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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.

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 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 a free ride around the Tennessee Bats.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where Auburn says, not so fast, my friend, while the Longhorns take a Texas-sized stick to Alabama basketball and football.

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 Good afternoon. Welcome in. And it's just safe to say now we know why Nick Saban said this stuff.

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 Happy Monday to you. Yes, I think everybody kind of figured that out. We'll give you the latest on the football transfer portable for Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee.

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 And Miami offers Ty Simpson $6.5 million to skip the NFL and replace Carson Beck.

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 Wow.

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 UNA and Auburn win Saturday in basketball.

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 And as you alluded to, Alabama loses a tough game to Texas.

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 And Nate Oates isn't happy one bit about it.

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 Adam is here right now to recap the COP semifinals and talk some SEC men's basketball.

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 Adam Spencer busy there. It's Saturday down south. Adam, welcome in.

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 Did we ever think we'd have a day where you'd take a pay cut to go to the NFL and give up college?

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing great, guys. How are you?

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 Hey, buddy.

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 We're confused, Adam. We are so confused.

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 Where in the world do you start? Obviously, basketball, big weekend, but we know where we are with football.

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 Let's start with the portal. About a week to go, Friday is the so-called deadline to get the paperwork in and all that stuff.

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 There'll still be some trickle down, of course, after the championship games.

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 But your thoughts, basically, let's just use an example over the weekend for Alabama.

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 Cam Coleman and the Smothers brothers, the guy from North Carolina State, Hollywood Smothers.

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 The name, we're going to tell you something right there.

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 How many of these kids are saying, I'm going to go to a private school, get my leverage up, take the money?

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 I've seen one report where these kids get like $50,000 just to visit, knowing the whole time what they're going to do.

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 So I'll take that money. I'll get school B to sit here and up the ante, and then I'll leave the other guys saying, sorry, I'm going to richer and greener pastures.

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 Where are we with this portal?

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 And is there any hope that this thing will ever get back in control once they get some grownups in the house with some brains?

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 Yeah, I mean, I think that the biggest hope for some normalcy and some, you know, some less crazy player movement happened in Washington.

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 You know, when DeMond Williams Jr. signed that contract for $4 million with Washington, reportedly, and then tried to enter the portal, you know, allegedly to go to LSU.

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 Well, you know, Washington, I think, did the right thing.

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 I mean, it's going to be tough.

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 It's going to be tough to, like, have, you know, the player who wanted to leave the school come back to that locker room.

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 I mean, I'm sure Jed Fish will try to make it work as best he can, but, you know, that's going to be tough.

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 But I applaud Washington for, you know, these guys, you know, when you're, you know, 18-plus in our society, you are an adult.

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 So he's an adult.

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 He signed a contract.

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 That's right.

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 You know, and he's being helped to that.

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 And I think, you know, and it wasn't like you have to do this.

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 It's like you, you know, you can go to LSU.

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 LSU's just now got, they said you can go to LSU.

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 LSU just has to pay your contract here.

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 So, you know, it would have been like $8.5 million or whatever for LSU to sign him instead of the $4.5 that they were, you know, maybe offering to get him to leave his $4 million contract in Washington.

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 So, you know, I think that that's the hope there for, you know, some normalcy to return, you know, because if you just treat it like contract, that's fine.

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 And you're still going to have the player movement being crazy, but as long as once the player decides he can't change his mind three times before and during one offseason, I think that that's good.

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 But I think we're going to see these guys, you know, I was surprised last year when Quinn Ewers left Texas and didn't transfer and went to the NFL.

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 You know, now he got a couple of starts for the Dolphins this year and looked decent, but, you know, I thought that he could have made a lot more money, you know, out of Miami or something like that.

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 You know, so we'll see what happens moving forward, but there have been a couple of encouraging signs, even amidst all the chaos.

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 I appreciate you bringing it up being 18 plus.

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 There's a lot of cemeteries out there with dead soldiers who died in battle at 18 plus.

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 So don't, don't play the, I'm just a kid card.

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 Those guys pay the ultimate price at 18.

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 So I appreciate you bringing that up.

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 Your thoughts about the direction though, with, with teams, because let's face it, let's not kid ourselves here.

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 Indiana is the outlier, but it just seems like going forward, those with money are going to sit here and have their way.

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 They're going to drive the bus.

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 It's like a husband going to his wife and saying, you know what?

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 I got your boat.

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 She says, yeah, but it's a dinghy from Walmart.

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 Bezos bought his wife a yacht.

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 So just because you've got two boats, they're not the same.

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 The point being, everybody's going to come down on killing the board for what happened over the weekend.

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 But what is a coach going to do when basically I was born into my family and somebody else was born into the Walton family?

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 Yeah, you know, I think, I think something, I'm going to test drive a take that I've been thinking of with you guys here.

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 So brace yourselves here.

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 But I think that, I think that the first school that kind of figures out how to create a minor league system is going to be dominant in the sport.

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 Like, let's say Indiana, you know, they, cause they basically did, you know, they brought a dignity in and then he brought some money himself, but they have, you know, they have, uh, they brought, uh, James Madison's best players over and their coach.

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 And, uh, here they are in year two, undefeated big 10 title already and a chance to win the national title.

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 So, you know, what I just don't understand if they're, if you're not recruiting high school, five stars, I don't know why you want high school players on your roster.

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 anymore. If you're a big time program, I don't know why you would pay a guy NIL money for a year, only to see him transfer when he doesn't get it. So like, let's say Indiana, for example, if they use the lesser in state school, like, you know, IUPUI or something like that. Um, if they just pay, if they have a donor boost that athletic program, they're like, Hey, we're going to stash.

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 Like we're going to stash like 12 four-star guys down here for a couple of years. Uh, it's going to be crazy. You guys are going to compete like crazy in your division, but then when they're ready and we need them, it's like a transfer system. Like, I just think that we're heading towards like that baseball system of like, cause we're already doing it. You know, the power programs are, you know, we're even rating a Ferris state, you know, the Lane Gibbons saw something in Trinidad Chambliss to give them a backup spot. And that story, you know, couldn't have played out better.

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 I mean, I just don't, you know, even Stetson Bennett at Georgia, he, you know, he started at Georgia as a walk-on, but then he had to leave to get some playing time. And then he came back to Georgia and became a hero. So, you know, I just don't know why we're, if you're a big time coach in a big time program, I just don't know why you would pay a high school player's NIL salary unless he's like a five-star, like a deuce night type guy. So, I mean, that's just where I'm at with this. And, uh, you know, we'll see if more guys start taking that method.

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 It's going to be interesting. Uh, Adam, um, last Wednesday, Ty Simpson announces he is going to the NFL and the pressure to win now in the interim and to replace, um, high caliber quarterbacks, Carson Banks leaving Miami,

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 Joey Aguilar is fighting to get another year of eligibility with the Diego Pavia lawsuit. But a lot of people say it's probably not going to happen.

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 And the NCAA turns down Trinidad Chambliss. So, uh, even though Ty Simpson announced he's going to the NFL, Miami's offered him, according to two or three media sources, $6.5 million.

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 Tennessee's offered four. Ole Miss has offered four. And since the portal opened January the 2nd, 383. And believe me, that that's, uh, probably close to 400 today.

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 As of yesterday, 383 players, um, 383 hundred have hit the portal. Uh, Adam, your thoughts on the number. That's only going to increase in quarterback.

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 Uh, believe me, you can make a lot of money if you're a high caliber quarterback now.

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 Yeah. I think, you know, Ty Simpson's dad said something about when, you know, when they've talked to, uh, to like scouts and GMs and stuff like that during this pre-draft process, I think his quote was that nobody has said second round.

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 You know, I think the implication there is that first round, but it's like, Hey, you know, there's, there's seven rounds of this draft. So just because somebody says he's not a second round pick, you know, if you read between the lines, your third, fourth, fifth, yeah.

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 Like, so I, you know, I, I want, I would want more clarification on that. I would want, uh, you know, people to say like, Hey, no, you're a first round pick, but if he's a first round pick, you go to the NFL.

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 Um, cause you know, you, you might not get that chance. I mean, look at Carson Beck. I mean, I don't think he'd get it. Like he took the one year deal to go to Miami. And I mean, obviously if he wins the national championship, he'll be, you know, set for life down there.

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 But like, he's not going to be a first round pick in the NFL draft anymore. And he might've been coming out of Georgia one of those years. Um, you know, he had a lot of buzz. So, you know, you, if you get the NFL buzz, you have to, you have to take a chance, you know, but like, if you're a guy like Quinn Ewers, if you're getting, you know,

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 a third or fourth round draft grade, if you still have eligibility left and somebody's dangling $6.5 million at you and that's, uh, you know, I would not fault Ty Simpson at all.

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 If, um, and you know, you know, I think that much like the NBA, the NBA guys, the college guys that play basketball, you know, they can go through the NBA combine before they have to make a final decision.

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 I would like to see that change. You know, they've already set the president with basketball. So if they try to block Ty Simpson, if he goes through the combine,

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 and doesn't perform well or something, and you know, his stock drops, like you should just say like, okay, I'm coming back to school. And if the NCAA says, no, just do them like everybody else does, you know, they just try to figure that out.

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 And, uh, you take that money from Miami, but you know, we'll see. I, it would be hard to pass up 6.5 million. If you're not a guaranteed first round pick though.

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 Some days, Brenton, I don't make that much. Adam Spencer Saturday down south. Adam, the good news, you mentioned Miami and, uh, everybody down there. You're, you're, you're playing for the national championship game. More good news. You're playing at home. The bad news. You're playing Indiana.

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 You're playing Indiana who right now they're not beating people. They're simply embarrassing and taking away the manhood. Yeah. I mean, that Indiana team is, uh, you know, everybody's made the comparison. It does look like, uh, Nick Saban, Alabama team right now.

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 That's terrifying. I mean, you know, that defense is everywhere. Um, you know, it, it, it, that defense is so good right now that people are like spouting like ridiculous, uh, uh, conspiracy theories that they're like hacking into, uh, systems on, uh, other teams and, uh, stealing their playbooks. Basically it's like that. That's what level of dominance Indiana has reached.

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 That it just looks like they're a step ahead of everybody else. So, uh, yeah, credit to Kurt Signetti. I mean, yeah, like I said, you know, bringing the key guys from, uh, from JMU to build the, the talent level and, uh, you know, just hitting time after time again in the portal, you know, getting him being in the backfield, getting, uh, you know, Mendoza obviously went and won the Heisman trophy, you know, which is a crazy thing to say about, uh, an Indiana player in general. So, I mean, yeah, credit to him for what he's built.

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 That Miami defense is going to be nasty, but, uh, you know, Fernando Mendoza is a Miami kid too. So it's a, it's a home game for him too.

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 It's a, I think it's going to be a heck of a game and, uh, just probably hopefully one of the better national championship games we've had in a long time.

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 Yeah, I agree. Mendoza's family lives literally one mile from the, from the Miami campus. I thought that was interesting. We'll get into SEC basketball with you a lot more in the weeks to come.

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 Very impressive. You know, how long is it going to take for Bucky ball to win in the SEC? Oh, about two weeks.

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 Two minutes.

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 He is three and O now, um, signs that controversial inning against Auburn. He is a tremendous coach. Bandy, uh, undefeated still on the season. Auburn gets off the skids to beat Arkansas 95 to 73.

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 And Nick Saban, Nick Saban, Nate, Nate Oates is not happy. Uh, Texas holds on to beat Alabama 92 to 88, despite many opportunities to win that game at the end for Alabama.

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 Nate Oates asks his players after the game, are you tired of losing? Uh, or let me know when you're tired of losing. Cause I certainly am.

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 Uh, we're going to get into a lot more of this and I know you're going to have a lot more about SEC basketball, but where can we get your stuff?

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 Joe Cox, Connor O'Gara, Connor O'Gara and all the teams, good stuff online.

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 Yeah. Saturdaydownsouth.com. We've, uh, got some big stuff coming ahead of the national championship game next week.

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 And, uh, Connor is a Indiana graduate. So, uh, so he wrote a nice piece today. So go check that out too, about what it means for him as a Hoosier.

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 Um, so yeah, Saturdaydownsouth.com for all, all the basketball and, uh, football stuff.

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 Adam, thanks so much for your time today. Have a great week. Okay, buddy.

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 Yeah, it sounds good. You guys too. Talk to you soon.

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 We just dropped in from Mars and out of space.

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 We've been around this game for, let's say, a few years.

