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 After a total of 222 points, we find out at least two things.

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 Alabama and Arkansas both have great offenses and both have not so great defenses.

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 Plus, if it's Thursday, two more Georgia football players are in the doghouse.

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 You actually is 232, so give them 10 more points.

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 Bill, welcome in.

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 The most important question of the day, were you ever good in math either?

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 I'm good at quick math.

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 Like, you know, like 44 yards, 11 carries, that's four yards to carry.

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 I was going to tell you, boys, you thought that Arkansas dunk was going to go in so you could play another overtime last night.

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 For folks over a certain age, you wouldn't have seen that finish.

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 Bill, your thoughts about that game?

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 Because you look at it, and to me it bespeaks modern basketball.

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 But your thoughts about the modern game and the statement this makes for Alabama after getting embarrassed against Florida.

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 Your thoughts about this Alabama basketball team here just days before March Madness cranks up.

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 And you want it to be a three because I've always said, Bill, in the tournament, a five and 12 matchup historically is the most dangerous, slippery slope you could be on if you're the number five seed.

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 Nate Oates has a track record in the tournament.

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 I think we talked about it a little bit last week that it's all setting up to what's going to be just an amazing NCAA tournament.

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 Well, Ben, to the sporting news, we mentioned Alabama maybe getting that number-three seed.

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 He's a strong graduate, but, like, when you're coming off the game that he was coming off of, 31 points,

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 Alabama certainly could climb up that line.

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 He broke his hand.

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 Harold alluded to the three seed.

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 You've got Texas Tech, Kansas, Florida, and they're now beginning to shoot the three.

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 Nebraska, the third seed in the country, they were undefeated for the majority of the year.

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 Sanford has played really well.

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 Don't you know, Husker fans, after suffering with football for what seems like 20 years,

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 the basketball team's really good.

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 They moved the ball well.

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 Brent Hoiberg's got a good time.

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 Big Ten's full of good teams.

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 And, you know, they've carried around this national championship drought for the last 26 years.

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 But Michigan can break that, I think.

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 Michigan State's a little blip, but it's still Michigan State.

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 Tom is, though.

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 You guys know.

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 You don't very good play well when you play them.

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 Illinois is very good.

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 And Nebraska, I just, when I watch them play, the way they move the basketball.

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 They can score.

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 Like, an Alabama-Nebraska game, I think Alabama would win.

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 But if they ever cross each other in the tournament, it would be one of the most entertaining,

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 What does that say?

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 Bill has switched gears to the moneymaker, a.k.a.

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 Nothing that I've seen as far as official yet.

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 You can see why, given the structure of where we are now, the nine-game SEC schedule.

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 But, Bill, your thoughts about that strong possibility right now.

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 Again, nothing official, but possibility.

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 It's unfortunate, but there's nobody to blame because this is the, until, like, the only way

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 Some would say, I would say, big reason why Texas didn't get in the playoffs, they lost

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 If it's just about wins and losses.

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 It's unfortunate, because it would be fun to see, have you boys come up here to Columbus

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 I think you had Alabama number five, but you're right.

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 They can finish.

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 What else have you got on the agenda this week?

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 We'll have a look at that Duke-Michigan series here tomorrow.

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 We have NFL quarterback stuff up there today.

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 Right back at you, Bill.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Really appreciate if you ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 And for Jimmy Lear to take time out of his, and we mean, busy schedule, following it all there at AL.com.

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 Jimmy, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing great.

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 How are you all doing?

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 Hey, Jimmy.

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 And probably nowhere near as busy as you.

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 Got a lot of regional action happening all across North Alabama teams.

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 But Jimmy, can we start with one that really and truly, you always love history, and that is the Wilson Girls.

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 They've never been to the regional, which of course means they've never won a game until now.

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 And the Wilson Girls, they win their first ever regional game by beating a good West Morgan team, 53-38.

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 You've got to love to see stories like this.

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 Absolutely.

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 You know, there's just something about having a magical year like that, that a lot of times when you're having a year like that, it just propels you into future seasons.

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 You know, not discounting what they're going to do this year.

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 Who knows how far they'll go.

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 But sometimes you look back and say, it was that team that got us going for us and really propelled the program to great heights.

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 And so I'll be curious to see how they do the rest of the way.

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 Jimmy, I think one of the best girls games yesterday that a lot of people were looking forward to was for the sixth consecutive year, Good Hope and Dashler.

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 I think these two teams have split the last three years.

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 Good Hope, just again, around Coleman, class 4A number four, Dashler was number two.

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 Reese Davis had a monster year, but they shut her down compared to what she normally does, averaging 27.

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 They held her to 12 points.

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 And Good Hope won 60-50 in a clash of state powers.

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 Yeah, I mean, that's always a tough matchup.

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 I mean, Good Hope is always going to be there.

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 And, you know, everybody knows how good Dashler always is.

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 No shame, you know, losing to a team like Good Hope.

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 But that's something you think about, you know, in a few weeks from now.

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 Right now, you know, those girls are just heartbroken, you know, for the season to be stopped.

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 But the thing that I always tell everybody, and coaches always, you know, remind us of this,

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 there's only going to be one team to get to hold up that blue map.

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 Every other team is going to be just as disappointed as Dashler is.

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 And so it's going to be interesting to see how far Good Hope can go.

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 Can they end Wilson's run?

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 Or will they, you know, will Wilson march on, you know, and make it to Birmingham?

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 It's going to be exciting to see how it works out.

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 We mentioned it's brand-new territory for Wilson, but not for Mars Hill.

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 Here's what's amazing.

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 What in the world is in the sauce out there, Jimmy?

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 We know about football and everything else.

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 Here we are with Class 3A action, and the Mars Hill girls knock off Holly Pond by 30, 68-38.

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 The Mars Hill boys knock off Winfield by only 18, 69-51.

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 Mars Hill, I don't care if they're playing pickleball.

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 They're going to be there at the end of the season, are they not?

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 Yeah, Mars Hill's got a great program, not just football, basketball.

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 They're also really good in baseball.

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 Look forward to baseball.

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 They're going to be there in the spring.

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 But, yeah, and see, and now they're matched up, you know, with Lauderdale County.

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 We know Lauderdale County's history and how well they've done in the past.

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 They just barely got past Vinemont by three, so that'll be an interesting game.

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 But you mentioned the boys, the boys, everybody looked at their schedule, I mean, their records.

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 They all, you know, that's going to be, you know, an easy win, you know, for Lauderdale County.

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 But look who they played.

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 I mean, they played Madison Academy twice.

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 They played Humphill.

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 They played the first month of the season without the football players that helped, you know, be part of the team.

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 So, don't look at that 11-11 record and say, just automatically pick Lauderdale County.

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 I'm going to give Lauderdale County a slight edge because they're very strong.

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 But, man, it wouldn't shock me at all if Mars Hill won that game.

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 Yeah, just to recap real quick, Lauderdale County girls beat Baymob.

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 As you mentioned, 48-45, Madison Bobley led them with 19.

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 And the boys beat Locust Fork, 67-43, Jaden Sears, Kevin Watkins, who's done a great job for Lauderdale County all year.

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 Jimmy, the Whitesburg Christian boys beat Geraldine 55-40.

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 I know you covered them.

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 Patrick Harding is their coach, went from Bocorn there.

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 Whitesburg Christian boys playing well.

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 And also, you mentioned Madison Academy.

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 A shout-out to the girls.

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 They beat Plainview 66-44.

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 Todd Phillips had 24 points, 8 rebounds.

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 Whitesburg Christian boys, pretty good team.

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 They're great.

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 I'm telling you, I got to see them a couple times when they played, you know, Westminster Christian.

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 They're just a super solid team.

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 Saw them at the Huntsville Classic.

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 They just, you know, lost a tough one to Hale County, who just got upset by midfield.

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 So, yeah, absolutely.

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 Whitesburg Christian, listen, I never like to say, like, they got no chance.

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 But, man, it's going to be tough.

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 It's going to be so tough because they're just such a good team.

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 And they lost to Gadsden City in four over time.

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 I mean, this team has been through the wars.

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 They've been through the wars this year.

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 They beat Florence this year.

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 They beat Grissom.

