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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. Your 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 into 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 is Alabama's new wide receivers coach come to Tuscaloosa by way of Auburn? Good afternoon. Welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Wednesday to you and the listeners. As you alluded to, Kalen DeBoer appears to be hiring former Auburn and Ole Miss offensive coordinator, Derrick Nix, to replace Jamarcus Shepard as receiver coach.

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 A little bit later, John Ferrari will be talking about the new Florida coach, John Sumral.

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 And David Weathers is here right now to talk about sports in life.

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 And if anybody knows about sports and life, it's David Weathers, almost two decades doing a thing called pitching in the Major League Baseball world, including picking up a World Series ring with a team called the New York Yankees.

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 And now the proud papa of athletes all over the place.

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 David Weathers, welcome in. How are you?

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 Good. How are you guys?

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 Hey, buddy.

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 Man, we're doing all right.

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 No, no, David.

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 We still got a week.

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 I got a lot of pressure on me this week. I got my anniversary tomorrow and Christmas in a week.

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 I don't feel sorry to be the one you do.

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 David, how can you afford that, man?

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 Hey, it gets on me. And Ryan's birthday is today. So, man, I got all kinds of acts in December.

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 David, let's start with that. First of all, on behalf of everyone here, please tell Ryan happy birthday on our behalf.

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 And for all the parents that are listening, what number is this? And as a story there, isn't it amazing how fast they get by? You still remember this kid in a cradle. You look up and here he is, a big old boy playing himself in the Major League Baseball world.

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 Yeah, he's 26 today. And literally, Kelly and I were talking about, two days ago, bringing him home and how quick it went from that to, you know, being new parents to, man, he's 26 now.

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 And he's got two sisters. So, man, we're excited. But, yeah, he's what made us parents. So, it's pretty cool.

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 Well, and talk to you about the sisters, because for the folks who don't know it, Ryan's got some work to do. Sis is on a pretty good basketball team. We got another one over at the West W there in Henderson.

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 And let's talk a little bit about, you know, with Fred Harmon, let's talk a little bit about the undefeated Crimson Titor.

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 Yeah, you know, Carl and him, they played last night, Sam Houston, today. At four, they got Tulane and should be a pretty good test.

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 And Sunday, they have Troy. So, that goes into the Christmas break. And then they start off January the 1st with South Carolina.

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 So, we start off easy in the SEC. But, you know, it's been really good. It's been our senior season.

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 We've tried to make everything. And amazingly, how fast that went. She's playing well and had to take a little bit different role this year, losing some big-time players last year.

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 But so far, so good. And last night, went over to Henderson and watched Freed Hardeman, watched them play.

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 And, man, they played well. And they're undefeated as well. So, my two girls right now, both are combined.

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 24-0. And Allie had a double-double last night. So, man, we get to enjoy some good basketball.

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 And, man, I can't complain.

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 No.

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 As most people who have listened to Harold and I talk to David Weathers in the past, at some point in the conversation,

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 the University of Alabama Athletics comes up. We just talked about the women's basketball team.

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 David, of course, Harold and I have talked a lot about Kaylin DeBoer and, quote, the rumors about going to Michigan.

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 Your thoughts on Kaylin DeBoer in the season that Alabama's had so far.

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 Well, Ron and I went down to the SEC championship game, and we knew we were shorthanded and those types of things.

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 But I just think everybody just has to cool their jets on DeBoer.

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 You know, everybody keeps saying he's not Nick Saban.

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 Well, he's not.

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 And he's never got it.

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 Nick Saban walks through the door.

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 And so, and there's a lot of things he does, honestly, that I like better than Saban did.

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 I like the way he treats the players and the coaches with more respect.

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 During the game, you know, as a former player, you know, those things are important to me.

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 Everybody wants to win, but, man, you can't, you know, embarrass your coaches and your players on NASA TV.

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 So, I love that about DeBoer.

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 And then the bottom line is he's going to get his types of players in here.

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 Everybody's losing their mind about this, that, and the other.

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 And, listen, he's here.

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 Man, I'm telling you, it takes a lot of backbone to follow Nick Saban.

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 He didn't hesitate.

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 And I like that, man.

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 I think he's going to be fine.

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 It's just different.

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 And I really believe that we have a chance to, after watching Indiana and Ohio State, I think we've got a shot at those guys.

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 So, you know, I think everybody's just got to cool their jets on DeBoer.

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 You know, David, looking at it, I think even when you played, and, of course, when we played way back in the day, you didn't have to deal with social media.

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 I'm just sitting here this morning prepping, and I'm looking at some of the stuff that's out there, and my goodness gracious, I saw one where the Michigan fans know for a fact that Michigan is still in the hunt.

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 They're letting DeBoer play this thing out of Alabama before he comes to the good job, Michigan.

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 Yeah, and there's a lot of delusional people.

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 And here's what I tell Kelly all the time.

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 I've got six followers, and they're putting all this out, and everybody follows it.

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 I'm like, you know, no one knows what goes on inside those colleges and all that kind of thing.

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 And where social media has ruined everything, you can't enjoy anything if you're on it.

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 And I'll be honest with you, man, I have Facebook, and that is it, and half the time I just delete it.

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 I don't need some people that's never done anything in life, especially in sports, telling me what I should be looking at.

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 I've got two sets of eyes that I can see, everything I need to see.

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 You're right, though, Harold.

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 This some dude in Michigan, that's his opinion.

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 He throws it out.

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 And here's the sad part, is the people that we used to love watching call sports,

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 and, Harold, I used to love you at Channel 19, where you got your nickname Boomo Bugg.

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 Back then, you just – you carried the news.

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 There was no political affiliation.

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 That's right.

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 And that's the ESPN and all that.

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 And I'm like, they're clickbait.

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 And I'm just like, man, what happened to just, you know, let's watch a football game.

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 Whoever wins wins.

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 But, my God, we don't need to know the third cousin removed was thrown in jail,

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 and he couldn't play that day.

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 That's none of our business, you know.

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 But, anyway.

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 You're the proud pop of an athlete, David.

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 How refreshing is it to see somebody like Ty Simpson, who apparently is playing with a bad back,

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 and you know how that is.

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 You played a lot of years, and, you know, you've got to play with injuries.

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 But to see that, and then you contrast that with a guy, you can't argue the numbers.

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 But Diego Pavia, he put up great numbers on the field.

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 But what, in my, I hate to say it, what a disgrace of how he's conducted himself at times off the field.

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 How refreshing would it be to be the parent of a Ty Simpson?

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 You never hear him complain.

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 He just goes out there and gives it 100%.

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 It may not be his old self, but at least he's giving it his best shot.

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 Listen, I told Kelly the other day, because I'm a hardcore fan, right?

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 And I got on Ty a little bit, and I finally stopped and said,

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 you know what, I've got a son that pitches in the big league of baseball,

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 and I've got two daughters that play, and they get ridiculed all the time, and it's no fun.

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 He waited his time.

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 He's done everything the right way.

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 He represents Alabama maybe as good as anybody ever has, overall.

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 and then you don't have to ask yourself why he started off at a junior college with his talent.

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 I will promise you, when they recruited him, there was red flags everywhere.

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 Here's what I'm disappointed in.

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 Where's Clark Lee in all this?

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 Like, at some point, man, your head coach has to reel you in and say, listen,

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 I mean, he embarrassed the University of Vanderbilt.

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 I don't care what anybody does.

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 That's embarrassing.

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 You're up there, Bainey has the greatest seed they've ever had.

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 You're the greatest quarterback they've ever had,

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 probably the greatest player they've ever had.

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 And then you get up there, and your brothers have been arrested.

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 You've embarrassed the University on that front.

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 Like, what an embarrassment.

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 And I'm embarrassed for his family.

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 Like, dude, you had an opportunity.

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 And I'll be honest with you, he's my husband guy.

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 Even still, you know, I hate to act like he is.

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 He is.

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 And if you put him on Ohio State, they're probably undefeated.

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 Like, he's better both of those guys.

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 And he didn't either of those things.

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 And very embarrassing day for Vanderbilt.

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 Should have been a great day.

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 what we've accomplished, if we're honest about it, it comes to the good Lord.

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 Whether I'm sitting here digging ditches, doing this job, playing sports,

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 whatever gift you have, in my opinion, it comes to the good Lord.

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 So, the praise goes there.

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 Like, you know, man, you want that too.

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 I'm like, maybe one athlete five years removed in.

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 Even though he threw a pick on that last play, he knew this is it.

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 I got to get the ball downfield and even get an interference call or whatever.

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 But, to me, that's that acumen that has just made him an all-time great.

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 If you're the smartest person in the world and you can retain,

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 I could remember that bat from 1988 if I faced a guy.

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 I wonder how many, I wonder how many toward all shots he had after that game.

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 Because he got blasted twice.

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 David, let me ask you before we let you go.

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 Six new coaches in the SEC, including the lane train.

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 Well, moving on with that drama to LSU, Jon Sumrall to Florida, Alex Golesh to Auburn.

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 I think that man can coach.

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 He's a bulldog.

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 Listen, Harold Holland and Brett Holland, we've been watching sports.

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 Lane Kiffin, if it was going to be Lane Kiffin, and he's going to mess up.

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 That's who he is.

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 Like, you know, that year that he had Alabama beat twice, and he tries to keep going for it.

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 They're going to win a lot of ballgames.

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 But I don't trust him.

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 If you can take that and do what he did there, I don't always look at numbers.

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 Well, and I'll be honest with you, Harold.

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 I don't know if you guys ever taught this.

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 The two passes I've had the last 30 years of my life.

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 When somebody shows you who they are, believe them.

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 And what Lane Kiffin did to Ole Miss, and the way he handled all that,

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 how do you ever look at that man and say, I trust him?

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 Good point.

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 It's impossible.

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 If you do, you're not very smart.

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 You're not very smart.

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 And so I think that's the reason I don't pick Kiffin.

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 Now, would I love to have Kiffin as an offensive coordinator?

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 Absolutely.

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 But I would never want him to run an Alabama football team.

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 We got our guy.

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 Our guy's going to be good.

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 Listen, Tim, when the War leaves Alabama, he's going to be thought of very highly.

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 David, always a gift to talk to you, my friend.

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 You've got a very talented family, and I appreciate everything you've accomplished.

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 You're still one of the most humble people that we talk with on this show.

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 Listen, have a great Christmas.

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 God bless you and your family again.

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 Absolutely, God.

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 Welcome back in.

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 If he does in his backyard, he's not too far from having a white Christmas every year, as in the white sandy beaches of Florida.

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 John Florey, every day there behind the microphone is CBS Sports Radio, 1420 WAOC and 1240 WFOY in St. Augustine, Florida.

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 John Florey, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing great, Brett and Harold.

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 Hope you guys are doing well.

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 And a lot going on with the Florida Gator football team, even though there will be no ball game.

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 But, guys, how it's turned as far as a 180 in enthusiasm.

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 I think there was a lot of disappointment when Lane Kiffin wasn't the choice.

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 But what John Summerall is doing right now with the staff hires, Buster Faulkner specifically, and Phil Troutwine, the former all-SEC Florida Gator offensive tackle.

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 There's a lot of excitement right now going around the program.

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 Well, you wouldn't expect anything less from a North Alabama native, would you?

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 He still maintains a modest—or he did, up to a few years ago anyway, in Huntsville.

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 So he came up with a blue collar.

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 He didn't have a silver spoon in his mouth, say, like some guys by the name whose last name is Kiffin.

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 He's had to work for everything he's got.

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 And here's what I—I saw a story this week to kind of illustrate that, John.

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 Obviously, he's well-respected, and he pledged to Tulane—you can correct me if I'm wrong.

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 In this modern day, who knows what's right and what's wrong?

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 But the story I saw was I think he pledged like $100,000 to the Tulane NIL program because he says,

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 I want Tulane to succeed.

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 Now, how many guys take money out of their pocket and give it to the school they're leaving?

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 To me, that bespeaks of your character.

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 It does, and I liked him at the press conference.

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 Not that the press conference is the be-all-end-all guys, but he knew coming in about the Lane Kiffin saga

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 and how that all got drawn out with Florida and everybody else.

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 And to lead with Lane Kiffin endorsed him for the job I thought was classic, the way he led into that.

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 And then the fact that he's coming here to win right off the bat.

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 One thing I never liked about Coach Napier was from the moment he got the job, it was going to be a long, strung-out process, the way he presented it.

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 It was a three- or four-year rebuild.

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 In this day and age, guys, it's year-to-year business.

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 With NIL, transfer portal, and recruiting, there's no four-year plan anymore.

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 And John Summerall pretty much expressed that at the press conference.

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 And I'm excited to see how it goes next year, guys.

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 I'm not saying I expect college football playoff and an SEC title, but I think the product's going to look, you know what, a lot better on the field than it has the past few years.

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 And that's what this fan base wants and quite honestly deserves, I mean, with what they've had to endure in the last five years.

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 John, DJ Legway has been pretty much the face of the Florida program, at least for the last two years.

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 When he's healthy and he's on, he's one of the best quarterbacks in the country.

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 But when he's not, he's been injured quite a bit, thrown too many interceptions in the last two years.

