SEC Week Two Preview - Is Mizzou a Playoff Team? | SEC Squad

can Texas take it to Michigan does Arkansas have a shot against Oki State what about the ranked battle between the vs and NC State time to get the squad together you're talking ball with the SEC Squad from Alabama to Tennessee from Georgia to Oklahoma from Auburn to Texas it's the local Experts of the locked on podcast Network bringing you Scoops breakdowns and the most comprehensive preview of the upcoming SEC weekend it's the SEC Squad and we have a seat for you hurt feelings and thin skin are prohibited squat up you're part of the SEC Squad oh yeah welcome into the SEC Squad sit back grab your favorite beverage and join us as we get you ready for another wild week across the Southeastern Conference I am Chris Gordy host of lockd on SC join us step Willis host of lock on Old Miss uh Clint host of locked on Bulldogs John Miller locked on missou Eric Kane locked on vs John neighbors locked on Razer backs Chris Marlo locked on Gamecocks Jonathan Davis locked on Longhorns Jay Smith locked on sters and Cory Burton locked on Vandy that was our roll call we're all here and guys what a week it was in SEC week one as the conference goes 13 and three it's all in how you spin it though some other folks saying no they only won three out of their four big games however you want to spin it but we got some big ones happening this week and guys uh let's get into it as we have an awesome slate of games and uh first I want to give a little roses to our guy Cory Burton locked on Vandy Cory I don't think anybody body had uh other than Chris maror I think gave Chris Shout Out Chris Vandy over Virginia maybe Sten Willis also brought it up Jay maybe maybe a few of us were taking Vandy I um didn't get to the sports book in time to get the beted in but shout out to uh Vandy Cory will'll give you 30 seconds off the top to take your roses well man Diego Pavia I think everybody's learning how great he is uh that that was an incredible performance something I saw coming from a mile away because of uh what he did New Mexico state and what he did to poor Zach's Auburn team last year um we uh man the defense played aggressively they had identity that that was probably the most physical fast aggressive Vanderbilt team that I've seen in quite some time so um it was really really good to see okay I was you were just about out of time that was all the time we could allocate to Vander conversation this week but great win and let's see if they can get more look if they can take care of business next two weeks we're talking about a three and0 Vandy team going into missou with a chance to pull off a monster upset in a few weeks so we'll certainly get to that one here next let's not get ahead of ourselves well let's get to this one first guys because I see our buddy John neighbors is here host of locko Razer backs and guys um Arkansas big one they are on the road they are underdogs at Oklahoma State I think sitting at about a seven and a half Point Underdog at FanDuel John how we feeling Hogs looked really good what was it 70 points you scored I mean offense looks good Bobby petrino's back how we feeling well my whole phrase of coining hogs by 90 almost came true uh honestly if they would have but see arkans is a classy program they they just had the quarters run out five minutes early before they destroyed IQ other classless programs but that's fine uh but here's the thing Arkansas and Oklahoma State this isett pretty much the biggest game of the year for Sam Pim and I think most people have felt that way because Arkansas wins this game they're basically going to be three and0 heading into a road game against Auburn if they lose this game they're already way behind the eight ball and it's going to be hard to come out of it especially if they're trying to get to postseason play so this one's a huge one I think Razer back fans feel pretty confident I mean you score 70 and you allow the other team to score zero I don't care who it is especially if you're Razorback fan hasn't happened very often so the fact that you got it gives you a little bit of confidence but there's no doubt that it's going to be a really tough match and a really tough game for Sam Pitman it's going to be a lot of fun to see what Arkansas does and uh let me jump to each of you guys real quick this segment just ask you to make a quick prediction about your team in your game doesn't have to be a score prediction but just something you're looking to see from your team this weekend Steven start with you I want to see if Jackson D can have an first half the way he had against Ferman essentially fun fact on that Ferman game they asked him if Lane kein if he wanted to go short quarters or a running clock in the second half and Lane kein said no well shout out to Ferman I heard they just got an invite up to fora in high school so uh good uh good for them Clint uh prediction for the Bulldogs this week we're going to see more freshman than we did last