Boomo Bugg Show 111326
93.9 The Score WYTK - November 13, 2026
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Zach Pounders of the Shoals Sports Report will preview eight Shoals teams in the second round of the high school playoffs.
But Jimmy is here right now to talk about the keys to a Bama victory in Nashville.
In Nashville is the key phrase of the day, says Jimmy Stank, co-host of Locked On Bama.
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Jimmy Stein, welcome in.
How are you?
Hey, doing great, guys.
Hey, buddy.
In Nashville.
Let me, let me, isn't it amazing how, what's the fancy French phrase, deja vu, Alabama coming off a big emotional win.
And now they pack it for Nashville.
Jimmy, you know where I'm going with this.
Where do you start breaking it down, my friend?
Well, it is similar enough to where you know that the Alabama coaching staff took Vanderbilt seriously.
In fact, Kalen DeBoer went out of his way on his Wednesday night appearance on Hey Coach's radio show.
He went out of his way to basically almost admonishing the Alabama fans like, I don't think y'all know how good Vanderbilt is.
And it is true.
You can look at Vanderbilt's record and go, well, the Pavia era is over.
We're back to the same old Vandy.
But no, we're not back to the same old Vandy.
It's definitely a step back from where they were the last two seasons when they were 16-8 in regular season games in the two-year Pavia era.
They're not that.
But they're also not the Vandy we were familiar with before Pavia and the New Mexico State kids showed up.
This is a quality team.
In fact, I mean, they won an SEC road game last week.
They played Auburn, I think, within five or six.
They played another SEC game.
I think Arkansas, they played them within 10.
Keep in mind, against Georgia, I think we all know how good Georgia is, Vandy was down just seven midway through the third quarter against Georgia
before Georgia kind of put some distance between themselves and the Commodores in the fourth quarter.
This is a competitive Vanderbilt team.
We all know what happened two years ago.
Alabama's going to take them very seriously.
But there is an issue with quarterback that has to be addressed.
I mean, you know, Keelan Russell, I mean, according to Pete Nekos at all three, and I can, you know, he doesn't need confirmation for me.
But it is true that Keelan is a game-time decision with his ankle.
Personally, I mean, I believe it's going to be Austin Mack starting the game.
The fact that Keelan is a game-time decision indicates to me that Keelan can play if needed.
I think the hope for Alabama's football staff Saturday is going to be that he's not needed, that there is no emergency, that Austin Mack's got this.
Because it's a situation where Keelan's not hobbled up.
It's not a situation where, you know, he needs surgery on Monday or anything like that.
I think it's a situation where if they don't give it enough rest, it could linger.
And they don't need this lingering issue.
They want Keelan to be 100% ready to go at least by the postseason, but probably even for Auburn.
So I'm expecting Austin Mack to start the game Saturday, but officially it's a game-time decision.
And with these things, the ankle could really improve.
I think they're expecting it to be better than it is.
So, you know, anything could happen.
They could get the Mr. Miyagi, you know, miracle rub, and then Keelan's fine.
But my expectation is number 10 starts the game for Alabama quarterback, and should there be an emergency, we won't see Keelan play in the game.
Jimmy, let me ask you about some areas that I think Alabama's got an advantage with.
Vanderbilt's given up 100 yards or more on the ground in the last six games.
Five being losses.
Jared Curtis, who's got tremendous potential, when he's pressured, is only completing 36% of his passes.
He's got eight interceptions.
And one stat that stands out to me, Jimmy, Alabama's plus nine in turnovers.
Vandy is negative seven.
In fact, the doors are 100 or worse than 11 key areas entering the game.
Alabama does have some advantages on paper.
They really do.
I think the key to a comfortable win for Alabama or by a comfortable win, I mean, winning by double digits or winning a round, the betting number, the key is going to be Alabama's front seven versus Vanderbilt's front.
I think they could cause Vanderbilt a lot of issues.
Jared Curtis being a typical freshman in the sense that, hey, you pressure a freshman, they can make mistakes and not be as efficient.
That's true of most every quarterback, but especially true of freshmen.
I think Alabama can take advantage there.
That could lead to some turnovers.
I don't think it'll be like it was in 2024.
If you all remember, and gosh, I guess this is, you know, seared into our brains, but Vanderbilt possessed the ball for 42 minutes of those 60 minutes.
Because they ran the type offense, they tried to shorten the game, kill the clock, lots of runs, very few throws, but they ran it so much.
Diego Pavia had some open receivers, right?
Because they're running it on almost every snap.
Vanderbilt doesn't run the Pavia offense with Jared Curtis.
Now, they are going to run the ball.
Jared Curtis is a pretty athletic kid.
He's not a statue in the pocket.
He's just not Pavia running around.
It's a different offense that more sets up, I think, for Alabama not to get ambushed like what happened in Nashville before.
I'll tell you what concerns me the most, specifically a matchup or what Vandy runs on either side of the ball, guys.
It's just this season-long trend in the SEC where SEC teams, great, good, or bad, have a great week, and they follow it up with a clunker.
Yeah, hangover.
Yeah, it's happened.
It's already happened to Alabama.
It's happened to Georgia.
It's happened to all of them.
Tennessee.
And this sets up that way.
This sets up like a bit of a clunker.
So, it could be a game where survive and advance is just simply the goal at some point.
I know Alabama would like to uncomfortably play a lot of players, take some pressure off of Austin Mack, should this be his first start.
But I'm not going to be shocked if Alabama doesn't run away from Vanderbilt.
For instance, as I said earlier, I mean, Georgia was only up seven midway through the third quarter against this bunch.
It wouldn't shock me at all to see a game like that again.
But ultimately, I do feel like Alabama has been a fourth-quarter team lately.
A fourth quarter against Vanderbilt is tough for them with their lack of depth versus an Alabama.
So, you know, I'm going to like Alabama to pull away in the fourth quarter.
But I'm not going to be shocked if this game is pretty tight for the first 30 or 40 minutes.
Jimmy, anyone who's part of this program and this staff knows, too, that DeBoer has a history of doing what you just said.
Great game after an off week and then a head scratch of what the heck is – who is this team compared to last week?
So, not only across the league, but that's kind of been DeBoer's M.O.
I think another key there is get Vandy off on third down.
Because if they're allowed to do what you said, they'll say you're going to make it a low-scoring game and try to run the clock out.
But, Jimmy, let's go back.
You mentioned the possibilities there at quarterback.
Overall, where are things health-wise?
I saw where some of these guys have been moved up to probably including E.J. Crowell and some of the others.
Overall, where are things now, especially compared to where they have been at this point as far as the health of this team?
Yeah, overall, fairly good.
I mean, it's crazy to say that on a day when you're starting quarterback and frankly the superstar of the offense may not be able to go.
But fairly good because Will Sanders is likely back.
I don't know that he can go the whole 60 minutes, but I think you'll see Will Sanders at left guard.
You could see Crowell or A.K. Deer with a carrier, too.
I do think it's fair to guess that with Vanderbilt's troubles stopping the run and with Austin Mack starting the game and not Keelan, if that's the case,
you might see a more run-heavy Alabama.
And the backs, you know, pretty healthy.
Treshawn Brown, Daniel Hill, they're fine.
Crowell and A.K. Deer either back at least close to 100%.
So you could see a run-heavy game.
Hey, if Alabama's run-heavy, you know Vanderbilt wants to shorten the game.
Game kicks off at 11.45.
Maybe we're all out of there by 1.15.
By noon.
Jimmy, some key players for you.
Treshawn Brown might really play a big role in this.
We've talked about the tight ends all year.
They're blocking, but these guys really blossomed into playmakers.
Marshall Pritchett, Caleb Edwards.
Three catches, I believe, last week for 50 yards.
And by the way, that Coma Williams guy is pretty good at returning punts.
Key players for Jimmy Stein.
Well, I'm going to start with Treshawn Brown.
