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The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons have bigger day one of OTAs stories than Kirk Cousins' absence In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to some of the biggest news coming out of the first day of Atlanta Falcons' OTAs. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why Kyle Pitts not being at OTAs is a bigger deal than Kirk Cousins not being there. The Morning Shift crew also talk about some of the biggest storylines that came out of the first day of the SEC meetings yesterday, let you hear Kirby Smart give his thoughts on the transfer portal, react to what Coach Smart had to say, and talk about how Kirby is figuring out how to exploit transfer portal and transfer portal windows. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss the biggest local and national headlines in sports in The Front Page! On this edition of The Front Page The Morning Shift crew recaps and reacts to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Philadelphia Phillies last night 2-0. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they think the Phillies aren't better than the Braves, and that the Braves just didn't take advantage of the chances they had last night. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Darnell Mooney is setup to have career season with Michael Penix Jr. as his QB1 In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to some of the biggest news coming out of the first day of Atlanta Falcons' OTAs. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Michael Penix Jr. talk about his relationship with Darnell Mooney, wanting to take advantage of Mooney's explosiveness, and react to what Penix Jr. had to say. The Morning Shift crew also let you hear Darnell Mooney talk about how he wants to have more explosive plays this season, and more house calls and react to what Mooney had to say as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they think Michael Penix Jr.'s connection with Darnell Mooney will create more explosive plays for the Falcons this season. Then, The Morning Shift crew continues talk about some of the biggest storylines that came out of the first day of the SEC meetings yesterday, let you hear Paul Finebaum criticize and question Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, react to what Finebaum had to say, let you hear Kirby Smart's response to Finebaum criticizing and questioning Stockton, react to what Coach Smart had to say, let you hear Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin stand up for Kirby Smart, and react to what he had to say as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how Paul Finebaum's criticism of Gunner Stockton will only motivate him. The Morning Shift crew also continues to recaps and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Philadelphia Phillies last night 2-0. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how the Braves' bats are giving opposing pitchers too many easy outs right now. Finally, to close out hour two Ali gets Mike and Beau to debate it out in a game of Which One!

HR3 - Ninth SEC game would probably benefit top SEC teams & hurt bottom teams In hour three Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and give their take on Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, how much confidence they have in the Georgia QB, and they also let callers talk about whether or not they would make or if they need a burner account on social media in the Wake Up Call! Then, Ali, Mike, and Beau react to the SEC discussing potentially adding a ninth conference game to the SEC football schedule at this week's SEC meetings, and explain why the SEC adding a ninth conference game means someone will always get screwed when it comes to the schedule. The Morning Shift crew also dives into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid. Finally, Ali, Mike, and Beau close out this Wednesday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Falcons Falcons insider and reporter Joe Patrick! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Joe discuss Joe having a burner account on social media, people still being excited about Falcons football, which Falcons players have the most eyes on them at OTAs, Darnell Mooney saying he was in his villain era last year, the process of figuring out which guys are and are not at OTAs, who is getting some reps with certain guys out, Kyle Pitts not being at the first day of Falcons OTAs, Ryan Neuzil's contract situation and Neuzil still practicing with the team, Jalon Walker being the only rookie getting first team reps, the media schedule for the Falcons OTAs, and how many OTAs there are.

Ali, Mike, and Beau spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Falcons Falcons insider and reporter Joe Patrick! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Joe discuss Joe having a burner account on social media, people still being excited about Falcons football, which Falcons players have the most eyes on them at OTAs, Darnell Mooney saying he was in his villain era last year, the process of figuring out which guys are and are not at OTAs, who is getting some reps with certain guys out, Kyle Pitts not being at the first day of Falcons OTAs, Ryan Neuzil's contract situation and Neuzil still practicing with the team, Jalon Walker being the only rookie getting first team reps, the media schedule for the Falcons OTAs, and how many OTAs there are.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan react to the SEC discussing potentially adding a ninth conference game to the SEC football schedule at this week's SEC meetings, and explain why the SEC adding a ninth conference game means someone will always get screwed when it comes to the schedule.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and give their take on Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, how much confidence they have in the Georgia QB, and they also let callers talk about whether or not they would make or if they need a burner account on social media in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Philadelphia Phillies last night 2-0. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how the Braves' bats are giving opposing pitchers too many easy outs right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about some of the biggest storylines that came out of the first day of the SEC meetings yesterday, let you hear Paul Finebaum criticize and question Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, react to what Finebaum had to say, let you hear Kirby Smart's response to Finebaum criticizing and questioning Stockton, react to what Coach Smart had to say, let you hear Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin stand up for Kirby Smart, and react to what he had to say as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how Paul Finebaum's criticism of Gunner Stockton will only motivate him.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to some of the biggest news coming out of the first day of Atlanta Falcons' OTAs. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Michael Penix Jr. talk about his relationship with Darnell Mooney, wanting to take advantage of Mooney's explosiveness, and react to what Penix Jr. had to say. The Morning Shift crew also let you hear Darnell Mooney talk about how he wants to have more explosive plays this season, and more house calls and react to what Mooney had to say as well. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they think Michael Penix Jr.'s connection with Darnell Mooney will create more explosive plays for the Falcons this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Philadelphia Phillies last night 2-0. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they think the Phillies aren't better than the Braves, and that the Braves just didn't take advantage of the chances they had last night.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about some of the biggest storylines that came out of the first day of the SEC meetings yesterday, let you hear Kirby Smart give his thoughts on the transfer portal, react to what Coach Smart had to say, and talk about how Kirby is figuring out how to exploit transfer portal and transfer portal windows.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to some of the biggest news coming out of the first day of Atlanta Falcons' OTAs. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why Kyle Pitts not being at OTAs is a bigger deal than Kirk Cousins not being there.