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 So, Patrick Harding is doing it again with a new program.

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 And it wouldn't shock me at all to see Whitesburg Christian holding up a blue map, you know, for that Warrior squad.

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 Well, we mentioned West Morgan, Mars Hill, Lauderdale County, got great progress.

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 What about West Morgan?

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 Doesn't matter what sports they play.

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 They're pretty good, too.

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 The girls we mentioned on the short end.

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 But the West Morgan boys, what's good for them is bad for Brooks.

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 Their six-game winning streak snap.

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 The Lions 67-55 on the short end to West Morgan.

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 Your thoughts about West Morgan boys' chances.

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 Yeah, they're really good, too.

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 I saw them a couple weeks ago.

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 And I just, you know, at first I wasn't, I thought, well, they don't do anything that great.

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 They don't have a big, like, imposing guy inside.

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 But, man, they just move the ball so quick.

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 They turn you over.

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 They're really tough on defense.

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 They rebound well.

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 They shoot the ball well.

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 And before you know it, you're down by 20.

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 You're thinking, what happened?

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 You know?

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 And this is, you know, they've always seemed to have one team they just couldn't get past.

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 I know a few years ago, you know, they couldn't get past Westminster Christian.

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 And then it seemed like Deschler put them out a couple years ago.

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 But this might be the year for them to move on, you know, in 4A to get to Birmingham.

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 And it's somewhere they hadn't been.

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 And so that would just be a tremendous accomplishment for that team.

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 And they're the kind of team that could win it.

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 You know, I know everybody looks at Jackson in the South.

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 But, look, don't discount, you know, Wes Morgan because, man, they're playing well.

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 Jimmy, let me ask you about two high-profile games today.

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 Girls semifinal, Decatur.

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 They hosted an area tournament for the first time in 25 years.

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 Decatur, 28-5 against, well, boy, this is a surprise in 6A.

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 Hazel Green.

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 They swapped Millers, but they're still really good.

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 Jimmy, your thoughts on Decatur and Hazel Green, if the Trojans can continue rolling.

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 And tonight, Muscle Shoals, 19-8, they've been on a heater.

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 They've won about 13 of their last 16 games versus Lee.

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 And, Jimmy, we know we've talked about Lee for years, 18-8 in basketball.

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 Your thoughts, Decatur, Hazel Green, Muscle Shoals, Lee tonight.

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 Yeah.

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 I tell you what, Decatur has got a lot of talent.

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 But, man, Hazel Green is just – they're just Hazel Green.

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 What do you say?

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 I mean, they know they're just steady.

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 They don't do anything spectacular.

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 They just wear you down, wear you down.

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 And just a lot like, you know, talking about Wes Morgan before you know it,

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 you're down by 20 and the game's over.

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 Decatur's got to hang around for the fourth quarter.

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 If they can get the game into the fourth quarter, they've got a chance to win the game.

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 But getting there is going to be the challenge because Hazel Green plays great defense, too.

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 And they just turn you over and get run outs.

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 And before you know, like I said, you're down big.

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 They've got to get that thing into the fourth quarter.

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 And then you mentioned –

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 Yeah, Melissa Shoals and Lee.

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 Yeah, Lee is so talented, man.

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 They've had a few off years, but, man, they're back this year.

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 They beat Mae Jemison three times this year.

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 Mae Jemison beat Huntsville twice.

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 I know.

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 So, yeah, so, yeah, I look for Lee to probably win that, but it's going to be a battle.

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 20 seconds, Jimmy.

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 Huntsville, are they going to win it all?

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 Gosh, Huntsville, man, you would have thought last year was their year,

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 but they ran up against that tough Hoover team.

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 They want revenge this year, and I think this year they get it,

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00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:49,640
 but it just happens in the regional semifinal, yeah.

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 Have you got a tank or two full of gas and all your tires got air in them, Jimmy?

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 Absolutely.

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 We are ready to roll.

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 We'll see you work online at AL.com.

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 Be careful.

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 Safe travels out there, and let's do it again very, very soon, okay?

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 Thank you, Jimmy.

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 There you have it.

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 Keep me late hooking up with us from AL.com.

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 Are you up on the Olympics?

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 If not, stay tuned.

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472
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 The women's hockey gold medal game.

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475
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477
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478
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479
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481
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482
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483
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485
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486
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 The U.S. men did not finish in the top four.

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 Jake, welcome in.

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 Happy Thursday to you.

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 How are you?

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 What kind of buzz has been created over here comes the judge.

617
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 Trinidad Chamberlain's legal victory means Ole Miss is stacked, as it's safe to say, on offense for 2026.

618
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 Jake, what's the buzz in the Magnolia State about the news out of the courtroom?

619
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 Well, I don't think you're going to find an Ole Miss fan that is not elated and excited.

620
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 You know, I've said this several times over the last two weeks.

621
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 If you take the two fan bases here in the state, Mississippi State and Ole Miss, basketball is off the table outside of Josh Hubbard's night he had last night, which is unbelievable.

622
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 State fans are focused on baseball.

623
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 Ole Miss fans are focused on football.

624
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 And Trinidad Chamberlain's being able to come back, that gives them a puncher's chance.

625
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 And every Saturday this fall, they'll have one of the better backfields in the country with Trinidad Chamberlain's and, of course, the running back room that they have.

626
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 So high energy and high expectations, again, coming out of Oxford.

627
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 Let me ask you this, Jake.

628
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 What about Deuce Knight?

629
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 Because, obviously, you go back to the genesis of his saga.

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 He's a Mississippi native, correct me if I'm wrong on that, so he's kind of home.

631
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 And I'm sure when he came in, he was promised this, that, and the other in a bag of chips.

632
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 But now, obviously, the dynamics have changed.

633
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 We know the rules as far as the transfer.

634
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 He's probably on the other side of that.

635
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 But was he promised his starting job, as some have reported?

636
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 Or what is the situation with Deuce Knight?

637
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 What a room, by the way.

638
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:06,940
 Yeah, it's a really good room.

639
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 And you're right.

640
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 Deuce Knight, from the Mississippi Gulf Coast around that area, played at George County High School, Elite 11 quarterback.

641
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 Just a phenomenal player coming out of high school at George County.

642
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 And, of course, as you know, goes to Auburn and then now to Ole Miss.

643
00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,840
 I don't have any confirmation that he was ever promised the job.

644
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 I would say that probably it's one of these things, and you guys know how this works, is,

645
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:28,940
 hey, look, if Trinidad does not come back, it's going to be your job.

646
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 If he does come back, we're going to probably compensate you enough to where you don't go anywhere.

647
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 And then you'll be our guy moving forward.

648
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 So, you know, I think it's a great situation for all parties involved.

649
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 Obviously, Ole Miss needs quarterback depth behind Trinidad Chambliss just in case something happens.

650
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 I mean, nobody ever thought Austin Simmons would get injured,

651
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 and nobody knew who Trinidad Chambliss was until that happened.

652
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 So, you know, they may need Deuce Knight.

653
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 They may have a package for him or two.

654
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 And I don't particularly like that term, but they may have him in there at some point.

655
00:35:57,860 --> 00:36:01,720
 But I think, you know, based on everything we've been told, I mean, Deuce Knight knows the deal.

656
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 It's kind of a Dante Moore behind, you know, an organ spot.

657
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 You know, you're going to sit a year, learn, you'll get a chance to play.

658
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 And then after that, the program is going to be yours.

659
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,720
 It really is incredible when you look back to last year.

660
00:36:16,860 --> 00:36:20,280
 And again, Lane Kiffin was at the helm until the postseason.

661
00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:26,740
 And then, you know, Ke'an Lacy nearly ran for 1,600 yards, 24 rushing touchdowns.

662
00:36:26,820 --> 00:36:33,520
 The Ole Miss offense, 490 yards per game, second in the NCAA to North Texas.

663
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:37,140
 And what do they do again for 2026?

664
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:41,640
 Deuce Alexander, Darryl Gill, John T. Cook at receiver.

665
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 They bring in Karius Kern or Kearney, Tommy Kinsler.

666
00:36:46,020 --> 00:36:48,180
 And again, we'll get to the defense.

