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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in where we know how folks in Alabama feel about Oklahoma.

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 Out of the folks in Oklahoma feel about the folks here in Alabama. Stay tuned as the staple singers would say and sung, we'll take you there. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Wednesday to you and the listeners. We have two head coaches on the show today. Tony Pujol, UNA men's basketball coach, gets caught up to date with UNA Lions and Daryl Higgins of the 3A State Champions Mars Hill Bible School.

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 As you alluded to, Brandon Drum of OU Insider talks about Bama in Oklahoma 2.0 and we're always delighted to bring in Kevin, who is here right now to talk about Bama in the college football playoffs.

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 Auburn's new coach and his expert anchoring of the off-the-field coverage once again of the Super 7.

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 Move over, Babe Ruth and the rest of the guys. Home run, Kevin Scarbinsky and their crew. Kevin Fein, columnist, got all full of awards there with the AL.com family, part of the Birmingham News.

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 Award-winning writer, he's on TV, he's on radio, and he's also behind the podcast, Skarbo Nose. Kevin Scarbinsky, welcome in. How are you?

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 Well, guys, I feel privileged to be on the show with two championship coaches, Daryl Higgins from Mars Hill.

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 I get the privilege of talking to all the coaches before their championship games, and he's done just a fantastic job there at Mars Hill going back-to-back.

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 And Tony Pujol, what he's done at North Alabama in basketball, has just been fantastic as well.

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 We're humbled to have him, I guarantee you, Kevin, very much so.

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 Listen, before we get into a little chalk talk and some of these specifics, I've been a day or two on TV, and when I see you guys put together these games, I mean, my goodness gracious.

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 Talk about knocking it out of the park.

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 Number one, whoever signs off on this to make that commitment to bring it statewide for folks who can't make it down, grandmas, grandpas, and the rest of us.

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 But to do it at the level you do it, it's phenomenal, Kevin.

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 And I'm not blowing smoke.

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 Great job of you guys.

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 Vincent Early and his Alabama High School Athletic Association TV Network team, they've been doing this for years on a weekly basis, playoff basis.

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 But Alabama Public Television signed on and brought me on board three years ago.

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 This was our fourth year of doing the Super 7 and APT, bringing it across the state to every corner of the state.

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 And just, I mean, everybody, you know, the stagehands, the producers, the field directors, the camera folks, my co-host, everybody that comes on the show with us.

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 It's just, it is a blast.

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 It is, you know, those three days are three special days for me every year.

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 And I hope we can continue that tradition for as long as my voice holds out.

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 I'll tell you what, the games may not have been as competitive as years past, but you saw some of the most incredible talent I've seen in the state of Alabama in years.

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 Of course, you've got to start with EJ Crow at Jackson, 304 yards, five touchdowns in the 52 to nothing route of a good Aniston team.

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 And I could mention four or five others, certainly Jackson Penn to Morris Hill and Hudson Higgins and Trent Seaborn to Thompson.

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 You saw firsthand some very good talent in this state.

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 It just reinforces how good high school football is across the state at every level.

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 And look what Maplesville did to Wadley and Jacquez Wilkes, who sadly got hurt in that game.

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 He signed with Auburn, of course, to play defense, which is pretty strong considering a year ago he ran for 312 yards in the 1A championship game to beat Maplesville.

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 But there are so many good players.

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 I don't know what Coach Higgins has put in the water up there, but the way they run the ball is just so impressive.

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 And those guys, Jackson Penn, Hudson Higgins, and it seems like it's year after year, and the faces and names may change, but they run hard.

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 Those guys are very difficult to tackle.

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 And I've been telling my UAB friends to be excited because Hudson's going to play for the Blazers.

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 And I think they got a special player, and they got a winner, which is what they need more of in that program.

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 Here's a program that, roughly speaking, I mean, it's young.

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 But it shows you what happens when you get a community together, you get the right folks in place, and you commit as a community, as a student.

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 It's a relatively small student body.

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 But to go back-to-back and to do it in dominant fashion, here's the next part.

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 Will they stay at 3A, or will they, as they say in TV, be moving on up once, I think, what, Monday is when the reclassification news comes down the pipeline?

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 When you have the kind of success they have had, and we've seen it with Montgomery Catholic, a lot of times when the private schools have that kind of success, sustained success over time, they get bumped up to the next classification.

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 Because they have, as you said, they've got great community support, and they've got the right head coach in charge to pull it all together, and they certainly have that.

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 You've had two very good articles about Alabama and Auburn, and particularly Alex Golich.

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 What we know, what we don't know, we'll see about the future with him.

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 I mean, we'll get to that in a minute, but Harold and I have been trying to pick up the pieces this week of the demolition job that Georgia had with Alabama.

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 They were able to come through that gap and block it, but as you mentioned in your article, will Alabama be healthy enough?

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 Well, I've said it before, and obviously many people have this opinion that Kirby Smart is the best coach in the country in college football right now.

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 But when is the last time you saw anyone give Alabama a good old dose of joyless murder ball, the way Georgia did, which Alabama used to do to everyone, including Georgia, year after year after year?

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 The average starting field position was so heavily tilted in Georgia's favor because of Georgia's special teams.

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 The biggest thing, you've already mentioned it, that Alabama has going for it is health and the additional time for players to get healthier, to get back on the field and get closer to 100%.

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 That was a big talking point when they sent out a sheet with a full list of talking points on Saturday night to remind people why they should be in the college football playoff.

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 Whether guys weren't with you earlier in the season when you lost the game, or they were with you earlier, and then you lost them, and then you fell off in your performance.

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 We're going to get a rock fight because it's Oklahoma.

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 He's been a thorn in Alabama's side going back to his days at Clemson as the defensive coordinator there.

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 Can Alabama find some answers?

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 Now, they did find answers in the middle of November in Tuscaloosa.

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 They moved the ball.

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 Ty Sensen had success throwing the ball.

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 How many adjustments can they make?

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 You mentioned Plains.

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 What's the future of the gang on the plains under a new boss, Kevin?

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 How are we going to lose this game?

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 How are we going to fall short this time?

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 Because they played everyone tough.

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 They played four playoff teams.

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 And they were in the game in the fourth quarter.

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 They either led in the fourth quarter, were tied in the fourth quarter, or trailed by no more than three points in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma, A&M, Georgia, and Alabama.

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 And that tells you that the talent was much better than the performance, and the talent was much better than the coaching.

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 If Alex Golesh is putting together the right kind of staff and some of these guys, I don't know.

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 Yeah, there are some questions about his resume.

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 I pointed them out.

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 Auburn fans didn't like it.

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 That's par for the course.

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 That's normal and natural.

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 But he has an edge to him.

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 He has a – and I don't know how to say it better than that.

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 I think he has a little bit of that SOB in him that an FEC head coach has to have to be successful.

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 And you freeze, let's be honest, just didn't have that at this stage in his career.

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 Everybody knows about the drama with Lane, and now the SEC, even Kentucky, has finally got a coach after Mark Stoops, quote, stepped down.

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 I think Jon Sumrall has every, I have every expectation that he will be successful at Florida.

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 He will get them back in the upper half of the SEC.

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 Four years as a head coach, four conference championship games, three conference championships, and that one college football playoff.

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 It doesn't get much better than that in terms of consistent performance, and he certainly has an edge to him.

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 He doesn't care what you think.

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 He will say what he believes, and I think he gets the best out of his teams.

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 Look, I saw Tulane in person a year ago come to Birmingham and beat, admittedly, a bad UAB team 71-20.

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 Listen, congratulations again on tremendous you and the team, on tremendous coverage of the Super 7, certainly proud of you and the efforts there to highlight and spotlight high school football in the state of Alabama.

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 Where can we get online and get all of your great stuff?

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 Well, as I always say, the best thing to do is follow me on Twitter slash X at Kevin Scarbinsky.

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 Many people did over the weekend, had some spirited conversations.

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 That way you can keep up with my columns on AL.com and in the Birmingham News.

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 Things that you can say to Kevin on Saturdays, you can't say Sunday morning in church, I would imagine.

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 The score.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Really appreciate free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 So, basically, about a week and a half away when Alabama gets back to playing,

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 and this game is all over the boards, BB.

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 Earlier, I think it opened, Alabama was favored by a point and a half.

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 And then I checked earlier this morning, Oklahoma had flipped in one of the services.

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 They were the one and a half point favorite.

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 And then I checked once again after that, and guess who's back as the point and a half favorite.

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 So, does Vegas know what's going on, BB?

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 Well, this is a pick-up game right now, Harold.

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 Oklahoma's, we'll get Brandon Drum on here in just a minute.

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 Oklahoma's defense, very effective.

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 Boy, this is great news for the Alabama offense after running for negative three yards against Georgia.

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 Oklahoma's run defense ranks number four in the nation, only giving up 81 yards a game.

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 Alabama fans would be happy if Alabama ran for 81 yards against Oklahoma.

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 What do you think they're going to do differently, BB?

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 When you look at it, to me, the answer to that question is pretty easy to answer.

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 It's cut down the turnovers.

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 I mean, if you just saw the stats and you watched the game and you didn't see the full story,

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 you'd say, wait a minute, this offense had over 400.

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 You had over 200.

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 You're playing at home, what's the problem?

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 To me, it's easier said than done, but somehow, some way, that's where it all starts, BB.

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 Well, the first thing they've got to do, Harold, is those eight starters that they lost by the beginning of the fourth quarter,

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 they've got to get the majority of them back.

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 But, and again, they're not going to solve the running issues by Oklahoma.

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 That's going to begin in January in the weight room and the strength and conditioning in spring practice

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 with the mentality and a mindset to run the ball.

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 But all they can do right now, Harold, they get these guys back.

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 Cam Miller, and they're a little more innovative in the offense.

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 I do think they can run some.

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 We've been hearing about folks here talking about Oklahoma.

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 What are the folks in Oklahoma talking about?

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 We'll take you there with Brandon Drum.

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 He's a co-owner and co-publisher of OUinsider.com.

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 You've guessed it all over the Sooners there.

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 Brandon, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Good.

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 How are you guys?

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 Good, man.

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 We're doing all right.

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 Let's start with a big question that seems to be on everyone's mind.

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 And what's the weather forecast to be on the 9th or the 19th in Norman?

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 I honestly, I will tell you, I don't know what it's supposed to be that day.

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 But I will tell you right now, it's a spry 55 degrees outside.

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 Wind is not very heavy.

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 So it's good.

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 You are looking at December 19th.

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 I'm looking at it right now.

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 It's supposed to be the high 56.

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 Kickoff will be around 50 degrees.

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 By 10 p.m.

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 About, you know, around 47, 48.

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 But in that stadium, it's actually kind of warm because it's closed off.

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 Well, the thing is, obviously, the weather is kind of crazy out there.

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 And any time you get this part of the year, that's one thing that's different now.

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 Back in the day, it was warm weather, Florida, Southern California.

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 That's always going to be a question.

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 But let's talk about, at the end of the day, that sounds like football weather.

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 We were joking earlier.

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 I think these two coaches have seen each other more than their senior wives.

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 Well, this is three times inside of its X number of months here.

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 Where's Oklahoma now?

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 What was it just last month?

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 They faced each other in Tuscaloosa.

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 What's the mindset in the senior camp this time around?

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 Chippy.

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 I think they felt slighted.

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 You know, Venables had his press conference after, like everybody else did, you know, after they got announced to be in the CFP.

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 And there was a question to him that essentially was like, you know, what's the mindset?

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 And BV, being who he is, was not about to let his team rest on the laurels at all and opened it up in front of the world and said, we've seen everything that everybody said about us.

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 How we don't belong.

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 Do you think that's fair that we get treated that way after the gambit that we went through as far as the schedule that they had?

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 And they had arguably, well, statistically, they had the toughest schedule in college football as far as win-loss percentage.

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 They went first opponent.

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 And he said they came out 10-2 and they're still not getting any credit for it.

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 He goes, we see that, we're taking notice of that, and the team's got a chip on its shoulder.

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 And, you know, there was a couple back and forths with the media that you could just tell he was chippy and he was setting the tone that they're not going to be, well, they won the last time around and they've won the last two times they've played Bama.

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 So that can't be the mindset at all.

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 It's got to be 0-0, reset, start.

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 And he said that over and over.

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 He goes, season's over.

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 It's 0-0 now.

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 We are 0-0.

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 We have done nothing.

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 And from mine being told from people that have been around the program, that's been the mindset from the start, just straight hit 0-0.

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 They have to win to keep playing.

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 And if they don't, their season's over and they understand that.

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 Brandon, one thing we do know is this Oklahoma defense is very good.

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 They lead the SEC in sacks with 41 tackles for a loss with 115.

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 In fact, in November, they had four sacks and five tackles for a loss against Alabama.

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 In Tuscaloosa, Kip Lewis leads Oklahoma in tackles with 72.

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 Very talented player, Mason Thomas, doesn't even play against Alabama, 6.5.