I can see tomorrow being a real big day for him with a potential run-heavy game.
Heck, even if Keelan plays, I mean, you're going to have to run the ball more often.
You just take as much off of Keelan's ankle as you can.
But I think a big day for Treshawn Brown.
Caleb Edwards, it's not like he wasn't the starter even before Josh Ford's injury.
But with Josh Ford out, Caleb Edwards plays even more snaps.
He is certainly developing into a first-rate as he's tied in.
But really, for me, if he starts, and like I said earlier, I assume that he will.
Such a big day for Austin Mack.
In this sense, guys, it's no secret that Austin Mack is very likely to enter the transfer portal
and play his final season somewhere else.
That's the most likely scenario.
This is such a valuable experience for Austin Mack in the term.
Now he's got a tape that he can use.
I mean, I know it's a lot of pressure on him, but the tape that Austin Mack would put together on Saturday
could really spell the difference between not only where he ends up playing his final year of college football,
but how much money he gets paid to do so.
Austin Mack could play himself into what I would call really a Tier 1 quarterback in the portal,
and you could end up at an Indiana or a Miami as opposed to a Michigan State or a Purdue.
Not that there's anything wrong with playing in places like that,
but Austin Mack just has a heck of an opportunity in front of him tomorrow
to put some tape out there that quarterback-hungry teams are going to be anxious to see.
Jimmy, I think something else that's flying under the radar this season for this staff
is the fact that everybody's so in love with all these rock stars.
You look at LSU, Texas, Ohio State, look at the payroll there, look what the results have shown,
and then you come back to Tuscaloosa and two guys that are really standing out.
One is Brown.
One is Mets.
What have they got in common?
Just blue-collar, three-star guys that everybody laughed at when this staff picked them up,
but there's a lot to be said, especially in this day and time when you better get a bang for your buck.
That's exactly right.
I think two things that this staff has already proven, they've proven some good things and bad things, right?
I mean, you brought it up before, Harold.
I mean, DeBoer has followed up some greatness with some clunkers.
He's done that consistently, but here's something else they've done consistently.
They evaluate really well out of the high schools and the portal.
They're very good at spotting guys that they think they can develop into good players.
The other part is the development piece.
I think particularly when you look at some of these portal players, the guys they signed out of the portal
in this recent class, I think some of their previous schools might be shocked
to see how good they've become, and that's a credit to DeBoer and his staff.
I think when USC watches Devin Tompkins, I don't know that they knew a first-round pick was walking out the door.
I bet Virginia Tech's a little surprised when they see how good Caleb Woodson looks.
I doubt Oklahoma State knew they had a mythical Avenger in their midst when Josh Ford at the portal
and went to Alabama.
I think that DeBoer and his staff have done an outstanding job at developing what they've got.
So between the evaluation and the development, I think that's why you have, at least as of today,
Alabama sitting at third in the college football playoff rankings.
I think you're exactly right.
Jimmy, your prediction for the game in Nashville and where in the world can we get online
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I'm going to go 42-17 Alabama.
I think the game is close for a half.
I think it's close into the third quarter.
And I think for the third game in a row, a dominant fourth quarter provides a nice cushion
for Alabama at the end.
But I don't know that they blow out Vandy from the opening gun.
My prediction would not change if the starter, if Austin Mack plays for 60 minutes
or Keelan Russell plays for 60 minutes.
My prediction wouldn't change.
It's 42-17.
The staff has a lot of confidence in Austin Mack.
He's an excellent downfield passer.
And, of course, you could expect sort of a run-heavy plan playing QB2.
But I think Austin Mack could surprise people that have just sort of moderate expectations for him.
I guarantee he's trying to build his stock.
Safe travels if you're heading up, my friend.
And maybe the game will get done early enough if you can go over the Grand Ole Opry tomorrow night, okay?
Sounds pretty good, guys.
Have a good weekend, Jimmy.
You too.
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Brett, it's sad to say when you get to the second round of the high school football playoffs,
it's usually a good chance you're going to get your first real dose of cold.
I'm talking about cold temps.
It is normally football weather, and I saw our next guest at Dexter High School last week,
and I'm going to guess he's going to be bundled up tonight.
Well, we can find out from the Z-Man, Zach Pounders.
He's got it all covered there at Shoals Sports Report.
Zach, welcome in.
Are you ready for some cold temps out there tonight?
Yeah, doing good.
How about y'all?
Hey, buddy.
Yeah, we're doing all right.
Obviously, it's football weather.
Zach, we still, as they say, well-represented here in the Shoals area, second round of the playoffs.
Where do you start your menu of games to watch tonight in their backyard?
Let's start with where we'll be at cold springs and late season tonight.
Two 10-1 teams.
Late season has not won 11 games since 2005, which is the last time they went to the second round also.
And for late season, if they didn't play this in a shootout, I'll have their chances.
Cold spring is coming here and muck it up.
Play a 17-14, 21-10 kind of game to have a chance.
But it's not going to be very cold, late season is physical.
Coach Matt loves this kind of football.
We're at the physical, downhill, smash mouth kind of football.
They can run it, throw it.
Zane Kilburn letting them in the field 80 yards, 30 seconds last week.
And if they do that again, they should roll tonight.
I agree with you, Zane Kilburn.
We talked to Brett Mask earlier this week.
Zane Kilburn is thrown for 2,600 yards, 37 touchdowns.
Sawyer Howard's got 700 yards and 900 rushing.
I'm like you.
I think Lixson beats a good cold springs team tonight.
But Boaz at Muscle Shoals.
Muscle Shoals beat Oxford rather handily last week.
I know it was a lot of penalties in that game.
Lincoln Smothers with a good game.
And Christian Pritchett returned the kickoff.
Boaz has lost to Plainview and May Jimison out of Huntsville.
Boaz, it must have shows, my friend, who's going to win.
Yeah, first off, if you're a Bain-Burge Tennessee fan,
this game might be a little bit of fun because Coach Luke Pruitt
is the brother of Jimmy Pruitt who's at Plainview as an assistant
with Father Dale Pruitt.
But Boaz has a weird resume.
They're 9-2, a recent champion.
But 9-2s are not all played equal.
Muscle Shoals is 7-3, losing to Florence, Hoover, and Roosevelt.
Muscle Shoals is not a 20-point favorite in this game.
I like that line because Muscle Shoals is not a true three-seed in this game.
They're both a one or two-seed.
Boaz is more than two or three-seed, I think.
And I heard their quarterback was out for Boaz,
but I'm also going to throw it everywhere over the field.
But I think Muscle Shoals that playoff experience is going to show tonight.
And I think it's not that it's going to go live,
but it's a matter of a team that has an established playoff tradition
versus the one that's trying to establish one.
Zach Paner's got it all covered there.
Shoals Sports Report.
Interesting matchup.
No stranger for Mars Hill Bible fans to be in the second round of the playoffs.
What's different, that R-word, reclassification,
changing the flavor of things this season.
Your thoughts about Mars Hill Bible to Tuscaloosa Academy
and the private Class 1A showdown.
If it goes like last week for both sides,
Mars Hill should roll.
Because T.A.'s region last week had a one-and-three performance.
Mars Hill went three-and-one last week.
And Mars Hill's last over schedule.
T.A. is like a 1A in size, basically.
We knew the numbers.
They're not basically a small 1A school.
Mars Hill's a 2A, 3A size.
Even with the multipliers, they're still in those ranges.
Mars Hill has never lost in the quarterfinals or the playoffs.
It's actually the quarterfinals for private instead of the second round in series,
like the public school playoff tonight.
But Mars Hill's never lost in the quarterfinals,
but they have two second-round losses.
So, I like Mars Hill winning this game
and they get a rematch with Westbrook or Westbrook.
Russellville, 10-1, two 10-1 teams, Zach.
Russellville, 10-1 traveling to Parker, 10-1.
