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Legend
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Cole Cubic
Come back into the Paul Feinbaum Show. One hour to go. The next time you hear from us, we'll be live at SEC Media Days in Tampa, Florida. 855-242-7285. You want to get in, talk SEC football teams, position groups, players. We can do that. Eddie in Georgia, who wants to chime in on the Paul Fine Bomb show. Welcome in, Eddie.
Eddie from Georgia
Hey, Cole, thanks again for. For coming on this week. I know you get paid for it, but as a listener, sometimes caller, thank you for being there and having conversations with us and giving us a chance to vent a little bit until we get started playing a little football.
Cole Cubic
I appreciate you.
Caller/Host (various callers)
You start.
Eddie from Georgia
You started to show off with a bang. You had Bratton on there, and he kind of. He told the truth. And I knew that it was gonna make a whole lot of people mad. It's Georgia and it's everybody else, and that's. That's. That's tough to hear before the season starts. I know people have expectations earlier, a little bit earlier when you was talking, I think that a whole lot of teams, those let now moments, they become. Some teams may become complacent a little bit and think that they can kind of live off the logo. And that's where those letdown games kind of kick in, because the coaches, they do their part, but at the same time, as a player, you gotta feel momentum. You gotta be involved in the game. And when you quit and give up, that definitely shows that you're not totally invested in that moment in the game. But 8 and 4 for Alabama, I'm gonna be honest. If Alabama goes 8 and 4, I think that the fan base should treat that like they lost the national championship. I think if they do anything better than 8 and 4, they should go ahead and print up the T shirts and make one of those Auburn banners and claim one. I ain't mean take a shot at you, Cole, but I think that that's. That's very ambitious to think that 8 and 4
Caller/Host (various callers)
is achievable.
Eddie from Georgia
I know you got a dream, but at the same time, some of the fan base, that's not even actually good enough for them. So that level of delusion that some are living in gets ridiculous. I want to kind of talk about Kirby Smart for a minute because I know a lot of people don't like that we are about to enter unchartered waters for Kirby Smart because as of his first 10 years. He's the second all time winnings coach. You got to go back like 100 years to some guy you never even heard of or first in that category. But for all the people talking about Dabo 2.0 and whatever, but you got another little run coming. We're. We're entering year 11 and we are about is Georgia and it's everybody else. Just like Mr. Brighton said. Cole, you kind of. I think you broke Michael Casa Grande. You talked to him and for a minute it sounded like he didn't even want to put his name on any player in that program to say that they was going to have a good year. He didn't want to be associated with it for anybody that might be flaming out. But I can understand what he's saying. And he was. He kind of talked about two of the last three games that they played there. There is a sick feeling that's in the stomachs around there. But it don't matter if they want to play Russell or Mac or Mac or Russell. There's just a little low tide version of Beanie Weenies. It's going to make you kind of sick every time. Cole, I'm ask you a serious question. If you were going to run behind 6 foot 7 and 6 foot 9, when would you run behind them all the time? Exactly, Cole. Anytime you want to. And that's. That's kind of what. What the people are talking about. The Georgia fan base and the beat riders. That's. That's kind of what we're talking about. I'm kind of throw something else out there because as far as I know that it's not out there yet. And it don't have a name, but I'm gonna call it the Bad Dog.
Caller/Host (various callers)
And I'm.
Eddie from Georgia
The Bad dog is we're gonna go five tight end on somebody at some point and it's. It's probably gonna be nothing they're gonna be able to do with it because we are that deep that the tight end room is actually that deep where they can actually do that and still have death. And people don't understand, but you got mismatches across the board. That means you can explore it what you want to. And whether it's five tight ends or four, it don't matter. Ain't nothing they can do about it. That's the. That's kind of the whole thing about it.
Caller/Host (various callers)
Texas.
Eddie from Georgia
Oh my goodness. My guy already told us earlier this week that Kirby got all kind of mental space in Sark's head. He got. He get free rooms on 6th Street. Everything's there. And then we had my guy called in and I guess he didn't like that so he, he called my, he called Brandon. Make a wish, baby. Texas, man, hook him. Hook, dude. You need to understand, it's, it's simple. When we played y', all, Gunner looked like the better quarterback. All right. Another thing about the whole situation, Arch Manning was bio engineered like a tilapia and he still can't throw the comeback. You got a whole lot of hype going up in there, but there's no substance. The good thing about the whole situation, Wingo and Cam Coleman are great at catching contested balls. That's the good thing about that. But speaking of can't throw the comeback, I'm kind of talking about Oregon for a little bit because their quarterback, I think it was a wise decision for him to come back to school because my scout report on Moore was dial up some pressures and he might commit some turnovers. As far as Notre Dame, I think Notre Dame has a very good football team. But my concerns about Notre Dame is what is going to be their identity this year after losing both of those running backs that majorly contributed into the success that they have had, they're going to turn it over to a passing 60 plus percent of the time. I don't know what that's actually going to look like, but they do have an easy schedule. So I expect for them still to be there.
