The Morning Show w/ John and Hugh

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026.

HR1 - Longer Falcons wait to name QB1 the more it feels like Michael Penix Jr. will be the guy In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon, explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons not naming a starting quarterback for week one yet makes it seem like that Michael Penix Jr. will ultimately be named the starting quarterback, preview the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' home matchup and opening game with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes tonight, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Falcons shouldn't have just one person deciding which QB will be Week 1 starter In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons new regime should all be involved in deciding who the Falcons week one starter at quarterback should be. Then, Ali tests Mike's and Beau's knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continued to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons aren't playoff caliber team right now, but they're building the team the right way In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time talking all things college football with Senior Insider of UGASports.com and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell, explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons aren't a playoff team this season, but are headed in the right direction, talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons aren't playoff team this season, but are headed in the right direction.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time talking all things college football with Senior Insider of UGASports.com and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell!

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon.

Ali tests Mike's and Beau's knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons new regime should all be involved in deciding who the Falcons week one starter at quarterback should be.

Mike, Ali, and Beau preview the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' home matchup and opening game with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes tonight.

Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think the Atlanta Falcons not naming a starting quarterback for week one yet makes it seem like that Michael Penix Jr. will ultimately be named the starting quarterback.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Washington 9-0 yesterday afternoon

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026.

HR1 - Braves recent losses aren't good but inconsequential as long as they win Phillies series In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., explain why they think there's no need to panic about the Braves despite their lead in the NL East being down to 3 games after the Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth straight game last night, preview the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' matchup with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes tomorrow night, talk about how the Yellow Jackets must establish their new identity versus Colorado, preview Georgia's matchup with Tennessee State on Saturday, preview Clemson's matchup with LSU on Saturday, preview the rest of the week one college football slate, and then close out hour one by diving into the world of Dylan Mathews in Dylin Wit It!

HR2 - Falcons secondary will have to help pass rush that's missing key players In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what the Atlanta Falcons biggest strength right now is in their mind, explain why they think Atlanta's secondary is and needs to be the team's biggest strength this season because of the missing pieces and holes in their pass rush right now, play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Beau and Mike two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including choosing if they would rather see Falcons running back Bijan Robinson rush for 1,500 yards this season or see Falcons wide receiver Drake London finish the season with 1,500 receiving yards, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., explain why they think the Braves strategy seems to change depending on the level of the opponent they're playing, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons still have a lot of questions surrounding WR room heading into Week 1 In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what the Atlanta Falcons biggest weakness is right now in their mind, explain why they think the Falcons biggest weakness is their pass rush room but their wide receiver room is the team's biggest question mark right now, talk about what their plans are for labor day, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., talk about how this Braves season continues to be the ultimate roller coaster ride after their loss to the Nats, talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., and talk about how this Braves season continues to be the ultimate roller coaster ride after their loss to the Nats.

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what the Atlanta Falcons biggest weakness is right now in their mind, and explain why they think the Falcons biggest weakness is their pass rush room but their wide receiver room is the team's biggest question mark right now.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., and explain why they think the Braves strategy seems to change depending on the level of the opponent they're playing.

Mike, Ali, and Beau play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Beau and Mike two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including choosing if they would rather see Falcons running back Bijan Robinson rush for 1,500 yards this season or see Falcons wide receiver Drake London finish the season with 1,500 receiving yards.

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what the Atlanta Falcons biggest strength right now is in their mind, and explain why they think Atlanta's secondary is and needs to be the team's biggest strength this season because of the missing pieces and holes in their pass rush right now.

Mike, Ali, and Beau preview Clemson's matchup with LSU on Saturday, talk about how this game has a ton of good on-field and off-field story lines, and then preview the rest of the week one college football slate.

Mike, Ali, and Beau preview the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' matchup with Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes tomorrow night, and talk about how the Yellow Jackets must establish their new identity versus Colorado.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing game one of their two game series against the Washington Nationals last night 9-5 in D.C., and explain why they think there's no need to panic about the Braves despite their lead in the NL East being down to 3 games after the Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth straight game last night.

