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 The man has got more hats than Bush's has been.

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 Roger, welcome in.

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 What hat are you wearing today?

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 Boomo Bugg.

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 It is a Crimson Tide baseball hat, not football, not basketball, softball, soccer, anything like that.

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 We are kind of focused on baseball here for the next little bit and then I'll start to turn my attention well to a little more baseball tomorrow before the next basketball game.

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 But it's a busy time of the year and a good one for all of us.

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 So let's start with baseball.

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 Obviously, they're the new kids on the block, taking on Washington State, and you never know what you're going to get, especially in that first series of the year.

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 Tyler Fay in his Friday start, things just didn't go his way.

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 But after that, Zane Adams, Miles Upchurch really were impressive with their scoreless innings and strikeouts that they collected on Saturday in their two starts.

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 A junior shortstop who came on campus and, first of all, won a job as a starting shortstop in the SEC as a true freshman.

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 This might be the most momentum Alabama's had going into an SEC tournament since they were number one in the country a few years ago.

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 If Alabama gets that, this team I think really is the complete vision that Nate had for this year.

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 We mentioned it alluded to at the top of the show.

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 Kaelin DeBoer is not taking any time off.

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 Steven Wise and Georgia Tech executive director of recruiting, Alex Mathis, coming over to be added to the staff.

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 Listen, man, thanks for your time, day, and safe travels to and from, okay?

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure.

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 So, open the door and say hello to Coach Sonny Smith.

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 That's right.

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 Former Auburn head coach.

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 Also there at VCU.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hopefully, we'll be able to hook up by here with Coach Smith as soon as possible.

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 One thing we need to ask him, B.B., and that is, I would imagine, after what happened this past weekend, he basically would not be sitting here and wishing he was still the head coach anywhere after what Stephen Pearl had to do over the weekend.

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 Well, sooner or later, coaches are going to have a dilemma about whether or not to suspend a star player, and he did that against Keyshawn Hall.

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 You know, we'll see if that gamble pays off.

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 Will he get his attention?

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 Set him down for the final 12 minutes against Vandy, and he didn't even play against a very good Arkansas team.

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 And that's always the dilemma with the coach.

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 But when do you cross the line, and you've got to sit a player for a game or two to try to get their attention?

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 But unfortunately, with coaches now, they're going to have to cross that bridge at some point.

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 Yeah, and you know, the easy reply and reaction to that is, I'd do the same thing, Coach, except here's the problem, B.B.

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 These guys make a lot of money.

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 The kids drive the bus now with all these NIL slash lawyer leverage deals.

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 And if you don't win, at the end of the day, people are going to sit here and try to put the fire in your britches.

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 So it's easy for us to sit here and say, I've done the same thing.

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 Personally, I would because here's the bottom line.

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 I do believe until you draw boundaries, and more importantly, you can draw boundaries all day.

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 But until you enforce the boundaries, it does no good.

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 So to me, it's like going kind of the dentist.

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 Nobody wants to go to the dentist.

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 Tooth hurts.

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 What happens if you don't go to the dentist?

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 Tooth is going to hurt tomorrow.

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 It's going to hurt next week.

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 It's going to hurt next year.

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 So go ahead and suffer the pain in the short end.

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 Hopefully, things will work out in the long end.

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 I applaud what Steven Pearl did because you've got to send a message to the guys.

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 Because if you let him get away with whatever it was, I don't have the specifics.

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 But obviously, in Coach Pearl's mind, it was enough to make this action at the risk of losing a game that he needs to snap a streak right now.

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 But to me, I applaud his decision.

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 But your thoughts overall about Coach Pearl, if you will, part two, taking over this year, the job he's done.

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 I'm sure it's been a lot of on-the-job training for him.

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 Well, he basically had this dropped in his lap.

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 And I know that he talked with his dad, Bruce, about it.

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 But Bruce, if you remember, resigned in late September.

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 Yeah.

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 But that was a Bruce Pearl schedule in the preseason.

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 Again, we've talked about it.

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 Auburn beat St. John.

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 There's won, I think, 12 consecutive games.

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 North Carolina State lost to one to Houston.

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 They got a big game.

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 We'll talk to Bruce Marshall about in a few minutes.

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 But I think everybody knew the first year was going to be adjustment.

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 Harold, I don't care if you're sitting six inches away from the head coach.

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 Yeah.

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 When you're the top dog, it's a little bit different.

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 And John Summerall, just to allude to what you mentioned, somebody asked him about discipline

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 earlier this week.

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 And he said, look, these guys are getting NIL now.

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 Some of these guys are getting a lot of money.

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 That's right.

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 And they can handle hard coaching or they better.

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 And again, it's constructive criticism.

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 We're trying to make all these guys better.

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 That's right.

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 Now that they're professionals, they need to live up to the standards we set for them.

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 You know, the guy that comes to mind when you say that is Coach Sampson at Houston.

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 I like somebody who comes out and doesn't sit here and dilly-dally and play politics.

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 He just, he lays it down.

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 He basically says, and I like what Charlie Barkley said the other day.

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 They asked Charlie, and I don't think he's ever been accused of being shy, how he would treat these athletes.

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 If he was in a position like a coach, you know, somewhere in that staff, I don't guess I can repeat exactly what Charlie said, but I agree with him.

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 I would have, like Nick, I'd come in, I'd show you what I expect.

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 This is what happens if you do.

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 This is what happens if you don't.

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 And then you, again, back to the enforcement word, you enforce it.

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 He said he wouldn't put up with it because, in essence, what he was saying was, I'm not going to sit here and run a babysitting service because if you do it for one, you got to do it for two.

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 You got to do it for four, you got to do it for eight, and you end up with chaos.

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 I like what Samson does because, obviously, it works for him.

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 You look, now, I know last night I didn't see the final score.

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 He was in a challenge there with Iowa State.

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 I don't know how that game came out, but week in and week out, this guy, basically, he lays it down and he still gets results, which means, I think these kids are not, sometimes I think they get painted with a broad brush.

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 They're not that bad.

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 They just want somebody who they respect.

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 They don't care how firm you are, as long as you're fair and along with that firmness.

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 Now, some kids are going to be the exception.

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 Of course, they are.

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 But I think, by and large, kids will respect a coach that lays down the law because there's a generation of us folks out there.

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 We never had an option.

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 If we played, these are the rules.

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 Take them or leave them.

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 Well, it's a fine line between knowing when you need to kick a player in the butt or you basically try to pat them on the bank and encourage them.

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 And a lot of talented coaches know that.

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 That's one of the reasons why Kevin Sampson is in the top 10 every year and they go to the Elite Eight or the Final Four is his discipline on the team.

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 And something else I noticed, I was watching him over the weekend, Harold, they've got a lot of veteran players.

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 A lot of these guys, he's doing something right.

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 He's got one of the more veteran players.

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 Some of those guys have been with him now three or four years, which is something you don't see in modern-day college basketball.

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 Wait a minute.

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 Veteran players.

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 Where have we heard that before?

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 Did we hear that with Indiana?

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 Could you maybe see coaches, once they sit down now, instead of putting all this sweat equity and money into a 17- or 18-year-old that goes out and hires a handler to hype them up,

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 could it possibly be that coaches now are going to say, hmm, it's working for Houston basketball, it's working for Indiana football,

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 maybe we need to sit here and rearrange our thinking.

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 Maybe we need to go for more seasoned players because, let's face it, guys, if you are, say, 65 and 61, people are pretty much on the same page.

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 But if you're 22 or 18, there's a major guff.

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 There's not a guff.

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 There's an ocean between an 18-year-old who's been with mama and a cheerleader and all that stuff and a 22-year-old who's now a young man.

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 Give me a roster of 22, 23-year-olds, and I like my chances, BB.

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 Well, that's the reason why so many of these mid-major teams go to the Sweet 16 is because they've got a roster full of veterans.

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 By the way, Iowa State beat Houston last night, 70-67.

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 Both of those teams are 23-3.

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 Iowa State's one of the most underrated teams.

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 We talked to Bruce Marshall about that in the next segment.

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 But, Harold, whether it's football, baseball, basketball, all these coaches want a veteran team, but that's the problem with NIL.

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 You've either got these guys are so good they're going to the NBA or they're going to transfer because another school's offering a more NIL money.

399
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 Would it shock you that I started watching that Houston-Iowa State game and I had to go to bed before the end?

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 No, it would not.

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 If you made it to halftime, I'd be impressed.

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 Quickly, BB, just in 15, 20 seconds, if you love yourself some high school basketball, we don't have time to go through the whole list right now.

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 But we've got a ton of action.

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 Some of the games coming your way starting at noon tomorrow right here on 93-9, the score.

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 Yeah, Harold, we're going to be, in fact, I'm going to go through that beginning at noon,

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 Lauderdale County girls at Feynmont, Lauderdale County boys at Locust Fork, and I'll finish it.

407
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 In fact, we've got games going on from 12 until probably 6 o'clock, and I'll go over that list a little bit later in the show.

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 And speaking of heading down the stretch, the Olympics are coming near the closing ceremonies.

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 But first, the very latest from the Boots, Italy here on 93-9, the score.

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 Westwood One Sports presents this special update on the 2026 Winter Games.

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 Team USA is still searching for its first-ever gold medal in the speed skating team pursuit.

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 The trio of Ethan Seprin, Casey Dawson, and Emery Lehman own the world record,

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 but lost to Italy today in the final and settled for silver after getting the bronze in Beijing.

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 Here's Lehman, the oldest member of the team at 29.

415
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 Yeah, it certainly has been an emotional rollercoaster.

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 So I think we're definitely feeling very fortunate and happy and proud of everything we did this past three days with this event

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 and over the past seven years together, and I think we can walk out of here with our heads held high.

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 The U.S. women finish fourth in the team pursuit.

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 Knockout round in men's hockey.

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 Czechia held off Denmark and will face top-seed Canada in the quarterfinals tomorrow.

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 The U.S. will take on the winner of Sweden and Latvia, which is coming up.

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 With this Winter Games update, I'm Brad Heller, Westwood One Sports.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, I'm a pretty good Carol.

566
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 In your winter and, uh, and, uh, Brett too.

567
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 In your winter Olympics update here, we have the, uh, Czechs beating Denmark 3-2 to move into

568
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 the knockout round of the men's hockey.

569
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 And, uh, we, uh, proceed along that run.

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 And I also found out, I did not know you could cheat in curling, but I guess the Canadians have

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 shown us that that is possible.

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 Bruce, you spoiled it.

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 See, I taped that and I watched it five times.

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 So, yeah, now I know the outcome, but, of course, I joke about that.

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 But your thoughts about the Olympics, I think we're a certain age when you used to look.

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 And who was it, uh, oh my gosh, uh, Jim, his name escapes me now.

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 He was always the face and voice, uh, Jim McKay, I think it was, the voice of the Olympics.

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 It was, it was pure sports.

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 It was a chance to take a break from traditional sports, root for the country.

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 With the exception, maybe some over the years in Mexico City, but my, oh my, how things have

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 changed with the Olympics.

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 And I know there was a situation there with the Munich ones, but by and large, things have

583
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 changed with the Olympics and politicians got too involved at the knock, Bruce.

584
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 Yeah, I think so.

585
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 I definitely think so.

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 And, uh, though, uh, and you're right.

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 I, I, I miss the days when ABC covered it with the Jim McKay.

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 Although I, I wonder sometimes if that's just with, you know, us, us, uh, being, uh,

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 nostalgic about it, uh, they, yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm opening up my mind this year.