Taurus Davis, we've seen run up and down the field all year.
30 carries, 300 yards last week in round one.
They're facing a much tougher competitor with Parker.
Parker's won 10 straight games since the 32-14 loss to Bestavia Hills.
Russellville is close to, they're familiar with playing close games.
Seven wins, one loss in games, decided by 14 points.
Trip Cleveland's done really well at quarterback,
but now I know Parker's got a D-1 defensive front,
but they haven't faced the wing T all year.
Fascinating game.
Festival at Parker.
Yeah, something's got to give here.
I don't know what's going to give first.
Coach Hicka does not want to play all game in 2024, second round.
And then Parker will be the best team he's played in the playoffs,
if not best team ever he's played for Coach Hicka since.
But as a head coach, this is going to be the best team he's ever faced, I think.
Parker has guys everywhere.
There's a guy here, there's a guy there, there's a guy there,
and they're all going somewhere, whether it's northeast Mississippi,
Bama, Georgia State, or wherever.
But for Russellville, if they can establish the wing T early
and get ahead or play a one of the best games, 14-7,
21-14 kind of game, I'll have more chances.
If Parker has not seen the wing T enough or ever,
it's going to be tough coming out of the gate, I think.
Because if you're not disciplined with the wing T, it can beat you very quick.
Zach, obviously, Muscle Shoals home across the river,
Florence home, sitting on the Falcons' nest.
And let's just go ahead and get the bad puns out of the way.
A major test with Miner coming into town tonight.
Yeah, Miner's a really good team.
Playing in that Birmingham, Coleman region in 5A.
It was a chaotic top right there, also.
Miner gets a two seed in the, but Miner's coach, Rico Jackson,
who came from Aniston last year.
The team that beat Dexter was in the third round last year.
He's used to win playoff games.
Miner has won their last two second-round games.
Florence has not won a second-round game since 2014.
That was at home, though.
But if Florence wins this, they can be at home next week again.
A team that'll play Shawlville beats Douglas.
And that'll play for the biggest game in Florence's football history since 2014 with Hoover.
We got one of those more than Humphrey.
That's Hoover.
Lauderdale County, 8-3 at Hatton.
They are undefeated.
They've had a tremendous run.
Dossie Gamble, Daniel Taylor, they run the ball very well.
Kate Porum is a very good quarterback.
But Lauderdale County has won seven consecutive games.
Two of their three losses were very close to Linkston and Central.
Curtis Ritter is a good quarterback.
Hamill, Holden, and then they've got a running back.
Kingston, Jackson, Hatton is hot.
This is going to be a fun game.
Lauderdale County, 8-3 at undefeated Hatton.
Yeah, this is one of those games, kind of like last year's Dessert-Hamilton game,
where two teams not too far away, Lauderdale County is going to travel.
And my prediction for this game is to get there early, get there about 5 o'clock,
and the gates are open at 5.30.
But Hatton's been a 2-8 forever, went to 4-8, now back to 3-8.
Their facilities, respectfully, are not up to 4-8 standard or 3-8 standard
where they don't have the space.
So get there early, because if you get there at 6 o'clock, 6-15,
you probably don't have a seat to sit in.
But if I already can get to 40 points, I'll have a chance to win.
That's an information number all season, getting to 40, 41 points.
If they get to 40, I'll have a chance to win.
They have only a loss, and they scored 19, 14, and 20 points this year.
That's a good example of how detailed Zach Pounders gets
and his tail of the tape and then also previewing the games.
Let me finish with one.
I mentioned you and I saw Desiree last week.
They're traveling to Good Hope.
These two programs have played in every sport known to man except football,
and particularly in girls' basketball.
They play all the time.
Armani Jones ran for 134 yards last week against Central Clay.
Bryson Williams comes back.
Good Hope is a really good team, too.
Your thoughts, Desiree at Good Hope?
Yeah, it's the seventh straight school year.
They'll play in the playoffs in a major sport, in a four different sport,
football, volleyball, basketball, and baseball now for the boys' last year.
But if this was girls' basketball, Good Hope has a better chance with Coach Abbey at Good Hope.
But with football, Deschler is different.
And Good Hope's region, their losses are to teams combined, 30-3 or something like that.
Deschler does not lose a whole lot in the second round.
Deschler in the second round is 25-8 in the second round.
Yep.
Good Hope is 5-7, but Good Hope 2-2 against Scholes area schools over their playoff history.
So, I don't know if Deschler, I think Deschler can win this game,
but if Good Hope gets in there and makes it hard for Deschler,
and like with Florida County, get there early.
Because Good Hope has a smaller away side than what 4-8 usually have,
get there early because if you get there at 6 o'clock the way Deschler travels,
even if it's an hour and a half away, they will still travel.
Deschler will travel anywhere basically outside of four-plus hours I haven't seen yet.
But get there early, it's going to be packed, it's going to be cold,
but that's what I have later to wear.
It's going to be cold, and I always joke about this with the cold weather game.
You can always find who the baseball, softball parents and families are
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I was going to say, I've got several friends of mine who are Melissa Shoals' baseball parents.
They have propane heaters they carry to the games.
You're exactly right.
Listen, great stuff, great previews.
Tell the tape in the previews.
Enjoy Cold Springs and Langston.
That should be a fun game.
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Sounds great.
Layer up, Zach.
Stay as warm as you can out there, okay?
Thank you, y'all, too.
Thank you, buddy.
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Tigers 5-4 on the year, 3-4 in the conference.
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Welcome back in, Brett.
Was that Bill Shanks doing that promo, or who was that?
Well, Bill Shanks done a lot of promos in his time, but I don't think it was him.
Well, double-check that with the man.
He's the big dog in the state of Georgia.
Bill is the host of the Bill Shanks Show on 93.1 FM and making online at thesuperstations.com
and on the tube at 41NBC.
Bill, welcome in.
How are you?
Oh, it's time to save this lousy show once again.
You got it.
You're just a trooper, Bill.
And not only that, you're one heck of a humble guy, so what can we say?
Bill, we want to talk about football, but let's talk about something that kind of,
how surprised were you this week with a little baseball talk?
Everybody says they're going to shut it down.
And then what did the Braves do?
They go west and pick up a Dodger for over $30 million in this modern era,
the price of a quarterback in the SEC in about two years.
Your thoughts about the Braves news this week?
No kidding.
I hope Georgia has that in their salary cap for their quarterback in 2020.
Well, you know what?
It's a good signing.
Evan Phillips is a good pitcher.
When he's been healthy, he's been outstanding.
He had Tommy John.
I kind of like Tommy John's patients who have shown they are okay.
You know, not everybody does, obviously.
AJ Smith-Schalber, for example, hasn't shown yet that he's okay or back to what he was.
I mean, he throws hard, but he's still all over the place.
Evan Phillips came back and had 31 games where he was like, wow, this is what Evan Phillips was before he got hurt.
So, I think it's a good move.
We'll see if Rocio Iglesias comes back or not.
He'll probably not.
He still could, depending on what kind of opportunities he is given on the pre-agent market.
It's not out of the question, but next is starting pitcher.
So, I think everybody's anxious for a real busy three weeks before this game shuts down for God knows how many months.
Okay, I've had several questions to ask you.
It's always ask him or ask Georgia, boy, it's never your name.
But be that as it is, the bullpen, will Phillips be seven?
Will he be eighth inning?
Will Suarez, if Iglesias moves on, and I'm like you, I think he does too, how will the rotation in the bullpen in Fuentes?
I've been asked, will they stretch him out?
You know, again, the Lopez experiment obviously did not work too well.
Again, I'm like you, I still want them to get a starter, a durable veteran starter.
But your thoughts on how the bullpen could, and then also the starting rotation.
Well, Phillips is going to meet with the media in about 77 minutes, and we'll find out if he was promised the closer's role or what.
