Speaker 1: It is the Big twelve sec great down top of
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look at Dave Big twelve and South Eastern Conference seats.
We begin as we do each and every week, with
our hot takes. Tom. Last week, I gave you a
hot take on the Texas Tech BYU game, and I'm
gonna go back to Lubbock for my hot take this week.
And I'm gonna tell you this right now, the Texas
Tech Red Raiders deserve to be and if they finish
out the way I think they will winning out, they
should be a top four seed in the College Football Playoff,
earning a first round by and UH getting to be
you know in that in in the top four seeds.
I think that Texas Tech has looked the part. The
roster has been phenomenal. They passed the test with flying
hutlers against BYU this past week. Uh. Their one loss
was a close one against not a bad Arizona State
team with their backup quarterback, a very close loss. You
look at the way the playoff field is shaping up
right now with Ohio State and Indiana at the top.
Speaker 2: UH.
Speaker 1: And then of course you know you got Alabama and Georgia. Uh,
and you know all Texas, A and M. Of course,
you know you're gonna have some teams fall the next
couple of weeks. But I have seen enough from Texas Tech.
They went out Texas Tech and the Big Twelve deserve
one of those top four bids. I can confidently say that.
What's say you?
Speaker 2: Yeah? I think so? I mean you can't. You have
to Here on the show, we acknowledge the money they spent.
It is a bought roster and that's okay. Yeah, you
can buy if you want to spend the money. Absolutely
you can buy it. You can buy a champion, or
you can buy at least a Big twelve championship. I
don't know, uh, if you're gonna buy a Natty, but
you can buy a Big twelve championship if you want.
Can you buy one every year? That's a lot of money,
but you can damn sure buy one. And you know,
to kick things off for Texas Tech to garner more interest,
Texas Tech has never been a university one because Lubbick
is in the middle of fucking nowhere and there's nothing
else around it. But to garner more interests, why not
just it's kind of like an advertiser. It's a pr campaign. Listen,
we're gonna buy this season. We're gonna come in, whoop
your ass, put us on the map, and then people
will want to come here. And I'm as an outsider
looking in, Hey, you know what, I'm fine with that.
That's cool. But just because they bought it doesn't mean
they don't deserve in. Just then, we're talking about this
year's Texas Tech. We're not talking about Michael Crabtree, Graham
Harrold old ass bullshit for Texas Tech. We were talking
about this Texas Tech team. The coach really isn't that great.
They're making him look They are making Joey McGuire look
fan fucking tastic. And I know McGuire thinking like, oh God,
bless the donors, because without this he was kind of
I don't know if he was in the hot seat
last year. His seat, I think it was a little
he's had the first seat warmer on. You know, it
wasn't all three when you get in the car when
it's cold, he had it was a chilli morning for him,
so he had they put the the number one level
one seat warmer on. Joey McGuire and this changes as
the whole outlook. So Texas Tech absolutely deserves to be there.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Texas Tech deserves it all the credit in the world.
It kind of reminds me Tom you mentioned that Joey
McGuire is still not a great coach. I still believe that.
It's It's like ed Org Dron in LSU when ed
Or Dron had all the talent, he won the championship.
He got the job done. But then once Burro and
Jamar Chase and all those guys gone, thanks got a
little exposed there. Joe McGuire's having a nice experience. Things
are well around him and he's keeping it together in
that situation. But yes, Texas Tech deserves all the cred
in the world. If they don't get a first round
by please, by all means, if Texas is in the playoff,
send them to Lubbock.
Speaker 2: I imagine that game.
Speaker 1: Texas and Texas Tech in Lubbock with all the tortillas.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: For the culture, I don't think the state of Texas
would survive.
Speaker 2: We might have, they would have to make it a
night game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we might have another war breakout. The album might
be done.
Speaker 3: Uh.
Speaker 1: The the border wall might fall apart. I mean, yeah,
be something, Tom. Where do you want to go with
your hot Tech this week?
Speaker 2: I'm gonna tell you this. I'm gonna have to go
back to a shoe. I'm gonna have to go back
to a shue.
Speaker 1: What's going on? Still Water? Nobody's paying attention.
Speaker 2: You don't you don't want to still Water update? You
took my I don't want to say you took my
Texas Tech, but I was gonna say it was. It
was funny in the in the group chat on Saturday.
I think you said, damn, I love b y U
plus eleven and a half. I did like Texas cover,
I didn't like them to win, and then Texas Tech
said hey, fuck you and I was like, I saw it,
and I was when you sent it though, before the game,
I was like, actually I might have to drive to Candy,
Kansas and get her done.
Speaker 3: It.
Speaker 1: I said, I loved it. I didn't even better, but.
Speaker 2: They I mean, what was I mean before? Obviously that
you know the game happened. That's what I guess. Maybe
that's what Vegas wanted you to think, because when you
said that, I thought, damn, maybe maybe I should just
go and put a hundie on there, two units, you know,
and because all signs pointed to it be I mean it,
I think eleven and a half before the game happened
kind of seemed a little disrespectful to be why you
to be honest, I mean I was like eleven and
a half. I was like, okay, at least seven and
a half maybe shit, but I'm gonna I haven't been
to Stillwater in a minute. And this is the second
to last home game. It's pretty much written in the
stars that everybody on staff from meet him to your
your your buddy Clint Bowen and and maybe a lot
of other people. Maybe even it comes down to quarterback
costs Haney. I know that on on Monday they asked
Doug meet him about, hey, is how hany going to
be back this season? And and prior press conferences he
had said that, hey, I'm going to talk to him
and his family during the bye week and we're going
to figure it out if he wants some medical red
shirt or what's he wanted to do. I thought it
was admirable that hass Hani actually was. He could have
stayed in Stillwater when when Oshu went to go play
Ku and he was he went to Lawrence and I thought, Okay,
maybe that means he wants to stick around. I myself,
if I was him, would definitely medical red shirt. There's
no reason to burn a year of eligibility for k
State or u CF or Iowa State when there's nothing
on the line. That be absolutely stupid in my opinion.
And I don't know who their Oshu's going to bring in.
Do they bring in Eric Morris, Alex Goulish? I think
Zach Robinson is that hype's kind of dying down. You've
got three games left meet him. I think knows he
will probably not be in Stillwater next year. I don't
know if Clint Bone is definitely not gonna be the
defensive coordinator, so he better get all whatever he needs
to get out of that job title. But you know,
I think what you're going to see against K State
Saturday from O s U, I will say, I think
you're gonna see a battle. I think you're gonna see
the same sort of a battle that you saw ISSUE
play with against k U and be a little bit
more competitive. And I'm gonna give you my hot take
here and I and I'm this is tough I mean,
I know exactly what.