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 I, cause I had been sort of down on NBC's coverage of the last several, I mean, they've,

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 they've been doing this since the nineties now with the Olympics.

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 And, um, but I think that, I mean, this year they're actually striking a pretty good balance

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 And I liked the coverage a lot.

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 And, uh, it's, um, I mean, they're giving proper focus, but not too, you know, too much

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 on the U S team and we want to know how the U S team is doing, but that's not the only

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 storyline at the Olympics.

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 And I think they're doing a good job covering the whole width and breadth of it.

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 Um, I do, by the way, if it was up to me in the name of human decency, though, I think

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 they should outlaw, IOC should outlaw the two man luge and I'll just leave it at that.

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 There's no room for that.

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 it.

609
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 Um, the first time in many Olympics, I'm actually enjoying the coverage.

610
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 Do we have a preview of a potential final four in college men's basketball this weekend,

611
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 Arizona 23 and two traveling to Houston, Kevin Samson, they lost a, a tough game to Iowa

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 state last night, both those teams are 23 and three and then Michigan in Duke.

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614
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 It's the first time since 2013, Michigan's been number one in the associated press poll.

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 And they've got a pretty tough game tonight against Purdue, uh, who they're hot.

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 It's amazing.

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 Purdue's got four seniors.

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 I think's been on that team 10 years.

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 They beat Alabama and Auburn.

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 And we want, we want to aim tickly talk with you about the big game in Tuscaloosa to more

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 Arkansas and Alabama, but very interesting, uh, potential final four teams Saturday, Bruce

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 So, I mean, that's a good neutral court there.

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 I mean, these are some, uh, these are some, uh, good ones, uh, Purdue.

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 You're right.

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 I mean, uh, Braden Smith and Fletcher lawyer have each been there 10 years at Purdue.

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 but I think they're in a little trouble here tonight.

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 Michigan is just so good that that's to me, when everybody's hitting on all cylinders, Michigan's

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 still the best team I've seen this year.

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 Um, all these transfers that Dusty May brought in and especially, you know, I mean, those two,

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 They, I mean, that team is a really good.

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 So I think they'll probably get Purdue tonight.

640
00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:33,440
 Mentioning, you mentioned that Arizona Houston game.

641
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 I think we might've seen a final four preview last night, Houston and Iowa state.

642
00:39:39,180 --> 00:39:39,420
 Yeah.

643
00:39:39,660 --> 00:39:41,480
 That was a real grinder.

644
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 And I, I thought Iowa state was dead.

645
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 I mean, they did, they couldn't buy a three pointer in the second half.

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 You have to spread the four.

648
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 You got to hit threes.

649
00:39:50,860 --> 00:39:52,360
 That defense is still pretty airtight.

650
00:39:52,560 --> 00:40:02,280
 It, the talk all year is maybe Houston's defense isn't quite where it was last year, but, um, you look at the national stats and they are second in scoring defense.

651
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 And they, as an Iowa state was really struggling.

652
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 And then they finally started to hit some threes and Houston had some empty trips.

653
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 I, you know, I think Fleming's gives Houston something else here on the offense, the freshman guard.

654
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 He might be the best freshman in the country.

655
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 We'll see about Arizona lost a couple in a row here and keep the star freshman.

656
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 Now he is hurt and he's probably out for a bit.

657
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:26,520
 Uh, this could be pretty tough for Arizona getting in there, losing some momentum.

658
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 I mean, they knocked them out of the top spot.

659
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 Um, it's, uh, excusable to lose, uh, at Kansas.

660
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 And I suppose it's excusable to lose to Texas tech and home because Texas tech's good, but still Arizona was winning all those games earlier in the year.

661
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 And you've got to wonder what's going to happen here, but I, on Saturday.

662
00:40:44,380 --> 00:40:47,300
 So maybe, you know, Houston a little bit, they'll bounce them back.

663
00:40:47,420 --> 00:40:51,220
 I still think that could be, Kelvin Sampson could still get back to the final four.

664
00:40:51,660 --> 00:40:53,880
 So might Arizona is really good.

665
00:40:53,940 --> 00:40:58,860
 And so might Iowa state, man, the big 12 is just as good as any conference this year at the top.

666
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,300
 A lot of good games there.

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00:41:06,940 --> 00:41:11,380
 Tons of platforms, including Vegas in Saturday, since the name has been invoked.

670
00:41:11,380 --> 00:41:21,860
 Your thoughts about Alabama and Arkansas and Alabama going forward, because this has been one of the most talked about teams, the entire country before Charles Mediaco, during Charles Mediaco.

671
00:41:21,860 --> 00:41:26,080
 And after Charles Mediaco, we're now on this side of the equation.

672
00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:28,480
 They've done pretty good so far, record wise.

673
00:41:28,700 --> 00:41:36,620
 Uh, first things first, uh, if you will, Bruce, Alabama and Arkansas in the battle of the eight teams and Alabama without Mediaco.

674
00:41:36,780 --> 00:41:40,440
 It's been said maybe they're a better team because they can run like deer now.

675
00:41:41,940 --> 00:41:42,780
 Well, yeah.

676
00:41:42,780 --> 00:41:57,000
 I mean, I wonder, you know, are they going to put the total up there in the one seventies in this game because Arkansas can go pretty good to really, uh, you know, Calipari, once again, pulling rapids out of the hat with, uh, a cuff and Malik Thomas.

677
00:41:57,000 --> 00:42:02,700
 I mean, uh, these new guards, they're, um, a cuff is really good.

678
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:07,480
 Um, high usage shorties scoring over 21 a game and Thomas is good.

679
00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:12,760
 They have really, I mean, and a cuffs also, but, but over six assists per game.

680
00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:15,240
 So, I mean, he is really good there.

681
00:42:15,240 --> 00:42:16,520
 We'll see about Alabama.

682
00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:18,620
 I mean, I think you're right.

683
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:25,080
 You know, maybe that was a, that was a gamble that I wonder if Nate should have taken, um, to put that.

684
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:31,840
 And I know at that point, he sort of, you know, maybe was obligated to play him before the last ruling came down.

685
00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:36,440
 I agree with you guys that maybe he slowed them down a little bit and that's what they've got to do.

686
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:42,140
 But I, I, sometimes at some point, we may not see this until March.

687
00:42:42,180 --> 00:42:43,300
 We probably won't.

688
00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:49,000
 But when Alabama goes out and if they don't win the whole thing, at some point they will.

689
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:56,340
 It'll be because of this insistence on these, these three point shots that they're just, they just won after another, after another, after another, after another.

690
00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:58,520
 At some point, you're going to start missing some of those.

691
00:42:58,660 --> 00:43:01,560
 They can hit some and they will beat teams and they can outscore a lot of teams.

692
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:03,440
 At some point, that's going to get them.

693
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:08,160
 Um, so, uh, you know, Arkansas might, might get them tomorrow night.

694
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:19,720
 In the bigger picture, Jay Billis just wrote something this week, um, about what he hopes the selection committee does regarding Alabama and those few games that Betty Aco played.

695
00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:25,920
 And he just suggested, just the selection committee should just talk, you know, no, don't, don't punish Alabama for that.

696
00:43:26,300 --> 00:43:30,120
 Don't even figure, you know, the Betty Aco in there, it was just one of those things.

697
00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:36,420
 And, you know, whatever you do with Alabama, do it after the season, if there is to be any sort of a repercussion from playing.

698
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:38,340
 Uh, anyway, it should be fun.

699
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,620
 I kind of like Arkansas a little bit more right now.

700
00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:48,400
 Uh, both these teams will be in the dance and, uh, Calipari, I've learned never to sit and sleep on his teams because it always seemed to improve down the stretch.

701
00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:53,680
 Bruce, just quickly on that, let's just say hypothetically that they do decide to go to the courts.

702
00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:58,940
 Uh, at what point does Alabama bring Greg Sankey and say, this dude said it's okay initially.

703
00:43:58,940 --> 00:44:00,220
 And then he changed his mind.

704
00:44:00,460 --> 00:44:05,720
 Why don't we start with Greg Sankey and putting in this situation because he said, okay, he's the boss of this league.

705
00:44:05,780 --> 00:44:06,820
 That's the boss of us.

706
00:44:07,460 --> 00:44:09,460
 Uh, how do we figure this out?

707
00:44:10,380 --> 00:44:11,360
 That's a good question.

708
00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:19,100
 Cause Sankey eventually came out, you know, under the NCAA side in this thing, which didn't really surprise me.

709
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,060
 Uh, too much.

710
00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:29,920
 I, I just wonder, Betty Occo's, uh, situation in his case, a little bit different than some of these other ones, like Trinidad Chambliss on the football side.

711
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:37,840
 And some of those, um, because of, you know, actually, you know, getting, you know, playing in a pro game as he did.

712
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:42,000
 Um, I, I still don't think we've heard the last of this year.

713
00:44:42,340 --> 00:44:46,600
 And if it's not Betty Occo, somebody else is going to challenge the road.

714
00:44:47,180 --> 00:45:00,380
 And again, I think in common sense, and it's something much bigger has to happen in college or sports where you don't have these piecemeal cases here and there about eligibility and all that.

715
00:45:00,460 --> 00:45:02,720
 There's got to be something more uniform.

716
00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:07,840
 And we mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, the indignation over the Betty Occo thing.

717
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:18,780
 And a couple of these other guys who have, you know, the Garland at Santa Clara and a couple of others who actually, you know, had been in the G League, but had, uh, you know, not, you know, dropped in the NBA.

718
00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:23,320
 But I mean, in the era of nil, I mean, what, what are we complaining about?

719
00:45:23,380 --> 00:45:26,380
 You've got these players getting paid millions of dollars a year.

720
00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:27,880
 So that's supposedly good.

721
00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,760
 So somebody, you know, washed out of the early NBA and wants to come back.

722
00:45:31,860 --> 00:45:32,280
 I don't know.

723
00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:35,040
 I think common sense will prevail, but it ain't prevailing yet.

724
00:45:35,540 --> 00:45:35,920
 I don't know.

725
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:40,300
 Sankey will do whatever is politically correct at a certain time.

726
00:45:40,860 --> 00:45:48,860
 So I don't, I'm not holding my breath for Sankey to do anything other than what, you know, he's expected to do at any point and to make a real stand on this.

727
00:45:49,020 --> 00:45:58,480
 But the whole, and this goes for football too, they're reaching a crossroads here pretty soon and they better figure this out or, uh, more of this mess will come.

728
00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:02,460
 The bottom line though is that the public, the fans don't seem to care.

729
00:46:02,940 --> 00:46:05,800
 All the stuff that's going on in college football, basketball, they'll still watch.

730
00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:14,300
 And that's bailing out the, uh, administrators on the college side who, uh, intended to make bad moves, but the fans like the products or what do you have?

731
00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:15,480
 Yeah.

732
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:21,280
 Jay Bill was very, was a quite complimentary of how Nate Oates handled the entire situation.

733
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:26,700
 He thought it was mountain made out of a molehill in a mountain, uh, analogy.

734
00:46:27,100 --> 00:46:36,180
 Let me ask you, uh, Bill Bender's a good friend of ours and he does mocks in his two seeds or Yukon, Iowa State, Purdue, Illinois.

735
00:46:36,240 --> 00:46:37,480
 All good teams.

736
00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:40,680
 The Gators are on a roll.

