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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. BB, welcome in and trust me Alabama fans, if you're there, you don't want to go anywhere, rip the knobs off the sucker and the aftermath of the insane game on the plane. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Wednesday to you and the listeners. Ty Simpson declares for the NFL and we'll discuss that throughout the show and Bama just picked up its field transfer, former USC standout defensive lineman, Devin Tompkins.

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 Mr. College football, Tony Barnhart will give us his opinion on the final four and delighted once again to bring in Scarbo.

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 Kevin is here right now to talk football and as Harold alluded to, to recount the wildest finish to the Texas A&M Auburn basketball game that featured a waved off buzzer beater in a defensive clinic compliments of Bucky Ball.

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 Uh, just call it a 10 pounds of sugar in a five pound sack. Uh, Scarbo is Kevin Scarbinsky. You can check out his podcast at Scarbo knows also the award winning columnist for the Birmingham news on the microphone for all the great calls and the Alabama high school athletic association, super finals, whether it be football, basketball, you name it, Kevin Scarbinsky. Welcome in. How are you?

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 Well, happy new year guys. Good thing. Nothing, uh, interesting or controversial has happened so far in the first week of 2026. Oh my gosh. Where do we start? Kevin? Obviously you want to get to a whole new meaning to Murphy's law, the game on the planes, but when you see a quarterback at Alabama declaring for the draft, that is major news.

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 I don't think anybody is shocked. I don't think anyone was surprised. It was pretty evident that if Ty got positive feedback from the NFL, that he was likely going to be a first round pick, that he would go that route and he would turn pro.

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 He's been in college a long time and he got banged up, uh, pretty seriously the second half of the season decision for him to move on and start the next phase of his career in the NFL and an Alabama fan should be, should remember him fondly. Uh, he's, he did a fantastic job this year.

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 He showed loyalty to the program before he became the starting quarterback, which is becoming an increasingly rare commodity in college sports these days. And then when he got his turn, he was ready for his moment. And, and we'll always wonder, at least I'll, I will always wonder what he might've achieved this year. He had an outstanding season, but what might he have?

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 Second half of the season.

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 Obviously you want to talk more about that, but as we mentioned so many things going on, what that may mean for Alabama, they're adding coaches, Derek Nix coming over from Auburn. That's now official, all kinds of transfer information.

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 But, uh, obviously, uh, the game last night, Kevin, we've seen a lot of ball games, your, your thoughts about Bucky ball coming back to the state of Alabama, you know, Bucky personally.

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 And I, I think a lot of folks thought that was going to be a wild game, but did anybody envision it being that wild of a game?

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 Well, no. And with about 13 minutes left in the second half, it was becoming a snoozer at Auburn was up 16. And, and clearly A&M has is shorthanded on its roster. Uh, it's best inside player.

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 Maybe it's best player overall, the transfer from Indiana. He got hurt earlier in the year. He's out for the season, Bucky had to put together a roster late.

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 Uh, because I think he was the last power for head coach to get a new job or power five, I should say in basketball to get a new job. So he had to cobble together a roster. Uh, but man, did that thing flip? And if you followed Bucky's work at Mountain Brook and at Samford university, you were not surprised because they stayed some memorable comebacks at both of those places.

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 Nothing quite as astonishing. I think is this one, but because that, I don't know that there are very few games I've seen that have flipped as completely as that one did.

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 When you think that Texas A&M scored 45 points in the first 27 minutes of the game and they scored another 45 points in the last 13 minutes of the game and they, and they showed you exactly what Bucky ball is.

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 It's intensity. It's pressure. It's creating turnovers and sharing the ball. It's hitting threes.

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 It's making you play fast faster than you can play comfortably. Uh, even Steven Pearl admitted that Auburn got fatigued in that second half. And that's exactly what Bucky wants to do to other teams. So, and of course the ending, I don't even know where to begin with the ending because I still need some explanations from some people.

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 Kevin, I saw a couple of clips. I know one clip that was basically facing him. It looked like the ball left his hand in time.

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 I mean, then I saw another clip a couple of times today was posted on X to where you could see the clock at down to zero. And it looked like the ball again, all of these were a little bit grainy, but I thought you could distinctly tell that the ball was still in his hand or in his fingertips.

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 But, uh, listen, I understand Auburn being upset and I agree with you. There was absolutely no excuse in throwing water bottles. Uh, some 60 year old guy literally had a cup in his hand and threw it over his shoulder to the officials in, in the Texas A&M coming out. Uh, I understand the disappointment, but I'm like you at the, the, uh, defensive clinic.

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 I would be concerned about, but, uh, no, it was an amazing, uh, last minute to play. Unfortunately, the Auburn crowd didn't handle it too well.

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 No, no, they didn't. Uh, and, and give Auburn credit though, because they, they staged a furious comeback of their own in the last minute itself. Uh, when it looked like that they were dead in the water and the game was already over, um, they didn't quit.

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 They, they, they pushed it to the wire, but the, the behavior of the crowd, and that's unacceptable from any crowd at any time for any reason, you just don't throw things on the floor. Uh, you don't throw things at officials.

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 I don't care how egregious you might think the call was. And you pointed it out. I can't tell you how many different screenshots I've seen today on social media that appear to show contradictory conclusions.

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 The, one of the most interesting things I saw, and I don't, haven't heard as much discussion about it today, but late last night on the SEC network, after the game, they showed a wide angle that appeared to show that the clock in the corner,

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 if you were looking at it from behind Keyshawn Murphy or three quarters court, uh, from behind Keyshawn Murphy, not directly behind the clock in the corner may have said 0.1 seconds left,

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 but the clock on the backboard said 0.0 and, and the light was on, on the backboard. And that's, I understand the official clock that matters most.

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 So it appeared there may have been a clock discrepancy between one, one clock and the other. And let, and let's just say this to make this clear,

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 they put, what was it? 0.7 seconds back on the clock. I'm not sure if that was the right determination or not.

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 After they, they apparently messed up the free throw ruling because of the, if the free throw did on, on replay s***, did hit the rim barely, but it did hit the rim.

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 And they never should have stopped the clock there. And that last key by Auburn should have been the end of the game. So Bucky McMillan was right about that.

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 But to catch the, if you follow the sequence, Keyshawn Murphy catches the ball with his back to the basket.

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 He turns, he dips the ball down below his waist. He brings the ball back up over his head and releases it and do that in 0.7 seconds.

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 I'm sorry. I know Keyshawn Murphy's a great athlete. I saw him play in high school. I saw, I saw him try out for a travel ball team with my son who was in awe the whole time watching some of the athletes.

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 J.D. Davidson was another one that was there that day. And so, and I watched those, those, you know, these are great athletes, but you can't do that in 0.7 seconds.

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 So the clock operator was very slow on the trigger finger on that last sequence as well.

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 Either then or it's AI. We're not sure. We'll double check on that.

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 Either way, Kevin, Auburn is off to an 0-2 start in a conference, losing on the road over time to a ranked Georgia team.

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 Heartbreaker against Texas A&M. Your thoughts on the start and while we're on the roll here, one of the toughest venues to play anywhere, and you know this, at Vanderbilt,

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 they are the highest ranked team for the SEC at number 11, taking on number 13, Alabama tonight.

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 Well, and how about Nate Oates throwing a little shade on Vanderbilt's schedule to this point, but he wasn't wrong.

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 If you look at the metrics, Vanderbilt has not challenged itself the way that Alabama has, or that Auburn has for that matter.

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 And that certainly has contributed to their hot start.

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 You have to give them credit for taking advantage of the schedule that they set up and being very successful against it.

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 But they're going to be tested tonight by a better team than they've played by far to date.

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 So we'll see if the Commodores are for real.

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 We also know Memorial Magic is a real thing.

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 We've seen very good teams go in there and lose over the years.

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 Alabama, though, has been successful under Nate Oates recently up there in Nashville.

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 So that should be a good one.

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 And I think it's all pointing to the SEC as a group is not what it was last year.

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 By any metrics you wanted to use in the history of college basketball, it's not that, but it's not that far below it.

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 And Garth Glissman, the Associate Commissioner of SEC Basketball, he spoke to us at the Birmingham Tip-Off Club on Monday.

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 And he said their projections are right now that they get nine or ten teams in the NCAA tournament,

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 which would be the second most in SEC history after the 14, which is a record for all conferences that they sent last year.

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 We could spend two hours on this next topic, and you wrote an article about it, and Alabama will rebound from this eventually.

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 But 38-3 will resonate in Alabama's minds, and they have elephant memories, pardon the pun.

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 But 38-3 will resonate for years.

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 As it should.

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 And I said, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that they ought to play the highlight tape or low-light tape on a reel on every screen in the football building from now until the start of next year.

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 They ought to print T-shirts with the score on it, print posters with the score on it, plaster them on the walls.

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 You shouldn't forget that.

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 Because as good as Indiana has become, and give them all the credit in the world for what they've accomplished under Kurt Signetti,

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 there is no excuse for losing a playoff game 38-3.

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 You know, you're Alabama, you have a much better tradition than that.

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 You're healthier than you've been in a long time.

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 So injuries were not an excuse in that game.

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 And yet, they looked completely outclassed.

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 They looked outprepared.

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 And the entire Alabama season almost boiled down to that fourth-and-one decision.

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 When you're down only three-to-nothing, but you feel like you have to gamble at the end of the first quarter, beginning of the second quarter.

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 So that decision, and then the call itself.

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 300 pounds a man, I should say.

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 And you've got to make one yard, and your play call is a jet-motion pop pass to a wide receiver.

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 Kevin, here's the bottom line.

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 That's the highlight of that.

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 It's not the highlight yet.

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 The seventh season in a nutshell, right?

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 We know where they've been.

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 The question is where.

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 Lessons learned both in Tuscaloosa and Auburn.

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 Your thoughts about now that the offseason is here.

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 We know that Alabama obviously did not hit the Alabama standard.

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 We know Auburn's got a big changing of the guard.

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 Is it University of South Florida now and the University of North Florida in Auburn?

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 Well, Alex Golesh is trying to follow the Kurt Signetti blueprint, isn't he?

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 Where you bring a bunch of your guys because they know you, they know your style, they know your culture.

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 That certainly can help with a transition.

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 You should be excited about your new coach and your new quarterback in particular.

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 I think he's a big-time player.

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 But those guys didn't exactly dominate the American Conference.

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 They finished fourth last year.

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 And the one thing about Alex Golesh is record time there.

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 And he did good things.

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 He improved the program, no doubt.

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 But he didn't perform well or his team didn't perform well against the better teams in the conference.

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 And that's the thing that concerns me, how well that will translate from South Florida to Auburn

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 against a much higher level of competition than they faced in the American.

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 But again, it did work for Kurt Signetti.

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 But if it were easy, Kurt Signetti wouldn't have been the first one to do it.

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 Well, listen, we can't think of a better way to start the year than talking to you.

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 Appreciate the great job that you do on the Super 7.

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 Next time we turn around, Kevin, it's going to be Birmingham for the state championships and all the great job Alabama Public TV has done with that.

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 But where can we get online and get all of Kevin Scarbinsky's great stuff?

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 Well, the best thing to do is follow me on Twitter or X at Kevin Scarbinsky.

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 We have some fun there.

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 I love to be live tweeting the semifinal playoff games.

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 And we have some spirited conversations back and forth during those live sessions.

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 But also, you can keep up with my columns on AL.com and the Birmingham News.

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 That's an online subscription publication now.

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 I hope people will check it out.

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 And my relatively new podcast, you can go to YouTube, Kevin Scarbinsky-ScarboKnows.

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 I have a new episode up about what happened to Alabama in passing.

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 Kevin, I echo those sentiments from Brett Beaird.

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 Listen, man, thanks so much.

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 Hope it's going to be an even better year than 25.

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 And let's do it again as soon as possible, my friend.

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 Sounds good, guys.

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 Thanks, bud.

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 Look, we got a great start to conference play, getting the win against Kentucky.

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 You know, if we could beat them at their place, we'd have the tiebreaker, we'd give them a loss, you know, we get a win, and it's a road win.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Nathan, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I am doing very well.

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 Well, just when we thought we had seen everything, Nathan, along comes the ending of that game

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 of the Plains last night.

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 Where do you start breaking it down, and is chaos still raining on the Plains today?

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 Auburn AD John Cohen was in the building.

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 They had a long conversation afterwards.

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 Look, they're not attempting to change the outcome or anything like that.

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 The one that really comes to mind is the Georgia ending in football when it looked like Jackson

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 Arnold may have scored, and there wasn't anything necessarily indisputable in that one either.

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 You had a team seed in the second half of that game, and you let it slip away.

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 And look, Stephen Pearl said afterwards, he said, look, you know, we've got, there's really

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 You know, you can't pouch, you've got to move forward, you know, and do an SEC play.

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 You've got a lot of difficult games coming up.

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 You've got to improve quickly and get ready for Arkansas on Saturday.

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 Yeah, that's what I was going to mention.

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 Again, it should have been handled better by the officials, not only on the inbound play

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 for the last second shot, but also the free throw for Texas A&M.

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 Did it graze the rim?

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 Should it have stopped the clock?

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 Again, a lot of questions there.

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 Auburn was certainly in control of the game, leading by 16, and then you saw the epitome of

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 buckyball as far as defense hitting threes to Texas A&M.

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 Their credit, they went on a 33-6 run, and then Auburn comes back in the last three minutes.

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 I believe it was 14-3 at one point.