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 Peyton Bowen, the defensive back.

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 This is a – and they're only giving up 81 yards per game rushing.

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 This is a very talented, good Oklahoma defense.

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 Yeah.

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 Yeah, they are.

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 Look, they've only played 12 games.

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 Indiana has played 13, and they're still behind them in tackles for losses.

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 They're in 12.

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 OU's averaging 10 TFLs a game.

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 They're averaging four sacks a game.

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 In the month of November, they're averaging, I think it's like three and a half turnovers a game or something like that.

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 And people think that, and they're like, well, how are they still 70th in turnovers in the country?

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 Well, it's because the first five games, they dropped every interception, every fumble sack or strip sack that they got for some odd reason.

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 They just kicked the ball or – I mean, they did what Kobe McKenzie did against you all in Tuscaloosa where he kicked the fumble out of bounds where they got – I can't remember who it was against, what running back it was against.

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 But that's what happened for the first month and a half of the season or two months of the season.

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 They could not, for the life of them, get the ball.

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 Then all of a sudden it happened and the floodgates opened up.

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 They probably should have about 35 turnovers this year, but they don't because of just bad luck.

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 And now they've got that thing going.

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 Now, look, the defense is good.

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 The run game is what they're good at.

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 But teams that are one-dimensional is where BV really, really kind of, I guess, shows his worth as a defensive coordinator

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 because if he can get you to be one-dimensional, if you can't run the ball and he can pin his ears back against you

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 and get really exotic with blitzes, that's where he's going to be able to showcase how good the Oklahoma defense really is.

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 And, look, that's probably what happened in Tuscaloosa.

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 I don't think that's going to happen again.

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 I think you're going to see more balanced offense.

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 Yes, Alabama was minus three against Georgia.

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 They struggle running the ball, but, look, these teams have seen each other so much that something's going to give

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 one way or the other on both sides.

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 And I think that's what's going to be interesting to watch.

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 Brandon Drum, OUInsider.com.

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 Brandon, someone the other day said it best.

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 The team that wins is going to be the team that's the healthiest because at this point in the season,

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 especially with NIL, depth is no longer what it used to be.

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 How healthy is Oklahoma coming in?

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 They're actually going to be really healthy.

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 That's the crazy part.

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 That extra week, I mean, they're going to have been almost a month without playing football.

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 Essentially three weeks, three and a half weeks.

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 Yeah, they're looking to be a lot more healthy.

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 They were getting more and more healthy by the week.

436
00:30:22,140 --> 00:30:28,460
 The funny thing is, and Alabama may actually get lucky again with this,

437
00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:32,900
 is the fact that our Mason Thomas got rolled up on, on the sidelines against Alabama.

438
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,920
 You know, and two weeks prior to that, he was almost back.

439
00:30:36,980 --> 00:30:39,040
 He was supposed to be back the next week versus Missouri, right?

440
00:30:39,740 --> 00:30:40,760
 Yeah, versus Missouri.

441
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:44,200
 That didn't happen because he got rolled up on at Alabama and it set him back.

442
00:30:44,780 --> 00:30:47,080
 So he never could come back by the end of the year.

443
00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,720
 They're hoping he's going to be back.

444
00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:54,340
 They think he's going to be back with his quad, but he's going to be rusty.

445
00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:55,600
 We'll see how that goes.

446
00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:00,380
 There's a good chance they get Jacob Sexton back, who missed almost the whole season.

447
00:31:00,500 --> 00:31:02,480
 I mean, he missed the whole season outside of the first drive.

448
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,620
 And he was the starting left tackle before they gave it to Michael Fasusi.

449
00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:08,300
 And he took off as a freshman All-American.

450
00:31:08,740 --> 00:31:11,380
 So, but he also plays guard.

451
00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:14,360
 And he's a really, really good offensive lineman for Oklahoma.

452
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:15,720
 So they're going to get him back.

453
00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,120
 But can he stay healthy is the key.

454
00:31:19,620 --> 00:31:23,040
 Jake Michael has been out for OU, their starting center.

455
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:24,080
 He had an affection.

456
00:31:24,420 --> 00:31:27,920
 They think he's going to be back, but it's unsure, 100%.

457
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:29,560
 But they think he's going to be back.

458
00:31:29,820 --> 00:31:34,320
 And ultimately, running back Xavier Robinson got injured against Alabama.

459
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,120
 He has not been the same since that.

460
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:40,380
 He has not even come close to being what he was leading up to the Alabama game,

461
00:31:40,460 --> 00:31:43,620
 rushing for three weeks in a row over 100-plus yards.

462
00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:49,400
 They think he will be back in close to 100% at that time as well.

463
00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:54,080
 So Oklahoma's finally getting healthy again after struggling for most of the year.

464
00:31:54,180 --> 00:31:56,240
 But that's what will happen when you have nearly a month off.

465
00:31:56,740 --> 00:31:57,880
 So we'll see.

466
00:31:58,160 --> 00:31:59,140
 I'm going to show you what is Alabama.

467
00:31:59,280 --> 00:31:59,960
 I have no idea.

468
00:32:00,180 --> 00:32:01,760
 Like, are they still banged up?

469
00:32:02,460 --> 00:32:02,760
 Yes.

470
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:03,500
 Yes.

471
00:32:03,900 --> 00:32:04,580
 Very much so.

472
00:32:07,220 --> 00:32:08,260
 I didn't hear that.

473
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:09,860
 I want them both to be in full strength.

474
00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:13,040
 Brandon, just quickly before we let you go.

475
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:19,100
 So John Mateer, of course, nobody knows, had the injury, came back to play against Texas.

476
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:25,000
 How is he doing now health-wise and in a comeback from the injury?

477
00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:27,340
 He's never been the same.

478
00:32:28,260 --> 00:32:33,080
 I think he's overcompensated a lot mechanically because of the thumb.

479
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,600
 He still wears the tape.

480
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,120
 He still braces it up.

481
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:38,920
 So you can tell he's still injured.

482
00:32:40,580 --> 00:32:41,500
 But he plays.

483
00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,920
 And the thing about him is that he's super inconsistent right now.

484
00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:48,580
 But in big moments, he makes big plays.

485
00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,080
 That's just kind of who he is.

486
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:52,420
 It's like, okay, well, a play needs made.

487
00:32:53,140 --> 00:32:57,640
 And every OU beat writer, every OU fan kind of knows if the chips are on the table,

488
00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,200
 10 is going to make the play that has to be made.

489
00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,180
 And he does every game.

490
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,200
 But up to that point, it's so annoying to watch.

491
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:07,820
 He's up and down.

492
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:08,740
 He's throwing picks.

493
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:10,340
 And you're just like, what is this dude doing?

494
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,260
 And then all of a sudden, you're like, why couldn't you do that all game?

495
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,860
 Like, why are you doing the last two drivers of the game?

496
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,640
 Why do you have to make it so dramatic?

497
00:33:18,140 --> 00:33:19,000
 But that's what he does.

498
00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:20,520
 That's John McTeer right now.

499
00:33:21,380 --> 00:33:22,220
 So we'll see.

500
00:33:22,660 --> 00:33:26,240
 I think, you know, obviously another three and a half weeks off that they got

501
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:30,580
 is probably going to be really good for them and good for his health, you would think.

502
00:33:31,060 --> 00:33:35,600
 But we'll know a lot more tonight after we go talk with them post-practice.

503
00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:39,540
 Brandon, always good to catch up with you.

504
00:33:39,540 --> 00:33:41,240
 You've got a great sight.

505
00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:44,720
 There are, believe it or not, some Oklahoma fans in North Alabama.

506
00:33:44,980 --> 00:33:46,180
 I see some car tags.

507
00:33:46,700 --> 00:33:49,780
 Where can we get online to get yours and the team's good stuff?

508
00:33:50,580 --> 00:33:54,680
 Yeah, you can go to ouinsider.com and type it in your URL.

509
00:33:55,380 --> 00:34:01,480
 Or you can go to our Twitter, at ouinsider, at ouinsiderofficial on Facebook and Instagram.

510
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:05,020
 Or you can follow me at bdrum__rivals.

511
00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:10,960
 And if you want, you can join at ouinsider.com and type it in your URL.

512
00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,440
 And it's $1 for the first few days.

513
00:34:13,580 --> 00:34:14,420
 And it's worth it.

514
00:34:14,500 --> 00:34:18,860
 There's a lot of recruiting information, a lot of team information that we're dropping right now.

515
00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:21,800
 Brandon, I echo the sentiments from Brandon Taylor.

516
00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:22,940
 Thanks so much for your time.

517
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:25,860
 Stay out of the upper deck and hope the forecast holds true, okay?

518
00:34:26,900 --> 00:34:27,300
 Yes, sir.

519
00:34:27,340 --> 00:34:27,840
 Thank you, guys.

520
00:34:28,340 --> 00:34:28,900
 Thank you, bud.

521
00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,640
 Brandon Drummond with us, ouinsider.com.

522
00:34:31,700 --> 00:34:34,460
 Brandon, you know, BB, you mentioned a lot of Oklahoma fans.

523
00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:35,240
 You're not blowing smoke.

524
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 Was it Dot?

525
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 Remember, one of the sweetest fans in the world?

526
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 Absolutely.

527
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 Yes.

528
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 I was a big Oklahoma fan, fan of the show back in the day.

529
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 Coming up, we talk to Oklahoma.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Just heard from the folks out in Oklahoma country.

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 What about the team that's got that in their sights right now, the Alabama Crimson Tide?

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 We take you there to Tuscaloosa with Rodney Orp.

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625
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 Rodney Orp, welcome in.

626
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 How are you?

627
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 I am doing well, Harold and Brett.

628
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 How are you guys today?

629
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 Hey, bud.

630
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 Probably not as crazy as you, and I say that in a good way because how is the family at TiderInCenter.com?

631
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 Saturday night, can you share what was said from the Bama Nation Saturday night?

632
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:08,080
 Comparing that to what was said about this Alabama team early Sunday afternoon with the selection of where they're going in the playoffs.

633
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 Rodney, a crazy 12 to 24 hours for you.

634
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 Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, obviously most, at least the reaction we got, most everyone was pretty disappointed with the performance that Alabama had in the SEC championship game.

635
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 You know, but then again, like I wrote in the column early Sunday morning, as soon as this, you know, bid comes down and Alabama is headed to the playoffs, which is what we expected, that I'm sure that, you know, a lot of minds would be changed and the focus would go to, you know, the next game.

636
00:41:40,540 --> 00:41:42,620
 And that's kind of what's happened, Harold.

637
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 It's kind of unusual.

638
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 It's different.

639
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 Times have changed.

640
00:41:45,620 --> 00:41:51,160
 You know, that people have certainly haven't forgotten necessarily that performance of the head against Georgia.

641
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:54,420
 But really, it's almost now like, what does it mean?

642
00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:59,400
 And, you know, for the short term, anyway, it really doesn't mean a whole lot.

643
00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,640
 You're headed to play Oklahoma in the playoffs.

644
00:42:03,720 --> 00:42:05,540
 Well, Nick Saban, we've all heard that name.

645
00:42:05,580 --> 00:42:06,760
 He said, don't waste a failure.

646
00:42:06,940 --> 00:42:07,740
 And I can't imagine.

647
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:13,100
 We've seen a lot of Alabama games, a bigger failure in a long time than the one Saturday night.

648
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 What did Alabama learn from that failure, Rodney?

649
00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:25,300
 Well, you know, again, I don't know what Alabama's exact mindset was going into that game.

650
00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:29,280
 I can tell you what Kirby's was, and it was pretty obvious.

651
00:42:29,860 --> 00:42:30,680
 They were ready.

652
00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,640
 They were prepared.

653
00:42:32,820 --> 00:42:33,560
 They were focused.

654
00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:37,820
 And I'm not really sure because all I heard around here was, well, will we get help?

655
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:40,620
 Be in a couple of weeks, you know, what kind of team we're going to be.

656
00:42:41,340 --> 00:42:47,840
 So, I mean, I'm kind of confused exactly what the mindset was going into the SEC championship.

657
00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:48,260
 Really?

658
00:42:48,380 --> 00:42:49,900
 Did they go in totally focused?

659
00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:51,120
 Were they dialed in?

660
00:42:52,140 --> 00:42:55,900
 You know, I would say defensively, you can't really complain.

661
00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:59,980
 But offensively and on special teams, I just thought that they looked really, really bad.

662
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,820
 They got dominated, in my opinion.

663
00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:06,860
 And it's kind of, like I said, there's only one way to phrase it.

664
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:08,260
 It was an embarrassing performance.

665
00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:19,420
 Rodney, Georgia scored on drives of 12, 21, 39, and the longest was 57.

666
00:43:19,420 --> 00:43:26,020
 In fact, on drives that started in their end of the field, I believe they scored once.

667
00:43:26,460 --> 00:43:31,620
 And you can't overlook, I know people think it's excuses, but you mentioned the injuries.

