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Episode 73-Coach Jackie Sherrill and TX A&M Game · Johnny's World

0:24
SPEAKER_02: Welcome back to a new episode of the Johnny's World Podcast.
0:27
SPEAKER_02: This is BW here with Johnny, my co-host here.
0:31
SPEAKER_02: How's everything going today, Johnny?
0:34
SPEAKER_01: Oh, it's going uh quite well, uh, BW.
0:36
SPEAKER_01: Another another week down, and uh we're we're we're making it towards the end of football season and Thanksgiving holiday is coming up.
0:44
SPEAKER_01: Just finish Halloween and moving on, and then Christmas will be here before we know it.
0:49
SPEAKER_02: Down is right, Johnny.
0:50
SPEAKER_02: Down is about all the games you can look forward to is not not going too good.
0:56
SPEAKER_02: So, you know, it's you hate it's kind of when we were in school, we we look forward to basketball season because by the time we graduated, we weren't too good, and it's starting to feel the same way.
1:06
SPEAKER_02: I'm ready for basketball season to start now.
1:08
SPEAKER_01: Speaking of basketball season, we got uh we got hoops tonight, so I can't wait.
1:14
SPEAKER_01: We're playing our first game against I believe Arizona State and uh Chicago, the Barstone invitational or something like that.
1:20
SPEAKER_01: So uh, you know, basketball was all everybody was hyped up about it, which they still are, but losing Tolu for quite some time is a big damper on that because I think we were we had uh preseason uh accolades coming on to the team.
1:37
SPEAKER_01: So uh they're gonna have to fight through at bursty without having our best player on the team.
1:41
SPEAKER_01: And I know a couple other guys I saw are injured or suspended for tonight.
1:45
SPEAKER_01: So uh it's gonna be tough to get a win and start off, especially on the road.
1:50
SPEAKER_01: But uh hopefully things will turn back and and I'm just it sounds like it Tolu's gonna be out for a long time.
1:56
SPEAKER_01: I hope he can get back sometime this year.
1:58
SPEAKER_01: But but uh we did play Southern Miss in an exhibition uh last week, I believe, in Hattiesburg and and got the win, but you really can't until you start playing the good teams in the SEC, right?
2:09
SPEAKER_01: How the team's gonna be.
2:11
SPEAKER_01: But uh can't drop that many in the in the non-conference slate.
2:15
SPEAKER_01: It always comes back.
2:16
SPEAKER_01: That's been the story of Miss basketball ever since we've been fans.
2:19
SPEAKER_01: You know, we'll drop a game in the non-conference slate that we're not supposed to, and then come March, it affects us in the in the tournament.
2:25
SPEAKER_01: So you gotta take care of business in the non-conference because you know you're gonna drop some in the conference place.
2:30
SPEAKER_01: So um, but it would be huge to start the season off one and oh tonight um against Arizona State.
2:36
SPEAKER_01: Uh speaking of hoops, I went to uh went to the women's game Monday night and uh at the hump, and it was uh they redid the hump and looks really good.
2:44
SPEAKER_01: Uh totally different restrooms, concessions, everything's different.
2:48
SPEAKER_01: And um, yeah, it was it was awesome.
2:51
SPEAKER_01: We got the win, played Awkward State, beat them on the women's side.
2:54
SPEAKER_01: And I really like uh Coach Purcell.
2:57
SPEAKER_01: He's a he's a good dude.
2:58
SPEAKER_01: And um, so I'm excited about that.
3:00
SPEAKER_01: And and uh I I don't know if you keep up with women's basketball, but I did see where LSU fighting tigers, defending national champions.
3:07
SPEAKER_01: Did you see that?
3:08
SPEAKER_01: They're 0-1, lost the first game, and they have all those smart players on the team.
3:13
SPEAKER_01: So you never know, man.
3:14
SPEAKER_01: Anybody can beat anybody any day.
3:16
SPEAKER_01: So but yeah, it is it is exciting to have, uh especially with football being down, uh, something to look forward to.
3:23
SPEAKER_01: And basketball because God knows what baseball is gonna be like, also.
3:26
SPEAKER_01: So gotta enjoy basketball while we got yep.
3:31
SPEAKER_02: I know.
3:32
SPEAKER_02: I mean, we we don't have a whole lot to talk about football this week.
