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

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

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 And welcome into the Boomo Bugg Show for Wednesday, January the 21st. Brent Beard, Harold with a few doctor's appointments today. He'll be back with us tomorrow. Just a couple of quick headlines before we get to our friend Mark McLeod talking Gators and SEC.

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 One of the more interesting stories I've seen in a while, Charles Bidiaco, former Alabama Basketball Center, has been granted a temporary restraining order by Tuscaloosa Circuit Court, granting immediate eligibility to participate in all Alabama men's basketball activities and games.

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 He could be allowed to play against Tennessee Saturday night, weather permitting. We'll see where that goes. The hearing is going to be, I believe, on January the 27th as far as moving forward.

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 Also during the show, we're up to Alabama and Auburn transfer portal activities and also talk about a lot of basketball talk.

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 But we're going to move to Mark McLeod, our good friend, host of the Blitz with Mark McLeod and the Gator Blitz.

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 M.M., welcome into the show today, buddy. How you doing?

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 Doing well, Brad. Always good to be on with you, my friend.

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 Mark, have you heard anything quite like that?

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 Well, I don't know if you've seen the Charles Bidiaco news. He left Alabama in 2023, went to the NBA draft early, has never been chosen, he's played in the G League, and now his attorney is suing the NCAA to make him eligible, and the circuit judge has given him temporary restraining order to play, and he literally could play Saturday night against Tennessee.

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 You know, when I saw that, and I think it was you that posted it, and I saw it, I had to read it twice, because I thought, wait a minute, what's happening here?

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 I mean, I really did. It hit me, and I said, I've got to read this again to make sure what I just read is true.

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 The never-ending saga of the NCAA never really finishes surprising us, does it?

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 It's incredible where we are now. Let's talk a lot about the Gators basketball, the transfer portal in the SEC.

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 Florida, I believe now, they're up to 27 transfers.

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 Eric Singleton from Auburn, Cincinnati recruiting back Evan Pryor, and Auburn's next quarterback may be Aaron Filo.

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 Again, we're not going to go through all 27, but who are a couple of guys who have caught your attention, and Mark, number one, did Florida meet their needs in the transfer portal?

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 I think they met a lot of their needs. I don't think they met them all. I think they would have liked to have gotten a little more star power on the offensive line.

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 There were a couple of guys that I know they were going after hard, and they missed on.

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 But, you know, of course, now you have Phil Trotwine coming in, who's done a fabulous job at Penn State.

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 Before that, he was at Boston College with his old coach, Steve Adazio.

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 And, of course, he was a terrific lineman at the University of Florida himself.

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 So, you know, finally, Florida has an offensive line coach who we really trust to not only recruit, but develop.

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 And it's been a long time. I can't tell you how many years it's been since we had one of those guys.

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 So I think they've gone a long way, as you say, with some of the guys you touched on were the very guys I would touch on as the top guys in the class.

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 You know, I do think Cam Dooley from Kentucky is going to help a lot for Florida.

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 I think that's going to be a big plus.

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 I also think Florida really needed – where they didn't meet their needs probably was a de-tackle.

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 I think they got two guys they really like.

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 They missed on two guys that they really liked, but ended up getting Mason Clinton out of Southern Miss most recently.

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 But, as you and I both know, we talked about this, the three of us with Harold, you know, throughout the season.

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 Two areas where Billy Napier really missed the mark were offensive line recently.

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 Offensive line, two years ago the line was fine and developing.

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 Last year, just nothing happened in 25.

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 And then certainly on the defensive front, I thought he really needed to go deeper in the transfer portal,

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 both at de-tackle and with an elite edge rusher.

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 But he felt like he had the numbers and the people there, and as we all saw, it didn't prove to be true.

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 Mark, Jon Sumrall, the new coach at Florida, formerly in a lot of places,

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 Q-Lane played at Grissom in North Alabama, Grissom High School.

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 Troy played at Kentucky.

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 Raving reviews when he first came in, putting his staff together, now recruiting.

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 Mark, is everyone still as optimistic with Jon Sumrall the day he walked in the door?

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 Yeah, that's a great question.

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 And I think the answer, I think, is overall yes.

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 I think there are some people, you know, the recruiting guys who are a little disappointed that we missed on some key guys in the transfer portal.

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 But, you know, there's still going to be a few guys out there now, now that the national championship game is over.

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 In fact, Florida got a guy today, another corner to help him in the defensive backfield, which is an area where I think Florida will be better next year.

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 I don't know how much better.

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 Highbacker, I think Florida will be fine.

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 And then certainly, when you look and think about Florida, you know, one area that's been good recently, but was a glaring weakness a few years ago, wide receiver.

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 But now you've got some really strong wide receivers in at Florida.

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 So I think overall, yes, they are very happy with the job that Jon Sumrall did.

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 I mean, it may not be a top five, top ten class in the portal, but I think they knew there were a lot of obstacles to overcome.

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 You know, tight end being one of them.

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 Florida has essentially just completely rebuilt their tight end room, Brent, because they just lost so many guys.

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 And now they brought in three guys from the portal, Harpering from Georgia Tech, and then the kid from James Madison, and the kid from New Haven.

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 So they really, there's just a lot of work to be done at Florida, but I think people are believing in Jon Sumrall,

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 especially the more that comes out about the work he had to do at too late.

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 Absolutely.

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 Those are the words of Mark McLeod, host of the Blitz with Mark McLeod and the Gator Blitz.

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 We begin with basketball.

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 Let me touch on that for a second.

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 Florida beat LSU last night, 79-61.

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 Reuben Chenilu had 15 points and 21 rebounds,

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 and it tied his, he is just a double-double machine.

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 Florida got off to a 5-4 start.

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 Now I think, Mark, they're 8-1 or 9-1 in their last games.

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 The Gators look like the defending national champions.

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 They're looking really good, aren't they?

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 Yeah, you're right.

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 Nine of their last ten they've won.

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 You're absolutely right.

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 And with those games, and I know the SEC is not the basketball conference, all right?

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 There are some teams that are down right now.

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 But they beat number 18, Georgia.

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 They beat 21, Tennessee.

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 And those games, you know, Florida pretty much ran away with Tennessee.

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 They had Georgia by 10 or 12 at one point that game.

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 And then, of course, they beat Vandy on the road, which is always tough.

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 I think Vanderbilt was number 10, I believe.

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 But you're right about Chiddy Lou, goodness gracious.

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 The SEC Player of the Week last week with monster performances against Vanderbilt,

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 where he had 20 points, 10 rebounds, which included a 16-point second half.

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 Oklahoma had 19 points, 12 rebounds.

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 He's just playing great.

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 And you know, Brent, if he can play at this level and continue,

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 he would be the first Florida player in 50 years to average double figures in rebounds.

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 So this guy, you're right, he's a monster, an absolute monster.

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 I think the key for Florida, Brent, has been the backcourt.

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 They've gotten better.

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 They're finally developing.

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 You know, he had to completely rebuild it.

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 Boogie Fland is not taking as many three-point shots, which I think is a good thing for Florida.

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 He's doing well in his strength.

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 That's driving to the basket, making something happen, maybe stopping, dropping,

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 and pulling up a little short jumper.

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 You know, Clavizar is playing really well now, starting to knock down some threes,

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 which is his strength.

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 And then, of course, Lee is getting a little better here and there.

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 And the big plus for him, in addition to, you know, with the backcourt,

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 I'm sorry, the backcourt development, has been they're not turning the ball over like crazy.

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 They had games where they were turning it over 18, 19, 20 times a game,

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 and you just can't have that.

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 And now it's down to a reasonable 10 or 9 or 11, you know, per game.

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 I do think, though, they still, Florida really needs to improve that three-point shooting as they go forward.

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 Let me finish up with a topic we discussed yesterday, talking to Mark McClown,

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 who knows the Gators and the SEC.

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 Now that the SEC finished with a sterling 4-10 or 4-9 postseason record,

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 some of the national journalists have basically pushed the SEC back to Ivy League status.

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 And we were talking about the season overall, much less the postseason.

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 You brought up a good point.

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 Quite a few of the teams in the SEC struggled to run the ball this season.

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 Alabama's at the front of the pack for that.

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 Some of that is, I maintain, the offensive lines this year were not up to standards.

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 Now, the SEC is not going to go down to Division II, but they do need to improve.

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 Mark, talk a little bit about some of the topics we discussed yesterday.

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 Six new coaches, there was a reason for that.

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 But a lot of the teams struggled at the line of scrimmage running the ball this year.

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 Yeah, and you're absolutely right, Brett.

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 And the national media, some regional guys put it on quarterback play.

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 And I said, no, not exactly.

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 And here's where I go.

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 Okay, let's go back and look at the summer of 25.

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 Who are the top quarterbacks you're talking about in the SEC?

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 Most often talked about Arch Manning, Garrett Nussmeyer, Lador Sellers, who a lot of people

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 You had D.J. Lagway, provided he could come back from the injuries.

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 And there was some love for Ty Simpson.

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 You know, every single one of those quarterbacks, Brett, they had awful running games.

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 Brett, it was terrible.

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 LSU did last, as you said.

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 Bama right there with them.

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 South Carolina, Florida, Texas, all in ascending order.

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 And that, to me, was the biggest problem.

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 Well, hopefully they bring to that problem with the six new coaches in the SEC.

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 We'll certainly know beginning in September of this year.

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 Always great to catch up with you.

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 A lot of stuff going on.

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 Football now.

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 And again, Mark, they've got to do something with this calendar.

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 This is ridiculous.

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 Next year, we would not have even gotten to the national championship game yet.

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 And they've got to do something by condensing this calendar and playing the semifinals national championship earlier and start the season earlier.

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 But where can we get online and get all your great stuff about the SEC and the Gators?

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 Yes, certainly.

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 At McLeod Live on X.

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 And, Brett, always a pleasure to be on with you.

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 Your wealth of knowledge, my friend.

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 Listen, Bud, you know the Beard Boys love you.

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 Listen, have a great week, buddy.

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 Let's do this again soon.

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 Let's do it.

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 All right, buddy.

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 Joel Lamp, sports development director for the Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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 In fact, there's going to be a press conference about this tomorrow.

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 And Joe Davis Stadium has hosted a lot of great events over the years, as most of the listeners know.

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 The Huntsville Stars, the AA affiliate, where it was home to them for many, many years.

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 And they're about to host another great event.

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 Joel Lamp does a tremendous job.

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 He's sports development director for the Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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 In fact, I've known him for a couple of years.

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 My brother, he was in Jacksonville, Florida, and decided we need to get closer to home.

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 And believe me, the city of Huntsville is delighted to have him.

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 Joel, welcome into the show today, Ben.

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 How are you doing?

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 I'm good.

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 How about you?

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 I'm excited.

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 It's a fun time of year, minus the weather.

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 But it's a great time to be in Huntsville right now.

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 And we've got a lot of momentum in the sports world, especially with our local teams.

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 And then the opportunities around events coming to Huntsville, there's a lot of people that are interested

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 and want to bring their events here.

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 So it's a good time to be in the Rocket City.

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 Absolutely.

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 As you know, we're tied in very strongly to UNA.

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 John Davis Stadium has hosted a lot of great events over the years.

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 They remodeled it now with a lot of high school football, the semi-professional soccer team.

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 But UNA in Sanford, we had Martin Houston on our show with the CM Newton Classic, one of the greatest guys.

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 He just reminds me so much of his dad.

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 You've got a press conference coming up this week to announce an event with UNA in Sanford.

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 Tell us about what's going to be happening in August in Huntsville, Alabama.

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 We're excited to get the college football season kicked off here in Huntsville at the stadium.

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 Having UNA in Sanford opened the 2026 season in Huntsville, we're very fortunate that those schools had a window on their schedule to work with us.

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 And being able to kick off that schedule is fantastic for us.

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 It's a great opportunity, and we're excited to partner with UNA and Sanford to make this happen.

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 You remember a couple years ago, we had UNA in Jacksonville State over at Toyota Field.

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 And so, you know, a very unique setting, one that came with a lot of logistical obstacles that we won't have to deal with this time.

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 That's right.

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 So we're excited to get into the neutral site college football business.

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 Well, it's tremendous, and isn't it great when you can partner?

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 I know you work closely with the Huntsville Sports Commission, but you also work closely with schools, organizations.

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 And we're going to get into some of the great events that you're hosting and sponsoring,

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 and particularly the Conference USA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament at the BBC.

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 But isn't it great to be able to work and partner with the Martin Houston at Sanford, all of the UNA officials?

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 When everybody's on the same page, it's incredible what you can do.

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 It really is.

