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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

Marler Monday: Snowmageddon Strikes the SEC

SEC Mike & Chris Marler are back to talk some SEC Football! SEC basketball (1:30), SEC football hot seat (15:15), LSU: Playoff or Bust? (32:30), Dabo Swinney vs Pete Golding (42:30), South Carolina RB1? (49:00), Texas A&M thoughts (51:15), return of spring football (58:00), Arkansas Razorbacks thoughts (1:03:30), 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.y...

Jan 27, 20261 hr 11 minEp. 1904

2026 SEC Hot Seat Rankings & Dabo Swinney Calls Out Pete Golding

SEC Mike is back to talk some SEC Football! Playoff staying at 12 & Notre Dame hate (4:00), Dabo Swinney vs. Pete Golding (7:00), Cousin Shane pops in (20:30), Barry Odom shares wild portal story (23:00), 2026 SEC Hot Seat Rankings (25:45) 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks...

Jan 26, 202657 minEp. 1903

SEC Mailbag: Who is Employed Longer Sarkisian or Venables? Kiffin or Golding?

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows,...

Jan 22, 20261 hr 6 minEp. 1902

SEC Football Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2026

SEC Mike & Athlon Sports' Senior Editor Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football Big Ten after Playoff TV rights (2:00), Should portal spending be capped? (6:30), Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2026 (12:00), which teams changed the most after the portal? (1:31:15) 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 PRI...

Jan 21, 20261 hr 44 minEp. 1901

Curt Cignetti The Answer For Alabama? Mike Returns to "The Paul Finebaum Show"

Mike was back on The Paul Finebaum Show on Monday, Jan. 19th to discuss the upcoming National Championship Game between Indiana and Miami, as well as a host of other SEC topics Clip comes courtesy of ESPN/The SEC Network 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC pr...

Jan 20, 202615 minEp. 1900

Marler Monday: Which SEC Teams Won Transfer Portal? Biggest Surprise Team in 2026?

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Chris Marler ( @Vern_Funquist ) are back to talk some SEC Football! SEC Power Rankings (1:30), Ole Miss Rebels (2:00), Texas A&M Aggies (6:15), Chris hates the transfer portal (8:30), Marler freaks out (10:00), can the SEC contain tampering (11:15), Indiana vs. Miami National Championship (16:00), Alabama Crimson Tide (21:15), Biggest SEC Surprise in 2026? (27:45), Kentucky Wildcats (29:00), South Carolina Gamecocks (30:50), Tennessee Volunteers (35:00), O...

Jan 19, 202658 minEp. 1899

2026 SEC Football Power Rankings 1.0

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Power Rankings metric (4:00), family stories (1:06:00) 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store fea...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 11 minEp. 1898

Which Teams GUARANTEED To Have Better (& Worse) Records in 2026?

SEC Mike ( @MichaelWBratton ) & Cousin Shane ( @SECcousinShane ) are back to talk some SEC Football! Shane is off his diet (already) (3:30), Judge denies 5 years to play 5 (6:00), redshirt rule moving to 9 games (8:15), Shane food talk (11:45), Ty Simpson telling the truth? (13:00), NIL should be public (16:30), Ole Miss players hitting the portal (18:00), Oklahoma keeps Sategna (20:00), Alabama keeps Pierre (22:15), Carolina keeps winning the portal (24:00), how we did predicting 2025 bette...

Jan 16, 20261 hr 4 minEp. 1897

SEC Mailbag: Which Program Most Likely to Unexpectedly COLLAPSE in 2026?

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Mike is mad as hell (1:30), Shane's Top Golf experience (3:45), can the SEC compete in the NIL era? (5:30), will Playoff judge the SEC harshly in 2026? (11:45), future of SEC Title game? (14:00), hottest seat in the SEC? (15:15), confidence in Austin Simmons (20:15), BBQ talk (25:30), Lainey Wilson love (28:45), Denny's talk (29:10), Joey Aguilar returning? (32:00), why no love for Ryan Silverfield? (33:45), Mizzou Shane (41:30), Mo...

Jan 15, 20261 hr 9 minEp. 1896

SEC’s Best Portal Classes (so far) & Best Pick Up for Each Program

SEC Mike & Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football! Ranking Transfer Portal Classes (3:00), No. 1 - No. 4 (3:30), Austin Simmons vs. Deuce Knight (21:30), No. 5 - No. 16 (25:15), Best Portal Add Per team (1:20:00), Best Addition by Position in the SEC (1:40:00), 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/joi...

Jan 14, 20261 hr 51 minEp. 1895

Marler Tuesday: Which SEC Teams Are Winning the Portal?

SEC Mike and Chris Marler are back to talk some SEC Football! Sam Leavitt to LSU (0:30), Should Tennessee play a homegrown QB? (3:15), Chris loses it on cousins (10:00), Texas portal haul (11:20), Marler compared to a butt plug (16:45), Will Muschamp to Texas (17:00), Jimbo Fisher bashing (19:00), South Carolina winning the offseason (20:00), can Bama compete? (25:00), Texas A&M portal haul (29:00), Florida strong retention (33:00), Kentucky racking up additions (37:00), Marler and fraud jok...

