>>> WELCOME IN TO "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" HERE ON GPB SPORTS FACEBOOK LIVE.

WE HAVE EIGHT NEW HELMETS TO DISPLAY THIS WEEK BECAUSE JOHN HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD.

YOU KNOW WHAT, THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY, JOHN.

>> I KNOW.

900 MILES IN A VAN, AND MY PHONE IS SOMEWHERE HERE.

IT'S GOING OFF.

THE BEAUTY OF LIVE TELEVISION.

WHEN I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING DO THIS, I'M GOING TO DIP BELOW THE TABLE SO YOU CAN BEHIND THE MAGIC.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE -- I'M GOING TO BREAK THE FOURTH WALL.

>> HE LITERALLY JUST GOT -- >> LITERALLY JUST GOT HERE.

THANKS.

TAKE IT AND PUT IT OUTSIDE IN THE HALLWAY FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.

IT'S OKAY.

LIVE TV.

HOW IT GOES.

THANK YOU.

>> WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

>> LET'S SEE, 22 COACHES, TEN OTHER INTERVIEWS WITH EITHER PUNDITS OR PLAYERS THAT WERE STOCKPILING TO GIVE HANNAH MORE STUFF TO EDIT LIKE SHE DOESN'T DO ENOUGH ALREADY.

I SPECIFICALLY ASK THE COACHES, DO YOU HAVE A HELMET THAT NO LONGER MEETS SPEC THAT YOU CAN STRIPE UP FOR US OR IT'S LAYING AROUND IN THE HALLWAY GETTING DUST THAT WE CAN SHOW HERE AND SHOW YOU OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE?

SO HERE'S THE RETURNS, AND WE HAVE MORE HELMETS THAT ARE COMING IN.

SO GOING FROM MY SHORT SIDE, IT IS RYAN HERRING AND OUR FRIENDS AT PIERCE, KEN CRIB AND FRIENDS AT WAYNE COUNTY, CARL McGOWEN, AT KIN SON COUNTY, THE SO TO SHOW AT WILCOX, WASHINGTON COUNTY, KURT WILLIAMS AND FRIENDS AT LANIER, AND ROGER HOLMES AND OUR FRIENDS AT DUBLIN.

THAT IS THE RUNDOWN.

IT IS PIERCE, WAYNE, ATKO, JEFFERSON, WILCOX, WACO, LANIER, DUBLIN.

THEY'RE BEING ADDED TO THE STACKS.

WE HAVE MORE COMING.

IF YOU WANT YOUR SCHOOL TO BE SHOWN OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE, GET IN TOUCH WITH HANNAH, ME, US AT GPB SPORTS.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU OFF TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED DURING CENTRAL SWING OVER THERE.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY ON SOUTHERN SWING RIGHT HERE.

WE WANT TO SHOW YOUR HELMET OFF, TOO.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED US PUT THESE IN THE VAN SO WE COULD BRING THEM BACK.

900 MILES IN THREE DAYS AND 3200 INTERVIEWS LATER AND WE'RE BACK.

HELMET.

REPRESENTING.

>> IT WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH THEM.

IN THE INTERVIEW THAT WE DID WITH COACH HERRING, HE WAS WEARING A PIECE OF HARDWARE THAT'S A LOT LARGER THAN THIS ONE.

A LOT LARGER.

HE SHOWED THAT OFF, TOO.

SO IT WAS -- YOU SEE MY WEDDING BAND?

HIS ROCK LITERALLY IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER.

AND HE HAD THAT ON, HIS BAND FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS.

WE GOT TO SEE THE WEIGHT ROOM IN PIERCE COUNTY.

GOOD STUFF.

>> WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NEW TODAY.

>> UH-OH.

>> SINCE YOU'RE BACK.

>> UH-OH.

>> THIS IS -- YOU CAN'T KILL THE MESSENGER, OKAY.

THERE IS PRODUCER LORI, DIRECTOR BONK, WE'RE GOING TO PICK THE WORD EACH WEEK THAT YOU CAN'T SAY, WORD OR PHRASE.

IF YOU SAY IT, YOU HAVE TO -- YOU LOSE, AND YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ON LIVE TV.

>> OKAY.

>> SO TODAY -- >> ALL RIGHT -- >> THE PHRASE IS -- AND YOU CAN GET IN THE COMMENT SECTION AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK -- FANCY TV GRAPHIC.

YOU CANNOT -- >> SEE, THAT'S TRADITION, THOUGH.

>> YOU CAN'T SAY IT TODAY, JOHN.

>> THAT'S TRADITION.

>> IF YOU SAY IT, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE GPB HAT ON BACKWARDS FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW.

WE'RE GOING TO BE EASY ON YOU.

WE'LL BE EASY ON YOU TODAY.

>> OKAY.

I SEE -- >> IT WAS GOING TO BE 20 PUSHUPS.

>> I'M ALREADY -- I'M ALREADY THROWING A FLAG ON THIS ONE CONSIDERING IT'S TRADITION TO TOSS TO A FULL SCREEN.

I'M THROWING A FLAG.

IF I HAD A FLAG, I WOULD THROW IT.

THAT'S A PERSONAL FOUL.

>> OKAY.

>> UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ON EVERYBODY IN THE CAGE RIGHT THERE.

>> IT'S TODAY.