Speaker 1: You're doing here. You're just trying to find a way
to get O s U in to give you content
for your website.
Speaker 2: But by all mean, well, I had to. I had
to throw you an all you last week for OU.
So I'm gonna throw myself on but in a in
a certain way. But I'm gonna say, oh, she's gonna
win one of the last three. And if I had
to rank the games that they're I think most likely
they probably lose the K State. Iowa State's kind of
down bad right now, and I think that's the number
one game they could win on Senior Day final game.
It would be a nice little ah end of the
season gift for the fans, and it would be a
nice way to cap off the last two who arendous seasons.
So I'm gonna tell you this. My hot take is
OSU will win at least one of the final three games.
And it might be a you know, it might be
a prayer for what is to come.
Speaker 1: But O s U.
Speaker 2: Saint Floor's.
Speaker 1: I've heard it all, all right, let's get let's get
to Brian Kelly in the L s U. Tom it
just seemed like that situation was starting to get better,
and we talked last week, you know that they were
finalizing things of getting a new AD and new president
and moving pretty quickly to have things in place for
the new head coach. And I said on this show that, hey,
if you're going to do a coaching search properly, you
need a president in ad in place first before you
go hire the football coach, because they need to know
who they're working for in the situation they're walking into.
And it seemed like they were doing that, and now
the people that are in charge at LSU are trying
to backtrack and claim that Brian Kelly actually hasn't been
fired yet. He's just been removed from his duties and
they're trying to find a reason to fire him for
cause so they don't have to pay him a fifty
four million dollar buyout. Tom, I'm going to call this
what it is. This is bullshit.
Speaker 2: Like we know he didn't want to negotiate, did he
He did.
Speaker 1: Not want to negotiate, which he does not have to negotiate.
He signed a contract. And you know, Brian Kelly, he's
been accused of killing a guy before. He has said
a lot of different things in the past. You had
plenty of opportunities. I'm sure when he was actually employed
to probably fire him for cause, but you didn't I
think that. You know, I was going into this whole thing.
It sounded like LSU was the best job. And now
just when you started to clean things up, now you
get this lingering on as well. Here. I am. I
am very skeptical about what's going on in the future
of that program because all the potential is there, and
now it looks like they are holding themselves back and
that job is looking less and still looking less and
less attractive.
Speaker 2: I think, yeah, I think I saw what he says,
bios what fifty three.
Speaker 1: Million, fifty four million dollars, Yes, and.
Speaker 2: They were trying to get it down between like twenty
and thirty and Brian Kelly said no. Yeah, if you're so,
If you're another team that needs a coach, and you
see this drama between LSU and Brian Kelly and Kelly's
unwillingness to negotiate, does that make him a lesser attractive
candidate to me? It does?
Speaker 1: Uh? For Brian Kelly, Yeah.
Speaker 2: Because he doesn't need He doesn't I get what you
signed it for, and I get it's a contract legally binding,
but they LSU didn't do wrong by Brian Kelly. Brian
Kelly's a fuck He's a worm as far as I'm concerned,
He's a fucking worm.
Speaker 1: The money that sign a contract for like.
Speaker 2: I mean, they do, but he's also he didn't.
Speaker 1: Why should he have to give up a dime of that?
Speaker 2: We shouldn't. He shouldn't, but I think.
Speaker 1: For other schools. But this is not what we're concerned
about here. We're talking about the LSU job right now.
Speaker 2: Well, you think the LSU job gets worse because Brian
Kelly's trying to get all his money.
Speaker 1: Yes, and Brian Kelly has everything money, yes, But Brian
Kelly as a candidate go is Like I think, if
it goes to litigation, then yes, then that potentially concerns
him of and limits his options. But it doesn't sound
like they're at that point just yet. Anyway, at least
the time it was recording. If that happens, then that
could change things. But like I want to you know,
there's a lot of reasons I wouldn't hire Brian Kelly.
That would not be one of them. I'd put it
that way.
Speaker 2: Okay, fair enough, I think LSU is still a top job.
Does it lessened a little bit? I think I think
you're right there. It definitely does. It's still a top job,
but it definitely it definitely does make it more generous
for LSU to focus on who's going to be the
next guy when you have Brian Kelly negotiations looming in
the background.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I think so. I think so, Tom.
We we love to fire coaches around here. Last week
we fired David Randa. You know that that seems to
be coming. Uh, I got one for you. I don't
know this guy necessarily gets fired, but their season is
essentially over now. They have no clear path or direction,
it would seem. Can I intrigue you on the idea
of coach Prime Dion resigning or taking another job, or
something like just getting out of Dodge in Colorado, because
it it seems like with Travis and Shador gone, they're
never gonna rekindle that magic again. I think that if
I were Dion, whether it's resigned and take a year
off or be done with coaching, or go take another
job elsewhere, I think that they've they've lost all that matter.
That he's done as good as he could do. I
think it would be the best interest for Dion to
move on.
Speaker 2: Does he kind of seem bored? Yes, I think, And
I think Colorado would hang on to him and say, Okay,
well we did lose Travis Hunter, we lotched the door.
They're they're as far as I understand, Colorado is still
gaining recruits. If Dion is to leave that that, I
don't know. The portal will open and people will say, well, hey, listen,
Weed's legal here. That's cool. But why would I go
to Boulder without Dion? I don't even know if that
if Dion left, who they would even I don't even
know who would take over that program. I don't even
know who would even want to because one, you would
have huge shoes to feel in terms of hype, You're
not gonna get another Dion.
Speaker 1: From an entertainment perspective, I would want them to promote
their defensive line coach Warren Sap. Yes, strictly for entertainment
purposes only. It would not go well, but I would watch.
Speaker 2: It would make great TV because it wasn't there like
a what he Warren Sap did something earlier on in
the season that was like made the news like he
acted like a shit ass.
Speaker 1: Let's go to the college football playoff rankings. Let's start
with the SEC teams. Then we'll go to the Big
twelve teams A and M third, Alabama fourth, Georgia fifth, Ole,
Miss seventh, Texas tenth, Oklahoma eleventh, Vanderbilt fourteenth, and then
Tennessee in the twenty third spot among the Big twelve teams.
At this point, Tom, I think the question becomes, like,
you know, A and M looks safe. They're in Georgia,
looks safe. They're in Bama Barrian collapse, looks safe. They're
in it. To me, I think you know Texas and OU,
and I would say even Vandy to this extent too.
They control their own destiny if they went out therein
But then the next question becomes, can a three loss
SEC team make it? Could Oklahoma lose Tobama but win
the other two and still make the field. Could a
three loss Texas team who finishes out with Georgia and
Texas A and M two of their final three games,
could they still make it?
