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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where UNA and Auburn finished with a wild thing and Kevin Costner goes from a field of dreams to a field of screams.

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 Good afternoon. Welcome in. How are you?

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 And is it true that Lane entered the stadium with an angel and, left with a devil, went down to Batam Booze?

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 Good afternoon. Welcome in. And how are you?

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 Yeah, we'll be talking about Lane's adventure Saturday afternoon throughout the show.

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 For a little bit of breaking news, ESPN and College Football Playoff Committee announced details.

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 Matt St. John of the Times Daily recaps UNH's 28-21 win over West Florida and some high school football first-round action.

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 But Adam is here right now to recap another fascinating Saturday in the SEC.

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 Oh, what a week it's been.

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 Since the last time we talked to Adam Spencer, how much has changed, including the color of Lane's hair.

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 Adam Spencer is busy there. It's Saturday down south.

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 Adam, welcome in. How are you?

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 Hey, guys. I'm doing pretty well over here. How are you?

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 Man, we're sitting here trying to figure it out.

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 Let's start with the latest bit there, because obviously the weekend, we kind of have a handle on it.

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 But this is a live show, and that is big news.

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 I don't think anybody is shocked, but now that, as they say in song, it's signed, sealed, and all but delivered.

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 Two things. Number one, 12-24, and no more conference championship games.

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 I'm glad that they announced it now, though, so that we get a chance to appreciate this year's conference championship games, you know, the final iterations of them across the board for what it seems.

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 You know, the thing is, Adam, a lot of us were there for the first championship game of the SEC.

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 The guys over in Town Creek remember it.

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 Antonio Langham putting a nail in Steve Spurrier's heart.

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 They could be there for the final one, but they don't want to go for the most part.

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 But when you lose and you have, you know, you have all these celebrities walking behind you, like that, that, you know, that gets people asking questions that you don't want asked about your program.

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 And, you know, Paul Feinbaum has been all over Lane Kiff in the past couple of days, all sizzle, no steak, basically.

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 Adam, speaking of Georgia, they showed why they are the number one team in the nation and would be named that.

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 They were in the AP poll and would be probably tomorrow night, 42-7 over the Ole Miss Rebels.

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 But, you know, I would punish them a little bit and drop them down maybe to five and bump Alabama into that top four for sure.

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 Adam, Arch Manning's received a lot of criticism the last two years.

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 So it did seem like there for a while that the fix was in and that, you know, the SEC offices there in Birmingham made the call and said, you know, hey, we want Texas to keep its playoff hopes alive.

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 Your thoughts about the Auburn Tigers.

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 It ain't been pretty, but here they are as far as compared to last year and the year before.

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 They're in a much better position.

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 All things are relative.

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 Taking on Arkansas, they were the double-digit favorites coming in.

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 Your thoughts about Auburn 26-23 over Arkansas.

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 And basically a program that's trying to get some foundation back.

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 And they know that and, you know, Alex Golesh has plenty of work to do to, you know, get this team going.

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 And, you know, I mean, the Iron Bowl is going to be tough, but, you know, crazy things happen in the Iron Bowl usually.

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 So, you know, if they can go 2-1 down the stretch here and then win their bowl game, I mean, that's a pretty decent year one for Alex Golesh.

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 Kentucky's had a marvelous year, 7-1 coming in to Knoxville.

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 They were a plus 13.

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 Now they're a plus 10 after three turnovers in that game, which really helped Tennessee with short fields.

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 But the turnovers were just too much.

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 Will Stein has really done a marvelous job.

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 You know, Finchie had, like, two turnovers all year.

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 You know, for this team, the volunteers just finally had a game where they didn't beat themselves.

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 You know, I saw a tweet during the game, like, after they scored a touchdown.

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 They're like, wait, where's the – a fan was like, wait, where's the flag?

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 I'm not used to this.

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 It's okay.

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 I mean, that was a dominant win that you can carry into a manageable stretch run for them, too.

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 At one point, Jon Sumrall at Florida was going to be named maybe the coach of the year in the SEC.

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 And South Carolina was packing up and calling two men in the truck for Shane Beamer to get out of there.

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 My, oh, my, how things have changed for South Carolina and on the other side of the coin for the Florida Gators.

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 I mean, we've known all year Oklahoma's defense is good, but to only score seven points at home against a defense like that is definitely disappointing.

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 They have Florida State, which, you know, they should get up for that game.

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 Jaden Baugh and the John Summerall experience and just how inconsistent it's been these past few weeks.

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 Yeah, Lenore Sellers puts on his Superman cape and leads South Carolina in an ugly win,

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 but it was the fourth consecutive win for South Carolina.

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 So the moving vans are going to be in cold storage for another year in Columbia.

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 Adam, great stuff.

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 Fascinating weekend.

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 I know you can have your power rankings out probably later today.

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 Joe Cox always has great stuff.

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 Where can we get online and get yours, Joe's, and the teams?

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 Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 We've got a newsletter that went out today, a power rankings went live an hour ago or so.

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 So, yeah, we're loaded on the site, and with basketball starting, we've got more basketball content coming your way, too.

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 So check that out.

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 Ten pounds of sugar and a five-pound sack.

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 Adam, thanks for your time, Dane.

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 Yeah, thanks a lot, guys.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Adam, Spencer Saturday Down South.

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 Quick, look, quick notes to the MASH report on the Monday after.

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 Bad news for Alabama.

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 Josh Ford tied in out for the season, banged-up need.

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 And as far as Keelan Russell, the late word is day-to-day, Brett Beaird.

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 Russell's going to be fine, Harold.

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 I thought that Josh Ford was probably going to be out, unfortunately, when you walk off the field with an ACL,

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 and that's been reported.

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 That's the issue.

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 Alabama's got four or five tied in, so that's the optimistic viewpoint.

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 What a night in the Shoals, says Matt St. Charles.

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 He follows the UNA football team and everything else when it comes to UNA athletics at the Times Daily.

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 Matt, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, guys.

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 I'm doing good.

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 How are y'all?

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 Hey, bud.

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 Man, one thing about going to a game at Bank Independent Stadium, do not leave early, right?

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 Yeah, good God.

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 You're going to get your money's worth every single time.

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 I'll tell you that.

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 Talk to us about that.

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 The game.

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 But let's just fast forward to the finish.

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 Have you ever seen a finish like that?

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 Yeah, I have the previous week over at Central Arkansas.

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 And the week before that and the week before that, right?

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 That's right.

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 Yeah.

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 I mean, Dierman said it after Central Arkansas by the hair of their chinny-chin-chin, and they just keep pulling that off somehow.

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 You'd definitely like to see them.

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 I mean, they had two different 14-point leads in that game.

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 You'd like to see them put them away.

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 But as a sports writer, I can't argue with the content I've been getting with these dramatic finishes.

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 That's for sure.

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 Let me ask you about the run game.

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 It was actually working Saturday night.

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 UNA racks up 244 yards.

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 Destin Wade, 16 carries for 101.

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 Broderick Taylor is 15 for 101.

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 I know Destin Wade also nearly threw for 200 yards.

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 But again, when you can run the ball on any team, it just opens up an offense.

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 Yeah, I think there's a couple things I would touch on there.

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 Number one, Rod Taylor has certainly emerged as the lead back in that room, I think, for the first few weeks.

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 They were definitely searching.

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 You know, gave Chris McMillan a lot of opportunities.

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 But as time has gone on, I think with what Roderick Taylor does, just kind of putting his head down,

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 I'll get you four or five yards a carry.

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 And then, you know, as an extra hat in the quarterback running game for Destin Wade, I mean, Roderick Taylor is a phenomenal run blocker as a running back.

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 So that's really become UNA's strength.

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 And I think the interesting part about that is that in short yardage situations, they really struggled in that one against West Florida.

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 And I think, you know, something that everybody kind of thought about was that fourth and one there at the 43 was about three minutes to go.

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 And when UNA ended up punting, you know, that goes back to that, those two plays on the one yard line earlier in the game where, you know,

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 Destin Wade got stuffed the first time and then barely got the tush push in for a touchdown.

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 And then, you know, that third and two right before that, they got, you know, half a yard and it was a long fourth and one.

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 And I think Dierman obviously punted because, you know, they had failed to get that short yardage situation a few times before.

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 And, you know, that's certainly something when they do that heavy personnel, you'd like to see them get one yard a bit easier.

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 But, you know, for the large majority of the game, the running game has been their strength the past few weeks.

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 Matt St. Charles, the Times Daily, where would this team be without the X factor?

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 This is amazing.

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 He's not Xavier Johnson just picked up the UAC Freshman of the Week Award for the sixth time in 10 weeks.

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 That's incredible.

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 Yeah, it's certainly phenomenal for the time being for UNA.

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 I think all the attention on X has certainly opened things up for Snap Reed, who had 117 yards in that game.

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 And, you know, I said it a few times during the game, sometimes Dustin Wade's first read isn't there and he does the X's down there somewhere

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 and just kind of lets it fly to him because he's that great of a weapon.

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 It worked on the 45-yard touchdown.

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 It didn't work on Wade's second interception of the game.

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 But, you know, this was – Johnson was certainly a really good find for UNA in the portal.

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 And we'll see if he's able to inch closer to that single-season receiving yards record in the next two weeks.

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 I'll tell you what, I know defensive coordinator Clint Bowen was not happy giving up 23 first downs, 413 yards.

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 What does make him happy are these two-yard line stops.

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 Raylan Sims did that maybe at the six-inch line last week.

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 Dallas Johnson with another one.

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 Boy, I tell you one thing, once again, bend but don't break, and they make a crucial stop inside the five-yard line.

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 Yeah, I think Clint Bowen is a stressed-out human being in his own right.

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 And I think it coming down to those plays certainly doesn't help that for him.

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 But, you know, he hasn't been happy with the yardage that the defense has been giving up, I think.

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 I think part of the game plan was to make Tyray Davis throw the ball, and he did 35 times,

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 which is the most he's thrown the ball this season.

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 And the secondary kind of struggled to make some plays.

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 Obviously, Tay Martin made a great play on the ball for his interception,

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 which for a slot cornerback to be stride for stride downfield with a receiver is pretty impressive.

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 But Dallas Johnson, who made the game-winning tackle there, had a PI earlier in the game.

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 I think there's some things that need to get cleaned up, especially on the outside,

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 that I would trust Clint Bowen to do so.

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 But you certainly can't argue with the result on the scoreboard.

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 So, coming up Saturday, the final road game of the regular season,

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 taking on Opo West Georgia over at Carrollton.

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 The Lions come in 6-4.

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 They want to stay above water.

397
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 Your thoughts about the matchup for the final road game this season for the Lions,

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 at least in the regular season.

399
00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,960
 Yeah, West Georgia is certainly an interesting one, I would say.

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 Sort of similar to EKU in a few ways, but definitely a weirder season for them.

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 I think their coach was suspended for six games earlier in the year for some kind of violation.

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 I can't remember.

403
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 And, you know, not a lot of film on what they are right now.

404
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 This is a group that did a lot of really good things when they were at Presbyterian

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 and maybe just trying to get their feet under them here this late in the season.

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 But certainly not an opponent that UNA can overlook if they want to have any kind of playoff hopes

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 going into the Tarleton State game.

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 And, you know, look, on the road, they have not been great lately.

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 UNA, obviously, they're finding ways to win.

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 But you've got to put 60 minutes of good football together.

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 And you don't want to, you don't want to, you'd like to get guys some rest heading into a matchup

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 with the number one team in the country as much as you can.

413
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 Absolutely.

414
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 You do a great job also on Friday nights.

415
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 Eight Scholes teams advance to the second round.

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 I'm going to get to your game in a minute.

417
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 Dessler beat Central Clay 24-7.

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 I saw that game.

419
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 Danny Horn, his last career final for Central Clay.

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 Just a legendary coach.

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 Florence spots St. Clair County 14-0.

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 Devs have come back to win 35-21.

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 Muscle Shoals beats Oxford 31-14.

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 Lexington moves on over Ohatchee 28-21.

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 Lauderdale County beats Holtz Bluff 49-14.

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 Hanton beats New Hope 46-8.

427
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 Morris Hill beats Beacons Academy 57-0.

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 Quite a win.

429
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 And you saw quite a performance.

430
00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:16,340
 And speaking of a Davis, Taurus Davis runs for 300 yards on 30 carries,

431
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 scores six touchdowns in a game that you covered with Russellville winning a tight game 35-33.

432
00:29:25,820 --> 00:29:29,540
 Yeah, I couldn't help but think during watching that game,

433
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 it was like, you know, me and a buddy playing Madden or playing EA College football.