>> THEN IN TWO WEEKS, I'M GOING TO COME BACK AND GET BACK TO SAYING IT.

>> YES.

>> PROMISE.

>> OKAY.

THAT'S TODAY.

WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

>> YEAH.

>>> LET'S GET TO THE SHOW.

YOU KNOW THE BEST PART IS ASKING YOU WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.

>> WHAT IS FOR LUNCH?

BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, HAVING NOT BEING ABLE TO SAY THINGS, I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE REALLY HUNGRY.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE "L" IN LANIER ACTUALLY.

>> IT DOES.

CHEESE, PEPPERONI FOOTBALL?

I NEED -- I NEED THAT IN MY LIFE.

>> I KNOW.

AWESOME.

>> I AM HUNGRY.

>> I KNOW.

BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, WE'LL ALL BE HUNGRY HERE, AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GO TO LUNCH.

WE'VE GOT RECRUITING 2021 COMING UP.

>> WE DO.

GREG ROPERS WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU A MARIETTA HELMET.

>> WE'VE GOT ONE.

UP TOP.

IN THE MIDDLE.

>> SPARKLY.

>> IT IS.

YES, MARIETTA'S RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE GOT PLAYER YETA.

>> WEEK ONE IS IN THE BOOKS.

LET'S LOOK AT -- WE'LL START WITH MY TOP-FIVE SCORES FROM WEEK ONE.

>> SURE.

>> AND I CAN SAY IT -- FANCY TV GRAPHIC TIME, JOHN.

>> OF COURSE.

20 PUSHUPS FOR YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THERE WERE SOME MAJOR GPB POLL SHAKEUPS.

BY FAR THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS THE DEFENDING 78 CHAMPS.

GRAYSON LOSING TO CREEKSIDE, 19-14.

WITH THAT THE SEMINOLES MOVE UP IN THE POLLS.

GRAYSON LOST AT LEAST 25 SCHOLARSHIP SENIORS OFF LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THAT FOUR LOOKS LIKE THAT.

JEFFERSON POSTED AN IMPRESSIVE 22-13 WIN OVER NUMBER-TWO RAVEN COUNTY.

THE DRAGONS HAD A BIG GAME FROM NEWCOMER COMMERCE TRANSFER SAMMY BROWN WHO -- >> DOWNTOWN SAMMY BROWN -- >> RANKED AS THE OVERALL NUMBER FIVE NATIONAL PROSPECT IN THE COUNTRY AND THE NUMBER ONE SOPHOMORE LB IN THE NATION.

HOW SLOWING DOWN GUNNER STOCKTON?

>> 125 YEARS OF OFFENSE, GUNNER STOCKTON, 59 FOR THE GROUND I THINK.

>> WOW.

BEAUFORD GOT THE REVENGE WIN OVER NORTH COBB 35-27 AFTER THE WARRIORS UPSET THEM A YEAR AGO.

MY ZOOM INTERVIEW THIS WEEK, SENIOR SAFETY AND WIDE RECEIVER JAKE POPE, CHECK THAT OUT ON "RECRUITING 2021" TOMORROW.

AND TOPPING MARIETTA 28-25, THREW THAT IN THERE BECAUSE WE TALKED TO JUSTIN ROGERS ON THE PODCAST MONDAY.

FINALLY, THIS IS ACTUALLY YOUR BONUS ONE.

YOU SENT ME SIX?

>> I DID.

>> I DROPPED IT ON LINE.

CALVARY DAY, WHY DID YOU PICK THAT?

>> BIG WIN ON THE COAST FOR CALVARY DAY.

AFTER THEIR SEASON GETTING INTO GAME 13 LAST YEAR, THEY'RE CONTINUING THEIR HOT RUN HERE EARLY IN 2021.

PAC OBVIOUSLY LOSING A TALENT LIKE BROCK VANDERGRIFT IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET BACK TO FULL SONG.

THEY'LL BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION LATER IN THE YEAR AND SINGLE A PRIVATE.

BIG WIN FOR CAVALRY DAY ON THE COAST AGAINST PAC AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR HOT START TO 2021.

>> GRAYSON.

STILL STINGS.

TILL STINGS.

>> ONCE AGAIN YOU LOSE ALL OF THE TALENT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE.

BY THE TIME THEY GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS THEY SHOULD BE BY SEASON THREE.

>> YOUR TOP SURVIVE.

HIT IT.

>> PLEASE WATCH THE FULL-SCREEN GRAPHIC SO WE CAN SEE WHICH GAMES I HAVE THIS WEEK.

THERE YOU GO.

AROUND THE STATE.

LEAGUE COUNTY AND CARVER COLUMBUS, THAT WAS BACK AND FORTH.

WARNER ROBINS AND VALDOSTA, BOTH FROM CHRIS -- TO GUYS COACHING IN WARNER ROBINSON VALDOSTA.

BRUNSWICK OVER PIERCE, BIN WIG.

THOMASVILLE AND BROOKS COUNTY, TWO COACHES IN ZAC AND FREEMAN PLAYING ANYBODY, ANY PLACE, ANY TIME TWICE TO TUESDAY, IF THEY HAVE TO DO IS AT GEORGIA 300 THEY'LL DO IT FIRST.

THERE IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT CLINCH COUNTY HAS BEEN SHUT OUT IN AN OPENER.