I mean, I doubt he was promised anything.
But look, here's the thing.
Suarez was brought on a year ago to become the closer after Iglesias was caught.
Now, you could say, well, that means that Suarez moves up to the closest role, and then Phillips takes his spot.
Okay, that may be the case.
However, again, as I said, there's still the chance that Iglesias could come back.
That's not out of the picture here.
It doesn't mean he'll be the closer.
But I think it all depends on Suarez's health, Brett.
If Suarez is healthy, I would think he'd get the first crack at being close.
But then if not, then Phillips could do it.
Now, the other part of this is, like you said with Fuentes, if they're going to move Fuentes to the rotation, or at least try that,
then they would need someone to quote-unquote replace him in that role that he had, which he was replacing Suarez after Suarez got hurt.
Amazing.
There'll be a quiz on this later.
Yes.
Yes.
But, I mean, I think a lot of it depends on Fuentes' role.
Can he make it in the rotation?
Does it feel like he can be, you know, a 130-innings guy?
Which is embarrassing to say that that's the benchmark for a starting pitcher.
Yes.
And then, you know, if not, does he go back to the bullpen?
You know, the other thing is, of course, the role of A.J. Smith-Schalber.
If A.J. Smith-Schalber is not traded and he's back, you know, they were questioning at the end of the year about his ability to start.
Does he get another shot at that, or does he go to the bullpen?
If he goes to the bullpen, that's another hard thrower.
Then you've got the wild card of Spencer Strider.
They said the other day that Strider could be ready, possibly, for whenever the h*** spring training starts.
If that's the case, what do they envision him, as a starter or as a reliever?
I can't imagine, Brett, that they would think that Strider, with all of his issues, can again become a guy who can give you 130-160 innings.
So, therefore, does he go to the bullpen?
Well, then you've got a lot of hard throwers at that bullpen.
Absolutely.
In fact, you mentioned Lopez.
I don't think he's a starting pitcher.
Put him in the bullpen, and the Braves are going to have one starting pitcher, Chris Sale, and 12 relievers in 2027.
Well, if they do that with Strider, if they try to make him a starter, he won't even make it.
Forget about Memorial Day.
He may not even make it to tax day in April, but given his history, Bill.
So, yeah, he can start there, but his history speaks for itself.
Bill, thanks at theesuperstations.com.
Talking about college ball, I mean, for all hardcore fans like a lot of us,
did you ever think we'd be sitting here and basically teams don't want to go to the SEC championship game?
You've got a quarterback in one of the poorest markets in all of college football, doubling the head coach's salary, reportedly.
Where are we?
Where are we going to go?
And how is this going to affect Georgia, where Kirby has been able to manage to this date?
But at some point, these guys are just going to say,
it's the NFL, show me the money.
I'm Jerry Maguire, and we'll go from there.
I love you, boss, but I've got to make my bag, as they say.
Well, I interrupted one of my interviews yesterday because the tweet came out that Kamario Taylor had signed a $7.5 million contract for 2027,
and I'm like, welcome to 2026 college football.
Forget about the Evan Phillips signing, Mario just signed for Mississippi State.
Well, it's crazy, and of course, it's been a wild week with the expansion to 24,
and the fact that they didn't listen to Bill Shanks about what they can do with college football.
That's right.
But, you know, we're going to have to see.
The only thing, and I told Brett this yesterday on my show,
that, I mean, the only thing that warms me up to,
all right, let's see what happens, because we've got no dangum choice now,
is that at least the conferences were not guaranteed anything to be a part of that.
My biggest worry was the Big 12 was going to say, well, if we're going to sign off on this,
we've got to have a guarantee of four teams, or five, or whatever.
I would have been totally against that.
I mean, I still think it's ridiculous for the group of six to be involved.
I think the good thing about this week is we've heard a little bit more talk about,
well, maybe the group of six needs its own deal.
Well, no freaking duh.
Thank you.
They don't need to be involved in this at all.
They need to have their own tournament,
and I think that's going to happen.
I think that the teams are going to say, hold on,
we've got six conferences times, I don't know, 12 teams,
let's say that's 72 teams, and you're going to take one of us?
The heck with that.
Which I said all along.
I said that that's not going to be sustainable.
People aren't going to go for that c***.
And having a group of six tournament will save the bowl game.
Yes, it would.
Because you can have Georgia Southern versus App State first round of the group of six
tournament in the Birmingham Bowl, and it will be a lot more of an attractive game than a
couple of six-win teams that just got in by the skin of their teeth to be eligible for a
bowl game.
Who the h*** cares about that?
Anyway, I'm hopeful, but we still have to see.
But I still think getting rid of the conference championship games is crazy,
and I'm glad that Eli Drinkwit spoke up.
But why didn't he speak up last month?
Thank you.
Well, and we talked about that.
Are we going to see a day to where everybody's independent?
I don't see that coming.
I don't see 138 teams trying to work out a TV deal with ESPN or Fox, but two coaches have
brought that up.
All right, but while we're on this subject, let me ask you about what you don't like or
don't like.
Seeds 1 through 8 get first-round buys and host second-round games on campus.
I like that.
Seeds 9 through 16 host first-round games on campus versus the lower seeds, 17 through 24.
Now, the first two rounds are going to be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Yeah, the quarterfinals and semifinals in the Big Five, Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose,
and Sugar, and then the national championship game again is, you know, it doesn't need to
be January 24th.
It needs to be sooner than that, but of some of those things I mentioned, do you like the
majority of them?
Yes, I do.
I don't like the weeks off.
Sankey, I saw Sankey on Monday at the Savannah Quarterback Club, and he talked about player
safety.
Well, we're going to have a week off between the end of the regular season and beginning
of the playoff.
Why?
Right.
Why?
That means the teams, because the scary part of that is the teams that are one through
eight have three weeks off.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Why in the world would we want for those teams to have three?
This player safety jazz that they're trying.
Give me a break.
You're already giving them two bye weeks during the year because you're starting the d*** season
on August 20th.
And then you're going to have another week off after the regular season, which means those
teams that are one through eight to get the bye, they have three weeks off.
Yeah, they do.
Oh, my gosh.
That's ridiculous.
And so then when those top eight start losing because they weren't fresh and they had to have
21 days off, I mean, so, but there's got to be somebody to say that out loud, you know,
to say, no, we still have three.
I mean, somebody like a Kirby Smart has got to say to a committee, why?
Tell me why I want my team to have three weeks off.
Tell me why.
I mean, so that kind of stuff is, and look, they may have to work through some of this stuff.
They may figure that out, but why the h*** are they trying to convince us about player
safety?
That's like trying to convince us now that they want all these kids to go to class.
Give me a break.
I think four letters influences everything.
E-S-P-N.
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Bill, are you and Georgia fans and Kirby Smart sending Golesh and his staff at Auburn
thank you notes and Christmas cards of what they did for Georgia to get them woke up
and get ready for the real season here?
Appreciate you bearing the lead there, Harold.
Like a true newsman.
Yeah, that's right.
Number one team in the country.
Well, yeah, you know what?
I mean, and you know, guys, I've always loved Auburn.
I mean, there's always been a solid part of my history.
History beats for itself, Bill.
Yeah, you really do.
Absolutely.
So, I mean, I am so appreciative that they allowed us to allow them to beat us so that
we would be set for the rest of the season.
No, you know what?
Look, it was an impactful loss, and the timing of it to have that week off afterwards was very
valuable because Kirby Smart had an extra week to call all the players the dogs and beats
the c*** and every other name that he used after getting beat by Auburn.
But there's no question.
It's made a difference in the last two games.
It's been unbelievable.
And by the way, I think Georgia just scored again on Ole Miss.
I don't know.
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
Give me the replay button here.
Oh, Lord.
Here it comes.
It was, it was, it's been a great two weeks, and Missouri is going to come in thinking they're
going to run the ball tomorrow, and I hope we punch them in the mouth, too.
