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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New Exclusive Inside Track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Gets the snap, looking, firing, catch made, first down. Lottie Brooks breaks the tackle. 4-3-2-1, touchdown. Lottie Brooks broke a tackle at the 5, got to the end zone, an 11-yard gain.

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 Bama goes for it on fourth down. It pays off for the first score of the game for Alabama.

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 Bama putting eight men up initially and now dropping back.

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 A pick, a pick at the 45, to the 30, to the 20, to the 10, to the 5. Touchdown, Sabian Brown takes it to the house.

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 Bama changed its coverage and the Sooners throw it right to us.

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 Simpson getting the snap. Plenty of time. Firing downfield towards the end zone.

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 Brooks caught it. Touchdown, Alabama.

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 30 yards on the strike.

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 And Alabama takes its first lead of the night.

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 23 consecutive points for the Crimson Tide to go on top.

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 Now Lindsey will come in motion to the right.

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 Will hand it off. No. Play action. Throwing nearside for Jeremy.

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 Took it off the back of a defender.

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 Incomplete or is it?

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 They're going to call him completion right now.

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 They're going to call him a catch.

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 It's a catch for Jeremy Bernard at the 5 as he took it off the back of the OU defender.

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 What a play.

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 Victory. Formation for Ty Simpson in the Crimson Tide.

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 And a victory is exactly what we've gotten.

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 California. Here we come.

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 Alabama. A winner over the Sooners in Norman.

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 34-24.

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 A win by 10 from the golden lips of the voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Chris Stewart and their crew.

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 Good afternoon. I'm Harold Boyd. That's Brett Beaird.

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 Thanks so much for making us a part of your Monday before Christmas.

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 And Brett Beaird, welcome in.

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 Is it safe to say coming up that Alabama gets the roses and a lot of the social media geniuses,

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 they get the thorns on their early demise of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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 Good afternoon. Welcome in. And how are you?

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 Happy Monday to you.

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 Yeah, social media got a little carried away after Alabama got behind the 17 and even before then.

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 But we'll be talking about the Alabama game and all of the games in the first round,

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 including Alabama's impressive comeback win against the Sooners.

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 Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels enters the portal.

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 Really?

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 Brian Matthews of AuburnSports.com will tell us what does that mean.

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 And we're going to have on Andrew Bowen in just a few minutes who is going to be wearing his professor hat

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 and give us his grades for Alabama's performance against the Sooners.

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 He is in the huddle with us now.

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 Andrew is the flying columnist and recruiting editor there at BamaOnline.com,

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 part of the OnFree.com family.

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 His book is ready for a Christmas stocking near you.

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 It's called The Road to Bama.

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 A.B., welcome in.

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 Hey, doing great, guys.

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 How are we doing today?

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 Man, we're doing all right.

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 Andrew, it's safe to say that a lot of the social media geniuses, they got more egg on their face

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 than a drunk at Waffle House at 3 o'clock in the morning.

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 I mean, I think that, you know, a lot of people regret a lot of things they were saying during that game the other night,

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 especially after the first 13, or I guess after the first 18 minutes or so of the football game.

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 I mean, it certainly looked not pretty.

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 And over the course of the last couple years when we've seen Alabama get down double digits,

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 we really hadn't seen them fight back and get back into the game and win the game.

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 So I think, you know, when you see Alabama get down 17 to nothing, it's just sort of a, well, here we go again situation

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 because we saw that obviously last year in Norman.

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 And, you know, you got to tip your hat to the Alabama team and coaching staff for winning that game.

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 The thing is, you know, let's dab a little deeper into that, especially he's had his critics came Womack.

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 The fact that two things on that, they made you adjustments because Oklahoma came out and it was like running water through a sieve.

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 And then, you know, after, I think it was, you know, they had, what was it, maybe two sacks, one sack, you know, going into the, or zero sacks going into the second quarter.

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 You end up with five sacks, which is more than, which was more than Oklahoma, you know, the number one sack team in the country.

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 So, you know, we saw that Oklahoma, they started out three of five on third down and tenth, and they end up, you know, the rest of the way, I think they were four of 13.

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 I thought in the second half, you know, when we saw, when we saw Oklahoma just moving the ball down the field on those three or three of the first four drives resulted in points for them.

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 They had wide receivers that were wide open, and, you know, they were just moving the ball down the field at ease.

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 And then, you know, we saw that defense completely just, you know, turn in an instant.

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 And, you know, I think in that, I want to say in the second half, we saw four drives that were three and outs.

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 So, you know, we saw another, you know, a couple more drives that were, you know, they only had five or six plays total and 126 yards in the entire second half by that Oklahoma offense.

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 So, you know, it was an impressive display, especially on that defense side of the ball, the way they were able to just completely flip the script, you know, after they made that change.

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 Amber, you gave the defense on your grades, and you do this after every Alabama game, a B+.

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 A lot of that, obviously, was probably an A in the last three quarters.

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 As you mentioned, Alabama, Oklahoma ran for 50 yards in the first quarter, and after that, I think they had five to seven yards, seven tackles, four loss, five sacks.

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 Matera, who looked very good in the first quarter, finished with 3-0-7, but he was held at 121, as you noted.

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 But Keon Keeley, Kelby Collins, Womag has played so many players on that defensive front.

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 London Simmons, I've got to say, so many of these guys played so well, they played so many guys during the course of the year.

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 I think, you know, when you see guys that are rotating throughout the season, you know, getting some action, even if it's not much.

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 I mean, even if it's 15, you know, 16 snaps a game, you're at least getting in there.

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 And it's not just playing against, you know, low-level competition.

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 If you're, you know, getting, you know, a bunch of, you know, double-digit snaps against, you know, SEC competition or an SEC championship game, you know, you are, you're battle-tested.

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 You know, with the loss of L.T. Overton, you know, you kind of had to have some defensive linemen that were going to step up in his place.

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 And with Kelby Collins, you know, a guy who was a transfer, who probably hasn't made as big of an impact on the team this year as everybody was expecting, as far as, you know, being a starter, you know, potentially being a major impact.

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 Now, he was injured a little bit, so he's missed some time.

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 But, you know, being in that game, being a guy who's able to make some plays and have, you know, him and Keon Keeley having sacks in that game were, you know, just so big for Alabama.

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 I mean, kind of hope that, you know, they build on to that, you know, heading into this next round against Indiana.

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 Let's talk about that, Andrew.

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 Alabama is in the playoffs, second round against Indiana football, not basketball.

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 And they are the seven-point underdog at the Rose Bowl.

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 First time since 2008 they've been this big of a dog in the postseason.

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 And ironically, 100 years ago, Alabama went to the Rose Bowl.

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 Alabama is sitting on 999 wins.

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 Do the math.

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 If they win this, it will be their 1,000th win.

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 But they've got to do it, coming from behind, according to Vegas.

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 Yeah, I think that, you know, Alabama going into this game, you know, it's certainly, I think, justified being an underdog because of the way that the Indiana has played throughout the season.

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 You know, they've been sound.

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 They don't make a lot of mistakes.

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 They, you know, they have a tough, you know, hard-nosed football team.

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 And I think they, you know, completely understand, you know, who they are on both sides of the football.

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 And I think, you know, losing their best defensive player to a torn ACL in a celebration after the victory against Ohio State was certainly a big loss for them.

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 But, you know, I still think that they have, you know, obviously a really talented team.

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 They've got a great coach and, you know, coaching Nettie.

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 So, I think that they are certainly a, you know, in a spot where they should be.

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 They're the number one team in the country.

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 But when you look at being a seven-point underdog to Indiana and your Alabama, I mean, it's crazy how quickly that can change.

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 I still think Alabama, when you look at the rosters, has more talent.

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 I mean, there's no doubt about it.

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 You know, can they piece it together?

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 Or, as we've seen kind of throughout the season, they're capable of blowing teams out.

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 So, you want to play your best football right now?

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 I think the Alabama team, they didn't play their best football in that first quarter against Oklahoma.

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 But, you know, throughout the game, we saw that team build a lot more confidence and belief in each other.

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 And we started seeing them play like, you know, we all felt like they were capable of playing throughout the season.

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 So, you kind of hope that that can carry over into the Rose Bowl.

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 So, you know, this is going to be a big game for them, big game for Kalen DeBoer.

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 But, you know, getting that win on the road in a very, very hostile environment.

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 And we've seen that throughout the season.

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 We saw that at Missouri.

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 We saw that at South Carolina.

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 They were battle-tested throughout the year.

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 Even in games that people expected them to just go in and easily win.

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 Even though they weren't easy wins, they still found ways to win those games.

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 And then we saw it against, you know, a tough, you know, top-ten Oklahoma team this past weekend.

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 So, I hope that, you know, we see Alabama play at a really high level and can compete and potentially go out there and win.

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 Andrew, the one massive advantage that so many people thought Oklahoma had over Alabama was special teams.

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 Well, Professor Bone gives special teams for Alabama an A-.

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 Tate Sandell, who just recently won the Luke Groves Award, mystifyingly missed two field goals in the fourth quarter.

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 The first team All-SEC punter Graham, Grayson Miller, literally dropped the ball and Tim Keenan blocked it.

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 Blanked down after his first punt actually had a very solid showing, massive turnaround on special teams for Alabama.

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 And it's probably not a big surprise, but we saw that happen in the first game with Talty missing the field goal.

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 We saw the, you know, the fumble on the punt return.

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 Oklahoma was, they were great on special teams against Alabama.

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 I think they hit two, maybe two 50-yard plus field goals in that game.

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 They were great on, I think they had a 42-yard punt return in that game.

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 So, I said, if Alabama could just be a little bit better than they were, they didn't have to be better than Oklahoma in the game on Saturday,

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 but better than they were on November the 15th, and we saw that.

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 I think, I would say after seeing the punter, or excuse me, the kicker for Oklahoma hit a, I guess it was 52-yard field goal in that first quarter,

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 He, you know, he's going to certainly nail all his field goals tonight.

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 And then, you know, seeing him miss two field goals in that fourth quarter when they certainly desperately needed it.

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 And then to see Connor Taught to go in and hit two field goals, a 40-yarder and a 35-yarder.

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 I mean, since the Eastern Illinois game when he missed that short field goal and he got booed,

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 I mean, you could kind of see him, you know, being that guy who can make those big returns and get Alabama in really good field position.

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 And I think punt blocking, punt protection certainly has to be a lot better because Oklahoma was really close to blocking a punt in that first quarter and could have resented him in six points.

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 So that's got to improve because, I mean, it was, you know, it seemed like centimeters away from being blocked and scooped and scored for a touchdown there.

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 I don't think.

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 I think as long as you can start on the 25-yard line, it's going to be a lot better than starting on the 13.

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 Two words, Lottie.

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 You're exactly right.

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 Great stuff.

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 If you want to read the professor's grades, you can go to BAM Online and awesome recruiting.

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 I saw where Alabama's favored maybe to get the number two receiver in the country.

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 And also, as Harold mentioned, a stocking stuffer, The Road to Bama.

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 That's my book that I wrote it about, let's see, what year are we, 2025?

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 I guess it came out in 2021.

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 Andrew, as always, we want to echo the same sentiments to you as far as a Merry, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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 And, by the way, it's safe to say that Alabama fans love this coaching staff.

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 This week.

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 Is that safe to say?

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 Well, Merry Christmas.

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 Happy holidays to everybody.

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 You know, we certainly appreciate that and appreciate you guys for having me on the show throughout the year.

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 But, yeah, I think Alabama fans are happy with Coach DeBoer, the staff, and I think that there's certainly a lot of excitement here for the future.

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 Welcome back, and I would imagine Max H*** has seen it all as a pioneer in sports talk radio in the southeast.

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 Assistant coach at Ole Miss in Florida State.

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 Now, living the life in the state of the...

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 Max H***, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Trying to get ready for Christmas, Errol.

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 Oh, my gosh.

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 You've still got two days.

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 What's the rush, Max?

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 Well, that's exactly what I put on my calendar this morning.

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 I said, I'll have another full day.

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 Right.

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 So, Max, did it go exactly to say, was it you or who told us that this game at Oklahoma,

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 Alabama's going to fall behind 17-0 in Conroy?

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 Was that you, or where did we get that, Max?

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 Well, I don't know, but what I want to know is who talked to them between the first and second quarter.

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 I know in halftime what they did.

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 I mean, they replayed the second quarter.

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 But the first quarter, when they got 17 down, I just shook my head and I said, here we go again.

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 But sure enough, they regrouped and came out and really played.

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 They played an outstanding ball game for three quarters, I'll tell you.

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 And I think they're going to take that same attitude right over to Indiana.

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 Yeah.

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 I mean, Alabama's got a track record.

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 We know that.

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 And I don't believe Indiana thinks about that.

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 Most people know Indiana by Bobby Knight.

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 And I don't think they're going to be bouncing.