BIG WIN FOR THE FOLKS AT MACON COUNTY 26-0.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING MY TOP FIVE SCORES IN THE FIRST FULL SCREEN THAT I HAVE ASKED FOR IN THIS PARTICULAR SHOW THIS WEEK.

>> HEY.

YOU KNOW WHO'S WATCHING?

>> EVERYBODY.

>> OUR GIRLFRIEND, NIKKI.

HEY, NIKKI.

>> WHAT'S UP?

>> WE ALSO -- WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE CHIMING IN ON WHAT THEY'RE HAVING FOR LUN.

JOEY RICHARDS, CHEESEBURGER ALL THE WAY, AND OSILLA.

YOU WERE JUST THERE -- >> GOING DOWN FRIDAY.

BE THERE FOR THE GAME.

>> AND MARCO'S PIZZA.

THOSE WERE GOOD TOP-FIVE SCORES.

THAT LEADS US TO THE PLAY OF THE WEEK.

AND THIS ONE COMES FROM MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

>> YES, IT DOES.

WE LIKE SPECIAL TEAMERS.

AND FROM 56 -- >> WHOO!

>> GOES THE RIGHT WAY.

56-YARD FIELD GOAL FROM MILL CREEK -- >> I SLOWED IT DOWN.

56 YARDS FOR A HIGH SCHOOLY.

>> 56 YARDS FOR MILL CREEK.

WELL DONE IN THEIR WIN AT MERCEDES-BENZ, FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR.

MILL CREEK HAWKS OFF TO A GREAT START, AS WELL.

>>> BEFORE WE TURN THE PAGE, LET'S TALK BIGGEST STORY LINES FROM WEEK ONE.

I THREW ONE ON THE END FOR YOU HERE.

>> OKAY.

>> SO -- GOING TO -- >> WIPE TO THE SECOND FULL SCREEN THAT I HAVE IN MY RUNDOWN GO THIS WEEK.

WHO'S NUMBER ONE?

WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE TEAMS AND GAMES LIKE A GRAYSON, A PRINCE AVENUE CHRISTIAN AND PIERCE COUNTY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBER-ONE TEAMS THAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING BEING UP IN THE TOP OF THE RANKINGS.

THEY GET KNOCKED OFF.

I FIGURE FOR THE SECOND I'D QUOTE A LITTLE DRAKE.

LITTLE DRAKE THERE.

I'M UPSET.

BUT ALL THE UPSETS, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT CREEKSIDE WAS ABLE TO DO.

YOU GET A LOT OF THESE UPSETS SOMETIMES.

MACON COUNTY WAS ANOTHER.

IN THE FIRST GAME SOMETIMES YOU GET TEAMS THAT HAVE GRADUATED A LOT OF FOLKS.

THEY GET KNOCKED OFF FIRST GO-AROUND THERE.

TOPIC THREE, THE BORDER BATTLES.

CENTRAL PHOENIX CITY TAKING ON PEACH.

YOU HAVE LAKESIDE EVANS TAKING ON TEAMS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

YOU HAVE TEAMS FROM FLORIDA TAKING ON TEAMS FROM GEORGIA.

HOOVER COMING OVER TO PLAY AT MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM.

YOU GET ALL THESE BORDER BATTLES.

ONLY ONE OF THE NINE MATCHUPS IN WEEK ONE HAD THE TEAM FROM GEORGIA WINNING.

THEN -- OH -- JOHN IS BACK.

THERE'S YOUR FOURTH ONE.

>> JOHN'S BACK.

>> YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR THE FANCY PICTURES.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND TELEVISION GRAPHIC THAT I HAVE REQUESTED -- >> YOU SAID FANCY.

YOU SAID FANCY.

>> I SAID -- >> OKAY, PRODUCER LAUREN IS -- LAUREN, PRODUCER LORI IS SAYING YOU SAID FANCY.

>> WHATEVER.

>> YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE HAT AND WEAR IT BACKWARDS THE REST OF THE SHOW.

>> I'LL GRAB THE HAT AND WEAR IT BACKWARDS.

>> TEN PUSHUPS OR THE BACKWARDS HAT.

>> TELL YOU WHAT, WE'LL WE'RE DOING -- I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I CAN DO 20 PUSHUPS.

IF I DO THEM BEHIND THE TABLE -- ALL THESE THINGS ARE TETHERED TO MY BACK.

>> THAT'S OKAY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

>> WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL DO 20.

SO ALL RIGHT.

TEASESING THE SHOW.

I'M GOING TO DO 20 PUSHUPS.

I'M GOING TO GO HERE -- >> FOR SAYING FANCY.

>> I'M GOING TO -- >> THIS IS AMAZING.

ALL RIGHT.

STICK WITH US.

WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE COMING UP.

GPB TOP TEN RANKINGS, SHAKEUPS IN THE POLLS.

WAYS TO WATCH -- >> 18, 19, 20 -- >> HEAR FROM COACHES, A SPECIAL KICKER, AND INTERACT WITH YOU IN THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION.

JOHN, YOU DOING OKAY?

>> FINE.

>> A LITTLE RED IN THE FACE?

>> WELL, WHEN BLOOD IS RUSHING YOUR HEAD AS YOU'RE DOING PUSHUPS, OF COURSE.

>> I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

I QUIT.

>> ONE WEEK.