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 We've got a tremendous team here in Huntsville, whether it's the Sports Commission, it's the Chamber, it's the city leadership,

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 our friends at Huntsville City, football club who run the stadium, our parks and rec department, the team at the BBC,

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 all of our venues, we've got a tremendous team that's pulling in the same direction.

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 And we're fortunate that we've built some really strong partnerships with some of our regional schools.

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 And at the end of the day, you know, we're judged by bringing in events that bring people in from outside of Huntsville.

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 We've got tremendous partners at Alabama A&M, and we want them to be successful.

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 But we also look at other opportunities that we can bring big events that can help move the needle

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 and fill our hotel rooms, fill our restaurants.

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 And you hit on the Conference USA Basketball Tournament.

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 That's a huge piece of our tourism puzzle from a sports standpoint.

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 You know, we're going to bring 10 teams, 10 men's, and 10 women's teams to town here in about 50 days.

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 And we're going to send two teams to the NCAA tournament.

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 That's as big of a basketball event as we can host in March.

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 And so owning a little piece of March Madness is a great, great venue for us to expose people to Huntsville in a completely unique way.

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 Sports is, you know, when you look at college athletics, why do universities have sports?

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 It's that front door to the university.

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 Nobody's going, they don't sell tickets to the chemistry experiment, right?

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 But athletics gives you that opportunity to showcase all the great things that are happening on your campus.

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 Hey, we're doing all these things.

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 And for us, it's an opportunity for us to talk about all the great things happening in Huntsville,

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 whether it's Space Command, whether it's something that happened to Arsenal, the Eli Lilly announcement.

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 There's a lot of different elements to that, and it increases the quality of life.

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 There's a lot of cool things that we host throughout the year.

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 We host a national championship in beach volleyball.

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 We do a lot of cross-country races.

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 So we've got a lot, we've got our hands in a lot of different buckets from that standpoint.

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 Joel, as far as the Rocket City Classic, Alabama played Kennesaw State, got a big lead in Kennesaw State,

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 but behind Antoine Pettway and his group came back.

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 Now, is Auburn coming to the VVC this season for 2026-2027?

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 I can neither confirm nor deny.

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 We're working diligently on our 26 matchup and finding the right teams to come to Huntsville and play.

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 We're talking to our friends at Conference USA about having a team part of it and furthering that opportunity.

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 We're looking, we're exploring, hey, can we get a women's game as well.

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 We did the Tennessee, Middle Tennessee women's game two years ago, and that was a really successful event.

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 So we're kicking the tires on, hey, what could a matchup look like?

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 Who are some teams that would be interested in coming to Huntsville around a similar date as a men's game?

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 Well, I was looking at some of the calendar yesterday, the National Junior College Athletic Association D2 Men's Women's Soccer National Championship.

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 I know that's in November of 2026.

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 The UCI Paracycling Road World Championships.

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 We could spend an hour just looking at the events that you've got scheduled for 2026 and 2027.

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 And again, I know it's getting out on the road, meeting the sponsors, meeting the organizers, and making it happen.

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 But now I know you're thrilled at some of the events that are coming to North Alabama in the next couple of years.

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 One of the things I have to remind myself daily is that Rome wasn't built in a day.

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 Where we are today is a lot different than where we were three, four years ago.

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 But we've still got a lot of room to grow.

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 The opportunity, the relationship with the Junior College Athletic Association has been phenomenal.

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 We host their national championship in beach volleyball.

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 This will be the third time we've hosted that in May.

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 The Men's and Women's Soccer Championship.

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 We're bringing 24 teams in.

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 And this thing is like a World Cup on speed.

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 Because the winning team is going to play four games in seven days.

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 I don't know a lot about soccer, but having to run that much in a short amount of time is not something that is easily done.

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 And so for us to get that, it's a tremendous economic development opportunity because we're introducing Huntsville to a lot of kids who are going to be looking for jobs in the next few years after they graduate.

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 And being able to expose them to Huntsville and they get a long saying, like, God, this place is really cool.

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 It's a fun place that I'd like to live and work in.

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 It's a unique opportunity for us for that, but it's also going to be a boatload of hotel nights.

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 I mean, our hotels are going to be packed for that entire week.

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 Joel, that's why companies like Eli Liddley want to come to Huntsville and set up a campus is because of the potential that this city in North Alabama has.

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 Tell us again about North Alabama and Samford, the conference.

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 Again, our audience is quite familiar with this because UNA came with Tony Pujol, the men's basketball, came within about two minutes of going to the NCAA tournament last year.

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 And the winner, the men's and women's winner, would get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

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 Tell us again about where we can get tickets for conference USA, the men's and women's basketball tournament.

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 And I know more details about UNA and Samford are going to be, we're here, but certainly a little bit later this week.

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 Yeah, we've got some more announcements on Friday around the game, and then we've got some other events planned leading up to the event, a meet the coaches event, some other little things kind of throughout to kind of kick it off.

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 And really, our vision on this is to kind of create a bowl atmosphere for this to kick off the season.

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 For the conference USA tournament, we get started March 10 through 14 at the BBC.

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 You can get your tickets at the box office.

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 Pro tip, go save a few bucks and go to the box office as opposed to buying them online.

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 But we'll actually have individual sessions on sale here in just over two or three weeks.

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 If you are a basketball fan, this is a phenomenal event because we're going to, Conference USA doesn't get enough credit.

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 There are a lot of really good basketball players that play in this league.

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 And whoever wins this tournament is a team that nobody wants to play in the first round.

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 And so, right now, Liberty is leading the league.

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 It's Liberty and Middle Tennessee have kind of separated themselves a little bit.

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 And to give you an example, the caliber of players, the best player in the league last year is now the leading scorer at SMU.

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 Wow.

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 And SMU is a top 25 team.

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 And that's a kid who was averaging 25 a game in Conference USA last year.

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 So, you're seeing some guys that are really good that have kind of slipped through the cracks and are finding a spot for a year or two.

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 And as the world of college basketball has shifted, you know, everybody wants to get old and stay old.

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 And so, we're going to have those guys that are a little bit younger, but, man, they can play some really good basketball in every game.

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 I personally have gotten really invested in this, the CSA basketball, just watching the regular season.

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 I mean, the games are fantastic.

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 Yeah.

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 And every game is tight.

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 There's not, very rarely are there blowouts.

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 And so, the difference between being first and 12th is very minimal on any given night.

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 And so, you've got an opportunity on the men's side to see some really good basketball.

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 And on the women's side, you've got a chance to see us, obviously, send a team to the NCAA tournament.

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 But, man, we've got some really good women's basketball teams.

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 Liberty, again, is always good.

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 Middle Tennessee has built a perennial power.

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 Sam Houston has surprised everybody and has got a really good team this year.

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 And Louisiana Tech.

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 Louisiana Tech is a traditional power in women's basketball.

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 And they are having a really good year, too.

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 So, we've got a lot of fun basketball coming up that week at the BBC.

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 And so, encourage everybody to come out and join us.

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 And then, stay tuned for more updates on the UNA and Sanford, our kickoff game.

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 It's going to be a lot of excitement around that and getting that started here.

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 Starting a new, hopefully starting a new tradition here in Huntsville.

432
00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:49,720
 Absolutely.

433
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 Great stuff.

434
00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:52,220
 Great details.

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 I will be getting in touch with you in about another month.

436
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 And we'll be talking a little bit more about Conference USA men's and women's.

437
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 Where can we get online and get the Convention of Issues Bureau information and more details?

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 The best website to get us at is huntsville.org.

439
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442
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443
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 Brother Brent said hello.

444
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445
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 Listen, great to talk with you again.

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541
00:40:10,980 --> 00:40:12,720
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542
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 Brett Beaird in for Harold Bugg.

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 And if it's around 1230-ish on a Wednesday, it's Rodney Orr time.

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 Good friend, founder and editor of Titer Insider, and author of Bigger Than Bama.

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546
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 Rodney, welcome into the show today, my friend.

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 How are you doing?

548
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 I'm doing well, Brett.

549
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 How are you?

550
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 Rodney, let me ask you.

551
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 On Friday was the deadline to enter the transfer portal.

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 And there was a major holiday Monday.

553
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:58,580
 And then there is, there are two business days, the way the transfer portal works, which, of course, would be today.

554
00:40:58,700 --> 00:41:16,040
 And I've been asked by a couple of folks this week, do you anticipate anyone, and they would maybe call this a prize, but anyone who entered the transfer portal from Alabama late Friday being announced today?

555
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 Rodney, what have you heard?

556
00:41:19,540 --> 00:41:25,920
 Be honest with you, Brett, I have not heard of any surprises at this point, but could there be?

557
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,780
 You know, yeah, certainly, but not that I'm aware of.

558
00:41:29,820 --> 00:41:34,860
 I have not heard any indication over the weekend that maybe someone slipped in late.

559
00:41:34,860 --> 00:41:35,540
 Yeah.

560
00:41:36,620 --> 00:41:40,280
 Well, that's certainly good news for a lot of your subscribers.

561
00:41:41,180 --> 00:41:49,120
 Rodney, you had a good article about did Alabama meet its needs, and I know they're still out beating the Bushes.

562
00:41:49,260 --> 00:42:02,900
 In fact, Mississippi State offensive lineman, Jabin James, I believe, according to multiple reports, is visiting Alabama today, 6-5-3-20, started, I believe, eight games at left tackle.

563
00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:19,680
 But it's production versus potential, and Alabama's got a little bit of both, but we talked about this numerous times with Alabama's inability to run the ball, a lot of scrimmages win football games.

564
00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:27,920
 Rodney, did Alabama address most of its needs or at least are heading in the right direction on the line of scrimmage?

565
00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:30,360
 I think so, Brett.

566
00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:36,260
 I mean, again, you never really know until they're out there kind of playing together.

567
00:42:38,140 --> 00:42:44,980
 But, yeah, I mean, I think when you look at the offensive line, I start with Rayson Delgatti from Cal Poly.

568
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 I mean, he's a guy that's got experience.

569
00:42:47,500 --> 00:42:52,120
 He's an interior player that can play multiple, whether it's left guard, right guard, center.

570
00:42:52,440 --> 00:43:00,960
 I think there's a good chance we might see him at least get a good first crack at that center spot with Parker Burlesford gone.

571
00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:03,760
 You know, I think that's a real possibility.

572
00:43:04,020 --> 00:43:05,260
 I really like Delgatti.

573
00:43:05,460 --> 00:43:11,800
 I think he's, Brett, he kind of brings a little something to the offensive line that is needed.

574
00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:14,060
 It's an aggressive, mean streak.

575
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 He's nasty, Rodney.

576
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:25,720
 Yeah, and, I mean, I think it's a lot like the freshman Michael Carroll that, you know, he's kind of got that same mentality.

577
00:43:26,060 --> 00:43:27,680
 So, I like Delgatti.

578
00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:34,980
 I think from there, there's some guys, Brett, that are really talented young players.

579
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 I'd start with Nick Brooks because he did start, like, three SEC games last year for Texas.

580
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:48,160
 Now, you know, Brett, when I talk to people there, they say that, you know, here's a guy that came in.

581
00:43:48,260 --> 00:43:50,680
 He kind of surprised the Texas coaching staff.

582
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 He surprised Kyle Flood a little bit early on.

583
00:43:53,740 --> 00:43:59,160
 They didn't realize, you know, they certainly knew he had a lot of potential, but he was actually farther along than they thought.

584
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:08,360
 And they did not plan to play him much, and then the injuries they had kind of thrust him into action a little sooner than what they expected.

585
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:11,060
 But he performed pretty well.

586
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 You know, again, you have inconsistencies.

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00:44:12,980 --> 00:44:21,560
 But at 6'7", 350, he's not your typical, maybe, Talon DeBoer-type offensive lineman in terms of the size.

588
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 He's a little bigger, but he can move.

589
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 So, I think those two are guys with the most experience.

590
00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:32,020
 Aiden Strayhorn's an interior player from Michigan as a 20-25 signing for them.

591
00:44:32,820 --> 00:44:39,900
 Center guard, Ty Haywood, you remember him, the former Bama guy, former Bama commit that flipped to Michigan last year.

592
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:42,340
 Again, 20-25 signing at offensive tackle.

593
00:44:42,740 --> 00:44:45,180
 Brings a lot of length, you know, 6'5", 290.

594
00:44:45,820 --> 00:44:48,160
 And then, of course, Ethan Fields is from Ole Miss.

595
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:49,560
 Doesn't have a lot of experience.

596
00:44:49,720 --> 00:44:52,140
 Would be an interior player at about 6'3", 320.