Speaker 2: In?
Speaker 1: What about Vandy or Tennessee or Missoo or anything like that, Tom,
Just based on the way the field is shaping out
right now. I don't think the door is open for
a nine win SEC team over a two loss let's
say Big twelve or ACC team at this point. But
you know, lo could happen in a few weeks. I
don't see that door being open right now.
Speaker 2: No, I don't think. I think you're absolutely right. And
you know, as far as the three teams you mentioned
kind of on the fringe there or on the bubble,
you know Texas, Oh you Vandy, I think you know
Texas is obviously rooting for Bama to beat Oh you,
well maybe I don't know. Obviously, with strengthen Texas a
little bit, Texas can't really Texas just cannot drop a game.
And then you have Vandy, who was probably the biggest
Bama fans uh this week, and from an outside perspective,
neutral perspective and just rooting for the underdog. I really
hope Vandy gets in. That's that's who I'm rooting for
right now.
Speaker 1: Control their own destiny, though, if you went out all three.
Speaker 2: Are in, yeah, well yeah you could they.
Speaker 1: I don't think they're rooting against each other or whatever,
unless the third loss starts to heap in and then
you're like Okay, we need some help.
Speaker 2: Now, and then you kind of start playing the you know,
the the red yarn and say we need this to happen,
this to happen again, and playing some mannis there.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Big twelve teams. We mentioned Tech is sixth in
the country, BYU twelfth, Utah thirteenth, and then Cincinnati is
twenty fifth. The path I think is still open for
three Big twelve teams. I think Tech is in great
shape BYU Tom Like if if they went out and
then lose to Tech. I think if they get to
the Big Twelve championship game winning out in the regular
season BYU's BYU and Tech would both be in no
matter what if they both went out in the regular
season in BYUS case, like if your two losses are
to the same team, being the Big twelve champion in Texas, Tech,
I can't leave you out of the playoff.
Speaker 2: You still belove You're gonna be eleven.
Speaker 1: Yeah right, Utah still got a chance, but they need
to win out. Cincinnati not out of it either, but
they need to win out At this point, I think
the I think the Big twelve is looking in good
shape to get at least two teams, maybe three in
right now.
Speaker 2: I think as long as Tech doesn't falter, I think
we're safe with two.
Speaker 1: Yeah.
Speaker 2: I think it's it's and to be fair right now.
The way it's shaping up, I think you're looking at
a TECH BYU rematch in Arlington, and probably another Tech
win Tech at four b y U eleven, maybe ten
depending on other factors. And I would love to have
three as a big twelve guy. That would be awesome.
If we can get two, we can get two strong candidates.
I think if you're a team, if you're another team
and in facing a BYU team that's going to be
eleven and host them at your stadium, I think you're thinking,
oh my goodness, because Mormons are just not in Provo.
Mormons are everywhere and they show up for games like
KSE State does.
Speaker 1: All right, let's go with the BIT twelve slate of
games this week. Wrappid fire real fast here, Arizona taking
on Cincinnati. Arizona's going bowling after beating the Jayhawks last
week and a close one. Cincinnati sitting at seven and two.
Cincinnati's at home, Cincinnati six and a half point favorites. Tom.
We know that Noah Fafida can sling it and he's
had a nice year even without t Mac. I think
of your Cincinnati you know, they're trying to get back
in the playoff conversation all that you cannot take this
Arizona team lately at all.
Speaker 2: No, you can't. But I will continue to roll with
the Bearcats. I will, I will keep standing for them.
I'll take State KSE State.
Speaker 1: It has not been their year, but they played some
better football as of late, and they're sitting a four
and five. You take out Oklahoma State this week and
still water Tom. I think if you a Cats fan, sure,
it's been frustrating, but Chris Clemans still with a chance
to be both eligible with playing Oklahoma State, Utah and
Colorado to finish out here. If I'm a k State fan, yeah,
I'm frustrated with how this year is gone, but honestly
with where that program has been compared to you know,
the the the days of of pre Bill Snyder, you
know and everything, and after Bill Snyder left the first time, Like,
I think you'll take this for your down year in all.
Speaker 2: Honesty, I mean yeah, and all sign's point to Avery
Johnson returning for a senior season. You build off this
year and you hope for the best next year.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you're a lot better off than your war with
Ron Prince. West Virginia four and six. West Virginia surprising
performance here with back to back wins against Houston and
Colorado and the Mountaineers playing better football under Rich Rod.
They're four and six. They need to win out to
get both eligible. Arizona State still with a chance to
win the Big Twelfth title. It's an early kick, by
the way. They're in Timpe eleven am local time on
TNT as the Sun Devils or ten and a half
point favorites there. I know that Simms has played some
with levit banged up, West Virginia playing better, but I
would be surprised if if Arizona State doesn't win this game.
I mean, they just got a lot more talent playing
as simple over West Virginia. I mean, Jordan Tyson, there's
a reason why this guy's gonna be a first round pick.
Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, I know, you're absolutely right, though it's
West Virginia team or the past two wins. They feel
a lot like the Miami Dolphins, where you don't really
know who you're gonna get this week. Are you gonna
get the good Mountaineers are gonna get the bad Mountaineers.
I just don't know what to expect.
Speaker 1: Numbers six Texas Tech taking on UCF Tech at ninety one,
u CF at four and five. Texas Tech twenty three
and a half point favorites. Morton look good. The defense
for me, really caught my eye. Holding that byu offense.
You know, did just nine points last week. You're hoping
that you don't have a letdown game coming off your
biggest win of the season last week. Tom, I like
what I've seen from Tech. I think this one gets ugly,
real fast. I like them over UCF Big. There's a
big talent discrepancy here.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree. Yeah, there should be no reason Tech loses.
It shouldn't even be close.
Speaker 1: Number thirteen Utah seven to two is still trying to
win the Big twelve taken on five and four Baylor
David Randa coaching for his job. Sawyer Robinson has been
very good at the quarterback spot for the Baylor Bears
this year. Utah. This Utah team, they've been solid. I've
looked at them and you can tell they had the
bounce back year they were looking for. Going on the
Road to Waco. Here, Tom, I like Utah, but I
like a lot of points in this game. I think
Utah wins. This is probably a game in the thirties
and they win by a touchdown.
Speaker 2: Here, Yeah, I can see that happen. I think it's
kind of a good thirty eight to thirty one type
game in Utah's favor.
Speaker 1: Then in the nightcap, pick twelve after Dark from Provo
number twelve, BYU taking on TCU. BYU looking to bounce
back a rivalry game against their old Mountain West foes,
Hoover and Company. This is gonna be a fun one.
