SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk some SEC spring football! How the SEC programs rank in terms of recruiting budgets for the most recent fiscal year (2:30), Shane Beamer puts his team on notice to finish strong this spring (11:30), Sam Pittman has us fired up after talking up the Razorback defense this spring (15:00), Pittman on the biggest impact Travis Williams & Dan Enos bring to Arkansas (20:00), Lane Kiffin touts his offense’s spring perf...
Apr 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 824
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk some SEC football! Hugh Freeze and Shane Beamer want a preseason/ exhibition spring game brought to college football (1:30), the ideal spring game matchups for each SEC team: Alabama (14:00), Arkansas (15:30), Auburn (18:00), Florida (19:45), Georgia (22:00), Kentucky (23:00), LSU (25:00), Ole Miss (26:00), Mississippi State (27:15), Missouri (29:00), South Carolina (31:15), Tennessee (32:45), Texas A&M (34:00...
Apr 05, 2023•41 min•Ep. 823
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk some SEC spring football! Kirby Smart recaps Georgia’s first spring scrimmage, highlighted by his thoughts on his QB’s (4:30), Kirby Smart appears to throw shade at Tennessee’s offensive system (11:30), intel from Tennessee’s first spring scrimmage (17:45), Josh Heupel shares his thoughts on first Vols scrimmage (20:00), Vol pass defense about to make a massive improvement? (26:00), Mark Stoops comments on Kentuck...
Apr 04, 2023•40 min•Ep. 822
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by On3 Sports Founder & CEO Shannon Terry ( @ShannonTerry ) from RCA Studio in downtown Nashville! How is it possible to be a Tennessee and an Alabama fan? (1:00), the origins of Rivals as the first online recruiting service (4:00), working every single aspect of his companies (8:00), the origins of 247Sports after selling Rivals (9:00), why is On3 different from his previous ventures? (10:45), on discovering Josh Pate and hiring him to join 24...
Apr 03, 2023•50 min•Ep. 821
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and Braden Gall ( @BradenGall ) discuss projected SEC East Over/Under win totals for the 2023 season from the downtown Nashville RCA Studio! Florida (1:00), Georgia (6:00), Kentucky (14:30), Missouri (18:00), South Carolina (21:00), Tennessee (27:45), Vanderbilt (32:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HG...
Apr 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 820
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) shares the latest spring football updates from around the SEC! Alabama honors Mal Moore on the anniversary of the Alabama legend’s passing (1:00), Mark Stoops was HOT this week following a “bullshit” practice from his latest Kentucky team (4:30), Zach Arnett shares an update on Will Rogers’ progression in Mississippi State’s new offense (10:00), Sam Pittman adjusting to portal coaching and vows Arkansas will be more aggressive on 4th down this season (13:00)...
Mar 31, 2023•47 min•Ep. 819
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) discuss Over/Unders for every SEC team in 2023! Cousin Shane threw his back out (2:45), we share our confidence levels that each team will hit their over or under for the upcoming SEC football season: Alabama (4:00), Arkansas (12:00), Auburn (18:15), LSU (24:30), Ole Miss (30:30), Mississippi State (38:15), Texas A&M (43:00), Florida (49:00), Georgia (57:00), Kentucky (1:04:15), Missouri (1:08:30), South Carolina (...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 818
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Allan Bell ( @AllanBell247 ) in studio from RCA Studion in downtown Nashville How he landed a job at CBS Sportsline talking gambling (2:00), the best sports bar in Nashville? (7:30), best BBQ in Nashville? (8:30), Nashville becoming one of the best sports cities in the nation thanks to the NFL Draft (9:15), how Nashville could take SEC Media Days to another level (11:00), how has legalized gambling changed the sports landscape and sports media? ...
Mar 28, 2023•55 min•Ep. 817
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Braden Gall ( @BradenGall ) from the RCA Studio in downtown Nashville! Alabama (2:30), Arkansas (10:30), Auburn (16:15:), LSU (21:30), Ole Miss (30:00), Mississippi State (36:00), Texas A&M (41:30) Check out Braden's podcast Fringe Element to find out discussion on the SEC East Link to Fringe Element https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fringe-element-sec-football/id1532241930 Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music c...
Mar 27, 2023•50 min•Ep. 816
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Joseph Goodman ( @JoeGoodmanJr ) the senior columnist for AL.com from RCA Studio in downtown Nashville! Discussing Alabama freezing him out during an Alabama-Auburn press conference (2:30), walking a tightrope of being a columnist in the most college sports-obsessed state in the country (4:30), the shifting landscape of some media shifting towards working for the teams they cover (6:00), favorite memories covering the Iron Bowl (8:30), thoughts ...
