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2:02Talking all things SEC and it is officially game week. Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel, College Football Saturdays. Many packed with reasons to get excited and this season fan doles get fans even more ways to get in on every matchup. Join all the action at fandool.com. Let's welcome in our panel this week. Thought we'd have a bigger group. But hey, we're going to make it work with the guys we got. We got John neighbors from locked on racer backs. We got Zach Blackerbree from Lockdown Auburn. We got Corey Burton from Lockdown Vanity. Jimmy Stein locked on, I am Chris Gordy from Lockdown SEC and fellas as we get rolling. As we do every week throughout the season. We start off segment one by asking you give me a prediction for your team this week. And I get it. Cupcake City across 90% of the SEC. Totally cool with that. But you know what? Start with us everything. Let's start with John neighbors from Arkansas. A game where Arkansas is like a 40 point favorite. Not used to seeing that, John. Give me a prediction for something with your team this week.

3:03Yeah, thank you for that Gordy. It's always good to talk to you. Listen, it's a game that Arkansas should. Good win and should win going away. And they haven't won in 10 straight tries. So it'd be nice to kind of start off on a good note for the Ryan Silver Field era. It's going to be also a record more than more than likely of the temperature of kickoff. It's at 315 in the afternoon. So you know, I think the crowd will still be a little bit better in USC's, but probably not to the level of a lot of other things. But listen, you got to win this game. You got to win it big. I don't care who you are. I don't care what your roster looks like. I don't care who quarterback is. Arkansas is an SEC team. You need to showcase it against an FCS team. You should win and win going away. And I believe that's what Arkansas will do. Zach, give me a prediction for your game. Yeah, I think I think Byron Brown announces his presence and arrival into the ranks of the P4. And puts on a show against Baylor.

4:05I think he makes plays with his legs. I think he connects with a Chaz Nimrod or a Keeshan Singleton for an explosive play through the year or two. And I think he walks away with, I'll make the prediction of at least 300 yards from scrimmage. And we say, yeah, okay. Maybe Auburn finally has a quarterback again. Can I ask a question real quick? If Auburn loses, are they going to be the first SEC team to lose on Disney plus? Is our game on Disney plus? No, it's on ABC. It's on ABC and Disney plus. Like that's one of the things they're doing. So that's why it made me think. I'm like, that would be awesome if Auburn could be the first SEC team ever to lose on Disney plus right next to Aladdin. It'd be great. Yeah. What's your favorite Disney movie, John? Uh, Lion King. Got it. That's a solid choice. It's the way for Arkansas to be king. He just can't wait for them to be king. That was pretty good. That was pretty good. Come on. How about Byron Brown though, guys?

5:09We did our lockdown top 100 players as voted on by all of our locked on hosts. Byron Brown didn't even make the top 100. Jared Curves made it at 44. Yeah. Overgunner unbelievable. Overgunner stocked in two. Like, I love this network so much. And I think it's over some incredible doors for a lot of us. And that was embarrassing. That list was embarrassing. And Byron Brown being snubbed on it is ridiculous. But we put no off the thing down from Arizona. I'm glad we didn't have a group meeting about the format and how that's put together. I couldn't agree more. I think it's about how it's put together and isn't representative of the impressive brain power of the host. I think it's the format and how it's we got too many big 12 shows. And I know that's my fault, but we have too many. Yeah, we're taking away the big 12 votes next year. We don't get to vote on that. Let's keep it rolling, Jimmy. Give me a prediction for something you want to see in your game.

6:10Well, you can't make. I mean, Alabama's a prime candidate for overreaction Sunday. If you do great, it's East Carolina. If you struggle a little bit, well, was the Florida State game representative of Alabama's entire season in 2025? No. So don't overreact. There's been tremendous emphasis on physicality. I think Alabama is going to run the ball and run it fairly well against East Carolina. And don't be surprised if Keel and Russell has more production with his legs than people are expecting at least initially. That's what I think we'll see Saturday is that Alabama rushing for well over 200 yards and Keel and Russell being a part of that. Yeah, what's Keel and Russell Heisman on right now? I might want to put a couple bucks on that. Just in case he blows up this year. Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me? I don't think you just can't help yourself, Gordy. I'll put five bucks on Byron Brown, too. I don't think it's crazy. I mean, if you're betting on the Heisman, right?