Jan 14, 20261 hr 2 minEp. 1894

2026 SEC Head Coach Rankings & Sam Leavitt Portal Drama

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Sam Leavitt to LSU (2:00), Joey Aguilar update (5:00), good news for Georgia (7:00), 2026 SEC Head Coach Rankings (11:00), 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 insta...

Jan 13, 20261 hr 20 minEp. 1893

BREAKING: Sam Leavitt Commits to LSU; Lane Kiffin Lands his QB

SEC Mike is back to react to the big news out of the transfer portal as LSU and Lane Kiffin have landed their transfer portal QB 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise...

Jan 12, 202615 minEp. 1892

The SEC Really On The Decline? Transfer Portal Updates Galore!

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! shout out Mizzou's Matthew J (1:30), is the SEC actually on a decline? (3:00), NCAA denies Trinidad Chambliss waiver (11:30), Deuce Knight lands at Ole Miss; DJ Lagway following? (14:00), Texas lands Cam Coleman (20:30), Mizzou adds Garrett Riley (28:00), Tennessee adds Penn St's defense (29:30), Kentucky retools roster via portal (36:30), LSU heating up in the portal (39:10), Texas A&M raiding the portal (41:15), Oklahoma winni...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1891

BREAKING: NCAA Denies Ole MIss QB Trinidad Chambliss Waiver Request

SEC Mike is back to react to the big news out of Oxford as the NCAA has denied QB Trinidad Chambliss's Waiver Request to play a 6th season of college football. Where do the Ole Miss Rebels turn now? Can Chambliss win an appeal? 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR...

Jan 09, 202617 minEp. 1890

Ole Miss Falls to Miami; SEC Eliminated Instant Reaction

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC football as Ole Miss is attempting to reach the national championship game tonight! 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our me...

Jan 09, 202610 minEp. 1889

Most Complete & Unbiased SEC Coaching Grades for 2026

Dave Bartoo of Matrix Analytical joins That SEC Podcast to share insight into every new SEC hire and the new coordinators to join the conference in 2026 unbiased CFB information (3:00)Steve Sarkisian is overrated & Will Muschamp is high-risk (6:00), Scoring efficiency explained (9:30), Lane Kiffin to LSU (12:30), Play-caller pairings (15:45), Ole Miss coaching staff (17:30), Florida coaching staff (20:30), Auburn coaching staff (23:45), Kentucky coaching staff (27:30), SEC scheduling an issu...

Jan 08, 202651 minEp. 1888

SEC Transfer Portal Updates & Lawsuits! Playoff Predictions + Mailbag

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Shane's walking update (3:00), Ole Miss prepares for Miami (5:00), Pete Golding fires shots at Lane Kiffin (9:00), Ole Miss bigger than Kiffin (12:45), Trinidad Chambliss waiver (16:00), LSU Demond Williams saga (17:30), Ty Simpson declares for NFL Draft (22:45), transfer portal updates (24:45), Tennessee (25:00), Florida (26:00), Texas (27:00), Auburn (28:00), Parker Livingstone (28:30), SEC Mailbag (32:00), Austin Simmons to Mizzo...

Jan 08, 20261 hr 20 minEp. 1887

Ole Miss Dunks on Lane Kiffin & LSU: SEC Transfer Portal Updates - Biggest Winners?

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football and all the movement in the league transfer portal in the Southeastern Conference! Ole Miss dominating the portal (3:00), Trinidad Chambliss status (11:45), Rebels portal adds (14:00), how to fix player movement (18:15), LSU portal adds (23:00), salary cap coming? (27:00), Mizzou portal adds (30:00), Auburn "Bulls" portal adds (33:30), Florida portal adds (36:30), Oklahoma portal adds (38:40), Alabama portal adds (42:00), Ty Simpson'...

Jan 07, 20261 hr 3 minEp. 1886

Top 10 SEC Transfer Portal Commitments & Losses + Playoff Preview

SEC Mike & Athlon Sports' Senior Editor Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football! Alabama blown out in Rose Bowl (2:45), where does Bama go from here? (6:30), Carolina O-Line moves (12:30), QB transfers success rate (14:30), Ole Miss winning the portal (17:00), Rebels win Sugar Bowl over Georgia (20:00), where does UGA go from here? (24:00), Top 10 SEC Transfer Losses (30:00), Top 10 SEC Transfer Commitments (59:00), Ole Miss vs Miami Fiesta Bowl preview (1:20:00) Advertising inquiri...

Jan 06, 20261 hr 38 minEp. 1885

Marler Monday: Worst Bama Loss EVER? Playoff Preview & SEC Transfer Portal

SEC Mike & Chris Marler are back to talk some SEC Football! Alabama's worst loss ever? (1:00), Ole Miss beats Georgia (7:45), Rebels whipping Lane Kiffin & LSU in portal? (15:00), Marler gets trolled (28:00), Ty Simpson's future? (30:00), South Carolina O-Line moves (38:30), Cam Coleman Texas or A&M? (44:00), Kentucky very aggressive in portal (47:00), Tennessee making necessary moves? (51:00), Austin Simmons to Mizzou? (54:30), Arch Manning for Heisman & Texas No. 1? (57:45) Adv...