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 Auburn actually only had five turnovers in the second half, but Texas A&M scored 15 points

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 You get three points a pop every time you turn the ball over.

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 Four of those were sort of three-on-one loose ball, three-pointers.

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 The other one was an and-one.

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 And three of those came in quick succession.

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 I mean, I have never seen a team score nine points that quickly.

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 So Auburn's 16-point lead.

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 It only took five minutes, five minutes and 13 seconds of game time for Auburn's 16-point

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 lead to completely evaporate.

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 So yeah, I mean, look, it's kind of what's ailed this Auburn team so far this season.

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 It's just been lack of consistency.

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 You know, they've not been able to upkeep things throughout 40 minutes of play.

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 You know, the lineups continue to be, you know, affected.

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 Once again, with the disciplinary issue, you saw, you know, Auburn forward Filip Yovic

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 not play in the second half with an apparent lower body injury.

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 But they've had to kind of move around lineups, play guys, you know, a lot.

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 They've seen Pearl said, you know, they were probably getting gassed in the second half

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 with that Texas A&M press that you mentioned.

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 And so, look, at the end of the day, this is not at all how Auburn wanted to start

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 STC competition.

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 These are a couple good teams, but, you know, you've got to beat a team.

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 A team like Texas A&M at home if you want to be a tournament team, if you're Auburn.

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 And so, on that note, Arkansas serves as such a massive opportunity, not only for Auburn

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 to get a quad one win, you know, for their resume and get back in the tournament hunt

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 because they're clearly a bubble team right now.

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 in the early stage of the league play.

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 Good thing about basketball, it's a marathon as opposed to a sprint.

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 Nathan King in the huddle with us.

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 Nathan, obviously, first-year coach for basketball and coming up a first-year coach for football.

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 Your thoughts to date about the new era for the gridirons and the planes?

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 Yeah, I mean, you knew that Alex Golesh was going to prioritize his USF guys.

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 It makes a lot of sense that in the first few days of the portal, those have been the majority

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 of transfer additions.

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 And the domino you were waiting on was Byron Brown at quarterback.

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 You know, we believe from the day Alex Golesh got hired that this was likely going to happen

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 and they make it happen yesterday morning.

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 And you sort of saw why that took a while.

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 I know it was difficult for fans to wait on that because, you know, nowadays, if something

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 doesn't happen, things can change in an instant.

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 So I get why people were a little antsy.

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 But Auburn wanted a big rollout for him.

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 He was at the basketball game last night.

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 He was the celebrity, you know, letter holder in that, you know, that we did an interview

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 with him yesterday, you know, in the building.

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 They wanted to get that out.

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 Took a lot of different videos of him on campus.

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 And he was in Auburn's building all day yesterday.

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 And as I understand it, still today, he's here and he's helping recruit.

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 He's meeting transfer guys.

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 Noah Rogers is an NC statewide receiver transfer who actually played with Byron Brown in high

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 school in North Carolina.

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 But he's here ready to meet him.

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 The Ohio State offensive guard starter is on campus today.

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 Byron Brown wanted to stay and meet him as well, along with being with his other USF

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 And so, you know, we talked about this on the show, I think, last week, right?

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 Like, there was a difficult waiting period for Auburn fans before this portal opened up because

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 all you could do was lose.

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 That was literally your only option.

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 You know, the portal wasn't open.

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 The only thing that could happen is guys could say that they're leaving.

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 And so it was tough for Auburn fans to kind of wait through that and see a bunch of their

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 guys go, particularly a guy like Cam Coleman.

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 But things have, you know, started to shift in the other way because Alex Gullis and company

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 have done a pretty good job getting players in so far.

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 You've got your centerpiece in Byron Brown and now you try to build around him.

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 Listen, God bless you if you're having to cover this.

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 What seems like every 15 minutes.

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 But let me check with you.

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 Auburn's very latest is Forrest Transfers.

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 Former Michigan State left tackle Stanton, Rammel, or Bell, originally from Thompson, 6'7", 3-3-12.

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 And then Chase Nimrod, I believe, committed or signed last night from South Florida.

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 I believe he is the ninth South Florida player.

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 Fred Gaskin, the third, was the eighth.

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 I think Nimrod may be the ninth.

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 And I know people say, well, is this going to be South Florida North?

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 Kurt Signetti did a pretty good job bringing James Madison players in, too.

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 And we kind of see the result of that.

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 They're very familiar with the staff.

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 The Auburn staff and analyst Gold, which knows their strength and weaknesses, catches up a little bit on the transfer portal.

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 I mean, you're exactly right.

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 It is a lot of USF guys.

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 You know, my counterpoint on that, kind of like you were mentioning, with people concerned about so many USF players trying to play in the SEC.

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 You know, USF had as many SEC wins as Auburn did last year.

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 So I think they did a pretty decent job in that department.

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 I just, you know, I think most people realize what you said is, you know, like Kurt Signetti.

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 And nowadays, that's kind of what you do if you're a new coach.

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 But, you know, Auburn has to realize where they are.

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 They've lost.

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 They've had five straight losing seasons.

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 And if you want to completely overhaul things with guys who have been successful at the group of six level, it's not the worst idea, considering you haven't had lots of success.

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 But, yeah, Stanton Ramel, you mentioned, you know, an Alabama native from Thompson, started at left tackle for two seasons when he wasn't injured at Michigan State.

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 That's one you were waiting on because the offensive line kind of felt like the odd man out so far.

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 Like, you're getting all these exciting players on offense, and obviously you need an O-line.

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 So they're going to start hitting that really hard.

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 Some other guys to monitor there, but the Ohio State guard is still on campus.

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 If you're Auburn, you'd like to reel him in.

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 And then, yeah, Chaz Nimrod signed last night at like 11.30 p.m.

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 He gets a vote.

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 That one's been done forever.

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 There's a lot of these guys from USF that it's kind of a formality at this point.

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 Like, their plan was always to follow Alex Golesh and their receivers coach, in particular, Cody Burns.

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 The other one is Keyshawn Singleton, who is USF's leading receiver.

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 Last year, he has not signed or committed to Auburn yet.

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 I think that's just a matter of time.

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 I would be very, very, very surprised if he does not end up at Auburn.

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 If you get him and you get a guy like Noah Rogers, the NC State transfer that I mentioned,

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 he's a former five-star recruit who started his career at Ohio State,

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 then went to play closer to home at NC State.

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 You get him, you're good.

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 Your receiver room is done.

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 You have overhauled this thing in very short order.

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 I think that would be five total USF transfers at wide receiver,

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 not to mention a few guys coming back from last season,

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 and not to mention Noah Rogers, like I just said.

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 I think now you've gotten the cornerstones of your offense.

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 You wanted to get all your USF guys in as quickly as possible.

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 The next few days, you're going to start to see the shift to the lines of scrimmage.

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 You're going to start to see offensive line has already ramped up a little bit.

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 and the North Texas transfer will decide later this week,

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 and so they're going to start to ramp things up there on the defensive line of scrimmage.

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 Well, good luck following it.

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 You and Jason Caldwell and Phillip Marshall and Christian Clemente have got your work cut out for January.

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 We always enjoy the discussion.

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 You've got a lot of stuff going on, transfer portal, basketball, men's and women's baseball are going to be here.

415
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 Jason's going to be busy with that, but always a delight to talk with you.

416
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 Where can we get online and get all the good stuff?

417
00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:17,540
 Yeah, for sure.

418
00:32:17,620 --> 00:32:20,760
 Appreciate you guys and auburnundercover.com.

419
00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:27,900
 Like you said, it's the time of year where, I mean, shoot, I treated myself to sleeping in this morning until around 8.30,

420
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422
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423
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 Much deserved rest.

424
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 Get some more of it, Nathan.

425
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 Listen, man, thanks for your time today and stay safe, okay?

426
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535
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 Welcome back in.

536
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 Brett Beaird, you know what's amazing?

537
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 Could it be that Rodney Orr's got time to talk to us with all the fish he's got to fry down in Tuscaloosa today?

538
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 Well, his mini transfers that his Alabama has brought in for, to be exact, it seems like in the last 15 minutes, and covering everything else, I know he is quite busy.

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 We are honored.

541
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 You may want to add a chapter or two after today.

543
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 Rodney, welcome in.

544
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 How are you?

545
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 How's it going, guys?

546
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 Doing all right?

547
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 Busy is the name of the game.

548
00:38:52,700 --> 00:38:55,540
 Let's start with the, pardon the pun, the elephant in the room.

549
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 I don't know that people are very shocked with the news out of the Ty Simpson camp, Rodney.

550
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 No, I mean, again, it was, it was interesting.

551
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 I think I saw where Pete Thamel had the report that his dad, Jason Simpson, course coach at UT Martin, said that every general manager in the league gave him a first-round grade.

552
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 So, you know what?

553
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 You can't pass that up.

554
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:24,040
 No.

555
00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:24,340
 No.

556
00:39:24,340 --> 00:39:25,040
 That's an opportunity.

557
00:39:25,720 --> 00:39:26,080
 Yeah.

558
00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,040
 You know, there's really no need to come back.

559
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 If you're going to be a first-round draft pick, you have to go.

560
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 And, you know, good for Ty.

561
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 I hope it all works out well for you.

562
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:40,860
 Yeah, and the thing is, his legacy is going to be one that's mixed because people are going to say blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

563
00:39:41,420 --> 00:39:46,280
 But the other side of the coin, we get the criticisms, but he may be the last of a dying breed.

564
00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:55,040
 People with choices, five-star status, staying and paying his dues and coming out, taking the shots literally and still trying to take a lick and keep on coming back.

565
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 That's, let's face it, we live in the world where everything moves forward like water in a stream.

566
00:40:01,580 --> 00:40:06,880
 Now that Ty basically looks like he's going to go to greener pastures in the NFL, first-round money.

567
00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:11,760
 Your thoughts, no matter who gets a starting job, Alabama's going to have a brand-new quarterback next year.

568
00:40:11,820 --> 00:40:15,460
 Your thoughts, starting with that, a lot to get to today, but let's start with the obvious.

569
00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:20,040
 Your thoughts about the quarterback situation in the offseason heading in to next season?

570
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,160
 Well, I think it's going to be an interesting scenario.

571
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:30,920
 My question is, I don't know where Austin Mack stands academically in terms of graduating,

572
00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:39,040
 but perhaps he sticks around for the spring and battles it out with Keelan Russell for that starting job.

573
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,840
 I understand Mack was second in the pecking order.

574
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 He played in the Rose Bowl, but listen, you guys have heard the buzz behind the scenes.

575
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 You know what they're saying, and it's that Keelan Russell is a future superstar.

576
00:40:52,340 --> 00:40:53,060
 So we'll see.

577
00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:57,620
 We'll see about that, but obviously Keelan will be here in the spring.

578
00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:00,260
 We'll see if Mack, again, here's the thing.

579
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:07,280
 There's no spring portal, so if he's not on track to graduate before next season, he's kind of taking a risk, if you ask me.

580
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:07,440
 Yeah.

581
00:41:07,940 --> 00:41:09,660
 If I'm not going ahead and getting in the portal.

582
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:15,940
 Now, again, if he is on track to graduate, he can graduate and transfer at any point as a grad transfer.

583
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,220
 So that'll be an opportunity for him there.

584
00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,940
 We'll just see, you know, how that unfolds.

585
00:41:20,940 --> 00:41:27,460
 And then, of course, you've got a couple of freshmen who I think are really talented, Jett Tamala and Tayden Calwa from Utah.

586
00:41:27,820 --> 00:41:30,740
 But so that's pretty much the way it is.

587
00:41:30,980 --> 00:41:35,220
 And, you know, if you made me guess now, Harold and Brett, I'm not going to shy away from it.

588
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 I would think that this is Keelan Russell's opportunity to kind of be the guy.

589
00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:50,240
 Rodney, 19, I believe, and counting the guys who have mentioned on social media that they're walking out the door and going somewhere else.

590
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 I think Rico Scott has decided to come back.

591
00:41:54,920 --> 00:42:00,220
 But the commitments, Alabama picked up at least one announced on social media.

592
00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:07,340
 Devin or Devon Tompkins considered to be the number three defensive lineman transferring from USC.

593
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:10,420
 Josh Ford was the first one.

594
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:12,520
 It seems like that was two years ago.

595
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:14,780
 Transferred from Oklahoma State.

596
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 Hollywood Smothers, everybody's seen clips on him.

597
00:42:18,740 --> 00:42:22,120
 They're quite impressed from North Carolina State.

598
00:42:22,300 --> 00:42:28,560
 Caleb Woodson, the linebacker transferred from Virginia Tech, seems to be quite impressive, too.

599
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 Kane Strayhorn, offensive lineman.

600
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 His dad is very well-known.

601
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 Michigan State, Nick Saban roots there.

602
00:42:35,620 --> 00:42:41,400
 Ron, your thoughts so far on not so much who Alabama's losing, but who they're bringing in?

603
00:42:43,020 --> 00:42:46,480
 Well, I mean, it looks like to be a really good group, I mean, so far.

604
00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:50,720
 Yeah, I mean, obviously, the guys that you mentioned, they all have some really good credentials.

605
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:53,680
 And, you know, Tompkins is big on the defensive line.

606
00:42:53,980 --> 00:42:57,880
 And Strayhorn's huge on the offensive line because you need guys at those positions.

607
00:42:58,540 --> 00:43:03,520
 And actually, I think they need a minimum of four guys on the offensive line right now.

