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The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, March 27th, 2026.

HR1 - Braves can't afford 0-7 start this season with all of their starting pitching injuries In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about today being Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves, talk about how they're feeling about the Braves chances to be a playoff team and possibly World Series contenders this season, discuss what their expectations are for Atlanta this year, explain why they think the Braves' injuries to some of their starting pitchers and Atlanta's lack of depth is what's stopping them from being real contenders this season, give their thoughts on Netflix's MLB broadcast on Wednesday night when they carried Major League Baseball's opening night game between the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants, react to NFL Analyst Ben Solak's 2026 NFL free agency class rankings, react to Ben having the Atlanta Falcons ranked 15th, explain why they think the Falcons free agency plan was to set themselves up for a big 2027 offseason and free agency, recap and react to the Sweet 16 games played last night in the NCAA Tournament, including the number one seed Arizona Wildcats' 109-88 win over the number four seed Arkansas Razorbacks, explain why they think Arizona is playing like best team in the country right now and another team isn't even being close, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike'd Up!

HR2 - Braves need health and consistency to be World Series contenders this season In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, give some predictions on some Atlanta Braves players statistical over/under numbers that their Executive Producer Dylan Mathews gave them, explain why they think the Braves need season long consistency from their core players to be a legit contender this season, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, where they debate if it's fair or foul to think the Atlanta Hawks will be a six seed or higher in the Eastern Conference and avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament, and much more! Then Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to react to NFL Analyst Ben Solak's 2026 NFL free agency class rankings, react to Ben having the Atlanta Falcons ranked 15th, explain why they think the Falcons still need to find a clear replacement for linebacker Kaden Elliss, and then close out hour two by reacting to more of the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Braves lineup has potential to keep team afloat until starting pitchers get healthy In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, and then are joined by 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss if Grant thinks the Braves have a lot of the same storylines going into this season that they did last season, what the Braves starting pitching rotation is going to look like after Chris Sale until Spencer Strider, Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach, and A.J. Smith-Shawver come back, why the Braves are planning to use pitcher Didier Fuentes as a long reliever with the big league club for the first few weeks of the season and then send him back down to Triple-A Gwinnett to continue his development as a starting pitcher, why the Braves just won't Fuentes take his lumps at the big league level instead of continuing to start a pitcher like Bryce Elder every five days, why Grant thinks Ronald Acuna Jr. will steal more than 30 bases this season, and which everyday player Grant thinks the Braves need to get off to a good start the most. Then, The Morning Shift crew continues to pick the brain of 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley, ask him some more Braves questions ahead of tonight's opening game and home opener for the Braves, but also ask him what he thinks about the moves the Atlanta Falcons have made so far this offseason as Grant is also the pregame, halftime, and postgame show host of the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network as well. Finally, Beau, Mike, and Ali close out hour three by letting people call in and send in Atlanta Braves related questions to their in-studio guest 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley in a Braves Opening Day edition of the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan close out hour three by letting people call in and send in Atlanta Braves related questions to their in-studio guest 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley in a Braves Opening Day edition of the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to pick the brain of 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley, ask him some more Braves questions ahead of tonight's opening game and home opener for the Braves, but also ask him what he thinks about the moves the Atlanta Falcons have made so far this offseason as Grant is also the pregame, halftime, and postgame show host of the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network as well.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan are joined by 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider, reporter, and host of ‘From The Diamond' Grant McAuley! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss if Grant thinks the Braves have a lot of the same storylines going into this season that they did last season, what the Braves starting pitching rotation is going to look like after Chris Sale until Spencer Strider, Hurston Waldrep, Spencer Schwellenbach, and A.J. Smith-Shawver come back, why the Braves are planning to use pitcher Didier Fuentes as a long reliever with the big league club for the first few weeks of the season and then send him back down to Triple-A Gwinnett to continue his development as a starting pitcher, why the Braves just won't Fuentes take his lumps at the big league level instead of continuing to start a pitcher like Bryce Elder every five days, why Grant thinks Ronald Acuna Jr. will steal more than 30 bases this season, and which everyday player Grant thinks the Braves need to get off to a good start the most.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to NFL Analyst Ben Solak's 2026 NFL free agency class rankings, react to Ben having the Atlanta Falcons ranked 15th, and explain why they think the Falcons still need to find a clear replacement for linebacker Kaden Elliss. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, where they debate if it's fair or foul to think the Atlanta Hawks will be a six seed or higher in the Eastern Conference and avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament, and much more!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan give some predictions on some Atlanta Braves players statistical over/under numbers that their Executive Producer Dylan Mathews gave them, and explain why they think the Braves need season long consistency from their core players to be a legit contender this season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Sweet 16 games played last night in the NCAA Tournament, including the number one seed Arizona Wildcats' 109-88 win over the number four seed Arkansas Razorbacks, and explain why they think Arizona is playing like best team in the country right now and another team not even being close.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to NFL Analyst Ben Solak's 2026 NFL free agency class rankings, react to Ben having the Atlanta Falcons ranked 15th, and explain why they think the Falcons free agency plan was to set themselves up for a big 2027 offseason and free agency.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about today being Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves, talk about how they're feeling about the Braves chances to be a playoff team and possibly World Series contenders this season, discuss what their expectations are for Atlanta this year, and explain why they think the Braves' injuries to some of their starting pitchers and Atlanta's lack of depth is what's stopping them from being real contenders this season.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, March 26th, 2026.