week against Clemson play out this week because of the opponent but you're going to see guys like Justin Williams if you don't know the name go ahead and get used to it because you showed ey a little bit you're going to go guys like that who are 17 18yearold kids who are going to completely tell you that the next three years are going to be run by Georgia and you're going to get sick of it and I don't even care all right doing that for 42 years though so I mean it's like after this year of course right John give me a prediction on missou well Missouri big favorites against Buffalo Tigers start off the Corey baton defensive coordinator with a shut out against Murray State like to see more good defense this week also if there's one thing to complain about offensively Brady cook a little too strong on some of his deep shots I think that was just maybe a little early season thing dial it in we'll see in week two John you say that I watched Joe Millan play football last year so you we all said that week one week two but it's something to Fall's a little bit of arm difference there between Brady Coke and Joe but fair enough fair enough he's on a knee he could chuck that thing to the opposite side of the field which 0 yard he can throw orange 180 yards come on y do y'all know the greatest Joe Milton joke ever do it if you need a quarterback to throw the ball at 40 yards Joe Milton can throw a ball 40 yards if you need a quarterback to throw at 10 yards Joe Milton can throw the ball 40 yards every time yeah it's very true and as we know in the NFL they're they ask you a lot of times to to get on your knees and throw at 80 yards happens all the Demarcus Russell is an alltime great sometimes to throw give me a thought on the uh the vs and my Heisman pick Nico alava the orange went over 100 yards by the way uh yeah Tennessee Western Carolina had nine tfls against NC State last week they were leading NC State into the fourth quarter I think NC State's going to play much better but if Western Carolina got nine tfls against NC State Tennessee's defensive Line's going to get at least 13 or 14 no joke uh Tennessee by two scores I think KY conception is going to give Tennessee's defense a whole lot of issues but I like Tennessee by two scores against tene State neutral field um hopefully they don't bring out the mayonnaise though that's kind of gross Cory don't know T about all corn state but give me a prediction for Vandy this week well Vandy has got some things offensively that they can still work on vertical passing game um and continuing to improve the option game with Pavia and the running backs so just looking to get a little bit stronger as they get ready for Georgia State the following week and Missouri as their first conference game Cory it's good to know Vander still has some things to work on after that win I thought they were a finished product they are if they win this week we call that a winning winning streak I mean that's that's pretty impressive for Vander honestly honestly the most free money thing in the history of free money was Bandy over two and a half wins yeah oh yeah on that one I didn't know that yeah I took that one too I was in Louisiana that one is definitely one that you wanted to lay hands on because again that that was free money oh wait till they lose Georgia State then we'll all be sweating that one out until the end of the year Jay Smith give me a prediction for the Sooners this week fun fact for the Sooners we held um Temple to under 200 yards first time we've done that since 2017 the first year we had Lincoln Riley just why if you wonder why you know people have some angst with Lincoln so my prediction in this game another under 200 yard game allow defense goes out there and dominates hey Dr or call therapist every time Jay brings up Le and riy yeah that's almost a drinking game it's a drinking game guys what are you doing come on now you're failing me good thing he didn't say tell how bad of a defense you've had since those times right right Willie Fitz was great at T Lan it's gonna take him a while to get going there at Houston Jonathan Davis you got a big one we're gonna preview that one in a little bit but give me a prediction for Texas this week right so many SEC teams playing absolute scrubs this weekend right but Texas this weekend proves they are who we think they are right since both teams have played this past weekend we've seen the spread jump from minus three and a half to Texas favor by 7 and A2 on the road in the big house no Jim Harbaugh no JJ McCarthy no Conor stallions the Longhorns exposed the Wolverines this weekend on the road we waiting on it yeah Texas needs to take care of business or else Danny Canelo is gonna look like Randy from South Park what's up to Chris Mar um man Old Dominion didn't see that one coming but the Gamecocks got it done what give me a prediction for the Gamecocks this week emotionally they did not Gordy that is one thing that is for sure I'll tell you what it's going