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 They're not going to be bouncing a real ball out there on that field.

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 So, you know, I think they've got it together there.

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 And I think they've got a great chance to get all the way to the finals.

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 I really do.

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 Let me ask you to put on your coach's hat.

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 Bama usually plays, Womit usually plays zone defense in the secondary.

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 Some of the secondary came up to him and said, we need to switch to a man defense.

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 Once they did that, Mateer throws for only 120 yards in the second half.

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 Max, your thoughts, and I'm like you.

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 I thought Alabama made some of the best adjustments.

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 They matched Oklahoma's physicality.

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 Talk about that.

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 The plan is on, switch to a man, and really held the Oklahoma passing attack.

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 Of course, they put him on his butt five times, which helped, too.

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 Max, talk about that.

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 All right.

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 The first thing, without a doubt, you've got to be a much better athlete to play mid coverage.

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 You've got to read that route on top of state on top of him.

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 And, of course, I hate to say this, but you can't play outstanding mid coverage without pass interference.

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 You're going to have to grab hold to the guy because he knows where he's going and you don't.

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 That's the key to it right there.

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 And that's another reason, and I've noticed that some of the corners now in the big schools are going to 6'2", 6'3".

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 Guys, I think I read Woodward.

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 Yeah, that's right.

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 Some 6'4", 6'4", guys.

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 I remember when I was at Florida State, we had Deion Sanders and Llewell Butler.

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 Deion was almost 6'2".

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 We even, he was just an outstanding athlete.

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 But most of those great defensive backs, particular quarters, are 5'10", about 6'1".

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 And it's because of the mechanics of your body, being able to run and play it and start and twist.

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 But when they started going to 6'5", 6'6", wide receivers, you know, the people had to do something.

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 So, go back to say, zone coverage, you can play soft in zone coverage and still make up while the ball is in the air.

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 And you watch it, you can keep up with wide receiver in your zone area and then watch the ball if it's coming your way.

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 It takes a much better athlete to play mid-coverage.

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 Alabama's got those guys.

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 A lot of coaches now can show you the picture of zone coverage because the quarterbacks can read that easily.

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 And when the ball snapped and switched the band during the play, that confuses a lot of quarterbacks, I'll tell you.

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 We were able to do that when I was at Florida State because we had great athletes down there.

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 But everybody didn't have those kind of players.

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 But the fact is, that is a common, that's a common occurrence there in the playbook on certain offices.

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 They read the quarterback.

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 And also another thing, the first thing they do is they try to get a read on the arm streak for the quarterback.

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 There's no need to play zone coverage and line up at 18 and start backing up on the snap.

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 Because if a guy can't throw the ball 35, 40 yards, then you're wasting your time playing defense on that side.

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 You need to play mid-coverage after that.

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 So those are just some of the things that the tapes that you have in preparation for a game plan will show you most of that.

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 But there's a lot of times they'll switch.

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 They'll have a wide receiver that they hadn't used very well.

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 You don't know a lot about him.

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 You don't know if he can run a 4-3 or whatever.

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 And consequently, you know, your main coverage sometimes, a guy gets beat because he's not prepared for that guy.

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 So, you know, I say all that to tell you that the planning of the defense is most important based on the personnel that you're playing.

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 And if you have a good scouting report on those guys and you can read their tendencies on top of that, then you've got a great chance.

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 And I think Alabama exhibited that in the second, third, and fourth quarters of the night.

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 Max, I look at this matchup like Alabama being the Final Four in basketball against Indiana.

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 All of a sudden, you know what I'm saying, even though they may have a better team on paper, Indiana's known for basketball, Alabama for football.

421
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 This is a good team.

422
00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:43,680
 Take nothing away from Indiana.

423
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:44,300
 They're sound.

424
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,900
 They don't beat themselves to this point.

425
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:46,940
 They've got a good coach.

426
00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,200
 It's a battle of player development.

427
00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,860
 They've got a lot of two and three stars compared to Alabama's roster, but they know how to play in that system.

428
00:31:53,860 --> 00:31:56,480
 But having said that, they beat Ohio State.

429
00:31:56,580 --> 00:31:57,180
 They beat Oregon.

430
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:02,240
 But if you go over the strength of schedule, this is Sager, which is recognized as the gold standard.

431
00:32:02,460 --> 00:32:05,200
 Their strength of schedule is 42nd.

432
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:06,740
 Alabama's is third.

433
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:15,580
 And not only that, Alabama's coming out of a game where you couldn't ask for a more battle-tested team to go to Oklahoma on a Friday night and do what they did.

434
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,600
 Your thoughts just about how much emphasis do you put on strength of schedule?

435
00:32:19,540 --> 00:32:20,740
 Well, a lot.

436
00:32:20,740 --> 00:32:26,860
 And, of course, Alabama not only has got just this year's there, but they've got a history of that.

437
00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,840
 And you know good well that Indiana's heard all about that.

438
00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:39,080
 And I hope, I really hope that Alabama will come out of the blocks showing them just how good they are.

439
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:39,800
 I really do.

440
00:32:40,220 --> 00:32:45,580
 And, you know, I hope Simpson will light them up right from the first snap.

441
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:46,500
 I really do.

442
00:32:46,500 --> 00:33:00,500
 And I think, I think in a team like Indiana, this is just general speaking, though, a team that's relatively new, historically they are, as far as losses are concerned, over the other than football has ever been.

443
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,720
 They've been doted for basketball their whole career.

444
00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:02,980
 Right.

445
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,220
 So, I think that's going to play.

446
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:09,580
 I think the psychological edge right now, always in Alabama's favor.

447
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,180
 That's big this time of year when you get to the playoff time.

448
00:33:14,140 --> 00:33:20,460
 If I was coaching them, I'd script the first 10 to 15 plays, don't care what kind of defense they read.

449
00:33:20,700 --> 00:33:29,380
 And I'd throw it about, I'd throw it out of 15, I'd throw it 10 times just to be sure that their secondary said, this is us and here we come.

450
00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:39,340
 Because what will happen, you let three or four of those get completed for 34 yards in a whack, they can be like, hey, this team is for real.

451
00:33:40,060 --> 00:33:44,640
 We just sold them on tape, but they are for real when we get to the ball game.

452
00:33:45,180 --> 00:33:50,840
 And I, of course, I have no idea, you know, the philosophy of how Coach DeBoer didn't prepare for a game like this.

453
00:33:51,220 --> 00:34:00,840
 We know that their preparation wasn't very good for the first board of the game the other day, but they regrouped on the sideline, and that's what matters.

454
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 Absolutely.

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 Listen, we wish you and your family, I know you got a chance to see them at Thanksgiving, but Merry Christmas to you.

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 Max, have a great, great and fun Merry Christmas.

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 Thank you, same to you guys, it's always my pleasure.

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 Brian Matthews, the latest with a shuffle going on down the plains, senior editor of auburnsports.com.

554
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 Brian, welcome in.

555
00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:40,720
 Safe to say, things are going to look a little different next year for the Auburn Tigers, especially on offense.

556
00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:41,860
 Would you agree?

557
00:40:42,020 --> 00:40:42,820
 How are you?

558
00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:45,100
 Oh, I would agree.

559
00:40:45,340 --> 00:40:48,600
 A lot of players have indicated they're getting into the portal for Auburn.

560
00:40:48,860 --> 00:40:52,740
 So, big changes coming to both sides of the ball, really.

561
00:40:53,560 --> 00:41:02,240
 They're going to have to do a lot of work in the portal when it officially opens January 2nd just to bring enough talent to be competitive next season.

562
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:04,740
 Brian, I work with a BB.

563
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:10,620
 Is this the same BB that said he's entered the portal this morning at South Florida?

564
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:16,300
 And the reason to bring it up, could there be a connection with this BB at South Florida and the Auburn Tigers?

565
00:41:18,580 --> 00:41:20,880
 I'm not aware who you're speaking of.

566
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:22,200
 Mr. Brown.

567
00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:24,580
 Yeah, Mr. Brown.

568
00:41:24,720 --> 00:41:25,960
 Oh, right, right.

569
00:41:26,060 --> 00:41:26,500
 Yeah, yeah.

570
00:41:26,660 --> 00:41:27,920
 Yeah, Brian Brown, quarterback.

571
00:41:28,420 --> 00:41:28,620
 Yeah.

572
00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:29,320
 Yes.

573
00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:31,060
 I thought you were saying South Alabama.

574
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:31,680
 I'm like, ooh.

575
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:33,320
 I mean, South Florida.

576
00:41:34,580 --> 00:41:34,980
 Yeah.

577
00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:42,860
 Yeah, I think that one's, I wouldn't say it's a done deal, but I think that one is one that Auburn's been pointing to for a while.

578
00:41:42,860 --> 00:41:47,360
 And I think that will be a high priority for Auburn to get that done as soon as possible.

579
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,060
 They need a starting quarterback.

580
00:41:49,820 --> 00:41:50,840
 He's played in the system.

581
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:51,860
 He knows the staff.

582
00:41:51,980 --> 00:41:53,680
 I think it's a great fit.

583
00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:58,080
 And it'll be an opportunity for Byron if he does come to Auburn to step up and compete in the SEC.

584
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:04,220
 Ashton Daniels announced on social media, and I quote him,

585
00:42:04,300 --> 00:42:06,200
 he is entering the transfer portal.

586
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:13,220
 I know I promised a return to this amazing place, but things didn't work out how I thought they would.

587
00:42:13,740 --> 00:42:18,680
 Be that NIL or a chance to be the starting quarterback.

588
00:42:19,380 --> 00:42:22,940
 B-Matt, your thoughts on Ashton Daniel entering the portal?

589
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:25,480
 I have a lot of different thoughts.

590
00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,680
 First of all, a great human being.

591
00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:28,680
 Terrific young man.

592
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:33,800
 Deserves the opportunity to go somewhere where he can start and play and have fun playing football.

593
00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:35,920
 This final year of eligibility he's got left.

594
00:42:36,860 --> 00:42:42,100
 You know, I don't know all the reasons, but I think the main reason is that, you know,

595
00:42:42,140 --> 00:42:44,740
 I think he saw the writing on the wall as far as Byron Brown goes.

596
00:42:44,900 --> 00:42:51,380
 I think that writing's been on the wall for weeks now and understood that if Byron came in,

597
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 even if he was going to compete for the starting job, it's going to be tough to beat out a guy

598
00:42:54,460 --> 00:42:59,380
 that put up those kind of numbers and then has that kind of relationship with his staff and with his offense.

599
00:42:59,740 --> 00:43:05,020
 So, I think the thing with Auburn and quarterback is, if they bring in Brown,

600
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 can they convince Deuce Knight to hang out for another year and compete with him

601
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 and also, you know, be the guy that builds a team around for the next year.

602
00:43:12,900 --> 00:43:14,280
 We'll see if that's possible or not.

603
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:15,680
 They'll need to bring in somebody else.

604
00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:18,560
 So, that's a big question to watch over the next couple weeks.

605
00:43:19,500 --> 00:43:24,440
 Another one, Brian, if you elaborate, because obviously you look at it's a business now.

606
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 It's no longer just this or that.

607
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,400
 It's a business across the board with its coaches, players, et cetera.

608
00:43:29,740 --> 00:43:34,340
 Your thoughts about Deuce Knight, because here's a kid who has shown that he can play.

609
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 If he's willing to sit there, you touched on it, but if we could elaborate a little bit more,

610
00:43:39,420 --> 00:43:43,300
 is Deuce Knight willing to sit here another year and wait his turn at Auburn?

611
00:43:44,700 --> 00:43:45,480
 I don't know.

612
00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:53,520
 He's getting paid pretty good money to beat that back out, and I think that'll still be the case,

613
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:59,380
 even with the new staff and them seemingly wanting to pay people more

614
00:43:59,380 --> 00:44:01,220
 on results necessarily, but potential.

615
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,600
 We'll see how that works in the long run.

616
00:44:03,860 --> 00:44:06,320
 I have my questions about that, but, you know.

617
00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:12,020
 But there's also the allure of being a starter.

618
00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:13,280
 That's right.

619
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:18,000
 And if another school thinks he can be their starter, and they can pay him starters money,

620
00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:21,600
 I just think it's going to be really, really difficult for Auburn to hold on to him.

621
00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,880
 So we will see how that goes.

622
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:25,440
 We will see what he wants to do.

623
00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:31,360
 We will see what the market looks like, and ultimately, we'll see if he decides to jump into that portal or not.

624
00:44:32,020 --> 00:44:34,120
 Talk to us about that, Brian, because let's face it.

625
00:44:34,180 --> 00:44:37,160
 If some of the old fans could come back now, they'd say, are you kidding me?

626
00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:40,260
 It used to be that the kid loved the school.

627
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:41,340
 It was the family.

628
00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:42,620
 They sold a lot off that.