608
00:43:03,940 --> 00:43:06,100
 I mean, when you look at it, they have about 10 or 11.

609
00:43:06,540 --> 00:43:14,760
 I guess if you include the true freshman that signed in this class, you probably want at least 14 or 15, probably 15.

610
00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:19,660
 You know, again, some people go 16 on the offensive line.

611
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:25,240
 But I do think they need at least three more besides Strayhorn, it's my opinion.

612
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:33,080
 Because you're losing, you know, obviously you're losing Proctor, you're losing Dewberry, you're losing Relford, you're losing Wilkins Formby, you're losing Jaden Roberts.

613
00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:36,240
 You know, and plus you had a bunch of backups that left.

614
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:40,480
 So, you're losing some guys up front on the offensive side.

615
00:43:40,740 --> 00:43:45,680
 So, I think, like I said, three more at least, I would say, three more.

616
00:43:46,020 --> 00:43:55,840
 Now, if you can get Jacarius Peek from North Carolina State, who's supposed to be visiting here soon, he may be the number one left tackle in this whole transfer portal.

617
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,420
 And that would be a huge, huge addition.

618
00:43:59,660 --> 00:44:03,580
 Obviously, you're recruiting some other guys as well.

619
00:44:03,580 --> 00:44:09,660
 But on the defensive line, I would say that you need to sign at least a couple of more as well.

620
00:44:09,820 --> 00:44:12,060
 Because you're losing those top three across the board.

621
00:44:12,620 --> 00:44:15,300
 So, I would think that at least a couple of more.

622
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:21,080
 And I'm not talking about edge guys in terms of, you know, outside linebacker types.

623
00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:23,240
 I'm talking about legitimate defensive linemen.

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 On your tighter insider.com.

625
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626
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 It's who you don't have, but shopping and maybe can get, you know how that works.

627
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 Nobody knows that better than you there.

628
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 But, Saturday and insider.com.

629
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:38,920
 A couple of names that really are intriguing to a lot of Alabama fans.

630
00:44:39,060 --> 00:44:40,100
 Obviously, Cam Coleman.

631
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:44,640
 What are you hearing as far as probably the top guy in the portal coming out of Auburn?

632
00:44:44,780 --> 00:44:46,860
 I've seen back and forth as far as the visit.

633
00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:48,660
 And then you mentioned the defense.

634
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,800
 Mr. Ross, an edge rusher out of Tennessee.

635
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:53,400
 What are you hearing about those two names?

636
00:44:54,480 --> 00:45:00,100
 Well, I mean, again, I know that obviously Cam Coleman is maybe the number one player in the portal, they say.

637
00:45:00,580 --> 00:45:03,060
 You know, he's Texas A&M, Texas.

638
00:45:03,340 --> 00:45:04,700
 He's been at Texas Tech.

639
00:45:05,420 --> 00:45:06,940
 You know, we'll see what happens.

640
00:45:07,060 --> 00:45:10,420
 If he comes in for the visit, that's what kind of has been a buzz.

641
00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:16,140
 And I know that I got something yesterday that one of the Texas mods, after his visit to Texas,

642
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:18,700
 kind of said he felt like Alabama may be trending.

643
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:22,900
 So, you know, I really don't know what that is or if that's a fact.

644
00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:29,980
 You know, you never really know in this deal, the way these offers are handed out.

645
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:33,180
 But so, you know, again, Alabama needs receivers.

646
00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:34,680
 I think they need at least two.

647
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:37,140
 You know, it's just me.

648
00:45:38,420 --> 00:45:43,120
 He would be a fantastic one to add to the class, for sure.

649
00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:51,420
 And then, you know, Ross, you know, you lose, you lost to Noah Carter.

650
00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:57,720
 And, you know, Quay Rousseau at that wolf position, I assume that's where they would play him.

651
00:45:58,220 --> 00:46:05,220
 You know, I didn't watch him that much at Tennessee, so I don't know how much he grew or how big he is right now.

652
00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:07,940
 But anyway, he would be an edge guy.

653
00:46:08,620 --> 00:46:13,860
 And, you know, again, my understanding is he was planning on visiting or expected to visit.

654
00:46:14,300 --> 00:46:16,160
 I haven't heard anything new on him.

655
00:46:16,940 --> 00:46:21,720
 But the other thing, too, that might influence that is, it's now official, Derek Nix.

656
00:46:22,140 --> 00:46:28,060
 Looks like he is a wide receiver's coach who was one of his disciples last year, Coleman at Auburn.

657
00:46:28,060 --> 00:46:32,400
 Your thoughts about that news and how that might influence Coleman's final decision.

658
00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:34,380
 Yeah, I mean, it could.

659
00:46:34,540 --> 00:46:38,060
 I mean, it certainly could have a, you know, big impact on it.

660
00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:45,720
 You know, I saw someone that covers Auburn that said, claimed to know Coleman's father really, really well.

661
00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:48,220
 And just said, look, this isn't all about money.

662
00:46:48,900 --> 00:46:49,820
 I know the family.

663
00:46:50,020 --> 00:46:53,280
 It's not all about money, so it's not going to be necessarily the biggest offer.

664
00:46:53,380 --> 00:46:56,540
 I guess we'll see about that.

665
00:46:56,540 --> 00:46:58,920
 But so Derek Nix certainly could be a factor.

666
00:46:59,380 --> 00:47:03,280
 You know, again, you know, Cam Coleman, you know,

667
00:47:03,300 --> 00:47:04,780
 he's been in school two years now.

668
00:47:05,420 --> 00:47:05,820
 Yeah.

669
00:47:06,660 --> 00:47:11,660
 He's probably got some designs on the NFL, and development's probably really important to him.

670
00:47:11,800 --> 00:47:15,540
 So I would think that, you know, he certainly would have a lot of trust in Derek Nix.

671
00:47:16,900 --> 00:47:24,180
 Ronnie, some of the other offensive linemen, Jimothy Lewis, Mississippi State, I know he came in earlier this week.

672
00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:29,820
 DJ Chester, who's been at LSU two or three years, he's coming in tomorrow.

673
00:47:30,700 --> 00:47:48,500
 Texas State offensive lineman, Brock Riker, I believe Alabama's extended an offer to him and someone close to in our area, Adam Watford from North Alabama, from UNA, is a tremendous punter.

674
00:47:49,180 --> 00:48:00,260
 I believe they have talked, they've communicated, we'll see where that goes, but certainly the priority is the line of scrimmage, but you always need a kicker.

675
00:48:00,500 --> 00:48:06,520
 But yeah, I've noticed three other offensive linemen, and I'm like you, they've got to get at least four or five.

676
00:48:08,260 --> 00:48:12,540
 Yeah, yeah, and you mentioned the punter, I think he averaged like 46 yards a punt.

677
00:48:12,740 --> 00:48:25,640
 You know, again, these punters are hard to figure out, Harold and Brett, because I know a lot of people complained about Blake Dowd this year, but you know, he was a two-time All-American at the Colorado School of Mines, and he was averaging 46 yards a punt.

678
00:48:26,200 --> 00:48:32,200
 And I know the altitude up there, you know, is something different, but you know, he was a very successful punter.

679
00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:40,640
 And plus you have Alex Esparov, I assume Alex's knee is better, getting better.

680
00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:47,260
 You know, I know that he really injured it significantly, and that was why he didn't play this year.

681
00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:52,280
 He was limited, I know, heading into the year, so, you know, we'll see.

682
00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:55,820
 He was the number one, or one of the top punters in the country coming out of Fresno.

683
00:48:56,700 --> 00:49:03,080
 So, but yes, a punter certainly is a need, in my opinion.

684
00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:08,580
 Well, you jump off, Rodney, talking basketball, it's showtime tonight.

685
00:49:08,700 --> 00:49:14,280
 One of the top-ranked team matchups in the country, number 11 Vanderbilt, hosting number 13 Alabama.

686
00:49:14,560 --> 00:49:16,680
 Your thoughts about the b-ball team so far?

687
00:49:18,660 --> 00:49:25,000
 Well, I mean, I think they're about right on, you know, target right now, in terms of right on schedule, what people expected.

688
00:49:25,000 --> 00:49:40,360
 And, you know, Harold and Brett, I'll be honest with you, I mean, this football thing has been so dominant in everything that, I mean, whether it's, you know, what happened in the Rose Bowl, which we didn't even talk about that.

689
00:49:41,060 --> 00:49:46,140
 But, you know, and then this portal and everything, it's just been kind of overwhelming.

690
00:49:47,740 --> 00:49:50,180
 Rodney, you had a good article on Tender and Sider.

691
00:49:50,860 --> 00:49:55,080
 Above all else, DeBoer needs to find consistency in performance.

692
00:49:55,820 --> 00:49:57,840
 He reminds me a little bit of Bill Curry.

693
00:49:57,840 --> 00:50:06,260
 I remember distinctly Alabama losing to Memphis in mid-October before Tennessee, 17-15.

694
00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:12,200
 And, Rodney, they turn around the next week and run number three Tennessee off the field.

695
00:50:13,300 --> 00:50:17,360
 In the bookend losses this year, I know you've heard all nauseam.

696
00:50:17,980 --> 00:50:22,080
 They did some very good things in between winning eight in a row.

697
00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:25,960
 They won five games on the road in the SEC.

698
00:50:26,340 --> 00:50:28,140
 It should be complimented for that.

699
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:30,080
 They won two more games.

700
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:35,460
 But the point you keep making is they have just got to quit laying an egg.

701
00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:40,280
 It may be half an egg, but it was a full egg in Pasadena, I believe.

702
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:42,820
 And your point's well made.

703
00:50:43,500 --> 00:50:46,200
 Kael and DeBoer have just got to become more consistent.

704
00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:52,060
 Yeah, you know, again, it does remind me of what you referred to as Bill Curry.

705
00:50:52,080 --> 00:50:55,400
 I remember that, especially that season, 87.

706
00:50:55,980 --> 00:50:57,960
 He beat LSU down in Baton Rouge.

707
00:50:58,220 --> 00:51:01,420
 Of course, Tommy Hodgson was injured, but still, he played a little.

708
00:51:02,300 --> 00:51:05,380
 And, you know, they really pulled off an upset down there against LSU.

709
00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:09,220
 And this was the next week and just got hammered at Notre Dame.

710
00:51:09,740 --> 00:51:09,860
 Right.

711
00:51:10,340 --> 00:51:16,080
 So, I mean, it does have that kind of same pattern to it where, you know, again,

712
00:51:16,180 --> 00:51:17,160
 you saw it last year.

713
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:18,780
 You write it off as a first year.

714
00:51:18,900 --> 00:51:20,760
 I mean, I think that's a fair thing to do.

715
00:51:20,760 --> 00:51:21,120
 Right.

716
00:51:21,580 --> 00:51:25,540
 Then you come back this year and you lay the egg to start the season.

717
00:51:26,040 --> 00:51:27,580
 And then you kind of get on that run.

718
00:51:27,720 --> 00:51:29,060
 And it's a really nice run.

719
00:51:29,120 --> 00:51:30,440
 And you're thinking they turn the corner.

720
00:51:30,860 --> 00:51:34,500
 And then they really kind of beat themselves, I think, here in Tuscaloosa

721
00:51:34,500 --> 00:51:36,480
 with the Oklahoma game and all the turnovers.

722
00:51:37,140 --> 00:51:37,220
 Yep.

723
00:51:37,220 --> 00:51:38,540
 And, you know, sometimes that happens.

724
00:51:38,540 --> 00:51:45,160
 But I just think really what kind of concerns people is that you got smoked by Georgia.

725
00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:46,960
 You were never really in the game.

726
00:51:47,580 --> 00:51:47,620
 Yep.

727
00:51:47,620 --> 00:51:50,900
 And then you come back and you lay down against Indiana.

728
00:51:51,540 --> 00:51:51,760
 Yep.

729
00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:51,940
 Yep.

730
00:51:52,480 --> 00:51:56,340
 You know, where even Herbstreit basically said Alabama looks like they quit.

731
00:51:56,500 --> 00:51:57,060
 Yep.

732
00:51:57,060 --> 00:52:01,240
 And so I think there's definitely a concern there.

733
00:52:01,340 --> 00:52:05,620
 You know, when you lose by two touchdowns, three touchdowns, and five touchdowns, you know,

734
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:08,520
 Alabama fans, that's hard to swallow.

735
00:52:09,720 --> 00:52:11,100
 No question about it.

736
00:52:11,180 --> 00:52:13,360
 Well, listen, always enjoy the conversation.

737
00:52:14,120 --> 00:52:16,320
 Get a nap in today if you can.

738
00:52:16,900 --> 00:52:22,520
 But in between that 30 minutes, there may be two more transfer guys commit.

739
00:52:23,940 --> 00:52:31,700
 If you want the absolute latest on basketball, certainly the transfer portal Derek Nix made official today.

740
00:52:32,380 --> 00:52:40,260
 And then that 24-7 message board, which I'm sure is just melting the keyboard with some of their comments.

741
00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:48,340
 Ronnie, where can we get online for a very nominal price and get one of the absolute best sources about Alabama sports?

742
00:52:49,680 --> 00:52:50,120
 Right.

743
00:52:50,220 --> 00:52:51,580
 It's tighterinsider.com.

744
00:52:51,660 --> 00:52:53,480
 It's only $48 a year.

745
00:52:53,580 --> 00:52:55,840
 You can get instant access with your credit card if you prefer.