This is worth staying up late four on Saturday night, folks.
I like BYU to bounce back, but TCU is not
an easy out, Tom. I think we're in for a
treat if Hoover and that TCU offense can get things going.
I think they got a chance to go toe to
toe with black Meyer and BYU here.
Speaker 2: I would be very interested in how BYU responds after
getting their teeth kicked in. It's gonna tell us about
It's gonna tell us a lot about Satake and Crew.
I do think BYU bounces back, though he gets a dub.
Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the Southeastern Conference now beginning
at eleven am. Number three Texas A and M hosting
South Carolina. The Aggies nineteen and a half point favorites,
Marcel Reid and Company taking on the South Carolina team
that just hasn't had anything go right for them with
all the expectations they had this year. Tom, no reason
this game should even be close.
Speaker 2: No, I really shouldn't. And I'm gonna use some reverse
psychology I said in the past and with choke, and
I've been wrong several times. So I like Texas and
A and M huge over South Carolina this week.
Speaker 1: Arkansas at LSU. LSU five and a half point favorites
in Baton Rouge, Taylor Green and Company coming to town.
Nuss Meyer last week did not play well. They only
put up nine points. Tom, I expect LSU to win,
but I don't know why anybody would watch this game.
I think that it's probably going to be some bad
football played here.
Speaker 2: I think a great value Cicco's game, isn't it?
Speaker 1: Yes? Secsiko Kentucky taking on Tennessee Tech. By the way,
Tennessee Tech and Cookville, great town. My former boss Jonathan
Monk used to live there. I've been to Cookfield many times.
They're ten and Ozer tayo Kentucky. Kentucky should win though.
The fighting Mark Stoops is number eleven Oklahoma taking out
number four Alabama. The Sooners trying to stay alive in
the college football playoff fight, Bama sitting at eight and one,
number four in the country. I was listening to Bob
Stoops this week, Big Game, Bob talking about this matchup Tom,
and he brought up a very good point. Bob said that, hey,
Oklahoma can win this game, and here's how they can.
For as well as Bama has played Tom since the
loss of Florida State, they still have not figured out
how to run the football. Their run game is struggling.
Their offensive line is not playing great. If Oklahoma can
stop the run, then they got a chance to beat
this Bama team. I lean towards Bama, but I think
this is a close game that comes down to the
wire ultimately. Tyd Simpson, he's a Heisman candidate. He's only
thrown one pick this year. I think he's too much
for that Sooner defense, and he's able to get his
where They don't need the run game that much. But
you know, I like the way John Mattier has played,
you know, since that second half against Tennessee. It looked
like he turned the corner. He's coming off of bye week.
Don't know our Mason Thomas's status just yet for this
game either. I'll go Alabama, but I think Oklahoma makes
this thing very interesting.
Speaker 2: Tom, what's the line five and a half for BEMA.
I'm gonna say it's gonna be one of the one
of the best games of the season overall, and I
think ou covers but eventually comes up short.
Speaker 1: Tennessee Techs out of New Mexico State forty and a
half point favorites. Ole Miss taking on Florida ole Miss
fourteen and a half point favorites against Florida. Here, Tom,
ole Miss, that team, Lane Kiffin and company. This was
supposed to be their rebuilding year, and you win this.
I think this pretty much punches Old Missess take her
to the College Wall playoffs.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you're right, and very impressive, Lane kiffn Yeah.
Speaker 1: And then Number five Georgia taking out Number ten Texas Georgia.
You know, it's interesting. I feel like they still haven't
played their best game yet Texas. I think we know
who they are. They have their problems on their offensive,
their defense has been shaky. Arch has played better, but
he's still not played his full potential. No one's expecting
Arch to go in there and win this game, Tom,
if it happens, by all means okay, Texas is legit,
and maybe they are going to find a way in
the playoffs. But I I just can't envision Arch making
it happen here. I got Georgia and probably about a
seven point win.
Speaker 2: I would be very shocked if this would be a
huge Sark win. If they can beat Kirby Smart and
you might give Texas more credit than his word. I
think it could be more than seven.
Speaker 1: Maybe so. And then MISSOO taking out Mississippi State. Missoo's
down to their third string quarterback. They're at home Mississippi State,
trying to get bowl eligible here, Tom, I think this
Missoo team is one where the record doesn't reflect how
good they actually are. If this team hadn't stayed fully healthy,
if they weren't to their third quarterback, MISSOO might be
a playoff team this year. But just some bad luck
things that it's Mississippi State, I feel like is catching
them in a good spot. This is a good chance.
I still like Missoo here, but I think Mississippi State
can keep it interesting.
Speaker 2: I'm gonna take you. I'm gonna I'm gonna switch things up.
What I wanna who Missoo play?
Speaker 1: Last week?
Speaker 2: What did I say Missoo was gonna beat A and
m You did another reverse psychology here. I'm gonna swamp
up completely. Give me your boys and the cow and
the cow bells and the fighting Jeff Levies, the Jeff Levees.
Jeff Levy is gonna get her done, baby, He's getting
her done.
Speaker 1: There you haven't uh the VIC twelve sec breakdown this week,
more than come. Miley Robinson set to join us on
the other side, don't go anywhere, join us now the
program this week. Please to welcome in from Jocks in Burningham.
It is Motley Robinson who's back on the program this
week talking all things oh Ubama. Also the Auburn coaching
search she joins is right now. Motley. It is great
to have you back. How we doing, I'm.
Speaker 3: Honored to be back. Thank you for having me. Never
a dull moment when you work in sports talk radio
in the middle of Alabama. So it's great.
Speaker 1: Yes, I'm sure the callers keep you quite amused these days.
Speaker 3: They do. And you know what, I'm going to give
some props because the character and the growth development that
we've seen from week one to now, especially with the
Alabama fans, because you know, week one, everyone was, you know,
you kind of had a little bit a half and half,
but most of them were like, you know, it's time
to make a change, bier to borrow another nine and three,
ten and two season loading. But it's been looking good
so far. I mean Alabama they've only lost that one game,
arguably have one of the most impressive stretches in the country.
With that, would they win four back to back to
back to back ranked win So I would say Alabama
as are, they're pretty good right now?
Speaker 1: Yeah, and they ought to be as This Alabama team
has played some fantastic football over the last several weeks.
Just a different team than what we saw week one
when they lost to Florida State to where they are
at now. Moley people were ready for had the knives
out for Caleb Demor After that lost, thanks s turned
the corner and the weeks that foove.