667
00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:54,160
 But once again, this offense may be more prolific than it was last year.

668
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 Yeah, they really like the personnel that they brought in.

669
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 And you know how that goes.

670
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 They'll have to, you know, kind of figure it all out there in the spring,

671
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 coming up here sooner rather than later.

672
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 Offensive coordinator-wise, you know, have that mesh in coming in from East Carolina.

673
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 But Pete Golding up to this point has, you know, through the playoff run

674
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 and recruiting has turned every knob that he needs to turn right.

675
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 And, you know, if you talk to high school coaches,

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677
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678
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679
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 highly thought of around the state.

680
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 You know, he's tapping back into Mississippi high schools more, I think,

681
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 more so than even Lane Kiffin was doing.

682
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:35,680
 So they should be really, really good offensively, you know,

683
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 which will give them, again, give them a chance to press and to push

684
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 and to be in those games come, you know, come September and October.

685
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 Jake Wimbley, again, host of The Drive on ESPN 105.9 in central Mississippi.

686
00:37:46,060 --> 00:37:47,500
 Jake, obviously, it's a border state.

687
00:37:47,580 --> 00:37:50,440
 A lot of Ole Miss grads over here, but a lot of state fans, too,

688
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 because they've got a pretty good engineering, meteorology,

689
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 and, of course, other schools over there.

690
00:37:58,600 --> 00:37:58,880
 Veterinarian.

691
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:00,120
 A lot of fans here.

692
00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,620
 Jake, at one time, it looked like in NASCAR terms, these two teams,

693
00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:05,460
 Ole Miss and State, were kind of swapping paint,

694
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:09,440
 and little by little, it looks like Ole Miss is just zoomed by them,

695
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:13,420
 or is it one of those deals where that's been the case over the last two

696
00:38:13,420 --> 00:38:16,460
 or three years, or how much room is there now between Ole Miss

697
00:38:16,460 --> 00:38:17,780
 and State coming up to this season?

698
00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,940
 I think there's quite a bit of ground to cover.

699
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:25,580
 This is probably the biggest separation on the gridiron that I've ever seen.

700
00:38:25,740 --> 00:38:28,820
 I mean, I'll be, you know, for reference point, I'll be 50 in June

701
00:38:28,820 --> 00:38:31,520
 and cover both of these teams for a long time

702
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,040
 and grew up, you know, around both of these teams as a kid.

703
00:38:34,180 --> 00:38:37,480
 And, you know, forever, you know, you go Billy Brewer and Jackie Sherrill

704
00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:40,620
 and you get Tommy Tuberville, and you kind of come through the coaches there,

705
00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:42,820
 Matt Luke, Sylvester Croom, and Dan Mullen.

706
00:38:43,240 --> 00:38:44,380
 Not a whole lot of separation.

707
00:38:44,540 --> 00:38:46,140
 You would have a year where one team was better

708
00:38:46,140 --> 00:38:48,220
 or two years where one team was better, but then it would flip.

709
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,100
 The separation is a real thing here in the state.

710
00:38:52,660 --> 00:38:54,620
 The talent differential is a real thing.

711
00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:57,940
 You know, and I just think for Mississippi State, you know,

712
00:38:57,980 --> 00:39:01,320
 with the tragic passing of Mike Leach, and then, you know,

713
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,100
 kind of fumbling the thing with Zach Arnett

714
00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:05,200
 and then having to get a new athletics director,

715
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,540
 it just has created a hole for Mississippi State.

716
00:39:08,660 --> 00:39:11,280
 And then, you know, we talked about this just the other day,

717
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:17,080
 and Ole Miss fans as a whole have always been more committed

718
00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:18,500
 than Mississippi State fans.

719
00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:20,360
 And it doesn't mean State fans don't want to win in football,

720
00:39:20,540 --> 00:39:23,140
 but Ole Miss fans are more committed financially.

721
00:39:23,980 --> 00:39:26,400
 They're a little more buttoned up, you know, top to bottom,

722
00:39:26,460 --> 00:39:28,420
 and that goes to the athletic director.

723
00:39:28,660 --> 00:39:29,640
 And that doesn't mean that, you know,

724
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,100
 Zach Sillman's not a good athletic director,

725
00:39:31,220 --> 00:39:35,300
 but they have everything in unison from football coach

726
00:39:35,300 --> 00:39:37,400
 to athletics director to president to collective.

727
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:39,600
 Everybody's on the same sheet of music.

728
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:44,300
 And I just don't think Mississippi State's commitment, you know,

729
00:39:44,380 --> 00:39:50,280
 to that type of, you know, strategy is there in football.

730
00:39:50,440 --> 00:39:51,940
 Baseball, it is absolutely there.

731
00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:54,380
 So I just think it's the difference in the two fan bases.

732
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,320
 And Mississippi State has a large gap to close, unfortunately,

733
00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,300
 to get back in the game with Ole Miss.

734
00:40:00,380 --> 00:40:02,600
 Let me touch on basketball for a second.

735
00:40:02,780 --> 00:40:05,000
 You alluded to Josh Hubbard going off.

736
00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:08,160
 Boy, did he ever record 10 three-pointers.

737
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:10,400
 The kid just absolutely amazes me.

738
00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,860
 For most games, he's the smallest player on court.

739
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:16,140
 You never could tell it.

740
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:18,560
 State had an 18-point lead over Auburn.

741
00:40:18,660 --> 00:40:20,800
 I know Auburn is struggling right now.

742
00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,240
 Then Auburn makes a run.

743
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:25,340
 Actually has a lead into State's credit.

744
00:40:25,340 --> 00:40:28,360
 They come back and win the game at the end.

745
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:36,480
 They're 13-13, 5-8 on the season after Chris Jans had a good year last year.

746
00:40:37,180 --> 00:40:39,720
 And Ole Miss is going south.

747
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:43,060
 They had a lead over Texas last night.

748
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:47,320
 Texas comes back, wins at the end, 80-77.

749
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:49,640
 Ole Miss is eighth straight game.

750
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:53,380
 I know Chris Beard has forgotten how to coach.

751
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:59,500
 Storr and Dia, I know they played pretty well against Alabama last week in Oxford.

752
00:41:00,340 --> 00:41:05,140
 How do you summarize basketball for Mississippi State and Ole Miss right now?

753
00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:07,420
 Very average.

754
00:41:07,780 --> 00:41:13,640
 And just, I think you said it there, Brett, as Coach Beard and Coach Jans didn't forget how to coach.

755
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:20,940
 I think what you see in situations like this is maybe a mis-evaluation on a player or two in the transfer portal.

756
00:41:21,060 --> 00:41:28,020
 Maybe you don't have as much money as a Kentucky or a Kansas or a Louisville or Tennessee or pick a team in basketball.

757
00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:33,060
 So, you know, the quality of the team, if you think about it, Ole Miss just went to the Sweet 16 last year.

758
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:39,400
 So, I think we're going to continue to see this in all sports in that sometimes you miss.

759
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:42,260
 I mean, look at Mike Norvell down at Florida State.

760
00:41:42,260 --> 00:41:44,880
 You know, he maximized the transfer portal several years ago.

761
00:41:44,980 --> 00:41:45,800
 They go 13-1.

762
00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:49,240
 The last two years has been a complete flop in the transfer portal.

763
00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:54,740
 So, I would chalk it up to possibly talent and then, you know, possibly available funds or not.

764
00:41:55,380 --> 00:42:00,480
 You know, as far as Mississippi State, you know, again, both teams kind of sitting right there, you know, towards the bottom.

765
00:42:01,180 --> 00:42:04,560
 It's unfortunate for Mississippi State because, as you said, Josh Hubbard, the way he's playing,

766
00:42:04,660 --> 00:42:07,820
 you know, if they could have found a player or two to go around him to complement him,

767
00:42:07,820 --> 00:42:12,640
 I mean, this team could, you know, could be five or six games, seven games better in the win problem.

768
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:17,600
 But they're going to have to, you know, go on a run here to even have a shot at postseason, you know, for the NCAA tournament.

769
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,360
 But very lackluster basketball in this state.

770
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:23,720
 And most of these fans here outside of last night have checked out and moved on.