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 Like our next guest, college football, safe to say, is a crazy world out there.

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 Just ask Max Howell, former assistant coach at Ole Miss and Florida State, down at Troy as well, and a pioneer in a thing called Sports Talk in the entire southeast part of the United States.

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 Max Howell, welcome in.

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 Help us make sense of college football 2026.

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 How are you?

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 Well, you know, coming from me, you're going to find this probably a little unusual.

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 The key word is old.

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 I pulled up some numbers last night while I was prepping the shows today.

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 Don't think that Signetti at Indiana has got a bunch of snotty-nosed freshmen.

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 The average age on that team, 24 years old.

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 There you go.

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 That's right.

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 So, you know, a lot of people think because he went to the pool and got several players out of it, without a doubt, and he broke, I think, 17 from James Madison when he came two years ago.

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 But all that, guys, the maturity thing in any industry, you know that, plays a major role.

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 And I'm really not surprised.

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 And I'm going to go out on a limb today and say, I think they can beat Miami.

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 They don't have the talent, per se, in every position Miami's got, but they don't make wrong decisions.

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 They don't make errors.

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 They don't hold.

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 They don't jump off sides.

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 You know, they don't hit late.

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 They don't make those kind of – and I believe Miami's got kind of a track record for that, to say the least.

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 So, you know, I think it's going to go back and forth.

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 I think the score will probably be somewhere in the 30s.

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 But I do like Indiana.

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 I like what Signetti's doing.

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 He probably has taken a page out of Nick Saban's book.

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 Probably as good as anybody who's ever been through his program.

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 Well, he sets boundaries and he enforces it.

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 Now you've got a bunch of – they're basically sitting here.

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 These coaches can tell they're scared that someone's going to, you know, transfer out.

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 To which, Kurt Signetti, Nick Saban says, which door do you want to choose?

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 I'll put a boot in your butt and you can go right now.

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 Here we go.

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 How many coaches are going to sit here and say, now, this is the way to go?

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 And the reason I bring that up, Max, I'm looking at what is happening now in the portal.

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 Back in the day, if Alabama fans saw a four-star, they were starting to panic.

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 Why is he not a five-star?

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 And then went to a three-star.

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 Over the past few days, they basically have lost a lot of four- and five-stars that were there.

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 They've replaced them with three-stars.

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 They're getting guys from Mercer, Jack State, and other places.

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 How much is the budget now, especially when these rosters are expanding to 105,

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 how much of it is I just got to go out and do a better job of evaluating

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 and get a big bang for my buck?

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 Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

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 But I had – and you guys know where on Monday morning who show up over in Tuscaloosa.

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 And I'm going to tell you, I had a hardcore 30-minute discussion with them this morning.

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 But they came at me like, well, Alabama can't compete with Texas and A&M.

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 You know why they can't compete?

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 Because they don't ask them for the money.

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 I'm telling you, I was right in the middle of the Ole Miss situation.

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 Guys, they went from 200 to 15,000 contributors for that portal over there.

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 Now, a lot of those guys don't give us $20 or $50 a month.

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 But you know what they uncovered?

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 They uncovered two guys in Texas.

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 One wrote a $30 million check and one wrote a $20 million check.

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 So my position on that is ask them.

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 You've got to ask them.

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 And let me just give you one more number.

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 You compare what Ole Miss has in the national audience out there.

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 Ole Miss has got about 200,000 people that either are graduates or have been boosters for that club.

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 You know how many the University of Alabama has?

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 600,000.

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 So I'm just saying, the reason, if they're giving you the poor mouth of we can't afford it in a school like Alabama, they had to ask them.

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 And I'm going to give you one other statement I made.

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 They said, well, how are you going to correct that?

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 In my opinion, you either do one thing.

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 You either get in the game or you quit.

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 That's right.

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 Ain't nobody going to feel sorry for it.

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 You can't sell the logo for so long.

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 The logo is going to sell for so long.

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 You're absolutely right.

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 And that's what I'll say.

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 I lose patience sometimes.

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 And, of course, you know, my background, I've jumped around and done a lot of things.

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 But where I am right now in my career, I don't regret that now.

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 I did it some of the times because I lost some money along the way.

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 But you know what?

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 When it's all over, you can sit back and say, hey, you know, I was able to watch this, this, and this.

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 And it helped me do this, this, and this.

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 You know, and I just kind of get frustrated with some of the fan base would say, well, you know, we can't compete,

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 so we're going to settle for eight and four or nine and three seasons.

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 You don't settle.

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 You don't settle for anything.

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 Where do you put the bar?

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 It'd make it.

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 I tell you, I get fired up about people in programs like Alabama that start trying to give me the poor mouth situation.

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 That's ridiculous.

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 All I've got to do is roll up a sleeve and go to work.

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 And if Cigney is not the absolute perfect example of that, I don't know where Woody is out there in the country right now.

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 Max, when you watch Cincinnati, and you alluded to this, they just don't beat themselves.

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 They're plus 20 or 21 in turnovers for the year.

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 They're so efficient.

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 They don't jump off signs.

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 They don't have personal foul, late hits, and all this other stuff that you see.

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 When you watch him and his staff coach on the sideline, Max, what do you see?

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 Well, you know, sometimes it's not exactly like what's in the book, if you don't know the truth.

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 You know, I think I look at it from a technical standpoint, Brent.

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 I really do.

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 I told you before, I chart every game down.

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 I don't go anywhere with sitting in my bed.

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 I sit in my bed with a notebook.

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 Because I want to know how these teams are progressing.

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 You know, and I can single out coaches, and I say that's why I look at Indiana, per se.

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 I think they are a team that, without a doubt, Miami has got more talent.

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 I don't doubt that.

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 So, Alabama and Ohio State.

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 That's right.

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 Yeah, you're right.

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 But you know what, Ole Miss against Miami, they formation them out of keeping those big rushes from coming.

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 They put three guys on one side, and when they do that, that rush in has to become a pass defender.

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 So, he didn't come and pressure on the quarterback.

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 There's several things like that you can do to utilize some of that, you know, some of that big-time talent that they've got at Miami.

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 But I still go back and say, they make few mistakes.

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 They'll play hard.

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 And I think if they can win the ballgame, if they do that every time, and I'm going strict on what we've seen up to now,

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 about what the line is, seven and a half right now.

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 In the NFL, I don't know whether they win by that much, but I think they can win by three.

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 And that's what I'm going to say is the score will be in the 30s, and I'm going to say they'll probably win it by three points.

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 Max, back and forth, it's good to have a lot of potential in a name like Deuce, is it not?

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 I saw a report here in the Magnolia State.

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 Is he at Ole Miss now?

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 And if so, what does that say about the lawyers?

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 That's a law school.

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 They like money.

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 They love litigation about their case with Chambliss fighting that case there.

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 I saw where Ole Miss is offering, at least according to the reports, Ty Simpson four mil.

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 Why would they bring in Deuce Knight if they're serious about that?

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 Your thoughts about Deuce Knight now at Ole Miss, and if you're Ty Simpson, do you take six and a half million dollars,

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 or are you trying to get more money with the NFL draft?

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 Well, you know, who knows about that?

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 That was part of my discussion this morning earlier.

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 It was a lot about the agents that handled those guys.

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 And, you know, well, they just go win either way.

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 You know that.

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 That's right.

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 It's like Vegas.

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 They're going to win either way.

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 That's right.

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 You're right.

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 They're going to get this all right off the top.

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 But, you know, I'll tell you what, as far as lawsuits are concerned,

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 that court will probably be held in a federal court right there in Oxford.

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 That's in Oxford.

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 Well, let me just tell you, I know the judge.

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 The judge, you know where the judge lives?

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 The federal judge at that court?

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 That judge is in Fulton, Mississippi.

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 I know her.

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 You hear what I said?

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 I know her.

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 So I'm just telling you, Ole Miss will win that case.

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 I can almost promise you they will.

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 And, of course, he'll get another year.

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 You know, I don't think probably he's 25 years old now.

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 I don't think he'll try to go to the NFL.

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 He may, you know, I don't think he'll get a high draft situation.

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 Much like Ty Simpson, I think he's going to shuffle around.

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 And I think Miami's offered him $6.5 million to come out there.

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 Yeah.

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 So, you know, he better jump on that because that's more he'll make as a rookie

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 in the NFL.

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 And so, but if he doesn't go there, he'll go to Tennessee and play it.

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 You know, he'll probably be the star at Tennessee next year if he goes.

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 So, I mean, here's the thing that all of us has to understand, guys,

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 that this game is changing.

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 All the, you know, that used to be under the table stuff

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 and you had to creep around.

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 That's all out in the open now.

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 I mean, there are no, there are no secrets.

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 I mean, if a kid's off for $4 million.

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 And no McDonald's sandwich bags.

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 Right.

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 I mean, you're right.

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 It's all out there.

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 I mean, you know, if you can't handle that, you might, you know,

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 you might need to look to another profession if you're coaching

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 because that's the way it's going to be.

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 The NFL's got its fingers all over it, their fingerprints all over it.

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 Okay.

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 You can't argue with the system that the NFL's got.

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 I mean, I believe there's probably, if you go into the industry,

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 into the business world, it's probably grossing as much money

407
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,980
 for that size of business as anybody in the world, to tell you the truth.

408
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,400
 And very little, you know, other than salaries,

409
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:13,940
 they ain't got a lot of experience either.

410
00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:17,660
 Because most of the stadiums are owned by the cities that they're in.

411
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:18,240
 Yeah, that's right.

412
00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:18,760
 Taxpayers.

413
00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:20,740
 I'm just saying that, you know, that's right.

414
00:30:20,740 --> 00:30:23,120
 So, the whole thing is changing.

415
00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,840
 And if you can't be flexible enough to understand it,

416
00:30:25,860 --> 00:30:29,000
 my position always has been when this thing started.

417
00:30:29,500 --> 00:30:34,880
 And I know some of the guys my age and up, not me to leave it up,

418
00:30:35,060 --> 00:30:39,440
 but close to my age, they said, well, how's this game going?

419
00:30:39,540 --> 00:30:40,520
 It's running the game.

420
00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:41,800
 No, it's not running the game.

421
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,340
 It's changing the game.

422
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:47,040
 The young guys coming along, and I put Kiffin in that bunch

423
00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,560
 because everybody knows him by now.

424
00:30:49,020 --> 00:30:50,020
 You adjust.

425
00:30:50,300 --> 00:30:51,860
 You just make adjustments to that.

426
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,140
 You know, I believe they finally signed the Levitt kid.

427
00:30:55,140 --> 00:30:57,580
 That was the quarterback they wanted at LSU.

428
00:30:57,980 --> 00:30:58,540
 Well, you know what?

429
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:04,320
 He had to get on the plane and follow him around for the last two stops he made,

430
00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:06,840
 going to other teams to see what they were.

431
00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:07,960
 And I think he was matching.

432
00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:10,220
 Whatever they offered, he matched it or upped it.

433
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:11,340
 But he got him.

434
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:12,640
 That was the whole key.

435
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,320
 This time next year, nobody will even remember that.

436
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,760
 All they'll remember is they probably won 10-11 ballgames with him.

437
00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:24,260
 So I just say all that to say that, you know, for you listeners out there,

438
00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:26,020
 don't get frustrated.

439
00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:27,900
 You know, this is off-season.

440
00:31:28,060 --> 00:31:30,420
 This is the second year we've been through all this stuff.

441
00:31:30,900 --> 00:31:33,460
 And the media loves it because it's different.

442
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:35,620
 And everybody's interested in it right now.

443
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:37,160
 But you know what?

444
00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:40,480
 Next year for the lineup, kick it off, all this stuff is forgotten.

445
00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:44,400
 It's who wins on that football field next fall, starting in September.

446
00:31:45,540 --> 00:31:55,140
 Max, as usual, we're delighted to have you on to explain that because I've heard a lot of frustrations from friends who've been following this sport for decades.

447
00:31:55,140 --> 00:31:58,700
 And I've heard a lot of the same frustrations from them.

448
00:31:58,800 --> 00:31:59,360
 But you're right.

449
00:31:59,580 --> 00:32:02,780
 You've got to adapt now to this.

450
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,440
 And if you're not, you're going to be left behind.

451
00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,600
 Listen, great conversation.

452
00:32:08,340 --> 00:32:11,440
 If you will, let us talk with you one more Monday.

453
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,340
 I know we take a break with you after football season.

454
00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,600
 But let us talk with you one more Monday.