668
00:43:32,060 --> 00:43:37,340
 By the time they got to the fourth quarter, they did have eight starters who were out.

669
00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:41,300
 There were at least two or three that happened during the game.

670
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:43,420
 But Alabama was outcoached.

671
00:43:44,100 --> 00:43:45,260
 They were outplayed.

672
00:43:45,740 --> 00:43:52,380
 And, Rodney, even if you're shorthanded and it doesn't seem like it's your day, you've still got to execute.

673
00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:54,620
 They dropped six passes.

674
00:43:55,660 --> 00:43:56,200
 Go ahead.

675
00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:58,240
 No, no, no.

676
00:43:58,380 --> 00:44:04,700
 I was just going to say this, that, you know, you can say shorthanded, but at the same time, Georgia was beat up.

677
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:08,160
 They lost probably their most important offensive player in the center, Bobo.

678
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,120
 I didn't hear them talking about that.

679
00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:13,920
 I saw them get a player ready to step in and play.

680
00:44:14,100 --> 00:44:23,680
 And all we've heard all season is about how Alabama's played so many players that when they got into a situation when they needed to plug some in, these guys would have experience.

681
00:44:24,220 --> 00:44:27,780
 And then all of a sudden now, you know, we're running into excuses.

682
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:32,180
 But, you know, again, like I said, I know they were beat up.

683
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:33,960
 I know Josh Quavis is really important.

684
00:44:34,460 --> 00:44:35,820
 You know, there's no doubt about that.

685
00:44:36,260 --> 00:44:37,840
 He was missed in the game.

686
00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:42,600
 I know that Jam Miller has, you know, been pretty solid for them.

687
00:44:42,660 --> 00:44:44,120
 He's certainly a leader that they have.

688
00:44:44,120 --> 00:44:47,580
 And, you know, he was a miss in this game.

689
00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:55,780
 But at the same time, I mean, you know, for the most part, they've played how many offensive linemen throughout the course of the season on a regular basis?

690
00:44:55,780 --> 00:45:00,400
 So I don't think that they were necessarily should have been considered shorthanded there with Cam Dewberry out.

691
00:45:01,100 --> 00:45:07,660
 I just think that, you know, one team went in prepared to play and the other one obviously did not.

692
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:11,080
 Well, you either make excuses or you make a way.

693
00:45:11,580 --> 00:45:12,600
 And, I mean, here's the deal.

694
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 Anybody can win poker if you've got a royal flush.

695
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 The key is how do you win with a handful of deuces and trays?

696
00:45:17,860 --> 00:45:19,560
 You've got to play the hand you're dealt.

697
00:45:19,940 --> 00:45:22,440
 Be that as it may, Rodney, your thoughts now.

698
00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:30,940
 Everybody right now, believe it or not, Tulane and James Madison's got to get a chance as Alabama, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio State, because everybody's starting from scratch.

699
00:45:31,500 --> 00:45:34,160
 We know these two teams are familiar with each other.

700
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:39,520
 Statistically, we know what happened the last time around, but we also know who ended up winning the ballgame.

701
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:44,380
 What's going to happen in the rematch in Norman a week from Friday night?

702
00:45:46,060 --> 00:45:52,380
 Well, you know, look, this is the third time these teams play, you know, obviously in the last 13 months, which is crazy.

703
00:45:52,900 --> 00:45:57,840
 You know, but going on the road, it's going to be obviously a difficult circumstance there for Alabama.

704
00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:04,580
 I think that in this game they played here in November, on November the 15th, Alabama looked like clearly the better team to me.

705
00:46:04,660 --> 00:46:10,240
 They just turned the ball over, you know, and gave Oklahoma a lot of points in those turnovers.

706
00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:11,080
 You had a pick six.

707
00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:12,200
 You missed a field goal.

708
00:46:12,540 --> 00:46:15,320
 You fumbled at your own, what was it, 28-yard line.

709
00:46:15,420 --> 00:46:17,020
 They converted it into a touchdown.

710
00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:19,400
 So, again, no excuses.

711
00:46:19,740 --> 00:46:25,380
 I just think that one team played clean, the other one didn't, and I think that's probably what it's going to come down to in this game.

712
00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:32,940
 It looks to me, Harold and Brett, like Venables and his coaching staff have decided to basically take the game out of John Mateer's hands

713
00:46:32,940 --> 00:46:40,120
 because, you know, I think that they brought him in to really kind of help them with their passing attack and become more explosive,

714
00:46:40,300 --> 00:46:44,940
 but he was turning the ball over a lot, and now they just kind of pared that back a little bit,

715
00:46:44,940 --> 00:46:46,900
 and I think that they've played really clean football.

716
00:46:47,080 --> 00:46:51,820
 They've relied on their defensive special teams, and then when their offense has had an opportunity to convert,

717
00:46:51,960 --> 00:46:53,440
 they've done a pretty good job of that.

718
00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:59,760
 So, it's going to be tough for Alabama, and I say that because, only because, you know, it's up there,

719
00:46:59,820 --> 00:47:04,120
 but this offense, Harold and Brett, I mean, it just looks like a mess to me right now,

720
00:47:04,220 --> 00:47:07,980
 and I'm not really sure how quickly they can get back on two feet.

721
00:47:09,120 --> 00:47:11,800
 Rodney Hoare, founder and editor of tighterinsider.com.

722
00:47:11,860 --> 00:47:13,100
 That's exactly the question.

723
00:47:13,100 --> 00:47:16,600
 You mentioned the coaching staff at Oklahoma says, this is the reality.

724
00:47:16,820 --> 00:47:22,500
 Obviously, if we're talking about it, you assume this coaching staff knows that Alabama's had problems

725
00:47:22,500 --> 00:47:24,520
 at the quarterback spot in the second half of the season.

726
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:32,920
 How healthy is Ty, and what happens if, at the half, we see more of the same of Ty over the last two, three, four ballgames?

727
00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:38,400
 What kind of adjustments, if any, would Alabama do to try at least give a spark to this offense?

728
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:43,160
 Well, you know, it's a really good question.

729
00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:47,920
 DeBoer seemed reluctant to, you know, to make a quarterback change.

730
00:47:48,020 --> 00:47:54,480
 I mean, we saw last year when Milrose struggled, and part of the reason for that was I don't think they felt like Ty Simpson,

731
00:47:54,800 --> 00:47:57,560
 even though he was the number two guy, was ready to go into the game.

732
00:47:58,220 --> 00:48:05,760
 So they didn't want to necessarily ruin Milrose's psyche, and at the same time, throwing a young guy and potentially ruin his, too.

733
00:48:06,340 --> 00:48:11,680
 I don't know if that's the same situation this year or not, but I really feel like in this last game against Georgia,

734
00:48:12,240 --> 00:48:17,880
 that he wasn't contemplating a quarterback change because he knew he would need Ty Simpson in these playoffs.

735
00:48:18,220 --> 00:48:24,340
 And like I said, you know, you could really kind of mess with a kid's psyche by pulling him out,

736
00:48:24,660 --> 00:48:28,020
 and I think that was something that was a consideration.

737
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:38,520
 Ronnie, one thing this coaching staff can do is recruit or at least get guys committed and signed in the class.

738
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:43,680
 Alabama picked up a 20-27 tight end, Colt Lumpress.

739
00:48:44,380 --> 00:48:51,820
 In fact, you had got a commitment from him yesterday, but you went back earlier this week and looked at the class again.

740
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:56,260
 Bryson Cooley was a nice pickup for the offensive line.

741
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,820
 They were able to flip him from LSU.

742
00:49:00,620 --> 00:49:05,640
 They've got what looks like, as you put it, a very solid offensive line class.

743
00:49:05,740 --> 00:49:08,760
 I think they've got a solid defensive line class.

744
00:49:08,860 --> 00:49:13,320
 You don't think they've got a war daddy, but that's something else.

745
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:15,600
 Maybe they can get in the transfer portal.

746
00:49:16,220 --> 00:49:20,620
 Crowell is something else as far as potential, Xavier Griffin, et cetera.

747
00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:27,140
 Ronnie, now that we've had a week to get through it, pardon me, your thoughts again on this class.

748
00:49:28,140 --> 00:49:30,140
 Yeah, no, I mean, I think it was really solid.

749
00:49:30,860 --> 00:49:37,780
 I mean, obviously they had, depending on who you kind of follow in these recruiting networks, four or five, five-star type players.

750
00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:40,000
 So it was really at the top.

751
00:49:40,220 --> 00:49:41,160
 I mean, it was really strong.

752
00:49:41,220 --> 00:49:42,720
 I don't know that anybody got more.

753
00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:47,540
 And then I think, you know, kind of the middle of the class was really good.

754
00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:58,600
 And even I think the guys they evaluated that were maybe not the most highly rated are guys that I had as some of my big sleepers, like Malik Franklin out of Daphne, the defensive lineman.

755
00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:04,840
 He's been coached by Kenny King, former Alabama standout defensive lineman in NFL, too.

756
00:50:05,660 --> 00:50:07,320
 And, you know, Kenny's real high on him.

757
00:50:07,380 --> 00:50:10,900
 I know I talked to Kenny about a week ago, and he's really high on Malik.

758
00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:14,000
 He's about 6'5", 250 right now.

759
00:50:14,060 --> 00:50:15,320
 He's got the frame to get a lot bigger.

760
00:50:15,900 --> 00:50:21,900
 His first year as a defensive lineman, he was a backup offensive tackle heading into his senior year.

761
00:50:21,900 --> 00:50:27,520
 But he had 98 tackles, 23 tackles for losses, and he broke Kenny King's sack record at Daphne with 11.

762
00:50:28,420 --> 00:50:32,400
 So, you know, he had a really good year, obviously.

763
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:42,780
 And I think Bear Fretwell, offensive tackle out of Georgia, is another one that's, you know, I know a lot of people really like his potential, 6'7", about 280 right now.

764
00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:49,520
 But to go with that offensive line that you mentioned, and I thought Bryson Cooley, flipping him late was really big.

765
00:50:49,780 --> 00:50:50,000
 Yeah.

766
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:52,300
 Because, again, he's another guy that's 6'6".

767
00:50:52,300 --> 00:50:54,080
 He's a legitimate offensive tackle.

768
00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:56,840
 He was, you know, pretty heavily recruited, obviously.

769
00:50:57,400 --> 00:51:00,540
 So, I think they did really pretty well in the trenches.

770
00:51:00,840 --> 00:51:02,400
 And you mentioned some of the other players.

771
00:51:02,580 --> 00:51:05,180
 They did an outstanding job in the secondary again.

772
00:51:06,280 --> 00:51:11,720
 That just doesn't seem to be a spot where they struggle at all when it comes to secondary guys.

773
00:51:11,820 --> 00:51:11,900
 Yeah.

774
00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:14,380
 Two great corners, Zion Gibson and Jordan Edmonds.

775
00:51:15,160 --> 00:51:19,160
 And then, of course, they went to Baltimore and got one of the top safeties in Jaira Edwards.

776
00:51:19,880 --> 00:51:26,960
 And I think Raheel Kelly out of Cincinnati was a huge pickup at safety, a long, athletic guy.

777
00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:34,520
 And, you know, I think one of the more interesting pickups, too, was Trey Sean Brown, the little running back out of Huntsville, Texas.

778
00:51:35,260 --> 00:51:39,420
 You know, just kind of came out of nowhere a little bit like Josh Jacobs about 10 years ago.

779
00:51:40,420 --> 00:51:42,820
 But he's a really impressive kid on tape.

780
00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:48,020
 So, they seem to have done, you know, overall a really good job with this class.

781
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:51,800
 And, as you said, I think there's going to be interesting to see how they do in the portal.

782
00:51:52,480 --> 00:51:58,580
 Quick, quickly, Rod, if you don't mind, if we jump off, what are you hearing as far as key guys coming back from the injured list?

783
00:51:59,720 --> 00:52:07,760
 You know, nothing official yet that I've heard, but the expectation is, and again, DeBoer said it right after this SEC championship game,

784
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:10,560
 that we're going to be a different team in two weeks.

785
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:15,700
 So, I think that means pretty good news from the injury standpoint with Clavis and Jam.

786
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:18,180
 And, you know, we'll see with LT Overton.

787
00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:19,980
 I know I get a lot of questions about that.

788
00:52:20,700 --> 00:52:22,580
 I couldn't answer that one.

789
00:52:22,840 --> 00:52:26,400
 But it sounds like, Harrell, for the most part, they're going to be pretty good.

790
00:52:27,460 --> 00:52:30,620
 Well, we'll see if when they get back, Rodney, if they execute.

791
00:52:31,400 --> 00:52:35,720
 That's going to be one thing that is going to be – we'll wait to see what happens.

792
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 As you mentioned, 24-7 has been on fire, your message board.

793
00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:43,620
 Basketball, big game with Arizona Saturday night.

794
00:52:44,280 --> 00:52:50,660
 I think they go back to practice again Friday, and then the coaches will release the board and make a few more comments.