629
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:43,740
 Now it's strictly business.

630
00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:49,760
 Your thoughts about Auburn now with the staff coming in, how will the NIL structure be?

631
00:44:49,860 --> 00:44:51,440
 Will it be overhauled?

632
00:44:51,820 --> 00:44:55,400
 Because let's face it at the end of the day, that's what tips the scales for most of these kids,

633
00:44:55,460 --> 00:44:56,340
 certainly the five stars.

634
00:44:58,220 --> 00:45:00,680
 Yeah, I think it is being overhauled right now.

635
00:45:01,980 --> 00:45:07,200
 I think if you look at your Auburn's roster last year, and I don't have the exact figures,

636
00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:12,180
 but they paid a lot of money for a wide receiver room and a quarterback room

637
00:45:12,180 --> 00:45:16,040
 that was ultimately very, very unsuccessful under Ufreeze.

638
00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:20,460
 Derek Nixon, he took over, was able to unlock some things there.

639
00:45:20,460 --> 00:45:26,700
 But still, compared to the money they spent on the offensive line for a player or running back room

640
00:45:26,700 --> 00:45:31,020
 or tied in, it was a significant difference, and it really didn't pay dividends.

641
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:33,700
 So I think you're going to see them be a little bit smarter about that.

642
00:45:33,780 --> 00:45:34,560
 I think that was a mistake.

643
00:45:35,580 --> 00:45:40,880
 I think that's one of the reasons Malcolm Simmons jumped into the portal was to seek more money,

644
00:45:41,260 --> 00:45:45,300
 and you saw Perry Thompson, of course, do the same.

645
00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:50,100
 So we'll see how it works out, but that's kind of the way I look at it now.

646
00:45:51,680 --> 00:45:59,020
 You know, the problem, I think, with Auburn right now is you're on a five-season losing streak,

647
00:45:59,460 --> 00:46:00,720
 and fans are antsy.

648
00:46:00,780 --> 00:46:01,800
 They want to win now.

649
00:46:02,340 --> 00:46:06,180
 And this seems like a great plan, but it also seems like a plan that might take a while to get going,

650
00:46:06,980 --> 00:46:08,600
 which I don't think anybody wants to hear.

651
00:46:09,540 --> 00:46:10,520
 Yeah, excuse me, bud.

652
00:46:10,660 --> 00:46:16,780
 I always enjoy Monday musings, and you had a very good paragraph about fair to be concerned.

653
00:46:17,620 --> 00:46:20,120
 And you're talking about the transfer portal.

654
00:46:20,860 --> 00:46:26,220
 Again, Auburn was 44th in the country, according to rivals, and I keep saying this.

655
00:46:26,300 --> 00:46:28,440
 That was not Alex Golesh's fault.

656
00:46:28,440 --> 00:46:32,880
 I mean, he walked in the door 48 hours before all this happened.

657
00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:40,820
 But the point you made was there are 21 players right now planning to enter the portal when it opens January 2nd.

658
00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:42,940
 Now, I still say not all of them are going to go.

659
00:46:43,080 --> 00:46:45,760
 Some of them may decide to come back, but they're key guys.

660
00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:52,280
 Malcolm Simmons, Jake Crawford, Cain Lee, Malik Blockton, Marius Williams.

661
00:46:52,720 --> 00:46:56,640
 Those are five of the best players, B-Man, in the SEC.

662
00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:59,520
 And as you said, this is concerning.

663
00:47:00,140 --> 00:47:04,480
 Pretending that it's no big deal or just par for the course isn't being realistic.

664
00:47:04,700 --> 00:47:05,660
 I agree with you.

665
00:47:05,720 --> 00:47:06,340
 I do, too.

666
00:47:06,860 --> 00:47:07,060
 Yeah.

667
00:47:07,660 --> 00:47:10,380
 Yeah, that's five players who are starters or projected starters.

668
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:17,900
 I think there are at least a couple more that fit that same category that could opt for the portal here in the next few days.

669
00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:18,280
 We'll see.

670
00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:27,320
 So, you know, if that does happen, you're talking about a third of Auburn's roster starting group or projection starters already leaving.

671
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:34,260
 That's just a lot of pressure on a brand new staff to put that back together.

672
00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:39,660
 On top of all the, you know, the guys are leaving because their eligibility is up, because they're going to the NFL.

673
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:44,440
 You know, you don't have a huge, you know, talented freshman group coming in.

674
00:47:44,760 --> 00:47:54,600
 So, yeah, it's just all adding up to reasons to be concerned and wonder what's going on and, you know, how much are they going to spend the portal?

675
00:47:54,760 --> 00:47:56,780
 Are they going to be able to go find the players they need?

676
00:47:56,920 --> 00:47:59,340
 And, you know, I just don't have all those answers yet.

677
00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:09,460
 You had a great article last week on Money Musings about revamping the college football calendar, the CFP committee.

678
00:48:09,460 --> 00:48:15,440
 I know we had a little tentacle issue, but you suggested starting week zero.

679
00:48:16,140 --> 00:48:20,440
 There's no sense in playing to January the 19th or the 23rd.

680
00:48:21,240 --> 00:48:22,580
 It's too long.

681
00:48:23,580 --> 00:48:30,960
 You know, we don't know what the future of conference championship games are going to be, but no more weekly reveal shows.

682
00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:32,700
 I think we've decided on that.

683
00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,920
 No more guaranteed group of fines.

684
00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:38,340
 And no more special treatment for Notre Dame.

685
00:48:38,980 --> 00:48:41,840
 You know, Rosette, Forrest, because you had some very good ideals.

686
00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:43,660
 Well, I appreciate that.

687
00:48:43,940 --> 00:48:47,760
 And I think in some ways college football is great right now.

688
00:48:47,900 --> 00:48:49,180
 In other ways, it's just a mess.

689
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:50,240
 Yes.

690
00:48:50,500 --> 00:49:00,740
 I think as the sport has gotten more competitive, you see more teams competing at the top and having chances of a win that you didn't maybe see five, six, seven years ago.

691
00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:03,240
 I think the talent spread out more.

692
00:49:03,240 --> 00:49:04,340
 I think those are all good things.

693
00:49:04,340 --> 00:49:10,020
 I don't like the way the postseason is formed at the moment.

694
00:49:10,780 --> 00:49:15,340
 I do think conference championship games are not really useful anymore.

695
00:49:15,940 --> 00:49:21,520
 These giant conferences, I think they should share the regular season title and not play those games.

696
00:49:21,600 --> 00:49:34,880
 I don't understand the point of building these giant conferences if you're not giving guaranteed spots in those conferences into the playoffs and are having play-in games in those conferences.

697
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:36,140
 That makes sense to me.

698
00:49:36,200 --> 00:49:37,200
 That's the way to generate money.

699
00:49:37,600 --> 00:49:41,680
 That's a good reason to have these 16-team or 18-team conferences.

700
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:44,560
 But everybody's scared to do that now.

701
00:49:44,740 --> 00:49:46,540
 So that doesn't make no sense to me.

702
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:50,280
 I mean, if everything was equal, I'd like a 16-team playoff.

703
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:53,940
 It'd be great, you know, to take the best 16-teams in the country.

704
00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:59,660
 But I also like the idea of playing games when you have most of the best teams in the Big Ten in the SEC.

705
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:01,140
 And I think that would add something.

706
00:50:01,240 --> 00:50:09,560
 But I also like the idea of starting in week zero at the end of August and finishing up on or around January 1st,

707
00:50:09,560 --> 00:50:12,500
 which is the traditional time that college football would pinch.

708
00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:13,800
 And I think that would be great.

709
00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:14,900
 And I think they can do it.

710
00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:18,400
 It's just a matter of getting everybody together and getting everybody on the same page.

711
00:50:20,720 --> 00:50:21,120
 Absolutely.

712
00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:24,840
 Auburn, with a tough game in basketball, we're Purdue.

713
00:50:25,060 --> 00:50:31,820
 But, my Lord, they played probably four teams that are going to be in the lead eight in the preseason.

714
00:50:32,740 --> 00:50:36,320
 Listen, we certainly wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

715
00:50:36,320 --> 00:50:42,060
 I know watching your daughter get married earlier in the year was probably an early Christmas present itself.

716
00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:49,880
 Listen, where can we get online and get football, basketball, transfer, portal, coaches, the whole nine yards?

717
00:50:50,700 --> 00:50:51,780
 I appreciate that.

718
00:50:51,940 --> 00:50:54,760
 You can check us out at AuburnSports.com.

719
00:50:54,880 --> 00:51:00,520
 You can follow me on social media at BMATAU on Twitter slash X.

720
00:51:00,840 --> 00:51:02,220
 And, you know, give us a follow.

721
00:51:02,220 --> 00:51:10,220
 We'll continue to put out a lot of content on the portal, on basketball, anything happening with the football program.

722
00:51:11,300 --> 00:51:12,960
 You've got it all there at AuburnSports.com.

723
00:51:13,640 --> 00:51:16,100
 Hope you got the chimney clean, standing on its way.

724
00:51:16,200 --> 00:51:20,460
 Brian, listen, happy holidays to you, Merry Christmas to you and your family, and stay safe down there, okay?

725
00:51:21,340 --> 00:51:21,920
 Appreciate it.

726
00:51:21,940 --> 00:51:22,200
 Thank you.

727
00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:23,140
 Thank you, bud.

728
00:51:23,340 --> 00:51:28,460
 Brian Matthews, sitting here at AuburnSports.com, latest basketball poll in, Bama up to 14th.

729
00:51:28,460 --> 00:51:32,900
 What an interesting ball game against Kennesaw State over the weekend in Huntsville, BB.

730
00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:37,980
 Harold, Alabama got out to a 30-point lead and then took a nap.

731
00:51:38,560 --> 00:51:40,180
 They looked really impressive.

732
00:51:40,380 --> 00:51:43,680
 They had about 4,000 people there yesterday.

733
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:53,520
 But, again, Kennesaw State, in fact, Phillip Pearson used to be an Alabama assistant, chewed them out for not playing defense, and they responded to that.

734
00:51:53,980 --> 00:51:56,900
 Kennesaw State is a good team in Conference USA.

735
00:51:58,900 --> 00:52:02,720
 Again, Bama played well for 30 minutes, but the game's still 40.

736
00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:07,400
 Can Bama fans get a consistent four-quarter game from basketball or football, baby?

737
00:52:07,460 --> 00:52:08,560
 Is that too much to ask?

738
00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:09,760
 We will see.

739
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 Coming up in the next hour, speaking of Bama, going to be Todd checking in with the Redfish, William Redfish Barger on board.

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795
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796
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 30 minutes ago, Kyle got his friends another round of drinks.

797
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798
00:55:10,760 --> 00:55:14,240
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799
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800
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801
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805
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 Okay, so like everybody deals with losing, right?

806
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:42,120
 To a rival on a last-second field goal.

807
00:55:42,380 --> 00:55:43,020
 Whatever, it's fine.

808
00:55:43,060 --> 00:55:43,680
 I'm totally fine.

809
00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:47,480
 But I cope with losing with an ice-cold Dr. Pepper.

810
00:55:48,680 --> 00:55:52,080
 Mmm, those 23 flavors are like so delicious.

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 They totally wash away the pain of your college football team taking a big fat L.

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 An 8-year-old child has died in Montgomery due to a house fire that occurred this past weekend.

823
00:56:38,280 --> 00:56:40,780
 Two others were critically injured from that blaze.

824
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 Fire crews were called to a unit at Woodley Terrace Apartments this past Sunday.

825
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 An adult and two juveniles, including the 8-year-old child, were found inside and pulled out.

826
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 The fire was first spotted by J. Brian Solomon, who told WSFA News that he was walking to the store when he saw the smoke and fire.

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828
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829
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830
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 I tried to go get the turn, but my jacket had caught up on fire.

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 The Alabama Department of Corrections is asking for the public's help in locating an escaped inmate.

840
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 27-year-old Alexis Percival Lawley left her work assignment in Hoover this past Saturday.

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 Percival Lawley is described as a white female, 5'1", 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

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843
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844
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847
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852
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 Firing, catch made, first down, Lottie Brooks breaks the tackle.

853
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 4-3-2-1, touchdown.

854
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 The Tide advances to play.

855
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 Top seed in Indiana in the quarterfinals of the CFP.

856
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 But as for Norman in this night, let's get out of here.

857
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 Next stop, the college football playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.

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 Welcome back in.

874
01:00:39,500 --> 01:00:40,720
 Our show to the Boomo Bugg Show.

875
01:00:40,800 --> 01:00:42,420
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

876
01:00:42,500 --> 01:00:45,540
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

877
01:00:45,660 --> 01:00:50,460
 Bebe, I can't think of a better way to kick off this second half than saying hello to the BT Express.