455
00:32:18,340 --> 00:32:20,520
 And have a great, great week.

456
00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:21,960
 Thank you, guys.

457
00:32:22,020 --> 00:32:22,800
 It's always my pleasure.

458
00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:24,600
 I'd love to be here to explain and talk to you.

459
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:25,720
 Absolutely.

460
00:32:25,940 --> 00:32:29,420
 If you don't, we're going to follow you around like Lane Kiffin until you say yes.

461
00:32:30,380 --> 00:32:31,060
 That's Max.

462
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 Max Alhuggin' with us from the great state of what Lane used to say.

463
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 Coming up, time to keep up with the Joneses.

464
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496
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497
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499
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500
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551
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:56,480
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

552
00:36:57,020 --> 00:36:57,800
 Welcome back in.

553
00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:01,100
 It is an absolute pleasure for us on the door and say hello to Caleb Jones.

554
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,600
 He's got the Auburn Tigers covered at scorehouseauburnsports.com.

555
00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:06,400
 Caleb, welcome in.

556
00:37:06,460 --> 00:37:07,460
 Happy Monday to you.

557
00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:08,020
 How are you?

558
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:15,600
 Man, I'm sipping on an energy drink because it's been a busy new year for me and the rest

559
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,280
 of the crew at auburnsports.com, but I'm doing great, man.

560
00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:19,100
 Thanks for having me on.

561
00:37:19,740 --> 00:37:22,000
 It's a whole new way of losing weight with a new year.

562
00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:23,180
 Just try to cover this portal.

563
00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:24,960
 Let's do the math if you don't mind, Caleb.

564
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,260
 Fans like to get there with some numbers here.

565
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,260
 Where's the math right now for Auburn?

566
00:37:30,340 --> 00:37:34,400
 How many have gone and how many have come as far as the portal story goes?

567
00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:39,240
 Auburn's lost a little north of 30 players from the portal.

568
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:43,840
 Whether that be some guys that they wanted to keep or, you know, it's a mix of guys that

569
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:44,500
 they wanted to keep.

570
00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:48,420
 It's also some guys that maybe, you know, need a new start, a fresh start somewhere.

571
00:37:49,380 --> 00:37:56,280
 But Auburn's got, as of, you know, this hour, Auburn has 23 guys expected to come in next

572
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,480
 season from other places.

573
00:37:59,260 --> 00:38:02,540
 Let me ask you, listen, you're not kidding.

574
00:38:02,700 --> 00:38:04,640
 I mean, this changes by the hour.

575
00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,720
 Auburn had 16, I believe, Friday.

576
00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:09,680
 They added six over the weekend.

577
00:38:09,860 --> 00:38:16,680
 They added Shamar Arnaud, I believe, and correct me with that, the Florida State transfer, I believe,

578
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:18,560
 to get up to 27.

579
00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:24,500
 But Andre Jordan Jr., the cornerback from UCLA.

580
00:38:24,740 --> 00:38:26,980
 Nate Johnson, the edge rusher from Missouri.

581
00:38:27,620 --> 00:38:30,900
 St. Farrier, the defensive lineman from Alp State.

582
00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,900
 Jake Johnson, the tight end from North Carolina.

583
00:38:34,380 --> 00:38:36,980
 Bryson Washington, the running back from Baylor.

584
00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:40,880
 And that may be the best of the lot, at least for this weekend.

585
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:42,880
 Very impressive kid.

586
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,440
 And then Arnaud I mentioned.

587
00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:51,220
 And then Tristan, T.A., I'll let you pronounce that for me, the quarterback, who's a Oregon State

588
00:38:51,220 --> 00:38:51,800
 transfer.

589
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,840
 Am I correct with those guys since Friday?

590
00:38:55,840 --> 00:39:00,560
 Yeah, Auburn's been busy ever since the first couple of days.

591
00:39:01,140 --> 00:39:04,880
 It's kind of worked out to where guys are figuring out if they're going to go to the portal or not.

592
00:39:05,500 --> 00:39:08,780
 And then you start seeing some guys get on campus for visits.

593
00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:16,520
 And let me tell you, this staff has been absolutely busy as far as hosting guys nonstop, really,

594
00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:18,620
 ever since that portal opened.

595
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:23,280
 And I think, I want to say I did the math the other day, and it was like Auburn signed a guy

596
00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:28,800
 or had a guy commit every day since, like, January 3rd or 4th.

597
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:33,420
 Like, every day they've had somebody new jump on board via the transfer portal.

598
00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:39,340
 And, I mean, that's kind of expected, just with, you know, the amount of kids that are heading elsewhere

599
00:39:39,340 --> 00:39:40,500
 from Auburn.

600
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,760
 And so, I mean, this staff's done a really nice job, I think, of getting guys on campus

601
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,540
 and then essentially keeping them on campus, if that makes sense.

602
00:39:48,540 --> 00:39:52,460
 And, you know, just they're not really letting them leave until they get that commitment,

603
00:39:52,580 --> 00:39:56,180
 that signing for most of the guys that they've wanted that they've had on campus.

604
00:39:57,220 --> 00:39:58,460
 Cam, have us out with this.

605
00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:00,840
 We don't have the numbers in front of us.

606
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:02,480
 Maybe you have more information.

607
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:06,860
 As far as visits, what are these, as far as a school, if I want to bring Caleb Jones in,

608
00:40:06,940 --> 00:40:10,060
 you're a five-star, how much money am I going to pay you just to visit?

609
00:40:10,620 --> 00:40:15,160
 Because, let's face it, these kids cannot lose, even if they know up front pretty much

610
00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:18,200
 where they're going to go, but if you're going to give me this much money just to come visit,

611
00:40:18,340 --> 00:40:22,400
 I'll come and I'll talk it up, I'll say what I'm supposed to say, and then cash that check

612
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:23,840
 and then go on and get the bigger bucks.

613
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,380
 Your thoughts on that, and we had a guest on earlier from Saturday down south,

614
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:28,380
 that brought up a good point.

615
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:31,700
 Our coaches now come into a point where they're going to have to make up their minds

616
00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:33,600
 as far as putting rosters together in the future.

617
00:40:33,700 --> 00:40:37,580
 Either go out and aggressively try to get these five-stars out of high school and develop them,

618
00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:39,760
 or just say, we're not going to take that chance.

619
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:43,980
 We're going to go Indiana, bring in all these older guys, and every year we know,

620
00:40:44,300 --> 00:40:47,260
 we know that we're going to sit here and replenish our roster every year

621
00:40:47,260 --> 00:40:50,480
 because if I bring you in a five-star, two things are going to happen.

622
00:40:50,580 --> 00:40:52,940
 Either I'm going to waste my money because you're not going to live up to it,

623
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,780
 or you're going to be very good and you're going to go somewhere else,

624
00:40:55,780 --> 00:40:57,600
 and I'm wasting my investment either way.

625
00:40:58,020 --> 00:41:02,160
 Caleb, your thoughts just about what kind of money are these kids getting just to visit,

626
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,880
 and the strategy going forward with these coaches.

627
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,400
 Are they going to have to do like Indiana,

628
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:09,720
 or are they going to have to do like some of these other schools and go the high school route?

629
00:41:11,060 --> 00:41:16,520
 I think it's different for every coaching staff as far as kind of how they want to approach it.

630
00:41:17,060 --> 00:41:22,420
 As far as like exact numbers, I think it varies by position as far as either.

631
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,720
 I mean, obviously quarterback is going to draw the big bucks there.

632
00:41:25,980 --> 00:41:29,740
 Offensive line is going to draw, you know, some big bucks, skill position guys.

633
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:34,440
 So I think as far as specific numbers goes, it definitely varies by position.

634
00:41:34,940 --> 00:41:39,580
 But kind of going back to what you're saying about, is it even worth signing some of these five stars?

635
00:41:39,740 --> 00:41:43,200
 I still think there's value in signing some of those,

636
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:49,440
 but it's 1,000% a balance of finding the guys that fit.

637
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,260
 And one thing that I think Alex Golesh and the staff have done

638
00:41:53,260 --> 00:41:57,540
 is they evaluated Auburn's roster, and they basically said,

639
00:41:57,540 --> 00:42:04,240
 okay, this is how you feel, this is how we feel, this is how much these guys are worth.

640
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,340
 This is their value.

641
00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:10,920
 And it's like, okay, this staff is not going to overpay, right?

642
00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:16,500
 They're not going to overpay a guy to just be on the roster.

643
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:17,340
 These guys...

644
00:42:17,340 --> 00:42:18,180
 I'm going to call him an example.

645
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:21,000
 Yeah, Cam's a great example.

646
00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:24,360
 Now, Cam is a fantastic football player.

647
00:42:24,460 --> 00:42:25,580
 He's a fantastic receiver.

648
00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:28,120
 I think he's going to fit in great, you know, with Texas,

649
00:42:28,260 --> 00:42:30,520
 and he's going to go out and probably ball out over there.

650
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:34,860
 But Auburn's done a nice job, I think, kind of supplementing their losses through the portal

651
00:42:34,860 --> 00:42:38,600
 and finding guys that fit what they want to do on offense

652
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,780
 that you kind of have to balance.

653
00:42:40,940 --> 00:42:42,900
 It's almost like budgeting a little bit, you know?

654
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:43,460
 That's it.

655
00:42:44,860 --> 00:42:49,620
 But if you look at what Indiana's done, and you mentioned them earlier,

656
00:42:49,820 --> 00:42:57,040
 Indiana's kind of like, it's a wild thing to sit here and see just a bunch of three stars.

657
00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:00,380
 There's maybe one or two glue-chip guys on that roster.

658
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:06,440
 But Cignetti's got them bought in, and they're playing at an incredibly high level

659
00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,700
 that I don't think anybody else in the country could have predicted.

660
00:43:10,540 --> 00:43:15,040
 And a lot of those guys, they're kind of one of the older rosters in college football,

661
00:43:15,140 --> 00:43:16,860
 and I think there's value in that as well.

662
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:22,380
 So I think it's definitely a mix as far as, okay, well, this five-star,

663
00:43:22,580 --> 00:43:23,800
 is he going to be an elite?

664
00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:28,360
 Because there's a lot of five-stars that can come in, and they can play right away, right?

665
00:43:29,060 --> 00:43:33,000
 There are some other guys that are going to be really highly ranked that are going to come in,

666
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:34,480
 and they're not going to be college-ready.

667
00:43:35,380 --> 00:43:40,420
 And I think Deuce Knight's a really good example of that, where Deuce came in,

668
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,560
 and he's just a raw talent, right?

669
00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:51,020
 Deuce was going to need a year or two to develop and fit in and pick up the speed of the college game.

670
00:43:51,240 --> 00:43:56,140
 You saw it a little bit when he played against Ball State when he was with Auburn.

671
00:43:56,700 --> 00:44:03,120
 He kind of came out a little shaky, had some kind of bad throws, some plays that were just kind of like,

672
00:44:03,180 --> 00:44:03,960
 ooh, I don't know.

673
00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:10,240
 And then he looked totally, he looked way more comfortable later on in the season against Mercer.

674
00:44:10,500 --> 00:44:15,380
 Now, granted, you know, Mercer and Ball State, FCS, FBS, say what you will about that.

675
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,920
 But I thought Deuce looked a lot more comfortable.

676
00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:19,320
 Now he's going to Ole Miss.

677
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:22,580
 We'll see kind of what the situation over there shakes out to be.

678
00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:28,120
 But, you know, it's all about finding the right guys that you feel can make an immediate impact

679
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:32,440
 and then just kind of balancing that out with other guys that have already been there

680
00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:37,320
 and fit what you want to establish, not only as like an X's and O's identity,

681
00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,160
 but also from a culture standpoint, you know?

682
00:44:40,020 --> 00:44:45,740
 Let me ask you about position of need and every team needs to win the line of scrimmage.

683
00:44:45,740 --> 00:44:54,420
 On the defensive line, Auburn signed or got a commitment from St. Farrier, Arkansas State transfer, Cody Sigler.

684
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:59,600
 On the offensive line, Stanton Ramil and Joseph Simmons.

685
00:44:59,740 --> 00:45:05,980
 I know they've had Ohio State transfer, Tegra Chibola, I believe is how you pronounce it,

686
00:45:06,180 --> 00:45:11,240
 and Cole Bass from U.S. South Florida and Cole Skinner.

687
00:45:11,620 --> 00:45:15,760
 They've got two right now on both lines of scrimmages.