7:10Quarterbacks of playoff teams. And is Alabama going to be a playoff team? Maybe. Keel and Russell year two. Well, so was Bryce Young, year two at Alabama. Two at Tungovaloa was a major husband candidate in his year two before injuring his ankle late. I don't think it's crazy. I do. OK, Jay Jackson for Heisman. That's I mean, it's like 800 to one. OK, crazy. Yeah, yeah. OK, thank you. Thank you, Gordy. That's my Montgomery guy though. Yeah, about the Montgomery legend. Montgomery Alabama legend. Everybody from Montgomery has raved about this kid for weeks. John, you ought to have some longer show because they are all buying in the game. And they're going to have a lot of fun with the KJ Jackson. Well, they can have it because I haven't seen it. I still waiting on those deep balls to get thrown down field because they haven't looked very good. So, hey, but we'll find out here very soon. How good he is. Well, Corey, give me a prediction for your team, something you want to see from your team. Well, I want to see some resolution in this quarterback competition, even though blazes

8:12technically the starter. I want to see some resolution in the quarterback competition. I think both of them are going to put on a show. This thing is going to drag out until the NC State game. So that's kind of my prediction there. I mean, obviously, Vandy is way over matching. Uh, also, yes, Zach. Corey, I know your teacher. So I thought it was my hand. The choice. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Where did you, where did you vote, Jared Curtis on your ballot for top 100? I didn't put in a ballot. Oh, that high without you voting. He went out without me voting. He went to let you and abstained. Yeah. How did that happen? Yeah, I don't know. Was he? He's 44. Yeah, I was, uh, I was too overwhelmed to vote on that thing. So I didn't vote. I like Jared Curtis, but he went in my top 100. Oh, like, oh, yeah, he's not in the top 100 yet. He's going to have to do growth mindset, guys.

9:12Growth mindset. Yeah. I put the truth. Top 100. Truth of freshmen, that's not even starting the season as QV one. That's what's crazy. Yeah, the timing of that to not help us, by the way. Yeah, it didn't at all. I mean, I think he'll eventually win the quarterback one job, but man, it's, yeah, that, that's not a, it's crazy. I even did a show. I even did a part of part of one of my shows. I was like, yeah, you know, he's at 44. I'm not sure why, but I'll take it. I can be better than you. I assume you put him in the top 10. That's like skewed the votes. No, no, no. Somebody that wasn't me. It'll be better than Trinidad Chambles. How's he doing in the Oscar voting and the Nate Marguergaze movie? Uh, he, I think he's going to bring him a golden statue. Yeah, that's all that matters. Yeah, he's going to get some hardware. It may not be that it may not be the college football playoff trophy, but it's, it's, it's something. Is that a market on Calche yet? Probably. It's got to be.

10:13It's at, it's at 38% probability. So if you put it on $100, you're going to get 183 in return. There it is. When we return, guys, we get a lot of new in the conference. We got new quarterbacks. We got new coaches. We're going to ask you guys which of the news you like most? We're talking all SEC ball right here on the squad show. Corey and Zach, they got a sweet tooth. Like they do. You know how tough it is to find that perfect treat without all the sugar. That's why cotton candy, five hour energy shot brings that nostalgic flavor back in a whole new way. This is that classic cotton candy case. You remember, but with a tasty caffeine boost and zero sugar. It's a quick easy way to satisfy that sweet craving while keeping things simple and on the go. Look at tailgate season. You need something to keep you guys rolling all day long at the tailgate. You're like how convenient it is to. It's just a small, portable shot. You can grab whatever you need a little pick me up and it will be your go to when you want