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 According to multiple media reports, he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal and move on.

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 I've heard the conversation with John Summerall was not exactly to his liking.

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 John, your thoughts on Legway moving on?

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 And I've heard already two names, Colton Joseph, an Old Dominion quarterback, and Georgia Tech quarterback transfer, Aaron Filo.

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 Your thoughts on Legway, and if that's so, who could replace him?

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 Well, my thoughts, Brett, are I think it's good for him and Florida to have a fresh start.

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 It just didn't work for whatever reason.

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 And DJ seems to be a good kid in the press conferences.

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 He was very respectful.

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 Let me give him that.

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 But he had 23 interceptions in two seasons on the field, guys.

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 Ouch.

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 You can't do that in the SEC.

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 Honestly, you can't do that anywhere.

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 And so he did have injuries.

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 The coaching situation was a mess.

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 But having said all that, I think it's best for him and Florida to have a fresh start.

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 And like you just touched on, Brett, we heard the same thing, that when John Summerall and the coaching staff got here,

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 it wasn't going to be like Billy Napier where the job's just going to be given to you.

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 You're going to have to come in and compete for it.

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 You're going to have to be available first and foremost, which DJ in the offseason wasn't.

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 Now, I'm not saying that was his fault.

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 He had a litany of injuries.

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 A lot of stuff we were never told.

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 Billy Napier, in fact, at one of his press conferences before he was fired, said when that story comes out, it's going to be a book.

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 But we never heard all the stuff last offseason, what was going on with DJ.

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 As far as the two guys coming in, or what we've heard coming in, obviously the portal doesn't open until January 2nd.

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 But I think Aaron Filo is a given, Brett.

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 I think he's coming because he worked with Buster Faulkner, the now new Gators offensive coordinator.

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 There were stories Georgia Tech wanted to keep him, but he wants to come with Buster.

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 So I think he's going to be here.

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 The old Dominion quarterback might be as well.

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 Well, we've heard they're going to bring two in.

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 They've got Trammell Jones and Will Griffin, the incoming four-star freshmen they just got.

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 But they want two more.

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 And I want to see an open competition this year, and I think we're going to in summer and fall camp, or spring and fall camp, I should say.

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 I think it's going to be open.

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 And I think it's refreshing, quite honestly, just because of all the things I just laid out with DJ and the struggles and just everything.

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 And it's just going to be nice to see a different play caller than Billy Napier.

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00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:38,340
 Nothing against him, but, guys, it's just going to be so refreshing not to have that same storyline going into the SEC media days and the fall next season.

447
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 John 439, 65sports.com.

448
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:48,900
 John, DJ Lagway, obviously, any time a quarterback jumps in, particularly one of his statures, could be the headliner.

449
00:27:49,420 --> 00:27:55,200
 Who else, as far as notables off that roster, the doors now open coming up.

450
00:27:55,360 --> 00:27:57,560
 Who else of note may be leaving the roster?

451
00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:59,600
 And you mentioned some of the folks coming in.

452
00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:06,920
 Who besides the quarterbacks, not necessarily names, because how would we know here, but position-wise, what would you like to see?

453
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:12,220
 And I saw one report that's a prize running back room that maybe it's a little shaky right now.

454
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:20,040
 Well, Jaden Faw, obviously, is the biggest name they have to try to keep in the running back room.

455
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:27,320
 There's no doubt, but above everyone else, the redshirt freshman K.J. Daniels has entered the transfer portal.

456
00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:33,780
 He played sparingly last season, and we wish him well, but I don't think that's a big loss, guys.

457
00:28:34,060 --> 00:28:37,100
 But Jaden Ball would be a crusher if they lose him.

458
00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:47,220
 Aiden Mizell entered the portal, a wide receiver, but I think they'll be okay there as long as they retain Dallas Wilson.

459
00:28:47,780 --> 00:28:50,480
 I don't know if Eugene Wilson's coming back for another year.

460
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 He's coming back from an injury.

461
00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,840
 I'm sure they'd love to have him back if they can get him.

462
00:28:56,860 --> 00:29:03,960
 And as far as what I'd like to see him get in position-wise, I think defensive line, first and foremost,

463
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 because that was a disappointment last year as far as pass rush or lack of.

464
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 Tyreek Sapp never really panned out the way we thought he would.

465
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:20,300
 I know he was one of the big names leading into SEC media days, and then Caleb Banks got hurt.

466
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 He did play the last couple of games, to his credit.

467
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 He didn't have to, but I think they're going to need to get some beef up the middle on that defensive line.

468
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 And then offensive line, they're losing some guys.

469
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 Austin Barber's going.

470
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 Jake Slaughter's going.

471
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 So, I think in the trenches is where they really need to address the portal when that opens on January 2nd.

472
00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,380
 John, let me ask you about the schedule before we let you go.

473
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 My first thought was, well, Florida had more of a manageable schedule this year.

474
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 And I think the SEC office did a pretty good job, quote, as far as manageable.

475
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:03,820
 But it's still going to be tough.

476
00:30:03,980 --> 00:30:11,280
 I'm looking at Auburn, September 19th, Florida Atlantic, and Campbell to begin the season.

477
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 And then you've got a gauntlet of at Auburn, Ole Miss, at Missouri, who knows where South Carolina is going to be, at Texas, about a week, Georgia, and Oklahoma.

478
00:30:21,660 --> 00:30:23,160
 That's still tough, John.

479
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:25,200
 It is.

480
00:30:25,300 --> 00:30:28,200
 It's better than it's been the last two years, though, Brett.

481
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 I'll say that.

482
00:30:29,380 --> 00:30:32,460
 That's the one thing I'll give Coach Napier defense.

483
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484
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 But he wasn't given any favors with that schedule the last couple of years because you had Miami on that schedule the last two years, who's in the college football playoff Saturday.

485
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 So definitely no bargain there.

486
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 But as far as moving forward, it's tough.

487
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 But I like the schedule.

488
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 And what I like the most about it, it's gone back to the Spurrier days.

489
00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:09,740
 And what I mean by that is you get to kind of get yourself in gear with those first two games, Florida Atlantic, and Campbell, before you jump into the deep end of the pool, as they say, guys.

490
00:31:10,220 --> 00:31:14,960
 And that's the thing that really hurt Billy Napier last year.

491
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 They lost to South Florida in the second game.

492
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 That's when we all knew he was gone.

493
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 You've got to win those games.

494
00:31:21,620 --> 00:31:31,860
 And I think John Summerall and this staff will, but it'll give them a chance to evaluate the offense before you get into Auburn, for instance.

495
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 Which, by the way, I'm excited about that, Brett, because it's been 15 years, which is ridiculous, since Florida's been to Auburn.

496
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 And I think they should be playing them every year, but that's another subject.

497
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 Because, logistically, Auburn is the closest school to Florida in the SEC, but they have rarely played the last 15 years.

498
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 It's kind of crazy.

499
00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:58,640
 But that'll be fun to have that back on the schedule.

500
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:04,440
 Oklahoma coming to Gainesville, which has never happened, that's going to be a fun weekend.

501
00:32:05,140 --> 00:32:13,800
 So it's a challenging schedule, but I think it's one that Florida can be successful with the right coaching staff and personnel.

502
00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,020
 And we'll see how it plays out.

503
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,220
 It's only his first year, but a lot of optimism.

504
00:32:20,100 --> 00:32:24,260
 I'm optimistic, guys, which I haven't been for a while, to be quite honest with you.

505
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,420
 You all probably know that, but I'm a little optimistic right now.

506
00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:33,760
 It's a wait and see, but I like the hires so far on the staff and what I'm hearing.

507
00:32:34,820 --> 00:32:37,440
 Yeah, and I agree with you.

508
00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:43,380
 And Brad White, Summerall's defensive coordinator coming from Kentucky, is pretty good, too.

509
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 I heard a lot of good things about him.

510
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 Always enjoy the conversation, my friend, about the Gators and the SEC.

511
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 Where can we get online this afternoon to listen to your show?

512
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513
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 And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, guys.

514
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 It's always great to be on your show, and I hope everybody has a blessed holiday season over there in North Alabama.

515
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 Right back at you.

516
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 Enjoy that white Christmas at the beach, okay, John?

517
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 We will do it.

518
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 Thank you, bud.

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 They did a fantastic job of creating a lot of those turnovers.

679
00:41:06,540 --> 00:41:10,460
 But, you know, I think that the feeling was that Alabama was the better team that day.

680
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,420
 It has nothing to do with what's going to happen Friday night.

681
00:41:13,420 --> 00:41:19,860
 I mean, you're going to Norman, Oklahoma, a place where you laid an egg last year, and you're going to try to avoid doing that again.

682
00:41:21,420 --> 00:41:22,020
 Absolutely.

683
00:41:23,460 --> 00:41:29,860
 Ron, the injury situation is still blocking the tackling in the next man up.

684
00:41:30,300 --> 00:41:33,240
 We've seen Cam Miller running around the practice field.

685
00:41:33,940 --> 00:41:37,400
 We hear Josh Cuevas has been doing some things.

686
00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:43,480
 I believe six out of the eight who were injured against Georgia appear to be returning.

687
00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,980
 We'll see how that goes Friday night.

688
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:50,360
 Is the injury bug beginning to get a little better for Alabama?

689
00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:59,240
 Well, I know Kalen DeBoer has been saying for a while that Alabama would be a different team by the time the playoffs got here, referring to the injuries.

690
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:02,560
 So, it sounds like they have.

691
00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:04,400
 It sounds like Jam Miller's doing a lot.

692
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:06,880
 It sounds like, you know, Cam Dewberry's back.

693
00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:13,020
 And it sounds like there's a possibility that Josh Cuevas might play some.

694
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:14,860
 You know, we'll see.

695
00:42:15,420 --> 00:42:17,740
 Of course, L.T. Overton's probably out.

696
00:42:17,900 --> 00:42:24,680
 I don't think, in fact, he was ruled out in a player availability report that was released yesterday or last night.

697
00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:32,780
 But, so, you know, for the most part, it does sound like that the team has recovered pretty well from the injuries and should be okay.

698
00:42:32,940 --> 00:42:43,660
 And it sounds like on Oklahoma's side that R. Mason Thomas, their great pass rusher, who missed the first game, by the way, should be back and ready to go for this one.

699
00:42:43,820 --> 00:42:44,580
 So, we'll see.

700
00:42:45,900 --> 00:42:47,660
 Rodney Ortti, insider.com.

701
00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:52,080
 Rodney, your thoughts about all the stuff, the obvious topic of DeBoer.

702
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:56,920
 He's come out twice now, by my county in a way, and basically said, it's over.

703
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:57,680
 I'm not interested.

704
00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:59,880
 Yet, you still see these social media reports.

705
00:43:00,460 --> 00:43:06,200
 Even some of the folks at ESPN, which in this modern era, how much of that is true and how much of it is clickbait.

706
00:43:06,700 --> 00:43:07,540
 Time will tell.

707
00:43:07,940 --> 00:43:11,860
 And even the boards in Michigan say he still has not told Michigan no directly.

708
00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:28,900
 At what point can they say this story is over, or is there any chance, any chance whatsoever, that these folks who are still saying the door has slightly an opening to it may be pried even wider open after the Oklahoma game?

709
00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:45,780
 Well, you know, I think it's something that, you know, I mean, it's been a great debate on tighterinsider.com because you really can't discuss it because there's a sensitivity there that, you know, obviously, Kaelin DeBoer has kind of said what he said.

710
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:46,540
 Right.

711
00:43:46,740 --> 00:43:56,060
 Now, I don't really try to read between the lines on what he said, Harold and Brett, and think, okay, did he mean this, or did he not say this, or did he said that?

712
00:43:56,540 --> 00:44:11,680
 What I would really look at it and say is this, is that I'm sure Jimmy Sexton, who is the best, you know, there is out there, he probably already has a pretty good idea what Michigan's going to offer, the numbers that they're going to throw at Kaelin DeBoer, or would throw at him.

713
00:44:11,980 --> 00:44:29,620
 And I would say this, I would say that if Alabama loses on Friday, I would probably think that Michigan will put in a call to Jimmy Sexton as quickly as possible and say, now, Jimmy, look, you know, here's that $14.5 million offer, are you sure Kaelin DeBoer's not interested?

714
00:44:30,180 --> 00:44:37,940
 And then I think that he, that's what you have to understand in terms of will he say that no, he's not interested, that's the final no.

715
00:44:38,100 --> 00:44:49,260
 But I do think that Michigan feels like that they still have an opportunity and they're still going to, they plan to make an offer that I don't think that there's probably a lot of doubt about that.

716
00:44:50,460 --> 00:44:55,500
 Rodney, at one down we don't have is Alabama is bringing in some pretty good players.

717
00:44:56,300 --> 00:45:11,080
 We know the official date of the transfer portal is January the 2nd to January the 16th, but Alabama, according to multiple media, picked up a tight end transfer from Oklahoma State.

718
00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:31,200
 Now this is a little bit different, Mike Gundy was fired earlier in the year and Josh Ford, a good size tight end, 6'6", 260, I was quite impressed with some of his one-handed catches moving him around, has reportedly signed with Alabama out of the transfer.

