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 And Andrew is here right now to talk about some key visitors to Tuscaloosa, Alabama today and tomorrow.

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 during the official visit, I mean, it's still, you know, one of those situations

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 everything has to kind of check out, and, you know, then they decide, you know,

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 So, big, big weekend, but we're going to have it all covered at BamaOnline.com,

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 I'm assuming nobody is still striking deals with a gallon of Milo's tea like back in the day.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Nathan, welcome in.

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 Did I see snow mentioned in your neck of the woods?

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 How are you?

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 I'm good.

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 Potentially.

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 You know, we got it.

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 We got it this time last year.

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 It was really nice last year.

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 It actually stuck on the ground.

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 Like, it was weird.

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 Got it, but y'all didn't.

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 I love the way they do that.

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 The one that strikes is the one they say what happens.

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 And the portal, Nathan, what's the latest looking at through the eyes of an Auburn Tiger fan

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 here on the eve of, at least anyway on paper, the portal closing tomorrow?

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 great, it also puts a lot of pressure on coaches to have a lot to do.

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 And so three days where, hey, no visitors are allowed, you guys can kind of recuperate

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 and go back to the drawing board, as it were, and not have to worry about hosting players

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 every single day because that's what it's been so far.

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 positions of need.

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 continues to have a big need there.

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 Deontre Robinson is set to arrive on his visit today, the number 14 defensive tackle transfer

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 He has set up a visit to Auburn this weekend.

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 Both of those, obviously, huge, huge positions of need.

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 but not all of those guys are going to be starting caliber players.

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 position groups of need, and I would expect Auburn to roll out the red carpet for those two transfer

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 Nathan, Auburn lost a lot, obviously, a wide receiver, Kim Coleman, Perry Thompson, Fields,

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 Malcolm Simmons, et cetera, et cetera.

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 Neptune, Pettigrew, Jeremiah Coger, Nimrod, and Singleton.

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 I know that at one point they were looking at Kyle Parker of LSU.

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 Are they pretty much set now at receiver, or do you believe they may add one more?

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 You mentioned Kyle Parker at LSU was a pretty efficient player on a bad LSU offense last season.

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 with Auburn All-American linebacker Xavier Atkins.

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 They had a good relationship.

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 When they were together, they're both Texas kids and came to LSU, and Atkins spent one year there.

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 Kyle Parker was there for two seasons, and Atkins was a player host of sorts when Parker visited.

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 Yeah, I would expect him to be the transfer receiver who rounds out this group.

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 They were in it for Noah Rogers, but he commits to Alabama.

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 That's a really big pickup for the Crimson Tide.

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 And then Mylon Graham is a former five-star receiver at Ohio State.

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 I don't think that was necessary.

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 That was one where Auburn wanted to bring him in and see,

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 but I don't think there was a ton of interest on either side.

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 So, yeah, Kyle Parker, I still think you need another transfer wide receiver.

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 In terms of positions where they're finished, I mean, quarterback, running back, tight end, and safety,

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 I think, are all wrapped up at this point.

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 Linebacker as well, because you're able to bring back those young guys.

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 I'm not sure everybody necessarily thought they would be able to bring back all that depth at linebacker,

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 but your top four contributors from last season are all back, minus Robert Woodgert.

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 So, yeah, I mean, we mentioned the line of scrimmage.

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 That has a ton of attention right now.

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 Cornerback, maybe one more player.

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 But otherwise, it's really getting down to the end of it here where Auburn is able to look closely at,

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 you know, just a few positions of need and kind of narrow down that transfer board.

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 Nathan King, 24-7 sports outside of Texas and a handful of others.

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 Nathan, it looks like college football is trying to do what business in general does.

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 Everybody wants a Volvo for the price of a Yugo.

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 In other words, they want it, but are they willing to spend to get it?

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 Where is this new coaching staff?

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 We know that Hugh had a tendency, if somebody had a lot of bling-bling, he didn't mind spending the coins.

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 Your thoughts about the strategy of how they divvy up the budget now?

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 Yeah, I mean, people have to remember as well, you know, retaining certain players, you know,

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 that wasn't cheap retaining a guy like Xavier Atkins, retaining all those guys.

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 At linebacker, Jeremiah Cobb comes back and then has re-signed.

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 That's pretty big.

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 And then they go out.

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 And honestly, the most surprising transfer pickup for me so far is the fact they're able to land Bryson Washington,

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 the guy who's had over 1,600 rushing yards the last two years at Baylor.

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 Jeremiah Cobb was already coming back.

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 I really didn't think they had much of a chance with him because of Cobb coming back.

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 And then all of a sudden they get him.

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 So they've got a really good one-two punch.

436
00:30:12,980 --> 00:30:18,400
 Yeah, I mean, in terms of money distribution, I think they've put themselves in position here.

437
00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:20,620
 Now, this is sort of a glass-half-full perspective.

438
00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:25,820
 They put themselves in position here where when you have a few positions left to address,

439
00:30:26,380 --> 00:30:28,120
 you can really spend big for those.

440
00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:37,680
 So Deontre Robinson, I really don't see how they don't roll out a pretty strong offer for him once he's on campus.

441
00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:47,200
 Ali Oba, that offensive guard, those are prime positions of need, positions where everybody in the transfer portal wants players like that.

442
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,780
 I'm not saying they're going to go out and pay a million dollars for players like that.

443
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:56,500
 But obviously they haven't been massive spenders in terms of overspending for a bunch of different positions.

444
00:30:57,280 --> 00:30:59,120
 But also, 25 transfers isn't cheap.

445
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:04,080
 And 25 transfers is going to be closer to 40 by the time they're all said and done with it.

446
00:31:04,580 --> 00:31:08,620
 Those USF guys at receiver that you mentioned and Byron Brown at quarterback,

447
00:31:09,180 --> 00:31:12,140
 I know it was sort of a foregone conclusion they were going to get those guys,

448
00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,720
 and I would agree that was the case.

449
00:31:14,180 --> 00:31:15,880
 But you've still got to pay them.

450
00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,780
 You've still got to shell out some money for them.

451
00:31:18,900 --> 00:31:24,520
 And so I think it's been as expected for this staff in terms of the way they've used their money.

452
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,460
 They haven't been, you know, they haven't overspent.

453
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,160
 They haven't, you know, put themselves out on a limb with a bunch of different players.

454
00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:35,240
 They've prioritized the guys they knew they needed to get from USF and then otherwise have kind of,

455
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,460
 you know, I think maybe stayed within market value.

456
00:31:38,660 --> 00:31:42,940
 I think they may have gotten a couple other transfers here or there by shelling out money,

457
00:31:42,940 --> 00:31:46,560
 but they wanted to see what they needed by the time this thing is all said and done

458
00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,540
 and didn't want to get their funds, you know, completely dried up before the end of this thing.

459
00:31:51,740 --> 00:31:52,140
 Absolutely.

460
00:31:52,860 --> 00:31:54,340
 Great stuff as always.

461
00:31:54,540 --> 00:31:55,880
 I know you've been on top of it.

462
00:31:55,940 --> 00:32:01,640
 You're also on top of Missouri beating Auburn last night in basketball, 84-74.

463
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:08,360
 And I think that surprised a few folks after the strong showing against Arkansas on Saturday.

464
00:32:08,620 --> 00:32:14,640
 Stephen Pearl said, I could look at their body language before the game and tell we were not going to win the game.

465
00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:16,820
 That was an interesting comment.

466
00:32:17,060 --> 00:32:25,660
 And Keyshawn Hall only scored 10 in Como after scoring 30-plus against Texas A&M in Arkansas.

467
00:32:25,940 --> 00:32:27,460
 But I know he'll bounce back.

468
00:32:27,460 --> 00:32:37,060
 A lot of great stuff on your plate as far as transfer portal, as far as official visitors coming in over tomorrow night.

469
00:32:37,140 --> 00:32:40,740
 But you keep tracking that, basketball and everything else.

470
00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,300
 Nathan, where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

471
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:44,600
 For sure.

472
00:32:45,060 --> 00:32:46,340
 Auburnundercover.com.

473
00:32:46,420 --> 00:32:48,620
 Like you mentioned, it's full steam ahead.

474
00:32:48,740 --> 00:32:50,400
 The portal's opening back up today.

475
00:32:50,540 --> 00:32:53,160
 We'll have updates on all the transfer visitors.

476
00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,580
 It closes, excuse me, visits opening back up, closes tomorrow.

477
00:32:56,760 --> 00:33:04,620
 And then basketball, the interest to see what Stephen Pearl has to say is they look to get out of a one-in-three hole now in an SEC competition.

478
00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,640
 And so we'll have all that and more at Auburnundercover.com.

479
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:09,980
 Nathan, thanks so much for your time today.

480
00:33:09,980 --> 00:33:12,220
 And stay safe with that blizzard coming in, okay?

481
00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:14,040
 I will.

482
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 Y'all do the same.

483
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:15,660
 Thank you.

484
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 Ryan, welcome in.

577
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 How are you?

578
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 Hey, guys.

579
00:38:40,740 --> 00:38:41,160
 Doing well.

580
00:38:41,220 --> 00:38:41,500
 How are you?

581
00:38:41,580 --> 00:38:49,060
 Well, has this coaching staff got their prescription pad out and say, we need this, this, and this to cure this ill from last year?

582
00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:55,720
 We got basically between now and tomorrow night to get it down with this thing, the deadline, anyway, officially on paper ends.

583
00:38:56,300 --> 00:38:57,960
 Ryan, what base is Tennessee on?

584
00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:04,840
 And what would Tennessee fans like to see as far as getting a prescription to fill positions of needs between now and then?

585
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,500
 Yeah, Tennessee's got, they've gotten a lot done.

586
00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:18,060
 There's still some more work to do and some big holes to fill, one of which is at the quarterback position where they don't know yet what their plan might be for this season.

587
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 And that's obviously a concern for a lot of fans, but across the board, though, especially on defense, they've done a nice job.

588
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 There was a lot of hand-wringing about this time last week or a couple days before that, certainly, about where they were and how many guys they had added to that point because they got off to a slower start in the transfer portal.

589
00:39:37,180 --> 00:40:00,320
 But they've since then made up a lot of ground and landed a number of guys, addressed needs at all three levels of the defense, you know, edge rusher Chaz Coleman, the headliner of the group, Xavier Gillum, a four-star defensive lineman from Penn State, and also, you know, a couple other guys from Penn State that the staff was led by Jim Knowles, the new defensive coordinator, had some connections to.

590
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 Amari Campbell, a linebacker who was Penn State's leading tackler this past season, TJ Metcalf, a Michigan defensive back transfer who's expected to play safety.

591
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 They've gotten some good players.

592
00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,980
 There's still some big needs to fill, including at running back and quarterback.

593
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 At running back, still need someone that can maybe complement Deshaun Bishop along with, obviously, a starting quarterback potentially or at least some clarity on whether Joey Aguilar can return for this year.

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 So, still some big questions they have to answer and some additional need they're still hoping to address here in the portal over the next few days.

595
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 Brian, we don't pretend to be geniuses here.

596
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 You can win without an outstanding quarterback.

597
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 It's possible Alabama's got some trophies to prove that.

598
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 Other teams, too.

599
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 But in the modern era, it certainly takes a load of people's minds to have a proven quarterback.

600
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:49,660
 Your thoughts on two things on that.

601
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 Basically, what is the timeline of when we might know the verdict on Aguilar?

602
00:40:55,760 --> 00:41:00,500
 And in that case, what is the B or C all the way down to Z plan for Tennessee?

603
00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:07,380
 Because it's hard to imagine being able to be a championship-level team without something of a hope they're a quarterback.

604
00:41:08,260 --> 00:41:08,420
 Yeah.

605
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:16,520
 So, the interesting thing about Tennessee's situation there is you do have some other options on the roster, and they're talented.

606
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 You've got a couple talented young guys in George McIntyre, who was a freshman this past season, who's actually, as we speak, down in South Florida,

607
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 throwing to some of Tennessee's receivers that have gathered during the holiday break and are getting ready to go back to campus together this weekend.