HR1 - Hawks tenacity on offense & defense has led to their post All-Star break success In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the number one team in the Eastern Conference in the Detroit Pistons in Detroit last night 130-129 in overtime, explain why they think the Hawks rebounding effort and defense in overtime won them the game last night versus the Pistons, react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons drafting an offensive tackle with the 48th overall pick is okay if the team is truly in a rebuilding and prove it year this year, preview the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, explain why they think Arkansas Razorbacks guard Darius Acuff Jr. could be the missing piece the Atlanta Hawks need to get over the hump, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Nothing concrete says Michael Penix Jr. will miss any OTAs or Training Camp In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons pick at 48 will indicate if the team's new regime thinks they can win the NFC South and compete for a playoff spot this season, test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons drafting OT with 48th overall pick would signal team is doing soft rebuild In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think it wouldn't be a bad pick even though offensive tackle isn't the Falcons biggest need. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali spend some time with college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Isis "Ice" Young! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Ice discuss which games in the men's and women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Ice is most excited to watch, how big the gap is between the UConn Huskies and the rest of the teams left in the NCAA women's tournament, how Ice feels about the UConn and Michigan State Sweet 16 matchup in the men's tournament, if Ice thinks 11 seeded Texas has a chance to beat number two seeded Purdue in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight in the men's tournament, how Ice feels about number four seeded Alabama's Sweet 16 matchup with number one seeded Michigan in the men's tournament, and how Ice feels about Maryland Terrapins Head women's basketball head coach Brenda Frese's sideline moment with Terrapins junior guard Oluchi Okananwa where Coach Frese is seen coaching Okananwa very hard before she goes back in the game. The Morning Shift crew also talks about what position they think Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the team are least likely to draft with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons are likely going to draft an offensive lineman or a position on the defensive front seven with the 48th pick, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what position they think Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the team are least likely to draft with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons are likely going to draft an offensive lineman or a position on the defensive front seven with the 48th pick, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Isis "Ice" Young! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Ice discuss which games in the men's and women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Ice is most excited to watch, how big the gap is between the UConn Huskies and the rest of the teams left in the NCAA women's tournament, how Ice feels about the UConn and Michigan State Sweet 16 matchup in the men's tournament, if Ice thinks 11 seeded Texas has a chance to beat number two seeded Purdue in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight in the men's tournament, how Ice feels about number four seeded Alabama's Sweet 16 matchup with number one seeded Michigan in the men's tournament, and how Ice feels about Maryland Terrapins Head women's basketball head coach Brenda Frese's sideline moment with Terrapins junior guard Oluchi Okananwa where Coach Frese is seen coaching Okananwa very hard before she goes back in the game.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft and having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think it wouldn't be a bad pick even though offensive tackle isn't the Falcons biggest need.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft and having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think the Falcons pick at 48 will indicate if the team's new regime thinks they can win the NFC South and compete for a playoff spot this season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan preview the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, explain why they think Arkansas Razorbacks guard Darius Acuff Jr. could be the missing piece the Atlanta Hawks need to get over the hump, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates' latest two round NFL mock draft and having the Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think the Falcons drafting an offensive tackle with the 48th overall pick is okay if the team is truly in a rebuilding and prove it year this year.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks beating the number one team in the Eastern Conference in the Detroit Pistons in Detroit last night 130-129 in overtime, and explain why they think the Hawks rebounding effort and defense in overtime won them the game last night versus the Pistons.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026.