to be hard to win every week if left if you only can get two turnovers inside of their own 10 yard line which is what they managed to do and still only pull out a four-point win over Old Dominion I will say this Old Dominion in their last two years they've played Four power for opponents they've won one of them and two of the other three they only lost by three or less points so pretty Elite company uh for South Carolina I think that uh they're going to need a lot of help and they're GNA need Lenor sers to calm the blank down if they got El him to get a win look real bad yeah Lenor is dropping down our SEC quarterback rankings very quickly after week one uh see if he can rebound John neighbors quick uh just prediction for Arkansas this week not on the game score but just prediction for for what the Razer backs uh can do this maybe Andrew Armstrong is he back oh I I think he will be but in the words of my hero Bobby patrino that was we didn't come to paint we came to win and that's what Arkansas is going to do in this game they're going to win this one and honestly it might be between the Battle of who you'd rather have a couple cold beers and have a smoke a couple heaters with Mike Gundy and Sam Pitman going out it but I like Sam Pitman he's cooler he's more fun and he's more entertaining so that reasonable he doesn't drive either so that's nice that's true he doesn't he doesn't drive and uh he likes to hang out but no I actually think Arkansas wins this game I really do because I'm an idiot and they'll probably have a great high-scoring game over in the Big 12 but Hogs get it done and then razor back fans feel really good for a second until their heart gets sucked out of their body once again some point so so just to be clear you're you're no longer looking for new coaches on LinkedIn jobs for San pitman's replacement or TBL that or I mean Lashley lost it so he's out uh so yeah there's a few of them that were in the mix but no uh isn't he on the roster now I mean on the coaching staff now uh no I don't think Barry's off to a good start yeah you LV there could be a few of other aren't you aren't you wearing the shirt of the person that's not start exactly the one that going to get the job is already on your was on your chest right now it ain't happening it ain't happening because you know why Bobby patrino does not do nil so it's not happening well before John tells us what his T-shirt stands for we're going to end this segment gentlemen it's always a pleasure coming up next let's dive deeper into Texas and Michigan and the Vols in NC State the SEC Squad talking more ball next we'll get back to the squad here in just a second but first you have heard heard us talk a lot about FanDuel they are America's number one sports book and well we got something a little bit different for you going on right now now through September 22nd all FanDuel customers can bet $5 and get a three-week free trial of NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube and 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Michigan it is the reigning National Champs with all they lost and they didn't look great in the first game of the season Texas did whooping up on Colorado State but how are we feeling jent as the Longhorns are they the real deal this is a great opportunity for them early in the season to go on the road and get a tough victory in a host environment I like the idea I like this thing um because if Texas can fit man up and stop the run against Michigan it's the chance they can win this game by a couple scores if Michigan run can run the football it's going to be a really tight football game yeah Texas is in a bad position because Michigan is down they have they have to go in there they have to beat up they're the favorite on the road and there's a real chance that Michigan does that and runs right through them and gives the blueprint because I don't think Texas is particularly tough down the middle of their roster and so I actually think Texas is in a in a kind of a lose lose they got to blow him out to really go ahead and cement themselves as favorites if not uh people are going to be saying that's not the Michigan of last year that's not the Michigan of old and they got could get dogged on it's still a capable Michigan team though like if they go in and win by eight points like if the final score is 28 to 20 is anyone really going to look at that outcome and say uh Texas is fraudulent they beat Cod or out of state and that doesn't mean anything it's an inferior opponent far being from me as an Oregon guy to crap on beating up on inferior opponents because apparently that's a lot harder than it looks sometimes everybody but I I I like Texas in this spot I think they're a much more complete team Michigan's trying to figure things out and at the very least I think Michigan's offensive line or Texas's offensive line rather can handle and not get dominated by Michigan's defensive front which is among the best in college football I'm sorry