608
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 And then Faison Brandon, the five-star quarterback signee out of Greensboro, North Carolina, who's 24-7 sports number two overall player in the class.

609
00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:48,780
 So, while some teams are, you know, if you look at Miami, you know, they're desperate for a starter because they're losing Carson back.

610
00:41:49,060 --> 00:41:49,120
 Right.

611
00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:54,300
 And they've been making reportedly aggressive bids to Ty Simpson and everyone out there.

612
00:41:54,300 --> 00:42:03,700
 They're maybe not in the same boat as Miami because they do have those two young guys they could turn back on if things didn't go the way they wanted with someone from the portal.

613
00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:13,980
 So, Tennessee's had sort of an interesting approach out of the portal because they don't seem to have set their sights on any real plan B or plan C types, at least not yet.

614
00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:16,460
 Now, that may be happening as we speak.

615
00:42:16,580 --> 00:42:23,460
 So, what they might do now is do they shift their sights to some FCS or Division II players, things like that,

616
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 where they can at least bring in someone with some experience capable of speaking with those young guys.

617
00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:28,760
 Yeah, exactly.

618
00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:35,220
 And maybe you find something like Trinidad Chandlis, although you're probably not going to, but maybe a strike gold somewhere.

619
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:39,260
 And then, yeah, the other possibility is still Joey Aguilar.

620
00:42:39,780 --> 00:42:42,140
 And, you know, they had a conference call earlier this week.

621
00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:47,220
 It sounds like they're not going to have another meeting there for at least another couple weeks.

622
00:42:47,700 --> 00:42:52,300
 And so, there could be some clarity there, you know, at some point in the not-too-distant future.

623
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:55,260
 But it's not going to be in time for them to do much in the transfer portal.

624
00:42:55,740 --> 00:42:59,780
 So, there's maybe a third option where they could try to thread the needle and kind of wait on Aguilar.

625
00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:00,980
 They could wait.

626
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:08,120
 And if they don't get Aguilar, then just go to the portal for maybe kind of a warm body, a backup, someone that could be in the mix there.

627
00:43:08,140 --> 00:43:12,060
 Because the portal closes Friday, that doesn't mean you can't add players from it later.

628
00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:16,380
 So, Tennessee could bring in someone later if Aguilar doesn't end up working out.

629
00:43:16,460 --> 00:43:17,020
 So, we'll see.

630
00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:17,960
 They've got some options.

631
00:43:18,460 --> 00:43:20,460
 None of them look great to Tennessee fans right now.

632
00:43:20,580 --> 00:43:23,160
 But I do think they feel like they have some options there.

633
00:43:23,240 --> 00:43:25,100
 And Joey Aguilar is still one of them for now.

634
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:34,140
 I don't know how many times we talk with you during the course of the season about the issues in the secondary, and particularly with the two corners.

635
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:40,380
 Jamond McCoy, Ricky Gibson hurt in out for the majority of the season.

636
00:43:40,380 --> 00:43:42,840
 You mentioned Metcalf, the Michigan transfer.

637
00:43:43,460 --> 00:43:44,660
 He's from Pinson Valley.

638
00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:48,640
 And I would imagine he's delighted to be a little bit closer to home.

639
00:43:49,440 --> 00:44:02,820
 And Dajon Lane, the Penn State safety, Kansas State defensive transfer, Quay Moss, and Kayon Lee, who Auburn coaches had some hopes for as far as helping them down the road.

640
00:44:02,820 --> 00:44:09,520
 But I would guess with these four guys coming in, especially the defensive style feels a little better.

641
00:44:10,460 --> 00:44:10,980
 Oh, absolutely.

642
00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:12,960
 They've completely revamped the secondary.

643
00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:17,300
 And there's potentially still more to come, hosting some additional visitors in the secondary.

644
00:44:17,860 --> 00:44:36,100
 Starting today, they've got Appalachian State safety transfer DJ Burks coming in today, along with Tevin Metcalf, the brother of TJ Metcalf, who's a cornerback from Michigan, who would probably be more of a depth guy, at least at first, but is a guy that's capable of developing into more of a contributor down the road.

645
00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:41,660
 And then Tennessee also trying to bring in, tomorrow, Ohio State cornerback transfer Aaron Scott Jr.

646
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:48,120
 He's a former five-star and a guy that was in line to compete for maybe a starting job at Ohio State this year.

647
00:44:48,520 --> 00:44:53,280
 Now he's in the portal, Wisconsin, some other teams involved there, but Tennessee getting a chance to host him.

648
00:44:53,580 --> 00:45:03,680
 They've got a connection there with Michael Hunter Jr., Tennessee's new cornerbacks coach, having coached Aaron Scott the last couple years as a defensive grad assistant at Ohio State and worked with the cornerbacks there.

649
00:45:03,860 --> 00:45:05,880
 So we'll see who else they can get.

650
00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:10,800
 So, yeah, they've done a nice job already addressing those needs, kind of reshaping the secondary.

651
00:45:11,380 --> 00:45:14,920
 The other part is you bring in some guys, you lose some more.

652
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:23,040
 They've already lost Caleb Beasley of safety to the transfer portal this week, kind of as a result, I think, of who they brought in at the safety position.

653
00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:27,460
 So they might need another body there for depth to offset what they've lost.

654
00:45:28,220 --> 00:45:35,660
 But, yeah, so far they have to be pretty happy with what they've brought in, and it looks like a much different secondary projected for next season compared to what

655
00:45:35,660 --> 00:45:36,880
 it looked like just a few weeks ago.

656
00:45:38,820 --> 00:45:39,220
 Absolutely.

657
00:45:39,220 --> 00:45:44,480
 Let me ask you about a player that is visiting Alabama and Tennessee this week.

658
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:49,960
 I believe he's already been to Knoxville, Ethan Fields, the Ole Miss transfer.

659
00:45:50,600 --> 00:45:53,020
 I believe he's going to be in Tuscaloosa tomorrow.

660
00:45:54,780 --> 00:45:57,360
 Alabama certainly needs offensive linemen.

661
00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:58,840
 Every team does.

662
00:45:59,260 --> 00:46:00,420
 Your thoughts on Fields.

663
00:46:00,620 --> 00:46:03,060
 Was he at Tennessee yesterday or today?

664
00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:06,020
 But what was his status as far as a visit?

665
00:46:06,900 --> 00:46:11,680
 Well, so there was a dead period for recruiting the past three days because of the ASCA convention.

666
00:46:12,460 --> 00:46:16,700
 So with coaches not available, visits are not allowed during those three days.

667
00:46:16,700 --> 00:46:25,120
 So the visits just restarted this morning, and so Tennessee got Fields in town this morning for a visit that's going to run through late this afternoon,

668
00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:26,880
 and then he'll head to Alabama from there.

669
00:46:27,300 --> 00:46:33,420
 It sounds like he'll quickly enter decision mode once he gets to Alabama and maybe even announce a decision tomorrow.

670
00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:35,960
 So that's one that will move pretty quickly.

671
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:41,180
 He also went to, I believe, Arkansas last weekend before going to Tennessee.

672
00:46:41,420 --> 00:46:46,060
 So he's going to be down to a few SEC schools, but we'll see where that one goes with Tennessee.

673
00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:52,220
 He's sort of what we've seen from some Tennessee linemen who've gone elsewhere, including William Satterwhite, who transferred to LSU.

674
00:46:52,700 --> 00:46:57,520
 Sometimes a backup from an SEC team is a pretty interesting player to a lot of these teams.

675
00:46:58,040 --> 00:47:03,300
 So Fields, the guy that played a good number of games, I think every game this year for Ole Miss, off the bench, I believe.

676
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:05,220
 But he's an intriguing player.

677
00:47:05,220 --> 00:47:11,200
 They feel there's some potential there, and he's got three SEC suitors kind of knocking down the door to try to get him.

678
00:47:11,420 --> 00:47:13,000
 So we'll see if Tennessee can land him.

679
00:47:13,060 --> 00:47:16,940
 But the Vols definitely need another option or two on the interior line.

680
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,100
 It looks like he's one of the guys they've kind of set their sights on.

681
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:22,340
 Ryan Callahan, he's busy there at Go Vols 24-7.

682
00:47:22,460 --> 00:47:28,720
 Ryan, before you jump off, obviously now we're starting to get a personality of SEC basketball teams.

683
00:47:29,340 --> 00:47:32,640
 What are fans saying about the Tennessee basketball team to date?

684
00:47:33,260 --> 00:47:36,540
 Yeah, I think they're off to a pretty good start in SEC play.

685
00:47:36,740 --> 00:47:39,520
 I think the concerns with them are still there.

686
00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:47,340
 Sort of the things we've talked about in the past, that it's a team that's probably – they're probably not going to just knock down 10 or 15 threes a night.

687
00:47:47,340 --> 00:47:52,260
 So they're not just a dominant offensive team in that regard.

688
00:47:52,460 --> 00:47:53,540
 And so that's a concern.

689
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:58,460
 Just the offense, where you're going to get it from one night to the next is a little bit of a concern,

690
00:47:58,580 --> 00:48:05,460
 as we've seen with some Rick Barnes teams in the past at Tennessee, when they don't have a Chaz Lanier or a Dalton Connect out of the transfer portal.

691
00:48:05,560 --> 00:48:06,360
 That's been an issue.

692
00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:08,360
 This team's sort of more like that.

693
00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:13,620
 And then also, you know, they've got to get more consistent play out of Nate Amen and Jacoby Gillespie.

694
00:48:13,700 --> 00:48:15,100
 Those are the two guys carrying them.

695
00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:19,760
 Gillespie at point guard, the Maryland transfer, and then Nate Amen, the five-star freshman.

696
00:48:19,760 --> 00:48:28,420
 Amen had a good game the other night and had a big performance in overtime to help Tennessee beat Texas A&M at 23 points in that game.

697
00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:31,240
 So they need more of those types of performances from him.

698
00:48:31,620 --> 00:48:37,240
 The other thing about Tennessee so far, they're playing pretty well at home, haven't played as well on the road so far.

699
00:48:37,340 --> 00:48:41,460
 And that's, you know, obviously pretty common in the SEC, a lot of tough places to play in this conference.

700
00:48:41,700 --> 00:48:47,760
 But, you know, lost to Arkansas on the road, had a terrible performance at Florida a week ago and lost by 24.

701
00:48:48,060 --> 00:48:51,300
 So they've got to get their game to travel a little bit better.

702
00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:56,580
 They'll get another good test at home Saturday against Kentucky before heading to Alabama next Saturday.

703
00:48:56,980 --> 00:48:58,260
 So some tougher tests to wait.

704
00:48:58,580 --> 00:49:03,400
 Certainly just across the board, but especially on the road to see if they can start to play better away from home.

705
00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:08,460
 But certainly they've got to travel better if they're going to have the type of season they want.

706
00:49:08,540 --> 00:49:13,140
 Because you'll end up close to .500 this league if you can't play better away from your own court.

707
00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:20,640
 Ryan, not to make excuses, and I know that 24-point loss to Florida resonates with Tennessee fans.

708
00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:27,380
 I think they got beat badly last year, but Florida is playing like the best team in the conference right now.

709
00:49:27,540 --> 00:49:29,340
 They had some preseason losses.

710
00:49:30,060 --> 00:49:37,560
 A couple of that were head scratchers, but they are, Florida is playing very, very well right now.

711
00:49:37,660 --> 00:49:44,640
 And the other thing, doesn't Tennessee have literally 11 new players on the basketball roster?

712
00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:50,540
 I forget the exact number, but it's a very high number.

713
00:49:50,660 --> 00:49:54,000
 Yeah, they've really got a – it's an almost totally remade team.

714
00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:59,140
 You've got Bishop Boswell back as a role player who's kind of stepped into the starting lineup.

715
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:05,040
 You've got Felix Akpara back in the post, and then you've got J.P. Estrella back off the bench.

716
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:08,240
 But otherwise, it's an entirely new team.