Speaker 3: Yeah, so I always love reading the text because we
have a twenty four hour text line and then on
Mondays after games, we will download all of the texts
that we get from the weekend and read them throughout
the show, depending on what we have going on. And
of course we had the live text line during the
show as well, and we just had hundreds and hundreds
and hundreds of texts and it was my job the
Monday after that game to kind of sift through them.
I had a lot of words I had to clean up,
let's just put it that way, a lot of things
that couldn't be repeated on air. Like I said, you
had people say I never like I knew he was
never going to be fit for the job, Like we
need to go out and hire Lane Kiffen, or I
knew we should have hired blah blah blah. It was
just it was a whole or deal. But I think
now most Alabama fans are, like I said, pretty pretty content,
pretty happy with where they're at now, especially when you
look from last year to this year. I mean Alabama,
they're pretty close to booking that trip to Atlanta for
the for the championship game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, very close to doing so undefeated in conference play
with that one loss happening into the non conference of
Florida State, they appear to be right on track to
do so. And you know, I look at this this team, Miley,
I've been so impressed with the play at ty Simpson
with you know, there was some people that question, Okay,
why did Jalon Milroe come out just settled to be
a third round pick and go to Seattle and ultimately
be Sam Donalds backup. Well, I think he had a
pretty good idea of what Alabama had in store coming
with with ty Simpson because he's played at such a
high level, and he's also been a better fit for
what Caitlyn de Bores wanted to do offensively here.
Speaker 3: Right, And I've seen people kind of compare it to
twenty twenty three Washington, And I've also seen a lot
of you know, Alabama, they're gonna be looking for revenge
after losing last year in Normando, Brent Vinnables in the
Oklahoma defense. They were all over Jalen Milroe and the
tie last year. But this team could not be more
different in terms of, I mean the way that the
offense looks, because I mean like you said the Jalen
Milroe to the Tys Simpson arc. It's just watching him
play every week. He's such an electric player. And I
always love after most of the games, someone will hand
him a stat sheet and he'll be flipping through the
pages like, man, like this is just this is awful.
Like I'm just like talking so bad about himself, Like
I just I gotta be better. I gotta be better
after you just like balld out. And you know, last week,
I felt like he might have had his one of
his worst performances against a very lackluster LSU who we
know just fired their coach. I think he was twenty
one for thirty five and you know, like I said,
maybe not his best performance of the year, but you
were able still able to squeak out a win against
an LSU team who you know, Alabama LSU is always
a pretty fun rivalry, especially in this state. And you know,
they never went three and out last week, but you know,
finishing drives was a little difficult for them. You know,
like I said, ty Simpson didn't have his best performance
of the week, but he's still I mean, he's just
he's been a stellar quarterback. A lot of people like
to say roll tied like t y yeah me, which
I think is really fun. And a lot of people
still have him like very high up in the heis
and race as well.
Speaker 1: Yeah, right right up there with Mendoza, and it should
be competitive to see how that ultimately plays out. I
think Gus Johnson Meg get a little head of himself,
all right, crown of things to Doza last.
Speaker 3: Week, his call at the end of that game.
Speaker 1: Yes, we'll see if if if your friend Greg McElroy
has something to say about Simpsons Ty Simpson this week, potentially.
Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe, I don't know if it'll be at work tomorrow,
but I can ask him for you if you will.
Speaker 1: Please do, please do, Molly. One of the things I
was listening to Bob Stoops this week talk about this matchup,
and Bob Ray's an interesting point that you know, when
you think of Alabama, especially in the saban Era, is
these physical teams that run the football well. And if
there's one thing you can point to with this Bama team,
it's that they haven't really done that. They're leading past
carriers about three point eight yards ferry. The offensive line
hasn't looked at great. There is that something you think
that you know, they're going to try to make work
or just kind of avoid and focus on the passing
game with Ty Simpson.
Speaker 3: See I'm glad you brought that up because I love
listening to Josh pay his show as well, and he
said something this week that really stood out to me
because that has been, you know, a big question mark
with this team. It's been the run game. But Alabama
they haven't really had much of a run game all
year and it hasn't seemed to be that big of
a glaring issue for them yet, which I thought was
really interesting because you know, I hear every working and
here in the state of Alabama, but they, like I said,
they haven't had a running game, but they're still winning.
Like this offense they clearly don't solely rely on running
the ball, and they've been able to work just fine
with it by you know, giving it to ty Simpson.
But the question is with this Oklahoma defense. I mean,
this is the stingiest defense in my opinion in the SEC.
I mean, how how long will ty Simpson have how
quick can he make these decisions? How much time will
he have to make these decisions? Like there's just there's
so many question marks, especially with this Oklahoma defense. And
you know, prior to looking at this game, I like
looking at Vegas breads. I'm personally not a sports better.
I just I like looking at the spreads of the
games and the lines and everything. And I mean the
total is in the mid forties, which to me makes
sense when you look at this matchup because you have,
like I said, Oklahoma's defense, who they have, I think,
the best scoring defense in the SEC. They've allowed seven
passing touchdowns and nine games like this is this is
going to be a tough one. And looking at the
matchup too, and looking at Alabama's schedule, yes they haven't
really you know, the run game hasn't been their main identity.
But this should be the one game that I think
Alabama so far should be the most scared of in
terms of I mean an opponent, especially with this Oklahoma
defense coming to Tuscaloosa.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll see about our Mason Thomas's status if he's
gonna play or not.
Speaker 3: But I think is he still listed to I think
listen a questionable.
Speaker 1: He is, Yeah, but even when he went down in
that Tennessee game, they still did pretty well without it.
Well yeah, but yes, this This Oklahoma defense is for
real and U what I wonder Maley from from the
people you've talked to and covering this team at all.
You know, last year Oklahoma won this game and you know,
quite an upset that nobody saw coming double digit underdogs.
They weren't playing that well entering this game. Bama needed
this win to try to make the College football playoffs.
Is there much talk about, uh for Bama redeeming themselves
or getting back your revenge of sorts after what happened
last year?
Speaker 3: Oh? Absolutely, revenge is always on the mind, especially in
this state. You know, kind of going back to earlier.
This team cannot be more different, and it's a different
for Oklahoma coming into because Alabama they have one seven
in a row in Tuscaloosa. And one thing that Debor
struggled with especially we saw it last season. We saw
it against Florida State. But it was getting his team
up and ready for those quote lesser opponents, the team
that they might view as the lesser competition, because after
Alabama beat Georgia last year, everyone was high onto Boor.
Obviously you just beat Georgia, Welcome to the SEC. You're
here to stay. All this stuff but then you go
in and you lose to Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt, what's you know,
obviously this is not your this ain't your daddy's Vanderbilt team.
Like there's a much different Vanderbilt team with Clark Lee
and Diego Pavia. But it's still the fact of the matter.
