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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a street ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in to National Signing Day Part 2. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy National Signing Day to you and the listeners. Bucky Ball comes to Tuscaloosa tonight as Alabama tries to rebound against Texas A&M. Caleb Jones of Auburn Sports will preview Auburn's 2026 signing class and their transfer portal additions.

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 But our good friend, Freddie Kirby joins us right now to recount the 2026 signing class for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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 You know how I know it's National Signing Day, Brett Beaird.

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 Freddie Kirby is on the show.

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 That's right. He's a general manager of Southeastern Athletics. You can call him a lot of things, but you can't call him a rookie when it comes to covering recruiting.

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 Freddie, welcome in. How are you? Would you agree?

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 Most certainly, guys, this is 42 years worth of it and everything and still kicking strong and headed to Dixon, Tennessee now to see a young lady hoping to sign her up for softball and everything.

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 But you don't have the general feel that we used to have on National Signing Day, but it always feels good when a kid puts a signature on the line to get their education paid for.

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 Absolutely. Freddie, obviously, the win pretty much compared to just a handful of years ago is gone because if you're just checking in from outer space, the big signing day is now in December, early December is that, as opposed to now where it was for years and years and years.

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 But Freddie, be that as it may, where do you start? Any surprises here?

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 Because at the same time, kids can still come on and saw Alabama last night, adding to the class with the younger Sal brother.

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 Your thoughts where things stand here on Part 2? Any surprises so far? Is it pretty much what you expected to this point?

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 Well, it's pretty much basically what I expected, Harold, and everything.

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 I think Alabama coaching staff has the right approach in the way they attack things.

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 I think you've got to attack the high school levels first, and I think you've got to invest in those kids first, and then you hit the portal to fill in where you need.

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 Because if you can get high-rated high school kids and keep them happy, keep them there, develop them, that's when you're going to have your best football teams on the field.

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 And then you pick up your pieces to go along with it.

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 Alabama's class this year, I think, is finished number two, according to most people and everything.

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 And if Kelly DeBoer can continue to do that, he's going to have a lot of success in Alabama and everything.

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 The addition of Adrian Clem on the offensive line, I think, will be a help.

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 And they pick up four young men here in the late signing period and everything that are going to be complimentary pieces.

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 They've already signed in December, but those four pieces are already athletes.

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 And you brought up Amari Sam and everything.

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 He's 5'8", 155, but he can fly.

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 He's played some running back.

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 He's played some receiver and kick returner and stuff like that.

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 And I figure he'll do some of that at Alabama as a slot receiver.

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 But I think the biggest statement that was made by signing him is the fact that he was wounded by Derrick Nix.

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 Because Derrick Nix come in, he evaluated him, and they mourned him.

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 I think he makes a big statement.

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 And it never hurts to take a player of this caliber, especially when he's got a five-star brother coming out next year.

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 I'm sure that's just a coincidence, right?

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 Talk about that.

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 But Xavier Sam is one of the most elite players in the country for next year and everything.

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 And I would think this would give Alabama the edge on him and everything with his brother being here.

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 And his older brother got one more year as well and everything.

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 But you can't go wrong with five stars.

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 Freddie, let's talk about winning the line of scrimmage.

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 Three of us believe in that.

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 We've talked about it for decades.

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 That's what you've got to do if you're going to win football games.

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 Alabama with five.

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 We're going to transfer a portal a little bit later.

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 But Freddie, Jared Doughty from Atlanta.

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 Chris Booker, four-star from Atlanta.

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 Bear Fretwell, Mr. 4.7 in the 40-yard dash, which is rare for an offensive lineman.

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 Terrell Miller, College of San Mateo in California.

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 And Bryson Cooley, the four-star from Laurel, Mississippi.

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 And defensive line, Nolan Wilson from Picay, Mississippi.

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 Jerry Matthews from Spartan, transferred to Gainesville in Georgia.

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 Maury Johnson, four-star from most of the shows.

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 Corey Howard from Valdosta, Georgia.

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 Malik Franklin, a late addition from Daphne High School.

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 Freddie, that's five on the offensive line, five on the defensive line.

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 I've said it's like pitchers in baseball.

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 Very much so, and I think you've heard me holler that for the last 40 years and everything.

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 Jared Doughty is one that was not as highly ranked coming out the initial 25 classes as far as the way he was ranked.

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 But throughout the year, he steadily rose all the way up to a major four-star athlete and had some of the top major programs in the country voting him.

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 And I think he's even jumped to the top 100 players in the country and everything, just to give you an idea of what kind of talent he has.

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 Bryson Cooley has been one of the top players on the Alabama's offensive line.

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 Recruits is all year long, and they went through some battles with LSU and got him in the end and everything.

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 Then you've got a young man with junior college experience, which is never going to hurt.

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 And like you said, then you've got your project with Barry Frantwell, who's got great size and great speed and footwork and everything.

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 And defensive-wise, and I may be wrong here, Harold and Brent, but I think the young man for most shows is going to actually be the first player to hit the field.

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 Jermary Matthews is coming off the edge.

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 And Kenny King, we never would have called Alabama if he didn't think he could play there.

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 That's going to compliment this.

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 But any time you've got 11 offenses, 10 defense, a line coming in one class, you keep Freddie Kirby happy.

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 And when he's not busy as a general manager of Southeastern Athletics, sometimes, Freddie, it's safe to say that it's not necessarily who you bring in.

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 And, Sue, in this modern era, if you're able to keep, is there a quarterback room anywhere, any potentially?

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 But right now, what is this, February, it looks good on paper for Alabama going forward in the quarterback room, being able to keep those two, add to it from the recruiting route with a kid from Nebraska.

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 Austin Mack and Keela Russell both have very, very strong talents.

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 I've watched the film all year long, and he was the quarterback I wanted from watching the films.

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 People don't need to overlook him.

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 He can see over the defense, and he's got very good touch, like a lot of the Polynesian quarterbacks do.

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 And you've got four quarterbacks there that are going to battle it out.

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 But you've already got Trent Seaborn committed for next year, who may be the top player in the state for next year.

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 And then you've got the number one quarterback in America, Elijah Haven.

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 It's also going to end up being an Alabama-Georgia battle, the way it sounds.

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 So I'll take my chances with those quarterbacks and everything.

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 And running back, you've got your answer as the number one player in Mr. Football in Alabama coming in.

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 You picked up Kalenic McKeith in the portal, who's going to be what I call a big fullback banger kind, like Daniel Hill and everything.

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 But as far as the running back room, it's not as deep as what I'll say the quarterback room is.

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 Treshawn Brown gives you an extra gear as a runner and everything that they picked up late out of Huntsville, Texas.

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 He's a bigger version of Kevin Riley.

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 Not quite as easy to bring down as Kevin is and everything.

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 But it's also left the door open now for you to hit the running back room pretty heavy this year.

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 Max Sutter is Brett Beaird's, one of Brett Beaird's sleepers.

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 And Rahel Kelly from Wynton Woods High School in Cincinnati.

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 Matt, I may be crazy, but I've heard a lot of good things about him.

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 I think he, as deep as that defensive back room is, and I won't give credit where it's due.

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 Mo Link, which is by far the Alabama's best recruiter, coach, on the staff, and everything.

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 And that's the kid he picked up out of Northridge High School late, Nick Sherman.

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 And I've heard rumors, but I've not been able to confirm it, that there is a connection to Richard Sherman involved in him and everything.

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 If he turns out like Richard, he's very knowledgeable of the quarterback position as much as he is.

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 I fully expect him to play maybe, if not a lot this year, but by his second year, I think you can see him on the field.

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 Before we jump off, your thoughts about a very interesting shuffling of the deck.

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 We joked earlier about Auburn.

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 You're talking about shuffling a deck down there.

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 Your thoughts about Auburn and their strategy in this recruiting class?

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 Well, any time you make a coaching change like they have and everything, you're going to have mass exodus out the door.

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 A lot of people are trying to find greener pastures.

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 But it's hard to find more greener pastures than Auburn and everything because they're surrounded by a bunch of pastures and everything.

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 I like a lot of the coaches that he's picked up and everything.

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 Like Tim Banks and Durkin, are they going to be able to coexist as coordinators?

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 Everybody gets on the same page.

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 I think you're exactly right.

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 Well, I know good and well you're going to sign that young lady you're going to go see today.

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 It's awfully high.

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 Freddie, where can we get online and get your great services for us?

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 Hemping the next young man or woman getting to the next level.

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 Well, I appreciate that, Brett, and everything.

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 But, yeah, right now I've had about 98% of the girls that I've signed in this service

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 and I've headed to Somerset, Kentucky, in the morning.

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 We've been here now for 40 years.

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 We're starting to broaden our horizons and get all the coaching contacts for the flag football

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 We get you established.

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 You take the ball to run with it and everything.

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 We take a lot of that work off your hands because I can do a profile on a young lady,

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 Our office number is 256-432-5513.

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 And my traveling cell phone, which is what I call it because I'm most of them on the road,

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 everything is 256-227-6986.

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 I'd love to hear from you.

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 And I appreciate y'all having me on, leaving all signing day.

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 Hey, it wouldn't be the same without you, Freddie.

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 Safe travels up there.

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 By the way, you might want to pack a generator.

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 I saw where almost 10,000 people still have no power in the Nashville area.

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 So good luck and safe travels, Freddie.

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 You ride on that, Harold, because I was supposed to have disappointment two weeks ago.

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 I bet.

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 Oh, my gosh.

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 And the roads have just now cleared enough for me to try.

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 Oh, my gosh.

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 You stay safe out there, Freddie.

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 Freddie Kirby, GM, general manager, Southeastern Athletics.

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 His name has been invoked.

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 The most fun I've had since I've been in college, for sure.

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 It was a lot of fun last year, but just with my role being a little bigger than it was last year,

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 this year, it's been even more fun.

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 I've been playing that way kind of my whole life, fast, just being my size.

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 the man who I guess he's fresh from Home Depot because he's got to add more space to his trophy case,

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 Coach Scott Bazin, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing well.

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 How are you guys doing?

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 And almost as well as you, Coach.

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 Congratulations.

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 Huge honor.

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 A lot of coaches out there in 6A.

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 Congratulations.

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 Well, I appreciate it.

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 It just means you've got a lot of great assistant coaches and some great kids.

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 And, you know, it's just like, you know, I said there,

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 I just appreciate everybody, you know, voting for you and thinking of you in that way.

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 You know, it's real humbling.

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 Scott, one thing I do like, I don't know how long they've been doing the assistant coach of the year,

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 but you know this better than anybody else.

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 Yeah, you know, no doubt.

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 You know, I think a lot of times, you know, it gets overlooked because, you know, obviously for me and, you know, a lot of people that's had any success,

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 it's the guys that are not the face of the program.

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 But, you know, the wins are because of, you know, how hard everybody else behind the scenes works.

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 And, you know, there's no doubt about that.

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 This program and any program I've ever been in, it's because, you know, we've got great assistance and I've been blessed to have great assistance.

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 And, you know, it's just a fact of the matter.

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 And good players, too.

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 We just had on Freddie Kirby.

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 I don't know if you know Freddie or not, but we've been friends for a long time.

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 He knows talent when he sees it.

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 And, of course, we know today is National Signing Day as we put it apart, too.

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 And it's always fun to look at these classes and say, okay, this guy's got this kind of potential.

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 But it's always fun to talk about the guy that may not get as much headlines as others but has a lot of promise.

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 And the reason I take a long way of saying it, Freddie said the guy you better watch for is Mr. M. Johnson,

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 Maury Johnson, on his way to Alabama.

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 Talk to us about what Alabama's getting in Mr. Johnson, Coach.

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 You know, just a, just a, number one, a tremendous, humble human being.

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 And I've probably never coached a kid in 30 years that's had so much upside.

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 And I talked with his parents this morning.

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 He graduated and went down in December.

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 He was 280, and, you know, he's already up to 305 there.

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 Wow.

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 I just see him as a guy that is going to, you know, obviously he played defensive end for us.

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 But I just see him as a guy that can play a three technique and is fast and as long as he is.

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 You know, I just think the sky is the limit for him, you know, barring injuries and, you know, certain other factors.

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 But it won't be because he won't work hard and that he doesn't have a humble spirit.

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 He's a guy that I can honestly say that, you know, if God continues to bless him and keeps him free from injuries, he'll have a chance to play, you know, at the next level after Alabama.

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 He's that kind of talent.

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 Wow.

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 Wow.