The Morning Shift's Full Show on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025.

HR1 - Braves' bad start means they can't have skids like they're having right now In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from his second ACL tear, explain why Braves fans shouldn't think the sky is falling, explain why the Braves should've swept the Padres instead of losing two out of the three games, preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, talk about the most mobile quarterbacks the Atlanta Falcons will face this season, talk about the quarterbacks that they think aren't very mobile, and won't give the Falcons any problems with their legs, explain why Bryce Young isn't one of the QBs that will give Atlanta trouble with his legs, let you hear SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey talk about if he's concerned about the good of the college football game, react to what Sankey had to say, explain why they think Greg Sankey is only worried about the money the SEC brings in, not the product SEC provides on the football field, or the state of the actual game of college football, and dive into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons better equipped to stop mobile QBs from hurting defense with their legs In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the most mobile quarterbacks the Atlanta Falcons will face this season, discuss which of those quarterbacks will give the Falcons the most problems, talk about what Michael Strahan and Beau might have in common, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, continue to react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from his second ACL tear, preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, explain why the Braves must win this series versus the Phillies if they consider themselves a playoff team, and then dive into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Braves' bad start means they can't have skids like they're having right now In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners critique Mike's top five HBO series of all-time list in the Wake Up Call! Mike, Beau, and Ali also recap and react to Atlanta United FC getting a 4-2 win over FC Cincinnati on Sunday, and winning their first match since March 29th. The Morning Shift crew also talks about how this win could spark a season turnaround for The Five Stripes. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey talk about if he's concerned about the good of the college football game, react to what he had to say, and explain why they think Greg Sankey is only worried about the money the SEC brings in, not the product SEC provides on the football field, and not the state of the actual game of college football. The Morning Shift crew also continues to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, continues to react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from his second ACL tear, continue to preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, and explain why the Braves need someone to get on another hot streak from behind the plate. Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, continue to react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from him second ACL tear, preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, and explain why the Braves need someone to get on another hot streak from behind the plate.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to Atlanta United FC getting a 4-2 win over FC Cincinnati on Sunday, and winning their first match since March 29th. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how this win could spark a season turnaround for The Five Stripes.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners critique Mike's Top 5 HBO series of all-time list in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, continue to react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from him second ACL tear, preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, and explain why the Braves must win this series versus the Phillies if they consider themselves a playoff team.

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

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the most mobile quarterbacks the Atlanta Falcons will face this season, and discuss which of those quarterbacks will give the Falcons the most problems.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey talk about if he's concerned about the good of the college football game, and react to what he had to say. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think Greg Sankey is only worried about the money the SEC brings in, and not the product SEC provides on the football field.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the most mobile quarterbacks the Atlanta Falcons will face this season, and also talk about the quarterbacks that they think aren't very mobile, and won't give the Falcons any problems at least with their legs. Mike, Beau, and Ali explain why Bryce Young isn't one of those guys that will give Atlanta trouble with his legs.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing two out of the three games in their weekend series versus the San Diego Padres, react to Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting a home run on the first pitch he saw in his first at-bat since coming back from him second ACL tear, explain why Braves fans shouldn't think the sky is falling, and explain why the Braves should've swept the Padres instead of losing two out of the three games. Mike, Beau, and Ali also preview the Braves' opening game of a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies tonight.

Listen to the best 92-9 the Game guest interviews of the week from the The Morning Shift, The Steakhouse, The Midday Show, Dukes & Bell, and Chris Thomas Tonight, including: Falcons assistant general manager Kyle Smith, Falcons Insider Joe Patrick, two-time Super Bowl champion Bryant McFadden, and college analyst Pat Forde.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, May 23rd 2025.