737
00:46:40,820 --> 00:46:49,440
 They beat the Cats 92 to 83 Saturday, even though Kentucky made several runs at them, uh, 19 to 16 and two.

738
00:46:49,600 --> 00:46:51,340
 I know they're the best team in the SEC.

739
00:46:51,780 --> 00:46:56,300
 Could they reach a two seed by the time we get to selection Sunday?

740
00:46:57,100 --> 00:47:08,600
 I think they could reach a one seed, uh, if they, if they went out and I, uh, and, and I think, uh, if they'd have to win the SEC tournament for that and maybe one out the rest of the way, I think they're very capable of doing that.

741
00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,640
 Poor South Carolina tonight has got to face them.

742
00:47:11,640 --> 00:47:14,860
 Um, and then Florida's like a 22 point favorite.

743
00:47:14,860 --> 00:47:18,000
 So, um, you know, say a prayer for South Carolina.

744
00:47:18,300 --> 00:47:29,120
 Once the guards started to play and those new guards came in, planned and leaving from Princeton, um, and planned from Arkansas, this frontline is so good.

745
00:47:29,340 --> 00:47:32,820
 And, um, they're the, that's the best frontline in the country.

746
00:47:33,380 --> 00:47:37,820
 And I think, I think Florida might be the best team in the country right now.

747
00:47:37,860 --> 00:47:38,280
 I really do.

748
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:39,680
 There's still time.

749
00:47:39,820 --> 00:47:41,420
 We mentioned Arizona a moment ago.

750
00:47:41,820 --> 00:47:43,120
 They started to lose some games.

751
00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,640
 Any of those teams in the top three or four could lose a few more.

752
00:47:47,060 --> 00:47:51,040
 And if Florida keeps winning, I still think they could end up being a number one seed.

753
00:47:51,140 --> 00:47:52,400
 I don't think they'll be worse than a two.

754
00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:59,400
 But if they sweep out and go through the, go through Nashville next month and win the SEC tournament, I still think they could be a number one seed.

755
00:47:59,460 --> 00:48:01,560
 I'm not sure they're not the best team in the country right now.

756
00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:02,120
 We will see.

757
00:48:03,260 --> 00:48:04,820
 Uh, you're exactly right.

758
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:06,920
 They came into that Kentucky game.

759
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:10,340
 I think they were ranked 345th and threes.

760
00:48:10,660 --> 00:48:22,960
 And then Lee started going, if they start shooting threes, uh, your, your, uh, theory is, has a lot of possibilities because it's a very talented Florida team.

761
00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:28,440
 Who else are you looking at tomorrow night, uh, either tonight or tomorrow night?

762
00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:31,280
 Tuesday has a lot of good, good, sneaky, good games.

763
00:48:31,540 --> 00:48:33,340
 Who else are you looking at?

764
00:48:33,420 --> 00:48:40,960
 And you're still the gold standard, uh, where, tell us about the 47 other platforms you are on, own each week.

765
00:48:41,500 --> 00:48:41,940
 Yeah.

766
00:48:41,940 --> 00:48:42,560
 Well, thanks, Brad.

767
00:48:42,560 --> 00:48:43,520
 There's one other one tonight.

768
00:48:43,580 --> 00:48:44,960
 There's LSU, Texas game.

769
00:48:45,020 --> 00:48:47,340
 We talked about Matt McMahon before at LSU.

770
00:48:47,780 --> 00:48:55,440
 I feel a little bad for him because the, the one guy that LSU could not afford to lose this season.

771
00:48:55,440 --> 00:48:57,240
 And they had a pretty good pre-league run.

772
00:48:57,320 --> 00:49:03,060
 And it looked like McMahon might be having a chance to save his job was Deaton Thomas, the transfer of the guard from UNLV.

773
00:49:03,180 --> 00:49:04,980
 He really made LSU go.

774
00:49:05,700 --> 00:49:09,720
 And since he has gone out, LSU season has completely unraveled.

775
00:49:10,200 --> 00:49:12,720
 And they're losing games now by double digit margins.

776
00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:15,520
 Uh, Texas, uh, give Sean Miller credit.

777
00:49:15,620 --> 00:49:19,040
 I mean, all of a sudden now that was a big win at Missouri on the weekend.

778
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:20,740
 They, they look like they've got it going.

779
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:21,800
 LSU is in trouble.

780
00:49:22,280 --> 00:49:26,040
 So tonight, uh, 11 and a half point favorite Texas.

781
00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:28,020
 I might look that way tonight.

782
00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:30,680
 And we'll just, uh, hold on to our hats for this SEC.

783
00:49:30,940 --> 00:49:32,060
 Every game is good now.

784
00:49:32,060 --> 00:49:43,000
 And as we move into later February, check me out online, same places as usual, Vegasinsider.com and CBS Sportsline, sportsline.com picks up there.

785
00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:46,740
 It's all college basketball now until the NBA comes back later this week and the NHL next week.

786
00:49:47,200 --> 00:49:50,900
 Also catch me at winnersandwiners.com, picks and hardlays.com.

787
00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:57,020
 Bruce, you're always busy, but thank you so much for taking time out of that busy schedule and joining us today again.

788
00:49:57,080 --> 00:49:57,940
 Thank you so much.

789
00:49:58,580 --> 00:49:59,240
 Enjoy the boys.

790
00:49:59,340 --> 00:49:59,700
 Thank you.

791
00:49:59,820 --> 00:50:00,340
 Thank you, buddy.

792
00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:03,100
 Bruce Marshall, Vegasinsider amongst others.

793
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:11,180
 There's obviously a lot going on, but BB tomorrow, it's pretty much safe to say that, uh, Lauderdale County is going to take over, uh, water state.

794
00:50:11,260 --> 00:50:12,020
 Hansel, would you agree?

795
00:50:12,380 --> 00:50:17,180
 Yeah, the boys, the boys at 12 against Vine, I mean, the girls.

796
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:21,940
 The boys at 12 against Vine, the boys at Locust Fork at one at one 30.

797
00:50:21,940 --> 00:50:27,600
 And then the Wilson girls making history the first time ever to Wallace State.

798
00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:30,140
 They're taking on a very good West Morgan team.

799
00:50:30,220 --> 00:50:32,900
 And then the Brooks boys at approximately 4.30.

800
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:34,480
 West Morgan, too.

801
00:50:34,560 --> 00:50:36,960
 West Morgan's got a very good athletic program.

802
00:50:37,180 --> 00:50:44,220
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803
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804
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864
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 Westwood One Sports presents this special update on the 2026 Winter Games.

894
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:48,380
 29 women are competing in the figure skating short program, which is underway.

895
00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:51,280
 The three Americans will all skate in the final six.

896
00:56:51,480 --> 00:56:56,080
 Alyssa Liu, the reigning world champ, Amber Glenn, and 18-year-old Isabeau Lovito.

897
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 They're also known as the Blade Angels.

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 The U.S. has not medaled in this event in 20 years.

899
00:57:01,660 --> 00:57:06,780
 Also three Americans competing in the men's free ski big air final in the heavy snow.

900
00:57:07,300 --> 00:57:09,260
 Mack Forehand was first in qualifying.

901
00:57:09,460 --> 00:57:12,640
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902
00:57:13,180 --> 00:57:16,400
 Three jumps for each, and the top two scores will be combined.

903
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:20,340
 Curling, the U.S. men lead Italy 2-2 in the fifth end.

904
00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:23,200
 That was after losing to China earlier today.

905
00:57:23,340 --> 00:57:25,780
 They are 4-3 in round-robin action.

906
00:57:25,900 --> 00:57:28,720
 The U.S. women bounce back with a 10-3 win over Denmark.

907
00:57:29,120 --> 00:57:30,780
 They're 5-2 in the round-robin.

908
00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:34,560
 With this Winter Games update, I'm Brad Heller, Westwood One Sports.

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 It's Northwest Regional High School Basketball Tournament time, and you can catch great action from a select lineup of local teams here on 93.9 The Score.

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00:58:31,380 --> 00:58:34,200
 This Wednesday, the Lauderdale County girls take on Vinemont at noon.

920
00:58:34,440 --> 00:58:36,800
 The Lauderdale County boys take on Locus Fork at 1.30.

921
00:58:37,260 --> 00:58:39,720
 The Wilson girls take on West Morgan at 3 p.m.

922
00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:42,220
 And the Brooks boys take on West Morgan at 4.30.

923
00:58:42,600 --> 00:58:45,760
 And this Friday, the Florence girls take on Hillcrest Tuscaloosa at noon.

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 Atlanta Braves spring training is back, and this 2026 Brave squad's out to remind the league that the road to the postseason runs through Atlanta.

927
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 Just left that thing smoking right out of the yard.

928
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 Saturday, Braves spring training is back as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

929
00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:27,140
 Then on Sunday, it's the Braves and Twins from Cool Today Park in Northport.

930
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 Airtime Saturday is 11.55, and Sunday following Alabama women's basketball, right here on 93.9 The Score.

931
00:59:37,340 --> 00:59:39,640
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944
01:00:27,080 --> 01:00:32,500
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

945
01:00:33,500 --> 01:00:35,340
 Welcome back in, our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

946
01:00:35,420 --> 01:00:37,060
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

947
01:00:37,160 --> 01:00:40,120
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

948
01:00:40,460 --> 01:00:46,720
 And did James just say something, Brad, that brightened the spirits of a lot of folks who've been like a bear in hibernation.

949
01:00:47,040 --> 01:00:53,040
 Is it through, is it through that Braves baseball returns this weekend here on 93.9 The Score?

950
01:00:53,400 --> 01:00:56,880
 That, that, listen, that rumor can be confirmed, yes.

951
01:00:57,220 --> 01:01:02,940
 I think if my old ears heard right about 11.55 for the pregame Saturday here on 93.9 The Score.

952
01:01:02,940 --> 01:01:08,560
 But something else that says it's a great time of the year is a lot of high school postseason play.

953
01:01:08,660 --> 01:01:12,940
 And nobody's got a better eye and handle on that than Ben Thomas at AL.com.

954
01:01:13,540 --> 01:01:14,520
 BT, welcome in.

955
01:01:14,580 --> 01:01:15,060
 How are you?

956
01:01:16,200 --> 01:01:20,620
 Well, if the Braves are going to start playing, but do they have anybody left to pitch is the question.

957
01:01:20,740 --> 01:01:21,100
 Really?

958
01:01:21,420 --> 01:01:21,720
 No.

959
01:01:21,820 --> 01:01:22,020
 Really.

960
01:01:22,920 --> 01:01:23,360
 Yeah.

961
01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:24,900
 Gotta have Hawkeye.

962
01:01:26,780 --> 01:01:30,180
 How much, what have you got on your fastball, Ben?

963
01:01:30,260 --> 01:01:31,660
 How much have you got on that thing?

964
01:01:31,660 --> 01:01:34,460
 Oh, I might be able to get past 50 about right now.

965
01:01:34,600 --> 01:01:35,120
 That's about it.

966
01:01:35,220 --> 01:01:36,560
 And they'll take it.

967
01:01:37,080 --> 01:01:39,200
 But, yeah, they haven't even played a game yet.

968
01:01:39,260 --> 01:01:41,940
 And they've got two starters out maybe for the year.

969
01:01:42,040 --> 01:01:43,560
 So, that's a little eerie.

970
01:01:43,840 --> 01:01:49,160
 But, yeah, busy time in high school sports, obviously, with the regionals starting today across the state.

971
01:01:49,380 --> 01:01:52,120
 And baseball and softball starting on Thursday.