688
00:45:16,220 --> 00:45:20,500
 How many more would they like to get on the offensive line and defensive line?

689
00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:26,760
 Yeah, I would say there's a need for maybe three or four more guys along the offensive line,

690
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:31,120
 just kind of a mix. Maybe you get, you know, another tackle, another guard,

691
00:45:31,580 --> 00:45:35,060
 and then maybe another guy that can kind of play both, you know,

692
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:37,600
 somebody that can switch between, you know, outside and inside.

693
00:45:38,460 --> 00:45:42,160
 And then along the defensive line, just a couple more bodies, you know,

694
00:45:42,180 --> 00:45:44,760
 maybe two or three more guys along the defensive line.

695
00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:48,820
 You saw it last season, Evontrail, King-Williams, and D.J. Durkin,

696
00:45:48,940 --> 00:45:52,840
 kind of what they're able to go and establish on the defensive line is

697
00:45:52,840 --> 00:45:55,620
 they establish a pretty deep rotation of guys

698
00:45:55,620 --> 00:45:59,580
 where guys getting a little tired, he comes out, the next guy up,

699
00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:01,240
 and they're ready to rock and roll.

700
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:05,740
 So I think you'll probably see Auburn maybe try and add some more guys along,

701
00:46:06,140 --> 00:46:08,340
 add some more depth along that defensive line,

702
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:10,280
 just to have some more guys in the rotation.

703
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:14,580
 But they've got a couple of guys, you know,

704
00:46:14,860 --> 00:46:17,540
 in Cody Siegler and St. Ferrier,

705
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:19,960
 who I think Auburn's really high on.

706
00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:23,960
 I think they have really high expectations for those guys being able to come in

707
00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:24,700
 and contribute.

708
00:46:25,140 --> 00:46:30,080
 Auburn's also got some young guys that I think are primed for an opportunity

709
00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:33,740
 to really step up along the defensive line.

710
00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:36,540
 Just coming in, you know, looking at, you know, Jordan Crawford,

711
00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:38,520
 a nose tackle who's coming back.

712
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:42,540
 Malik Autry is another guy that you could really expect to step up.

713
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:47,480
 And both of those guys, Malik Autry was really highly rated out of high school.

714
00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:52,060
 Jordan was not as highly rated as Autry was.

715
00:46:52,180 --> 00:46:56,840
 But, I mean, you can look at that dude and say that's a SEC defensive lineman.

716
00:46:57,020 --> 00:46:59,860
 So, I look for those guys to really step up in the rotation

717
00:46:59,860 --> 00:47:03,180
 and maybe see Auburn try and buff it up a little bit more through the portal.

718
00:47:04,380 --> 00:47:06,540
 Caleb Jones, AuburnSports.com.

719
00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:10,400
 Caleb, a lot of folks had the Auburn basketball team written off

720
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,000
 and then Lazarus came out of the ashes over the weekend.

721
00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:15,580
 They not only beat Arkansas, they spanked them.

722
00:47:16,980 --> 00:47:20,440
 Yeah, I mean, John Calipari, one of the first things that he says

723
00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:22,900
 when he walks into the post-game press conferences,

724
00:47:23,500 --> 00:47:26,880
 he's talking about prior to the game on Saturday night,

725
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:29,280
 Arkansas' three losses were to top ten teams.

726
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:31,960
 Every single one of those games, Arkansas had a chance.

727
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:36,980
 Main difference Saturday night, Arkansas, it felt like they did not have a chance.

728
00:47:37,140 --> 00:47:38,820
 That's what Calipari was saying.

729
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:41,340
 He said he's not even going to watch that tape.

730
00:47:41,620 --> 00:47:43,080
 He said it's not his team.

731
00:47:43,980 --> 00:47:44,300
 Burn it.

732
00:47:45,380 --> 00:47:46,400
 Exactly, man.

733
00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:50,960
 Auburn did exactly what it needed to on Saturday night.

734
00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:58,220
 I think that speaks a lot to this team and kind of the last two games that they played

735
00:47:58,220 --> 00:48:04,340
 at Georgia and then, of course, the controversial buzzer beater at home to Texas A&M.

736
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:10,120
 This team could have easily been down and just had that still on their mind,

737
00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:10,800
 but they didn't.

738
00:48:10,860 --> 00:48:18,500
 They flushed it, and they whooped Arkansas in pretty much every aspect of that game.

739
00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:20,700
 It was not even close.

740
00:48:21,340 --> 00:48:27,200
 Once Auburn got out in front by about eight or ten points there in the first half, no shot.

741
00:48:27,380 --> 00:48:30,260
 Arkansas didn't go on a run where they cut it close.

742
00:48:30,540 --> 00:48:34,000
 I mean, it was just pure domination by Auburn.

743
00:48:35,340 --> 00:48:35,820
 Absolutely.

744
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:40,260
 Dead period for the next three days in parentheses.

745
00:48:41,080 --> 00:48:42,740
 I don't know how dead it's going to be.

746
00:48:42,860 --> 00:48:49,420
 I don't believe you can make official visits, but I can assure you teams and players and agents

747
00:48:49,420 --> 00:48:53,320
 will be texting and making phone calls.

748
00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:54,380
 Great stuff.

749
00:48:54,500 --> 00:48:57,200
 Great summary where Auburn is right now.

750
00:48:57,740 --> 00:49:01,480
 As you well know, Brian Matthews has been a staple on the show for years.

751
00:49:01,620 --> 00:49:03,580
 We're delighted to talk to you again.

752
00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:09,040
 Where can we get online, keep up with transfer, portal, recruiting, all sorts of stuff?

753
00:49:10,020 --> 00:49:10,540
 Yeah, absolutely.

754
00:49:10,700 --> 00:49:15,320
 Kind of like you said, it is going to be a dead period for the next three days.

755
00:49:15,940 --> 00:49:19,380
 That means nobody's going to be visiting campus or anything like that.

756
00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:22,700
 It doesn't mean that transfers aren't going to be making decisions.

757
00:49:23,740 --> 00:49:28,580
 And so you can find all of that stuff on auburnsports.com, part of the On3 network.

758
00:49:29,140 --> 00:49:35,120
 We'll have all the breaking news, whether that be Auburn football transfer portal, Auburn basketball.

759
00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:37,040
 We'll have transfer trackers.

760
00:49:37,720 --> 00:49:43,700
 J.G. Tate, one of our fantastic writers over there, has a daily portal palooza that goes out.

761
00:49:43,700 --> 00:49:49,040
 That way, if you don't have time to keep up with everything, there's one that's got everything on it.

762
00:49:49,100 --> 00:49:50,060
 Just daily updates.

763
00:49:51,060 --> 00:49:51,960
 Here's what happened.

764
00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:53,380
 Here's who Auburn added.

765
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:59,720
 So we've got really anything that you need, anything that you want, can be found on auburnsports.com.

766
00:49:59,780 --> 00:50:03,520
 We've got a great community over there, two message boards, the corner, the bunker.

767
00:50:04,060 --> 00:50:09,240
 You can talk with fellow Auburn fans about what's going on, the latest happenings in Auburn Athletics.

768
00:50:10,020 --> 00:50:15,540
 I'm sure Lane Kiffin will obey that edict of not having any contact, any shape, form, or fashion.

769
00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:18,000
 Two words, Caleb, energy drink, okay?

770
00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:19,840
 Absolutely.

771
00:50:20,220 --> 00:50:20,760
 Keep it going.

772
00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:22,060
 Thank you, Bill.

773
00:50:22,060 --> 00:50:22,660
 Thank you so much.

774
00:50:22,780 --> 00:50:25,060
 Caleb Jones, looking up with us, auburnsports.com.

775
00:50:25,100 --> 00:50:30,520
 BB, quickly, your thoughts about, obviously, I think yesterday, people, I don't think Cam Coleman

776
00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:31,380
 was ever in the mix.

777
00:50:31,460 --> 00:50:35,040
 I just think he used that as leverage to up his ante with Texas to get that easy money on

778
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:35,460
 the visit.

779
00:50:36,220 --> 00:50:41,440
 But your thoughts about the Hollywood Smothered Store, was he ever in, or BB, was it, again,

780
00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:46,000
 in principle, one of those deals, I'm going to use Alabama to get more money out of Texas?

781
00:50:46,780 --> 00:50:49,760
 Well, Harold, that could certainly be the case.

782
00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:56,720
 Alabama got a commitment, and I don't understand why they did not get a signature with that.

783
00:50:56,840 --> 00:51:01,620
 Again, that's something only the Alabama coaches can offer, and I know they've been beat up over

784
00:51:01,620 --> 00:51:11,420
 that, and I also understand they allowed him to go on a trip, but everybody knew once Steve

785
00:51:11,420 --> 00:51:18,940
 Sarkeesian had the 12 Lamborghinis lined up outside the football office, it was just a matter of time.

786
00:51:18,940 --> 00:51:28,780
 Now, we'll get into some possibilities to replace Hollywood Smothers at 135 with Redfish, William

787
00:51:28,780 --> 00:51:33,600
 Barger, but I really don't, in fact, he had even enrolled in Alabama.

788
00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:40,640
 He had enrolled in school, and I didn't quite get that, but anyway, we'll talk about potential

789
00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:47,120
 replacements, but again, I agree with Caleb, trying to keep up with this is an achievement.

790
00:51:47,940 --> 00:51:51,920
 We're going to try to keep up with the very latest with the Redfish, William Redfish Barger,

791
00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:55,380
 as you mentioned, that's coming up in the next hour, along with the talk up in Big Orange

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 Country, and the services are in the market, according to the reports for one Ty Simpson and Ben

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 Thomas, he's got the rest of it covered, it's all straight ahead, second hour, Boomo Bugg

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867
00:59:20,060 --> 00:59:24,980
 Welcome back in our true living Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much

868
00:59:24,980 --> 00:59:30,060
 for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley and for Ben Thomas taking time out of his busy

869
00:59:30,060 --> 00:59:35,880
 schedule on the other end of the state from North Alabama to South Alabama. Ben Thomas got a cover

870
00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:40,400
 there at AL.com in the Mobile area. Ben, welcome in. Happy Monday to you. How are you?

871
00:59:41,040 --> 00:59:42,640
 Hey, I'm doing good. How are you guys doing?

872
00:59:42,980 --> 00:59:43,320
 I'm good.

873
00:59:43,560 --> 00:59:46,600
 Hey, we're doing all right. Interesting time of the year, isn't it, Ben? Seeing all these

874
00:59:46,600 --> 00:59:51,260
 coaches coming and going. And obviously, the list is pretty long. But to me, one of the more

875
00:59:51,260 --> 00:59:57,640
 intriguing changes is one Patrick Nix. For the folks who might have missed that story,

876
00:59:57,820 --> 01:00:01,200
 how surprised were you with his recent news?

877
01:00:02,180 --> 01:00:07,820
 Well, you know, not terribly surprised. I mean, I'd heard that for a couple weeks. That might

878
01:00:07,820 --> 01:00:11,320
 happen. I think I even heard it last year. It might happen. You know, now that I think his

879
01:00:11,320 --> 01:00:16,320
 daughter, his youngest child is a senior this year. And so it seemed like maybe now would

880
01:00:16,320 --> 01:00:21,780
 be the right time for him to do something different with, you know, Bo starting in the NFL and Caleb

881
01:00:21,780 --> 01:00:28,460
 at Jacksonville State and those type things. So, you know, it didn't totally catch me off

882
01:00:28,460 --> 01:00:33,080
 guard. It was interesting, you know, what he's decided to do, which is basically go full-time

883
01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:40,540
 into the ministry or a version of the ministry, which is, you know, to work with athletes of

884
01:00:40,540 --> 01:00:46,360
 all ages, but particularly pro athletes, apparently, and pro quarterbacks in feeding the gospel to

885
01:00:46,360 --> 01:00:52,380
 them and working with them both physically and also mentally and helping them grow spiritually.

886
01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:58,880
 So I thought that was interesting. I'm sure Bo's heavily involved in that. And I talked to Patrick

887
01:00:58,880 --> 01:01:04,440
 last week and he didn't shut the door on, you know, an eventual return to coaching if that's where

888
01:01:04,440 --> 01:01:09,820
 the Lord leads him. But had a good run there and have to see who's next.