795
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 We had some little thought piece on Ty Simpson in the Alabama run game this morning.

803
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 And, again, our all-sports forum.

804
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805
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 I mean, it's been pretty much nonstop.

806
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 Rodney, as always, a busy boy.

807
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 Thank you so much.

808
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813
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814
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 Stay safe and warm down there, okay?

815
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 Okay, guys.

816
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 Appreciate it.

817
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 Take care.

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 U.S. Congresswoman Mike Rogers says this week that there is no need to further investigate the U.S. military strike conducted on a narco-terrorist boat in the Caribbean Sea this past September.

924
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 Mainstream media, along with Democrats, have suggested that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth somehow committed a war crime due to the fact that a second strike was made on that boat, killing the two survivors there.

925
00:59:19,780 --> 00:59:27,720
 Rogers is the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and just last week he said that he and others on the committee would look into the strikes and the reasons behind them.

926
00:59:28,020 --> 00:59:32,940
 Rogers now says he has received all the answers he needs and will not be probing the incident any further.

927
00:59:33,300 --> 00:59:40,760
 Rogers also confirmed that he spoke directly with the former head of the U.S. Southern Command, Alvin Holsley, about why he stepped down in October.

928
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 Rogers says that Holsley left for personal reasons and it had nothing to do with the legality of those military strike orders.

929
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 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

930
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 A Dale County woman is being placed in the Alabama Department of Mental Health for shooting her husband, Sean Watson, while he slept.

936
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 Annie Huffstutler will undergo treatment for competency restoration at the request of a Dale County judge.

937
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 A state psychologist found that Huffstutler is not mentally fit to stand trial.

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 I'm Andrea Tice.

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943
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944
01:01:07,960 --> 01:01:10,840
 Scott Graham here from Thursday Night Football on Westwood One.

945
01:01:11,260 --> 01:01:15,540
 Jason Benetti and Kyle Rudolph have the call this week when the Buccaneers host the Falcons.

946
01:01:16,140 --> 01:01:20,600
 Baker Mayfield and Tampa Bay are 7-6 and share the NFC South lead with Carolina.

947
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 But they're coming off a loss to the division rival Saints.

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 And now face another.

949
01:01:25,800 --> 01:01:29,000
 Join us for Atlanta at Tampa Bay on Thursday Night Football.

950
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:42,240
 Kevin Harlan here from Monday Night Football on Westwood One.

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01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:47,980
 Join us all season long for primetime action on the road to the playoffs and Super Bowl XVI.

952
01:01:48,500 --> 01:01:53,040
 Each week, Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner and I will have the call of great matchups,

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 along with Mike Golick, senior and junior in the studio.

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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

964
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 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM sports voice.

965
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 New exclusive inside track to the Tide.

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969
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:05,380
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

970
01:03:06,180 --> 01:03:08,100
 Welcome back in our tour to the Boomo Bugg Show.

971
01:03:08,200 --> 01:03:10,780
 Thanks so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

972
01:03:10,900 --> 01:03:11,460
 I'm Harold Bugg.

973
01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:12,280
 That's Brett Beaird.

974
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:16,780
 And he is the UNA head basketball coach, Tony Pujo.

975
01:03:16,900 --> 01:03:17,880
 Coach, welcome in.

976
01:03:17,940 --> 01:03:18,640
 How are you?

977
01:03:19,240 --> 01:03:19,880
 Hey, guys.

978
01:03:19,960 --> 01:03:20,500
 Doing great.

979
01:03:20,960 --> 01:03:25,640
 This is here in my second office over here in downtown Florence over at Turbo Coffee.

980
01:03:26,580 --> 01:03:30,420
 A place owned by Scott and Jericho Whittle.

981
01:03:30,840 --> 01:03:34,740
 And it's my second office watching a little bit of film, getting ready for Alabama.

982
01:03:35,580 --> 01:03:37,620
 Well, save us not a cut, but a pot.

983
01:03:38,040 --> 01:03:44,340
 Coach, Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but you guys left everything on the hardwoods out there.

984
01:03:44,700 --> 01:03:45,100
 Congratulations.

985
01:03:45,660 --> 01:03:50,900
 Talk to us about if you're going to go that far from home, you may as well bring a big win back home when you did.

986
01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:53,760
 Talk to us about the win at San Francisco.

987
01:03:54,600 --> 01:04:03,360
 Yeah, I think if obviously the viewers were watching the game, they saw the rough start we started off with.

988
01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:05,360
 And to be honest with you, it wasn't really a rough start.

989
01:04:05,460 --> 01:04:08,060
 It was a lot of credit needs to be given to San Francisco.

990
01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:13,060
 The way they run their offense, the pace in their offense was really, really getting to our guys.

991
01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:15,440
 But I thought our guys just stuck with it.

992
01:04:15,740 --> 01:04:20,140
 And I'll be honest with you, their connection was extremely, extremely good.

993
01:04:20,340 --> 01:04:22,560
 There was never panicking in the huddles.

994
01:04:23,300 --> 01:04:26,040
 They just stayed together and saw it through.

995
01:04:26,040 --> 01:04:33,620
 So when we were down 24-6 with eight minutes to play to be down two at halftime, just showed a lot of resiliency from our guys.

996
01:04:34,620 --> 01:04:38,280
 Let's talk to us about not only the win and the way you did it, but where you did it.

997
01:04:38,280 --> 01:04:40,520
 Because a lot of teams struggle.

998
01:04:40,660 --> 01:04:41,320
 We're all human.

999
01:04:41,580 --> 01:04:42,640
 People don't realize it.

1000
01:04:42,700 --> 01:04:43,320
 What is it now?

1001
01:04:43,500 --> 01:04:45,220
 It's what, 106 here?

1002
01:04:45,260 --> 01:04:46,500
 It's 1106 there.

1003
01:04:47,040 --> 01:04:52,100
 The point I'm trying to make, sometimes the body rhythms get out of whack when you cross those time zones like that.

1004
01:04:52,220 --> 01:04:55,340
 This has got to pay dividends in more ways than one at the end of the season.

1005
01:04:55,500 --> 01:04:58,520
 If you have to travel back out there, now you know what it's going to be like.

1006
01:04:58,820 --> 01:05:00,080
 No, that's exactly right.

1007
01:05:00,180 --> 01:05:11,180
 And to be honest with you, what was kind of unique about this trip is we also played the day before or two nights before at Jacksonville State.

1008
01:05:11,320 --> 01:05:27,200
 So I believe we played on a Monday at Jacksonville State and then had to turn around and, or hold on, I may be off with dates, but I know it was, we played at Jacksonville State, traveled to California, and then, boom, played the next day.

1009
01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:36,860
 And for our guys to make that turnaround and get two road wins, I thought this, again, spoke a lot about the character and the connection that this team has.

1010
01:05:37,900 --> 01:05:42,840
 Tony, Dante Bacchus was named the A-Sun Player of the Week.

1011
01:05:43,840 --> 01:05:51,020
 Offensively, 20 points one night, 19 the next night, 14 rebounds combined in the two games.

1012
01:05:51,360 --> 01:05:55,080
 But it's the dirty work, and I mention this a lot when I talk to you.

1013
01:05:56,040 --> 01:06:03,400
 Offensively, he had three steals, a block, and only had one turnover in two games.

1014
01:06:03,740 --> 01:06:05,480
 That is winning basketball.

1015
01:06:06,200 --> 01:06:06,700
 No, no doubt.

1016
01:06:06,700 --> 01:06:15,420
 And then, you know, again, you know, if you guys remember last year, Dante really came on strong at the end of the year with our team.

1017
01:06:15,700 --> 01:06:19,300
 And, you know, obviously this year he's got a different role with our team.

1018
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:23,820
 And you want to talk about a young man that has taken advantage of his opportunity.

1019
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:27,140
 You hit the nail right on the head.

1020
01:06:27,220 --> 01:06:31,660
 Not only does he value possessions, but his quality of shots have been fantastic.

1021
01:06:32,520 --> 01:06:38,180
 You know, which, again, lends to now his, you know, his percentages being just so high, right?

1022
01:06:38,640 --> 01:06:40,040
 Leading scorer on the team.

1023
01:06:40,700 --> 01:06:42,460
 Very efficient when he has the ball.

1024
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:48,940
 And the other thing that people don't realize is he also guards a multitude of players.

1025
01:06:49,360 --> 01:06:51,500
 He guards out on the perimeter, can guard in the post.

1026
01:06:51,920 --> 01:06:58,320
 So his versatility defensively also, I mean, he's a great asset in our program on both sides of the floor.

1027
01:06:59,620 --> 01:07:01,860
 You and a man's basketball coach, Tony Pujo.

1028
01:07:02,000 --> 01:07:08,620
 Coach, forgive me if I'm old-fashioned here, but if you're going to win basketball games and certainly have a hope of winning the big one,

1029
01:07:08,680 --> 01:07:13,020
 you better be good at the charity stripe and you better be good crashing the boards.

1030
01:07:13,380 --> 01:07:16,140
 I think you guys answered that in spades this last time out.

1031
01:07:16,260 --> 01:07:23,700
 Talk to us about the importance of free throw shooting and old-fashioned getting in there and have some elbow sandwiches on the boards for rebounding.

1032
01:07:24,260 --> 01:07:24,880
 No, that's right.

1033
01:07:24,880 --> 01:07:35,060
 And, you know, I think one of the guys from a rebounding standpoint, obviously, when you've got a top-ten rebounder in the country in a guy like Cornelius Williams,

1034
01:07:35,360 --> 01:07:37,680
 obviously that helps your cause.

1035
01:07:38,300 --> 01:07:46,580
 But if you seriously look at this last game against San Francisco, who, by the way, was top-75 team in the country rebounding,

1036
01:07:47,320 --> 01:07:53,260
 for us to be plus-15 in that game on the boards was really significant.

1037
01:07:53,680 --> 01:07:57,300
 And you would think if we were plus-15, Neil must have had 20 rebounds.

1038
01:07:57,420 --> 01:08:01,320
 Well, he had eight, but we had Jamal Albritton with four.

1039
01:08:01,720 --> 01:08:07,940
 We had Darkon King with four, Dallas Howell with four, Tank Washington with four.

1040
01:08:08,120 --> 01:08:12,320
 I mean, we had a multitude of guys that just – and that's this team, right?

1041
01:08:12,380 --> 01:08:13,020
 That's this team.

1042
01:08:13,180 --> 01:08:13,920
 It's like you said.

1043
01:08:14,020 --> 01:08:15,220
 It's lunch pail guys.

1044
01:08:15,960 --> 01:08:19,280
 And then at the charity stripe, like that's something that we emphasize, right?

1045
01:08:19,940 --> 01:08:23,780
 Look at Cornelius Williams from last year, mid-60s.

1046
01:08:24,360 --> 01:08:26,120
 He's at 80% already this year.

1047
01:08:26,220 --> 01:08:34,140
 And a kid like that who plays inside, if he can shoot at an 80% clip and maintain that for the rest of the year,

1048
01:08:34,300 --> 01:08:36,420
 you can almost guarantee a double-double every game.

1049
01:08:37,180 --> 01:08:37,300
 Yeah.

1050
01:08:38,120 --> 01:08:40,340
 Tell us a little bit more about Darkon King.

1051
01:08:40,500 --> 01:08:42,320
 He came off the bench and scored eight.

1052
01:08:42,420 --> 01:08:47,060
 I know he had a tough foul call that was upgraded to a flagrant two.

1053
01:08:47,400 --> 01:08:52,880
 But any time you've got guys coming off the bench and contributing like that, it's a big help.

1054
01:08:53,340 --> 01:08:53,860
 It's huge.

1055
01:08:54,100 --> 01:08:54,620
 It's huge.

1056
01:08:54,740 --> 01:08:59,800
 And like I said, I mentioned other guys before, right, Jamal Albritton, who came in and rebounded the ball

1057
01:08:59,800 --> 01:09:05,140
 and tanked Washington, who at the end of the game guarded their best player, also rebounded the basketball.

1058
01:09:05,800 --> 01:09:13,620
 I thought Darkon came in and sparked us with two big threes, hit a hook shot on the baseline when he was guarded by a smaller guard.

1059
01:09:13,620 --> 01:09:17,100
 We took advantage of the mismatch, and he made the play.

1060
01:09:18,200 --> 01:09:21,040
 Yeah, it was a little bit unfortunate of the call.

1061
01:09:21,220 --> 01:09:24,460
 I thought it was even questionable to be a flagrant.

1062
01:09:25,200 --> 01:09:27,660
 But, you know, that's not my job, right?

1063
01:09:28,280 --> 01:09:30,540
 That's the job of the stripe guys.

1064
01:09:30,580 --> 01:09:31,560
 They've got to take care of that.

1065
01:09:31,840 --> 01:09:36,840
 And we heard what they had to say, and we moved on, and we had other guys step up.

1066
01:09:37,140 --> 01:09:39,000
 And I'll be honest with you.