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12:19eight or so. It's not real opponent. I'll give you guys this though. You got to get a job. Yeah, can you believe that? Wait, Chad Morris is the OC at Clemson. Yeah, stop traffic. I know it's crazy, but hey, listen, you know, did you know that he recruited the Sean Watson kind of? That's what they said. Is still kind of living off of that. I guess so. Yeah. I'm serving off the success of Arkansas. What you got, Corey? Oh, I was making a Chad Morris recruiting to Sean. I think killing Russell's going to have a huge game. I mean, I know it's East Carolina. And of course, that's, you know, has to be a caveat now. In the middle of the year. I mean, it's going to be very bad. I mean, I'm not sure what you're going to do. I'm going to score a lot of 20 second in the nation last year against the run, nine wins last year beat, hit the bowl game. But they have like only two or three starters returning from that team. I like killing Russell, put a pretty huge numbers, maybe three, three touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns. That'd be pretty big. Yeah, that'd be a big day. To be a big day.

13:19I'm very intrigued by Byron Brown and see what he's going to do against against Baylor. And that's a Vanities first SEC opponent. he's played power for opponents before and done fairly well, but he's, you know, this is a better supporting cast than bottom rounds had than he had at South Florida. It's the first time he's this would be the first time he does it at Auburn. So we'll see. Baylor's here against the run last year, but they signed some portal guys. They think they're better against the run. They'll certainly find out because I, you know, one thing about Alex goalish and spreading it out at Tennessee and spreading it out. He runs the ball and he's got the quarter batter. We'll find out if Baylor's better against the run this weekend. Yeah, I mean, you look at what Baylor did against Jackson Arnold in the open or last year. I mean, he let Jackson Arnold run all over him. They've aranded a state in that too high, the entire game. I got I got to imagine they'll come with a better game plan to try to stop Auburn's rushing attack. So that'll be that'll be important to see one how they do choose to run the

14:21ball. If Baylor does choose to walk a guy up and then also, yeah, if I'm, if I'm playing Auburn, I'm putting guys in line of screaming saying, Hey, Byron, you got to beat me with your arm. We know you can run it. We know Auburn has an incredible stable of running backs back there. I want to make you throw it. And so I want to see him answer the call. I want to see him answer the call. Find some of these South Florida receivers that he's been leaking up with for years to see if they can they can take that next step together here at Auburn. I'm going to go with phase on Brandon at Tennessee. I just this kid intrigues me when he was one of the top quarterbacks in in the recruiting class. So you're, you know, this past year. And I was like, man, is that kid going to win that job and sure enough came in and stole it from George McIntyre. And I about thought my chair when I saw one of his teammates this past week make comparisons of him to La Bar Jackson. So I already see phase on Brandon. They get firm and okay, they're going to beat the crap out of Ferman. But I want to see you face on Brandon. Doesn't that Josh Hypo system with weapons all over the field for him?

15:26Makes sense. That would be interesting. Yeah, that will be interesting. Yeah, I mean, Sam Levin against Clemson will be also. It's that which death Valley is it? Is it the real death Valley? The real death Valley. So Clemson. No, that was never the real one. Whoever said, man, we're going to go play at night and at Clemson. Come on. Yeah, fantasy football situation. Yeah, phase on Brandon's situation playing firm and that sounds like the fantasy football winner of the SEC quarter bat weekend amongst the new guys. I mean, Austin Simmons has got Arkansas Pinebluff. They're 54 and a half point favorites. I mean, we're recording this before Thursday night's game. But if you're watching this or listen to this after Mizzou's play, maybe Austin Simmons is throwing for 500 yards already in wow. That's all. But they should go about that. Well, I was going to say it's like you guys mentioned a lot. I know like with Missouri. It's not because I think Missouri or Austin Simmons is going to be great.