597
00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:57,000
 He's played 19 games for Ole Miss the last couple of years, but a lot of that special teams.

598
00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:00,860
 And then, if you want to touch on the defensive line, too, Brad.

599
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:01,660
 Sure, absolutely.

600
00:45:01,860 --> 00:45:03,180
 You did say line of scrimmage.

601
00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:08,500
 You know, I think it starts on the inside.

602
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,560
 You know, I had a podcast with Wallace Gilbert.

603
00:45:12,780 --> 00:45:17,080
 Of course, Wallace played here at Bama and, you know, spent many years in the NFL, 10 years.

604
00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:20,960
 And he told me, Rodney, when you're building a defensive line, you build it from the inside out.

605
00:45:21,260 --> 00:45:23,080
 You don't build it from the outside in.

606
00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:26,580
 You've got to get those big guys in the interior.

607
00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:27,220
 Yeah.

608
00:45:27,220 --> 00:45:30,180
 And Terrence Green from Oregon, 6'6", 330.

609
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:37,480
 And then, Kendrick Bingley-Jones from Mississippi State, 6'4", 320.

610
00:45:37,980 --> 00:45:40,780
 Those are the kind of guys you look for in terms of the size.

611
00:45:40,900 --> 00:45:44,000
 Both those guys, you know, have ability, have some experience.

612
00:45:44,660 --> 00:45:47,960
 Of course, Bingley-Jones is still trying to get his petition for his seventh year.

613
00:45:48,460 --> 00:45:49,640
 So, we'll see what happens there.

614
00:45:49,660 --> 00:45:51,540
 And I like what they did on the outside, too.

615
00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:55,000
 I think Devin Tompkins from USC, 6'5", 290.

616
00:45:55,240 --> 00:45:58,660
 Really good size, I think, outside.

617
00:45:59,540 --> 00:46:03,040
 Now, he played inside at USC, and that was out of position for him.

618
00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:05,400
 So, moving him outside, he's really athletic.

619
00:46:05,620 --> 00:46:06,900
 That's what I expected Alabama.

620
00:46:07,580 --> 00:46:13,080
 And then, of course, Desmond Yimazulu from South Carolina.

621
00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:18,980
 This guy's a backup player, but, I mean, who was he backing up?

622
00:46:19,120 --> 00:46:19,660
 Dylan Stewart.

623
00:46:19,840 --> 00:46:20,280
 Exactly.

624
00:46:20,500 --> 00:46:22,240
 You know, and guys like that.

625
00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:27,080
 So, you know, I like those guys that they're bringing in on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

626
00:46:27,300 --> 00:46:27,940
 I really do.

627
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:34,600
 Ronnie, I mentioned Javon Jones, J-A-Y-V-I-N, Mississippi State.

628
00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:37,260
 According to reports, he's visioning today.

629
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:44,220
 Ronnie, what do you know about him, and is he a legitimate possibility for Alabama?

630
00:46:45,420 --> 00:46:49,460
 Yeah, well, Brett, I was actually told about him yesterday, that he was going to be here,

631
00:46:49,460 --> 00:46:51,980
 and that Alabama felt really good.

632
00:46:52,740 --> 00:46:59,720
 They thought that the chances of him, you know, they just needed to get him to campus.

633
00:46:59,720 --> 00:47:10,160
 And I think it was kind of a hush-hush deal, to be honest with you, because just get him to campus and get the visit and hopefully close the deal.

634
00:47:11,020 --> 00:47:14,780
 The way this portal thing is, we saw what happened with Hollywood Smothers, right?

635
00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:15,300
 Yes.

636
00:47:15,300 --> 00:47:19,940
 Well, I think Alabama will try to prevent that from possibly happening again.

637
00:47:20,580 --> 00:47:28,920
 So, Javon James is 6'5", he's 320, started, I think, eight or nine games for Mississippi State last year.

638
00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:35,020
 And, you know, obviously, he's a guy that's got experience at left tackle, which they don't have.

639
00:47:35,940 --> 00:47:40,380
 They just don't have anybody that's played left tackle that has much experience.

640
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:46,440
 So, and listen, I do know that they're high on, you know, the young players that they have.

641
00:47:47,720 --> 00:47:51,120
 You know, Jackson Lloyd would be the one that would come to mind at left tackle.

642
00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:55,140
 But, Brett, he's got all the tools.

643
00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:57,540
 I think they just would like to see him get a little stronger.

644
00:47:58,420 --> 00:47:59,280
 Absolutely, right.

645
00:47:59,340 --> 00:48:05,300
 The one and only Rodney Orr, who does a tremendous job as far as covering Alabama sports.

646
00:48:05,740 --> 00:48:10,900
 Rodney, I've been asked about this, too, about two other receiver possibilities.

647
00:48:12,180 --> 00:48:21,800
 Nico Brown, the Yale receiver who visited Alabama, but I know he was going to, I believe, Washington, Michigan State, Northwestern, UCLA.

648
00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:25,160
 And I believe his brother plays at Stanford.

649
00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:29,540
 You know, people say, well, he's from Yale in the Ivy League.

650
00:48:29,700 --> 00:48:33,840
 He seems to be a very good, as far as production is concerned.

651
00:48:34,180 --> 00:48:45,380
 And then the Idaho State receiver, Ian Duarte, 5'10", 175, 95 receptions, 1,000 yards.

652
00:48:45,820 --> 00:48:50,480
 Rodney, what are the chances of Alabama bringing in at least one of those guys?

653
00:48:51,540 --> 00:48:55,480
 Well, I know Nico, obviously, like you said, he visited here.

654
00:48:55,920 --> 00:49:01,700
 And then he was going to Stanford, was my understanding, for a visit.

655
00:49:01,700 --> 00:49:06,400
 You know, like you mentioned, his brother is in school there at Stanford.

656
00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:08,840
 So, you know, we'll see.

657
00:49:09,700 --> 00:49:13,500
 I haven't heard anything more on him really much since he left.

658
00:49:13,620 --> 00:49:18,960
 Now, we mentioned Ian Duarte from Idaho State last night on Titer and Sider TV.

659
00:49:20,040 --> 00:49:22,220
 And like you said, you gave his size there.

660
00:49:22,260 --> 00:49:22,880
 He's not real big.

661
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,920
 Neither one of those guys are really big, actually.

662
00:49:26,020 --> 00:49:30,220
 You know, but Duarte's, you know, a really good player.

663
00:49:30,420 --> 00:49:33,420
 I mean, obviously, he's got a lot of schools that are interested in him.

664
00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:41,500
 And then the last communication that we had was that he was still in the process of trying to set up a visit.

665
00:49:41,500 --> 00:49:46,700
 And he said he would let us know we haven't heard anything back yet, you know, on that visit.

666
00:49:46,860 --> 00:49:48,440
 Now, he may have something set up.

667
00:49:48,660 --> 00:49:55,520
 But as of last word, within 24 hours ago, he was still in the process of setting that up.

668
00:49:55,900 --> 00:49:58,400
 So, we'll see what happens if he makes it to campus.

669
00:49:58,840 --> 00:50:01,800
 But, Brett, listen, I think they need another receiver.

670
00:50:02,340 --> 00:50:02,900
 I really do.

671
00:50:03,740 --> 00:50:07,800
 The numbers just kind of dictate that they need another receiver.

672
00:50:08,720 --> 00:50:11,620
 So, you know, hopefully they'll do that.

673
00:50:11,620 --> 00:50:16,180
 And I still think that they need an experienced running back.

674
00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:21,880
 And I won't be 100% surprised if, you know, someone kind of crops up.

675
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:28,240
 You know, and so those two positions really kind of stand out to me right now.

676
00:50:28,500 --> 00:50:33,460
 And I'll be honest, too, Brett, if it were me, I'd take another inside linebacker with experience.

677
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 You've got Caleb Woodson's already coming from Virginia Tech, and he's very productive.

678
00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:41,700
 But after him, everybody else is really inexperienced.

679
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:44,400
 And I know they're high on those young guys, you know.

680
00:50:44,460 --> 00:50:48,220
 But, anyway, I don't think that's going to probably happen, though.

681
00:50:48,860 --> 00:50:50,720
 Ronnie, just to finish with you,

682
00:50:51,720 --> 00:51:00,260
 Speaking of linebackers, I've heard Jacoby Clinton's name bounded about by some of the media played at West Florida.

683
00:51:00,760 --> 00:51:04,320
 78 tackles, 19 tackles for a long seven sacks.

684
00:51:04,580 --> 00:51:08,700
 And most people know he's the younger brother of Ha Ha Clinton Dix.

685
00:51:09,320 --> 00:51:10,740
 He was on the staff.

686
00:51:11,620 --> 00:51:14,240
 And I haven't heard anything concrete about that.

687
00:51:14,540 --> 00:51:16,680
 Ronnie, anything legitimate to them?

688
00:51:17,900 --> 00:51:23,320
 I mean, I have, you know, certainly seen all the speculation you've seen, Brett.

689
00:51:23,840 --> 00:51:24,080
 Yeah.

690
00:51:24,340 --> 00:51:29,980
 But I haven't heard as far as, you know, is he going to make it to campus or what the latest is.

691
00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:34,700
 And I actually have someone down at West Florida that I've known for years.

692
00:51:35,140 --> 00:51:39,940
 And he had not heard anything when I texted him about it.

693
00:51:39,940 --> 00:51:43,860
 In terms of something with Alabama, like a visit.

694
00:51:44,620 --> 00:51:46,680
 So, you know, I don't know.

695
00:51:46,740 --> 00:51:48,380
 But he is a very productive player.

696
00:51:48,600 --> 00:51:48,720
 Yes.

697
00:51:48,720 --> 00:51:50,000
 I mean, he was very, very good.

698
00:51:50,600 --> 00:51:51,820
 And, you know, I don't know, Brett.

699
00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:57,900
 You may know, because I haven't checked and I've been meaning to check, to see what the latest on Arian Carter is.

700
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 I didn't know if he re-signed with Tennessee.

701
00:52:01,660 --> 00:52:06,140
 But he's a really fantastic player who had mentioned Alabama as a school of interest.

702
00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:08,560
 But I haven't checked.

703
00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:11,200
 And I think he's a really good inside backer prospect.

704
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:14,980
 But I don't know the latest on him.

705
00:52:15,420 --> 00:52:17,160
 Well, I can't update you there.

706
00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:18,860
 He did re-sign with Tennessee.

707
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,680
 I thought he was leaning towards doing that.

708
00:52:22,260 --> 00:52:26,440
 Yeah, at one point, Ron, it looked like he's going in about three different directions.

709
00:52:26,740 --> 00:52:26,920
 Yeah.

710
00:52:27,540 --> 00:52:30,920
 Going to the NFL, decided to pull his name out for that.

711
00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,740
 Going to the transfer portal, decided against that.

712
00:52:34,820 --> 00:52:41,000
 And then Tennessee came to terms with him from everything that I've seen in the last couple of days.

713
00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:44,540
 But we know there are going to be a lot of other names come up.

714
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 And I get asked about coaching changes.

715
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 And if anything happens there, I know you will have the absolute latest, along with the transfer portal.

716
00:52:53,760 --> 00:53:03,100
 And also, the 2026 receiver from Georgia, who was a late addition to the Alabama class, seemed to have some oppressive numbers.

717
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 You always do.

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 Absolutely.

741
00:54:12,700 --> 00:54:14,400
 Listen, I'm always delighted to talk to you.

742
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 You've been a great friend for years.

743
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 And I appreciate the class.

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 Professionalism and integrity you show all the time.

745
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 But, Rodney, have a great week, buddy.

746
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 Brad, I appreciate it, buddy.

747
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 You take care.

748
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 All right, man.

749
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809
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810
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 State Senator Donnie Chasteen told AL.com that he plans to slow down on SB 73 after what he described as a productive conversation with coaches, superintendent, and school leaders.

811
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812
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813
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814
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862
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 But delighted to bring in Caleb Jones, who does a very good job of covering recruiting,

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 the transfer portal, and probably a lot of other things for auburnsports.com.

864
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 Caleb, welcome into the show today, Ben.

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 How are you doing?

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 Let me double check with you.

872
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 I mean, trying to keep track of this, I have sympathy for anybody who does,

873
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 is Kenneth McManus, the latest transfer portal, all 6-2, 3-20 of him.

874
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 And we'll get into Auburn meeting their needs, and I think they've been able to do a tremendous job.

875
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 I think he's the eighth offensive lineman that Auburn has brought in.

876
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 And how many right now are we standing on with transfers, and is he the latest?

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 Yeah, he is the latest to sign with Auburn, and you're right.