this yes this game this game this is AR since when it's going on the road to a place like that ever going to be you know win by eight or nine points and it's not even I mean come on just go get the win like I understand Michigan's down a little bit but I mean that's a that's going to be a tough road game I mean just go out there find a way to win get the win and then regroup I mean I will say this it's you know look we enjoy the SEC because we get night games the stupid Big 10 this the dumb big noon kickoff so it's an early game it'll be loud but it wouldn't be as loud and rocking as a night game with a full day of tailgating but Jonathan sounds like hearing Steve sarkeesian this week he likes the early games yeah you know he said he likes you know it being a morning operation whatever that means but you know when you look at it Michigan being the number 10 team in the country I think they're still getting a little bit too much credit for you know who they were last year right like when you look at this football team what they did against Fresno State less than five yards per attempt in terms of passing almost all of their passing yards going to the tight end their best player and Donovan Edwards 13 Touches for 27 yards I really just don't see a path to Victory for this Michigan team I mean like Clint said you know you're I guess Michigan is hoping they could just go out there and run for 200 yards and just keep this Texas offense off the field but I think Texas has too many ways to attack them on offense and their defense is a leak right you got those two big defensive tackles up front both their edges were both graded you know over 90 by Pro Football Focus but that defense can only take so many three and outs by the offense right like all you know pakowski in this Texas defense has to do is just force them to throw the ball and they cannot match Texas score for score so you know like I said you go in there you try to win by you know one point 10 points whatever like I said Michigan is not the 10th best team in the country and Texas will expose them this weekend it's gonna be interesting quick raise of hands anybody GNA take Michigan in the upset okay John neighbors John's all in the upset Train by the way can I uh John while we uh are raising your your hand here uh you you think the Razorbacks are going into still water and walking away with a victory sure why not I mean it's college football man that's and that's the thing that's I suppose I've seen crazier things honestly it's the only reason I raised my hand for Michigan to be Texas it's not because I'm like oh Michigan's a better team and let me break down the depth chart here and why the linebackers are going to do like no it's college football it's chaos man it is chaos so if you have a chance to bet on chaos take chaos that's exactly right and let's not act like Oklahoma State's some World beaters you know my gundy's been a good I mean I been relatively down on Oklahoma State compared to others I don't think they're going to sniff the Big 12 championship game they have Alan Bowman at quarterback for goodness sake they are a tough team to beat at home and look I I can I can appreciate the home cooking there I I suppose a little bit John I I just feel like going on the road to pick up that win would certainly be a potential jobs saer for Sam Pitman but he lost the U UCF 45 to3 last year I'm taking the hogs on the road raise your hand if you got the Hogs winning at Oklahoma State this week Gord got for the Big 12 I guess all hell my right three we got we got the Hogs pulling off the upset one more game to talk about this segment guys it is uh the vs in NC State over there in Charlotte Bank of America Stadium Eric niiko Y malava A lot of people talking about him as a Heisman Contender after week one I know it was Chattanooga but uh good opportunity here to go beat a good NC State team yeah really good opportunity for Tennessee for for Nico um he torched Iowa's defense in the bowl game he torched Chattanooga um have an opportunity to see what he does against n State then you get an SEC play and we'll see how good Nico is but no reason to slow down that hype train I think that um he's got all the tools um explosive plays back in this offense I think in the game overall I mean NC State played 19 players defensively and squeaked out a win over Western Carolina Tennessee played 30 players in the first quarter defensively I mean Tennessee is gonna do that again they're just gonna wear him down and that's why I think Tennessee on the road to Oklahoma in a couple weeks could to be an issue there for the Sooners but I'm excited to see Nico play I think Tennessee wins this by two scores yeah yeah when you look at Nico you know he looked like a quarterback that's ranked at the top of his class is supposed to I mean he's looked like a superstar you know essentially since he stepped on the field and like Eric I think that continues again this Saturday I think Tennessee wins comfortably yeah