434
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 Like, you got a guy going for 300 yards and six touchdowns.

435
00:29:38,740 --> 00:29:40,880
 We got eight turnovers in the game.

436
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 Just a lot of drama going on there that, you know, kind of reminded me of UNA a little bit.

437
00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:53,440
 I think Russellville had the game sort of in hand a few different times

438
00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:58,620
 and could have put it away with another touchdown and randomly fumbled the ball

439
00:29:58,620 --> 00:30:06,020
 and obviously left the door open a little bit but made the big plays when they had to move on.

440
00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:07,040
 Absolutely.

441
00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:14,680
 Yeah, I saw Taurus Davis wrestle for 28-27, first game of the year,

442
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,540
 and he had 160 in that game.

443
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,740
 Matt, I always enjoyed the recap with UNA and a little high school football,

444
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 but where can we get online to get all your good stuff?

445
00:30:24,700 --> 00:30:27,460
 Yeah, you can find everything on timesdaily.com.

446
00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:31,900
 On Thursday, actually, this week, I'll have a story out on Taurus Davis,

447
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,860
 so be sure to go read that one.

448
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,160
 And then you can find me on Twitter at Matt underscore St. Charles.

449
00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,780
 Matt, it's always good to kick off the week with you.

450
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,720
 Thanks so much, and stay safe out there, okay?

451
00:30:43,460 --> 00:30:44,100
 Thanks, guys.

452
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:44,760
 Thank you, bud.

453
00:30:44,820 --> 00:30:45,100
 You too.

454
00:30:45,180 --> 00:30:46,180
 That's St. Charles.

455
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 Follows UNA for the Times Daily.

456
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 Speaking of UNA, what a week for the UNA men's basketball team.

457
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,420
 Tonight, taking on the big boys at the OK Corral.

458
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 They take on Oklahoma tonight at 7, and then Friday afternoon,

459
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460
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 So big boy basketball for UNA this week.

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523
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524
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 Welcome back in.

565
00:36:27,380 --> 00:36:29,360
 It is a pleasure for us to go to the Max.

566
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 Max H***, he is the man when he comes.

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 He's talking to the Southeast.

568
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 Back in the day, Max H*** Pioneer in sports talk in the entire Southeast.

569
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 Also on the sideline at Florida State and Ole Miss.

570
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 Max H***, welcome in.

571
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,380
 Were you on the sideline?

572
00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:46,320
 Were you on the bus in Baton Rouge this weekend?

573
00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:47,020
 How are you?

574
00:36:48,020 --> 00:36:52,380
 No, I wasn't in Baton Rouge this weekend, but had a lot of friends that were.

575
00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,900
 I think they were some of those that you can't leave it early.

576
00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,940
 You know, after the halftime, they started to spread.

577
00:37:01,060 --> 00:37:02,360
 And I love the camera angle.

578
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:07,800
 You know, that fourth quarter, boy, those cameras, they're going to spin it.

579
00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:10,540
 They're going to spin those seats is what they do.

580
00:37:11,620 --> 00:37:12,360
 Is it true?

581
00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:14,860
 You've got to give it to them.

582
00:37:15,340 --> 00:37:17,700
 Alabama played by far their best football game.

583
00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:18,420
 Absolutely.

584
00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:20,260
 They were well prepared.

585
00:37:20,700 --> 00:37:23,460
 And whatever that formula was, they better, you know,

586
00:37:23,540 --> 00:37:26,240
 they better bottle that and keep moving with it.

587
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:27,720
 Because they just announced today, of course,

588
00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:31,180
 that I'm assuming it's going to probably be Alabama-Georgia

589
00:37:31,180 --> 00:37:32,900
 for the SEC championship.

590
00:37:33,380 --> 00:37:39,080
 And if that be the case, then maybe the formula's working,

591
00:37:39,220 --> 00:37:39,980
 if they can win that one.

592
00:37:40,980 --> 00:37:44,500
 You know, the thing is, wouldn't it be amazing if that does play out, Max?

593
00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:47,380
 That means that of all the teams that's been consistent

594
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 since they started this in 1992.

595
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 And a lot of us were there for that first one.

596
00:37:51,020 --> 00:37:51,900
 It's hard to believe.

597
00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:52,940
 Legion Field.

598
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,420
 Steve Spurgeon's favorite place to play.

599
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:59,360
 And Antonio Lang in the Prada Town Creek and Hazelwood put the nail in that coffee.

600
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:02,660
 But wouldn't it be amazing that of all the teams in the SEC,

601
00:38:02,900 --> 00:38:06,060
 and they've expanded to 16 now, Alabama would have played the first.

602
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:07,380
 They would have played the last.

603
00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:13,960
 And ironically, if this comes to be, Ole Miss never made it from 1992 to now.

604
00:38:14,180 --> 00:38:15,400
 It's amazing, is it not?

605
00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:16,840
 It is.

606
00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:21,900
 Well, I mean, look, how many times have we seen the whole game that's changing?

607
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,620
 And I think with the change comes these, you know, these ups and downs

608
00:38:26,620 --> 00:38:29,220
 that we're not accustomed to.

609
00:38:29,620 --> 00:38:32,360
 I mean, you know, the Southeastern Conference has been pretty consistent

610
00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:33,120
 through the years.

611
00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:37,280
 Of course, the big move of bringing Texas and Oklahoma and that group in,

612
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,300
 I think, you know, that started it, really.

613
00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:46,980
 And, of course, all the NIL and all the money situations has gone in.

614
00:38:47,060 --> 00:38:50,940
 I just had a very interesting conversation on Saturday afternoon

615
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 with some guys that coached about the same time I did.

616
00:38:54,500 --> 00:38:57,840
 And we were talking about how we started off as assistant coaches

617
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 and what the salary was and what it is today.

618
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 I mean, today it's generational wealth.

619
00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:07,900
 It's what it is if you're a head football coach

620
00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,060
 at the Southeastern Conference.

621
00:39:09,300 --> 00:39:15,920
 Max, I hear all the criticism of this Cale and DeBoer staff,

622
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:17,800
 and some of it is certainly merited.

623
00:39:18,260 --> 00:39:21,400
 But, once again, we talked about this last week.

624
00:39:21,780 --> 00:39:23,640
 He was 8-0 after a bye week.

625
00:39:23,740 --> 00:39:27,920
 They went back and self-scouted, and one of the most critical things,

626
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 they went down to kick the field goal on the first drive

627
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 and set the tone for the game.

628
00:39:32,740 --> 00:39:34,060
 They were much more physical.

629
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:38,520
 But one of the other things I said two or three times last week,

630
00:39:38,620 --> 00:39:40,800
 Lane Kiffin beats himself.

631
00:39:41,140 --> 00:39:41,580
 He does.

632
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:46,580
 He went for fourth down four times, never made it one time,

633
00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,320
 made some other interesting decisions.

634
00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:52,040
 Lane Kiffin is a very good coach.

635
00:39:52,220 --> 00:39:55,560
 But, again, and I know he's a big analytics guy,

636
00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:59,060
 but, Max, at some point you've got to know, well,

637
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 maybe we need to kick the field goal here.

638
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:05,600
 Well, you know what I really do, and I understand that thoroughly.

639
00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:10,420
 I never got to know him, but I know a lot of people that have worked with him

640
00:40:10,420 --> 00:40:12,460
 and some of them are working for him.

641
00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:19,280
 Now, and I think their interpretation of that is when he does some of that stuff,

642
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 in the back of his mind, it's almost a last resort.

643
00:40:24,020 --> 00:40:29,920
 He's already broken the field down, and he knows if he doesn't get the most out of his players every snap,

644
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 that he's going to lose anyway.

645
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,740
 And I think he's a gambler.

646
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:34,540
 He rolls with ice.

647
00:40:34,540 --> 00:40:34,780
 He is.

648
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:42,160
 You know, to see, and hoping that, you know, by him continuing to do situations like that,

649
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,660
 it will put him in a position to win.

650
00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:47,860
 Even though in that ballgame, they were favored again, playing at home.

651
00:40:47,980 --> 00:40:51,340
 And I know he was, you know, kind of discouraged about the time,

652
00:40:51,380 --> 00:40:53,000
 and we heard all that stuff last week.

653
00:40:53,140 --> 00:40:58,600
 And I understand that because they seem to do better when the fans are drunker.

654
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:01,080
 I mean, for the lack of a better term.

655
00:41:01,380 --> 00:41:12,280
 But the fact is, Alabama's controlled that going to Baton Rouge more so than LSU has over the past 10 years.

656
00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:19,120
 So, you know, sometimes I don't understand why our coaches get so caught up in the game itself

657
00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:24,820
 without taking time to look at all the trends and everything else that's happened to them through the years.

658
00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:27,740
 It's just, I think it's the emotional thing.

659
00:41:27,860 --> 00:41:33,260
 And I think when we've talked about coaches and coaching in today's marketplace,

660
00:41:33,580 --> 00:41:39,240
 I think they have to pay more attention now to the emotions of the kids in the dressing room right now.

661
00:41:39,420 --> 00:41:45,240
 It's no more wrong with just whatever the coaches said you do, that's gone out the window.

662
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:49,520
 It's like almost like an appeasement now from the coaches and the players

663
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:55,920
 because they got so much money invested in the players today, of course, as well as the coaches staff.

664
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:58,620
 But it's a big business is what it is.

665
00:41:59,060 --> 00:42:04,160
 And guessing sometimes it comes back to bite you.

666
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:09,780
 And I think Lane Kiff is one of those guys that he hadn't quite gotten to that point yet

667
00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:12,120
 as far as his maturity is concerned.

668
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:18,060
 Well, I saw a stat that they've been, Alabama and LSU have been playing since 1895.

669
00:42:19,460 --> 00:42:25,520
 And Alabama, only 13 times has LSU beaten Alabama at Baton Rouge.

670
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:31,160
 And since 1895, the difference now is, Max, that's one of the poorest states in the union.

671
00:42:31,380 --> 00:42:32,320
 They're pouring all this money.

672
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:35,500
 They got the governor saying, sign the check, give him what he wants.

673
00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:40,940
 At what point, if they'll run off Ed Orgeron, one of their own, what are they going to do to Pretty Boy?

674
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:47,640
 Well, they'll have to go out there and find some of the new old wheels they just dug and pay him off.

675
00:42:48,300 --> 00:42:49,600
 Because, I mean, you're right.

676
00:42:49,940 --> 00:42:52,660
 And in all fairness, I think that may happen.

677
00:42:52,660 --> 00:43:00,340
 And I've gotten to know because I've traveled so much and been around so many different programs.

678
00:43:00,620 --> 00:43:04,620
 And one of my best friends is a big-time LSU guy.

679
00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,680
 And we've talked about that.

680
00:43:08,060 --> 00:43:12,480
 They don't care what they'll have to do if it comes time to make that decision.

681
00:43:13,380 --> 00:43:18,220
 They'll sell something off if they had to put a mortgage on the capital bill in downtown.

682
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:19,420
 It doesn't matter.

683
00:43:19,420 --> 00:43:26,060
 They will do whatever it takes to make it because you've all heard that in Louisiana,

684
00:43:26,460 --> 00:43:29,680
 the most important thing in Louisiana is LSU football.

685
00:43:30,180 --> 00:43:31,200
 And I do believe that.

686
00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:32,500
 I really do believe that.

687
00:43:32,580 --> 00:43:36,560
 That's why they, you know, that's why when they play at night, they all show up, you know,

688
00:43:36,620 --> 00:43:38,760
 Thursday afternoon, they start drinking until Sunday.

689
00:43:39,380 --> 00:43:46,260
 And that's, you know, they seem to think that's the carryover part from the fans

690
00:43:46,260 --> 00:43:49,300
 and the identification that they have with the team.

691
00:43:49,420 --> 00:43:56,960
 And so, and again, even not disregarding the scores that come through the years.

692
00:43:57,140 --> 00:44:01,040
 I don't think the majority of those guys that get so torn up about it,

693
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:05,500
 most of those are the ones that they can't even remember if they stayed at the game or not.

694
00:44:06,060 --> 00:44:12,700
 So, it's a unique, different situation than we have in any other school than at the Southeast Conference.

695
00:44:13,060 --> 00:44:18,680
 Max, let me ask you about another team that's kind of flown under the radar this week with Georgia and Ole Miss

696
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,340
 and Alabama and LSU getting the headlines.

697
00:44:22,020 --> 00:44:23,080
 Tennessee and Kentucky.

698
00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:28,500
 Kentucky comes into this game in Knoxville, plus 13 in turnover margin.

699
00:44:28,660 --> 00:44:35,500
 I give Will Stein, even though they lost the game, he's done an amazing job turning that Kentucky program around.