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 That is offensive lineman number eight incoming for Auburn,

879
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 and they're up to 26 additions total through the transfer portal.

880
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 Yeah.

881
01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:56,840
 But when you look at meeting needs, and again, transfer portal is production and potential,

882
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 and Auburn's done a very good job of all of those.

883
01:03:01,160 --> 01:03:05,840
 Again, you've got to start, I know, but I want to get on the line of scrimmage

884
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 because that's where you win games.

885
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 But certainly quarterback, a lot of fans were not very happy when Ashton Daniels and Deuce Knight left.

886
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 But getting Byron Brown in, who may have been one of the top targets in the transfer, was tremendous.

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 I think Auburn has one of the best running back rooms with the addition of Bryson Washington from Baylor

888
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 in the country, and they picked up certainly the offensive line, as you mentioned, a wide receiver.

889
01:03:38,980 --> 01:03:44,380
 What are the top two or three positions of needs that you feel Auburn has been able to address?

890
01:03:45,620 --> 01:03:49,120
 Yeah, kind of first off, kind of what you said about quarterback.

891
01:03:49,540 --> 01:03:53,720
 Auburn would have liked to keep Ashton Daniels, would like to see Deuce Knight stick around.

892
01:03:54,280 --> 01:03:56,100
 Ashton's a little bit of a different circumstance.

893
01:03:56,100 --> 01:04:02,160
 I mean, I think kind of hitting, when the portal kind of first opened, there was already kind of this feeling

894
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:08,240
 that Byron Brown was going to go to Auburn once it came out that he was entering the portal.

895
01:04:08,940 --> 01:04:11,580
 And so with Ashton, Ashton played a lot last fall.

896
01:04:11,780 --> 01:04:15,220
 And so you kind of saw where he's got a season of eligibility left.

897
01:04:16,200 --> 01:04:19,220
 Ashton's probably going to go somewhere and play and be the guy.

898
01:04:19,320 --> 01:04:22,240
 And that's kind of where he's going to at Florida State.

899
01:04:23,240 --> 01:04:29,520
 And then with Deuce, Auburn wanted to kind of keep him around, let him develop a year under Byron Brown,

900
01:04:30,220 --> 01:04:34,960
 develop another year, excuse me, and then just kind of take over, take the reins over.

901
01:04:35,480 --> 01:04:37,240
 But of course, you lose those guys.

902
01:04:37,440 --> 01:04:41,220
 And so Auburn's done a good job addressing the quarterback room that's got their guy

903
01:04:41,220 --> 01:04:42,940
 for this upcoming season.

904
01:04:43,060 --> 01:04:47,780
 And Byron Brown, like you mentioned, he was going to be a top guy for a lot of programs

905
01:04:47,780 --> 01:04:51,160
 had Auburn not kind of been the favorite to land them regardless.

906
01:04:51,880 --> 01:04:57,420
 I think they've done a really nice job addressing up front the need for offensive linemen.

907
01:04:57,560 --> 01:05:00,240
 Like you said, they've got eight on board right now.

908
01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:06,920
 They've got a good mix of tackles, of interior guys, bringing over Byron Brown Center from South Florida

909
01:05:06,920 --> 01:05:07,680
 and Cole Best.

910
01:05:08,360 --> 01:05:12,380
 So they've kind of hit the ground running here as far as addressing the needs to the portal.

911
01:05:12,940 --> 01:05:18,540
 And it's a good mix of guys that are experienced, that can step in and are ready to play right away

912
01:05:18,540 --> 01:05:20,580
 and be day one starters for Auburn.

913
01:05:20,660 --> 01:05:26,960
 And it's also some guys that are going to sit behind the starters for a season or two

914
01:05:26,960 --> 01:05:30,940
 and get developed and be ready to rock and roll on a couple of seasons.

915
01:05:30,940 --> 01:05:37,180
 So overall, I think Auburn's done a nice job with addressing the top needs that they had in the portal,

916
01:05:37,340 --> 01:05:44,040
 which was quarterback, offensive line, and then wide receiver, bringing in some guys that are proven

917
01:05:44,040 --> 01:05:49,060
 and are really good, but they have that developed chemistry already with Byron Brown, a receiver.

918
01:05:49,280 --> 01:05:52,560
 So overall, I think the staff's done a nice job through the portal.

919
01:05:53,840 --> 01:05:57,420
 Caleb, I think they even did a good job improving tight ends.

920
01:05:57,420 --> 01:06:04,060
 And a lot of the guys, the last couple of years, they've been injured or there's been a lack of production there.

921
01:06:04,260 --> 01:06:08,660
 I thought they even did a pretty good job of refurbishing and improving the tight end room.

922
01:06:09,400 --> 01:06:11,120
 Yeah, you're bringing in three guys.

923
01:06:11,280 --> 01:06:16,240
 I think Jake Johnson and Jonathan Echols are going to be those top tier guys,

924
01:06:16,320 --> 01:06:20,540
 those two guys that are really going to be good in the passing game.

925
01:06:20,740 --> 01:06:24,200
 And then obviously, you're bringing in Xavier Newsome from Howard.

926
01:06:24,200 --> 01:06:30,860
 So he's reuniting or he's following Larry Scott, who was the Howard head coach before taking the Auburn tight end coach position.

927
01:06:31,500 --> 01:06:35,820
 And then you're bringing back Ryan Gee, who played a little bit as a true freshman.

928
01:06:36,060 --> 01:06:40,640
 And then you've got a couple of guys coming in from the high school ranks as well.

929
01:06:41,180 --> 01:06:47,040
 So, I mean, I think the additions of Jake Johnson and Jonathan Echols, those are the two that, you know,

930
01:06:47,080 --> 01:06:50,840
 catch my eye the most just because Jake Johnson's played a lot of football.

931
01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:59,440
 I think the offense and the way that it's run, I think it sets him up to have a pretty solid year and to thrive in this offense.

932
01:06:59,820 --> 01:07:04,920
 And Jonathan Echols has already been in this offense before, so he knows the ins and outs of it really well.

933
01:07:05,040 --> 01:07:11,360
 So, yeah, I'd agree with that as well, that they really did a nice job of kind of buffing up the tight end room a little bit.

934
01:07:13,140 --> 01:07:15,020
 Well, I mentioned running backs.

935
01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:28,800
 Cobb, Jeremiah Cobb, Bryson Washington, and Davenport have a combined 2,369 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns.

936
01:07:29,020 --> 01:07:33,420
 And Henderson and Mabson, we got a little bit of view last year.

937
01:07:33,480 --> 01:07:37,580
 But, actually, this may be one of the best running back rooms in the SEC.

938
01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:40,860
 Yeah, this is a deep running back room.

939
01:07:41,120 --> 01:07:50,100
 I mean, your top three guys on the depth chart in Cobb, Washington, and Davenport, like, those are all three guys that were starters at where they were at, you know, last year.

940
01:07:50,500 --> 01:07:50,700
 Right?

941
01:07:50,800 --> 01:07:54,660
 Cobb with Auburn, Washington with Baylor, and Davenport with South Florida.

942
01:07:54,660 --> 01:07:57,760
 So, I mean, you don't just have a one-two punch.

943
01:07:57,880 --> 01:08:04,320
 You literally have a one-two-three punch with a bunch of guys that you can sub in that have played a lot of college football.

944
01:08:04,880 --> 01:08:10,180
 And then, like you said, behind them, you saw a little bit of Omar Mabson last season, not as much as Alvin Henderson.

945
01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:16,360
 But, you know, you've got a really solid room overall from top to bottom.

946
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:18,480
 It's a pretty stacked room.

947
01:08:18,620 --> 01:08:21,180
 I really like the way that it looks for Auburn.

948
01:08:21,180 --> 01:08:27,400
 And, you know, when Golesh was first introduced in his press conference, you know, I guess at the beginning of December,

949
01:08:28,020 --> 01:08:31,240
 he said, they're going to run the d*** ball, which is kind of what he said.

950
01:08:31,500 --> 01:08:35,660
 And so you can kind of see that plan from attack from the transfer portal already,

951
01:08:35,780 --> 01:08:39,000
 just to getting a guy like Washington and a guy like Davenport.

952
01:08:41,080 --> 01:08:42,020
 Who's left?

953
01:08:42,320 --> 01:08:45,400
 And, again, there are going to be some names that will pump up.

954
01:08:46,160 --> 01:08:49,480
 Miami and Indiana now hitting the transfer portal.

955
01:08:50,160 --> 01:08:53,820
 In fact, some very impressive guys doing it.

956
01:08:54,340 --> 01:08:57,000
 Madeline Kiatoni won for Miami.

957
01:08:57,600 --> 01:09:03,500
 I know Auburn had looked at Yantre Robinson at North Carolina to try to beef up that defensive line.

958
01:09:04,440 --> 01:09:09,580
 And right now I know they can pick and choose and take their time a little bit more.

959
01:09:10,220 --> 01:09:13,380
 Who could Auburn finish with in the next week or so?

960
01:09:14,420 --> 01:09:19,640
 There's going to be a lot of names kind of shuffling around over the next week or so, kind of like you mentioned.

961
01:09:19,640 --> 01:09:23,820
 So, as far as Nick goes, it just gets real crazy there.

962
01:09:25,400 --> 01:09:31,980
 You're looking to add probably another, you know, guy or two along the offensive line, whether that be a tackle or a guard.

963
01:09:32,560 --> 01:09:37,520
 I think Auburn would definitely like to add another one to two pieces along that defensive line.

964
01:09:38,320 --> 01:09:41,080
 Maybe grab another edge, another corner, another safety.

965
01:09:41,080 --> 01:09:49,700
 You just really just replenish a lot of the room, you know, just kind of get those numbers up and get them to where they need to be.

966
01:09:50,020 --> 01:09:53,420
 So, I mean, I'm looking down at my laptop here.

967
01:09:53,540 --> 01:09:57,160
 So, yeah, there's definitely some need to add a few more guys in a few different positions.

968
01:09:57,880 --> 01:10:02,540
 Some positions, you know, like running back, like you're good with that.

969
01:10:02,680 --> 01:10:06,200
 Like you could always add another guy, but, I mean, you take what you've done.

970
01:10:06,300 --> 01:10:07,180
 Same thing with quarterback.

971
01:10:07,520 --> 01:10:09,700
 Like there are some positions that are wrapped up.

972
01:10:09,820 --> 01:10:14,580
 Like wide receiver, you probably are looking to grab another guy or two for sure.

973
01:10:14,580 --> 01:10:23,280
 But, yeah, it's just going to be kind of see who goes in the portal or who's still out there, who's still available, and go from there, yeah.

974
01:10:24,040 --> 01:10:27,980
 Caleb, I get amused sometimes at the misconception about coaches.

975
01:10:28,680 --> 01:10:35,480
 Well, they've pretty much got everyone in the house in the transfer portal, so they're home taking a nap.

976
01:10:35,960 --> 01:10:39,360
 No, I've seen coaches all over the place on the road.

977
01:10:39,360 --> 01:10:53,800
 Caleb Kalen DeBoer visiting a player by helicopter, and Auburn signed, not signed, but got a commitment from the first 2027 under Alice Golich, a very promising tight end, Trey Proctor from Florida.

978
01:10:55,500 --> 01:11:02,160
 Yeah, just like with coaching, especially in this industry, it's a crazy job.

979
01:11:03,260 --> 01:11:11,120
 I mean, you look at Alice Golich, he's having to deal with the transfer portal, and on top of that, high school recruiting is just as important.

980
01:11:11,960 --> 01:11:21,980
 And in the middle of all this, I think that high school recruiting does kind of get overshadowed by the transfer portal, because the transfer portal is now the big thing that everybody's wanting to pay attention to.

981
01:11:22,620 --> 01:11:26,940
 But like you said, Auburn got a commitment from Tank Roctor.

982
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:27,700
 He's a tight end.

983
01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:29,120
 I talked to Tank the other day.

984
01:11:29,780 --> 01:11:32,340
 He's really excited about what Golich has done.

985
01:11:32,340 --> 01:11:37,220
 They're really relentless in the recruiting effort, is kind of what he was saying.

986
01:11:37,820 --> 01:11:44,140
 He felt a lot of the love, and kind of once Golich was there, he felt like that was kind of where he wanted to be.

987
01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:46,660
 And Golich is out on the road.

988
01:11:46,820 --> 01:11:53,840
 I mean, Golich, Montrell King-Williams, some of the other assistant position coaches, they're all on the road right now.

989
01:11:53,920 --> 01:11:56,800
 They're all going to see these high school prospects.

