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That SEC Football Podcast

Michael Bratton/SEC Mike
Hosted by SEC Mike Bratton and his Cousin Shane Follow them on Twitter @MichaelWBratton @BigOrangeVolz
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Episodes

2025 SEC Football Record Predictions Post-Spring

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Shane on Paul Finebaum Show (1:00), 2025 SEC Predictions Post-Spring (3:00), Texas Longhorns (6:00), Georgia Bulldogs (14:15), Oklahoma Sooners (18:30), Tennessee Volunteers (25:00), LSU Tigers (28:10), Florida Gators (31:00), Ole Miss Rebels (35:45), Missouri Tigers (39:00), South Carolina Gamecocks (43:30), Texas A&M Aggies (46:40), Auburn Tigers (50:30), Alabama Crimson Tide (53:15), Ar...

May 05, 20251 hr 11 minEp. 1514

Texas A&M Finally on Track Under Mike Elko? Billy Liucci In Studio

Billy Liucci of TexAgs joins the show from our studio on Music Row in downtown Nashville to talk all things Texas A&M Aggies Football! Battles with Texas Twitter (1:30), Texas rivalry (4:30), Mike Elko’s Year 1 a success? (7:15), A&M offense taking step forward in Year 2? (13:30), biggest crossroad game in 2025? (16:50), historical streaks in football (17:45), did Texas have a signature win in 2024? (28:20), who should A&M play annually in 9-game SEC schedule? (34:30), which coach ca...

May 05, 20251 hr 19 minEp. 1513

Is 6-6 Really Good Enough for Arkansas in 2025? John Nabors interview!

John Nabors ( @JohnNaborsShow ) of Inside Arkansas & The Locked on Razorbacks Podcast joins the show to talk all things Arkansas Razorbacks Football! 6-6 a good season for Arkansas? (1:00), revenue sharing a game-changer for Hogs? (4:30), Sam Pittman has done great job with staffing (7:15), how can Arkansas raise level of overall talent (10:00), thoughts on Arkansas GM hire? (12:15), best offensive line yet under Pittman? (15:15), ceiling for Taylen Green? (16:45), picking potential upset on...

May 03, 202526 minEp. 1512

Cousin Shane on "The Paul Finebaum Show" Mocks Bill Belichick, Talk SEC Favorites

Cousin Shane was on a guest on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on ESPN/the SEC Network on Friday May 2, 2025! Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....

May 03, 202513 minEp. 1511

SEC Mailbag Show: Best 1st Yr QB, Which SEC Coach Could Go Full Belichick?

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Paul Finebaum gave us a shoutout (2:30), Buy, sale, or lease: Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M (5:50), Sancho Mack Dos 20 donations! (8:30), Overrated & Underrated recent SEC coaches (10:10), Overrated & Underrated recent SEC QBs (18:00), could Shadeur Sanders sue NCAA, return to school? (21:00), Eli Drinkwitz coming back on the show? (23:00), Shane joining an Ole Miss frat? (25:30), which all-time SEC coach would you ...

May 02, 20251 hr 14 minEp. 1510

Texas INSANE NIL Budget & SEC Units Going Up or Down in 2025

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Shane went to Cracker Barrel... Again (3:00), Texas INSANE NIL budget (6:45), SEC Units Going Up or Down in 2025 (17:30), Scoring OFFENSE Going DOWN? (17:30), Scoring OFFENSE Going UP? (22:00), Scoring DEFENSE Going DOWN? (24:45), Scoring DEFENSE Going UP? (27:30), if Brian Kelly left for another SEC program (29:00), PASSING Offense Going DOWN? (34:15), PASSING Offense Going UP? (36:45), RUSHI...

May 01, 202557 minEp. 1509

Post-Spring Over/Under Win Total Predictions For All 16 SEC Teams

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! SEC kickoff times revealed? (4:00), 2026 schedule reveal (5:30), where is Media Days? (7:10), 2026 NFL Draft odds (8:30), Post-Spring Over/Under Win Total Predictions (12:00), Georgia Bulldogs (12:45), South Carolina Gamecocks (17:00), LSU Tigers (22:30), Auburn Tigers (27:30), Oklahoma Sooners (30:15), Texas A&M Aggies (33:30), Mississippi State Bulldogs (37:45), Texas Longhorns (43:15), Tennessee Volunteers (46:30), Florida Ga...