And then, and God knows, South Carolina's going to think they could beat us by two touchdowns.
Shane, Shane, you know, I mean, if you think I'm humble, go look at Shane.
He's more humble than I am.
I love me.
All right.
The most intriguing game tomorrow.
Now, it's not like last week, and even though some of the night games ended up being duds,
yours for one.
Texas at LSU.
Does the lane train get back on track?
Well, you know, LSU's got the power to interrupt who's going to be in the championship game.
Sure do.
Because they got, they got a game tomorrow.
And then Tennessee.
Two of the three teams that are going, and Alabama, how do you people get these soft schedules?
Y'all got Vanderbilt and Auburn the rest.
The punt calling the cattle black.
It just means more to do it.
I mean, if that doesn't show you.
Georgia's September schedule, please.
Of course.
Oh, come on.
Of course.
I mean, y'all are in Greg Sankey's back pocket.
Oh, come on.
Exactly.
That's what you people do.
Oh, absolutely.
Vanderbilt and Auburn the final two games.
The punt calling the cattle.
Oh, I'm sorry.
What was that Auburn-Georgia score again?
Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Georgia's got Missouri and South Carolina.
Oh, lower.
You people got the little sisters with the poor.
Where's my violin?
Lower to have mercy.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah, LSU's got some power here.
So we'll see what they do here in these next two weeks to help determine everything.
But I just, y'all better be careful about Jared Curtis because he might be a future bulldog.
Yeah, you're right.
He might be calling them out tomorrow.
So y'all be careful now.
All right.
Have you got the roundtable this afternoon?
Have you got predictions?
Have you got comments on the Braves?
Gint?
Where can we get online?
Our esteemed callers.
Cole, give your show some class.
Where can they get online?
Well, that's definitely needed.
Ain't no doubt about that.
But, I mean, I don't know if we can get it from that part of the state.
But, nonetheless, you can't call in today.
We'll only take your tweets at Bill Shanks.
But you can certainly listen because I have a better show than the one that follows your program.
I have a better hair.
Dsuperstations.com.
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I don't think anybody's going to argue about the hair.
Oh, Lord.
I promise you.
I mean, I may not have as good a hair as Harold Bugg does.
But, by God, I can take five balls all right now.
Yes, you can.
We don't have many gifts, but that might be one, Bill.
Listen, man, thank you so much.
And good luck against those boys from Missouri this weekend, okay?
We'll handle it, Harold.
All right.
You say it.
He plays it.
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I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.
Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.
And for Mike Huginan saying hello to us once again as college football, national football, and basketball analysts down in Orlando, Florida.
Mike, welcome in.
How are you?
Doing quite well.
Doing better than Curt Siggins anyway.
Oh, my goodness.
Mike, well, you know, last year, let's face it, it worked.
Light schedule, basically a one- or two-game schedule.
Stay healthy.
Let the SEC beat up on each other.
You get down to when the money's on the line.
These teams come in with basically a mashed-up lineup.
And you win, you're the darling of ESPN.
Fast forward this year, first of all, take the darling label off of it.
Your thoughts about Curt and his legitimacy in coming out and saying, everybody's picking on us this year.
Well, I think the big problem is you should not drop five spots if you don't play a game.
The problem is they should have never been number four to begin with.
Thank you.
They played one team that was ranked – I'm sorry, they played one team that is ranked right now.
That's Ohio State.
They lost that game.
It's a game that saying got hurt.
Ohio State has not been the same team since saying got hurt.
Frankly, Indiana could have won that game easily.
But their schedule is not difficult.
When you don't play a power four team in the non-conference portion of your schedule, you deserve to be penalized.
But, again, I agree with Cignetti.
Wait a second.
You dropped us five spots without us twice.
But they should have been eight or nine to begin with, not four.
So that's the issue I have.
Let's talk about the other side of that coin.
Alabama last week was the talk of the country at number five.
And what happens?
They move up two to number three.
The thing is, Mike, it does matter right now, but it ain't over.
Tennessee, if they went out, probably in all likelihood will jump over Alabama, but that's yet to be seen.
But your thoughts about where Alabama is at number three, and now that they've cleared the hurdle at Baton Rouge, what about this team?
Yeah, I think they're going to finish 10-2.
So I don't think Tennessee's going to jump them.
I think there's a good chance that Utah loses Saturday night at Arizona.
So Alabama could be number two next Tuesday night.
So, you know, the interesting aspect of all this, next year at this time—
It doesn't matter.
No, and I don't—I get so irritated when I hear people saying, well, that will make the November games more important for teams like South Carolina
and the other teams with three losses.
And I'm thinking, in what universe does a three-loss team deserve to play for a football title?
You've lost a quarter of your games.
It's becoming more and more like the NFL.
Thank you.
I don't like the—I like the NFL, but the playoff system leaves something to be desired with.
But again, next year at this time, we'll be thinking, okay, oh, they lost.
Oh, they're going to drop from the 14th seed to the 21th seed.
I mean, come on.
It's irritating.
The regular season should mean something.
But I think next year, yeah, there's going to be games in November that people care about more.
But that's because their teams have three losses and are ranked 18th.
And that's—again, I am irritated beyond belief by the idea that next year, that's what people—
that's going to be a talking point next year.
Does this three-loss team deserve to be 21 or 18?
And that's ludicrous to me.
Let me—since you brought up Indiana, let's talk about USC at Indiana.
This game reminds me a little bit of an instant replay of USC before the Ohio State game,
and Lincoln Riley trying to find a signature win, which he did on a rainy night in L.A.
you've got kind of the same scenario here.
Certainly that win helped him.
But the last time they—when they played a game on the road, they got whilped by Wisconsin,
and they were held to negative 17 yards.
This is a little bit of the same concept with USC.
And we know Indiana's not as good, certainly, as they were last year.
This is another key game on the road for USC in the Big Ten.
Yeah, and Indiana's offense is not good.
Indiana's defense is good.
And presumably, they're going to be in a lather because, yeah, I think the disrespect chip will be played.
And your point about USC on the road to Wisconsin, Wisconsin bullied.
They did.
And Indiana certainly is better defensively than Wisconsin.
You know, Indiana's got a ton of problems on offense.
They don't have a quarterback, and it's killing them.
They have good wide receivers, solid running backs, nothing special.
The offensive line's got probably two future pros on it.
It's a well-coached unit, but the quarterback play is really dragging them down.
You look at their stats, 20 touchdown passes and two picks, and you're like, that's phenomenal.
Well, not really, because six of the touchdown passes came against Howard.
Four came against Rutgers.
And four came against North Texas.
That's 14 TD passes in three games, which means they have six total in the other six games.
So, I think if Jaden Maiva has time to throw, USC can win.
I don't think he's going to have time to throw because I think Indiana's front is going to bully USC's front, USC offensive line.
But, yeah, the running game you pointed out, USC running game was non-existent at Wisconsin.
They have to run the ball.
They've got to protect Maiva.
I think it will be a close game.
I think the spread's a little too high.
But, I think Indiana wins.
You're going to hook it up with us from Orlando.
Mike, how much pressure is on one Lane Kiffin?
Is this the perfect scenario for him?
Up against the wall, and he comes out and he wins.
And, conversely, how much pressure is on Texas?
A lot on the line here, relative to if you want to play for the SEC championship.
What's going to happen between the Tigers and the Longhorns?
Yeah, I think the LSU fan base is irritated.
It will be livid if they lose Saturday night at home.
I think the Texas fan base will be livid if they lose Saturday night at LSU.
Texas' two losses are embarrassing.
Florida and Oklahoma.
And that was a Florida team.
Florida's lost four or five.
The only win in that stretch was at Texas with a backup quarterback making his first college start.
So, the Texas defense is good.
Levitt makes mistakes.