3:35
SPEAKER_02: I think we just uh give a shout out to our winner uh for the the pick'em, and uh we can make some predictions, and that's probably about all I got to say about about football.
3:45
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, the highlight, I like I said in our with our guests, the highlight of the game was seeing the uh Coach Cheryl lead the 98 team out onto the field.
3:53
SPEAKER_01: Uh uh out of all the games we've I've attended there since I was a kid, and we've had some great ones.
3:59
SPEAKER_01: We've had some bad ones, but we've had some really good ones, great memories.
4:02
SPEAKER_01: That memory right there will etch in my mind for for forever.
4:05
SPEAKER_01: It was just, I can't tell you, got chills.
4:08
SPEAKER_01: I even got tears in my eyes seeing that uh coming out.
4:11
SPEAKER_01: And it was just it's just such a special time.
4:13
SPEAKER_01: And I was fortunate enough.
4:14
SPEAKER_01: Uh Coach Sherrill let me travel with the team when I was a kid, and in that year I got to travel um a lot of the games with them.
4:21
SPEAKER_01: So I felt uh I felt like I was part of the team, I had that bond with some of those players.
4:25
SPEAKER_01: I got to see some of them before the game, so that was cool.
4:28
SPEAKER_01: And uh it was just a special moment I'll always remember and so thankful for Coach Harrell and all he did for Mississippi State.
4:34
SPEAKER_01: He put us on the map and uh and just so many good memories.
4:38
SPEAKER_01: So with the game being as bad as it was, at least we had that at the beginning of the game to stick our teeth down and be proud of.
4:44
SPEAKER_01: Uh knowing these these guys were legends and they were back on campus.
4:48
SPEAKER_01: So uh yeah, I'm not even gonna talk about the game.
4:50
SPEAKER_01: It was terrible, but that moment was an awesome moment.
4:53
SPEAKER_01: And um, we'll we'll go on from there.
4:55
SPEAKER_01: You got I'll go ahead and say our predictions.
4:57
SPEAKER_01: You know, uh, we got AM this weekend.
4:59
SPEAKER_01: Uh, if you'll stay up, if if you listen to this interview, we'll have Coach Cheryl on here talking about AM and Mississippi State.
5:05
SPEAKER_01: Since he uh was a legendary coach at AM and Mississippi State.
5:09
SPEAKER_01: So um this is kind of the Jackie Sherrill bowl for Texas AM playing Mississippi State.
5:15
SPEAKER_01: And at AM, you know, everybody, Vegas has AM as a big, big uh favorite.
5:21
SPEAKER_01: Can't blame them.
5:21
SPEAKER_01: There's state has proven nothing um that otherwise we would think.
5:26
SPEAKER_01: So I'm expecting a blowout on the road at AM.
5:29
SPEAKER_01: We can't win on the road anyway, and especially the way we're playing now.
5:33
SPEAKER_01: If we're playing playing uh backups again with our starters hurt, that's not good.
5:38
SPEAKER_01: Uh, but uh there was some sparks of promise in Chris Parson out there.
5:41
SPEAKER_01: Didn't like him better than Mike Wright.
5:43
SPEAKER_01: He did he's a freshman, so uh it's gonna make some mistakes.
5:46
SPEAKER_01: But uh if Will's unable to go, I hope they start Parsons over Mike Wright.
5:50
SPEAKER_01: Um I think he needs room to grow, and and uh I was impressed with what he had so far.
5:56
SPEAKER_01: So uh but with that being said, I think AM rolls big.
5:59
SPEAKER_01: I'm gonna say something like uh 35 to 6.
6:05
SPEAKER_01: I don't think we can score much at all.
6:06
SPEAKER_01: It's gonna be ugly.
6:08
SPEAKER_01: I mean, we can't even score, scored three points the other night.
6:10
SPEAKER_01: So uh I don't see us even scoring a touchdown, two field goals and 35-3, 35-6, excuse me.
6:16
SPEAKER_01: Uh that's what I say.
6:18
SPEAKER_01: But hey, we got Southern Miss coming up.
6:20
SPEAKER_01: Surely we can beat them.
6:21
SPEAKER_01: And then with Egg Bowl, I know everybody's gonna be high on Ole Miss, especially this weekend with Georgia.