1067
01:09:39,000 --> 01:09:42,900
 Again, it just kind of shows you the character of the team and where we're headed.

1068
01:09:44,360 --> 01:09:46,900
 You and a men's basketball coach, Tony Pujol.

1069
01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:51,100
 Coach, I would imagine as a coach, this is kind of the part of the schedule.

1070
01:09:51,220 --> 01:09:53,700
 That you start getting a good personality of this team.

1071
01:09:53,780 --> 01:09:58,100
 You have an idea in the preseason, and then you're going to see how they gel together.

1072
01:09:58,180 --> 01:10:01,220
 You can have a lot of individual stars, but how they're going to play as a team.

1073
01:10:01,320 --> 01:10:05,560
 And to me, when you went on the road to Jack State, a proud program, and go west to San Francisco,

1074
01:10:06,240 --> 01:10:08,340
 as you had mentioned, that says a lot about the character.

1075
01:10:08,340 --> 01:10:13,940
 Your thoughts about now, relative to the preseason, some of the things that maybe you had some question marks,

1076
01:10:13,980 --> 01:10:18,720
 and now you're saying maybe we might be able to take care of that bigger than I thought in the preseason.

1077
01:10:19,220 --> 01:10:25,980
 Yeah, and I think if you look at the dynamics of this team, and if you look at even the scoring, right?

1078
01:10:26,020 --> 01:10:28,280
 We've got four guys that are scoring in double figures.

1079
01:10:28,840 --> 01:10:31,640
 That's been like a trademark of our program since day one, right?

1080
01:10:32,120 --> 01:10:33,440
 It's a multitude of guys.

1081
01:10:33,580 --> 01:10:37,760
 If you think you're going to take one guy away, somebody else can step up, right?

1082
01:10:37,860 --> 01:10:39,520
 Somebody else can make, right?

1083
01:10:39,740 --> 01:10:43,540
 So, you know, at the beginning you had Kevin Dekovicic.

1084
01:10:43,600 --> 01:10:49,200
 He was the one that was kind of, you know, just doing things from an offensive standpoint.

1085
01:10:50,020 --> 01:10:53,300
 But then all of a sudden now Dante, or if it's not Dante, it's going to be Neal.

1086
01:10:53,960 --> 01:10:57,080
 If it's not Neal, you know, you've got to be careful with Ken and Jefferson.

1087
01:10:57,540 --> 01:11:04,120
 So it becomes something where it's balanced, and it's really hard to kind of get ready for.

1088
01:11:04,120 --> 01:11:08,040
 So I think that kind of has been a trademark of ours.

1089
01:11:08,340 --> 01:11:17,760
 But one of the things that I have noticed with this team, more than anything, is its ability to defend and rebound.

1090
01:11:18,540 --> 01:11:22,000
 The way they can switch one through five, exactly.

1091
01:11:22,600 --> 01:11:28,500
 The way we can switch one through five, the way we have guys that are so versatile on the defensive end of the floor.

1092
01:11:28,600 --> 01:11:31,800
 They can guard on the perimeter, they can guard on the block physical enough.

1093
01:11:31,800 --> 01:11:39,620
 We've got guards like Cortez Graham, who's 6'5", weighs 210, and can guard, you know, guard big down low.

1094
01:11:39,820 --> 01:11:44,380
 So switching one through five for us is something that we can do if we need to.

1095
01:11:44,940 --> 01:11:46,720
 But then the rebounding aspect, right?

1096
01:11:47,080 --> 01:11:52,200
 Like, I mean, this is one thing that is something that we've known.

1097
01:11:52,800 --> 01:11:57,700
 When you rebound the ball on the offensive side, it improves your numbers offensively.

1098
01:11:57,700 --> 01:12:02,360
 And defensively now, you're giving less opportunities for other teams, allowing you to get on the break.

1099
01:12:02,700 --> 01:12:08,320
 It's just something that I think, like you said, it not only helps you at home, but it also travels on the road.

1100
01:12:08,580 --> 01:12:14,500
 So those are the two areas that I think defending and rebounding is something this team can truly do.

1101
01:12:15,460 --> 01:12:17,080
 Tell us about the schedule.

1102
01:12:17,500 --> 01:12:24,600
 This time of the year, a lot of universities and colleges are going through finals, practice a little bit scattered.

1103
01:12:24,600 --> 01:12:30,400
 Next game is going to be Monday, December the 15th at Alabama A&M, 7 p.m.

1104
01:12:30,440 --> 01:12:30,920
 Tip-off.

1105
01:12:31,060 --> 01:12:33,240
 What kind of schedule do you have this week?

1106
01:12:34,040 --> 01:12:37,040
 Yeah, so this week, you know, we had practice this morning.

1107
01:12:38,340 --> 01:12:41,580
 Tomorrow we'll practice again at 8.30.

1108
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:48,560
 In fact, tomorrow after we practice and we do weights, we're bringing the team over here to Turbo Coffee.

1109
01:12:49,800 --> 01:12:54,060
 Scott and Erica have been fantastic supporting our program.

1110
01:12:54,780 --> 01:13:01,300
 And we're going to do a little promo with them and do a little, because obviously we're partnered up with their business.

1111
01:13:01,700 --> 01:13:04,660
 And we're very fortunate to have them part of the program.

1112
01:13:04,860 --> 01:13:07,000
 So we're going to do that tomorrow.

1113
01:13:07,180 --> 01:13:08,200
 We'll give them off on Friday.

1114
01:13:08,720 --> 01:13:11,540
 And then we'll two-day prep Saturday, Sunday for Monday's game.

1115
01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:15,300
 Well, listen, enjoy the week.

1116
01:13:16,020 --> 01:13:17,740
 Tell Scott we said hello.

1117
01:13:17,960 --> 01:13:18,840
 He's a good guy.

1118
01:13:19,020 --> 01:13:22,840
 Certainly enjoy running into him at Turbo or Lost Pizza.

1119
01:13:23,160 --> 01:13:26,420
 He seems to be at one or the other, quite frankly.

1120
01:13:27,380 --> 01:13:28,640
 Listen, have a great week.

1121
01:13:28,720 --> 01:13:30,220
 We always enjoy talking with you.

1122
01:13:30,300 --> 01:13:31,360
 Good luck Monday night.

1123
01:13:31,740 --> 01:13:33,580
 Guys, always great being on here with you guys.

1124
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 Sam, right back at you.

1125
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 Save us a cup or two at Turbo Coffee as well.

1126
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 There you have it.

1127
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 UNA men's basketball coach, Tony Pujol.

1128
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 Now the fellow that knows all about winning, Mars Hill boss, Dale Higgins on deck.

1129
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 Stay with us.

1130
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1185
01:17:50,820 --> 01:17:58,720
 Welcome back in.

1186
01:17:58,860 --> 01:18:01,040
 You don't get an opportunity to do this much.

1187
01:18:01,120 --> 01:18:03,300
 That is, talk to a coach who's won a state championship.

1188
01:18:03,480 --> 01:18:07,480
 Even rarer to win, talk with someone who's done it back-to-back.

1189
01:18:07,640 --> 01:18:12,960
 But that's just Daryl Higgins, another day at the office, head football coach at a Mars Hill Bible School.

1190
01:18:13,080 --> 01:18:14,180
 Coach, welcome in.

1191
01:18:14,260 --> 01:18:15,980
 And again, congratulations.

1192
01:18:17,060 --> 01:18:17,520
 Thank you.

1193
01:18:17,620 --> 01:18:18,820
 Appreciate y'all having me on the show.

1194
01:18:19,340 --> 01:18:26,580
 I know it was last week, Coach, but have the feet touched the ground yet for you and the Mars Hill Bible family?

1195
01:18:27,440 --> 01:18:28,620
 Well, we're fired up.

1196
01:18:28,720 --> 01:18:32,580
 I mean, the whole community, the team, everybody's just really excited.

1197
01:18:32,780 --> 01:18:36,140
 It's a great thing to be able to win the last game.

1198
01:18:37,260 --> 01:18:42,360
 Coach, a lot of folks, a lot of coaches listening now, they want to get the blueprint from you how to win a state championship.

1199
01:18:42,360 --> 01:18:45,620
 And they probably want to follow up with a sequel, how do you win back-to-back.

1200
01:18:46,260 --> 01:18:47,800
 It's an easy question to ask.

1201
01:18:47,800 --> 01:18:52,000
 It's a hard one to answer, but what is the secret to the sauce from Mars Hill Bible?

1202
01:18:53,160 --> 01:18:54,720
 Well, I wish I knew a secret.

1203
01:18:55,080 --> 01:18:58,560
 There's really nothing we're doing any different than everybody else.

1204
01:18:58,680 --> 01:19:03,060
 We just try to do it extremely hard every day.

1205
01:19:03,180 --> 01:19:08,560
 We try not to take any shortcuts, anything that can be done to help us get better.

1206
01:19:08,620 --> 01:19:13,100
 What we're going to do, we're going to find everything possible to help these guys be the best players they can be.

1207
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:18,080
 Then we want to be a great teammate and be able to put the whole thing together on a Friday night.

1208
01:19:19,140 --> 01:19:22,640
 Darrell, I had the opportunity to see three of your games this year.

1209
01:19:22,780 --> 01:19:29,480
 The last one I saw was Geraldine, where you scored on three of the first five plays of the game.

1210
01:19:29,480 --> 01:19:30,920
 I mean, it still amazes me.

1211
01:19:31,040 --> 01:19:36,660
 I know Jackson Penn did not get a chance to play last year in the state championship game.

1212
01:19:36,760 --> 01:19:38,940
 Boy, has he ever made up for it.

1213
01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:47,680
 But Hudson Higgins, your son, of course, in Jackson, ran for a combined 4,089 yards.

1214
01:19:48,100 --> 01:19:50,660
 That's 13.6 yards a carry.

1215
01:19:50,940 --> 01:19:54,020
 Every time they touch the ball, they're making a first down.

1216
01:19:54,740 --> 01:19:57,120
 They combined for 68 touchdowns.

1217
01:19:57,120 --> 01:19:58,580
 Jackson had 38.

1218
01:19:58,720 --> 01:20:00,520
 Hudson had 30.

1219
01:20:00,840 --> 01:20:07,080
 But they don't get that unless that offensive line in front of them are opening the holes.

1220
01:20:07,400 --> 01:20:12,460
 But, of course, as you know, John Passerell and our good friends and Harold.

1221
01:20:12,840 --> 01:20:17,660
 And we were talking about how fast these guys are, 4-3 and 4-4.

1222
01:20:17,880 --> 01:20:20,000
 But the rushing was amazing.

1223
01:20:20,220 --> 01:20:23,380
 Ran for 398 against Bayside Academy.

1224
01:20:23,720 --> 01:20:24,860
 But I'll tell you one thing.

1225
01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:27,380
 Those two guys are absolutely incredible.

1226
01:20:27,380 --> 01:20:32,420
 But they get there because your offensive line belongs in open holes for them.

1227
01:20:33,340 --> 01:20:35,220
 It's just an unbelievable season.

1228
01:20:35,300 --> 01:20:36,460
 We talk about a perfect season.

1229
01:20:36,680 --> 01:20:42,900
 It was a great recipe of these offensive linemen that are big, strong, and can really get down

1230
01:20:42,900 --> 01:20:48,120
 the field and do their job and get the backs that, you know, if they had any kind of running

1231
01:20:48,120 --> 01:20:50,140
 room at all, it turned into a big play.

1232
01:20:50,380 --> 01:20:52,600
 I thought we punted four times all year.

1233
01:20:53,240 --> 01:20:58,000
 And when we started the year out, you know, we didn't really know what we had as far as

1234
01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:03,200
 we had a new fullback, new quarterback, some new guards, some very important people in

1235
01:21:03,200 --> 01:21:04,020
 our wing tee offense.

1236
01:21:04,020 --> 01:21:09,220
 But they just came together and everybody, you know, took a lot of pride in doing their

1237
01:21:09,220 --> 01:21:13,180
 job and doing it hard and being the best version of their self they could be.

1238
01:21:13,240 --> 01:21:15,120
 And it turned into this unbelievable team.

1239
01:21:15,920 --> 01:21:17,500
 Coach, I watched the game over the weekend.

1240
01:21:17,700 --> 01:21:19,800
 I saw a team punt four times in the first half.

1241
01:21:20,420 --> 01:21:24,080
 Let's talk about the wing tee, Coach.

1242
01:21:24,180 --> 01:21:29,000
 Obviously, if people want to sit here and do this and do that, but what's your saying?

1243
01:21:29,060 --> 01:21:30,640
 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

1244
01:21:30,700 --> 01:21:32,440
 Talk to us about the magic of the wing tee.

1245
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:37,100
 I believe it's the best high school offense that there is.

1246
01:21:37,280 --> 01:21:41,760
 I mean, we've proven that over a long period of time from the way we've ran it all the way

1247
01:21:41,760 --> 01:21:43,620
 back at Dasher till now.