700
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:39,580
 But it's been interesting to me at how Josh Heupel has changed.

701
00:44:40,180 --> 00:44:47,000
 And four years ago, when he beat Nick Saban with Hendon Hooker, they were spread out sideline to sideline,

702
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:47,940
 throwing the ball.

703
00:44:47,940 --> 00:44:52,900
 Now they've tightened up and compressed 12 or 13 personnel.

704
00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:59,260
 They run the ball, lean on their defense, which was the best hire in the country,

705
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:02,640
 bringing in Jim Knowles to coach their defense.

706
00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:05,900
 And then Kentucky had three turnovers.

707
00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:10,500
 Tennessee took advantage of it and won the game 34-6.

708
00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:19,820
 Well, I think a lot of Josh Heupel's success has been, when the Haslunds sold pilot truck shops

709
00:45:19,820 --> 00:45:24,800
 for about $400 million or whatever it was, a lot of that money came back to Tennessee.

710
00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:30,980
 And I think maybe that's been funneled into the NIL program and in other places.

711
00:45:32,020 --> 00:45:36,280
 I think Coach Heupel's been a good football coach all along.

712
00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:40,800
 I do think he's, I think they've made some bad choices sometimes on recruiting.

713
00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:43,900
 And they hadn't got the right players for his system.

714
00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:49,020
 But I do think that's, if you've noticed, particularly in the last year, coming into this year,

715
00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:52,380
 there was some question marks early about him, about what's here.

716
00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:54,260
 But it's kind of settled in now.

717
00:45:54,620 --> 00:46:00,280
 And you're right, they've settled in on a system now with where they could be successful

718
00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:01,300
 and what he knows.

719
00:46:01,660 --> 00:46:04,700
 And he knows the passing game as good as anybody in the country.

720
00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:09,240
 But I think he's had the wrong, you know, they've recruited the wrong people.

721
00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:14,500
 And let's say it this way, just didn't get the right people in their slots to make it work.

722
00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:15,520
 But they've got it now.

723
00:46:16,140 --> 00:46:20,940
 And look, I'm happy to see the success for many of these programs.

724
00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:25,160
 Because the more of these teams that can come up and win on a Saturday,

725
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:27,880
 particularly when they're playing another conference game,

726
00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:31,980
 that's just more publicity for the Southeastern Conference.

727
00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:38,860
 And I think, hopefully, it will reflect in the number of teams that the conference gets in the national playoff.

728
00:46:39,940 --> 00:46:45,260
 Well, one thing about his best hire was that defensive coordinator as well, Max Howell, in the huddle with us.

729
00:46:45,340 --> 00:46:50,620
 Max, your thoughts about two things, the Auburn Tigers rallying to beat Arkansas.

730
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:54,400
 And nobody knows the matchup better than you.

731
00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:55,320
 You know Auburn.

732
00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,860
 And, by the way, you live in Mississippi.

733
00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:00,640
 It's Auburn and Mississippi State this weekend.

734
00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:02,660
 Your thoughts, Max?

735
00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:07,920
 Well, I think Auburn, I think they finally put some things together and they're going to be okay.

736
00:47:08,660 --> 00:47:11,580
 They're headed toward a winning season, first time in eight years.

737
00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:13,680
 It's time for that to happen.

738
00:47:13,900 --> 00:47:23,260
 I think I'm still in awe in my mind when I say that because I never could conceive of going that long without a successful program.

739
00:47:23,460 --> 00:47:28,720
 But somebody was making the decisions up there that probably didn't have as much clue as others did.

740
00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:30,860
 But that's another day.

741
00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:39,380
 But the fact is, I think the big Mississippi State, they were the athlete's starting quarterback, the big kid that was going to take them to the promised land.

742
00:47:40,080 --> 00:47:43,200
 And I think it's pretty well over here.

743
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:45,760
 Coaching change is coming.

744
00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:52,780
 And I think that they'll be some – I don't think they'll cut and dry it before the season's over.

745
00:47:52,780 --> 00:48:01,020
 But the overall, because they didn't have somebody ready in the backup quarterback situation, that's just another mark against him.

746
00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:04,680
 And I think he's a pretty good – he's a pretty good football coach.

747
00:48:05,100 --> 00:48:21,180
 But I think he's found himself in a situation that – guys, it's probably – I think Mississippi State, in relationship to the other 15 schools in the conference, they're probably at the bottom.

748
00:48:21,180 --> 00:48:22,880
 They're not withstanding Vanderbilt.

749
00:48:23,300 --> 00:48:25,180
 But Vanderbilt's a different situation.

750
00:48:26,180 --> 00:48:29,560
 Vanderbilt has all the big academics and all that stuff behind them.

751
00:48:29,800 --> 00:48:30,960
 Mississippi State doesn't have that.

752
00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:32,520
 They don't have the alumni base.

753
00:48:32,620 --> 00:48:34,300
 They can afford to compete.

754
00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:38,200
 Mississippi – remember, you guys understand Mississippi.

755
00:48:38,680 --> 00:48:42,720
 Ole Miss has got the law school, the medical school, accounting school.

756
00:48:42,820 --> 00:48:49,460
 They got all the high-end stuff that when these guys come out of school, they're making pretty big money in the first two or three years.

757
00:48:49,980 --> 00:48:56,540
 When you got to – you know, when you got to – the engineering degrees and all those guys that come out, they're eventually going to make big money.

758
00:48:56,840 --> 00:48:58,160
 But they don't start off that way.

759
00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:02,080
 They've got to start off, you know, some kind of assistant in an office and work themselves up.

760
00:49:02,420 --> 00:49:06,860
 And maybe before they get to the top, somebody's got to die in those businesses.

761
00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:08,040
 And that's a fact.

762
00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:12,940
 And so it takes them longer to get there, is my point, financially.

763
00:49:13,300 --> 00:49:14,540
 That's where they are right now.

764
00:49:14,640 --> 00:49:25,560
 They found themselves in a – you know, they thought it was a wading pool, but now it's become, you know, become a river in a pond that's 40 feet deep that they can't get out of.

765
00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:33,300
 So, I think – I think back to your question, I think Auburn, you know, has gotten some things put together.

766
00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:41,380
 And I don't – I'm hoping they can get it – you know, they can get that – I don't care what kind of bowl game it is.

767
00:49:41,420 --> 00:49:44,220
 It might be going to Memphis or wherever.

768
00:49:44,620 --> 00:49:54,320
 But just so they can get some recognition and hopefully they can take that and move up another notch or two over the next couple of years.

769
00:49:54,860 --> 00:49:56,500
 The coach, I think, is going to be okay.

770
00:49:57,020 --> 00:49:59,060
 But they've got to have some more talent.

771
00:50:00,220 --> 00:50:02,640
 They're settling right now for what they can get.

772
00:50:03,160 --> 00:50:11,980
 And, again, I think that's a decision that's being made by some people that's not quite as qualified as some other schools that have their people in the same position.

773
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:15,400
 Max, we'll close with Texas.

774
00:50:15,580 --> 00:50:17,080
 We talked about them a little bit earlier.

775
00:50:17,240 --> 00:50:19,240
 They had an impressive win over Missouri.

776
00:50:19,800 --> 00:50:24,460
 Missouri played well for three quarters, but they couldn't get Roberts going.

777
00:50:24,460 --> 00:50:29,400
 The SEC's second-leading rusher, he only hit 66 yards.

778
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:32,800
 Manny was really good, and particularly in the fourth quarter,

779
00:50:32,940 --> 00:50:36,280
 finished with 300 yards, three touchdowns.

780
00:50:36,440 --> 00:50:42,780
 With all their issues and injuries, they have beaten four top 20 teams,

781
00:50:42,860 --> 00:50:44,780
 and I think they're now going to playoffs.

782
00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,360
 But an impressive performance.

783
00:50:47,580 --> 00:50:51,320
 I know at times he's been up and down, but Manny looked pretty good in the fourth quarter.

784
00:50:52,220 --> 00:50:56,160
 Well, if you notice, though, that, guys, he's never started off that way, though.

785
00:50:56,340 --> 00:51:02,640
 Every game that he's won and got credit for the win like he did, it's always, you know,

786
00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:04,140
 in the fourth quarter almost.

787
00:51:04,140 --> 00:51:09,580
 And I think the question for the people that try to analyze what's going on,

788
00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:12,280
 they can't put a rap on that.

789
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,960
 They don't understand why it's taking him that long.

790
00:51:15,640 --> 00:51:21,180
 And first of all, my first opinion is that he's not getting coached during the week,

791
00:51:21,400 --> 00:51:27,280
 not to the level that it's going to take, the level that that kid has talent-wise.

792
00:51:28,480 --> 00:51:33,760
 Evidently, they aren't showing the right pitchers who practice during the week because he looks,

793
00:51:33,900 --> 00:51:36,240
 you know, how many times has he dropped back there?

794
00:51:36,620 --> 00:51:41,360
 If one of the offensive linemen happens to miss a block, he's got to get out of the pocket.

795
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:44,460
 He's going to throw it most of the time.

796
00:51:44,580 --> 00:51:48,260
 He's got good running skills, but he'd rather throw the ball down the field.

797
00:51:48,900 --> 00:51:52,920
 And when that line breaks down with one guy, it fleshes him out of the pocket.

798
00:51:53,580 --> 00:52:00,760
 And I know he can take advantage of that, but something is missing in either the play calling

799
00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:06,240
 versus the team that have a defense that they got to, you know, down the distance that they're doing,

800
00:52:06,360 --> 00:52:11,980
 or he's not getting enough reps to make him be consistent throughout the whole ballgame.

801
00:52:12,400 --> 00:52:16,720
 And because of that, I'll just say the word's out that he may be playing somewhere else next year.

802
00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:20,060
 He's got two years eligibility left.

803
00:52:20,800 --> 00:52:25,660
 And he may, you know, his family may say, hey, you know, let's take a look somewhere else

804
00:52:25,660 --> 00:52:28,180
 where you can get, you know, where you get ready to go to the NFL.

805
00:52:28,540 --> 00:52:32,360
 And I'll be curious, Max, if that other place is Ole Miss.

806
00:52:32,640 --> 00:52:36,480
 I've heard that two or three times from a lot of people.

807
00:52:36,700 --> 00:52:38,580
 But I always enjoyed the conversation.

808
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:42,780
 Glad you survived the election last week.

809
00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:46,280
 I know you spent a lot of time trying to help folks get that done.

810
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:49,440
 Max, I always enjoyed the conversation, my friend.

811
00:52:49,540 --> 00:52:50,340
 Have a great week.

812
00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:51,880
 Let's do this again next Monday.

813
00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:53,780
 I'd love to do it, Brad.

814
00:52:53,780 --> 00:52:55,260
 Always my pleasure.

815
00:52:55,400 --> 00:52:55,980
 Thank you, guys.

816
00:52:56,680 --> 00:52:57,720
 Thank you so much, Max.

817
00:52:57,780 --> 00:52:58,580
 Right back at you.

818
00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:06,220
 We can confirm that apparently the SEC office did not find LSU $175 for fans rushing to the parking lot

819
00:53:06,220 --> 00:53:07,180
 before the end of that game.

820
00:53:08,520 --> 00:53:11,460
 BB, coming up, the next time I'm going to be taking it all over the place.

821
00:53:11,580 --> 00:53:16,340
 I wonder if the Redfish is having a better Monday after that outcome in Baton Rouge.

822
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:17,160
 We'll check on that.

823
00:53:17,660 --> 00:53:19,920
 V-Man says life is good in East Tennessee.

824
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 And Charlie Trotman hits thoughts on the Auburn Tigers all straight ahead.

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896
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899
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901
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908
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909
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910
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911
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912
00:59:17,660 --> 00:59:22,400
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913
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914
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926
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927
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928
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929
01:00:25,020 --> 01:00:27,960
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930
01:00:28,780 --> 01:00:34,160
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

931
01:00:34,760 --> 01:00:36,820
 Welcome back in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

932
01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:38,560
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

933
01:00:38,640 --> 01:00:41,960
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley

934
01:00:41,960 --> 01:00:45,260
 and for Charlie Trotman taking time out of his busy schedule.

935
01:00:45,400 --> 01:00:45,900
 Look with us.

936
01:00:45,980 --> 01:00:48,600
 Of course, Charlie, former Auburn quarterback

937
01:00:48,600 --> 01:00:52,060
 and a man who knows his Tigers inside and out.

938
01:00:52,220 --> 01:00:53,580
 Charlie, happy Monday to you.

939
01:00:53,600 --> 01:00:54,080
 How are you?

940
01:00:54,940 --> 01:00:56,120
 Doing great, guys.