You lost to Vanderbilt, and again it was those teams,
like you said, as the double digit favorite, you go
and you lose again to Oklahoma. Line you pretty much
you can mark yourself out, like you said of the
college football playoff conversation. And then I know it doesn't
really count. People don't like to count bowl games. But
in the postseason, you lose to a very depleted Michigan
team in the Relyaquest Bowl. I mean I think that game,
Michigan was playing their second, third, maybe even floor stringers
because most of their guys were opting out for the draft.
So and you kind of saw that again with Florida
State in Week one, and for us, we're in radio,
we kind of thought, oh boy, here we go again.
You know, let's hope that this trend doesn't continue. And
credit now, like I said, they did have that four games,
that four game stretch of playing ranked opponents, which obviously
turned down Alabama's favor but you know, you still you
beat Wisconsin, you went to South Carolina, which got a
little scary there towards the end, but you still manage
to walk out of there with the win, and you
beat LSU. And now you got Oklahoma, which this is,
you know, a top I think Oklahoma's what ranked number
eleven in the country, so it is another top ranked matchup.
But I think with them, you know, I don't think
they're they've caught themselves viewing these opponents as a lesser.
I think Debora and the team, they've finally gotten into them,
like we got to treat everybody like it's our biggest
game or whatever. That's how it felt last year. Was
always like he can win the big one, but it
was like the opposite of James Franklin, like he could
he can't win the big game, but he can't win
small one. It was just it was crazy. It was
like I said that week after the Vanderbilt game, I
wish I could go back in time and let that alone,
not for the Alabama fans, but just how interesting that
week was. I've never seen anything like it, and it
kind of felt like a little bit like Florida State.
But you never saw anything like that with Nick Saban.
I mean maybe when they lost to Louisiana Monroe in
two thousand and seven, but that doesn't count.
Speaker 1: You were probably saying yourself, I don't feel bad for
these people. I went to Nebraska and see.
Speaker 3: I one of my coworkers, he is an Alabama fan.
He went to Alabama. He's an Alabama fan. He's a
Yankee fan, and he's a Lebron James fan.
Speaker 1: Of course he is a Cowboys.
Speaker 3: He's not a Cowboys, don't worry. He's a Tuba fan.
So the Dolphins, okay, which yeah, two was like his
all time favorite quarterback. But I bring back to him
all the time. After Alabama lost to Florida State, I
was like, I don't feel bad for you at all.
Speaker 1: Just I don't. That's that's that's fascinating. So looking at
this this matchup, you know, I'm very curious. One thing
that for me, Molly, that I think is gonna be
a big factor in this game doesn't even have anything
to do with Alabama in all honesty, is is John
Mattier's status.
Speaker 2: Uh.
Speaker 1: You know, we've seen you know since he came back
from that injury, really struggled those first three games, struggled
in the first half against Tennessee and then started to
turn a corner in that second half there. I think
his play and all honesty doesn't have anything to do
with any game plan that Alabama throws at him. If
if John Matteer is gonna play well, it's gonna be
about John Mattier. If if he's making mistakes, I think
it's gonna be self inflicted things that aren't right in
his head. Like that to me is something that Alabama.
Sure they're gonna try to mix up the blitzes and
all that, but there's only so much they can do.
I think he's either succeeds or he fails on his
own personally.
Speaker 3: And that's the thing, Like, can he look like the
Jo Matier that we saw before the Texas game, Because
like you said, I mean he's kind of he's kind
of been lackluster in the three games after the Texas game,
and I feel like here too, with John Mattier, it's
still kind of see I'm still shaky on him because
he is going into such a tough environment in Tuscaloosa
and he hasn't really, like I said, been that stellar
since his thumb injury. And yeah, asking him to go
into Tuscaloosa, I mean it's not a night game, it's
two thirty kickoff, but still a place where the team
has had a seventeen game home winning streak. You know,
there's a little bit more of an edge because yes,
you beat this team last year, but it's way different
when you step onto their home turf, and especially with
this team who I mean actually looking at it, both
teams are still technically I mean, Alabama is for sure,
but Oklahoma's well, they are still in the conversation for
a college football playoff birth. There's a lot going into
this game, but him a tier. I'm gonna put it
like this, hammteer Matier. Are we gonna see materier materiing?
That's what I like to say, like the pre Texas,
the pre thumb injury.
Speaker 1: MATERI Yeah, if he, if he plays to his potential
with that defense, I think Oklahoma wins this game if
they get the good version of him with stepping up.
Speaker 3: And from watching this Alabama team too, it feels like
that the Alabama on the defensive side, they have finally
figured it out and it's it's really starting to click
with them. But yeah, if Matier, if he can ball out,
and like I said, this Oklahoma defense, they are stingy,
this is probably the game I'm I'm most excited for.
Like full, I was really excited for the Alabama Tennessee
game because you know, especially the Nick Saban area was
arrow was a little different because you know, I grew
up during that fifteen sixteen year win streak. But the
last couple of years that that rivalry has been really fun.
And this speaks truth here. This is a game that
we have had circled all year. We have at the
radio station at least like look out for this, look
out for this Oklahoma team because we think I think again,
I know we just talked about the point total and
it being in the ford in the mid forties. I
do think this is kind of going to be a
drag out type of game, a lower scoring defensive battle,
especially given Matier and his status, and then obviously with
the Oklahoma defense and how they might be able to
affect Ty Simpson. I also like taking the under in
games though, because I'm a big ten West girly at heart,
so It's just it's in my DNA.
Speaker 1: Not not far enough back for the Leaders in Legends
days ten though.
Speaker 3: Those are now those were the days we should bring
that back.
Speaker 1: Honestly, I didn't hate it, if I'm going to be frank,
I thought it was actually kind of cool, but.
Speaker 3: Kind of misses having different regions. But at the same time,
I'm like, Leaders of Legends is kind of a weird name. Anyway.
Speaker 1: On one of the things that was talked about in
center circles this week was the fact that that Bama
has scheduled this as their homecoming game.
Speaker 3: It's a really late homecoming, Yes, I think it is,
at least it definitely is.
Speaker 1: And you know they scheduled this as a homecoming game,
and you look, historically speaking, Bama has done a pretty
decent job of scheduling their homecoming games again to be
against teams they expect to beat Missoo last year, Arkansas
the year prior, double digit favorites in both those games.
Eli bowen Ou came out this week and said that
we saw this as the sign of disrespect that they
scheduled us and all this is Is there any talk
about that? Is that a big deal at all? That
this is the the homecoming game? Or is this just
a coincidence they having to schedule owe you for this.
