Zack Nagy with 247sports.com gives his players to watch against McNeese and previews football recruiting and Will Wade’s barren 2026-2027 LSU basketball roster. WAFB sports director Jacques “Lane Kiffin” Doucet joins the show to break down the Tigers’ injury-riddled and drama-filled start to the season.
Here is the complete transcript of the show from YouTube. Tiger Rag apologizes for any AI generated mistakes:
0:00
0 seconds
Y’all ready? Y’all ready? Let’s go. Come on. Tiger Rag Radio is on the air. Let’s crank this thing up.
0:06
6 seconds
We’re statewide breaking [music] down the latest happenings with LSU athletics. Hear from the coaches. Our time is now with LSU basketball.
0:14
14 seconds
The players having fun and we working, baby. That’s it, man. The recruits.
0:17
17 seconds
One way or another, we’re going to make history.
0:19
19 seconds
And those who cover the Fighting Tigers [music] of LSU and the SEC.
0:23
23 seconds
LSU is the best job in it’s 2 hours of non-stop [music] LSU talk.
0:28
28 seconds
I came here to win. We’re going to win immediately.
0:30
30 seconds
Tiger Rag Radio is brought to you by [music] Cumins. Cumins creates power solutions that the world depends on.
0:36
36 seconds
Louisiana Beef Industry Council, Budro’s Electrical Services, and Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
0:45
45 seconds
Get ready to talk Tigers [music] with producer Case Kishnik and our hosts Todd Horn, Jeff Polmo, and Glenn Gilbo.
0:53
53 seconds
[music]
0:54
54 seconds
Players are better people than they are players. This is Tiger [music] Rag Radio and welcome to hour number two of Tiger
1:02
1 minute, 2 seconds
Rag Radio. Jeff Polalmo along with the editor for Tiger Rag Magazine, Glenn Gilbo, Case Kishnik, our producer, also reporter for Louisiana Radio Network and
1:11
1 minute, 11 seconds
Tiger Rag Radio. I’m Jeff Polarmo, news and sports director of the Louisiana Radio Network. And Todd is off tonight, but uh got a good show continuing here.
Chapter 2: Interview with Zach Ngi
1:21
1 minute, 21 seconds
Coming up next is going to be Zack Nai from 247. and let’s bring him in on the show right now. Zack, thanks a lot for
1:28
1 minute, 28 seconds
joining us here on Tiger Egg Radio. How you doing tonight?
1:32
1 minute, 32 seconds
Yeah, man. Doing great. I appreciate you guys for having me on. Obviously, it’s a great time to talk some LSU ball, whether it’s basketball, uh, football,
1:40
1 minute, 40 seconds
you name it. I got a lot to talk about it. Appreciate you guys for having me on.
1:43
1 minute, 43 seconds
Yeah, it’s been buzzing. No doubt about it. Um, your thoughts on whether uh Sam Levit should play on Saturday.
1:50
1 minute, 50 seconds
That’s a great question. You know, I’ve been talking about that with a couple different people over the last couple of hours about what I really think which direction really they should go in. And
1:58
1 minute, 58 seconds
I think it’s a given that you sit back and let him rest. And does that mean, hey, he comes out and plays in the first quarter or maybe two drives? Sure,
2:06
2 minutes, 6 seconds
that’d be fantastic. But for me, he should not play any more uh than one quarter. Let him rest up. the hamstring
2:14
2 minutes, 14 seconds
injury that he’s dealing with. Even if even if the severity is minimal, you want to make sure that this doesn’t become something worrisome when SEC play
2:23
2 minutes, 23 seconds
really ramps up more. Uh so for me, Jeff, I say, you know, sit him for most of the game, if not the entire game. Let him rest up and gear up for Kentucky the following week.
2:33
2 minutes, 33 seconds
Yeah, I think if it was a u grade one or grade two hamstring injury, I don’t I
2:40
2 minutes, 40 seconds
don’t think he he would have played uh last week. So, it’s it’s it’s less than that cuz he played and he was still moving on it pretty good, but it like
2:49
2 minutes, 49 seconds
like Lane said on Monday, Zach, you know, he’s going to be very careful with it. And that might be because he’s just seen so many other guys get hurt, but I
2:58
2 minutes, 58 seconds
think they’re definitely going to be careful with it and and uh so if we do see Long Street and and uh I mean Landon Clark and and Huan Long
3:07
3 minutes, 7 seconds
streak, what do you what do you think of those two guys going in? Yeah, I’m a big fan of Landon Clark.
3:12
3 minutes, 12 seconds
Glenn, I think he’s a really talented quarterback, has a rocket of an arm, and just super dynamic. I’m not going to sit here and say that he’s, you know, of the
3:20
3 minutes, 20 seconds
same caliber, cut from the same cloth as Sam Levit. He’s obviously a different beast, being one of the most talented players in the country when he’s on. But
3:27
3 minutes, 27 seconds
Landon Clark’s really talented. I love what he’s presented this program when he’s gotten his chance against Clemson, LA Tech, and&M. It wasn’t perfect, but
3:36
3 minutes, 36 seconds
those little spurts have been really exciting to see. Sean Long Street on the on the other hand has a little ways to go. This is a red shirt freshman we’re talking about, man. He hasn’t gotten
3:45
3 minutes, 45 seconds
that many reps under his belt. So, I’d love to see him get a chance in the second half on Saturday to showcase what he’s got. But, I’m a big fan of Atlanta
3:53
3 minutes, 53 seconds
Clark. I think he’s one heck of a quarterback and really looking forward to seeing him lace him up on Saturday night.
3:58
3 minutes, 58 seconds
Which of the wide receivers do you think could could have the could convert to tight end as far as body type? I know
4:06
4 minutes, 6 seconds
Lane tried uh Roman Mother said there briefly during the Old Miss game. What what wide receiver do you think could could make that switch?
4:16
4 minutes, 16 seconds
Yeah, I think it’s a fair question. I mean, when you sit back and look at this room, there’s a lack of playmaking ability. Zack Grace is more of an Hback.
4:23
4 minutes, 23 seconds
Talking about a player who took over 40 snaps last weekend against&m, but didn’t really get that many targets. They were limited. So, he’s in there for his
4:31
4 minutes, 31 seconds
blocking abilities. Malachi Thomas, the other backup tight end, has really struggled catching the football and Lane Keifin alluded to that last week just
4:39
4 minutes, 39 seconds
saying that it’s been kind of a roller coaster ride for him. So, you got to go find a playmaker and Roman Mothershed is probably the only one from a physical
4:47
4 minutes, 47 seconds
perspective that can do it. He’s 6’4, 200 plus pounds. Sure, you know, he doesn’t have as much weight as you’d like to have on your tight end, but you
4:55
4 minutes, 55 seconds
need a playmaker. You need somebody who can go up and get it. And to me, Glenn Roman Mothershed’s probably the only one that checks the boxes there. A lot of the other guys that you have are gadget
5:04
5 minutes, 4 seconds
guys. Not that many guys that are over 6’3ish like Roman Mothership is.