746
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:57,680
 There is an address there to send a check.

747
00:52:58,080 --> 00:52:59,380
 Gives you all our premium information.

748
00:52:59,500 --> 00:53:01,740
 But also, it's our all sports forum right now.

749
00:53:01,740 --> 00:53:07,380
 A lot of exchange going on there, whether it's basketball, certainly football, the portal, and all of that.

750
00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:11,840
 So, you know, just a lot going on right now on tighterinsider.com.

751
00:53:12,980 --> 00:53:15,680
 Also good to see and hear you feeling better, too, Rodney.

752
00:53:15,780 --> 00:53:17,980
 Keep it up, and thanks so much for your time today.

753
00:53:18,860 --> 00:53:19,640
 Appreciate it, guys.

754
00:53:19,780 --> 00:53:20,240
 Take care.

755
00:53:20,660 --> 00:53:21,140
 Thank you, bud.

756
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:23,960
 Rodney Orr, founder and editor of tighterinsider.com.

757
00:53:23,980 --> 00:53:25,840
 And again, his book is called Bigger Than Bama.

758
00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:28,860
 Coming up in the next hour, more on Bama and Auburn with Drew DeArmond.

759
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 And Tony Barnhart, Mr. College football himself, going to be on board.

760
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761
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 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville says he doesn't trust the current vice president of Venezuela,

823
00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:04,640
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824
00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:09,500
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825
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826
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827
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880
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

882
01:01:01,240 --> 01:01:06,640
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

883
01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:09,520
 Welcome back in our tour to the Boomo Bugg Show.

884
01:01:09,600 --> 01:01:11,180
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Redbeard.

885
01:01:11,260 --> 01:01:14,100
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

886
01:01:14,220 --> 01:01:20,680
 And I can't think of a better way to tip off the second hour than saying hello to UNA Men's basketball coach, Tony Pujo.

887
01:01:20,800 --> 01:01:22,060
 Coach, welcome in.

888
01:01:22,140 --> 01:01:22,940
 How are you?

889
01:01:23,840 --> 01:01:24,660
 How's it going, guys?

890
01:01:25,180 --> 01:01:26,280
 Just doing all right.

891
01:01:26,840 --> 01:01:27,280
 Great.

892
01:01:27,520 --> 01:01:33,360
 Here on the bus here heading to Kentucky, like the famous philosopher Willie Nelson said, on the road again.

893
01:01:34,360 --> 01:01:36,200
 You live on the road, Coach.

894
01:01:36,260 --> 01:01:41,080
 Before we break down your next destination, how pleasant was it in so many ways?

895
01:01:41,180 --> 01:01:51,080
 What were the emotions last night if you had a chance to see the Auburn, in this case, Texas A&M game with a former top line, Jakari Lane, playing for the Aggies now in the SEC?

896
01:01:51,960 --> 01:01:57,840
 I've been very proud of Jakari and his transition from North Alabama, Texas A&M.

897
01:01:57,840 --> 01:02:05,040
 I think that staff has done a really good job of just utilizing his strength and his abilities.

898
01:02:05,380 --> 01:02:15,960
 And Jakari is, you know, to me, it doesn't surprise me at all that he's continued to grow as a player, continued to grow as a leader for that team.

899
01:02:16,080 --> 01:02:17,600
 So, really proud of him.

900
01:02:17,760 --> 01:02:18,920
 Great game, by the way.

901
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:24,880
 You know, obviously, that last possession, you know, everybody's talking about it.

902
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:29,060
 But, you know, I just thought it was a great game, a great road win.

903
01:02:29,240 --> 01:02:31,280
 I know how hard it is to win on the road in the SEC.

904
01:02:31,640 --> 01:02:34,460
 So, for them to be in that position, that was pretty awesome.

905
01:02:35,780 --> 01:02:38,140
 Tony, I wanted to ask you about that a little bit, too.

906
01:02:38,140 --> 01:02:47,340
 Steven Pearl, who obviously was upset after the game, and any coach would be, and he got in the press conference.

907
01:02:47,620 --> 01:02:52,880
 He said, you know, we talked with the SEC, and we did this, and we did that.

908
01:02:52,940 --> 01:02:55,440
 But, look, guys, we've got another game.

909
01:02:55,700 --> 01:03:01,320
 It's like overcoming controversy, and we wanted to talk with you about Cornelius in a minute.

910
01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:03,460
 But, you face this all the time.

911
01:03:04,040 --> 01:03:11,580
 Sometimes fans have the luxury of reviewing this and getting mad or talking about it for days.

912
01:03:12,020 --> 01:03:13,880
 But, Tony, you've got another game.

913
01:03:14,040 --> 01:03:15,640
 It's just like Steven Pearl said.

914
01:03:15,720 --> 01:03:19,900
 Look, we've got another big game Saturday, and we've got to move on.

915
01:03:19,900 --> 01:03:22,540
 Talk a little bit about the mental part of that.

916
01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:28,520
 Yeah, I think, you know, whenever you have a situation like that, and listen, I guarantee you there's two sides to that, right?

917
01:03:28,720 --> 01:03:34,600
 Steven Pearl, I thought, was very, you know, just gracious in defeat, right?

918
01:03:34,660 --> 01:03:44,140
 Like, he understands that even though he's got a tablet that shows a view, that those guys have other views that they look at, too, right?

919
01:03:44,340 --> 01:03:49,340
 And I'll tell you right now, referee, one of the things that I've learned about referees, number one, they're human.

920
01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:55,080
 But number two, number two, trust me, they want to get it right, okay?

921
01:03:55,080 --> 01:03:57,620
 So for them to go in there and take their time.

922
01:03:58,180 --> 01:04:15,780
 Now, the one aspect, and again, you've got to look at their view as well, you know, if he would have made that call or have a discussion with the coach, you know, I guarantee you the thought process was, hey, it's going to be no good, and let's get out of here.

923
01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:19,580
 And I think that's the issue that Steven would have liked.

924
01:04:19,620 --> 01:04:21,720
 He would have liked the explanation, right?

925
01:04:21,760 --> 01:04:25,760
 And maybe even an opportunity to say, hey, look, look at the view that I have.

926
01:04:26,140 --> 01:04:29,380
 But at the end of the day, you can't, he's not going to go to your view.

927
01:04:29,460 --> 01:04:30,820
 He's going to go with what he sees.

928
01:04:31,700 --> 01:04:38,140
 And as far as his approach afterwards, right, he's absolutely 100% correct.

929
01:04:38,540 --> 01:04:39,420
 You know what it is?

930
01:04:39,700 --> 01:04:45,640
 What he's teaching those young men is, hey, man, sometimes things in life are not going to go your way.

931
01:04:46,160 --> 01:04:46,820
 It's okay.

932
01:04:47,320 --> 01:04:50,300
 You've got to get up the next day, and you've got to go back to work.

933
01:04:52,240 --> 01:04:54,440
 UNA men's basketball coach, Tony Pujo.

934
01:04:54,580 --> 01:05:00,740
 Coach, let's talk Lions, obviously taking on a very good team, Florida Gulf Coast, not the ending you want.

935
01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:11,460
 Talk to us about what you've learned so far and how challenging it is to knock off a good team, not Florida Gulf Coast, without your leading rebounder and second leading scorer in Cornelius Williams.

936
01:05:12,180 --> 01:05:13,800
 Yeah, no, I'll be honest with you.

937
01:05:13,800 --> 01:05:20,880
 Like I said, you know, whenever you miss a guy like Cornelius, obviously it just changes the dynamic of your approach.

938
01:05:21,680 --> 01:05:31,200
 For us, Cornelius is such a vital asset in the rebounding category as well as scoring, but the rebounding most importantly.

939
01:05:32,020 --> 01:05:33,600
 And, you know, credit to them.

940
01:05:33,680 --> 01:05:37,640
 They took advantage of that, and I think they were plus 13 on the boards, if not more.

941
01:05:39,380 --> 01:05:44,660
 Our guys, what I loved about our guys was they didn't, they moved on, right?

942
01:05:44,780 --> 01:05:48,960
 Like, you know, we talked to our guys that when we played Clemson, we played with Al Cornelius.

943
01:05:49,040 --> 01:05:53,400
 He went down with an ankle injury early in the game, and we outscored Clemson in the second half.

944
01:05:53,440 --> 01:05:55,260
 So I told them, you've done this before.

945
01:05:56,660 --> 01:05:58,520
 So go out there and just compete.

946
01:05:59,240 --> 01:06:05,520
 And, you know, a lot of credit needs to go to Florida Gulf Coast because they truly took advantage of that opportunity

947
01:06:05,840 --> 01:06:09,280
 and just made plays, especially down the stretch.

948
01:06:09,380 --> 01:06:13,380
 Tony, that's what I was going to say again.

949
01:06:13,660 --> 01:06:16,760
 I brought up adversity with this.

950
01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:27,740
 And you're going to have every season, a lot of the games, you're going to have starters who foul out or they're injured.

951
01:06:27,980 --> 01:06:28,120
 That's right.

952
01:06:28,460 --> 01:06:31,760
 And you've got to be able to work around that.

953
01:06:31,900 --> 01:06:34,460
 Some of it is communication, but it all goes back.

954
01:06:34,460 --> 01:06:36,020
 You're such a fun meal coach.

955
01:06:36,420 --> 01:06:37,440
 It's preparation.

956
01:06:38,180 --> 01:06:40,840
 Tony, Penhall's always got plan B and C.

957
01:06:41,240 --> 01:06:45,740
 If something happens to a starter, the next guy's going to step up.

958
01:06:46,080 --> 01:06:49,740
 Talk a little bit about the preparation for that in practice, et cetera.

959
01:06:51,540 --> 01:06:52,700
 Giving information, right?

960
01:06:52,740 --> 01:06:54,860
 But continuing to create confidence.

961
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:00,980
 It's still vital for coaches, right?

962
01:07:01,060 --> 01:07:07,440
 We've got to make sure that we're not only from their opponent.

963
01:07:07,960 --> 01:07:10,760
 But now you've got to create confidence because you are shorthanded.

964
01:07:11,540 --> 01:07:13,520
 So now who's stepping in that role?

965
01:07:14,240 --> 01:07:14,980
 How are we?

966
01:07:15,100 --> 01:07:22,260
 What words are we using with them to create that type of confidence, to create that kind of focus that you're going to need?

967
01:07:22,960 --> 01:07:26,100
 And sometimes it's not just one individual, it's multiple individuals.

968
01:07:26,300 --> 01:07:32,160
 You've got to create confidence with multiple guys to come in and do their part because sometimes it's not going to be just one person.

969
01:07:32,280 --> 01:07:33,620
 It's got to be a multitude of guys.

970
01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:39,840
 And I thought our guys for 35 minutes in that game did a tremendous job of staying in the game.

971
01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:44,820
 We cut the lead down to four with about nine minutes to go, with about 5.50 to go.

972
01:07:45,540 --> 01:07:51,400
 We were at the free throw line, you know, down six, again, to cut it to four.

973
01:07:52,360 --> 01:07:55,340
 So to me, you know, our guys did what they had to do.

974
01:07:55,560 --> 01:08:01,320
 I just, what I did was at the end of that game, with about 20 seconds left, I called a timeout.

975
01:08:01,620 --> 01:08:03,180
 And the game was pretty much already over.

976
01:08:03,260 --> 01:08:10,360
 But I called a timeout to remind the guys that our job right now is to make sure that we are not,

977
01:08:11,100 --> 01:08:17,000
 we're learning from the things in a game that can hurt us, the things that are keeping us from winning,

978
01:08:17,420 --> 01:08:19,800
 the things that are keeping us from growing as a team.

979
01:08:20,420 --> 01:08:21,480
 And that's my job, right?

980
01:08:21,520 --> 01:08:25,580
 My job is, I don't make free throws, I don't take charges, I don't rebound the basketball.

981
01:08:26,140 --> 01:08:29,620
 My job is to put out in front of them the things that I think help them

982
01:08:29,620 --> 01:08:32,080
 and the things that I think that they need to learn from.

983
01:08:32,500 --> 01:08:34,280
 And we just got to keep growing as a team.

984
01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:35,240
 That's my job.

985
01:08:36,520 --> 01:08:38,220
 I've always looked at it like it's a team.

986
01:08:38,320 --> 01:08:40,140
 Somebody's got to pitch it, somebody's got to catch it.

987
01:08:40,140 --> 01:08:41,480
 It's a big jigsaw puzzle.

988
01:08:41,620 --> 01:08:42,500
 Everybody's got a piece.

989
01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:44,280
 And I have to use your illustration there.

990
01:08:44,340 --> 01:08:45,320
 Coach, let me ask you this.

991
01:08:45,720 --> 01:08:50,060
 Obviously, you mentioned you're on the road again to the Bluegrass State,

992
01:08:50,140 --> 01:08:53,260
 and I mean the state, Eastern Kentucky, and then Bellarmine.

993
01:08:53,340 --> 01:08:54,600
 Your thoughts about the matchups.

994
01:08:55,260 --> 01:08:59,520
 And as a coach, especially if these two teams play two different styles of ball,

995
01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:01,180
 you've got a Thursday, Saturday.

996
01:09:01,620 --> 01:09:04,640
 There ain't a whole lot of time in there to make those adjustments, are there?

997
01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:10,520
 No, and again, I think every city presents its own conundrums, right?