719
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:38,980
 I'll let you confirm that, but Ronnie, if this is true, all the clips I've seen of him, he's very impressive.

720
00:45:40,420 --> 00:45:51,760
 Yeah, I mean, he's the guy that, he got into the portal back in October, early October, right after, you know, Gundy was let go in late September.

721
00:45:52,280 --> 00:46:09,120
 So he's kind of been hanging around for a while, there's been talk for several weeks that he may end up at Alabama, and he's got great size, you know, he's 6'6", he's probably 255, 260, you know, so he's got the size, he watches highlights, he can catch the ball, you know, he's a good receiver.

722
00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:13,120
 And, you know, has the frame and the body to be a blocker.

723
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:20,220
 So, you know, I think they're doing a really good job of recruiting tight ends, I mean, and dipping into the portal now.

724
00:46:21,140 --> 00:46:27,240
 I think, as you look at it and move forward, though, you're probably going to need to get an offensive lineman or two.

725
00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:33,420
 I mean, and I'm not talking about guys that are projects, I'm talking about you need to go out there and get guys that can come in and compete to play.

726
00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:34,160
 Today.

727
00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:57,340
 Yeah, and on the defensive line as well, I mean, you're losing Tim Keenan, I get it, you've got, you know, Beeman coming back, London Simmons has developed pretty well, and you've got a young Steve Bolo, Steve M, who has a lot of potential, but I think you could use some interior defensive linemen in the portal, and some inside backers, too.

728
00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:09,140
 You're losing Deontay, you're losing Justin Jefferson, you're losing Nakai Hill Green, you've got a lot of young players that you recruited at that position, Luke Metz, you know, and Abdul Sanders, Duke Johnson, and so forth.

729
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:10,220
 Are they going to be ready?

730
00:47:10,700 --> 00:47:11,700
 I'm not really sure.

731
00:47:11,940 --> 00:47:17,300
 I think you probably need to go into the portal and get some proven inside backers.

732
00:47:18,420 --> 00:47:22,620
 Rodney, Oregon in a huddle with us, talking about new faces from other places.

733
00:47:22,620 --> 00:47:31,900
 I haven't seen anything official on it, with a lot of wind blowing, that maybe Auburn, Alabama's new wide receivers coach may come from Auburn by the name of Derrick Nix.

734
00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:34,900
 Very impressive room down there with wide receivers.

735
00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:37,400
 What are you hearing about that story, Rodney?

736
00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:46,920
 And you know, the first thing people are going to say, would there be a possibility that Alabama might benefit from a guy by the name of Simmons, and maybe even a Coleman from there?

737
00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:58,260
 Yeah, well, you know, listen, I think on tighterinsider.com right now, they're saying that just after we've gotten onto this conversation, they're saying that it's official now.

738
00:47:58,340 --> 00:48:07,160
 Now, I haven't looked on the Alabama website yet or whatever, been on with you, but I can't think that's a post right now that's saying that with Derrick Nix.

739
00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:09,920
 Whether or not he brings anyone with him, I don't know.

740
00:48:09,980 --> 00:48:26,060
 I know Malcolm Simmons, I've talked to some people at Auburn, some Auburn sources about that, and they felt like on Sunday or over the weekend, he appeared to be headed to Indiana, although it wasn't officially announced.

741
00:48:26,260 --> 00:48:27,080
 It's not been announced.

742
00:48:27,560 --> 00:48:32,660
 But they felt like he was headed to Indiana, Malcolm Simmons, but that doesn't mean that it couldn't change.

743
00:48:33,020 --> 00:48:35,900
 I mean, you know, I mean, so that was the latest on that.

744
00:48:35,980 --> 00:48:37,220
 I don't know about Cam Coleman.

745
00:48:37,420 --> 00:48:39,280
 I don't even think he's in the portal yet.

746
00:48:39,940 --> 00:48:40,080
 No.

747
00:48:40,220 --> 00:48:43,140
 You know, again, I think Auburn will do everything they can to try to keep him.

748
00:48:43,620 --> 00:48:43,760
 Yep.

749
00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:50,260
 Ron, you tell us about a late signee JUCO edition.

750
00:48:50,260 --> 00:49:06,120
 Nick Sherman from Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, Etiwamba Community College, 62190, the 23rd officially member of the 2026 signing class, Fulton, Mississippi.

751
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:09,480
 Most people know where the college is.

752
00:49:09,900 --> 00:49:11,260
 Tell us a little bit more about him.

753
00:49:12,780 --> 00:49:13,000
 Yeah.

754
00:49:13,140 --> 00:49:15,140
 I mean, you know, again, he's from here at Northridge.

755
00:49:15,220 --> 00:49:18,440
 He played with Wilkin Formby in high school in Tuscaloosa here.

756
00:49:19,080 --> 00:49:20,760
 And he's a good size.

757
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:23,840
 You mentioned, I think, 6'2 1⁄2", 190, something like that.

758
00:49:24,100 --> 00:49:26,900
 He's been an offensive player, but also, as you mentioned, corner.

759
00:49:27,500 --> 00:49:34,980
 And I think, you know, the fact that he has been a receiver, and he was a good one, is probably helpful to him as a corner.

760
00:49:34,980 --> 00:49:42,380
 You know, it helps you develop instincts for what receivers do, watching their eyes, watching their body, and kind of understanding the routes and all of that.

761
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:45,960
 So I would think that maybe it's been very helpful to him, Nick Sherman.

762
00:49:46,220 --> 00:49:49,160
 So, local kid, again, I know he's really excited.

763
00:49:49,300 --> 00:49:52,620
 His family's very excited for him to have that opportunity to play here.

764
00:49:53,680 --> 00:50:01,260
 So, you know, again, it's a good addition, I would think, you know, with a guy that has some experience.

765
00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:03,840
 Rodney, you can't get away.

766
00:50:04,240 --> 00:50:08,460
 Vegas says Bama gets revenge by a whopping point and a half.

767
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:09,740
 Bama fans will take it.

768
00:50:09,780 --> 00:50:10,880
 They'll even take the half.

769
00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:14,900
 What does Rodney Orr say as far as the final score, Friday night, Norman?

770
00:50:15,980 --> 00:50:19,760
 I bet all I have, Harold, that they do not win by a point and a half.

771
00:50:20,180 --> 00:50:23,160
 Can I quote you on that?

772
00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:24,440
 Quote me.

773
00:50:24,580 --> 00:50:26,380
 That's one thing I'll allow you to quote me on.

774
00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:26,800
 Okay.

775
00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:31,680
 You know, listen, I think Alabama was the better team.

776
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,600
 Like I said, I said it's on Titer Insider TV after the first game.

777
00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:37,480
 I thought Alabama was two touchdowns better than Oklahoma.

778
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:39,580
 They found a way to lose the game.

779
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:41,580
 You know, they put the ball on the turf.

780
00:50:41,740 --> 00:50:42,720
 They threw a pick six.

781
00:50:43,300 --> 00:50:46,080
 They missed a chip shot field goal, and they lost by two points.

782
00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:48,640
 But that was here in Tuscaloosa now.

783
00:50:48,740 --> 00:50:50,760
 So give Oklahoma a lot of credit.

784
00:50:51,940 --> 00:50:57,460
 Harold, I mean, Harold and Brett, I mean, this is a game that I think I could see Alabama going up there.

785
00:50:58,140 --> 00:51:03,260
 Should probably win the game because I think they have been the better team from what I've seen.

786
00:51:03,260 --> 00:51:09,960
 But Oklahoma is playing a brand right now where it's defense, special teams, you know, protecting the football.

787
00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:11,020
 Those types of things.

788
00:51:11,300 --> 00:51:14,060
 I think it's a three- to six-point game either way.

789
00:51:14,740 --> 00:51:16,760
 And I went with Alabama 20-14.

790
00:51:17,500 --> 00:51:18,040
 20-14.

791
00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:18,900
 I'm quoting it.

792
00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:27,660
 Rodney, tell us, Titer Insider TV, the latest as far as the additional for the coaches.

793
00:51:28,440 --> 00:51:31,940
 Transfer portal going to get very busy in two weeks.

794
00:51:31,940 --> 00:51:33,560
 Still following recruiting.

795
00:51:34,620 --> 00:51:38,320
 Alabama sports, Alabama basketball tonight with South Florida.

796
00:51:38,540 --> 00:51:41,920
 Where can we get online with that 24-7 message board?

797
00:51:42,120 --> 00:51:47,660
 And if you're looking for a stocking stuffer, I highly recommend Rodney Orr's book.

798
00:51:47,780 --> 00:51:53,600
 Where can we get online and get all the good stuff for a nominal price and also buy your book?

799
00:51:54,620 --> 00:51:55,100
 Right.

800
00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:58,940
 Well, TiterInsider.com, it's only $48 a year.

801
00:51:59,020 --> 00:52:01,340
 You can get instant access right now with your credit card.

802
00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:03,820
 If you prefer, there is an address there to send a check.

803
00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:05,400
 It gives you all our premium information.

804
00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:07,160
 But also the all-sports forum.

805
00:52:07,240 --> 00:52:09,200
 That's our community there of Alabama fans.

806
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:11,780
 And a lot of, you know, just a lot of talk, man.

807
00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:12,500
 It's nonstop.

808
00:52:12,660 --> 00:52:14,820
 It's going to be wild on Friday, I can tell you.

809
00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:19,480
 But that, and then also you mentioned Bigger Than Bama, the book.

810
00:52:19,820 --> 00:52:23,940
 And you can find that at RodneyOrr.com, or you can go to Amazon.

811
00:52:24,140 --> 00:52:28,840
 Either one, RodneyOrr.com, Amazon, and just simply punch in.

812
00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:32,480
 If you go to Amazon, just punch in Bigger Than Bama, pop up.

813
00:52:32,560 --> 00:52:37,360
 Give you all the details right there on how to get the book and how to, you know, order it.

814
00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:41,420
 Rodney, if we don't get another chance, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

815
00:52:41,460 --> 00:52:43,760
 You have nobody to buy for in your family, do you?

816
00:52:45,340 --> 00:52:46,700
 I buy all year round.

817
00:52:47,260 --> 00:52:48,020
 I bet you do.

818
00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:51,740
 You got a big family tree.

819
00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:53,260
 Rodney, listen, Merry Christmas to you.

820
00:52:53,460 --> 00:52:55,460
 Thank you so much, and stay safe down there, okay?

821
00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:56,940
 Okay, here on, Brett.

822
00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:57,540
 Appreciate it.

823
00:52:57,580 --> 00:52:57,980
 Take care.

824
00:52:58,080 --> 00:52:58,480
 Thanks, bud.

825
00:52:58,700 --> 00:53:00,420
 RodneyOrr, tighterinsider.com.

826
00:53:00,460 --> 00:53:03,400
 And again, that book is called Bigger Than Bama.

827
00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:05,700
 Coming up the next hour, Drew DeArma is going to be on board.

828
00:53:05,780 --> 00:53:06,460
 Steve Hellwagon.

829
00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:10,020
 What's going on as far as some of the other teams in the playoff party

830
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 and how they feel about their enemy from Michigan

831
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832
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833
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910
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911
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912
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913
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915
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937
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 Former NFL and Crimson Tide quarterback A.J. McCarron has announced that he is pulling out of the 2026 lieutenant governor's race in Alabama.

938
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:27,000
 McCarron is forgoing the lead that he says he has in the polls against other primary challengers

939
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 in order to become the next coach for the Birmingham Stallions.

940
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 The Birmingham Stallions are part of the United Football League.

941
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 McCarron says he's not ruling out running for political office in the future,

942
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 and he also threw his full support behind Tommy Tuberville, a former football coach for Auburn,

943
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 who is running to be Alabama's next governor.

944
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 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

945
00:58:45,220 --> 00:58:47,980
 Where I was living was not a great place to live anymore.

946
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:52,940
 I began to pray for a place to go, praying for all of these things that a 9-year-old would want.

947
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 I wanted horses, big house with a bunch of people my age.

948
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 I wanted parents.

949
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 I wanted a mom and a dad.

950
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 Before I even prayed it, the Lord had already answered my prayer with the Big Oak Ranch.

951
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 Who would that 9-year-old be if she never came to the Big Oak Ranch?

952
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 I would be trying to fight for survival instead of fighting to break a cycle.

953
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 Big Oak Ranch, a Christian home for children needing a chance.

954
00:59:14,980 --> 00:59:18,740
 A Dallas County man is charged with sex abuse of a child under the age of 12.

955
00:59:18,740 --> 00:59:25,660
 26-year-old Ty Travious Carmichael is facing first-degree rape and sex abuse charges for a crime that occurred in Selma.

956
00:59:25,880 --> 00:59:28,880
 Carmichael is being held without bond in the Dallas County Jail.

957
00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:35,020
 A Daphne woman has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

958
00:59:35,260 --> 00:59:43,180
 56-year-old Ramey Freeman was charged with using false documents in order to obtain a car loan in Texas, along with other fraudulent activity involving money.

959
00:59:43,400 --> 00:59:46,280
 Freeman is also ordered to pay restitution for her actions.

960
00:59:46,780 --> 00:59:51,160
 The city of Robertsdale has a new police chief who will start his job next week.