I think the LSU passing attack, though, with Trey Dears Green back.
They got Harris, a wide receiver.
They got Green.
Dillon Jones is a really good receiver out of the backfield.
Going to put pressure on all three levels of Texas' defense.
And, flip it over, the LSU crowd will be out for blood.
And, Arch Manning, he's playing better, just like he did last year down the stretch.
But, I think LSU wins.
And, I think the LSU fan base will be smoothed over for a week.
But, the Texas fan base then becomes the one that's exceedingly angry.
And, they will have reason to be.
Because, that is a highly paid roster that is going to have three losses, including two losses that are, frankly, embarrassing.
You've already alluded to this game, and I agree with you.
This is a huge game.
This top 22 matchup, Utah traveling to Arizona.
I keep using the word hangover because we've seen it the entire season.
The team has a big emotional win.
Then, they go on the road the next week.
And, they're going through the motions, and they get whipped.
Utah's had a marvelous season.
Morgan Scaly is really a good coach.
He's done a great job there.
They're undefeated.
Dampier is a tremendous quarterback.
But, Noah, FIFA has had an incredible year.
They had a near-miracle win over TCU.
This, to me, has got Trump game hangover written all over it.
Utah traveling to Arizona after a big win over BYU.
Yeah, the big win over an arch rival.
Yes.
And, that was called the biggest game at Utah in school history.
So, you beat your arch rival.
You move up to number two in the poll.
And, now, you've got to go on the road to a team that's sort of under the radar,
and no one realizes how good the team is.
The interesting thing about this, this is a phenomenal quarterback matchup.
You know, you look at pro quarterbacks and realize there's a lot, you know.
You know, you want a 6'3", 225-pounder.
Well, Fafita and Dampier, neither one is even 5'11".
I think they're more like 5'9", or 5'10".
But, they make gigantic plays.
He's got a really good arm.
Dampier is a really good runner.
Starts slow at times, but then picks it up and plays really well.
Last week, Utah started super fast and ended super fast.
There's been a couple games this year where they've started abysmally, and then they've
turned it on.
If Utah does indeed have that hangover, it's going to hit them early in this game.
And, given the way Fafita is playing, Utah could be down 14-0 after two possessions.
So, this is an extremely dangerous game for Utah.
I actually think Arizona's going to win.
I'm a gigantic Fafita fan.
Brent Brennan's a phenomenal coach.
They've got a bunch of guys who can make plays.
You know, they don't have a stud receiver.
They've got a bunch of dudes who can make plays.
They don't have a stud running back.
They've got a bunch of solid guys.
Their offensive line is pretty good.
The Utah defensive front is excellent.
But, I think that this game, I think that Arizona scores high 20s or low 30s, and I think they
win by four or five points.
Mike, you need to send your brain to the Smithsonian.
You're amazing with all these facts.
Let's talk a little bit about a couple of teams from our neck of the woods.
Get your thoughts on paper.
Everybody's saying, what are you talking about?
Alabama at Vanderbilt.
A lot of fans still reflect back to two years ago, and a guy named Diego Pavi up there.
And then, Auburn on the road, they used to call it Starkville.
They said it was one of the poorest places in the entire country.
And this week, they found Fort Knox.
Did you ever think we'd be talking about a quarterback doubling up the salary of his head coach?
Your thoughts about those respective matchups and where we are as far as paying these QBs.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Camario Taylor is going to be highly paid next year.
The good thing for Auburn is he ain't playing tomorrow.
Yeah.
And Mississippi State is falling off the table.
Mississippi got hurt.
I think Auburn, as long as Byron Brown plays steady football and doesn't turn it over, is going to be fine.
Vanderbilt, I think Alabama sort of got caught in the perfect storm two years ago.
No one knew then how good Pavi was.
Jared Curtis might be good one day.
I mean, he's talented now, but he might be a star one day.
That day is not going to be tomorrow.
Alabama does have a ton to play for.
And again, unlike next year, a game, you lose this game next year, you drop, you're still going to host in the first round.
You lose this game this year, you're not going to get a bye.
So, Alabama's got a ton to play for.
There's no excuses for a loss to Vandy.
So, I think that Russell and the Alabama offense put together a nice game.
And I think the Alabama defense makes it tough on Curtis and the rest of Vanderbilt's offense.
So, I think both Alabama teams win tomorrow, just because I think they're more talented than their opponent.
And the quarterback situation, there's a lot of teams that are going to need quarterbacks.
You look around the country, though, and you realize, how many of these dudes really are truly difference makers?
And I'll be honest, I don't see a lot.
So, there's going to be an inordinate amount of overpaid quarterbacks in college football next year.
And, Mike, with all the injuries this year, the starting quarterbacks, how many teams needed a backup quarterback to get them through a tough stretch with the shoulder out injured?
Great stuff.
I really enjoy breaking down games with you.
Wish we had another 30 minutes.
Enjoy the slate this weekend, my friend.
Have a great weekend.
Let's do this again next Friday.
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Thank you so much, Mike.
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Welcome back in.
Talk about a man who's got the job done over the years in front of the camera there at ABC 3340 with a pin with a Birmingham News.
Just two of the places that he gets the job done, and that's why his name, one of the top 50 legends of the Alabama Sports Writers Association, Doug Segrist.
Welcome in.
Happy Friday to you.
How are you?
I could not be better.
I've got big basketball tonight, big football tomorrow.
Just a great time of year.
And low temperatures tonight.
It's supposed to turn into football weather.
Doug, you've covered a few games over the years.
What was the coldest game that you remember that you ever covered as a young reporter?
Music City Ball.
Alabama, Virginia Tech.
Yep.
I agree.
I agree.
Alabama's supposed to win.
And the final score was even colder for Alabama fans, if I remember right, Doug.
It was.
Now, I will say this.
The 83 Sun Bowl.
Yeah.
I was forced out of the student newspaper, and we drove out there in a blizzard, totally frozen.
The Sun Bowl.
Yeah.
And you get there, and it's like 60 degrees.
Yeah.
But as the game goes, it gets colder.
And by the time we left, it was frozen tundra.
So, that was the coldest game surrounding.
And then Boston College, also 83.
Yep.
Yeah.
The 20th anniversary of JFK's assassination.
Very somber.
And then, if you remember that game, the second half was played in basically a power blackout.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Because it was just so cold.
What about Bears' last game in Memphis?
How about Bears' last game in Memphis at the Liberty Bowl?
That's pretty chilly as well.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I just had a warm ending.
Yeah.
Coach Mike White for the Illinois line now.
All right.
Here we go.
There's a lot of folks upset in our neck of the woods.
You are the perfect man to ask this question, Doug.
For the Tennessee should be ranked ahead of the Alabama crowd.
What does Doug Segrist say in reply?
No.
Not even close.
Listen, it's not based on one game.
And this, you know, Tennessee hasn't been in a lot of playoffs, so they don't quite understand
how it works.
This is based on the course of the season.
But in every metric, strength of schedule, strength of record, top 25 wins, more than anything
else the course of the season, Alabama's numbers are better right now.
Tennessee won the head-to-head.
This is the best thing that could happen to Tennessee.
And I say this because the next three weeks, Alabama's ratings are all going to drop.
Because Aldenfield, the only decent team they play, they can only go down from here if all
holds chalk.
But Tennessee can just vault everybody.
Because they've got the big game with LSU remaining, right?
Yep.
And they won't get any credit for Vanderbilt.
But if they somehow lose this LSU game, Tennessee still has a chance to get in with three losses because
they have that Alabama win.
Right.
So the best thing to happen to Tennessee is for Alabama to be ranked where they are because
it gives you the momentum going down the stretch.
And if you look at the BCS rankings, the old computer system, or strength of schedule, any
metric, Alabama is one, two, or three right now.
Yeah.
By the way, let me add my coldest game, the 1976 Liberty Bowl in Memphis when Alabama beat
UCLA.