Caller/Host (various callers)
Auburn.
Eddie from Georgia
Cole, I'm going to tell you the truth. I believe that Auburn has a good football team. But it's still a question as to what that solo act that Bobby Brown got is going to look like in that new edition. But I hope everybody out there have a great weekend. Be safe in your travels as always. Go Dogs. Y' all better stop it.
Cole Cubic
Appreciate the call. Eddie and Georgia. 8552-4272-8585-5242. 7285 get you on the Paul Fine bomb show. I would disagree. I'd push back a little bit on the Arch Manning conversation there. I thought Arch got much better as the season progressed. He, he had a rough start. He did not look confident, did not look comfortable early. And a lot of things that I'll say about quarterbacks is you got to find your calm now. You can be, you can play with as reckless abandoned as you want. Gunner Stockton, Bo Nix, it doesn't matter. But there are going to be points in time in which you need to find that calm in the huddle at the line of Scrimmage, on the sideline, in the pocket, you better be able to get to that. Arch Manning, first seven games, 12 touchdowns, five interceptions. He had one 300 yard game. Last six games, 14 touchdowns, two interceptions. He did not throw on his last three games and he had three 300 yard games. I felt like he got much more decisive. I didn't feel like he was throwing fastballs 99% of the time. He found his calm and it paid off for him. It's some things Gunner Stockton did across the course of last year as well. Started to relax a little bit in the pocket, knew when to throw the football away, made better decisions. I think the main thing that comes with finding your calm as a college quarterback is decision making. Because when you are playing spastic football in the pocket, usually the decision you're going to make is the first one and it's bye, bye, bye. You just, you just go right now. Your calm I think allows you to get to the second, third, fourth, possibly fifth decision, which sometimes is the one you need to get to to be the right one. And those guys did that other Arch Manning got a lot better last year. I think Georgia is going to be a good football team. I think Georgia is going to be potentially the more physical football team and every game that they line up in this year, we mentioned being rugged earlier in the week. It's what they have done well and they have brought that ruggedness to teams that cannot match it. Don't, you can tell, don't like to try to match it. And they may be more of it this year than they were last year. Some of the things are going to need to improve, I think consistency in the run game. And just like with Alabama, this is hard to see sometimes. Not always that offensive line, not always the play call. Sometime the running back's got to put his foot in the ground and go north and south. Not saying it never happened, but a lot of these run plays that are called with a lot of teams that don't gain a lot of yards and certain down and distances, these running backs are going to the sideline. Hard to gain yards going east and west and sometimes that space that's being created, it may be minimal, but you got to try to find a way to take advantage of it quickly and get to it immediately or else you're not going to find it. 855-242-7285. You want to be a part of the Paul Feinbaum show. Join us. Talk any SEC, team, coach, player, position, group, side of the football game, matchup We've hit them all during the course of the week and we've got SEC media days coming up Monday from Tampa. I'm excited to get there. As we stated a little bit earlier, I don't know what it's going to look like. I haven't. I haven't seen the setup in person. I don't know how it's going to go as far as who's going to be where, where fans are going to be able to line up. There'll be space for you somewhere. Come in, yell at your favorite teams. Tell everybody how excited you are to be there. But Monday, we will get lsu, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Tuesday, we will get Georgia, Auburn, Texas and Tennessee. This is 25. Sorry, I'm reading the wrong one. I knew that was wrong when I saw Vanderbilt on Monday. I was like, this can't be right. This is not. This is not our 2026 SEC Media Day schedule. We'll get to your SEC Media Day schedule here in just a minute. Monday, Kentucky will bring Will Stein, Missouri, Eli Drinkwitz, Oklahoma and Brent Venables, Tennessee and Josh Hyple. We will be there in person for that. Tuesday, you've got Auburn and Alex Golis, Georgia and Kirby Smart, Shane Beamer in South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Corkley. Wednesday, Alabama in town on SEC media days. Next week in Tampa, Florida's John Sumrall in the house, Old Miss Pete Golding, Texas A&M's Mike Elko. Thursday, you wrap it up with Ryan Silverfield in Arkansas, Mississippi State and Jeff Leby. And for everybody that thought they were going home early, for everybody that got the early flight out, I'll tell you what, on Thursday, guys, this may be the most attended final hour of a Thursday. Paul Fine bomb show at SEC media days you've ever seen. You know, Paul does the last hour or two and he's sitting there and he keeps looking over his shoulder and there's the one guy over there working the keyboard. Somebody else is over there taking notes. Somebody else is playing Candy Crush on their phone. And it's. You only got the four or five people left. Two, three people left. LSU and Lane Kiffin in town Thursday. Texas and Steve Sarkeesian in town Thursday. So I would expect for the population of that room to maybe be more than it's ever been, just because Thursday you're gonna have Lane Kiffin and you're gonna have Steve Sarkeesian in town along with Ryan Silverfield and Jeff Levy. The SEC knew what they were doing. There I go make y' all stick around. Nobody catching the early fights out of Tampa this year because Lane's going to make noise. Everybody's going to want to see Sark. And you got a new coach in Ryan Silverfield and a coach in Jeff Levy that people want to know how his team is going to improve upon where they've been the last couple of seasons. We'll talk more media days. We'll hear from you, your calls, 855-242-7285. What player you want to get into, what part of the schedule for your team you want to talk about? 855-242-7285. More the Paul Finebaum show right after this.