961
00:59:51,300 --> 00:59:58,280
 Daniel Steelman will be replacing retired police chief Bradley Kenrick, who has spent 23 years as police chief of Robertsdale.

962
00:59:58,780 --> 00:59:59,500
 I'm Andrea Antez.

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1003
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 The Score.

1004
01:02:13,260 --> 01:02:13,960
 Welcome back here.

1005
01:02:14,020 --> 01:02:15,220
 Now, welcome to the Boomo Bugg Show.

1006
01:02:15,300 --> 01:02:16,900
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1007
01:02:16,980 --> 01:02:19,920
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1008
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:22,880
 Speaking of around the Tennessee Valley, he's been there.

1009
01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:24,160
 He's been to San Francisco.

1010
01:02:24,940 --> 01:02:26,320
 He's kept his bags packed.

1011
01:02:26,920 --> 01:02:31,400
 And a little birdie tells me he's about ready to take his team back to a place called Los Angeles, California.

1012
01:02:31,580 --> 01:02:33,780
 UNA men's basketball coach, Tony Pujol.

1013
01:02:34,440 --> 01:02:35,900
 Welcome in, my traveling man.

1014
01:02:35,960 --> 01:02:36,560
 How are you?

1015
01:02:37,720 --> 01:02:38,980
 Gentlemen, how are you guys doing?

1016
01:02:39,180 --> 01:02:39,560
 Hey, Tony.

1017
01:02:40,260 --> 01:02:43,020
 Matt, tell me you're in Florence.

1018
01:02:43,140 --> 01:02:45,860
 This is a rare appearance for you to be in Florence these days, is it not?

1019
01:02:46,860 --> 01:02:47,660
 Oh, no doubt.

1020
01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:48,140
 No doubt.

1021
01:02:48,220 --> 01:02:49,000
 Glad to be here, though.

1022
01:02:49,020 --> 01:02:49,620
 I'll tell you that.

1023
01:02:50,560 --> 01:02:58,200
 We're getting ready to drive up tonight to Nashville to, you know, we got an early morning flight tomorrow at 6.30 in the morning.

1024
01:02:59,460 --> 01:03:06,540
 So, we're going to go ahead and spend the night in Nashville and then just get on that plane first thing.

1025
01:03:07,720 --> 01:03:09,240
 Coach, good luck to you.

1026
01:03:09,240 --> 01:03:15,560
 The last time I flew out of there, I got my gates mixed up and I had it literally, literally 30 seconds to find the right gate, get on the plane.

1027
01:03:15,660 --> 01:03:19,280
 So, I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but take it from a man who made a mistake.

1028
01:03:19,620 --> 01:03:21,980
 I got a feeling you guys are going to be more organized than that.

1029
01:03:22,280 --> 01:03:23,900
 But, Coach, talk to us about this part.

1030
01:03:24,020 --> 01:03:24,060
 Well, don't jinx us, man.

1031
01:03:24,120 --> 01:03:25,000
 Don't jinx us now.

1032
01:03:25,120 --> 01:03:25,700
 Don't jinx us.

1033
01:03:25,720 --> 01:03:26,480
 No, we're not.

1034
01:03:26,560 --> 01:03:26,780
 We're not.

1035
01:03:27,180 --> 01:03:29,640
 We'll erase that part right there, Coach.

1036
01:03:30,180 --> 01:03:32,580
 Let's talk about your journey to this point here.

1037
01:03:32,700 --> 01:03:35,240
 Obviously, great road trip to San Francisco.

1038
01:03:35,240 --> 01:03:39,780
 You go over to Huntsville, Norman, pick your pick, Alabama A&M.

1039
01:03:39,840 --> 01:03:41,220
 I still call it the hill over there.

1040
01:03:41,860 --> 01:03:44,040
 The Bulldogs, obviously, that's the Battle of Valley.

1041
01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:45,720
 And now you get ready to head back out west.

1042
01:03:45,840 --> 01:03:47,860
 Talk to us about the journey today, Coach.

1043
01:03:49,220 --> 01:03:56,860
 Yeah, I think right now, you know, I haven't done our team a whole lot of favors with the schedule that we put together, right?

1044
01:03:56,920 --> 01:04:02,220
 We played four games at home, seven games on the road.

1045
01:04:03,160 --> 01:04:08,480
 Obviously, the road games at San Francisco, at Clemson, at Mississippi State.

1046
01:04:08,820 --> 01:04:18,200
 Now we're going to be playing at LMU, you know, at Alabama A&M, just, you know, at Chattanooga, places that are just tough to play.

1047
01:04:18,200 --> 01:04:28,020
 And I think our guys right now, the one thing that we are constantly building and working on is to make sure that our team continues to grow as a team,

1048
01:04:28,100 --> 01:04:31,140
 to understand our strengths and keep building off those strengths.

1049
01:04:31,260 --> 01:04:35,860
 And then the things that we need to work on and polish up, we need to continue to do that.

1050
01:04:36,420 --> 01:04:43,980
 And I think our guys are doing a really good job every day trying to understand that as we get ready for ASUN play.

1051
01:04:45,240 --> 01:04:49,320
 Tony, you recap the frustrating loss to Alabama A&M.

1052
01:04:49,420 --> 01:04:55,200
 They won 68-60, foul trouble, Cornelius Williams fouling out.

1053
01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:57,400
 I'll talk about him a little bit more in a minute.

1054
01:04:58,300 --> 01:05:05,080
 Turnovers, free throws, not exactly I know what you wanted, but frustrating loss.

1055
01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:07,180
 Alabama A&M is a good team.

1056
01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:11,440
 I know there were quite a few UNA fans in the Huntsville area there.

1057
01:05:11,620 --> 01:05:13,080
 Recap that loss for us.

1058
01:05:14,040 --> 01:05:14,960
 Yeah, no question.

1059
01:05:15,100 --> 01:05:18,000
 Very thankful for the UNA faithful that showed up.

1060
01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:19,960
 I mean, I think we had just as many fans as they did.

1061
01:05:20,740 --> 01:05:25,120
 So we're very thankful for the UNA fans coming out and supporting our guys.

1062
01:05:25,680 --> 01:05:26,980
 It was a tremendous turnout.

1063
01:05:26,980 --> 01:05:30,820
 But, you know, you hit the nail right on the head, right?

1064
01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:37,320
 Brett, we came out and one of the things that our team has been really good at all year has been rebounding.

1065
01:05:38,080 --> 01:05:41,200
 And we've been really good also at taking care of the basketball.

1066
01:05:41,800 --> 01:05:44,020
 But I'll tell you, man, it was a tale of two halves, right?

1067
01:05:44,700 --> 01:05:48,960
 First half, we were plus seven on the board.

1068
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:52,280
 And we had a one-point lead going into halftime.

1069
01:05:52,840 --> 01:05:55,680
 The problem was we turned the ball over ten times in a half.

1070
01:05:56,540 --> 01:06:06,980
 So we addressed that, yeah, we addressed that right at halftime, that, you know, shot quality and valuing possession are going to be a commodity in the second half.

1071
01:06:07,440 --> 01:06:08,280
 Well, what did we do?

1072
01:06:08,520 --> 01:06:09,980
 We took care of the ball.

1073
01:06:10,160 --> 01:06:12,220
 We only had two turnovers in the second half.

1074
01:06:12,760 --> 01:06:15,940
 But unfortunately, we got out-rebounded by 17.

1075
01:06:17,020 --> 01:06:19,160
 They were plus 10 by the end of the game.

1076
01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:27,460
 And, you know, it didn't help that Cornelius Williams only played seven and a half minutes in the second half due to foul trouble, right?

1077
01:06:27,900 --> 01:06:34,580
 So I think what we talked to Cornelius about, you know, he only played 20 minutes in this game.

1078
01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:38,760
 He's the guy that puts in about, he logs in about 30, 32 minutes a game.

1079
01:06:39,560 --> 01:06:50,180
 So what we talked to Cornelius about is how valuable he is and how he's got to stay in the game mentally and how he's got to defend without fouling or appearing to foul.

1080
01:06:51,060 --> 01:07:00,540
 And, you know, I think when you're on the road, you know, those are things that you've got to go into the game understanding that you ain't getting any favors on the road.

1081
01:07:00,760 --> 01:07:06,240
 So we've got to go in there being extremely vigilant in those areas.

1082
01:07:07,300 --> 01:07:08,780
 Coach, we want to talk about that road.

1083
01:07:08,900 --> 01:07:15,460
 But back to, you know, an Alabama basketball fan is listening to this and say, are you talking about UNA or are you talking about Alabama?

1084
01:07:15,600 --> 01:07:19,920
 Their last game, they led the number one team in the country by one, and then they just got crushed on the boards.

1085
01:07:20,320 --> 01:07:21,480
 How do you fix that?

1086
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:28,480
 Because it's one thin draw plays, but rebounding, there's a lot of, you've got to have some physicality about you.

1087
01:07:28,540 --> 01:07:30,460
 You've got to be willing to get in there and maybe get a bloody nose.

1088
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:33,420
 How do you coach to improve that as a coach?

1089
01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:41,920
 You know, I'll tell you, guys, Nate Oates has done a tremendous job ever since he got to Tuscaloosa.

1090
01:07:42,080 --> 01:07:51,000
 And I think whenever those things happen, what folks need to realize is, and especially in today's world, most of the rosters are going to be new, right?

1091
01:07:51,080 --> 01:07:53,380
 You're going to have new guys in the program.

1092
01:07:53,840 --> 01:07:58,280
 And this is the time of the year that you're trying to clean up a lot of those things.

1093
01:07:58,460 --> 01:08:00,320
 And so there's going to be inconsistencies.

1094
01:08:00,980 --> 01:08:04,340
 I can tell you right now, Alabama basketball is in great hands.

1095
01:08:04,560 --> 01:08:08,860
 If there's an issue, if there's anybody that can fix it, Nate can, right?

1096
01:08:09,260 --> 01:08:13,900
 So I think Coach Oates is going to do a great job of doing that.

1097
01:08:13,900 --> 01:08:20,760
 Now, to answer your question about how you fix it, first of all, for a team to fix something, they've got to go through it, right?

1098
01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:21,220
 Yep.

1099
01:08:21,320 --> 01:08:23,880
 So you address it, you address it.

1100
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:25,820
 And I'll tell you this about our team.

1101
01:08:26,460 --> 01:08:29,020
 Think about what I just said about the turnovers.

1102
01:08:29,700 --> 01:08:33,740
 We put a big emphasis on not turning the ball over in the second half.

1103
01:08:34,160 --> 01:08:42,360
 Well, to me, that just showed me that this team is going to listen, and they're going to learn, and then they're going to apply.

1104
01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:44,800
 So to me, I'm all good with that.

1105
01:08:44,800 --> 01:08:53,700
 Now, if they expose us in other areas, especially an area that we have been really, really good at, and again, no fault to the other players,

1106
01:08:53,800 --> 01:08:58,960
 but when you have your leading rebounder sitting on the bench, that's going to hurt you too.

1107
01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:00,340
 So guys have got to step up.

1108
01:09:03,180 --> 01:09:03,660
 Absolutely.

1109
01:09:04,020 --> 01:09:09,120
 Kanan Jepsen scored your junior guard 20 points, a career high for him.

1110
01:09:09,640 --> 01:09:12,320
 And Dallas Howell had 16 points.

1111
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:13,820
 He had four triples.

1112
01:09:14,160 --> 01:09:25,080
 Tony, despite playing with four fails, again, everybody's got to learn how to do that, but good for Dallas for hanging in there to the end.

1113
01:09:26,700 --> 01:09:27,140
 100%.

1114
01:09:27,140 --> 01:09:30,520
 And, you know, a lot of those guys had to deal with that, right?

1115
01:09:30,580 --> 01:09:31,500
 Dallas had four.

1116
01:09:32,900 --> 01:09:34,640
 Kevin Dekovicic had four.

1117
01:09:35,520 --> 01:09:37,500
 Dante Baucus, I think, had three.

1118
01:09:38,300 --> 01:09:39,560
 Obviously, Neil fouled out.

1119
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:44,780
 We had numerous guys that were in foul trouble, and we had to scramble guys in and out of there.

1120
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:50,280
 So, you know, that's why I tell our guys when we're on the road, we have to be vigilant.

1121
01:09:50,480 --> 01:09:57,520
 We have to make sure that we don't allow the stripes to just dictate how you're going to play, right?

1122
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 You've got to do it the right way.

1123
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 You've got to defend without fouling, but also not even appearing to foul, but continue the aggression that we play with.

1124
01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:11,260
 So, that's one of the areas that, again, this is the learning part of our team.

1125
01:10:11,800 --> 01:10:16,600
 Our team now needs to understand these things, and the best way to do it is in game time.

1126
01:10:17,080 --> 01:10:20,480
 So, you know, kudos to Alabama A&M.

1127
01:10:21,080 --> 01:10:28,580
 You know, I've got to give them a ton of credit because they exploited when we were down Cornelius.

1128
01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:33,340
 They exploited that area, and, you know, they did a great job on the offensive line.

1129
01:10:34,880 --> 01:10:35,920
 Basketball is a marathon.