6:27
SPEAKER_01: They got, especially if they beat Georgia.
6:29
SPEAKER_01: I mean, everybody's gonna beat Vegas, everyone's gonna pick Ole Miss, everyone, and that's what we love.
6:34
SPEAKER_01: Games like that with Mississippi State.
6:36
SPEAKER_01: It's shown in the past, you egg bowl, you throw everything out.
6:39
SPEAKER_01: You never know what's gonna happen.
6:41
SPEAKER_01: So, um, in the perfect scenario, we lose to AM, all right, whatever.
6:44
SPEAKER_01: Beat Southern Miss, get five wins, and then our quarterback Will Rogers and Woody Morris come back for the egg ball, and Will Rogers rides off in the sunset with an upset victory over Mississippi.
6:54
SPEAKER_01: And oh my gosh, go to six wins, get to a ball game, that would save the season.
6:58
SPEAKER_01: And and Will Rogers' career at Mississippi State.
7:01
SPEAKER_01: Don't see it happening, but hey, we can always dream big, and and that would be cool if it did.
7:06
SPEAKER_01: But uh on the road this weekend, AM, no chance.
7:09
SPEAKER_01: What do you think?
7:10
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, let me give a quick shout out to our pick'em winner, Maroon Friday.
7:14
SPEAKER_02: He he knocked me off the pedestal.
7:16
SPEAKER_02: Um, he didn't really knock me off, he just kind of pushed me off the side for a second because I'm still right there.
7:21
SPEAKER_02: I'm I'm right on top still.
7:23
SPEAKER_02: I need to work on my tiebreaker skills.
7:25
SPEAKER_02: I'm gunning for y'all in November.
7:27
SPEAKER_02: It's it's looking like it's gonna be between me, uh, BD's dirty dogs, and Maroon Friday.
7:32
SPEAKER_02: But Maroon Friday, um let Johnny know what kind of coffee you want and we'll send it out to you and and then uh let us know what you think.
7:39
SPEAKER_02: Give us a shout out.
7:40
SPEAKER_02: Uh yeah, he you can he messaged me today, give that to you.
7:44
SPEAKER_01: Uh he picked out a coffee.
7:46
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7:47
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7:54
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7:58
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8:08
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8:11
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8:14
SPEAKER_01: And uh if you're in the pick'ems, we got a couple weeks left.
8:17
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8:18
SPEAKER_01: Uh for some reason I'm I'm down this year, I'm not up in the top.
8:22
SPEAKER_01: Like it's me and you last year at the top, but I've made some bad picks this year.
8:26
SPEAKER_01: Uh Johnny's locks, like I said, turned into Johnny's knots.
8:29
SPEAKER_01: So uh so anyway, uh you, Maroon Friday, BND Dirty Dogs can be a and Don King, Don King, our buddy King.
8:36
SPEAKER_01: Uh he's up there.
8:37
SPEAKER_01: So uh it's gonna be uh it's gonna be interesting to see who uh who comes out on top.
8:41
SPEAKER_01: But uh it's fun, uh it gives us something to look forward to, minus we staking it up on the football field.
8:47
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8:51
SPEAKER_01: And with that, what was your score prediction?
8:53
SPEAKER_01: You say I'm 35-6.
8:54
SPEAKER_01: What do you got?
8:55
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I mean, I I I was actually about to say the same exact thing.
8:59
SPEAKER_02: Um I don't see it happening, I don't see us really scoring any points.
9:04
SPEAKER_02: I I we can stop him a little bit, maybe, especially if if Johnson got hurt, his ribs or whatever's going on with him.
9:11
SPEAKER_02: Um, but yeah, I'm saying 35-3, Johnny.
9:15
SPEAKER_02: I mean, I I just don't I don't see us doing a whole lot else.
9:18
SPEAKER_02: Uh interesting fact, I was I had a chance to attend this game.
9:22
SPEAKER_02: My my brother and father-in-law were going and they invited me to go.
9:25
SPEAKER_02: Um, but they didn't, I they were leaving uh today, and so I was gonna have to miss too much work and taking off a week for Thanksgiving.
9:33
SPEAKER_02: So the timing just didn't work out.
9:34
SPEAKER_02: So I still hadn't been to AM.