998
01:09:10,600 --> 01:09:13,420
 Like, if you go to Jacksonville, you're playing Jacksonville and North Florida,

999
01:09:13,540 --> 01:09:14,600
 two different styles of play.

1000
01:09:14,940 --> 01:09:17,820
 A team that just grinds out games defensively,

1001
01:09:18,020 --> 01:09:21,040
 and a team that just showers you, tries to shower you with threes.

1002
01:09:21,760 --> 01:09:23,100
 In this scenario, it's the same.

1003
01:09:23,200 --> 01:09:27,000
 You've got a team that enjoys pressuring the basketball, playing 94 feet,

1004
01:09:27,340 --> 01:09:31,160
 and then you've got another team that wants to run offense for 30 seconds

1005
01:09:31,160 --> 01:09:33,480
 and wait until you fall asleep so that they can score on you.

1006
01:09:34,000 --> 01:09:38,120
 So, I mean, it's definitely a challenge, and that's, I think, the beauty of our league.

1007
01:09:38,280 --> 01:09:43,160
 That's the thing about this league, that it just creates so many of these opportunities

1008
01:09:43,160 --> 01:09:45,780
 for you as a coach to just kind of sharpen yourself

1009
01:09:45,780 --> 01:09:48,560
 and make sure that you get your guys ready to play.

1010
01:09:49,360 --> 01:09:51,440
 So, yeah, we're looking forward to this weekend.

1011
01:09:51,440 --> 01:09:55,320
 Right now, our focus is strictly on EKU on Thursday night.

1012
01:09:55,980 --> 01:09:58,300
 So, we haven't even talked about Bellarmine,

1013
01:09:58,720 --> 01:10:01,560
 and we're not going to do that until probably either late Thursday night

1014
01:10:01,560 --> 01:10:02,800
 or first thing Friday morning.

1015
01:10:03,400 --> 01:10:08,540
 So, right now, our focus is to make sure that we lock in on taking care of the basketball,

1016
01:10:09,060 --> 01:10:11,700
 making sure that we understand the pace that they're going to play with,

1017
01:10:12,060 --> 01:10:14,280
 and then, again, just growing as a team,

1018
01:10:14,380 --> 01:10:16,680
 because that's what it's all about for us is the growth.

1019
01:10:18,620 --> 01:10:19,060
 Absolutely.

1020
01:10:19,060 --> 01:10:25,200
 Listen, before we go, do you have any suggestions on Monday nights for dinner?

1021
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:32,660
 If anybody would like to go down downtown Florence, get some great pizza, get some pasta.

1022
01:10:33,080 --> 01:10:36,480
 I mean, again, they've got so many items on that menu.

1023
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:37,980
 I can't even mention all of them.

1024
01:10:38,480 --> 01:10:42,000
 Tell us about UNA basketball night at Lost Pizza.

1025
01:10:42,520 --> 01:10:44,880
 Yeah, no, I'll tell you right now, there's not a spot.

1026
01:10:45,020 --> 01:10:47,320
 It's my wife's favorite pizza spot.

1027
01:10:47,460 --> 01:10:48,920
 There's no question about it.

1028
01:10:49,260 --> 01:10:50,940
 It's second to none in our area.

1029
01:10:51,380 --> 01:11:00,700
 Lost Pizza, Chuck McCarty and Marcy McCarty, they run a tremendous, tremendous restaurant there.

1030
01:11:01,180 --> 01:11:06,560
 And, obviously, that night is a great night to not only hear from the women's basketball program

1031
01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:11,660
 and our program, but it's a night for us to connect again with the folks in our community

1032
01:11:11,660 --> 01:11:13,800
 that just are unbelievable supporters.

1033
01:11:14,460 --> 01:11:22,000
 So we're very grateful, very thankful for the McCartys and what they do in our community

1034
01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:27,140
 with their restaurant, but also everybody in our community that comes out and supports our program.

1035
01:11:28,720 --> 01:11:33,960
 Coach, I don't mean to tell you what to do, but never argue with your wife about pizza or anything else, okay?

1036
01:11:34,200 --> 01:11:35,960
 Ooh, not my wife, not my wife.

1037
01:11:37,320 --> 01:11:38,520
 I'm never doing that.

1038
01:11:39,180 --> 01:11:40,180
 You're a smart man.

1039
01:11:40,280 --> 01:11:43,400
 Listen, safe travels, all the best, and let's do it again soon, okay?

1040
01:11:44,040 --> 01:11:45,240
 Guys, great being with you.

1041
01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:46,540
 Thank you, Tony.

1042
01:11:46,620 --> 01:11:47,000
 Good luck.

1043
01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:50,260
 Coach Tony Pujol on his way to Kentucky.

1044
01:11:50,260 --> 01:11:55,480
 Coming up, what does Mr. College Football say about College Football 2026?

1045
01:11:55,920 --> 01:11:57,200
 Tony Barnhart on deck.

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1063
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1064
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 Yeah, they do here.

1065
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 Discover is accepted at the places I love to shop.

1066
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1067
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1068
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1069
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1070
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1143
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 The Score.

1144
01:17:10,300 --> 01:17:11,060
 Welcome back in.

1145
01:17:11,120 --> 01:17:16,020
 It is an absolute pleasure and honor to open the door and say hello to Mr. College Football.

1146
01:17:16,260 --> 01:17:21,840
 Tony Barnhart, Mr. College Football himself, board member, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation

1147
01:17:21,840 --> 01:17:29,780
 and an esteemed career of covering the sports in the entire world of college football for 50 years.

1148
01:17:29,940 --> 01:17:31,060
 Tony Barnhart, welcome in.

1149
01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:31,760
 How are you?

1150
01:17:32,760 --> 01:17:33,840
 I'm doing well, guys.

1151
01:17:33,940 --> 01:17:36,160
 It is a beautiful day here in Atlanta, Georgia.

1152
01:17:36,160 --> 01:17:39,400
 We've got a playoff game coming up on Friday.

1153
01:17:39,520 --> 01:17:42,580
 We've got another playoff game tomorrow night, and it's good.

1154
01:17:42,820 --> 01:17:43,260
 It's good.

1155
01:17:44,460 --> 01:17:49,620
 And, of course, Tony, all of us said this would be the Final Four back in August at Media Days here in Atlanta.

1156
01:17:49,860 --> 01:17:53,340
 Did I have that right, or was I wrong on that, too, Tony?

1157
01:17:53,940 --> 01:17:55,560
 I'll tell you a true story.

1158
01:17:55,560 --> 01:18:04,840
 I was in College Station, Texas, doing some research on a book, and I'm having lunch in a Texas bar.

1159
01:18:05,440 --> 01:18:06,780
 That was the name of it, Texas Bar.

1160
01:18:07,300 --> 01:18:12,500
 And everybody there was dressed up at A&M Gap, as you would expect, okay?

1161
01:18:12,740 --> 01:18:19,020
 Except there was this one guy sitting right next to me who was covered head to toe in Indiana.

1162
01:18:19,880 --> 01:18:22,440
 And I said, there's got to be a story here.

1163
01:18:22,460 --> 01:18:23,060
 And he said, yep.

1164
01:18:23,220 --> 01:18:25,820
 He said, I'm telling you, we're going to be good again this year.

1165
01:18:26,320 --> 01:18:27,240
 We're going to be good again.

1166
01:18:27,240 --> 01:18:27,780
 I promise.

1167
01:18:27,960 --> 01:18:30,120
 I said, listen, you had your year, dude.

1168
01:18:30,440 --> 01:18:31,820
 That's never going to happen again.

1169
01:18:32,020 --> 01:18:32,640
 Well, there you go.

1170
01:18:32,880 --> 01:18:34,080
 Tell you how smart I am.

1171
01:18:35,240 --> 01:18:36,520
 Let's talk about it, Tony.

1172
01:18:36,660 --> 01:18:39,380
 Obviously, I think we've got something in common.

1173
01:18:39,500 --> 01:18:42,380
 We've been doing this not in terms of years, but decades.

1174
01:18:42,900 --> 01:18:45,040
 My, oh, my, how the sport has changed.

1175
01:18:45,100 --> 01:18:45,880
 Your thoughts about it.

1176
01:18:45,880 --> 01:18:46,800
 We know where we've been.

1177
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:52,100
 In your opinion, Tony, where are we and where are we going forward using that Indiana blueprint?

1178
01:18:53,300 --> 01:18:56,660
 Well, yeah, I think it's been good for college football.

1179
01:18:56,660 --> 01:19:04,400
 Because now, what is the Indiana, what the Vanderbilt has shown people, it gives you hope.

1180
01:19:04,920 --> 01:19:13,340
 If you can hire the right coach, if you can finance the program to the level that you'd like it to, then you, too, could be at Indiana.

1181
01:19:13,540 --> 01:19:14,860
 You, too, could be at Vanderbilt.

1182
01:19:15,380 --> 01:19:16,440
 And I think it's good now.

1183
01:19:16,520 --> 01:19:19,580
 We've got to get the financial end of this thing straightened out.

1184
01:19:19,700 --> 01:19:20,780
 We can't have an open-ended.

1185
01:19:21,300 --> 01:19:24,260
 We've got to have a salary cap, some sort of structure in it.

1186
01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:34,860
 But, yeah, somebody pointed out to me that the, you know, during the BCS era, the SEC dominated the game, won seven in a row.

1187
01:19:35,500 --> 01:19:39,280
 They won nine national championships of seven or whatever it was.

1188
01:19:39,900 --> 01:19:42,680
 And now everything's changed.

1189
01:19:42,920 --> 01:19:47,600
 And I think if we can get the financial end of this thing squared, it's going to be a lot of fun.

1190
01:19:48,880 --> 01:19:51,080
 Tony, let me ask you about the first game.

1191
01:19:51,080 --> 01:19:57,780
 Ole Miss at Miami, that was an incredible fourth quarter for Ole Miss and Trinidad Chambliss.

1192
01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:05,040
 Made five or six NFL throws on the run against a very good Georgia defense.

1193
01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:14,640
 Now they're lined up against maybe one of the most ferocious front sevens in college football, Bain Jr., Macedor.

1194
01:20:14,940 --> 01:20:15,980
 They're awfully good.

1195
01:20:15,980 --> 01:20:22,740
 They shut down Ohio State's run game and sank, as you're insane, five times.

1196
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 Miami's a little bit of a different animal.

1197
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 Georgia is very good.

1198
01:20:28,340 --> 01:20:32,560
 But Miami, certainly, they want to win the line of scrimmage.

1199
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 Can Ole Miss block that front seven of Miami?

1200
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 Your thoughts on Ole Miss, Miami, and the Fiesta Bowl?

1201
01:20:40,720 --> 01:20:42,080
 Miami is scary.

1202
01:20:42,920 --> 01:20:43,940
 They are scary.

1203
01:20:44,100 --> 01:20:46,220
 They are so strong and so physical.

1204
01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:53,260
 And they take you back to those old Miami teams, the 2001, 2002, when they got all these pros lined up.

1205
01:20:53,480 --> 01:20:55,140
 And I think it's going to be tough.

1206
01:20:55,740 --> 01:20:59,020
 Now, there's no question that Trinidad Chambliss is the game changer.

1207
01:20:59,420 --> 01:21:01,700
 He's the X Factor for Ole Miss, obviously.

1208
01:21:02,600 --> 01:21:05,260
 And is Miami going to be able to track him down?

1209
01:21:05,780 --> 01:21:06,480
 And we shall see.

1210
01:21:06,680 --> 01:21:14,920
 But, guys, you know, usually in these games, it's a team that's the most physical, can run the ball, control the line of scrimmage.

1211
01:21:15,320 --> 01:21:19,440
 And that looks like, where I see it, that looks like Miami to me.

1212
01:21:20,840 --> 01:21:26,220
 Let's talk about whoever the winner of that game will face in the other matchup.

1213
01:21:26,580 --> 01:21:28,180
 It's crazy, is it not, Tony?

1214
01:21:28,240 --> 01:21:30,560
 How many teams have faced each other again?

1215
01:21:30,700 --> 01:21:33,460
 And that's the case with Indiana and Oregon.

1216
01:21:33,780 --> 01:21:38,200
 Second time around, we know what happened with Georgia and Alabama, Oklahoma and Alabama, and others.

1217
01:21:38,640 --> 01:21:41,060
 Your thoughts about that side of the bracket?

1218
01:21:42,220 --> 01:21:43,300
 Here's the thing, guys.

1219
01:21:43,420 --> 01:21:48,240
 People are trying to sort of rationalize the behavior of Indiana.

1220
01:21:48,840 --> 01:21:51,960
 I'm sitting there looking at them play Alabama the other night.

1221
01:21:52,660 --> 01:21:54,500
 Alabama thought it before I thought it.

1222
01:21:54,520 --> 01:21:57,280
 The Alabama players said, hey, these guys are really good.

1223
01:21:57,800 --> 01:21:59,520
 They're not doing it with smoke and mirrors.

1224
01:21:59,520 --> 01:22:04,500
 They're really good, and they're extremely well coached for crying out loud.

1225
01:22:05,080 --> 01:22:08,360
 And so I've just been very impressed with Indiana.

1226
01:22:09,180 --> 01:22:10,960
 Are they going to win?

1227
01:22:11,320 --> 01:22:13,300
 They've got a great chance to do it.

1228
01:22:13,660 --> 01:22:16,120
 And so it's going to be fun to watch, I'll tell you that.

1229
01:22:17,460 --> 01:22:20,760
 Tony, Ross Dellinger of Yahoo.com came out.