1130
01:10:36,140 --> 01:10:37,000
 It's not a sprint.

1131
01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:40,060
 You have a chance to correct it very, very soon.

1132
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 Talk to us about another trip out west, this time not to San Francisco, but to Southern California, down to Los Angeles,

1133
01:10:46,620 --> 01:10:50,120
 and taking on a pretty good brand in basketball, Loyola Marymount.

1134
01:10:51,340 --> 01:10:54,180
 Yeah, no doubt, especially after the last couple of days here, guys.

1135
01:10:54,240 --> 01:10:57,680
 It's going to be nice to be out there in 75-degree weather and mild, right?

1136
01:10:58,400 --> 01:11:01,620
 So, that's going to be a plus, but you know what?

1137
01:11:01,740 --> 01:11:03,100
 We're not going to be there very long.

1138
01:11:03,180 --> 01:11:03,960
 We're going to get out there.

1139
01:11:04,060 --> 01:11:07,820
 We're going to, like I said, travel up to Nashville tonight, catch an early morning flight.

1140
01:11:07,820 --> 01:11:09,960
 We'll practice tomorrow up there.

1141
01:11:10,120 --> 01:11:14,240
 We're going to play on Friday, and then we're going to catch the red-eye back.

1142
01:11:14,420 --> 01:11:15,980
 We're going to leave right after the game.

1143
01:11:16,160 --> 01:11:21,180
 So, just so you know, for us, it's going to be a heck of a matchup.

1144
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:22,180
 We played them last year.

1145
01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:25,420
 It was the last game right before league play again.

1146
01:11:25,980 --> 01:11:33,020
 So, we feel, again, that we have done our team justice by playing 11 non-conference games.

1147
01:11:33,260 --> 01:11:36,800
 They're going to prepare us for the league without question, okay?

1148
01:11:37,240 --> 01:11:40,440
 The teams that we played, the Power Fives in Clemson.

1149
01:11:41,080 --> 01:11:41,660
 I'm sorry.

1150
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:54,240
 Yeah, the Power Fours in Clemson and Mississippi State and then the Group of Five, the two teams from the WCC, right, who, in my opinion, man, it's one of the best basketball leagues in the country.

1151
01:11:54,680 --> 01:12:00,020
 Them and the A-10 are one of the two of the best basketball leagues in the country, in my opinion, that don't have football.

1152
01:12:00,700 --> 01:12:09,840
 You know, when you have Gonzaga, St. Mary's, San Francisco, LMU, those types of, Santa Clara, I just think you're playing against really good, really good basketball teams.

1153
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:13,060
 So, I think our guys are going to be pretty well prepared for the A-10.

1154
01:12:14,020 --> 01:12:19,020
 Yeah, I think they're the Lions, too, Tony, if I'm not mistaken with that.

1155
01:12:19,740 --> 01:12:28,160
 And I remember Wip Sanderson losing 64-62 years ago when Loyola was scoring about 98 points a game.

1156
01:12:28,520 --> 01:12:31,420
 That was quite a game by Wip.

1157
01:12:31,560 --> 01:12:31,740
 Yeah.

1158
01:12:31,740 --> 01:12:35,680
 Listen, we know you're busy when you get back to preparation.

1159
01:12:36,440 --> 01:12:41,260
 Safe travels to L.A. and Merry Christmas to you and your family.

1160
01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:44,200
 I know you're going to probably have a day or two off next week.

1161
01:12:44,660 --> 01:12:45,380
 God bless you.

1162
01:12:45,480 --> 01:12:46,180
 Safe travels.

1163
01:12:46,420 --> 01:12:47,700
 Bring back a W with you.

1164
01:12:48,860 --> 01:12:49,640
 Same to you all.

1165
01:12:49,700 --> 01:12:51,720
 Happy holidays and please enjoy your families.

1166
01:12:51,840 --> 01:12:54,680
 And I look forward to us connecting again in the near future.

1167
01:12:55,360 --> 01:12:55,760
 Absolutely.

1168
01:12:55,920 --> 01:12:56,300
 Same here.

1169
01:12:56,380 --> 01:12:59,100
 Please bring us some of that warm weather back, too, Coach, if you don't mind.

1170
01:12:59,740 --> 01:13:00,100
 Done.

1171
01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:00,600
 Done.

1172
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 Hey, I'll put it in my suitcase.

1173
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 We'll bring it in.

1174
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 There you go, Tony.

1175
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 It's a promise.

1176
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 We're going to make them deliver.

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 Hello again, everybody.

1234
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 I'm Roger Hoover.

1235
01:16:52,960 --> 01:16:58,260
 As we get set for Alabama against Oklahoma on Friday in the first round of the college football playoff,

1236
01:16:58,300 --> 01:17:01,240
 here are thoughts from the head coach of the Crimson Tide, Kalen DeBoer.

1237
01:17:01,240 --> 01:17:08,980
 Yeah, it's playoff time and we've been working all season long for this moment and, you know, a long road ahead, hopefully.

1238
01:17:09,160 --> 01:17:16,140
 But we're just focused on what's ahead this week and really looking forward to a great challenge against a good football team, you know.

1239
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 And, you know, I'm proud of the guys and what they've been doing here early in the week, getting ready to play.

1240
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 Coach, always appreciate the time.

1241
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1242
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 Appreciate you so much as well.

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1244
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 The Score.

1258
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1259
01:18:34,260 --> 01:18:34,960
 Welcome back in.

1260
01:18:35,020 --> 01:18:39,720
 What do you say we take a road trip up to Big Ten country and say hello to Steve Hellwagon.

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1262
01:18:46,020 --> 01:18:46,760
 Steve, welcome in.

1263
01:18:46,820 --> 01:18:47,420
 Long time.

1264
01:18:47,680 --> 01:18:48,180
 How are you?

1265
01:18:48,860 --> 01:18:49,780
 I'm doing great.

1266
01:18:49,860 --> 01:18:50,620
 What's going on?

1267
01:18:50,800 --> 01:18:51,220
 Hey, Steve.

1268
01:18:51,700 --> 01:18:54,320
 Well, we just got what I said earlier looking at the forecast.

1269
01:18:54,420 --> 01:19:00,740
 One of the things that's different now than back in the day, these bowl games, you were going to go and pretty much be guaranteed of good weather.

1270
01:19:00,740 --> 01:19:04,000
 But with a new format, you get to play at home.

1271
01:19:04,100 --> 01:19:07,000
 And I just checked in Alabama when they're going out to Oklahoma.

1272
01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:11,700
 A lot of folks said, oh, my gosh, it's 61 and 51 for the numbers there.

1273
01:19:11,800 --> 01:19:13,600
 I know Oklahoma's probably disappointed with that.

1274
01:19:13,900 --> 01:19:15,340
 The biggest threat's going to be wind.

1275
01:19:15,860 --> 01:19:21,720
 Your thoughts about the modern era now because obviously you don't have to play the first weekend there at Ohio State.

1276
01:19:22,260 --> 01:19:29,600
 But where are you as far as the modern format and the mood there in Columbus with the all-important bye week coming up?

1277
01:19:30,100 --> 01:19:40,100
 Yeah, in terms of the format, I was doing a show earlier today and I asked one of the guys on the show, like, what changes do you think we're going to see in the format at the playoff?

1278
01:19:40,260 --> 01:19:55,620
 Because last year they did away with the idea that the top four ranked conference champions would get the top four buys, which if that had been left in there, Ohio State would not have gotten the top four seed in this thing.

1279
01:19:55,680 --> 01:19:59,080
 They would have been the five seed or six seed, whatever.

1280
01:19:59,460 --> 01:20:03,640
 And it would have been Tulane would have been the number four seed.

1281
01:20:04,240 --> 01:20:10,360
 So, I mean, just like last year it was Boise State or whatever it worked out.

1282
01:20:10,540 --> 01:20:14,340
 So, yeah, it was just – so that's the first thing.

1283
01:20:14,500 --> 01:20:20,620
 But the change that we said is they're going to go to 16 teams because they want the money from the 14.

1284
01:20:20,620 --> 01:20:31,580
 And so now what that means is there's going to be eight games on campus sites the first weekend, and they may have to spread it out over Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

1285
01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:37,940
 I mean, how do you not overlap a TV window, you know, with eight games?

1286
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 It's impossible.

1287
01:20:39,400 --> 01:20:43,200
 So, yeah, it's just borderline impossible.

1288
01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:45,640
 We know what's going to happen then.

1289
01:20:45,880 --> 01:20:48,660
 Team number 17 is going to be griping because they didn't make it in.

1290
01:20:48,780 --> 01:20:53,900
 But, Steve, before we talk about Ohio State, let's talk about your neighbors from Michigan.

1291
01:20:54,080 --> 01:20:58,060
 What – I would imagine Ohio State fans are sitting here saying, I told you so.

1292
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 Where do you start?

1293
01:20:59,680 --> 01:21:00,740
 You're closer to it.

1294
01:21:01,140 --> 01:21:10,260
 Obviously, I've seen the commercials, and they're pretty clever about the fans – some of the Heisman Trophy guys going to the state line and taking the long way around because they didn't want to go through Michigan.

1295
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 From an Ohio State perspective, talk to us about the mess there at Ann Arbor.

1296
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 Yeah, it's become a bit of a mess up there, certainly.

1297
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 And, you know, they've had one scandal after another for the last five years or so.

1298
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 And this one very unfortunate for Coach Moore's family.

1299
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 And also the female who, you know, was working on staff there and her family.

1300
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 All these people have kind of been thrust into the public spotlight where they didn't really ask for that.

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 So, it's going to be a rough, you know, time getting through this for all those people, and you feel bad.

1302
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 Obviously, Michigan's got to move on.

1303
01:21:48,340 --> 01:21:50,900
 I mean, they'll have a bowl game coming up against Texas.

1304
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 Biff Pogge will be the interim coach for that.

1305
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 And they really need to get the full-time head coach hired and on staff before January 1st when the portal opens, you know, right after January.

1306
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 Because they want to keep as many of the top players that are at Michigan in the fold going forward.

1307
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 And that way they don't have to go into the portal and look for help.

1308
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 You know, it's so many key positions.

1309
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 So, you know, you hear a lot of different things, you know, if Alabama loses the playoff team, could DeBoer potentially look at Michigan?

1310
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 How about Kenny Dillingham out at Arizona State?

1311
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:28,160
 This was a funny one.

1312
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 One of the Michigan reporters at one of the fan sites said that Jed Fish from Washington has not been interviewed,

1313
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 and there's some type of a black mark on his resume.

1314
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 And I just laughed out loud.

1315
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 I said, so now they're going to vet people.

1316
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 Amazing.

1317
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 That's amazing.

1318
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 So now they're going to vet people.

1319
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 A guy that won in Arizona, a guy that had a pretty good year at Washington.

1320
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 They did drop a couple tough games.

1321
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 But that guy could coach football.

1322
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 And here's the thing.

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 It doesn't necessarily matter the name of the person that they hire,

1324
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 but it's got to be a complete divorce and departure from whatever was going on with Harbaugh and Moore.

1325
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 And I think anybody who was part of that culture has got to be blown out of there,

1326
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 and they've got to start over at ground zero, first block, you know, in the wall,

1327
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 because it's been nonsense for five years there.

1328
01:23:24,320 --> 01:23:30,320
 Steve, when we follow recruiting pretty closely, when Alabama got a commitment from Julian saying,

1329
01:23:30,440 --> 01:23:35,840
 I knew that he was a very good quarterback looking at some of his video, et cetera.

1330
01:23:35,940 --> 01:23:38,400
 And, of course, he ends up at Ohio State.

1331
01:23:39,220 --> 01:23:43,220
 I know the Buckeyes lost to Indiana in really a very good game,

1332
01:23:43,220 --> 01:23:48,800
 but he was 21-29, 258, one touchdown, one interception.

1333
01:23:49,500 --> 01:23:52,420
 And I think he had a little bit of an ankle issue there, too.

1334
01:23:53,040 --> 01:23:57,380
 But he has grown, to me, and developed as the season has gone along.

1335
01:23:57,500 --> 01:23:58,700
 Does he have a lot of talent?

1336
01:23:58,920 --> 01:23:59,320
 Absolutely.

1337
01:23:59,580 --> 01:24:02,840
 He's got two NFL receivers, for one thing.

1338
01:24:02,900 --> 01:24:06,880
 But talk about the growth and development of Julian saying throughout the year.

1339
01:24:07,980 --> 01:24:09,640
 Yeah, it's been tremendous to watch.

1340
01:24:09,640 --> 01:24:14,240
 I think in the season opener against Texas, they kind of kept him under wraps

1341
01:24:14,240 --> 01:24:18,560
 and tried to win the game, running the football and having him just throw underneath all day

1342
01:24:18,560 --> 01:24:20,700
 and not take any real chances.

1343
01:24:21,020 --> 01:24:23,940
 Well, he's developed into a big-shot guy.

1344
01:24:24,100 --> 01:24:29,340
 I mean, against some of the teams they've played, he's gone deep and just riddled people.

1345
01:24:29,480 --> 01:24:33,200
 Now, their schedule really was not that difficult from Tech.