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 Scott, I saw four-year games last season, and believe me, he can get to the quarterback in a hurry.

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 And for his size, he is quick.

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 Keeby Foster, also who originally was with Arkansas, they had a coaching change.

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 He ended up at Troy.

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 By the way, as you well know, he's a pretty good basketball player.

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 He scored 10 points last night at the game.

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 How many of your players, either in December or today, will sign scholarships at the next level?

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 It'll be nine to ten.

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 And, you know, I've got one that's going to sign Friday.

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 I think we had two at the early, and we signed seven today.

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 Wow.

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 You know, and I've got one that is trying to make a decision.

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 He's got five offers, and, you know, he's at a spot where he doesn't really know.

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 I was telling him, I said, you know, the first thing you better do is pray about it.

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 And I said, it's not about, you know, I think a lot of people get caught up in money.

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 But, you know, you can make a lot of money somewhere and not be happy and less money and be where God's planted you, and that's where you'll flourish.

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 And so, you know, the game has changed so much in recruiting.

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 And, you know, in all honesty, everything used to go through the head coach.

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 It doesn't anymore.

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 Social media plays so much of an impact on recruiting today.

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 And, you know, it's just, it's not really good for the game.

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 And then, you know, you've got 4,000 kids in the transfer portal.

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 Well, when they get in and they don't have a place to go, then it starts bumping down to, well, they weren't happy at Division I, so I'm going to end up in JUCO.

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 And, you know, it hurts the development of the high school athlete.

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 And, you know, that's really the sad part of the game.

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 And, you know, I'm not smart enough to fix it, but I wish, you know, the people that were, you know, I think it's said best.

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 It needs to be collective bargaining at that level and just stop all this, you know, I just really believe, you know, when you commit somewhere, that's where you are, you know.

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 And life is going to be hard for you, and you all very well know this.

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 It just doesn't mean you pack your bags and leave.

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 You've got to work through situations.

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 And I'm just, it's real sad that that's what this sport is becoming, and it's heartbreaking.

431
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 Yeah, well put.

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 Coach, obviously, as a coach, the deck's always shuffling.

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 Your reaction in the time we have left, the news out of Montgomery over the last few days with the reshuffling of the deck across the state as far as classifications?

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 I think it's very interesting.

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 You know, obviously, and this is ugly to say, but it's the truth of, you know, anytime politics gets in something, it always messes it up.

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 And I think, you know, high school athletics is supposed to be the last pure thing, and, you know, a lot of people have messed that up, too.

437
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 But, you know, I think when you start, you know, and I'm all about getting a great education, and I think there ought to be situations where you're able to get a great education.

438
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 But, you know, there's still got to be guidelines and rules, and, you know, if you take the CHOOSE Act, then that is a form of payment.

439
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440
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 But if it's truly about athletics, then you have a problem with it.

441
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 So are we going to be an athletics-based state, or are we going to be an education-based state?

442
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 And if we're an education-based state, then we shouldn't care to sit out a year.

443
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 But if we're an athletics-based situation as this, you know, and I respect everybody.

444
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445
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446
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447
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 And they're tremendous.

450
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 And I know, you know, even in public schools and private schools, the line is pushed, you know.

451
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 And, you know, I'm never going to turn a kid down that comes over here and wants to go to school.

452
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 You know, I welcome them.

453
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 But, you know, there are steps we have to go through, and trust me, and I'll be the first one to say,

454
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 I've had to learn that the hard way sometimes.

455
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 I hear you.

456
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 I'll tell you one thing.

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458
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 You talk about competition, Scott, every Friday night is going to probably feel like a playoff game

459
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 with Athens, Austin, Decatur, East Limestone, Florence, Hartzell, most of the shows, of course,

460
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 and now Darryl moving over to Russellville.

461
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 That's going to be an amazing region.

462
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 Yeah, I think it'll be a lot of fun, you know.

463
00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,560
 And, you know, a lot of people have asked me about it.

464
00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:28,440
 I said, well, I said, it really helped us because it got us in an eight-team region.

465
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 And really, these are the people we play anyways, other than, you know, Russellville and East Limestone.

466
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 But that Russellville, you know, Muscle Shoals used to be a great rivalry around here,

467
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 and, you know, they decided not to continue it.

468
00:32:44,300 --> 00:32:49,160
 But, you know, now we're going to be back playing each other and, you know, looking forward to that.

469
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 And then, you know, it really helps me from a standpoint of scheduling because I don't have to find three non-regions like I used to.

470
00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:00,960
 Right.

471
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:02,860
 Something else.

472
00:33:03,060 --> 00:33:04,540
 Before we blink, it'll be here.

473
00:33:04,740 --> 00:33:09,920
 And in the meantime, again, Coach, congratulations on young men on their way to college.

474
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 You did a great job getting them ready for that.

475
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 And, again, congratulations on being named the state 6A Coach of the Year.

476
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 Well, thank you so much.

477
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 And, like I say every time, I appreciate what y'all do for high school sports.

478
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 And just real thankful that you called to have me on.

479
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 Great kind words.

480
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 Keep up the good work.

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 Muscle Shoals' head football coach, Scott Bazden.

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 Rodney, welcome in.

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 How are you?

614
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 I am doing well, guys.

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 How are y'all doing today?

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 Man, we're going to go out on a limb here and say, Rodney, we're just going to say that your first Wednesday in February 2026 is a lot less busier than it was the first Wednesday in February 2016.

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 Are we safe to say that, Rodney?

618
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 Oh, totally different, man.

619
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 I mean, things have totally changed.

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 This used to be the day, you know, for recruiting, obviously.

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 And it was a, like you said, I mean, it was extremely busy, but it was so much fun, you know, back in the day.

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 You know, I was thinking last night, actually, because we used to put out our crystal ball, which is something we started, you know, way back 30 years ago.

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 So, we put out that crystal ball the night before, the signing day eve, and it was so anticipated, and now nobody even talking about recruiting.

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 So, it's a thing of the past right now.

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 Talk to us about it, Rodney, be that as it may, it is part two.

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 Hardcore fans are always going to say, well, did they add anybody?

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 At last report, the last I saw was the younger Sal brother from New Jersey being added to the class.

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 What's the latest as far as national signing day part two as far as Alabama is concerned, Rodney?

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 Yeah, I mean, to be honest with you, I mean, I know that they were, you had the MJ Mathis, the wide receiver, and then also Aubrey Walker, another wide receiver.

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 Those two guys, and then as you mentioned, Amari Saab last night committed.

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 He is the younger brother, of course, of Keon Saab, and they have another younger brother, by the way, who's a five-star receiver, Xavier Saab.

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 It's coming out next year, so, you know, hopefully they can, you know, land him in the future.

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 So, but other than that, I haven't heard if there's anything else on the horizon.

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 I mean, again, they have more spots now.

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 You can go up to 105, you know how that is.

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 So, you might add some people.

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 I mean, a lot of these, and I'm not saying these guys we just mentioned, but sometimes at this point, you could add some guys that are, you want to call them practice guys, depth guys,

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 that kind of, you know, fill out your roster a little bit, so that certainly could happen.

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 Which brings up the next point, Rodney.

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 For a lot of hardcore fanatics who follow recruiting, you hear it more than we do, because you're on 24-7 across the globe when it comes to the Alabama family.

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 People say, what are you doing taking that guy?

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 Yeah, no, and again, it goes back to what we said.

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 I mean, you add players for depth purposes right now.

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 I mean, it's just different than it used to be.

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 It's a situation where he's a guy that gives you depth, and you have to have those legs in practices,

661
00:43:44,980 --> 00:43:49,320
 whether it's wide receiver or bodies on the offensive and defensive lines.

662
00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:54,580
 But you have to have players at those positions to really have effective practices.

663
00:43:55,180 --> 00:43:55,480
 That's right.

664
00:43:56,460 --> 00:44:02,100
 Rodney, when you judge a class, and I know we went through a lot of these guys the first Wednesday in December,

665
00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:03,860
 but I always look.

666
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:08,820
 I know Alabama's got – it's an incredible quarterback room.

667
00:44:09,700 --> 00:44:14,120
 Crowell certainly adds to the running back room.

668
00:44:14,180 --> 00:44:15,920
 But I always look at the line of scrimmage.

669
00:44:16,500 --> 00:44:22,700
 Alabama's got five offensive linemen, and we're talking 20-26 signings here, and five defensive linemen.

670
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:30,800
 And we'll get into 20-27 because you had a very good nugget about two of the best prospects on the defensive line,

671
00:44:30,900 --> 00:44:32,660
 frankly, in Alabama's backyard.

672
00:44:33,220 --> 00:44:38,540
 But Nolan Wilson, Jamarian Matthews, who transferred from Spartan to Gainesville.

673
00:44:39,020 --> 00:44:43,460
 Maury Johnson, we just got through talking with his coach, Scott Baston from Muscle Shoals.

674
00:44:44,100 --> 00:44:49,920
 Corey Howard, Malik Franklin, the late addition from Daphne High School with Kenny King.

675
00:44:50,420 --> 00:44:57,520
 Bryson Cooley on the offensive line, Fretwell, the 4-7 guy, Dowdy, Booker, et cetera.

676
00:44:57,860 --> 00:45:00,400
 Rodney, your thoughts, obviously, meeting needs there.

677
00:45:00,500 --> 00:45:06,060
 We ain't talking about the transfer portal, but some fresh guys coming in at the line of scrimmage.

678
00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:07,120
 Yeah.

679
00:45:07,260 --> 00:45:11,880
 I mean, when you're talking about when you combine it, man, it's like around 20 guys that they're bringing in.

680
00:45:11,940 --> 00:45:18,840
 When you talk about high school and the portal on both sides of the ball, you're talking about 20 new faces there.

681
00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:21,560
 And, you know, here's the thing.

682
00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:26,840
 Let me stop there because I know a lot of Alabama fans are saying, well, next year we're going to be young.

683
00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:28,100
 We're going to have all these new players.

684
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:29,680
 Everybody's in transition.

685
00:45:30,060 --> 00:45:36,300
 There's very few teams around the country that aren't in the similar situation that Alabama's in with all this transition.

686
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,540
 So it's not just kind of Bama.

687
00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:39,740
 It's everybody.

688
00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:48,840
 But, yes, and I think, you know, it looks like to me they did a really nice job, you know, on the high school kids.

689
00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:55,060
 Man, I thought Cooley was a huge pickup late in that early period, you know, out of Mississippi.

690
00:45:55,820 --> 00:46:03,560
 He's, you know, obviously 6'5", 300-plus pounds, and a guy that I think can, you know, eventually be a real player.

691
00:46:04,380 --> 00:46:09,680
 You know, and again, offensive and defensive linemen, you know, the key to those guys is development.

692
00:46:10,260 --> 00:46:14,120
 A lot of these guys have the tools, but what do you do when you get them?

693
00:46:14,700 --> 00:46:19,240
 And so that will be a big key here with the offensive and defensive line development.

694
00:46:19,820 --> 00:46:23,080
 And, you know, on the defensive side, you mentioned that.

695
00:46:23,240 --> 00:46:28,460
 I think, you know, obviously Nolan Wilson is, he's got a chance to be a really, really good player.

696
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:30,400
 Marty Johnson, yeah, you mentioned him.

697
00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:33,160
 He's got maybe it's underrated, actually.

698
00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:35,040
 Jamarian Matthews.

699
00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:36,820
 I like those guys.

700
00:46:37,500 --> 00:46:39,700
 So I think they did a great job on the high school ranks.

701
00:46:40,020 --> 00:46:43,140
 But I am pretty excited, too, about what I've seen.

702
00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:47,280
 When you look at the young players that they brought in on the offensive line in the portal,

703
00:46:47,860 --> 00:46:54,340
 like Ty Haywood, who was a former five-star offensive tackle that should have signed with Alabama last year,

704
00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:55,280
 but he jumped to Michigan.

705
00:46:55,420 --> 00:46:56,980
 He flipped to Michigan late, as you know.

706
00:46:57,440 --> 00:46:58,640
 Now he's back here.

707
00:46:59,420 --> 00:47:05,640
 And then, of course, the Caden Strayhorn kid that was also a Michigan signing last year, an interior player.

708
00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:07,660
 So I think they've done really, really well.

709
00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:09,520
 And they've got a couple of guys that are experienced.

710
00:47:09,720 --> 00:47:13,620
 Dalgatti, of course, from Cal Poly at the center spot.

711
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:16,440
 There's a good chance he'll be the starting center, I would think.