5:10
5 minutes, 10 seconds
Zack, still early in the season, of course, but there’s already been uh some some big names that have come to Tiger Stadium on the recruiting trail. Uh you had a a packed class coming in for the
5:19
5 minutes, 19 seconds
the Clemson game. Again, some more guys in for Texas A&M. Who are some of the the big names that Tiger fans should know for the class of 2027 and the class of 2028?
5:29
5 minutes, 29 seconds
Yeah, man. I think moving forward in that 2027 class, it’s not completely filled out. I think everybody’s going to sit back and see the East and Royal buzz
5:37
5 minutes, 37 seconds
and watch what happens with him as he’s he’s expected back in town for the Texas game on an unofficial visit. And we’ll see what happens from there. Will this
5:44
5 minutes, 44 seconds
final decision be made before then, after then? Time will tell. Julian McDonald is a quarterback currently committed to Mississippi State in the 2027 class and LSU’s pushing for him.
5:56
5 minutes, 56 seconds
He’s been really firm on his Mississippi State pledge and we’ll see if anything comes of it. But those are the two guys that we’re keeping tabs on in the 2027
6:03
6 minutes, 3 seconds
cycle moving forward to 2028. It’s early, man. And this coaching staff isn’t necessarily putting a foot on the gas to try to get guys to commit.
6:12
6 minutes, 12 seconds
They’ve had a ton of unofficial visitors. I mean, we’re talking 100 plus for Clemson, 25 plus for LA Tech, another batch of 20 plus for&m. So,
6:22
6 minutes, 22 seconds
they’re really kind of casting a wide net in that 2028 cycle. And I think as the next couple weeks start to roll on,
6:29
6 minutes, 29 seconds
you’ll see them start to put a foot on the gas for some more players and see if we start to see some guys pop sooner rather than later.
Chapter 3: LSU basketball roster status
6:35
6 minutes, 35 seconds
Talking to Zack Ngi here on uh Tiger Radio. Zach’s from 247 Sports. Zack. Um,
6:42
6 minutes, 42 seconds
many years ago, uh, Dale Brown and the LSU basketball team held an exhibition in Bunky that I covered for the
6:50
6 minutes, 50 seconds
Alexandria Town Talk and I was the only sports rider there. And how many sports riders do you think are going to be at
6:57
6 minutes, 57 seconds
this LSU at Mcnes exhibition game just to find out who’s on the team?
7:02
7 minutes, 2 seconds
Yeah, exactly. I’m going, man. I think there’s going to be a bunch of you going to be there. What do you think? [snorts] But it’s a fair question. No one knows
7:09
7 minutes, 9 seconds
who the heck’s on the roster. And in fact, Glenn Glenn and I were both at the Will Wade press conference last week.
7:15
7 minutes, 15 seconds
And afterwards, we’re sitting there kind of getting our stories together and we sat there and we’re like, man, who’s on this roster? You know, we know like you got this guy, you got this guy, you got this guy. [laughter]
7:23
7 minutes, 23 seconds
Yeah. Or we’re sitting there collaborating, trying to put our notes together, and it’s like, man, I have no idea who’s on this roster. I don’t know how he gets to 15. I mean, it’s
7:31
7 minutes, 31 seconds
unbelievable. There’s a lot of guys that no one knows about. He’s keeping it swept under a rug. So to answer your question, Glenn, I think a good bit of people will be out there in Lake Charles
7:39
7 minutes, 39 seconds
draws for that game. I will not, but kudos to all the guys that do go out there to see what this roster looks like because it is completely unknown at this stage.
7:47
7 minutes, 47 seconds
Well, you know, those two guys from from UCLA, uh, Sky Clark and and and Denton, I really like those two and he’s got
7:55
7 minutes, 55 seconds
some height. What what kind of team do you think they’re going to be?
8:00
8 minutes
Yeah, I think Glenn, if everything goes accordingly and you do get most of these guys eligible, and granted a lot of them are, you know, there’s three or four guys like he mentioned that they’re
8:08
8 minutes, 8 seconds
trying to work through the motions for, but if you can get a guy like Saliang eligible, pair him with a Sky Clark, Donovan Dent, man, that’s a really
8:17
8 minutes, 17 seconds
strong trio. Bryce Dert is another guy who you’d love to see get on the floor this year. That is a really strong core four of players to work with. Even
8:25
8 minutes, 25 seconds
without RJ, I’m really excited without because I don’t think they’re gonna get R.J. But yeah, they they got players, man.
8:32
8 minutes, 32 seconds
They do. And you bring up a good point about R.J. Luis. This is a player that obviously will Wade couldn’t comment on, but even if you take him out of the equation, I think Salyang is going to be
8:40
8 minutes, 40 seconds
a dude. You know, I think he’s a really talented player. He’s got that pro experience overseas. I think he can thrive with Will Wade. So, nonetheless, a lot of talented players here. Got to
8:49
8 minutes, 49 seconds
put the puzzle together and get some of these guys eligible. But I do think that this could be an NCAA tournament team if they check all the boxes to get these dudes ready to roll.
8:57
8 minutes, 57 seconds
I wonder if the Will Wade return to MC is going to be like the Lane Kein [laughter] return to Old Miss.
9:02
9 minutes, 2 seconds
No, I think it be a little more friendlier. He’s given their uh the all the proceeds from this game is going to MC’s NIL budget, right? I think that’s what he said.
9:12
9 minutes, 12 seconds
Oh, cool.
9:12
9 minutes, 12 seconds
So, yeah, this is in favor to for for MC, but this should be really interesting. What did you make out of some of his statements that he had last
9:20
9 minutes, 20 seconds
week? unapologetic as far as how he’s building it. He says there’s other schools that are in the same boat.
9:26
9 minutes, 26 seconds
He’s that is accurate. I looked up a couple BYU and Gonzaga, right? So, like for instance, do you remember off the top of your head if you go to Gonzaga’s Gonzaga’s website right
9:35
9 minutes, 35 seconds
now? How many players are listed on their roster?
9:38
9 minutes, 38 seconds
Um, I think they had four and BYU had none if I’m mistaken not mistaken. That was last week. Uh, how about you, Zach?
9:46
9 minutes, 46 seconds
Have you checked that as [laughter] well?
9:49
9 minutes, 49 seconds
It’s unbelievable, right? like we’re just in unprecedented territory right now. You bring up BYU, you bring up Gonzaga, Auburn is trying to get some
9:56
9 minutes, 56 seconds
guys eligible today. Florida got a guy who got eligible. So, this is starting to become more of a reality where guys are getting eligible, but at the end of
10:04
10 minutes, 4 seconds
the day, there are going to be some people who are denied that eligibility.
Chapter 4: Will Wade’s vision
10:07
10 minutes, 7 seconds
I think it’s going to be super fascinating to watch unfold. I mean, like you said, Jeff, when you talk about what Will Wade said last week,
10:14
10 minutes, 14 seconds
unapologetic, unconventional, you know, talking about Uber, talking about Airbnb, I mean, and [laughter] he was throwing out everything when it came to
10:22
10 minutes, 22 seconds
this, you know, talking about how this isn’t the new normality, but back then Airbnb wasn’t conventional. Uber wasn’t conventional. You took a taxi. So, you
10:30
10 minutes, 30 seconds
know, he’s going to bend the rules as best he can always try to put together a national championship caliber roster.