972
01:01:52,460 --> 01:01:53,780
 Soccer already started.

973
01:01:53,880 --> 01:01:59,100
 We had a big tournament down here in Foley over the weekend, 103 teams competing.

974
01:01:59,100 --> 01:02:05,480
 So, it's kind of that, maybe the busiest time of the year for high school sports right now this week.

975
01:02:06,140 --> 01:02:09,160
 Ben, if you've been there and done that, you know this.

976
01:02:09,240 --> 01:02:10,120
 We've touched on it before.

977
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:15,400
 But for the brand new kids on the block, is it not the best time of the year if you love high school basketball?

978
01:02:15,640 --> 01:02:29,160
 Because, as opposed to getting into the old jalopy and driving to 1,000 places, you go to one place, you park that old jalopy, you go inside, and basically, from morning into night, you get to see good high school basketball.

979
01:02:29,740 --> 01:02:32,880
 To me, if you love it, this is the best time of the year for a fan.

980
01:02:34,020 --> 01:02:44,340
 Yeah, you know, for a sports writer, it can be a little bit difficult because you've got all these games going on at, you know, eight games a day at four different regional sites.

981
01:02:45,500 --> 01:02:48,640
 And so, planning for that's a little hard.

982
01:02:48,860 --> 01:02:52,760
 We get to the state tournament, it's a little bit easier because we're all at the same site.

983
01:02:53,060 --> 01:02:54,520
 But I enjoy it.

984
01:02:54,600 --> 01:02:59,680
 I mean, I don't get to go, you know, we don't get to go as much as we used to.

985
01:02:59,680 --> 01:03:05,780
 When we first went to this model that we're in now at AL.com, we covered each regional with two people every day.

986
01:03:06,020 --> 01:03:08,400
 And we just don't have the manpower to do that anymore.

987
01:03:08,720 --> 01:03:10,840
 But we'll be out and about this week.

988
01:03:10,940 --> 01:03:15,340
 Thomas Ashworth is in Hanceville today covering the action.

989
01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:20,420
 And, of course, we have a live update score post and highlights post every day.

990
01:03:20,540 --> 01:03:26,640
 And then, you know, we'll get around to the state finals in a couple of weeks, and we'll all be up there, and I'll be excited to.

991
01:03:26,640 --> 01:03:29,220
 By the time I watch all those games, I'll be tired of basketball.

992
01:03:29,500 --> 01:03:32,560
 But it'll be fun for that week.

993
01:03:33,540 --> 01:03:41,880
 B.T., Thomas Ashworth had a very good preview of some of the best players in the regionals.

994
01:03:42,180 --> 01:03:48,600
 And this gives you a little bit of an idea, just in the Northeast, at Jack State and Northwest and Hanceville,

995
01:03:49,260 --> 01:03:52,200
 some of the talent that we've got playing in these games.

996
01:03:52,200 --> 01:04:00,960
 For example, in the Northeast, Lanny Smallwood from Albert Bowl is a Mississippi State basketball signee.

997
01:04:01,560 --> 01:04:11,880
 A young lady by the name of Sawyer, Kate Hogan, from Plankview, broke the state and national record for the most threes made in a career.

998
01:04:12,560 --> 01:04:15,880
 She's made 589 three-point shots.

999
01:04:16,620 --> 01:04:21,180
 Chloe Ford from Hoover signed with Missouri.

1000
01:04:21,980 --> 01:04:25,520
 And two young ladies that we're quite fond of up here.

1001
01:04:25,620 --> 01:04:29,520
 Bell Hill from Morris Hill is already a star.

1002
01:04:29,740 --> 01:04:37,620
 She surpassed 3,000 points last week, is averaging 32 points a game.

1003
01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:41,920
 Reese Davis from Dessler is an Ole Miss commit.

1004
01:04:42,680 --> 01:04:45,700
 She surpassed 2,000 career points.

1005
01:04:46,380 --> 01:04:59,040
 And young lady, Kenaday Bowie from Gundersville, she is an eighth grader, averaging 16 points and has already lived to 1,000 career points.

1006
01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:03,740
 And I haven't even gotten to the boys, such as Evan Toms at Huntsville.

1007
01:05:03,860 --> 01:05:05,420
 We'll talk about them in a few minutes.

1008
01:05:05,420 --> 01:05:13,940
 But it is amazing, BT, when you look at the SEC signees, milestones, record breakers.

1009
01:05:14,100 --> 01:05:17,080
 There is some incredible talent playing in these regionals.

1010
01:05:17,740 --> 01:05:18,500
 It really is.

1011
01:05:18,660 --> 01:05:20,860
 And Todd did a good job of selecting it.

1012
01:05:20,880 --> 01:05:26,380
 And there's a lot more Plankview Lanny in each regional, which I'm sure was hard for him to do.

1013
01:05:26,540 --> 01:05:29,680
 But like you mentioned, Kennedy Bowie, I like her.

1014
01:05:29,780 --> 01:05:33,880
 She spelt her first name K-E-N-N-A apostrophe D, Kennedy.

1015
01:05:34,600 --> 01:05:35,460
 There you go.

1016
01:05:35,820 --> 01:05:37,140
 Thank you for bringing me.

1017
01:05:37,420 --> 01:05:41,040
 Common, as Roy D. Mercer would say, common spelling on Kennedy.

1018
01:05:42,740 --> 01:05:46,480
 Bell Hill is somebody who's very interesting and means only a sophomore.

1019
01:05:46,700 --> 01:05:47,560
 You mentioned her, Brett.

1020
01:05:47,920 --> 01:05:50,760
 Already the three-time Class 3-8 Player of the Year.

1021
01:05:50,900 --> 01:05:51,700
 She's been a three-time.

1022
01:05:51,700 --> 01:05:55,800
 She's already trying to get missed basketball.

1023
01:05:56,080 --> 01:06:00,220
 You mentioned Lanny Smallwood, who probably is the frontrunner for missed basketball this year,

1024
01:06:00,680 --> 01:06:05,960
 averaging 25.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists for Albertville.

1025
01:06:06,600 --> 01:06:07,700
 And sorry for Kate Hogan.

1026
01:06:08,040 --> 01:06:11,400
 I don't know how long it would take me years to make 589 three points.

1027
01:06:11,400 --> 01:06:14,440
 It might take me years to make three, five.

1028
01:06:14,700 --> 01:06:17,120
 But we got a lot of talent.

1029
01:06:17,300 --> 01:06:22,240
 You know, last year, I think Ace Austin stole so many of the headlines for Spring Garden.

1030
01:06:22,400 --> 01:06:23,600
 You know, she's such a great player.

1031
01:06:23,760 --> 01:06:26,520
 Two-time missed basketball now at Alabama.

1032
01:06:26,860 --> 01:06:31,780
 And everybody knew that she was the presumptive missed basketball winner and all that stuff.

1033
01:06:31,780 --> 01:06:33,620
 And it was just a joy to cover.

1034
01:06:33,720 --> 01:06:37,860
 And a lot of these other girls, young ladies, I guess we should say, same way.

1035
01:06:37,920 --> 01:06:40,740
 But I'm looking forward to seeing these ladies.

1036
01:06:41,180 --> 01:06:43,460
 You know, down in the south, we have an interesting story.

1037
01:06:43,580 --> 01:06:44,880
 Twins at Alma Bryant.

1038
01:06:45,040 --> 01:06:50,320
 Maddie Marie and Mary Margaret Grayson have Alma Bryant in the regional final.

1039
01:06:50,540 --> 01:06:53,440
 And they average over 20 points a game, I think.

1040
01:06:53,660 --> 01:06:56,260
 And so they're an interesting duo to watch.

1041
01:06:56,260 --> 01:07:03,580
 But, yeah, girls basketball is certainly as good, I think, as it's ever been here in the state of Alabama.

1042
01:07:04,140 --> 01:07:11,080
 Look out for those twins, because back in the day at Walker County, they had twins by the name of Beard.

1043
01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:15,140
 They won every pizza-eating contest that was ever thrown their way.

1044
01:07:15,220 --> 01:07:17,040
 So be careful of those twins out there, Ben.

1045
01:07:18,020 --> 01:07:22,220
 You know, as you mentioned the talent on the girls' side, they don't rebuild.

1046
01:07:22,300 --> 01:07:25,040
 They just reload when it comes to boys in North Alabama, do they not.

1047
01:07:25,100 --> 01:07:26,780
 I mean, there's a long list.

1048
01:07:27,240 --> 01:07:31,480
 One that's kind of close and could even be even closer is Khalil Luster down at Red Bay.

1049
01:07:31,840 --> 01:07:32,640
 He's 6'8".

1050
01:07:32,640 --> 01:07:33,680
 He's a sophomore.

1051
01:07:34,140 --> 01:07:35,320
 6'8", sophomore.

1052
01:07:35,480 --> 01:07:36,860
 He's just not in his growth spurt.

1053
01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:40,980
 Got offers now from right down the road, UNA and Alabama A&M.

1054
01:07:41,120 --> 01:07:42,400
 Your thoughts about Khalil.

1055
01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:47,540
 And another, to me, obviously, this guy, Evan Toms at Huntsville, is stealing the thunder.

1056
01:07:48,120 --> 01:07:52,220
 But Lee High School, do people realize what a factory Lee High School is?

1057
01:07:52,280 --> 01:07:53,320
 You go up and down the list.

1058
01:07:53,400 --> 01:07:56,940
 This place, all the time, it's putting them in, putting them out.

1059
01:07:57,260 --> 01:07:59,000
 Dillon Anderson, the latest in that class.

1060
01:07:59,000 --> 01:08:03,400
 But North Alabama is blessed again with great boys' high school talent.

1061
01:08:04,140 --> 01:08:06,960
 It's kind of that time of year for North Alabama.

1062
01:08:07,220 --> 01:08:11,320
 You know, we talked in football season about, you know, why can't those 7'8 teams win?

1063
01:08:11,880 --> 01:08:13,520
 You know, can't they get to the football championship?

1064
01:08:13,740 --> 01:08:16,960
 Well, this is the time of the year for the North Alabama teams.

1065
01:08:17,680 --> 01:08:21,800
 You mentioned Khalil Luster, 6'8 and only a sophomore.

1066
01:08:22,240 --> 01:08:25,440
 I mean, I think some of the best days are still ahead of him.

1067
01:08:25,820 --> 01:08:27,880
 Evan Huntsville just keeps producing players.

1068
01:08:28,060 --> 01:08:29,780
 I mean, Evan Toms is their latest guy.

1069
01:08:29,880 --> 01:08:33,080
 They've ever done a double-double for Coach Schweres there.

1070
01:08:33,760 --> 01:08:37,340
 Jalen Alexander from Oxford is a guy to watch.

1071
01:08:37,380 --> 01:08:38,280
 He's one of the best players.

1072
01:08:38,520 --> 01:08:40,840
 Many consider him the best senior in the state.

1073
01:08:41,340 --> 01:08:45,860
 And, boy, later in the last week, I think it's Friday morning, Oxford and Gadsden City.

1074
01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:47,500
 That's two of the best players in the state.

1075
01:08:47,620 --> 01:08:51,320
 Alexander against Jacoby Sharp from Gadsden City.

1076
01:08:52,700 --> 01:08:55,220
 So, those are – that's going to be – there's some good games.

1077
01:08:55,300 --> 01:08:56,300
 Just look at the schedule.

1078
01:08:56,920 --> 01:08:58,420
 There's some really good games.