717
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:13,080
 So it's definitely a revamped team that, you know, we kind of said going into the season

718
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:15,340
 they were going to be figuring it out for probably half the year

719
00:50:15,340 --> 00:50:19,860
 to kind of just get all the pieces to fit together and see how it all works.

720
00:50:20,020 --> 00:50:21,500
 And so they're still kind of in that process.

721
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:23,780
 But, again, you're part of the issue.

722
00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:26,820
 Jacoby Gillespie's been a little inconsistent for a veteran point guard.

723
00:50:27,160 --> 00:50:28,340
 He's had some really good performances.

724
00:50:28,340 --> 00:50:29,700
 When he's good, they're tough to beat.

725
00:50:30,140 --> 00:50:31,940
 And then Nate Amen is a five-star freshman.

726
00:50:32,360 --> 00:50:35,020
 He's one of those guys that may even be kind of like a shade field just Alexander

727
00:50:35,020 --> 00:50:39,580
 where his best basketball happens in the future in the NBA as opposed to at Tennessee.

728
00:50:39,760 --> 00:50:41,740
 But for now, he's still kind of figuring it out.

729
00:50:41,800 --> 00:50:44,640
 And also, this team struggled to hit some free throws and some close games.

730
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:47,860
 Those are all things that I think could end up holding this team back in some ways.

731
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:50,920
 Brian, you've got a busy weekend ahead.

732
00:50:51,340 --> 00:50:53,740
 Sounds like you've been to Walmart and bought some pen, paper,

733
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 maybe some extra memory for the computer there.

734
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 For the folks who want to keep up with the very latest when it comes to Big Orange,

735
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 where can you take us?

736
00:51:01,120 --> 00:51:02,920
 Yeah, GoVols247.com.

737
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 A great time to sign up for the site with all this transfer portal coverage,

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739
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 And, yeah, tons of basketball coverage as well.

740
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 But, obviously, all eyes on the portal and plenty more to be decided for Tennessee

741
00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:16,600
 as they try to set their roster going into this season.

742
00:51:17,420 --> 00:51:18,160
 Buckle up, Brian.

743
00:51:18,220 --> 00:51:19,480
 Listen, man, thanks for your time today, buddy.

744
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:20,500
 Absolutely.

745
00:51:20,620 --> 00:51:20,980
 Thanks, guys.

746
00:51:21,460 --> 00:51:22,060
 Thank you, bud.

747
00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:23,760
 Brian Callahan, GoVols247.

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749
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 It's a battle of the Norths.

750
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 North Alabama and North Florida, BB.

751
00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:36,320
 Are you ready to say hello to the Ospreys?

752
00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:40,560
 Well, and I know when people look at North Florida's record at 2-15,

753
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 but it's like we talked to Tony Pujol yesterday.

754
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 Yeah.

755
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 They have lost to Florida, Tennessee, Gonzaga, and about six other teams of that ilk.

756
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 That's a very misleading record.

757
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 Yeah.

758
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 What's the old saying?

759
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 All things are relative.

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 Coming up, speaking of all, we've got it all covered for you.

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875
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 Estate. A non-profit organization was notified of the situation by WAFF News, and they have

876
00:58:02,260 --> 00:58:03,700
 brought in pallets of water.

877
00:58:04,320 --> 00:58:06,860
 Funeral arrangements have been announced for Claudette Colvin.

878
00:58:07,160 --> 00:58:12,560
 Visitation for the Civil Rights Legend will be on January 23rd at the Bushelon Funeral Home

879
00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:13,200
 in Birmingham.

880
00:58:13,620 --> 00:58:18,300
 The funeral services will be held the following Saturday at the Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist

881
00:58:18,300 --> 00:58:18,760
 Church.

882
00:58:18,960 --> 00:58:19,780
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883
00:58:20,080 --> 00:58:24,320
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884
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885
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889
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891
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892
00:58:50,160 --> 00:58:54,640
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893
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00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:21,500
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899
00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:27,980
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900
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901
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912
01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:27,240
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913
01:00:27,620 --> 01:00:32,840
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914
01:00:33,660 --> 01:00:39,080
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915
01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:41,720
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916
01:00:41,820 --> 01:00:43,440
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

917
01:00:43,540 --> 01:00:46,420
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

918
01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:53,160
 BB, we may not always agree on the best cheeseburger, but can we agree that it's always a pleasure to welcome in the coach?

919
01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:55,420
 Absolutely, no question.

920
01:00:55,420 --> 01:01:02,800
 Coach Pete Cordelli, former head coach at Kent State, assistant coach at Arkansas, Minnesota, and Notre Dame.

921
01:01:03,300 --> 01:01:07,600
 Now busy behind the microphone as color commentator for Arkansas State.

922
01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:10,720
 And his book is called Making the Great.

923
01:01:10,900 --> 01:01:12,400
 Coach Pete Cordelli, welcome in.

924
01:01:12,460 --> 01:01:13,200
 How are you?

925
01:01:13,860 --> 01:01:15,160
 Man, how you doing?

926
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:20,880
 I'll tell you what, I'm not going to disagree with either one of you because any cheeseburger to me is a good one.

927
01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:22,380
 You got that right.

928
01:01:22,840 --> 01:01:23,900
 Coach, help us out.

929
01:01:24,220 --> 01:01:25,560
 Brent asked me.

930
01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:27,840
 He's trying to get – he's looking at me as an agent.

931
01:01:27,980 --> 01:01:31,500
 I'm trying to put a value on his portal value.

932
01:01:31,660 --> 01:01:32,620
 Can you help me out, Coach?

933
01:01:32,800 --> 01:01:34,160
 How do you come up with these formulas?

934
01:01:34,540 --> 01:01:37,940
 What number do I put on Brett Beaird as we go shop his services?

935
01:01:39,240 --> 01:01:53,980
 Well, I got to believe that when you take the quarterback as the highest and then the left tackle and the edge rusher and you put them all together, you get a $6.5 million offer from Miami to not enter the draft.

936
01:01:53,980 --> 01:02:03,080
 And so, you know, I just think that, you know, Brett's more going to be towards the $7 million.

937
01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:04,320
 There you go.

938
01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:05,580
 Thank you, Pete.

939
01:02:06,080 --> 01:02:07,080
 He's going to set the bar.

940
01:02:07,080 --> 01:02:09,940
 And you better get him at that price because we're getting to a bidding war here.

941
01:02:10,080 --> 01:02:12,400
 But, Coach, we want to talk about that.

942
01:02:12,460 --> 01:02:14,400
 But the big game finally comes to a head.

943
01:02:14,560 --> 01:02:17,280
 Is it Kurt Signetti's year and we're just living in it?

944
01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:18,960
 Put on your coach's hat.

945
01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:25,360
 What has he done this season that every coach out there, 99.9%, said, I wish I'd done that?

946
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:38,780
 Well, I got to believe that his second time through the Big Ten, you know, last year he was the first time coach in the Big Ten at Indiana and going through the league the first time.

947
01:02:38,780 --> 01:02:47,100
 As you guys well know, it's an eye-opening experience to see what other programs are doing it with.

948
01:02:48,800 --> 01:02:53,880
 And they had some close calls, which teams that play a 12-game regular season do.

949
01:02:54,380 --> 01:02:57,560
 You're not going to be at 100% for all 12 games.

950
01:02:58,040 --> 01:02:59,140
 But I think he learned.

951
01:02:59,480 --> 01:03:10,940
 And then the first-round playoff game at Notre Dame last year, the first CFP game on a Friday night, to see what Notre Dame's doing it with.

952
01:03:12,600 --> 01:03:20,840
 Mark Cuban, Indiana alum, Dallas Maverick owner, was at that game in South Bend.

953
01:03:21,240 --> 01:03:21,720
 Yeah.

954
01:03:22,080 --> 01:03:32,040
 And when they walked off the field and after Coach Cignetti talked to his team, Cuban told the AD at Indiana he wanted to talk to Cig.

955
01:03:32,040 --> 01:03:36,640
 And he just said to Cig, he was so impressed with what he has done.

956
01:03:37,640 --> 01:03:38,640
 Give me a number.

957
01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:40,900
 What do I need to do to donate to the program?

958
01:03:41,900 --> 01:03:46,040
 So he wrote the check, like, the next Monday when he got back.

959
01:03:46,460 --> 01:03:50,460
 And Cig went, look, my first time through, we're in the playoff.

960
01:03:50,900 --> 01:03:53,820
 He brought 16 guys with him from James Madison now.

961
01:03:54,160 --> 01:03:59,740
 So it wasn't, he had a core group that understood, but he knew he had to get better.

962
01:04:01,900 --> 01:04:03,140
 Cuban wrote the check.

963
01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:09,280
 Indiana moved on and had a, obviously that's how they got Mendoza in the transfer portal.

964
01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:17,500
 And some other, Hemby and Black, the two running backs, they spent their money very wisely.

965
01:04:17,500 --> 01:04:25,660
 But Cignetti is very much like Nick Saban in that he has never offered a scholarship to a player.

966
01:04:25,860 --> 01:04:28,980
 He personally hasn't worked out or seen himself.

967
01:04:29,900 --> 01:04:30,140
 Thank you.

968
01:04:30,660 --> 01:04:34,940
 And because, look, guys, it's like driving a car.

969
01:04:35,740 --> 01:04:39,580
 Are you going to buy a car sight unseen or do you want to test drive it?

970
01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:40,480
 Not again.

971
01:04:41,880 --> 01:04:42,360
 Exactly.

972
01:04:43,180 --> 01:04:43,620
 Exactly.

973
01:04:43,860 --> 01:04:45,680
 I mean, and I'm not talking about a new car.

974
01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:51,120
 I'm talking about these used vehicles and where are the dings, where are the bumps, what, you know, what has to be done,

975
01:04:51,200 --> 01:04:55,440
 how many miles we have on this odometer, how much tread we got on the tires.

976
01:04:55,800 --> 01:04:59,800
 I mean, so now you go back and you evaluate your roster that you took over,

977
01:05:00,460 --> 01:05:06,920
 what you have to supplement by bringing those guys from James Madison with you who know your system.

978
01:05:07,140 --> 01:05:08,240
 But he needed a quarterback.

979
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:10,260
 So he got Mendoza.

980
01:05:10,460 --> 01:05:16,680
 Now he's got – they've dipped into the portal and they have Josh Hoover committed for next year,

981
01:05:16,780 --> 01:05:23,420
 the kid from TCU, who Tennessee, when Nico left the program a year ago in the spring,

982
01:05:24,240 --> 01:05:27,600
 the first call Tennessee made was to Josh Hoover at TCU.

983
01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:28,620
 Yeah.

984
01:05:28,780 --> 01:05:35,320
 He was thinking about going, but then Sonny Dykes and TCU came up with enough money to keep him.

985
01:05:35,580 --> 01:05:37,280
 Well, now Hoover's going to Indiana.

986
01:05:37,800 --> 01:05:38,180
 Wow.

987
01:05:38,180 --> 01:05:43,840
 So it's the evaluation process that Cignetti has used to determine it.

988
01:05:44,600 --> 01:05:50,640
 But his continuity and his coaching staff, he's had the same coordinators,

989
01:05:50,780 --> 01:05:55,060
 offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, special teams guys since Elon.

990
01:05:55,780 --> 01:05:57,780
 So they've been together a while.

991
01:05:58,620 --> 01:06:04,320
 And fellas like you two, peanut butter and jelly, cheese and cheeseburger, I mean,

992
01:06:04,600 --> 01:06:06,480
 y'all know what each other's like.

993
01:06:07,040 --> 01:06:07,160
 Yeah.

994
01:06:07,940 --> 01:06:10,020
 Y'all take cues from each other.

995
01:06:10,040 --> 01:06:10,740
 That can be good.

996
01:06:10,820 --> 01:06:11,520
 That can be good.

997
01:06:11,860 --> 01:06:13,100
 It's really good.

998
01:06:13,560 --> 01:06:19,140
 But, you know, that continuity and knowing what the plan is and how to develop,

999
01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:25,640
 you're not spending a whole lot of time discussing things and getting on the same page.

1000
01:06:25,960 --> 01:06:26,860
 You're on the same page.