Mar 24, 2023•33 min•Ep. 815
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talkin' some SEC football! Season-defining game for every SEC team (1:30): Alabama (3:00), Arkansas (5:15), Auburn (8:45), Florida (14:00), Georgia (16:15), Kentucky (18:30), LSU (23:15), Ole Miss (25:00), Mississippi State (28:00), Mizzou (31:15), South Carolina (34:00), Tennessee (37:15), Texas A&M (41:00), Vanderbilt (47:30), Shane Beamer provides a camp update on South Carolina’s offense (50:00), Lane Kiffin di...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 814
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk SEC football! Shane Beamer wants to fight an SEC coach or two (1:30), the Gamecocks are super confident this spring (9:30), Did Nick Saban really bury Nate Oats? (13:30), Crimson Tide looking to develop the offensive line and working to develop new leaders while working in new coaches (20:00), Jimbo Fisher already seems upset having to answer questions about Bobby Petrino’s impact on Texas A&M’s offense (29:00...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 813
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by John Nabors ( @BuzzJohnNabors ) from the RCA Studio in downtown Nashville! Thoughts on Arkansas’ basketball under Eric Musselman (1:00), the success of the Locked on Razorbacks podcast and video show (3:30), reasons to like Arkansas football heading into the season? (5:30), how improved will the Razorback defense be this season under Travis Williams? (9:30), has Arkansas been keeping up with NIL as its importance grows? (13:00), why Arkansas is ...
Mar 21, 2023•37 min•Ep. 812
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk SEC football! Sam Pittman not risking getting fired for an NCAA bracket (2:00), one lucky Razorback fan had the weekend of his life (5:00), Mizzou does not hold a spring game due to nasty weather (7:00), value of returning production? (8:00), Georgia opens spring camp! Kirby Smart discusses the QB competition and the hire of Mike Bobo (10:00), South Carolina hits the practice field! How is the offensive install co...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 811
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk some SEC football! Mike shares some backstory on Paul Finebaum joining the show (2:00), SEC spring game schedules revealed (7:00), Gators will open the season on a Thursday (11:00), Brian Kelly ain’t afraid to play Nick Saban (14:00), Hugh Freeze ain’t scared of Alabama (18:00), Eli Drinkwitz makes an interesting point on the SEC scheduling model (22:00), a full breakdown of every SEC team’s returning production f...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 810
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Tye Richardson ( @TyeSportsRadio ) of ESPN Arkansas Radio! Tye tries to sell Mike on Arkansas football in 2023 (2:30), any concern that Sam Pittman is not the right coach to lead the Arkansas program? (5:30), has Arkansas corrected any locker room issues that existed within the program last season? (7:00), thoughts on Kendal Briles leaving; being replaced by Dan Enos (9:00), Mike gives Tye an opportunity to apologize to Texas A&M (13:00), th...
Mar 14, 2023•49 min•Ep. 809
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Paul Finebaum ( @Finebaum ) live from RCA Victor Studio in downtown Nashville! Paul takes an opportunity to put Mike in his place (00:30), Paul on why he gives Mike the time of day (3:15), Paul on his first controversial moment at Tennessee (5:00), the dangers of covering football in Alabama with a critical lens (9:30), Paul recalls some of the toughest coach’s wives he’s ever faced (13:30), the creation of “The Paul Finebaum Show” and the show’...
Mar 13, 2023•47 min•Ep. 808
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk some SEC football! Show announcement, some big shows are on the horizon, stay tuned! (1:00), Arkansas lands huge transfer signee at the biggest position of need (3:00), Sam Pittman on the new Arkansas offense under Dan Enos (10:00), what will South Carolina’s offensive identity be under Dowell Loggains? (19:00), Mark Stoops on Kentucky’s biggest question mark (31:30), Devin Leary stepping into an ideal situation t...
Mar 08, 2023•58 min•Ep. 807
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk SEC football! Shane Beamer managed to keep one of his assistant coaches away from Florida (4:00), Tennessee’s 5-star QB Nico Iamaleava already receiving hate from the national media (8:00), Nick Saban upset that he’s not getting his way in the new SEC scheduling format (14:45), SEC scheduling format reportedly close to being finalized (22:15) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music comes via...
Mar 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 806
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is back talking some SEC football! Some questionable SEC point spreads have been released (1:30), Mizzou opens spring camp (5:15), Eli Drinkwitz gives an update on QB Sam Horn (7:00), Drinkwitz on the offseason QB battle and adding Jake Garcia to the team (11:00), Drink on Luther Burden playing a new position for the Tigers (14:00), Auburn opens spring game (15:00), Hugh Freeze talks QB competition (17:00), how Freeze is doing the right thing in order to get...
