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Former Bulldog athletic trainer Mike McCullough joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line celebrating the life of Johnie Cooks. Mike shares his story on becoming Johnie's roommate while in school together. Mike talks what it was like living with Johnie, who had a very different personality then him. Mike tells his experience of being an athletic trainer for Johnie and later becoming his secretary. Mike talks about being with Johnie when he was drafted into the NFL. Mike also shares what Johnie meant to him and his friends and teammates. Bo concludes the hour talking more old school football and players from that era.

John Bond joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line to talk about his time playing at Mississippi State with Johnie Cooks. John shares about the first time he met Johnie. John talks about being hit by Johnie in practice and how he learned Johnie was the real deal. John talks about the intensity that Johnie brought to the locker room. John wraps up the segment talking about beating Bear Bryant and how spectacular his defense was being lead by Cooks.

Bo talks SEC quarterbacks of the 2000s in the third hour of the show live in the BankPlus Studio. Bo begins the hour with continuing the discussion from the day before about the top SEC quarterbacks from the 2000s. Bo breaks down the list for listeners and gives some detail on each player. Bo talks about the list and gives reasons on why he believes A.J. McCarron is too high and Nick Fitzgerald is too low.

Bo talks SEC quarterbacks of the 2000s, and John Bond and Rob Fesmire join the show to celebrate the life of Johnie Cooks in the third hour of the show live in the BankPlus Studio. Bo begins the hour with continuing the discussion from the day before about the top SEC quarterbacks from the 2000s. Bo talks about the list and gives reasons on why he believes A.J. McCarron is too high and Nick Fitzgerald is too low. John Bond joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line to talk about his time playing at Mississippi State with Johnie Cooks. John shares about the first time he met Johnie. John talks about being hit by Johnie in practice and how he learned Johnie was the real deal. John talks about the intensity that Johnie brought to the locker room. John wraps up the segment talking about beating Bear Bryant and how spectacular his defense was being lead by Cooks. Former Bulldog Rob Fesmire joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about his friend Johnie Cooks. Rob, a Nashville native, tells stories about playing at Mississippi State in the early 80s with Johnie. Rob shares his experience when MSU beat Bear Bryant in Jackson and how Johnie dared Alabama's sideline to go for it on fourth down. Rob talks about being close to Johnie and the adversity and homesickness that Johnie went through. Rob wraps up the hour sharing how great of a person and a friend that Cooks was to him and to everyone he met.

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Former Mississippi State football player and teammate of Johnie Cooks joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about Cooks daring Bear Bryant to go for it on fourth down and having a good friend get drafted #2 overall live in the BankPlus Studio. Rob talks about what it was like playing against Bear Bryant in 1980 with Johnie Cooks in Veterans Memorial Stadium and the confidence of MSU that they could win the game before it started. Rob recounts a memory of Johnie Cooks staring at Bear Bryant begging him to go for it on fourth down and the Bulldogs getting the stop. Rob and Bo talk about Johnie's day to day personality and calls Cooks "the biggest ham you could imagine". Rob talks about Johnie's contagious smile and his urge to always be pulled back home.

Former Mississippi State Football player and teammate of Johnie Cooks joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about Johnie Cooks as a player and his values as a man live in the BankPlus Studio. Rob talks about his experience meeting Johnie the first time and the teams expectations the year they snapped Alabama's 28 game win streak. Rob and Bo take a trip down memory lane and talk about what the loss to Southern Miss did for the team's determination and how it helped Fesmire, Cooks, and the rest of the Bulldog squad beat Bear Bryant and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Rob talks about what it was like winning the game in Jackson and proposing to his wife in the Capitol after leaving Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Former Bulldog Rob Fesmire joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about his friend Johnie Cooks. Rob, a Nashville native, tells stories about playing at Mississippi State in the early 80s with Johnie. Rob shares his experience when MSU beat Bear Bryant in Jackson and how Johnie dared Alabama's sideline to go for it on fourth down. Rob talks about being close to Johnie and the adversity and homesickness that Johnie went through. Rob wraps up the hour sharing how great of a person and a friend that Cooks was to him and to everyone he met.

Bo and crew talk the life of Bulldog legend Johnie Cooks, National Dive Bar Day, and Rob Fesmire joins in the first hour of the show live in the BankPlus Studio. Bo talks shares about the passing of Johnie Cooks. Johnie was a former Mississippi State superstar on the football field and was drafted by the Colts in the second pick of the 1982 NFL Draft. Bo talks about Johnie's fantastic career through college and the NFL. Bo talks National Dive Bar Day and asks listeners to share their favorite dive bars and spots to eat, drink, and have a good time. Bo gives a list of some of his local favorites. Former Bulldog Rob Fesmire joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about his friend the late Johnie Cooks. Rob, a Nashville native, tells stories about playing at Mississippi State in the early 80s with Johnie. Rob shares his experience when MSU beat Bear Bryant in Jackson and how Johnie dared Alabama's sideline to go for it on fourth down. Rob talks about being close to Johnie and the adversity and homesickness that Johnie went through. Rob wraps up the hour sharing how great of a person and a friend that Cooks was to him and to everyone he met.

Ole Miss insider Jake Thompson joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about where Jacob Gonzalez could go in the MLB draft and the progress Matt Corral has made in his recovery live in the BankPlus Studio. Bo asks Jake about Jacob Gonzalez in the draft and Jake talks about the drop that happened to the short stop after a pedestrian season but notes that he will definitely still go in the first round on Sunday. Jake talks about the potential for Jacob to use momentum to propel himself through the minors. Bo asks Jake about if he has seen any former Ole Miss football players come back to the weight room and Jake mentions seeing Matt Corral come in to train. Jake talks about Corral recovering from a tough foot injury and the competition Matt will have with Bryce Young in Carolina.

Ole Miss insider Jake Thompson joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about if Spencer Sanders will stay on the team and the new pick ups for the Rebels in recruiting live in the BankPlus Studio. Jake talks about the recruitment of William Echoles from Houston, MS, and the trend of Ole Miss diving into in-state recruiting more than the transfer portal in recent weeks. Jake mentions that defensive end from Georgia Maurice Davis is likely to announce his commitment to Ole Miss tomorrow and what that means for the Landshark defense. Bo asks Jake if he expects Spencer Sanders to remain on the team or if he would be able to transfer again to another school.