878
01:00:50,460 --> 01:00:53,740
 Ben Thomas, got it all covered there at AL.com.

879
01:00:53,920 --> 01:00:55,620
 Ben, welcome in.

880
01:00:56,360 --> 01:00:58,100
 Merry Christmas to you and your family.

881
01:00:58,220 --> 01:01:01,220
 Hopefully, it has been an absolutely great year for you and your family.

882
01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:01,880
 How are you?

883
01:01:02,720 --> 01:01:03,860
 Hey, doing good.

884
01:01:03,940 --> 01:01:04,980
 Merry Christmas to you guys.

885
01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:09,880
 Hope you guys are set for a good week with your families and loved ones.

886
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,660
 I know I'm looking forward to that.

887
01:01:12,440 --> 01:01:18,380
 Before we jump into the high school stuff, Ben, let's talk about your neighbor, Phillip Rivers.

888
01:01:18,980 --> 01:01:22,180
 Who's got more gray in their beard, Phillip or Santa Claus?

889
01:01:22,380 --> 01:01:26,060
 And is he done with part two of his NFL career, Ben?

890
01:01:27,440 --> 01:01:31,020
 No, I mean, I think we'll watch him tonight on Monday Night Football.

891
01:01:32,600 --> 01:01:33,700
 I'm looking forward to it.

892
01:01:33,740 --> 01:01:35,020
 I didn't get to see him last week.

893
01:01:35,100 --> 01:01:37,280
 We didn't get that game down in South Alabama.

894
01:01:38,460 --> 01:01:41,300
 Tonight, they should have their hands full against the 49ers.

895
01:01:41,380 --> 01:01:48,500
 I'm not the closest follower of the NFL, except for when one of my high school coaches decides to play quarterback at age 44.

896
01:01:49,060 --> 01:01:50,820
 But it should be fun.

897
01:01:50,940 --> 01:01:52,160
 I mean, you know, good for Phillip.

898
01:01:52,420 --> 01:01:55,580
 I hadn't talked to him since he made this decision.

899
01:01:55,780 --> 01:02:00,960
 I know the kids are having a, you know, they had the viral post last week where the kids were watching him play.

900
01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:07,760
 And the St. Michael kids, again, are having a watch party down in Foley, I understand, to watch tonight's game.

901
01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:10,120
 So, I mean, it's really cool, obviously, for Phillip.

902
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:16,940
 But think how cool it is for those high school kids who, you know, were just being yelled at for 14 weeks by their coach.

903
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:18,620
 And now get to watch them play in the NFL.

904
01:02:18,860 --> 01:02:20,660
 It's got to be a cool experience for them.

905
01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:24,160
 On his way to the NFL Hall of Fame, talk to us about that.

906
01:02:24,280 --> 01:02:29,720
 Not forget the numbers, what this means from someone who practices what they preach.

907
01:02:29,760 --> 01:02:30,740
 He is showing leadership.

908
01:02:31,520 --> 01:02:33,000
 You know, Phillip's got all the money in the world.

909
01:02:33,120 --> 01:02:34,700
 He is a natural competitor.

910
01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:36,920
 Anybody that's known him since he was a kid knows that.

911
01:02:37,240 --> 01:02:39,760
 But what kind of example is this for the kids?

912
01:02:39,880 --> 01:02:41,260
 You lead by example.

913
01:02:41,260 --> 01:02:47,560
 And if going ever gets tough for these kids, they have no excuse when they go and talk with Coach Rivers, do they?

914
01:02:48,120 --> 01:02:49,900
 No, I think you're right, Harold.

915
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:52,800
 You know, he just is, you hit the nail on the head.

916
01:02:52,900 --> 01:02:59,040
 He's just, I think I mentioned it last week, he's one of the most competitive, if not the most competitive people I've ever met in my life.

917
01:03:00,060 --> 01:03:03,660
 All you have to do is watch him on the sideline on a Friday night to determine that.

918
01:03:04,040 --> 01:03:12,300
 I think he kind of secretly was hoping to get back, you know, for a run at this thing in the NFL for the last five years.

919
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:17,500
 I think he finally had realized, look, I'm 44, it's not going to happen, I've got to move on.

920
01:03:18,380 --> 01:03:19,720
 And then he gets his chance.

921
01:03:19,720 --> 01:03:21,500
 And he just, he couldn't turn it down.

922
01:03:21,580 --> 01:03:28,500
 I mean, my guess is as soon as he got that phone call, he was all in maybe after talking to his wife and praying a little bit about it.

923
01:03:28,600 --> 01:03:36,460
 But I think for his kids, you know, what I heard him say last week was, you know, for them, if you've got a chance to do something, don't be afraid, go for it.

924
01:03:36,820 --> 01:03:38,540
 And certainly he's done that.

925
01:03:38,600 --> 01:03:46,160
 All indications are that I've read from the Colts and stuff is that the teammates already are following him and respect him.

926
01:03:47,380 --> 01:03:49,500
 He's not a guy that's going to go in there and be shy.

927
01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:55,520
 And he's going to be, we saw his, after he threw that touchdown pass, he was right back celebrating again.

928
01:03:56,160 --> 01:04:02,060
 It's fun being on this side now and knowing him personally and getting to watch him do this type thing.

929
01:04:02,260 --> 01:04:03,920
 It's real fun.

930
01:04:04,140 --> 01:04:11,100
 And again, when he took the job at St. Michael Catholic, he was never looking for a way out.

931
01:04:11,200 --> 01:04:12,820
 I mean, he always is going to be the coach.

932
01:04:12,940 --> 01:04:19,140
 Well, not always, but, you know, that's his plan is to be the high school football coach there for however long to come.

933
01:04:19,240 --> 01:04:25,140
 This is just, you know, four games, a little bit more if they make the playoffs of a diversion.

934
01:04:25,280 --> 01:04:29,060
 But he'll be back whenever his time is out and he'll be back with his team again.

935
01:04:30,020 --> 01:04:39,900
 B.T., the Alabama Sports Riders Association unveils their 2025 All-State team and Coaches of the Year.

936
01:04:40,300 --> 01:04:49,500
 And as our listeners can imagine, a lot of the first-teamers we saw play in Birmingham at the Super 7.

937
01:04:49,740 --> 01:04:55,580
 Corey Barber, Clay Chalkvold, Nehemiah McCrary, Maplesville, Trent Seaborn.

938
01:04:55,660 --> 01:04:57,640
 We've talked with you about him for years.

939
01:04:57,820 --> 01:05:00,060
 Jackson Penn of Morris Hill.

940
01:05:00,060 --> 01:05:06,100
 They unveil a first, second team, and then two honorable mentions.

941
01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:14,120
 And a lot of players through the state of Alabama get certainly justification for the great year that they played.

942
01:05:14,620 --> 01:05:16,280
 They also have Coach of the Year.

943
01:05:17,080 --> 01:05:23,100
 And we'll talk about one of them in a few minutes, Brian Moore of Opelika, who resigned.

944
01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:25,040
 And we'll talk about where he may be going.

945
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:29,020
 But 6A Coach of the Year, Scott Baston from most of the shows.

946
01:05:29,220 --> 01:05:33,000
 What a tremendous year they had losing to Clay Chalkvold in the semifinals.

947
01:05:33,800 --> 01:05:36,720
 5A Coach of the Year, Seth Parker, Priceful.

948
01:05:37,200 --> 01:05:44,140
 We talked to Seth earlier in the year about their great last-second comeback win.

949
01:05:44,360 --> 01:05:51,040
 But I always enjoyed looking at the coaches and players of the year from the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

950
01:05:52,220 --> 01:05:54,000
 Yeah, that was – thanks, Brent.

951
01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:55,500
 It was – that came out on Saturday.

952
01:05:55,640 --> 01:05:58,780
 You can find it on AL.com or on the Times Daily site.

953
01:05:58,840 --> 01:06:01,060
 Or if you get the Times Daily, I'm sure it was in there.

954
01:06:02,300 --> 01:06:05,000
 But it's a task now to come up with that.

955
01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:14,700
 And, you know, it's kind of a day that I've started to kind of stay off social media because as hard as we try, somebody's always going to feel left out.

956
01:06:15,020 --> 01:06:16,380
 I'm not sure the way it is.

957
01:06:16,440 --> 01:06:22,640
 I think we had close to 1,300 nominations this year from 280-something schools.

958
01:06:23,280 --> 01:06:26,500
 And we have to try and narrow that down the best we can.

959
01:06:26,820 --> 01:06:28,460
 And hopefully we do a good job.

960
01:06:28,460 --> 01:06:35,320
 I know it's not for a lack of effort by myself and Stacey Long and a bunch of other different people across the state.

961
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:37,800
 But you mentioned Scott Bazedon.

962
01:06:37,900 --> 01:06:40,660
 I mean, we had a tough choice for 6A Coach of the Year.

963
01:06:40,760 --> 01:06:48,200
 I mean, you had Stuart Floyd, who was undefeated at Clay Chalkville, really not – really tested other than that Thompson game.

964
01:06:48,300 --> 01:06:55,620
 But we just felt like, I think, speaking for the group, that Coach Bazedon, what he did with that Muscle Shoals team going 12-1,

965
01:06:56,180 --> 01:06:58,360
 allowing less than 10 points a game.

966
01:06:58,460 --> 01:07:03,720
 And then giving Clay Chalkville a good battle there in the state semifinals was impressive.

967
01:07:04,500 --> 01:07:05,720
 And Jeff Kelly did a good job.

968
01:07:05,800 --> 01:07:07,420
 I mean, a lot of coaches did a good job this year.

969
01:07:07,600 --> 01:07:13,120
 But Scott Bazedon was the one that we felt was most deserving this year in 6A.

970
01:07:13,620 --> 01:07:17,020
 I know the folks at the Muscle Shoals totally agree with you.

971
01:07:17,100 --> 01:07:18,000
 Well, let's talk.

972
01:07:18,360 --> 01:07:23,700
 Brett mentioned Brian Moore, former head coach down his way at Jasper, Hartsoil, Opelika,

973
01:07:23,700 --> 01:07:29,220
 freshman winning the 7A title and says, hold on, time to do some changing here.

974
01:07:29,340 --> 01:07:31,500
 Talk to us about Coach Brian Moore.

975
01:07:32,600 --> 01:07:34,800
 Yeah, that was – that one surprised me a little bit.

976
01:07:34,860 --> 01:07:39,960
 I got to tell you, I try not to be surprised by too much in the world of sports these days.

977
01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:46,980
 But, you know, when Coach Moore left Hartsoil and went to Opelika, a place he'd been as an assistant coach before,

978
01:07:47,120 --> 01:07:53,160
 you know, going on his mid-coaching tenures at different schools, I thought that was kind of his destination job.

979
01:07:53,880 --> 01:07:56,420
 And he was only there two years, as the case may be.

980
01:07:56,800 --> 01:08:01,060
 He – of course, he led them to the state championship game this year, kind of a Cinderella story.

981
01:08:01,620 --> 01:08:06,280
 They'd lost two out of the last three regular season games, and then, you know, it fell their way,

982
01:08:06,360 --> 01:08:07,880
 and they get to the state championship game.

983
01:08:07,960 --> 01:08:10,320
 That didn't turn out that well for them because they played Thompson.

984
01:08:10,560 --> 01:08:14,420
 But it was the first time Opelika had even been to the 7A title game.

985
01:08:14,500 --> 01:08:16,560
 So that was – that was a big deal.

986
01:08:16,560 --> 01:08:21,880
 But, you know, last week, you know, he submitted his resignation to the Board of Education there,

987
01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:22,900
 and they accepted it.

988
01:08:23,360 --> 01:08:29,400
 It looks like – we haven't reported it yet, but a lot of talk that he's going to end up as the Foley head coach.

989
01:08:29,400 --> 01:08:32,640
 Which is down there in my neck of the woods, we'll see.

990
01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:36,180
 Probably be January, but that's officially announced.

991
01:08:36,280 --> 01:08:38,560
 I think their next board meeting is on the 15th.

992
01:08:38,620 --> 01:08:42,220
 But Foley is a program that's, you know, had some success in the past,

993
01:08:42,280 --> 01:08:48,260
 been a little bit of a roller coaster for them since Todd Watson left a decade ago or so.

994
01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:52,520
 But, you know, I guess if it turns out like we think it's going to turn out,

995
01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:54,780
 Coach Moore will be in charge of getting that turned around

996
01:08:54,780 --> 01:08:57,580
 and putting Foley back as a state title contender.

997
01:08:57,580 --> 01:08:58,260
 I'm surprised.

998
01:08:58,440 --> 01:09:01,120
 I mean, I thought he'd be at Opelika for a while,

999
01:09:01,260 --> 01:09:05,360
 but I guess he got a good offer from Foley that he couldn't turn down.