712
00:47:16,860 --> 00:47:19,360
 And then Javon James at left tackle.

713
00:47:19,840 --> 00:47:22,400
 He started nine games for Mississippi State last year.

714
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:25,620
 So they got some experience, and I thought that was really needed.

715
00:47:27,260 --> 00:47:31,280
 In the huddle with Rod and your title, insider.com, you mentioned developing the line.

716
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:33,360
 We've been talking about it forever.

717
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:36,360
 It looks like it's now official this morning.

718
00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:42,780
 Kellen DeBoer is saying it's true Adrian Clem will be Alabama's new offensive line coach.

719
00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:49,840
 Your thoughts, obviously, after last year, a lot of Alabama fans say you can't go wrong in trying to improve.

720
00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:55,420
 But your thoughts, what can you tell us about Adrian Clem and what he brings to that part of the puzzle?

721
00:47:56,440 --> 00:48:02,220
 Well, I mean, obviously, a lot of experience on the NFL and college level, you know, coaching and also as a player.

722
00:48:03,020 --> 00:48:06,540
 He started for four years at Hawaii for June Jones.

723
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:10,020
 He coached for June Jones at SMU for a few years.

724
00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:11,160
 He's been around.

725
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:12,700
 He did a really good job at Oregon.

726
00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:17,040
 They had one offensive line that in 13 games only gave up five sacks.

727
00:48:18,620 --> 00:48:21,360
 You know, of course, he's been at, you know, other programs, UCLA.

728
00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:26,940
 He's been in the NFL where he played in New England, but he also coached their offensive line for a year under Belichick.

729
00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:29,900
 So he's got a vast array of experience.

730
00:48:29,900 --> 00:48:35,440
 And it sounds like to me he believes in knocking you off the ball.

731
00:48:35,660 --> 00:48:36,520
 That's the best one.

732
00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:37,960
 Yeah.

733
00:48:38,460 --> 00:48:39,960
 Physical knocking you off the ball.

734
00:48:40,020 --> 00:48:43,580
 Now, again, how does that really, will he kind of adjust?

735
00:48:43,860 --> 00:48:50,840
 Because he's talked about that, too, about, you know, these new offenses and the way, the new techniques that they use.

736
00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:55,100
 And it's not always, you know, just man-on-man line up and knock you off the ball.

737
00:48:55,300 --> 00:48:57,220
 There's some other things that they do.

738
00:48:57,580 --> 00:49:01,520
 So, you know, we'll see how he fits in with what they want to do.

739
00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:04,600
 But he sounds like, again, everything you hear about him.

740
00:49:04,680 --> 00:49:10,000
 And we've talked to three coaches that coached with him, one that tried to hire him.

741
00:49:10,260 --> 00:49:14,820
 And we talked to someone that was an athletic director that actually hired him.

742
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:17,280
 So that's about five guys right there.

743
00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:23,620
 And everything was pretty positive for the most part about, you know, the job that he did at those different places.

744
00:49:25,140 --> 00:49:29,060
 Let me ask you about the two defensive linemen I alluded to a little bit earlier.

745
00:49:29,400 --> 00:49:30,920
 Two of the best in the country.

746
00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:33,640
 And believe me, Alabama's not the only one going after them.

747
00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:43,420
 But Huey Towns, Donovan Moore, 6'3", 285, as you mentioned, may end up being the number one prospect for 2027.

748
00:49:43,420 --> 00:49:46,600
 Auburn seems to have a early lead for him.

749
00:49:46,700 --> 00:49:48,040
 But, again, it's very early.

750
00:49:48,500 --> 00:49:53,560
 Carlos May out of Ramsey in Birmingham, 6'3", 305.

751
00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:56,720
 And, again, just a host of schools coming after him.

752
00:49:56,880 --> 00:49:58,740
 These guys are difference makers.

753
00:49:58,940 --> 00:50:00,800
 Ron, you talk a little bit more about them.

754
00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:12,220
 Well, I mean, when you see Ohio State and Texas and Michigan and Notre Dame and various other schools that are really coming after these guys,

755
00:50:12,340 --> 00:50:14,100
 you know that they're pretty good.

756
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:15,400
 They're really good.

757
00:50:15,620 --> 00:50:20,980
 I mean, they've got a lot of people kind of converging on this area to recruit those guys.

758
00:50:21,460 --> 00:50:34,400
 And, you know, basically, I think right now, if you look at Donovan Moore, like you mentioned, out of Huey Town, who may be the number one player in the state next year, you know, he's just less than 50, 60 miles down the road.

759
00:50:34,620 --> 00:50:38,860
 And it sounds like, to me, Auburn right now will probably be the team to beat.

760
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:40,180
 Now, that's for now.

761
00:50:40,460 --> 00:50:41,380
 You know how these things go.

762
00:50:41,460 --> 00:50:42,680
 He did come to junior day.

763
00:50:43,880 --> 00:50:46,020
 So, there's that.

764
00:50:46,260 --> 00:50:49,540
 And then, also, Carlos May, who's at Ramsey.

765
00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:51,500
 And I've talked to the people at Ramsey.

766
00:50:51,580 --> 00:50:53,740
 Of course, you know, they love Tim Keenan.

767
00:50:54,040 --> 00:50:54,940
 That's where he's from.

768
00:50:55,360 --> 00:51:00,120
 And everybody that comes through there now on the defense line is going to be compared to Tim Keenan.

769
00:51:00,820 --> 00:51:03,900
 And they just say, you know, look, this guy's a more explosive player.

770
00:51:04,380 --> 00:51:06,440
 He's probably, athletically, he's better.

771
00:51:08,160 --> 00:51:16,640
 So, they're really high on him, but so is Ohio State and Notre Dame and all these top schools are coming after him.

772
00:51:17,300 --> 00:51:24,440
 I was just told, simply, that, you know, Bama better not nap on this kid because if they do, he's going to end up somewhere like one of those schools.

773
00:51:25,220 --> 00:51:27,660
 And, you know, he could be a guy that's really good.

774
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:30,540
 So, you want to get those guys that are close to home.

775
00:51:31,660 --> 00:51:34,840
 And it looks like, you know, there's some really good players in the state.

776
00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:43,240
 And, again, previewing it, just kind of looking at it, that you'd really like to build the foundation, I think, if you can, in the state.

777
00:51:45,020 --> 00:51:46,980
 No question about that, my friend.

778
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 Tudor Insider TV, nuggets about recruiting, transfer portal.

779
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 If anybody is added, you will have the absolute latest, the 24-7 message board.

780
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 And a pretty important basketball game in the Coliseum tonight, Buckyball, coming in.

781
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 You'll have all that covered.

782
00:52:07,060 --> 00:52:12,220
 But where can we get online and get all of this great information for a very nominal price?

783
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:13,360
 Right.

784
00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:14,620
 It's Tudor Insider.com.

785
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 It's only $48 a year, and you can get instant access with your credit card.

786
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787
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 And that gives you all our premium information.

788
00:52:23,380 --> 00:52:32,880
 But, also, like you said, our all-sports forum, it's our community there of Alabama fans, you know, on their lot, discussing, exchanging, you know, opinions and information there.

789
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:35,640
 It's really kind of nonstop on TudorInsider.com.

790
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791
00:52:38,940 --> 00:52:40,020
 Listen, Rodney, you're a busy boy.

792
00:52:40,120 --> 00:52:43,440
 Thanks so much for taking time out of that busy schedule and joining us again today, buddy.

793
00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:45,040
 Appreciate it, guys.

794
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 Y'all take care.

795
00:52:46,320 --> 00:52:46,840
 Thank you, bud.

796
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801
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 Caleb Jones checking out the latest when he comes to the Auburn Tigers.

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 Republican Senate primary candidate Jared Hudson is responding to statements that were made earlier this week by the mayor of Irondale, James Stewart Jr.

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 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

883
00:57:45,580 --> 00:57:51,180
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884
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 They do this through funding, procuring, and advocating.

885
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 You can go to covenantrescue.org for further details.

886
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 They need your donations, guys.

887
00:58:00,680 --> 00:58:01,760
 Hop on and donate.

888
00:58:02,100 --> 00:58:07,400
 A man from Athens has been given a hefty bond amount after he was arrested in a major drug bust in Limestone County.

889
00:58:07,660 --> 00:58:13,100
 A traffic stop resulted in Limestone County deputies seizing cocaine and MDMA pills.

890
00:58:13,340 --> 00:58:17,880
 47-year-old Jarvis Kane is now behind bars on a $1.5 million bond.

891
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:23,760
 Kane was already out on bond for similar drug trafficking charges, and he's also a convicted felon.

892
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:29,160
 29-year-old Stacey Blackwood of Lacey Spring was charged this week with chemical endangerment of a child.

893
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:34,220
 After that child tested positive for meth, the Department of Human Resources is now involved in this case.

894
00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:35,400
 I'm Andrea Tice.

895
00:58:35,700 --> 00:58:39,960
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

896
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:43,000
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897
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898
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899
00:58:56,040 --> 00:58:59,820
 Boomo Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

900
00:59:00,260 --> 00:59:01,560
 So let me kind of stand by there.

901
00:59:01,620 --> 00:59:07,960
 He's got the Texas A&M Aggies all covered at what better place than texaggs.com.

902
00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:12,280
 I think Elko's really good at, look, here's the place we've got to get better.

903
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:13,400
 Let's address them.

904
00:59:13,740 --> 00:59:14,440
 And you know what?

905
00:59:14,780 --> 00:59:20,080
 The guy that's not necessarily at that position may not be the best player for us.

906
00:59:20,660 --> 00:59:23,300
 And that's what he's done so well.

907
00:59:23,420 --> 00:59:30,020
 So you have an open mind, you know, that maybe you didn't get the top-named player.

908
00:59:30,280 --> 00:59:33,800
 You know, maybe you're not getting the girl to date, but you're getting the girl to marry.

909
00:59:35,540 --> 00:59:36,780
 That's a good way to put it.

910
00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:41,340
 And it's February, it's Valentine's Month, you're giving out that love advice.

911
00:59:41,460 --> 00:59:45,860
 You're giving out Godiva, we're giving out Russell Stover and Whitman Sampers up here, okay?

912
00:59:46,100 --> 00:59:48,360
 So keep up the Godiva advice, okay?

913
00:59:48,860 --> 00:59:50,140
 We'll do the best we can.

914
00:59:50,140 --> 00:59:54,180
 You know, I'm not going to ride necking on a horse.

915
00:59:54,380 --> 00:59:54,980
 There you go.

916
00:59:55,600 --> 00:59:56,560
 Not again.

917
00:59:56,900 --> 01:00:00,860
 The Boomo Bugg Show, weekdays noon to 2 on 93.9 The Score.

918
01:00:02,180 --> 01:00:04,420
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919
01:00:05,160 --> 01:00:07,140
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920
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921
01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:14,140
 Tomorrow, sunny with a high around 40.

922
01:00:14,860 --> 01:00:16,860
 Tomorrow night, mostly clear with a low near 30.

923
01:00:17,060 --> 01:00:19,900
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924
01:00:20,600 --> 01:00:23,300
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925
01:00:26,900 --> 01:00:35,720
 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

926
01:00:36,360 --> 01:00:39,700
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

927
01:00:42,420 --> 01:00:45,200
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

928
01:00:45,580 --> 01:00:50,760
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

929
01:00:51,560 --> 01:00:56,980
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

930
01:00:58,060 --> 01:00:58,680
 Welcome back again.

931
01:00:58,720 --> 01:00:59,880
 I'm a true to the Boomo Bugg Show.

932
01:00:59,960 --> 01:01:01,480
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

933
01:01:01,600 --> 01:01:04,360
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

934
01:01:04,480 --> 01:01:07,260
 Brett Beaird, we alluded to it coming out of the last hour.

935
01:01:07,420 --> 01:01:11,860
 Tennessee looks like they're taking a page out of Tuscaloosa's courtroom.

936
01:01:12,360 --> 01:01:14,500
 When it comes to quarterback, Joey Aguilar.

937
01:01:14,820 --> 01:01:20,860
 He has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA.

938
01:01:21,340 --> 01:01:24,820
 This is the first of two or three processes.

939
01:01:25,140 --> 01:01:28,720
 In fact, they've got to have the hearing before Judge.

940
01:01:29,680 --> 01:01:34,180
 But Harold, like Bidiaco and Trinidad Chambliss.

941
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:36,700
 I think Chambliss is next week.