Mar 02, 2023•29 min•Ep. 805
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) preview spring practice in the SEC! Alabama (2:30), Arkansas (5:45), Auburn (9:45), Florida (12:00), Georgia (14:15), Kentucky (17:00), LSU (18:30), Ole Miss (20:50), Mississippi State (22:30), Missouri (24:30), South Carolina (26:15), Tennessee (29:00), Texas A&M (31:30), Vanderbilt (34:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their wor...
Mar 01, 2023•38 min•Ep. 804
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are joined by Sam Khan ( @skhanjr ) of The Athletic! Cousin Shane relives his endoscopy (1:00), Shane then shares his thoughts on the early SEC point spreads (4:00), Sam Khan of The Athletic joins the show to talk about the renewal of the Texas A&M- Texas Rivalry (10:00), which team would be the most likely team to make a TCU-like jump next season, Texas or Texas A&M? (13:00), what the rivalry game means to Tex...
Feb 28, 2023•57 min•Ep. 803
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Chad Withrow ( @TheChadWithrow ) for an in-studio interview from our Nashville recording studio! Chad discusses leaving Midday 180 for Outkick (1:30), thoughts on the radio business (5:00), any consideration for going independent before joining Outkick? (10:00), any fear of blowback working for Clay Travis/Outkick? (13:00), freedom to handle tough topics in an intelligent manner, unlike many other radio jobs (16:00), Chad’s favorite campus durin...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 802
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Clark Brooks aka SEC StatCat ( @SEC_StatCat ) Debut SEC game of the year point spreads released (1:00), Florida has lost three coaches to the NFL this week — including a coordinator (6:00), LSU special teams coordinator given the boot (12:00), Clark Brooks aka SEC StatCat joins the show! (14:00), StatCat’s top returning SEC QBs (17:30), StatCat’s top returning SEC RBs (53:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music comes v...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 801
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk SEC football! Discussing what SEC football will look like when the SEC on CBS contract comes to and end (2:00), we discovered the worst SEC song ever written (8:30), changes coming to college football clock management? (10:00), predicting the SEC on CBS games of the week for every week next season (16:00), Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; che...
Feb 22, 2023•54 min•Ep. 800
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) talk SEC football! The one question we each have for each coach for the upcoming SEC Media Days (3:00), LSU: Brian Kelly (4:30), Missouri: Eli Drinkwitz (10:30), Texas A&M: Jimbo Fisher (14:30), Auburn: Hugh Freeze (21:30), Georgia: Kirby Smart (25:30), Mississippi State: Zach Arnett (30:00), Vanderbilt: Clark Lea (34:00), Alabama: Nick Saban (36:30), Arkansas: Sam Pittman (41:45), Florida: Billy Napier (44:30), Ke...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 799
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Nathan King ( @NathanKing247 ) to talk some Auburn Tigers football! SEC reveals schedule for 2023 SEC Media Days (1:00), Nathan King from Auburn Undercover/247Sports joins the show! (4:30), the momentum Auburn has under Hugh Freeze (6:00), Auburn quickly turning the corner in recruiting under new staff (9:30), thoughts on Auburn’s new coaching hires? (12:30), Auburn arguably landing the SEC’s best transfer portal class (17:00), what will the def...
Feb 17, 2023•39 min•Ep. 798
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by Jake Wimberly ( @Jakewim ) to discuss Mississippi State football! Did Billy Napier get the most out of Florida’s talent last season? The NFL Combine list suggests he did not (1:30), Jake Wimberly of ESPN Radio’s The Afternoon Drive joins the show to talk Zach Arnett’s Mississippi State coaching staff (5:30), which three teams would Jake like to see Mississippi State play annually in new SEC scheduling model? (6:30), thoughts on OC Kevin Barbay (...
Feb 16, 2023•31 min•Ep. 797
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back talking some SEC football! Georgia OC Todd Monken leaves for the NFL (2:30), Kirby Smart quickly names Mike Bobo OC (4:30), the 2023 season will be the last chance to win SEC division title (13:30), the SEC games that must be played annually in the new scheduling format (17:45), the 3 best permanent rivals for every SEC team starting with Arkansas (27:00), Alabama (29:00), Auburn (30:10), Florida (32:00), LSU ...
Feb 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 796
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) and his Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) react to Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC a year early! Mike and Shane recap their vacations (1:00), Nick Saban bought a $300,000 Ferrari (6:00), Texas and Oklahoma are officially joining the SEC in 2024 (7:15), the matchups we are most looking forward to when Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC (14:30), SEC rivalries that will be renewed in the new scheduling format (29:15) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.co...
Feb 14, 2023•35 min•Ep. 795