Episode Details

Everyone spent this week on Florida's 98th-ranked pass defense. Here is the number nobody put next to it: the Gators sacked Auburn's quarterback seven times three weeks ago. Emmanuel Oyebadejo two and a half, Jayden Woods two and a half, plus two takeaways.

Same defense. A front that wrecks pockets, in front of a back end that gives up chunks. That is a very different Saturday to prepare for than "they cannot cover anybody."

One day to Florida.

Tom Vanderford joins to relive the loudest night Vaught-Hemingway has ever had — and then tells Steven Willis that Florida is a better football team than the LSU squad Ole Miss just beat.

⏱️ CHAPTERS

0:00 The mayor of Corinth is back

1:23 "It came through the TV unlike any game ever played in Oxford"

2:04 Tom Vanderford was in the building: "there's no comparison"

3:55 On being a 60-year-old Ole Miss fan in the second half

6:46 The third-string back from LSU is pretty darn good

7:09 Every time Ole Miss needed one yard, they got it

8:04 "Trinidad's cooking and you just got to play heater"

11:17 The Kentucky four-minute offense, and when Steven knew

15:32 The Swamp, the crowd noise, and Florida's seven sacks

16:14 The Baugh number: 27 carries, 125 yards, Ole Miss wins

16:44 Vanderford doesn't see Jadan Baugh getting over 100

17:29 The Ole Miss defensive front, and the joy of not knowing

19:40 Pete Golding's temperament, and the shark emoji

23:16 "There is no harder place to play football than the Swamp"

23:50 The best defense and the co-best offense Ole Miss will face

24:15 The prediction: Ole Miss in the 30s, Florida under 30

24:45 "Trinidad's the best player in college football"

26:56 Tom Vanderford: "Florida's better than LSU"

28:18 Give to the Grove Collective

📌 THREE THINGS

1. SEVEN SACKS, AND 98TH AGAINST THE PASS. Both are true about the same Florida defense. Emmanuel Oyebadejo and Jayden Woods had two and a half each against Auburn, and the Gators forced two interceptions in that first half. Jon Sumrall called the pass rush a bright spot and said the issue is explosive plays. That means protection matters more on Saturday, not less — the big plays are there, but only if they have time to develop.

2. A REAL NUMBER ON JADAN BAUGH. Steven finally answers the question he put in Friday's comments: hold Baugh to 27 carries for 125 yards and Ole Miss wins. That is 4.5 a carry against a back averaging 8.5 — Florida gets the clock-control game it wants and still has to grind. Vanderford goes further and doesn't see Baugh clearing 100.

3. THE GUEST THINKS FLORIDA IS THE BETTER TEAM. Six days after Ole Miss handled No. 7 LSU, Vanderford calls Florida probably the best defense the Rebels will face this year and ties them with Louisville for the best offense. He is a 60-year-old fan who has watched this program be bad. He is not talking himself into anything.

🎙️ GUEST: Tom Vanderford — mayor of Corinth, Mississippi, and a weekly voice on the show

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