889
01:01:10,540 --> 01:01:18,840
 Let me, uh, first of all, applaud you for your three-part series, uh, based on an AL.com

890
01:01:18,840 --> 01:01:26,920
 got the coaches survey that you did. Uh, a lot of this is leading up to reclassification schedule for

891
01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:34,860
 January the 23rd. And a lot of it is topics that we discussed with you now for years. Uh, should

892
01:01:34,860 --> 01:01:40,520
 public and private schools be separate? Should they continue to compete against

893
01:01:40,520 --> 01:01:48,860
 each other? Uh, I'll let you tell us how many coaches, I think it was over 50 that, uh, responded to the

894
01:01:48,860 --> 01:01:55,400
 survey. And then what should happen when the, um, Alabama high school athletic association and central

895
01:01:55,400 --> 01:02:03,400
 board votes January, uh, before January 23rd, stay with the traditional plan, uh, stay with the same

896
01:02:03,400 --> 01:02:11,200
 plan, but possibly remove competitive balance, uh, separate private schools totally from public schools

897
01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:18,520
 in athletics. You also want to talk with them about, uh, recruiting players. And that's been a big

898
01:02:18,520 --> 01:02:24,680
 topic, enforcing the rules, et cetera. Summarize, uh, your great three-part series.

899
01:02:25,960 --> 01:02:32,240
 Yeah, I think you kind of just did it there for me, Brett. You know, so, um, we've just, like you've

900
01:02:32,240 --> 01:02:36,120
 mentioned, we've talked about it and I've written about this situation, I think like for 20 years,

901
01:02:36,120 --> 01:02:42,780
 uh, but certainly since September, you know, when, when the choose act controversy really started,

902
01:02:42,780 --> 01:02:48,120
 uh, and then when Mr. Harmon, Heath Harmon, the executive director had the meeting with the, uh,

903
01:02:48,120 --> 01:02:54,880
 58 independent schools that got, that is, that meeting is what really got me thinking about, uh-oh, we, we may

904
01:02:54,880 --> 01:03:01,820
 be close to separating this thing. Um, and so, you know, just, just in a way to look at it and try and do

905
01:03:01,820 --> 01:03:07,600
 something different as we, uh, lead up to January 23rd and week from Friday. And because I'm not sure

906
01:03:07,600 --> 01:03:13,000
 anybody really knows what's going to happen, um, at, on that day. And I thought, well, you know, I've got all

907
01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:18,620
 these coaches emails, these football coaches and I'm going to just email them and see what they think

908
01:03:18,620 --> 01:03:23,700
 and tell them, Hey, you don't have to put your name on it. Um, just tell me what you vote, what would

909
01:03:23,700 --> 01:03:29,640
 you do and why? And, uh, when you, whenever you say that you won't quote anybody, you get a lot more

910
01:03:29,640 --> 01:03:35,640
 comments than if you said you were going to quote them. And, and the comments, I think I told you guys

911
01:03:35,640 --> 01:03:40,860
 last week, we're all over the place. I mean, you know, everybody has an idea of how to make it

912
01:03:40,860 --> 01:03:46,280
 better. Uh, I would not be want to be in Mr. Farman's seat right now, but basically the, you

913
01:03:46,280 --> 01:03:49,920
 know, the, and, and I had an email today from a private school head of school that said, well,

914
01:03:49,940 --> 01:03:55,780
 why did, why would you email football coaches and not superintendents or principals head of

915
01:03:55,780 --> 01:04:01,960
 schools? And the short answer is those are emails I had number one. And number two, those are the,

916
01:04:02,020 --> 01:04:07,880
 you know, football is the most heavily interested interest sport, I would say. Um, and you know,

917
01:04:07,880 --> 01:04:11,420
 this is, we're talking about the fall reclassification. So that's, you know, football,

918
01:04:11,700 --> 01:04:17,440
 volleyball, cross country, and eventually whatever they do will lead into winter and spring. But

919
01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:23,580
 that's why, that's, you know, why I polled those guys. Um, so what, what the end results

920
01:04:23,580 --> 01:04:29,140
 were, were we had 54 people respond, not, I went, I was hoping we'd have more private schools.

921
01:04:29,140 --> 01:04:34,560
 I think only nine or 10 private schools responded, um, and the rest public schools, but basically

922
01:04:34,560 --> 01:04:41,100
 the, the, the majority felt like we should stay united with some, possibly with some changes.

923
01:04:41,100 --> 01:04:49,320
 I think 43% said it needs to stay the way it is. I think 31% said, um, separate a private

924
01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:54,240
 school. So it wasn't, you know, it wasn't a dominating majority, but, um, still I think,

925
01:04:54,300 --> 01:05:00,840
 and I do think most people believe that we need to keep public and private schools playing together

926
01:05:00,840 --> 01:05:06,780
 in athletics. Now, whether that's the way it turns out on January 23rd, I don't know, but, uh, I think

927
01:05:06,780 --> 01:05:13,720
 most people believe that. And again, regardless of what happens, is there an appeal process or is

928
01:05:13,720 --> 01:05:18,060
 that the gospel? Let me, if you don't mind being, let's try to put a face. Obviously we've got a

929
01:05:18,060 --> 01:05:24,680
 mixture here. Marcel is a prominent private school. We've got a ton of public schools. Uh, how does it,

930
01:05:24,840 --> 01:05:30,400
 we live in the real world, we can go to Hollywood and we can escape for a couple hours with fantasy

931
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:34,180
 and all that stuff, but the real world come fall, they got to, whatever the rules are, they got to

932
01:05:34,180 --> 01:05:39,160
 live by it. How's that going to affect as far as the public and private schools? And if we could put

933
01:05:39,160 --> 01:05:44,980
 a face with it compared to where life has been over the past few years? Well, I'm not sure. It depends

934
01:05:44,980 --> 01:05:51,920
 on what happens. I mean, you know, if they separate them, I mean, I think that to me as I, and I've gone

935
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:55,880
 back and forth on this issue and I don't think anybody really knows. I mean, I've sung to Terry

936
01:05:55,880 --> 01:06:01,620
 Curtis yesterday about the unfortunate, uh, passing of coach Jimmy Perry. And I just asked him at the

937
01:06:01,620 --> 01:06:05,140
 end of that conversation, what do you think is going to happen? He obviously is the president of the

938
01:06:05,140 --> 01:06:11,820
 central board right now. And he said, I really have no idea. He said, I think there'll be multiple

939
01:06:11,820 --> 01:06:17,400
 plans. And he probably, you know, he may be shading me a little bit. I mean, I'm sure there's some

940
01:06:17,400 --> 01:06:24,000
 details he's not telling me and we didn't go into, I didn't ask him to go into detail, but, um, I think

941
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:28,520
 what he told me was, I think there'll be multiple plans to choose from. And I think that's, that's the

942
01:06:28,520 --> 01:06:34,440
 case. I think you got to have at this point, you know, some options and, and we don't know what's

943
01:06:34,440 --> 01:06:39,060
 going to happen between now and next Friday. I mean, the legislature goes back into session tomorrow,

944
01:06:39,060 --> 01:06:44,180
 the governor's state of the state speeches tomorrow. We know this choose act is kind of,

945
01:06:44,180 --> 01:06:50,240
 I think that's, she wants that to be her legacy. Um, and so, you know, the legislature could make

946
01:06:50,240 --> 01:06:56,840
 some rule involving the HSAA, uh, this week or so that, that changes everything. So I, I don't know.

947
01:06:56,920 --> 01:07:01,540
 I think I forgot what your question was. Well, as far as just trying to just say, for instance,

948
01:07:01,640 --> 01:07:06,880
 Mars Hill, let's say that it changes. How would that affect Mars Hill using that as an example

949
01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:13,960
 of a private school here? Yeah. So, I mean, if, if they separated, you know, that the issue to me

950
01:07:13,960 --> 01:07:19,580
 would be, you know, I think one travel, I mean, and they're not, like you said, there's not a whole

951
01:07:19,580 --> 01:07:24,080
 lot of private schools up there. So, so if they're the private schools are in their own association,

952
01:07:24,080 --> 01:07:29,600
 uh, scheduling travel, you know, how would all that work? And it would, it would hurt the public

953
01:07:29,600 --> 01:07:34,020
 schools as well. You know, if they can't play during the regular season, you know, public schools would,

954
01:07:34,020 --> 01:07:38,640
 some public schools would have to travel. And, and the question, you know, there's the other question

955
01:07:38,640 --> 01:07:44,180
 is, you know, if the HSA decided that's what they wanted to do. And like we all said, we've

956
01:07:44,180 --> 01:07:48,780
 talked about this for years and years, then, you know, what's stopping the private schools from

957
01:07:48,780 --> 01:07:53,320
 saying, well, we're not going to be in the association. We'll create, or at least those that

958
01:07:53,320 --> 01:08:00,060
 want to, I mean, you know, they can have an opt-in or opt-out situation. Um, I just, it's,

959
01:08:00,060 --> 01:08:05,500
 um, I think there's a variety of issues right now. And, you know, at this point, it seems like to me,

960
01:08:05,500 --> 01:08:12,440
 the best plan is to let's reclass as we have recently. And if, if this, if we're going to make

961
01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:18,860
 this major change, we need two years to, you know, get, get all the dots in a row, whatever,

962
01:08:19,020 --> 01:08:23,680
 whatever that saying is and go from there. I just think you don't want anything to be rushed, but,

963
01:08:23,680 --> 01:08:28,600
 um, it's a, it's a difficult time in the life of the association. I'll say that.

964
01:08:28,840 --> 01:08:31,440
 Speaking of rush, where's rush going to wind up next year?

965
01:08:33,440 --> 01:08:39,920
 That's, uh, yeah, boy, that's a take, that's a take it off for us. Um, gosh, yeah, I don't,

966
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:43,720
 I don't know. I mean, there's obviously some openings around the state, central Phoenix city's

967
01:08:43,720 --> 01:08:48,380
 now open. Although the latest rumor is that Jamie Dubose may end up going back to central Phoenix

968
01:08:48,380 --> 01:08:53,640
 city. Um, I just reached out to him and he said that hasn't happened. He's still in,

969
01:08:53,640 --> 01:08:58,500
 the weight room at Bainbridge, Georgia, uh, which is the job he just took within the last

970
01:08:58,500 --> 01:09:06,460
 month. So, um, I don't know, you know, I would just rush called on that. I think a lot of jobs

971
01:09:06,460 --> 01:09:11,200
 open. Are there some jobs open in Georgia? There's some jobs open in Alabama. Huey town's

972
01:09:11,200 --> 01:09:20,080
 open. Greg Patterson stepped down. Uh, Hey, new hope is open. I just heard that, uh, so, um,

973
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:23,600
 I, but to answer your question, I haven't, I haven't heard, uh, any, any, any

974
01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:29,500
 intel on where Russ may coach next year. Yeah. Russell's open to coach. Goodwin is

975
01:09:29,500 --> 01:09:36,220
 stepped down there. How many private schools are there? Is it 58? And that's the question

976
01:09:36,220 --> 01:09:42,300
 that I get when I talk to people about this and they understand if you want to separate

977
01:09:42,300 --> 01:09:48,200
 private and public, but I keep saying, I don't know how many private schools that would be

978
01:09:48,200 --> 01:09:54,840
 scheduling. I don't know if they were 75 or 100 and some of those schools don't play football,

979
01:09:54,840 --> 01:10:02,240
 but it's the point I think you made in your article. And just one more caveat. Uh, I mentioned

980
01:10:02,240 --> 01:10:07,960
 enforcing the rules and you've mentioned this. They're trying to use the, um, online site dragon

981
01:10:07,960 --> 01:10:15,500
 fly to flag the transfers, but the illegal transfers of players remains one of the biggest issues. And

982
01:10:15,500 --> 01:10:21,960
 one of the coaches in the survey said, well, if the Alabama high school athletic association wants to

983
01:10:21,960 --> 01:10:29,860
 keep, uh, uh, all of this together, uh, drop that quote, drop the hammer on, on some head coaches

984
01:10:29,860 --> 01:10:35,600
 at programs, public or private who are caught recruiting and force them to serve a two year

985
01:10:35,600 --> 01:10:40,660
 suspension. And if they do it again, you're suspended for life. And let me preface this.

986
01:10:40,660 --> 01:10:47,120
 We're not trying to fire coaches. I'm just trying to mention, uh, but there's no question that the

987
01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:51,320
 illegal recruiting quote has been an issue. And we all know that for years.