the Tennessee Eric you you could tell us all if I'm wrong or not but I'm actually more impressed with the front seven of Tennessee I I've said this on our podcast I think the best front seven that Georgia will play all year long is Tennessee it wasn't Clemson from this last week it's going to be Tennessee it's not bama and I think that is going to carry him when you get a quarterback that can play like that with the front seven of Tennessee you're in every single game from here on out that's why I think Tennessee is dangerous and I think they're going to handle NC State handily yeah I kid you not Rodney Garner defensive line coach veteran SEC assistant coach he goes three deep across the board on the defensive line literally three deep and they all play I mean James Pierce will be out there a lot but they all play so I think that's going to you know pay dividends a game like this and you know down the line as well anybody taking former Drake tight end Dave Doran to pull off the upset of of the Vols this week I love that nugget Gordy but not enough to to go with NC State look I I have argued many of times with vs fans about uh the danger that this game poses like to argue on social media what are you talking about oh that's a good point it must have been an anomaly or something all the way through in person and online oh gosh the comment section that's where you find I think uh a a future Nobel Prize laurate but I I think that for for NC State they've got to show up way more than they did last week it was an unimpressive week one performance Grayson Mcall had moments but as a team they'll have to play a complete game I I am not ruling out NC State in this game I don't think Tennessee goes in and steamrolls them by you know 15 to 20 points can they cover that number which has jumped up to eight that that that's a lot I could see this being kind of a 2721 sort of affair because I do think NC State is incredibly capable I like Dave Dorne as a head coach a lot I lean towards the vs I don't know if my final score prediction will have them covering that that number that has jumped up three and a half points since last week Gord I know we got to go that but out the door Tennessee's got to find a way to shut down number 10 concepion he is going to line up all over the field he will give tenness linebacker's issues I think think NC State as the year goes on offensively will turn out to be pretty good they're they're just not there yet and Tennessee is a much more veteran Le team even with a Young quarterback so yeah that Line's jumped up big time I mean I think Tennessee by two touchdowns in this game is just I kind of had that feeling so I guess we'll see well the one thing that gives me pause is the fact that did NC State last week where they all already preparing for Tennessee yeah and just completely overlooked and you're going to get a different team but I don't think it's going to matter because that's an explosive off defense and I don't know if inc's taking score with them great stuff jent coming up next is Houston at ow youa Trap game will Kentucky beat South Carolina the SEC Squad is talking more ball next back to the squad here in just a second but first want to remind you guys this episode presented to you by friends over at LinkedIn jobs when you were hiring for your small business you want to find quality professionals that are right for the role and that's why you got to go check out our friends over at LinkedIn jobs they have the tools to help you find the right Professionals for your team faster and for free LinkedIn is not just another job board they're going to help you fi find professionals and hire them that you can't fire find anywhere else even though those who not are not actively searching for a new job but might be open to the perfect role in a given month over 70% of LinkedIn users don't visit other leading job sites so if you're not looking for on LinkedIn you're looking at the wrong place on 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lingering and it looked like it when he was throwing the ball so if he's not able to throw the ball he's not going to be able to use his legs cuz they're going to be prepared for that portion of it and it's funny the spread open in that game at like 26 it's balloon to 30 and I'm going to be honest I expect it to go to 35 I think the sooner is going to blow them out the defense should do enough to keep Donovan Smith off the field uh willly is going to have he's got a whole he's going to have to take a whole year to rebuild this roster it's not looking good for him right now yeah I like what we saw in week one with h Jackson Arnold and and you know getting on the page with the receivers uh anybody uh like what they saw from Oklahoma anybody a little still doubting Oklahoma this year they had six turnovers which is incredible like like it's one of those things I don't think you're going to be able to do that every single weekend but anytime you can come out like that like the