ONE WEEK THEY HAVE AN IDEA.

I DO IT, AND THEN WE'RE STOPPING.

OKAY.

FINE.

>> OKAY.

WE GOT THIS.

15 MORE MINUTES.

I LOVE OUR DIRECTORS -- >> SPIRALLED OUT OF CONTROL.

>> WE HAVE THE BEST TEAM HERE BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT MY IDEA.

SO DO NOT KILL THE MESSENGER.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS EVERY WEEK.

SO EVERYBODY, STAY TUNED.

OKAY.

IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US, THIS IS THE "COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF" ON GPB SPORTS LIVE.

THAT'S JOHN NELSON, I'M HANNAH GOODEN.

WE MADE A BET THAT IF HE SAID A CERTAIN WORD HE HAD TO DO PUSHUPS OR WEAR A HAT BACKWARDS -- >> WEARING THE HAT IS TOO MUCH OF A REACH.

I CHOSE THE PUSHUPS.

>> HE CHOSE THE PUSHUPS.

YEAH.

YEAH.

LORI SAYING WE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO MESS UP YOUR HAIR.

>> NOT A WHOLE LOT OF HAIR TO MESS UP.

>> JOHN'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE PLACES HE'S BEEN VISITING.

SOMEBODY JUST CHIMED IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION NELSON CARSWELL, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY THE SHAMROCK BOWL YESTERDAY.

>> GOOD TO CATCH UP WITH COACH HOLMES AND GRAB THAT HELMET OVER THERE.

THE FIGHTING IRISH, SHAMROCK GOALS UNDERGOING COOL RENOVATIONS.

FIRST TIME IN I WANT TO SAY 15 YEARS ACCORDING TO COACH HOLMES THAT THE SHAMROCK BOWL IS GETTING RENOVATED AND EVERYTHING.

TURF SURFACE IS GETTING FINALIZED.

A GREAT VENUE.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A GAME IN DUBLIN, I WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

IT SHOULD BE ON EVERYONE'S BUCKET LIST.

SHAMROCK BOWL.

VERY, VERY COOL VENUE.

THEY'RE GETTING A NEW SCOREBOARD PUT IN, AS WELL.

WHAT YOU MAY KNOW FROM SHAMROCK BOWL FROM A COUPLE OF SEASONS AGO IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT REALLY SOON.

COOL TO CATCH UP WITH NERVE IN DUBLIN.

>> NIKKI IN THE COMMENT SAID YOU WEREN'T GOING LOW ENOUGH.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THOSE COUNTED.

>> FINE, GIVE ME HALF CREDIT.

I'LL DO 20 AT THE END OF THE SHOW -- 20 HALVES IS TEN, I'LL DO THE SAME THING AT THE END OF THE SHOW, DO 20 MORE HALVES, TEN PLUS TEN.

WE'LL BREAK IT UP.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

>> THE REASON I BROUGHT UP THE HELMETS AGAIN IS BECAUSE ONCE I GET AROUND TO IT, WE WILL BE EDITING THESE AND PUTTING THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

YOU CAN FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT ALL THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, WE ARE ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK.

SO WE WILL HAVE INTERVIEWS, BE ROLL, ENTIRE FEATURES FROM JOHN'S ENTIRE TRIP AROUND THE SUN.

THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF INTERVIEWS OUT IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT.

BUT THAT IS TO COME ON @GPB SPORTS PLATFORM.

>>> THE FIRST GAME IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 10th.

OUR FIRST BROADCAST.

WE'VE NOT ANNOUNCED IT YET.

WE ARE KEEPING IT A SECRET.

>> KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS, TOO.

>> BEFORE THAT, WE CAN ANNOUNCE OUR GPB TOP 10 POLL EACH WEEK.

HUGE SHAKEUPS.

LAST WEEK WE WENT 7A THROUGH 4A, THIS WEEK WE START WITH 3A.

>> LET'S GO WITH IT.

IN AAA, CEDAR GROVE, OCONEE COUNTY, PEACH, CHRIS, PIERCE, WESTMINSTER, THOMPSON, THE PIRATES, CHEROKEE BLUFFS, AND SANDY CREEK.

THAT IS HOW IT LOOKS IN AAA.

IN DOUBLE AA, THERE IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST CLASSIFICATIONS TOP TO BOTTOM.

ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE.

FITZGERALD, RAVEN COUNT WITH THEIR LOSS DROPS TO TWO, CALLOWAY, DEFENDING CHAMP AT THREE, THOMASVILLE WITH THE WIN, NORTHEAST, THE BIG WEEKEND OVER OVERSEAS PUTS THEM AT FIVE.

BLAKELY COUNTY'S GOT A BIG GAME THIS WEEKEND WITH A TEAM THAT WE'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON IN SINGLE-A IN A SECOND.

HARRELSON IN THAT REGION THAT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH HERD.

TEMPLE AND HARRELSON.

A LOT OF THOSE GUYS IN THE REGION FIVE ARE GOING TO BE GOING AT EACH OTHER IN AA ALL SEASON LONG.

KNOW YOUR TIE BREAKERS IN THE REGION.

DODGE, JEFF DAVIS AT NINE, LOVE IT.

NUMBER TEN, SINGLE-A, WHICH ONE DO WE GO TO FIRST?