1079
01:08:58,460 --> 01:09:00,880
 Just like – remember last year we had – everybody made a big deal.

1080
01:09:00,880 --> 01:09:06,760
 We had Huntsville and Hoover boys playing in the regional final instead of in the final four.

1081
01:09:06,900 --> 01:09:10,760
 And we're going to have some of those matchups again this year in the regional.

1082
01:09:11,620 --> 01:09:16,360
 BT, Huntsville and Hoover Monday at Jack State at 1.30.

1083
01:09:16,460 --> 01:09:19,740
 And everybody was hoping, please, put these two teams at Birmingham.

1084
01:09:21,380 --> 01:09:25,460
 Hoover, I believe, was number eight in the power pole.

1085
01:09:26,020 --> 01:09:27,860
 Huntsville has been either one or two.

1086
01:09:28,640 --> 01:09:30,540
 I think there are two right now.

1087
01:09:30,540 --> 01:09:33,120
 I just think Huntsville wins that game this year.

1088
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:36,620
 Hoover and Dwayne Brown last year.

1089
01:09:37,900 --> 01:09:40,780
 And they made a few mistakes at the end.

1090
01:09:40,980 --> 01:09:43,220
 I just think this year Huntsville gets them.

1091
01:09:44,500 --> 01:09:47,260
 Well, I think probably Christian Schweres is hoping that's the case.

1092
01:09:47,420 --> 01:09:49,500
 I mean, you mentioned Hoover.

1093
01:09:49,660 --> 01:09:51,720
 You know, Hoover was 35-0 last year.

1094
01:09:51,840 --> 01:09:55,220
 But not only did they lose Dwayne Brown, who was Mr. Basketball,

1095
01:09:55,340 --> 01:09:58,080
 and you can see him now playing in the SEC at Tennessee.

1096
01:09:59,180 --> 01:10:01,600
 They also lost, I think, all five starters.

1097
01:10:01,820 --> 01:10:07,620
 They do have Jackson Sheffield back, a big guy who kind of, I think he came off the bench for him.

1098
01:10:07,680 --> 01:10:09,260
 And he's a good player for Hoover.

1099
01:10:09,380 --> 01:10:12,140
 They're still, you know, still not going to be an easy out, Brett.

1100
01:10:12,360 --> 01:10:15,580
 But I do think Huntsville will be favored in that game.

1101
01:10:15,780 --> 01:10:19,100
 And, you know, maybe it's their time to get to the final four.

1102
01:10:19,380 --> 01:10:19,460
 Yeah.

1103
01:10:20,300 --> 01:10:22,900
 Man, obviously it's not immediately in their backyard,

1104
01:10:23,060 --> 01:10:27,420
 but a lot of high school coaches and fans are watching the Scottsboro case for obvious reasons.

1105
01:10:27,420 --> 01:10:30,080
 They challenged the big boys down in Montgomery.

1106
01:10:30,200 --> 01:10:33,260
 What's the update for the Wildcats from Jackson County?

1107
01:10:34,020 --> 01:10:36,780
 Yeah, so they announced that was a weird situation.

1108
01:10:36,980 --> 01:10:39,580
 I don't know all the ins and outs of that situation.

1109
01:10:40,540 --> 01:10:47,620
 Basically, Scottsboro, you know, they got, I think, the reclass by the HSA gets the enrollment numbers

1110
01:10:47,620 --> 01:10:51,720
 from the State Department of Education, and then they sent out an email, you know,

1111
01:10:51,780 --> 01:10:56,260
 before they reclass saying, hey, are there any changes that we need to look for?

1112
01:10:56,320 --> 01:11:00,480
 And apparently at that time, Scottsboro said, yes, you know, we have a different number,

1113
01:11:00,940 --> 01:11:02,860
 a lower number than what you have.

1114
01:11:03,820 --> 01:11:08,940
 And for whatever reason, the HSA went ahead and reclassified with the old number they had,

1115
01:11:09,000 --> 01:11:10,920
 and it looked like it was going to stick that way.

1116
01:11:11,120 --> 01:11:15,480
 But just on Monday they announced that that was not going to be the case.

1117
01:11:15,560 --> 01:11:18,280
 They were going to reclassify Scottsboro down to 4A.

1118
01:11:18,720 --> 01:11:18,980
 Wow.

1119
01:11:19,660 --> 01:11:21,960
 So, you know, I guess it's good.

1120
01:11:22,060 --> 01:11:26,560
 I mean, you know, obviously we want to be right in the numbers, in the enrollment numbers,

1121
01:11:26,680 --> 01:11:30,980
 and I don't know, like I said, I'm not sure what the HSA side of that was,

1122
01:11:30,980 --> 01:11:34,260
 why they didn't just correct that mistake before it happened.

1123
01:11:34,520 --> 01:11:36,840
 But it's good to see it corrected now.

1124
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:37,960
 I think Scottsboro is happy.

1125
01:11:38,160 --> 01:11:41,120
 Hopefully that will be the end of that grievance.

1126
01:11:41,260 --> 01:11:45,460
 You know, we had the Oakwood situation that lasted all week last week,

1127
01:11:45,700 --> 01:11:47,460
 which really shouldn't have.

1128
01:11:47,560 --> 01:11:50,760
 I mean, to me that was – I don't know why that was a controversy.

1129
01:11:51,080 --> 01:11:52,320
 I mean, they played too many games.

1130
01:11:53,040 --> 01:11:58,040
 And, you know, the precedent was always, you've got to forfeit the next game.

1131
01:11:58,040 --> 01:12:03,300
 And they never – from my understanding, that's what was interesting to me, guys.

1132
01:12:03,320 --> 01:12:05,780
 They never debated that they didn't play too many games.

1133
01:12:06,420 --> 01:12:10,780
 It was that, well, the punishment was too hard for an administrative player or whatever.

1134
01:12:11,900 --> 01:12:13,900
 I just thought that was a strange situation.

1135
01:12:14,040 --> 01:12:16,120
 But I think the HSA had got that one right.

1136
01:12:17,020 --> 01:12:18,060
 I agree with you.

1137
01:12:18,100 --> 01:12:22,260
 By the way, I mentioned Mars Hill Bible occasionally during this segment.

1138
01:12:22,260 --> 01:12:27,480
 They have a new football coach, BT, as I believe you probably know by now.

1139
01:12:27,680 --> 01:12:33,680
 Chris Hill coming from El Dorado High School in Arkansas.

1140
01:12:34,520 --> 01:12:36,120
 I hear he's more of a spread guy.

1141
01:12:36,280 --> 01:12:39,960
 Of course, Darryl Higgins ran the wing tee to perfection.

1142
01:12:40,220 --> 01:12:42,680
 Darryl moving on to Russell.

1143
01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:44,560
 We certainly wish him a lot of luck.

1144
01:12:44,840 --> 01:12:51,680
 But, along with basketball, a little bit of football, Chris Hill, the new head football coach at Mars Hill Bible School.

1145
01:12:52,260 --> 01:12:54,320
 What else is on the agenda this week?

1146
01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:57,060
 And tell us about your coverage of the regionals.

1147
01:12:57,540 --> 01:13:02,460
 You've got write-ups, scores, I mean, nearly by the minute, certainly by the hour.

1148
01:13:03,100 --> 01:13:05,220
 Tell us about your coverage of the regionals.

1149
01:13:05,980 --> 01:13:12,660
 Well, I think if Coach Hill is going to bring the spread to Mars Hill, that's going to be quite a different look from what we used to do with Coach Higgins.

1150
01:13:13,220 --> 01:13:16,460
 And those two big running backs they had last year running through all those yards.

1151
01:13:16,840 --> 01:13:20,140
 But, yeah, we've got a lot going on, obviously.

1152
01:13:20,460 --> 01:13:26,580
 As I mentioned, every day we'll have a schedule and score post that we'll update with some highlights.

1153
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:30,440
 We'll have some breakout games along the way from all these regionals.

1154
01:13:31,680 --> 01:13:40,560
 We are also, I don't know if I mentioned, but we're starting a look at, as we build to our new best in Bama, the top recruits in the state.

1155
01:13:40,660 --> 01:13:46,080
 We're going to take all the class of 2026 guys out now and re-rank them.

1156
01:13:46,360 --> 01:13:55,380
 But we're going to, in order to get there, Randy Kennedy is going to start ranking, or not really ranking, but recognizing by position some great players in the state.

1157
01:13:55,380 --> 01:14:00,260
 And this Thursday we'll have some of the top running backs to watch of any classification.

1158
01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:02,460
 So, look for that.

1159
01:14:02,700 --> 01:14:10,320
 We're also going to have some baseball and softball storylines in the next couple of days as that season gets ready to open.

1160
01:14:10,980 --> 01:14:15,960
 So, we've got plenty going on, and you can find all that at AL.com.

1161
01:14:16,600 --> 01:14:17,880
 Ben, you don't have to go to a gym.

1162
01:14:18,080 --> 01:14:20,040
 You lose wages trying to keep up with everything.

1163
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 You're a busy boy.

1164
01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:23,060
 Keep it up, and thank you so much for your time today.

1165
01:14:23,260 --> 01:14:23,780
 All right.

1166
01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:24,540
 Y'all have a good week.

1167
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 You too, bud.

1168
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 That's the BT Express.

1169
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1170
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 From the University of Alabama, this is Crimson Tide Today.

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1231
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 Hello again, everybody.

1232
01:18:26,840 --> 01:18:27,700
 I'm Roger Hoover.

1233
01:18:28,120 --> 01:18:34,600
 Here are thoughts from Alabama baseball head coach Rob Vaughn following the season opening series win against Washington State.

1234
01:18:34,840 --> 01:18:38,660
 Results, obviously much better, but just execute it at a better level.

1235
01:18:38,860 --> 01:18:40,920
 You know, you even saw it early in the game today.

1236
01:18:41,160 --> 01:18:47,020
 I mean, Zaner was as dialed in as it gets there in that first game, and we needed that because you could even feel the dugout.

1237
01:18:47,020 --> 01:18:54,840
 Like, we go first and third in the first and kind of jam job F4, don't end up scoring in the first, and you could feel kind of some tightness in the dugout.

1238
01:18:54,920 --> 01:18:56,760
 You could feel like, oh, man, we got to do this.

1239
01:18:56,800 --> 01:18:57,440
 We got to do this.

1240
01:18:57,480 --> 01:18:59,140
 And luckily, he was dialed in.

1241
01:18:59,180 --> 01:19:00,300
 It was just zero after zero.

1242
01:19:00,380 --> 01:19:09,440
 And then when Luke Vaughn finally hit the homer, it kind of let the boys see the ball go through the net, you know, and it felt like they loosened up a little bit and started running off really good at bats.

1243
01:19:09,440 --> 01:19:14,900
 And we went from, like, no quality at bats at the beginning of the game to pretty elite as it went on.

1244
01:19:14,980 --> 01:19:16,800
 And then had the young pup in the second one.

1245
01:19:16,860 --> 01:19:21,000
 Upchurch did a great job in his first start, and hitters were great, so much better at Daytona's.

1246
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 The Score.

1255
01:20:00,660 --> 01:20:05,420
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1256
01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:07,080
 Welcome back in.

1257
01:20:07,420 --> 01:20:14,860
 The rumor is our next guest is the only man on planet Earth that spends more time, at least he and his family, at the dentist's office than yours truly.

1258
01:20:14,980 --> 01:20:16,040
 His name is Joe Cox.