10:35
10 minutes, 35 seconds
And it’s the Will Wade method. You know, you love him, you hate him. He’s one heck of a coach and I’m really excited to see how this roster takes shape.
10:41
10 minutes, 41 seconds
The one thing the one thing that I I really liked what he said is, you know, LA when he was here the first time they what did they got to the uh second
10:50
10 minutes, 50 seconds
round, right? And they got to sweet 16 one year when he wasn’t actually coaching. But he he said that’s not good enough. Like he’s not here to just get
10:58
10 minutes, 58 seconds
in the tournament, win a game or two, and then pack it up and get ready for next year. He really I I I think that
11:07
11 minutes, 7 seconds
was one of the most once you get past all the other stuff, which was great, but the fact that he said sweet 16 isn’t
11:14
11 minutes, 14 seconds
that that shouldn’t be what we’re expecting to do here. I I thought that was pretty impressive. He He’s thinking big and you know, you got Lane Kein’s
11:22
11 minutes, 22 seconds
thinking big. Jay Johnson’s always thought big. Kim Moy’s always thinks big. So it it’s great to hear that from
11:30
11 minutes, 30 seconds
the LSU men’s basketball. If he gets to the Sweet 16 this year, that’s big.
11:34
11 minutes, 34 seconds
[laughter] He I know he’s talking down the road, but this year it would be huge.
11:39
11 minutes, 39 seconds
Yeah, I I thought that was great when he said that.
11:42
11 minutes, 42 seconds
Yeah, I agree with you. I think Will Wayne is one of the most competitive coaches in the sport. Like I said before, like we all said before, he’s going to bend the rules and be
11:50
11 minutes, 50 seconds
unapologetic and do everything that he can to [clears throat] make this team competitive in a national championship caliber program. And we’re seeing him do it right now, of course, in
11:58
11 minutes, 58 seconds
unprecedented territory. But moving forward, like you said, it’s all about getting to the elite elite 8 final four national championship. Sweet 16 is not good enough. I’m really excited to watch
12:07
12 minutes, 7 seconds
the trajectory of this program because Will Wayne is such a masterclass recruiter. It’s going to be fascinating to watch it all unfold.
Chapter 5: Player updates and predictions
12:13
12 minutes, 13 seconds
Back uh back to football here. We only got a couple more minutes left, Zach.
12:16
12 minutes, 16 seconds
So, you know, outside of the Sam Levit, this is and some of the other things here. This is really a game to kind of see some guys that are second stringers,
12:24
12 minutes, 24 seconds
maybe even third stringers. Who are some guys that you’re eager to see that maybe where the casual LSU fan is already
12:32
12 minutes, 32 seconds
clocked out, you’re like zoning in on saying, “Okay, is this guy going to be a factor?” Or there are two or three guys that you’re looking at saying they’re
12:40
12 minutes, 40 seconds
not a factor right now, but maybe in the second half of the season they could be, and this could be the game where they showcase some of that talent.
12:47
12 minutes, 47 seconds
Yeah, it’s a great question. I think the receiving core is going to be really fun to watch. I’m keeping tabs on Cory Barber, a guy that Lane Keifin flipped from Miss. Hasn’t really had the chance
12:56
12 minutes, 56 seconds
to showcase his stuff so far this year, but against Mcnes will get the opportunity to do so. A super coveted prospect is really shifty. I think that
13:04
13 minutes, 4 seconds
he has a chance to really showcase his game on Saturday night. So, Cory Barber offensively is one that I’m circling there. And then defensively, it’s Lamar
13:11
13 minutes, 11 seconds
Brown. I want to see him get some live reps, get some action there. We’re all talking about Duce Gerald’s for good reason. He is just an absolute animal.
13:19
13 minutes, 19 seconds
But I want to see another one of these true freshman in the trenches emerge.
13:22
13 minutes, 22 seconds
And that’s Lamar Brown for me this weekend. I think today or this weekend really is a chance for him to have that coming out party. Excited about those two guys as true freshman and make their mark.
13:30
13 minutes, 30 seconds
Okay.
13:31
13 minutes, 31 seconds
And Jeff, for the record, I found my story from Friday. As of last Friday, BYU’s roster that they list is the 202526 rust. [laughter] They got nobody.
13:42
13 minutes, 42 seconds
They got nobody. So that’d be a good team to schedule. And uh and [laughter] Gonzaga had four at that time. Gonzaga.
13:48
13 minutes, 48 seconds
Gonzaga has updated. They have a full 15 now. Really?
13:51
13 minutes, 51 seconds
Oh, okay. All right. You heard that Will Wade and [laughter] Kent Low, get on it.
13:54
13 minutes, 54 seconds
Quit quit telling me about other schools and get your roster out, Mr. Low.
13:59
13 minutes, 59 seconds
I could just see like an NCAA enforcement guy right now. He’s working behind a desk. He’s just got a stack of papers of all these players. He’s got to
14:07
14 minutes, 7 seconds
figure out whether they’re eligible right now, and he’s just pulling his hair out. I I think [laughter] they should release Hey, Zach. I think Wade should release one player a day from [laughter] now until October 8th or the regular season.
14:18
14 minutes, 18 seconds
All right, this guy’s eligible. And then you do a story on I’m right there [laughter] with you. I’m right there with you. Like if we’re going to make it a game, if we’re going to make it a game, make it a fun one. If
14:27
14 minutes, 27 seconds
it’s one a day, two a day, whatever it is, make it a fun game. So yeah, Glenn, I’m right there with you. I think that’d be hilarious.
14:33
14 minutes, 33 seconds
We were uh talking in the newsroom the other day. We think we should they should bring back Midnight Madness
14:37
14 minutes, 37 seconds
[laughter]
14:37
14 minutes, 37 seconds
and roll out the team for the first time.
14:40
14 minutes, 40 seconds
Midnight roster madness. You had the guys sign at mid midc court. [laughter] They got they got Rick Stansberry’s son.
14:46
14 minutes, 46 seconds
I wonder if the other coaches might have a son they could play. [snorts] All right. Well, hey, Zack, we’ve run out of time here. We could go all night with us, but thanks a lot, man. We
14:54
14 minutes, 54 seconds
appreciate it. Enjoy the game on Saturday. We’ll get you on a little bit later on. Thanks. We appreciate it. Absolutely, fellas. Talk soon. Appreciate you guys.
15:01
15 minutes, 1 second
All right. Zach Ngi from 247. Go 247.
15:04
15 minutes, 4 seconds
We’ll be back after this here on Tiger Rag Radio.
Chapter 6: SEC football analysis
15:06
15 minutes, 6 seconds
I’m Richard Fontnau, president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. My brother and I grow rice, soybeans, and raised crawfish on our farm in Evangelin
15:14
15 minutes, 14 seconds
Parish. For a fourth generation farmer like myself, Louisiana Farm Bureau is as much a part of my life as checking traps or harvesting rice. Our organization is
15:22
15 minutes, 22 seconds
more than 145,000 members strong, and we’ve [music] been around for more than 100 years. The Louisiana Farm Bureau spans generations, and we want you to join our family.