1248
01:21:43,840 --> 01:21:46,960
 And it's fitting any kind of system that you want.

1249
01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:51,580
 If you have a great fullback, tailback, wide receiver, tight end, whatever it might be,

1250
01:21:52,080 --> 01:21:56,460
 you can be very successful running the ball, throwing the ball, getting your playmakers the

1251
01:21:56,460 --> 01:21:56,760
 ball.

1252
01:21:56,940 --> 01:22:00,240
 And the best thing about it, though, is it's got to be precision.

1253
01:22:00,440 --> 01:22:03,060
 Everybody has a job to have to do it exactly right.

1254
01:22:03,060 --> 01:22:06,980
 So no matter where you're at on the team, it's not just throw it out there to one person and

1255
01:22:06,980 --> 01:22:08,360
 let them beat everybody.

1256
01:22:08,560 --> 01:22:11,820
 Everybody has to have a part in the play being successful or unsuccessful.

1257
01:22:12,220 --> 01:22:15,000
 And so it puts a lot of ownership on everybody in that huddle.

1258
01:22:16,220 --> 01:22:21,920
 Darrell, I talked to Jeff Mason of Launderdale County after your game about midseason.

1259
01:22:22,480 --> 01:22:26,940
 And he said, Brett, we had some young linebackers who are going to be very good.

1260
01:22:27,040 --> 01:22:31,940
 They're good now, but they just could not keep track of the misdirection of the wing tee.

1261
01:22:31,940 --> 01:22:35,200
 And they got confused numerous times.

1262
01:22:35,600 --> 01:22:37,300
 That's the magic of the wing tee.

1263
01:22:38,620 --> 01:22:39,020
 Absolutely.

1264
01:22:39,220 --> 01:22:41,380
 I was just talking to the Piedmont coach.

1265
01:22:41,500 --> 01:22:45,620
 I'm actually a Mississippi coach in the Alabama All-Star team versus Mississippi.

1266
01:22:45,700 --> 01:22:51,620
 I got some of the best kids you've ever seen down here playing this game.

1267
01:22:51,860 --> 01:22:53,220
 Number one running back in the nation.

1268
01:22:53,340 --> 01:22:53,940
 Number one receiver.

1269
01:22:54,280 --> 01:22:58,300
 If you're an Alabama fan, you need to be very excited about some of these kids coming.

1270
01:22:58,660 --> 01:23:02,120
 But I talked to the coach from Piedmont on the way down here.

1271
01:23:02,320 --> 01:23:03,960
 And we were talking about a play.

1272
01:23:04,100 --> 01:23:05,320
 Jackson Pien ran up the middle.

1273
01:23:05,400 --> 01:23:06,520
 This is what we call a trap play.

1274
01:23:07,080 --> 01:23:09,180
 His middle linebacker ran right past him.

1275
01:23:09,940 --> 01:23:13,460
 And he said, Coach, he was within one yard of tackling.

1276
01:23:13,860 --> 01:23:18,360
 And he ran right past him to go chase the tailback who was faking a buck sweep.

1277
01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:22,520
 And he said, you know, I told him all week, don't look into the backfield.

1278
01:23:22,660 --> 01:23:27,660
 But when the game starts and the kids start playing, they start looking at the wrong things.

1279
01:23:27,660 --> 01:23:33,020
 And we really take a lot of pride in carrying out our fakes, getting all the way down the field.

1280
01:23:33,140 --> 01:23:36,820
 The guy that doesn't have the ball and needs to be running harder than the guy that's got the ball.

1281
01:23:37,520 --> 01:23:41,120
 And so all those things help us, you know, help us be successful.

1282
01:23:42,060 --> 01:23:45,280
 I think that kid must have seen my old game film back in the day.

1283
01:23:47,720 --> 01:23:49,040
 Let's talk a little bit about that.

1284
01:23:49,140 --> 01:23:53,740
 You mentioned, since you brought it up, I mean, you know how to evaluate talent.

1285
01:23:53,860 --> 01:23:56,940
 It's easy to sit here and get caught up in stats and say, boy, this kid's good.

1286
01:23:56,940 --> 01:23:58,960
 But sometimes it's all relative to the competition.

1287
01:23:59,040 --> 01:23:59,620
 Let's be honest.

1288
01:24:00,080 --> 01:24:02,420
 How good is Crowell, in your opinion?

1289
01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:08,440
 Well, down here, we're the best of the best in the whole state.

1290
01:24:08,600 --> 01:24:13,420
 And he stands out at a whole different level than everybody else.

1291
01:24:13,580 --> 01:24:14,660
 I mean, he is that good.

1292
01:24:15,160 --> 01:24:19,300
 I've never really seen anybody this close up of things he can do.

1293
01:24:19,620 --> 01:24:25,700
 So I can almost guarantee Alabama's going to run for a lot more yards next year than they're doing right now.

1294
01:24:26,220 --> 01:24:29,400
 Darryl, talk about your staff.

1295
01:24:29,400 --> 01:24:32,400
 As you know, Harold and I know John Paciorelli.

1296
01:24:32,500 --> 01:24:36,200
 You've been putting up with that rascal for a long time, Josh Willingham.

1297
01:24:36,720 --> 01:24:40,060
 I got a chance to talk some more of your staff at the Geraldine game.

1298
01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:43,400
 You can't do this by yourself, as you well know.

1299
01:24:43,500 --> 01:24:44,640
 Talk about your staff.

1300
01:24:45,680 --> 01:24:46,760
 Our staff's so amazing.

1301
01:24:46,840 --> 01:24:48,420
 They almost really don't need me out there.

1302
01:24:48,420 --> 01:24:53,580
 I mean, I'm just out there just kind of walking around talking to everybody.

1303
01:24:53,780 --> 01:24:55,640
 And they're coaching like crazy.

1304
01:24:55,960 --> 01:25:02,060
 And we haven't talked a lot about our defense, but our defense is really what made this team so unbelievable.

1305
01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:06,620
 And they gave up very few points, maybe four touchdowns in all the playoffs.

1306
01:25:07,240 --> 01:25:09,160
 And just really hard to move the ball on.

1307
01:25:09,340 --> 01:25:14,080
 And our defense coordinator is, I don't want to tell too many people because I don't want to try to come hiring,

1308
01:25:14,180 --> 01:25:16,800
 but Will Kilpatrick is our defense coordinator.

1309
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:24,300
 And he has coached two years for our defense and two state championships and does a tremendous job of getting the guys ready.

1310
01:25:24,400 --> 01:25:25,320
 They play hard for him.

1311
01:25:25,380 --> 01:25:27,220
 They're always in the right position.

1312
01:25:27,400 --> 01:25:31,480
 They work like crazy getting everybody ready, you know, for the week.

1313
01:25:31,560 --> 01:25:32,880
 They do a great job game planning.

1314
01:25:33,140 --> 01:25:35,880
 So, you know, we have a tremendous staff.

1315
01:25:36,300 --> 01:25:40,300
 There's actually four Kilpatricks on our staff.

1316
01:25:42,080 --> 01:25:49,340
 Will's dad is one of our defensive line coaches, two brothers, Hunter and Brian Jr., also a coach on our staff.

1317
01:25:49,400 --> 01:25:52,300
 So, we have four Kilpatricks along with all these other guys.

1318
01:25:53,420 --> 01:25:57,020
 Coach Daryl Higgins, I don't think they're going to be running you off anytime soon, Coach.

1319
01:25:57,080 --> 01:25:59,300
 Talk to us about your schedule this year.

1320
01:25:59,380 --> 01:26:01,320
 I always said, do the right thing.

1321
01:26:01,380 --> 01:26:02,620
 Go out and test yourself.

1322
01:26:02,740 --> 01:26:03,320
 You did it.

1323
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 You played the Madison Academies.

1324
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 You went on the road to Scottsboro.

1325
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 That's always hard to play Scottsboro anyway.

1326
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 A tough game there, bigger classification.

1327
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 They got a proud program over there in Jackson County.

1328
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 And then Monday, what do you expect?

1329
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 Have you heard anything about, I think Monday is the date.

1330
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 You're probably closer than we are as far as reclassification.

1331
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 You've dominated where you've been.

1332
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 What are you hearing about Monday maybe moving on up, Coach?

1333
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 Well, we'll be moving up to 4A because of the competitive balance rules, which one of the games do that.

1334
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 So, we're really excited about that.

1335
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 We had a lot of great competition in the 3A and ready to get 4A shot.

1336
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 But we like to play the best people we can in our non-region games.

1337
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 So, we want to play people that are better than us, faster than us.

1338
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 I mean, if we don't play our best, we're going to get beat.

1339
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 So, we try to schedule up and schedule people that can really play ball.

1340
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 Well, you schedule Coleman, yet you had a very tough loss to them.

1341
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 And then Scottsboro, I had a gentleman sitting in the stands.

1342
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 He's a Geraldine fan.

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 He just couldn't believe what he was saying.

1344
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1345
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1346
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 They beat Scottsboro playoff team by three touchdowns.

1347
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 So, no, we're quite familiar with that.

1348
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1349
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 We know you're busy.

1350
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 Good luck.

1351
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1352
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 Yeah.

1353
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1354
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 Again, congratulations to you and the staff and the players.

1355
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 God bless them.

1356
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 Have a great week.

1357
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 And hopefully, we can do this again with you soon.

1358
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 Hey, I appreciate it.

1359
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 Thank you so much for having me on.

1360
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 Thank you so much.

1361
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 There you have it.

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 Back-to-back head football coach.

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 The college football playoff begins for Alabama when they take on Oklahoma and Norman.

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1474
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 Drew, welcome in.

1475
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 How are you?

1476
01:33:59,700 --> 01:34:00,460
 I'm good, guys.

1477
01:34:00,520 --> 01:34:00,960
 How are y'all?

1478
01:34:01,320 --> 01:34:01,700
 Hey, man.

1479
01:34:01,700 --> 01:34:02,900
 We're doing okay, Drew.

1480
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:05,720
 But now we know the story from Saturday night.

1481
01:34:05,720 --> 01:34:11,240
 But in some ways, it's crazy in 2025 the way things are now compared to back in the day.

1482
01:34:11,460 --> 01:34:14,520
 The worst of the taste of maths on Saturday night.

1483
01:34:14,640 --> 01:34:19,440
 And now, basically, you still have everything in front of you if you're the Alabama Crimson Tide.

1484
01:34:19,560 --> 01:34:22,800
 Your thoughts about what a difference the day makes in Tuscaloosa.

1485
01:34:23,980 --> 01:34:29,440
 Well, you know, certainly Alabama accomplished, I think, one of their goals.

1486
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 And that is to play for a national championship.

1487
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 They did not win the SEC championship, you know, but I think that was in front of them.

1488
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 They didn't get that done.

1489
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 But the ultimate prize is, and that's to win the national title.

1490
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 And even a year ago, I mean, we know that Ohio State didn't win the Big Ten.

1491
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 And they went on and, you know, won the national championship.

1492
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 That's the system that you have.

1493
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 And Alabama has that opportunity.

1494
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 And now they should be super motivated against Oklahoma,

1495
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 a team that they haven't had a lot of success against since 2018.

1496
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 And it's a program that Kalen DeBoer is 0-2 against.

1497
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 But just nearly two weeks they're going to get off should be immensely important

1498
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 because they have the chance to heal up because they were a beat-up football team

1499
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 and just look like they were out of gas this past Saturday.

1500
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 So getting a chance to heal up and have more guys available would be huge for them.

1501
01:35:28,400 --> 01:35:33,200
 And certainly I think that's the biggest key to the game right now as far as the rematch.

1502
01:35:33,320 --> 01:35:36,480
 We know Alabama nearly doubled them up in yardage.

1503
01:35:36,880 --> 01:35:43,080
 And, you know, and if it wasn't for extremely poor special teams and then, you know,

1504
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 just basically a pick-six and turning the ball over, they very likely beat Oklahoma.

1505
01:35:48,700 --> 01:35:52,180
 So if the game they can win, it's certainly not going to be easy

1506
01:35:52,180 --> 01:35:56,740
 because the Sooners are as good as any team Alabama's played all year defensively,

1507
01:35:56,760 --> 01:35:58,380
 and that also includes Georgia.

1508
01:35:58,920 --> 01:36:03,620
 But still, it's a great opportunity on the road to have a chance to advance

1509
01:36:03,620 --> 01:36:07,080
 and then play the number one team in the country in the Rose Bowl in Indiana.

1510
01:36:08,440 --> 01:36:13,220
 Let's talk about that because it's almost like you could say the same thing in the Oklahoma games

1511
01:36:13,220 --> 01:36:13,960
 again in Georgia.

1512
01:36:14,260 --> 01:36:19,120
 Special teams messed up and they turned it over with, in the case of Oklahoma, a pick-six.

1513
01:36:19,680 --> 01:36:22,820
 If that's the problem, how are they going to fix that this time around?

1514
01:36:22,820 --> 01:36:26,720
 Because this is two games where special teams have been anything but special.