HR1 - Braves need an impact player right now & Ronald Acuña Jr. will give them that In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Ronald Acuña Jr. will return to the Atlanta Braves' lineup tonight, and talk about how Acuña Jr. 's return will give the Braves' lineup a positive shake up. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear Atlanta Falcons' Pass Game Coordinator TJ Yates talk about how good of a tool the GoPro on the quarterbacks' helmet is, The Morning Shift crew reacts to what Coach Yates had to say, and talk about how Kirk Cousins and technology are helping Michael Penix Jr.'s year two development. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the 12-team College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee's top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, and talk about how the new College Football Playoff seeding seems fair for all parties in The Front Page! The Morning Shift crew also recap and react to the Oklahoma City Thunder beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-103 last night in game two of the Western Conference finals to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Michael Penix Jr. & Zac Robinson should both be much improved in year two In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons' Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about how he's feeling going into year two of being an OC, react to what he had to say, and also talk about how Coach Robinson should be better at making in-game adjustments in year two. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Pass Game Coordinator TJ Yates talk about how you can't just steal any play and add it to your offense, and react to what Coach Yates had to say as well. The Morning Shift crew also continues to react to the news that Ronald Acuña Jr. will return to the Atlanta Braves' lineup tonight, recap and react to the Braves' 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals in 10 innings last night, and talk about how the Braves can now reset their lineup with return of Ronald Acuña Jr. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali react to the 12-team College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee's top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, and talk about how the new College Football Playoff seeding seems fair for all parties. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

HR3 - Ronald Acuña Jr. may not steal 70 bases but he'll still wreak havoc on base pads In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about what their expectations are for Ronald Acuña Jr. in his return tonight and they also let callers talk about what concert they would go to by themselves in the Wake Up Call! Mike, Ali, and Beau continue the final hour by spending some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss Ali asking Grant baseball trivia questions during their road trips, how many Grant usually gets right, and if Grant ever gets annoyed by the questions. Mike, Beau, Ali, and Grant also talk about, what to expect from Ronald Acuna Jr. tonight in his return, how the Braves' lineup is going to shift with Ronald Acuna Jr back in it, if Spencer Strider struggled in his first start back from his hamstring strain because he didn't have a rehab start or if there is a bigger issue behind his struggles in his first start back, and how Bryce Elder can still contribute to the Braves this season.The Morning Shift crew also continues to react to the 12-team College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee's top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, and talk about how the new College Football Playoff seeding may take importance away from some games. Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the 12-team College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee's top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, and talk about how the new College Football Playoff seeding may take importance away from some games.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss Ali asking Grant baseball trivia questions during their road trips, how many Grant usually gets right, and if Grant ever gets annoyed by the questions. Mike, Beau, Ali, and Grant also talk about, what to expect from Ronald Acuna Jr. tonight in his return, how the Braves' lineup is going to shift with Ronald Acuna Jr back in it, if Spencer Strider struggled in his first start back from his hamstring strain because he didn't have a rehab start or if there is a bigger issue behind his struggles in his first start back, and how Bryce Elder can still contribute to the Braves this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about what their expectations are for Ronald Acuña Jr. in his return tonight, and they also let callers talk about what concert they would go to by themselves in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the 12-team College Football Playoff moving to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee's top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, and talk about how the new College Football Playoff seeding seems fair for all parties.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Ronald Acuña Jr. will return to the Atlanta Braves' lineup tonight, recap and react to the Braves' 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals in 10 innings last night, and talk about how the Braves can now reset their lineup with return of Ronald Acuña Jr.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons' Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about how he's feeling going into year two of being an OC, react to what he had to say, and also talk about how Coach Robinson should be better at making in-game adjustments in year two. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Pass Game Coordinator TJ Yates talk about how you can't just steal any play and add it to your offense, and react to what Coach Yates had to say as well.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Oklahoma City Thunder beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-103 last night in game two of the Western Conference finals to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons' Pass Game Coordinator TJ Yates talk about how good of a tool the GoPro on the quarterbacks' helmet is, Mike, Beau, and Ali react to what Coach Yates had to say, and talk about how Kirk Cousins and technology are helping Michael Penix Jr.'s year two development.

In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Ronald Acuña Jr. will return to the Atlanta Braves' lineup tonight, and talk about how Acuña Jr.'s return will give the Braves' lineup a positive shake up.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025.

HR1 - Tush push play is more rugby than football, and will end up getting players hurt In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the proposed ban of the tush push play not receiving enough votes at the NFL's spring meeting yesterday, and the tush push remaining a legal play in the NFL. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they believe that NFL players will get injured because of the Tush Push. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to the Indiana Pacers rallying from behind to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime last night in game one of the Eastern Conference finals in The Front Page. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about if it helps the young guys that the vets are learning a new defense just like them, and react to what Ulbrich had to say. The Morning Shift crew also talks about how the Falcons' DC has simplified his defense and brought in versatile players to do multiple things. Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali close out hour by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!