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Cole Cubic
Paul Feinbaum Show Podcast back into the Paul Feinbaum Show. Cole Cubic sitting for Paul today. 40 minutes to go. Then it's time for SEC media days, 855-242-7285 to get in. I believe our next caller will be in Tampa, if I'm not mistaken. Legend, how are you today?
AJ from Pell City
Hey, Cole. Hey, Cole. Doing good. My friend. And I will, I'll be done there with Kip Keefer, sports, and I hope to see you down there and maybe get a chance to talk to you, buy you some dinner or something one night. Who knows if you, if you have some time. But hey, great job this week. Great. Appreciate you sitting in for the goat. Man, ain't anybody for the goat for a whole week. You made it through a whole week. Congratulations.
Cole Cubic
That's fun. It's a fun. You guys are a fun audience. It's, it's cool to sit in this seat and kind of see how it works. But I appreciate y' all as well. Thank you. What's on your mind today?
Chris from South Carolina
Well, I want to talk to them
AJ from Pell City
Georgia Bulldog fans because I've heard Eddie bouncing off. He always running off at the mouth. But the last time I checked, Cole,
Legend
Georgia ain't wanted Brian Denny since 2007. Damn, I was good looking in 2007. I mean, that's a long time ago to be talking trash. Wouldn't you agree, brother? That's a long time to be talking trash to somebody about what you gonna do to them. Would you agree with that?
Cole Cubic
That's a long time.
AJ from Pell City
It's a long time.
Legend
You know what Georgia's starting to remind
AJ from Pell City
me of, and this is the truth right here, Georgia is starting to remind me of the person that looks in the mirror and sees a ten, but
Legend
the rest of the world sees a
AJ from Pell City
six and a half or a six.
Legend
That's. That's what Georgia started to remind me of somebody. Need to tell the Bulldog fans that it's been three years since you won a championship and it's not looking good for year four. Now I know all the experts are telling you Georgia fans that, you know, Kirby's great. Yeah, I agree.
Caller/Host (various callers)
Kirby's great.
Legend
And you got a great team. You do have a great team. But here's the thing. You just got a good enough team to make the playoffs and get beat again. That's the problem. You see, I remember one time, Cole,
AJ from Pell City
I dated this woman, a man. I said, man, she's a 10.
Legend
Oh my Lord, she's a 10. But one night she took off that makeup and scared me to death.
AJ from Pell City
Come to find out, she was a four and a half.
Legend
You see Georgia, when you take that makeup off, your real identity is you can't win a playoff game no more. That's your real identity, Georgia. You think you are 10, but you're really a 6. Talk to that trash Alabama talking about she's gonna do it, she's gonna slap you. Ain't slapped nothing since 2007. We don't care about them SEC championship games no more. Only reason we had to go cause Psyche still can't get out of the contract. We don't care about that, man. We got 30 of them. Stretch your mouth, Eddie. Shut your mouth. Georgia, you need to look in the mirror because you ain't a ten no more. You are six and a half. I will tell you something and you get it clear and everybody listen real close. As far as winning national championships, that Georgia so called dynasty, it's over. You won't see another one for many, many years. Cause I want to tell you something, Kirby ain't nothing but another dabo that don't know how to use a transfer portal to make his team the real monster that it needs to be. You ain't a 10 no more, Georgia. Your identity ain't smashbound. Put everybody in the dirt like you claim. Where was that? In the playoffs, you ain't a ten,
AJ from Pell City
you a six and a half. Appreciate you, Cole. Elvis has left the building.