990
01:11:57,120 --> 01:12:04,400
 You know, Golich and Montrell King-Williams were just in Birmingham, stopping by Hoover, stopping by Ramsey to see Carlos May,

991
01:12:04,400 --> 01:12:09,180
 who's a four-star defensive lineman that literally was just on campus, like, over the weekend.

992
01:12:09,620 --> 01:12:12,320
 So, and that's another thing.

993
01:12:12,440 --> 01:12:20,560
 Like, Golich, when he was first introduced, there was a 250-mile radius around Auburn that he really wanted to attack, is what he said.

994
01:12:20,760 --> 01:12:26,220
 You know, he wanted to attack that 250-mile radius, and now you're seeing him go out there and actually do it.

995
01:12:27,220 --> 01:12:27,780
 Absolutely.

996
01:12:28,160 --> 01:12:29,720
 Just touch on basketball.

997
01:12:30,020 --> 01:12:36,080
 Big win for Auburn last night on the road in Oxford, beating Ole Miss 78-66.

998
01:12:36,540 --> 01:12:40,820
 Keyshawn Hall rebounded with 19 points.

999
01:12:40,940 --> 01:12:48,020
 Pettiford with an in-your-face dunk, NBA-style, with 17, beating the Red Bulls.

1000
01:12:48,020 --> 01:13:01,120
 I don't – they've got a tough task going to Gainesville Saturday to face what I think may be the best team in the country, again, the Florida Gators.

1001
01:13:01,120 --> 01:13:04,600
 They're looking like the defending national champions.

1002
01:13:05,080 --> 01:13:06,060
 Caleb, great stuff.

1003
01:13:06,180 --> 01:13:08,060
 I know you've got the transfer portal.

1004
01:13:08,300 --> 01:13:09,440
 You've got recruiting.

1005
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 Great website.

1006
01:13:11,800 --> 01:13:13,620
 Brian Matthews is a good friend of ours.

1007
01:13:13,740 --> 01:13:14,780
 He has been for years.

1008
01:13:15,280 --> 01:13:17,020
 But thank you, as always, for your time.

1009
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:20,000
 Where can we get online and get your stuff and the teams?

1010
01:13:21,420 --> 01:13:21,820
 Absolutely.

1011
01:13:22,300 --> 01:13:25,760
 Like you said, we're over at auburnsports.com, part of the On3 network.

1012
01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:33,740
 You can find everything you need when it comes to Auburn athletics, whether that's football, football recruiting, basketball, basketball recruiting.

1013
01:13:34,280 --> 01:13:35,980
 Baseball is getting underway here.

1014
01:13:36,180 --> 01:13:37,640
 Softball will be underway soon.

1015
01:13:38,060 --> 01:13:42,540
 The women's team has a couple of SEC wins already, and then basketball.

1016
01:13:42,900 --> 01:13:50,740
 So, I mean, anything you need to look at for Auburn sports or Auburn athletics can be found at auburnsports.com,

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 I was going to say, two of the most well-known message boards in sports.

1020
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 Caleb, thank you so much for your time, bud.

1021
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 Have a great week.

1022
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 You, too, as well.

1023
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 Thank you, bud.

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 Alabama has struggled with the balls as of late, and you know that Rick Barnes is going to have his team motivated as they've been able to drop one against Kentucky at home, a team that was struggling early on in conference play but has seemed to pick it up under the leadership of Mark Pope.

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 But this is a game that Tennessee needs, and Alabama loves to get out and play with a free-flowing style.

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 Tennessee, traditionally, loves to grind things out.

1100
01:18:46,740 --> 01:18:50,480
 They have some physical bigs that can get on the offensive glass, and they try to defend.

1101
01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:57,720
 But I do think that since Alabama has dropped two games early on, there's a sense of urgency for the Crimson Tide.

1102
01:18:57,980 --> 01:19:02,340
 So this is going to be a big matchup and have some time to prepare for the Vols.

1103
01:19:02,500 --> 01:19:09,580
 I think that Alabama will be ready, but you've got to understand there will be a huge sense of urgency for the Tennessee Volunteers.

1104
01:19:09,820 --> 01:19:10,720
 I'll have more in a moment.

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1115
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 The Score.

1116
01:19:59,480 --> 01:20:04,240
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1117
01:20:04,600 --> 01:20:08,380
 And welcome back to the Boomo Bugg Show, 121.

1118
01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:13,600
 Well, 122, actually, on 121 in January.

1119
01:20:14,340 --> 01:20:20,440
 When you want to talk about Kentucky sports and the SEC, our next guest fills the bill.

1120
01:20:20,940 --> 01:20:27,260
 Larry Vaughn to Vaughn's views, which is, I can't even begin to tell you how many views he gets on that.

1121
01:20:27,680 --> 01:20:30,140
 Conecuh for 30 papers and websites.

1122
01:20:30,480 --> 01:20:34,000
 WPBK FM show host.

1123
01:20:34,740 --> 01:20:36,060
 Topps Magazine.

1124
01:20:36,260 --> 01:20:37,140
 Edge Media.

1125
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:39,640
 WLAP Sunday morning.

1126
01:20:39,820 --> 01:20:41,500
 He is absolutely everywhere.

1127
01:20:42,060 --> 01:20:44,180
 Larry Vaughn, welcome into the show today, bud.

1128
01:20:44,180 --> 01:20:44,780
 How are you doing?

1129
01:20:45,660 --> 01:20:48,700
 Well, I'm starting to think maybe I need to slow down after you just say,

1130
01:20:48,780 --> 01:20:51,680
 I had never thought about all that until you mentioned all that.

1131
01:20:51,740 --> 01:20:56,440
 But no, I'm doing well just preparing for the blizzard, I guess.

1132
01:20:56,500 --> 01:20:56,800
 Yes.

1133
01:20:56,960 --> 01:21:01,260
 It's supposed to be coming our way in a couple days and praying it doesn't get as bad as what is being predicted.

1134
01:21:01,720 --> 01:21:03,980
 Yeah, it's going to take a wide swath.

1135
01:21:03,980 --> 01:21:11,060
 Larry, every time I hear the name Will Stein, I hear enthusiasm.

1136
01:21:11,760 --> 01:21:13,020
 He never sleeps.

1137
01:21:13,380 --> 01:21:14,200
 He's everywhere.

1138
01:21:15,700 --> 01:21:22,180
 Everything I've heard about him so far, maybe a fresh reboot for Kentucky.

1139
01:21:22,880 --> 01:21:25,700
 Nobody knows coaches the way you do in this league.

1140
01:21:25,900 --> 01:21:30,040
 Larry, your initial thoughts on Kentucky's new football coach.

1141
01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:40,000
 Well, I don't know if he'll be the best football coach in the SEC, but I don't think there will be a more confident coach in the SEC than Will Stein.

1142
01:21:40,100 --> 01:21:43,640
 Will does not lack for confidence, I'll put it that way.

1143
01:21:44,020 --> 01:21:50,040
 We will see what happens when he has to start being the guy held responsible for how the games end up.

1144
01:21:50,440 --> 01:21:54,640
 But right now, he's saying, doing, believing all the right things.

1145
01:21:54,720 --> 01:21:56,000
 I think he's got 40 coaches.

1146
01:21:56,000 --> 01:21:59,040
 I've never seen so many.

1147
01:21:59,200 --> 01:22:04,700
 I mean, they're going to have, and maybe Alabama and Auburn do this, I don't know, but they're going to have five offensive line coaches.

1148
01:22:04,900 --> 01:22:13,280
 There's an offensive line coach, an assistant offensive line coach, an offensive line analyst, a grad assistant, and some other names.

1149
01:22:13,320 --> 01:22:18,940
 I've never heard so many things, but it's just all of today's new world of doing things.

1150
01:22:19,080 --> 01:22:25,300
 And, again, they're going to have about 50 new players on the roster between transfers and high school kids.

1151
01:22:25,300 --> 01:22:30,900
 So it's going to be an interesting ride over the next few months with him.

1152
01:22:30,940 --> 01:22:33,580
 And, of course, he took the big swing.

1153
01:22:34,180 --> 01:22:41,620
 He didn't retain the Kentucky native quarterback who had started 10 games this past year and had some really good games at times

1154
01:22:41,620 --> 01:22:43,140
 and ended up going.

1155
01:22:43,300 --> 01:22:46,380
 He went to Arizona State because they really wanted him.

1156
01:22:46,620 --> 01:22:50,280
 And Will, I think, decided he wasn't going to be the guy for him at Kentucky.

1157
01:22:50,440 --> 01:22:57,260
 And they brought in Kenny Minchie from Notre Dame, who Will said the other day that all the coaches up there said,

1158
01:22:57,320 --> 01:23:00,500
 well, even if he'd have been our quarterback, we would have still won at least 10 games.

1159
01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:04,820
 Well, my question would be if they felt that confident, why wasn't he probably the quarterback anyway?

1160
01:23:05,060 --> 01:23:06,460
 So, I mean, I don't know.

1161
01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:07,780
 We're just going to have to wait and see.

1162
01:23:07,780 --> 01:23:13,360
 But it's certainly a different type of enthusiasm than what Mark Stoops had after 13 years.

1163
01:23:13,840 --> 01:23:20,400
 Larry, the 34 transfers out of the portal, they may have added to that since this morning.

1164
01:23:20,600 --> 01:23:27,200
 But I know one of the priorities I've heard since he got there was rebuilding the blue wall,

1165
01:23:27,760 --> 01:23:29,400
 Kentucky's offensive line.

1166
01:23:29,540 --> 01:23:37,540
 They brought in, I believe, Lance Hurd, Colton Price from Baylor, Tigra, Shabalo from Ohio State.

1167
01:23:37,920 --> 01:23:43,980
 And when Kentucky and Mark Stoops were his best, they had a very good offensive line.

1168
01:23:44,540 --> 01:23:50,540
 Talk about rebuilding that unit and how will his offense be different than Mark Stoops?

1169
01:23:51,820 --> 01:23:53,500
 I don't know.

1170
01:23:53,700 --> 01:23:57,380
 It's going to be interesting to see if he goes strictly with that Baylor offense.

1171
01:23:57,540 --> 01:24:02,420
 If he lets Joe Sloan incorporate some of what he did at LSU or not.

1172
01:24:02,520 --> 01:24:06,300
 But I think it'll be a whole big dose of what you saw Oregon do.

1173
01:24:06,420 --> 01:24:07,020
 That's what it'll be.

1174
01:24:07,100 --> 01:24:11,020
 It won't be as much pound and grind as what Mark Stoops liked.

1175
01:24:11,100 --> 01:24:20,540
 But I do think Will also does like to run the football and be more short, quick outpaces to let guys get in space and make plays, I believe.

1176
01:24:21,740 --> 01:24:25,420
 They definitely need to get better on the offensive line.

1177
01:24:25,520 --> 01:24:30,660
 You've heard me say before, I think one way they got better, they got rid of the coach at the head coaching the offensive line.

1178
01:24:31,480 --> 01:24:33,640
 Good luck to them at LSU is all I'll say.

1179
01:24:34,020 --> 01:24:37,240
 So I think that was an upgrade for Kentucky there.

1180
01:24:37,240 --> 01:24:43,740
 And they got the one young man from Alabama that I'm anxious to see play because I think he's got the best hair in the SEC.

1181
01:24:44,200 --> 01:24:44,820
 Yes, he does.

1182
01:24:45,740 --> 01:24:46,560
 He is.

1183
01:24:46,900 --> 01:24:53,780
 And believe it or not, I first interviewed him five years ago on FaceTime when he was in Finland and got his UK offer.

1184
01:24:54,140 --> 01:24:56,960
 He got back with me and we FaceTimed and all like that.

1185
01:24:57,000 --> 01:24:58,220
 And I've kind of kept in touch with him.

1186
01:24:58,300 --> 01:24:59,880
 So I'm anxious to see him play.

1187
01:24:59,980 --> 01:25:07,940
 And I know they think he could be kind of a guy that could come in here and maybe surprise a lot of people with what he's able to do.

1188
01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:10,540
 Larry, I think he will do that.

1189
01:25:10,620 --> 01:25:13,040
 Alois Alinan is who you're talking about.

1190
01:25:13,560 --> 01:25:16,540
 Again, just got kind of caught up in a numbers game.

1191
01:25:16,700 --> 01:25:18,780
 But, yeah, everybody remembers Finland.

1192
01:25:19,600 --> 01:25:21,160
 Jay Bateman at defense.

1193
01:25:21,440 --> 01:25:22,680
 What's he going to bring on that?

1194
01:25:24,120 --> 01:25:25,600
 Barbie, that's that of the ball.