The Morning Shift's Full Show on Tuesday, September 1st, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons may use Harold Perkins Jr. as pass rusher until James Pearce Jr. returns In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons latest roster moves will give rookie linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. a bigger role as a pass rusher for Atlanta. Mike, Ali, and Beau also recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, explain why they think, but explain why they think the Braves offense showed positive signs last night. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closed out hour one by reacting to LSU Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin saying that his players are okay with him pursuing ex-NFL players, and explain why they think Kiffin may get LSU kicked out of the SEC before he even finishes his first season.

HR2 - Falcons quarterback room likely won't have four guys in it for much longer In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with former football player and now WWE Wrestler Trick Williams, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons waiving defensive lineman Zach Harrison is a result of the team trading for Gervon Dexter Sr. Mike, Ali, and Beau also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, explain why they think Dylan Lee's recent struggles may be due to him tipping his pitches, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Kevin Stefanski & Ian Cunningham putting emphasis on getting bigger in trenches In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons latest roster moves show that they want to be bigger and heavier across their offensive and defensive lines. Mike, Ali, and Beau also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, explain why they think the Braves must continue to treat their upcoming series like they are playoff series, talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know', and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, and explain why they think the Braves must continue to treat their upcoming series like they are playoff series.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons latest roster moves show that they want to be bigger and heavier across their offensive and defensive lines.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, and explain why they think Dylan Lee's recent struggles may be due to him tipping his pitches.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons waiving defensive lineman Zach Harrison is a result of the team trading for Gervon Dexter Sr.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with former football player and now WWE Wrestler Trick Williams!

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to LSU Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin saying that his players are okay with him pursuing ex-NFL players, and explain why they think Kiffin may get LSU kicked out of the SEC before he even finishes his first season.

Mike, Ali, and Beau also recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder wasn't as sharp as he usually is, but explain why they think the Braves offense showed positive signs last night.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons latest roster moves will give rookie linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. a bigger role as a pass rusher for Atlanta.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, August 31st, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons keeping 4 QBs on initial 53 man-roster result of not wanting to lose Jack Strand In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, explain why they think the Falcons ended up keeping four quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster because the Falcons didn't want to risk losing Jack Strand and they may end up trading Tua Tagovailoa or Cooper Rush, react to the Falcons trading cornerback Clark Phillips III and a fifth-round draft pick to the Chicago Bears yesterday morning for defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr., explain why they think Dexter Sr. should be a good fit in Jeff Ulbrich's defense, explain why they think this trade is a result of the Falcons wanting to beef up their defensive line and needing to trim down their defensive back room, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Colorado Rockies 3-2 at home in 10 innings yesterday thanks to a Matt Olson walk-off RBI single, talk about the Braves extending their win streak to seven games, explain why they think Mahle is making Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos look good after having another nice start yesterday, and then close out hour one by reacting to and recapping week zero of the college football season.

HR2 - Falcons initial 53-man roster indicates there are more moves to be made in QB room In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, continue to react to the Falcons trading cornerback Clark Phillips III and a fifth-round draft pick to the Chicago Bears yesterday morning for defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr., explain why they think the Falcons keeping four quarterbacks and cutting running back Tyler Goodson was the biggest surprises when it comes to the release of the roster initial 53-man roster, hit the halftime portion of the show where they talk about some of the crazy and funny stories that happened over the weekend that you may've missed, including Braves Play-by-Play announcer for BravesVision Brandon Gaudin unintentionally hitting Braves star right fielder and hitter Ronald Acuña Jr. with the Broadcasters Jinx, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Colorado Rockies 3-2 at home in 10 innings yesterday thanks to a Matt Olson walk-off RBI single, talk about the Braves extending their win streak to seven games, explain why they think the Braves have proven they're built for postseason baseball during their seven game winning streak, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!