771
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:28,240
 I'd hate to be the one that has to pick the best guards in the SEC this season.

772
00:42:28,320 --> 00:42:32,400
 What we talked about there, Arkansas last night, Alabama, Florida, when go up and down the list.

773
00:42:32,460 --> 00:42:35,360
 I'd hate to be the one that has to make the final dish there.

774
00:42:35,980 --> 00:42:37,360
 Jake, you mentioned it earlier.

775
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:42,140
 Could it be that maybe one of the reasons, and let's face it, there's only so much water in the jug,

776
00:42:42,220 --> 00:42:45,840
 that Mississippi State football may not be there, is Mississippi State baseball.

777
00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,840
 They nickname it the dude, Noble Field, at Polk Dement Stadium.

778
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:51,140
 That tells you something right there.

779
00:42:52,140 --> 00:42:58,540
 It's considered to be the Carnegie Hall of college baseball, campus attendance record over 16,000,

780
00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:00,760
 renovated for $55 million.

781
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:05,000
 To say the least, baseball is serious business there in Stockfield.

782
00:43:05,420 --> 00:43:07,120
 Your thoughts about this program?

783
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:11,560
 It's the staple of the university, there is no doubt.

784
00:43:12,100 --> 00:43:16,300
 You know, they made a commitment after last year when Chris Limones just, you know,

785
00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:19,880
 for whatever reason couldn't get it done, that they were going to go out and make a splash higher.

786
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,700
 And, you know, Zach Selman needed to do that.

787
00:43:22,140 --> 00:43:23,920
 And, of course, they found Brian O'Connor.

788
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:28,960
 And, you know, I've equated it, and you guys may disagree too, but I've kind of equated it in a football sense.

789
00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:32,440
 You went out and you found Steve Sarkeesian and pulled him out of Texas.

790
00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:36,320
 And you went and got a really good quality coach.

791
00:43:36,580 --> 00:43:39,940
 And they put a ton of money into the baseball facility.

792
00:43:40,300 --> 00:43:45,380
 Obviously, they have a lot of, you know, alumnus and Palmeiro and Clark and so many others.

793
00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:47,960
 Jeff Brantley that love that program.

794
00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:49,360
 Yeah, Big Pen.

795
00:43:49,580 --> 00:43:50,420
 I mean, you can go down the line.

796
00:43:50,420 --> 00:43:54,600
 I mean, Jake Mangum and just a ton of guys who love that program.

797
00:43:54,700 --> 00:43:56,240
 They pump money back into that program.

798
00:43:57,100 --> 00:44:02,460
 They pride themselves on, you know, the left field lounge and being able to cook out and feed players and feed guest players.

799
00:44:03,220 --> 00:44:07,280
 It's an event for sure, and that's what Mississippi State fans, you know.

800
00:44:07,620 --> 00:44:13,760
 I'm not going to say that they would trade in football for baseball championships, but I think they might.

801
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,380
 Ole Miss baseball.

802
00:44:18,340 --> 00:44:24,560
 They were rolling last year for a large part of it, lost to Murray State in the postseason.

803
00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:26,620
 Hunter Elliott is back.

804
00:44:26,720 --> 00:44:28,900
 Austin Frawley, Uttermark.

805
00:44:29,380 --> 00:44:34,000
 Both of these teams have been to the absolute pinnacle of college baseball.

806
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:37,060
 And then a year or two later, they're in the basement.

807
00:44:37,940 --> 00:44:40,580
 What does Ole Miss look like coming into the season?

808
00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:46,080
 We had a visit with some people from Oxford, I believe, two days ago.

809
00:44:46,260 --> 00:44:48,760
 You know, like their bullpen, feel like they've got some good arms.

810
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:50,820
 They've got some guys that can play it pretty well.

811
00:44:51,220 --> 00:44:53,300
 They just need to find some depth.

812
00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:55,520
 You know, they've got to get some at-bats for some young guys.

813
00:44:55,620 --> 00:44:57,860
 They feel like this is a team that can compete inside the conference.

814
00:44:58,100 --> 00:45:00,020
 As we well know, it's a very deep conference.

815
00:45:00,740 --> 00:45:06,100
 You know, you're going to go 10, 11, 12 deep in this conference of teams that are quality and have a chance for postseason.

816
00:45:06,780 --> 00:45:10,740
 They like their opportunities, or, you know, they like the potential of this team.

817
00:45:10,740 --> 00:45:13,380
 But it's just going to come down to, and guys, you know this,

818
00:45:13,820 --> 00:45:19,700
 how does your Friday night guy match up with Vanderbilt's or Mississippi State's or LSU's or Auburn's or whoever's?

819
00:45:20,180 --> 00:45:22,920
 You know, and do you have a close – you know, what's your Saturday guy like?

820
00:45:22,980 --> 00:45:24,600
 And do you have a guy that can close it out on Sunday?

821
00:45:24,760 --> 00:45:29,160
 And, you know, if they've got those quality arms and some guys that can come out of the bullpen,

822
00:45:29,320 --> 00:45:31,640
 you know, mid-relief, they'll be competitive.

823
00:45:31,840 --> 00:45:34,580
 I think they have some guys that can swing it pretty well.

824
00:45:35,300 --> 00:45:36,760
 You know, I don't know how deep they are.

825
00:45:36,780 --> 00:45:37,640
 I don't know that anybody does.

826
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:39,960
 It's, you know, one through nine in the lineup right now.

827
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:42,380
 But they feel like they've got a team that can compete.

828
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:47,160
 And, you know, and guys, you know this, if you can compete in the SEC, even if you don't win it,

829
00:45:47,560 --> 00:45:51,900
 and let's just say you're middle of a pack, well, you know, you get off into regional play,

830
00:45:51,940 --> 00:45:56,760
 even if you're traveling as a two-seed or a three-seed, odds are you've got a chance to make a super regional.

831
00:45:56,940 --> 00:46:00,660
 And when you get there, then, you know, you've got anything that's possible at that point.

832
00:46:02,300 --> 00:46:02,860
 Absolutely.

833
00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:04,700
 Jake, let me ask you in closing.

834
00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:14,060
 Debo Sweeney made a lot of headlines going off in his documented rant about Ole Miss trying to poach a player

835
00:46:14,060 --> 00:46:20,520
 that did eventually go to Ole Miss, and Fresno State put in their two cents worth, too.

836
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:26,960
 Have Ole Miss fans just simply shrugged and said, well, that's college football now?

837
00:46:27,460 --> 00:46:29,440
 What has been the response to that?

838
00:46:30,820 --> 00:46:33,800
 I think there has been a lot of shrugging and saying that it's college football.

839
00:46:34,020 --> 00:46:35,200
 Look, I get it.

840
00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:37,020
 I mean, right is right and wrong is wrong.

841
00:46:37,260 --> 00:46:43,120
 And this was my take on all this when it broke is, look, this is going on everywhere.

842
00:46:43,300 --> 00:46:44,320
 It doesn't mean it's right.

843
00:46:45,060 --> 00:46:48,780
 I felt like Debo was more – I mean, obviously, he was vending at Ole Miss,

844
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:52,740
 but I think he was also vending at the NCAA in those that are in charge

845
00:46:52,740 --> 00:46:55,560
 because he made a comment, and I'm paraphrasing, something to the effect of,

846
00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:59,300
 if somebody doesn't do something now, if we don't find leadership now,

847
00:46:59,300 --> 00:47:00,840
 then it's a travesty for the sport.

848
00:47:01,720 --> 00:47:06,080
 We've seen several coaches come out over the last two years and call for reform.

849
00:47:07,240 --> 00:47:09,740
 You know, here recently, and the coach escaped from my mind,

850
00:47:09,780 --> 00:47:12,300
 he was talking about, hey, we need to find a leader in the NCAA.

851
00:47:13,100 --> 00:47:15,080
 To answer your question, I think a lot of people shrugged it off

852
00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:16,180
 and said, hey, it goes on everywhere.

853
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:18,840
 I don't think anything's ever going to be done about it.

854
00:47:18,900 --> 00:47:22,860
 I don't think the NCAA has any teeth or backbone or, you know,

855
00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:25,200
 enforcement arm that they can do anything about it,

856
00:47:25,220 --> 00:47:27,080
 which is why you're seeing this go on in college football.