>> WE ONLY HAVE ONE SINGLE-A.

>> TRINITY CHRISTIAN AND -- OH, OKAY.

>> LITERALLY A MIXUP.

IT'S A JAM.

>> A HODGEPODGE.

IT IS -- A -- >> THEY'RE JUST THERE.

>> HERE'S YOUR TOP FIVE IN BOTH CLASSIFICATIONS PUT ON ONE PAGE.

CHRISTIAN IRWIN COUNTY, BROOK AND ELKA, WESLEY AND MACON COUNTY WITH THE WIN, FELLOWSHIP AND DUBLIN ARE THE FOURS, CAVALRY DAY AND COMMERCE ARE YOUR FIVES.

THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW IN SINGLE WITH THAT COMPOSITE FROM YOUR SINGLE -- >> HERE, I'VE GOT THE REST OF THE SINGLES, TOO, IF YOU WANT TO READ OFF MY COMPUTER.

>> YOU WANT TO HAND IT OFF?

ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S THE REST OF IT FROM SIX THROUGH TEN.

IT'S WILCOX, WHO IS PLAYING BLAKELY, PRINCE AVENUE IS YOUR SIXES, SEVENs, PELHAM AND DARLINGTON, METER AND NORTH COBB IS NINE, CLINCH COUNTY AND SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN ARE YOUR NUMBERS -- NUMBERS TEN.

THERE'S YOUR PLURAL.

LIKE POETS LAUREATE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

GOOD WORK.

>> NEXT WEEK WE'LL DO IT OVER AGAIN.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WITH THAT, WE CAN FINALLY TURN THE PAGE TO WEEK TWO.

IT'S SHOW TWO.

I'M ACTUALLY LOVING THAT THERE'S NO MORE WEEK ZERO BECAUSE IT ALL COINCIDES NOW.

SHOW TWO, WEEK TWO.

>> OKAY.

>> LESS MATH, LESS CONFUSING.

LET'S GET TO OUR GAMES TO WATCH.

FANCY TV DIRECT GRAPHIC TIME -- >> SHE CAN SAY IT.

NO BECAUSE IT'S -- I CANNOT SAY IT BECAUSE I'M GETTING WORD IN MY EAR FROM THE CAGE I CAN SAY IT AGAIN.

ANOTHER 10 OR 20 PUSHUPS.

EXACTLY.

JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT I REALLY AM SWEATING FIERCELY BY THE END OF THIS PROGRAM.

THIS WAS A GAME THAT WAS CREATED BECAUSE PREVIOUS OPPONENTS THEY CANCELED.

ELKA AND WARE COUNTY COMBINED.

SUPER POWERS THERE.

BAINBRIDGE AND COFFEE, COFFEE WAS SUPPOSED TO PLAY DREW.

THAT WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 CONCERNS.

BAINBRIDGE IS THIS WEEK.

ROCK MARTIN CEDARTOWN, AN UPDATE HERE.

THAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE OF COVID-19 CONCERNS.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT IS RESCHEDULED.

BALDWIN AND WACO, POSTPONED.

JESSE HICKS AND INGRAM ARE DISCUSSING WHETHER THEY CAN HAVE THIS LATER IN THE SEASON.

PEACH COUNTY, BLESSED TRINITY, TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBERS OF THE GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN ALTERED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS AT THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DAILY.

TEN NEW MATCHUPS CREATE THURSDAY WEEK.

EIGHT GAMES HAVE BEEN -- CREATED THIS WEEK.

EIGHT GAMES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.

17 GAMES CANCELED OUTRIGHT.

TWO HAVE BEEN FORFEITED.

ATKINSON COUNTY FORFEITS TO JEFF DAVIS, SPRAYBURY FORFEITS TO COLLINS HILL.

WHEN YOU DO THE MATH 37 GAMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 CONCERNS THIS WEEK.

NOT NECESSARILY A SURPRISE.

BUT ONCE AGAIN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NIMBLE NATURE OF COACHES AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS TRYING TO FIND OPPONENTS AND TRY TO RESCHEDULE GAMES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO THE GHSA AND THE COACHES IN THE ADs.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY GAMES IN IN THE TEN-GAME REGULAR SCENES AS POSSIBLE.

MORE THAN 35 HAVE BEEN ALTERED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

>> YEAH.

AND ALAN CHADWICK TRYING TO GO FOR WIN NUMBER 400.

>> 4-0-0.

BY THE WAY, OFF TO HANNAH'S LEFT AT ABOUT WAIST HIGH, NEXT TO THE TROPHY, THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD.

THE ALAN CHADWICK BOBBLEHEAD.

>> YES.

SHOULD HAVE GOT HIM OUT ON THE SET FOR THIS.

>> RIGHT THERE.

ALAN CHADWICK.

HE KNOWS THE 400th IS A TALL ORDER.

IT WAS TOUGH THIS TIME AROUND.

>> I WAS ABLE TO CATCH WITH COACH CHADWICK AT THE DEKALB COUNTY MEDIA DAYS.

LET'S LISTEN TO HOW HE FEELS ABOUT NUMBER 400 COMING UP.

>> YEAH.

I GUESS WHEN THE POINT GETS HERE, IT WILL FEEL GOOD.

RIGHT NOW I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE FIRST BALL GAME WITH BLESSED TRINITY.