16:28I don't think he is. But UAPB is like one team that Arkansas when they play and they even put up stats. So that should tell you anything because they should be able to so y'all have 70 on them, didn't you? Sure did. They even shorten the quarters and third and fourth to 10 minutes. Yeah. Yeah. That was a time when Arkansas won a game. It was 80 years ago. But it's a. But listen, it's like I just think I think there's going to be some quarterbacks a little good. I'm telling you right now though. I'm trying to add chambles is going to crumble. These are going to be a guy that gets exposed this year and he's going to be terrible. I'm just telling you. Wow. That's a problem. You just wanted to say that. That's a take because I'm probably not going to come on this show again because Arkansas. I don't like coming on here when Arkansas is irrelevant as much as possible. So. But I don't know. I just I get I just got really triggered today because I kept hearing about like Dr. Trinidad chambles is a high is been trove him like no, he's not. No, he's not. I will say like the old they'll miss stuff like their win total is shockingly low to me. I felt that way all off season. So maybe you're right. I mean, when it's why it is where it is. When is a when is a guy who has been an interim coach, which peak goaling might be all

17:33right, but when is that ever worked out where that coach has taken over in that situation as an interim, it's done really well. It's like Gabbo Swini might be the only one that's ever happened in it to go a while to get going. Recently mark mark is free minute Notre Dame. You know, it wasn't interim, but it was the pivot, right Brian Kelly left real quick. They pivoted to Marcus Freeman, Ole Miss Lane Kiffin left. They pivoted real quick to so that's one recent example, but I'm kind of with you in years past. You know, it's the rally around the guy who's here. It's sometimes it's not always the best option long term. Yeah, it always worked out for John L Smith when he was here at Arkansas. I will say this Ole Miss new OC tougher schedule peak goaling in his first real year as a full 365 days as the head coach. I would agree that I I'm not ready to put Ole Miss in the playoff just yet, even though they were clearly a quality playoff team a year ago, but a lot of new there. Sure, Trinidad's back and I'm impressed as heck with him. What we've seen so far, but new OC basically new head coach tougher schedule.

18:41And I still think we're in an era right now in the SEC where the schedule sort of defines everything. I just think that there's if you got a quarterback that's linked that much it was it was more Lane Kiffin, which is not to say that Trinidad Chambers can't have numbers or anything like that, but I just have a hard time believing that Lane Kiffin who we all agree and all feel like is one of the better offensive minds in college football leaves and the quarterback he leaves behind picks up right where he left off zero chance that happens just absolutely zero chance that happens. Do you think Sam Lovett's going to be good, John? I think I mean, I think he's going to be better than what he was, of course, previously. Who has a better stat line this year, Trinidad Jamblis or Sam Lovett, okay, Levitt levitt easily. I think I think stat wise, I think Levitt will probably be at least a top three quarterback in the SEC because of Lane Kiffin. And this is coming from somebody who again, I was a huge Bob Attrino fans, we all know, didn't matter who Bobby Attrino coached, he just he was going to have a quarterback that put up numbers. It's the same thing with Lane Kiffin doesn't matter who he's coaching. He hand picked this guy. He's going to put up numbers. And I just think that's going to be the case.

19:41It's not just Kiffin, it's Charlie Weiss Jr. too, who we have to give credit for. He was calling those plays throughout the playoff for Ole Miss. And he's now the OCNL. So I think that's he's as much of a part of this as Kiffin as well. Photographic memory, you know that Weiss Jr. Photographic memory. Very good. Oh, okay. So John, you're saying with Trinidad Jamblis, take it or Levitt. Oh, right. I didn't want to see you back on on neighbor's thought though of the returning quarterbacks guys. Does anybody fall off this year? Because we saw the North sellers fall off last year from where he was a year ago. I think people think he's going to be better this year. But you got John Matier, you got Trinidad, you got Archmaning. I mean, there's some options there of returning guys we expect are going to be good gunner Stockton. Do any of those guys fall off this year and not as good? We saw what Garrett Usmar last year in all of a shoe. He was extremely disappointing. I think Matier does.