Speaker 3: You think, you know what, I have not even thought
about it in that way. And it's funny that you
mentioned that, because I guess I just finally put into together, like,
oh my gosh, this is home because again it's it
feels like such a late homecoming, because you would think
in years past, like if you would have asked me
four or five, even two three years ago, you know,
to look ahead at the schedule, who do you think
Alabama would schedule for homecoming? And I would probably say, yeah,
you know, maybe Vanderbilt because they play at in Tusco.
So you know, obviously that's different now. But and you know,
kind of looking at the schedule, they would never I
don't think they would ever put one on the third
Saturday in October because again I didn't go to Alabama.
I don't know the history of the Alabama homecomings, but
I can't imagine they would put it on the Tennessee
game or the LSU game with those being such big
rivals for Alabama. So Oklahoma makes sense. But you saying that, like,
I would also think that as a sign of disrespect,
and I don't think there's like I don't disagree with that.
Speaker 1: Were you homecoming queen and Nebraska?
Speaker 3: I was not?
Speaker 1: You should have been? Sounds like, well thank you.
Speaker 3: I know, I'm I listen. I love that school so much,
so I could have been, no kidding.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean she was, she was? You were
cheer later there, right, Yeah, I was on.
Speaker 3: The dance team pretty much the same thing.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yes, but yeah, Eli Bowen did not take too
well to being sched at homecoming. He said it was
very personal for him.
Speaker 3: We haven't even talked about that. But again, I guess
it's just it's just one of those things where it's,
you know, all the kids still pomp and the homecoming
king and Queen. They will be announced in all the alumni.
And it's funny that you say that too, because I
just realized the past three homecomings I've been to at Alabama,
but I didn't go to Alabama because I was there
for the Arkansas game, I was there for the Missouri
game last year, and now I'll be there for the
Ooklhumba game.
Speaker 1: There you go, I'll send you the article I wrote
about this. Actually, if Eli Bowen's comments earlier this week, Yes,
he was no, I want to see that. So with
with all that being said, Uh, how do you how
do you see this game play out on Saturday between
these two?
Speaker 3: Yeah, Like I said, I think it'll be a lower
scoring game. And I always joke with it. So every
week I go when I do a hit with the
talk with the news talk show at our station as well,
and we have this running joke that every week every
single game, whoever might be playing well obviously depends. But oh,
this game has huge college football playoff implications. I don't
know we touched on that earlier, but this is one
of those games where it really does feel that way
because obviously Alabama, I mean, they're there their spots looking
pretty good with making the playoff, but Oklahoma is still
in the hunt. But and I'm sure you've seen it,
but when you look down the stretch for Oklahoma, obviously
they have Alabama this weekend, then they have Mizoo, and
then they have LSU. You know, Miszoo and LSU. They
haven't exactly lived up to the expectations that they had
in the preseason. But I mean Oklahoma has two losses
already that being to Texas in All Miss. So if Oklahoma,
if they can win out, I'm I mean, then you're
pretty much looking at a college football playoff berth for
the Sooners. So I think Oklahoma's gonna come into this game,
especially with that on the mind, kind of with a
little bit of an edge, and they want to keep
the win streak. I mean, they they want to know
against Alabama in the last two years, so why not
keep it rolling and why not be the team that
can give Alabama that first loss since Texas two years ago.
But and the thing about Oklahoma too, in that stretch
they're coming I know, I just talked about the Alabama
four game stretch, but Oklahoma's coming off a very impressive
stretch as well, because you played Ole Miss, top fifteenth
ranked team, you played Tennessee another top fifteen ranked and
now you're going to Alabama. So and you know, ESPN
and the Committee they kind of I feel like the Committee,
it's kind of hard to read them sometimes, but they
it seems like they value strength to schedule. Again, I
feel like every week when I watch the Playoffs show,
they always talk about something different, but that's not on
that's on the committee and you know I did. Prior
to this interview, I did the ESPN the Playoff predictor
just out of curiosity because I love numbers, I love data,
and I was curious, Like, Okay, let's say Oklahoma they
were to beat Alabama and then they were to win
out by beating Missouri and LSU. If OU wins out,
they'll have a ninety seven percent chance to make the
College Football Playoff. But if they lose to Alabama and
then still beat Miszoo and LSU, that percentage drops to
twenty six percent. And of course then you kind of
have to look at Okay, what about the rest of
the country, what about the ACC and the Big twelve?
Could they be a one big league or two big
league whatever? So I mean, yeah, I just like I said,
I think this is the one game that so far
on Alabama schedule. It's like, hmm, I feel like Oklahoma
doesn't get enough credit, especially for how good their defense is.
And again we talked about the offense and Jometerier, but like,
this team is really stingy, and I think I think
Alabama's gonna have their hands full. Well, I do think
ultimately Alabama will win the game, especially because it isn't
Bryant Denny. And I think overall, especially on offense, Alabama
is the more complete team. However, I do think that
Oklahoma will give Alabama headache. And we even had oh
who was it? It was either Chris Stewart or Rodney
or Chris Stewart's the voice of the Crimson Tide and
Rodney or he works for Tighter and Cider. One of them.
I can't remember who it was, and I hate that
I can't remember this moment, but one of them said
he thinks it'll pretty much be a game where the
winner will be decided by a walk off field goal.
And that's coming from the Alabama side. So and I've
kind of been hearing that same sentiment a lot.
Speaker 1: This weeks on their side.
Speaker 3: So that's exactly right. I forgot about that.
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, how are those allowed? That's you know, I
look at that and if it wouldn't be crazy if
it didn't, if it didn't work, if it was and
field goals, but the fact that it's working, you do
whatever you see.
Speaker 3: That reminds me when the first time Dubor wore the
Black HOODIEM fans were so mad, like, oh, I can't
believe he's wearing a hoodie, looks slouchy, blah blah blah.
But now it's like, never take the hoodie off. You
are never allowed to wear a polo, you can't wear
a T shirt, you can't wear a suit and tie.
You have to wear that black hoodie. Yes, and again,
as long as he's winning in it, people don't care.
And it's more of like a running joke. Now.
Speaker 1: I do remember when they were upset about him wearing
T shirts at one point.
Speaker 3: Yes, Alabama fans were not happy about that, but then
that was a different that was a different time.
Speaker 1: Yes. Yes, So with that said, moving on, let me
ask you about what's going on in Auburn and the
other team you cover. Uh, who's gonna be the next
head coach? How's that coach in search shipping out?
Speaker 3: I mean looking back, and I mean we've been talking
about this for weeks now. Everyone knew it was bound
to happen with Hugh Freese, it was just a matter
of when. And the problem was I think back to
SEC media days and I'm sure you heard this too,
but Hugh Freese said it himself when he was at
the podium saying we should be in the conversation for
a college football playoff Auburn, we should like circle us,
mark us whatever it might be. Clearly that has not happened.