857
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:28,800
 Absolutely.

858
00:47:29,180 --> 00:47:32,320
 Well, listen, you are still the king of Mississippi radio,

859
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:37,460
 and I know a lot of people appreciate everything you do for high school sports, too,

860
00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:40,860
 be it football, basketball, et cetera.

861
00:47:41,400 --> 00:47:44,320
 But where can we get online and listen to your show this afternoon?

862
00:47:45,180 --> 00:47:46,500
 Always appreciate you guys.

863
00:47:46,600 --> 00:47:48,060
 Yeah, we'll be on 3 to 6 today.

864
00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:49,220
 That's central time.

865
00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:53,860
 You can stream it on the zone1059.com, the zone1059.com.

866
00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:55,960
 We've got some new technology we'll be rolling out,

867
00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:58,160
 so it'll make it even easier for people to pick us up.

868
00:47:58,300 --> 00:48:01,080
 But that's where you can pick us up, and, of course, you know,

869
00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:03,320
 I'll interact with you on X at Jake Wim.

870
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:07,460
 Some of us folks love it as easy as you can get.

871
00:48:07,560 --> 00:48:08,720
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872
00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:09,800
 Let's do it again soon, okay?

873
00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:11,380
 Absolutely, guys.

874
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875
00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:12,620
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876
00:48:12,840 --> 00:48:14,900
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877
00:48:14,980 --> 00:48:17,540
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878
00:48:17,700 --> 00:48:21,860
 BB, quickly, some updated information on the Florence Girls game.

879
00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:26,700
 Yeah, Harold, that game was reported by several sources to be a noon game tomorrow.

880
00:48:26,900 --> 00:48:28,700
 It is a 9 a.m. game.

881
00:48:28,820 --> 00:48:30,280
 He'll crash Tuscaloosa.

882
00:48:30,900 --> 00:48:35,520
 These teams are pretty even, 17-12, Florence Girls 17-15,

883
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:40,560
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884
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:41,800
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885
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:42,900
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948
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 A connection has been found between Alabama and Jeffrey Epstein.

949
00:52:08,420 --> 00:52:12,060
 The recently released Epstein documents by the Department of Justice

950
00:52:12,060 --> 00:52:16,440
 show a longstanding relationship between Epstein and a family of a former student

951
00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:18,380
 at the University of Alabama, John Alexander.

952
00:52:18,720 --> 00:52:23,300
 John Alexander's father, Stephen Alexander, was a personal psychologist to Epstein.

953
00:52:23,600 --> 00:52:26,380
 The Alexander family even went so far as to invite Epstein

954
00:52:26,380 --> 00:52:29,600
 to the 2013 University of Alabama commencement ceremony.

955
00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:35,160
 This came after the Alexander family was invited and did visit the Epstein Island in 2011.

956
00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:40,080
 Stephen Alexander sent an email to Epstein afterwards saying that the time on the island was fun,

957
00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:43,820
 but probably best to keep the guest list between the two of them.

958
00:52:44,220 --> 00:52:50,140
 Epstein was convicted of engaging in prostitution of underage females in the state of Florida back in 2008.

959
00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:56,660
 The details of the Alexander family connections to Epstein are written about by Trenton Buffenbarger on the 1819 News website.

960
00:52:56,860 --> 00:53:02,500
 Buffenbarger is a senior at the University of Alabama and chairman of the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at that campus.

961
00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:05,340
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

962
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 Did you know that 70% of people experience a potentially traumatic event in their lifetime

963
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969
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 A school bus crash occurred this morning in Coleman County.

970
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 The bus driver and all students on board at the time are uninjured.

971
00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:43,140
 However, the driver of the pickup truck that rear-ended the bus has been transported to a local hospital as a precaution.

972
00:53:43,480 --> 00:53:47,900
 The Alabama Department of Workforce is holding its state-sponsored job fair in Montgomery today.

973
00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:50,920
 It'll run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cramden Bowl.

974
00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:52,080
 I'm Andrea Theis.

975
00:53:52,300 --> 00:53:56,540
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

976
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 And while you're there, subscribe to the daily newsletter.

977
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 The Florence Kiwanis Club is having their 74th annual Pancake Day Friday, March 13th from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

978
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980
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981
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982
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984
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985
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986
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 Good night away, and Northwest Alabama is thrilled to announce the return of its signature fundraising gala,

992
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993
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 This black-tie optional casino-themed event brings all the glitz and excitement of Las Vegas to the Shoals,

994
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995
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996
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997
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998
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999
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1000
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1001
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1002
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1003
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1004
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1010
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 Westwood One Sports presents this special update on the 2026 Winter Games.

1011
00:56:32,380 --> 00:56:37,020
 Team USA and Canada are scoreless after one period in the women's hockey gold medal game.

1012
00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:39,800
 This is the seventh time they've played for Olympic gold.

1013
00:56:39,980 --> 00:56:43,320
 Canada has won four of those matchups, including in 2022.

1014
00:56:43,940 --> 00:56:46,920
 But this U.S. team has been unstoppable in Milan.

1015
00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:53,760
 A shutout streak of 351 minutes and counting, including the 5-0 win over Canada in pool play.

1016
00:56:54,220 --> 00:56:56,680
 The other big event going on right now, the women's free skate.

1017
00:56:57,060 --> 00:56:59,860
 Team USA is looking for its first medal in 20 years.

1018
00:57:00,300 --> 00:57:01,740
 Alyssa Liu has the best shot.

1019
00:57:01,820 --> 00:57:07,040
 She was third after the short program and will skate 21st out of 24 skaters.

1020
00:57:07,620 --> 00:57:12,340
 American speed skater Jordan Stolls settling for silver in the men's 1,500 meters.

1021
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:17,660
 After winning gold in the 500 and the 1,000, he is scheduled for one more event.

1022
00:57:17,660 --> 00:57:21,640
 With this Winter Games update, I'm Brad Heller, Westwood One Sports.

1023
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1028
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1029
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1033
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1034
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1037
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1038
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 Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1039
00:58:32,720 --> 00:58:34,760
 Time to go to the land of reigning iguanas.

1040
00:58:34,860 --> 00:58:37,380
 That's the state of Florida where Mark McLeod calls home.

1041
00:58:37,500 --> 00:58:39,340
 He's host of the Blitz with Mark McLeod.

1042
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 The Gator Blitz is his podcast.

1043
00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:48,640
 Mark, the SEC announced last week they had netted $1.03 billion in revenue.

1044
00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:53,120
 You see, and I don't know if you noticed this or not, but it was another omission.

1045
00:58:53,440 --> 00:59:00,060
 They meant to send a little bit of that to the radio shows that promote the SEC on a daily basis.

1046
00:59:00,720 --> 00:59:04,360
 And Mark, once again, we got left out.

1047
00:59:04,880 --> 00:59:05,720
 Yep, we did.

1048
00:59:05,720 --> 00:59:09,900
 I bet we won't even get a media gift of the SEC media days either.

1049
00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:11,980
 We'll get a trip around the room.

1050
00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:15,720
 We'll get a free trip around the room and all the air you can breathe, you know.

1051
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 That water with lemon in it.

1052
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 And there you go.

1053
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 No, no, no, no.

1054
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 We're living in it.

1055
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 Dr. Pepper, Mark.

1056
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 Dr. Pepper.

1057
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 In the meantime, thank you so much.

1058
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 And tell the SEC if they want to send that money up to the radio shows, we'll lick the stamp for them, okay?

1059
00:59:29,020 --> 00:59:29,460
 Absolutely.

1060
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 Absolutely.

1061
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1062
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1063
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1064
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1065
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1066
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1067
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1068
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1069
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1070
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1071
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1072
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1073
01:00:27,880 --> 01:00:30,840
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1074
01:00:31,640 --> 01:00:37,060
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1075
01:00:37,900 --> 01:00:38,520
 Welcome back in.

1076
01:00:38,580 --> 01:00:41,280
 After the Bumbo Bug Show, I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1077
01:00:41,360 --> 01:00:44,120
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley

1078
01:00:44,120 --> 01:00:47,800
 and for the award-winning Randy Kennedy to join our fiddle huddle here.