1346
01:24:33,280 --> 01:24:36,360
 I mean, they played Washington and Illinois on the road.

1347
01:24:36,560 --> 01:24:39,100
 Both those teams were ranked for a good part of the year.

1348
01:24:39,720 --> 01:24:44,480
 They played Penn State, you know, one of their worst seasons in 15 years.

1349
01:24:44,480 --> 01:24:46,760
 So, you know, it is what it is.

1350
01:24:46,840 --> 01:24:51,380
 And obviously, Michigan at the end, to beat them the way they did up there was impressive.

1351
01:24:52,420 --> 01:24:57,080
 The Indiana game, they moved the ball between the 20s quite a bit.

1352
01:24:57,120 --> 01:24:59,880
 As you said, 258 yards passing.

1353
01:25:00,080 --> 01:25:01,420
 But the red zone was terrible.

1354
01:25:02,080 --> 01:25:06,960
 They got in the red zone inside the 10 four times and got a field goal and a touchdown out of it.

1355
01:25:07,020 --> 01:25:12,980
 They lost the ball on downs one time and they missed a chip-shot field goal the other time.

1356
01:25:13,140 --> 01:25:18,460
 So, he did his job, I think, for the most part in that game against Indiana.

1357
01:25:19,040 --> 01:25:22,580
 It's just the play calling when they got down close to the goal line.

1358
01:25:23,060 --> 01:25:24,560
 They didn't execute the plays.

1359
01:25:24,680 --> 01:25:26,360
 The plays weren't called properly.

1360
01:25:26,860 --> 01:25:29,280
 And, you know, they didn't put the ball in the end zone.

1361
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:34,680
 I mean, their defense held a team averaging 44 points, Indiana, to 13 points.

1362
01:25:35,040 --> 01:25:37,740
 You've got to win that game 99 times out of 100.

1363
01:25:38,120 --> 01:25:42,060
 And they failed, just like they failed the year before against Michigan.

1364
01:25:42,680 --> 01:25:44,680
 Almost a carbon copy.

1365
01:25:44,820 --> 01:25:47,900
 The coaches let the players down, if you ask me.

1366
01:25:49,280 --> 01:25:51,940
 Isn't it interesting that we mentioned Alabama-Oklahoma.

1367
01:25:52,040 --> 01:25:53,060
 This is part two.

1368
01:25:53,320 --> 01:25:54,780
 Ole Miss and Tulane, part two.

1369
01:25:54,960 --> 01:25:57,060
 Ohio State and Indiana.

1370
01:25:57,300 --> 01:25:59,040
 What's going to happen this time around, Steve?

1371
01:26:00,360 --> 01:26:02,420
 Well, you know, you get into this.

1372
01:26:03,220 --> 01:26:08,100
 Obviously, the potential is there for Ohio State to play Indiana a second time in the national championship.

1373
01:26:08,120 --> 01:26:08,900
 championship game.

1374
01:26:09,040 --> 01:26:11,700
 They both have to win two games to get there.

1375
01:26:12,240 --> 01:26:14,900
 Indiana, we would have never thought this would be possible.

1376
01:26:15,520 --> 01:26:17,980
 But they did beat Oregon, and they did beat Ohio State.

1377
01:26:18,420 --> 01:26:23,520
 So, got to give the devil, which is Kurt Signetti, give that guy his due.

1378
01:26:23,640 --> 01:26:25,940
 He's kind of the Bobby Knight of football coaches.

1379
01:26:26,200 --> 01:26:28,200
 And, appropriately, he's at Indiana.

1380
01:26:28,500 --> 01:26:29,780
 No-nonsense dude.

1381
01:26:30,420 --> 01:26:32,060
 And he's revolutionized.

1382
01:26:32,200 --> 01:26:34,760
 I mean, they did a thing on him on 60 Minutes last week.

1383
01:26:34,960 --> 01:26:36,240
 So, he's arrived.

1384
01:26:37,440 --> 01:26:38,440
 He's Nick's boy.

1385
01:26:38,560 --> 01:26:39,340
 Nick Saban's boy.

1386
01:26:39,780 --> 01:26:40,480
 We'll see.

1387
01:26:40,580 --> 01:26:41,680
 We'll see what he can do.

1388
01:26:42,180 --> 01:26:46,380
 But, yeah, I like, you know, Alabama's got a tough assignment here.

1389
01:26:46,440 --> 01:26:50,300
 Got to go on the road and did not play particularly well against Georgia.

1390
01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:53,760
 They've got to find a way to go on the road and get that win.

1391
01:26:54,540 --> 01:26:55,820
 So, that's interesting.

1392
01:26:56,120 --> 01:27:02,040
 We're going to be watching the Texas A&M-Miami game because that's the team Ohio State's going to play,

1393
01:27:02,500 --> 01:27:11,400
 obviously, and if Ohio State gets to play Indiana again, I would think there would be a different result just because the coaches would approach it a little bit differently.

1394
01:27:11,660 --> 01:27:14,220
 But, the pass protection wasn't very good.

1395
01:27:14,340 --> 01:27:15,720
 Sam was sacked five times.

1396
01:27:16,280 --> 01:27:18,520
 And he was under duress that he hadn't seen all season.

1397
01:27:18,780 --> 01:27:22,440
 So, that really impacted the bottom line in that one.

1398
01:27:23,180 --> 01:27:27,620
 Steve, talk about, I think, maybe the best defense in the country.

1399
01:27:27,740 --> 01:27:35,260
 Matt Patricia, the defensive coordinator, only giving up 10 touchdowns in 13 games this season.

1400
01:27:35,460 --> 01:27:42,300
 8.2 points per game, Arville Reese, very talented linebacker at six and a half sacks.

1401
01:27:42,960 --> 01:27:46,780
 You know, we know about Caleb Downs, only targeted 20 times.

1402
01:27:46,880 --> 01:27:50,240
 You talk about the ultimate respect card.

1403
01:27:50,800 --> 01:27:54,440
 Sonny Stiles, Caden Curry, this is a very good defense.

1404
01:27:55,060 --> 01:27:55,700
 It is.

1405
01:27:55,740 --> 01:27:59,620
 And I think a lot of guys with NFL potential, and obviously they lost.

1406
01:27:59,840 --> 01:28:14,120
 So many guys who were drafted off the team last year, the four guys up front, plus Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock on the back end, plus Cody Simon at linebacker.

1407
01:28:14,120 --> 01:28:18,900
 So, they lost a lot of the talent off that team from last year, and they reloaded.

1408
01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:23,900
 The defensive ends, Caden Curry and Kenyatta Jackson, have been very good.

1409
01:28:24,540 --> 01:28:31,080
 And then, obviously, Caden McDonald from Georgia, he was the first-team All-American at defensive tackle.

1410
01:28:31,660 --> 01:28:33,900
 And he had a tremendous, tremendous year.

1411
01:28:34,500 --> 01:28:38,220
 Arville Reese, linebacker, first two-thirds of the year, he was great.

1412
01:28:38,780 --> 01:28:41,440
 And, obviously, Caleb Downs on the back end.

1413
01:28:42,580 --> 01:28:45,580
 You know, they've done a good job, I think, on the back end.

1414
01:28:46,040 --> 01:28:48,260
 If you take the penalties away, they've been outstanding.

1415
01:28:48,260 --> 01:28:57,320
 So, yeah, it's been really fun to watch this defense just slam the door on just about everybody that they've played.

1416
01:28:57,640 --> 01:29:01,460
 So, I'm trying to think what the most points scored against them was.

1417
01:29:01,960 --> 01:29:03,660
 It might have been Illinois with 16.

1418
01:29:04,340 --> 01:29:05,940
 I mean, that's just uncanny.

1419
01:29:06,480 --> 01:29:09,700
 So, yeah, it's been a lot of fun to watch.

1420
01:29:10,640 --> 01:29:11,160
 Absolutely.

1421
01:29:11,580 --> 01:29:14,960
 Listen, there are quite a few Ohio State fans in North Alabama.

1422
01:29:14,960 --> 01:29:22,060
 I've got one around the corner for me, who flies very proudly the Buckeye flag every day.

1423
01:29:22,640 --> 01:29:24,740
 You've got one of the best signs in the country.

1424
01:29:25,140 --> 01:29:27,800
 You do a great job covering the Big Ten, too.

1425
01:29:28,340 --> 01:29:31,020
 Steve, where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

1426
01:29:31,660 --> 01:29:37,360
 Yeah, it's Bucknuts.com, 24-7 sports, the best network, obviously, out there for recruiting coverage.

1427
01:29:38,160 --> 01:29:40,840
 And college team coverage and Bucknuts.com.

1428
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:48,680
 We're covering Ohio State like nobody else and really looking forward to Saturday's game, looking forward to Friday night's game.

1429
01:29:48,680 --> 01:30:02,060
 I mean, my goodness, this is going to be – we had one off week with the Army-Navy game, and now we are right back into meaningful college football, four huge games this weekend.

1430
01:30:02,280 --> 01:30:10,000
 I mean, the first two are basically pick-em games, and then the last two are the group of five teams playing as heavy underdogs.

1431
01:30:10,180 --> 01:30:12,100
 But maybe one of them will shock somebody.

1432
01:30:12,520 --> 01:30:13,200
 You never know.

1433
01:30:13,900 --> 01:30:18,120
 A whole month of football, by the way, in front of us with all the things placed out.

1434
01:30:18,200 --> 01:30:20,560
 So, Steve, obviously we've got something to chew on there.

1435
01:30:20,640 --> 01:30:23,980
 But in the meantime, thanks so much for your time today, and let's do it again soon, okay?

1436
01:30:24,240 --> 01:30:25,140
 All right, guys.

1437
01:30:25,200 --> 01:30:25,680
 Take care.

1438
01:30:26,320 --> 01:30:27,020
 Thank you, Steve.

1439
01:30:27,020 --> 01:30:28,380
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01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:09,280
 Hopefully coming to see us.

1554
01:37:09,320 --> 01:37:09,820
 How are you?

1555
01:37:10,700 --> 01:37:11,220
 I'm good.

1556
01:37:11,280 --> 01:37:12,180
 How are you guys doing, Rick?

1557
01:37:12,340 --> 01:37:12,660
 Hey, man.

1558
01:37:12,660 --> 01:37:13,440
 We're doing all right.

1559
01:37:13,500 --> 01:37:16,200
 Drew, back in four stories on Derrick Nix.

1560
01:37:16,320 --> 01:37:19,020
 Tis the season for coaches' stories out there.

1561
01:37:19,820 --> 01:37:20,780
 We've seen both.

1562
01:37:20,860 --> 01:37:22,720
 He's in the house at Alabama from Auburn.

1563
01:37:22,800 --> 01:37:24,780
 Others saying it's imminent he's going to be hired.

1564
01:37:24,780 --> 01:37:26,900
 What is the latest that you are hearing?

1565
01:37:27,740 --> 01:37:30,880
 Well, I mean, I know he's been to the campus recently.

1566
01:37:31,080 --> 01:37:32,520
 He also talks to Florida.

1567
01:37:32,740 --> 01:37:35,660
 Looks like Marcus Davis is going from Auburn to Florida.

1568
01:37:36,080 --> 01:37:38,680
 And Derrick Nix will be going from Auburn to Alabama.

1569
01:37:39,200 --> 01:37:49,820
 It kind of harkens memories of James Willis back from 2009 when he left Auburn to come to the University of Alabama and help Nick Saban win his first national championship.

1570
01:37:50,480 --> 01:37:54,440
 Only stayed a year before moving on to, I believe, Texas Tech.

1571
01:37:54,500 --> 01:37:58,200
 And he went back to work for Tommy Tuberville and was his defensive coordinator.

1572
01:37:58,200 --> 01:38:02,220
 But it sounds like Derrick Nix is certainly on his way to Alabama.

1573
01:38:02,440 --> 01:38:04,540
 He has a lot of ties to his coaching staff.

1574
01:38:04,680 --> 01:38:08,760
 He has a very close relationship with Shane Womack and his family.

1575
01:38:09,040 --> 01:38:11,340
 And that goes back many, many years.

1576
01:38:11,720 --> 01:38:16,500
 So, I think, you know, he's a good fit at wide receivers coach.

1577
01:38:16,580 --> 01:38:20,360
 He has a lot of recruiting contacts, you know, throughout the Southeast.

1578
01:38:20,720 --> 01:38:25,020
 He has some connections, I'm sure, to players that may end up in the transfer portal.

1579
01:38:25,160 --> 01:38:27,820
 And one like Malcolm Simmons already has.

1580
01:38:27,980 --> 01:38:29,680
 So, we certainly will see.

1581
01:38:29,880 --> 01:38:37,000
 But it does sound like that Derrick Nix is going to be the replacement for Jamarcus Shepard, who isn't with the team right now.

1582
01:38:37,000 --> 01:38:42,900
 I believe he's, you know, trying to build his staff and his organization at Oregon State.

1583
01:38:42,980 --> 01:38:47,000
 And I'm not sure he'll be with the team on Friday night, you know, in Oklahoma.

1584
01:38:47,240 --> 01:38:55,920
 But they've got some guys that have stepped up from the analyst, you know, positions on the staff, including a guy with a lot of NXL experience.