1195
01:25:26,540 --> 01:25:45,540
 Well, I think he's a very charismatic guy and I know he's going to be, I think, make a big impact in recruiting because some of the key defensive players that they did retain, most of it was because when Jay Bateman got here, he convinced them, yeah, I want you to stay and I need you to stay.

1196
01:25:45,940 --> 01:25:46,860
 And here's why.

1197
01:25:46,860 --> 01:25:53,400
 Because I thought a lot of them might follow Brad White to Florida or a lot of them may just go somewhere else.

1198
01:25:53,620 --> 01:26:00,320
 But they didn't keep everybody, but they kept a big majority and I think kept the guys that they really needed to keep.

1199
01:26:00,460 --> 01:26:07,600
 And that's all I hear from different parents and players is because of the connection they made with Jay Bateman immediately.

1200
01:26:07,940 --> 01:26:11,920
 Now, how he'll be scheme-wise, I don't really know.

1201
01:26:12,060 --> 01:26:18,640
 But I know he's bringing in a lot of big, fast athletes that seem like they've got a pretty solid group up front again.

1202
01:26:19,280 --> 01:26:25,140
 And Anwar Stewart is the only coach that will retain that's on the defensive line.

1203
01:26:25,580 --> 01:26:31,400
 I think that was the right move to make because Anwar's had really good defensive linemen for a number of years.

1204
01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:33,020
 So I think they'll be good there.

1205
01:26:33,120 --> 01:26:38,180
 And they kept Ty Bryant in the secondary to kind of be their captain and leader back there.

1206
01:26:38,260 --> 01:26:39,900
 And that's a really good move for them.

1207
01:26:40,420 --> 01:26:44,440
 But Jay, again, kind of talks and says all the right things.

1208
01:26:44,520 --> 01:26:48,300
 I think they might be a little bit more aggressive defense than what Brad White had.

1209
01:26:48,300 --> 01:26:52,960
 But Brad kind of believed in, let's just kind of lay back and make the offense have to make a mistake.

1210
01:26:53,360 --> 01:26:56,340
 I think Jay will attack a little bit more than what Brad White did.

1211
01:26:57,420 --> 01:26:59,500
 Larry, refresh my memory now.

1212
01:26:59,660 --> 01:27:05,360
 Who does Kentucky play the second game of the season to open the SEC conference play?

1213
01:27:06,460 --> 01:27:06,840
 I don't know.

1214
01:27:06,880 --> 01:27:08,020
 It's one of those games they'll win.

1215
01:27:08,180 --> 01:27:11,880
 I mean, that's one that's kind of already marked down as a win up here.

1216
01:27:11,980 --> 01:27:13,820
 I forget what the name of that team even is.

1217
01:27:15,000 --> 01:27:16,080
 University of Alabama.

1218
01:27:17,080 --> 01:27:18,220
 Yeah, Alabama, that team.

1219
01:27:18,320 --> 01:27:18,840
 Yeah, that team.

1220
01:27:19,020 --> 01:27:23,740
 Yeah, they're going to take the Indiana playbook and just run with it and go right there.

1221
01:27:24,100 --> 01:27:28,900
 So, yeah, we'll get to pretty quick indoctrination to what SEC life is going to be like.

1222
01:27:29,900 --> 01:27:46,440
 Now, tell me about the second best sport in Kentucky, because we all know volleyball, which you remind me every time you come on our show, that the cats in basketball, a Hail Mary, a minor miracle.

1223
01:27:47,960 --> 01:27:49,220
 I'll give them credit.

1224
01:27:49,220 --> 01:27:58,840
 They've come back from 12 down to Mississippi State, 18 to LSU, 17 to Tennessee, and I'm sure that's helped Mark Pope.

1225
01:27:59,400 --> 01:28:08,460
 Mark's popularity at Big Blue Nation had waned a little bit for a while, but the cats are playing much better now.

1226
01:28:08,560 --> 01:28:11,060
 I know they've had some injuries, particularly with Lowe.

1227
01:28:11,460 --> 01:28:16,280
 Larry, your thoughts on Kentucky now at 12 and 6 and 3 and 2?

1228
01:28:17,160 --> 01:28:21,780
 I would say you're being kind when you said that Mark Pope's popularity had waned.

1229
01:28:21,980 --> 01:28:24,360
 That was a kind word for it right there.

1230
01:28:24,480 --> 01:28:29,980
 But, again, if you look at one side, what's great, they've won three in a row.

1231
01:28:30,060 --> 01:28:31,820
 Now they're up to 3 and 2 in the SEC.

1232
01:28:32,100 --> 01:28:37,680
 They've got a couple of road wins that you don't know, didn't really know if they could do or not do.

1233
01:28:38,280 --> 01:28:41,460
 And they've been shooting the ball better from three-point range.

1234
01:28:42,100 --> 01:28:47,540
 You look on the other side, though, they've been down by a combined 47 points in the last three games.

1235
01:28:48,040 --> 01:28:52,520
 And how often are you going to come back and win Rosen against Tennessee and LSU?

1236
01:28:53,140 --> 01:28:56,120
 The combined time that Kentucky led in the game was less than two minutes.

1237
01:28:57,240 --> 01:29:04,600
 I just don't think that's a sustainable recipe for success to try to fall behind by 20 and then come back all the time.

1238
01:29:04,780 --> 01:29:08,100
 But I do think of the positive side, they are settling in.

1239
01:29:08,680 --> 01:29:13,620
 The injuries, in a weird way, may have helped them because now there's no more wondering,

1240
01:29:13,860 --> 01:29:15,000
 is Jalen Lowe going to play?

1241
01:29:15,120 --> 01:29:15,980
 Is he going to do the point guard?

1242
01:29:16,600 --> 01:29:17,180
 No, he's not.

1243
01:29:17,300 --> 01:29:19,520
 Denzel Aberdeen, you've got to be the point guard at Jasper Johnson.

1244
01:29:19,980 --> 01:29:21,860
 You're going to get more minutes because of that.

1245
01:29:21,860 --> 01:29:28,260
 But I kind of think, as crazy as it sounds, if Jaden Quaintance just decides his knee's not responding

1246
01:29:28,260 --> 01:29:31,920
 and he's not going to try to come back, it might be the best thing for him

1247
01:29:31,920 --> 01:29:36,280
 because Jaden has missed the last four games after coming back and playing three.

1248
01:29:37,240 --> 01:29:39,900
 And he had one really good game.

1249
01:29:39,960 --> 01:29:41,180
 The rest of them, no.

1250
01:29:41,640 --> 01:29:44,400
 And I think if you just know, okay, he's not going to be there,

1251
01:29:44,820 --> 01:29:47,560
 these guys are going to have to play, and here's what you're going to have to do.

1252
01:29:47,700 --> 01:29:51,660
 I think Mark Pope is better with a little more restricted lineup

1253
01:29:51,660 --> 01:29:54,740
 instead of trying to figure out how to play 10, 11, 12 guys.

1254
01:29:54,920 --> 01:29:56,220
 That is not his strength.

1255
01:29:56,800 --> 01:30:02,220
 So I think as hard as it is to think, but your starting point guard and Jaden Quaintance,

1256
01:30:02,580 --> 01:30:05,180
 two guys that are supposed to be two of your best three players going into the season,

1257
01:30:05,580 --> 01:30:09,200
 if they finally just say, hey, we can't play, I think they're going to be better

1258
01:30:09,200 --> 01:30:11,680
 because now more guys know their roles and understand them,

1259
01:30:12,040 --> 01:30:14,580
 don't have to look over their shoulder and think, well, if I make a mistake,

1260
01:30:15,060 --> 01:30:17,540
 not only may I come out of this game, I may not play for two more games.

1261
01:30:17,700 --> 01:30:19,240
 So that's what happens sometimes.

1262
01:30:19,720 --> 01:30:21,800
 I think it's hard to play with confidence that way.

1263
01:30:22,140 --> 01:30:25,740
 So they've got two really big games this week, Texas tonight,

1264
01:30:26,520 --> 01:30:28,180
 and then Ole Miss on Saturday.

1265
01:30:28,360 --> 01:30:30,600
 That's just two games they can't lose at Rupp Arena,

1266
01:30:30,820 --> 01:30:33,020
 even if they lost to Missouri at Rupp Arena.

1267
01:30:33,260 --> 01:30:35,700
 But then next week they go on the road to Vanderbilt and Arkansas,

1268
01:30:35,700 --> 01:30:40,120
 so they need to get these two to kind of bank a little bit more goodwill for Pope

1269
01:30:40,120 --> 01:30:41,560
 in case next week doesn't go well.

1270
01:30:42,220 --> 01:30:46,520
 Yeah, listen, Nate Oates can sympathize with Mark Pope.

1271
01:30:47,040 --> 01:30:52,580
 Last week they had two good road wins, but they had come back from double digits both times,

1272
01:30:52,760 --> 01:30:55,120
 and they've lost to Texas at home.

1273
01:30:55,820 --> 01:30:55,920
 Yeah.

1274
01:30:56,300 --> 01:31:00,680
 Believe me, Texas, when they're playing well, and Sean Miller's a very good coach.

1275
01:31:00,820 --> 01:31:03,660
 Now, before I let you go, remind me once again,

1276
01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:08,900
 the number one sport for the University of Kentucky is volleyball, correct?

1277
01:31:09,500 --> 01:31:10,980
 Oh, there's no doubt about it.

1278
01:31:11,180 --> 01:31:13,120
 Nine straight SEC championships.

1279
01:31:13,280 --> 01:31:13,760
 There you go.

1280
01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:19,200
 National championship game this year had their best player playing with a meniscus injury,

1281
01:31:19,320 --> 01:31:20,500
 or they probably would have won it all.

1282
01:31:20,560 --> 01:31:21,500
 That's what I'm saying anyway.

1283
01:31:21,780 --> 01:31:25,480
 So, yeah, when you can win nine straight SEC championships,

1284
01:31:25,740 --> 01:31:27,100
 I don't care what sport at the end.

1285
01:31:27,140 --> 01:31:28,480
 That makes you number one on campus.

1286
01:31:29,300 --> 01:31:30,900
 That is exactly correct.

1287
01:31:31,320 --> 01:31:33,820
 Listen, we love talking with you, as you know.

1288
01:31:34,440 --> 01:31:35,700
 Where can we get online?

1289
01:31:35,840 --> 01:31:38,200
 Folks, views, and I kid you about this,

1290
01:31:38,260 --> 01:31:41,980
 but every time I say picture, and I'm going to make a Mel Sheldonist comment here,

1291
01:31:42,400 --> 01:31:43,940
 you're hugging a good-looking woman.

1292
01:31:44,120 --> 01:31:45,200
 Larry, how do you do that?

1293
01:31:46,120 --> 01:31:47,960
 It's just a gift you have to live with.

1294
01:31:48,160 --> 01:31:49,700
 I mean, it's just something you have to do with.

1295
01:31:50,020 --> 01:31:51,340
 It's the hair, isn't it, Larry?

1296
01:31:51,580 --> 01:31:51,960
 It's the hair.

1297
01:31:51,960 --> 01:31:54,220
 It might be that you've been around so long,

1298
01:31:54,280 --> 01:31:57,380
 and you just kind of feel like you're kind of like their grandfather,

1299
01:31:57,800 --> 01:31:59,000
 and they're just happy to see you.

1300
01:31:59,000 --> 01:32:04,840
 And I do think that female athletes appreciate media coverage a lot more

1301
01:32:04,840 --> 01:32:07,000
 than male athletes on a whole.

1302
01:32:07,480 --> 01:32:09,480
 And they're a whole lot more, you know,

1303
01:32:09,500 --> 01:32:11,680
 just kind of outgoing with you like that and everything.

1304
01:32:11,940 --> 01:32:14,600
 But I do enjoy covering the female athletics.

1305
01:32:14,760 --> 01:32:16,820
 I think it's got a really good women's basketball team.

1306
01:32:16,900 --> 01:32:18,120
 It's a little short-handed right now,

1307
01:32:18,160 --> 01:32:20,700
 but they're still hanging in there, their gymnastics team.

1308
01:32:20,780 --> 01:32:22,500
 I love watching them compete.

1309
01:32:22,620 --> 01:32:24,200
 And then, like I say, volleyball.

1310
01:32:24,480 --> 01:32:25,960
 It's only nine months until volleyball starts.

1311
01:32:27,060 --> 01:32:27,460
 Amazing.

1312
01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:29,980
 Listen, always great to catch up with you.

1313
01:32:30,040 --> 01:32:31,560
 Have a great 20-26.

