Dukes & Bell

In the final hour of “Dukes and Bell”, we react to more sounds from the Falcons’ coaching staff, talk Braves with Grant McCauley, and then it’s time to “Clear Your Throat!”

Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on CFP announcing their will be a straight seeding for the playoffs which means conference championships would no longer be a factor in terms of getting the automatic bye, whereas the top four teams in the CFP rankings will get the byes. Both agree the new system will be good for the game however Mike believes there has to be more consideration of strength of schedule in regards to how teams are ranked.

Carl and Mike are joined by Grant McAuley as they preview the Braves matchup with the Nationals tonight

Carl and Mike get back to some Falcons talk and the growth of Michael Penix Jr. which they agree is important, however also believe the growth of OC Zach Robinson is going to be just as important for the Falcons offense. They also react to comments by Robinson in regards to what to expect in Kyle Pitts' evolution in year two of Robinson's system in which he states the Falcons need the tight end to play fast and they guys share their thoughts on whether or not Pitts has been utilized properly.

Carl and Mike get into some NBA talk and share more thoughts on the Pacers win over the Knicks after Tyrese hit a game tying basket to send the game into overtime. As they discuss the playoffs in general, they share thoughts on what it will take for the Hawks to become a team that is contending and ask if the Hawks can learn from Alex Anthopoulos in terms of how they can build a winning franchise.

Carl and Mike come back with reaction to Dyson Daniels making the NBA's All-Defensive 1st Team as they both agree it was more than deserving for the Hawks' guard. They then get into some college football talk and share more thoughts on the CFP moving to the top four ranked teams getting the first round bye vs conference champs getting the automatic bye. As they discuss, both the guys agree the move makes sense for the college game

Carl and Mike come back with some more Falcons talk and flip to the offensive side of the ball and react to comments by Zach Robinson as he spoke with the media and the guys share their thoughts on how well they believe Robinson did in his first season as OC and believe he will continue to grow and develop.

Carl and Mike get into some of the latest NFL headlines starting with the Falcons and DC Jeff Ulbrich comments on how well the new defensive acquisitions are doing with learning the defense quickly and they agree Ulbrich and the Falcons will need their new defensive acquisitions to develop quickly in order for the defense to be successful this season.

Carl and Mike get into some Braves talk and discuss how they have found themselves back in the mix for the division race after an 0-7 start to the season and no Ronald Acuna Jr., losing Spencer Strider after just one start after he returned from injury, losing Jurickson Profar for 80 games and Reynaldo Lopez for the season. As they share their thoughts, they agree seeing the Braves get to .500 and sitting in third in the division, 6.5 games back of the first place Phillies has been amazing.

Carl and Mike come back with reaction to breaking news of the NCAA approval of the top four teams getting the top seeds in the CFP to which Mike believes is strictly about the opportunity to make more money. They then get into more top sports headlines including the Pacers defeating the Knicks in OT in which they both agree the Knicks may not be able to regroup themselves for a Game 2 bounce back. They also share thoughts comments by Roger Goodell in which he seemed to be disappointed in the tush push being tabled.