1000
01:09:06,220 --> 01:09:14,720
 You told us last Monday, and I mentioned that Moody coach Jake Gaines had resigned from Moody,

1001
01:09:14,720 --> 01:09:18,240
 and you said, well, he's probably going to Pell City once again.

1002
01:09:18,440 --> 01:09:19,820
 That proved to be correct.

1003
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:28,680
 He's a very good coach, and I wonder if Jamie DuBose and Rush Probst could get together in Swamp Notes.

1004
01:09:29,300 --> 01:09:34,420
 Jamie DuBose, who's been at Susan Moore, of course, here in Florence, Orange Beach,

1005
01:09:34,920 --> 01:09:41,620
 resigned and has been named the head football coach at Bainbridge, Georgia.

1006
01:09:42,700 --> 01:09:46,340
 Yeah, I mean, Coach DuBose, obviously, good football coach.

1007
01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:50,200
 Won, I think, three state titles, two at Prattville, one at Central Phoenix City.

1008
01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:53,320
 He does move a lot.

1009
01:09:53,520 --> 01:09:55,100
 I mean, I don't know what else to say about it.

1010
01:09:55,180 --> 01:10:00,280
 He went to Phoenix City after a state championship and went to Georgia,

1011
01:10:00,440 --> 01:10:02,780
 coached at Lowndes County, Georgia, for a couple years,

1012
01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:04,280
 and he came back to Alabama.

1013
01:10:05,160 --> 01:10:07,900
 He talked like he missed the camaraderie of the coaches in Alabama,

1014
01:10:07,900 --> 01:10:11,840
 and he was down here at Orange Beach for two years, I believe,

1015
01:10:11,900 --> 01:10:14,800
 and then the last couple years he's been over at Biloxi, Mississippi,

1016
01:10:15,060 --> 01:10:16,860
 as the head coach at Biloxi, Mississippi,

1017
01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:21,360
 but now going back to Georgia, to Bainbridge, Georgia.

1018
01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:23,000
 So, you know, good luck to him.

1019
01:10:23,200 --> 01:10:24,380
 He's a good football coach.

1020
01:10:24,580 --> 01:10:28,320
 I mean, that's what stats show us, and we know it to be true.

1021
01:10:28,960 --> 01:10:31,100
 But I just wish him luck.

1022
01:10:31,240 --> 01:10:35,640
 It's just, you know, I feel for these coaches' families that are on the move so much.

1023
01:10:35,760 --> 01:10:38,600
 I mean, you know, it happens in other jobs as well.

1024
01:10:38,680 --> 01:10:41,680
 We just know more about these jobs because we're following them closely.

1025
01:10:42,040 --> 01:10:43,360
 But good luck to him.

1026
01:10:43,440 --> 01:10:47,040
 Coach Brooks, I'm interested to see what happens with him since we talked last.

1027
01:10:47,700 --> 01:10:51,440
 Kusa decided to bring back Mark O'Brien as the head coach.

1028
01:10:51,540 --> 01:10:52,900
 He was the guy who was suspended.

1029
01:10:53,980 --> 01:10:57,380
 Last season, Coach Brooks took over and led him to the state championship.

1030
01:10:57,520 --> 01:11:00,300
 Mark O'Brien is now back as head coach at Kusa,

1031
01:11:00,440 --> 01:11:07,880
 which leaves us to wonder where Rush Brooks, who has said, six or seven years, where he'll be at.

1032
01:11:08,040 --> 01:11:10,880
 You know, could it be in Alabama?

1033
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:12,260
 Maybe it's in another state.

1034
01:11:13,220 --> 01:11:16,100
 We'll see if somebody wants to hire Coach Brooks.

1035
01:11:17,100 --> 01:11:18,760
 He stays in the portal, does he not?

1036
01:11:18,800 --> 01:11:19,760
 I don't know where he's going to start.

1037
01:11:19,820 --> 01:11:20,880
 I know where he'll end up.

1038
01:11:21,080 --> 01:11:22,240
 State championship game.

1039
01:11:23,560 --> 01:11:25,540
 It doesn't matter what jersey he's wearing.

1040
01:11:25,940 --> 01:11:27,660
 He's got a closet full of jerseys.

1041
01:11:28,100 --> 01:11:30,020
 Ben, obviously a year full of good talent.

1042
01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:36,420
 And how many folks from Alabama said if Alabama had Crowell on the roster now, they'd go to sleep a lot better.

1043
01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:43,340
 Your thoughts overall, Crowell, Seaborn, St. Jones, Gunner Rivers, C.D. Morgan.

1044
01:11:43,700 --> 01:11:44,300
 We can go on and on.

1045
01:11:44,360 --> 01:11:46,160
 My favorite is Chicken Gare.

1046
01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:52,020
 In your opinion, who is the best talent of these kids coming out of high school this year in Alabama?

1047
01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:54,760
 Well, that's hard to narrow down, Harold.

1048
01:11:55,860 --> 01:12:04,200
 I mean, I think I may have said this last week to you guys, but when we were at the Alabama-Mississippi game last weekend in Hattiesburg,

1049
01:12:04,200 --> 01:12:11,140
 the coaches that we talked to from the Alabama side, we asked them, I'm like, look, who were the best players in practice all week long?

1050
01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:19,040
 And they said, without a doubt, the two best players were E.J. Crowell, the Jackson running back, and Tank Jones from St. Paul.

1051
01:12:19,200 --> 01:12:20,520
 Tank Jones going to Oregon.

1052
01:12:21,020 --> 01:12:25,920
 Obviously, E.J. signed and going to report to Alabama in January.

1053
01:12:26,380 --> 01:12:29,300
 So, those two guys, I think you would have to consider Tank.

1054
01:12:29,480 --> 01:12:31,160
 I have not seen Tank Jones in a while.

1055
01:12:31,220 --> 01:12:32,040
 He is huge.

1056
01:12:32,580 --> 01:12:32,920
 Is he?

1057
01:12:32,920 --> 01:12:38,700
 And I think if he stays at Oregon, I think he'll be a dominant player there.

1058
01:12:38,900 --> 01:12:44,660
 Or if he ends up coming back, a lot of people, maybe he'll think he'll come back closer to home down the road.

1059
01:12:44,720 --> 01:12:46,720
 Who knows anymore how that works out.

1060
01:12:46,860 --> 01:12:47,340
 That's right.

1061
01:12:47,480 --> 01:12:47,660
 Money.

1062
01:12:48,520 --> 01:12:54,180
 Those two guys, both all-state players, first-teamers, by the way, are really good.

1063
01:12:54,320 --> 01:12:57,480
 And the other guys you mentioned as well, Gunnar Rivers is only a junior.

1064
01:12:58,240 --> 01:13:00,260
 His recruitment is going to be really interesting.

1065
01:13:00,260 --> 01:13:03,360
 I still think NC State, obviously, where his dad played.

1066
01:13:04,020 --> 01:13:09,260
 Now that his running back, Noah Moss, is signed there, I think maybe they might be the favorite.

1067
01:13:10,220 --> 01:13:12,880
 So, a lot of good players on the horizon, for sure.

1068
01:13:14,160 --> 01:13:15,620
 You mentioned this.

1069
01:13:15,760 --> 01:13:17,200
 He introduced it last week.

1070
01:13:17,400 --> 01:13:24,580
 Last Monday was round one of the AL.com High School Football Players of the Year.

1071
01:13:24,720 --> 01:13:27,700
 And Harold mentioned quite a bit of them.

1072
01:13:27,700 --> 01:13:29,420
 It's a very impressive list.

1073
01:13:29,540 --> 01:13:31,980
 I believe today begins round two.

1074
01:13:32,620 --> 01:13:37,140
 How can our listeners get online and help you narrow this down?

1075
01:13:38,200 --> 01:13:42,160
 I know you'll be going down to two to sign them.

1076
01:13:42,160 --> 01:13:46,580
 But tell us about the contest and how they can participate.

1077
01:13:47,420 --> 01:13:48,300
 Yeah, we are.

1078
01:13:48,460 --> 01:13:50,080
 So, we finished our week of voting.

1079
01:13:50,180 --> 01:13:50,680
 Had a good week.

1080
01:13:50,760 --> 01:13:54,140
 The top three seeds advanced in our 16-member bracket.

1081
01:13:54,840 --> 01:13:58,280
 The aforementioned Crowell, Trent Seaborn was the second seed.

1082
01:13:58,420 --> 01:14:00,320
 And then Tank was the third seed.

1083
01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:01,360
 They all advanced.

1084
01:14:01,900 --> 01:14:06,320
 Speaking of Muscle Shoals, Kamari Johnson had one of the bigger upsets of the week.

1085
01:14:06,400 --> 01:14:08,400
 He beat Gunnar Rivers by five votes.

1086
01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:09,560
 Wow.

1087
01:14:09,720 --> 01:14:10,980
 To advance to the quarterfinals.

1088
01:14:11,480 --> 01:14:11,760
 Wow.

1089
01:14:11,760 --> 01:14:17,280
 And that was McGaskin, another game commitment from Williamson, beat Jaquez Wilkes, the Auburn

1090
01:14:17,280 --> 01:14:19,660
 signee of Wiley, by 11 votes.

1091
01:14:20,060 --> 01:14:23,840
 So, we will start actually within the hour, I think about 2 o'clock.

1092
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 The quarterfinals pairings will be released.

1093
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 And you can vote on those all week on youchicodaale.com.

1094
01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:33,640
 And you can vote on all four of those races.

1095
01:14:33,940 --> 01:14:34,800
 Some interesting races.

1096
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 I mean, an all-Jackson race between E.J. Crowell and his quarterback, Landon Duckworth, is one of the four quarterfinals.

1097
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 So, yeah, look for that on AL.com.

1098
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 Within the hour and really all week, you can go back and vote for whoever you want to advance.

1099
01:14:50,880 --> 01:15:01,920
 BT, I noticed the three finalists in classes 1A through 7A in the AISA would be voted on Saturday, December the 27th.

1100
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 And then Mr. Football would be announced at the banquet Tuesday, January the 20th.

1101
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 And if memory serves me, January 23rd is the big day for reclassification.

1102
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 BT, that's going to be an interesting week, isn't it?

1103
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 It is.

1104
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 And not necessarily related to high school, but January 19th is the national championship game.

1105
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 That's right.

1106
01:15:25,700 --> 01:15:28,740
 That's going to be a big week.

1107
01:15:28,740 --> 01:15:38,420
 Yeah, so first of all, Saturday we voted on and we will release the three finalists for back and lineman of the year in each classification of an AISA.

1108
01:15:38,760 --> 01:15:46,980
 And those players will be invited to the Mr. Football banquet on January 20th, where we'll name the players of the year and eventually Mr. Football.

1109
01:15:47,320 --> 01:15:48,440
 So we're looking forward to that.

1110
01:15:49,200 --> 01:15:59,380
 Look, I think right after the holidays, those three weeks are going to be really interesting for the Alabama High School Athletic Association and what they do with reclassification.

1111
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 So much talk right now about private schools are going to have their own championship.

1112
01:16:04,780 --> 01:16:05,640
 I mean, that's out there.

1113
01:16:05,720 --> 01:16:09,920
 I don't know whether it happens this year or not, but there's no doubt it's being talked about.

1114
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 So I think January 23rd is going to be a fascinating day in Montgomery for sure.

1115
01:16:17,060 --> 01:16:18,980
 We know you've got it all covered there, Ben.

1116
01:16:19,100 --> 01:16:21,160
 Listen, man, thanks so much for your time today.

1117
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 And I know I echo the sentiments again.

1118
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 Merry Christmas to you and your family.

1119
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 Hey, Merry Christmas to you guys.

1120
01:16:27,840 --> 01:16:28,720
 Thanks for having me.

1121
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 Quick shout out.

1122
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1123
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 And just praying for her family.

1124
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 They had her celebration of life today.

1125
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 So praying for her family through this difficult time, these difficult holidays.

1126
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 But Merry Christmas to you guys and look forward to talking to you next year.

1127
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 Appreciate you pointing that out.

1128
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 I guarantee you.

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 Welcome back, and he is the man when it comes talking Big Orange, the V-Man, Vince Ferraro on the radio at 99.1.

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 The sports animal up in Knoxville.

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 Today down in Tampa with his favorite person in the whole wide world, his great mom, Vince Ferraro.

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 Welcome in.

1230
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 May we go ahead and apologize.

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 Are you having a blue, blue turf Christmas watching the Idaho Potato Bowl between Washington State and Utah State?

1232
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 We apologize if we're taking you away from the game, V-Man, in advance.

1233
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 How are you?

1234
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 I am not, but you guys mean so much to me.

1235
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 We were eating, and I've stepped away to talk to you.

1236
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 Oh, my goodness.

1237
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 That's how special you guys are.

1238
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 Man, I am touched.

1239
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 That takes a lot to get you away from Mama V's table.