Jan 05, 20261 hr 2 minEp. 1884

Ole Miss ALIVE, Bama & UGA DONE, SEC Postseason DUD & Transfer Portal Updates

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Ole Miss beats Georgia (6:00), Georgia's future? (16:00), Charlie Weis' future? (20:30), Alabama destroyed by Indiana (23:00), DeBoer's future with Bama? (27:30), Ty Simpson's future (31:45), Tennessee's new coaches (34:45), Texas beats Michigan (37:00), Austin Simmons to Mizzou? (42:45), Kentucky getting wild in the portal (49:30), Vandy lost to Iowa (53:30), Miss State lost to Wake (56:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gma...

Jan 05, 20261 hr 2 minEp. 1883

Why Key Auburn Players Left & Alex Golesh's Next Move as Portal Opens? Mike Gittens Interview!

Mike Gittens of The War Rapport joins That SEC Podcast to discuss Alex Golesh's first month on the job at Auburn and why so many key players have exited the program via the transfer portal first month of the Alex Golesh era (1:00), was Auburn’s roster turnover inevitable? (4:00), losing Cam Coleman to the transfer portal (7:00 ), Deuce Knight leaving via the portal (13:20), Auburn must rebuild both lines of scrimmage (18:15), best thing Golesh has done thus far? (21:00) Advertising inquiries: th...

Jan 03, 202625 minEp. 1882

Rose Bowl Massacre: Alabama Destroyed by Indiana

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk SEC Football after Alabama was completely dominated by Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals in the Rose Bowl 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-...

Jan 02, 202630 minEp. 1881

Paul Finebaum Show: Mike Makes Playoff Picks "Alabama Gets Destroyed"

SEC Mike was back on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, to discuss his College Football Playoff Predictions with Paul. Does Alabama stand a chance against Indiana in the Rose Bowl? Can Ole Miss pull off the upset of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl? Do bowl games matter for the SEC? What is Lane Quittin' Kiffin up to at LSU? Clip comes courtesy of ESPN/The SEC Network Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by...

Dec 30, 20259 minEp. 1880

Marler Tuesday: Transfer Portal Madness & Playoff Preview & Predictions

SEC Mike & Chris Marler are back to talk some SEC Football! Rose Bowl Alabama vs. Indiana (1:30), Tennessee vs. Illinois (10:00), Sugar Bowl Georgia vs. Ole Miss (15:45), Lane Quittin Kiffin (21:00), Auburn transfer portal (38:00), cousins attack Marler (43:00), other Playoff games (50:00), Playoff predictions (52:00) 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....

Dec 30, 202557 minEp. 1879

Top 10 Biggest Portal Needs, Transfer Targets For Every Team & Playoff Predictions

SEC Mike & Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football! Cam Coleman hits the portal (3:00), SEC's Top 10 Biggest Portal Needs (13:30), QB waiver decisions (21:00), Auburn everything on offense (25:00), Florida QB (29:15), Oklahoma offense (32:45), Tennessee QB (36:45), Georgia WRs (42:15), Alabama LOS (46:30), LSU OL (50:30), Texas A&M LOS (53:30), Texas OL (56:45), LSU QB (58:10), Arkansas needs (1:03:00), Kentucky needs (1:06:50), Ole Miss needs (1:09:30), Miss State needs (1:11:3...

Dec 30, 20251 hr 58 minEp. 1878

SEC Overrated? Rough Start to Playoff & Bowl Games

SEC Mike & Cousin Shane are back to talk some SEC Football! Mizzou loses Gator Bowl (2:00), LSU loses Texas Bowl (12:00), Georgia vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl (16:15), Alabama vs. Indiana Rose Bowl (42:15), Tennessee Vols (48:30), Vanderbilt Commodores (50:30), Texas Longhorns (51:30), Mississippi State Bulldogs (53:00) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com SEATGEEK: Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/SEC10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restri...

Dec 29, 202557 minEp. 1877

Merry Christmas! A Little Story From Cousin Shane!

Every year, we ask the worst reader in the world to bless us with a Christmas Story. 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 PRIZEPICKS: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/SEC promo code SEC play $5 get $50 instantly! We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, ...

Dec 25, 202511 minEp. 1876

SEC Playoff Round 1 Reactions, Round 2 & Bowl Previews & Coaching News

SEC Mike & Steven Lassan are back to talk some SEC Football! Steven's Christmas traditions (3:00), Alabama whips Oklahoma (4:30), Ole Miss destroys Tulane (15:45), Texas A&M's season ends (20:50), Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M in 2026 (28:00), Alabama Indiana Rose Bowl (30:15), Georgia Ole Miss Sugar Bowl (39:40), Will Muschamp returns to Texas (55:00), Auburn QB situation in 2026? (1:04:00), Jaden Baugh's future? (1:07:00), Tennessee future under Josh Heupel? (1:13:00), Mizzou hires OC Chi...

Dec 23, 20251 hr 27 minEp. 1875
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