Apr 30, 20251 hr 11 minEp. 1508

Now or Never for Auburn Football Entering Year 3 under Hugh Freeze? Mike Gittens of The War Rapport interview!

Mike Gittens of The War Rapport joins the show to talk all things Auburn Tigers Football for 2025 entering Hugh Freeze's 3rd season on The Plains! origins of The War Rapport (1:20), Auburn is responsible for conference pride (4:00), takeaways from Auburn spring practice? (6:00), Expectations for Jackson Arnold? (11:00), Schedule lines up for Year 3 of Hugh Freeze era (12:30), Could Deuce Knight save Freeze? (16:30), Freeze hot seat heading into 2025 season? (22:00), Biggest crossroad game for Au...

Apr 29, 202531 minEp. 1507

Which SEC Teams Can Realistically Make 2025 College Football Playoff?

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Chris Marler ( @VernDumbQuist ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Alabama Crimson Tide (2:00), Florida Gators (14:00), Ole Miss Rebels (17:00), Georgia Bulldogs (22:50), Texas Longhorns (25:15), Texas A&M Aggies (30:15), LSU Tigers (33:30), South Carolina Gamecocks (38:00), Missouri Tigers (44:30), Oklahoma Sooners (47:00), Tennessee Volunteers (51:50), Auburn Tigers (55:15), closing thoughts (1:00:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Inte...

Apr 29, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 1506

2025 NFL Draft Recap: SEC Shatter Pick Record

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Team by team breakdown (5:00), Georgia & Texas (5:10), Ole Miss (11:00), Alabama, LSU & Florida (12:30), South Carolina (16:50), Tennessee (18:30), Auburn, Mizzou & Texas A&M (19:30), Arkansas, Kentucky & Oklahoma (21:00), How many years will Arch Manning stay at Texas? (23:00), SEC dominates the draft (27:45), Austin Simmons elite? (32:15), will Ole Miss regret 2024? (36:0...

Apr 28, 202558 minEp. 1505

Oklahoma Ready To Strike Back? Sooners Winning the SEC's Offseason Travis Davidson Interview!

Travis Davidson of @KREFSports and @OUInsider joins Cousin Shane to talk some Sooner Football! Portal Gets (2:15), Jaydn Ott (4:00), How tough is this schedule (4:45), Which transfers hurt the most? (6:35), How good is Jackson Arnold? (8:10), What will this offense look like now? (9:40), How does John Mateer change this team? (11:45), What is Ou’s weakness in ‘25? (16:35), Who is the voice of this defense (19:25), Did we forget how good OU is historically (22:00), Where should OU rank the last 4...

Apr 28, 202541 minEp. 1504

SEC Power Rankings Post-Spring

SEC Mike is back with his latest SEC Football Power Rankings Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 All show mus...

Apr 27, 202531 minEp. 1503

2025 NFL Draft First Round Live Reaction!

SEC Mike is back to talk about the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 All ...

Apr 25, 202531 minEp. 1502

NFL Draft Preview: Anonymous Scouts Grade SEC Prospects

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football Texas lands elite DL transfer; Syracuse coach reacts (2:30), Greg Sankey comments on if teams can sue players that transfer (8:45), 2025 NFL Draft Preview (12:00), the QBs are overrated (13:00), Jaxson Dart (15:45)Jalen Milroe (18:10), Quinn Ewers (21:00),Jaydon Blue (24:40), Dylan Sampson (26:15), Mathew Golden (28:00), Isaiah Bond (29:10), Luther Burden (30:40), Tre Harris (35:10), Mason Taylor (36:40), Will Campbell (38:50), Tyler...

Apr 24, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 1501

Who Won Nico Joey Aguilar Trade? Arkansas To Sue Madden Iamaleava?

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Podcast now has sound effects (2:00), Shane talks Shannon Sharpe (5:00), Coach O speaking French (6:30), Shane talks Easter food (8:00), College Football Playoff schedule reveal (11:15), Spring Portal winners & losers (13:45), who won Nico Iamaleava Joey Aguilar Trade? (15:45), Tennessee Over/Under with Aguilar (24:00), Arkansas To Sue Madden Iamaleava? (27:15), Marcel Reed underrated? (34...

