Dukes & Bell

In the final hour of today's show, the guys hit the Falcons report. The SEC is making the move to 9 conference games in 2026.

Carl and Mike give an update on the Tour Championship and share thoughts on a great shot by Scottie Scheffler in which they agree is the type of play you would see from Tiger Woods when he was in the midst of one of his great runs. They get into some college football talk as they react to the SEC moving to nine conference games and why they believe this signals the conference further looking to solidify themselves as the top conference.

Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk and get back into the Kaleb McGary injury and note that NFL insider, Jeremy Fowler, announced on social media McGary is expected to miss some time, however the length of time is not known. As they discuss, they share thoughts on how the Falcons may go about replacing McGary as their offensive game plans will be impacted by the loss of the offensive tackle.

Carl and Mike get into some Braves news and react to reports of Austin Riley having core injury surgery and will miss the remainder of the season, to which the guys agree the news was seemingly fitting due to the fact the Braves have been having one of their worst seasons in years. As they discuss, they share thoughts on why they believe Riley may have been dealing with lower abdominal strain which led to him struggling this season.

Carl and Mike come back with a brief update on the Tour Championship and why they believe currently it is going to be up for grabs in regards to who walks away with the win. They then share some more thoughts about Kaleb McGary's injury and whether or not the Falcons remaining silent should cause reason for concern. They final get into some Georgia Bulldogs talk and discuss the importance of the run game being efficient this season in order for the Dawgs to have a chance to reach the CFP.

Carl and Mike discuss if it is ever too late for someone to learn how to play golf, if the Falcons can eventually have a dynamic wide receiver duo and Urban Meyer saying the NFL should suspend Jim Harbaugh.

Carl and Mike come back with some thoughts on how much they enjoy the Tour Championship and how well it is in regards to the access fans have to see the golfers because of how the course is. They then get into some of the latest NFL headlines including the final week of preseason kicking off tonight, Brian Schottenheimer saying he believes Micah Parsons will play in their season opener and the Bucs expecting to activate Chris Godwin and Tristen Wirfs from the PUP list.

Carl and Mike come back with thoughts on a tweet from D. Orlando Ledbetter in which he states he believes the Falcons have the results of Kaleb McGary's MRI however will wait until after their final preseason game against Dallas before Raheem Morris addresses it. As they discuss, Mike notes his concern for the potential loss of McGary is heightened by the reports of back up Storm Norton having ankle surgery and set to be out for six to eight weeks.

Carl and Mike come back with more brief thoughts on Kaleb McGary's injury and and debate whether or not the situation of him potentially being sidelined should be considered a crisis for the team or not, to which Carl does not believe it is a "critical" situation yet, however Mike on the opposite end likening the situation to a NASCAR driver "pulling out of the pit on three tires." They then get into some Braves talk and react to the performance of Hurston Waldrep in which he allowed no runs on four hits and struck out seven through seven innings pitched and both the guys agree Waldrep helps the Braves feel good about heading into next season with some quality pitching on staff.

Carl and Mike open up the show from East Lake for the Tour Championship as they paint the picture in regards to what they have seen thus far on the curser, to which Carl notes the rough is hard to play out of. They then get into some Falcons talk as they react to the latest news in regards to Kaleb McGary's injury in which Jeremy Fowler reported the tackle is expected to miss some time, however no timetable is known.