Welcome in the latest episode of that SEC podcast. I'm

Michael Bratton. I go by SEC Mike on a Twitter machine and there's the man himself that I like to call the

college football encyclopedia Stephen Lassen senior editor over at Athlaud Sports.

Stephen how you doing my friend?

Mike, I am doing well.

I am fired up for this weekend's slate of games.

It's just a few days away.

It feels like we just got done with a huge weekend at

matchups and here we are this weekend with an incredible slate of SEC

games that all feel like toss-ups and I feel very conflicted in these

predictions that you're asking me to make today.

So...

Right, well, don't feel too bad Stephen because I've got apologized to you and all the cousins

out there were starting a little late.

Hell, I didn't even know what time this show

started. I literally just woke up and I screwed up I was supposed to be here about

30 minutes ago so I apologize to you Stephen I apologize to all the cousins out there but while I may

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Shane he'll be on in an hour so I do know that I mean I've got some things down

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