941
01:00:56,220 --> 01:00:56,900
 Hope y'all are.

942
01:00:56,980 --> 01:00:57,220
 Hey, bud.

943
01:00:57,400 --> 01:00:58,180
 Man, we are.

944
01:00:58,340 --> 01:01:02,060
 Charlie, obviously, as they say, it doesn't matter

945
01:01:02,060 --> 01:01:05,100
 as long as you come away with the win.

946
01:01:05,260 --> 01:01:08,320
 You'll take it, whether it's good, bad, or ugly.

947
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:11,160
 Charlie, where do you start in breaking down Auburn's win

948
01:01:11,160 --> 01:01:12,840
 over the Razorbacks?

949
01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:18,680
 Well, I thought it was a tremendously important game for Auburn.

950
01:01:20,440 --> 01:01:23,300
 Luckily, we were playing Arkansas.

951
01:01:23,760 --> 01:01:28,240
 If we had been playing anybody else, I'm not sure what would have happened, guys,

952
01:01:28,320 --> 01:01:34,220
 because we are notorious this year for getting off to slow starts.

953
01:01:34,920 --> 01:01:37,840
 And boy, did we get off to a slow start against Arkansas.

954
01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:40,240
 You know, it was 10-3 at halftime.

955
01:01:40,520 --> 01:01:49,400
 And my goodness, you know, we were offensively just, you know, doing three and outs,

956
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:54,940
 three and outs, and just punting the ball away and not getting any first downs.

957
01:01:55,200 --> 01:02:00,780
 It was very frustrating, but they got it together a little bit in the second half

958
01:02:00,780 --> 01:02:02,720
 and were able to put some drives together.

959
01:02:03,040 --> 01:02:08,880
 And Byron Brown kind of put the team on his shoulders and just did what he had to do to win the game.

960
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:12,220
 But it was a very hard-fought win.

961
01:02:13,360 --> 01:02:22,440
 You know, the one good thing, we had, you know, a couple of sacks, key sacks in the game that kept some drives

962
01:02:22,440 --> 01:02:28,220
 that Arkansas may have been able to kick a field goal or scored on, keep them at bay.

963
01:02:28,360 --> 01:02:36,680
 So, you know, we did a nice job of putting pressure on their quarterback, who, by the way,

964
01:02:36,720 --> 01:02:41,580
 is from here in Montgomery, Alabama, in K.J. Jackson.

965
01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:50,540
 Anyway, I felt like the defense played a pretty good game, a better game than they played,

966
01:02:50,620 --> 01:02:53,320
 obviously, against LSU or Ole Miss.

967
01:02:53,320 --> 01:02:59,400
 But then again, you're not playing an offense that's as potent as either one of those either.

968
01:02:59,840 --> 01:03:09,000
 So, you know, mixed bag, you know, I give Auburn probably a C on the day as a grade.

969
01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:15,480
 I don't think that we were outstanding in any, you know, part of the game.

970
01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:23,120
 But I felt like, you know, when we had to have it, they did what it took to get the W.

971
01:03:23,320 --> 01:03:26,620
 And as you said, Harold, that was really critical.

972
01:03:27,400 --> 01:03:31,520
 Charlie, I'm sure no one's asked you, Charlie, what the heck is it going to take these guys

973
01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:34,060
 to get the coffee early and try to get the ball rolling?

974
01:03:34,160 --> 01:03:37,000
 That's an easier question to ask than it is to answer.

975
01:03:37,140 --> 01:03:42,940
 But is it fair to say, if you want to sit here and utilize this Auburn offense right now,

976
01:03:43,160 --> 01:03:45,000
 right now until they come up with a B plan,

977
01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:48,900
 you just bird dog Byron Brown and force them to go to that B plan?

978
01:03:50,100 --> 01:03:54,280
 Yeah, I mean, that's what I would do if I was looking at defending Auburn.

979
01:03:54,400 --> 01:04:00,700
 I would put a spy on Byron Brown and, you know, I would load up to stop the running game

980
01:04:00,700 --> 01:04:03,020
 and make Auburn, you know, beat us throwing the football.

981
01:04:03,440 --> 01:04:09,760
 So, but, you know, Auburn's one of three teams in all of football,

982
01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:15,900
 all of college football right now, that has not scored on an opening drive all year.

983
01:04:15,900 --> 01:04:22,760
 And the other two are like Southern Miss and New Mexico or New Mexico State or somebody like that.

984
01:04:22,940 --> 01:04:31,540
 And, you know, it's just, it almost, it almost is unheard of that you would think that at some point

985
01:04:31,540 --> 01:04:36,640
 you'd have a big play or chunk yardage play that puts you in position to score a touchdown.

986
01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:43,340
 So, I would, I would say that, you know, in this game against Mississippi State coming up,

987
01:04:43,500 --> 01:04:49,480
 you know, their quarterback is out and everybody thinks, well, Mississippi State's not potent anymore,

988
01:04:49,580 --> 01:04:53,940
 but heck, their backup quarterback threw for 260 yards against Vanderbilt.

989
01:04:54,160 --> 01:04:54,660
 Yeah, that's one.

990
01:04:54,720 --> 01:04:54,920
 Yeah.

991
01:04:55,420 --> 01:05:01,620
 So, you know, I think, I think it's, you know, it could be a very tough day over in Starkville

992
01:05:01,620 --> 01:05:08,980
 and, and especially if, you know, Auburn is scoring in either the low 20s or the teens.

993
01:05:09,580 --> 01:05:17,900
 And, you know, they're, they're not getting any, you know, big chunk yards plays and things like they were doing.

994
01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:23,900
 They, they, there were a couple of games in there that Auburn, you know, was successful offensively

995
01:05:23,900 --> 01:05:25,980
 and, and, you know, doing good things.

996
01:05:25,980 --> 01:05:33,640
 But I don't know if it's, if, if it's the fact that we just, you know, the play calling,

997
01:05:33,920 --> 01:05:39,620
 Joel Gordon is an experienced play caller, but, you know, sometimes, you know, we'll get out

998
01:05:39,620 --> 01:05:44,780
 and we'll throw a ball on first down and only get a couple yards and then we run the ball

999
01:05:44,780 --> 01:05:53,020
 and don't do it successfully and, and just inevitably we're third and 11, third and 16,

1000
01:05:53,320 --> 01:06:00,600
 third and 14, third and 12, you know, it's just, you can't live like that, you know, on offense,

1001
01:06:00,820 --> 01:06:06,280
 trying to go up against defenses that lay their ears back and know you're going to have to throw the football.

1002
01:06:06,280 --> 01:06:12,640
 And it's just, you know, you, you put yourself in the bind when you, when you were, you're having third and long.

1003
01:06:13,240 --> 01:06:18,280
 Charlie, I watched the first half of the game and I thought Arkansas outplayed Auburn.

1004
01:06:18,760 --> 01:06:24,140
 They just couldn't, as you mentioned, couldn't get anything going, but the defense really helped.

1005
01:06:24,240 --> 01:06:25,580
 I know they've had some issues.

1006
01:06:25,720 --> 01:06:29,980
 I still think DJ Durkin is a good defensive coordinator.

1007
01:06:29,980 --> 01:06:38,080
 The defense gave up 179 yards rushing, but Riddick, 11 tackles, three sacks.

1008
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:41,040
 Shadarius Toodle, where in the world did that come from?

1009
01:06:41,500 --> 01:06:43,600
 11 tackles and four sacks.

1010
01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:50,520
 It's like you mentioned, every time Arkansas was about ready to put the game away, Auburn got a key sack.

1011
01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:55,040
 In fact, they had 12 tackles, four loss, and six sacks.

1012
01:06:55,120 --> 01:06:57,120
 That's going to disrupt any offense.

1013
01:06:58,260 --> 01:07:02,460
 Yeah, and I think Ladarius Toodle is a really good football player.

1014
01:07:02,580 --> 01:07:04,240
 Now, I don't know why he wasn't playing.

1015
01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:11,440
 He's got the size and the speed to really, you know, make a lot of hay on defense.

1016
01:07:11,440 --> 01:07:23,900
 And, you know, that we had that was an All-American that, you know, is off the team now, you need to have somebody step up.

1017
01:07:24,140 --> 01:07:27,740
 And he finally, that's the first playing time he's really gotten this year.

1018
01:07:27,900 --> 01:07:32,680
 So, it was great to see him come out and have a big game.

1019
01:07:33,040 --> 01:07:40,800
 And, you know, the other thing that Melendez, our other linebacker, is really playing outstanding football.

1020
01:07:41,120 --> 01:07:45,080
 And our linebackers have been the strength of our defense.

1021
01:07:45,560 --> 01:07:49,500
 The defensive backs are still not fine in the football on deep passes.

1022
01:07:49,620 --> 01:07:52,560
 You probably saw that a couple of times against Arkansas.

1023
01:07:52,560 --> 01:07:59,060
 Arkansas threw some back shoulder deep passes that our defensive backs didn't have any clue as to where the ball was.

1024
01:07:59,820 --> 01:08:06,400
 And they were completed for one was completed for a touchdown that tied the game.

1025
01:08:06,620 --> 01:08:13,960
 And, you know, it's just frustrating to, you know, have the plays there to be made.

1026
01:08:14,120 --> 01:08:17,660
 But then the guys that are out there on the field are not making them.

1027
01:08:19,020 --> 01:08:25,420
 Charlie, talk to us about, let's face it, I think right now folks who are objective, obviously want to win every ballgame.

1028
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:26,500
 That's every fan base.

1029
01:08:27,140 --> 01:08:30,020
 But being realistic, what's the word, relative?

1030
01:08:30,560 --> 01:08:38,180
 If they win at least two of these next three, that's going to be by, in comparison to the last two or three seasons, they success.

1031
01:08:38,420 --> 01:08:41,260
 But where are you as far as, you know this program better than us.

1032
01:08:42,080 --> 01:08:46,960
 Is the program, in your view, where you want it to be at this point or is it a little bit disappointing?

1033
01:08:47,080 --> 01:08:52,660
 Because in the preseason, I don't think any objective fan, I knew this team was going to go unbeaten.

1034
01:08:52,680 --> 01:08:56,280
 But where are you as far as the overall point of where this program is right now?

1035
01:08:58,060 --> 01:08:59,620
 Well, there have been some positives.

1036
01:08:59,620 --> 01:09:08,240
 I mean, of course, the Georgia game and, you know, being able to, you know, win at different times.

1037
01:09:08,460 --> 01:09:10,140
 And, you know, Auburn's five and four.

1038
01:09:10,620 --> 01:09:14,360
 Those four losses have come to pretty good teams.

1039
01:09:14,540 --> 01:09:18,120
 You know, Tennessee and LSU and Ole Miss.

1040
01:09:18,360 --> 01:09:32,200
 And, you know, I think that, you know, if I said it wasn't a disappointment, I would be, you know, misquoted or misstating the fact.

1041
01:09:32,280 --> 01:09:34,140
 Because I think it is.

1042
01:09:34,140 --> 01:09:44,900
 I think that right now, if I was talking to Coach Golesh and got his, you know, his real feelings about the season,

1043
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:48,080
 he'd have to say that right now it's been a disappointment.

1044
01:09:48,380 --> 01:09:53,480
 I think what happened at Tennessee, you know, was certainly a game that Auburn was in.

1045
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:54,060
 It could have.

1046
01:09:54,360 --> 01:09:58,040
 But, again, the offense was just not able to, you know, do anything.

1047
01:09:59,240 --> 01:10:05,500
 So, you know, I would hope that Auburn, you know, can beat Mississippi State and Sanford.

1048
01:10:05,500 --> 01:10:09,940
 And, you know, you get to seven wins, you're going to go to a bowl game.

1049
01:10:10,120 --> 01:10:16,920
 And then, you know, you load up to Bear and go to Tuscaloosa and just, you know, lay it out there and see what happens.

1050
01:10:17,080 --> 01:10:24,920
 But, you know, Auburn's going to be probably a double-digit underdog in Tuscaloosa.

1051
01:10:25,200 --> 01:10:30,060
 And, you know, the way Alabama played Saturday night, that's appropriate.

1052
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:34,380
 We've talked about the offensive line changes.

1053
01:10:34,540 --> 01:10:35,600
 They had some more.

1054
01:10:36,240 --> 01:10:41,320
 Jacob Strand re-ended the lineup at right tackle in place of Wilson Zyer.

1055
01:10:41,940 --> 01:10:44,840
 Now, Jacoby Ward started again at right guard.

1056
01:10:45,340 --> 01:10:49,300
 Charlie, in your opinion, how did the offensive line play against Arkansas?