942
01:01:37,700 --> 01:01:41,440
 Bidiaco's attorneys have already said, look, we were going Friday,

943
01:01:41,600 --> 01:01:44,320
 but we want to postpone this now to mid-February.

944
01:01:44,420 --> 01:01:50,020
 My heavens, the season is going to be over with before they get in front of,

945
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:51,420
 finalize the hearing.

946
01:01:51,720 --> 01:01:57,300
 But Joey Aguilar did receive and was granted a temporary restraining order,

947
01:01:57,900 --> 01:02:00,020
 but they've got a long way to go in that process.

948
01:02:00,320 --> 01:02:03,020
 So a judge in Knoxville does this, a judge in Tuscaloosa,

949
01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:04,800
 and a judge in Oxford.

950
01:02:04,900 --> 01:02:05,880
 Do you see a pattern here?

951
01:02:05,960 --> 01:02:06,880
 And here's the bottom line, baby.

952
01:02:06,880 --> 01:02:07,160
 Yes, I do.

953
01:02:07,700 --> 01:02:11,780
 If you grant one, one thing, that means the other guy gets the same thing.

954
01:02:12,020 --> 01:02:15,980
 It's either everybody gets to play or everybody gets to go home.

955
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:18,540
 But in 2026, who knows what's going to happen.

956
01:02:19,120 --> 01:02:23,880
 We do know what's happening down the plains because Caleb Jones got it all covered there

957
01:02:23,880 --> 01:02:25,080
 at auburnsports.com.

958
01:02:25,180 --> 01:02:26,000
 Caleb, welcome in.

959
01:02:26,060 --> 01:02:26,580
 No pressure.

960
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:27,360
 How are you?

961
01:02:28,220 --> 01:02:28,700
 Hey, man.

962
01:02:28,740 --> 01:02:29,280
 How's it going?

963
01:02:29,800 --> 01:02:30,000
 Good.

964
01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:33,080
 And it's National Signing Day Part 2.

965
01:02:33,620 --> 01:02:40,340
 Is it the roar of the crowd or is it crickets on day two in Auburn when it comes to the signing

966
01:02:40,340 --> 01:02:40,940
 day, Caleb?

967
01:02:41,820 --> 01:02:43,300
 Man, it's pretty much crickets.

968
01:02:43,600 --> 01:02:49,580
 I mean, everybody talks about how signing day just kind of used to be a big thing.

969
01:02:49,740 --> 01:02:54,820
 You know, you wake up with a fax machine and that's not the case anymore.

970
01:02:54,820 --> 01:02:58,760
 Pretty much everybody's got their home and signed already at this point.

971
01:02:59,560 --> 01:03:02,740
 So let's talk about there's always going to be some news.

972
01:03:02,860 --> 01:03:05,600
 I understand Auburn looks like they're adding a punter.

973
01:03:06,040 --> 01:03:08,860
 Everybody makes fun of that until you need them, do they not, Caleb?

974
01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:10,620
 Oh, yeah.

975
01:03:10,720 --> 01:03:12,280
 I mean, it's an important position.

976
01:03:12,820 --> 01:03:18,920
 If you're a special teams guy, you want to be known as the guy that either makes all the

977
01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:24,540
 field goals or, you know, it's just he can boot the ball 60 yards, you know?

978
01:03:24,660 --> 01:03:28,820
 You never want to be known as the guy like, oh, great, here comes the punter.

979
01:03:29,220 --> 01:03:33,260
 So it's an important position, no doubt.

980
01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:42,260
 Caleb, I believe there were 21, and correct me, 21 in this freshman signing class, 10 on

981
01:03:42,260 --> 01:03:47,320
 offense, nine on defense, and some of these dudes are impressive.

982
01:03:47,520 --> 01:03:53,980
 Deshaun Spencer, it's coming from Sarah Land, 76 catches for 1,300 yards.

983
01:03:54,780 --> 01:04:02,400
 Shadarius Toodle from Cottage Hill Christian Academy, nearly 500 tackles, eight interceptions.

984
01:04:03,400 --> 01:04:11,660
 His brothers from a JUCO from Mississippi Gulf Coast, it's one that always catches my attention

985
01:04:11,660 --> 01:04:18,640
 is Jacquees Wilks, who, you know, people say, did he actually do this?

986
01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:22,920
 He rushed for more than 5,000 yards and 60 touchdowns.

987
01:04:22,980 --> 01:04:27,460
 And oh, by the way, while he was at it, he had 287 tackles.

988
01:04:28,460 --> 01:04:32,660
 That is, my goodness gracious, what a career.

989
01:04:33,160 --> 01:04:35,080
 Those are three or four guys.

990
01:04:35,220 --> 01:04:38,140
 Who are some of the guys that stand out to you?

991
01:04:39,260 --> 01:04:45,060
 I think all the guys that you just mentioned, those are kind of the guys that get a lot of

992
01:04:45,060 --> 01:04:46,840
 the attention out of this recruiting class.

993
01:04:46,920 --> 01:04:53,320
 This recruiting class, it was, when you hire a new head coach, you know, the weekend before

994
01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:55,500
 signing day, there's going to be some movement.

995
01:04:55,500 --> 01:04:59,900
 There were some guys that, you know, Auburn lost out on that I think Goalish and company

996
01:04:59,900 --> 01:05:02,560
 would have loved to, you know, keep around in the class.

997
01:05:03,040 --> 01:05:10,440
 You know, but this recruiting class, it's not as, I guess, star-ridden, if that makes sense,

998
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:14,180
 as far as how many guys, how many blue-chip guys are in there.

999
01:05:14,300 --> 01:05:17,640
 But there are some guys, there are some dudes in this class.

1000
01:05:17,740 --> 01:05:18,940
 You mentioned Deshaun Spencer.

1001
01:05:19,780 --> 01:05:26,880
 The staff is very high on him, Shadarius Toodle, just an outstanding career down there

1002
01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:28,460
 at Cottage Hill Christian down at Mobile.

1003
01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:34,300
 He's the guy that flipped to Georgia midway through the fall and then, or excuse me,

1004
01:05:34,420 --> 01:05:38,600
 I don't know if, I don't know my timing on that one exactly, but he may, I think it was

1005
01:05:38,600 --> 01:05:39,440
 midway through the fall.

1006
01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:45,300
 He flipped to Georgia and then Auburn flipped him back shortly after the Georgia game when

1007
01:05:45,300 --> 01:05:48,380
 Georgia played Auburn, and so that's a big get.

1008
01:05:48,540 --> 01:05:53,380
 Same with Jacquez Wilk, who's another in-state guy who was really highly productive over there

1009
01:05:53,380 --> 01:05:53,940
 at Wadley.

1010
01:05:55,220 --> 01:06:00,200
 So this class is going to be, it's going to be interesting to kind of see how it plays out,

1011
01:06:00,260 --> 01:06:05,160
 but you have a lot of guys that Goalish and the staff feel really good about as far as kind

1012
01:06:05,160 --> 01:06:10,580
 of what they look for in recruiting guys, not just out of high school, but also the transfer portal.

1013
01:06:11,480 --> 01:06:13,860
 Caleb Jones, taking it up with us, AuburnSports.com.

1014
01:06:13,860 --> 01:06:19,100
 Caleb, from afar, and you're closer to the upper center than we are, we saw 39 coming

1015
01:06:19,100 --> 01:06:19,540
 in.

1016
01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:26,040
 Yeah, you can correct us if that number's been added to or subtracted from, but the other

1017
01:06:26,040 --> 01:06:30,200
 thing that I think is almost impossible, when people say, how's Auburn going to do this season,

1018
01:06:30,480 --> 01:06:34,840
 of all the seasons, to answer that question, when's the last time it's that difficult with

1019
01:06:34,840 --> 01:06:36,040
 this many new faces coming in?

1020
01:06:36,080 --> 01:06:40,260
 I have to mention the kids coming in from the high school ranks, and is it safe to say

1021
01:06:40,260 --> 01:06:44,120
 this is going to be one of the more interesting springs on the plains in recent memory?

1022
01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:46,540
 I would say so.

1023
01:06:46,660 --> 01:06:51,920
 I mean, any time you have a new staff, you're going to bring in a bunch of new guys this

1024
01:06:51,920 --> 01:06:55,560
 day and age, which means there's going to be a lot of open competition in a lot of different

1025
01:06:55,560 --> 01:06:59,120
 spots, just because of how much the roster has changed.

1026
01:06:59,820 --> 01:07:00,040
 Right.

1027
01:07:00,140 --> 01:07:04,840
 I think it's pretty much said at the quarterback position that Byron Brown's going to be your

1028
01:07:04,840 --> 01:07:05,220
 guy.

1029
01:07:06,100 --> 01:07:11,180
 There's going to be some competition along the offensive line to kind of see who fits

1030
01:07:11,180 --> 01:07:12,100
 in best there.

1031
01:07:12,540 --> 01:07:17,160
 Wide receiver, it's a completely different room than it was last year.

1032
01:07:18,220 --> 01:07:23,760
 And then, you know, defensively, there's a lot of guys that have returned, some young guys

1033
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:28,360
 like Elijah Melendez, who could push for a starting spot in the safety rooms, guys like

1034
01:07:28,360 --> 01:07:32,880
 Eric Winters, Newboy Fagans, or some other guys that, you know, could push for some starting

1035
01:07:32,880 --> 01:07:33,240
 spots.

1036
01:07:33,340 --> 01:07:38,740
 And then along the defensive line, you return like guys like Malik Autry, Jordan Crawford,

1037
01:07:38,860 --> 01:07:43,760
 Darion Smith, while also bringing in some other guys via the transfer portal.

1038
01:07:44,660 --> 01:07:48,460
 This spring is going to be the first one under Goalish.

1039
01:07:48,460 --> 01:07:53,220
 This is going to be that first look to kind of see how this program is run.

1040
01:07:54,160 --> 01:07:59,400
 And just kind of everything that I've heard is the guys that they have in the program right

1041
01:07:59,400 --> 01:07:59,600
 now.

1042
01:07:59,700 --> 01:08:04,320
 These are guys that fit not just kind of what they want to do offensively, defensively,

1043
01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:08,560
 but they're guys that fit the culture that Goalish is trying to implement at Auburn.

1044
01:08:09,580 --> 01:08:14,320
 Caleb, obviously, you can always talk about one of two things where you shored up things

1045
01:08:14,320 --> 01:08:16,120
 last year that was a weakness.

1046
01:08:16,120 --> 01:08:21,100
 And then the other side of the coin is, in your opinion, what would you like to see Auburn

1047
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:24,700
 do as far as patching up some things that they still need some help in as far as position,

1048
01:08:24,840 --> 01:08:29,200
 not necessarily personalities, but at a position, they still have some work to do.

1049
01:08:32,780 --> 01:08:40,360
 Well, I think my biggest question, kind of going into spring practice, is I think it's what

1050
01:08:40,360 --> 01:08:44,060
 everybody's curious about is they want to see a dynamic offense.

1051
01:08:46,140 --> 01:08:50,640
 That's kind of the big thing that I'm looking for, because Auburn really has not had that

1052
01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:55,380
 exciting offense that it was known for in the 2010s.

1053
01:08:55,380 --> 01:08:56,600
 As you promised them, right?

1054
01:08:57,340 --> 01:08:58,180
 Yeah, exactly.

1055
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:05,880
 You know, the exciting offense is that I think a lot of Auburn fans saw when Gus Malzahn was head coach,

1056
01:09:06,100 --> 01:09:08,900
 and shout out to Gus Malzahn, who just recently retired.

1057
01:09:09,400 --> 01:09:10,480
 Well, I've got that, by the way.

1058
01:09:11,180 --> 01:09:17,580
 But I think that's the big thing, is that I want to see this offense do something exciting

1059
01:09:17,580 --> 01:09:22,860
 and show some potential to say, hey, I want to see something this spring that makes me think,

1060
01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:26,800
 hey, this offense, this isn't just USF 2.0.

1061
01:09:26,880 --> 01:09:30,440
 This could literally be one of the better offenses in the SEC.

1062
01:09:31,180 --> 01:09:34,400
 I want to see DJ Durkin's defense really solidify.

1063
01:09:34,820 --> 01:09:43,320
 You know, I think you're bringing back a lot of young talent that played a good bit as true freshmen last year.

1064
01:09:44,580 --> 01:09:51,580
 But the question mark for me on that defensive side, if you lost both of your starting quarters,

1065
01:09:51,800 --> 01:09:55,060
 I want to see kind of who comes in and takes over those roles.