THEY'VE GOT A GREAT PROGRAM, GREAT COACHING STAFF, GREAT ATHLETES.

AND WE HAVE LOST QUITE A BIT FROM LAST YEAR.

FROM THE GREAT TEAM THAT WE HAD.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE FOR US.

AND THEN FOLLOWING WEEK YOU GET WOOD WARD.

SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY PROHIBITIONS BUT IT MIGHT -- PREDICTIONS BUT IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.

>> WHAT'S A MEMORY THAT STANDS OUT FROM A FORMER MILE STORM OF YEARS?

>> WE HAD THE QUARTERBACK WITH THE INTEREST TEAM, SPECIAL GROUP OF PLAYERS.

THIS PAST YEAR, OF COURSE, WAS UNBELIEVABLY EXCEPTIONAL WITH ALL THE -- YOU HAD OBSTACLES WITH COVID AND NOT KNOWING WHETHER YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A SEASON OR NOT.

TO GO 13-0, NOT KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING ON FRIDAY NIGHTS OR NOT WAS A TOUGH CHALLENGE.

AND THEN THE GREAT DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR THAT ONLY GAVE UP, WHAT, TWO FIELD GOALS DURING THE REGULAR SEASON.

THEN TWO TOUCHDOWNS AGAINST JEFFERSON.

SO THEY CERTAINLY WERE THE CATALYST OF THIS FOOTBALL TEAM THIS PAST YEAR.

SO I THINK THOSE THREE YEARS WERE -- THOSE THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE VERY SPECIAL.

BUT THEY'RE JUST -- THEY'RE ALL ACCUMULATING, THERE'S SO MANY FANTASTIC MOMENTS AND PLAYERS AND COACHES THAT YOU'RE ASSOCIATED WITH.

I'M THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR FROM COACH CHADWICK.

DO YOU THINK THEY CAN GET WIN NUMBER 400 AGAINST VT?

HE'S HUMBLE.

>> YEAH.

IT'S GOING TO BE A TALL ORDER.

BUT THE LARGER QUESTION FOR ME -- >> UH-HUH?

>> 483, 482, 483, THAT'S THE BIGGEST QUESTION FOR ME.

>> OKAY.

>> THAT'S THE LARRY CAMPBELL NUMBER IN THE LOW 480s.

>> YOU THINK HE CAN -- HE CAN GET THERE -- >> HE ADMITS THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY HOBBIES.

>> THIS IS IT.

THIS IS IT.

>> DOESN'T PLAY GOLF.

HE DOESN'T, YOU KNOW -- THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.

AND I WONDER -- WITH COACH CHADWICK IT'S A YEAR-BY-YEAR THING.

I WONDER HOW CLOSE HE GETS TO LARRY CAMPBELL, IS THAT SOMETHING HE'S LOOKING AT AS YOU GET CLOSER AND CLOSER.

WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER DECADE IN GEORGIA FOOTBALL IN COACHING IF YOU AVERAGE EIGHT WINS A YEAR OR SO.

SAY THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS, DOES ALAN CHADWICK HANG ON FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS TO CHASE LARRY CAMPBELL.

>> THAT'S MY BIGGEST QUESTION.

THE LEGEND.

I'LL USE THE "L" WORD WHEN IT COMES TO ALAN CHADWICK.

>> I ASKED HOW MANY YEARS HE HAD LEFT, AND HE LAUGHED AT ME.

IN THE COMMENT SECTION, A PREDICTION MARIST 24, BLESSED TRINITY 25.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT.

CHARLES SMITH, CHECKING IN FROMMER WIN.

YOU WERE JUST THERE.

>> CAUGHT UP WITH THE COACH AS PART OF THE GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND OBVIOUSLY.

ERWIN COUNTY AND FITZGERALD AT BUDDY NOBLE STADIUM.

I WILL BE THERE BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THIS GAME MEANS.

IT WILL BE GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY DOWN THERE.

I WILL BE THERE, TRAFFIC PERMITTING.

WE'LL SEE HOW CLOSE I CAN GET THERE TO GAME TIME.

THE BOSS AND I ARE GOING DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY.

ERWIN COUNTY IN FITZGERALD, IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THIS GAME, ANOTHER BUCKET LIST GAME.

TWO SCHOOLS THAT ARE COUNTYLINE SEPARATED, GOING TO BE A GREAT GAME.

PACKED HOUSE AT BUDDY NOBLE STADIUM FRIDAY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE DOWN THERE.

>> CAMERON WALLACE SAYS WATCH OUT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE SINGLE-A.

>> IN ONE OF THE INTERVIEWS THAT I DID WITH JOHN COOP, LONGTIME PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE OF VIDALIA INDIANS.

I ASKED HIM FOR DARK HORSES.

HE WENT ONE COUNTY OVER AND WAS TALKING ABOUT MT.

VERNON, MAKING THE PLAYOFFS AND MAKE THE RUN IN SINGLE-A PUBLIC.

THAT WAS ONE OF HIS DARK HORSES.

I WILL SO SIGN THAT THOUGHT.

>> IAN ODOM, COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK, ZERO STARTS THIS SATURDAY.

THAT'S EXCITING.

>> OR IS IT WEEK ONE?

>> I THINK THEY'RE STILL DOING WEEK ZERO.

>> OKAY.

>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY ARE NOT.