20:42I think Matier drops off. Yeah, because I'm not really sold on Oklahoma as much either. They kind of got a weird schedule too. But I don't know. I just feel like there's just. Someone was told me a stat about something with like when Oklahoma has brought, has brought quarterbacks to media days and stuff. Apparently they don't have like very good seasons. I don't know if that's even true. It's on the internet. It probably was. But I'm just like, OK, I'm going to go with that. That makes sense to me. So yeah, I just think. I think I think this year's going to be a rough year for quarterbacks in the SEC overall. You're just not going to have many better. Health affects everything. You know, Matier heard his hand that his numbers went off. You know, Nusmar was hurt all year. I mean, you brought up two guys who sort of fell off. I think well, health is going to, you know, who knows what will happen with that. What do you guys think Marcel Reid to candidate for this? I'm sorry, Corey. If I and you're good at the same time there, but yeah. And look, you know, a lot of last year, I was a Marcel Reid truther. But as you look at more stuff over the course of the off season, like.

21:44A&M schedule was remarkably straightforward. Last year and they got to the playoff and he was not ready for the moment. And Miami game changed things for me. Yeah, 100. I'm there with you, Corey, for sure. Yeah, that's that's that's a great one. Two Marcel Reid is another one. I think you're a great different. Different OC Holden Wiggins, maybe not as productive with Colin as he was with Colin Klein. One more here guys in this segment, which of the new SEC coaches do you think impresses most in their debut this weekend? You got John Somerall point FAU Alex Goldschild Baylor, right? So North Alabama will Stein and Youngstown state. I'll leave off Kiffin and Golding because they both have coached SEC game. It's going to be Alex Goldsch. Alex Goldsch. Yeah. Yeah. He's the only new coach that's really like playing a team that's worth anything. But when I say impressed, like Ryan Somerall could we could beat North Alabama 70 to nothing.

22:46And goal is could eke out a three point win against Baylor. So which is more. Yeah, I can go on a day with day a city swingy to their courty, but that doesn't mean that it's like you could do doesn't matter. Like no matter how many points that you win this game by, it's not going to be it's going to be impressive. But it's almost like, okay, you did your job. You know, you do what you're supposed to be. But I mean, here's a deal. I don't want Arkansas to get talked about at all this weekend because if they do, it's not going to be because of something good. It's going to be because they either lost or that like they didn't look good in that they're all my own. I don't want to get talked about. I want them to be in cognito. And then next week they can get to talk about that's a good counting. Golding as a new coach. I mean, if he beats Louisville, that's the only it's the only ranked. It's the only ranked verse ranked match up all weekend. If he beats a ranked team out of the gate, but I'm not sure he should like, you know, Gordon didn't want to count. I'm not sure he should count him either. I mean, is he new or is he not new? He's just in a new situation. He's going to goal. He's going to go to the second half, but it's going to be a good one. Just in the sense that I mean it's a seven point spread there.

23:47I think seven to half eight. That's, you know, everyone else in the SEC's favorite by like five touchdowns. Yeah. Louisville line. Tricke. Anybody else. Very tricky. Very, very tricky. They're playing it on the lords day. I mean, how could you not be a little bit tricky on the Sunday night as the ego is. I just feel like there were more than a touchdown better. I don't know about all that. I will say that I'm going to agree though. I think former raise your back coach Alex Goldish is going to be the guy the most most impressive this weekend. So I'm sure he would love that. Yeah. Yeah, let's just look at it though. The betting lines. Wow, you had that ready to go. Lowell miss is the closest Ole Miss a six and a half point favorite Auburn. A seven and a half point favorite and then LSU and Clemson LSU ten and a half. In fact, we're going to make one of those every week. Sure. We're going to get to those three games when we return. They are the biggest games in the SEC. We're talking about them when the squad show rolls on here in just a second.