1066
01:09:56,340 --> 01:09:59,680
 The offensive line was nearly a complete rebuild.

1067
01:09:59,680 --> 01:10:06,100
 Now, I know there are three guys, I believe, returning, L.S. Ty, Buster, and Jacoby Ward.

1068
01:10:06,760 --> 01:10:10,220
 But I believe it was 18, if I'm not mistaken.

1069
01:10:11,180 --> 01:10:16,960
 The guys that are there, I've heard, you know, that there are a lot of projections about who the starter's going to be.

1070
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:23,000
 Joe Simmons, Stanton Rommel, Cole Bass probably at center, Jacob Strand.

1071
01:10:23,320 --> 01:10:25,160
 We'll kind of see where that goes.

1072
01:10:25,540 --> 01:10:27,180
 But, boy, you're talking about competition.

1073
01:10:27,900 --> 01:10:31,380
 When you've got 17 or offensive linemen, you're going to have some.

1074
01:10:32,540 --> 01:10:33,500
 Yeah, absolutely.

1075
01:10:33,500 --> 01:10:36,840
 I like what you said with Stanton Rommel.

1076
01:10:36,980 --> 01:10:40,280
 I think he kind of projects as the starting left tackle.

1077
01:10:40,480 --> 01:10:45,240
 I think Joe Simmons is probably the favorite to win the right tackle position, Cole Bass,

1078
01:10:45,620 --> 01:10:51,560
 and then to probably more than likely be the starting center as he was for USF last season.

1079
01:10:52,440 --> 01:10:55,500
 Interior, it gets a little hairy.

1080
01:10:55,820 --> 01:10:59,680
 There's not as much clarity there as far as who projects where.

1081
01:11:00,140 --> 01:11:01,520
 There's going to be a lot of competition.

1082
01:11:01,780 --> 01:11:06,860
 You know, Jacob Strand is the guy they brought in from Oregon State who can play inside-outside.

1083
01:11:07,200 --> 01:11:10,660
 Derek Plads is a really talented guy that they're really high on.

1084
01:11:11,440 --> 01:11:13,000
 So, I mean, the numbers are there.

1085
01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:18,840
 It's just going to be, you know, who can step into that role and really kind of take over as the guy.

1086
01:11:20,480 --> 01:11:22,780
 Caleb Jones again, AuburnSports.com.

1087
01:11:22,860 --> 01:11:23,940
 Caleb, switch gears.

1088
01:11:24,320 --> 01:11:26,800
 It's hard to believe NASCAR about to get cranking.

1089
01:11:26,860 --> 01:11:27,700
 Daytona 500.

1090
01:11:27,980 --> 01:11:32,360
 But in terms of NASCAR, the Auburn basketball team taking a pit stop this week.

1091
01:11:32,500 --> 01:11:35,780
 I'm sure like most teams, they appreciate the week rest.

1092
01:11:36,440 --> 01:11:38,920
 And then this weekend, always a fun test.

1093
01:11:38,980 --> 01:11:43,560
 Your thoughts about the team, where they are, and if you have a schedule in front of you,

1094
01:11:43,700 --> 01:11:46,340
 who does Auburn have this weekend on the hardwoods?

1095
01:11:47,360 --> 01:11:49,500
 I believe this weekend's the big one.

1096
01:11:49,500 --> 01:11:51,160
 It's the Alabama game.

1097
01:11:51,400 --> 01:11:51,840
 Yeah.

1098
01:11:53,260 --> 01:11:57,600
 It's the one that everybody's going to have circled on that calendar for sure.

1099
01:11:58,500 --> 01:12:04,780
 But, yeah, Auburn needs this week, I think, to just kind of reset coming off of a tough loss against Tennessee

1100
01:12:04,780 --> 01:12:08,700
 where, you know, Stephen Pearl said the team did a lot of kind of uncharacteristic things.

1101
01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:12,820
 They shot a lot of threes that, you know, they weren't converting on.

1102
01:12:13,880 --> 01:12:23,980
 So, I think this week, just good reset for Auburn to kind of get into a better mentality of kind of finishing out this final stretch of SEC play

1103
01:12:23,980 --> 01:12:26,000
 and getting ready for March here.

1104
01:12:27,300 --> 01:12:30,980
 Caleb, Tennessee obviously won.

1105
01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:32,520
 They're playing really well.

1106
01:12:32,580 --> 01:12:35,200
 I think they won four or five consecutive games.

1107
01:12:35,380 --> 01:12:37,380
 Their front line is very good.

1108
01:12:37,480 --> 01:12:41,480
 Dwayne Brown from Hoover was big in that game.

1109
01:12:41,720 --> 01:12:46,760
 Nate Ament is going to be probably a lottery pick.

1110
01:12:47,480 --> 01:12:51,880
 Ford said and done, but Tennessee had an opportunity to run off in that game.

1111
01:12:52,020 --> 01:12:56,000
 Auburn came back, and Tennessee eventually won the game.

1112
01:12:57,360 --> 01:12:59,060
 Hull had 21 points.

1113
01:12:59,180 --> 01:13:03,940
 Jobick, I thought, kept Auburn in the game, quite frankly, with his offensive rebounding.

1114
01:13:04,800 --> 01:13:08,740
 Uniford only scored 11, but had seven assists.

1115
01:13:09,400 --> 01:13:16,660
 And, again, I know it was a loss, but I thought Auburn played pretty well in a hostile environment against one of the better teams in the SEC.

1116
01:13:18,160 --> 01:13:23,020
 Yeah, the first 15 minutes were pretty rough for Auburn.

1117
01:13:23,020 --> 01:13:26,020
 That's kind of what Stephen Pearl kind of did to postgame.

1118
01:13:27,020 --> 01:13:34,020
 Tennessee kind of did what Auburn was trying to do, which was start hot, kind of punch them in the mouth almost.

1119
01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:43,300
 And Tennessee did that to Auburn, and when you're playing on the road, it becomes way more difficult to kind of overcome that.

1120
01:13:43,380 --> 01:13:50,980
 There's a lot of factors that you're having to fight, you know, because the more that Tennessee punches Auburn in the mouth, the more that crowd gets involved.

1121
01:13:51,880 --> 01:13:55,560
 But, yes, the second half, I thought Auburn played, you know, a lot better.

1122
01:13:56,580 --> 01:14:03,680
 They still shot way too many threes in the second half, but Filip Jovich, man, kind of like you said,

1123
01:14:04,140 --> 01:14:08,440
 that guy plays so incredibly hard whenever he's on the court.

1124
01:14:08,840 --> 01:14:10,340
 He is an animal.

1125
01:14:10,520 --> 01:14:11,860
 He is hungry for the ball.

1126
01:14:12,360 --> 01:14:17,740
 You have seen him grow, man, all season, from the start of the season to where he is now.

1127
01:14:17,880 --> 01:14:19,780
 He seems like he's much more aggressive.

1128
01:14:20,300 --> 01:14:25,340
 He seems much more comfortable under the basket and kind of what Auburn wants to do.

1129
01:14:25,880 --> 01:14:37,460
 And then, you know, Sahad kind of still kind of struggling from three-point range and kind of struggling in that scoring role that I think Auburn fans are really expecting him to be.

1130
01:14:38,300 --> 01:14:41,080
 But, like you said, seven assists, that's pretty good.

1131
01:14:41,420 --> 01:14:43,880
 You'd like to just see him score a little bit more.

1132
01:14:44,260 --> 01:14:54,600
 But, I mean, I think it was last week or whenever we last thought to, you know, a couple of the players, they mentioned, like, their confidence in Tahad is still there.

1133
01:14:54,600 --> 01:14:56,840
 Like, it's not wavered.

1134
01:14:56,940 --> 01:14:58,600
 The shots are going to fall at some point.

1135
01:14:59,140 --> 01:15:00,480
 So, they still believe in Tahad.

1136
01:15:00,860 --> 01:15:04,880
 And if Tahad can get hot, this team can make some more noise.

1137
01:15:05,880 --> 01:15:08,140
 Yeah, rebounding is want-to.

1138
01:15:09,920 --> 01:15:12,880
 There's a lot to it, but it's positioning and want-to.

1139
01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:15,440
 And Jovey really did a good job of that.

1140
01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:17,640
 Listen, great to catch up with you again.

1141
01:15:19,720 --> 01:15:27,600
 Maybe a recruiting transfer portal, you might be able to get a now pin next week when things slow down a little bit.

1142
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 Where can we get online, get recruiting, transfer, basketball, and all the great stuff with your team?

1143
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 Yeah, we're on auburnsports.com, part of the On 3 Rivals Network.

1144
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 We've got a fantastic team of veteran reporters who are really good at what they do, what we do.

1145
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1146
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1147
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 You can find us at auburnsports.com.

1148
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 Tim, as always, good to hook up with you.

1149
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 Enjoy the rest as far as the hardwood during the weekdays.

1150
01:16:03,460 --> 01:16:05,600
 You're going to get busy this weekend, but enjoy the rest.

1151
01:16:05,680 --> 01:16:07,380
 And thank you so much for your time today, buddy.

1152
01:16:08,160 --> 01:16:08,660
 Thanks, guys.

1153
01:16:09,600 --> 01:16:10,160
 Thank you, bud.

1154
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 Caleb Jones, hanging up with us.

1155
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1156
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1157
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1159
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1200
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1201
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1251
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 Welcome back in.

1252
01:20:31,760 --> 01:20:36,520
 It is a pleasure for us to sit on out to UNA and say hello to head football coach, Brent Dierman.

1253
01:20:36,660 --> 01:20:37,800
 Coach, welcome in.

1254
01:20:37,880 --> 01:20:38,720
 How are you?

1255
01:20:39,440 --> 01:20:40,720
 It's been a busy day, man.

1256
01:20:41,020 --> 01:20:42,280
 Busy day on signing day.

1257
01:20:43,020 --> 01:20:44,980
 You know, got to spend some time with our current players.

1258
01:20:44,980 --> 01:20:46,920
 So, been a fun one.

1259
01:20:47,680 --> 01:20:49,000
 Talk to us about it, Coach.

1260
01:20:49,080 --> 01:20:53,200
 You got the best seat at the table here because we were joking earlier with some of our friends.

1261
01:20:53,780 --> 01:21:01,060
 I would imagine on this first Wednesday in February 2026, a little less busy than it was first Wednesday, 2016.

1262
01:21:01,480 --> 01:21:03,360
 My, oh, my, how things have changed, or have they?

1263
01:21:03,500 --> 01:21:08,300
 For some folks, it may not be, but some folks, it's a chance to sit here and add some pieces.

1264
01:21:08,540 --> 01:21:14,100
 Talk to us about your day at UNA, I guess, as we put it, part two of the National Signing Day.

1265
01:21:14,860 --> 01:21:25,800
 I'll tell you, you can go back in this program to 2023 where I got hired mid-December, and the first wave of signees we had was all transfers.

1266
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:32,740
 So, we had to sign all of our high school kids in the February signing period just three years ago.

1267
01:21:33,080 --> 01:21:41,360
 So, now, you turn the page now, we only signed six high school kids today because we signed most of them back in December.

1268
01:21:41,480 --> 01:21:46,280
 So, it's not as an eventful day as it used to be, the first Wednesday in February.

1269
01:21:47,220 --> 01:21:54,720
 It's a lot less stressful this time of year than it used to be, but we've added stress to December and January that used to not be there either.

1270
01:21:54,880 --> 01:21:56,360
 So, it all weighs itself out.

1271
01:21:57,240 --> 01:21:59,200
 There's always a plus and minus to everything.

1272
01:21:59,720 --> 01:22:08,000
 Your thoughts as a coach, fans got their opinions, but let's face it, during this every day, 365 days a year, unless it's a leap year and you had one,

1273
01:22:08,340 --> 01:22:15,920
 what are the advantages and disadvantages of having a class put together now the way it is as opposed to back in the day having them all there on the first Wednesday in February?

1274
01:22:16,920 --> 01:22:19,820
 You know, you used to project the future.

1275
01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:29,260
 And every year, we knew how many seniors we had, we knew how many juniors we had, so we knew based off how many seniors we had, how many we were going to sign next year.

1276
01:22:29,400 --> 01:22:34,900
 And then based off how many juniors you had, how many you were going to sign two years from now where every year, you hit a reset button.

1277
01:22:35,620 --> 01:22:40,700
 Every year, there's no more building classes, there's no more making sure you've got enough sophomores on your team.