HR1 - Michael Penix Jr. needs to win Falcons starting QB job more than Tua does In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly signing former Washington Commanders and San Francisco 49ers running back Brian Robinson to a one-year $2.5 million-dollar deal, react to the news that the Falcons are also reportedly signing former Tennessee Titans New York Jets, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian as well, explain why they think Brian Robinson's Derrick Henry type of running style will complement Bijan Robinson's running style nicely, let you hear portions of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's interview with The Midday Show with Andy and Randy yesterday where he was talking about what made him want to sign with the Falcons and what he's been doing and will continue to do to try and stay healthy, react to what Tua had to say, explain why they think all of the pressure is on Michael Penix Jr. to win the Falcons starting quarterback job over Tua Tagovailoa, react to the Atlanta Braves announcing yesterday that they will honor and induct their longtime coach and manager Brian Snitker into the team Hall Of Fame on April 25, react to the Braves also announcing yesterday that they have reached a multiyear distribution agreement for BravesVision with Spectrum and that announcements of similar agreements with other networks and streaming services will be coming soon, explain why they think Brian Snitker would still be getting in the Atlanta Braves Hall Of Fame even if he didn't lead the team to a World Series win in 2021, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in ‘Dylin wit it'!

HR2 - Kevin Stefanski's offense may be critiqued if Tua & Michael Penix both fail In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear portions of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's interview with The Midday Show with Andy and Randy yesterday where he was talking about how to win a QB competition and running Kevin Stefanski's offense, react to what Tua had to say, explain why they think Tua sounded like an enlightened person and quarterback when speaking to the Atlanta media and Andy and Randy yesterday, play a round of Which One Wednesday for the halftime portion of the show, react to the news that FIFA will allow Mercedes-Benz Stadium to leave the roof as it is during the World Cup and not cover the Mercedes-Benz logo on the roof, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Michael Penix, Tua Tagovailoa don't determine Falcons new regime's success In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear a portion of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's interview with The Midday Show with Andy and Randy yesterday where he was talking about how you can't change your mindset when you're in a competition, react to what Tua had to say, explain why they think Tua is in a no lose situation this season with the Falcons, react to the news that Alan Ritchson had a body cam on during his altercation with his neighbor, react to the news that the body cam footage has been released, explain why they think Alan Ritchson and his neighbor both handled parts of the situation wrong, react to the Braves announcing the new food their going to have at Truist Park this season, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about Alan Ritchson's fight with his neighbor, react to the Braves announcing the new food their going to have at Truist Park this season, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Alan Ritchson had a body cam on during his altercation with his neighbor, react to the news that the body cam footage has been released, and explain why they think Alan Ritchson and his neighbor both handled parts of the situation wrong.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear a portion of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's interview with The Midday Show with Andy and Randy yesterday where he was talking about how you can't change your mindset when you're in a competition, react to what Tua had to say, and explain why they think Tua is in a no lose situation this season with the Falcons.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac play a round of Which One Wednesday for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear portions of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's interview with The Midday Show with Andy and Randy yesterday where he was talking about how to win a QB competition and running Kevin Stefanski's offense, react to what Tua had to say, and then explain why they think Tua sounded like an enlightened person and quarterback when speaking to the Atlanta media and Andy and Randy yesterday.

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Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly signing former Washington Commanders and San Francisco 49ers running back Brian Robinson to a one-year $2.5 million-dollar deal, react to the news that the Falcons are also reportedly signing former Tennessee Titans New York Jets, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian as well, and explain why they think Brian Robinson's Derrick Henry type of running style will complement Bijan Robinson's running style nicely.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026.

HR1 - Braves in danger of not maximizing another big championship window In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, quickly recap some of the things that went down at 92.9 The Game night last night at State Farm Arena for the Atlanta Hawks home matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, react to Atlanta Braves Manager Walt Weiss telling reporters yesterday that starting pitcher Spencer Strider will begin the season on the injured list after being diagnosed with an oblique strain, explain why they think the Braves ownership is to blame for Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos' lack of spending and the Braves' lack of depth, react to the news that Tiger Woods plans to make his 2026 Jupiter Links debut in the TGL finals, react to what Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich had to say about what to expect from Falcons linebacker/edge rusher Jalon Walker in his second season and what Walker's role could be in year two when he spoke to a reporter at Georgia's Pro Day last week, explain why they think Ulbrich is looking to give Jalon a Micah Parsons type role in his sophomore season, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 146-107 blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies last night at home on 92.9 The Game night, talk about the activities they all did last night during the game as a part of 92.9 The Game night, talk about how Dylan unintentionally caused a panic, talk about how the Hawks deserve credit for not just beating teams they're supposed to beat, but blowing out the teams they're supposed to beat, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Scheme continuity will allow Falcons to get most out of Jalon Walker this season In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to what Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich had to say about what to expect from Falcons linebacker/edge rusher Jalon Walker in his second season and what Walker's role could be in year two when he spoke to a reporter at Georgia's Pro Day last week, explain why they think Jalon being an off ball linebacker may not be what's best for the Falcons run defense, play two truths and a lie during the halftime portion of the show, that includes a Braves themed two truths and a lie, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, including talking about how Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba's record contract will affect the Falcons trying to give wide receiver Drake London a contract a extension.