1259
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 Bees you there at Saturday down south, and his book's called A Fine Team Man.

1260
01:20:20,180 --> 01:20:21,040
 Joe, welcome in.

1261
01:20:21,100 --> 01:20:21,680
 How are you?

1262
01:20:22,300 --> 01:20:25,880
 Well, you know, no disasters to report afresh.

1263
01:20:25,880 --> 01:20:29,820
 So, I think for the moment, we're all hanging in there.

1264
01:20:31,340 --> 01:20:35,060
 We won't even bring it back up because it may come back in honest.

1265
01:20:35,200 --> 01:20:35,920
 Joe, good job.

1266
01:20:36,400 --> 01:20:42,880
 You come out with your basketball power rankings, and I don't think anybody's shocked that the Florida Gators are there again.

1267
01:20:42,960 --> 01:20:46,200
 We say, again, they are the defending national champs and living up to their billing.

1268
01:20:46,640 --> 01:20:47,880
 The interesting team to me is Arkansas.

1269
01:20:48,620 --> 01:20:51,180
 We'll talk why in a minute because that's who Alabama's got next up.

1270
01:20:51,540 --> 01:20:58,640
 Is Arkansas number two on your list because of John Calipari's talents or the fact they've got a lot of money in NIL or maybe a little of both?

1271
01:20:59,700 --> 01:21:03,300
 Well, you can't go wrong either way there.

1272
01:21:03,480 --> 01:21:07,300
 I mean, they've really had a pretty remarkable season putting things together.

1273
01:21:08,600 --> 01:21:18,500
 You know, the question mark, I think, after Calipari's struggles the last couple years at Kentucky was, you know, would a new school bring a turn of the page from him?

1274
01:21:18,600 --> 01:21:20,240
 And largely, I think it has.

1275
01:21:20,240 --> 01:21:29,860
 I mean, it's not going to be a situation where you can have a run like he did in his first five years at Kentucky where you're really in the hunt for the national title every year.

1276
01:21:30,140 --> 01:21:38,620
 But that aside, you know, I think he has done a good job of adapting and showing a little bit of a change, and that, I think, was the concern.

1277
01:21:38,620 --> 01:21:50,580
 And so, you know, even for a Kentucky guy who, you know, was kind of ready to see the end of the Kentucky Calipari thing, I'm glad to see him flourish in his new spot.

1278
01:21:51,220 --> 01:21:59,140
 So, it brings up the aforementioned Battle of the A-teams, Alabama, Arkansas, intriguing, nobody Yaco to beat on there.

1279
01:21:59,700 --> 01:22:02,740
 What gills in Tuscaloosa when the two teams come together?

1280
01:22:04,180 --> 01:22:08,460
 How well Arkansas's guards play, I think, will be a key.

1281
01:22:08,900 --> 01:22:13,480
 Can Alabama harass Acuff, get him out of his comfort zone a little bit?

1282
01:22:13,960 --> 01:22:18,820
 That, I think, is going to be the big thing for Alabama.

1283
01:22:19,080 --> 01:22:23,940
 You know, the talent there, you've got to just get more consistent on the defensive end of the floor.

1284
01:22:24,080 --> 01:22:27,880
 You've got to be able to kind of set your watch on that.

1285
01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:31,300
 And, you know, Calipari's saying the same thing over at Arkansas.

1286
01:22:31,640 --> 01:22:37,260
 You know, you hit the point in the year where, you know, your freshmen, they're not even freshmen anymore.

1287
01:22:37,340 --> 01:22:39,760
 They're really just really sophomores at this point.

1288
01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:43,440
 So, they've got to step up and show that for him.

1289
01:22:44,120 --> 01:22:51,480
 And then, you know, at Alabama, you know, see if they can get Phylon off on a tear, as he's very capable of.

1290
01:22:51,720 --> 01:22:53,160
 It should really be a good game.

1291
01:22:53,220 --> 01:22:54,000
 Looking forward to it.

1292
01:22:54,860 --> 01:23:01,380
 Joe, Tennessee won Rick Barnes' 250th win at Tennessee.

1293
01:23:01,600 --> 01:23:04,660
 And a lot of people thought, well, he'll be there a couple years and retire.

1294
01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:08,320
 18-7, 8-4.

1295
01:23:08,520 --> 01:23:10,200
 Now, Kentucky's had their number.

1296
01:23:10,920 --> 01:23:16,220
 The worst thing Tennessee can do is get a double-digit lead on Kentucky, and then they come back.

1297
01:23:16,840 --> 01:23:22,100
 Nate A-Mint has probably played his way into the first round of the NBA.

1298
01:23:23,220 --> 01:23:25,420
 Bobby Gillespie is playing well.

1299
01:23:25,820 --> 01:23:29,060
 Estrella has made some key baskets.

1300
01:23:29,400 --> 01:23:31,960
 Joe, your thoughts on Tennessee going down the stretch?

1301
01:23:32,680 --> 01:23:33,800
 Yeah, they're dangerous.

1302
01:23:34,200 --> 01:23:37,320
 I like that one-two punch with Gillespie and A-Mint.

1303
01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:50,820
 You know, to step back a little bit and take a look at Barnes, I think because they haven't had that breakthrough year where, you know, they make the final four, there's a tendency to say, you know, Barnes over there at Tennessee.

1304
01:23:50,820 --> 01:23:59,440
 Hey, you know, I'm old enough to remember where just, you know, making the tournament, winning a game or two was a huge deal in Knoxville.

1305
01:23:59,820 --> 01:24:05,940
 Yeah, Bruce Pearl certainly changed the culture there a little bit, but it wasn't really sustainable.

1306
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 You know, I think he's one of those guys who, whenever his time comes and he's done, he will be one of the all-time underrated coaches because he's just quietly put his team in position to have a chance year after year after year.

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 And one of these days, they're going to break through and finish for him, but even if they don't, he's a remarkable coach who has been a brilliant hire there and really, I think, has elevated it for everybody who will come after him.

1308
01:24:37,460 --> 01:24:43,920
 Joe, before we jump off of the Olympic update, how big is it safe to say that Auburn's at a crossroads?

1309
01:24:44,180 --> 01:24:47,360
 Four wins, now four losses, and we're heading into March Madness.

1310
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 Yeah, you don't want to be one of those teams that heads to Nashville needing to win a couple games.

1311
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 And I'm afraid they're playing their way there.

1312
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 I know they've got Kentucky coming up, and that could be a chance for them to really gain some ground.

1313
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 Need to finish strong.

1314
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 Need to string together a couple of Ws.

1315
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 And, yeah, make that Nashville trip as stress-free as you can because you really don't want to go there and have to approach it as a life-or-death thing.

1316
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 By the way, next week, Joe Cox, we will be talking about your power rankings for SEC baseball.

1317
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 And I think Arkansas with Dave Van Horn, we've been saying this for three years.

1318
01:25:29,760 --> 01:25:31,320
 Is this finally the year?

1319
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 I think he breaks through this year, and we will talk about that.

1320
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 Joe, where can we get online?

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 How do you get all the good stuff?

1322
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 Well, Saturday down south, we'll be on it.

1323
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 And, yeah, it's hard to believe we're talking baseball, but let's just multitask and see if we can figure out these round balls for us.

1324
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 Joe, this man kicked back.

1325
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 Stay away from the dentist's office, and thanks so much for your time today.

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 Thanks, guys.

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 I always appreciate you.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Joe Cox hooking in from Saturday down south.

1330
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 BB, obviously, quickly, your thoughts about John Calipari in the sense there at Arkansas?

1331
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 He's doing a good job, Harold.

1332
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 The Blade Angels headline the women's figure skating short program.

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 In speed skating, Team USA taking silver.

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 The updated medal count, Norway leads the way with 30 medals, 13 gold.

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 Italy next with 24, then the U.S. with 20.

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 In college baseball action tonight, Troy is on the road as they play fourth-ranked Mississippi State.

1433
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 The Bulldogs are 3-0 on the season, while the Troy Trojans are 1-2.

1434
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 Auburn Tigers are back in action tonight against Cincinnati.

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 The Tigers 3-0 to start the year, while Cincinnati is 2-1.

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1437
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1438
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1439
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 Also in baseball action, Alabama will play Samford in Birmingham tonight.

1440
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 We're thinking about giving up sports and going into being a sports lawyer, Matt.

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1492
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1493
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 I got offended.

1495
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 The NCAA found out that Oxford is pretty much down home after dealing with that judge over there.

1496
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 Your thoughts about the case and how that may influence the SEC next season.

1497
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 Well, you know, I guess it's just a wait and see.

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 I mean, it all really kind of comes down to, you know, what judges are willing to come up with.

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 And it could change the variable look of the SEC next year.

1501
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 I mean, we talk about, I think there's about three or four quarterbacks that can definitely find their way back on the field coming up.

1502
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 And, you know, I'm sure that's also going to open the door at some point down the road for other players who feel like they've got an opportunity, you know, maybe to come in there and, you know, have a way to get an additional year.

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 Juco players now, there's a lot going on with that right now, you know, about the viability of Juco players, you know what I mean?

1504
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 And, you know, that's just, you know, a situation where that could really kind of change how things go.

1505
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 You know, the Joey Aguilar case is a big one right now, you know what I mean?

1506
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 So I think what we're looking at is just, you know, what's going to happen and can the NCAA find a way to win some of these cases if they really want to?

1507
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 Or is it just going to come down to these players finding a way to kind of get those extra years and hoping that down the road maybe the, you know,

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 the government or someone will step up and find a way to put, you know, to make some sense of how everything is going right now?

1509
01:35:20,320 --> 01:35:22,960
 Speaking of making sense, what if you're a head coach right now?

1510
01:35:23,060 --> 01:35:26,060
 Let's just use Pete Golding for an example.

1511
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 Obviously, Channels was all that in a bag of chips.

1512
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 He was a Cinderella story many ways last year.

1513
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 And then we know what happened as far as putting the big question mark.

1514
01:35:35,080 --> 01:35:38,880
 Golding comes in at the last minute, controversial situation there with Lang Kiffin, of course.

1515
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 And he says, okay, Channels may not be able to come back, so I'm going to go and promise the moon and more to Deuce Knight, who has just buddied with potential down at Auburn.

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 He is a state of Mississippi native.

1517
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 He comes to Ole Miss.

1518
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 There's reports out there that he was promised a starting job regardless.

1519
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 We'll see how that works out now.

1520
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 And if he was, and there's legal documents out there, what happens is terms of a court case turning there.

1521
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 In other words, what a myth this is, in some ways you want to sit here and blame coaches, but the system says, I may or may not have my guy back.

1522
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1523
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1524
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 You know, I mean, again, you don't know exactly.

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 You know, if you're Ole Miss, I mean, and you're Pete Golding, I think you have to move forward with the idea that Tristan wasn't going to be back.

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 You know what I mean?

1531
01:36:51,500 --> 01:36:54,600
 I mean, he can enter the portal window, I guess, but I mean, he'd have to wait.

1532
01:36:55,100 --> 01:37:00,180
 I'm not sure how that would work, you know, if that would allow him to go play somewhere else.

1533
01:37:00,320 --> 01:37:02,420
 I mean, it looks like probably not.

1534
01:37:02,560 --> 01:37:06,140
 So, I mean, that causes all sorts of headaches that go in there.

1535
01:37:06,500 --> 01:37:14,760
 And it really does open the door on this idea of, like, okay, is it really a good thing to have these injunctions, to have these court cases?