number like on the scoreboard obviously pops because I think Jay didn't you say last week that they were going to outscore temple on defense alone yeah that was the that was the expectation the expectation was that like I said six turnovers four of them were fumbles now what's funny fun fact we only had six fumble recoveries all of last season we got four of those in this game and it was all because of hard hits it wasn't trying to strip the ball it was it was literal tackles that ended up in punches and the ball just flying out so I think this defense has ramped itself up to where their goal is to get as many turnovers as possible for the second year in a row you know I thought Oklahoma if you really look under the hood offensively they weren't all that impressive last week I know that the final score was impressive correct me if I'm wrong j I believe the Sooners for one of 12 on third down I still think there's a lot to on in Norman yeah one of the things that b vbl mentioned was is that because we had short yardage every just about every possession because of all the turnovers they were just they knew they were going for it on fourth so I'm going to be honest they basically played a scripted game I hated it pissed me off but I understood they wanted to see what things look like in situations that you cannot replicate in Fall Camp right if you're linebackers and your secondary knows what the play is it's kind of hard for you to test things out so they did it against a team that one they knew they were going to to blow out two that had no clue what the plays were and unfortunately ran a script so hopefully against Houston we don't do that but because of how H bad Houston is I think we might do it again you you you have to look at this game and think it's the opposite of a trap game guys Houston could go 0 and2 this year that is a legitimate possibility I picked UNLV to beat them in week one I didn't think they were going to beat him by three possessions in Houston you they don't have an FCS game on their schedule this year they're going to get blasted by Oklahoma and everybody else it I I think Willie Fritz is a really good coach and and he could do well at Houston it's not going to happen quickly they are going to bottom out hard this year this isn't this is a reverse Trap game the Uno reverse card of a trap game for for Oklahoma here I I think they absolutely Steam Roller cougars they will beat rice they will win the buay you bucket all right I'm gonna whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa what was Rice's record in 2023 uh were bowl game they were a they were they were a bow Team you watch Houston on Saturday they look like a bow Team no no you only have to win one and this is a rivalry that runs deep anytime you we should talk about anything else guys orou bucket see what happens what are we like what are we doing right now it is the SCC versus SEC the first SEC versus SEC matchup of the Season maybe not the sexiest matchup it's Kentucky playing host to South Carolina and maror we kind of got your thoughts earlier on what you saw from South Carolina last last week they survived the pit that was Old Dominion but uh going on the road man this line has moved it was around a touchdown before the season and now it's a double digits 10 10 and a half over at FanDuel um man maybe us against the world mentality for for uh Shane Beamer we should talk about literally anything else again um yeah honestly it's it's it's tough It's like you won two in a row if you're South Carolina um but you know you date back before the eight previous seasons and you won one of one of eight before that so it's been a tough um series for them in general I listen I think Lenor sers is is the key to this whole thing you don't want to point the finger and blame him for everything because there was a lot of blame to be passed around I think on offense especially the receivers didn't help him out at all there was no Separation The Run game was pretty not great I think they average around three or 3.2 yards per per rush but Lenor sers was really really bad and if you look at what they did on third down especially like you thought that was an offensive line that was going to be able to like get some push and and create short yard situations in the first half alone on on third Downs they was third and eight or longer in six of the seven third Downs they had and the ones that Spence or Lenor sers was responsible for he was over for three passing the football he had negative 9 total yards of offense on third Downs in the first half it was a really really bad first game for him well can I just throw this in here like I've said this for a long time and when South Carolina hired him I tried to tell everybody D Loggins who's a Razer back back he ain't it and I don't know why they hired him he was in the NFL oh he's in the NFL offensive coordinator yeah the coordinator the Jets and the Titans when they right so when y'all hired him that was I knew that