1001
01:06:26,940 --> 01:06:28,220
 You're like, how do we get better today?

1002
01:06:29,160 --> 01:06:29,740
 And those players.

1003
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:31,060
 It's bucks and brains is not coaches.

1004
01:06:31,240 --> 01:06:33,900
 You've got to have the bucks, but you've got to have the brains to know how to spend it.

1005
01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:36,040
 To me, it's a combination of the two B's.

1006
01:06:36,580 --> 01:06:37,540
 It sure is.

1007
01:06:37,540 --> 01:06:43,180
 And so now, his second time through the league, he knows what he's got to get done,

1008
01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:47,300
 gets it done, beats Ohio State in the Big Ten championship,

1009
01:06:48,100 --> 01:06:50,480
 and then it's going scorched earth from there.

1010
01:06:51,180 --> 01:06:56,260
 I mean, he's put those kids in a position Indiana football's never been in.

1011
01:06:56,260 --> 01:07:02,140
 Well, after they beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl, after they demolished Alabama in the Rose Bowl,

1012
01:07:03,040 --> 01:07:06,740
 Mark Cuban called them and said, how much you need this time?

1013
01:07:07,380 --> 01:07:07,560
 Yeah.

1014
01:07:08,240 --> 01:07:11,920
 And Cignetti said, you know, Mark, I know what you did last year was great.

1015
01:07:13,240 --> 01:07:19,040
 Cuban made a significantly larger donation this year.

1016
01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:20,000
 Wow.

1017
01:07:20,440 --> 01:07:24,340
 So, look, Texas Tech having the Bailey guy, the billionaire.

1018
01:07:25,180 --> 01:07:25,340
 Yeah.

1019
01:07:25,460 --> 01:07:28,100
 Every program, and we've known this before at NIL.

1020
01:07:29,140 --> 01:07:30,400
 Alabama had their guys.

1021
01:07:30,540 --> 01:07:31,560
 Auburn had their guys.

1022
01:07:31,720 --> 01:07:32,980
 Oklahoma had their guys.

1023
01:07:33,480 --> 01:07:36,760
 You know, it was the network.

1024
01:07:37,780 --> 01:07:42,000
 Well, now we just have a network that the public knows about.

1025
01:07:42,220 --> 01:07:42,900
 That's right.

1026
01:07:43,560 --> 01:07:48,000
 Because, look, everybody's competitive.

1027
01:07:49,000 --> 01:07:55,000
 And when your team wins, you've got 364 days to, man, pound your chest.

1028
01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:55,720
 Be proud.

1029
01:07:55,860 --> 01:07:57,080
 Say, hey, here we are.

1030
01:07:57,620 --> 01:07:59,940
 So, Cuban's the financial engine right now.

1031
01:08:00,460 --> 01:08:04,140
 But the coaching staff, the plan is in place.

1032
01:08:05,040 --> 01:08:07,420
 And, look, the same can be said for Miami.

1033
01:08:08,240 --> 01:08:12,520
 Mario, an alum, he understands South Florida recruiting.

1034
01:08:12,900 --> 01:08:15,080
 Guys, I recruited South Florida for nine years.

1035
01:08:15,660 --> 01:08:19,800
 Between Dayton and Broward County, there's 103 high schools that play football.

1036
01:08:19,940 --> 01:08:20,240
 Gee.

1037
01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:21,360
 Mm-hmm.

1038
01:08:21,360 --> 01:08:28,400
 When I was coaching at Memphis State back in 1980, Dana Kirk was our basketball coach.

1039
01:08:28,800 --> 01:08:29,260
 Remember him?

1040
01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:34,100
 And he said, I can fill my car up with gas.

1041
01:08:34,200 --> 01:08:39,000
 And by the time I get from F to E going around this city, I have all the players I need.

1042
01:08:39,820 --> 01:08:39,920
 Yeah.

1043
01:08:40,820 --> 01:08:42,840
 South Florida's the same way in football.

1044
01:08:43,520 --> 01:08:43,900
 Mm-hmm.

1045
01:08:44,020 --> 01:08:45,240
 And Mario's gotten back to that.

1046
01:08:45,240 --> 01:08:48,940
 Nick Saban made a lot of money off those South Florida boys, especially wide receivers.

1047
01:08:49,620 --> 01:08:50,560
 Boy, did he ever.

1048
01:08:51,060 --> 01:08:57,860
 But now when you've got Bain and Messador and, you know, to go along with some of those guys,

1049
01:08:57,860 --> 01:09:01,140
 the homegrown talent, the Fletcher kid at running back.

1050
01:09:02,440 --> 01:09:07,520
 But you go and get a transfer portal quarterback in Carson Beck.

1051
01:09:08,240 --> 01:09:08,360
 Yeah.

1052
01:09:08,440 --> 01:09:14,460
 So the number one priority is to get you a guy who's on a six-month deal.

1053
01:09:15,200 --> 01:09:17,380
 Because Carson Beck didn't go through the spring.

1054
01:09:17,660 --> 01:09:19,060
 He had that elbow surgery.

1055
01:09:19,060 --> 01:09:19,500
 Yeah.

1056
01:09:19,700 --> 01:09:19,960
 Right.

1057
01:09:21,200 --> 01:09:23,680
 And spring practice is watered down, fellas.

1058
01:09:24,340 --> 01:09:24,860
 Yeah.

1059
01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:26,720
 Spring practice isn't what it used to be.

1060
01:09:27,060 --> 01:09:37,980
 All of these other bowl games that we've seen outside of the playoffs, these are spring football games because of the rosters.

1061
01:09:38,560 --> 01:09:39,900
 People have opted out.

1062
01:09:40,020 --> 01:09:40,760
 You have new coaches.

1063
01:09:41,020 --> 01:09:43,420
 This is what spring football should look like.

1064
01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:49,140
 And that's why these bowl games need to stick around so you can develop these guys.

1065
01:09:49,680 --> 01:09:54,040
 Because there are going to be a couple teams that come out of these bowl games that next year are going to be in the playoffs.

1066
01:09:54,540 --> 01:09:54,940
 Yeah.

1067
01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:56,960
 Because of the development.

1068
01:09:57,480 --> 01:10:03,460
 But Indiana and Miami, they've handled the portal the best at the quarterback spot.

1069
01:10:03,940 --> 01:10:04,320
 Right.

1070
01:10:05,280 --> 01:10:11,380
 And the other thing, guys, they're the two most physical college football teams left.

1071
01:10:11,480 --> 01:10:11,740
 Correct.

1072
01:10:12,260 --> 01:10:12,760
 There you go.

1073
01:10:13,420 --> 01:10:15,940
 They are practicing lights out.

1074
01:10:16,620 --> 01:10:20,260
 You know, that was the thing that separated us in 1988 at Notre Dame.

1075
01:10:20,720 --> 01:10:22,260
 We went one against one.

1076
01:10:22,260 --> 01:10:30,660
 We went our number one offense against number one defense Tuesday and Wednesday for a good 30 minutes each day.

1077
01:10:31,640 --> 01:10:44,560
 And when you're going against that kind of talent, you know, you're getting better, better effort and better competition in practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, compared to eight of your opponents that you're playing.

1078
01:10:45,340 --> 01:10:50,820
 And that's why you always try to recruit better than what you have, because you want to increase competition.

1079
01:10:51,420 --> 01:10:52,900
 That's what Indiana's done.

1080
01:10:53,020 --> 01:10:54,100
 That's what Miami's done.

1081
01:10:55,100 --> 01:11:11,880
 Pete, the two quarterbacks you mentioned and alluded to for Miami against Ole Miss, Beck was 11 of 15 on third down, completed seven of nine throws and ran for 25 yards.

1082
01:11:12,560 --> 01:11:16,920
 That's impressive on any level, much less a semifinal game.

1083
01:11:17,060 --> 01:11:21,100
 And then Mendoza is 17 of 20 for 177.

1084
01:11:21,100 --> 01:11:27,500
 Now, that game got sideways for Oregon real quick, but Mendoza is so efficient.

1085
01:11:28,160 --> 01:11:30,720
 And, Pete, both these teams don't beat themselves.

1086
01:11:31,260 --> 01:11:35,880
 One fumble the entire season for Indiana, three for Miami.

1087
01:11:36,380 --> 01:11:41,180
 They've got 47 sacks from Miami, 45 for Indiana.

1088
01:11:42,580 --> 01:11:46,120
 It's two teams well-deserved to be in the championship game.

1089
01:11:46,940 --> 01:11:51,620
 No doubt, Brett, and here's the thing, going into that game, Indiana was a plus-21 in turnover margin.

1090
01:11:52,060 --> 01:11:54,040
 And with those three, they're now a plus-24.

1091
01:11:55,480 --> 01:11:58,840
 So, here's the one thing to look for on Monday night.

1092
01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:02,680
 Miami's one of the most penalized teams in the country right now.

1093
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:03,620
 You're right.

1094
01:12:03,700 --> 01:12:07,040
 They have 105 penalties against them going into the game.

1095
01:12:07,500 --> 01:12:11,240
 Indiana has, like, I think it's 36.

1096
01:12:12,040 --> 01:12:12,300
 Wow.

1097
01:12:12,500 --> 01:12:13,160
 Three times.

1098
01:12:13,880 --> 01:12:14,320
 Exactly.

1099
01:12:14,320 --> 01:12:14,760
 Four times.

1100
01:12:15,100 --> 01:12:21,920
 So, and those penalties have crept up at the most inopportune times against Miami.

1101
01:12:22,400 --> 01:12:28,600
 Now, the one thing I will say for Miami, when you control the ball for 41 minutes against Ole Miss,

1102
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:35,860
 and you convert 79% on third down, what that did was it kept Trinidad Chambliss

1103
01:12:35,860 --> 01:12:38,300
 and that explosive Ole Miss offense on the bench.

1104
01:12:39,260 --> 01:12:45,460
 Because every time you convert a third down, that's another set of downs, another possession for you.

1105
01:12:45,960 --> 01:12:46,360
 Right.

1106
01:12:46,840 --> 01:12:48,720
 And that game was really close.

1107
01:12:48,820 --> 01:12:53,160
 I mean, it comes down to the last play, a throw to the end zone, which, you know,

1108
01:12:53,240 --> 01:12:57,500
 questionable call whether it was pass interference, which, if it would have been called,

1109
01:12:58,300 --> 01:13:02,660
 Ole Miss has the ball at the 20, taking another shot at the end zone with no time on the clock.

1110
01:13:04,660 --> 01:13:09,280
 Miami's ability to convert third downs.

1111
01:13:09,640 --> 01:13:11,100
 Now, here's the one thing they heard Ole Miss.

1112
01:13:11,520 --> 01:13:13,600
 They had 17 missed tackles, guys.

1113
01:13:14,540 --> 01:13:14,980
 17.

1114
01:13:15,680 --> 01:13:17,040
 They had tackled the first half.

1115
01:13:18,160 --> 01:13:24,120
 So, you don't win championships when you miss tackles, and you can't get off the field on third down.

1116
01:13:24,780 --> 01:13:27,080
 So, Miami earned that right.

1117
01:13:27,760 --> 01:13:31,500
 But, look, Indiana, first play of the game, pick six.

1118
01:13:32,300 --> 01:13:35,280
 That corner was reading Dante Moore's eyes all the way.

1119
01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:37,340
 He saw it, broke on it, boom, to the house.

1120
01:13:37,940 --> 01:13:40,780
 And then, I'll give Oregon credit.

1121
01:13:41,260 --> 01:13:44,700
 They come back, move down, tie at 7-7, and sign that he was hot.

1122
01:13:45,440 --> 01:13:46,780
 And then it was on.

1123
01:13:47,020 --> 01:13:48,940
 I mean, it's 35-7 at the half.

1124
01:13:49,620 --> 01:13:54,820
 And then the first series of the third quarter, Indiana goes down and scores again.

1125
01:13:54,940 --> 01:14:00,360
 And it's like, hey, guys, this team's on another level.

1126
01:14:00,980 --> 01:14:06,440
 And there's some comparisons right now between this Indiana team and the 2019 LSU team.