1230
01:22:20,860 --> 01:22:25,400
 He's been very good as far as following all of the potential changes.

1231
01:22:25,940 --> 01:22:32,060
 College football had an article yesterday about the college football calendar.

1232
01:22:32,520 --> 01:22:35,000
 And I know a lot of people have been concerned about that.

1233
01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:37,140
 Greg, thank you, the SEC commissioner.

1234
01:22:37,780 --> 01:22:41,320
 I would like to eliminate the December early signing period.

1235
01:22:41,320 --> 01:22:46,420
 You know, would a summer one, which people have talked about for 20 years being vogue.

1236
01:22:46,720 --> 01:22:52,480
 But the future of week zero, will week zero become week one?

1237
01:22:52,740 --> 01:22:59,220
 Will the two semifinal games be played on New Year's Day down the road?

1238
01:22:59,480 --> 01:23:04,140
 The transfer portal, will it become a spring transfer portal?

1239
01:23:05,140 --> 01:23:11,120
 The OTAs, will spring football turn into May, June OTAs?

1240
01:23:11,580 --> 01:23:15,920
 Tony, your thoughts on trying to streamline the college football calendar?

1241
01:23:16,700 --> 01:23:18,100
 Oh, well, we've got to do it.

1242
01:23:18,340 --> 01:23:21,600
 We can't squeeze everything in like right now.

1243
01:23:22,220 --> 01:23:27,040
 And one thing we didn't talk about, what are you going to do with the conference championship games?

1244
01:23:27,320 --> 01:23:27,520
 Yep.

1245
01:23:27,800 --> 01:23:33,360
 Is that going to be one of the games that has to go to squeeze all that we're talking about

1246
01:23:33,360 --> 01:23:35,500
 into a 14, 15-week period?

1247
01:23:36,340 --> 01:23:44,820
 And that's another thing, and we just lost Roy Kramer, and I would hate to give up a big part of his legacy.

1248
01:23:45,340 --> 01:23:47,820
 I'm not quite sure they know what they're going to do.

1249
01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:51,100
 Remember January 23rd.

1250
01:23:51,460 --> 01:23:57,720
 If they're going to change things, and they're going to change the playoff format and go from 12 to 16,

1251
01:23:58,120 --> 01:24:00,700
 they've got to make a decision by January 23rd.

1252
01:24:01,180 --> 01:24:01,580
 Wow.

1253
01:24:02,340 --> 01:24:04,280
 Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart.

1254
01:24:04,420 --> 01:24:08,180
 Tony, let's say, are the people having fun right now, agents and lawyers?

1255
01:24:08,440 --> 01:24:10,560
 I know the kid went from Georgia to Missouri.

1256
01:24:10,720 --> 01:24:11,640
 There's lawsuits there.

1257
01:24:11,720 --> 01:24:13,460
 My understanding is the kid's now left from Missouri.

1258
01:24:13,580 --> 01:24:14,840
 Is Missouri going to sue him for money?

1259
01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:23,760
 And then the big part to that is, now it looks like Lane Kiffin being Lane is basically facing some strong pushback

1260
01:24:23,760 --> 01:24:27,180
 when trying to bring in guys, contrary to the word of mouth.

1261
01:24:27,180 --> 01:24:30,300
 I think he's looking for the Washington quarterback and they're raising the stink.

1262
01:24:30,820 --> 01:24:32,200
 Welcome to 2026.

1263
01:24:32,540 --> 01:24:36,000
 And is anybody having any fun in that regard besides the agents and lawyers?

1264
01:24:37,180 --> 01:24:41,420
 Well, they certainly won't have the most fun because they're getting paid extra time.

1265
01:24:42,380 --> 01:24:46,540
 And, yeah, we have got to get a handle on this stuff.

1266
01:24:47,760 --> 01:24:50,820
 What's amazing, the game itself is more popular than it's ever been.

1267
01:24:51,300 --> 01:24:53,040
 And it's as good as it's ever been.

1268
01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:59,780
 But a couple of things, and we have talked about this, guys, is they have got to come up with some sort of antitrust relief

1269
01:24:59,780 --> 01:25:04,460
 so that every time you make a decision, a tough decision, you're getting sued.

1270
01:25:04,960 --> 01:25:05,800
 That's the problem.

1271
01:25:05,960 --> 01:25:10,100
 And they've got to come up with collective bargaining to create a salary cap.

1272
01:25:10,240 --> 01:25:13,760
 The NFL is so successful because they have a salary cap.

1273
01:25:14,080 --> 01:25:18,080
 They know what their costs are going to be before the season starts.

1274
01:25:18,080 --> 01:25:20,460
 And so it's just going to have to be done.

1275
01:25:20,460 --> 01:25:27,280
 And the collective bargaining, this thing, you know, you've got guys leaving every day going somewhere else.

1276
01:25:27,500 --> 01:25:30,120
 And I just think they've got to come up with collective bargaining.

1277
01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:32,000
 They've got to come up with an antitrust exemption.

1278
01:25:33,460 --> 01:25:37,740
 Tony, you are legendary when it comes to a media member.

1279
01:25:37,960 --> 01:25:43,400
 You can do everything as far as the broadcast side of it, the journalistic side of it.

1280
01:25:43,460 --> 01:25:45,900
 I actually thought about you when I saw this.

1281
01:25:46,060 --> 01:25:47,700
 I knew it was coming, and I'd forgotten it.

1282
01:25:47,700 --> 01:26:01,460
 When we get caught up in the season, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on New Year's Eve ended 157 years of printing.

1283
01:26:01,460 --> 01:26:06,080
 And we all know, Tony, where newspapers have been going for years.

1284
01:26:06,200 --> 01:26:09,540
 Now they've moved online, et cetera, et cetera.

1285
01:26:09,760 --> 01:26:13,040
 But I didn't know if you thought about that on New Year's Eve.

1286
01:26:13,180 --> 01:26:16,920
 You're so familiar with the paper in media.

1287
01:26:16,920 --> 01:26:24,240
 Tony, your thoughts on another institution, at least as far as reading a paper from cover to cover.

1288
01:26:25,100 --> 01:26:26,920
 Unfortunately, one more is gone.

1289
01:26:27,700 --> 01:26:27,920
 All right.

1290
01:26:28,220 --> 01:26:35,280
 When I grew up, growing up in a little town called Union Point, Georgia, my mother subscribed to two daily newspapers,

1291
01:26:35,480 --> 01:26:36,580
 the Atlanta Constitution.

1292
01:26:37,100 --> 01:26:39,540
 There used to be a journal and a constitution.

1293
01:26:39,980 --> 01:26:43,820
 The Atlanta Constitution and the Athens Daily News, which is about 30 minutes away.

1294
01:26:44,480 --> 01:26:47,760
 And so the newspaper got in my blood early.

1295
01:26:48,600 --> 01:26:53,400
 I've written a couple of things and posted them on Facebook about it being a sad day.

1296
01:26:53,400 --> 01:27:03,060
 I mean, to walk out on December 31st and pick up the paper in the driveway for the last time, that one.

1297
01:27:03,900 --> 01:27:06,020
 Now, intellectually, I get it.

1298
01:27:06,120 --> 01:27:10,120
 It costs too much money to print it and distribute it.

1299
01:27:11,320 --> 01:27:12,240
 I understand that.

1300
01:27:12,760 --> 01:27:16,120
 But I still miss, you know, we're about a week into it now.

1301
01:27:16,920 --> 01:27:18,400
 And I'm sure I'll adjust.

1302
01:27:18,560 --> 01:27:20,140
 I'm just not going to adjust right now.

1303
01:27:20,220 --> 01:27:23,140
 But I miss my plan in the daily newspaper.

1304
01:27:23,500 --> 01:27:23,920
 I really do.

1305
01:27:24,840 --> 01:27:26,480
 In your hand with a cup of coffee.

1306
01:27:26,600 --> 01:27:31,800
 Tony, before you drop off, speaking of things changing, your thoughts about going forward with the Blue Bloods,

1307
01:27:31,860 --> 01:27:36,760
 the Georgias, the Alabamas, the Ohio State, all on the couch, watching these new kids on the block,

1308
01:27:36,820 --> 01:27:39,180
 as the Eagles would say, competing for the championship.

1309
01:27:39,180 --> 01:27:45,180
 Your thoughts about those programs and any thoughts about where Auburn is right now in baseball terms,

1310
01:27:45,260 --> 01:27:46,380
 what base they're on?

1311
01:27:47,180 --> 01:27:49,760
 Well, I read today that Auburn's got them a quarterback.

1312
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 They're bringing in a quarterback from UCF, USF.

1313
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 That's good.

1314
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 Very good numbers.

1315
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 And so that was a problem that has got to get solved.

1316
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 And it's going to be interesting for the Georgias and the Alabamas and all of them to be sitting there.

1317
01:28:04,980 --> 01:28:06,560
 See, I think it's good for college football.

1318
01:28:06,560 --> 01:28:12,480
 I think it's good to have these other schools involved and to give those schools hope.

1319
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 And I just think it's a good thing.

1320
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 And they'll be like us, guys.

1321
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 They'll be sitting there watching.

1322
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 There you go.

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 Without a newspaper.

1324
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 Yeah.

1325
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 Tony, thank you again.

1326
01:28:26,580 --> 01:28:32,120
 And I know you've heard this probably 40 times this year after the 50th year.

1327
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 Listen, enjoy your retirement.

1328
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 I have always, Harold and I, respect your class, your professionalism.

1329
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 You've done every aspect of the media right and done an incredible job with it.

1330
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 Listen, Godspeed.

1331
01:28:47,800 --> 01:28:48,920
 Enjoy retirement.

1332
01:28:49,340 --> 01:28:50,320
 Stay involved.

1333
01:28:50,440 --> 01:28:52,880
 And hopefully we can talk with you from time to time.

1334
01:28:53,440 --> 01:28:55,740
 Congratulations on an incredible career.

1335
01:28:56,500 --> 01:28:57,040
 Well, thank you.

1336
01:28:57,040 --> 01:28:59,500
 I'm finishing up a book.

1337
01:29:00,380 --> 01:29:05,180
 I took a little tour around the SEC one last time during football season.

1338
01:29:05,340 --> 01:29:06,720
 I didn't go to many, many games.

1339
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:08,800
 And that was a whole lot of fun.

1340
01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:12,400
 I had lunch with Barry Switzer in Norman, Oklahoma.

1341
01:29:13,100 --> 01:29:15,240
 Went to Midnight Yell at Texas A&M.

1342
01:29:16,240 --> 01:29:25,060
 It's 50, the working title of the book published by UGA Press is Mr. College Football, 50 Years of SEC Memories.

1343
01:29:25,560 --> 01:29:29,300
 And if all goes well, we'll have it out late November.

1344
01:29:30,440 --> 01:29:31,600
 Looking forward to it, Tony.

1345
01:29:31,620 --> 01:29:34,180
 We'll have another chance to talk about that, hopefully down the road.

1346
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 But in the meantime, stay safe over there.

1347
01:29:37,120 --> 01:29:39,380
 And life without a newspaper is going to be a challenge.

1348
01:29:39,480 --> 01:29:41,280
 We've been in that world for a while now.

1349
01:29:41,340 --> 01:29:42,300
 So you can survive.

1350
01:29:42,400 --> 01:29:42,940
 It ain't easy.

1351
01:29:43,060 --> 01:29:44,840
 But thanks so much for your time today.

1352
01:29:45,560 --> 01:29:45,760
 All right.

1353
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 You bet.

1354
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 Take care, guys.

1355
01:29:46,860 --> 01:29:47,480
 Thank you, Tony.

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 Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart.

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1454
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1455
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 Welcome back in.

1456
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 Just call it a sports buffet.

1457
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 Especially a Bama sports buffet.

1458
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 I would imagine Drew DeArmond would agree with that.

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1461
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 Drew DeArmond, welcome in.

1462
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 How are you?

1463
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 I'm pretty good, guys.

1464
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 I didn't go in the portal.

1465
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 Yeah, well, we've still got a week and a half to go, Drew.

1466
01:35:37,980 --> 01:35:39,800
 So, we'll keep a close eye on that.

1467
01:35:40,080 --> 01:35:43,520
 Ty Simpson was rumored to be maybe shopping for the portal.

1468
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 He said, no, I'm not going to go to the portal.

1469
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 But right now, I'm not coming back to Alabama.

1470
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 He decides to go and declare for the NFL draft.

1471
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 Drew, your response?

1472
01:35:53,440 --> 01:36:01,460
 Well, I mean, I was told at the end of the season that there were three primary guys that were going to turn pro.

1473
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 Three of them have announced in the last few days.

1474
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 First was Parker Brailsford, who announced he was turning pro and not returning for his senior year.

1475
01:36:10,460 --> 01:36:21,280
 The All-American center, who, you know, could be a first rounder, more likely a second, but should have a long career, had a heck of a two-year run at Alabama.

1476
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 And then, of course, Jaden Proctor, who, you know, his long-term future may be at right tackle, could be inside at guard.

1477
01:36:29,680 --> 01:36:37,860
 But I think he's another guy that definitely has a chance to go in the first round, had a very solid three-year run in Tuscaloosa.

1478
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 And then it was Todd Simpson.

1479
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 And I know that Mendoza, who's a heck of a player, may go number one overall.

1480
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 He might lead Indiana to a national championship.

1481
01:36:49,200 --> 01:36:56,680
 And then we all know Dante Moore from Oregon is another one that could be a first-rounder.