1515
01:36:26,920 --> 01:36:29,920
 And let's face it, a lot of folks are wondering about Ty.

1516
01:36:29,920 --> 01:36:31,500
 How healthy is Ty Simpson?

1517
01:36:32,700 --> 01:36:34,340
 He's healthy enough to play.

1518
01:36:34,880 --> 01:36:39,740
 Certainly he's beat up and he's taken a lot of punishment this year.

1519
01:36:40,380 --> 01:36:42,000
 But he'll be available.

1520
01:36:42,380 --> 01:36:44,820
 I mean, I'll be stunned if not.

1521
01:36:45,180 --> 01:36:48,340
 I think he's, certainly I think he has a back issue.

1522
01:36:48,340 --> 01:36:49,800
 I think that's well documented.

1523
01:36:50,520 --> 01:36:53,120
 But he's played through it, certainly.

1524
01:36:53,760 --> 01:36:55,220
 And, you know, I'll just quote Nick Stade,

1525
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 but they need the people around the quarterback to play better.

1526
01:36:58,740 --> 01:37:03,000
 Certainly, Ty needs to play better, needs to throw the ball with more accuracy.

1527
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 But, you know, when you have six drops and, you know,

1528
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 when your offensive line does not protect very well

1529
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1530
01:37:14,440 --> 01:37:16,360
 it's not going to help your quarterback very much.

1531
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1532
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 So, they need to play better around the quarterback.

1533
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 And then, you know, you bring up the kicking game, the kicking game.

1534
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 And I don't think that's been given enough criticism, I guess.

1535
01:37:32,600 --> 01:37:32,800
 Yeah.

1536
01:37:34,740 --> 01:37:38,380
 Alabama's, you know, field goal kicking has been up and down and inconsistent.

1537
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 Blake Dowd has been okay, not great.

1538
01:37:42,260 --> 01:37:44,880
 The long snapping has not been good.

1539
01:37:44,960 --> 01:37:49,860
 And then, when you go back and look at it, Alabama has not, you know,

1540
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 they have not really created an explosive play or return,

1541
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 either via punt or kickoff all year.

1542
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 Right, yeah.

1543
01:37:57,800 --> 01:38:01,960
 Now, they've given up a few, but they haven't done it themselves, you know.

1544
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 And then, you know, I had someone tell me,

1545
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 well, the closest thing, I guess, to an explosive return

1546
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 was Ryan Williams against Oklahoma.

1547
01:38:09,320 --> 01:38:11,200
 And we know what happened at the end of that play.

1548
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 So, a turnover, and the Sooners ended up getting a short field and scoring.

1549
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 So, Alabama needs to play better in the kicking game.

1550
01:38:21,100 --> 01:38:22,160
 There's no doubt about it.

1551
01:38:22,480 --> 01:38:27,100
 The last game, I felt like that they at least did enough good to win

1552
01:38:27,100 --> 01:38:28,180
 was against LSU.

1553
01:38:28,860 --> 01:38:30,780
 But that seems like an eon ago.

1554
01:38:31,580 --> 01:38:39,200
 Yeah, Cole Adams has had some near breaks, breakouts as far as returns.

1555
01:38:39,200 --> 01:38:42,660
 But, as you mentioned, it just simply hasn't happened.

1556
01:38:42,840 --> 01:38:47,520
 D2, the defense, I'll say this, has held their own.

1557
01:38:48,120 --> 01:38:55,020
 Georgia's scoring drives were 12, 21, 39, and 57.

1558
01:38:55,940 --> 01:38:58,680
 And, again, Georgia was more prepared.

1559
01:38:59,140 --> 01:39:01,100
 Again, they had their injured players.

1560
01:39:01,200 --> 01:39:03,320
 The next man up, they were more ready.

1561
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:06,680
 But, Justin Hill caught my attention.

1562
01:39:06,840 --> 01:39:10,260
 Yonsei Pierre, they played a lot of players.

1563
01:39:10,460 --> 01:39:14,340
 Wilming's played a lot of players during the course of the season.

1564
01:39:14,700 --> 01:39:17,320
 And, again, this defense, unlike the offense,

1565
01:39:18,220 --> 01:39:22,180
 has had gradually improved throughout the course of the year.

1566
01:39:23,220 --> 01:39:24,320
 Yeah, it has.

1567
01:39:24,460 --> 01:39:28,660
 Now, they were missing a very key cog on Saturday night.

1568
01:39:28,660 --> 01:39:34,540
 The guy that made probably the biggest play in helping Alabama win 24-21 in Athens.

1569
01:39:34,800 --> 01:39:36,040
 And that was L.T. Overton.

1570
01:39:36,660 --> 01:39:40,440
 That was another very, you know, unfortunate loss for Alabama.

1571
01:39:41,040 --> 01:39:46,700
 And based upon what we know, you know, Alabama has not, you know,

1572
01:39:46,740 --> 01:39:47,940
 said anything specifically.

1573
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:49,420
 They've said medical condition.

1574
01:39:49,600 --> 01:39:54,700
 But what I've heard through the grapevine, the kind of situation he's got health-wise,

1575
01:39:54,840 --> 01:39:59,400
 I'm not sure we'll see L.T. Overton, you know, play for Alabama again.

1576
01:39:59,520 --> 01:40:00,320
 That's unfortunate.

1577
01:40:00,620 --> 01:40:05,300
 But they at least have a long-term plan where they now,

1578
01:40:05,460 --> 01:40:07,200
 where you can prepare without him.

1579
01:40:07,740 --> 01:40:13,520
 They're going to have to have, you know, other guys step up in his stead.

1580
01:40:13,840 --> 01:40:19,440
 You know, like a Jordan Renaud, they're going to have to step up Keyon Keeley.

1581
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:23,420
 And they've got – it's unfortunate, but that's just the way it is.

1582
01:40:23,520 --> 01:40:25,980
 Because, you know, life is more important than football.

1583
01:40:26,400 --> 01:40:31,700
 And certainly we – I hope that L.T. can – something can be done

1584
01:40:31,700 --> 01:40:33,480
 where he can have a professional career.

1585
01:40:33,620 --> 01:40:35,980
 Because I think he had created that opportunity.

1586
01:40:36,260 --> 01:40:41,240
 But, you know, when you have the rumors of blood clots and things of that nature,

1587
01:40:41,240 --> 01:40:46,600
 that's extremely, you know, unfortunate and just scary.

1588
01:40:47,140 --> 01:40:51,620
 And so, prayers out to L.T., but hopefully Alabama can make an adjustment there.

1589
01:40:51,720 --> 01:40:54,220
 And like you said, Brett, they still played, I thought,

1590
01:40:54,300 --> 01:40:56,340
 well enough defensively to win the game.

1591
01:40:56,580 --> 01:40:56,940
 They did.

1592
01:40:56,940 --> 01:41:01,720
 And they're going to need that kind of effort, you know, in Norman a week from Friday.

1593
01:41:02,720 --> 01:41:05,320
 Drew DeArman, 97.7 FM, The Zone.

1594
01:41:05,460 --> 01:41:07,700
 Drew, let's face it, everybody knows Oklahoma.

1595
01:41:08,040 --> 01:41:09,860
 They make the money off their defense.

1596
01:41:10,040 --> 01:41:12,420
 And we talked with some of our friends from Oklahoma Nation.

1597
01:41:12,980 --> 01:41:15,220
 And especially when they can make a team one-dimensional.

1598
01:41:15,380 --> 01:41:19,380
 Well, it doesn't take Einstein to see that Alabama's pretty one-dimensional right now.

1599
01:41:19,440 --> 01:41:21,280
 Look at the stats, passing versus rushing.

1600
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:24,160
 A lot of folks didn't even think it's possible for any team,

1601
01:41:24,160 --> 01:41:27,280
 especially a team with Alabama full of guys in the NFL,

1602
01:41:27,840 --> 01:41:30,480
 to rush for a total of minus six yards.

1603
01:41:30,560 --> 01:41:34,900
 You've got to go back to Vietnam, 1968, to see that with that program.

1604
01:41:35,460 --> 01:41:36,960
 To me, that's where it all starts.

1605
01:41:37,040 --> 01:41:38,240
 We talk about field position.

1606
01:41:38,740 --> 01:41:42,280
 You talk about a team that loves to key on one-dimensional offenses.

1607
01:41:42,500 --> 01:41:45,440
 What does Alabama do to fix the running game?

1608
01:41:47,040 --> 01:41:49,860
 Well, they're just going to have to get healthier up front.

1609
01:41:50,100 --> 01:41:53,660
 I mean, they certainly need Parker Burrellsburg to be healthier.

1610
01:41:54,340 --> 01:41:57,740
 In the last few weeks, he's been playing on one leg.

1611
01:41:58,440 --> 01:41:58,600
 Yeah.

1612
01:41:58,900 --> 01:42:01,740
 You know, they need Cam Dewberry to be healthy.

1613
01:42:02,320 --> 01:42:04,580
 And then they need to get a hat on a hat.

1614
01:42:04,880 --> 01:42:11,160
 I mean, you know, they did run the football well against a pretty good Auburn defense the week before.

1615
01:42:11,400 --> 01:42:15,600
 And look, Georgia's an elite run defense, especially this year.

1616
01:42:15,760 --> 01:42:17,120
 So it shows Oklahoma.

1617
01:42:17,440 --> 01:42:22,500
 But I think a lot of people forget that Alabama rushed for two touchdowns against the Sooners.

1618
01:42:22,500 --> 01:42:27,400
 And really, Daniel Ville had a nice game with 15 carries and 60 yards.

1619
01:42:27,800 --> 01:42:31,140
 They're going to have to try to generate some sort of running game in that way.

1620
01:42:31,240 --> 01:42:33,340
 They're going to need to use Todd Simpson's leg.

1621
01:42:33,940 --> 01:42:35,380
 They're going to have to get creative.

1622
01:42:35,840 --> 01:42:44,020
 You know, and whether it be in the rounds, even a reverse or something of that nature, they're going to have to, you know, just stay with it.

1623
01:42:44,200 --> 01:42:48,980
 And they're going to have to try to produce maybe an explosive run.

1624
01:42:49,180 --> 01:42:56,700
 I do think one thing they're going to have to do in this rematch is they're going to have to make a couple of 40 or 50-yard plays.

1625
01:42:57,380 --> 01:43:03,960
 Because Oklahoma's so good defensively that a lot of it is just going to be like, you know, body punches.

1626
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:05,860
 And then you finally land the haymaker.

1627
01:43:06,340 --> 01:43:08,240
 That's what Alabama's going to have to do.

1628
01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:11,520
 And then, you know, right now everybody talks about the running game.

1629
01:43:11,600 --> 01:43:12,900
 It has been non-existent.

1630
01:43:13,040 --> 01:43:19,400
 But, you know, this football team going into the season, we talked about the strength being the quarterback and the receivers.

1631
01:43:19,920 --> 01:43:22,000
 And it was the first half of the season.

1632
01:43:22,000 --> 01:43:30,480
 But lately, Alabama, you know, they could use a new sponsor called Need a Sack because wide receivers have been dropping too many balls.

1633
01:43:30,480 --> 01:43:35,280
 And then we'll see about Josh Cuevas and see if he's healthy and available.

1634
01:43:35,440 --> 01:43:36,600
 I'm not sure he will be.

1635
01:43:37,040 --> 01:43:39,000
 But, you know, you've been playing Marshall Pritchett.

1636
01:43:39,080 --> 01:43:40,400
 You've been playing Caleb Edwards.

1637
01:43:41,160 --> 01:43:47,140
 And so at least you've got some young guys that you've gotten into bigger roles and gotten comfortable going into Norman.

1638
01:43:47,980 --> 01:43:49,520
 Yeah, I agree with you.

1639
01:43:49,660 --> 01:43:51,480
 The lack of explosive plays.

1640
01:43:51,600 --> 01:43:53,040
 I've been saying this for a while.

1641
01:43:53,260 --> 01:43:58,560
 Alabama, basically, their offense operates in a 25-yard box.

1642
01:43:59,180 --> 01:44:01,380
 Now, I know they've taken some deep shots.

1643
01:44:01,960 --> 01:44:09,080
 Ryan Williams showed a little bit of something, came off a milk carton, and did a few things against Georgia.

1644
01:44:09,980 --> 01:44:12,280
 They've also got to get better on third down.

1645
01:44:12,380 --> 01:44:16,420
 They were 3 of 14 against Georgia in 2.0.

1646
01:44:16,980 --> 01:44:27,360
 Back in September, they were 13 of 19, and a lot of that, D2, is getting more on first and second down to be more successful on third.

1647
01:44:28,640 --> 01:44:30,140
 Yeah, I mean, no doubt.

1648
01:44:30,400 --> 01:44:33,480
 I mean, that's why they beat Georgia the first time.

1649
01:44:33,560 --> 01:44:34,840
 They were so good on third down.