1127
01:14:06,920 --> 01:14:07,320
 Yeah.

1128
01:14:07,500 --> 01:14:10,280
 And, you know, I think rightfully so.

1129
01:14:11,400 --> 01:14:12,660
 Let me ask you this, Pete.

1130
01:14:12,780 --> 01:14:17,340
 Having said all that, once the curtain closes on the championship game, who walks away?

1131
01:14:17,340 --> 01:14:19,540
 I got a pretty good idea, but who walks away a winner?

1132
01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:21,840
 Oh, I believe Indiana.

1133
01:14:22,440 --> 01:14:29,300
 You know, this is the first time that a college football team will play for the national championship in their home stadium.

1134
01:14:29,500 --> 01:14:29,740
 Yeah.

1135
01:14:29,860 --> 01:14:30,700
 And that's Miami.

1136
01:14:31,180 --> 01:14:34,700
 But Miami hasn't played there since November 15th.

1137
01:14:34,700 --> 01:14:34,900
 Right.

1138
01:14:35,020 --> 01:14:35,920
 It doesn't matter.

1139
01:14:36,440 --> 01:14:42,860
 Guys, we went down to Miami two of the five years I was in Notre Dame, man, and that was in the old Orange Bowl.

1140
01:14:43,500 --> 01:14:45,040
 Ooh, brother.

1141
01:14:45,480 --> 01:14:50,420
 When those fans get behind them, man, I thought the press box was going to cave in a couple of times.

1142
01:14:51,420 --> 01:14:52,940
 They get going.

1143
01:14:53,580 --> 01:14:55,000
 But now they're playing hard rock.

1144
01:14:55,540 --> 01:14:56,180
 Oh, yeah.

1145
01:14:56,320 --> 01:14:57,860
 Where the Dolphins play.

1146
01:14:59,680 --> 01:15:04,680
 I just, it's going to be an interesting first half.

1147
01:15:05,380 --> 01:15:11,840
 And if Miami can keep it close going into the fourth quarter, they're going to have a chance.

1148
01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:16,020
 But I don't, I don't believe Indiana's going to be denied.

1149
01:15:16,800 --> 01:15:18,080
 Indiana's going to win this thing.

1150
01:15:18,300 --> 01:15:25,320
 I believe the key for Miami, I think there's two keys.

1151
01:15:25,320 --> 01:15:35,040
 Carson Beck cannot afford to revert back to the Carson we've seen in tough times where he starts to drop his eyes, look at the rush, speed up his delivery.

1152
01:15:35,440 --> 01:15:38,220
 And the other thing is the penalties, like I talked about.

1153
01:15:40,300 --> 01:15:46,680
 It'll be interesting to see how Indiana, they're so well coached in the offensive line.

1154
01:15:46,900 --> 01:15:48,380
 They identify double teams.

1155
01:15:48,580 --> 01:15:52,600
 They get movement at the point of attack, and then they're able to get to the second level.

1156
01:15:53,260 --> 01:15:57,860
 I'm going to be interested to see how that running game attacks Mesidor and Reuben Bain.

1157
01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:06,920
 You know, if they're going to run at them to slow them down, or are they going to go play action, you know, and run the boot with Mendoza.

1158
01:16:07,140 --> 01:16:12,940
 But Mendoza, I mean, my gosh, the kid, his numbers in the last two games are just off the charts.

1159
01:16:13,720 --> 01:16:18,020
 And he's a just, look, his Heisman Trophy winning season is justified.

1160
01:16:18,480 --> 01:16:18,960
 Yeah.

1161
01:16:20,140 --> 01:16:25,080
 But I believe Indiana is going to win this on Monday night.

1162
01:16:25,480 --> 01:16:33,000
 But the two most physical teams in college football are playing for this national championship, which makes it really exciting for me.

1163
01:16:34,060 --> 01:16:34,540
 Absolutely.

1164
01:16:34,900 --> 01:16:41,480
 Listen, great stuff as always, and I highly recommend our listeners get online and buy your book, Making the Grade.

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1166
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1167
01:16:56,860 --> 01:16:58,860
 Pete, thank you so much for your time.

1168
01:16:59,020 --> 01:17:00,120
 Enjoy Monday night.

1169
01:17:00,240 --> 01:17:01,780
 Let's do this again real soon.

1170
01:17:02,540 --> 01:17:05,120
 Hey, guys, always a pleasure being with you.

1171
01:17:05,200 --> 01:17:06,240
 Thank you so much.

1172
01:17:06,500 --> 01:17:11,600
 And I promise you, warmer weather, I'm going to get a pontoon boat on Pickwick.

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 And we're going to do your show because it's the pontoon Pickwick show.

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 Be careful what you wish for there, Pete, to change your life.

1175
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 Listen, man, in the meantime, thanks so much.

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 Stay as safe and as warm as you can, okay?

1177
01:17:24,840 --> 01:17:26,140
 Hey, do the same, guys.

1178
01:17:26,440 --> 01:17:27,120
 Always a pleasure.

1179
01:17:27,120 --> 01:17:27,600
 Thank you, bud.

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 Stay right back at Coach Pete Cordelli.

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 Speaking of Pickwick Lake, what's going on in the backyard called the show?

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1264
01:22:31,140 --> 01:22:32,040
 Welcome back in.

1265
01:22:32,100 --> 01:22:34,560
 Time to open the door and say hello to Zach Pounders.

1266
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 He's got it all covered there with the Shoals Sports Report.

1267
01:22:38,140 --> 01:22:38,960
 Zach, welcome in.

1268
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 How are you?

1269
01:22:40,460 --> 01:22:40,960
 Good, how are y'all?

1270
01:22:41,100 --> 01:22:42,160
 Hey, good.

1271
01:22:42,160 --> 01:22:42,680
 And we're doing all c***.

1272
01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:43,540
 Great time of the year.

1273
01:22:43,660 --> 01:22:45,300
 I don't care.

1274
01:22:45,380 --> 01:22:46,320
 It never gets old.

1275
01:22:46,780 --> 01:22:49,000
 Let's talk about county turning time.

1276
01:22:49,060 --> 01:22:53,220
 In this case, starting with the boys, Lauderdale County Tournament Action.

1277
01:22:53,760 --> 01:22:55,160
 Folks are busy out there.

1278
01:22:55,240 --> 01:22:58,460
 Zach, what have we missed if we've been too busy to keep an eye on this one?

1279
01:22:59,260 --> 01:23:02,620
 So far, the best game of the tournament was Tuesday night, Wilson, Lexington, and Bullies.

1280
01:23:02,620 --> 01:23:09,180
 It was tied after the first or second quarter, and I think the third quarter, maybe, it was tied after all two or three.

1281
01:23:10,300 --> 01:23:14,360
 But Lexington came out of the top 56-50, beating Wilson.

1282
01:23:14,960 --> 01:23:19,000
 They played a triple overtime game at Lexington in the middle of December.

1283
01:23:19,600 --> 01:23:20,940
 Lexington won that at the buzzer.

1284
01:23:22,940 --> 01:23:27,660
 And Lexington's coach turned 22 and told me, if they played 10 times, they probably split 5-5.

1285
01:23:27,780 --> 01:23:28,220
 It doesn't matter.

1286
01:23:29,680 --> 01:23:29,960
 Wow.

1287
01:23:32,720 --> 01:23:42,560
 The boys' tournament, yeah, as you mentioned, the semifinals tonight, Lauderdale County versus Lexington.

1288
01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:47,420
 Lauderdale County boys now at 16-3, Lexington 10-9.

1289
01:23:47,520 --> 01:23:50,640
 That's approximately a 7 o'clock tip-off.

1290
01:23:50,760 --> 01:23:54,920
 And then the night camp, Brooks 11-7 versus Central.

1291
01:23:55,080 --> 01:23:58,520
 They're at 10-10, approximately 8-30.

1292
01:23:58,680 --> 01:24:00,920
 Who's going to advance to the championship game?

1293
01:24:02,480 --> 01:24:04,540
 Not really sure on both games.

1294
01:24:04,740 --> 01:24:05,960
 I want to say this about Lexington.

1295
01:24:06,200 --> 01:24:08,760
 They have a very trendy season.

1296
01:24:09,060 --> 01:24:10,280
 They'll win, win, lose, win.

1297
01:24:10,940 --> 01:24:14,180
 So, they're 9-9 or 10-9 where they are now.

1298
01:24:14,820 --> 01:24:18,660
 So, if they go to their trend, it should be Lauderdale County boys winning.

1299
01:24:19,220 --> 01:24:21,380
 So, if they invoke their trend, it should be Lauderdale County.

1300
01:24:23,600 --> 01:24:25,940
 Zach Banners shows sports report.

1301
01:24:26,460 --> 01:24:28,700
 Zach, let's talk a little bit about the girls' action.

1302
01:24:28,900 --> 01:24:30,520
 4A, number 10, Wilson girls.

1303
01:24:30,520 --> 01:24:36,380
 They got a chance to win their first Lauderdale County tournament since 1989.

1304
01:24:37,120 --> 01:24:38,560
 Your thoughts about the Wilson girls?

1305
01:24:39,640 --> 01:24:41,080
 Yeah, Wilson girls is one of those.

1306
01:24:41,620 --> 01:24:43,660
 They're playing their best ball at the right time, nearly.

1307
01:24:44,640 --> 01:24:46,020
 They're a really deep team.

1308
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 They can go 8-9 deep playing.

1309
01:24:48,820 --> 01:24:53,960
 And Coach Hoseley rotates the starting five at one or three positions each night.

1310
01:24:54,160 --> 01:24:57,120
 So, he has a starting five that's consistent every night.

1311
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 Plus, off his bench, he has EK Hewitt and Olivia Forge, who can come off the bench and get 10 points apiece.

1312
01:25:03,880 --> 01:25:13,420
 And I think Monday night, or Tuesday night, whatever it was, EK had 11 of her 12 in the fourth, and Olivia had 15 points in the semifinal against the central.

1313
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 So, off the bench, to have that with your starters also, is really huge for Wilson.

1314
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 I think Wilson's number 10 in class 4A.

1315
01:25:23,240 --> 01:25:24,800
 Lauderdale County girls.

1316
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 They have never lost in the quarterfinal round of the county tournament, which tells you, again, the tradition of Lauderdale County.

1317
01:25:33,820 --> 01:25:37,140
 They're number 7 in class 3A.

1318
01:25:37,680 --> 01:25:40,700
 Madison Mobley, 25 points the other night.

1319
01:25:40,820 --> 01:25:42,700
 Emory Owen, 15.

1320
01:25:43,300 --> 01:25:44,940
 Armani Thomas, 14.

1321
01:25:45,080 --> 01:25:47,240
 Lauderdale County girls playing well, too.

1322
01:25:48,260 --> 01:25:49,480
 Yeah, they're playing Rodgers tonight.

1323
01:25:49,680 --> 01:25:53,580
 They've beat Rodgers by 12 in an area game back in December.

1324
01:25:53,800 --> 01:25:57,860
 And they play again on the 23rd next week in an area game.

1325
01:25:58,000 --> 01:26:02,240
 But tonight, they won't have any area impact, the same as Brooklyn Central, due to the tie breaks and all that.

1326
01:26:02,240 --> 01:26:05,140
 So, it's basically an exhibition game.

1327
01:26:05,820 --> 01:26:10,800
 But it's still a good time for both of them to play each other before the area tournament kicks in and all that.

1328
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 It gives Rodgers one more test before the area and all can kick it in.

1329
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 It gives LSC one more local test against a team that knows him really well and girls that know each other very well as far as on the court, off the court, and from other sports.

1330
01:26:24,320 --> 01:26:25,920
 Zach Pounder, show sports report.

1331
01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:31,100
 We mentioned the Wilson girls, the first time since 89 for a chance to win a county tournament title.

1332
01:26:31,100 --> 01:26:32,960
 What about the Florence High girls?

1333
01:26:33,140 --> 01:26:38,820
 They're riding a six-game winning streak fresh and knocking off James Clemens, 54-44.