Cole Cubic
Thank you, legend. 855-242-7285. You want to be a part of the Paul Fine bomb show? You can try to follow that. 855-242-7285. A lot of teams, coaches, players, schedules still to get into. You tell us which direction we're going to go. Call or steer the ship the rest of the way home. With about a half hour left on the Paul Feinbaum Show. 8552-42-7285. More of your calls next right here on the Paul Feinbaum Show.
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Cole Cubic
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Legend
Cool.
Cole Cubic
Keep it sitting in for Paul today. 855-242-7285. We got a couple of you on hold. We will get right Back to your calls. 855-242-7285. A.J. is in Pell City. Welcome into the show, A.J.
AJ (same as F, possibly)
Mr. Cole Cubelet, like always. War down.
Caller/Host (various callers)
Eagle or eagle.
AJ (same as F, possibly)
Great week, brother. Great week.
Caller/Host (various callers)
I've been listening a lot.
AJ (same as F, possibly)
Haven't been able to call here in the last two weeks very much. But one thing about it, Paul, excuse me, Cole, this is a habit. Anyway, so one, one good thing about following up that clown from Tea town over there didn't want to call in here, you know. You know, I don't call. I don't know who's going to be more overly rated. Is it go SEC media days? I feel like it's going to be probably Lane Kiffin and Arch Manning is going to be the hoodoos of the bunch that's going to flatline again like they always do. But you know one person that's not going to be overly
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sought after and
AJ (same as F, possibly)
look for, and that's gonna be any clown that calls in here from tea Town that wants to go at these Georgia fans talking about a dynasty that's dead over there. And I'm gonna tell you something, legend, what you are is your program's dead. You got 8 and 4. The board is gone. He's got y' all hog tied over there. You ain't going anywhere. Your program's gonna be stagnant. He's gonna be another Mark Rick over there. And y' all can't face it. Now y' all want to try to get on Georgia. What y' all need to be worried about is the up and coming ghost. And that's the war, the Wardham Eagles. And we gonna win the most, baby. Sit down.
Cole Cubic
Thank you for the call, AJ 855-24272, 858-552-427285. Chris in South Carolina should have known better than to think I could have gotten through the last day of the week without hearing from you. My man. How you doing?
Chris from South Carolina
What's up, K? I'm gonna tell you like this, man. If you keep talking about the clowns, if you talk about the clown, let's talk about that dumbass that just came out there. Also, the other side of Alabama, that's A.J. he just got out of rehab. But I'm glad we got to have you this week because usually I got to come in here and fight these callers and the host. It's a breath of fresh air that you can talk football, not get criticized from your calls. So I greatly appreciate you and I, I greatly appreciate your knowledge. You do got a college football because, hey, you listen to everybody opinion, you just, you, you don't just dismiss it. So, man, you did doing this, you have been doing a pretty good job. I gave you a hard time last year, but I greatly appreciate you because like I said, I really enjoyed this week and I learned a lot. Before you go, I want you to take this with you to the rest of your shows is keep an eye on them cuts and Tigers keep an eye on them.
Caller/Host (various callers)
They ain't talking about them.
Chris from South Carolina
They say they ain't got a quarterback, but we got one of the most talented wide receiver rooms, running back rooms. The offense line ain't too bad. Then we got Chad Morris back and the defense, I'm telling the defense gonna
Caller/Host (various callers)
be in the proof.
Chris from South Carolina
Keep your eyes on Clinton Tigers. Man, I ain't trying to say we're
Caller/Host (various callers)
gonna go and make a lot of
Chris from South Carolina
noise in the playoffs, but we're gonna be there. You have a good, good vacation and I'll see you on tv. Cole, have a good Friday. Fine, but on Friday.
Cole Cubic
Thank you, Chris. Have a great weekend. We will be back after this show live from Tampa for SEC Media Days on Monday. But we still have about 30 minutes to go. 855-242-7285. Handsome Joe in Alabama, welcome into the show. Joe
Caller/Host (various callers)
Roll Tyrone co I'm gonna say this right here to Chris, you too. Don't nobody care. Don't nobody give a damn about Clemson. In fact, I wish we could trade out, you know, Eastern Carolina for Clemson. That way we could. It's gonna be automatic win, but we'd win by more. So I just, you know, Clemson, nobody cares about them. They're not even going to make a bowl game. But you know, I got to agree with legend. You know, they Georgia fans, they are wolf wolfing all they want to. But I'm going to tell you what, Cole, there ain't no way, no way them kick and flea infested dirty puppies going to come into Tuscaloosa with the wind. They go, they're going to go back home with ash. I mean with feet prints on the ass is what's going to happen.