was gonna be a disaster for him to get go I I honestly like I don't want to sound like a massive you know Alex Jones conspiracy theorist here in the T but I will put on the tinf after this I I think that at some point this season Shawn Elliott will end up calling plays and Dall loggin will be out of the door I just I just I I fully believe it because at this it's like you saw it for one game against Old Dominion it was just so bad yeah I had some film come across my desk that I'm actually going to send it to the SEC office um I need this Dylan Stewart kid suspended this freshman is way too good I do not like the fact that he's able to destroy edges the way that he's doing it tackles no I I I have issues with You Chris for this you did not warn me you did not warn me about this dude why would you not tell me about him earlier he's a festar dude I don't care I kep saying he's not a five star a seven star I'm watching him move I've never seen dudes get that low and still have the burst and speed no this is ridiculous he's he's injecting something I am I'm reporting it dude the bend around the edge that kid has and the speed he has it's been really impressive defense has the potential in my opinion to be like a top five to a top half of the the SEC type of defense like they they really are good up front it's just that off really good quickly I just think it's a week one overreaction I I actually think marler's being a little bit negative I think South Carolina can absolutely win this game what are we talking about so one week they play they look like crap against Old Dominion I just heard the previous segment we were all talking up hey Old Dominion aren't they great well maybe maybe the game talks can actually bounce back here it's one week where's the evidence that Kentucky is great is my opinion I'm not sure what to make of them yet look I'll give the counter here because I'm probably the only person here who watched Kentucky Southern Miss last week but Kentucky didn't even finish the whole game they had the two-hour lightning delay and then they had another light delay and they said let's just scrap the game but they accomplished a lot in two and a third quarters of a game before they called it I mean you know Brock vandero threw three touchdowns Baran Brown looked good Dan key looked good defense looked great two two interceptions JJ Weaver had a sack I mean Kentucky got a lot accomplished I get it was Southern Miss but like they didn't even play a whole game and they put up some nice numbers so I think they're at home Kroger field they're looking to make a statement they they lost to Shane Beamer in South Carolina last year because they had the quarterback injury I think they want to make a statement and that's why they're double digit favor right now fa Point that's way more negative than what I said John yeah well I should I should definitely jump through the zoom and choke him for sure let's go as we wrap up just a quick hitter uh South Florida give Alabama any trouble no I love that South Florida is all over Bama Twitter right now it is hilarious and I will say this and for any for any Georgia fans that are lurking let's be very clear because they those two fan bases already at at it and at each other's throats South Florida played Alabama a lot closer last year for 60 minutes than Georgia ever did so let's be very clear about that for any Georgia fans that are that are still lurking around yeah it's not also going to be a m Monsoon so I think that actually kind of helps Alabama in this game I mean playing in a monsoon is Pretty Tough yeah also Chris I think that your statement on Georgia not being as close to Alabama as South Florida was is true if you remove the times where Georgia beat Alabama I I suppose that that's that that that track did you did you say times time okay the one the one time that's happened one time in the last 15 years the one the one time that they beat Alabama I'm just I'm just saying I totally get what you're saying but if you're going to say plurals and we're going to talk in like literal facts I mean it's been one time okay Val valid misstep on my part the uh the ultimate Wild Card Mississippi State Jeff leby they look good EAS Kentucky anybody taking them to win on the road to Arizona State I don't even know what Arizona state is oh yeah that game Jeff Le is going to go out there and just no they're not they're going to win that game no mississippi Kenny dingham year two Jeff leby year one Sam Levy does enough for Arizona State to win that game against Mississippi State they have never beaten an SEC team in Tempe that changes this week wow well we love it we'll be watching we'll see what happens this weekend thank you gentlemen for joining us the SEC Squad we'll be back next week here on the locked on podcast Network covering your team every day reminder follow And subscribe to your favorite SEC show we'll be covering your favorite teams every day 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