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27:59I think defensively they're going to harass DJ lagway all night long. And it's going to be I feel like it's going to be worse than it was last year. I think Baylor wins. Gordy does too. Apparently. Gordy's betting the house. Yeah, I think Baylor wins. You got to have at least one SEC team screw up and lose this weekend. I think it's got to be Auburn. Are we picking the North Alabama game too? Gordy. Please do. Can we add that with the list? Oh, man, you're going to hurt my feelings by picking Arkansas to lose. Wow. The 16th grade team in the SEC. Great. I like Auburn to win, not in the blowout, but pretty handily. I think they're they're just a better team. You know, DJ lagway on offense and Dave or Randa on defense. I mean, maybe, but I don't think so. I think Auburn by maybe, you know, 14 to 18 here. Jeremiah Cobb with a big night.

29:00You got to spy Byron Brown. That can open up things for the tail back. I think Auburn has a very impressive, not just opening weekend, but very impressive September. Watch out for October. LSU hosting Clemson on Saturday night college game day will be there. This was supposed to be the marquee game, but Clemson ended up not being ranked in the preseason. And it sounds like a lot of people are out on Davos. Some of the Clemson fans out there already saying, man, you think we can get Tony Elliott from Virginia to be the next head coach after we fired Davos. So what do you guys make? Do you think Clemson hangs with LSU at all? You know, honestly, I was going to like, I would feel good about Clemson again if it wasn't for the Chad Morris angle, but also like it's. It's a tough angle. He's got awful. But the thing is, it's like, Link Kiffin reminds me a little bit of John Calipari when the back against the wall is like, oh man, this atmosphere is going to be crazy or this.

30:01He's got so much pressure on him that you've got. He's just to win this. Everyone's rooting against him and everything finds ways to win. Man, he finds ways to win. I know it's at home, but it's still it's like everyone's asking is this whole scenario? Is it going to be distracting for him and his team? It's like, maybe, but I think I think he's going to go out and he's just going to open a can and they win big. I'm not going to be happy about it. I'm going to hold my nose watching it, but I think it's going to happen. When Lane had the whole distraction of the coaching search down the stretch of last season, was it all miscontinue to just win games? I mean, so I think Lane can deal with the distractions. That's off the field. Football, X's and O's. That's what Lane does. Great. So I think I think when Lane Kiffin is a distraction, like him, he himself is a distraction. He can handle it. I think LSU wins, but Clemson. I think this is a pretty tight fun for quarter game and LSU wins. They have more good players in Clemson. I'm I'm I'm in line with Jimmy there. I think I think LSU wins. They might they may or may not cover.

31:04I don't know. I haven't decided yet on that, but I do think LSU does win the game. It's going to be tight and they'll probably punch a late touchdown to cover probably. That's that's what I'm going to go with actually. So LSU, not by much. Seven and a half. How much you seven and a half? No, 10 and a half. Ten and a half. Wow. That's a lot. I like Clemson to cover. I really do. I mean, I I think I think the distractions allow for a Clemson cover. But LSU wins the game. They just have too many players. I'd stay away from that line. You bet I think LSU wins, but Chad Morris. This guy became the head coach of Allen High School in Texas who hadn't the hand lost like more than one game in a season in 20 years in his first year. They lost three. This guy sucks everywhere he goes. And then he watered back. And by the way, as much as the talking point is a big of a deal as it was for Auburn to keep DJ Durkin, their DC.

32:06LSU kept Blake Baker, their DC, who they really liked a lot. So yeah, LSU's great. We get it. We get it. Also also, Clemson lost the ACC Interceptions leader Ricardo Jones, who now plays for Vanderbilt. Okay, club Nick. I mean, there's a lot of dudes from Clemson network in that. And that Nellis, you still won the game at Clemson last year. Is Vizena the starter at Clemson? Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Okay. I wouldn't be surprised if the other kid take Reynolds. He's probably going to play. I think it was a, that kid was a stud in high school. Nothing like a week one quarterback controversy. Lastly, guys, Sunday night, we will get to make some two college games on Sunday night. It's going to be Wisconsin Notre Dame on, I think NBC. And then the other one is the only ranked matchup of the weekend. It is Louisville versus Ole Miss. Game where Ole Miss is just a six and a half point favorite. I know we kind of touched on it earlier, but everybody think this one kind of comes down to the wire. No, I think Ole Miss loses.