9:36
SPEAKER_02: So one of these days I'm gonna go down there and check it out, but not this year, and we're not gonna knock them off this year.
9:42
SPEAKER_02: It's not gonna be like some of those other years when when Nick Fitzgerald was around and any of that stuff.
9:46
SPEAKER_02: It's I think it's gonna be ugly.
9:48
SPEAKER_02: I might watch the first half and see what happens, and I'm gonna go do something else.
9:52
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, Nick Nick Fitzgerald, he was uh as Texas AM.
9:55
SPEAKER_01: We we always say he was their daddy because he always something about AM, just like Jake Mangum in baseball, don't miss uh something about it.
10:02
SPEAKER_01: They they always took care of it.
10:04
SPEAKER_01: But uh man, I'd give anything to have Nick Fitzgerald on the field for us uh come Saturday because uh I'm I I just don't see it happening, but stranger things do happen, but not I would not predict this one.
10:16
SPEAKER_01: And uh but anyway, regardless, uh it's been a it's been a great, great uh season getting to do this, and and but we're not out of it, you know, we're not out.
10:25
SPEAKER_01: Uh we got three wins and we have three games left.
10:28
SPEAKER_01: So it's gonna be a tall task to do.
10:30
SPEAKER_01: Really, really needed that one against Kentucky, and just disappointing.
10:34
SPEAKER_01: But you know, they really came on and did well defensive wise from the second half, uh, but just the offense is just not there.
10:42
SPEAKER_01: So um it's just just a shame.
10:44
SPEAKER_01: But uh but anyway, uh thank you all for listening and be sure to listen to our interview, Coach Cheryl.
10:50
SPEAKER_01: And if you're going to college station this weekend, uh have a great time.
10:55
SPEAKER_01: They're fans there.
10:56
SPEAKER_01: One that one time I went were really nice, and um uh you're you all enjoy the campus and the and the stadium.
11:02
SPEAKER_01: So other than that, we'll talk to y'all next week.
11:04
SPEAKER_01: And Johnnypacker.net is the website.
11:07
SPEAKER_01: Help our players.
11:08
SPEAKER_01: Take y'all.
11:09
SPEAKER_01: Stay tuned for Coach Cheryl.
11:10
SPEAKER_01: Okay, welcome back to a brand new edition of the Johnny's World Podcast.
11:14
SPEAKER_01: Uh, we've got a great guest here today, a dear friend of mine who was on campus this weekend and got to see.
11:20
SPEAKER_01: So proud of him and everything he did for our school.
11:23
SPEAKER_01: And uh, and he's he's a legend.
11:25
SPEAKER_01: He coached at uh at AM who will be playing this weekend and at Mississippi State.
11:29
SPEAKER_01: So, Coach Jackie Cheryl, welcome, welcome back on to the show.
11:33
SPEAKER_00: Well, thank you.
11:34
SPEAKER_00: And you know, it looks like you all have done a good job with your podcast, and uh hope you keep it up.
11:42
SPEAKER_01: Yes, sir.
11:43
SPEAKER_01: Yes, sir.
11:43
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, we we appreciate you coming back on.
11:45
SPEAKER_01: You're uh you're a repeat guest for us, so we thank you so much for that.
11:49
SPEAKER_01: Good.
11:50
SPEAKER_01: Yes, sir.
11:50
SPEAKER_00: Does that mean does that mean I get two stars instead of one?
11:54
SPEAKER_00: That's right.
11:56
SPEAKER_00: Good.
11:57
SPEAKER_02: Absolutely.
11:58
SPEAKER_01: You know you're doing uh getting back on.
12:01
SPEAKER_02: He was one of the the top episodes that the most listens.
12:04
SPEAKER_02: Uh he was.
12:05
SPEAKER_02: But uh we he he got surpassed by um our quarterback, Nick Fitzgerald, but uh he was up there for a long time.
12:14
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it was it was you and uh and Vic Schaefer neck and neck, and then you outdid Vic Schaefer though.
12:20
SPEAKER_00: Yep.
12:23
SPEAKER_00: Well, that's um because I can say things and say things others won't.
12:31
SPEAKER_01: Well, uh well, I really just wanted to get you on.
12:34
SPEAKER_01: Just uh it was so good seeing you this weekend.