15:31
15 minutes, 31 seconds
Visit lafarmbureau.org. The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, the voice of Louisiana agriculture.
15:38
15 minutes, 38 seconds
How you doing? This is Snoop Dog. Tiger Rag Tiger Rag Radio.
15:41
15 minutes, 41 seconds
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, you are tuned in.
15:44
15 minutes, 44 seconds
Talk LSU sports interviews, opinions, [music] and new calls around the Tiger Nation.
15:49
15 minutes, 49 seconds
Batt Road was a life for me. Home of LSU Tigers. Now, more Tiger Rag Radio.
15:53
15 minutes, 53 seconds
We love to score and get highlights in the championship and play to win.
15:56
15 minutes, 56 seconds
Tiger Rag Radio. Back here on Tiger Rag Radio. Jeff Polmo along with Glenn Gilbo and Case Kishnik. Looking back at last
16:04
16 minutes, 4 seconds
week, how impressed were you with Florida’s win over Old Miss? And did you see it coming? Meaning that Old Miss had
16:11
16 minutes, 11 seconds
this just as Lane described it, their Super Bowl. And then you had to then get up and get ready and play a Florida team that was just waiting in the wings.
16:21
16 minutes, 21 seconds
Yeah, Lane said that the other day, their Super Bowl. [laughter] He made it a point again. That was their Super Bowl. But uh no, I was I was
16:29
16 minutes, 29 seconds
looking at Casease because uh I talked to him on Saturday before when we sat down for the game and he was saying,
16:36
16 minutes, 36 seconds
“Man, you went pretty hard against Florida there.” Cuz I did a column on uh Trinidad going into the game and I I thought he was going to be uh Florida’s Trinidad. Yeah.
16:46
16 minutes, 46 seconds
And uh he he wasn’t the Gay. So I was really impressed with the the Gator.
16:50
16 minutes, 50 seconds
Trinidad still played pretty well, right? But but Old Miss uh you know somebody said too yeah Lane said this if
16:59
16 minutes, 59 seconds
the score hadn’t got so out of hand in the first half they probably would have run the ball more because Old Miss obviously can’t stop the run.
17:06
17 minutes, 6 seconds
Uh but uh yeah I was very impressed with the Gators. That was that was a great great job by coach Summerall.
17:13
17 minutes, 13 seconds
Yeah I wasn’t I wasn’t buying any of that oh they had the emotional game last week. I was like Trinidad Chamblas is the best player in college football.
17:21
17 minutes, 21 seconds
None of that’s going to matter. I don’t think I gave enough credit to how much they might miss Kiwan Lacy cuz JT Lindsay came in and played so well against LSU,
17:29
17 minutes, 29 seconds
but I think they missed him. And yeah, it just comes back to that run game.
17:31
17 minutes, 31 seconds
Both of Florida’s running backs, not just uh Ball, but I I can’t think of the other guys name right now, but both of those guys just look like they’re dogs.
17:39
17 minutes, 39 seconds
Both had 100 yard games.
17:40
17 minutes, 40 seconds
Yeah. Uh summer though this guy I know it’s only four games so you can’t get
17:47
17 minutes, 47 seconds
just two but can’t get too goooo gaga over it right but he what he did at two lane uh what he did before that at uh
17:56
17 minutes, 56 seconds
Troy he might be the real deal. He might and this we might look back at this hiring
18:05
18 minutes, 5 seconds
cycle with um Kein and and Summer and who knows if Kentucky turns out to be
18:12
18 minutes, 12 seconds
the next Indiana maybe Will Stein. I mean we might look at this hiring cycle and just say man this was this was when
18:20
18 minutes, 20 seconds
some big time hires were made and I don’t know how long the SEC championship is going to be around. It it may only have a couple more years left on the
18:28
18 minutes, 28 seconds
shelf, but um I wouldn’t be surprised if he saw an LSU Florida SEC Championships, say two or three years down the road.
18:37
18 minutes, 37 seconds
They ought to carry the SEC Championship game to the next year and make it a kickoff classic. [laughter] That’s a good idea there. You need to work in the office.
18:46
18 minutes, 46 seconds
No, I think uh you don’t think so. You don’t think Coach Summerall is winning with Billy Napier’s players?
18:50
18 minutes, 50 seconds
No, no, no. I I I’ve always been I had a chance to meet and this was just um you
18:57
18 minutes, 57 seconds
know this is just a a 10-minute conversation I had with Summerall when it was before his first year at Tulain.
19:04
19 minutes, 4 seconds
He was at the high school the LHSAA coaches convention and had a chance to talk with him and it was one of those conversations you have with him and
19:13
19 minutes, 13 seconds
you’re like man you wanted to run through a wall like it was like you know you you just came away from it as like that guy gets it. kind of like Dan
19:21
19 minutes, 21 seconds
Campbell. [laughter] Well, and just one of the things that I always looked at from from afar with Kein with all these with how he attacks
19:30
19 minutes, 30 seconds
the transfer portal or how he handles it and some and how he his relationship with his players, he gets it.
19:38
19 minutes, 38 seconds
And and I feel I always felt from that that 10-minute conversation that I had with him, I’m like, “This guy gets it.
19:44
19 minutes, 44 seconds
He understands today’s athlete. He understands today’s world of college football.” And those guys are gonna have success where wherever they go because of it.
19:54
19 minutes, 54 seconds
I don’t I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to Summerall speak and not come away impressed. Yes.
19:58
19 minutes, 58 seconds
You know, he when he when he got the job at Twolane, he got there and he said, “I’m coming here to go to the college football playoffs.” Yeah. And everyone laughed at him on social media and then
20:06
20 minutes, 6 seconds
two years later they’re in the college football playoffs, right? And there’s just and his school let him coach in the college. [laughter] He said he wouldn’t he wouldn’t go to
20:14
20 minutes, 14 seconds
another school if they didn’t let him coach.
20:15
20 minutes, 15 seconds
That I don’t believe so. I don’t believe that. [laughter] That’s one of those things you you’ll never know.
20:19
20 minutes, 19 seconds
Yeah. And then uh I’m I know LSU’s got to go to LSU KY’s going to be great, but when Mississippi State comes here, I’m
20:28
20 minutes, 28 seconds
eager all of a sudden that’s like a even though it’s kicking off at 11:00 a.m. or noon or whenever it’s going to kick off, that now g that home game now has got a little sizzle to it as well.
20:40
20 minutes, 40 seconds
Yeah. And uh yeah, Dave Davon Keys uh had a great interview uh today and that he was being asked, well, you know,
20:48
20 minutes, 48 seconds
how’s your confidence about finally stopping a running quarterback? He said, well, it hadn’t really changed cuz we knew we were going to do it before,
20:55
20 minutes, 55 seconds
but he also talked about how they took over the stadium last year and they they didn’t this time. So, I think that might be uh that might be done for now. They I
21:04
21 minutes, 4 seconds
I think they’ve crossed that bridge where they know they know how to do that cuz you know Trinidad didn’t run well against them. He his damage was passing.