1650
01:44:34,980 --> 01:44:40,780
 But, you know, Kurt Smart, he was more aggressive this time on third downs and came after Ty Simpson.

1651
01:44:40,780 --> 01:44:47,360
 Alabama hasn't handled pressure-wear well most of the year, and we know Brent Venables is going to be very aggressive.

1652
01:44:47,600 --> 01:44:52,720
 So, Alabama, they've got to be better prepared to be able to beat the blitz, period, into story.

1653
01:44:53,260 --> 01:44:54,900
 We'll see if they can do that.

1654
01:44:54,960 --> 01:44:58,220
 If they can, then Alabama's going to have a chance to win the game.

1655
01:44:58,520 --> 01:45:00,120
 It really is rather simple.

1656
01:45:00,280 --> 01:45:02,820
 I mean, they're going to have to win the plus-minus.

1657
01:45:02,880 --> 01:45:06,200
 They lost it on Georgia, minus one on Saturday.

1658
01:45:06,200 --> 01:45:13,420
 They've got to find a way to generate a couple of big plays and run the football, you know, in some form or fashion.

1659
01:45:14,080 --> 01:45:19,500
 They're not going to be a gargantuan running attack, but if they get J.M. Miller back, it certainly will help.

1660
01:45:20,420 --> 01:45:25,520
 You know, and then, again, they have to try to create some sort of advantage in the kicking game.

1661
01:45:25,680 --> 01:45:30,060
 But it needs to at least be a stalemate because Oklahoma is solid in that area.

1662
01:45:30,180 --> 01:45:41,180
 If there's a distinct advantage, you know, for the Sooners on the kicking game like there was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's going to be in a world of hurt.

1663
01:45:41,740 --> 01:45:47,500
 Yeah, man, and the facts show that they just got All-American status of some of those kickers out there in Norman.

1664
01:45:47,920 --> 01:45:50,320
 To me, Georgia showed the blueprint for Alabama.

1665
01:45:50,460 --> 01:45:54,880
 When you don't have the line, and by this point in season, if you're still asking the question what's wrong,

1666
01:45:55,400 --> 01:45:59,360
 and the coaches who are getting paid millions of dollars don't know the answer, then you've got to question that.

1667
01:45:59,480 --> 01:46:00,720
 Georgia, to me, had the answer.

1668
01:46:01,200 --> 01:46:03,880
 Don't worry about the 40-50-yard explosive play.

1669
01:46:03,960 --> 01:46:06,780
 They did a lot of swing passes, jet sweeps, things of that nature.

1670
01:46:06,980 --> 01:46:08,380
 Keep it simple, stupid.

1671
01:46:08,960 --> 01:46:11,660
 Soften up the defense so maybe the running game will have a chance.

1672
01:46:11,660 --> 01:46:16,640
 Would the Alabama coaching staff ever consider maybe, instead of going for all of it,

1673
01:46:16,820 --> 01:46:19,560
 take shorter steps and go to the shorter passing game?

1674
01:46:20,480 --> 01:46:21,920
 Well, you would hope so.

1675
01:46:22,040 --> 01:46:25,900
 They need to create some sort of, you know, go against their tendencies.

1676
01:46:26,460 --> 01:46:31,620
 It's going to be hard against that Oklahoma pass rush for long-developing passes.

1677
01:46:31,620 --> 01:46:32,260
 Yeah, exactly.

1678
01:46:33,040 --> 01:46:36,600
 Because the Sooners have a chance to get home and rush the passers.

1679
01:46:36,600 --> 01:46:43,760
 But I will say this, you know, they did try some of the short passing game against Georgia.

1680
01:46:44,260 --> 01:46:46,360
 And look, A.K. Deer dropped the ball.

1681
01:46:46,820 --> 01:46:47,660
 They dropped the ball.

1682
01:46:48,160 --> 01:46:49,740
 You've got to make those catches.

1683
01:46:50,100 --> 01:46:53,860
 And, you know, I know the fans have been clamoring for A.K. Deer all year.

1684
01:46:54,500 --> 01:46:56,440
 He's got his chance to come in.

1685
01:46:56,720 --> 01:47:01,800
 I told you guys last week I thought he would have to play because of the injury situation

1686
01:47:01,800 --> 01:47:04,980
 and fell back because, you know, hopefully Jan will be back

1687
01:47:04,980 --> 01:47:06,380
 and Daniel Hill will be healthier.

1688
01:47:06,920 --> 01:47:09,200
 But you still probably won't have Kevin Riley.

1689
01:47:09,860 --> 01:47:11,420
 And they had to go to A.K.

1690
01:47:11,640 --> 01:47:15,100
 And he went the wrong way a couple times and then dropped the football.

1691
01:47:15,720 --> 01:47:17,460
 So you've got to be ready to go.

1692
01:47:17,460 --> 01:47:21,780
 And so it's going to have to be all hands on deck for this game against OU.

1693
01:47:22,120 --> 01:47:26,120
 And certainly, I mean, this time, you know, Alabama, you know,

1694
01:47:26,140 --> 01:47:29,620
 they nearly turned over John McTeer two or three times.

1695
01:47:30,180 --> 01:47:32,820
 And if they had, I think it would have been game-changing

1696
01:47:32,820 --> 01:47:35,100
 and result-changing for Alabama.

1697
01:47:35,620 --> 01:47:37,620
 They're going to have to create some turnovers.

1698
01:47:37,940 --> 01:47:39,480
 They didn't do that against Georgia.

1699
01:47:39,740 --> 01:47:43,140
 And, you know, and they didn't do it against OU.

1700
01:47:43,520 --> 01:47:45,580
 And this defense has been very opportunistic.

1701
01:47:46,080 --> 01:47:50,560
 If they can create turnovers, then I think Alabama can get a win in Norman.

1702
01:47:52,240 --> 01:47:56,580
 D2, one thing we do know, this is a pretty good Alabama men's basketball team.

1703
01:47:56,720 --> 01:48:00,740
 They routed Texas-San Antonio, the Roadrunners.

1704
01:48:01,660 --> 01:48:05,620
 Good to see Jaleel Bethea, 21 points.

1705
01:48:06,140 --> 01:48:09,440
 London Jemison, Phylon with 20 apiece.

1706
01:48:09,920 --> 01:48:15,120
 Boy, they got a tough challenge Saturday night at 830 in Legacy Arena at the CM Newton.

1707
01:48:16,120 --> 01:48:18,500
 Classic against number one, Arizona.

1708
01:48:18,700 --> 01:48:23,820
 But if they can get all these guys healthy, they can rebound and continue to play a little bit of defense.

1709
01:48:24,480 --> 01:48:28,440
 This is certainly going to be a top-10, top-5 team, maybe eventually.

1710
01:48:29,160 --> 01:48:32,400
 D2, in a few minutes, your thoughts on Alabama basketball

1711
01:48:32,400 --> 01:48:35,540
 and where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

1712
01:48:36,520 --> 01:48:39,720
 Well, I mean, Noah Peet's going to be a beast.

1713
01:48:39,720 --> 01:48:46,120
 And don't forget, you know, Bradley, Jaden Bradley, the former Alabama point guard.

1714
01:48:46,220 --> 01:48:49,660
 He's had a good run at Arizona for Tommy Lloyd.

1715
01:48:50,000 --> 01:48:57,160
 And it's going to be a really tough matchup over, you know, in the BJCC in Legacy Arena.

1716
01:48:57,700 --> 01:48:59,100
 It should be a great atmosphere.

1717
01:48:59,300 --> 01:49:01,120
 They just moved to number one in the country.

1718
01:49:01,700 --> 01:49:06,400
 They routed Auburn earlier, so this is a very talented Arizona team.

1719
01:49:06,780 --> 01:49:08,660
 Alabama needs to get back to full strength.

1720
01:49:08,660 --> 01:49:10,660
 Hopefully they'll have Aiden Holloway back.

1721
01:49:11,220 --> 01:49:14,840
 McGill Wright's going to go back against UCSA, but it was definitely rusty.

1722
01:49:15,460 --> 01:49:17,260
 You know, but hopefully they'll get him back.

1723
01:49:17,340 --> 01:49:18,640
 I don't know about Bristow.

1724
01:49:19,260 --> 01:49:25,620
 I know they don't want to rush, rush him back, but they can certainly use him against that front court of Arizona.

1725
01:49:25,820 --> 01:49:27,520
 That's for sure, no doubt.

1726
01:49:27,660 --> 01:49:29,540
 But Aiden Joel's been playing well lately.

1727
01:49:30,040 --> 01:49:30,860
 Blocked Scott.

1728
01:49:31,060 --> 01:49:33,080
 I thought he'd done a good job offensively.

1729
01:49:33,600 --> 01:49:36,300
 And then they need Taylor Bowl Bowen back as well.

1730
01:49:36,300 --> 01:49:39,280
 He unexpectedly missed the last game with back spasm.

1731
01:49:40,040 --> 01:49:45,580
 He's a really good fit for Alabama's system and, you know, going to have to defend and rebound a little bit better.

1732
01:49:45,680 --> 01:49:48,860
 But he's certainly capable, you know, of doing that.

1733
01:49:49,060 --> 01:49:52,700
 And then it was good to see Zalilbethay get cooking, so to speak.

1734
01:49:52,820 --> 01:49:54,240
 He had 20 points.

1735
01:49:54,780 --> 01:49:57,460
 He's going to be back in the lineup in the rotation now.

1736
01:49:57,980 --> 01:50:01,080
 Alabama should have his deep perimeter rotation as there is.

1737
01:50:01,740 --> 01:50:03,500
 Certainly they need Houston Millett.

1738
01:50:03,740 --> 01:50:07,300
 He's going to continue to always play hard, but to knock down some shots.

1739
01:50:08,160 --> 01:50:14,300
 And I think Alabama's got a shot in this game, especially considering, you know, it's in Birmingham for the CM Newton Classic.

1740
01:50:14,500 --> 01:50:17,000
 But it should be another great test for Alabama.

1741
01:50:17,440 --> 01:50:21,420
 It should be very similar to an NCAA tournament-type atmosphere.

1742
01:50:21,860 --> 01:50:28,660
 And, you know, NATO continues to test its team, you know, with an unbelievable out-of-conference schedule.

1743
01:50:28,900 --> 01:50:33,320
 And if they want to follow me, they can follow me at 977 ESPN.

1744
01:50:33,960 --> 01:50:43,580
 We're still trying to get my, you know, ex-account back from the Iranians who hacked me last week and basically stole my ex-account.

1745
01:50:43,800 --> 01:50:45,420
 So I do not believe in cryptocurrency.

1746
01:50:45,920 --> 01:50:47,060
 I do not have a new house.

1747
01:50:47,460 --> 01:50:48,760
 I do not have a new car.

1748
01:50:48,880 --> 01:50:51,800
 And I don't have $54,000 in the bank.

1749
01:50:52,200 --> 01:50:56,880
 So I wish I did have all that stuff, but that's not me.

1750
01:50:57,100 --> 01:51:01,040
 So don't believe that, but you can certainly follow us at 977 ESPN.

1751
01:51:01,240 --> 01:51:10,140
 And if you miss any of our content on Talking Ball, you can find it at our 97.7 The Zone SoundCloud page or 9770ESPN.com.

1752
01:51:10,140 --> 01:51:14,520
 And we always enjoy being on with the souls with you guys and talking some ball.

1753
01:51:15,080 --> 01:51:18,440
 Well, you may not have all that, but you did stay in the Holiday Inn Express last night.

1754
01:51:18,520 --> 01:51:20,000
 Drew, it's always good to hook you up with you.

1755
01:51:20,080 --> 01:51:20,680
 Thanks so much.

1756
01:51:21,860 --> 01:51:23,100
 Stay safe out there, okay?

1757
01:51:24,720 --> 01:51:29,840
 Watch out for, you know, possums, man, because I just got one removed from my vehicle, by the way.

1758
01:51:30,640 --> 01:51:31,880
 Greg didn't see that.

1759
01:51:31,960 --> 01:51:32,880
 He's seen the proof.

1760
01:51:33,200 --> 01:51:40,380
 I have victimized data over here by a possum that did force me to have some car repairs.

1761
01:51:40,880 --> 01:51:42,840
 We have been warned.

1762
01:51:42,960 --> 01:51:43,360
 There you have it.

1763
01:51:43,380 --> 01:51:45,480
 Drew German, 97.7 FM The Zone.

1764
01:51:45,580 --> 01:51:48,160
 BB, do you have any final words, my friend?

1765
01:51:48,380 --> 01:51:52,760
 No, after that, Harold, I really don't have a unique follow-up.

1766
01:51:53,200 --> 01:51:53,900
 You're the possum.

1767
01:51:53,960 --> 01:51:55,200
 That's going to take care of business for today.

1768
01:51:55,240 --> 01:51:57,660
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1769
01:51:57,740 --> 01:51:59,560
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1770
01:51:59,680 --> 01:52:01,700
 Let's do it again tomorrow at noon to two for the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 We'll see you next time.