33:08Make that case, you know, because I don't hate it. I just want to hear it. Well, again, I'll be shocked. Well, again, my thing is I just, I feel, and this is not just like I've done some rigorous research on Wikipedia. It's like I just feel like there's just, when a coach goods into this situation and takes over a top 10 ranked team. And maybe it's because I remember the John O'Smith here when Arkansas was a preseason top 10 team when he took over and it became a disaster. Am I saying that that's the exact same thing? But it just gives me the feeling that they are going to regress and they are going, it's going to get bad at the very beginning. I think that it's that. I think I know it's a couple of weeks away. I think that they're going to be so focused in on that dad Gamelis U game that it's going to even impact them two weeks ahead of advance. I just have this feeling that they are going that they just got a guy who I like, be golden, but never been a head coach before. They got all this pressure. They've been so obsessed like all of them are obsessed with Lane Kiffin. Stephen Wells is obsessed with Lane Kiffin every one of them.

34:11And that's okay. But I think their obsession is going to be costing them the biggest part of it, which is when I think they get up set early. And what were they pre Lane Kiffin, right? The Matt Luke Gears. I mean, they were an average, but you know, what's his face? I had a few good years there in in queue, but you know, it's mostly they've been like a six seven win program. Schedules tougher for Ole Miss. It's not, I mean, starting to Louisville's fairly, you know, top 25 team schedules tougher. It adds up. There's a cumulative effect playing a tough schedule. And I'm not going to be surprised off. It's close. So much talk about chambles and Kiwain Lacey. Conholdton Isaac Brown. Pretty good combo. Louisville quarterback and running back. I won't be surprised. It's close, but I like Ole Miss. Brown's a heck of a coach too. He is. I'm not touching this line, but if I did, I would take Louisville on the cover. Ole Miss to win. Yeah. I'm just going to crack up laughing when Ole Miss loses because it's a John's point about how is the SEC going to go 16 and 0.

35:14This weekend. I mean, I. Yes, of course. Of course they will go 16 to 0. They will. But should we be shocked if there's one stubbed toe in there? Yeah, who would be the funniest team to lose? Like, honestly. Don't say Arkansas. I probably LSU, right? That's what I'm saying. Like, nobody gives a rip about that game. But it's like with Arkansas. But yeah, like, LSU would be really funny. And I think Ole Miss and LSU would be the two funniest teams to lose. And they would close. I was crazy. LSU because of what's been going on in the news. Game game day is already going Oxford two weeks. If they both start Owen one goodness gracious. Yeah. I was watching every second of that coverage. Oh, yeah. Yeah, and I just really, if an if LSU like lost again, it's like, there, this is all bad things have gotten LSU has forced me to root for Davos Wini. Like, that's how bad it's got. It's like, they have forced me to root for them. Two under the radar. I'll give you that that a betting degenerate gave me. He said he thinks young's town covers against Kentucky.

36:14And Louisiana Monroe covers against Mississippi State. So you all Monroe has gotten some SEC members over the years. Alabama included. So yikes. What's the Monroe line? A lot of five touchdowns. It's 28 20 and a half. Oh, four. Okay. So not like 40 like some of these other ones. So Alabama beat Monroe last year, 73 to nothing. Alabama's a little better in Mississippi State though, Jimmy. Probably. Probably. Just just a touch. Just a touch. Everyone. Let me be clear. I wish they weren't. You know what I mean, but they are. Haven lost to a Mino seven, right? Yeah, he did. Yeah. Yeah. He did. Well, always lost his job over it. 17 years later. They like we've had enough at that Monroe talk. You're out. That's what it was. That was strong. Now he's doing commercials about the Protect College Sports Act. That every commercial break this weekend.

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