1536
01:37:14,840 --> 01:37:18,980
 I mean, are we really doing justice to the game of college football?

1537
01:37:19,140 --> 01:37:22,020
 And I think, you know, it's the same case for Joey Aguilar.

1538
01:37:22,180 --> 01:37:22,700
 You know what I mean?

1539
01:37:22,860 --> 01:37:26,480
 You know, if you're Tennessee, you can't sit around and wait.

1540
01:37:26,620 --> 01:37:32,300
 You can't sit around and wait for these guys and hope that maybe a judge decides that, you know, rules on your side.

1541
01:37:32,560 --> 01:37:33,660
 You've got to move forward.

1542
01:37:34,140 --> 01:37:41,120
 And when you've got a player and you've been told, okay, you're going to be the guy next, and then all of a sudden this happens, they could really throw things in chaos.

1543
01:37:41,320 --> 01:37:46,740
 And I think there's a lot of coaches right now who could be facing a lot of difficult decisions.

1544
01:37:46,900 --> 01:37:50,660
 And there are a lot of coaches outside of this wondering, okay, is this going to happen to me?

1545
01:37:50,720 --> 01:37:56,080
 You know, am I going to face a player who's going to decide to put up some sort of lawsuit together when it comes to these kind of situations?

1546
01:37:56,440 --> 01:37:59,580
 And how is that going to really kind of affect what I'm trying to do to build teams?

1547
01:37:59,780 --> 01:38:03,320
 It's already tough enough to build a team with the way things are right now.

1548
01:38:03,680 --> 01:38:11,880
 So to add in court cases and injunctions and things like that, I think it could really kind of cause all sorts of headaches and that coaches don't want to deal with anymore.

1549
01:38:13,420 --> 01:38:14,700
 You're exactly right.

1550
01:38:14,920 --> 01:38:23,120
 Angular is going to be a tremendous impact, but that's huge for Chambliss coming back at Ole Miss and Angular, those two come back.

1551
01:38:23,120 --> 01:38:31,740
 Angular probably won't participate in the spring with that benign tumor in his shoulder removed, but that'd be huge for Tennessee.

1552
01:38:32,480 --> 01:38:38,080
 We followed, talked a little bit about the Pac-12 or the Pac-10.

1553
01:38:38,400 --> 01:38:40,180
 They went down to the Pac-2.

1554
01:38:40,840 --> 01:38:55,320
 Now they're the Pac-8 with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State, all the states, joining Oregon State and Washington State.

1555
01:38:55,440 --> 01:38:56,620
 They got the schedule.

1556
01:38:57,460 --> 01:38:58,720
 It's going to be interesting.

1557
01:38:58,880 --> 01:39:01,160
 We've gone from two teams to eight.

1558
01:39:01,520 --> 01:39:04,680
 We'll eventually probably get back up to the Pac-12.

1559
01:39:05,620 --> 01:39:14,660
 They announced the schedule, I believe, last week or it's coming out shortly, but your thoughts on the Pac-2 going to the Pac-8?

1560
01:39:15,600 --> 01:39:17,860
 Well, you know, it could happen at some point.

1561
01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:22,520
 You know, the Pac-12 obviously had a little bit of money, you know, when all the schools left.

1562
01:39:22,640 --> 01:39:25,520
 You know, they had to pay exit fees and everything like that.

1563
01:39:25,600 --> 01:39:29,460
 You knew the Pac-12 was going to try to find a way to build itself back up.

1564
01:39:29,460 --> 01:39:30,400
 And so what do you do?

1565
01:39:30,640 --> 01:39:40,760
 You go after the schools that were maybe fringe schools on a lot of, you know, a lot of conferences, you know, wish lists, like the Boise State, like you mentioned, Colorado State, Fresno State.

1566
01:39:41,420 --> 01:39:51,240
 You know, you bring in some areas where you think, okay, we're going to build this up again and we're going to see that we can kind of elevate these schools and elevate our league to the next level.

1567
01:39:51,380 --> 01:39:52,980
 It's not going to happen overnight, believe me.

1568
01:39:53,060 --> 01:39:57,100
 I mean, there's going to be challenges that they're going to face, but I think it's an interesting league.

1569
01:39:57,260 --> 01:40:03,580
 You know, it almost feels like the Mountain West, you know, I don't want to say light, but, you know, I mean, you have a lot of the Mountain West in there as well.

1570
01:40:03,960 --> 01:40:10,820
 I think Oregon State and Washington State have a clear advantage having already been at a Power Five conference for a long time.

1571
01:40:10,900 --> 01:40:12,960
 They understand exactly what's going to come from there.

1572
01:40:13,520 --> 01:40:23,640
 So it'll be interesting to see how these other schools are able to adjust and to play at this level and how the Pac-12 can assert itself when it comes to dealing with these other conferences.

1573
01:40:23,900 --> 01:40:24,280
 You know what I mean?

1574
01:40:24,460 --> 01:40:32,700
 It's not like they can walk into the room now and tell the Big 12 or the SEC or the Big Ten and ACC, hey, we're back, baby.

1575
01:40:32,840 --> 01:40:35,100
 Let's get to the table.

1576
01:40:35,500 --> 01:40:36,820
 I don't think that's going to happen.

1577
01:40:36,980 --> 01:40:39,920
 I think everyone's going to look at them and be like, well, you're almost dead.

1578
01:40:40,440 --> 01:40:40,960
 You know what I mean?

1579
01:40:40,980 --> 01:40:43,400
 As a conference and you've found a way to come back.

1580
01:40:43,960 --> 01:40:48,240
 So, you know, it's going to take a while, I think, for them to kind of, they're going to have to win some games.

1581
01:40:48,380 --> 01:40:58,540
 They're going to have to look, they're going to put together a pretty impressive run for a while and hope that none of their member schools decide to eventually leave if there is some sort of expansion down the road with other conferences.

1582
01:40:59,700 --> 01:41:01,500
 Yeah, Michelle, the Orlando Sentinel.

1583
01:41:01,820 --> 01:41:02,580
 Here's the name.

1584
01:41:02,660 --> 01:41:04,140
 I don't think it's a house of words.

1585
01:41:04,420 --> 01:41:05,360
 Shalik Mills.

1586
01:41:06,240 --> 01:41:06,860
 Shalik Mills.

1587
01:41:06,940 --> 01:41:08,460
 Now, why haven't we heard of this name?

1588
01:41:08,720 --> 01:41:11,480
 He is a middle Tennessee offensive lineman.

1589
01:41:11,720 --> 01:41:13,780
 So, why are we talking about this, Matt?

1590
01:41:14,600 --> 01:41:17,180
 He's been granted his eligibility.

1591
01:41:17,880 --> 01:41:22,600
 I hope you're sitting down, Ripley's Believe It or Not, for an 11th season of the NCAA.

1592
01:41:22,600 --> 01:41:28,560
 In other words, the kid that started in the first grade is now in the 11th grade during his college tenure.

1593
01:41:28,640 --> 01:41:34,280
 He was recruited two things during the Obama administration, and I had dark hair.

1594
01:41:35,700 --> 01:41:40,220
 Shalik Mills in the 11th season of the NCAA, Matt Merchell.

1595
01:41:41,240 --> 01:41:43,720
 Now we're getting, now we're getting just, this is ridiculous.

1596
01:41:44,020 --> 01:41:46,040
 I mean, now we're getting just way too much.

1597
01:41:46,400 --> 01:41:47,560
 I mean, I'm sorry.

1598
01:41:47,700 --> 01:41:53,460
 I mean, you know, I go by six, I can't even get to seven, and think, okay, I get it.

1599
01:41:53,520 --> 01:41:54,420
 You've got to give it to 11.

1600
01:41:54,740 --> 01:41:59,880
 When you start talking about getting to 11, I mean, now we're just, I mean, this is just ridiculous.

1601
01:42:00,140 --> 01:42:02,980
 Just move on, you know what I mean, at some point.

1602
01:42:03,140 --> 01:42:09,540
 I mean, I'm, of all four people having opportunities, you know, especially if they've been injured or had difficulties or whatever's going on.

1603
01:42:09,760 --> 01:42:15,360
 But to get to this point to have the 11th season, it's just too much to me.

1604
01:42:15,440 --> 01:42:20,080
 I mean, and I mean, you're getting the idea of, you know, imagine being a teammate, you know what I mean?

1605
01:42:20,100 --> 01:42:25,880
 You've got this guy comes on, you know, and he's been around for a while, and it's like, you know, yeah, exactly, you know what I mean?

1606
01:42:26,100 --> 01:42:34,380
 I mean, I thought when Australian punters would come over, you know, these guys were 25, 26 years old, you know, and had family, that that was pretty crazy.

1607
01:42:34,540 --> 01:42:38,340
 But, you know, now we're talking about guys that could really be, you know, like, okay, you know, let's see what happens.

1608
01:42:38,340 --> 01:42:45,300
 So, again, this is what happens when the NCAA doesn't have a clear plan in place, doesn't understand how to make this true.

1609
01:42:45,880 --> 01:43:00,900
 And it was never meant, waivers like that were never meant to be for, let's continue on, you know, it was always meant to be a situation that, in case something happened, like you had an injury one year, and you didn't come back one additional year, it wasn't meant to be used like this.

1610
01:43:01,100 --> 01:43:07,080
 I mean, again, I guess, you know, hey, more power to you, but at this point, I would just say move on.

1611
01:43:07,620 --> 01:43:09,820
 And they used the word Grecian in the locker room.

1612
01:43:09,880 --> 01:43:12,220
 He said, no, I'm not Grecian, that's what I use on my hair.

1613
01:43:12,660 --> 01:43:25,400
 So, speaking of crazy things, Matt, your thoughts, I mean, let's face it, the NCAA in the world of football, especially when it came to coaching, you know, recycling's big in a lot of neighborhoods, that's all the NCAA coaching world's about.

1614
01:43:25,620 --> 01:43:33,000
 Your thoughts about the impact of new, slash, old, slash, kinda, Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.

1615
01:43:34,660 --> 01:43:36,680
 Yeah, you know, I think Will, it's an interesting hire.

1616
01:43:36,820 --> 01:43:41,720
 I mean, I think Will has had moments, you know, I mean, obviously, he had some moments of success.

1617
01:43:41,720 --> 01:43:48,860
 I think if people think about years ago when Mack Brown was leading the Texas program, you know, I think, I think it wasn't Will one of the coaches.

1618
01:43:48,980 --> 01:43:52,480
 He was either a coach in waiting or he was going to be one of the next big leagues.

1619
01:43:52,580 --> 01:43:53,140
 He was hot.

1620
01:43:53,420 --> 01:43:53,860
 He was hot.

1621
01:43:53,860 --> 01:44:07,860
 And, you know, he went to Florida and, you know, he had some struggles at Florida and, you know, went elsewhere and, you know, went to coaches, you know, Georgia and had some success there.

1622
01:44:08,080 --> 01:44:11,480
 And now, you know, I think Texas comes back and says, okay, let's bring him back.

1623
01:44:11,540 --> 01:44:20,320
 You know, I know Will took a little bit of time off to be in the family, but it's going to be interesting being one of the highest paid coordinators in the country again and having some success.

1624
01:44:20,320 --> 01:44:22,480
 It's not like he's not, he's not a good coach.

1625
01:44:23,260 --> 01:44:30,280
 I think Texas would enjoy having someone who's got head coaching experience at Florida, South Carolina.