1240
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 So, we are flattered, V-Man.

1241
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 Talk to us about that.

1242
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 I mean, you had an interesting story.

1243
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 You've obviously got roots to Florida.

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 You spent time in Tuscaloosa.

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 Now, you're a fixture in Knoxville.

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 It's been a good run, has it not, V?

1247
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 It's the time of the year we can reflect a little bit on that, in addition to talking chalk.

1248
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 Yeah, there's no doubt, and there's so much going on in the sports world at the same time.

1249
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 A lot to be thankful for, and, you know, I'm extra thankful, but while it's cold in a lot of parts of the country, it's comfortable here.

1250
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 It's not as deathly hot as it is for, you know, 10 months of the year.

1251
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 It's comfortable, but it's still warm and still walking around in shorts.

1252
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 So, yeah, great to see family, friends, and, you know, kind of reflect on everything.

1253
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 So, appreciate that.

1254
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 V, the transfer portal continues for everyone, and running back Peyton Lewis of Tennessee has mentioned on social media

1255
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 that he plans on entering the portal ran for nearly 300 yards, 70 carries.

1256
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 But, V, Deshaun Bishop, Dwayne Morris, Justin Baker, Hunter Barnes, or the current backs set to return.

1257
01:24:02,460 --> 01:24:03,880
 We'll see if that changes.

1258
01:24:04,800 --> 01:24:12,560
 With Peyton Lewis entering the portal, do you believe Tennessee will look to add a running back in January?

1259
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 There's no doubt.

1260
01:24:14,260 --> 01:24:22,280
 I thought that they were going to add to that position even before this because they did not sign a running back in this class.

1261
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 Wow.

1262
01:24:23,480 --> 01:24:31,320
 So, yeah, to me, this doesn't make playing time sense to me.

1263
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 If you have confidence in your ability, you're basically the number two running back.

1264
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 Now, he was banged up a fair amount of time in his time at Tennessee in the first two years,

1265
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 and Dwayne Morris maybe got a little bit more of the carries as the number two in the final game,

1266
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 but does that guarantee that that's what it is moving forward?

1267
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 There was plenty of times where Peyton Lewis got more run than Star Thomas,

1268
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 and Star Thomas had some really good games earlier in the year,

1269
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 but they thought enough of Peyton Lewis to where, you know, using his short yardage,

1270
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 he was in the top four or five in touchdowns on the season, like seven.

1271
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 So, Star Thomas is graduating and moving on, and he's next in line behind Deshaun Bishop,

1272
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 and they use a lot of guys in rotation.

1273
01:25:26,080 --> 01:25:29,240
 And they didn't bring anybody in in the signing class.

1274
01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:36,680
 So, where is this lack of playing time or pathway to playing time?

1275
01:25:36,720 --> 01:25:39,520
 If he goes somewhere else, I don't think anyone's going to say,

1276
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 you're our number one running back.

1277
01:25:41,940 --> 01:25:47,780
 I guess if you go way down in levels or, you know, group of five or something, perhaps.

1278
01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:52,220
 But, man, I don't get it.

1279
01:25:52,300 --> 01:25:56,600
 I mean, we shouldn't be surprised at anyone that hits the portal.

1280
01:25:57,280 --> 01:26:01,640
 But it's one thing if you're – there's a whole bunch of guys there,

1281
01:26:01,720 --> 01:26:03,140
 and they just brought in a bunch more.

1282
01:26:04,060 --> 01:26:06,600
 This one is a little bit more head-scratching.

1283
01:26:06,600 --> 01:26:11,440
 But, you know, hey, it happens, and there's more than just playing time

1284
01:26:11,440 --> 01:26:13,740
 as motivators for Tennessee State.

1285
01:26:13,980 --> 01:26:15,200
 It is 2025.

1286
01:26:15,660 --> 01:26:16,220
 Go figure.

1287
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 V-Man, talk to us about the Joy Aguilar Sweet Stakes,

1288
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 because a lot of folks who don't follow Tennessee every day,

1289
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 they don't exactly know what base things are

1290
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 because of, obviously, the way things are structured with the NCAA eligibility, et cetera.

1291
01:26:29,580 --> 01:26:31,900
 Where are things with Aguilar going forward,

1292
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 and where does Tennessee go regardless of the quarterback spot?

1293
01:26:37,080 --> 01:26:39,360
 Yeah, it is a great question, Harold,

1294
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 and it's really what Tennessee does in the portal.

1295
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 Their approach is the number one question with this football team right now.

1296
01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:52,220
 I guess any staff changes would be right up there as well,

1297
01:26:52,300 --> 01:26:55,060
 probably just behind that in terms of fan interest.

1298
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 But the Joy Aguilar situation, whether he gets more eligibility,

1299
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 they're trying to seek all those JUCO years

1300
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1301
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 We don't know when that's going to be heard.

1302
01:27:07,560 --> 01:27:10,460
 Josh Eiple has asked about it if he has any sort of timetable.

1303
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 So he said he doesn't, and if anyone has some insight on that,

1304
01:27:15,980 --> 01:27:18,200
 it would maybe be them behind the scenes.

1305
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 So without having a timetable,

1306
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 and the likelihood probably being after the portal not only opens

1307
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 but closes to where there's clarity on this,

1308
01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:33,900
 Tennessee's probably going to have to move on whatever they're going to do.

1309
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 So my guess would be they have to operate with the assumption

1310
01:27:38,040 --> 01:27:39,040
 they're not going to have them.

1311
01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:43,000
 And then that leaves them with two scholarship quarterbacks

1312
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 in redshirt freshman George McIntyre,

1313
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 who was a high four-star in the end,

1314
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1315
01:27:51,680 --> 01:27:53,960
 that just got a cup of coffee on the field.

1316
01:27:54,060 --> 01:27:56,240
 They think highly of him, but he didn't play.

1317
01:27:57,100 --> 01:28:00,640
 He's got to put on weight, and where he played at Brownwood Academy

1318
01:28:00,640 --> 01:28:03,740
 wasn't a big passing offense all the time,

1319
01:28:03,820 --> 01:28:05,940
 so there's still development probably there.

1320
01:28:06,800 --> 01:28:08,640
 And so he's going to go into his second year,

1321
01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:11,480
 and then Faison Brandon, one of the top quarterbacks in this class,

1322
01:28:11,580 --> 01:28:13,880
 but he also will be a true freshman.

1323
01:28:14,200 --> 01:28:17,540
 So that's it in terms of your scholarship QBs.

1324
01:28:17,860 --> 01:28:18,820
 So the question is,

1325
01:28:18,880 --> 01:28:23,200
 does Tennessee go after one of the top quarterbacks in the portal

1326
01:28:23,200 --> 01:28:28,480
 and spend a lot of NIL dollars that they may need

1327
01:28:28,480 --> 01:28:33,340
 to address other critical need positions like D-line and safety,

1328
01:28:33,340 --> 01:28:38,400
 which work with Jim Knowles' defense and some other positions running back,

1329
01:28:38,460 --> 01:28:39,320
 as we talked about,

1330
01:28:39,920 --> 01:28:46,180
 or do you spend moderately and then leave money and redistribute it for other positions?

1331
01:28:47,180 --> 01:28:51,800
 And then bring in someone with just one year of eligibility.

1332
01:28:51,800 --> 01:28:56,180
 If you bring in one of the top guys and they have multiple years of eligibility,

1333
01:28:56,760 --> 01:28:59,100
 how do your two young guys on your roster look at that?

1334
01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:02,100
 You can't risk one of them wanting to leave.

1335
01:29:02,960 --> 01:29:05,520
 So it is a delicate situation.

1336
01:29:05,720 --> 01:29:07,440
 Tennessee's got to make the right decision,

1337
01:29:07,860 --> 01:29:09,780
 and they have to evaluate the right guy.

1338
01:29:09,920 --> 01:29:12,300
 Does it depend on who they can get?

1339
01:29:12,480 --> 01:29:15,220
 If they can get an elite guy, then all bets are off.

1340
01:29:15,300 --> 01:29:16,720
 Even if Aguilar gets cleared,

1341
01:29:17,420 --> 01:29:21,380
 they may feel like one of these guys takes them to an even higher level.

1342
01:29:21,800 --> 01:29:23,780
 And then Joey Aguilar, if he's available,

1343
01:29:24,280 --> 01:29:26,780
 either comes back into the mix or goes elsewhere.

1344
01:29:27,300 --> 01:29:32,640
 And so if he goes elsewhere, he could be a free agent if he decides not to come back here.

1345
01:29:32,740 --> 01:29:34,880
 So it can be really complicated and messy.

1346
01:29:35,500 --> 01:29:38,000
 Tennessee's got to make the right move here.

1347
01:29:38,540 --> 01:29:42,420
 And, you know, there's been reports that Tennessee's interested in Josh Hoover,

1348
01:29:42,420 --> 01:29:43,940
 who was one of their top targets,

1349
01:29:44,520 --> 01:29:48,860
 TCU's starting quarterback last year, and he stayed there.

1350
01:29:49,140 --> 01:29:50,140
 I mean, he would be a great fit.

1351
01:29:50,240 --> 01:29:53,540
 I think he is a top-tier quarterback in college football.

1352
01:29:54,320 --> 01:29:56,660
 So Brendan Sorsby from Cincinnati,

1353
01:29:56,660 --> 01:29:58,680
 he's got a family that lives here,

1354
01:29:58,760 --> 01:30:00,340
 and he's talked about, you know,

1355
01:30:00,380 --> 01:30:02,740
 dreamed about playing at Neyland Stadium, those kind of things.

1356
01:30:02,800 --> 01:30:06,520
 So those would be the two high-level PBs that people talk about the most.

1357
01:30:06,780 --> 01:30:10,160
 You know, D.J. Lagway in the conference, people make that connection.

1358
01:30:10,300 --> 01:30:12,020
 But he's, to me, a little bit higher risk.

1359
01:30:13,120 --> 01:30:17,280
 So, yeah, how Tennessee handles that is a massive question

1360
01:30:17,280 --> 01:30:20,720
 with the timing of it not laying out there perfectly for them.

1361
01:30:21,480 --> 01:30:24,780
 Yeah, Patrick Brown, the Go Vols, 247,

1362
01:30:24,780 --> 01:30:28,100
 mentioned Brendan Sorsby and Hoover.

1363
01:30:28,400 --> 01:30:35,840
 He mentioned on Hoover that his agent wanted a million dollars more before in the past.

1364
01:30:36,060 --> 01:30:37,960
 So we'll see how that goes, V-Man.

1365
01:30:38,100 --> 01:30:40,340
 Listen, we'll let you get back to Mama's lunch,

1366
01:30:40,340 --> 01:30:43,720
 which I would imagine is absolutely incredible.

1367
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:45,480
 Listen, have a great week.

1368
01:30:45,600 --> 01:30:46,960
 Merry Christmas to you.

1369
01:30:47,020 --> 01:30:49,600
 It's a blessing to talk to you every Monday.

1370
01:30:50,200 --> 01:30:51,740
 Have a great Christmas, my friend.

1371
01:30:51,900 --> 01:30:55,720
 It's my Merry Christmas to you guys, your families, and everybody listening.

1372
01:30:55,900 --> 01:30:59,620
 Always a joy to visit with you guys and look forward to doing it next week.

1373
01:31:00,380 --> 01:31:00,820
 Absolutely.

1374
01:31:01,040 --> 01:31:01,800
 Stay safe there.

1375
01:31:01,880 --> 01:31:02,900
 Safe travel is back home.

1376
01:31:03,020 --> 01:31:04,940
 V-Man, 99.1, the sports animal.

1377
01:31:05,140 --> 01:31:08,400
 Shout out, BB, to the pride of Madison, Alabama.

1378
01:31:09,120 --> 01:31:11,720
 Former coach and player, I should say, at UNA.

1379
01:31:11,960 --> 01:31:15,480
 Former coach at Deshner and Calvert Heights, Chip Lindsey.

1380
01:31:15,800 --> 01:31:15,960
 Yep.

1381
01:31:16,260 --> 01:31:18,100
 Lost in all this stuff at Michigan.

1382
01:31:18,340 --> 01:31:22,980
 Chip, the offensive coordinator, now the former offensive coordinator at Michigan.

1383
01:31:23,540 --> 01:31:24,980
 He's coming back to the SEC.

1384
01:31:25,240 --> 01:31:26,500
 He is the new O.C.

1385
01:31:27,080 --> 01:31:28,460
 for the Missouri Tigers, BB.

1386
01:31:28,660 --> 01:31:30,600
 So, Chip Lindsey on the move once again.

1387
01:31:30,940 --> 01:31:31,760
 That's a good job.

1388
01:31:31,980 --> 01:31:32,300
 Absolutely.

1389
01:31:32,300 --> 01:31:33,760
 He's replacing more.