Chris from South Carolina
They're going to go up there with
Caller/Host (various callers)
Feet prints and multiple feet prints to. Well, I won't say, I won't say the team because you're bigger than I am cold. I'll just put it like that. But hey, I've been down to Tampa several times and there, I'm gonna be honest, there is a lot of, A lot of good places to eat down there. And my, my advice is just, you know, just ask the locals down there. You know, they'll direct you to the right place. That's, that's for sure. You don't, you know, don't, don't take one person's, don't just take one person's word for it because what some is lane keeping would probably say Taco Bell is the place to go to. So don't, don't just take one person's opinion of it. You know, ask the locals down there and they'll stare you right, because Tampa is a nice place. Like I said, I've been down there every time I've been every vacation. I was always working down there. But I do remember this. I never left that place hungry. But anyway, Chris, you know, I hope, Chris, you know, I hope you have a good weekend and you know, you just sit there with your, your little doll of dad Bow Sweeney, you know, set him on the pillow there by sleep and dream of them. Clemson has been, you know, because that's all they ever going to be in Alabama. Hey, we're going to be just fine, you know, if we get by Georgia, which, which I believe we are because Georgia, they're not coming to tea town and winter. There's just no way they're going to. And I'm going to say this code and I'm not saying it's just because of you, but Auburn, Auburn has got a better team than what their record showed last year. You know, well as I do. They got screwed at a couple of games in Oklahoma and then when they played Georgia, I mean they're competitive with everybody they play and I think they're, they're going to be the dark horse in the SEC this year. And the secrets that won't be out of the bag after this year because Auburn is better than what people give them credit for. I got to say that. Alabama, I'm not sure what we're going to get. Only thing I'm sure is we're going to kick George's ass. But Cole, I'm sorry I didn't get into today, but hey, I'm glad I got to talk to you. Hey, it made my, it made my day. I promise you that anytime I get to talk to you, it's going to make my day. But you have a good weekend. Have good have a good time down in Tampa. And hey, tell Paul, look out for Paul, too. Get him some burger cheeseburgers down there while y' all while y' all down there. But peace and roll tide, roll, my man.
Cole Cubic
Thank you, Joe. Appreciate that. Great calls coming in this past segment. You can be a part of the show. 855-242-7285. You want to get into the Paul Finebaum Show? We'll be here for about another 20 minutes until we wrap up today's show and then get set for Tampa, Florida and SEC Media days. The Paul Feinbaum show will be broadcasting live from there all next week. More of your calls, 855-242-7285. Next on the Paul Feinbaum show, you're
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Date: July 17, 2026
Host: Cole Cubelic (in for Paul Finebaum)
Theme: The State of SEC Football and College Football Call-In Opinions
Hour 4 features spirited, passionate, and at times humorous callers voicing their opinions on SEC football, with a particular focus on Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Texas, and more as SEC Media Days approach. Replacing Paul Finebaum for the week, Cole Cubelic moderates lively debates and provides analysis of quarterback development, team expectations, and the shifting balance of power in the SEC.
Eddie from Georgia opens with a strong statement that "it's Georgia and everybody else" ([01:03]) echoing earlier guest Bratton and setting the tone for Georgia’s perceived supremacy.
Cole Cubelic supports the notion that Georgia is physically dominant: "Georgia is going to be potentially the more physical football team in every game they line up in this year." [09:06]
Alabama’s standard is questioned by callers, with Eddie from Georgia arguing 8-4 is unacceptable, and others debating Georgia’s ability to "win in Tuscaloosa."
Legend (Alabama fan) provides colorful jabs at Georgia:
Auburn’s prospects receive both skepticism and optimism:
Eddie from Georgia:
Legend (Alabama):
Cole Cubelic:
Handsome Joe (Alabama):
The fourth hour is energetic, combative, and deeply fan-driven, representing the heart of SEC culture—rivalry, brash predictions, colorful analogies, and unapologetic homerism. Cole keeps a balanced, analytical tone as ringmaster amidst a parade of caller personalities, each adding fuel to the college football anticipation leading into SEC Media Days.
For listeners who missed it:
Expect a showcase of SEC bravado, old grudges, and high hopes—all delivered in unfiltered, distinctly Southern football fashion. The show hypes SEC Media Days, while painting a vivid picture of where fans and personalities believe the conference stands in 2026.