Apr 23, 202555 minEp. 1500

Vols Land QB + Spring Transfer Portal Biggest Winners & Losers

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Steven Lassan ( @AthlonSteven ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stor...

Apr 22, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 1499

The Insanity of Transfer Portal & NIL: Neal McCready In Studio #2

Neal McCready of Rebel Grove & McCready & Siskey joins the show from our studio on Music Row in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee! Last Dance came up short in 2024 (2:30), Kentucky loss cost Ole Miss Playoff spot (8:30), How much blame falls on Lane Kiffin? (14:45), 2025 outlook: signed elite portal class but last in SEC returning production (21:00), Kiffin saying coaches don’t want to play in SEC Championship Game (27:00), Thoughts on proposed SEC Championship Weekend? (33:00), Fraudulence ...

Apr 20, 20251 hr 14 minEp. 1498

Vols Take Stand Against Nico, Alabama & Auburn Spring & Next Fired Coach? Pat Smith interview!

3Man Front host Pat Smith of WJOX & co-creator of "The Paul Finebaum Show" joins the show to talk Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee saga, spring football updates at Alabama & Auburn and much more! Nico Iamaleava-Tennessee saga (1:00), steps need to be taken after Nico saga? (3:00), Alabama spring football update (5:45), Year 2 for Kalen DeBoer (9:00), Auburn spring football update (12:15), Auburn opener at Baylor 16:00), Alabama opener at FSU (17:45), First SEC coach fired? (19:00), Arch Manning ...

Apr 19, 202525 minEp. 1497

SEC Stock Report, Tennessee QB Target, New CFB Injury Rules

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! New CFB injury rules (2:00), Lee Corso retiring from ESPN College GameDay (5:45), Cousin Shane Florida-Tennessee beat (8:50), Urban Meyer is a dumbass (9:30), Kidnapped pastor mad at Nico Iamaleava (11:30), Why Nico was the problem with Tennessee's offense (13:00), Tennessee targeting Notre Dame QB? (15:00), go-to Jelly talk (16:30), SEC Stock Report (19:00), Alabama Crimson Tide (19:45), Texas Longhorns (21:00), Florida Gators (24:...

Apr 18, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 1496

Nico Iamaleava Finds Landing Spot, SEC's Best Offseason?

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Nico Iamaleava lands at UCLA (2:30), Could Tennessee land UCLA QB? (7:30), Best offseason in the SEC? (10:00), Mike Elko: Player development taking a beating (16:30), Brian Kelly: LSU freshmen coming in ready to play (21:30), Eli Drinkwitz: Fix CFB for America! (26:30), Sam Pittman: 1 Portal window could be coming (34:30), closing thoughts (38:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the chan...

Apr 17, 202539 minEp. 1495

Nico Iamaleava Tennessee Saga: Worst Fumbled Bag EVER? Jon Reed Interview!

Jon Reed of Talk Sports on FOX Sports Knoxville and Reed's Ranch Podcast joins the show to talk Nico Iamaleava Tennessee Saga The World’s Greatest Podcast in America (1:00), did you see the Nico saga coming? (2:00), Which transfer QBs will Tennessee target? (4:20), Response from Tennessee fans (10:30), could Nico saga rally Tennessee’s team in 2025? (13:15), best-case scenario for Tennessee? (15:45), worst fumbled bag ever? (19:00), overlooking value of legacy at Tennessee (22:00), Josh Heupel's...

Apr 16, 202529 minEp. 1494

SEC Mailbag Show: How We Would Fix CFB, Favorite Rivalry, Top Expansion Targets

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Nico updates (2:00 ), 2025 SEC Media Days schedule reveal (3:00), 3 favorite things about the SEC? (6:30), What will college football look like in 10 years? (14:00), Favorite SEC rivalry that doesn’t get talked about enough? (16:30), How We Would Fix CFB (28:00), Top SEC Expansion Targets (28:00), 4th best SEC program historically (37:45), surprise SEC Heisman candidate under everyone’s radar?...