1390
01:31:34,100 --> 01:31:36,700
 And get out of that mess there at Michigan, not to say the least.

1391
01:31:36,940 --> 01:31:38,900
 Coming up, the Redfish on deck.

1392
01:31:38,960 --> 01:31:39,400
 Stay with us.

1393
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1394
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1395
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 From all of us at Rickatoni's, Merry Christmas.

1396
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1397
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1405
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1406
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1407
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1424
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 This is Billy Hudson, the mayor of Muscle Shows, Alabama.

1425
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1426
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1427
01:34:31,560 --> 01:34:37,960
 In the college football playoff this weekend on Friday night, Alabama rallied for a 34-24 win at Oklahoma.

1428
01:34:38,280 --> 01:34:40,880
 That means the tide advances on to the next round.

1429
01:34:41,220 --> 01:34:44,840
 Alabama is set to take on Indiana on New Year's Day.

1430
01:34:44,960 --> 01:34:49,580
 The other matchups in the quarterfinals are Georgia hosting Ole Miss New Year's night.

1431
01:34:49,580 --> 01:34:52,440
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1432
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1433
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1434
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1435
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1463
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1464
01:36:55,180 --> 01:36:55,500
 The Score.

1465
01:36:55,500 --> 01:36:56,220
 Welcome back in.

1466
01:36:56,260 --> 01:37:05,280
 It is a pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to William Redfish Barger, former University of Alabama offensive lineman, and now co-host of Bounds Radio.

1467
01:37:05,580 --> 01:37:06,480
 William, welcome in.

1468
01:37:06,560 --> 01:37:07,100
 How are you?

1469
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:08,940
 Doing good, guys.

1470
01:37:09,000 --> 01:37:09,980
 Hope y'all are as well.

1471
01:37:10,500 --> 01:37:11,180
 Yeah, we are.

1472
01:37:11,260 --> 01:37:12,460
 Thanks for asking, William.

1473
01:37:12,540 --> 01:37:17,580
 How was your language in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of that game against Oklahoma, William?

1474
01:37:18,980 --> 01:37:19,760
 Vastly different.

1475
01:37:20,640 --> 01:37:21,360
 Vastly different.

1476
01:37:21,600 --> 01:37:22,760
 Like the team, right?

1477
01:37:24,520 --> 01:37:25,320
 Vastly different.

1478
01:37:25,320 --> 01:37:30,520
 And, you know, that was a great, great win to see.

1479
01:37:30,720 --> 01:37:37,460
 It was, you know, it was good to see the, you know, the team get punched in the face again and punched back.

1480
01:37:37,700 --> 01:37:44,960
 And, you know, that's the, you don't get to see them often because things always, you know, kind of have to align for this to happen.

1481
01:37:44,960 --> 01:37:55,640
 But any time you can have a win where we're all three phases of the game, offense, defense, and special teams, you know, play a significant role in the victory.

1482
01:37:56,460 --> 01:38:00,620
 You know, I think that's very satisfying as a player and as a coach.

1483
01:38:01,000 --> 01:38:03,460
 So, you know, it was really good to see.

1484
01:38:03,460 --> 01:38:20,120
 And, you know, it's, again, I think a lot of these moments, you know, throughout the course of the season where this team, and they haven't always punched back, you know, when this kind of stuff has happened.

1485
01:38:20,120 --> 01:38:35,080
 But I think the more that they do it and are successful with their response, you know, the more it will galvanize them and, you know, make them a tighter-knit group and, you know, a tougher outfit to beat on the field.

1486
01:38:35,640 --> 01:38:37,880
 Were you ever part of a game like that, William?

1487
01:38:37,880 --> 01:38:40,740
 I know, I'm thinking back to the day, and I think a lot of folks did too.

1488
01:38:40,920 --> 01:38:47,220
 I know maybe not once but twice against Ole Miss, correct me if I'm wrong, Bama fell behind 21-0, wound up winning.

1489
01:38:48,060 --> 01:38:51,420
 Your thoughts about that in just the – and that's in the regular season.

1490
01:38:51,680 --> 01:38:55,980
 I can't imagine going to a place like Oklahoma with everything on the line.

1491
01:38:55,980 --> 01:38:58,880
 Your season was going to be over on December the 19th.

1492
01:38:58,940 --> 01:39:01,360
 You're going to be hung with your fourth loss, and it's over.

1493
01:39:01,940 --> 01:39:06,100
 And who knows what could happen to the program after that given the social media influence out there now.

1494
01:39:06,100 --> 01:39:14,480
 But were you ever a part of that and just what that does for a team from a standpoint we're never out of it from just a psychological standpoint going forward?

1495
01:39:15,820 --> 01:39:24,560
 Well, you know, that's one of the things that happens to you when you get older is you have more time to reflect on stuff.

1496
01:39:25,100 --> 01:39:32,760
 And, you know, there wouldn't have been a 1992 national championship without four or five games.

1497
01:39:33,280 --> 01:39:33,480
 Right.

1498
01:39:33,480 --> 01:39:36,240
 Not where we came from behind that badly.

1499
01:39:36,800 --> 01:39:37,800
 Mississippi State.

1500
01:39:37,960 --> 01:39:38,480
 We weren't –

1501
01:39:38,480 --> 01:39:46,660
 Well, no, I mean, the last three games of the year, there's not a guy by the name of Antonio Langham.

1502
01:39:46,820 --> 01:39:53,560
 And I always play this card when I run into – I can't use this word on live radio.

1503
01:39:53,560 --> 01:40:03,700
 But when I run into not-so-nice Alabama fans that want to trash Antonio for the probation that they blame him for,

1504
01:40:03,800 --> 01:40:07,920
 I'm like, look, you can trash him for signing a cocktail napkin all you want to.

1505
01:40:08,220 --> 01:40:16,140
 But that baseball cap you got on celebrating that national championship game never happens without his block run against Mississippi State,

1506
01:40:16,800 --> 01:40:19,400
 his interceptions against Auburn and Florida.

1507
01:40:19,400 --> 01:40:27,560
 And, you know, there was another one kind of hidden earlier in the season, you know, when David Palmer, you know,

1508
01:40:27,560 --> 01:40:30,320
 had been suspended for an off-the-field episode.

1509
01:40:30,820 --> 01:40:37,920
 And, you know, we were – we weren't exactly known for being a dynamic offensive unit back in those days anyway.

1510
01:40:38,580 --> 01:40:42,360
 But, you know, there was always the feather in our cap.

1511
01:40:42,360 --> 01:40:46,100
 If we got behind, you know, you could count on David for returning a punt.

1512
01:40:46,100 --> 01:40:53,340
 And all of a sudden in a particular game, you look around and you forgot David's standing over there with a baseball cap on and can't play.

1513
01:40:53,560 --> 01:41:01,860
 And so, you know, it's stuff like that that you don't really think about it as you're in the progress of the season or in the moment.

1514
01:41:02,160 --> 01:41:06,540
 But after things and you've got a chance to hit the rewind button, they become more clear.

1515
01:41:07,420 --> 01:41:09,360
 Let me ask you about the defense.

1516
01:41:10,800 --> 01:41:18,980
 Quite a few – quite a bit of talk about Kane Womack in the secondary switching from a zone coverage to a man coverage.

1517
01:41:19,520 --> 01:41:24,320
 Material, I think, threw for only 120 yards in the second half.

1518
01:41:24,460 --> 01:41:30,980
 And we've talked about the production – the increased production of the kids.

1519
01:41:31,480 --> 01:41:40,160
 Three sacks in the second half, five total, but three from Keyon Keeley, London Simmons, and Kelby Collins, of course, the transfer.

1520
01:41:40,480 --> 01:41:46,400
 Now, the old man, Deontay Lawson, had 10 tackles in the game.

1521
01:41:46,580 --> 01:41:51,380
 And I'm sure that meant a lot to him after having the knee injury last year in Norman.

1522
01:41:52,140 --> 01:41:56,920
 Now leads the team, I believe, with 85 tackles on the year second in the SEC.

1523
01:41:57,240 --> 01:42:05,700
 But we've talked about the maturity and the growth and how it would work out at the end for Womack playing so many kids.

1524
01:42:05,940 --> 01:42:07,700
 And it certainly did against Oklahoma.

1525
01:42:08,960 --> 01:42:12,800
 Yeah, and it was nice to see the in-game adjustments by Kane.

1526
01:42:12,860 --> 01:42:13,120
 Yes.

1527
01:42:13,120 --> 01:42:21,660
 You know, they weren't doing a very good job of making Mateer uncomfortable in the pocket, especially in the first quarter.

1528
01:42:22,000 --> 01:42:28,120
 And, you know, once they got more aggressive and, you know, finally waved the white flag

1529
01:42:28,120 --> 01:42:32,260
 and realized that they couldn't get pressure by just bringing three, sometimes four guys,

1530
01:42:32,800 --> 01:42:38,000
 and got aggressive with their blitzes and started forcing him to have to move around in the pocket.

1531
01:42:38,000 --> 01:42:44,140
 And, you know, when he did, you know, try one of his QB keepers outside of the pocket or up the middle,

1532
01:42:44,360 --> 01:42:46,180
 you know, they closed real quickly.

1533
01:42:46,520 --> 01:42:55,220
 And, you know, again, you see, you know, Zavian Brown, who, you know, is going to have a fireplace mantle

1534
01:42:55,220 --> 01:42:58,920
 full of Daniel Moore prints if he doesn't stop his foolishness.

1535
01:43:00,060 --> 01:43:05,660
 But, you know, it's – and there again, man, that's a guy that's, you know, in two short seasons

1536
01:43:05,660 --> 01:43:15,120
 that's already provided some Antonio Langham-esque magic as far as ceiling games and making huge plays.

1537
01:43:15,540 --> 01:43:18,600
 And, you know, when he gets his opportunities, he makes good on them.

1538
01:43:18,660 --> 01:43:24,240
 But, yeah, I mean, seeing, you know, guys like Kelby Collins and Keon Keeley making contributions

1539
01:43:24,240 --> 01:43:32,240
 the way that they did, you know, you saw a lot of London Simmons and Fogwa, the young defensive tackles.

1540
01:43:32,460 --> 01:43:35,140
 And so it was a great team effort.

1541
01:43:35,540 --> 01:43:42,680
 And, you know, it was great seeing, you know, the fans get to see what Lottie Brooks is capable of

1542
01:43:42,680 --> 01:43:44,640
 if he gets the targets.

1543
01:43:44,900 --> 01:43:47,280
 I mean, that's a dynamic young playmaker.

1544
01:43:47,280 --> 01:43:53,140
 You know, you go back and think about a year and a half ago and until Alabama offered,

1545
01:43:53,260 --> 01:43:58,160
 he was staring down the barrel of having to go play for Bill O'Brien at Boston College possibly.

1546
01:43:58,500 --> 01:44:00,380
 So that was his next best offer.

1547
01:44:00,900 --> 01:44:08,100
 So, you know, Kalen DeBoer continues to do a great job of identifying high school prospects

1548
01:44:08,100 --> 01:44:10,780
 that aren't highly rated by recruiting services.

1549
01:44:11,500 --> 01:44:12,440
 I like what Brooks said.

1550
01:44:12,500 --> 01:44:13,960
 That's his first touchdown catch of the year.

1551
01:44:14,020 --> 01:44:14,980
 He still got to the end zone.

1552
01:44:15,060 --> 01:44:15,800
 He didn't know what to do.

1553
01:44:17,280 --> 01:44:18,520
 He went to Virgin.

1554
01:44:18,880 --> 01:44:20,100
 He just started dancing.

1555
01:44:21,020 --> 01:44:26,920
 I've got a sneaking suspicion he's going to get a lot of practice to work on his celebration stance going forward.

1556
01:44:27,320 --> 01:44:31,900
 You know, the thing is, Redfish, people want to sit here and talk about Ty Simpson and criticize him.

1557
01:44:31,920 --> 01:44:36,540
 But if you look at the stats, Alabama statistically has no business being where they are.

1558
01:44:37,080 --> 01:44:42,160
 You look at the line of criticism they face, the running game's been nonexistent, defense been up and down.

1559
01:44:42,260 --> 01:44:46,840
 The one thing that's been there, when he has time, Ty Simpson's shown he can put up numbers.

1560
01:44:46,840 --> 01:44:52,820
 Your thoughts about that, and now, let's face it, they're taking on an interesting matchup.

1561
01:44:52,900 --> 01:45:02,640
 Who ever thought that Alabama would be advancing in the playoffs against Indiana and being the seven-point underdog to the Hoosers football team,

1562
01:45:02,720 --> 01:45:03,920
 not basketball team?

1563
01:45:04,280 --> 01:45:06,720
 Your thoughts about Ty and this next matchup, Redfish?

1564
01:45:07,720 --> 01:45:13,660
 Well, I think, you know, we talked about this on your show before the first matchup.

