The Morning Show w/ John and Hugh

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, November 6th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons must capitalize on Sauce Gardner not knowing Colts scheme if he plays 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 have officially signed kicker Zane Gonzalez to the active roster, and have released defensive lineman Ta'Quon Graham in a corresponding move. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about left guard Matthew Bergeron being week to week and out this week against the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin, Germany and right guard Chris Lindstrom being day to day, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why wide receiver Drake London will need to bring energy to the Colts game right away with Matthew Bergeron out. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, explain why they think the Falcons should target the Drake London versus Sauce Gardner matchup on third down on Sunday, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons must get Bijan Robinson & other offensive playmakers the ball in space Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, explain why they think the Falcons must get an early lead so they can control the clock with their run game, react to the Atlanta Braves announcing that former New York Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will be their new pitching coach and that former Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson will be the Braves new first base coach, react to reports that the Braves are exercising Chris Sale's 18 million-dollar option for the 2026 season, explain why they think Braves new first base coach Antoan Richardson will help the team steal more bases, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to Auburn and Notre Dame agreeing to a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028, preview some of the big week 11 matchups in college football, explain why they think the first College Football Playoff rankings prove that the College Football Playoff Committee thinks the Big 12 is a better conference than the ACC.right now, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - UGA being in SEC Championship would be nice, being healthy in CFP is better In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss what the food is like in Germany, why Rusty doesn't care about Georgia playing in the SEC Championship game as long as they make the College Football Playoff, Georgia running back why Chauncey Bowens didn't play much in the first half, but got going in the second half, how Rusty is feeling about Georgia's matchup with Mississippi State this weekend, if Rusty thinks Mississippi State Head Coach Jeff Lebby should be getting looked at more for some of these head coach openings around college football, and Alabama Offensive Coordinator Ryan Grubb and Georgia Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann potentially leaving Alabama and Georgia to become Head Coaches elsewhere. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, explain why they think the Falcons offense must find a way to give the Colts a taste of their own medicine, continue to react to the Atlanta Braves announcing that former New York Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will be their new pitching coach and that former Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson will be the Braves new first base coach. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to reports that the Braves are exercising Chris Sale's 18 million-dollar option for the 2026 season, explain why they think Antoan Richardson is the exact type of first base coach the Braves needed, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the Atlanta Braves announcing that former New York Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will be their new pitching coach and that former Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson will be the Braves new first base coach. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to reports that the Braves are exercising Chris Sale's 18 million-dollar option for the 2026 season, explain why they think Antoan Richardson is the exact type of first base coach the Braves needed.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, explain why they think the Falcons offense must find a way to give the Colts a taste of their own medicine.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss what the food is like in Germany, why Rusty doesn't care about Georgia playing in the SEC Championship game as long as they make the College Football Playoff, Georgia running back why Chauncey Bowens didn't play much in the first half, but got going in the second half, how Rusty is feeling about Georgia's matchup with Mississippi State this weekend, if Rusty thinks Mississippi State Head Coach Jeff Lebby should be getting looked at more for some of these head coach openings around college football, and Alabama Offensive Coordinator Ryan Grubb and Georgia Defensive Coordinator Glenn Schumann potentially leaving Alabama and Georgia to become Head Coaches elsewhere.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Auburn and Notre Dame agreeing to a home-and-home series in 2027 and 2028, preview some of the big week 11 matchups in college football, explain why they think the first College Football Playoff rankings prove that the College Football Playoff Committee thinks the Big 12 is a better conference than the ACC right now.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the Atlanta Braves announcing that former New York Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will be their new pitching coach and that former Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson will be the Braves new first base coach, react to reports that the Braves are exercising Chris Sale's 18 million-dollar option for the 2026 season, and explain why they think Braves new first base coach Antoan Richardson will help the team steal more bases.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, and explain why they think the Falcons must get an early lead so they can control the clock with their run game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what matchups they are concerned about and what matchups they feel good about when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons offense taking on the Indianapolis Colts defense, explain why they think the Falcons should target the Drake London versus Sauce Gardner matchup on third down on Sunday.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have officially signed kicker Zane Gonzalez to the active roster, and have released defensive lineman Ta'Quon Graham in a corresponding move. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about left guard Matthew Bergeron being week to week and out this week against the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin, Germany and right guard Chris Lindstrom being day to day, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why wide receiver Drake London will need to bring energy to the Colts game right away with Matthew Bergeron out.