Apr 16, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 1493

Nico Tennessee Saga: Fair To Say Everyone Shares Some Blame? Trey Wallace Interview

Trey Wallace of Outkick joins the show to talk Nico Iamaleava drama at Tennessee and the next steps for the Volunteers with the spring portal window opening up this week in college football Nico Saga at Tennessee (2:00), Blame all the way around? (8:45), what is the value of a Playoff run? (13:15), Nico's dad the real issue? (14:45), why this wasn't a holdout (21:30), Did Tennessee make the right call? (25:30), Nico capable of leading under pressure? (33:30) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast...

Apr 15, 202540 minEp. 1492

Nico Iamaleava Fall Out: Tennessee Portal QB Targets & DJ Lagway Panic Meter

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Steven Lassan ( @AthlonSteven ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Steven's spring game thoughts (2:00), Steven's thoughts on Nico-Tennessee saga (8:45), Playoff run worth paying Nico? (11:00), Tennessee better without Nico? (15:30), how all teams can prevent this in the future? (18:50), Tennessee Portal QB Targets (22:30), top 10 SEC players that would difficult to lose this spring? (34:30), DJ Lagway injury Panic Meter (1:03:00), Tennessee QB Panic Meter (1...

Apr 15, 20251 hr 13 minEp. 1491

Tennessee Boots Nico Iamaleava, DJ Lagway Concern & Spring Games

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Nico Iamaleava discussion & questions (2:00), Tennessee's Over/Under moves (12:00), Vols portal options (13:00), Vols better without Nico? (14:45), How many Vols enter the portal? (16:30), where will Nico land? (18:15), Cousin Shane shows up (19:30), better Nico drama happens now? (20:45), Josh Heupel: No one bigger than Power T (25:00), Tennessee players out on Nico (28:30), does Tennesse...

Apr 14, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 1490

Mike joins Paul Finebaum live from SEC Network Studio: Nico Iamaleava Tennessee Saga, SEC Playoff Picks

Mike made his debut, in-studio appearance on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on April 10, 2025 live from SEC Network headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina! Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out t...

Apr 13, 202527 minEp. 1489

Nico Iamaleava NIL Drama: Should Tennessee Pay Up?

Nico Iamaleava NIL Drama: Should Tennessee Pay Up? Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr...

Apr 11, 202538 minEp. 1488

Predicting 2025 SEC on ABC Broadcast Schedule

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Athlon Sports' Senior Editor Steven Lassan ( @AthlonSteven ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Ty Simpson trending toward QB1 at Alabama (5:30), Predicting 2025 SEC on ABC Broadcast Schedule (9:00), Week 1 (9:30), Week 2 (13:45), Week 3 (21:30), Week 4 (28:00), Week 5 (31:45), Week 6 (37:00), Week 7 (38:50), Week 8 (41:30), Week 9 (43:40), Week 10 (46:15), Week 11 (49:20), Week 12 (55:00), Week 13 (57:45), Week 14 (1:00:00), eyeing upcoming transfer portal (...

Apr 08, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 1487

Cracker Barrel Blocks Shane, Florida Natty Bound, A&M Hires Coach & Spring Updates

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football & Basketball! Cracker Barrel blocks Shane! (1:00), Florida advances to natty (6:30), Texas A&M goes Bucky Ball (11:00), Jalen Milroe attending 2025 NFL Draft (15:45), Sage Ryan on facing LSU (19:45), SEC to SEC Transfer Most Anticipated Matchups (22:45), Alabama QB update (38:40), Sam Pittman on GM hire (45:30), Pittman on money to use on the portal (50:00), Mark Stoops likes his old QB...

Apr 07, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 1486

Creating Dream SEC Road Trip For 2025 Season

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @BigOrangeVolz ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Ole Miss keeps Chris Beard away from Texas A&M (5:00), Mike Gundy calls out the NCAA (7:00), Cousin Shane's spring game matchups (8:00), Georgia in trouble? Kirby Smart is on one again (36:00), Kirby rails against NIL & the portal (38:45), Creating Dream SEC Road Trip For 2025 Season (45:00), closing thoughts (1:14:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com We have t-shirts fo...

Apr 03, 20251 hr 15 minEp. 1485
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