12:36
SPEAKER_01: I want to hear what what you thought of getting reunited with that 98 team.
12:40
SPEAKER_01: I know last week you talked a lot about the 98 team, so I'll just ask you what it was like being back on campus, seeing these guys, and your thoughts and all that.
12:49
SPEAKER_00: Well, the first of all, the campus looks out.
12:54
SPEAKER_00: And uh the I can't believe how much the has changed Bill and how much the campus has made it into quite a uh university and uh all the new homes, all the new businesses, and that's all traceable back to you know what you do on the football field, and you know, the economic impact to a a university city is you take the attendance uh and multiply that times 200.
13:34
SPEAKER_00: Um, that includes the students, but the numbers, and then multiply that times five.
13:41
SPEAKER_00: That's what the economic impact on uh uh Starkville is.
13:46
SPEAKER_00: Every time they have a pack stadium, and just take the number and multiply it times three, and then take that number and multiply it by five.
13:56
SPEAKER_00: That's the trickle-down effect by three.
14:00
SPEAKER_00: It used to be by three, uh, but it's not.
14:04
SPEAKER_00: So it's whatever the the stadium is times two hundred, then times three or five today.
14:13
SPEAKER_00: That's why you're seeing all these businesses and seeing an uptick in enrollment and a lot of new buildings on campus.
14:21
SPEAKER_00: Right.
14:21
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it's definitely grown so much, and uh it's just seems like it's uh uh getting bigger and bigger every day.
14:27
SPEAKER_01: But um um what was it like uh getting reunited, seeing some of those players that you hadn't seen in in a long time?
14:34
SPEAKER_01: I know that was a special time.
14:36
SPEAKER_00: Well, it was, and I was shocked at uh how many came back.
14:42
SPEAKER_00: There was over 30 players from uh New Jersey to Florida to Texas in and in between uh that came back, and that's uh a testament to them because that team teammates, you know, they were special to each other and still special.
15:01
SPEAKER_00: So it was uh you know quite an array of players, but the the neat thing about it is how good those players were and how good they were in '98.
15:16
SPEAKER_00: And the fan reaction certainly helped the players feel at home, and the unthank the players showed it by doing the dog pound rock.
15:28
SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
15:28
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, that was that was so awesome.
15:30
SPEAKER_01: You know, we've had so many big games in that stadium that you were a part of, and so many uh special moments.
15:36
SPEAKER_01: But I'll tell you what, that moment when you let them out onto the field was a moment that everyone will remember forever.
15:42
SPEAKER_01: It's probably one of the tops in my books from from now on out.
15:46
SPEAKER_01: It was just such an awesome moment.
15:47
SPEAKER_01: I got literally up chills when I saw that.
15:50
SPEAKER_00: And uh, I think yeah, I think the fans really enjoyed it by the way that they reacted.
15:58
SPEAKER_00: And it helped the players, it helped the players by the sound and what they were reaction they were getting from the fans.
16:07
SPEAKER_00: Certainly helped them uh loosen up and be uh really excited about being on the field.
16:15
SPEAKER_02: Right.
16:16
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, yeah, the stadium's grown a lot since since some of them have probably been out there on the field too, so it probably sounded a little bit louder to them having the end zone bold in there and all that stuff.
16:25
SPEAKER_00: Oh yes, it was loud when it came out.
16:30
SPEAKER_00: I did wish we could have made it that loud all the way through the game.
16:35
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah, definitely.
16:38
SPEAKER_01: Definitely.
16:39
SPEAKER_01: Well, well, speaking of about the game, I know we're playing Texas AM this weekend and and you have tiles with Texas AM and Mississippi State.
16:46
SPEAKER_01: What what are uh what do you think of uh of the game this weekend?
16:50
SPEAKER_01: The state have a chance?
16:51
SPEAKER_01: Does AM have a chance?
16:52
SPEAKER_01: What what's your take on the game, you think?
16:54
SPEAKER_00: Well, in the in the SCC, you always have a chance.
16:58
SPEAKER_00: But you know, you're you're playing at home.
17:02
SPEAKER_00: So they you know the Vegas people are pretty smart because they give a three-point to six-point favorite if you're playing it, depends on which stadium.
17:14
SPEAKER_00: And then you look at how many players are actually hurt.