But you know, I will give credit to to DJ Dirk,
and I mean he stepped into the role before Vanderbilt.
The offense looked a lot better against Vanderbilt, like something
we hadn't really seen under Hugh Freese. Of course, they
did lose that game in overtime and the defense did
kind of have an uncharacteristic night, but you know, it
was Dirk in his first game. There's been a lot
of speculation, There's been a lot of rumors, but that's
just how it goes, especially with coaching searches in the SEC.
A common name that I've seen, not only for the
Auburn job, but for both the LSU and the Florida
job have been John summer All. Obviously the the Tulane coach.
Now he's been I think I saw maybe it was
Pete Nako say he should be a quote serious contender
for the Auburn job. And you know, summer All, he's
he's got SEC roots, he's been on the coaching staff,
he's been at Kentucky, he's been connections, right, he's got
connections with the a D. His first job was at Troy,
which is in the state of Alabama, before he went
off to Tulane. He's I believe, twenty three and four
in two seasons at Tulane. So I mean, in Auburn
fans that we've heard from that's a name that they've
really liked as well. But again, he's also his name
has been thrown out a million different directions and he
I follow him on Twitter and he keeps on tweeting out,
you know, rap poison, taking something out of Nick Saban's book.
Another name, and this is kind of a more distant option,
I would say, but Alex Golish from South Florida. He's
up there as well. There's there's been a couple of
current SEC coaches that have been on the hot board list,
if you will. I don't think either one of these
will happen though, But that's just me. And those are
Eli Drink from Missouri and Clark Lee from Vanderbilt. I
mean Drink the game began his coaching career at Auburn.
I believe he was an assistant and then obviously he
worked his way up. He's worked under both Hugh Freeze
and Brian Harrison, so drink does have that Auburn connection,
and then obviously with Clark Lee. But see with Clark Lee,
and I'm going to bring up two more names and
they're kind of in the same boat, and those are
Kenny Dillingham and Brit Key. And both of them also
have connections to the state of Alabama because you know
Kenny Dillingham, he also he coached at Auburn. And then
Brent Key is actually from Alabama, He's from Huet Trustful.
But the hard part about guys like that is they're
currently at their alma maters because clarkly went to Vanderbilt,
Kenny Dillingham with Arizona State, brin Key with the Georgia Tech.
So it's really hard to add a guy to leave
his alma mater, especially I mean, I'm pretty sure brin
Key just had that huge extension if I'm not mistaken.
And then two more names I've seen that these, in
my opinion, are there's absolutely no way names again in
my opinion, but I'm thinking more like the hot boards
that people put together, the names that we hear, the
names that we see, and that's James Franklin and Jimbo Fisher.
To me, those are like the absolutely no way, absolutely
no way.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Jimbo, I think it's an obvious no.
Speaker 3: Every time I see his name on an odds board,
I'm like, just take just take that name.
Speaker 1: Franklin, Like I feel like his best scenario is going
to be going to like an an ACC or Big.
Speaker 3: Too, Virginia Tech. His name's been tied in a lot with.
Speaker 1: He doesn't have the big games every week.
Speaker 3: In the SEC, right, I know, I'm like, I don't
think that. Like I said, those are every time I
see those two names brought up, whether is our listeners
bringing one up or a guest, or I see it
on a hopboard somewhere, I just I go ahead and
just x those off. But for like a John SUMMRLL
and Alex Golish, those are the two that I circle.
I don't know if DJ Durkin will be in consideration
at all because John Cohen he did meet with two
four seven sports this week and he did say that
you know, we've already talked to I think he said
seven or eight head coaches already, and obviously he said
they'll get that number down. He hopes that they're gonna
have a head coach within twenty four hours of the
Iron Bowl. Is that possible? He said he doesn't know,
But the reason why he doesn't know is because he
doesn't know about their candidates and how their seasons are going.
So that kind of leads us to believe that he's
only The only names in contention are current sitting college
football coaches. Yeah, it's uh, it's gonna be Obviously, then
leads us to believe. Okay, maybe because some people did
have DJ Durkin, and there are a good number of
fans that you know, they'd be fine with having Durkin,
you know, take off the interim tag. But based on
what John Cohen said, that's not looking likely.
Speaker 1: Yeah, he's got to he's gotta win one. He's not
supposed to. I think in this stretch before that potentially happens.
But we'll see if if they get the talent is there?
Speaker 3: I think you oh, the talent is absolutely.
Speaker 1: There, right, head coach? This could have been a playoff team,
but not under you Freeze.
Speaker 3: It should have been. I mean, looking at this roster,
I mean we even talked about it and a lot
of Again, this is why I hate preseason rankings because
they're all wrong and they're always going to be wrong,
but that's kind of the fun of it. I did
see a couple have Auburn being kind of that sneaky
team to make the College Football Playoff for be an
upper half team of the SEC. Obviously that hasn't that
hasn't panned out, But you know, you are absolutely right.
The talent is there. You know. Obviously, whoever the next
head coaches the job is going to keep the roster
there and keep it intact, because I mean, Auburn has
the potential to be a really good team. It's just
who are they going to hire? Who who are they
going to bring in? But I would if I was
a betting woman, I would probably bet on John summer Ale.
But again, it's just difficult because his name's been thrown
into LSU and it's and even Arkansas and so it's
just it is just a mess.
Speaker 1: It is, really is it is, Molly. Before we go
go ahead and plug away, where can people find you?
Follow you and also hear the show and everything.
Speaker 3: Yeah, so my I'll give my social media's first. So
my Instagram is just my name, Molly Underscore Robinson, My
Twitter is Gollie, Miss Molly R. I made it up
a long time ago and it's just and it just stuck.
Good golly, miss Molly. That's exactly right. And then the
station that I work for is w j o X
and we're just w j o X nine four five
on Twitter and Instagram. And my show that I'm on
is three Man Front, so you can follow us at
three Man Front. All of our socials are three Man Front,
So yeah, give us a follow. We'd really appreciate.
Speaker 1: It, Molly, appreciate the time, great conversation. We'll certainly have
to have you back on again down the line, and
we thank you for joining us. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3: I'm glad my dog did a bark.
Speaker 1: Yeah, the dog made through the whole show. He did.
Speaker 3: I fed him and he's content now, which is where is.
Speaker 1: The dog at? He's still around.
Speaker 3: He's still around. He's over in his bed like on
the other side of my couch.
Speaker 1: But yeah, very a very good boy.
Speaker 3: Postmil laid down, that's what he's doing right now.