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons defense facing biggest challenge to date in form of Colts offense 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 Atlanta Falcons signing offensive lineman Andrew Stueber to the active roster, signing long snapper Zach Triner to the practice squad, and releasing kickers Parker Romo and Ben Sauls. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons signing Andrew Stueber to the active roster could mean bad news for the offensive line, talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, explain why they think the Falcons must be ready for a bar fight in the trenches when they take on the Colts, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons getting Zach Harrison back for Sunday's game vs. Colts would be huge In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, explain why they think the Falcons may struggle stopping Colts All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and the Colts running game, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, let you hear new Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about how he knows that the Braves have one of the biggest and best brands in sports and have high standards, react to what Weiss had to say, let you hear Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos talk about Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies being a core guy for the Braves, react to what Anthopoulos had to say, explain why they think Walt Weiss' familiarity with Braves players and the organization is a big reason why why he got the job as manager, and then close out hour two by by debating it out in a game of Which One!

HR3 - Raheem Morris won't survive another loss like Panthers or Dolphins losses In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how the Atlanta Falcons are using running back Bijan Robinson in their passing game out of necessity and for creativity, and let listeners call in and give their take on whether or not they think Freddie Freeman will go into the Hall of Fame as an Atlanta Brave or as a Los Angeles Dodger in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, explain why they think Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris doesn't deserve to be fired right now, explain why they think Coach Morris deserves a second chance to get his offensive coordinator right just like he got his second defensive coordinator hire right by bringing in Jeff Ulbrich, let you hear Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos confirm that the Braves are picking up Ozzie Albies' team option for the 2026 season during his interview with Dukes and Bell yesterday, explain why Albies' strong finish to the season is a good enough reason for the Braves to pick up his team option, and then 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 let you hear Atlanta Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos confirm that the Braves are picking up second baseman Ozzie Albies' team option for the 2026 season during his interview with Dukes and Bell yesterday, and explain why Albies' strong finish to the season is a good enough reason for the Braves to pick up his team option.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, explain why they think Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris doesn't deserve to be fired right now, and explain why they think Coach Morris deserves a second chance to get his offensive coordinator right just like he got his second defensive coordinator hire right by bringing in Jeff Ulbrich.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how the Atlanta Falcons are using running back Bijan Robinson in their passing game out of necessity and for creativity, and let listeners call in and give their take on whether or not they think Freddie Freeman will go into the Hall of Fame as an Atlanta Brave or as a Los Angeles Dodger in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear new Manager for the Atlanta Braves Walt Weiss talk about how he knows that the Braves have one of the biggest and best brands in sports and have high standards, react to what Weiss had to say, let you hear Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos talk about Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies being a core guy for the Braves, react to what Anthopoulos had to say, and explain why they think Walt Weiss' familiarity with Braves players and the Braves organization is a big reason why why he got the job as manager.

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 talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, and explain why they think the Falcons may struggle stopping Colts All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and the Colts running game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what matchups concern them the most when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons defense taking on the Indianapolis Colts' offense, and explain why they think the Falcons must be ready for a bar fight in the trenches when they take on the Colts.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons signing offensive lineman Andrew Stueber to the active roster, signing long snapper Zach Triner to the practice squad, and releasing kickers Parker Romo and Ben Sauls. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons signing Andrew Stueber to the active roster could mean bad news for the offensive line.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025.