1314
01:32:32,320 --> 01:32:33,880
 Let's do this again real soon.

1315
01:32:34,600 --> 01:32:35,000
 Absolutely.

1316
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1317
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1318
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 All right, buddy.

1319
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 Thank you so much.

1320
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 Larry Vaught, nobody does a better job of covering Kentucky.

1321
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 Drew DeArmond does a pretty good job of covering Alabama and the ACC,

1322
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1378
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1379
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1380
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1381
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1401
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1402
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1438
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 Always a delight to bring in a very good friend, Drew DeArmond, host of Talking Ball on Huntsville's 97.7 The Zone.

1439
01:38:39,080 --> 01:38:49,080
 Also a contributor to Titer Insider and basically runs the Huntsville Crimson Panthers boys basketball program on the side.

1440
01:38:49,800 --> 01:38:54,480
 Me too, when I was doing prep this morning, I had to look at this twice.

1441
01:38:55,380 --> 01:39:01,860
 Charles Bidiaco, the former Alabama center, has been granted a temporary restraining order,

1442
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 granting him immediate eligibility to participate in all of Alabama men's basketball activities and games.

1443
01:39:11,080 --> 01:39:17,700
 And there's a wild rumor that he may even play for Alabama against Tennessee Saturday night.

1444
01:39:18,120 --> 01:39:23,740
 Your thoughts on a very intriguing story that's developed the last couple of days.

1445
01:39:24,460 --> 01:39:27,300
 Well, I mean, it was one that came out of left field.

1446
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 You know, the first thing I saw about it was this morning, really.

1447
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 Of course, Charles played on NATO's team three years ago with Brandon Miller, then went to the Sweet 16 and won the SEC regular season and tournament titles.

1448
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 And then, really, after Brian Hodgson left to take the job at Arkansas State, he decided to turn professional and go into the NBA draft.

1449
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 I thought he might return at that point after being evaluated, but he decided to stay in the draft.

1450
01:40:01,900 --> 01:40:09,560
 He was very, you know, strongly connected to Hodgson, and his recruitment took a while to play out.

1451
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 And he ended up going pro, as you said, didn't get drafted, but signed to the Spurs.

1452
01:40:16,960 --> 01:40:23,380
 But, you know, we've seen throughout college basketball in the last few months, you know, the young man, you know,

1453
01:40:23,460 --> 01:40:30,260
 that had been a first-round draft pick, signed with Baylor, was granted, you know, four years, four years of eligibility.

1454
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 Then, you know, you see the young man at Louisville.

1455
01:40:33,820 --> 01:40:36,360
 There's been a few cases of this going on.

1456
01:40:37,260 --> 01:40:43,920
 And the funny thing is, you know, we've made us even commented on this a few weeks back about, you know,

1457
01:40:43,960 --> 01:40:49,160
 of course he's for the high school player and he doesn't want to take away opportunities.

1458
01:40:49,760 --> 01:40:53,980
 But like you said, you know, if this is going on, we've got to look into it.

1459
01:40:53,980 --> 01:41:00,960
 And Fediakos is a little bit different story because he actually did play two years for Alabama before turning pro.

1460
01:41:01,120 --> 01:41:04,880
 But the thing that I never really thought about was he did not get drafted.

1461
01:41:05,600 --> 01:41:10,020
 And then as far as I had known, and I was correct, he did not ever appear in an NBA game.

1462
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 So you wonder, even though he could, and since he's with the G League, some of these other guys have been.

1463
01:41:16,060 --> 01:41:19,560
 And I agree with his lawyers in the way that, do I like this?

1464
01:41:19,660 --> 01:41:20,620
 I don't.

1465
01:41:20,680 --> 01:41:20,860
 Yeah.

1466
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 I don't want to take away an opportunity for another freshman player and recruit.

1467
01:41:25,760 --> 01:41:32,740
 But when you look at it, you have to sit there and say, okay, if you can sign these kids out of European Professional League,

1468
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 and they've been professional since they were 16, and it doesn't count against their clock or anything,

1469
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 and all of a sudden they can sign and play at a four-year university for up to four to five years,

1470
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 then why can't, you know, guys that have either been in the States, and Betty Aco,

1471
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 even though he was considered a Canadian citizen, had played at IMG Academy and played in the United States,

1472
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 then why do these kids have to have their eligibility compromised?

1473
01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:03,800
 And, you know, at first I thought he might have two years' eligibility left,

1474
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 but then according to the NCAA, because of his clock starting, I guess he'd only have this semester.

1475
01:42:11,040 --> 01:42:16,580
 So it would be a short-term deal, but I can't blame Alabama for looking into it,

1476
01:42:16,820 --> 01:42:19,040
 because they certainly have had a ton of injuries.

1477
01:42:19,580 --> 01:42:21,300
 He's not very familiar to them.

1478
01:42:21,420 --> 01:42:27,520
 He can finish his degree, and he can play the last part of the season and have an impact on this roster.

1479
01:42:28,440 --> 01:42:30,840
 So I don't blame him for pursuing this.

1480
01:42:30,900 --> 01:42:33,100
 It's interesting that he got the injunction.

1481
01:42:33,620 --> 01:42:35,940
 We'll see if it lasts, but I'll be honest.

1482
01:42:36,220 --> 01:42:39,920
 Somebody just asked me, do you think he'll play Saturday against Tennessee?

1483
01:42:39,920 --> 01:42:44,120
 And I certainly hope so, because I know he just got through playing in a G League game,

1484
01:42:44,260 --> 01:42:47,700
 but they could certainly use his rim protection and the depth.

1485
01:42:47,840 --> 01:42:53,680
 I don't think he would start by any stretch, but having him be a part of the rotation would be invaluable.

1486
01:42:54,320 --> 01:42:56,300
 Well, there's no doubt about that.

1487
01:42:56,960 --> 01:43:02,060
 He would be welcome with open arms if, again, they decide to do that.

1488
01:43:02,180 --> 01:43:08,500
 The restraining order will remain in effect for 10 days or until a hearing can take place.

1489
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 That hearing is scheduled for January 27th.

1490
01:43:12,020 --> 01:43:17,340
 The D2, before we get into the transfer portal, let me ask you about this bye week for Alabama.

1491
01:43:17,520 --> 01:43:19,740
 It certainly came at a good time.

1492
01:43:20,520 --> 01:43:23,960
 This roster has been injured throughout the season.

1493
01:43:24,300 --> 01:43:26,080
 They came back with that.

1494
01:43:26,160 --> 01:43:30,360
 They've had two impressive comebacks from double digits.

1495
01:43:30,600 --> 01:43:34,560
 But the other side of the coin is, why are you down double digits?

1496
01:43:35,000 --> 01:43:39,220
 Got outscored 11 and nothing to Oklahoma to end half Saturday.

1497
01:43:39,440 --> 01:43:43,000
 Then they came back on a 12-0 run to get back in the game.

1498
01:43:43,720 --> 01:43:48,320
 Hopefully, the rest, the bye week, the practice will help some.

1499
01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:52,920
 D2, your thoughts on where this Alabama team is going into the Tennessee game?

1500
01:43:53,860 --> 01:44:02,420
 Well, I mean, I think it was a huge week last week after they allowed the Texas game to get away from them

1501
01:44:02,420 --> 01:44:06,240
 because, quite frankly, their two best players couldn't make free throws.

1502
01:44:07,100 --> 01:44:11,340
 And that was, of course, LeBaron, Phylon, and Aiden Holloway.

1503
01:44:12,120 --> 01:44:16,980
 I thought that even though they didn't play their best basketball, especially on the defensive end of the floor,

1504
01:44:17,460 --> 01:44:20,480
 if they could have gotten the lead late, they would have beaten Texas.

1505
01:44:20,980 --> 01:44:27,840
 And they did not execute, could not find a way to survive that and rally like they did earlier in the year

1506
01:44:27,840 --> 01:44:30,120
 against Clemson and win the game at home.

1507
01:44:30,680 --> 01:44:36,160
 So they had two games on the road that were huge because, I mean, you've got to try to get,

1508
01:44:36,860 --> 01:44:40,560
 you know, in a way, make up for that loss.

1509
01:44:40,560 --> 01:44:50,020
 And I thought, going on the road, if they were down 29-14, 29-15 early in the game at Mississippi State,

1510
01:44:50,120 --> 01:44:51,260
 you should have seen my phone.

1511
01:44:51,420 --> 01:44:53,200
 I mean, it was like the season was over.

1512
01:44:53,800 --> 01:44:54,800
 Just give up.

1513
01:44:54,960 --> 01:44:56,800
 You know, it's a lost cause.

1514
01:44:57,280 --> 01:44:59,680
 But it's like I've said with State Oaks basketball.

1515
01:44:59,680 --> 01:45:03,360
 I mean, you have to let everything play out.

1516
01:45:03,800 --> 01:45:09,240
 Because I remember during the Final Four run in the first round against the College of Charleston,

1517
01:45:09,780 --> 01:45:12,780
 you know, and Alabama got down early.

1518
01:45:12,980 --> 01:45:18,540
 And there were people blowing me up then saying, wow, this team is totally underachieved.

1519
01:45:18,940 --> 01:45:21,500
 And then Alabama was up 30 in the second half.

1520
01:45:21,840 --> 01:45:27,120
 The way they play, you just have to kind of let it play out and see if they can get going.

1521
01:45:27,200 --> 01:45:28,100
 And they certainly did.

1522
01:45:28,180 --> 01:45:32,580
 They won 92 to, you know, or excuse me, 90.

1523
01:45:33,080 --> 01:45:36,380
 They blew them out by 17, 97 to 82, pardon me.

1524
01:45:36,920 --> 01:45:39,300
 And really got it going in the backcourt.

1525
01:45:39,540 --> 01:45:41,460
 His byline looked like himself again.

1526
01:45:41,940 --> 01:45:45,260
 After I thought he was, for a couple games, he looked sluggish.

1527
01:45:45,760 --> 01:45:48,540
 And that groin injury seemed to slow him some.

1528
01:45:49,000 --> 01:45:49,900
 They played really well.

1529
01:45:50,180 --> 01:45:54,460
 And then the game against Oklahoma, who, quite frankly, wasn't as good as Texas.

1530
01:45:54,580 --> 01:45:57,080
 And I don't think, I think they're in the bottom third of the league.

1531
01:45:57,580 --> 01:45:59,760
 It was kind of a back and forth game.

1532
01:45:59,760 --> 01:46:05,380
 But in byline, I thought really wasn't very good until the last six or seven minutes.

1533
01:46:05,520 --> 01:46:08,620
 And then he did what great players are supposed to do.

1534
01:46:08,680 --> 01:46:10,100
 He kind of took over.

1535
01:46:10,500 --> 01:46:13,740
 And then Houston Millett made a big shot, no doubt.

1536
01:46:13,900 --> 01:46:18,160
 And then Aiden Shirell, the last two games, has been huge.

1537
01:46:18,340 --> 01:46:23,600
 And his development and ability to score the basketball inside is invaluable.

1538
01:46:24,080 --> 01:46:28,620
 And if you can get a Charles Fediaco to back him up, because right now, I mean,

1539
01:46:28,620 --> 01:46:32,300
 it looks like Noah Williamson against Kentucky was a mirage.

1540
01:46:32,740 --> 01:46:34,480
 That was just one day.

1541
01:46:34,680 --> 01:46:36,380
 They haven't been able to get a lot out of him.

1542
01:46:36,680 --> 01:46:38,960
 And then you know about the injury to Keith Ann Bristow.

1543
01:46:39,020 --> 01:46:40,460
 We don't know when he'll be back.

1544
01:46:40,920 --> 01:46:43,600
 So, Alabama's exploring all avenues.

1545
01:46:44,180 --> 01:46:45,480
 It's a huge game against Tennessee.

1546
01:46:45,600 --> 01:46:48,480
 They haven't beaten the ball since 2022.

1547
01:46:49,040 --> 01:46:51,440
 And a lot of people probably don't realize that.

1548
01:46:51,820 --> 01:46:53,200
 But it's a home game.

1549
01:46:53,460 --> 01:46:54,980
 We'll see what happens with the weather.

1550
01:46:55,460 --> 01:46:58,140
 But certainly, it's a big game for Alabama.

1551
01:46:58,140 --> 01:47:05,380
 It's a Tennessee team that doesn't look like they're quite as good in the backcourt or defensively as some of Rick Barnes' other squads.

1552
01:47:05,780 --> 01:47:07,900
 So, this is a chance to get a big win at home.

1553
01:47:08,300 --> 01:47:11,940
 And I still think this is an Alabama team that's a top three or four team in the SEC.

