 --> 01:46:22,560
 SEC screwed us.

1860
01:46:22,660 --> 01:46:23,740
 All those different stuff.

1861
01:46:24,360 --> 01:46:28,620
 To me, if you do that, that's making it bigger than what it is.

1862
01:46:29,220 --> 01:46:33,440
 Because if your head coach is emphasizing, your players begin to stress about it.

1863
01:46:33,760 --> 01:46:35,800
 That's why you just, hey, listen, we're going to play at 11.

1864
01:46:35,880 --> 01:46:36,700
 We'll play at 2.30.

1865
01:46:36,760 --> 01:46:37,700
 We'll play at 1.15.

1866
01:46:37,800 --> 01:46:38,440
 Whatever it is.

1867
01:46:38,940 --> 01:46:41,520
 But instead, you've made it a bigger deal than what it is.

1868
01:46:41,580 --> 01:46:42,820
 I mean, it's the popcorn game.

1869
01:46:42,960 --> 01:46:44,120
 It's, you know, hold your popcorn.

1870
01:46:44,520 --> 01:46:44,640
 Yep.

1871
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:49,700
 Sometimes that kind of comes back to get him, and you almost wonder if he's going to overcoach

1872
01:46:49,700 --> 01:46:50,180
 this team.

1873
01:46:50,340 --> 01:46:53,260
 And we'll see what Kalen Hoar's got in store for these guys.

1874
01:46:54,340 --> 01:46:56,200
 Well, Lane loves to make it about Lane.

1875
01:46:56,300 --> 01:46:56,900
 He's number one.

1876
01:46:56,960 --> 01:46:58,160
 Everybody else is on the other side.

1877
01:46:58,440 --> 01:47:00,440
 Put the spotlight on me.

1878
01:47:00,680 --> 01:47:02,500
 Texas is small compared to that boy's ego.

1879
01:47:02,500 --> 01:47:05,000
 But your thoughts just about Keelan Russell.

1880
01:47:05,000 --> 01:47:06,020
 What are we going to see here?

1881
01:47:06,080 --> 01:47:07,960
 We saw him on the road to Kentucky, how that started.

1882
01:47:08,120 --> 01:47:11,300
 Saw him on the road to Tennessee, saw how that went, at least early on.

1883
01:47:11,420 --> 01:47:13,960
 And even back home against Texas A&M had his moments.

1884
01:47:14,920 --> 01:47:16,560
 This is deep into the season.

1885
01:47:17,180 --> 01:47:18,600
 Started out, he's still a freshman.

1886
01:47:18,840 --> 01:47:23,540
 But at this point, how much has this freshman learned, especially on the road in this environment?

1887
01:47:26,200 --> 01:47:29,320
 It goes back to rushing the football.

1888
01:47:29,320 --> 01:47:34,760
 And I hate to be like a broken record, but if they at least show, it's not about,

1889
01:47:34,920 --> 01:47:38,380
 you've got to at least allow the other team to make you respect that.

1890
01:47:38,800 --> 01:47:44,360
 Because this offense, if you go out there and try to throw against a lot of defensive backs

1891
01:47:44,360 --> 01:47:48,540
 where they don't respect your rushing attack, that's why you need to run the football early

1892
01:47:48,540 --> 01:47:50,300
 to show them if you're willing to do it.

1893
01:47:50,880 --> 01:47:55,800
 Grab the football with that three or four plays and see if you can pick up a couple of first downs.

1894
01:47:55,800 --> 01:48:03,460
 But to me, that's the part when you look at this game is, you know what, you're asking me about Keelan Russell.

1895
01:48:03,920 --> 01:48:07,160
 But to me, it's about taking pressure off of him.

1896
01:48:07,180 --> 01:48:07,700
 Take pressure.

1897
01:48:07,840 --> 01:48:09,100
 Short passes, running.

1898
01:48:09,360 --> 01:48:11,500
 Get him some confidence.

1899
01:48:11,800 --> 01:48:12,980
 Get him some of these things.

1900
01:48:14,500 --> 01:48:19,420
 And, you know, to me, if that happens, then we're talking about a different top game.

1901
01:48:19,800 --> 01:48:23,820
 If we don't, we could be sitting here talking about Alabama getting blown out.

1902
01:48:23,820 --> 01:48:30,160
 And, you know, I don't, I mean, there's so much riding on this game from a, you know, a future standpoint,

1903
01:48:30,160 --> 01:48:33,140
 you know, what this team is going to look like.

1904
01:48:33,180 --> 01:48:37,420
 I mean, it is, there is a lot riding on this football game.

1905
01:48:37,780 --> 01:48:42,520
 And, I mean, you could see the, you know, if you, you know, and I understand the fifth ranking,

1906
01:48:42,860 --> 01:48:45,460
 but there's something I still don't trust about that committee.