1482
01:36:56,740 --> 01:37:06,380
 And I know there's a speculation that he might return, but there's also speculation that, you know, I might, you know, go to Auburn someday and be an Auburn fan, which has never happened.

1483
01:37:06,840 --> 01:37:08,560
 No, we can declare that now.

1484
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 I mean, and again, no, I wasn't just joking about that.

1485
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 I mean, certainly Auburn's got an outstanding athletic program.

1486
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 But if anybody knows me, I mean, I've been an Alabama fan my entire life, if not in the media now.

1487
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 But I'm just saying, if you have this opportunity, if you're a Dante Moore, to be a top two or top five pick in a NFL draft, I know he and Todd both actually have limited starting experience.

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 But a lot of times you strike while I aren't Todd.

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 Because I know there's been guys like Mitch Trubisky and, you know, that have not, you know, or Anne Richardson with Anthony Richardson with the Colts that have not succeeded.

1490
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 But, again, you know, the quarterback position is so valuable.

1491
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 And next year with Arch Manning and the other cavalcated QBs, you might not have a chance to be considered a top, you know, two to three guys in the position.

1492
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 So you have to kind of strike while I aren't Todd.

1493
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 And I thought Todd made a wise decision.

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 And he's an older guy.

1495
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 I mean, he's been there four years.

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 He's already got a degree, working on a master's, and he's very, very smart.

1497
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 And I still don't think he gets enough credit for what he did at Alabama this year.

1498
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 That's right.

1499
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 So I think Bryce Young certainly didn't have the supporting cast.

1500
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 Asuatunga-Vailoa improved his brilliance.

1501
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 And I think Ty Simpson, he had to play through so many injuries.

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1503
01:38:40,380 --> 01:38:42,060
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1504
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1505
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1506
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 He suffered in the Rose Bowl.

1507
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1508
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1509
01:38:53,840 --> 01:38:56,860
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1510
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1511
01:39:03,140 --> 01:39:04,860
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1512
01:39:05,460 --> 01:39:09,000
 I'm just going to bring one up like the Rams, where, you know,

1513
01:39:09,080 --> 01:39:12,640
 you have a great head coach, Sean McVay, who's won a Super Bowl.

1514
01:39:14,160 --> 01:39:19,480
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1515
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 But he's going to retire the next couple years.

1516
01:39:21,460 --> 01:39:26,500
 And if you're Ty Simpson and you end up with a team like that, he certainly needs to work on his deep ball.

1517
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 But he can end up in a really good situation.

1518
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 And in the NFL, long-term success is a lot of times, you know, not – it's kind of a situation of what kind of –

1519
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1520
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1521
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1522
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1523
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 so like a Lamar Jackson, if you go to the right place, you can succeed long-term.

1524
01:39:54,980 --> 01:39:56,840
 And I think Ty made a good decision.

1525
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1526
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 and them to fight it out with the two freshmen signees behind them in spring practice.

1527
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 Absolutely.

1528
01:40:10,540 --> 01:40:14,800
 D2, 19, or leaving the University of Alabama.

1529
01:40:14,800 --> 01:40:20,780
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1530
01:40:21,520 --> 01:40:26,000
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1531
01:40:26,100 --> 01:40:32,320
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1532
01:40:32,980 --> 01:40:37,940
 Caleb Woodson, who seems to be quite an inside linebacker for Virginia Tech.

1533
01:40:38,700 --> 01:40:44,880
 The second, Hollywood on the team, Hollywood Smothers, transferring from North Carolina State.

1534
01:40:44,960 --> 01:40:48,580
 I've seen some very impressive clips about him and Josh Ford.

1535
01:40:48,680 --> 01:40:52,200
 You've got the ball rolling, transferring from Oklahoma State.

1536
01:40:52,300 --> 01:40:58,240
 Still got a long way to go, but your thoughts on the first five to announce that they're coming to Alabama?

1537
01:40:58,920 --> 01:41:03,460
 Well, I think they all have a chance to fill needs, certainly Hollywood Smothers.

1538
01:41:04,200 --> 01:41:07,840
 You know, you could compare it to a Jameer Gibbs-type situation

1539
01:41:07,840 --> 01:41:15,100
 where they wanted some big playability and someone that's experienced in that running back room.

1540
01:41:15,700 --> 01:41:22,100
 And he could potentially help you with a huge left tackle prospect in Jacarius Peake,

1541
01:41:22,160 --> 01:41:24,820
 who's supposed to visit now later in the week.

1542
01:41:24,940 --> 01:41:27,400
 Alabama could definitely use a proven left tackle.

1543
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:38,880
 You know, and then it would allow, you know, for Jackson Lloyd to continue to develop at a slower pace.

1544
01:41:39,100 --> 01:41:40,280
 He doesn't have to be accelerated.

1545
01:41:41,080 --> 01:41:45,480
 He's just going to be a redshirt freshman, and development is very important.

1546
01:41:46,020 --> 01:41:50,640
 And then it would allow Mike Carroll, you know, to be at right tackle.

1547
01:41:50,860 --> 01:41:56,640
 Or if you find another good tackle in the portal, or if Lloyd takes some major steps forward,

1548
01:41:57,040 --> 01:42:00,260
 potentially maybe Mike could do a Mike Johnson and move inside.

1549
01:42:00,660 --> 01:42:04,400
 So, you know, they definitely need a center with, we already talked about,

1550
01:42:04,460 --> 01:42:06,220
 Brelsford moving on.

1551
01:42:06,420 --> 01:42:10,900
 And, you know, Kate Strayhorn, his dad, played for Nick Saban at Michigan State.

1552
01:42:11,320 --> 01:42:12,300
 He's a really good player.

1553
01:42:12,680 --> 01:42:14,460
 I think that's a good get for Alabama.

1554
01:42:14,980 --> 01:42:17,860
 And now it's going to be interesting to see some of the other linemen.

1555
01:42:18,360 --> 01:42:22,300
 You know, I know they've looked at Timothy Lewis, and he's kind of a –

1556
01:42:22,300 --> 01:42:25,380
 he could be a developmental tackle for Mississippi State.

1557
01:42:26,120 --> 01:42:31,660
 Jeff Peake, DJ Chester from LSU could potentially be another guy that could play guard.

1558
01:42:32,040 --> 01:42:37,260
 And I'll be honest, I thought the weakest part of Alabama's offensive line guys this year

1559
01:42:37,260 --> 01:42:39,480
 was the inconsistency at the guard spot.

1560
01:42:40,080 --> 01:42:42,900
 They need to be better, no doubt about it.

1561
01:42:42,960 --> 01:42:47,080
 So, bringing in some guys that can play those positions would be huge.

1562
01:42:47,500 --> 01:42:52,920
 And then the other guy that's interesting is Brock Riker from Texas State.

1563
01:42:52,920 --> 01:42:54,540
 We'll see if he comes in later.

1564
01:42:55,360 --> 01:42:57,820
 So, they need to add some linemen.

1565
01:42:57,940 --> 01:43:01,260
 And then another couple of defensive linemen, no doubt about it.

1566
01:43:01,260 --> 01:43:06,960
 And then I still say there's going to be some coaching staff adjustments after this portal closes.

1567
01:43:07,220 --> 01:43:09,660
 But we'll cross that bridge when you come to it.

1568
01:43:09,820 --> 01:43:14,820
 Derek Nix was announced officially as the wide receivers coach at Alabama today.

1569
01:43:15,000 --> 01:43:21,460
 And if Cam Coleman does not sign anything with, you know, Texas Tech on his visit to Lubbock,

1570
01:43:21,780 --> 01:43:24,900
 it wouldn't surprise me if he makes one last visit to Tuscaloosa.

1571
01:43:25,160 --> 01:43:28,460
 And then that's when things can get really interesting.

1572
01:43:29,420 --> 01:43:33,920
 In the huddle with Drew DeArma, 97.7 FM, I was going to ask you about that.

1573
01:43:34,020 --> 01:43:36,660
 The influence is pretty obvious that these two know each other.

1574
01:43:36,740 --> 01:43:37,560
 They go way back.

1575
01:43:37,620 --> 01:43:38,580
 Your thoughts on that?

1576
01:43:39,060 --> 01:43:43,100
 And then something that's kind of close to us as far as folks in the mix right now,

1577
01:43:43,240 --> 01:43:48,460
 special teams, the Lion out of UNA, Hunter Adam Watford.

1578
01:43:48,980 --> 01:43:52,820
 He's been looked at as a possible addition to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

1579
01:43:53,820 --> 01:43:56,620
 Yeah, you know, Blake Dowd graduated.

1580
01:43:56,860 --> 01:43:58,180
 He doesn't have any more eligibility.

1581
01:43:58,680 --> 01:44:01,220
 You know, he had a decent year at Alabama.

1582
01:44:01,400 --> 01:44:06,800
 And then they have the freshman from California, Alex Asparov, who had the red shirt with the ACL.

1583
01:44:07,120 --> 01:44:12,240
 But as you guys know, you cover, you know, UNA every day over there in the Shoals.

1584
01:44:12,760 --> 01:44:15,340
 Watford had a monstrosity of a season.

1585
01:44:15,560 --> 01:44:19,440
 I mean, he had to be the best hunter in the FCS.

1586
01:44:20,360 --> 01:44:23,140
 And certainly, that would be a big gift for Alabama.

1587
01:44:23,680 --> 01:44:30,540
 I'd actually been hearing his name for almost a week about a guy that could end up transferring to the university.

1588
01:44:31,160 --> 01:44:33,120
 He definitely would fill a need, no doubt.

1589
01:44:33,120 --> 01:44:39,860
 It looks like they're going to take a long snapper from Syracuse as well as Daniel Byrd is back in the portal

1590
01:44:39,860 --> 01:44:41,660
 and is going to move on to another school.

1591
01:44:41,880 --> 01:44:46,500
 So, it definitely looks like Alabama's making some adjustments on the special teams side of things.

1592
01:44:46,940 --> 01:44:53,880
 I also hope they adjust the special teams coach with a new placard on the offense ball when it gets over.

1593
01:44:53,980 --> 01:44:58,140
 But still, we'll see how it happens because I think Alabama needs to be, you know,

1594
01:44:58,620 --> 01:45:02,680
 they need to be able to generate more out of that area of the team.

1595
01:45:02,680 --> 01:45:08,200
 In other words, the punt return, the kickoff return, being solid at punter.

1596
01:45:08,620 --> 01:45:12,520
 And then I've got to give credit because I certainly criticized him.

1597
01:45:12,740 --> 01:45:18,460
 You've got to give a shout-out to Connor Calde for finishing the year strong as the least kicker.

1598
01:45:18,940 --> 01:45:27,280
 I mean, I guess you could say he was one of the very few highlights in the Rose Bowl for Alabama in that debacle.

1599
01:45:27,280 --> 01:45:34,380
 But still, you know, I think Alabama's – I predict that they would sign double-digit guys out of the portal.

1600
01:45:34,940 --> 01:45:37,800
 I don't know, you know, exactly what that number will be.

1601
01:45:38,140 --> 01:45:42,180
 But it does look like they're filling their needs so far.

1602
01:45:42,440 --> 01:45:44,080
 They need to continue to do so.

1603
01:45:44,400 --> 01:45:47,300
 And then a roster retention is still very important.

1604
01:45:47,680 --> 01:45:56,200
 And I'll be honest, guys, there's really only one guy that really, you know, is disappointing that looks like he could depart.

1605
01:45:56,320 --> 01:45:58,640
 I know they fought to retain him.

1606
01:45:58,920 --> 01:46:01,840
 But he's visiting Notre Dame this week, Keon Keeley.

1607
01:46:02,220 --> 01:46:04,360
 And don't forget, he was submitted there before he flipped.

1608
01:46:04,660 --> 01:46:08,100
 I thought Keeley had really turned the corner and started to show potential.

1609
01:46:08,560 --> 01:46:14,600
 But I'll be honest with you, the rest of the guys that all left, I know Oah Salinan is now committed to Kentucky.

1610
01:46:14,860 --> 01:46:18,820
 But, you know, I just think most of these guys weren't difference makers.

1611
01:46:19,420 --> 01:46:23,380
 And I think, you know, I don't think any of them were unexpected either.

1612
01:46:23,500 --> 01:46:25,700
 I think all these guys met with the coaching staff.

1613
01:46:26,040 --> 01:46:27,920
 And even Keeley can be replaced.

1614
01:46:28,120 --> 01:46:35,360
 I mean, I definitely think Klay Russo and James Smith, they certainly were the headliners because they're former five-stars.

1615
01:46:35,560 --> 01:46:39,040
 But does anybody really think they had five-star production?

1616
01:46:39,580 --> 01:46:39,740
 No.

1617
01:46:40,520 --> 01:46:48,040
 I asked the question, did Klay Russo happen to sprain his thumb when he was signing the paperwork to leave via the portal?

1618
01:46:50,180 --> 01:46:57,040
 Let me ask you about two defensive linemen that I've heard rumblings about.

1619
01:46:57,240 --> 01:47:02,840
 Former Auburn defensive lineman Malik Blockton might be on Alabama's radar.

1620
01:47:03,800 --> 01:47:06,520
 I don't know if he's on Blockton's radar.

1621
01:47:06,980 --> 01:47:15,300
 And one that happened yesterday, as these things continue to evolve, is defensive lineman Jordan Ross from Tennessee.