HR1 - Walt Weiss needs fair chance to manage Braves his way before getting criticized 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 Atlanta Braves promoting longtime bench coach Walt Weiss to manager to replace the retired Brian Snitker, explain why they think the Braves hiring a manager from outside of the organization won't change how Liberty Media spends money, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how his claim that the New England Patriots clapped to simulate the offense's snap count was just what his players said happened, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Patriots didn't clap to make the Falcons and center Ryan Neuzil snap ball prematurely, and explain why that even if they did clap to try and get Neuzil to snap the ball prematurely that's not anything illegal. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Coach Morris talk about how he takes blame for the team's kicking issues because he's involved in everything that happens with the team, react to what Coach Morris had to say, react to the biggest college football headlines, explain why they think tonight's initial College Football Playoff rankings don't hold much weight, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons must consistently win on third down if they plan on being playoff team In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give you their good, bad, and ugly from the Atlanta Falcons 24-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the Atlanta Braves promoting longtime bench coach Walt Weiss to manager to replace the retired Brian Snitker, explain why they think it's hard to call Walt Weiss a bad hire when you look at the Braves recent success, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Don't expect Falcons to make any significant trades before 4 PM deadline In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Dylan's top five movie or television show endings of all time, give their take on what their favorite movie or television show endings of all time are, and give their take on if the Atlanta Falcons should make any trades before today's 4 PM NFL trade deadline in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau and Ali spend some time with Andy Staples, who covers college football for On3 Sports! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Andy discuss if Andy thinks LSU is currently the number one head coaching job in college football, if the LSU governor being heavily involved in the Head Coach search is a problem, where Andy thinks Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King ranks among the other Heisman Trophy candidates, if Notre Dame's ranking in tonight's initial College Football Playoff rankings will be the only one that matters, if Andy thinks it's still possible that the ACC gets two teams in the College Football Playoff, who Andy thinks Florida's second option for a Head Coach will be if they can't get Lane Kiffin, and how Andy would rank the other Head Coach openings in college football right now. The Morning Shift crew also lets you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he's happy with Ronnie Harrison's play at linebacker and how it's looking like linebackers other than JD Bertrand give the team the best chance to win, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think JD Bertrand's struggles at linebacker stem from being asked to do things he can't physically do, and then 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 let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he's happy with Ronnie Harrison's play at linebacker and how it's looking like linebackers other than JD Bertrand give the team the best chance to win, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think JD Bertrand's struggles at linebacker stem from him being asked to do things he can't physically do.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with Andy Staples, who covers college football for On3 Sports! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Andy discuss if Andy thinks LSU is currently the number one head coaching job in college football, if the LSU governor being heavily involved in the Head Coach search is a problem, where Andy thinks Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King ranks among the other Heisman Trophy candidates, if Notre Dame's ranking in tonight's initial College Football Playoff rankings will be the only one that matters, if Andy thinks it's still possible that the ACC gets two teams in the College Football Playoff, who Andy thinks Florida's second option for a Head Coach will be if they can't get Lane Kiffin, and how Andy would rank the other Head Coach openings in college football right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on Dylan's top five movie or television show endings of all time, give their take on what their favorite movie or television show endings of all time are, and give their take on if the Atlanta Falcons should make any trades before today's 4 PM NFL trade deadline in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Braves promoting longtime bench coach Walt Weiss to manager to replace the retired Brian Snitker, and explain why they think it's hard to call Walt Weiss a bad hire when you look at the Braves recent success.

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 give you their good, bad, and ugly from the Atlanta Falcons 24-23 road loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the biggest college football headlines, and explain why they think tonight's initial College Football Playoff rankings don't hold much weight.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how his claim that the New England Patriots clapped to simulate the offense's snap count was just what his players said happened, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Patriots didn't clap to make the Falcons and center Ryan Neuzil snap ball prematurely, and explain why that even if they did clap to try and get Neuzil to snap the ball prematurely that's not anything illegal. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Coach Morris talk about how he takes blame for the team's kicking issues because he's involved in everything that happens with the team, and react to what Coach Morris had to say

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Braves promoting longtime bench coach Walt Weiss to manager to replace the retired Brian Snitker, and explain why they think the Braves hiring a manager from outside of the organization won't change how Liberty Media spends money.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, November 3rd, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons didn't play bad vs Patriots overall but losing 2 games prior amplifies loss 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, recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons 24-23 loss to the New England Patriots, explain why they think the Falcons loss to Patriots feels worse because of how the last two games went for the Falcons, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about Parker Romo's late missed extra point that would've tied the game, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons failing to convert on 3rd down lost them the game not Parker Romo's missed extra point, recap and react to everything that went down in week ten of the college football season, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Bijan Robinson may be Falcons best player but Drake London is most important In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons 24-23 loss to the New England Patriots, let listeners sound off and give their take on the game yesterday, let you hear Falcons wide receiver Drake London talk about his big game and what having three touchdown receptions in one game means to him, react to what Drake had to say, explain why they think Drake London proved that he's the Falcons most important player yesterday, continue to let listeners sound off on the game yesterday, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, face the good and bad picks they made on Friday in Man Up Monday, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!