1565
01:45:13,880 --> 01:45:23,260
 And, you know, if you can survive the front seven h*** that Brent Vanderbilt is going to unleash on your offensive line,

1566
01:45:23,600 --> 01:45:29,960
 and, you know, if you can pick it up, there's plays to be made on the back end because of what he chooses to do.

1567
01:45:30,100 --> 01:45:33,440
 And, you know, he's successful a lot more times than he isn't.

1568
01:45:34,020 --> 01:45:42,620
 And, you know, they were able to give Ty enough time in certain occasions where he was able to make those plays that were available to him.

1569
01:45:42,820 --> 01:45:46,380
 And, you know, if there hadn't have been some more drops by the wide receivers,

1570
01:45:46,580 --> 01:45:49,440
 there would have been bigger explosive plays made.

1571
01:45:49,760 --> 01:45:52,720
 And, you know, I think he just shows his resiliency.

1572
01:45:53,260 --> 01:45:59,360
 And, you know, I think that's a great, you know, adjective to describe this whole football team and the coaching staff.

1573
01:46:00,180 --> 01:46:10,000
 You know, you've got a Rust Belt fan base up in Michigan that thinks we're just sitting around waiting for an excuse to fire Kalen DeBoer,

1574
01:46:10,480 --> 01:46:17,340
 who's now, by the way, the only active college head football coach that's won college football playoff games at two different institutions.

1575
01:46:18,200 --> 01:46:28,560
 But I think Ty kind of is the, you know, the ringleader of this team with his resiliency and his leadership, obviously his toughness.

1576
01:46:28,740 --> 01:46:36,580
 I mean, he got slapped around, you know, numerous times Friday night and got back up, dusted himself off, and continued to make plays.

1577
01:46:36,980 --> 01:46:47,060
 So, you know, maybe I'm going to look like an idiot here in 12 days, but this Indiana team, outside of their undefeated record,

1578
01:46:47,060 --> 01:46:48,060
 they don't scare me.

1579
01:46:48,700 --> 01:46:51,660
 I look at the schedule that they've played.

1580
01:46:52,820 --> 01:46:59,200
 They kind of remind me a little bit of Texas A&M and their schedule that they played in the SEC,

1581
01:46:59,580 --> 01:47:05,100
 except the bottom half of the Big Ten is a little bit different than the bottom half of the SEC.

1582
01:47:05,620 --> 01:47:13,280
 You know, if we're honest, let's see, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, and Arkansas,

1583
01:47:13,780 --> 01:47:18,760
 you know, if they aren't giving games away, I mean, they're capable of beating anybody in the SEC.

1584
01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:24,720
 And, you know, I think you've got the transfer portal to, you know, thank them for that.

1585
01:47:24,860 --> 01:47:26,640
 But, you know, we'll see.

1586
01:47:26,720 --> 01:47:30,240
 I think this is going to be a little bit step up in competition for Indiana.

1587
01:47:30,920 --> 01:47:38,180
 You know, Mendoza, I've seen quarterbacks that go make the, you know, the Heisman Trophy media circuit

1588
01:47:38,180 --> 01:47:44,740
 and banquet circuit, and they eat too much and drink too much and, you know, too much time off for the team,

1589
01:47:44,800 --> 01:47:46,600
 and they come out and they're not crisp.

1590
01:47:46,780 --> 01:47:53,100
 So, you know, I don't think this is a mountain that's too steep for this Alabama team to climb

1591
01:47:53,100 --> 01:47:58,000
 with this matchup with Indiana, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they respond to it.

1592
01:47:58,800 --> 01:48:03,460
 William, let me also thank someone else who deserves it.

1593
01:48:03,520 --> 01:48:09,340
 Maybe by the end of this season, he may end up being the MVP, is Jeff Allen and his training staff.

1594
01:48:09,860 --> 01:48:14,960
 They had eight guys by the time they got to the fourth quarter against Georgia and Atlanta.

1595
01:48:15,620 --> 01:48:20,240
 They were out of that game, and one tough son of a gun is Josh Cuevas,

1596
01:48:20,400 --> 01:48:25,340
 who had three catches for four yards, and they talked about this after the game,

1597
01:48:25,420 --> 01:48:27,080
 what this guy's gone through.

1598
01:48:27,860 --> 01:48:33,400
 Jeff Allen himself did a marvelous job of getting the majority of these players back.

1599
01:48:34,840 --> 01:48:39,320
 Well, you know, Cuevas is my favorite player on the team,

1600
01:48:39,460 --> 01:48:41,640
 and I was telling a former teammate of mine,

1601
01:48:41,640 --> 01:48:46,400
 you're not going to see kids in college today that can really relate to this

1602
01:48:46,400 --> 01:48:50,400
 because a lot of this blue-collar type stuff is a thing of the past.

1603
01:48:50,600 --> 01:48:56,080
 But Josh Cuevas reminds me of a kid that grew up in the hills of Pennsylvania.

1604
01:48:56,940 --> 01:49:01,560
 His daddy worked the night shift at the steel mill, probably in the blast furnace,

1605
01:49:01,980 --> 01:49:07,940
 and if football doesn't work out for Josh Cuevas, he knows his only option is he's going back home

1606
01:49:07,940 --> 01:49:10,220
 and having to work in that blast furnace with his daddy.

1607
01:49:11,100 --> 01:49:13,180
 And he's gritty.

1608
01:49:13,320 --> 01:49:14,260
 He's tough.

1609
01:49:14,380 --> 01:49:16,060
 I see a little Mark Bavaro.

1610
01:49:16,380 --> 01:49:18,460
 I'm dating myself with that comparison.

1611
01:49:18,960 --> 01:49:21,840
 But I see a little Mark Bavaro in that guy.

1612
01:49:21,840 --> 01:49:28,820
 And, you know, being able to get him 12 days, you know, back closer to being 100%, I think.

1613
01:49:29,020 --> 01:49:29,640
 Because he is.

1614
01:49:30,220 --> 01:49:34,060
 You know, you talk about his ability as a receiving tight end,

1615
01:49:34,180 --> 01:49:41,140
 but the thing that that team missed while he was out was you never see him get circled with that teleprompter

1616
01:49:41,140 --> 01:49:43,200
 for missing a block at the point of attack.

1617
01:49:43,720 --> 01:49:47,900
 Or if he's in max pass protection, you know, getting beat in pass pro.

1618
01:49:48,100 --> 01:49:54,140
 So that's the type of character and that's the type of leadership that when it's not out there in that huddle with you,

1619
01:49:54,220 --> 01:49:54,960
 you know, it's missed.

1620
01:49:55,760 --> 01:49:57,940
 I appreciate you bringing that up about the factory.

1621
01:49:58,060 --> 01:50:01,420
 Anyone who's ever worked in a factory, they know it ain't the most glamorous job in the world.

1622
01:50:01,500 --> 01:50:02,620
 That's a great analogy there.

1623
01:50:03,260 --> 01:50:05,100
 Redfish, let me ask you this.

1624
01:50:05,240 --> 01:50:07,820
 Did Jeremy Menard study your moves back in the day?

1625
01:50:07,880 --> 01:50:09,020
 Is that how he made that catch?

1626
01:50:09,060 --> 01:50:11,800
 You studied your moves when you were wearing a crimson jersey?

1627
01:50:13,120 --> 01:50:18,280
 Well, I actually played tight end for three years in high school, but I can assure you,

1628
01:50:18,380 --> 01:50:20,300
 there was never any catches made like that.

1629
01:50:20,300 --> 01:50:20,640
 None?

1630
01:50:20,820 --> 01:50:21,120
 None?

1631
01:50:22,520 --> 01:50:31,720
 But, you know, man, and there's another guy that, you know, I think you get the best version of Jeremy Menard every Saturday,

1632
01:50:31,720 --> 01:50:35,020
 or in this case a Friday night when they teed it up.

1633
01:50:35,260 --> 01:50:41,160
 And, you know, he's another guy that I think that, you know, the minute he stepped on campus,

1634
01:50:41,160 --> 01:50:47,040
 he was the best wide receiver in that receiver room, and he's backed that up now for two seasons.

1635
01:50:47,040 --> 01:50:55,080
 And, you know, just a typical example of, you know, when you're that alpha, you're expected,

1636
01:50:55,380 --> 01:51:00,360
 and you typically do produce, you know, making big-time plays and big-time games like that.

1637
01:51:00,980 --> 01:51:08,000
 Did you ever in your wildest dreams think Alabama would outplay Oklahoma in special teams?

1638
01:51:08,620 --> 01:51:14,080
 You got the Luke Groza Award winner in Tate Sandell, the first-team All-SEC punter,

1639
01:51:14,840 --> 01:51:18,660
 in Grayson Miller, and Sandell misses two field goals.

1640
01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:22,800
 Miller drops the ball and gets it blocked by Tim Keenan.

1641
01:51:23,040 --> 01:51:26,500
 Blake Dowd, after his first punt, actually did pretty well.

1642
01:51:27,260 --> 01:51:35,100
 Now, if Lonnie Brooks would just call a fair catch on the kicks, but, William, was that the biggest surprise of the night for you?

1643
01:51:36,600 --> 01:51:41,060
 Well, the aftermath is probably even a bigger surprise to me.

1644
01:51:41,180 --> 01:51:46,200
 I mean, I've always felt like Alabama was the most unhinged fan base in college football,

1645
01:51:46,200 --> 01:51:50,600
 but, man, those Senators fans, they're accusing that poor Miller of point-shaking.

1646
01:51:50,680 --> 01:51:51,200
 Well, they were.

1647
01:51:51,500 --> 01:51:52,280
 They're not nice.

1648
01:51:53,220 --> 01:51:54,020
 No, no.

1649
01:51:54,180 --> 01:51:57,700
 So, you know, it was nice to see the shoe on somebody else's foot for a change.

1650
01:51:58,020 --> 01:52:03,380
 But, yeah, man, I think that's something that, you know, it was a huge boost in the game.

1651
01:52:03,960 --> 01:52:06,280
 You know, certainly it was a momentum changer.

1652
01:52:07,020 --> 01:52:15,060
 And, you know, probably I would say along with the, you know, the circus catch that Brooks made there,

1653
01:52:15,220 --> 01:52:20,500
 you know, when Ty had no other choice but to put the ball where he did before he got slapped in the face.

1654
01:52:20,860 --> 01:52:24,920
 So, there again, man, it was just a good old-fashioned team win.

1655
01:52:24,920 --> 01:52:30,840
 And when you can get all three phases to, you know, contribute the way that they did, you know,

1656
01:52:30,880 --> 01:52:36,200
 you got the pick six on defense, all the sacks, you know, big plays, you know.

1657
01:52:36,480 --> 01:52:42,820
 You know, even Danny Hill, you know, ran with some authority and looks like he's a little bit closer,

1658
01:52:42,980 --> 01:52:49,460
 being 100%, and they'll need him to be 100% when they make that trip out to Pasadena in a week and a half.

1659
01:52:51,160 --> 01:52:52,400
 No question about it.

1660
01:52:52,400 --> 01:52:57,340
 Listen, we always enjoy the insight in the game, as only you can bring.

1661
01:52:58,040 --> 01:53:00,220
 Listen, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

1662
01:53:00,360 --> 01:53:02,780
 Hope you have a few days off and enjoy it.

1663
01:53:02,940 --> 01:53:04,680
 And let's do this again real soon.

1664
01:53:05,700 --> 01:53:06,860
 And I appreciate it, guys.

1665
01:53:06,920 --> 01:53:08,220
 And Merry Christmas to you all, too.

1666
01:53:08,980 --> 01:53:09,720
 Thank you, Redfish.

1667
01:53:09,800 --> 01:53:10,560
 Really appreciate that.

1668
01:53:10,760 --> 01:53:11,720
 Redfish, Barger, BB.

1669
01:53:12,860 --> 01:53:14,520
 Obviously, an interesting Monday after.

1670
01:53:14,620 --> 01:53:16,920
 Have you begun your Christmas shopping yet?

1671
01:53:17,520 --> 01:53:21,920
 Actually, I've got about half of it done, but don't tell my wife I've got to go finish.

1672
01:53:22,260 --> 01:53:23,780
 You still have time.

1673
01:53:23,880 --> 01:53:24,860
 It's on the man's counter.

1674
01:53:25,040 --> 01:53:25,200
 That's good.

1675
01:53:25,460 --> 01:53:26,420
 Take care of business for now.

1676
01:53:26,480 --> 01:53:28,900
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1677
01:53:29,040 --> 01:53:30,960
 Parallel Bug, thank you so much for your time today.

1678
01:53:31,520 --> 01:53:32,520
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon.

1679
01:53:32,600 --> 01:53:33,680
 The tube of the Boom on Bug Show.

1680
01:53:33,760 --> 01:53:35,920
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.