Saturday Down South Podcast

John Crist talks to Jordy Hultberg of 103.7 in Lafayette to discuss the upcoming LSU football season, his insights as a former LSU basketball player, covering Ben Simmons and playing under legendary coach Dale Brown.

John Crist is joined by Chris Brooks of Mississippi Gridiron, as they discuss Hugh Freeze, Mississippi State and football in the Magnolia State.

SEC Network's Tom Hart joined SDS earlier this month at SEC Media Days to talk about his new broadcasting trio with Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic, calling big time night games, dealing with Jordan Rodgers' Bachelorette fame, which SEC coaches are open with the media and who he likes in the SEC in 2017.

In our first edition of our documentary series entitled "Stories Down South," the SDS team spends time in the Bayou, including Ed Orgeron's home town of Larose, to learn more about the man now at the helm of LSU football.

SEC Network's Peter Burns talks to Saturday Down South about his path to broadcasting, SEC football and filling in for Paul Finebaum. Plus, Burns gives his opinion on the upcoming SEC football season.

Gary Danielson joins us to discuss calling SEC games without Verne Lundquist, analyzing his own broadcasting performances, the state of the quarterback position in the league in 2017, how Johnny Manziel's success was 'catastrophic' for the SEC, his concerns over how offense is played right now, and why Tennessee is hard to feature in primetime television late in the season.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey joins us to discuss a wide range of topics including his love of U2, the "Auburn to the East" narrative and potentially moving SEC Media Days in the future.

Greg McElroy joins us for a rapid fire discussion of every quarterback in the SEC. Who does McElroy like going into the season and which teams should be concerned?

SEC Network's Laura Rutledge talks to us about her new role on the SEC Network, staying neutral despite being a graduate from an SEC school, working with Tim Tebow, her Miss America participation and her thoughts on the upcoming college football season.

Paul Finebaum joins us to discuss the evolution of his radio show, how he chooses callers, how the Harvey Updyke call helped his show, his views on the event of SEC Media Days, his disappointment with Tennessee's lowered expectations, Nick Saban's domination of the SEC, how to get fired from Auburn and whether or not Alabama is too big to fail or not at this point.

SEC Network's Cole Cubelic joins us to discuss offensive line play in the SEC, running the RPO in college football, Cam Robinson's reputation at Alabama, Austin Allen's hits in 2016, his picks for the SEC divisions and his darkhorse SEC East team.

Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports joined us on set at SEC Media Days to discuss the state of the Southeastern Conference, the case for expanding the College Football Playoff field and who he sees coming out of each SEC division this season.

Booger McFarland joins us to talk about the state of the defensive line in the SEC, his dust-up with Myles Garrett earlier this year, his views on Ed Orgeron leading the LSU Tigers, the rivalry between Florida and the Bayou Bengals and his picks for the winners of the East and West in 2017.

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