Previewing the Florida Gators vs. LSU game: Podcast




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Summary: GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we preview the Florida Gators vs. LSU game on Saturday afternoon in the Swamp.<br> Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down the key match-ups in this game, plus how they think Florida can jump out early against LSU.<br> Andrew and Nick also predict several games around the country, plus pick three players to watch for this week’s game against the Tigers.<br> TRANSCRIPT:<br>  <br> Andrew:                 What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here with Nicholas de la Torre. Nicholas, almost LSU week, and it wouldn’t be LSU week if there wasn’t another freaking hurricane. Joe Alleva, what are you doing?<br> Nick:                         Kind of came out of nowhere, dude. Not really, that area, Nate, is that what it’s called?<br> Andrew:                 Yeah.<br> Nick:                         That area doesn’t really hit us normally.<br> Andrew:                 Yeah. It’s usually one of those things where that one pops up, one of those little things pop up, and it runs through Costa Rica or runs through Mexico. It very rarely you see one pop up and then travel up to affect the inlands and the States and stuff like that. That’s that. Good news is Joe Alleva has nothing to back out, because Baton Rouge may be hit harder than Gainesville. Joe, don’t even start.<br> Nick:                         LSU’s already played all their non-conference games. There’s no easy solution if you were to cancel a game, which I don’t think they’re going to cancel it. We talked to Jim McElwain Wednesday after practice, and he didn’t even know there was a storm.<br> Andrew:                 There’s zero percent chance the game gets cancelled. Gainesville’s not going to be affected. I was just making more of a joke on that. Nick, what in the world happened on Ed Orgeron’s call in show? Holy crap.<br> Nick:                         Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Muschamp have live call ins for a minute?<br> Andrew:                 Yeah. So does McElwain.<br> Nick:                         Those are heavily screened. I feel like there’s no way they were screening Ed Orgeron’s calls. Some guy calls in and says that Joe Alleva is too feminine.<br> Andrew:                 That is so awesome, because, I mean, first of all, I wouldn’t use feminine. I would use a very derogatory term when I mention Joe Alleva. The funny thing is is my text messages start flooding with, “People are really seeing Joe Alleva now.” Then the next caller calls in and says Orgeron doesn’t deserve the job, and Orgeron has to say, “I deserve the job.” First of all, any time you have to be your own guy to prop up your own self, you know the drill, Nick.<br> Nick:                         Do you feel bad for Coach O at all?<br> Andrew:                 Do I feel bad for O?<br> Nick:                         For O.<br> Andrew:                 Hell, no, I don’t feel bad for O. Man weaseled his way into the job.<br> Nick:                         That’s not his fault.<br> Andrew:                 Isn’t his fault, but the guy sucks. The guy’s an awful coach. How in the world he got the job in the first place is beyond me. I mean, is he a good recruiter? Sure, as a defensive line coach. I mean, no, I don’t feel bad for O. The guy’s a bozo. That’s how you talk. The joke running on the TV show was did they have a translator to intercept what he was saying to make it go back out clearly.<br> Nick:                         I think people down there understand him.<br> Andrew:                 Some do. Some don’t.<br> Nick:                         I think that’s scary that they understand him. I have no idea what he’s saying.<br> Andrew:                 Here’s the thing I will say, Nick, and that is we can laugh it about it all you want to, but all this talk is doing nothing but fueling LSU.<br> Nick:                         Which talk?<br>