21:12
21 minutes, 12 seconds
Um so uh and they did a good job keeping him in the pocket but they couldn’t cover well. Uh so yeah I they got some
21:20
21 minutes, 20 seconds
tough quarterbacks to go against though and they’re going to have to score as well.
21:23
21 minutes, 23 seconds
Marcel Reed on I think it was the second play from scrimmage you ran for 12 yards. I was sitting there going oh this is going to be a long night. [laughter] Yeah.
21:30
21 minutes, 30 seconds
And that was it. That was like the highlight of the night for offensively.
21:34
21 minutes, 34 seconds
All right, Jacques Tusay will join us when we come back here on Tiger Rag Radio from the WFB. So stay tuned for that. Much more to get to. And don’t
Chapter 7: Interview with Jacques Doucet
21:43
21 minutes, 43 seconds
forget if you’re just joining us, you can always catch us wherever you get your uh podcast. We’ll be back after this.
21:48
21 minutes, 48 seconds
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library believes that a thriving business community is good for us all. That’s why we help entrepreneurs start a business with tools like Gail Business Builder.
21:59
21 minutes, 59 seconds
Keep commerce rolling by providing free [music] access to computers and free Wi-Fi at 15 branch locations.
22:07
22 minutes, 7 seconds
[music] Get a library card. Grow your business at ebrpl.com/dep [music] departments/s small business.
22:18
22 minutes, 18 seconds
And we’re back with Tiger Rag Radio.
22:21
22 minutes, 21 seconds
All right, back here on Tiger Rag Radio with the editor of Tiger Rag magazine, Glenn Gilbo and Case Kishnik. Uh, we were going to have Jacqu Duce on from
22:29
22 minutes, 29 seconds
WFB, but I think we’re switching things up here. I think we got a special guest. Uh, who is our mystery guest here? Lane Kein.
22:37
22 minutes, 37 seconds
Hey guys, no matter who you go see where it’s Morgan Wilder Taylor, it’s a performance.
22:44
22 minutes, 44 seconds
Um, and
22:47
22 minutes, 47 seconds
[snorts]
22:48
22 minutes, 48 seconds
no matter what, okay, whatever comes up, I’m I’m going to gripe about the SEC non-game schedule. Okay. No, I wasn’t quite ready for [laughter] that. It’s still a work in progress, isn’t it?
22:56
22 minutes, 56 seconds
That was pretty good, Jock. That was good on short notice.
23:00
23 minutes
I noticed his uh first of all, he I think he’s got to see an allergy doctor about the constant clearing of his throat. There’s got to be some kind of
23:08
23 minutes, 8 seconds
issue there. But I [laughter] I haven’t noticed it that much, my guy.
23:12
23 minutes, 12 seconds
I think it’s not like Pat D used to have.
23:14
23 minutes, 14 seconds
I think he’s actually gone down as the season has gone down. I don’t know why that is. Maybe. But anyways, it’s it’s a hard one to impersonate, I would
23:23
23 minutes, 23 seconds
imagine, though. You know, Jacques, this is Coach Monero. You do a few good ones, but that one needs a little work, quite frankly. [laughter] So,
23:30
23 minutes, 30 seconds
Paul, Paul, hang up. We’re not But you know what’s funny, Jacques? Have you heard Lane’s uh Ford commercials? Yes.
23:37
23 minutes, 37 seconds
He He sounds like overly sincere. Yeah. Yeah. No, they’re pretty good.
23:41
23 minutes, 41 seconds
They’re actually good. They’re good because they uh because it’s Lane and he’s he’s he he is he’s overperforming. There’s no doubt about it.
23:48
23 minutes, 48 seconds
Exactly. Exactly. [laughter] I I have not I have not. And I remember Jerry Donardo’s Ford commercials. Uh it
23:56
23 minutes, 56 seconds
it was like uh uh I love my truck. He loves this truck. It’s a Ford for me. He loves his truck. Remember he was he was
24:04
24 minutes, 4 seconds
running around Baton Rouge in his Ford truck and then they started losing. So
24:07
24 minutes, 7 seconds
[laughter]
24:07
24 minutes, 7 seconds
and he was really running around.
24:13
24 minutes, 13 seconds
Oh boy. Well, let’s let’s get into some serious matters here. uh these first four games uh Jacques I mean when you
24:21
24 minutes, 21 seconds
look back you know Lane has said it it almost feels like they’ve played a season already is does it feel that way to you too just like how much that has
24:29
24 minutes, 29 seconds
happened here uh since preseason camp opened up yeah Jeeoff I agree we were sitting in the postgame press conference in Oxford
24:38
24 minutes, 38 seconds
and I think somebody said this is the third game and I feel like we’ve played 12 [laughter] and
24:46
24 minutes, 46 seconds
And and I I had to agree. I’m like, and look, it’s good to be needed and I love my job and I got a dream job, but
24:53
24 minutes, 53 seconds
there’s a lot of uh Jacques, we need you at the top of five. Jacques, we need need you at the top of six. Jacqu, we need you at the top of 10. Uh we’re
25:01
25 minutes, 1 second
going to do a one-hour special from Oxford. We’re going to do a one-hour thing. So, the bigger the game and the more interest, the more there is for us
25:08
25 minutes, 8 seconds
to do. And definitely through between court battles off the court, off the field, excuse me, the uh the return to
25:16
25 minutes, 16 seconds
Oxford. Uh I mean last week was the first week I felt like we kind of went from point A to point B and then Friday there was some other legal thing that
25:24
25 minutes, 24 seconds
happened right before the game, but yeah, didn’t but this uh you know, no offense to our friends from MCE, but this kind of feels
25:31
25 minutes, 31 seconds
like a bit of a by week in terms of uh there hasn’t been a whole lot of off the- field talk.
25:36
25 minutes, 36 seconds
It’s only Tuesday. It’s only Tuesday, Jacqu. There’s still three more days.
25:40
25 minutes, 40 seconds
Who knows what might come out of left field.
25:42
25 minutes, 42 seconds
Yeah, it w it was an amazing couple of weeks. Go ahead, Jacques.
25:46
25 minutes, 46 seconds
No, I’m sorry. I, you know, I finally got a girl to pay attention to me. Okay, so I finally got a girlfriend a year ago and I told her, I said, “Look,” I said,
25:54
25 minutes, 54 seconds
“This week is the LSU by week. We have tickets to see Paul McCartney. It’s going to be a great week. It’s going to be quiet.” What happens? They fire Brian [laughter] Kelly on Sunday.
26:05
26 minutes, 5 seconds
Then then our governor goes to a press conference about food stamps and slams Scott Woodward.
26:10
26 minutes, 10 seconds
I was I was the only sports [laughter] writer there.
26:13
26 minutes, 13 seconds
You you were you did a great service to all of us, Glenn. I appreciate you doing that.