1585
01:38:56,120 --> 01:38:58,020
 So, I think they're in good shape there.

1586
01:38:58,900 --> 01:39:00,760
 Looking at Nix, he's an Alabama boy.

1587
01:39:00,880 --> 01:39:01,940
 He's out of a talus.

1588
01:39:01,940 --> 01:39:04,940
 So, he's got roots here to play ball at Southern Miss to stand out there.

1589
01:39:05,020 --> 01:39:06,700
 So, it's going to be interesting to see what that means.

1590
01:39:07,000 --> 01:39:09,840
 So, here's what I find interesting.

1591
01:39:10,120 --> 01:39:12,440
 We've seen all the chatter with Kalen DeBoer.

1592
01:39:12,580 --> 01:39:16,520
 And if you look at the Michigan boards, it's still not finished yet.

1593
01:39:17,480 --> 01:39:20,900
 I'll leave it up to that as far as time is going to tell as far as where that baby lands.

1594
01:39:21,140 --> 01:39:22,400
 But it's interesting.

1595
01:39:22,560 --> 01:39:31,260
 Not only does it look like Nix is on his way to join a staff, but this staff has picked up at least two commits over the last few days since all these rummings started.

1596
01:39:31,860 --> 01:39:37,720
 If he's going to Michigan, Drew, it's interesting he's bringing in recruits and assistant coaches to Alabama, did not?

1597
01:39:38,620 --> 01:39:43,700
 Yeah, because he just took a commitment from Josh Ford, the tight end, from Oklahoma State.

1598
01:39:43,860 --> 01:39:47,100
 And certainly, it looks like Derrick Nix is on his way to Alabama.

1599
01:39:48,100 --> 01:39:51,880
 I'm actually kind of just mystified at this whole thing with Michigan.

1600
01:39:51,880 --> 01:40:08,740
 I don't understand their institutional arrogance, to be honest with you, that they could just swoop in there and offer him $14 million to go to a place with an interim president, an athletic director, that is a certified buffoon, and then it's probably going to be fired.

1601
01:40:09,320 --> 01:40:14,060
 And a football program that's going through transition and a lot of scandal.

1602
01:40:14,300 --> 01:40:28,920
 I mean, why would you leave Alabama where you're recruiting very well, you have the full support of Peter Moeller, the new president, you have the full support of your athletic director, and your program is on the upswing.

1603
01:40:29,080 --> 01:40:45,120
 Now, I know it's not Nick Saban's Alabama, he's lost seven games, and ultimately may lose an eighth, but I'm just telling you guys, the narrative that if he loses to Oklahoma, he's going to be somehow forced out or be motivated to go to Michigan, to me, it's asinine.

1604
01:40:45,340 --> 01:40:46,020
 Yeah, absolutely.

1605
01:40:46,920 --> 01:40:48,180
 I just don't see it.

1606
01:40:48,680 --> 01:41:12,240
 I think everybody understands he went to the SEC championship game, that he's kind of bled a turnip with his roster, they've been extremely banged up, and I know it's disappointing to potentially lose four games again, but you finished as the number one seed in the SEC for the regular season, and you made the championship game, and you made the college football playoffs.

1607
01:41:12,240 --> 01:41:27,220
 So, to be honest with you, what I'd really like to happen is Alabama go to Norman, burn the house down, and shut everybody up, because they're in the Elite Eight, about to play Indiana, and then Michigan can go hire Kenny Dillingham and just get this all over with.

1608
01:41:28,600 --> 01:41:29,080
 Absolutely.

1609
01:41:29,560 --> 01:41:30,480
 Well said.

1610
01:41:31,420 --> 01:41:35,620
 Speaking of being banged up, let me ask you about some of the banged up folks.

1611
01:41:36,240 --> 01:41:43,560
 By the time Alabama got to the fourth quarter, they had eight players, eight starters, out of that game.

1612
01:41:44,040 --> 01:41:49,740
 Obviously, the bye week, or taking off most of the week, has certainly helped a lot of these guys.

1613
01:41:50,420 --> 01:41:58,780
 In fact, Ryan Grubb mentioned a little bit earlier today that Josh Cuevas and Danny Lewis at tight end will be, quote, available.

1614
01:41:59,500 --> 01:42:03,420
 Whether that be for 10 plays or 40, that remains to be seen.

1615
01:42:03,660 --> 01:42:07,500
 We've seen Cam Miller running around the practice field, et cetera.

1616
01:42:08,060 --> 01:42:09,720
 I think the bye week has really helped.

1617
01:42:09,880 --> 01:42:14,700
 I think we know L.T. Overton is not going to be playing in the game.

1618
01:42:15,340 --> 01:42:19,060
 D.D., what are you hearing as far as the injuries, from what I can gather?

1619
01:42:19,240 --> 01:42:22,300
 It looks much more promising than it did after Georgia.

1620
01:42:23,280 --> 01:42:27,720
 Yeah, I mean, you know, after Georgia, it was almost like a mash episode.

1621
01:42:28,500 --> 01:42:37,280
 But I think Brelsford, Parker Brelsford, the All-American center, it's really done him a lot of good to, you know, get this rest.

1622
01:42:37,380 --> 01:42:41,100
 I think he's going to be much closer to 100% and good to go.

1623
01:42:41,280 --> 01:42:43,760
 I definitely think Jam Miller is going to be good to go.

1624
01:42:44,740 --> 01:42:49,820
 I'm not as convinced Daniel Hill is going to be a guy that can play a ton of snaps.

1625
01:42:50,420 --> 01:42:52,320
 I think he's banged up.

1626
01:42:52,320 --> 01:43:00,960
 I know they haven't talked about him on the injury report, but, you know, to me, everybody was so mystified that he only had the two early carries against Georgia.

1627
01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:04,060
 I think that's because he's been banged up all year.

1628
01:43:04,800 --> 01:43:07,340
 And so that's just part of it.

1629
01:43:07,780 --> 01:43:10,100
 You know, Kevin Riley's got the broken jaw.

1630
01:43:10,640 --> 01:43:17,900
 But I think Jam Miller, Brelsford, I think definitely Zabian Brown is going to be in much better shape.

1631
01:43:18,680 --> 01:43:21,740
 Dijon Lee, they could be much healthier.

1632
01:43:21,980 --> 01:43:23,980
 Justin Jefferson on defense.

1633
01:43:24,560 --> 01:43:25,720
 Now, you're right.

1634
01:43:25,880 --> 01:43:34,100
 I don't think, unfortunately, and God be with him, I don't think L.T. Overton will ever play another down for Alabama due to his medical situation.

1635
01:43:34,280 --> 01:43:35,720
 And, again, it's very unfortunate.

1636
01:43:36,440 --> 01:43:39,720
 But that's just part of it, and they've had to already move on.

1637
01:43:40,560 --> 01:43:43,060
 You know, they did not have him against Georgia at all.

1638
01:43:43,200 --> 01:43:47,520
 So, you know, we'll see, you know, what happens going forward.

1639
01:43:47,720 --> 01:43:53,600
 And the Jordan Renauds of the world, you know, how much, you know, they're going to play the Keon Keelys.

1640
01:43:53,960 --> 01:43:55,540
 You move Lennon Simmons around.

1641
01:43:55,660 --> 01:43:56,140
 We'll see.

1642
01:43:56,260 --> 01:43:59,620
 I mean, they're going to have to, you know, have some guys step up.

1643
01:44:00,080 --> 01:44:01,700
 There's no question about it.

1644
01:44:01,700 --> 01:44:07,960
 But I think they should be pretty healthy on defense, or definitely healthy on defense, except for L.T.

1645
01:44:08,040 --> 01:44:11,400
 And then you look at, you know, what's going on on offense.

1646
01:44:11,720 --> 01:44:14,880
 Like I said, getting Brelsford and Jam back will be huge.

1647
01:44:15,180 --> 01:44:20,020
 Cam Dewberry, I think, is going to be much healthier than he otherwise would have been.

1648
01:44:20,580 --> 01:44:24,920
 You know, and in the same way, nobody's really talked about this, but Jeremy Bernard.

1649
01:44:24,920 --> 01:44:28,000
 I think Jeremy has definitely been slowed down.

1650
01:44:28,480 --> 01:44:29,840
 Hopefully, he's going to be better.

1651
01:44:30,320 --> 01:44:36,360
 And then I'll be honest, it's not just about injury, but they just need Ryan Williams to show up in a big way.

1652
01:44:36,540 --> 01:44:45,760
 He needs to have maybe his biggest game of his career, or at least this season, because we really haven't seen him explode since that Georgia game in his freshman year.

1653
01:44:45,900 --> 01:44:50,000
 So I just think overall, guys, the key to this game, it's old school.

1654
01:44:50,000 --> 01:44:56,960
 I mean, Alabama was really bad in the kicking game in this contest and has been very shaky throughout the season.

1655
01:44:57,600 --> 01:45:03,300
 They gave up an explosive punt return to Oklahoma, which led to points.

1656
01:45:03,300 --> 01:45:08,900
 And, you know, they also fumbled, which led to Oklahoma's only touchdown via special teams.

1657
01:45:09,100 --> 01:45:10,620
 And they got a kick block.

1658
01:45:10,840 --> 01:45:12,060
 And you just can't do that.

1659
01:45:12,280 --> 01:45:15,120
 You have to at least play them even in the special teams.

1660
01:45:15,640 --> 01:45:18,760
 And then I think they have to, this time, force turnovers.

1661
01:45:19,260 --> 01:45:25,800
 They played really good defense and only allowed 200 yards, but they need to help their offense by turning Oklahoma over.

1662
01:45:26,400 --> 01:45:34,960
 And then I think they've got to make the two to three explosive plays in the game that Oklahoma made in the last one, which, of course, was the pick six.

1663
01:45:35,420 --> 01:45:41,840
 And then the punt return, because they both, they led those, because they got 17 points off turnovers.

1664
01:45:41,840 --> 01:45:42,880
 And that was the difference.

1665
01:45:42,880 --> 01:45:47,400
 And in the two matchups the last two years, it's been five turnovers to one.

1666
01:45:47,560 --> 01:45:51,000
 So, to me, those are the keys for Alabama to get a win on Saturday.

1667
01:45:51,240 --> 01:45:52,300
 I knew I'd say that.

1668
01:45:52,420 --> 01:45:53,060
 Friday night.

1669
01:45:53,240 --> 01:45:53,940
 There you go.

1670
01:45:53,980 --> 01:45:54,600
 It's easy to say.

1671
01:45:54,700 --> 01:45:55,880
 Well, we know it is on papers.

1672
01:45:55,980 --> 01:45:58,420
 Another thing to execute, we'll see again on Friday night.

1673
01:45:58,960 --> 01:46:03,560
 Your thoughts, obviously, these teams, well, you say, well, Alabama's got film on Oklahoma.

1674
01:46:03,860 --> 01:46:05,980
 Vice versa, Oklahoma's got film on Alabama.

1675
01:46:06,220 --> 01:46:10,840
 They have owned the Crimson Tide over the last, what, 13 months or so as far as win-losses.

1676
01:46:11,600 --> 01:46:15,020
 Your thoughts from lessons learned from those two.

1677
01:46:15,820 --> 01:46:22,900
 Another thing I think is huge, can this offensive line keep the bad boys off Ty Simpson?

1678
01:46:22,900 --> 01:46:25,880
 And you mentioned the explosive plays.

1679
01:46:26,000 --> 01:46:26,740
 That's nice.

1680
01:46:27,000 --> 01:46:28,480
 But, Drew, what about this?

1681
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:33,540
 Once you get sacked a time or two, will they start working the swing passes, jet sweeps?

1682
01:46:33,600 --> 01:46:38,980
 In other words, take the high percentage passes as opposed to going back, dropping back, getting

1683
01:46:38,980 --> 01:46:42,280
 sacked, and creating a long game behind the chains?

1684
01:46:43,360 --> 01:46:44,200
 Well, we'll see.

1685
01:46:44,360 --> 01:46:50,760
 I mean, they certainly, you know, Ty threw for well over 300, about 326 the last time.

1686
01:46:50,760 --> 01:46:53,140
 And they gained over 400 yards.

1687
01:46:53,360 --> 01:46:54,800
 The keys were the turnovers.

1688
01:46:55,480 --> 01:47:00,100
 And, ironically, the pick-six happened when they were in the Oklahoma Reds.

1689
01:47:00,100 --> 01:47:00,380
 Yeah.

1690
01:47:00,600 --> 01:47:04,520
 And it was over, I think, about an 88, 89-yard return.

1691
01:47:05,220 --> 01:47:08,920
 So, certainly, they had driven the ball well up to that point.

1692
01:47:09,480 --> 01:47:14,700
 And then, he got stripped sacked, too, when they were around, I think, their own 40.

1693
01:47:16,180 --> 01:47:21,920
 But, again, I think that was a blitz that, you know, they didn't handle really well.

1694
01:47:22,480 --> 01:47:25,460
 So, I'm hoping that they'll have a couple of new wrinkles.

1695
01:47:25,460 --> 01:47:27,160
 But, I'll just say this.