1079
01:00:47,880 --> 01:00:49,500
 He is busy there at AL.com.

1080
01:00:49,500 --> 01:00:53,260
 I'm also on the radio as host, your guest at the Randy Kennedy Show.

1081
01:00:53,380 --> 01:00:56,320
 Four to six afternoons down on 995 Sports Talk and Mobile.

1082
01:00:56,820 --> 01:01:00,940
 Winner of the Mel Allen Award and also from the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

1083
01:01:01,020 --> 01:01:05,940
 Named one of the 50 legends of sports writers in the state of Alabama.

1084
01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:07,220
 Randy Kennedy, welcome in.

1085
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:07,960
 How are you?

1086
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 I am doing great.

1087
01:01:09,340 --> 01:01:09,900
 How are you guys doing?

1088
01:01:10,340 --> 01:01:10,620
 Hey, buddy.

1089
01:01:10,660 --> 01:01:11,580
 We're doing all right.

1090
01:01:11,700 --> 01:01:14,420
 Auburn fans say, when are we going to get some good news?

1091
01:01:14,420 --> 01:01:21,540
 And what is it with Hueytown stars and their neighbors, what, 46, 47 miles down the road

1092
01:01:21,540 --> 01:01:22,640
 there in Tuscaloosa?

1093
01:01:23,160 --> 01:01:26,000
 First, Jamie, it's Winston says, I think I'm going to go to Florida State.

1094
01:01:26,100 --> 01:01:31,420
 And now, Donovan Moore out of Hueytown says, I'm committing to the Auburn Tigers.

1095
01:01:31,600 --> 01:01:36,400
 Your thoughts about the Hueytown connection to Tuscaloosa, the lack thereof, and how good

1096
01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:37,280
 is Mr. Moore?

1097
01:01:38,080 --> 01:01:40,860
 Well, you're missing out on Roy Dale Williams, who went down there.

1098
01:01:40,860 --> 01:01:41,320
 There you go.

1099
01:01:41,320 --> 01:01:45,240
 And then Florida State, but your point is very, very well taken.

1100
01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:49,120
 You know, with Donovan Moore, this is a huge win for the new staff at Auburn.

1101
01:01:49,560 --> 01:01:53,360
 Alex Golesh and the staff there, they really prioritized him.

1102
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:57,200
 And a lot of people think he's the number one recruit in the state coming up this year.

1103
01:01:57,440 --> 01:02:02,480
 I think that's debatable, but it's not debatable that he is a big-time prospect that Auburn

1104
01:02:02,480 --> 01:02:03,440
 zeroed in on.

1105
01:02:03,860 --> 01:02:06,400
 And to already get a commitment there is a very big deal.

1106
01:02:06,860 --> 01:02:10,040
 You know, we talked about proof of concept, but they don't have that at Auburn yet.

1107
01:02:10,040 --> 01:02:14,060
 But clearly, they're doing a great job of selling what they're building there.

1108
01:02:14,120 --> 01:02:15,040
 So that's a huge pickup.

1109
01:02:15,680 --> 01:02:18,960
 We always have the caveat of it's a long way to signing day for all these guys.

1110
01:02:19,380 --> 01:02:23,380
 But it certainly shows some great momentum for Auburn getting in there and getting that

1111
01:02:23,380 --> 01:02:23,660
 commitment.

1112
01:02:24,540 --> 01:02:28,160
 Randy, you know, who knows this day and time what's fact and what's fiction.

1113
01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:29,800
 Word is he grew up in Auburn fans.

1114
01:02:29,900 --> 01:02:33,060
 So it was just a matter of getting an offer and then following through on his heart.

1115
01:02:33,700 --> 01:02:36,320
 Be that as it may, it's still hard to close the deal sometimes.

1116
01:02:36,320 --> 01:02:40,700
 But your thoughts overall, now that there's a new sheriff in town at Auburn, he has big

1117
01:02:40,700 --> 01:02:42,280
 Moe and it's sent to his back.

1118
01:02:43,080 --> 01:02:45,860
 Alabama staff, they have been here now by comparison.

1119
01:02:46,020 --> 01:02:46,640
 They're the veterans.

1120
01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:50,860
 At one time, they got taken advantage of because, as the Eagles would say, they were the new kids

1121
01:02:50,860 --> 01:02:51,320
 on the block.

1122
01:02:51,700 --> 01:02:56,180
 But overall, how's the fight now between Alabama and Auburn with in-state recruits?

1123
01:02:57,020 --> 01:02:59,960
 You know, it is so interesting because it's not just an in-state battle.

1124
01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:03,840
 I mean, we love to concentrate on those and I concentrate on that more than anything else.

1125
01:03:03,980 --> 01:03:07,400
 But it's a matter of finding guys you think are best for your program.

1126
01:03:07,560 --> 01:03:09,940
 And sometimes that ends up being an in-state battle.

1127
01:03:10,040 --> 01:03:15,140
 We usually see like, you know, maybe five or six a year of guys who are like both Alabama

1128
01:03:15,140 --> 01:03:18,340
 and Auburn really, really want that it comes down to.

1129
01:03:18,780 --> 01:03:21,740
 Look, I think, like I said, Auburn's off to a great start with this.

1130
01:03:21,800 --> 01:03:26,520
 There's no doubt about it, being able to get a kid that any team in the country would be thrilled

1131
01:03:26,520 --> 01:03:29,280
 to have a commitment from and have it in the middle of February.

1132
01:03:29,480 --> 01:03:31,460
 I mean, that's a really big deal.

1133
01:03:31,760 --> 01:03:35,720
 It remains to be seen how many, you know, how many of those guys there's actually going to be

1134
01:03:35,720 --> 01:03:40,700
 who are, you know, have their choice of Alabama, Auburn or, you know, be national kind of recruits.

1135
01:03:40,760 --> 01:03:42,720
 But I think Donovan Moore is one of those guys.

1136
01:03:42,880 --> 01:03:44,940
 So a big plus to Auburn with that one.

1137
01:03:45,260 --> 01:03:46,620
 You know, Alabama's got some of that as well.

1138
01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:50,560
 Chicken Garar from down here at Viger has been committed to Alabama for a long time.

1139
01:03:50,560 --> 01:03:51,760
 He's a national recruit.

1140
01:03:52,260 --> 01:03:54,620
 So there are some already in the fold.

1141
01:03:54,720 --> 01:03:57,260
 But most of these guys, we're just getting started with the recruiting.

1142
01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:03,240
 I'm looking at last year's best of Bama, and I want to ask you about some of the younger dudes

1143
01:04:03,240 --> 01:04:04,800
 here in a few minutes.

1144
01:04:04,960 --> 01:04:09,140
 But you are beginning a new year for best of Bama.

1145
01:04:09,480 --> 01:04:14,620
 And the running back prospects, I believe, is going to be on either today or tomorrow.

1146
01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:20,840
 Randy, tell us about some of the best running back prospects in the state of Alabama.

1147
01:04:21,640 --> 01:04:24,320
 You know, this is a fun part of we do this best in Bama.

1148
01:04:24,660 --> 01:04:26,780
 You start out, we end up with 50.

1149
01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:29,400
 And then we update it every week during the season.

1150
01:04:29,620 --> 01:04:32,520
 But it's a lot more than 50 people who don't make it.

1151
01:04:32,980 --> 01:04:35,180
 So we're doing it position by position.

1152
01:04:35,680 --> 01:04:42,360
 At running back so far, we've got 17 candidates for people who might be in the best in Bama

1153
01:04:42,360 --> 01:04:43,020
 top 50.

1154
01:04:43,180 --> 01:04:43,580
 17.

1155
01:04:44,280 --> 01:04:48,400
 And interesting guys, of those 17, not a single one's committed yet.

1156
01:04:48,900 --> 01:04:50,760
 So a long way to go with all these.

1157
01:04:51,040 --> 01:04:56,000
 So later on today on AL.com, you will see that story on the running backs of all the people

1158
01:04:56,000 --> 01:05:00,640
 who are at least under consideration to make best in Bama, which we'll release this summer.