17:18
SPEAKER_00: Now I don't know about Johnson.
17:22
SPEAKER_00: Somebody posted right after the game last week that he broke some uh ribs, and if he did, you know, I don't I don't know what kind of shape he's in.
17:34
SPEAKER_00: Uh but you know, I think it uh for state, then you come back to see, you know, which quarterback's gonna start.
17:43
SPEAKER_00: Are they gonna start first?
17:47
SPEAKER_00: You know, who are they gonna start?
17:50
SPEAKER_00: Uh so you know, there's a lot of questions in this game.
17:54
SPEAKER_00: Uh, you know, AM might be uh a little healthier if the quarterback is okay to play.
18:01
SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
18:03
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, you know, it seems it seems to be uh with uh Woody Marks being out, that seems to be a big difference for us since he was out the past couple of games.
18:13
SPEAKER_02: It just the the team doesn't seem the same without him back there.
18:20
SPEAKER_00: It's hard to replace really good players today.
18:24
SPEAKER_00: You know, that because of the portal, what it has done, it's equaled uh teams out throughout the country because you have a kid that's a backup or a kid that's a third teamer or a freshman that didn't get playing time, then you know, the first thing they are thinking about is hitting the portal and see where they can go to hand play.
18:47
SPEAKER_00: Now is that a good thing?
18:49
SPEAKER_00: Yes.
18:49
SPEAKER_00: Is it a bad thing?
18:51
SPEAKER_00: Yes.
18:52
SPEAKER_00: There were 1650 football players that hit the portal last year.
18:57
SPEAKER_00: There's not 1650 places for those players.
19:03
SPEAKER_00: So some of those players walked off of a of a scholarship that they had and didn't find a place to go.
19:12
SPEAKER_00: So they had to go someplace and pay their own way to school.
19:20
SPEAKER_00: So you know yeah, it's it's uh it's a good thing because they get a chance to go and play, but it's uh there's no guarantees.
19:31
SPEAKER_00: You know, it's just I can you know, I.
19:34
SPEAKER_00: Johnson came from LSU to AM, you know, he started, but eventually, you know, uh Wickman took his job.
19:48
SPEAKER_02: Yep, and then you got uh Dylan Johnson that he seems like he landed in the right place in in Washington.
19:54
SPEAKER_02: He's he seems to be having a pretty good year up there for them.
19:58
SPEAKER_00: Well, uh same thing with the quarterback, you know, they transferred for Alban.
20:03
SPEAKER_00: I think five out of the uh Heisman trophy watch is all that they are all transfers.
20:13
SPEAKER_00: So, you know, sometimes it's a good thing for the players, but the players that put their name in, they better have a place to go before they put their name in.
20:26
SPEAKER_01: Yep.
20:28
SPEAKER_01: They do, uh absolutely.
20:30
SPEAKER_01: Um well going back to AM, what uh uh what what would you say to people, Mississippi State fans, uh I I've only been once, but state fans that might be traveling to AM.
20:41
SPEAKER_01: Uh I those I'll tell you the fans at AM, I remember when I went, I believe it was 2013, they were so nice.
20:48
SPEAKER_01: They came up and they said, Welcome to our campus.
20:50
SPEAKER_01: And out of all the places in the SEC, I I I I really like that.
20:54
SPEAKER_01: And I took took that that was something I took away from how nice they were.
20:59
SPEAKER_00: Well, the the big thing that uh people from Mississippi State come into the game this week, they need to get there early.
21:09
SPEAKER_00: Uh parking's not easy.
21:11
SPEAKER_00: If you don't have a parking lot, you gotta park way long ways away.
21:16
SPEAKER_00: And getting to the stadium, it's not like just walking in.
21:26
SPEAKER_00: Some of those lines to get in are very long.
21:30
SPEAKER_00: But it's a great place.
21:32
SPEAKER_00: If they have an opportunity, they you know, every tailgate people will invite you, uh, you know, not only for food but for drinks and and no, it's a friendly place, but I would recommend that they get there early.
21:48
SPEAKER_00: Uh it's a large campus, you know, that's uh where the stadium is from the railroad tracks is twenty five acres, and then on the other side of the railroad tracks.
22:00
SPEAKER_00: Tracks from the stadium.