26:18
26 minutes, 18 seconds
And then then Scott Wood gets fired. Kim Mo is supposed to come to a postgame press conference. That’s the only reason I was there. They beat Nobody State by
26:26
26 minutes, 26 seconds
100 points. She doesn’t show up. And then Verge Alsberry is the uh the AD at a 8 a.m. press conference on Halloween.
26:32
26 minutes, 32 seconds
So yeah, to your point, Jeff, the second you say [laughter] it’s going to be quiet, something all hell’s going to break loose. So So how was the McCartney concert?
26:40
26 minutes, 40 seconds
[laughter]
26:41
26 minutes, 41 seconds
It was amazing. I’d never been to see him before. And uh I mean, I tell you what, just being there to see everyone
26:48
26 minutes, 48 seconds
sing along to Hey Jude, which I think a couple of days ago went number one back in 1968 for like nine straight weeks or
26:55
26 minutes, 55 seconds
something. But wow. I mean, you you see Hey, Jude, you see Let It Be, you see Get Back, like all within like, you know, 10 minutes. It was It was amazing.
27:04
27 minutes, 4 seconds
I I uh I definitely am glad we went.
27:08
27 minutes, 8 seconds
All right. Uh well, will we see Sam Le on Saturday night, Jack?
27:13
27 minutes, 13 seconds
Uh I don’t know. Uh you know, it’s funny. Me and Matt Basona were talking in the parking lot after the press conference on Monday and it was like,
27:21
27 minutes, 21 seconds
you know, no offense to Brian Kelly, but we play these games and and it’d be like, you know, we we respect our opponent and we’ve got to go out there
27:28
27 minutes, 28 seconds
and we’ve got, you know, [laughter] and now it’s like, yeah, you know what, we might sit some guys and we know what this is and you know, we’re favored by 53 points or whatever the case may be.
27:40
27 minutes, 40 seconds
So, you know, I it’s kind of deja vu, right? I mean, a year ago, Garrett Nusmire was a little banged up and they played him against South Eastern
27:48
27 minutes, 48 seconds
and he played well in the game, but he kind of needed to get going. And in this case, um I think the only thing and I don’t
27:56
27 minutes, 56 seconds
really think it’s a risk because they’re all pretty much pros now. But the only thing is you if you send Landon Clark out there and he lights it up, then
28:05
28 minutes, 5 seconds
you’re going to have some people discussing, you know, is he the guy or not? And so the the backups always can
28:12
28 minutes, 12 seconds
do nothing can do nothing wrong. You know a year ago I remember hearing well if Michael van Beern would have started and he [laughter] was he was gone three [clears throat] weeks later.
28:20
28 minutes, 20 seconds
Be careful what you wish for. I don’t think Lane even looked at him.
28:24
28 minutes, 24 seconds
[laughter]
28:26
28 minutes, 26 seconds
So uh yeah I don’t know. Uh Jeff, that’s a good question. I mean obviously they’ll win whoever they play at quarterback, but uh it it is funny to
28:34
28 minutes, 34 seconds
see him go into the game wearing number 11 to run those run packages. It’s it’s Ryan Perilu from nearly uh 20 years ago.
28:41
28 minutes, 41 seconds
Well, it’s it it’s Oh, sorry. It case it’s uh it’s it’s funny. Um Lane does have these uh little spats of of total
28:51
28 minutes, 51 seconds
honesty. You know, sometimes he says, “Well, I don’t talk about injuries.” Well, I asked him about how if Sam’s going to deal with this all year, and he says, “Well, I’m not a doctor. It’s a
28:59
28 minutes, 59 seconds
hamstring, you [laughter] know.” Oh, okay. Well, thanks, man. you know, and then and then they ask him on the sidelines about wit, you know, and he
29:06
29 minutes, 6 seconds
says, “Man, it looks really bad, you know, so he uh he’s get and then he was real honest about uh MC, you know, so
29:14
29 minutes, 14 seconds
that that’s a good sign.” Go ahead, Case.
29:16
29 minutes, 16 seconds
Jacques, in your time covering LSU, can you remember a season that they dealt with this many significant injuries to starting players this early in the season?
29:26
29 minutes, 26 seconds
Yeah, the significant guys. I mean, both your number sevens are out. Uh, you know, Trey Dez is god-gifted with the
29:32
29 minutes, 32 seconds
great ability. He’s he’s out. Uh, I mean, I I can’t imagine what’s going through Wid Week’s head right now, as hard as he’s worked and all he’s had to
29:40
29 minutes, 40 seconds
deal with. This has happened three years in a row, right, on the same leg to an extent. And so, um, and then Deshan Spears from Denim
29:48
29 minutes, 48 seconds
Springs was, uh, you know, set to have a big year. He’s out and then, uh, they lose their fourth uh, their fourth linebacker as well. So,
29:56
29 minutes, 56 seconds
Ross, Charles Ross. Yeah. Yeah. Now, in 2021, I think we had uh I think Tommy Moffett
30:04
30 minutes, 4 seconds
at one point told me they instead of competition Tuesday, they started calling it tap out Tuesday [laughter] because, you know, they had a bunch of
30:11
30 minutes, 11 seconds
guys standing on the sidelines for games like who who were hurt, but they weren’t hurt that bad. Uh I think in 21 they
30:19
30 minutes, 19 seconds
just had guys that kind of quit to an extent. No, I think I think this is kind of unprecedented. Yeah. in the injury talk, you know, Les Miles, he used to
30:26
30 minutes, 26 seconds
say like it’s a painful injury in the leg or he would say something like that, you know, so soft tissue injury.
30:34
30 minutes, 34 seconds
Yeah. Yeah. [laughter] The uh and and to your point too, I mean, Lane Keif and his honesty, I mean, I thought in the postgame press conference when he
30:43
30 minutes, 43 seconds
came out and said, “Yeah, when I met with Blake Baker, he’s pretty good defensive coordinator, but the book on you is you can’t stop uh mobile quarterbacks.” I [laughter] thought that
30:51
30 minutes, 51 seconds
was pretty, you know, just shoot from the hip, too. Yeah.
30:54
30 minutes, 54 seconds
Oh, yeah. Yeah. And the the original question there was, “When did you first uh start focusing and on how how y’all had trouble uh with running
31:03
31 minutes, 3 seconds
quarterbacks?” And he said, “January.” January. Yeah. That was a good answer. Yeah. Yeah.
31:07
31 minutes, 7 seconds
Yeah. Well, absolutely.
31:09
31 minutes, 9 seconds
Well, since they’ve gotten through this part, um, Jacques, I mean, have your expectations of this season, uh, gone
31:18
31 minutes, 18 seconds
even higher, or is it about the same, or do you now feel like, as Lane keeps saying that these injuries are eventually going to catch up to you?
31:27
31 minutes, 27 seconds
Right now, they’re they’re getting past it, if you would. Um, now, who knows?
31:32
31 minutes, 32 seconds
Maybe if they had Deshawn Spears for the entire Old Miss game, maybe they win that game. I don’t know. Greg Saki’s on the line. [laughter] Jeff, you’re going to be mentioned in the next law
31:41
31 minutes, 41 seconds
because we do have seven conference games left as Lane likes to point out and what four on the road. So where do
31:48
31 minutes, 48 seconds
you where you stand right now? Where where this team uh how far they can potentially go?