1334
01:26:39,600 --> 01:26:44,060
 That's their longest winning streak in almost 10 years, almost a decade.

1335
01:26:44,700 --> 01:26:51,340
 Yeah, Florence girls are now set up in a really good position for every tournament if they can keep winning and keep their winning ways going.

1336
01:26:51,820 --> 01:27:08,680
 They'll play Bob Jones tomorrow night, but after that, if they can find a way to beat Austin next week on the 23rd, they should have a chance to be in a 2-3 game that returns with Bob Jones in the first round of area where you have to play Bob Jones.

1337
01:27:08,680 --> 01:27:27,260
 I'll tell you one thing, the Florence Hills boys wanted a challenge in the regular season.

1338
01:27:27,400 --> 01:27:28,980
 They got it Tuesday night.

1339
01:27:28,980 --> 01:27:40,680
 A rare trip for the Huntsville Crimson Panthers to come to Morris Hill, and the result is what most people thought that it would be a 78-40.

1340
01:27:40,940 --> 01:27:46,420
 But, again, Huntsville with Evan Toms and all that group, they're at number two now.

1341
01:27:46,980 --> 01:27:48,300
 The poll came out this morning.

1342
01:27:48,440 --> 01:27:52,120
 They went from three to two in Class 7A.

1343
01:27:52,800 --> 01:27:54,200
 We'll see once again.

1344
01:27:54,360 --> 01:27:58,860
 A lot of people think Huntsville may win it all in Class 7A.

1345
01:27:59,680 --> 01:28:05,320
 Morris Hill boys have got a very good team, but when you're playing the number two team in 7A, that's a challenge.

1346
01:28:06,460 --> 01:28:07,960
 Yeah, Morris Hill is a solid team.

1347
01:28:08,160 --> 01:28:09,440
 They're younger this year and smaller.

1348
01:28:10,040 --> 01:28:13,720
 They're only 7-10 on the season, but that 7-10 is deceiving.

1349
01:28:14,260 --> 01:28:16,540
 They have played a great potential out of the area.

1350
01:28:17,240 --> 01:28:20,500
 All but two of their wins are against teams in the area.

1351
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 Their 5-0 area play, they've also beaten Orange Beach and somebody else.

1352
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 But Morris Hill is one of those teams.

1353
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 They might get to the regionals and have like under 500 records, but don't be fooled by it because they're better than their record indicates.

1354
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 And there are some teams around here that have over 500 records, but have an inflated schedule with playing down in competition.

1355
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 And Morris Hill is the opposite.

1356
01:28:43,260 --> 01:28:45,860
 They'll have a deflated record, but inflated schedule.

1357
01:28:47,060 --> 01:28:49,340
 Yeah, I say that all the time.

1358
01:28:49,340 --> 01:28:51,500
 Don't look at the record.

1359
01:28:51,940 --> 01:28:53,280
 Look at who you played.

1360
01:28:54,060 --> 01:28:58,920
 The Desire boys beat Hatton 56-30 behind Garrett Reed.

1361
01:28:59,560 --> 01:29:01,640
 He scored 19 points.

1362
01:29:01,780 --> 01:29:05,060
 Tayshaun Love led the Hornets.

1363
01:29:05,260 --> 01:29:06,700
 Florence is playing better.

1364
01:29:06,820 --> 01:29:12,260
 They've won three out of four, beating number 10, James Clemens, 52-49.

1365
01:29:12,480 --> 01:29:15,460
 And Muscle Shoals, they're playing well, too.

1366
01:29:15,540 --> 01:29:17,820
 They beat Decatur 67-38.

1367
01:29:18,120 --> 01:29:20,340
 So, those three teams having a good week.

1368
01:29:21,140 --> 01:29:21,320
 Yeah.

1369
01:29:21,400 --> 01:29:25,180
 I'm also showing that since I already tell on the area schedule from them, only two games of them.

1370
01:29:25,820 --> 01:29:29,900
 But Florence, again, their area is about last year I played wide open.

1371
01:29:30,540 --> 01:29:33,260
 Bob Jones and J.C. played double overtime a few weeks ago.

1372
01:29:34,200 --> 01:29:36,200
 Austin and Volts are very close this year also.

1373
01:29:37,020 --> 01:29:41,280
 And they have four games over the next week in that area.

1374
01:29:41,720 --> 01:29:42,480
 They're tied to the seeds.

1375
01:29:42,580 --> 01:29:44,160
 And right now, it's three and one at the top.

1376
01:29:44,520 --> 01:29:45,920
 And then one and three is the bottom two seeds.

1377
01:29:46,760 --> 01:29:50,840
 And then Desher boys are playing themselves out of the fourth seed very slowly.

1378
01:29:51,880 --> 01:29:55,580
 Patton has to play Wilson and Central again next week.

1379
01:29:55,840 --> 01:30:00,700
 Wilson plays Brooklyn Swap in seven days or five days.

1380
01:30:01,700 --> 01:30:05,720
 And if Desher has one area game later, they still need help.

1381
01:30:05,720 --> 01:30:07,420
 But they need that two-three game.

1382
01:30:08,540 --> 01:30:11,060
 I hope for some other help from Wilson and Brooke.

1383
01:30:11,540 --> 01:30:12,940
 It makes a lineup for Desher and Brooke.

1384
01:30:13,100 --> 01:30:14,880
 They don't have to play to the area final this year.

1385
01:30:15,080 --> 01:30:16,800
 If they get that far, both of them.

1386
01:30:16,920 --> 01:30:20,160
 But Central is almost nearly locked in the five-state two wins.

1387
01:30:20,920 --> 01:30:24,340
 And you have Wilson, Brooke, Hatton, and Desher boys all the way through.

1388
01:30:24,520 --> 01:30:25,660
 The Pease one of them.

1389
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 That's the reason we tell you to get on Facebook and look at the show's sports report.

1390
01:30:32,300 --> 01:30:40,300
 Because you've got nearly every night the scores, the standings, who can lock up an area.

1391
01:30:40,620 --> 01:30:43,120
 And, again, we'll be in Wallace next time we turn around.

1392
01:30:43,680 --> 01:30:46,180
 Franklin County Tournament going on to Tharptown.

1393
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:50,200
 The girls, Red Bay versus Phil Campbell.

1394
01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:52,080
 Tharptown versus Belgrane.

1395
01:30:52,200 --> 01:30:57,480
 And the boys tonight, Class 2-8, number 6, Red Bay.

1396
01:30:57,480 --> 01:31:00,480
 We've talked about them, 5-15-5 versus Tharptown.

1397
01:31:01,240 --> 01:31:03,940
 And Phil Campbell versus Belgrane.

1398
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 Zach, where can we get online?

1399
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 But as I mentioned, you've got so much stuff on there.

1400
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 You've also got some opinions about reclassification.

1401
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 I know we've got the private versus public schools.

1402
01:31:16,060 --> 01:31:17,820
 You've had some great stuff on that.

1403
01:31:17,920 --> 01:31:20,220
 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff, bud?

1404
01:31:20,900 --> 01:31:22,580
 On Facebook, Shoals Sports Report.

1405
01:31:22,860 --> 01:31:24,640
 Three words, Shoals Sports Report.

1406
01:31:25,140 --> 01:31:30,380
 On Twitter, at lowercase, S-H-O-A-L-S-P-O-R-T-S.

1407
01:31:30,920 --> 01:31:33,140
 And our website is ShoalsSportsReport.com.

1408
01:31:33,540 --> 01:31:43,900
 And we have our part four coming out of that competitive ballot series this weekend, leading to next Friday, where we should get the new classes and a decision on public-private debates for next year.

1409
01:31:43,900 --> 01:31:47,480
 Since then, two years, what may happen, what may not happen, who knows?

1410
01:31:48,240 --> 01:31:51,800
 I know we've all heard A, B, and C from everybody.

1411
01:31:52,460 --> 01:31:52,920
 Who knows?

1412
01:31:55,340 --> 01:31:56,000
 Who knows?

1413
01:31:56,060 --> 01:31:57,200
 As they say, stay tuned.

1414
01:31:57,280 --> 01:31:58,920
 In the meantime, Zach, we do know this.

1415
01:31:58,980 --> 01:32:03,380
 When you can put popcorn and county tournament action together, life is good.

1416
01:32:03,480 --> 01:32:06,200
 Zach, listen, man, thanks for your time, Dave, and stay safe out there, okay?

1417
01:32:07,020 --> 01:32:07,620
 Thank you, y'all, too.

1418
01:32:08,220 --> 01:32:08,740
 Thank you, bud.

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 Zach Pounders, Shoals, Sports Report.

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 Okay, so like everybody deals with losing, right?

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 To a rival on a last-second field goal.

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 Whatever, it's fine.

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1515
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1516
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 The Seattle Seahawks will play at home on Saturday night as they meet the San Francisco 49ers.

1517
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 Sunday afternoon, the New England Patriots are at home.

1518
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1519
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1520
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1525
01:37:36,840 --> 01:37:37,480
 Welcome back again.

1526
01:37:37,560 --> 01:37:38,440
 What do you say?

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01:37:38,520 --> 01:37:40,660
 We head on down to Tide Country in the middle.

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 And a man who's in the middle of it all, Ryan Fowler.

1529
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 He's host of the game on Tide 109 FM weekdays in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

1530
01:37:48,060 --> 01:37:49,200
 Ryan, welcome in.

1531
01:37:49,260 --> 01:37:50,900
 Are you thumbs up, thumbs down?

1532
01:37:51,040 --> 01:37:54,820
 Or are fans throwing up some other digits these days with this portal class?

1533
01:37:54,860 --> 01:37:55,400
 How are you?

1534
01:37:55,500 --> 01:37:56,440
 No, no, no.

1535
01:37:56,500 --> 01:37:58,460
 I'm actually surviving honeydew lists, man.

1536
01:37:58,480 --> 01:37:59,940
 I'm so glad you guys called.

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01:38:00,080 --> 01:38:01,340
 The movers were here moving a couch.

1538
01:38:01,340 --> 01:38:01,660
 You're welcome.

1539
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 And, yeah, I didn't want to help.

1540
01:38:06,000 --> 01:38:09,240
 So, Harold and Brett, this is perfect timing, guys.

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 We're heroes!

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 We understand, Ron.

1543
01:38:12,640 --> 01:38:17,040
 I've never been more glad I've played Alabama football in my entire life.

1544
01:38:18,040 --> 01:38:22,380
 Yeah, yeah, so, yeah, I hope, can we go double segment today?

1545
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 I mean, I know I started, too, but.

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 Now, you're right.

1551
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 You saw so far, obviously, one day away, we've seen the shuffling going on.

1552
01:38:34,780 --> 01:38:38,520
 They've lost, I think, 21, which is about what most schools are losing these days.

1553
01:38:38,980 --> 01:38:43,060
 The question is, it's not always what you're losing, it's what you're getting.

1554
01:38:43,420 --> 01:38:48,180
 If you were a professor at the University of Alabama, grading this portal class so far,

1555
01:38:48,760 --> 01:38:50,440
 professor, what grade would you give it?

1556
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 Okay, I'm going to say a word, and you know what?

1557
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 This is a great show topic.

1558
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1559
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 Wow.

1560
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 I'm going to say C-.

1561
01:39:11,220 --> 01:39:11,820
 C-.

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 Okay.

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 So, you know what I mean?

1565
01:39:18,660 --> 01:39:20,480
 So pending, so pending, right?

1566
01:39:20,480 --> 01:39:25,860
 I don't know if you ever did this, but in grad school, this is going to sound really, really weird,

1567
01:39:25,940 --> 01:39:29,800
 but, like, if you're still working on some research, sometimes things just don't work out

1568
01:39:29,800 --> 01:39:33,920
 where you're getting, like, an IRB, Institutional Review Board approval.

1569
01:39:34,940 --> 01:39:37,800
 Sometimes you get what they call incomplete.

1570
01:39:37,800 --> 01:39:42,320
 Now, people hear incompletes, and they automatically think that you've failed.

1571
01:39:42,900 --> 01:39:44,400
 Okay, that doesn't mean that you've failed.