22:01
SPEAKER_00: It's another twenty-five acres.
22:04
SPEAKER_00: And so the parking parking and the uh tailgate tents go a long way.
22:11
SPEAKER_00: So I mean you'll you feel like you're going for five ten blocks trying to uh get there.
22:20
SPEAKER_00: Wow.
22:22
SPEAKER_00: Well uh they need to get there early and enjoy their walk around, see, and enjoy themselves.
22:32
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it looks like they did a big renovation to that stadium not too long ago.
22:36
SPEAKER_01: It looks it looks massive when I see it on TV.
22:39
SPEAKER_00: It is, it's 104,000.
22:42
SPEAKER_00: It's the largest in the you know the the town because of the university.
22:56
SPEAKER_00: The university is fifty thousand students, uh they're going to cap it at 80,000.
23:03
SPEAKER_00: So you can just say it's the what where they're going to is will be double what uh uh Mississippi State is for as students.
23:18
SPEAKER_02: Well, coach, we sure do appreciate you coming on, and uh I know it was special for you to get back on campus, and uh I'm sure a lot of a lot of folks will be be glad to hear your voice on this this podcast.
23:30
SPEAKER_00: Yes, well I was uh yeah, I went back to well, I got to see my favorite friend and his mother, so that helped.
23:38
SPEAKER_00: I went I went to uh Book Martin and did a book signing from one to three, and then went to the tailgate for the players at three, and then you know they walked out on the field, and then I stayed on the field to watch, and then went up to the club level and then went in to see some people in some suites.
24:02
SPEAKER_01: Awesome.
24:03
SPEAKER_01: Yeah, it was so good getting to see you at the at the book mort.
24:06
SPEAKER_01: I uh I I I I tell you no, I tell you, I can't thank you enough for all you did for me as a kid, and and uh just memories for a lifetime.
24:14
SPEAKER_01: So that's why it made it so special seeing you and seeing that team come out on the field.
24:18
SPEAKER_01: I remember getting to travel as a guest uh with uh a guest of yours.
24:24
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you got your uh taste of ever driving the bus.
24:29
SPEAKER_01: That's right.
24:30
SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
24:32
SPEAKER_00: You know, I always uh you know, he was such a a good driver, but he didn't mind he didn't mind flying up behind somebody and blowing his horn either.
24:44
SPEAKER_00: Right.
24:46
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, exactly where he needed to be, yeah.
24:49
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, somebody at the at a gate with that was trying to keep him away from turning, he would drive that bus right up to him and then stop.
25:00
SPEAKER_00: Yeah, they're that they either started backing up or running one of the two, but you know, as a bus driver, he is good.
25:11
SPEAKER_01: Oh yeah.
25:12
SPEAKER_01: Oh yeah, lots of good memories.
25:14
SPEAKER_01: Well, coach, I know you got also I want to give you an early shout out for your birthday coming up.
25:18
SPEAKER_01: I know you got a big birthday coming up, and and uh I know it seems like every year it's around the egg ball, so I would love nothing more to beat Mississippi for your birthday.
25:27
SPEAKER_00: Oh yeah, I'd like that too.
25:29
SPEAKER_00: You know, the uh of the teams, you know, Texas and Mississippi are probably equal to the teams.
25:37
SPEAKER_00: I don't wear orange at all.
25:40
SPEAKER_00: Right.
25:41
SPEAKER_00: You know, and I stay away from bright red.
25:45
SPEAKER_00: So I don't I don't wear orange or bright red or light blue.
25:52
SPEAKER_00: I don't wear that either.
25:54
SPEAKER_00: Right.
25:55
SPEAKER_01: Well, uh well yeah, I hope you have a happy, happy uh birthday coming up, and hope you have a happy Thanksgiving.
26:01
SPEAKER_01: And uh tell tell Miss Peggy I said hey and miss seeing her, and and uh it was just a pleasure having you on campus and thank you so much for joining us on this interview again.
26:10
SPEAKER_01: I love you very much.
26:11
SPEAKER_00: You're welcome.
26:12
SPEAKER_00: I love you.
26:13
SPEAKER_00: Talk to you later, man.
26:14
SPEAKER_01: Okay, coach.
26:15
SPEAKER_00: Bye bye.
26:16
SPEAKER_01: All right, bye.