1159
01:05:01,100 --> 01:05:02,540
 But 17 running backs.

1160
01:05:02,860 --> 01:05:07,580
 It's interesting because you guys know last year who the top running back was, EJ Crowell

1161
01:05:07,580 --> 01:05:08,100
 at Jackson.

1162
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:12,140
 That was a no-brainer, number one overall prospect.

1163
01:05:13,240 --> 01:05:17,000
 This year, it seems like the top guys are all something Jay.

1164
01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:20,780
 There's something in you have to have initials to be a good running back.

1165
01:05:21,640 --> 01:05:25,100
 But like maybe the top three running backs are something Jay this year.

1166
01:05:25,140 --> 01:05:28,100
 You've got C.J. Davis, who's at Hewitt Trussell.

1167
01:05:28,180 --> 01:05:31,240
 You've got C.J. Cowley, who's at Hoover.

1168
01:05:31,660 --> 01:05:33,460
 M.J. Gideon, who's at James Clemens.

1169
01:05:33,840 --> 01:05:36,060
 So there's something in this initial thing.

1170
01:05:37,460 --> 01:05:38,720
 I'm going to be a morning DJ.

1171
01:05:39,260 --> 01:05:41,360
 J.J. Kennedy here on the radio.

1172
01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:43,840
 That's the perfect name for a morning radio name.

1173
01:05:44,220 --> 01:05:49,500
 To me, one of the more interesting names, Randy, is you mentioned Moore having a heart

1174
01:05:49,500 --> 01:05:50,140
 for Auburn.

1175
01:05:50,580 --> 01:05:54,020
 Is there a kid in his class with a bigger heart for Alabama than Trent Seaborn?

1176
01:05:54,640 --> 01:05:59,600
 If I'm a coach, this kid, it's going to obviously remain to be seen what he can do

1177
01:05:59,600 --> 01:06:00,780
 at that level of competition.

1178
01:06:01,420 --> 01:06:06,300
 But in terms of what he's doing right now, I'm taking notice because he seems to be a

1179
01:06:06,300 --> 01:06:07,040
 natural leader.

1180
01:06:07,420 --> 01:06:08,580
 You don't win a state championship.

1181
01:06:08,580 --> 01:06:11,380
 I don't care how good you are as an eighth grader unless you've got some of that in you.

1182
01:06:11,760 --> 01:06:12,440
 He did that.

1183
01:06:12,580 --> 01:06:15,000
 Now he's got more than one state championship.

1184
01:06:15,220 --> 01:06:19,860
 But more than that, he basically shut down his commitment since he said verbally, he's

1185
01:06:19,860 --> 01:06:20,260
 on record.

1186
01:06:20,380 --> 01:06:21,520
 I'm not going anywhere else.

1187
01:06:21,660 --> 01:06:27,400
 Why would I want to waste time going there when I can go to Alabama and recruit for Alabama?

1188
01:06:27,820 --> 01:06:32,580
 And this is a kid who's going to inherit probably one of the most competitive rooms of anybody

1189
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 in the country.

1190
01:06:34,220 --> 01:06:38,700
 It's crazy because, you know, he's one of those rare guys that even before he got to high

1191
01:06:38,700 --> 01:06:42,360
 school, he was like, if I get an Alabama, I've realized my dream.

1192
01:06:42,440 --> 01:06:43,440
 If I get the Alabama offer.

1193
01:06:43,720 --> 01:06:46,720
 So when he got a solid Alabama offer, he's like, well, then done.

1194
01:06:46,800 --> 01:06:48,140
 I'm not doing recruiting anymore.

1195
01:06:48,320 --> 01:06:51,780
 That is really, that's like 1% do it that way.

1196
01:06:52,180 --> 01:06:56,760
 You know, even if you're a fan of a school, but he just decided my goal is to sign with Alabama.

1197
01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:01,180
 And once he realized that he was going to be able to do that, like you said, let me turn

1198
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 into being a recruiter now.

1199
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 And he is guys.

1200
01:07:03,840 --> 01:07:11,400
 He's very popular with other recruits, you know, social media and just well-known among

1201
01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:12,020
 recruits.

1202
01:07:12,020 --> 01:07:15,720
 If you're reading stories about who's the best players in the state, you know, his name.

1203
01:07:15,820 --> 01:07:20,760
 So he, he carries some weight and he's certainly being one of Alabama's best recruiters already.

1204
01:07:21,760 --> 01:07:26,740
 Randy, I asked you about these two dudes, uh, last year, uh, and again,

1205
01:07:26,760 --> 01:07:27,900
 the best of Bama.

1206
01:07:28,200 --> 01:07:33,380
 It's not just people think, well, Randy's got a compilation of juniors and seniors.

1207
01:07:33,500 --> 01:07:37,220
 Oh, uh, you go from the eighth grade to seniors.

1208
01:07:37,660 --> 01:07:41,260
 Let me ask you about two guys who are literally on the best of Bama.

1209
01:07:41,260 --> 01:07:47,080
 Uh, number 48 is Trey Kyles, a defensive end from Daphne.

1210
01:07:47,520 --> 01:07:49,100
 He's in the eighth grade.

1211
01:07:49,540 --> 01:07:54,340
 Number 50, number 50 is Cole, K-O-L-E, Moody.

1212
01:07:54,700 --> 01:07:59,320
 He is a quarterback, Southside Selma, who is in the eighth grade.

1213
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:05,560
 Now, obviously these guys have done something to catch your attention and your thinking.

1214
01:08:05,740 --> 01:08:09,560
 And I know Trent Seaborn is one of them who kind of started this tree.

1215
01:08:09,640 --> 01:08:12,260
 And he seems like he's been doing this 10 years now.

1216
01:08:12,860 --> 01:08:18,220
 Randy, I've got, tell us again, if you're in the eighth grade and you made the best 50 players

1217
01:08:18,220 --> 01:08:21,000
 in the state of Alabama, tell us why.

1218
01:08:22,040 --> 01:08:26,820
 Well, I'm, I'm proud of the Trey Kyles one because, uh, I saw him play in person and thought,

1219
01:08:26,900 --> 01:08:28,000
 who is that?

1220
01:08:28,040 --> 01:08:29,280
 And I was like, oh yeah, that's an eighth grader.

1221
01:08:29,340 --> 01:08:30,860
 I was like, are you kidding me?

1222
01:08:30,860 --> 01:08:33,040
 Uh, and so I just did a bunch of investigating.

1223
01:08:33,220 --> 01:08:37,280
 I was like, well, there's no question that football fans in this state are going to get, get to

1224
01:08:37,280 --> 01:08:37,900
 know that name.

1225
01:08:37,900 --> 01:08:39,720
 So let's, let's put him on the list.

1226
01:08:40,080 --> 01:08:40,480
 Trey Kyles.

1227
01:08:40,480 --> 01:08:42,660
 And I saw just last week, he got an Ole Miss offer.

1228
01:08:42,860 --> 01:08:44,360
 He got a West Virginia offer.

1229
01:08:44,480 --> 01:08:47,340
 He hasn't, you know, he's entering the ninth grade coming up.

1230
01:08:47,340 --> 01:08:50,080
 So I feel good about identifying him early.

1231
01:08:50,160 --> 01:08:53,240
 His dad was a real good player in high school, played at South Alabama.

1232
01:08:53,680 --> 01:08:56,760
 Um, so really proud of that one in terms of Cole Moody.

1233
01:08:57,000 --> 01:08:59,740
 I mean, look, he was the leading passer in the country last year.

1234
01:09:00,160 --> 01:09:03,840
 So that's one of those where it's just hard to ignore the stats.

1235
01:09:04,020 --> 01:09:08,620
 You know, he had better stats last year than I think any quarterback in the history of Alabama

1236
01:09:08,620 --> 01:09:09,860
 as an eighth grader.

1237
01:09:09,860 --> 01:09:12,020
 So you're like, okay, he deserves to be on the radar.

1238
01:09:12,300 --> 01:09:14,800
 He doesn't have the physical tools yet.

1239
01:09:14,860 --> 01:09:17,160
 I mean, he's still, you know, 14 years old.

1240
01:09:17,260 --> 01:09:19,780
 Let's give him time, but he's got to grow more.