1622
01:47:15,680 --> 01:47:20,080
 I've heard his name bandied about the last 48 hours.

1623
01:47:20,340 --> 01:47:23,240
 What is D2 hearing about both of those dudes?

1624
01:47:23,940 --> 01:47:27,840
 Well, Jordan Ross is a kid from Vestavia who was a five-star player.

1625
01:47:27,840 --> 01:47:36,520
 His recruitment was rather interesting because it seemed like Alabama and Auburn certainly pursued him but then backed off and he went to Tennessee.

1626
01:47:37,580 --> 01:47:41,540
 He would be a replacement for Klay Russo beyond a shadow of a doubt.

1627
01:47:41,740 --> 01:47:45,900
 I mean, what I've heard is he would like to return to his home state.

1628
01:47:46,700 --> 01:47:51,300
 You know, you look at – you just file that away.

1629
01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:58,860
 You know, when you hear something of that nature, that would – you would immediately think Alabama or Auburn right there.

1630
01:47:59,140 --> 01:48:05,260
 And so, certainly – as a matter of fact, if I remember correctly, I think his sister attended Alabama.

1631
01:48:05,880 --> 01:48:14,100
 So, it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up in Tuscaloosa because I think they need another edge even though they do hopefully return.

1632
01:48:14,320 --> 01:48:16,140
 And I'm sure they're working on that as well.

1633
01:48:16,500 --> 01:48:21,440
 And maybe his – he'll announce his decision to return, then you would hope.

1634
01:48:21,720 --> 01:48:27,740
 I know Yonse Pierre is draft eligible, but they would like him to return after leading the team with eight sacks.

1635
01:48:28,140 --> 01:48:29,580
 And then you've got Justin Hill.

1636
01:48:29,580 --> 01:48:32,260
 So, certainly you'd like to add another edge.

1637
01:48:32,700 --> 01:48:37,520
 And then, you know, there's a defensive tackle from Arkansas State, Cody Ziegler.

1638
01:48:37,940 --> 01:48:43,580
 He's supposedly going to visit Alabama, and he is a native of New Hope, just right up here up the road.

1639
01:48:43,580 --> 01:48:44,060
 He is.

1640
01:48:44,540 --> 01:48:49,280
 He would be another interesting name where they could add to the defensive line room.

1641
01:48:49,460 --> 01:48:53,800
 So, certainly I think Alabama's doing their due diligence, and we'll see about that.

1642
01:48:54,100 --> 01:48:56,520
 Malik Blockton, I think, would be an outstanding addition.

1643
01:48:56,520 --> 01:48:57,500
 Yeah, I agree.

1644
01:48:57,500 --> 01:49:02,940
 It was mildly surprising to me that he left Auburn because his brother played there,

1645
01:49:03,060 --> 01:49:06,200
 and I thought he was going to be a linchpin of their defensive line.

1646
01:49:06,320 --> 01:49:11,420
 But I'll be honest, the two schools that, you know, honked if you went in the portal,

1647
01:49:11,780 --> 01:49:14,160
 so far it's been Iowa State and Auburn.

1648
01:49:14,500 --> 01:49:18,080
 They've both been kind of ransacked by all this activity.

1649
01:49:18,320 --> 01:49:22,600
 But, you know, what the common denominator is, guys, your head coach left,

1650
01:49:22,980 --> 01:49:24,180
 and that's just what happened.

1651
01:49:24,420 --> 01:49:28,580
 That's why when there was a lot of consternation about Caelan DeBoer,

1652
01:49:28,960 --> 01:49:33,480
 I was trying to convince Alabama fans, look, it's not the time to change your head coach.

1653
01:49:33,480 --> 01:49:33,700
 No.

1654
01:49:33,700 --> 01:49:36,760
 You're fixing to lose 40 guys.

1655
01:49:37,160 --> 01:49:37,820
 Yeah, that's right.

1656
01:49:37,940 --> 01:49:39,180
 Be careful what you wish for.

1657
01:49:39,440 --> 01:49:41,420
 Basketball, Alabama, Vanderbilt.

1658
01:49:41,420 --> 01:49:47,020
 When you jump off, Drew, your thoughts on a top-13 matchup tonight in Music City?

1659
01:49:47,660 --> 01:49:53,420
 Well, you know what the shocker is, this hasn't happened since 1974, the year before.

1660
01:49:53,560 --> 01:49:54,000
 That's right.

1661
01:49:54,140 --> 01:49:55,480
 The year before I was born.

1662
01:49:55,640 --> 01:49:56,520
 That's pretty shocking.

1663
01:49:57,340 --> 01:49:59,320
 Vanderbilt's had a lot of really good teams.

1664
01:50:00,080 --> 01:50:01,760
 Alabama's been really good a lot.

1665
01:50:02,220 --> 01:50:05,800
 And I know when Wim Sanderson was at his zenith, they were kind of –

1666
01:50:05,800 --> 01:50:08,460
 and part of it was because of CM Newton being in Nashville.

1667
01:50:09,160 --> 01:50:13,120
 But this – the Memorial Gym was a house of horrors for Alabama.

1668
01:50:13,140 --> 01:50:13,880
 Yes, yes.

1669
01:50:13,880 --> 01:50:15,020
 No matter how good they were.

1670
01:50:15,280 --> 01:50:17,720
 And it's interesting what Mark Byington's done.

1671
01:50:17,820 --> 01:50:19,180
 They've kind of flown under the radar.

1672
01:50:19,860 --> 01:50:24,360
 They've got Duke Miles at guard, who's from Montgomery, who was at Oklahoma last year.

1673
01:50:24,540 --> 01:50:27,000
 He's now at Vanderbilt, and he's had a good year.

1674
01:50:27,080 --> 01:50:28,360
 He missed the last game.

1675
01:50:28,740 --> 01:50:30,200
 He should be available tonight.

1676
01:50:30,580 --> 01:50:35,140
 Their best player is considered to be Tyler Tanner, the sophomore guard.

1677
01:50:35,560 --> 01:50:39,280
 And don't forget, he played at Brentwood Academy for good friend Andy Blackson,

1678
01:50:39,660 --> 01:50:43,040
 who, of course, won five state championships at Madison Academy

1679
01:50:43,040 --> 01:50:45,180
 and coached the great Josh Langford.

1680
01:50:45,400 --> 01:50:46,860
 So, it's going to be a challenge.

1681
01:50:47,600 --> 01:50:50,820
 When Vanderbilt is good, that is a very difficult place to play.

1682
01:50:51,540 --> 01:50:54,480
 We'll see if Aiden Churrell is available tonight.

1683
01:50:54,820 --> 01:50:57,260
 It sounds like he's going to be a game-time decision.

1684
01:50:57,800 --> 01:51:00,160
 So, Alabama's going to need a very strong effort.

1685
01:51:00,160 --> 01:51:04,740
 Once again, from Noah Williamson, he needs to bottle whatever he did against Kentucky.

1686
01:51:05,240 --> 01:51:06,820
 They'll probably need him tonight.

1687
01:51:07,220 --> 01:51:11,020
 And then, of course, they're going to need maybe Taylor Bowl Bowen back in the lineup.

1688
01:51:11,180 --> 01:51:12,700
 Sounds like there's a good shot.

1689
01:51:12,780 --> 01:51:13,420
 He'll be back.

1690
01:51:13,720 --> 01:51:16,160
 And then, of course, the guard play is going to lead the way.

1691
01:51:16,920 --> 01:51:18,640
 But it's going to be a big game tonight.

1692
01:51:19,060 --> 01:51:23,460
 And Vanderbilt has probably been the surprise so far of the league early on.

1693
01:51:24,580 --> 01:51:25,060
 Absolutely.

1694
01:51:25,060 --> 01:51:29,560
 Well, tell us about talking ball with you and Scott Tyson.

1695
01:51:29,740 --> 01:51:32,840
 Now, it's been from 7 to 9.

1696
01:51:32,960 --> 01:51:36,000
 Rumor has it it has expanded one hour.

1697
01:51:36,780 --> 01:51:37,760
 Tell us about that.

1698
01:51:37,860 --> 01:51:41,440
 The Hunts of Crimson Panthers continue to roll along.

1699
01:51:42,120 --> 01:51:49,340
 And I don't know if you ever were to sit down with Donald Trump and the Iranians to get your Twitter post back again.

1700
01:51:49,340 --> 01:51:53,060
 But where can we get online to get all the D2's good stuff?

1701
01:51:53,560 --> 01:51:57,120
 Well, unfortunately, I'm still not back with the X account.

1702
01:51:57,320 --> 01:52:01,840
 I have joined the band of brothers with Chris Lowe and Chip Brown.

1703
01:52:02,240 --> 01:52:03,720
 I think we've all been pirated.

1704
01:52:04,220 --> 01:52:12,580
 Hopefully, we can get our Twitter accounts back as soon as, you know, Elon will make some time for it and get it back.

1705
01:52:12,660 --> 01:52:13,800
 We certainly hope so.

1706
01:52:14,200 --> 01:52:16,940
 I worked a long time to get my number of followers.

1707
01:52:17,140 --> 01:52:18,620
 I'd like to have that back.

1708
01:52:19,120 --> 01:52:20,740
 We'll keep working on that.

1709
01:52:20,960 --> 01:52:28,180
 But certainly in the Crimson Panthers got a huge, you know, 7-8 to Area 7 win last night in their area opener.

1710
01:52:28,580 --> 01:52:31,080
 Really tough environment up there in Albertville.

1711
01:52:31,580 --> 01:52:36,460
 Chris Graves' team came in 17-2 and was really playing well.

1712
01:52:36,600 --> 01:52:40,460
 And Huntsville won in overtime by 4, 62-58.

1713
01:52:41,180 --> 01:52:42,140
 But toughed it out.

1714
01:52:42,220 --> 01:52:42,840
 Very fortunate.

1715
01:52:43,000 --> 01:52:50,440
 28 points for Evan Tom, who I think his recruiting profile is going to continue to grow along with Graham Gossett,

1716
01:52:50,500 --> 01:52:52,860
 who just got his first Division I offer.

1717
01:52:52,860 --> 01:53:00,520
 And, of course, that last name is, of course, the younger brother of the 10th-grade brother of J.D. Gossett, who's now at Samford.

1718
01:53:00,640 --> 01:53:02,320
 So, he had 13 last night.

1719
01:53:02,640 --> 01:53:03,600
 Big win for them.

1720
01:53:03,660 --> 01:53:09,100
 And they played Jack Dawes and the Grissom Tigers this Friday in their second area game.

1721
01:53:09,240 --> 01:53:10,760
 So, looking forward to that.

1722
01:53:10,860 --> 01:53:15,520
 And, again, if you want to listen to our newly expanded three-hour show.

1723
01:53:15,800 --> 01:53:21,340
 First time I've been three hours since I did it solo for a couple years early on in my career.

1724
01:53:21,340 --> 01:53:23,460
 But it's been very interesting so far.

1725
01:53:23,800 --> 01:53:28,620
 When you have that extra hour to play with, sometimes you can even add guests on the fly.

1726
01:53:28,740 --> 01:53:30,280
 We certainly did that this morning.

1727
01:53:30,580 --> 01:53:33,900
 As we had four outstanding guests and great conversation.

1728
01:53:34,180 --> 01:53:38,840
 And if you missed any of that, you can go to our SoundCloud page, 97.7 The Zone.

1729
01:53:38,920 --> 01:53:43,540
 Or you can go to our X account, 97, at 9770 ESPN.

1730
01:53:43,660 --> 01:53:46,640
 And, of course, we have WZZN TV on YouTube.

1731
01:53:46,640 --> 01:53:49,060
 But we always enjoy being with you guys.

1732
01:53:49,060 --> 01:53:55,340
 And I don't know if there's been anybody else at the portal in the last, you know, 15 minutes of as I've been on your show.

1733
01:53:55,560 --> 01:53:57,000
 We'll certainly be checking.

1734
01:53:58,520 --> 01:53:59,900
 Sounds like you're busy there, Drew.

1735
01:53:59,980 --> 01:54:02,320
 Listen, man, thanks so much for your time, Dan, and keep it up, okay?

1736
01:54:03,100 --> 01:54:03,780
 Thank you, guys.

1737
01:54:04,320 --> 01:54:04,740
 See you, bud.

1738
01:54:04,980 --> 01:54:07,000
 Dude, you are my 97.7 FM The Zone.

1739
01:54:07,080 --> 01:54:10,680
 B.B., are you ready for some good basketball tonight later on on 93.9?

1740
01:54:10,800 --> 01:54:11,100
 Let's go.

1741
01:54:11,540 --> 01:54:12,260
 Should be fun.

1742
01:54:12,420 --> 01:54:14,880
 Pre-game, 7 o'clock on 93.9.

1743
01:54:14,960 --> 01:54:16,500
 The score tip-off at 8.

1744
01:54:16,560 --> 01:54:21,360
 And you can listen to it, of course, at 93.9 and watch it on ESPN, too.

1745
01:54:22,020 --> 01:54:23,580
 And kick back and enjoy.

1746
01:54:23,680 --> 01:54:24,920
 That's going to take care of us for now.

1747
01:54:25,000 --> 01:54:27,760
 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1748
01:54:27,840 --> 01:54:29,740
 Parallel Bug, thank you so much for your time today.

1749
01:54:30,220 --> 01:54:33,360
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to 2 for the B.M.O. Bug Show back here on Sports Radio

1750
01:54:33,360 --> 01:54:34,580
 93.9, the score.