1278
01:22:41,240 --> 01:22:49,100
 Every year, you're just a GM like an NFL team, and you build a team every December and every January now.

1279
01:22:49,820 --> 01:22:53,640
 And then I know that next December, I'm going to have to build a brand new team again.

1280
01:22:53,800 --> 01:22:56,880
 So it's just hitting a reset button every year now.

1281
01:22:57,960 --> 01:23:01,660
 Talk about your 2020-26 signing class.

1282
01:23:01,660 --> 01:23:09,420
 I know one of the things we've talked with you about for years was signing local kids, regional kids, in-state kids.

1283
01:23:09,800 --> 01:23:13,780
 How many guys from the state of Alabama are in this signing class?

1284
01:23:14,640 --> 01:23:18,000
 I got some numbers right in front of me because I knew you'd ask me that.

1285
01:23:18,660 --> 01:23:28,080
 We're going to bring in 48 new scholarship players in this cycle to this team by August.

1286
01:23:28,620 --> 01:23:35,880
 We brought in 29 junior college or transfer portal guys, 29 total.

1287
01:23:36,380 --> 01:23:39,140
 And we still sign 19 high school football players.

1288
01:23:39,720 --> 01:23:44,280
 Out of those 19 high school football players, 15 of them are from the state of Alabama.

1289
01:23:44,680 --> 01:23:45,060
 Wow.

1290
01:23:45,180 --> 01:23:56,480
 So I'm pretty sure that of all the Division I programs in the country, we're still signing more Alabama high school football players than any college in the country right now.

1291
01:23:56,580 --> 01:23:57,560
 We signed one from Mississippi.

1292
01:23:58,200 --> 01:24:01,580
 We signed one from Tennessee, a punter, signed a day from Tennessee.

1293
01:24:02,120 --> 01:24:04,680
 We got a O-lineman all the way out of California.

1294
01:24:05,280 --> 01:24:14,400
 And then we signed a kid out of North Carolina, which you can kind of say was an Alabama signee because his dad, Chip Lindsey, is from the state of Alabama.

1295
01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:17,400
 Went to U.S.A., coached in this great state for a while.

1296
01:24:17,680 --> 01:24:20,900
 So we signed his son as a quarterback.

1297
01:24:23,580 --> 01:24:25,240
 Coach Brent Derebin in the huddle with us.

1298
01:24:25,340 --> 01:24:29,960
 Coach, looking, since the last time we talked, your schedule is now official.

1299
01:24:30,180 --> 01:24:31,500
 Correct us if we're wrong on that.

1300
01:24:31,600 --> 01:24:32,800
 Very interesting schedule.

1301
01:24:32,960 --> 01:24:37,480
 We talked about last week going over to Huntsville and kicking things off with Samford.

1302
01:24:37,940 --> 01:24:45,280
 If you go back to those great teams in the 80s, a lot of influence, a lot of fingerprints from the Huntsville greater area there on those championship teams.

1303
01:24:45,360 --> 01:24:47,120
 So that's a great way to expand the recruiting base.

1304
01:24:47,440 --> 01:24:56,840
 And then the next week, correct me if I'm wrong, but a team from out in Arkansas named the Razorbacks, your thoughts about your schedule overall.

1305
01:24:56,840 --> 01:24:59,240
 We're not going to get too much into it because I know how you are.

1306
01:24:59,320 --> 01:25:00,400
 The first team is first.

1307
01:25:00,620 --> 01:25:09,480
 But it's interesting from the standpoint of right off the bat, you get a lot of exposure locally in North Alabama from the biggest city in this neck of the woods.

1308
01:25:09,560 --> 01:25:13,760
 And then it's always great exposure anytime you play an SEC team.

1309
01:25:14,280 --> 01:25:20,660
 You know, I got in trouble last week because I put a quote in our press statement, and our SID corrected me.

1310
01:25:21,280 --> 01:25:27,720
 Apparently, so I said that we're about to play the first SEC opponent in UNA history.

1311
01:25:28,380 --> 01:25:34,180
 And if you go back to, I forgot the year early, I think it was in the 50s, they played Vanderbilt.

1312
01:25:34,820 --> 01:25:37,600
 And Vanderbilt was in the SEC at that time.

1313
01:25:37,860 --> 01:25:40,080
 So it will be the second SEC opponent.

1314
01:25:40,440 --> 01:25:50,180
 But, you know, to be able to open the year in Huntsville and playing a great program like Sanford, who's got a brand new staff there, that they're going to do a fantastic job.

1315
01:25:51,040 --> 01:25:54,280
 Really, you know, some of the best players on our football team played in Huntsville.

1316
01:25:54,740 --> 01:25:58,280
 Our leading receiver coming back is a Bob Jones guy.

1317
01:25:58,620 --> 01:26:00,180
 We've got some Spartan guys on the team.

1318
01:26:00,180 --> 01:26:06,800
 And so to be able to play in such a great city with so many UNA supporters is going to be huge for us.

1319
01:26:07,240 --> 01:26:18,240
 Then to make that drive up Woo Pig Trail up to Fayetteville, Arkansas, that place is going to be rocking for a new coaching staff early in the year.

1320
01:26:18,820 --> 01:26:20,580
 Everybody there is going to be calling the hogs.

1321
01:26:20,700 --> 01:26:24,900
 For me, spending time in that state, they love their hogs in that state.

1322
01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:27,240
 So it's going to be a great environment for our players.

1323
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 And then we get to come home and get the first ever game.

1324
01:26:33,660 --> 01:26:39,160
 And first, I said, we've always played at home at UNA, but it's never been on your true home turf.

1325
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 Now we get to play on our home turf in the heart of campus for the first time in UNA football history.

1326
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 So really excited about this upcoming season.

1327
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 A lot of fans in media are certainly familiar with Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, West Georgia, of course.

1328
01:26:59,740 --> 01:27:04,640
 Been a rival for many years, Tarlington State, Sacramento State.

1329
01:27:04,780 --> 01:27:08,240
 I'm curious, how did Sacramento State get on the schedule?

1330
01:27:09,060 --> 01:27:22,020
 So the reality of the deal is a year ago, Sacramento State, who has been in the Big Sky Conference, an FCS team, their president and AD made the decision, we're going to make the jump to FBS.

1331
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 And they made that decision, but I don't think they have received an invite to a league yet.

1332
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 So Mountain West hasn't taken them yet.

1333
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 Pac-12 hasn't taken them yet.

1334
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 So they're a transitioning program from SCF to FBS without a conference.

1335
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 So they were looking for games since they're not truly in a conference yet.

1336
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 So we're able to land them.

1337
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 And you can really, you know, I've told people, you really got two FBS teams on your schedule with Arkansas.

1338
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 And now, because Sac State's making the transition, so it would be a great opponent for us to kind of see where we're at to a school that's trying to move up to the next level.

1339
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 Coach, obviously we talked about the high school, but before you get away, talk to us about some of the transfers coming in.

1340
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 I'm looking at the list, just perusing it.

1341
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 For longtime UNA fans, they look at, I won't call names here, but Kansas State and a host of guys from Memphis.

1342
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 You're coming right down Highway 72 from Corinth-Iuca from Memphis over to Florence.

1343
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 Your thoughts about your transfer class coming in to the Lions' den?

1344
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 You know, we're really excited as a whole.

1345
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 You know, we've already got all these guys in here, all 29 guys are here and working out and developing relationships.

1346
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 You know, you named a few.

1347
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 Kansas State, we brought in a DB from Kansas State that had over 200 snaps this past year in the Big 12.

1348
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 So he played a ton of games.

1349
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 He was best friends with our start and middle linebackers, so that's really what helped us land that one.

1350
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 We got a transfer quarterback from Oklahoma State.

1351
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 Wasn't planning it at the time, but it ended up being a two-for-one deal because after his recruiting visit,

1352
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 it worked out that his dad is now our defensive coordinator.

1353
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 How about that?

1354
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 So that was an allure for him.

1355
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 He was the D.C. at Oklahoma State last year.

1356
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 He was the D.C. at Kansas, so big hire for us, but also having his son here is huge.

1357
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 And then I think we ended up signing seven players from Memphis because we hired a defensive line coach from Memphis,

1358
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 and he had such a great relationship with those players that it helped us to get them over here to Florence, Alabama.

1359
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 So those are some of the guys, but there's not a position group that we didn't take a transfer at.

1360
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 So we're going to have a lot of competition this spring everywhere, all over the field.

1361
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 Well, I know you're glad to get the transfer portal and the signing date behind you.

1362
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 I mentioned this last week, and I know a lot of coaches right now are just trying to look at getting started,

1363
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 putting some dates together for the spring.

1364
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 Do you have any tentative dates as far as when you may look at beginning spring practice?

1365
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 So we're going to start – I'm actually putting my phone on speakerphone so I can pull up my calendar here

1366
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 so I can tell you the exact time, but we're going to start the second week in March.

1367
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 Our first practice is going to be that Tuesday on March the 10th.

1368
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 What we try to do is go every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,

1369
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 but our spring break falls the week of the 23rd, so we'll go for two weeks.

1370
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 Then they've got spring break, and then we'll come back and hit three weeks after spring break.

1371
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 So we're able to split it up a little bit there.

1372
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 We'll probably re-hit installs when they come back from spring break because you two guys probably remember

1373
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 about two or three years ago when y'all were 18, 19 years old and went on spring break.

1374
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 You lost a few brain cells sometimes.

1375
01:30:53,400 --> 01:30:53,700
 Oh, yeah.

1376
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 So you had to bring them back.

1377
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 You had to re-teach them things.

1378
01:30:57,400 --> 01:30:58,020
 Yes, you did.

1379
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 Cue them off, too.

1380
01:31:00,580 --> 01:31:01,640
 It's called distractions.

1381
01:31:02,640 --> 01:31:08,260
 Distractions and hormones and time.

1382
01:31:08,420 --> 01:31:10,200
 That's a very interesting combination right there.

1383
01:31:10,200 --> 01:31:13,240
 Yeah, just a couple years ago, we were all going to go.

1384
01:31:13,240 --> 01:31:14,880
 We still remember a little bit about it.

1385
01:31:15,040 --> 01:31:15,800
 Yes, we do.

1386
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 Selectively, as we put it, Coach.

1387
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 Listen, thank goodness the National Sunday Part 2 is in the house.

1388
01:31:22,360 --> 01:31:25,340
 Get some rest if you can, and thanks so much for your time today.

1389
01:31:26,140 --> 01:31:26,560
 Yes, sir.

1390
01:31:26,640 --> 01:31:27,500
 Thank y'all for having me.

1391
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 Love always being on the way you go.

1392
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 We love having you, Coach.

1393
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 There you have it.

1394
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 UNA head football coach, Brent German.

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 Coming up, Double D, Drew DeArmond on deck.

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 Stay with us.

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 Drew, welcome in.

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 How is your National Signing Day Part 2 going?

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 Didn't even talk one second about it this morning.

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 Two or less, right?

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 Obviously, things have changed, Drew.

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 Obviously, the posts are in.

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 We saw the numbers from 24-7 the other day.

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 After they make this, they call it the tweaks, the adjustments from early part of the cycle.

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 A lot of folks sitting here and saying, help us understand this Alabama class.

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 Now, there's pretty much signed, sealed, and delivered, at least in the modern era, as much as you can.

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 24-7 has the number one class in the SEC.

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 Oregon's still number one across the country.

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 Your thoughts about that?

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 And then, of course, with the expanded numbers out there, adding guys that at one time we thought they'd never add to an Alabama roster.

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 Overall, Drew, your thoughts about where this class is?

1551
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 It's a good class on paper.

1552
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 You know, I think they've met their needs.

1553
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 I think they've signed some guys that could potentially impact them, you know, next year.

1554
01:39:06,100 --> 01:39:06,920
 We'll see.

1555
01:39:07,540 --> 01:39:14,340
 It's harder to quantify because of Transfer Portal and because of the way rosters are set up now.

1556
01:39:14,340 --> 01:39:24,420
 You know, but I do think some schools patently do not, you know, even concentrate on high school recruiting.

1557
01:39:25,000 --> 01:39:32,580
 So, I was just sitting here looking at it, and I guess they had a little reshuffling of the rankings.

1558
01:39:32,940 --> 01:39:42,220
 But it looks like right now that USC has the number one overall class, Bama two, and then Oregon three.

1559
01:39:42,400 --> 01:39:48,420
 So, I think it's interesting that, you know, two of the three are now in the Big Ten that used to be in the Pac-12.