1057
01:10:49,300 --> 01:10:52,560
 So, I thought they played fairly well.

1058
01:10:52,900 --> 01:10:57,040
 Now, you know, there were a couple of sacks that Arkansas got.

1059
01:10:57,840 --> 01:11:02,940
 You know, this line has been very inconsistent.

1060
01:11:03,320 --> 01:11:04,940
 That's the best way you can put it.

1061
01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,320
 Because they do really well on some plays.

1062
01:11:07,940 --> 01:11:10,360
 And then they'll give up a sack on the next play.

1063
01:11:10,640 --> 01:11:12,420
 So, they're just inconsistent.

1064
01:11:13,020 --> 01:11:16,180
 But I think they're giving great effort.

1065
01:11:16,600 --> 01:11:18,040
 I do believe that.

1066
01:11:18,200 --> 01:11:23,020
 I think that, you know, the mistakes that they made are full-speed mistakes.

1067
01:11:23,020 --> 01:11:30,500
 And they're giving, you know, everything that they've got to put this, the chemistry for that

1068
01:11:30,500 --> 01:11:32,680
 offensive line together and to be productive.

1069
01:11:32,680 --> 01:11:38,780
 But, you know, they have, they've been, it's been a difficult season for the offensive line.

1070
01:11:38,940 --> 01:11:40,180
 You know, no doubt about it.

1071
01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:42,860
 You can say a lot of things.

1072
01:11:42,860 --> 01:11:44,540
 And, obviously, fans, they want perfection.

1073
01:11:44,940 --> 01:11:51,840
 But if you take a step back, does anybody, anywhere, have a better personal story than Auburn's place kicker?

1074
01:11:51,860 --> 01:11:53,160
 What can you say about Alex?

1075
01:11:54,100 --> 01:11:54,540
 Wow.

1076
01:11:55,140 --> 01:12:06,680
 That kid has got more just character and, you know, has got the heart of a lion.

1077
01:12:06,680 --> 01:12:17,000
 I mean, you know, he at one point was down to, you know, 120, maybe 115 pounds, trying to do everything he could to survive.

1078
01:12:17,580 --> 01:12:21,060
 And I'm talking about to live, not to kick football.

1079
01:12:21,360 --> 01:12:21,840
 Exactly, to live.

1080
01:12:22,080 --> 01:12:26,060
 And, you know, to come back and be able to do the things that he's done.

1081
01:12:26,140 --> 01:12:29,620
 He's kicked two winning field goals against Georgia and against Arkansas.

1082
01:12:30,920 --> 01:12:33,540
 You know, he's a miracle.

1083
01:12:33,940 --> 01:12:34,740
 He really is.

1084
01:12:34,740 --> 01:12:36,220
 He is a walking miracle.

1085
01:12:36,220 --> 01:12:44,300
 Well, Charlie, tell me he has a bag, a special bag, and he had the doctors put it on the opposite side so it wouldn't interfere with his kick in motion.

1086
01:12:45,220 --> 01:12:45,760
 That's right.

1087
01:12:46,100 --> 01:12:46,740
 He does.

1088
01:12:47,140 --> 01:12:58,580
 And, you know, it's going to be something that he probably is going to have to have the majority of his life if they can't find another way to rearrange, you know, the intestines.

1089
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:03,520
 But, you know, Alex McPherson is a gamer.

1090
01:13:03,520 --> 01:13:14,580
 I mean, you know, that kid, I remember last year when he was trying to come back and he first started kicking, he was barely able to kick a 35-yard field goal.

1091
01:13:15,020 --> 01:13:19,500
 And he got stronger and stronger and stronger as the year progressed.

1092
01:13:19,500 --> 01:13:27,260
 And then this year, you know, before the game, they showed a little clip of him kicking a 60-yard field goal.

1093
01:13:28,060 --> 01:13:30,880
 And it made it by three or four yards.

1094
01:13:31,080 --> 01:13:33,300
 I mean, it was a monster kick.

1095
01:13:33,620 --> 01:13:35,880
 And he is a small kid.

1096
01:13:36,220 --> 01:13:37,600
 You know, he's not a big guy.

1097
01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:46,320
 So, you know, he generates a lot of leg power and he's a tremendous asset to the Auburn program.

1098
01:13:46,760 --> 01:13:47,220
 Absolutely.

1099
01:13:47,560 --> 01:13:53,660
 Well, Charlie Trotman is a tremendous asset to our program every Monday.

1100
01:13:54,060 --> 01:13:56,800
 Charlie, always enjoy the conversation, my friend.

1101
01:13:56,980 --> 01:13:57,920
 Have a great week.

1102
01:13:58,360 --> 01:14:00,480
 Let's do this again next Monday if you can.

1103
01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:02,180
 We'll do it, guys.

1104
01:14:02,260 --> 01:14:03,080
 Thank you so much.

1105
01:14:03,140 --> 01:14:03,540
 War Eagle.

1106
01:14:03,820 --> 01:14:04,360
 Thank you, bud.

1107
01:14:04,460 --> 01:14:05,620
 Have a great week, Charlie.

1108
01:14:05,780 --> 01:14:08,180
 Charlie Trotman, former Auburn quarterback.

1109
01:14:08,460 --> 01:14:11,540
 They say life is good in East Tennessee these days.

1110
01:14:11,700 --> 01:14:13,000
 Vince Ferrara to tell us next.

1111
01:14:13,080 --> 01:14:13,500
 Stay with us.

1112
01:14:20,460 --> 01:14:22,360
 I've always felt that sports imitate life.

1113
01:14:22,460 --> 01:14:24,740
 And in both arenas, everyone loves a good comeback story.

1114
01:14:25,080 --> 01:14:28,840
 I sold my dynasty almost three years ago and have missed coming to the ballpark every day since.

1115
01:14:29,260 --> 01:14:33,640
 Once my old team dispersed and our fan base hinted about wanting to come back, we built a new stadium,

1116
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1154
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1155
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1156
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 Calling all Shoals basketball fans.

1184
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 On November 20th, join us for the first ever Shoals Hoops High School Basketball Media Day.

1186
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1187
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 under one roof to celebrate our local teams, players, and coaches as they gear up for another

1188
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1189
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1190
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1191
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 The day also features an FCA breakfast and a special Learn From the Best coaching clinic

1192
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 featuring college coaches and championship winning coaching legends.

1193
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1194
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 The entire community is invited to come out, support our local athletes,

1195
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1196
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 That's November 20th from 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

1197
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 at the Lauderdale County Workforce Development Center, 250 Career Drive in Florence.

1198
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1199
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 Shoals Hoops Media Day, where our basketball stars take center court.

1200
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 The Score.

1201
01:18:32,380 --> 01:18:37,040
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1202
01:18:37,340 --> 01:18:38,120
 Welcome back in.

1203
01:18:38,160 --> 01:18:38,760
 It's Monday.

1204
01:18:39,080 --> 01:18:41,520
 Time to head to East Tennessee and say hello to the boys.

1205
01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:42,780
 Vince Ferraro hooking up with us.

1206
01:18:42,860 --> 01:18:45,960
 They're a 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville.

1207
01:18:46,080 --> 01:18:47,100
 V-Man, welcome in.

1208
01:18:47,200 --> 01:18:47,740
 How are you?

1209
01:18:48,580 --> 01:18:49,400
 I'm good, gentlemen.

1210
01:18:49,480 --> 01:18:49,920
 How are we doing?

1211
01:18:50,060 --> 01:18:50,380
 Hey, bud.

1212
01:18:50,600 --> 01:18:52,840
 And I would imagine almost as good as Vince Ferraro.

1213
01:18:53,040 --> 01:18:58,800
 I would guess that the fans in your neck of the woods are in a pretty good mood to kick off the week

1214
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:01,840
 after winning the big border war with Kentucky.

1215
01:19:02,040 --> 01:19:04,380
 Vince, where do you start putting this baby in perspective?

1216
01:19:06,060 --> 01:19:16,320
 Well, it made everyone feel, you know, validated that, you know, the college football playoff rankings were what they were.

1217
01:19:16,720 --> 01:19:19,340
 And they were so far behind Alabama.

1218
01:19:19,340 --> 01:19:23,120
 And, you know, Tennessee fans weren't happy about it, of course.

1219
01:19:23,280 --> 01:19:28,780
 And a lot of national people were on Tennessee's side, which Tennessee fans feel like they're not used to.

1220
01:19:29,660 --> 01:19:36,080
 But, yeah, I mean, Tennessee, with an opportunity to prove any doubters wrong, did so.

1221
01:19:36,140 --> 01:19:41,320
 And exploding there in that fourth quarter, they, you know, play, do what they do.

1222
01:19:41,320 --> 01:19:48,020
 Ran the ball great, 240 yards, dominant defense, and good enough in the passing game.

1223
01:19:48,220 --> 01:19:54,500
 And, you know, it's wrestling and turning Kentucky over, which is something that had not happened a lot.

1224
01:19:54,620 --> 01:19:56,960
 So, yeah, they're feeling really good about it.

1225
01:19:57,380 --> 01:20:00,700
 You can't be all in anymore in college football.

1226
01:20:01,280 --> 01:20:07,240
 It's so week to week that you can't assume anything the following week, even though you feel good about it.

1227
01:20:07,280 --> 01:20:09,620
 But it's kind of like cautious excitement.

1228
01:20:09,620 --> 01:20:17,400
 And that's kind of how I would describe things around here, probably just like a lot of other places that had a good weekend.

1229
01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:20,440
 Let's talk about what you touched on there, V-Man.

1230
01:20:20,540 --> 01:20:26,800
 Obviously, you see why Tennessee fans have been upset with the first thing report from the college football poll.

1231
01:20:27,320 --> 01:20:31,220
 But Alabama also sat here and said, believe us, we're number five in the country.

1232
01:20:31,220 --> 01:20:38,220
 They go on the road and knock off Lane Kiffin in his backyard by double digits after being the six-point underdog.

1233
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:42,020
 So, that being the case, you listen to Tennessee fans, they're going to tell you one thing.

1234
01:20:42,100 --> 01:20:44,240
 You listen to Alabama fans, they're going to tell you another thing.

1235
01:20:44,780 --> 01:20:47,780
 And now the national media, they try to be objective, but we know how that goes.

1236
01:20:47,780 --> 01:20:48,520
 That goes, too.

1237
01:20:48,620 --> 01:20:52,120
 So, where do you put Alabama and Tennessee coming up tomorrow night?

1238
01:20:53,940 --> 01:20:56,580
 Well, I think Tennessee will still be behind Alabama.

1239
01:20:56,580 --> 01:21:02,440
 I mean, they were fifth, and they won running away from LSU on the road.

1240
01:21:02,560 --> 01:21:04,260
 So, that's going to give them another quality win.

1241
01:21:04,360 --> 01:21:10,620
 The committee clearly looked at those two teams in different pods or whatever, different tiers.

1242
01:21:11,580 --> 01:21:16,060
 And so, they didn't, the head-to-head didn't come into play.

1243
01:21:16,400 --> 01:21:18,100
 I don't know.

1244
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:26,900
 I wish they would show us what these tiers are so people, so they could be a little bit more accountable for what they are.

1245
01:21:27,280 --> 01:21:32,080
 But just like last year, you know, Notre Dame and Miami weren't in the same tier until they were.

1246
01:21:32,520 --> 01:21:35,440
 And then suddenly, the head-to-head mattered.

1247
01:21:35,920 --> 01:21:42,040
 So, just that leaving it unknown, and then it can just change week to week.

1248
01:21:42,320 --> 01:21:42,600
 I don't know.

1249
01:21:42,640 --> 01:21:48,680
 Maybe Tennessee was impressive enough to where they worked their way into the same tier as Alabama.

1250
01:21:48,680 --> 01:21:50,280
 Or maybe they're still below it.

1251
01:21:50,640 --> 01:21:52,380
 They'll be behind Alabama.

1252
01:21:52,620 --> 01:21:54,620
 There's no doubt about that.

1253
01:21:55,040 --> 01:21:59,520
 But, you know, it's just a matter of, you know, where Tennessee is in the rankings.

1254
01:21:59,660 --> 01:22:04,120
 They will be, I think, within the top 11 is what you need.

1255
01:22:04,860 --> 01:22:08,740
 When Notre Dame is included in there, and you only have a group of six outside of it,

1256
01:22:09,120 --> 01:22:10,760
 they need to be in the top 11.

1257
01:22:10,900 --> 01:22:14,140
 And they'll definitely be in the top 11, I would think.

1258
01:22:15,040 --> 01:22:18,080
 But they'll be closer to Alabama, but still behind them, I think.