>> WE'RE IN WEEK TWO.

THEY'RE TWO WEEKS BEHIND.

TWO MINUS ZERO IS TWO.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

>> I'M TRYING TO FIND SOME MORE LUNCH COMMENTS.

SCROLLING UP.

GET THOSE IN AT THE BOTTOM.

I'M SCROLLING DOWN.

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR JOHN AND I, POP THOSE IN.

WE'LL GET BACK TO THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION IN A LITTLE BIT.

FIRST YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF HATE ON YOUR PUSHUPS.

RICKY MOSS SAYS THAT WAS 20 HALF PUSHUPS -- >> I DID TEN.

I'M -- >> YOU WERE SWEATING -- >> YOU WANT ME TO DO ANOTHER 20 HALVES BY THE END OF THE SHOW?

I'LL DO ANOTHER 20 HALVES BY THE END OF THE SHOW.

THAT WAY WE GET THE 20 PUSHUPS IN FOR USING THE PHRASE.

IT SHOULD BE LIKE GROUCHO MARX'S OLD SHOW WHERE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, I SHOULDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PHRASE IS BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY I'M HAVING TO THINK ABOUT NOT HAVING TO USE IT.

SO IF THE PHRASE HAPPENS, IF THE PHRASE HAPPENS INDEPENDENTLY, THEN THE -- THE PUNISHMENT WITH THE PUSHUPS SHOULD HAPPEN, AND NOT A MOMENT BEFORE.

>> THE PUNISHMENT DOES NOT STOP THIS SHOW FOR JOHN.

HERE TIME FOR THE KICKER.

GRAB IT, JOHN.

>> OKAY.

>> GRAB -- GRAB THE KICKER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF SLACK.

>> I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

>> HERE HE IS.

>> LOOK AT THIS THING -- >> THE ONE -- >> THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU.

>> THE ONLY -- JOHN NELSON IN 2D FORM.

YES.

YES.

THIS IS THE JOHN NELSON SHOW, EVERYBODY.

I'M JUST HERE.

I'M JUST STANDING HERE.

IF YOU GUYS -- ♪♪ SERIOUSLY.

IF YOU GUYS -- THEY'RE SAYING NOW I HAVE TWO SETS OF TWINS.

TWINS HERE, TWINS HERE.

WAY TOO MUCH TWINNING.

>> THE BEST I'VE LOOKED IN YEARS.

>> IF YOU TUNED IN TO THE PODCAST THIS WEEK JOHN LEFT ME HANGING.

I WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM SOLO.

IN THE STUDIO DOING THE SHOW.

JOHN CALLED IN, AND WE HAD THIS BAD BOY RIGHT HERE IN JOHN'S SEAT.

IF YOU HAVE NOT CHECKED OUT THE PODCAST, YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION.

HILARIOUS.

>> THANKS EVERYBODY WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY ON SHORT NOTICE.

EVERYBODY IN CREATIVE SERVICES AND IN -- ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN.

LIKE I SAID, THAT'S THE BEST I'VE LOOKED IN YEARS.

THE SKINIEST I'VE LOOK FRIDAY YEARS.

AND SO -- LOOKED IN YEARS.

AND SO -- IT IS A LITTLE TALLER THAN I AM.

YEAH, THAT HAT.

THE HAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE FOR ME, TOO.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD.

I THINK IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

>> THIS ISN'T SOCIAL DISTANCING, BUT HE CAN HANG OUT HERE FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW.

>> NO DOUBT.

>>> WE'VE GOT TO GET TO RECRUITING 2021.

JOHN AND MATT RECORD THAT RIGHT AFTER THIS AIRS DIGITALLY ON FRIDAY, AND IT WILL BE BACK ON TV SEPTEMBER 10th BEFORE OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY AND GEORGIA BROADCAST.

THEN IT WILL RE-AIR AFTER.

IT WILL ALSO BE ON LINE.

DON'T WORRY, YOU CANNOT MISS IT.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE SHOW -- >> IS AT THE END, AND IT'S A QUESTION THAT I GOT TO ASK ALL OF THE COACHES THAT I GOT TO MEET.

IS THERE SOMEONE THAT'S UNDER APPRECIATED, UNDERSTARRED, OVERLOOKED, UNDERRATED FOR WHATEVER REASON?

WE ASK FOLKS A PARTICULAR QUESTION AND GIVE THEM A PARTICULAR TASK.

WHAT IS THAT TASK?

♪♪ MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.

THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT FARM BUREAU INSURANCE, ALWAYS THE HOME TEAM.

ONCE AGAIN THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT.

YOU SEND AN EMAIL, IF THERE'S A TOTAL PACKAGE, TEST SCORES, GRADES, INTEGRAL PART OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM, COMMUNITY SERVICE, GPB SPORTS AND PUT IN THE ADDRESS BAR, THE TITLE BAR, MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.

GIVE US AS MUCH INFORMATION ON THESE ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WAY WE CAN SHOW OFF THE STATE'S TALENT TO THE REST OF THE STATE, TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

AND AT THE END OF THE SHOW, YOU MIGHT EVEN BE FEATURED AND MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER SEGMENT OR IN OUR "MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER" BLOCK THAT WE PUBLISH DURING THE WEEK, AS WELL.