1560
01:39:48,800 --> 01:39:52,720
 But you've got to understand that USC, they went all in.

1561
01:39:52,820 --> 01:39:55,020
 They signed 36 high school players.

1562
01:39:55,020 --> 01:39:59,380
 So, I mean, maybe I haven't honestly studied it.

1563
01:39:59,440 --> 01:40:01,320
 Maybe they did sign a few JUCOs.

1564
01:40:01,740 --> 01:40:05,840
 Certainly, Alabama hit a couple of JUCOs later in the process.

1565
01:40:06,080 --> 01:40:12,420
 But Alabama's got 26 now, and I know they signed Amari Saab yesterday, got a commitment from him.

1566
01:40:12,640 --> 01:40:18,060
 And he's the guy that's going to fill out the roster and be depth if a slot receiver position.

1567
01:40:18,740 --> 01:40:23,160
 And that's what Alabama did the last few commitments and signings and whatnot.

1568
01:40:23,480 --> 01:40:35,660
 You know, you're just, you're basically filling out your roster because, you know, a lot of these, most all these schools in the power four are going to fully fund it and go to 105.

1569
01:40:36,140 --> 01:40:48,920
 So, instead of having 85 on scholarship and then maybe 103-man roster with about 18 walk-ons, and sometimes more than that, I'm just talking about the report for fall camp.

1570
01:40:49,320 --> 01:40:54,640
 Now, quote-unquote, you could have 105 reports, and they're all on scholarship.

1571
01:40:55,040 --> 01:40:58,720
 Now, you know, a third of those probably aren't getting any NIL money.

1572
01:40:59,240 --> 01:41:02,880
 But you've got, you know, those guys are on scholarship.

1573
01:41:03,580 --> 01:41:06,500
 Perhaps they end up becoming valuable players, some of them.

1574
01:41:06,620 --> 01:41:09,360
 Maybe they develop and eventually earn some NIL.

1575
01:41:09,500 --> 01:41:09,980
 I don't know.

1576
01:41:10,100 --> 01:41:12,500
 But it's a good class, no doubt about it.

1577
01:41:12,700 --> 01:41:16,260
 I know they had about as many five-star players as anybody in the country.

1578
01:41:16,260 --> 01:41:24,320
 And the way they've decided to go about building their program and not emphasize the portal as much as, you know, someone like Ole Miss,

1579
01:41:24,480 --> 01:41:32,220
 someone like LSU under Lane Kiffin and those guys, you certainly better be good at player development and getting these guys ready to play.

1580
01:41:32,420 --> 01:41:40,820
 And I think in two years, Kevin DeBoer's staff has shown that they'll certainly play a lot of young players and that a lot of them can have an impact.

1581
01:41:41,060 --> 01:41:44,760
 But you also better learn to balance that with the transfer portal.

1582
01:41:45,000 --> 01:41:47,420
 And so it's going to be interesting going forward.

1583
01:41:48,420 --> 01:41:48,980
 Me too.

1584
01:41:49,100 --> 01:42:02,280
 We've talked a good bit on this show with Rodney Orr and Freddie Kirby about the line of scrimmage and bringing in five offensive linemen and five defensive linemen.

1585
01:42:02,440 --> 01:42:04,800
 But this secondary is pretty good, too.

1586
01:42:05,280 --> 01:42:10,080
 I think they have one of the tallest length secondaries in the country.

1587
01:42:10,080 --> 01:42:26,720
 You bring in the two safeties, Jaira Edwards from St. Francis, Kelly from Cincinnati, Jordan Edmonds, the five-star from Marietta, Georgia, Zion Gibson, of course, from Ganston City,

1588
01:42:26,900 --> 01:42:29,820
 and Nick Sherman, the late addition from Fulton, Mississippi.

1589
01:42:30,700 --> 01:42:37,260
 Everybody talks about the skill positions in the line of scrimmage, but the secondary is pretty talented, too.

1590
01:42:38,260 --> 01:42:45,480
 Well, I mean, certainly I think Willing has done a great job recruiting the secondary, you know, in just two-plus years in Alabama.

1591
01:42:45,820 --> 01:42:51,600
 He's certainly done a better job than Freddie Roach has in five or six along the defensive line.

1592
01:42:51,900 --> 01:42:56,000
 It's amazing what happens when you actually do your job and work at it.

1593
01:42:56,540 --> 01:43:00,780
 But, you know, he's done a good job of restocking the secondary.

1594
01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:06,980
 They should have a really good secondary on paper with depth with what they've recruited.

1595
01:43:06,980 --> 01:43:10,200
 And so that's certainly going to be a strength of this football team.

1596
01:43:10,320 --> 01:43:12,620
 But you need to be good on the line of scrimmage.

1597
01:43:12,780 --> 01:43:13,620
 Certainly they need these.

1598
01:43:14,060 --> 01:43:18,620
 You know, Adrian Clem, who was officially announced today as the offensive line coach at Alabama,

1599
01:43:19,160 --> 01:43:25,300
 he needs to develop some of these offensive linemen and develop them quickly and get them on the field.

1600
01:43:25,520 --> 01:43:28,120
 There's nobody – there's no doubt, excuse me, about that.

1601
01:43:29,120 --> 01:43:36,700
 Especially the portal guys, but even, you know, a sleeper kid that they really like that they recruited hard, you know,

1602
01:43:36,840 --> 01:43:40,200
 out of, you know, Banneker High School in Atlanta, Jared Doughty.

1603
01:43:40,520 --> 01:43:42,420
 We'll see if they can get him ready to go.

1604
01:43:43,060 --> 01:43:46,720
 Certainly he's a guy that can play tackle, a true tackle.

1605
01:43:46,980 --> 01:43:52,380
 And those – that position has become a premium importance, especially for Alabama.

1606
01:43:52,940 --> 01:44:00,860
 Because, you know, relatively with, you know, Caden Proctor moving on, Wilkins Forby, you know, transferring,

1607
01:44:01,500 --> 01:44:05,620
 they're going to have to – you know, they're going to have a new set of tackles.

1608
01:44:05,820 --> 01:44:08,280
 So, they're going to have to get those guys ready to go.

1609
01:44:08,780 --> 01:44:12,160
 And quite frankly, you know, Parker Brelford was outstanding at center,

1610
01:44:12,600 --> 01:44:16,020
 but the guard spots were not good at Alabama last year.

1611
01:44:16,140 --> 01:44:18,060
 They're going to have to be much more consistent.

1612
01:44:18,660 --> 01:44:23,280
 And who knows at this point if that's going to be, you know, some portal guys that they signed

1613
01:44:23,460 --> 01:44:30,640
 or if there's going to be even a younger guy who can step forward quickly and win a job.

1614
01:44:30,720 --> 01:44:33,160
 You never know in this era of college football.

1615
01:44:33,300 --> 01:44:37,220
 That's why when someone asks me now, you know, how good is Alabama going to be?

1616
01:44:37,280 --> 01:44:38,000
 What's their ceiling?

1617
01:44:38,160 --> 01:44:39,100
 I have no idea.

1618
01:44:39,720 --> 01:44:44,080
 Because the biggest thing – reason is they haven't gelled.

1619
01:44:44,500 --> 01:44:45,960
 They haven't even practiced yet.

1620
01:44:46,440 --> 01:44:50,480
 I mean, you know, Jame and Jame came in from Mississippi State with starting experience.

1621
01:44:50,820 --> 01:44:52,140
 He may be your left tackle.

1622
01:44:52,140 --> 01:44:52,740
 You don't know.

1623
01:44:53,220 --> 01:44:56,260
 Or isn't it a Jackson Lloyd that redshirted last year?

1624
01:44:56,420 --> 01:44:59,500
 So, that's going to be the big question going into the year.

1625
01:44:59,880 --> 01:45:03,000
 How can these coaches get this roster to gel?

1626
01:45:03,120 --> 01:45:06,840
 But how quickly is the development process going to take hold?

1627
01:45:08,040 --> 01:45:10,840
 Double D, Drew Jarman, 97.7 FM is on.

1628
01:45:10,940 --> 01:45:11,800
 Switching gears.

1629
01:45:12,200 --> 01:45:14,400
 Alabama, basketball tonight.

1630
01:45:14,600 --> 01:45:15,160
 Bucky ball.

1631
01:45:15,260 --> 01:45:17,640
 The return of Bucky to the state of Alabama.

1632
01:45:18,500 --> 01:45:20,380
 Your thoughts, Drew, about this team.

1633
01:45:20,460 --> 01:45:26,160
 How pivotal are these next two games given the fact that they're sitting right on the fence at 4-4 in league play?

1634
01:45:27,100 --> 01:45:32,520
 Well, if it doesn't go well this week, they're going to be sitting on the fence on the bubble for the NCAA tournament.

1635
01:45:32,820 --> 01:45:33,800
 I mean, I can tell you that.

1636
01:45:34,520 --> 01:45:36,140
 Because you've got to win some games.

1637
01:45:36,140 --> 01:45:40,780
 They certainly have an impressive resume with who they've played, but you've got to beat somebody.

1638
01:45:41,820 --> 01:45:45,140
 You know, they just got through having their tails handed to them at Florida.

1639
01:45:45,940 --> 01:45:47,080
 They did not play hard.

1640
01:45:47,180 --> 01:45:48,280
 They did not play well.

1641
01:45:49,180 --> 01:45:50,820
 You know, they just got dominated.

1642
01:45:51,460 --> 01:45:53,440
 And it was embarrassing, to be honest with you.

1643
01:45:54,020 --> 01:45:56,540
 And so, we'll see, you know, how they play tonight.

1644
01:45:56,680 --> 01:46:00,800
 Because if they don't come out ready to play, Bucky will run them right out of the gym.

1645
01:46:01,260 --> 01:46:03,060
 And it will be embarrassing.

1646
01:46:03,360 --> 01:46:05,760
 So, I would think they'd have some pride.

1647
01:46:06,080 --> 01:46:08,060
 And they would want to play better basketball.

1648
01:46:09,200 --> 01:46:13,660
 You know, I thought, you know, Nate O's always been very, very transparent.

1649
01:46:13,660 --> 01:46:18,740
 And, you know, that's one of the things I've always liked about him is he doesn't miss words.

1650
01:46:18,900 --> 01:46:23,880
 And, you know, he called out LeBaron's byline because he hasn't been able to guard a lamppost most of the year.

1651
01:46:24,620 --> 01:46:27,540
 He's got that side of the ball off.

1652
01:46:27,600 --> 01:46:33,160
 He needs to stop protecting himself and play harder and earn some of that money he's being paid.

1653
01:46:33,800 --> 01:46:39,240
 And then, you know, it does look like they're trying to get a continuance for Charles Mediaco.

1654
01:46:39,240 --> 01:46:43,580
 So, try to extend his time, you know, on the floor for Alabama.

1655
01:46:44,040 --> 01:46:45,200
 He needs to be better.

1656
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:48,420
 He needs to play with more physicality and rebound the ball.

1657
01:46:48,900 --> 01:46:50,920
 They certainly need more out of Aiden Sherell.

1658
01:46:51,060 --> 01:46:59,300
 But, really, honestly, against Florida, I thought, you know, Aiden Holloway was the only guard that really kind of showed up.

1659
01:46:59,380 --> 01:47:02,040
 They need at least three of those guards to play strong basketball.

1660
01:47:02,720 --> 01:47:09,040
 They did get a great effort, you know, about a week ago from, obviously, from Latrell Reitzel.

1661
01:47:09,040 --> 01:47:11,500
 But, he struggled against the Gators.

1662
01:47:11,920 --> 01:47:15,100
 And, now, we'll see if a Bull Bowen is available.

1663
01:47:15,780 --> 01:47:23,300
 But, Amari Allen, you know, after his hiatus, I'll just call it that, he was back in the last game but wasn't good.

1664
01:47:23,760 --> 01:47:31,760
 They need the old Amari Allen back because he's the best rebounder and plays extremely hard, usually, and is one of the better all-around players.

1665
01:47:32,020 --> 01:47:36,180
 But, the key is going to be, you know, because, again, A&M is going to do what they do.

1666
01:47:36,280 --> 01:47:38,500
 They're going to press, you know, make or miss.

1667
01:47:38,580 --> 01:47:40,200
 They are going to try to wear you down.

1668
01:47:40,700 --> 01:47:42,100
 You've got to protect the basketball.

1669
01:47:42,400 --> 01:47:44,080
 And, you have to score off their pressure.

1670
01:47:44,760 --> 01:47:49,640
 And, quite frankly, if Alabama can hit triple digits tonight, I think they win.