1259
01:22:18,680 --> 01:22:19,640
 B, two things.

1260
01:22:20,100 --> 01:22:25,320
 I thought Kentucky comes in that game plus 13 in turnovers.

1261
01:22:25,900 --> 01:22:30,200
 Had not had a turnover in, what, nearly over a month.

1262
01:22:30,200 --> 01:22:35,960
 And then had two in the first half, ended up with three, and Tennessee took advantage of that.

1263
01:22:36,540 --> 01:22:42,600
 Deshaun Bishop joins Johnny Jones as the only two-time 1,000-yard running back.

1264
01:22:43,620 --> 01:22:47,620
 And also, he had a little bit of help from Dwayne Morris, who popped one.

1265
01:22:48,080 --> 01:22:50,720
 Early in the game, he ran for 98 yards.

1266
01:22:51,200 --> 01:22:56,640
 On the negative side, I know Alabama, of course, a lot of teams are beat up this time of the year.

1267
01:22:56,640 --> 01:23:06,220
 But defensive end Tyree Weathersby becomes the eighth Tennessee player lost to season-ending injuries.

1268
01:23:06,720 --> 01:23:13,100
 He was number three in sacks in the SEC, eight-and-a-half tackles for loss.

1269
01:23:13,680 --> 01:23:14,720
 It's amazing to me.

1270
01:23:14,780 --> 01:23:22,680
 Tennessee has been able to, again, compensate for eight players being lost for the season.

1271
01:23:23,360 --> 01:23:28,180
 Yeah, it's been seven for a while, and then he went down in the second half.

1272
01:23:28,820 --> 01:23:31,920
 So, you know, they had him up until this point.

1273
01:23:31,920 --> 01:23:36,100
 And, you know, you mentioned how, you know, where he was in the SEC.

1274
01:23:36,720 --> 01:23:40,740
 Even he had more sacks than Zabry Gilliam was getting a lot of national attention.

1275
01:23:41,140 --> 01:23:41,260
 Yeah.

1276
01:23:41,980 --> 01:23:44,140
 Just outstanding.

1277
01:23:44,500 --> 01:23:50,140
 And this is the year where he made that big jump and stayed in the program, didn't bail and run to the portal.

1278
01:23:50,800 --> 01:23:54,320
 And he's continued to develop, and it clicked with Jim Knowles' defense.

1279
01:23:54,820 --> 01:23:59,980
 So, they have some other guys because they do have depth on that D-line and at defensive end.

1280
01:24:00,080 --> 01:24:06,780
 Marion Dye hadn't even really started, and he's right there with right behind Weathersby and sacks.

1281
01:24:07,020 --> 01:24:10,580
 And quarterback pressure is among the best in the SEC, too.

1282
01:24:10,580 --> 01:24:17,880
 So, he'll slide into his starting spot, but then they're going to have to go a little bit deeper into the bench.

1283
01:24:17,940 --> 01:24:21,840
 And guys that give very limited snaps will have to get more.

1284
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:26,320
 Jordan Norman will get a bigger bunch of snaps.

1285
01:24:26,820 --> 01:24:30,860
 Carson Gentle has played a little bit here and there, game to game.

1286
01:24:30,960 --> 01:24:38,280
 And they may need a true freshman, Hezekiah Harris, to, you know, get some increased snaps, maybe even double-digit in the game.

1287
01:24:38,280 --> 01:24:43,920
 So, it really tests your depth, although they haven't had to use Jim Knowles hasn't gone deep into his bench.

1288
01:24:44,120 --> 01:24:51,320
 But they have used some reserves on the D-line and at linebackers because of the talent they have there.

1289
01:24:51,620 --> 01:24:57,960
 You know, it's a bummer because they have been clean in the availability report.

1290
01:24:58,100 --> 01:25:03,780
 And also, you know, we'll see on the status of DeSombray, and he went down on that play in the end zone, too.

1291
01:25:03,960 --> 01:25:07,360
 We'll see what – they don't have a ton of depth at that position either.

1292
01:25:08,180 --> 01:25:13,220
 B-Man 99-1, the sports animal entryway, the way the schedule closes out for Tennessee.

1293
01:25:13,460 --> 01:25:18,160
 They probably won't get a lot of love this weekend if things go as scripted, taking on Texas A&M.

1294
01:25:18,540 --> 01:25:19,480
 It's on the road.

1295
01:25:19,540 --> 01:25:20,920
 But here's what's interesting about it.

1296
01:25:20,920 --> 01:25:23,620
 But after that, they take on LSU.

1297
01:25:24,300 --> 01:25:29,680
 LSU, after getting beat by Alabama, is coming off a game against Texas.

1298
01:25:30,420 --> 01:25:33,460
 And you say, okay, here's a chance for common opponents to come into play.

1299
01:25:33,600 --> 01:25:37,540
 And that's true, except Alabama played Kentucky at Kentucky.

1300
01:25:37,700 --> 01:25:39,540
 They played LSU at LSU.

1301
01:25:39,820 --> 01:25:44,120
 Both Kentucky and LSU will give Tennessee a home game.

1302
01:25:44,200 --> 01:25:46,700
 Your thoughts, the way the schedule pans out here for Tennessee.

1303
01:25:48,080 --> 01:25:52,640
 Well, we'll see what kind of status LSU was in at the time.

1304
01:25:52,820 --> 01:25:54,320
 I mean, they have a few losses now.

1305
01:25:54,760 --> 01:25:57,140
 They really don't have a great win.

1306
01:25:57,280 --> 01:26:00,460
 I mean, Auburn is probably their best win, home or away.

1307
01:26:00,840 --> 01:26:01,140
 Wow.

1308
01:26:01,580 --> 01:26:04,200
 And then they have to play Texas this week.

1309
01:26:04,360 --> 01:26:06,280
 Does Texas tag them with their fourth loss?

1310
01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:11,280
 Could Tennessee give LSU their fifth loss of the year with Lane Kiffin?

1311
01:26:11,280 --> 01:26:15,640
 And, I mean, I think the rest of the SEC in the country would love to see that.

1312
01:26:16,380 --> 01:26:18,180
 You know, wishing that on Lane.

1313
01:26:18,320 --> 01:26:21,900
 And certainly 102,000-plus will in Neyland Stadium.

1314
01:26:22,380 --> 01:26:22,920
 With mustard?

1315
01:26:23,980 --> 01:26:27,260
 Yeah, with mustard bottles and golf balls.

1316
01:26:27,520 --> 01:26:30,620
 And, yeah, the night pool joked about it at media days.

1317
01:26:30,760 --> 01:26:32,220
 And no one ran it back to him then.

1318
01:26:32,280 --> 01:26:33,500
 Maybe that'll happen this week.

1319
01:26:33,660 --> 01:26:38,320
 But, yeah, you just don't know what kind of mental state LSU is going to be in.

1320
01:26:38,320 --> 01:26:45,540
 Or, if LSU was to beat Texas, they could be revitalized and say, hey, we just beat Texas.

1321
01:26:46,080 --> 01:26:48,220
 We could get another good win against Tennessee.

1322
01:26:48,920 --> 01:26:55,120
 Why can't we get back in the playoff hunt with three losses when we have two wins like that?

1323
01:26:55,260 --> 01:26:57,360
 So, you just never know week to week.

1324
01:26:57,620 --> 01:26:59,400
 And, yeah, Vandy in the final week.

1325
01:26:59,740 --> 01:27:01,620
 This week is a just survive.

1326
01:27:02,320 --> 01:27:04,140
 And don't worry about style points this week.

1327
01:27:04,220 --> 01:27:08,960
 Just survive it against that A&M group that is below .500.

1328
01:27:09,280 --> 01:27:11,740
 Yeah, that's Alabama's motto this week.

1329
01:27:12,540 --> 01:27:18,080
 Vince, why don't we go ahead and save some time and give the assistant coach of the year award to Jim Nose.

1330
01:27:19,660 --> 01:27:26,640
 Eight tackles, four loss, four sacks, 3.7 yards per carry for Kentucky.

1331
01:27:27,700 --> 01:27:33,140
 It's just absolutely incredible at how he has improved this Tennessee defense.

1332
01:27:33,780 --> 01:27:43,920
 I told you guys, I told people, I told John Pennington on his show, when people doubted, you know, the impact that Jim Nose could make in one year.

1333
01:27:44,500 --> 01:27:50,940
 I've said it on my show, you know, countless times in the offseason, Jim Nose is going to improve this defense a lot.

1334
01:27:51,620 --> 01:27:53,220
 They're even better than that.

1335
01:27:53,720 --> 01:28:00,300
 And, you know, he's just, you know, such an adaptable coach.

1336
01:28:00,640 --> 01:28:03,520
 People look at his age and think he's just set in his ways.

1337
01:28:03,660 --> 01:28:04,240
 No way.

1338
01:28:04,680 --> 01:28:06,020
 And he has talent.

1339
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 He has coaches.

1340
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 He has players that have been there with the system helping now.

1341
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 And the returning guys all have flourished in his system, too.

1342
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 So, doesn't have a serious amount of depth.

1343
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 But, man, he is getting the most out of this group and just scheming it so well.

1344
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 It's very impressive how they adjust in-game also.

1345
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 So, I agree with you.

1346
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 Hard to find an assistant that's done a better job.

1347
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 Well, the V-man's very impressive, too.

1348
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 I saw you and Josh had your post-game wrap-up on the field in Knoxville for the Kentucky game.

1349
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 V, where can we get online and get that incredible piece of information and all the other stuff that you do?

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 Yeah, I appreciate it.

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 To find that video and all the post-game wrap-ups and other stuff that we do,

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 And you can see that should be the latest video or one of them there.

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 And then you can follow me on all the socials.

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 It's always a good job.

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 By the way, say hello to the star of the show, Daphne, for us, okay?

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 She's about to do a TV podcast with me when I get on with you.

1361
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 Good.

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 It's about time.

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 They book her, and then I also chime in with a little bit of all stock.

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 So, smartly done.

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 But I'll pass it along.

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 It's a dog-eat-dog world out there.

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 V-Man somehow survived, okay?

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 Sure will.

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 Thanks, guys, for having me.

1370
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 Always a pleasure.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Progressive presents the Sports Flash on 93.9 The Score.

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 On the NASCAR Cup Series in the championship race at Homestead, Miami yesterday,

1417
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1424
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 Men's basketball election tonight.

1425
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 Alabama's at home.

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 They'll take on Oakland.

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 Alabama is 2-0.

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 North Alabama's 2-0.

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 They'll play on the road at Oklahoma.

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 And Auburn is home tonight.

1431
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 They're 1-0.

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1433
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 Tune in tonight for Alabama men's basketball as they take on Oakland.

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 Pre-game at 5.30.

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 Tip-off at 6.30.

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

1459
01:34:01,900 --> 01:34:02,520
 Welcome back, Ken.

1460
01:34:02,560 --> 01:34:03,560
 Proud to have you on board.

1461
01:34:03,640 --> 01:34:09,140
 And also proud to say hello to William Redfish Barger, former Alabama offensive lineman.

1462
01:34:09,260 --> 01:34:11,060
 William, how's your Monday?

1463
01:34:11,320 --> 01:34:13,840
 Were you on the lane bus over the weekend?

1464
01:34:13,960 --> 01:34:14,480
 How are you?

1465
01:34:16,240 --> 01:34:24,380
 No, I've never been on any kind of bus where I got off and thought it was a good idea to go for it on fourth down four times.

1466
01:34:24,500 --> 01:34:24,860
 Yes.

1467
01:34:25,560 --> 01:34:26,000
 Yes.

1468
01:34:27,380 --> 01:34:29,380
 William, obviously you've got all kinds.

1469
01:34:29,580 --> 01:34:32,720
 The thing about Lane, he gives us plenty to work with, does he not?

1470
01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:34,420
 So from that standpoint, he's a great coach.

1471
01:34:34,540 --> 01:34:40,860
 But is there any way of putting this in perspective, all the pressure on this staff, all the pressure on these players,

1472
01:34:40,860 --> 01:34:46,320
 you go into one of the most hostile environments, or is it, is that Bryant-Denny West?

1473
01:34:46,960 --> 01:34:52,620
 When you go back and look at history, your thoughts about just how crazy this game is when you're playing as a visitor,

1474
01:34:52,820 --> 01:34:59,400
 as a visitor, and the importance, can we put it in perspective how big this win was for Alabama this season and going forward?

1475
01:35:00,700 --> 01:35:03,020
 Yeah, no, it was absolutely a big win.

1476
01:35:03,420 --> 01:35:06,620
 And, you know, can't say enough good things about the players.