31:54
31 minutes, 54 seconds
Uh Jeff, I think they’ve pretty much held serve. I think you looked at it and you figured they’d be favored in the Clemson game. They were at home. They were going to probably win that game.
32:02
32 minutes, 2 seconds
They have. I think you took a look at Old Miss and&M back to back and I I think my gut was you were going to split those.
32:10
32 minutes, 10 seconds
Yeah, that’s how I was.
32:12
32 minutes, 12 seconds
And then you look at November as murder between Alabama, Texas at Tennessee, and then Arkansas to close out. And I think
32:20
32 minutes, 20 seconds
if you can get through that with only one loss, that would be uh you know, pretty impressive. So along the way though, I mean there’s really after this
32:29
32 minutes, 29 seconds
weekend, there’s no game you can point to and say, “Oh yeah, we’re winning easy.” Arkansas. Kentucky.
32:34
32 minutes, 34 seconds
Kentucky has shown. Yeah, Arkansas, I guess. But man, I tell you what, late November in Fagville, they [laughter] always want that game more. It’s going
32:41
32 minutes, 41 seconds
to be freezing cold. Yes, LSU should win, but um uh you know, Kentucky is showing they’re dangerous. Mississippi State with this
32:49
32 minutes, 49 seconds
new quarterback they’ve got. I mean, going to Auburn. So, they got to show up every week, but you would think from this point forward they’re going to be
32:56
32 minutes, 56 seconds
favored in every game until I mean, would they be favored over Alabama two at home? I probably think so. Yeah, I would think so.
33:07
33 minutes, 7 seconds
Texas uh November 14th with Arch coming into Tiger Stadium. They’ve got a How about the one of the more fascinating How about the comeback of Will Muschamp?
33:16
33 minutes, 16 seconds
Like I thought talking to him, he’s done with college football. He hated the NIL and Portal and all this new stuff and
33:24
33 minutes, 24 seconds
and obviously he’s got the Jimmies and Joe’s on defense, but he’s the DC over at Texas and their defense is uh is pretty legit when they’re attacking the
33:31
33 minutes, 31 seconds
quarterback and not pretending they’re peeing on [snorts] the field. So
33:34
33 minutes, 34 seconds
[laughter]
33:34
33 minutes, 34 seconds
yeah, and he was an analyst uh just a couple of years ago, you know. So yeah, he’s he’s come back and I mean, boy, Tennessee’s offense looked terrible. And
33:42
33 minutes, 42 seconds
you know, Texas’s offense does not look great.
33:45
33 minutes, 45 seconds
No, no, it hasn’t. It hasn’t. And Alabama’s actually been more impressive than I thought they would be.
33:51
33 minutes, 51 seconds
Yeah, it’s it’s going to be a heck of a a season coming up. I think that um I I I don’t like a lot of the changes now in
33:59
33 minutes, 59 seconds
which, you know, you lose a couple of games and then people are in players ears telling them they got nothing to play for and to tap out and and all
34:06
34 minutes, 6 seconds
that. And and Nick Taven warned us about that way back when. He said the playoff was going to destroy the Bulls. It has.
34:13
34 minutes, 13 seconds
And uh you know there’s there’s 12 teams that get in, but of the 16 teams in the SEC, how many of those teams say, “Oh,
34:20
34 minutes, 20 seconds
yeah, we should be in the playoff.” 14 uh 13 of them. I mean, they all pretty much think they should get in. Yeah. Yeah.
34:27
34 minutes, 27 seconds
Exactly.
34:28
34 minutes, 28 seconds
Well, Jacqu, thanks a lot, man, for joining us. We appreciate it. Keep working on the Lane Kein impersonation.
34:33
34 minutes, 33 seconds
I think by the end of the year, you’ll have it spot on. Catch that Ford commercial, man.
34:37
34 minutes, 37 seconds
[laughter] You can put that into your repertoire.
34:41
34 minutes, 41 seconds
Okay. All right, I I’ll I’ll do my homework for Landon. [laughter] That is Jacques Fusay. Always gives us
34:48
34 minutes, 48 seconds
something to laugh about. A great guy, a great sports reporter, and a wealth of knowledge, too, when it comes to covering LSU sports. We’ll take a break.
34:56
34 minutes, 56 seconds
More coming up of Tiger Rag Radio right after this. Now, more Tiger Rag Radio.
Chapter 8: College sports legislation
35:04
35 minutes, 4 seconds
Back here on Tiger Rag Radio, Jeff Burma along with Glenn Gilbo and Case Kishnik. Major League Baseball playoffs underway.
35:12
35 minutes, 12 seconds
Several former LSU players, including Grant Taylor, who got the save tonight for the White Socks over the Astros.
35:20
35 minutes, 20 seconds
He’s been really good and he pitched two and a third innings tonight, struck out five. I think he gave up one hit, maybe a run, maybe he didn’t. It was it was a
35:29
35 minutes, 29 seconds
really good stat line. Um, but imagine if he was healthy with skins. That would have been gosh, that would have been pretty pretty good there. uh in 2023.
35:40
35 minutes, 40 seconds
You just you just brought that up because the Astros lost.
35:43
35 minutes, 43 seconds
No, honestly trick. [laughter] No, no, no. Grant Taylor’s had a really good season and uh I’ve I’ve thought
35:50
35 minutes, 50 seconds
about that a lot watching him pitch, man. I’m like, this guy is filthy and uh never, of course, wasn’t healthy that 2023 season. Uh Monday night, the US
35:59
35 minutes, 59 seconds
Senate approved the Protect College Sports Act. it it it will put some new rules and regulations when it comes down
36:06
36 minutes, 6 seconds
to NIL. Uh it now establishes the five-year eligibility window with just one transfer allowed without needing to sit out a season.
36:16
36 minutes, 16 seconds
Wow, that would be awesome.
36:18
36 minutes, 18 seconds
Uh requires agent registration with states, which I think is I mean they have that here in Louisiana. I would think that’s going to be fairly standard. Caps conference sizes to 20.
36:28
36 minutes, 28 seconds
So, the Big 10 would only be able to add two more teams under this. And of course, the SEC could add four. Um, but
36:36
36 minutes, 36 seconds
it still needs to get approved by the House. The House is in recess until after the midterm elections. And so far,
36:44
36 minutes, 44 seconds
it doesn’t sound like Speaker Mike Johnson’s 100% behind this thing. Now granted, he’s got other things to worry about at
36:52
36 minutes, 52 seconds
this at the moment as there as the Republicans are trying to continue to maintain control of the House and obviously uh Congress um and the Senate
37:01
37 minutes, 1 second
as well, but he’s focusing on all the House races. And then in the House, you also have I think the Congressional Black Caucus
37:10
37 minutes, 10 seconds
has a uh on the House side has a louder voice over there. And when you start talking
37:17
37 minutes, 17 seconds
about with this legislation, it’s going to result in players not making as much
37:24
37 minutes, 24 seconds
money. I think members of the Congressional Black Caucus are going to have something to say about that or limiting the ability of athletes to
37:33
37 minutes, 33 seconds
transfer from one school to the other because they want they don’t they don’t want to restrict players rights or
37:41
37 minutes, 41 seconds
restrict what players can make. So, that is what to watch for once this thing gets in the house. And then you don’t
37:49
37 minutes, 49 seconds
know by that time after the midterm elections, what’s everybody’s psyche after this? Like, who knows what might
37:57
37 minutes, 57 seconds
happen? Um, and what everybody’s attitude will be when you have a lame duck house gave back in after November
38:06
38 minutes, 6 seconds
3rd. and if they really want to take this up. And if they and if the house does not take it up, that means when you
38:13
38 minutes, 13 seconds
have the new Congress start in January, you got to start this process all over again. So that’s where you’re at with the Protect College Sports Act. So, uh,
38:22
38 minutes, 22 seconds
still a long way to go in it. Uh, it was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate, but it doesn’t mean it’s going to get to the president’s desk. And then Governor Landry said, “Hey, let’s get the House.