1626
01:44:30,500 --> 01:44:32,920
 I think they understand, you know, what he brings to them.

1627
01:44:33,400 --> 01:44:37,680
 He's got experience at Texas, so he knows exactly like I mentioned, he knows exactly what he's getting into.

1628
01:44:38,260 --> 01:44:45,200
 And I think for Texas, you know, again, it's all about surrounding yourself with coaches who maybe have that head coaching experience.

1629
01:44:45,480 --> 01:44:54,460
 Because when something happens, you can lean on somebody and say, listen, man, you know, I mean, when this happened to you or has this ever happened to you, what did you do?

1630
01:44:54,860 --> 01:44:55,380
 You know what I mean?

1631
01:44:55,440 --> 01:44:56,900
 And that's easier to have those guys.

1632
01:44:57,120 --> 01:45:03,820
 I've talked to a lot of coaches that have wanted to make sure they brought in guys who maybe had that coaching experience for that reason.

1633
01:45:04,200 --> 01:45:08,420
 You just want to lean on somebody and say, what can I do and what can I make in this situation?

1634
01:45:08,420 --> 01:45:13,320
 And it helps maybe ease that where a younger assistant maybe doesn't understand exactly what's going on.

1635
01:45:13,860 --> 01:45:20,980
 And there's a story out there that back in the day when Coach Bryant would interview young coaches, he'd bring them in and you had to understand the psychology.

1636
01:45:21,100 --> 01:45:22,540
 He set up higher, had a couch.

1637
01:45:22,920 --> 01:45:23,880
 He looked down on him.

1638
01:45:24,300 --> 01:45:28,180
 And one of the questions that he always asked, he said, son, are you smarter than me?

1639
01:45:29,040 --> 01:45:32,320
 Well, every coach would sit there and cower and say, of course, I'm not coach.

1640
01:45:32,340 --> 01:45:33,920
 He says, then why do I need to hire you?

1641
01:45:34,000 --> 01:45:35,320
 I need somebody smarter than me.

1642
01:45:35,320 --> 01:45:40,700
 Yeah, I mean, I think it must have worked.

1643
01:45:40,820 --> 01:45:47,740
 And I think in today's day and age, you know, I mean, I'm not saying there's anything against bringing on a young coordinator or a young assistant coach.

1644
01:45:47,740 --> 01:45:48,440
 They want to learn.

1645
01:45:48,520 --> 01:45:49,220
 They're eager to learn.

1646
01:45:49,600 --> 01:45:55,580
 But I think there is a little bit of having some coaches around that have been around for a while.

1647
01:45:55,700 --> 01:45:56,920
 You know, understand what's going on.

1648
01:45:57,240 --> 01:45:59,400
 You can understand what you're experiencing as a head coach.

1649
01:45:59,760 --> 01:46:01,840
 You know, whereas maybe an assistant doesn't understand.

1650
01:46:01,840 --> 01:46:07,080
 A younger guy maybe wouldn't understand that because they've just been coming up where they were a player and then a GA.

1651
01:46:07,360 --> 01:46:09,620
 And then all of a sudden they're coaching special teams.

1652
01:46:09,760 --> 01:46:12,000
 And now all of a sudden you're maybe a coordinator job.

1653
01:46:12,180 --> 01:46:15,980
 But when you've had a guy who's been around and you look at some of the coaching staff that have had success over the years,

1654
01:46:16,480 --> 01:46:22,240
 there's usually one or two guys on the staff that have been around for a while that can help maybe, you know, give advice.

1655
01:46:22,340 --> 01:46:25,600
 That can help when the coach is looking for maybe what should we do here?

1656
01:46:25,660 --> 01:46:26,760
 What do I need help with?

1657
01:46:26,880 --> 01:46:30,260
 You know, I mean, that can be huge for a team, you know, I mean, to have that.

1658
01:46:30,400 --> 01:46:35,520
 Because you can rely on a guy like Will Muschamp and say, what do we need to do at this point?

1659
01:46:35,620 --> 01:46:41,840
 Or Will can give an advice and just say, this is what we went through at Florida or we went through at South Carolina or Georgia.

1660
01:46:42,320 --> 01:46:46,060
 And I think for Steve Sarkeesian, that's something you enjoy and you want to lean on.

1661
01:46:48,000 --> 01:46:51,360
 Yeah, I think he was one of the most underrated hires.

1662
01:46:51,360 --> 01:46:53,520
 Now, it's going to be the summer of March.

1663
01:46:53,880 --> 01:46:56,600
 That's all we're going to hear about is March coming back.

1664
01:46:57,120 --> 01:47:00,740
 But Muschamp's three-year deals worth $8.4 million.

1665
01:47:01,340 --> 01:47:02,640
 He is just below.

1666
01:47:02,800 --> 01:47:06,440
 Patricia at Ohio State, he's got three for $3 million.

1667
01:47:07,220 --> 01:47:14,580
 And Blake Baker, who came from Missouri, to LSU, now with Lane Kiffin, three years for $3 million.

1668
01:47:15,100 --> 01:47:29,620
 And I also noticed Mike Helko at Texas A&M basically said the same thing you did earlier, calls out the NCAA and says, we need to put somebody in charge of college football.

1669
01:47:29,620 --> 01:47:46,920
 And then I noticed Mike in the last two weeks signed a new six-year, $69 million deal that will – he's got an automatic $300,000 raise per year going up to $12.25 million in the final year.

1670
01:47:47,460 --> 01:47:51,820
 These coaches work hard, but, Matt, they're paid well, too.

1671
01:47:52,680 --> 01:47:53,080
 Oh, yeah.

1672
01:47:53,220 --> 01:47:56,220
 Most of them, especially at a certain level, are paid really well.

1673
01:47:56,260 --> 01:47:57,700
 And they make sure that they get paid well.

1674
01:47:57,700 --> 01:48:01,480
 And their agents do an amazing job of making sure their clients get paid well.

1675
01:48:01,480 --> 01:48:02,500
 And they get paid well.

1676
01:48:03,360 --> 01:48:03,680
 Exactly.

1677
01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:09,700
 And there's a reason why Jimmy Sexton is one of the top agents in college football because he knows exactly what he's doing.

1678
01:48:09,820 --> 01:48:14,620
 And I think, you know, you want to make sure that these coaches – you know, that you – especially if you have a level of success.

1679
01:48:14,800 --> 01:48:17,340
 You know, Texas A&M obviously had a good year this year.

1680
01:48:17,660 --> 01:48:19,000
 You want to capitalize on that.

1681
01:48:19,100 --> 01:48:22,460
 You want to lock in your – you know, make sure that you've got your coach for a while.

1682
01:48:22,820 --> 01:48:27,840
 You can see how much losing a coach can really decimate a team and a program.

1683
01:48:28,360 --> 01:48:33,720
 You know, if you lose a coach and a staff and you lose players now going to the portal, the portal window automatically opens up.

1684
01:48:34,040 --> 01:48:36,320
 That could really, you know, devastate a program.

1685
01:48:36,480 --> 01:48:40,080
 So you want to make sure you bring in a guy, especially if you feel like he's making the right moves.

1686
01:48:40,160 --> 01:48:41,740
 You feel like you're in a good direction.

1687
01:48:41,920 --> 01:48:45,260
 I mean, think about where Texas A&M has been over the last few years.

1688
01:48:46,060 --> 01:48:50,380
 Jimbo Fisher – they spent a lot of money on Jimbo Fisher believing he was going to lead them to a national championship.

1689
01:48:50,920 --> 01:48:53,160
 He won, I think, more than eight games in a season.

1690
01:48:53,900 --> 01:48:56,420
 And they were – they wanted more and they got rid of him.

1691
01:48:56,480 --> 01:49:00,740
 They were willing to pay 70 – what was it, 75, 78 million dollars to get rid of Jimbo.

1692
01:49:01,560 --> 01:49:05,900
 So Texas A&M knows that they've got the money and they want to make sure they invest it properly.

1693
01:49:06,360 --> 01:49:08,480
 And they feel like Mike Elko is the guy who's going to do that.

1694
01:49:08,480 --> 01:49:14,120
 I mean, Mike's made come up for a couple jobs here and there now, and it'll be interesting to see what happens over the next couple years.

1695
01:49:14,220 --> 01:49:17,780
 If they can continue that run because they know the SEC is ripe right now.

1696
01:49:18,040 --> 01:49:25,800
 They know there's good teams there in the SEC, but they're also – there isn't that dominant team like Alabama was, you know, when Nick Saban was around.

1697
01:49:26,080 --> 01:49:30,840
 So they have an opportunity to try to make their way of being that dominant team over the next couple.

1698
01:49:32,020 --> 01:49:32,420
 Absolutely.

1699
01:49:32,780 --> 01:49:33,560
 Great stuff.

1700
01:49:33,660 --> 01:49:35,960
 We always enjoy the conversation.

1701
01:49:36,500 --> 01:49:40,940
 We'll probably talk a little college basketball with you, too, in the next couple of weeks.

1702
01:49:41,280 --> 01:49:43,960
 Matt, where can we get online and get all your good stuff?

1703
01:49:44,680 --> 01:49:50,580
 Yeah, you can go to OrlandoSentinel.com to check out the latest or follow me on social media at OSMattMirchelle.

1704
01:49:51,700 --> 01:49:52,680
 Sounds great, Double L.

1705
01:49:52,720 --> 01:49:54,020
 Listen, man, stay safe down there.

1706
01:49:54,260 --> 01:49:56,160
 Baseball coming this weekend to your backyard.

1707
01:49:56,400 --> 01:49:57,420
 Enjoy it all, okay?

1708
01:49:58,160 --> 01:49:58,940
 All right, take care.

1709
01:49:59,720 --> 01:50:00,400
 Thank you, bud.

1710
01:50:00,540 --> 01:50:03,320
 Double L, Matt Mirchelle, hooking up with us from the Orlando Center.

1711
01:50:03,460 --> 01:50:06,240
 Quickly, BB, if you love yourself, some high school basketball.

1712
01:50:06,240 --> 01:50:09,900
 We've got your coverage starting about, what, noon tomorrow here on 93.9 Score.

1713
01:50:10,040 --> 01:50:12,620
 Yeah, Lauderdale County at Vindemont.

1714
01:50:12,880 --> 01:50:14,840
 Harold the Girls at 1.30.

1715
01:50:15,000 --> 01:50:17,780
 Approximately Lauderdale County at Locust Fork.

1716
01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:21,580
 The Wilson Girls at West Morgan at approximately 3.

1717
01:50:21,680 --> 01:50:23,440
 And then at 4.30, Brooks.

1718
01:50:23,700 --> 01:50:24,220
 Mm-hmm.

1719
01:50:24,220 --> 01:50:26,440
 And Wes Morgan for the boys.

1720
01:50:26,700 --> 01:50:31,260
 And then after all of that, Alabama hosting Arkansas.

1721
01:50:32,260 --> 01:50:34,980
 You can hear all of it on 93.9 The Score.

1722
01:50:35,220 --> 01:50:37,080
 And the cherry on top coming up Friday.

1723
01:50:37,220 --> 01:50:39,880
 It's the Florence Girls taking on Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa.

1724
01:50:40,360 --> 01:50:42,380
 You guessed it, right here on 93.9 The Score.

1725
01:50:42,800 --> 01:50:43,960
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1726
01:50:44,060 --> 01:50:46,500
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

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 Carol Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

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 Let's do it again next time right here, noon to two for the Boom Up Buck Show.

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 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.