JUST KEEP UPDATING US ON THE INFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICULAR STUDENT ATHLETES.

LET US KNOW ALL SEASON LONG WHAT'S GOING ON.

YES, AT THE END OF EVERY RECRUITING 2021, THIS IS WHERE WE ASK YOU WHERE WE CAN SIT THERE AND FOCUS AND SIT THERE AND MAKE THAT KID AN OFFER.

>> I SAID THE LAST SHOW, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, WE'VE GOT 12 KIDS OFFERS LAST YEAR.

MY INTERVIEW IN WEEK IS BUFORD SENIOR SAFETY AND WIDE RECEIVER JAKE POPE.

NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THE SHOW.

WHILE I JUMP INTO THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS SECTION TO FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE EATING, YOU OWE US TEN MORE PUSHUPS.

TEN MORE PUSHUPS, JOHN.

>> I'LL DO MY HALVES DOWN HERE ONE MORE TIME.

>> EVAN REESE, AT THE BALTIMORE AIRPORT WATCHING US.

THANKS, EVAN.

HE'S HEADING BACK TO SYRACUSE FOR COLLEGE.

HAVING A BURGER.

LOVE A GOOD BURGER FOR LUNCH.

JARED SAYS IF JOHN DOES PUSHUPS HANNAH NEEDS TO DO IT BECAUSE I SAID FANCY -- NO, NO, THIS IS ABOUT JOHN.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

>> THERE'S YOUR 20.

>> DIRECTOR IS SAYING THOSE WERE LIKE ONE-THIRD PUSHUPS.

WE'LL GIVE IT TO YOU FOR BEING A GOOD SPORT.

YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A GOOD SPORT.

>> UH-HUH.

I SEE HOW THIS WORKS.

>> THERE WAS ANOTHER LUNCH ONE IN HERE.

>> I SEE HOW THIS GOES.

>> HERE WE GO.

GREG ROPER, I'M CURRENTLY GRILLING CHICKEN, HAMBURGERS, AND HOT DOGS FOR MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DAUGHTER.

THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.

>> STRONG.

>> WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE MINUTES.

BLOGS ARE OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU -- NOW THAT YOU'VE CAUGHT YOUR BREATH, WHAT ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT?

>> ABOUT FALSE STARTS.

CAUGHT UP WITH THE HEAD COACH AT COFFEE AND THE HEAD COACH KIN SON COUNTY WHO WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THEIR GAME AGAINST JEFF DAVIS BEING FORFEITED AND JUST WHAT IT'S LIKE IN THIS COVID-19 ERA AND SEASON TWO.

STILL HAVING TO BE VERY NIMBLE AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRY TO RESCHEDULE GAMES AND WHAT IT MEANS, AND HOW YOU'RE MONITORING YOUR STUDENT ATHLETES, ALL THOSE THINGS.

BUT YOU KNOW, CAUGHT UP WITH CHARLTON HEAD COACH, COFFEE'S ROBBY PRUITT, THE GENTLEMAN KIN SON COUNTY'S CARL McGOWEN.

THE TOPIC WAS DEVELOPING AS WE WERE ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK.

AND SO IT SEEMED LIKE THIS -- A TOPIC WE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT.

SO THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS CATCHING UP WITH THOSE THREE SOUTH GEORGIA COACHES ABOUT THE FALL STARTS THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR.

>> AUTUMN ROSE, OR SOCIAL MEDIA GURU, SAYS HER MOM CAN DO BETTER PUSHUPS THAN THAT.

>> FANTASTIC.

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

I NEVER SAID -- I NEVER SAID THAT I COULD DO QUALITY PUSHUPS.

>> OKAY.

>> AND BESIDES, IF YOU WANTED ME TO DO LIKE THE PUSHUP WHERE I'M REALLY TOUCHING THE GROUND, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD MAKE IT BACK UP IN TIME TO BE BACK HERE TO DO THE REMAINING SEGMENTS.

>> YOU GO OUT OF TOWN ONE TIME, AND YOU COME BACK AND LOOK -- LOOK WHAT HAPPENS.

>> YEAH.

REALLY?

>> YOU GOT CAUGHT.

YOU'VE GOT CAUGHT IN THE BEAR TRAP SAYS DIRECTOR BONK.

AMAZING.

I'M GOING TO READ ONE MORE COMMENT.

HAM AND CHEESE WITH PICKLED JALAPENOS.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

>> YOU HAD ME WITH THE HAM AND CHEESE, MICHAEL.

BUT -- >> THE HOT POCKET -- >> THE JALAPENOS, THAT'S TOO SPICY FOR ME.

I CAN'T GO THERE.

I GET THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S TODAY'S SHOW.

I'M SO SORRY THAT EVERYONE -- >> APOLOGIZING THAT IT WENT OFF THE RAILS IMMEDIATELY.

>> GOOD JOB, JOHN.

THANKS FOR HANGING WITH US.

>> TALKING THAT ONE OR THIS ONE?

>> BOTH.

BOTH.

THANKS, GUYS, FOR WATCHING.

RECRUITING 2020 TOMORROW.

THANKS TO EVERYONE IN THE CONTROL ROOM.

EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN THE STUDIO.

WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK HERE NEXT THURSDAY AT NOON.

BE SAFE, HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY.

>> HAPPY FOOTBALL FRIDAY.

>> WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.