988
01:10:52,200 --> 01:10:57,520
 Well, it has not non-compliant transfers is what Heath Harmon terms it. And you know, they have

989
01:10:57,520 --> 01:11:02,200
 made some crackdowns. I mean, everybody always says that they got to enforce the rules. Well,

990
01:11:02,200 --> 01:11:08,120
 they, you know, I, I haven't seen all the cases, but they've come down pretty hard on, uh, some

991
01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:12,740
 schools, including Cusa Christian, whose coach just had to, we just mentioned, we just had to sit

992
01:11:12,740 --> 01:11:17,180
 out a year, uh, for them to be eligible for the playoffs and ultimately win a state championship.

993
01:11:17,180 --> 01:11:25,000
 So, uh, I think, uh, every, everybody has a lot of, uh, a lot of ideas and, um, I don't know how

994
01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:30,880
 we bring it back together, um, and be unified, but I, I hope we find a way.

995
01:11:32,140 --> 01:11:34,100
 Well, Cusa Christian learned their lesson, didn't?

996
01:11:36,100 --> 01:11:40,780
 Let me ask you this, Ben, obviously we're back circling back to coaches on the move.

997
01:11:41,180 --> 01:11:46,540
 Price will have a good run. And this guy named Seth Parker and Seth Parker now basically is living a

998
01:11:46,540 --> 01:11:52,420
 dream. Is he not? He has roots as a kid, uh, going back to Bob Jones there in Madison. And now he is the

999
01:11:52,420 --> 01:11:58,120
 new hatred, basically living a childhood dream as the new head coach at one of the biggest high

1000
01:11:58,120 --> 01:12:04,700
 schools in the entire state, Bob Jones. Yeah, maybe, uh, it may be the biggest. I haven't seen the

1001
01:12:04,700 --> 01:12:10,920
 enrollment numbers, but, um, yeah, it seems like a good hire. Uh, you know, again, you gotta, you gotta

1002
01:12:10,920 --> 01:12:16,180
 figure out a way in those North Alabama seven, eight schools to, to win some playoff games, but that's

1003
01:12:16,180 --> 01:12:22,760
 assuming we know even what the reclassification is going to be, um, you know, coming up, but, uh, he did a good

1004
01:12:22,760 --> 01:12:28,580
 job at price. Well, I think that's a good hire for Bob Jones. And, um, that's part of back to the

1005
01:12:28,580 --> 01:12:34,260
 reclassification as part of, um, you know, there'd been some talk that maybe that if they separated the private

1006
01:12:34,260 --> 01:12:38,940
 schools, they would be six classifications. Well, then you're, you're talking about, you know, maybe a school with

1007
01:12:38,940 --> 01:12:45,900
 seven or 800 students having to play against a school with 24, 25 hundred students, um, which would

1008
01:12:45,900 --> 01:12:51,920
 be hard as well. But I think a good hire for, uh, for Bob Jones moving forward and that should help

1009
01:12:51,920 --> 01:12:58,000
 that region. Uh, I think you're right. He was the Bob Jones receiver coach and the offensive coordinator

1010
01:12:58,000 --> 01:13:05,240
 for three years. Uh, amazing stuff, amazing time. Uh, like you said, everybody's waiting with bated

1011
01:13:05,240 --> 01:13:11,600
 breath on, uh, the announcements on January 23rd. I'm like you, I think what they will end up eventually

1012
01:13:11,600 --> 01:13:17,780
 doing is staying with what they've, the model they've got tweaking that and then being such a

1013
01:13:17,780 --> 01:13:24,260
 major decision waiting a couple of years. What else is on the agenda is if this wasn't enough,

1014
01:13:24,520 --> 01:13:32,140
 let's go basketball coaching moves. What else is BT and Thomas Ashworth and all the staff got going on

1015
01:13:32,140 --> 01:13:38,360
 this week? Yeah. One other quick thing about the reclass. I mean, also remember we're, we're dealing

1016
01:13:38,360 --> 01:13:43,740
 with basically a whole new central office down there in Montgomery. So they've not been through

1017
01:13:43,740 --> 01:13:50,000
 reclass before this group. So, um, you got a lot of the familiar faces handled it before or not there.

1018
01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:55,080
 So that, that kind of throws a wild card into it, but, uh, a lot, a lot going on this week,

1019
01:13:55,080 --> 01:14:01,560
 as you mentioned, um, Raina Kennedy, um, is, is updating his best in Bama recruiting rankings.

1020
01:14:01,560 --> 01:14:06,660
 I think probably for the final time before we throw those seniors out, you know, and, and adjust

1021
01:14:06,660 --> 01:14:12,280
 with the, uh, with all the classes that'll be on Thursday, look for that. Uh, and obviously we are

1022
01:14:12,280 --> 01:14:18,160
 a week and a day away from Mr. Football being announced next Tuesday in Montgomery is when that

1023
01:14:18,160 --> 01:14:23,580
 happens. It's going to be a great day. Look forward to that. And also today, uh, actually within the hour,

1024
01:14:23,580 --> 01:14:29,540
 we will announce the winner of our people's choice, ale.com player of the year award. It was down to,

1025
01:14:29,540 --> 01:14:35,820
 uh, Trent Seaborne or EJ Crowell. Uh, so we'll have that up as well on ale.com. So a lot of stuff

1026
01:14:35,820 --> 01:14:41,280
 going on. It's going to be a busy month of January with all this reclassification news. We have been

1027
01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:45,660
 warned. I'm listening for the clicks, even as we speak being listed, man. Thanks so much. Have a great

1028
01:14:45,660 --> 01:14:51,240
 week. Okay. All right. You guys do the same. Appreciate it. God bless. BT Express, Ben Thomas,

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back in. It is a pleasure for us to walk in with a man who knows Tennessee football

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 and who is man's best friend up close and personal. Vince Verhart in 99.1 The Sports Animal in

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 Knoxville on the Balls Radio Network. Vince, welcome in. How are you?

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 Good, guys. You know, just keep it refreshed on the computer and the phone and, you know, just

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 keep injecting myself with portal news. That's what's going on. Hope you guys are doing well.

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 If you need to go, just let us know, V-Man, because we know that it changes not by the minute, but by the

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 second. But as the dead period looms, where is Tennessee right now, V-Man?

1095
01:21:00,420 --> 01:21:08,220
 Well, they've had 26 players leave. Now, five of those are walk-ons. So really, the important number is 21.

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 And I would caution, depending on the site that fans are looking at, some of them include those walk-ons,

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 so it can be a little bit deceiving as to the exodus. But for the most part, Tennessee's in the middle of the pack-ish

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 in terms of players that have left the program. Now, they had a huge weekend. They doubled the number

1099
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 of players that they've added in the pool from five to ten just since Friday morning. And they've had a lot

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 of visitors in. And the big thing is, is the pipeline from Penn State to Knoxville. And that's, of course,

1101
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 because of Jim Knowles and two other assistant coaches that were on that staff. So it's up to

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 four Penn State, Nittany Lion defenders only that were on that team that have now transferred to

1103
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 Tennessee, or at least committed to Tennessee. So it will definitely have a Happy Valley flavor here

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 between the coaches and the players. But they needed Chaz Coleman. He's an edge guy, a guy with

1105
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 first-round talent from what a lot of the analysts say. And the familiarity there, too, to,

1106
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 you know, when there's been so much talk about the complexity of Jim Knowles' defense and, you know,

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 it takes time to learn it. And he doesn't have that kind of time. Josh Heupel doesn't have that

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 kind of time. So when you have players that are familiar with your system that not only can jump in,

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 but also can hear, teach the other guys on all the different levels, because now they have

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 Penn State players on all three levels.

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 Then now you're talking about being able to make a better transition. So from that standpoint,

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 it is smart. So they had a big weekend. So they're not going to catch up to the total number of players

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 that left. And there's still more work to be done in terms of DBs and D linemen. I got to get a

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 quarterback, got to get a running back. So those are all, you know, glaring openings that are still

1115
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 there, but they've, they've checked some boxes. So it's definitely picked up as of late.

1116
01:23:21,220 --> 01:23:25,280
 Let me ask you this, man, obviously in every market, you're going to have some reporters,

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 if you want to call them that, they're going to go out there and throw clickbait at, and every fan

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 base seems to be in some of these reporters saying it's over for this school because they've lost X

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 number of players. And then you go and do due diligence and your school's about where everybody

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 else is. They're getting clicks off of it, making money. Your thoughts about that with a fan base is,

1121
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 and you mentioned quarterback. There's a name down here that has been mentioned with Tennessee in the same

1122
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 breath. And his name is, you may have heard of him, Ty Simpson. He's declared for the draft, the NFL draft,

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 but there's reports out there that Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Miami are in perhaps the market to maybe

1124
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 woo him back into the college range. What are you hearing about Ty Simpson?

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 Yeah. I saw the Tuscaloosa news story, you know, that Tennessee and Ole Miss had offered them for,

1126
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 and Miami had offered them a whole lot more than that. So, yeah. I mean, that's insanity money,

1127
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 but aren't we already past the line of where insanity is? So, um, then it's just, then it's monopoly money

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 seemingly at that point. Uh, so look, Cam Ward did it, uh, a year ago where he, or the previous year

1129
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 where he had declared he was going to the NFL. And then Miami was the one that was able to, uh,

1130
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 entice him to come back to school because he hadn't turned in his paperwork and that seemingly is the

1131
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 case with Ty Simpson. Now, Tennessee just officially offered Ty Simpson's younger brother. That was just a

1132
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 matter of time, but probably, you know, uh, just, uh, just add to, hey, the draw of, uh, of Tennessee.

1133
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 Um, although he'll be long gone, but by the time he, if he makes it onto campus, but yeah, it's, uh,

1134
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 it's not surprising, um, that until it's a, the players officially gone, especially at that quarterback

1135
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 position with the desperation that's out there, that Tennessee would have interest. He would be a

1136
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 natural, perfect fit for Tennessee, but you know, seemingly it seemed like it would be a, a long shot

1137
01:25:26,700 --> 01:25:31,240
 anyway. Um, and, and just because they're throwing that kind of money around the Ty Simpson doesn't mean

1138
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 he's going to do it, but it's definitely a different world where you can keep guys in the NFL with,

1139
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 with money. And then on the terms of the quarterback position for Tennessee, uh, Matt Zinitz had a

1140
01:25:43,400 --> 01:25:49,700
 report over the weekend saying that it was unlikely that Joey Aguilar would get the ruling in his favor

1141
01:25:49,700 --> 01:25:55,180
 for another year of eligibility in that Diego Pavia case. Uh, but there was still supposed to be a

1142
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 conference call a day. Maybe there'll be some more clarity on that. It's not a definite as of yet.

1143
01:26:01,160 --> 01:26:07,400
 So Tennessee had Sam Levitt in last week since I talked to you guys last, the Arizona state quarterback

1144
01:26:07,400 --> 01:26:15,180
 who's now since committed to the LSU. Um, so there's that. And then they also hosted Bo Perbula,

1145
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 a Missouri starting quarterback last year. So, um, so those are really the only two that we've heard

1146
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 of quarterbacks that have been in the visit for Tennessee. We'll see if they, if they wait, or if they

1147
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 keep going down the line in terms of, uh, of other options, uh, Florida running back,

1148
01:26:33,880 --> 01:26:41,760
 Jacoby Jackson, uh, I believe either was visited or Tennessee was trying to set one up with an

1149
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 interest in the, um, James Smith and Quay Russo. Yes. Our listeners are quite familiar with those two

1150
01:26:49,560 --> 01:26:56,420
 names from Alabama who entered the portal. Um, I believe they have visited or are about to

1151
01:26:56,420 --> 01:27:02,860
 is Jacoby Jackson. One of the answers at running back. And what do you hear about the status of the

1152
01:27:02,860 --> 01:27:09,380
 two Alabama players? Well, the two running backs that have not committed to other schools that have

1153
01:27:09,380 --> 01:27:17,020
 visited, uh, are from the state of Florida. And one of them is Jackson. So, um, and the other one

1154
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 is Gavin Sawchuck, former Oklahoma running back that for the, for a good part of last year was Florida

1155
01:27:23,420 --> 01:27:32,020
 States starting running back. So those are, are the two that have visited. Um, Jackson talked positively

1156
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 about Tennessee. I mean, he was supposed to be a bigger factor in their running back rotation last

1157
01:27:37,720 --> 01:27:46,020
 year. And, um, and you know, good size, a guy that certainly has more, uh, potential than production.