1696
01:47:27,540 --> 01:47:29,800
 In the Georgia game, they dropped six passes.

1697
01:47:29,980 --> 01:47:35,420
 They can't drop the football against Oklahoma, especially if you've got a chance to make a big play.

1698
01:47:35,560 --> 01:47:38,940
 I mean, that's where Ryan Williams and Jerm have got to be sharp.

1699
01:47:39,340 --> 01:47:40,640
 They've got to catch the football.

1700
01:47:41,180 --> 01:47:42,000
 I don't know.

1701
01:47:42,200 --> 01:47:44,900
 I'd still say Quavis is very questionable.

1702
01:47:45,940 --> 01:47:47,380
 You know, he may try to give it a go.

1703
01:47:47,500 --> 01:47:49,980
 And, Brett, I thought the analogy was pretty good.

1704
01:47:50,340 --> 01:47:53,860
 If he goes, it'll probably be on a pitch count, I would think.

1705
01:47:54,160 --> 01:47:58,520
 And, ironically, that's the last game Quavis played.

1706
01:47:59,240 --> 01:48:01,940
 And, you know, he had six catches for 80 yards.

1707
01:48:02,100 --> 01:48:04,560
 And, touchdown, probably the best game of his career.

1708
01:48:04,820 --> 01:48:06,460
 So, we'll see what happens.

1709
01:48:06,460 --> 01:48:10,660
 But, certainly, we may see Marshall Pritchett, Caleb Edwards, and those guys.

1710
01:48:10,920 --> 01:48:15,060
 But, I'll just say, they talked about it on Get Up on ESPN this morning.

1711
01:48:15,600 --> 01:48:18,360
 And, it was the one part of the take I agreed with.

1712
01:48:18,460 --> 01:48:22,180
 Because, the other part was just Kalen DeBoer, the right coach for Alabama.

1713
01:48:22,560 --> 01:48:24,320
 I actually wanted to slap somebody.

1714
01:48:24,440 --> 01:48:26,320
 But, you know, I couldn't slap them through the television.

1715
01:48:27,000 --> 01:48:32,840
 But, the thing that I did agree with is this is a huge playoff for Ty Simpson.

1716
01:48:33,460 --> 01:48:39,340
 Because, on Mel Kuyper's big board, he's the third quarterback behind Moore in Oregon.

1717
01:48:39,600 --> 01:48:41,820
 And, then, of course, we know Fernando Mendoza.

1718
01:48:42,440 --> 01:48:45,420
 So, if he has a really good playoff, say they beat Oklahoma.

1719
01:48:45,980 --> 01:48:51,100
 And, if he were to play well against Indiana, then he's going to enhance his stock quite a bit.

1720
01:48:51,100 --> 01:48:53,760
 As far as maybe being another first-round quarterback.

1721
01:48:54,100 --> 01:48:55,440
 So, it's big for him.

1722
01:48:55,520 --> 01:48:56,400
 And, he is hurt.

1723
01:48:56,900 --> 01:48:58,660
 But, he's well enough to play.

1724
01:48:59,080 --> 01:49:02,080
 I thought he certainly played pretty well against Auburn.

1725
01:49:02,480 --> 01:49:04,540
 Even though his stats were somewhat modest.

1726
01:49:04,780 --> 01:49:07,000
 But, they need another big game out of him.

1727
01:49:07,140 --> 01:49:11,520
 And, hopefully, he's another guy that's going to gratefully benefit from this rest.

1728
01:49:11,800 --> 01:49:14,820
 And, you know, and again, Harold, you're right.

1729
01:49:14,900 --> 01:49:17,380
 The last 13 months, Oklahoma's won twice.

1730
01:49:17,580 --> 01:49:21,460
 But, Alabama won the first two over, you know, Georgia as well.

1731
01:49:21,860 --> 01:49:23,320
 And, Georgia has solved the riddle.

1732
01:49:23,320 --> 01:49:30,760
 And, hopefully, Alabama can solve the Oklahoma riddle and move on to the Rose Bowl come late Friday night.

1733
01:49:31,760 --> 01:49:36,840
 D2, it is homecoming week for former Nate Oates assistant coaches.

1734
01:49:37,040 --> 01:49:40,700
 Brian Hodgson gets it started tonight with South Florida.

1735
01:49:41,640 --> 01:49:51,980
 Antoine Petway is going to finish it on Sunday in Huntsville, Alabama at the DBC when Kennesaw State comes in at 1 o'clock.

1736
01:49:51,980 --> 01:49:57,580
 Alabama trying to rebound from a not-so-sterling second half against Arizona.

1737
01:49:57,760 --> 01:50:00,340
 They played really well in the first half.

1738
01:50:00,520 --> 01:50:04,960
 And, then, rebounding in defense proved to be a problem.

1739
01:50:05,160 --> 01:50:11,120
 But, once again, another opportunity for Nate Oates to pick up two wins over former assistant coaches.

1740
01:50:11,880 --> 01:50:15,460
 Yeah, and, I mean, that was a tough loss to Arizona in the second half.

1741
01:50:15,580 --> 01:50:18,720
 That Arizona team just sort of took them apart, you know.

1742
01:50:18,800 --> 01:50:24,200
 And, I thought Alabama did as good a job as they could have hoped in the first half being up two.

1743
01:50:24,360 --> 01:50:26,940
 They stayed with a striking distance on the glass.

1744
01:50:27,340 --> 01:50:28,820
 They protected the rim well.

1745
01:50:29,180 --> 01:50:31,100
 They made seven threes, I believe.

1746
01:50:31,200 --> 01:50:32,620
 I thought they attacked the rim.

1747
01:50:33,140 --> 01:50:38,160
 The second half, Arizona kind of turned up the heat from a physicality standpoint and on defense.

1748
01:50:38,160 --> 01:50:41,360
 And, Alabama was just way too sloppy with the basketball.

1749
01:50:41,720 --> 01:50:45,300
 They really need the full Aiden Holloway back.

1750
01:50:45,420 --> 01:50:47,560
 They didn't have that against Arizona.

1751
01:50:48,140 --> 01:50:55,380
 When Aiden Holloway can't shoot the three and truly be an offensive threat, he's not just a distributor.

1752
01:50:55,600 --> 01:50:59,700
 That really limits Alabama because he's an 18-point-per-game scorer.

1753
01:51:00,080 --> 01:51:04,360
 And, then, Bristow is still getting his feet back wet, you know.

1754
01:51:04,620 --> 01:51:07,960
 And, then, Aiden Sherell had to take on a huge role.

1755
01:51:08,280 --> 01:51:11,320
 I thought he played pretty well, but he needs more help.

1756
01:51:11,560 --> 01:51:13,020
 Along that front line.

1757
01:51:13,280 --> 01:51:15,000
 But, I think, you know, they've got a chance.

1758
01:51:15,220 --> 01:51:18,940
 Hodgson's Arkansas State team pushed them to the limit last year.

1759
01:51:19,400 --> 01:51:20,780
 So, they better be ready tonight.

1760
01:51:20,920 --> 01:51:23,120
 It'll be interesting to see if Amari Allen's available.

1761
01:51:23,360 --> 01:51:25,660
 I know he's got a little bit of a hip situation.

1762
01:51:26,180 --> 01:51:29,180
 But, it should be a very winnable game at home for Alabama.

1763
01:51:29,640 --> 01:51:31,800
 And, then, you go to Huntsville on Sunday.

1764
01:51:32,260 --> 01:51:33,240
 Petway coming back.

1765
01:51:33,240 --> 01:51:38,760
 Don't forget, he's got two very familiar, you know, assistant coaches to North Alabamians.

1766
01:51:38,860 --> 01:51:42,780
 And, that's Phillip Pearson, former Alabama player and coach.

1767
01:51:42,780 --> 01:51:47,300
 And, then, also, Willie Watson, who was on Tony Pujol's staff at UNA.

1768
01:51:47,300 --> 01:51:52,480
 And, he's got two prominent players, you know, that are playing a ton of minutes for him.

1769
01:51:52,680 --> 01:51:56,080
 And, you know, freshman Caden Rickard from Bob Jones.

1770
01:51:56,300 --> 01:51:59,460
 And, let's not forget, I believe he's a redshirt sophomore now.

1771
01:51:59,900 --> 01:52:01,780
 R.J. Johnson from Grissom.

1772
01:52:01,920 --> 01:52:04,680
 So, both those guys are playing a lot for the Owls.

1773
01:52:04,820 --> 01:52:07,060
 And, hopefully, that's going to be a really nice crowd.

1774
01:52:07,600 --> 01:52:10,400
 I know they've got a ticket sale going on today.

1775
01:52:10,520 --> 01:52:13,780
 They're marking the tickets down, trying to sell the last of those tickets.

1776
01:52:13,980 --> 01:52:19,080
 So, hopefully, it'll be a great environment on Sunday inside Crokes Arena.

1777
01:52:19,360 --> 01:52:23,020
 So, where Alabama and Kennesaw are going to take the floor.

1778
01:52:23,240 --> 01:52:25,620
 And, hopefully, the Tide can get two more wins.

1779
01:52:26,020 --> 01:52:28,520
 Because, they've had a really tough out-of-conference schedule.

1780
01:52:28,860 --> 01:52:32,460
 You don't want to compound it with what would be, you know,

1781
01:52:32,680 --> 01:52:38,020
 I consider maybe a quad three loss right here to two quality mid-majors.

1782
01:52:38,120 --> 01:52:41,060
 So, they need to get the job done tonight in Tuscaloosa

1783
01:52:41,060 --> 01:52:43,480
 and then on Sunday in the Rocket City.

1784
01:52:44,480 --> 01:52:44,920
 Absolutely.

1785
01:52:45,340 --> 01:52:51,640
 D2, give us your score prediction for that Norman-Oklahoma physical contest.

1786
01:52:52,520 --> 01:52:55,620
 And, then, secondly, where can we get on line to get all the stuff?

1787
01:52:56,480 --> 01:53:00,080
 Well, and I'm leaning toward Alabama.

1788
01:53:00,240 --> 01:53:04,840
 This Alabama team has been good on the road all year on true road games.

1789
01:53:05,340 --> 01:53:07,980
 I'm going to go 24-20 Alabama.

1790
01:53:08,560 --> 01:53:12,360
 I still think, I mean, if you've seen it in these meetings the last two times,

1791
01:53:12,820 --> 01:53:15,120
 the team that gets to the mid-20s wins.

1792
01:53:15,560 --> 01:53:20,440
 And, I think Alabama can win a tough, physical, hard-fought game on Friday night.

1793
01:53:20,860 --> 01:53:24,940
 And, then, if they want to connect with me, they can connect with me at 977 ESPN.

1794
01:53:25,640 --> 01:53:32,460
 We also have our, of course, if you miss any of the content, we have our SoundCloud page, 97.7 The Zone.

1795
01:53:32,800 --> 01:53:34,900
 And, then, 9770 ESPN.com.

1796
01:53:35,020 --> 01:53:40,000
 Still trying to recover that ex-account of my own, my personal one, working on that.

1797
01:53:40,600 --> 01:53:44,560
 But, still, you can catch any of my content on 9770 ESPN.

1798
01:53:45,160 --> 01:53:49,400
 I just want to wish you and your listeners a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season.

1799
01:53:49,400 --> 01:53:52,260
 And, we always enjoy being on the Boomo Bugg Show.

1800
01:53:52,380 --> 01:53:58,420
 And, hopefully, we'll be talking about a Rose Bowl trip after Friday night to play number one Indiana.

1801
01:53:58,660 --> 01:54:00,560
 That's where we are in this world of college football.

1802
01:54:00,840 --> 01:54:01,680
 It's not basketball.

1803
01:54:02,500 --> 01:54:03,880
 It's Indiana on the gridiron.

1804
01:54:04,560 --> 01:54:05,840
 Right back at you, Drew.

1805
01:54:05,960 --> 01:54:07,280
 Merry Christmas to you and your family.

1806
01:54:07,380 --> 01:54:08,840
 And, thanks so much for your time today.

1807
01:54:09,580 --> 01:54:10,300
 Thank you, guys.

1808
01:54:10,720 --> 01:54:11,200
 Thank you, bud.

1809
01:54:11,460 --> 01:54:13,600
 Junior Armand, 97.7 FM The Zone.

1810
01:54:13,600 --> 01:54:17,840
 When you mention it, B.B., in case you missed it, Alabama basketball tonight.

1811
01:54:18,120 --> 01:54:19,760
 It's right here on 93.9 The Score, B.B.

1812
01:54:20,140 --> 01:54:21,500
 Pre-game, 6 o'clock.

1813
01:54:21,600 --> 01:54:24,480
 Tip-off for approximately 7, Harold Bugg.

1814
01:54:24,780 --> 01:54:26,380
 Kick back and enjoy.

1815
01:54:26,480 --> 01:54:27,780
 That's going to take care of us for now.

1816
01:54:27,900 --> 01:54:30,540
 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1817
01:54:31,000 --> 01:54:32,840
 Harold Bugg, thank you so much for your time today.

1818
01:54:32,940 --> 01:54:35,140
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to two with the Boomo Bugg Show.

1819
01:54:35,140 --> 01:54:37,500
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.