I think 36 to six, Barry Krause had to pick six.
It was 27 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25-mile-an-hour wind.
I will never forget that.
I was so bundled up, I couldn't move.
You rate the games.
Texas, LSU, my friend, Sam Levitt, Arch Manning, he plays well in November.
Can Lane get off the mat and beat a good Texas team?
I think the problem here is that Lane makes it too personal.
You know, Alabama, you know, he can't just beat Alabama.
He's got to do it dramatically.
He does.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And he's going up against Sark.
And, you know, Sark was his best bud at USC.
And so they were the hottest coaches to come off the Pete Carroll staff.
So I think he gets in his head.
Listen, it's all there for the taking for LSU because not only do they get Texas, they get
Tennessee.
Boom, boom, they're back in it.
Yeah.
And probably top five seed if they do it.
I just think the moment's too big.
I think LSU will win one of them, but not both.
And right now, I actually favor them with Texas, but not against Tennessee.
Doug, I don't know what you're hearing, but some of the guys we've had on today say look
for a different quarterback tomorrow when Nashville goes back into Nashville.
We'll talk about that element in a second.
But it wouldn't be surprising to see Austin Mack come off the bench and be there for Russell
because that banged up ankle.
We'll see about that.
We're not seeing an official.
Make sure we're clear on that.
But there's a strong possibility.
Obviously, there's the revenge factor.
Your thoughts, and this is almost as laughable in some circles saying Alabama at Vanderbilt,
but that's what they said the last time these two teams met after the Georgia game.
Yeah.
Listen, you've got to win every game at this point.
And the tendency is I don't care how beat up your starting quarterback is,
if he can get on the field, you keep him on there.
I think this is a situation where if he's not 100%, you save him for an emergency role.
You've got a guy who is neck and neck for the starting quarterback.
He's known the system, you know, not just three years at Alabama, but a year before that at Washington.
If he was good enough to be your starter at the beginning of the season, I'd say you roll the dice
because, you know, Keelan Russell comes in there and you win convincingly, but he re-injures himself
or aggravates it and then you don't have him down the stretch.
Yeah.
You know, I think that's huge.
I think you show confidence in a backup you trust and you just kind of keep him for an emergency.
Does Auburn clinch their first winning season in a Coon's age tomorrow in Starkville?
Yes.
And I'll tell you, there's no team I feel worse for this year than Mississippi State
because they were a legitimate top 15.
You know, they won two big games, they're 4-0.
We saw how good they are when Camario at the start of the game until he re-injures his right foot.
And again, that goes back to Keelan Russell's thing.
I mean, how much do you want to push this?
But they were legitimately good and now I'm not sure they can score on anybody.
So, I just think this is a huge moment for Auburn to take that step ahead.
And, you know, you're looking at seven or eight wins and that is a major improvement,
especially considering this is the year where everybody in the SEC is pretty good.
Mm-hmm.
Absolutely.
By the way, you do a great article on Fridays, or at least it's published on Fridays.
You've got a topic of college football, which was the playoff expansion.
And then you look at the SEC TV games.
So, that's a great article.
Now, look, let's look at the checklist here.
Plumbing working, TV working, snacks.
You've got the Do Not Disturb sign on the door.
Now, are you ready?
Are you ready, young man, for Saturday?
Young man, I was ready.
I was ready back in August.
You know, the only part, I've got a little melancholy coming.
Yeah?
Oh, Lord, I know it.
Oh, man.
I know it.
You know, listen, I'm a baseball fan.
I follow, I'll probably watch 150 of the Braves games.
That season goes forever.
You know, college football season is like a blink of the eye.
I'm telling you, man.
Well, I'm going to save her tomorrow.
I'm going to save her tonight.
I'm going to be switching between hoops and football.
Absolutely.
God, I just can't believe it's almost over.
And we're going to see if the central unit is working it out with that heat all into the weekend.
Good luck this weekend, my friend, Doug.
And thank you so much for your time today, buddy.
Thanks, guys.
I always enjoyed being on with you.
Thank you, buddy.
You too.
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Welcome back again.
Time to check in with a man who's on his way to see Auburn play and start Vegas, Justin Ferguson.
Got it all covered there with the Auburn Observer.
Justin, welcome in.
Happy Friday to you.
How are you?
I'm doing all right, are you all right?
You're good.
And you're on the road, I'm sure.
Justin, obviously, this is the school miles weekend, so I think a lot of Auburn fans have been waiting on a while.
They could put the clinch on a winning season.
People say, what's the big deal with that?
Well, check the recent history.
Your thoughts just about trying to frame this weekend and trying to nail down a winning season.
Yeah, it'd be huge for Auburn, for sure.
I mean, this is something you haven't had in a little while, and you need to take advantage of these opportunities when they come your way.
And you've got a Mississippi State team this weekend that I think found a little bit of a spark in the second half against Randy last week.
And for Auburn, obviously, played really, you know, what they needed to do in the second half on offense.
To come out with that win over to Arkansas.
So, it'll be very interesting to see how both these teams come into it.
I mean, Auburn will be a slight road favorite.
I think they're going to have to play a good, clean game, though, to walk out of Starkville with a win.
Just because of the way this season has kind of gone for Auburn.
Nothing's coming easy.
I wouldn't expect that to be the case tomorrow in Starkville.
Talk to us about the starting time, because some teams, they don't mind that I call it the bacon and egg special, the 11 o'clock or so kicks.
Other teams, they hate it.
Your thoughts, and maybe it's going to vary year to year, your thoughts about Auburn's response to that early starting time.
Yeah, they're used to it at this point.
I think this is the fourth or fifth in a row for Auburn.
And so, you know, I think they're used to it.
It was something that a couple players talked about earlier this week.
Said, hey, it doesn't really phase us anymore.
We're used to it.
You know, got to get up early, get going and going.
I think, you know, for Auburn, I think they're pretty comfortable playing in these early games.
They practice in the mornings, and they've been doing that all year long, dating back to the spring.
So, this is a team that gets a lot of their work done early, which I think has kind of helped them out with some of these, you know,
the string of early games that they've had.
You kind of alluded to it.
Mississippi State's offense, quite frankly, since Camario Taylor went out after the Alabama game, has been, unfortunately, putrid.
Now, A.J. Swan came in, their backup quarterback, the former transfer at Vandy, threw for 250 yards, and they scored some points.
Can Auburn have a disruptive game the way they did against Arkansas?
Six sacks, 12 tackles.
Sedaris Toodle went wild.
In his debut, your thoughts about this Auburn defense fundamentally tackling and getting after the quarterback?
Yeah, it's going to be the key to the game.
And, you know, obviously, last week, Auburn's pass rush got home against Arkansas, and that was a big reason why they were able to eke out that win.
This Mississippi State offensive front has been even more susceptible to the pass rush this year.
They've given up more sacks than anybody but Auburn in the league.
They've given up a lot more pressures as well than that Arkansas team did.
So, I think for Auburn, it's just be aggressive early.
A.J. Swan, you know, is a big-armed quarterback.
He's got a good bit of experience.
Not very, not very fleet of foot.
He's not a scrambler by any means.
More of a pure pocket passer.
So, I think that's the case for Auburn in this game is that you've got to get after them and get to them, put them behind the chains.
You know, I think that's going to be the key.
You know, if they can contain Fluff Boswell early in this game and put Mississippi State in those, you know, third and long situations, you know, advantage goes to Auburn in there because that's kind of been the area where they've struggled the most.
So, Kamario Taylor went down.
Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.
Let's talk about your thoughts about where Auburn is still maybe struggling a little bit.
Every team out there, if you ask them the question, it's pretty much a universal answer.
Well, our respective lines could improve.
Your thoughts about Auburn and the rotation of their particular on the offensive line.
Yeah, I mean, they've tried a bunch of things, and it's been to mixed results.
