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PREDICTION: Más Macho; Coach Bruce Pearl and Coach Bryan Harsin will be on the show.
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BRUCE is up first. Bring it!
6:03 — Bruce says we need to give propers to the folks who set up Tip-Off At Toomer's for their work. Also propers to shop owners in the area, who are willing to put up with this traffic headache to make this happen. AGREE 100%.
6:04 — "I'm so blessed to be a basketball coach here." HE PUMPS UP THE STUDENTS. "Nobody else else has men and women trying to be Auburn men and Auburn women the way we are."
6:05 — Andy asked about Isaac and Sharife playing against each other in the NBA. "Did you guys see that 'oop that Sharife threw? I wish he was throwing it to Jabari Smith!"
6:06 — Not Andy asks about the agenda tonight. BP loves him some Coach Johnnie Harris, the new women's coach. The women go first. "There are a lot of great coaches ... but you find very few who have that coaching ability and can teach our ladies to be great people."
"WHO SMOKED A CIGAR AFTER THAT WIN?" The crowd LUSTILY APPLAUDS!!
"We might have some Tik Tok dancing, may have some karaoke."
6:07 — Andy asks about practice. BP says Walker got hit in the jaw at practice and is concussed. "I probably broke about five laws right there." GUFFAWS ALL AROUND. BP says Kessler may miss a few days. "The guys have been working really hard. Our biggest challenge is that I've got six new guys in my top 9. We're going to have to be a team ... that gets better through the season."
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6:12 — Andy asks about BP's new point guards. "I'm really, really excited about the two guys we got at the position." BP waxes on about Wen Green. "He's very small, but he's always played against the best. He played with pros on his high school team. He didn't get recruited because he was 5-10, 5-11. He always knows and believes he can play at the highest level. He goes to Eastern Kentucky. He's the best freshman in the OVC. He now has an opportunity to live his dream and play at the highest level."
BP says he was out watching Sharife play and he saw Wed on a La Lumiere (HS) team. "I remember telling his coach — you've got something there. He's now our point guard."
"He won't be in the dunk contest unless you put him on somebody's shoulders." GUFFAWS ALL AROUND.
BP then waxes on about Zap Jasper. "An elite defender, elite competitor. He'll play 1 and off the ball as well. Both of those are hungry. Both of those guys haven't been in the SEC, at this level. Zep is ahead defensively."
BP waxes on about KD Johnson. Auburn was the first team that offered KD in high school. "When Sharife left, KD called. This is a hard-playing, downhill-driving, physical dude. He plays with a lot of courage. He's been a really good teammate. It's about how we can play together. They've bought into understanding how to play together."
6:18 — "Jaylin Williams loves Auburn. Jaylin Williams loves the process."
"It's a tough break losing Al. He was the fourth-highest, returning scorer in the SEC. Al's been at every practice. Al is going to be out here tonight and I know you all are going to show him some love." THE CROWD LUSTILY APPROVES, CHANTS BRUUUUUUUUCE.
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6:23 — Coach Johnnie is in the house. "I have been waiting to be this close to The Jungle." THE CROWD LUSTILY APPROVES.
What's she been up to? "Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting."
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("Coach J" is back for another segment.)
On recruiting: "We have lots of interest in Auburn Women's Basketball."
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Harsin is at the mic.
6:40 — "We've got a basketball court in the middle of Toomer's. It's pretty cool. It's great to see EVERYONE OUT HERE TONIGHT!" THE CROWD LUSTILY APPROVES!!
6:41 — Andy asks how they won at LSU. THEY SCORED MORE POINT, BRO. "It comes down to execution in the fourth quarter, putting a drive together, getting down there and having a chance to score. We need to do the same things (against Georgia) ... we want to go out there and play four quarters of good football."
6:42 — Not Andy asks a meandering question about finishing games. "You'd love to have a 35-point lead in the fourth quarter. Everybody would. That's just not the way it usually happens. The mindset we have every single day ... what's it going to take to make us great today? You need to have that believe at the end of a game that you can go score, you can put together a drive."
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6:46 — Not Andy asks about how Harsin plans to attack the UGA defense. "Georgia has shown that they've very good on defense. When we get into the red zone, we need touchdowns. Our guys are excited for the game. They've got a lot of work this week. We're going to have a GREAT ENVIRONMENT, YES?" The crowd LUSTILY APPROVES!!!
6:48 — Andy asks about the Georgia defense again. Harsin has nice things to say about UGA's defense. "Coach Smart does a good job on the defense. You know they're going to be good on that side of the ball. This is a good football team. You have to play good football to beat them. You have to go out there an execute. Other teams have not done that."
6:49 — Not Andy asks about how Harsin drew up the crazy throw Bo made on 4th down to Fromm. "When you have guys that don't give up on plays ... you have a chance to make plays like that. There's 11 guys on the field; it's not a one-man show. Fromm went all the way across the field for that touchdown. That was his first touchdown. He's going to be a great player for us. You don't give up on plays."
6:51 — Andy notes that JSS went over 100 yards against LSU. "Every day, we're looking for ways to get him the ball. We've got to keep building on the tight-end position."
Harsin lauds KING JOKO WILLIS for knocking the piss out of that LSU return man. THE CROWD LUSTILY APPROVES THAT LICK.
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6:55 — Andy asks about Harsin's expectations for the atmosphere. "Our guys are excited. Just being at home and having a chance to play here. Every player and every coach is excited to go out there."
6:56 — Not Andy asks for keys. "You can do anything for 3.5 hours. Do your job. Do you 1/11th. We're playing four quarters. You're going to finish the game. Do what you do in practice; you don't gotta put a cape on. Enjoy the opportunity to play against a really good football team, to play in this football stadium. Let's go out there for 3.5 hours and give it hell."
6:57 — Andy asks how the Tigers can start fast. "You want to put points on the board and make sure you're sound on defense and special teams. When we have the ball, execute. When they have the ball, tackle. One of the things that always shows up in games like this ... I know we've got guys on our team who can (make big plays) ... now we need to show it. Every single play, it's going to be a street fight. You've got to slug it out."
"Can't wait; WAR EAGLE" Harsin exclaims with moderate intensity.
BE GOOD. BE YOU.
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