1907
01:48:46,480 --> 01:48:49,140
 I don't, I mean, Alabama goes down and gets blown out.

1908
01:48:49,200 --> 01:48:50,740
 I can tell you where they're going to drop them out.

1909
01:48:51,300 --> 01:48:55,880
 But if you go down and play a solid game, maybe you could find a way to backdoor this thing.

1910
01:48:55,880 --> 01:49:01,200
 The problem is, you know, I'll say this, now Auburn's got a chance to have a winning season.

1911
01:49:01,500 --> 01:49:03,880
 You know, they've got Arkansas, Michigan State, they've got Aquario Taylor.

1912
01:49:03,960 --> 01:49:04,380
 Samford.

1913
01:49:04,460 --> 01:49:05,320
 You've got a team there.

1914
01:49:06,420 --> 01:49:10,180
 Yeah. So, so there's three wins and that'll put you, what about seven, is that right?

1915
01:49:10,420 --> 01:49:10,660
 Yeah.

1916
01:49:11,240 --> 01:49:15,620
 So you, you would have, you know, seven wins and you'd be fighting for the eight coming to Fuscaloosa,

1917
01:49:16,180 --> 01:49:22,700
 you know, and, and for a program that's has many, that's success under Alice Dozen.

1918
01:49:22,760 --> 01:49:26,240
 I forget about you took advantage, but she had also one of the biggest wins in the country.

1919
01:49:26,240 --> 01:49:32,220
 So maybe that would give you a little something for the Iron Bowl, but it's just not that you can make up a lot of ground

1920
01:49:32,220 --> 01:49:34,540
 because Auburn's not going to be a top 25 team.

1921
01:49:35,120 --> 01:49:40,080
 Neither is Vanderbilt. So, and, and Chattanooga's nowhere near. I mean, I know they're a good FCS team,

1922
01:49:40,160 --> 01:49:47,060
 but it's, you know, it's, it's, they are who they are. And, um, that's where, when, when you look at this,

1923
01:49:47,320 --> 01:49:53,460
 this game, there is a lot riding. Uh, the committee has backed you up and said, Hey, we believe that you're

1924
01:49:53,460 --> 01:49:59,900
 one of the top teams in the country. Now, if you're Alabama, yeah, go, go provide some validity, uh, to that

1925
01:49:59,900 --> 01:50:03,920
 measurement. And, uh, that's where they put you and we'll see what Alabama is able to, how to respond.

1926
01:50:04,500 --> 01:50:15,360
 Lane Kiffin's record against Alabama is 0-5. Uh, coming, yeah, coming off a bike, Helen DeBoer's 8-0 and Lane Kiffin's 9-6.

1927
01:50:15,500 --> 01:50:21,140
 That doesn't win games, but that's kind of interesting, uh, historical perspective there.

1928
01:50:21,280 --> 01:50:25,320
 Who have you got on the show today? And where can we get online to listen?

1929
01:50:26,120 --> 01:50:29,520
 We're going to do our parlay pick day. So, uh, we're going to do it today and tomorrow.

1930
01:50:29,640 --> 01:50:34,840
 We'll talk to Rodney Orr. We'll talk to Brett Norsworthy. We'll talk to Aaron Torres and Bruce Marshall.

1931
01:50:35,040 --> 01:50:40,680
 So a little bit guest heavy today, uh, in Tuscaloosa, have a lot of time, time calls today and tomorrow.

1932
01:50:40,860 --> 01:50:46,740
 And, but listen, we've talked about it for two weeks, injuries, rushing the football, injuries, rushing the football.

1933
01:50:46,740 --> 01:50:51,180
 We'll do it for four hours this afternoon. I appreciate you guys so much. I hope you have a great rest of your day.

1934
01:50:51,720 --> 01:50:57,520
 Right back at you. Thanks Ryan. Ryan Feller with us, host of the game on Tide 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.

1935
01:50:57,620 --> 01:51:01,080
 BB, are you ready for some UNA basketball against Union tonight?

1936
01:51:01,240 --> 01:51:09,560
 Yeah, I got that. And then on 93.9, the score, Florence football live at Los Pichos at seven o'clock.

1937
01:51:09,640 --> 01:51:16,720
 Alabama women joined in progress. And even after that, Jacksonville Ravens on the NFL.

1938
01:51:17,080 --> 01:51:21,680
 Where's all that stuff going to be? Right here on 93.9, the score.

1939
01:51:22,120 --> 01:51:25,360
 Just another busy night here. That's going to take care of biz for now.

1940
01:51:25,440 --> 01:51:30,240
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here, Harold Bogd, thank you so much for your time today.

1941
01:51:30,240 --> 01:51:32,680
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Benoit Bug Show.

1942
01:51:32,940 --> 01:51:35,060
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.