1477
01:35:06,620 --> 01:35:16,500
 You know, they played, you know, physical and, you know, you saw, you know, Keelan Russell and multiple other players, you know,

1478
01:35:16,580 --> 01:35:19,200
 fighting through mild injuries.

1479
01:35:20,340 --> 01:35:26,860
 You know, you hate to lose, you know, who, in my opinion, is the heart and soul of that offense and Josh Ford.

1480
01:35:27,540 --> 01:35:30,000
 You know, he'll come back stronger next year.

1481
01:35:30,240 --> 01:35:38,200
 But, no, I thought it was a really good team win, you know, all three phases contributed to that victory.

1482
01:35:39,180 --> 01:35:47,140
 And, you know, now they've got a chance to, you know, if they take care of business and win these last three games,

1483
01:35:47,780 --> 01:35:54,220
 I may be in the minority, but I'm hoping that Tennessee and Texas both win out as well.

1484
01:35:54,220 --> 01:35:59,960
 So, maybe give us a vacation from that meaningless SEC championship game.

1485
01:36:01,360 --> 01:36:06,420
 The Bimba don't break defense drives most fans crazy and former players.

1486
01:36:06,420 --> 01:36:07,040
 I'm one of them.

1487
01:36:07,480 --> 01:36:11,980
 And I know you're at the top of that list, but let me single out some guys.

1488
01:36:12,780 --> 01:36:15,220
 Four sacks, five tackles for a loss.

1489
01:36:15,340 --> 01:36:16,980
 Devin Tompkins, two sacks.

1490
01:36:17,640 --> 01:36:18,900
 Pierre had a big one.

1491
01:36:18,900 --> 01:36:22,280
 And Red Morgan was just all over the place.

1492
01:36:22,460 --> 01:36:27,000
 Nine tackles, five solos, should have had an interception in the end zone.

1493
01:36:27,120 --> 01:36:30,920
 Chuck McDonald, Mads with 11 tackles, the interception.

1494
01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:35,820
 Caleb Woodson doing his thing with eight tackles and a pass to break up.

1495
01:36:36,060 --> 01:36:38,360
 And, no, I agree with you entirely.

1496
01:36:39,160 --> 01:36:44,120
 And LSU went from the 20 to 20 like a knife through hot butter.

1497
01:36:44,120 --> 01:36:46,920
 But, give this defense a lot of credit.

1498
01:36:47,060 --> 01:36:49,660
 When they bowed their hand, it was effective.

1499
01:36:50,920 --> 01:36:52,540
 No, it absolutely was.

1500
01:36:52,740 --> 01:36:54,180
 And, you know, they were disruptive.

1501
01:36:55,180 --> 01:37:00,480
 You know, it was either the first or second defensive play where you saw Terrence Green.

1502
01:37:00,640 --> 01:37:00,880
 Yep.

1503
01:37:01,300 --> 01:37:04,400
 His presence, you know, being back in there.

1504
01:37:04,580 --> 01:37:10,740
 And, you know, I think that really led to, you know, Tompkins having a big game again.

1505
01:37:11,740 --> 01:37:18,120
 You know, Luke Metz, I mean, Reuben Foster, you know, nailed it back in the summertime when he said he was going to be a problem.

1506
01:37:18,340 --> 01:37:18,460
 Yep.

1507
01:37:18,880 --> 01:37:24,500
 And so, you know, like I said, we could sit on here the rest of the day and name names.

1508
01:37:25,620 --> 01:37:30,080
 You know, it was, you know, the defense was disruptive.

1509
01:37:31,940 --> 01:37:36,060
 They, you know, played a huge hand in that victory on Saturday.

1510
01:37:36,060 --> 01:37:58,960
 But, you know, the biggest thing to me was, you know, this was probably the first game that I've seen since probably September where I didn't really have, you know, some overt criticism of the way Ryan Grubb called the game.

1511
01:37:58,960 --> 01:38:05,140
 But, you know, the first series, that's the best opening script I've seen out of him.

1512
01:38:05,940 --> 01:38:14,400
 And, you know, there were several plays, you know, that long run on the first drive that Treshawn Brown had.

1513
01:38:14,540 --> 01:38:18,520
 If, you know, one offensive lineman makes his block, that thing's a touchdown.

1514
01:38:19,640 --> 01:38:33,620
 So, you know, I think that, and again, we talked last week about my hope of Ryan Grubb building on, you know, what he found successful in the fourth quarter against Texas A&M.

1515
01:38:33,620 --> 01:38:35,460
 And that's exactly what he did.

1516
01:38:36,020 --> 01:38:41,240
 The running backs and the tight ends had 10 touches, you know, in the passing game.

1517
01:38:41,240 --> 01:38:53,860
 I'd like to see that go up even further, you know, going forward, just because I think we've got some really good players that can work, you know, different areas and angles of the route tree.

1518
01:38:54,380 --> 01:39:00,200
 You know, Caleb Edwards is really becoming a nice target at that position, obviously, Marshall Pritchett.

1519
01:39:00,360 --> 01:39:04,740
 But, you know, you saw Daniel Hill and Brown get involved in that, too.

1520
01:39:05,740 --> 01:39:13,800
 So, you know, there's just, you know, so many things and so many different, you know, parts of this team that contributed to that victory.

1521
01:39:14,460 --> 01:39:22,700
 And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm going to, you know, give them the business when they deserve it, but I'm going to give them, you know, praise when they deserve it.

1522
01:39:22,700 --> 01:39:28,300
 And Ryan Grubb and Kane Womack's plans on both sides of the ball played a big part of this win as well.

1523
01:39:28,760 --> 01:39:31,820
 Brad Fish, do you think we'll see more bootleg play?

1524
01:39:32,120 --> 01:39:33,540
 To me, that was very effective.

1525
01:39:34,100 --> 01:39:39,440
 They totally, they put LSU on the shelf on the first touchdown there from Ryan Williams.

1526
01:39:40,280 --> 01:39:45,940
 And you look at Sidereon Morgan, he's batting 1,000 when it comes to catching touchdowns.

1527
01:39:45,960 --> 01:39:48,020
 He's caught two balls, both of them for touchdowns.

1528
01:39:48,020 --> 01:39:55,540
 This kid, to me, all spring, all offseason, watch out for Sidereon Morgan, who should be playing high school ball right now.

1529
01:39:55,940 --> 01:40:05,920
 But your thoughts, maybe we'll see more bootleg play and your thoughts about the potential of, look, a 19-year-old throwing the ball to an 18-year-old catching the ball at Baton Rouge.

1530
01:40:07,220 --> 01:40:18,500
 Well, you know, if it were me, you know, it's not, you know, there would be a lot more, you know, bootleg action and rolling Keelan Russell out.

1531
01:40:18,500 --> 01:40:32,240
 You know, mixing that in with those tight ends and the running backs in a short, you know, kind of a West Coast style offense, you know, where you've got, you know, two quick, easy reads.

1532
01:40:32,780 --> 01:40:38,500
 You know, if the force man to the side you're rolling out to drops into coverage, you take off and run.

1533
01:40:39,060 --> 01:40:42,800
 If he comes up to defend the quarterback, you drop it over his head.

1534
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:48,240
 And, you know, Keelan is, you know, so athletic and dynamic with the ball in his hand.

1535
01:40:48,340 --> 01:40:54,200
 I mean, it wouldn't take but, you know, a pump and you make the guy leave his feet and he's off to the races.

1536
01:40:54,200 --> 01:41:06,620
 But, you know, there's just so many weapons at this, you know, offense's disposal and, you know, obviously Crowell's battling a knee injury and, you know, they're getting Ryan Williams.

1537
01:41:06,840 --> 01:41:15,160
 You know, I think, you know, you can't discount, you know, getting Ryan Williams, Delgatti and Terrence Green back and healthy for this game.

1538
01:41:15,320 --> 01:41:21,340
 You know, it's a different team, you know, when those three guys are in their respected positions.

1539
01:41:21,340 --> 01:41:30,000
 And, you know, even though Ryan, you could tell, still isn't 100%, you know, the end-around touchdown and the punt return were big games.

1540
01:41:30,160 --> 01:41:36,260
 He had some other, you know, shorter catches where he gained, you know, good yards after the catch.

1541
01:41:36,600 --> 01:41:39,640
 So, you know, there's just a lot of things to build on.

1542
01:41:39,820 --> 01:41:46,880
 And I'll be honest with you, those three names that I mentioned, nobody's paying me $10 million a year to make this call.

1543
01:41:46,880 --> 01:41:55,080
 But those three players that I just mentioned would be on a pitch count for the next two ballgames.

1544
01:41:55,200 --> 01:41:55,800
 Yep, yep, yep.

1545
01:41:55,800 --> 01:42:01,820
 You know, to try and protect whatever, you know, percentage of 100% they're all free at right now.

1546
01:42:02,160 --> 01:42:02,600
 Absolutely.

1547
01:42:02,880 --> 01:42:07,500
 I mentioned this at the end of our conversation last Monday about special teams.

1548
01:42:08,260 --> 01:42:13,540
 They profoundly outplayed LSU's special teams.

1549
01:42:13,700 --> 01:42:15,900
 Williams, you mentioned on the punt return.

1550
01:42:16,580 --> 01:42:18,960
 Talty on the opening field goal.

1551
01:42:19,040 --> 01:42:22,120
 I thought that was huge as far as the tone.

1552
01:42:22,420 --> 01:42:25,540
 The drive was nice, but to be able to make that.

1553
01:42:26,220 --> 01:42:32,040
 And Esperruhoff, five punts for 49.8 yards a punt.

1554
01:42:32,480 --> 01:42:36,260
 I would say that Alabama won the special teams battle.

1555
01:42:37,340 --> 01:42:40,240
 Well, I mean, I'll take it one step further than that.

1556
01:42:40,240 --> 01:42:49,360
 I think Jay Nunez and the special teams unit, you know, has to be the leader in the clubhouse for this season.

1557
01:42:49,480 --> 01:42:50,100
 Yeah, absolutely.

1558
01:42:50,400 --> 01:42:54,640
 For the most improved unit on this team over last year.

1559
01:42:55,420 --> 01:42:57,300
 They've been very consistent.

1560
01:42:58,260 --> 01:43:07,500
 You know, you haven't seen any, you know, from the coverage teams to the return teams setting up some nice kickoff and punt returns at times.

1561
01:43:07,960 --> 01:43:10,160
 You know, to the place kicker and the punter.

1562
01:43:11,400 --> 01:43:16,240
 You know, and there again, you know, we talked about Sundari and Morgan.

1563
01:43:16,660 --> 01:43:19,160
 You know, that was the mystery man.

1564
01:43:19,240 --> 01:43:22,020
 I guess they just fly him in on Saturdays for the games.

1565
01:43:22,020 --> 01:43:27,840
 The NC State transfer wide receiver, Noah Rodgers, recovering that fumble punt.

1566
01:43:28,160 --> 01:43:28,420
 Yes.

1567
01:43:29,580 --> 01:43:32,000
 You know, he's another one.

1568
01:43:32,140 --> 01:43:38,240
 He's gotten very few touches or looks this year, but he's made the most of his reps, you know, when he has been highlighted.

1569
01:43:38,660 --> 01:43:41,140
 So, like I said, they've got plenty of weapons.

1570
01:43:41,140 --> 01:43:53,400
 And, you know, the good news is, I mean, there's going to have to be some young players step up and maybe some portal additions to patch the defense back up after this season.

1571
01:43:53,600 --> 01:43:57,360
 But, you know, that offense, you know, I think James is out of eligibility.

1572
01:43:57,900 --> 01:44:02,720
 And, you know, we have to wait and see what, you know, Ryan Williams' NFL status is.

1573
01:44:02,860 --> 01:44:04,960
 You know, they're returning everybody on that offense.

1574
01:44:05,960 --> 01:44:09,760
 Well, on defense, there's two names that have come to mind.

1575
01:44:11,640 --> 01:44:12,560
 Luke Metz.

1576
01:44:12,780 --> 01:44:17,100
 I mean, do you think that the LSU quarterback will remember that name?

1577
01:44:17,380 --> 01:44:18,740
 You talk about old school.

1578
01:44:18,980 --> 01:44:23,720
 In a day and time, a lot of folks say these kids don't want to hit because they want to risk NIL money.

1579
01:44:24,280 --> 01:44:26,580
 Metz is definitely old school, is he not?

1580
01:44:27,380 --> 01:44:28,400
 Yeah, he is.

1581
01:44:28,500 --> 01:44:33,800
 But, you know, he's kind of got the new age athleticism for a linebacker.

1582
01:44:33,960 --> 01:44:40,760
 You know, he's not somebody that you have to substitute on, you know, when you play a spread team with a dual threat quarterback.