1158
01:27:46,580 --> 01:27:51,540
 Um, and then Sawchuck has played, but he's battled some, some injuries. He's played against Tennessee

1159
01:27:51,540 --> 01:27:57,760
 actually when he was at Oklahoma. So, um, he's got a little bit more of the, on the field than Jackson

1160
01:27:57,760 --> 01:28:06,000
 does. But those are been the only two guys cows starting running back Raphael, uh, from, uh, uh,

1161
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 from last year, he was the leading one of the leading rushers in the ACC. Um, he was supposed to

1162
01:28:12,920 --> 01:28:18,640
 visit, but he did not make it on the campus. So, um, those, those two are the two running backs we've

1163
01:28:18,640 --> 01:28:22,180
 known him right now that have not committed to other schools. So, well, running back definitely is a

1164
01:28:22,180 --> 01:28:27,580
 position they need to address in addition to, uh, to quarterback. There's no doubt about that.

1165
01:28:27,580 --> 01:28:34,340
 We'll see if he takes any more visits, but, um, it, uh, it certainly, you know, is, uh, guys that

1166
01:28:34,340 --> 01:28:40,140
 are, uh, that, uh, those two would, would be at the top of the, um, the target list at least

1167
01:28:40,140 --> 01:28:45,200
 right now at that position until somebody else emerges. But as you guys know, we're in a mini

1168
01:28:45,200 --> 01:28:51,180
 dead period here, uh, today through Wednesday, and then it'll open back up on, on Thursday. Now

1169
01:28:51,180 --> 01:28:57,400
 that doesn't mean that kids can't come in and make their decisions or even sign. Um, but they,

1170
01:28:57,400 --> 01:28:59,780
 they just can't go on visits, that kind of thing.

1171
01:29:00,740 --> 01:29:05,660
 Well, it's going to be an interesting week. I can assure you, uh, somebody else who's not

1172
01:29:05,660 --> 01:29:12,620
 happy along with Nate Oates at Alabama, Rick Barnes, not happy about getting beat by Florida,

1173
01:29:12,620 --> 01:29:20,220
 uh, 91 to 67. That's a little bit surprising. Alabama plays Tennessee a week from Saturday in

1174
01:29:20,220 --> 01:29:27,180
 Tuscaloosa, a lot of stuff going on V-Man. Where can we get online and get all of your good stuff?

1175
01:29:28,020 --> 01:29:35,660
 Yeah, I appreciate that. Yeah. Rick Barnes was as frustrated as we've seen him on the bench. And

1176
01:29:35,660 --> 01:29:40,560
 then afterwards, so there was, you know, during a stretch after it was 26, 26 in Florida, couldn't

1177
01:29:40,560 --> 01:29:45,160
 miss and Tennessee couldn't stop turning it over. So that's one of the worst displays of basketball.

1178
01:29:45,220 --> 01:29:52,620
 So, um, but they were blown out last year by 30, uh, at Florida and they still made it to the elite

1179
01:29:52,620 --> 01:29:58,480
 eight. So you can't just go off of one game, but they got to fix a lot of things like give it up 30

1180
01:29:58,480 --> 01:30:04,140
 points off turnovers. That's not, not winning basketball, but, uh, we'll have that and a whole

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 lot more on all the socials. It's at Ventsports, V-I-N-C-E sports and on sports source digital

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 V-Man's always good to hook up with you. Make sure you got plenty of antifreeze. Let's do it again

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 soon. Okay.

1185
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 Yeah. Stonebageddon may be coming for sure.

1186
01:30:24,540 --> 01:30:25,260
 Appreciate you.

1187
01:30:25,360 --> 01:30:26,040
 Thank you, buddy.

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 The four letter word that starts with an S. There you have the V-Man hooking up with us. I thought

1189
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 maybe that they don't sort of had an instant quote after the game. And, and I think there's a lot to

1190
01:30:36,100 --> 01:30:40,980
 the coaches have said this in the past, but the NIL era, do these kids even get bothered when they

1191
01:30:40,980 --> 01:30:41,940
 lose ballgames now?

1192
01:30:42,560 --> 01:30:48,800
 Well, that was one of his quotes, uh, about it. He said, well, when these guys get tired of losing,

1193
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 they can let me know because I sure am tired of losing myself.

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 Oh, new ball game out there. Coming up, uh, the man who's been there and done it, former Alabama

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 O-L, the redfish. I'm Dak. Stay with us.

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 The Score.

1240
01:35:17,760 --> 01:35:22,480
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1241
01:35:22,840 --> 01:35:26,500
 Welcome back in. It is a pleasure for us to say hello to William the Redfish.

1242
01:35:26,620 --> 01:35:30,900
 Barger, former University of Alabama offensive lineman, now co-host of BAMS Radio.

1243
01:35:31,740 --> 01:35:38,200
 William, welcome in. Have you committed yet, or are you waiting on Texas to offer you a new oil well and a Lamborghini?

1244
01:35:38,340 --> 01:35:38,840
 How are you?

1245
01:35:40,140 --> 01:35:47,840
 Man, I don't need that much. I'll just be happy with the standard $350 to a half million dollars that offensive guards are getting these days.

1246
01:35:49,460 --> 01:35:52,800
 Let's keep it all on the books.

1247
01:35:55,140 --> 01:35:57,100
 We're an honorable society here.

1248
01:35:57,440 --> 01:36:05,380
 William, your thoughts about when I saw names like Cam Coleman coming to Alabama over the weekend, I thought, this dude is not going to come to Alabama.

1249
01:36:05,600 --> 01:36:06,560
 He is a businessman.

1250
01:36:07,040 --> 01:36:12,100
 He's going to sit here and up the ante with the guys who got the real deep pockets out in Texas.

1251
01:36:12,600 --> 01:36:16,620
 Not that Alabama doesn't, but where are you with Alabama?

1252
01:36:16,760 --> 01:36:19,140
 Let's break it down since we're talking Alabama here.

1253
01:36:19,340 --> 01:36:25,720
 In 2026 going forward, this past weekend, to me, illustrated why Nick Saban said, screw this, I'm out of here.

1254
01:36:25,800 --> 01:36:27,520
 Man, I'm not getting these bidding wars here.

1255
01:36:28,060 --> 01:36:31,080
 The old way is not going to be the successful formula going forward.

1256
01:36:31,080 --> 01:36:38,740
 But where is Alabama, in your opinion, and what have they got to do to see now where this thing is going to make the necessary adjustments?

1257
01:36:40,180 --> 01:36:52,360
 Well, you know, I think they've got to, you know, in the coaching staff's priorities for what they need to, you know, go out there and get to shore up their roster might be a little bit different than mine.

1258
01:36:52,360 --> 01:36:59,600
 But, you know, I think they need to get, you know, two or three offensive linemen and two or three defensive linemen.

1259
01:37:00,440 --> 01:37:15,740
 You know, they need some big-bodied guys on the defensive line, and, you know, they need some depth pieces, maybe a center that they can plug and play to start on the offensive side of the ball.

1260
01:37:15,740 --> 01:37:20,700
 And then, you know, they're obviously looking for a running back.

1261
01:37:20,700 --> 01:37:29,860
 I don't think they want to, you know, all unproven guys that have never, you know, been RB1 before in the running back room.

1262
01:37:30,320 --> 01:37:42,960
 They probably, you know, want to, you know, add a couple more depth pieces or if they can find a guy that can, you know, kind of do what Hill Green did for them, you know, inside linebacker.

1263
01:37:43,860 --> 01:37:54,900
 So, you know, it's not like they're, you know, going into the second full week of January here with just a barren roster.

1264
01:37:55,240 --> 01:37:56,780
 But it is young.

1265
01:37:56,880 --> 01:37:58,220
 It is inexperienced.

1266
01:37:59,180 --> 01:38:05,700
 You know, I do think they've got some nice young talent on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1267
01:38:05,700 --> 01:38:19,040
 But, you know, I think other than a little bit of icing on the cake at other positions, I think, you know, they've been, you know, pretty aggressive and kind of, you know, refurbished the special teams areas.

1268
01:38:19,280 --> 01:38:25,540
 But I think they need to, you know, be primarily focused on, you know, both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1269
01:38:26,080 --> 01:38:35,980
 I think a lot of folks that they're realistic, they don't want to spend, Coleman's good, but they didn't want to waste the budget because they can make do, if they get a decent line, maybe they can get the ball a little bit quicker.

1270
01:38:36,100 --> 01:38:39,040
 But your thoughts, you've got a better eye than any of us.

1271
01:38:39,160 --> 01:38:45,160
 I mean, if E. Crowell lives up to his expectations, he's going to be all that in a bag of chips coming out of Jackson High.

1272
01:38:45,280 --> 01:38:46,560
 But he's a kid.

1273
01:38:46,640 --> 01:38:48,980
 He's been getting those numbers against high school competition.

1274
01:38:49,580 --> 01:38:53,640
 Your thoughts there, because you were obviously a standout in high school.

1275
01:38:54,140 --> 01:38:57,980
 But when you go and play at this level, it's a whole new ballgame part of the pot.

1276
01:38:58,060 --> 01:39:08,600
 Your thoughts just about the running back situation with a guy who has been mentioned with the best at the running back spot coming ever out of Alabama, but he is green.

1277
01:39:09,700 --> 01:39:22,280
 Well, I mean, I think if you just look at what most people consider the, you know, the primary characteristics of a running back, which is, you know, running the football and being a receiver out of the backfield.

1278
01:39:22,860 --> 01:39:30,120
 You know, that's not where your concerns lie, especially if, you know, Alabama is going to continue to be a pass-heavy offense.

1279
01:39:30,720 --> 01:39:45,000
 It's, you know, how quickly can the young man adjust to pass protection, being able to excel in blitz pickups, because that is a bit of a challenge for a running back.

1280
01:39:45,000 --> 01:40:02,540
 I think that's probably, you know, whereas up until 10, 15 years ago, that was the biggest growth piece for an offensive lineman, you know, making that jump was, you know, learning how to pass protect, especially if they were offensive tackles dealing with these edge rushers.

1281
01:40:02,620 --> 01:40:05,360
 But that's the biggest mental piece.

1282
01:40:05,360 --> 01:40:08,100
 It's not so much the physical aspect of it.

1283
01:40:08,260 --> 01:40:17,940
 It's being able to identify the blitzers, knowing where one is probably going to end up, where one's coming from, if the quarterback changes the protection.

1284
01:40:19,280 --> 01:40:28,000
 You know, and I think that's probably the biggest, you know, piece that all these young kids, you know,

1285
01:40:28,000 --> 01:40:34,080
 even if you're a defensive back, I mean, there's more than just, you know, cover two, cover three, and a bunch of, you know,

1286
01:40:34,140 --> 01:40:36,600
 a bunch of man coverages back there in the secondary.

1287
01:40:36,820 --> 01:40:48,180
 It's the mental part of the game that kind of determines, you know, and I think that's, I heard Sankey or somebody with the NCAA said they want to get rid of the early signing period in December,

1288
01:40:48,180 --> 01:40:54,720
 and I think that would be a huge mistake, because then you eliminate the benefit of all the kids that work, you know,

1289
01:40:54,720 --> 01:41:03,220
 extra hard academically to go ahead and get qualified and become early enrollees, you know,

1290
01:41:03,220 --> 01:41:11,560
 and that's part of the benefit is they get a couple extra weeks of goal prep to get adjusted to the mental side of the game.

1291
01:41:11,800 --> 01:41:18,960
 And so, you know, I think that's the biggest thing, depending on, you know, any position that you want to talk about,

1292
01:41:19,060 --> 01:41:27,620
 probably quarterback sits at the top of the totem pole in this aspect, but the mental aspect is the bigger adjustment for high school to college,

1293
01:41:27,620 --> 01:41:30,440
 and it's even more so from college to the pros.

1294
01:41:31,440 --> 01:41:41,560
 William, the deadline to declare for the NFL is, I believe, the January the 15th this week, which is coming up 15th or 16th.

1295
01:41:42,560 --> 01:41:51,880
 Pending draft decisions, Bray Hubbard, Keyon Saab, Yonsei Pierre, all of these are defensive dudes.

1296
01:41:52,520 --> 01:41:58,640
 Of the three, William, how many in your gut will return to Alabama?

1297
01:41:59,940 --> 01:42:06,740
 Well, I think as we're sitting here, you know, now on a Monday, I would think that those guys, you know,

1298
01:42:06,740 --> 01:42:08,760
 have already gotten their draft grades back.

1299
01:42:09,000 --> 01:42:10,040
 Yes, yes.