38:33
38 minutes, 33 seconds
Let’s have them pass it.” And then President Trump can sign the legislation at Tiger Stadium when he’s here for the Alabama game.
38:42
38 minutes, 42 seconds
Oh, is it the Alabama game or the Texas game? Was it? It might have been a Texas game.
38:45
38 minutes, 45 seconds
You might You’re right. It was a Texas game. Yeah, that’s what he said in a tweet. So either way, it would be a pretty tight schedule.
38:51
38 minutes, 51 seconds
Yes. Yes. [laughter] But yeah, I don’t I don’t know. We’ll see what happens.
38:54
38 minutes, 54 seconds
Still a long way to go, but I I would imagine if we’ll continue to see the ads I guess we will. Why wouldn’t we not the ads that we’re already seeing during
39:02
39 minutes, 2 seconds
college football games to push and pass it? So, uh there’s got to be intense lobbying done here, I think, to get the house on board. So,
39:09
39 minutes, 9 seconds
well, it’s it’s amazing that it’s made it as far as it as it has. And I really like the part about the uh only one
39:17
39 minutes, 17 seconds
uh free transfer, right, over over five years. The other ones you got to wait a year, and that uh that would hurt some of their income, but my goodness,
39:26
39 minutes, 26 seconds
they’re they’re making a lot of money as it is. Yeah, it it would be interesting to see if like a guy does try to transfer a second time and has to sit out. Yeah.
39:35
39 minutes, 35 seconds
How much he would he make in the year he’s sitting out, you know?
39:38
39 minutes, 38 seconds
And if this does pass, I’m eager to see the devil in the details. Like some of the things that we’re not focusing on that become law that are like, whoa, I
39:47
39 minutes, 47 seconds
can’t believe that. [laughter] Circumstances.
39:49
39 minutes, 49 seconds
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Consequences, right? Yeah. I’m I’m eager to see what what those are. So, we’ll see. Let’s
39:57
39 minutes, 57 seconds
take our final break. More of Tiger Rag Radio when we come back. Tiger Rag Radio is back on the air.
Chapter 9: Weekend preview and closing
40:05
40 minutes, 5 seconds
Back here on Tiger Rag Radio. Jeff Polalmo along with Glen Gilbo and Case Kishnik. And good lineup of guests that we had today. Gordy Rush, Zack, Zack
40:14
40 minutes, 14 seconds
Ngi, Jacqu Duce. So again, if you missed any of that, Wayne Keifin, Pulmaner. [laughter] If you miss Les Miles was on for
40:22
40 minutes, 22 seconds
Yeah, a little bit. Yeah. Yeah. Uh so if you missed any of that, you can go ahead and uh for sure uh check us out uh
40:29
40 minutes, 29 seconds
anywhere you get your podcast or uh the show will be uploaded to YouTube. So LSU and MCNE Saturday night, the Tigers are
40:38
40 minutes, 38 seconds
expected to win big. Obviously, I guess the big question is and we I’ve asked every guest this because it’s really the big story line going into the game. Will
40:46
40 minutes, 46 seconds
Sam Levit play? So what do you guys think? Do you think he plays? I don’t think he plays.
40:51
40 minutes, 51 seconds
I don’t think he plays either. I think Lane, like you said, is going to be extra careful with him and uh he does not play. I think u Landon Clark starts
41:00
41 minutes
and we see quite a bit of Huan Long Street as well.
41:03
41 minutes, 3 seconds
Yeah, I think they kind of treat it like an NFL preseason game almost. Maybe you run the starters out for that first drive and then you kind of run back a
41:12
41 minutes, 12 seconds
rolled back lineup for the rest of that and then you go full second, third team for the second half. Uh looking else looking looking around elsewhere in the
41:20
41 minutes, 20 seconds
SEC, Alabama at Mississippi State. This will be one of the more interesting games of the day at 11:00 a.m. That’s at Mississippi State.
41:28
41 minutes, 28 seconds
That is at Mississippi State. And I I thought I saw some I could be dreaming this, but Alabama’s and I know
41:35
41 minutes, 35 seconds
Tuscaloosa and Starkville are close, but Alabama is driving there that they’re leaving Tuscaloosa that morning and they’re not going they’re not staying anywhere near Starkville.
41:45
41 minutes, 45 seconds
Yeah, I think they’ve done that before.
41:46
41 minutes, 46 seconds
It’s only a It’s under two hours on on Highway 82 right there.
41:50
41 minutes, 50 seconds
It’s still a little I don’t know why that’s bizarre to me, but yeah. Yeah, they they uh they’ve done they have done that before, but uh yeah, I I think Mississippi State might win.
41:58
41 minutes, 58 seconds
I’m going to pick Mississippi State in that game.
42:00
42 minutes
Wow. Wow. That’s pretty good. What do you think, Case?
42:04
42 minutes, 4 seconds
I mean, it’s hard to bet against Kamario Taylor right now, but I think you have to look at the rest of the roster, and I’m still not fully convinced by the
42:13
42 minutes, 13 seconds
Mississippi State defense. I think the the Alabama run game is going to be something they haven’t seen yet this season.
42:18
42 minutes, 18 seconds
Uh the other game of notes, Florida at Missouri. You got Missouri, I would imagine. Go ahead.
42:24
42 minutes, 24 seconds
Columbia Missouri is a tough place to u study for final exams. [laughter] There’s a lot going on. Um I’m I’m going to take Florida in that game.
42:33
42 minutes, 33 seconds
All right. You like Florida, Case?
42:34
42 minutes, 34 seconds
I would I would go Florida. They’ve looked like the better team.
42:36
42 minutes, 36 seconds
I like Florida, too. All right. That does it for the show. Uh we’ll be back with you again next week. We’ll be previewing the Kentucky game and uh I
42:44
42 minutes, 44 seconds
guess previewing uh college basketball as well. Maybe we’ll know who’s on the LSU men’s basketball team by then. For that, for Case for Glenn, I’m Jeff Plural. Have a great night, everyone.
42:55
42 minutes, 55 seconds
Tiger is everywhere. Online at tiger.com.
Be the first to comment