1671
01:47:49,640 --> 01:47:55,020
 And, if they, you know, if they end up in the 80s, I don't think they'll win the game.

1672
01:47:55,120 --> 01:47:57,400
 I think they've got to score 100 points.

1673
01:47:57,520 --> 01:47:59,900
 I think they've got to keep their turnovers down.

1674
01:48:00,000 --> 01:48:01,560
 I think they've got to hit the glass hard.

1675
01:48:01,940 --> 01:48:05,820
 And, if they do, they're playing against the team that they're bigger than and more athletic than.

1676
01:48:06,240 --> 01:48:08,360
 But, can they play as hard as Texas A&M?

1677
01:48:08,360 --> 01:48:09,420
 And, I think that's the key.

1678
01:48:10,440 --> 01:48:11,960
 I agree with you entirely.

1679
01:48:12,280 --> 01:48:16,600
 The transfer portals, Nate usually does a pretty good job.

1680
01:48:16,600 --> 01:48:17,880
 But, they come in and help.

1681
01:48:18,060 --> 01:48:22,640
 But, this year, as you alluded to, Bo Bowen, we'll see if he can play.

1682
01:48:22,740 --> 01:48:24,220
 I think he has improved.

1683
01:48:24,380 --> 01:48:27,700
 I know Nate challenged him a couple of times to rebound more.

1684
01:48:27,860 --> 01:48:30,620
 But, Keaton Bristow has been hurt.

1685
01:48:31,180 --> 01:48:33,320
 Noah Williamson from Bucknell.

1686
01:48:33,740 --> 01:48:37,280
 The physicality of the SEC, he just can't match it.

1687
01:48:37,280 --> 01:48:44,300
 Jaleel Bethea comes in and jacks up two 30-footers and then goes back to the bench.

1688
01:48:44,800 --> 01:48:47,860
 Not a lot of production with the transfer so far, D2.

1689
01:48:48,940 --> 01:48:53,540
 Well, I mean, you could have played the Three Stooges theme right there after you named those three guys.

1690
01:48:53,760 --> 01:48:55,200
 That's basically what they are.

1691
01:48:57,780 --> 01:49:00,240
 Noah Williamson had a good game against Kentucky.

1692
01:49:00,360 --> 01:49:01,080
 That's about it.

1693
01:49:01,080 --> 01:49:01,220
 Yeah.

1694
01:49:02,500 --> 01:49:05,960
 But, they had a couple of decent games in the pre-conference.

1695
01:49:06,180 --> 01:49:11,900
 But, he's somebody that looks more like an N1 mixtape Rucker Park guy than a basketball player.

1696
01:49:12,460 --> 01:49:13,960
 He's extremely athletic.

1697
01:49:14,620 --> 01:49:15,900
 Looks good in his uniform.

1698
01:49:16,240 --> 01:49:17,060
 That's about it.

1699
01:49:17,600 --> 01:49:19,240
 His decision-making is lacking.

1700
01:49:19,780 --> 01:49:21,340
 He certainly doesn't want to defend.

1701
01:49:22,160 --> 01:49:29,980
 He did miss a lot of time, but he's also been back for a while now, too.

1702
01:49:30,660 --> 01:49:34,320
 I know he used to be a five-star player, but that's like a used car now.

1703
01:49:34,460 --> 01:49:37,720
 He certainly doesn't play like one.

1704
01:49:38,540 --> 01:49:39,660
 He hasn't helped.

1705
01:49:40,300 --> 01:49:46,440
 I did think Bristow had a lot of potential at the start of the season, but now he's, quote-unquote, had a lot of injuries.

1706
01:49:47,180 --> 01:49:50,680
 And, quite frankly, when he's been in, he's looked physically overwhelmed.

1707
01:49:51,200 --> 01:49:56,220
 And so, you know, like I told some people, they really could have used Bo Diabadi.

1708
01:49:57,120 --> 01:49:58,000
 Oh, goodness, yes.

1709
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:02,980
 I mean, they actually thought they had him re-signed twice, and he went to Kentucky.

1710
01:50:03,440 --> 01:50:05,060
 He hasn't had a good year in Kentucky.

1711
01:50:05,220 --> 01:50:08,620
 I think he's a better fit for Alabama and what they do.

1712
01:50:08,920 --> 01:50:10,800
 So they could certainly use him.

1713
01:50:11,020 --> 01:50:15,420
 I've heard people say Jaron Stevenson as well, and perhaps that's correct.

1714
01:50:15,660 --> 01:50:19,600
 But I think Bo Bowen has kind of given him what Stevenson did.

1715
01:50:19,700 --> 01:50:25,940
 The biggest thing, Bo Bowen also had a hand injury that's affected his shooting, which is extremely unfortunate.

1716
01:50:26,720 --> 01:50:28,820
 But now he's got the leg issue.

1717
01:50:29,460 --> 01:50:34,300
 But, honestly, I just really – I like – and I like Linden Jimson.

1718
01:50:34,380 --> 01:50:35,400
 He's had some bright moments.

1719
01:50:35,400 --> 01:50:38,280
 But Bo Diabadi gave him a physicality.

1720
01:50:38,820 --> 01:50:45,860
 And just an ability to make, you know, blue-collar, you know, tight plays that they love.

1721
01:50:45,960 --> 01:50:47,100
 That's why they have the hard hat.

1722
01:50:47,620 --> 01:50:49,940
 And he just – you know, they're missing him a lot.

1723
01:50:50,200 --> 01:50:51,160
 And you're right.

1724
01:50:51,240 --> 01:50:54,700
 I think this is one year where they missed in the portal quite a bit.

1725
01:50:55,200 --> 01:51:01,100
 Their NIL wasn't as much this year because they didn't have as much to retain as they did the year before.

1726
01:51:01,480 --> 01:51:06,280
 And then they did – you know, they were able to get, you know, big cliffs in the middle.

1727
01:51:06,480 --> 01:51:12,060
 But, again, I just think sometimes – this is probably going to be a common theme year to year.

1728
01:51:12,380 --> 01:51:14,340
 You don't ever know until they gel.

1729
01:51:14,740 --> 01:51:21,960
 And yet we say all of this, and I still think they're talented enough to, you know, be a second weekend NCAA tournament team.

1730
01:51:22,120 --> 01:51:24,240
 But they have to start playing like that.

1731
01:51:24,380 --> 01:51:27,620
 And they have to start playing with cohesion and consistency.

1732
01:51:28,200 --> 01:51:34,420
 And it needs to start tonight, you know, against the hometown and native son, Bucky McMillage.

1733
01:51:35,220 --> 01:51:38,240
 I'll tell you one thing, that better man up on Rayshawn Agee.

1734
01:51:38,440 --> 01:51:40,620
 That cat's got nine double-doubles.

1735
01:51:40,940 --> 01:51:48,520
 He's their force in the middle, and he will run you out of the post if you don't watch him.

1736
01:51:48,920 --> 01:51:50,960
 Great stuff, as always.

1737
01:51:51,620 --> 01:51:55,220
 Talk about the expanded one hour of talking ball.

1738
01:51:55,420 --> 01:52:00,080
 The Huntsville friends of Panthers, number one, in the boys' power poll.

1739
01:52:00,080 --> 01:52:01,880
 In fact, I believe they begin Monday.

1740
01:52:02,180 --> 01:52:04,660
 I think Class 7-A begins on Monday.

1741
01:52:05,260 --> 01:52:08,240
 Where can we get online to listen in to all the good stuff?

1742
01:52:09,280 --> 01:52:14,660
 Yeah, our 7-A tournament will start a week from tomorrow.

1743
01:52:15,820 --> 01:52:18,180
 Huntsville has one more regular season game.

1744
01:52:18,280 --> 01:52:22,400
 They have to play a make-up game against the Crabble Lions on Friday.

1745
01:52:22,620 --> 01:52:24,680
 It'll be a 6 o'clock tip.

1746
01:52:25,300 --> 01:52:28,260
 So that'll be the final regular season game.

1747
01:52:28,260 --> 01:52:31,820
 They lost on senior night last night, so I'm not sure they'll be.

1748
01:52:32,180 --> 01:52:34,020
 Number one in the power poll anymore.

1749
01:52:34,160 --> 01:52:35,560
 They got swept by Mae Jemison.

1750
01:52:36,160 --> 01:52:38,980
 Got beat for the second time, 67-60.

1751
01:52:39,260 --> 01:52:41,060
 It was a tough, tough loss.

1752
01:52:41,180 --> 01:52:42,620
 It was a very physical game.

1753
01:52:43,320 --> 01:52:50,460
 But hopefully it'll be a learning lesson for Huntsville because Mae Jemison kind of gave everybody the blueprint of how to attack Huntsville.

1754
01:52:50,660 --> 01:52:55,100
 You've got to be super physical, get the game called a certain way.

1755
01:52:55,100 --> 01:53:04,840
 I just felt like Huntsville adjusted, but they waited too long to get settled in and comfortable in the fourth quarter when they were already behind.

1756
01:53:05,060 --> 01:53:13,780
 They basically only led for a short period of time at the start of the third quarter and then Mae Jemison took control of it again.

1757
01:53:13,980 --> 01:53:19,320
 So hopefully with this young Crimson Panther group with only three seniors, it's a learning lesson.

1758
01:53:19,860 --> 01:53:22,080
 Certainly, they're fortunate.

1759
01:53:22,560 --> 01:53:28,480
 You know, again, there's a lot of basketball that's been played in the postseason, so they're going on to the postseason next week.

1760
01:53:28,960 --> 01:53:34,900
 So it'll be big for them in trying to end the regular season with a win over Prattville in their final game.

1761
01:53:35,020 --> 01:53:41,340
 And then certainly, you know, a shout-out to Jack Naughton with his 900th game last night in overtime against New Hope.

1762
01:53:41,860 --> 01:53:44,120
 And that'll be Huntsville's opponent.

1763
01:53:44,940 --> 01:53:49,260
 Now, Jack Naughton, those guys, the boys will finish the area play tomorrow against Albertville.

1764
01:53:49,700 --> 01:53:53,760
 And then they'll play Huntsville a week from Thursday at Huntsville High at 6 o'clock.

1765
01:53:53,940 --> 01:53:58,560
 But it should be a very interesting area tournament and a postseason run for Huntsville.

1766
01:53:58,760 --> 01:54:00,700
 And looking forward to that, no doubt.

1767
01:54:00,700 --> 01:54:04,240
 And we always appreciate being on with you guys, being able to talk some ball.

1768
01:54:04,600 --> 01:54:09,280
 We look forward to being in touch with us tonight for the return of Bucky McMillan.

1769
01:54:10,120 --> 01:54:11,520
 Safe travels to and from.

1770
01:54:11,660 --> 01:54:13,420
 Thanks for joining our little table today, Drew.

1771
01:54:13,520 --> 01:54:14,980
 Thanks so much, and have a good one, okay?

1772
01:54:15,700 --> 01:54:16,280
 Thank you, guys.

1773
01:54:16,900 --> 01:54:17,380
 Thank you, buddy.

1774
01:54:17,400 --> 01:54:18,520
 Drew Jarman hooking up with us.

1775
01:54:18,580 --> 01:54:20,100
 97.7, that's in the zone.

1776
01:54:20,200 --> 01:54:22,080
 Grissom Ball's jacked off number 900.

1777
01:54:22,460 --> 01:54:25,620
 Bebe, are you ready for some Alabama and Bucky Ball action tonight?

1778
01:54:25,720 --> 01:54:27,160
 You're on 93.9, the score.

1779
01:54:27,260 --> 01:54:28,500
 Tip-off at 6.

1780
01:54:28,580 --> 01:54:30,520
 I believe it's on the SEC Network.

1781
01:54:30,740 --> 01:54:33,340
 You can listen to it on 93.9, the score.

1782
01:54:33,340 --> 01:54:35,560
 With the pregame beginning at 5.

1783
01:54:35,800 --> 01:54:37,500
 Kick back and enjoy it.

1784
01:54:37,560 --> 01:54:38,680
 Come take care of us for now.

1785
01:54:38,760 --> 01:54:41,240
 On behalf of BBE, Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1786
01:54:41,320 --> 01:54:43,220
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1787
01:54:43,320 --> 01:54:43,940
 Let's do it again tomorrow.

1788
01:54:44,080 --> 01:54:45,460
 New and soon with the Wilma Buck Show.

1789
01:54:45,860 --> 01:54:48,100
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9.4.