1554
01:47:12,660 --> 01:47:14,940
 I think Florida right now is the best team.

1555
01:47:15,440 --> 01:47:20,880
 But I think, you know, there's a lot of teams kind of jumbled up.

1556
01:47:21,080 --> 01:47:27,440
 And it's kind of been a – they're kind of jockeying for positions behind Florida.

1557
01:47:27,580 --> 01:47:30,180
 And I think Alabama's still got a chance to be one of those guys.

1558
01:47:30,820 --> 01:47:33,080
 And hopefully, they can get a big win on Saturday.

1559
01:47:33,660 --> 01:47:38,340
 And maybe even get a shot in the arm from inside with Charles Bediaco.

1560
01:47:38,620 --> 01:47:41,900
 Again, that's going to be something that's going to play itself out.

1561
01:47:42,620 --> 01:47:48,400
 Drew DeArman of Talking Ball with Scott Tyson now in Expanded One Hour.

1562
01:47:48,980 --> 01:47:51,880
 D2 switching quickly to the portal.

1563
01:47:53,140 --> 01:48:00,620
 Alabama's got a combination of production, past production, and potential on the line of scrimmages.

1564
01:48:00,840 --> 01:48:03,980
 They've been able to bring in five dudes on the offensive line.

1565
01:48:04,080 --> 01:48:05,620
 They've got five coming in.

1566
01:48:06,620 --> 01:48:12,620
 Stray Horn, Nick Brooks from Texas, Ty Hayward, of course, who has committed to Alabama.

1567
01:48:12,740 --> 01:48:14,560
 The Michigan waved a lot of money at him.

1568
01:48:14,620 --> 01:48:17,500
 Ethan Fields, and I know you like Rayson Delgado.

1569
01:48:18,200 --> 01:48:20,240
 We'll see where it pans out.

1570
01:48:20,240 --> 01:48:28,020
 I know the Mississippi State offensive lineman may be visiting Alabama today, and a lot of people are optimistic about him.

1571
01:48:28,220 --> 01:48:35,800
 But at least as far as on the line of scrimmage, where it's one of the areas his team needs to improve the most, so far so good.

1572
01:48:36,680 --> 01:48:39,600
 Yeah, I mean, I think it's been a pretty good portal season.

1573
01:48:39,840 --> 01:48:53,420
 I mean, I would only categorize one disaster in the whole thing, and that was the Hollywood Smothers situation, because you have to get him signed, you know, before he leaves.

1574
01:48:53,780 --> 01:48:58,360
 And if you get him signed, then I think it's definitely an upgrade to the running back room.

1575
01:48:58,360 --> 01:49:08,740
 Now it will be interesting to see if they still address running back, because I think we all know how special, you know, the reigning now, the silly name Mr. Football is.

1576
01:49:08,840 --> 01:49:14,660
 I mean, he, you know, he is, you know, he is just a special, special player.

1577
01:49:15,220 --> 01:49:16,280
 No doubt about it.

1578
01:49:16,280 --> 01:49:20,760
 He may have spent, you know, a long time recruiting in Xavier Crowell.

1579
01:49:20,860 --> 01:49:22,160
 He can make a big impact.

1580
01:49:22,700 --> 01:49:32,060
 It will be interesting to see, and he's an early enrollee if they try to, especially now with only one portal window, are they going to try to add one more, you know, depth piece there?

1581
01:49:32,460 --> 01:49:36,520
 Probably won't be somebody with the impact of Hollywood Smothers, but are they going to add a depth piece?

1582
01:49:36,960 --> 01:49:43,160
 You just mentioned the one today, and that may, they do need more competition to tackle.

1583
01:49:43,320 --> 01:49:45,440
 There's no, there's no question about that.

1584
01:49:46,120 --> 01:49:51,540
 Javon James did start 12 of the 13 games for Mississippi State after coming over from Akron.

1585
01:49:51,920 --> 01:49:54,300
 He's played the left tackle position in the SEC.

1586
01:49:55,040 --> 01:49:56,860
 That experience is invaluable.

1587
01:49:57,780 --> 01:49:59,120
 He's on campus now.

1588
01:49:59,180 --> 01:50:05,740
 He hasn't officially committed, but there's strong indication that Alabama leads to this situation,

1589
01:50:06,180 --> 01:50:10,720
 and he would be another quality piece, you know, to that offensive line hall in the portal.

1590
01:50:11,240 --> 01:50:17,240
 I mean, they've already brought in Ty Haywood, who they had recruited the year before, who redshirted a year at Michigan.

1591
01:50:17,700 --> 01:50:25,260
 I know that the spin for the Michigan side was they didn't think that he'd lift up to his billing, but look, he's still a young player.

1592
01:50:25,260 --> 01:50:31,140
 And then Caden Strayhorn played for Coach Saban, his father did, at Michigan State.

1593
01:50:31,540 --> 01:50:37,100
 He's another one that could probably be either a center or a guard, probably a guard for you.

1594
01:50:37,480 --> 01:50:39,720
 It started in their bowl game against Texas.

1595
01:50:40,640 --> 01:50:45,920
 You know, Nick Brooks, ironically, on the other side, he can play both guard and tackle.

1596
01:50:46,500 --> 01:50:48,700
 He's another big body who can come in.

1597
01:50:49,080 --> 01:50:53,680
 Probably the best of them, though, is the kid from Cal Poly, Racine Delgado.

1598
01:50:54,380 --> 01:50:56,020
 He's probably going to be your center.

1599
01:50:56,500 --> 01:51:00,600
 Then you bring in Ethan Fields from Ole Miss, who can definitely play guard.

1600
01:51:00,880 --> 01:51:03,840
 But, I mean, this had to happen because you saw it.

1601
01:51:03,920 --> 01:51:10,180
 I mean, Alabama was basically only left with about five offensive linemen after everybody transferred after the season.

1602
01:51:10,180 --> 01:51:16,200
 So, now I will say this, I'm not sure that the player development had been what it needed to be under Cap.

1603
01:51:16,580 --> 01:51:19,780
 We'll see if he returns to coach the offensive line.

1604
01:51:20,160 --> 01:51:28,640
 I would like to see, you know, a guy like Scott Huff come back to the staff that was going to be the offensive line coach originally,

1605
01:51:29,140 --> 01:51:30,140
 but went to the Seahawks.

1606
01:51:30,200 --> 01:51:31,860
 He's now the tight end coach for the Rams.

1607
01:51:32,020 --> 01:51:39,120
 I'd like everybody to kind of start over with a fresh, under a new coach and a fresh slate and just compete in the spring.

1608
01:51:39,280 --> 01:51:42,240
 But, certainly, they've got to get better along that offensive front.

1609
01:51:42,660 --> 01:51:45,800
 But, I think they've done a nice job at the portal addressing it.

1610
01:51:46,180 --> 01:51:55,020
 And then, I think they did a good job with the defensive line because they lost so many pieces to the transfer portal and to the NFL after the year.

1611
01:51:55,420 --> 01:51:57,420
 You know, Devin Tompkins was the first piece.

1612
01:51:57,840 --> 01:51:58,760
 He's got a lot of potential.

1613
01:51:58,760 --> 01:52:03,860
 So, I like the addition of Terrence Green to kind of take the place, you know, of Tim Keenan.

1614
01:52:04,340 --> 01:52:08,260
 And then, Kendrick Bigley-Jones from Mississippi State, I think he's a little underrated.

1615
01:52:08,820 --> 01:52:16,460
 And then, you've got a young guy, Caleb Smith, who, you know, is originally from the state of Alabama, from Washington,

1616
01:52:16,520 --> 01:52:17,980
 who will probably play the Bandit spot.

1617
01:52:18,400 --> 01:52:21,320
 And then, of course, Desmond Zulu.

1618
01:52:21,580 --> 01:52:23,080
 That's what I'm calling him right now, anyway.

1619
01:52:23,340 --> 01:52:23,580
 Right.

1620
01:52:23,840 --> 01:52:25,220
 South Carolina, the senior.

1621
01:52:25,220 --> 01:52:28,000
 He's another one that I think could be a quality team.

1622
01:52:28,260 --> 01:52:37,960
 But, pardon me, the biggest needs for Alabama in the portal going in were offensive and defensive lines.

1623
01:52:38,500 --> 01:52:42,320
 And I think they, along with special teams, addressed those very effectively.

1624
01:52:42,840 --> 01:52:49,980
 And now we'll see if they can make the necessary adjustments, in my mind, coaching those positions on the staff.

1625
01:52:50,520 --> 01:52:51,220
 Yeah, absolutely.

1626
01:52:51,540 --> 01:52:52,240
 Great stuff.

1627
01:52:52,400 --> 01:52:57,960
 As usual, where can we get online to get all the latest with you?

1628
01:52:58,080 --> 01:53:03,380
 As I mentioned, additional hour, bonus hour for talking ball now.

1629
01:53:03,480 --> 01:53:05,760
 The Huntsville Crimson Panthers continue to roll.

1630
01:53:05,880 --> 01:53:07,820
 Where can we get online to get all your good stuff?

1631
01:53:08,640 --> 01:53:14,400
 Yeah, it was a big win last night over a really scrappy Albertville team, 64-53 for Huntsville.

1632
01:53:15,260 --> 01:53:20,440
 They're going to be, of the games right now, as you know, we're under another snowmageddon watch.

1633
01:53:20,620 --> 01:53:22,860
 We could have some more winter weather.

1634
01:53:23,400 --> 01:53:27,060
 We seem to have one year in the North Alabama threat.

1635
01:53:28,280 --> 01:53:30,940
 Those games with Grissom have now been moved up.

1636
01:53:31,100 --> 01:53:34,760
 Huntsville will be playing on the road against Jack Dawson's Grissom Tigers.

1637
01:53:34,760 --> 01:53:39,200
 A victory could seal 7A area, 7A the regular season.

1638
01:53:39,700 --> 01:53:42,400
 Those games have all been moved up on Friday.

1639
01:53:42,580 --> 01:53:43,480
 They're still on Friday.

1640
01:53:43,940 --> 01:53:48,060
 We've got word today that they are going to be moved up in the afternoon.

1641
01:53:48,380 --> 01:53:51,780
 So those will be an earlier tip to try to get ahead of the weather.

1642
01:53:52,420 --> 01:53:58,060
 Prattville still scheduled for Saturday, but that could very easily be moved and rescheduled.

1643
01:53:58,060 --> 01:54:04,860
 So it will be a 1 o'clock JV boys game, 2.30 varsity girls, 4 o'clock boys game on Friday.

1644
01:54:05,420 --> 01:54:14,340
 But they can connect with me at 9770SPN on my X account since I continue to have the Iranians that hijacked my regular one.

1645
01:54:14,840 --> 01:54:24,980
 And then, of course, you know, you connect with our show on 97.7 on our SoundCloud account or 9770SPN.com.

1646
01:54:25,020 --> 01:54:26,960
 And we appreciate the shout out.

1647
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:31,280
 Yes, we have moved the last two weeks to three hours from 7 to 10 a.m.

1648
01:54:31,280 --> 01:54:33,140
 And we're really excited about that.

1649
01:54:33,240 --> 01:54:38,060
 And we always enjoy being on 939 to score with you today and talking some of all.

1650
01:54:38,600 --> 01:54:39,400
 Absolutely, buddy.

1651
01:54:39,520 --> 01:54:41,420
 Listen, stay safe during the weather.

1652
01:54:41,520 --> 01:54:42,260
 We'll see you.

1653
01:54:42,260 --> 01:54:42,840
 And you're right.

1654
01:54:42,900 --> 01:54:44,420
 They're going to be a lot of rescheduling.

1655
01:54:44,420 --> 01:54:48,160
 And Drew DeArmond joining us, talking a little Alabama in the SEC.

1656
01:54:48,960 --> 01:54:50,780
 I was going to take care of the show today.

1657
01:54:50,940 --> 01:54:55,080
 Rumor has it, Harold Buggs is going to be coming back on tomorrow.

1658
01:54:55,300 --> 01:54:57,620
 I appreciate James for producing the show.

1659
01:54:57,740 --> 01:55:00,260
 His wife, Kim, is doing much better.

1660
01:55:00,400 --> 01:55:02,460
 That's an interesting prayer.

1661
01:55:03,100 --> 01:55:08,200
 And for James, Blair, Greg, and Harold Buggs, thank you for listening today.

1662
01:55:08,740 --> 01:55:10,460
 Harold Paul Feinbaum is next.

1663
01:55:10,680 --> 01:55:11,800
 Have a great day, everybody.

1664
01:55:14,000 --> 01:55:15,000
 We'll see you next time.