1583
01:44:41,780 --> 01:44:46,200
 You know, he's not somebody that you have to bring off the field because he can't cover.

1584
01:44:46,440 --> 01:44:48,860
 I mean, we've seen what this is his second interception.

1585
01:44:49,220 --> 01:44:52,940
 And he's had, you know, had close calls with some more.

1586
01:44:53,140 --> 01:44:59,580
 So, you know, he's a great, great all-around, you know, athletic linebacker for this era of college football.

1587
01:44:59,860 --> 01:45:02,240
 And, you know, he's still got two years of eligibility left.

1588
01:45:03,080 --> 01:45:03,880
 I know.

1589
01:45:04,280 --> 01:45:10,460
 Listen, run the dadgum ball is what we all hear every day to the point of nauseam.

1590
01:45:10,460 --> 01:45:11,300
 And I get it.

1591
01:45:11,720 --> 01:45:15,740
 But the LSU defense was sixth in the country.

1592
01:45:16,300 --> 01:45:26,080
 In fact, Alabama's played in the last four games, eighth, 18th, 28th, and sixth, which is pretty impressive.

1593
01:45:26,800 --> 01:45:28,400
 Talk about the offensive line.

1594
01:45:28,540 --> 01:45:33,340
 Obviously, some of them played well, others did not.

1595
01:45:33,460 --> 01:45:37,120
 But if you were grading the offensive line, what kind of grade would you give them?

1596
01:45:38,380 --> 01:45:43,300
 You know, I would say it was probably a solid B to a B+.

1597
01:45:43,300 --> 01:45:48,320
 You know, we knew how good LSU's run defense was.

1598
01:45:48,560 --> 01:45:53,800
 We knew that, you know, they had some good edge rushers that can affect the quarterback.

1599
01:45:54,200 --> 01:45:59,140
 But, you know, when it got down into, you know, gut check time there in the fourth quarter,

1600
01:45:59,300 --> 01:46:01,380
 they kept Keylon Russell protected.

1601
01:46:02,380 --> 01:46:08,960
 And, you know, that was, you know, some issues there in the first half when LSU was, you know,

1602
01:46:09,020 --> 01:46:11,260
 selling out to stop the run as well.

1603
01:46:11,480 --> 01:46:19,240
 And, you know, there's no harm when a quarterback steps up to the line of scrimmage

1604
01:46:19,240 --> 01:46:25,300
 and, you know, they've got too many men in the box to the side of the player that the run plays called on.

1605
01:46:25,400 --> 01:46:31,520
 You know, they've got an audible system called Check With Me, and he can check to the other side with the same play.

1606
01:46:31,780 --> 01:46:38,640
 Or, you know, just do a, you know, a full-blown, you know, red alert and audible to a pass play.

1607
01:46:39,180 --> 01:46:46,660
 And so, you know, we don't know how much of that freedom at this stage that Keylon Russell has.

1608
01:46:46,820 --> 01:46:52,820
 But, you know, I think he is, you know, for his inexperience level, you know,

1609
01:46:52,820 --> 01:46:58,460
 I think he's doing a fantastic job of managing this offense.

1610
01:46:59,100 --> 01:47:01,480
 You know, it's the first game in a while where he hasn't had a turnover.

1611
01:47:01,700 --> 01:47:01,980
 That's it.

1612
01:47:02,340 --> 01:47:07,880
 And so, you know, he was under some duress in that game at times with that pass rush

1613
01:47:07,880 --> 01:47:10,400
 and, you know, playing on a bum ankle.

1614
01:47:11,060 --> 01:47:15,580
 So, you know, I mean, I think, you know, of all the people that we've mentioned,

1615
01:47:15,580 --> 01:47:19,880
 there's still, you know, probably some other ones that deserve attaboys.

1616
01:47:20,040 --> 01:47:23,220
 But it was just a good, old-fashioned team win.

1617
01:47:23,400 --> 01:47:26,220
 You know, every part of the game contributed to that victory.

1618
01:47:27,440 --> 01:47:31,860
 Redfish, what is Kellen DeBoer telling this team about their next game

1619
01:47:31,860 --> 01:47:32,900
 and where they're playing it?

1620
01:47:34,380 --> 01:47:39,180
 I would think the message is, look, guys, you've got yourself in the position

1621
01:47:39,180 --> 01:47:43,000
 that you worked all winter and all summer for.

1622
01:47:43,600 --> 01:47:46,600
 It's right there in front of you over the next three weeks.

1623
01:47:47,620 --> 01:47:50,980
 You know, don't allow, you know, any hiccups.

1624
01:47:51,940 --> 01:47:55,760
 You know, you've got to go to Nashville this weekend and, you know,

1625
01:47:55,760 --> 01:48:00,240
 take care of business and then turn around, you know, the following week for,

1626
01:48:00,240 --> 01:48:04,520
 you know, UT Chattanooga and then you've got, you know, the Iron Bowl, you know,

1627
01:48:04,560 --> 01:48:05,440
 three weeks from now.

1628
01:48:05,560 --> 01:48:08,440
 So, you know, it's all laid out there in front of them.

1629
01:48:09,040 --> 01:48:13,080
 They've got a chance to, you know, turn what was a, you know,

1630
01:48:13,080 --> 01:48:16,640
 a really rough October schedule-wise.

1631
01:48:17,280 --> 01:48:20,320
 You know, and I think the goal most people saw for this team,

1632
01:48:20,360 --> 01:48:24,220
 I know that wasn't the goal for the players or the coaching staff.

1633
01:48:24,380 --> 01:48:26,540
 They're going to want to win every one of them.

1634
01:48:26,620 --> 01:48:31,980
 But I think most people felt like if Alabama could split that gauntlet that they had

1635
01:48:31,980 --> 01:48:36,480
 and come out of the back end of it, two and two, that was going to be considered a victory.

1636
01:48:37,200 --> 01:48:41,320
 Well, Harold kind of alluded to this as far as Russell's legs.

1637
01:48:41,980 --> 01:48:48,840
 I listened to the radio broadcast on the away games and Tyler Watch mentioned a couple of times on RPOs.

1638
01:48:49,440 --> 01:48:54,060
 One time he said if Russell would have kept the ball, he had 20 yards in front of him.

1639
01:48:54,400 --> 01:48:56,720
 And I know they're trying to protect him more.

1640
01:48:57,400 --> 01:49:01,960
 Do you think he needs to keep the ball and go around in on the RPOs more?

1641
01:49:03,860 --> 01:49:08,480
 You know, I think that's something that they're still probably working with him on

1642
01:49:08,480 --> 01:49:17,060
 because, you know, you see some hesitancy and some awkwardness at times when they go to run those plays.

1643
01:49:17,420 --> 01:49:24,280
 You know, if the fluidity's not there, it's a lot more difficult to hoodwink the defense with it.

1644
01:49:25,020 --> 01:49:30,320
 But, you know, when you've got a quarterback that's, you know, as good of a runner as he is passer, man,

1645
01:49:30,340 --> 01:49:33,260
 there's all kinds of stuff you can do with a player like that.

1646
01:49:33,420 --> 01:49:44,880
 And, you know, and again, the one guy that I think has really won me over to the point to where I'm glad,

1647
01:49:45,040 --> 01:49:50,740
 you know, he's got some more eligibility left because two years ago I was ready to ship him off to UT Chattanooga.

1648
01:49:50,960 --> 01:49:53,860
 But, man, what a season Rico Scott has had.

1649
01:49:54,000 --> 01:50:03,600
 You know, just – it really took advantage of the enhanced reps that he got in Ryan Williams' absence.

1650
01:50:03,940 --> 01:50:10,960
 And so, you know, now when they come up against an evenly matched opponent, you know,

1651
01:50:10,980 --> 01:50:16,680
 especially as it gets deeper into the season and, you know, Ryan's more healthy than he is now,

1652
01:50:17,220 --> 01:50:24,700
 you know, you've got two, actually even three when you count in Lottie Brooks' legitimate deep threats at wide receiver.

1653
01:50:25,020 --> 01:50:32,300
 I really didn't have any idea until probably October that Rico Scott is one of the fastest players on the team.

1654
01:50:32,860 --> 01:50:32,960
 Yeah.

1655
01:50:32,960 --> 01:50:33,400
 And physical.

1656
01:50:34,400 --> 01:50:34,880
 Absolutely.

1657
01:50:35,120 --> 01:50:35,640
 Absolutely.

1658
01:50:36,180 --> 01:50:40,220
 Listen, I know you get texts from your former buddies, former players.

1659
01:50:40,780 --> 01:50:43,360
 I got a couple of texts at the end of the first quarter.

1660
01:50:43,840 --> 01:50:46,600
 Two of them said, is Ryan Grove calling the place?

1661
01:50:48,200 --> 01:50:51,820
 I mean, it literally – I thought I was going to fall off the couch.

1662
01:50:52,300 --> 01:50:57,580
 You made that statement about the first game you haven't wanted to throw something at the TV.

1663
01:50:58,240 --> 01:51:02,140
 I had several guys ask me if he was literally calling the place.

1664
01:51:03,460 --> 01:51:08,840
 Well, I mean, you know, you never know when Kaelin DeBoer might just, you know,

1665
01:51:09,000 --> 01:51:11,620
 cut his list set off and take that over himself.

1666
01:51:12,000 --> 01:51:17,060
 And like I said, man, that was magical on that first drive.

1667
01:51:17,120 --> 01:51:17,660
 It was.

1668
01:51:17,900 --> 01:51:20,160
 The way they were mixing it up.

1669
01:51:20,160 --> 01:51:26,740
 And, you know, there again, it wasn't like Ryan Grubb just, you know, stopped that during the game.

1670
01:51:26,960 --> 01:51:32,640
 It came down to just, you know, poor execution at times by certain players on certain plays.

1671
01:51:33,160 --> 01:51:38,440
 But like I said, man, when they needed it, you know, there was some great stuff dialed up.

1672
01:51:38,500 --> 01:51:41,420
 And, again, you know, the players executed it.

1673
01:51:41,500 --> 01:51:46,840
 I thought Sendarian Morgan did a h*** of a job on his touchdown pass, you know, selling that fake.

1674
01:51:47,300 --> 01:51:48,520
 Boy, boy, he did.

1675
01:51:49,020 --> 01:51:53,220
 Well, listen, I hope this Monday, as Harold alluded to, was a lot better than what was it,

1676
01:51:53,220 --> 01:51:56,380
 four weeks ago from the Monday from h***?

1677
01:51:56,620 --> 01:51:57,920
 Oh, this one has been.

1678
01:51:57,920 --> 01:51:58,400
 Now, you know what?

1679
01:51:58,880 --> 01:52:02,220
 See, now you got my d*** PTSD clicking off.

1680
01:52:02,300 --> 01:52:03,540
 Because now I'm like, oh, wait a minute.

1681
01:52:03,620 --> 01:52:06,240
 What happened the last time we went to Nashville and played Vanderbilt?

1682
01:52:06,740 --> 01:52:07,060
 Exactly.

1683
01:52:07,540 --> 01:52:09,160
 That's what I'm talking about.

1684
01:52:11,660 --> 01:52:13,020
 Have a great week, William.

1685
01:52:13,840 --> 01:52:14,520
 Thanks, guys.

1686
01:52:14,620 --> 01:52:15,260
 Talk to you soon.

1687
01:52:15,300 --> 01:52:15,740
 All right, buddy.

1688
01:52:16,300 --> 01:52:20,560
 I guarantee you, Kellen DeBoer is going to remind him about the last trip up there after a big win.

1689
01:52:20,640 --> 01:52:22,460
 Remember, it was Georgia then, LSU now.

1690
01:52:22,620 --> 01:52:26,980
 Speaking of Alabama, are you ready for some Bama basketball later on tonight right here?

1691
01:52:27,260 --> 01:52:31,320
 Yeah, starting at 5.30 pregame against Oakland.

1692
01:52:31,980 --> 01:52:33,940
 The tip-off at 6.30.

1693
01:52:34,040 --> 01:52:41,720
 Then after that, UNA football night sometime after that Alabama basketball win.

1694
01:52:41,980 --> 01:52:42,920
 And guess what else?

1695
01:52:42,960 --> 01:52:49,420
 It's Holloway's first game back for Alabama here, how he does, later on right here on 93.9 The Score.

1696
01:52:49,740 --> 01:52:50,940
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1697
01:52:51,000 --> 01:52:53,200
 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1698
01:52:53,280 --> 01:52:55,260
 Carol Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1699
01:52:55,740 --> 01:53:00,360
 Let's do it again tomorrow noon to 2 for the Bama Buck Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.