1572
01:39:44,560 --> 01:39:47,280
 It's just that you've still got to complete the assignment, okay?

1573
01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:48,300
 You're still playing the game.

1574
01:39:49,000 --> 01:39:51,200
 Yeah, because many times you would be doing research.

1575
01:39:51,380 --> 01:39:59,120
 Now, I worked in human anatomy, physiology, and sometimes there were things that didn't fit in with the actual calendar,

1576
01:39:59,360 --> 01:40:03,640
 so you're still completing it, and then you would complete it, and the grade would be there.

1577
01:40:04,020 --> 01:40:05,880
 Or, you know, and this is not typical.

1578
01:40:06,000 --> 01:40:09,600
 This is not undergrad, but a lot of times, grad school, you would get that.

1579
01:40:09,600 --> 01:40:12,800
 So, at Alabama right now, I would say it's an incomplete.

1580
01:40:13,620 --> 01:40:13,940
 Wow.

1581
01:40:14,100 --> 01:40:16,120
 Because, and don't, it's not a failure.

1582
01:40:16,280 --> 01:40:17,540
 That's a different word, okay?

1583
01:40:17,640 --> 01:40:21,520
 Auburn fans, I know I'm having to teach you something, but the F is the failure.

1584
01:40:22,040 --> 01:40:24,920
 D is really, really low.

1585
01:40:25,580 --> 01:40:29,580
 But the incomplete at this point, because I think there's still work to be done.

1586
01:40:29,940 --> 01:40:31,880
 I still think there's assignments that they're going to have.

1587
01:40:32,200 --> 01:40:35,260
 Listen, and I learned this the other day.

1588
01:40:35,260 --> 01:40:42,600
 I was live during the air, and I'm going through the different analysis of the portal class, and I'm going, okay.

1589
01:40:42,720 --> 01:40:45,660
 And then, all of a sudden, they get a guy, or they get a couple guys to stay.

1590
01:40:46,400 --> 01:40:51,940
 They have really done not as bad as retention as it looks.

1591
01:40:52,460 --> 01:40:56,180
 To me, really, where they've really won is retention.

1592
01:40:58,240 --> 01:41:03,740
 Because, and most people don't understand this, okay?

1593
01:41:04,040 --> 01:41:05,120
 And I'll be honest with you.

1594
01:41:05,120 --> 01:41:06,060
 I'm not sure I do.

1595
01:41:06,520 --> 01:41:08,360
 But like a guy like Lossier Brooks.

1596
01:41:08,780 --> 01:41:10,760
 And let's just analyze Lossier Brooks.

1597
01:41:11,420 --> 01:41:15,440
 Guys, you don't think he was getting phone calls to go in the portal?

1598
01:41:16,020 --> 01:41:16,220
 Sure.

1599
01:41:16,560 --> 01:41:19,180
 With a blank sheet of paper to write in his number.

1600
01:41:20,020 --> 01:41:20,820
 Yonzi Pierre.

1601
01:41:21,460 --> 01:41:24,180
 That is a major, major win.

1602
01:41:24,440 --> 01:41:24,580
 Yes.

1603
01:41:25,140 --> 01:41:27,640
 Because I'm going to tell you, the team over at Oxford, Mississippi,

1604
01:41:28,300 --> 01:41:30,540
 wanted him and wanted him bad.

1605
01:41:30,980 --> 01:41:31,260
 Oh, yeah.

1606
01:41:31,980 --> 01:41:32,260
 Oh, yeah.

1607
01:41:32,560 --> 01:41:39,560
 And so it's an incomplete, but it's an incomplete based on understanding that there's more coming.

1608
01:41:39,700 --> 01:41:46,720
 Now, listen, if I'm talking with you next Monday, and this is the calendar that has closed on the academic side,

1609
01:41:46,840 --> 01:41:51,680
 and the enrollment is now officially done, will I be concerned?

1610
01:41:51,860 --> 01:41:52,460
 I will be.

1611
01:41:52,800 --> 01:41:57,640
 But I still think there's work to be done, and I think that's for everybody.

1612
01:41:58,440 --> 01:42:05,160
 But I would say right now, if you asked me, I would say a C minus, but I also would put an I out there because there's still assignments.

1613
01:42:05,320 --> 01:42:11,320
 Based on the assignments that you've turned in, Mr. Harold, you have deserved a C minus.

1614
01:42:11,540 --> 01:42:13,880
 Which is an upgrade from most of my grades back in the day.

1615
01:42:13,960 --> 01:42:14,700
 Thank you, Professor.

1616
01:42:15,540 --> 01:42:16,600
 Hey, listen, listen.

1617
01:42:17,700 --> 01:42:18,140
 C's.

1618
01:42:18,720 --> 01:42:21,820
 No, was it C's made degrees or was it C's made degrees?

1619
01:42:21,820 --> 01:42:22,980
 You know what they call a doctor?

1620
01:42:23,060 --> 01:42:24,840
 You got through men's school and made a 70, don't you?

1621
01:42:25,040 --> 01:42:25,400
 Doctor.

1622
01:42:25,840 --> 01:42:28,340
 A doctor, yes, yes, yes, yeah.

1623
01:42:29,560 --> 01:42:33,500
 And I didn't have to worry about competing with those guys.

1624
01:42:33,640 --> 01:42:36,120
 I'll let those guys stand on their own merit.

1625
01:42:36,460 --> 01:42:37,340
 But, yeah.

1626
01:42:37,520 --> 01:42:38,840
 Ron, I agree with you.

1627
01:42:38,940 --> 01:42:44,680
 I think this class right now, if you put a grade on it, and they still got quite a ways to go, would be a C.

1628
01:42:44,680 --> 01:42:53,680
 Now, if they can finish on the offensive line, they brought in Kane Strayhorn and Ty Hayward from Michigan.

1629
01:42:54,640 --> 01:42:59,820
 Now, they're in Rayson Dilgati from Cal Poly, and people are saying, well, what in the world?

1630
01:42:59,940 --> 01:43:02,000
 You're getting somebody from Cal Poly.

1631
01:43:02,580 --> 01:43:04,660
 Josh Cuevas came from Cal Poly.

1632
01:43:05,100 --> 01:43:07,460
 I tell you the kind of player they've got there.

1633
01:43:07,580 --> 01:43:10,240
 Ethan Fields is visiting tomorrow.

1634
01:43:10,380 --> 01:43:11,700
 He's an Ole Miss transfer.

1635
01:43:11,700 --> 01:43:17,600
 Now, they're not going to get Jordan Seton, what many people consider to be the best offensive line.

1636
01:43:18,160 --> 01:43:24,340
 His price begins, Ryan, at $4 million, and that's just a starting point.

1637
01:43:24,640 --> 01:43:25,820
 Now, they've got a kid.

1638
01:43:25,960 --> 01:43:28,960
 They brought in Noah Rogers, a North Carolina transfer.

1639
01:43:29,120 --> 01:43:30,000
 They need receivers.

1640
01:43:30,820 --> 01:43:36,380
 They've got a Yale kid who I'd heard about him, and people are going to snicker about that.

1641
01:43:36,380 --> 01:43:50,880
 This guy's got 71 catches for 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns and only 10 games on a run heavy offense, and they've got another kid coming in today or tomorrow, a defensive lineman.

1642
01:43:51,020 --> 01:43:51,800
 He's from Oregon.

1643
01:43:52,360 --> 01:43:55,040
 He is one of the most coveted players.

1644
01:43:55,720 --> 01:44:01,860
 His name is Terrence Green, and he's scheduled to visit Alabama tomorrow, and they've got some other guys in the pipeline.

1645
01:44:02,580 --> 01:44:07,000
 If they can get those guys to come in, I think that grade may go from a C to a B.

1646
01:44:07,800 --> 01:44:08,420
 It could be.

1647
01:44:08,580 --> 01:44:09,100
 It could be.

1648
01:44:09,100 --> 01:44:10,980
 And this is the issue.

1649
01:44:11,140 --> 01:44:15,040
 Didn't Ole Miss lose one of their star defensive line guys?

1650
01:44:15,380 --> 01:44:17,680
 I mean, just the linebackers here in the last 24 hours?

1651
01:44:17,800 --> 01:44:20,860
 Did I not see that I've been dialed in with Alabama, but it's –

1652
01:44:20,860 --> 01:44:22,200
 Yeah, yeah, they did.

1653
01:44:23,580 --> 01:44:29,720
 Everybody's losing, and, you know, it almost stopped, and I paused just for a minute, and I told Greg, thank you.

1654
01:44:29,840 --> 01:44:32,860
 You asked me, can I grade him, Professor Harold?

1655
01:44:33,160 --> 01:44:34,840
 Yes, you have permission.

1656
01:44:34,980 --> 01:44:35,320
 Go ahead.

1657
01:44:36,100 --> 01:44:36,700
 An S.

1658
01:44:37,380 --> 01:44:37,600
 Oh.

1659
01:44:38,000 --> 01:44:38,260
 Yeah.

1660
01:44:38,540 --> 01:44:39,760
 So you're going to flatter him, right?

1661
01:44:39,920 --> 01:44:41,140
 You're going to give him an S.

1662
01:44:41,740 --> 01:44:47,180
 Yeah, I would look at him and tell him that he needs to retake the class because –

1663
01:44:47,180 --> 01:44:50,600
 and quit reading those books, and let's get the application.

1664
01:44:50,900 --> 01:44:51,120
 Yeah, yeah.

1665
01:44:51,120 --> 01:44:53,160
 He talks about leadership all the time.

1666
01:44:53,240 --> 01:44:58,860
 He tweets about leadership books because, guys, we must blame – we can't just put this on Charlie Baker

1667
01:44:58,860 --> 01:45:03,020
 because I know that's the easy way, and you put it at the NCAA president,

1668
01:45:03,800 --> 01:45:06,140
 but the problem is this right here.

1669
01:45:06,960 --> 01:45:11,100
 The bureaucrats that have ran college football have almost ran it in the ground.

1670
01:45:11,700 --> 01:45:14,680
 I mean, because you just said $4 million for a starting bid,

1671
01:45:14,680 --> 01:45:21,220
 and I was – in my mind, I'm going, it's crazy to think that we're in this level of college football.

1672
01:45:21,620 --> 01:45:23,800
 Ty Simpson, the story with Chris Lowe.

1673
01:45:24,280 --> 01:45:24,660
 Oh, yeah.

1674
01:45:24,780 --> 01:45:25,900
 Guys, that's tempering.

1675
01:45:26,280 --> 01:45:27,520
 That is tempering.

1676
01:45:27,780 --> 01:45:28,180
 Mm-hmm.

1677
01:45:29,040 --> 01:45:33,000
 How does it happen where nobody gives a darn?

1678
01:45:34,100 --> 01:45:35,640
 They fear the lawyer, right?

1679
01:45:35,740 --> 01:45:38,020
 They fear the legal eagles.

1680
01:45:38,140 --> 01:45:39,460
 That's what this is all about, man.

1681
01:45:40,000 --> 01:45:43,260
 100% is what they do.

1682
01:45:43,440 --> 01:45:43,660
 Yes.

1683
01:45:43,800 --> 01:45:50,740
 And that's embarrassing that we're at this level right now in college football where we've allowed –

1684
01:45:50,740 --> 01:45:54,120
 and I saw the day where Birmingham had the largest TV audience.

1685
01:45:54,660 --> 01:45:54,960
 It did.

1686
01:45:54,960 --> 01:45:57,500
 And we focus on football so, so much.

1687
01:45:57,580 --> 01:45:59,500
 Every day your show, every day my show.

1688
01:46:00,180 --> 01:46:07,600
 And it's sad to see what has happened to the college football landscape.

1689
01:46:07,840 --> 01:46:08,920
 I don't know where it's going.

1690
01:46:09,620 --> 01:46:09,740
 No.

1691
01:46:09,740 --> 01:46:13,960
 And I'm really – and I'm not just pulling your leg here for radio talk.

1692
01:46:14,360 --> 01:46:15,400
 I'm really concerned.

1693
01:46:16,240 --> 01:46:16,680
 I'm really concerned.