1300
01:42:10,120 --> 01:42:21,000
 You know, maybe they're negotiating with the powers to be in Tuscaloosa for a little bit bigger salary for next year versus 2025,

1301
01:42:21,460 --> 01:42:27,560
 but I would anticipate at this stage in the game all three of those guys returning.

1302
01:42:29,460 --> 01:42:31,260
 The Redfish, Redfish Barger.

1303
01:42:31,340 --> 01:42:33,080
 William, talk to us about the quarterback room.

1304
01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:35,460
 Obviously, it looks to be different.

1305
01:42:36,240 --> 01:42:39,140
 This is going to be one of the more intriguing offseasons.

1306
01:42:39,260 --> 01:42:41,740
 Anytime you have a changing of the guard, it always is.

1307
01:42:42,960 --> 01:42:46,380
 And then your thoughts about all this stuff about Ty Simpson going elsewhere.

1308
01:42:46,540 --> 01:42:50,240
 I mean, if it's money, obviously they've been talking about Ole Miss and Tennessee,

1309
01:42:50,500 --> 01:42:53,720
 but if it's strictly a money decision, I think Miami shut that down.

1310
01:42:54,200 --> 01:42:55,780
 They're offering about $2.5 million more.

1311
01:42:55,900 --> 01:42:58,120
 So if that's the case, then we pretty much know the answer.

1312
01:42:58,240 --> 01:43:00,040
 But your thoughts, what's the TV show?

1313
01:43:00,040 --> 01:43:05,720
 What would you do, William, gamble, go to the NFL draft, take the $6.5 million, if that's true, from Miami?

1314
01:43:06,360 --> 01:43:11,360
 But if you're an Alabama fan, more importantly, your thoughts about the quarterback competition heading into the spring?

1315
01:43:12,740 --> 01:43:18,820
 Well, as it pertains to Ty Simpson, again, he's already gotten his projected draft grade,

1316
01:43:18,880 --> 01:43:21,680
 or he wouldn't have declared, you know, when he did.

1317
01:43:22,420 --> 01:43:31,360
 And, you know, those draft grades are, you know, relatively accurate, barring, you know, collapses at a pro day,

1318
01:43:31,560 --> 01:43:37,520
 collapses at a combine, you know, going for the end, especially with the quarterback,

1319
01:43:37,840 --> 01:43:42,160
 the in-person face-to-face meetings are a lot bigger deal.

1320
01:43:43,160 --> 01:43:51,380
 But, you know, playing in Kalen DeBoer's offense for the last two years, I think he would probably do really well in the face-to-face stuff.

1321
01:43:51,660 --> 01:43:58,660
 But, you know, I think, you know, even if he slides to the early second round, you know,

1322
01:43:58,680 --> 01:44:03,800
 that's still $8 to $10 million in guaranteed money over a four-year contract.

1323
01:44:05,160 --> 01:44:13,500
 And the biggest decision for me would be, you know, what does my draft grade look like this year

1324
01:44:13,500 --> 01:44:17,320
 in comparison to the quarterback draft grade I'm going to get next year?

1325
01:44:17,420 --> 01:44:18,900
 Because it's a much deeper quarterback.

1326
01:44:19,700 --> 01:44:20,100
 LOR.

1327
01:44:20,320 --> 01:44:23,440
 Yeah, it's a much deeper, you know, quarterback room.

1328
01:44:23,560 --> 01:44:27,800
 I mean, a quarterback draft in 2027 than it is this year.

1329
01:44:27,940 --> 01:44:31,980
 So, I think the smart play for Ty is to go on ahead and go pro.

1330
01:44:32,280 --> 01:44:37,460
 And hopefully, you know, when you slide later in the draft like that, odds are, you know,

1331
01:44:37,480 --> 01:44:40,520
 you get yourself into a Bo Nix-type situation.

1332
01:44:40,540 --> 01:44:41,140
 Thank you.

1333
01:44:41,420 --> 01:44:47,160
 You know, where you go to a team that's already got a good supporting cast and maybe, you know,

1334
01:44:47,160 --> 01:44:52,340
 that quarterback spots the missing piece of the puzzle there versus, you know,

1335
01:44:52,400 --> 01:44:57,660
 going to a place where you're just basically going to be ridiculed for your first couple

1336
01:44:57,660 --> 01:44:59,780
 of years like Bryce Young's had to overcome.

1337
01:45:00,360 --> 01:45:05,800
 So, and, you know, now that Bryce has made his adjustments, now that the Panthers have

1338
01:45:05,800 --> 01:45:09,860
 gotten some pieces around him, Bryce Young's a pretty good NFL quarterback today.

1339
01:45:10,320 --> 01:45:15,720
 So, you know, I think Ty's, I think the play for Ty Simpson is to go on with his original decision

1340
01:45:15,720 --> 01:45:18,240
 and go ahead and turn pro.

1341
01:45:18,400 --> 01:45:25,320
 But as far as the quarterback room for Alabama in 2026, you know, it's going to be a pretty

1342
01:45:25,320 --> 01:45:28,720
 contested quarterback battle when spring practice opens.

1343
01:45:28,720 --> 01:45:34,960
 I think you'll see, you know, even if the coaches have an inkling on who it is, they're going

1344
01:45:34,960 --> 01:45:40,820
 to allow that to play out maybe into, you know, the early part because, you know, Alabama kind

1345
01:45:40,820 --> 01:45:44,600
 of has a friendly schedule in the month of September.

1346
01:45:44,600 --> 01:45:48,580
 Then things get hot in a hurry once October 1st comes around.

1347
01:45:49,620 --> 01:45:54,480
 You know, they may, they may choose to, you know, let it play out to try and keep both

1348
01:45:54,480 --> 01:45:57,320
 people, you know, in Tuscaloosa.

1349
01:45:57,980 --> 01:46:01,620
 So, you know, but we'll wait and see how it goes.

1350
01:46:01,700 --> 01:46:06,800
 I think they've got, you know, two really good young candidates and Keon Russell and Austin

1351
01:46:06,800 --> 01:46:12,140
 Mack to see who, you know, which, which, which one of those two guys rises to the top.

1352
01:46:13,980 --> 01:46:16,560
 Who has impressed you the most?

1353
01:46:16,780 --> 01:46:20,080
 And again, I know you don't have a list in front of you.

1354
01:46:20,220 --> 01:46:23,540
 Some of this is positions of need.

1355
01:46:24,380 --> 01:46:31,400
 Obviously, as far as the transfer, as far as the transfer, in fact, Alabama got a defensive

1356
01:46:31,400 --> 01:46:37,940
 lineman from Mississippi, Kendrick Bingley Jones, Mississippi State last night, Josh Ford,

1357
01:46:37,940 --> 01:46:45,040
 the big tight end from Oklahoma State, Strayhorn, the Michigan, a probably going to be a center,

1358
01:46:45,540 --> 01:46:52,260
 another defensive lineman, Devon or Devin Tompkins at a USC in a 6-4.

1359
01:46:52,400 --> 01:46:54,440
 Man, you talk about length.

1360
01:46:54,900 --> 01:47:00,260
 This secondary is going to have it with Carmela O'Neal coming in for Mercer, he's 6-4.

1361
01:47:00,980 --> 01:47:07,280
 But, William, who stands out to you as far as the transfers Alabama does have in fold?

1362
01:47:08,840 --> 01:47:15,300
 Well, you know, all those positions, I think, are, you know, value pieces.

1363
01:47:15,720 --> 01:47:22,180
 Now, if we just have to talk about the ones that already have signed contracts, you know,

1364
01:47:22,180 --> 01:47:29,260
 probably the big defensive tackle for Mississippi State, you know, and he's more of a, even though

1365
01:47:29,260 --> 01:47:32,480
 he's not quite as big, you know, he's more in the mold of a Tim Keenan.

1366
01:47:32,480 --> 01:47:35,480
 I mean, they're bringing him in to be a run stuffer.

1367
01:47:35,540 --> 01:47:41,180
 He's not a guy that you're going to expect to, you know, affect the quarterback on a regular basis.

1368
01:47:41,180 --> 01:47:49,660
 But I've got to be honest, of all the ones that I've seen that I potentially could be excited about,

1369
01:47:49,740 --> 01:47:55,380
 and I can't remember the young man's name, but the center prospect from Cal Poly

1370
01:47:56,760 --> 01:48:03,120
 would immediately become my favorite player if Alabama can conceal the deal with him.

1371
01:48:03,800 --> 01:48:06,600
 Very athletic, has a nasty streak.

1372
01:48:07,400 --> 01:48:12,620
 And, you know, for people that want to kind of, you know, poo-poo a school like Alabama,

1373
01:48:13,220 --> 01:48:18,040
 you know, pulling a kid from a school that size, that's the same school that they found Josh Quavis at.

1374
01:48:18,100 --> 01:48:18,540
 Exactly.

1375
01:48:18,540 --> 01:48:19,480
 In Washington.

1376
01:48:20,560 --> 01:48:26,680
 So, you know, I always just look at the film and factor in the level of competition,

1377
01:48:27,120 --> 01:48:30,820
 and, you know, especially at the offensive line position.

1378
01:48:31,040 --> 01:48:36,780
 But all of his stuff is, you know, very tangible and transfers over to the next level.

1379
01:48:36,960 --> 01:48:40,580
 I was very impressed with that young man's film from this past season.

1380
01:48:41,600 --> 01:48:45,660
 Yeah, William, his name is Rayson, R-A-C-I-N Delgatti.

1381
01:48:46,540 --> 01:48:49,780
 And I'm like you, I've heard good things about him.

1382
01:48:49,880 --> 01:48:53,000
 DJ Chester is another alternative from LSU.

1383
01:48:53,380 --> 01:48:58,760
 And Ty Haywood, of course, has been making the rounds on social media

1384
01:48:58,760 --> 01:49:01,580
 since he pulled out of Michigan.

1385
01:49:01,800 --> 01:49:03,700
 Great stuff, as always.

1386
01:49:04,180 --> 01:49:06,500
 We sincerely appreciate the insight.

1387
01:49:06,940 --> 01:49:11,420
 Yeah, positions of need and everything else will come into play, certainly, this week.

1388
01:49:11,920 --> 01:49:13,280
 William, have a great week, buddy.

1389
01:49:13,420 --> 01:49:14,860
 Let's do this again real soon.

1390
01:49:15,740 --> 01:49:16,540
 Sounds good, guys.

1391
01:49:16,620 --> 01:49:17,300
 Talk to you soon.

1392
01:49:17,980 --> 01:49:18,420
 Absolutely.

1393
01:49:18,500 --> 01:49:19,300
 Going to hold you to it.

1394
01:49:19,340 --> 01:49:21,640
 There you have it, William Redfish Barger.

1395
01:49:21,740 --> 01:49:26,920
 BB, obviously, coming up tonight, how about some UNA basketball and good pizza?

1396
01:49:27,160 --> 01:49:28,300
 You know, 93.9, the score.

1397
01:49:28,720 --> 01:49:31,560
 Yeah, if you're hungry for dinner, go down to Lost Pizza.

1398
01:49:31,560 --> 01:49:35,440
 They've only got 375 menu items.

1399
01:49:36,580 --> 01:49:39,780
 Probably have added two more since I started talking.

1400
01:49:40,020 --> 01:49:41,540
 Great place to eat.

1401
01:49:41,740 --> 01:49:49,660
 And then UNA basketball, UNA basketball had a great win over the weekend over Bellemine in Kentucky.

1402
01:49:49,660 --> 01:49:52,580
 Went 1-1 in the state of Kentucky.

1403
01:49:53,000 --> 01:49:56,960
 But Kenny Whitaker's show is on first for 45 minutes.

1404
01:49:57,080 --> 01:49:59,420
 Tony Poohol to wrap up the show.

1405
01:49:59,420 --> 01:50:05,800
 If you can't get down to Lost Pizza, you can listen to it tonight on 93.9, the score.

1406
01:50:06,300 --> 01:50:07,600
 You can't lose either way.

1407
01:50:07,680 --> 01:50:11,900
 That's going to take care of business for now on behalf of BB, Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1408
01:50:11,960 --> 01:50:13,880
 Harold Bugg, thank you so much for your time today.

1409
01:50:14,320 --> 01:50:16,460
 That's doing it again tomorrow on noon to 2 for the Bumult Bug Show.

1410
01:50:16,560 --> 01:50:18,880
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.

1411
01:50:18,880 --> 01:50:43,200
 We'll see you next time on Sports Radio 94.9, the score.