You know, obviously, in the first half against Arkansas, Auburn didn't get anything going.
Second half, they had a couple changes they made up front, and it kind of clicked.
I think the bigger thing for them is you just know what this offensive line is at this point.
This Mississippi State defensive front is pretty good at stopping the run.
So, I think for Auburn, it's got to be kind of have to play backwards a little bit in this game.
Your best offense, really, this season, and especially in that Arkansas game last week,
game win, you put the ball in Byron Brown's hands and let him go to work and, you know,
spread the field and kind of go kind of two-minute drill with it.
I think it's going to be tougher to run on this Mississippi State team than it was against Arkansas.
And, you know, I do think, though, they're susceptible in the pass defense.
Their pass defense, last place in the league.
They've really struggled this season against some, you know, quarterbacks that, you know,
I think Arch Manning and John Mateer had their two best days of the season against Mississippi State.
I think that bodes well for a guy like Byron Brown.
So, yeah, for Auburn, I think, you know, you just know who you are on the offensive line.
I think you spread it out and let Byron Brown kind of make some plays around it.
Obviously, that was what they did in the second half against Arkansas.
They've got to do it from the very beginning against Mississippi State.
By the way, are you planning on going to bed tonight?
Auburn host Arizona at 8 o'clock, which means, on ESPN2, which means that game's going to be over at midnight.
And then you get three hours of sleep, get up, and at the crack of dawn to go to Starkville for an 11 a.m. game.
I know you love the schedule for Auburn Athletics the next 24 hours.
Yeah, it's going to be pretty rough.
Unfortunately, my wife is going to be driving me to Starkville.
Smart.
So, I will at least be able to get a little bit of extra sleep, hopefully, on the drive.
But, yeah, late game tonight, huge game for Auburn basketball.
Yeah.
Playing this Arizona team.
And, yeah, and then just a quick turnaround to Starkville.
So, it's probably the toughest turnaround I've ever done.
But, you know, I've known this was coming for about three months now.
So, you might as well get ready for it.
A couple of questions, Justin.
First of all, your impressions of this basketball team so far.
And the biggest question that seems to have been an impression for everybody this season,
will Auburn do what Alabama did and stay in Tuscaloosa?
That was a major story before Alabama went over there.
Auburn stay in Tuscaloosa tonight.
No, actually, it's interesting.
They are staying in Tupelo, where they stayed a couple weeks ago for the Ole Miss game.
And making the drive down there.
So, like, yeah, Tupelo directly between, you know, Starkville and Oxford.
You know, they already, you know, they were in that hotel a couple weeks ago.
They're going to go ahead and do that.
So, yeah, they're staying in Tupelo tonight and making the drive down.
And then for this Auburn basketball team, it's a heck of a start for them on the defense.
And, you know, last year they really struggled on defense.
This year, first two games of the year, yeah, it was against Southeastern and App State.
But held both of them to under 60.
Auburn only did that once against anybody last season.
They've now done two for two.
The length and the size for this team just made a huge difference.
You've got real rim protection.
You've got depth.
You're playing 10 deep.
You're able to press more, get up in the, you know, people's grills a little bit more
and try to, you know, affect shots, create turnover.
So, I think it's been a really good defensive start for Auburn.
They're going to have their hands full tonight against Arizona.
You know, preseason top five team.
They did lose to UCLA in night one, but they're as talented as you're going to find in college
basketball.
They're front line with Kerchenkov and Krivas are as physical and imposing of players as
possible.
So, you know, last season I went out to Tucson when Auburn played them.
And I think Auburn gave up like 30-something two-point field goals.
You know, Auburn's defense was really, really struggling in that game.
They've got a lot more size and a lot more physicality.
It's going to get put to the ultimate test tonight.
Should be an awesome crowd in Neville Arena.
And, you know, Auburn's got the longest non-conference winning streak, home winning streak in college
basketball.
It's going to be put to the ultimate test tonight against Arizona.
Absolutely.
A lot of great high school action tonight.
But if you're staying inside Alabama, Seton Hall at 8 o'clock on the SEC Network in Auburn,
Arizona on ESPN2.
Tell your wife to go by the store and get some Red Bull for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Now, where can we get online and get the Wednesday emails, the Friday mailbag, the podcast, pregame,
postgame of all this stuff?
Yep, auburnobserver.com.
Check it out there.
Got a ton of stuff getting you ready for this Auburn-Arizona game of the night, getting
you ready for Auburn-Mississippi State tomorrow on the podcast side and the newsletter side.
We'll have coverage all weekend long covering here in Auburn tonight and then early in Starkville
tomorrow.
So, not a whole lot of sleep, but it's going to be a whole lot of work.
So, you're going to get your money's worth.
Go to auburnobserver.com and sign up.
Safe travels, Justin.
Don't make your driver mad, okay?
Would never dream of it.
Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.
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With lightning speed goes underdog.
Underdog, welcome in.
And BB Underdog wants to know, inquiring minds wants to know,
are you ready for some picking and grinning?
I am ready, Harold Bugg.
UNA traveling to West Georgia.
West Georgia is 1-9.
Somehow, they are a five-and-a-half point favorite over UNA.
I will never understand that.
The Wolves are at the bottom of the standings in 10 major offensive and defensive categories.
UNA will lean on the run game with Destin Wade, Roderick Taylor, run for 174 yards or so.
UNA defensive front contains West Georgia's average offense 24-10.
There's Rick, 24-10 UNA over West Georgia.
Tennessee at Texas A&M.
It depends on Marcel Reed.
Can they slow him down if he plays as well as he did in three quarters against Bama?
But defense travels.
And Tennessee has got a very good one.
The Vols run for 200 yards, control the game, time of possession, and the Volunteers win 28-17.
Rick, thank you, Rick.
Can Auburn clinch their first winning season since 2020?
Mississippi Saints a little bit better.
A.J. Swan, the former Vandy quarterback, threw for 250 last week.
But I think Auburn runs for 150.
They'll make enough defensive plays.
The Auburn Tigers, 24, Mississippi State, 14.
Alabama against Vandy, this is not the 2024 Vandy, but they're still a solid team.
The Doors are 100th or worse in 11 categories.
One of them, Alabama's plus nine in turnover margin, Vandy negative seven.
Alabama is much healthier no matter who the quarterback is going to be.
The Tide runs for 175.
Yeah.
Play a clean game.
Bama 35, Vanderbilt Commodores 14.
Rick.
And the stupid underdog pick, we have discussed this.
Utah is a two-and-a-point favorite over Arizona.
Great quarterback battle between Dampier and Fafita.
Arizona upsets Utah.
You're so stupid.
Oh, you're consistent.
You're so stupid.
Got mine again, so let's go to plan B.
But first, UNA on the road to Carrollton, Georgia.
Have you ever been there?
They've got a lot of pine trees.
Yes, they do.
Trees.
UNA's going to shake the tree to the tune of 34-28.
Yeah, baby.
And you mentioned out the best, the most interesting place for cheerleaders in the country, Texas A&M.
Please explain to me those cheerleaders out there.
Tennessee will not do some explaining.
They'll do some painting.
28-16, the big gorn still in the running.
Yeah, baby.
And the Auburn Tigers over to start Vegas.
The new Fort Knox, the quarterbacks.
The Tigers, they've had their struggles.
Mississippi State's trying to get some breath, but I don't think this is going to be the weekend.
Auburn wants to get that magic clenching of a winning season.
27-24.
Do you agree, guys?
And the stupid underdog pick you've already foretold here about the Utah game.
Again, you're consistent.
So I will go with Mr. Bill Belichick.
He may not have his girlfriend, but he does have an upset win over the Louisville Cardinals.
31-28.
Can they get an amen?
Amen, brother.
You're so stupid.
Thank you so much.
I don't know what I'd do without it, baby.
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Have a great, safe, and fun football weekend.
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