1694
01:46:16,680 --> 01:46:19,700
 Well, here's a number to kind of put this thing in perspective.

1695
01:46:19,820 --> 01:46:21,840
 We talked earlier in Texas right now.

1696
01:46:21,900 --> 01:46:22,660
 They're not done yet.

1697
01:46:23,020 --> 01:46:26,440
 But they're projected to exceed $40 million of payroll.

1698
01:46:26,560 --> 01:46:32,120
 Now, to put that in perspective, Major League Baseball's lowest-paid team was Miami at $67 million.

1699
01:46:32,120 --> 01:46:37,080
 So, Texas, as a college team, is approaching a Major League Baseball payroll.

1700
01:46:37,800 --> 01:46:40,080
 And you see what's going down the road.

1701
01:46:40,980 --> 01:46:42,620
 On paper, they should win everything.

1702
01:46:42,760 --> 01:46:43,900
 The question is not Texas.

1703
01:46:44,020 --> 01:46:48,960
 The question is, what about the Alabamas and others who don't have an oil well in their backyard?

1704
01:46:49,820 --> 01:46:52,660
 Well, but also now, let's be fair to Texas.

1705
01:46:52,800 --> 01:47:02,780
 Now, I don't know how much has been removed, but Kirk Foles, and I believe Kirk, there's some Texas people that want to dispute this because they don't want to put more pressure on Sark.

1706
01:47:03,240 --> 01:47:10,600
 But he reported from the Houston Chronicle last year, they spent $35 to $40 million on the budget last year.

1707
01:47:10,960 --> 01:47:12,740
 They didn't even make the college football playoffs.

1708
01:47:12,740 --> 01:47:18,100
 So, if people want to start throwing out stones, we probably need to gather a few for Sark.

1709
01:47:18,580 --> 01:47:25,560
 And now the pressure is going to be mounted up, and you're going to see these coaches downplay it because it's not public information.

1710
01:47:25,820 --> 01:47:30,280
 It's just a guessing game by you and I looking at, well, are we paying this?

1711
01:47:30,340 --> 01:47:31,280
 Are we paying this?

1712
01:47:31,520 --> 01:47:35,580
 You can start adding up with what players should have got, and if they did get it.

1713
01:47:36,180 --> 01:47:39,040
 But there's a pressure right now that it's on Sark.

1714
01:47:40,320 --> 01:47:44,580
 I wish him luck because is it not a national title or bust?

1715
01:47:45,160 --> 01:47:45,620
 That's right.

1716
01:47:45,740 --> 01:47:50,160
 These guys, they got the only name bigger in their brains are egos.

1717
01:47:50,300 --> 01:47:52,960
 So, they're not giving Sark this money because they love him.

1718
01:47:52,960 --> 01:47:54,400
 They want that ego fed.

1719
01:47:54,520 --> 01:47:56,000
 They want a return on their investment.

1720
01:47:56,340 --> 01:47:56,900
 Mark it down.

1721
01:47:56,900 --> 01:48:00,080
 And they're not looking for a semifinal appearance.

1722
01:48:00,400 --> 01:48:01,880
 They're looking for a national title.

1723
01:48:02,340 --> 01:48:10,660
 I mean, they're not saying, hey, we're going to go spend $80 million total or $60 million or $55 million to try to get into the semifinals.

1724
01:48:11,140 --> 01:48:13,140
 They're looking for a national title.

1725
01:48:13,260 --> 01:48:14,900
 That's what they're trying to buy.

1726
01:48:15,380 --> 01:48:20,920
 And I get the Texas ego, and I'll never forget one of my buddies that cover Oklahoma.

1727
01:48:21,240 --> 01:48:22,660
 He was kind of giving me the back story.

1728
01:48:22,660 --> 01:48:27,460
 He said, I'm telling you, within two to three years, they'll have the whole entire league fighting.

1729
01:48:28,580 --> 01:48:29,880
 They've almost done it.

1730
01:48:30,040 --> 01:48:31,260
 They've almost done it.

1731
01:48:31,820 --> 01:48:33,260
 And really, think about it.

1732
01:48:33,420 --> 01:48:36,180
 I'm not saying they're going to destroy the SEC because I think it's bigger.

1733
01:48:36,640 --> 01:48:40,400
 But, I mean, they really hurt two conferences in the history of Texas.

1734
01:48:40,600 --> 01:48:43,720
 But, man, that ego is – they think they can buy anything.

1735
01:48:44,040 --> 01:48:46,460
 But, really, you have to hit them with facts.

1736
01:48:46,860 --> 01:48:49,540
 They've won one national title in over 50 years.

1737
01:48:50,040 --> 01:48:51,220
 Let that sink in.

1738
01:48:51,220 --> 01:48:54,360
 If money could have – they've been trying to buy players out there for years.

1739
01:48:55,360 --> 01:48:57,000
 That's the long, long way.

1740
01:48:57,220 --> 01:49:00,540
 And, you know, I heard an Alabama fan say this earlier this week.

1741
01:49:01,020 --> 01:49:09,260
 He said, watching Texas maneuvers makes me want to love on some of their rivals in the SEC, Alabama's rivals, like LSU, Auburn, Tennessee.

1742
01:49:09,560 --> 01:49:13,440
 Because comparison, really, those teams are kind of in the same boat.

1743
01:49:14,860 --> 01:49:15,720
 So, Greg, thank you.

1744
01:49:15,720 --> 01:49:22,640
 I know Texas brings a lot of money, but we'd love for you to be a leader, if it's okay, if it's convenient, on a Thursday afternoon.

1745
01:49:22,740 --> 01:49:23,540
 We'd love to hear from you.

1746
01:49:23,580 --> 01:49:26,080
 We haven't heard from you between the LSU and Ole Miss.

1747
01:49:26,220 --> 01:49:28,960
 I mean, it just – he's been silent on all these topics.

1748
01:49:29,320 --> 01:49:30,980
 And he's lost a lot of leverage.

1749
01:49:32,580 --> 01:49:33,640
 I agree with you.

1750
01:49:33,720 --> 01:49:38,380
 Mike Slive would have worked out a lot of this stuff a year ago or more than that.

1751
01:49:38,480 --> 01:49:40,940
 Ryan, just to close with you, it is huge.

1752
01:49:41,740 --> 01:49:45,540
 And, again, Kaelin DeBoer, and he deserves criticism.

1753
01:49:45,820 --> 01:49:47,180
 Some of that is certainly merited.

1754
01:49:47,380 --> 01:49:54,520
 But Bray Hubbard and Keon Salb and Yonse Pierre coming back.

1755
01:49:54,880 --> 01:49:59,520
 A.K. Deer announced an hour ago on social media that he's coming back.

1756
01:49:59,580 --> 01:50:00,940
 I thought that he would.

1757
01:50:01,880 --> 01:50:05,300
 But those three coming back on defense, Ryan's huge.

1758
01:50:06,660 --> 01:50:07,620
 They are.

1759
01:50:09,620 --> 01:50:11,840
 You know, and that's where you have to start.

1760
01:50:12,380 --> 01:50:17,880
 You're not going to, you know, spend the money that some of these programs are –

1761
01:50:17,880 --> 01:50:22,060
 and, you know, we'll have a discussion, I'm sure, in the offseason of the –

1762
01:50:22,060 --> 01:50:25,180
 you know, what – I keep saying recalibrate the expectations.

1763
01:50:25,660 --> 01:50:26,940
 Recalibrate the expectations.

1764
01:50:27,240 --> 01:50:31,300
 But, I mean, we're at a point right now that you kind of have to.

1765
01:50:31,400 --> 01:50:34,480
 But, I mean, A.K. Deer was a – I mean, that's a win.

1766
01:50:34,480 --> 01:50:36,620
 I mean, any time you can get a win because –

1767
01:50:36,620 --> 01:50:36,900
 Absolutely.

1768
01:50:37,500 --> 01:50:44,100
 Because when you get him back, trust me, they're hearing from – tampering is happening.

1769
01:50:44,640 --> 01:50:47,180
 And they're trying to get people to go in the portal.

1770
01:50:47,320 --> 01:50:49,160
 I'll be glad when this deadline – when does it end?

1771
01:50:49,220 --> 01:50:50,200
 Is it tomorrow or not?

1772
01:50:50,300 --> 01:50:51,320
 Well, on paper, tomorrow.

1773
01:50:52,480 --> 01:50:52,840
 Okay.

1774
01:50:53,080 --> 01:50:55,940
 So, is that today – I'm sorry, at midnight tonight?

1775
01:50:56,220 --> 01:50:57,040
 Or is that midnight?

1776
01:50:57,040 --> 01:50:58,140
 No, it's midnight.

1777
01:50:58,360 --> 01:51:00,060
 You should – I believe it's midnight Friday.

1778
01:51:00,940 --> 01:51:01,300
 Okay.

1779
01:51:01,700 --> 01:51:01,940
 Okay.

1780
01:51:02,040 --> 01:51:07,160
 So, we got – and I promise you, this last 24 hours is going to be hectic.

1781
01:51:07,380 --> 01:51:07,820
 I'm not saying –

1782
01:51:07,820 --> 01:51:08,240
 That's true.

1783
01:51:08,240 --> 01:51:08,760
 Sure.

1784
01:51:09,600 --> 01:51:13,140
 The Chris Hummers and the Pete Nacos of the world, it's going to be busy.

1785
01:51:13,660 --> 01:51:14,360
 And who knows?

1786
01:51:14,500 --> 01:51:18,820
 I mean, somebody may get desperate enough that they start throwing money because they missed

1787
01:51:18,820 --> 01:51:19,800
 on a few of these guys.

1788
01:51:20,100 --> 01:51:23,580
 And you're going to have, you know, the people that need a certain spot.

1789
01:51:23,700 --> 01:51:25,140
 They're going to come swinging.

1790
01:51:27,960 --> 01:51:29,060
 That's just what's going to happen.

1791
01:51:30,740 --> 01:51:32,260
 Yeah, no question about it.

1792
01:51:32,260 --> 01:51:39,040
 Well, listen, we apologize for making you go back to furniture and remodeling, Sandra.

1793
01:51:39,660 --> 01:51:42,080
 But I always enjoyed the conversation.

1794
01:51:42,340 --> 01:51:44,220
 I mean, can you get one more question in?

1795
01:51:44,220 --> 01:51:53,640
 Where can our listeners get online and listen this afternoon to an amazing four hours of

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 riveting entertainment?

1797
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 Tide109.com.

1799
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 Listen in.

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 I'm going to do Harold's grade today.

1801
01:52:03,240 --> 01:52:04,740
 I'm telling you, I'm still on that topic.

1802
01:52:04,860 --> 01:52:05,540
 That's my topic.

1803
01:52:06,140 --> 01:52:07,440
 I'll give you credit, Harold.

1804
01:52:07,660 --> 01:52:08,340
 I'll give you credit.

1805
01:52:08,540 --> 01:52:09,160
 I'll give you credit.

1806
01:52:09,580 --> 01:52:10,780
 I appreciate you guys so much.

1807
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 You guys have a rest of your day.

1808
01:52:11,940 --> 01:52:13,000
 Thank you so much.

1809
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 Just call my agent, Jimmy.

1810
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 We'll work it out.

1811
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 BB, we alluded to at the top of the show, college basketball players among 26, 26, charged

1812
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 by FBI in connection with point-shaving, fixing outcomes in college games.

1813
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 FBI claiming more than 29 games fixed, 23, 24.

1814
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 The world of sports, BB, as it's safe to say, is pretty corrupt in some circles.

1815
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 And, Harold, some of those games were lower caliber games in the NCAA basketball for,

1816
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 $100,000 to $500,000 per bet.

1817
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 The principle is the bottom line here.

1818
01:52:51,140 --> 01:52:52,240
 Oh, my goodness gracious.

1819
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 Where are we going in this thing called life?

1820
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 That's going to take care of business for now.

1821
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 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here,

1822
01:52:58,820 --> 01:53:00,820
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1823
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 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Boomo Bugg Show,

1824
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 back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Store.