1241
01:09:19,780 --> 01:09:23,660
 But just in terms of his accomplishments on the field, I think he's got to at least be

1242
01:09:23,660 --> 01:09:25,260
 on the list under consideration.

1243
01:09:25,520 --> 01:09:29,960
 So I love identifying those young guys and, uh, when it's clear that they're going to be

1244
01:09:29,960 --> 01:09:32,300
 on the recruiting trail going forward.

1245
01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:35,260
 Randy Kennedy, busy there at the AL.com.

1246
01:09:35,340 --> 01:09:40,080
 Randy, last year is EJ Crowell number one, EJ Crowell number two, and I think EJ Crowell

1247
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:40,660
 number three.

1248
01:09:40,760 --> 01:09:41,740
 There's still a lot of headlines.

1249
01:09:41,940 --> 01:09:44,620
 Who's going to be the EJ Crowell this season?

1250
01:09:45,140 --> 01:09:45,980
 You know what?

1251
01:09:46,060 --> 01:09:50,960
 It's, it's the quarterback position because you can make the argument of which one you

1252
01:09:50,960 --> 01:09:51,580
 like best.

1253
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:53,640
 We're going to have about, I was having this argument.

1254
01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:56,300
 It was somebody about the Alabama Mississippi all-star game coming up.

1255
01:09:56,720 --> 01:09:58,140
 Somebody's going to get their feelings hurt.

1256
01:09:58,700 --> 01:10:02,580
 We got too many good quarterbacks to play in that game.

1257
01:10:03,100 --> 01:10:07,320
 And so you've got Gunnar Rivers down at, uh, you know, Phillip Riverside down here at Fairhope.

1258
01:10:07,580 --> 01:10:09,100
 He's certainly in that running.

1259
01:10:09,460 --> 01:10:12,320
 Jameson Roberts is right here at Sarah Land is in the running.

1260
01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:15,920
 You mentioned Trent Seaborn might be the top player in the state.

1261
01:10:15,980 --> 01:10:19,180
 I mean, I can mention many, many more, but it's quarterbacks.

1262
01:10:19,180 --> 01:10:21,580
 We are flush with quarterbacks coming up this year.

1263
01:10:22,840 --> 01:10:28,560
 Randy, I keep telling people and, uh, it, that the talent in the state of Alabama has come

1264
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:35,480
 light years in the last 20 years, but in particularly the last five to seven, uh, and again, you're

1265
01:10:35,480 --> 01:10:40,260
 seeing Oregon, uh, come in here quite frankly, you know, all the time.

1266
01:10:40,260 --> 01:10:44,200
 And we've seen them get two or three guys in the last couple of years.

1267
01:10:44,200 --> 01:10:47,960
 Uh, the state of the talent in this state is very, very good.

1268
01:10:47,960 --> 01:10:51,420
 And it's really beginning to get more and more national attention.

1269
01:10:51,420 --> 01:10:55,000
 And you cover it, um, uh, on a very frequent basis.

1270
01:10:55,000 --> 01:11:00,780
 Look forward to seeing the 17 running back prospect, Randy, where can we get online and

1271
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 get the next latest edition of the superstars to be in the future?

1272
01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:07,120
 Yeah.

1273
01:11:07,140 --> 01:11:09,680
 Within the next hour, that story will be up on al.com.

1274
01:11:09,680 --> 01:11:13,220
 Um, so we've got, we've got the running backs today, and then you will see that we'll be,

1275
01:11:13,220 --> 01:11:18,380
 uh, going position by position, uh, with the guys who are the, the ones to watch in the

1276
01:11:18,380 --> 01:11:19,820
 state as we begin to pare it down.

1277
01:11:19,900 --> 01:11:23,340
 But today the running backs, and you can see some of those guys we've talked about already.

1278
01:11:23,340 --> 01:11:28,860
 And who knows, there may be somebody who didn't make the top 17 running backs who emerged during

1279
01:11:28,860 --> 01:11:29,280
 the season.

1280
01:11:29,280 --> 01:11:32,620
 That wouldn't be shocking at all, which is the part that makes it fun.

1281
01:11:32,700 --> 01:11:34,420
 So if we miss somebody, let me know.

1282
01:11:35,100 --> 01:11:36,500
 Thanks for the heads up, Randy.

1283
01:11:36,580 --> 01:11:37,980
 Listen, man, thanks for your time today.

1284
01:11:37,980 --> 01:11:40,900
 And little by little, we're getting some of that South Alabama weather up here in North

1285
01:11:40,900 --> 01:11:41,300
 Alabama.

1286
01:11:42,080 --> 01:11:43,100
 Man, I hear you.

1287
01:11:43,980 --> 01:11:44,660
 We need it.

1288
01:11:45,060 --> 01:11:46,340
 Keep it coming.

1289
01:11:46,440 --> 01:11:47,580
 Senior ball, it was not pretty.

1290
01:11:48,400 --> 01:11:48,720
 No.

1291
01:11:49,460 --> 01:11:51,380
 You got North Alabama weather at that time.

1292
01:11:51,740 --> 01:11:53,300
 Randy, listen, man, it's always a great job.

1293
01:11:53,400 --> 01:11:54,160
 Thank you so much.

1294
01:11:54,180 --> 01:11:55,160
 And keep up the good work.

1295
01:11:55,200 --> 01:11:55,460
 Okay?

1296
01:11:56,180 --> 01:11:56,920
 Great to talk to you guys.

1297
01:11:57,420 --> 01:11:57,960
 Thank you, bud.

1298
01:11:58,240 --> 01:11:59,960
 Randy Kennedy, AL.com.

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 Welcome back here.

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 Time to open the door and say hello to Logan Fowler.

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 He's got the Auburn Tigers cover there at 1819 News and Tailgate, Auburn.

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 That's T-A-L-E-Gate, Auburn.

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 Logan, welcome in pre-TGIFT.

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 How are you?

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 Doing well.

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 How are you guys?

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 You mean?

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 Man, we're doing all right, Logan.

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 Listen, man, a head-scratcher for this Auburn basketball program.

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 I know it's frustrating for Tiger fans right now, but if you're just a basketball fan,

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 when's the last time you saw a show like the most recent show by Josh Hubbard out of Mississippi State?

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 Well, it's good for the Bulldogs, bad for the Auburn Tigers, but if you just look at it in terms of just pure talent.

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 By the way, an Alabama native had to get out of the state.

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 Your thoughts about that 46-point show against the Tigers?

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01:18:17,800 --> 01:18:18,480
 Yeah, yeah.

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 I mean, that was the difference in the game last night.

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 Obviously, Mississippi State had a Josh Hubbard and Auburn didn't.

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 The first half performance from him was a generational performance.

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 Auburn fans, you just have to tip your cap to them.

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 Sure, Auburn could have defended them better than they did in the second half,

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 but 35 points and nine triples in the first half.

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 Tied a program record for most threes in a game in the first half.

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 And the funny part about it was like most of those shots were contested with a hand in his face.

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 I know the camera caught to him one time on the television broadcast and showed he was even surprised on one of the DPs that he connected on.

1427
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 So, that was the most points in our first half according to Jeff Borzillo at ESPN since Luke Garza scored 36 in 2020.

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 So, you know, that was just a generational performance.

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01:19:14,180 --> 01:19:18,760
 It really stings for Auburn because that was what you felt like was a must-win game.

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 So, now you're really pressed for wins.

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 Final, you know, five games remaining.

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 This Kentucky game kind of starts to feel like a must-win.

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 You really need to pick it up.

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 You know, for Auburn to feel comfortable, I think you need to get four.

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 If you win three, maybe you have a shot.

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 You know, no other team can say that they've gone into Gainesville and handed Florida an L in the manner that Auburn did.

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 So, that one's really holding things together for Auburn right now.

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 And I was having a conversation yesterday with another member of the Beat.

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 And we talked about how important that season opening win in overtime against Bethune Cookman was.

1440
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 Had you lost that game, that would be a quad four loss on your resume right now.

1441
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 So, you know, Auburn did what it had to do in the non-conference schedule.

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 But you've really got to pick up your play here down the stretch.

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 You know, Auburn fans have been grasping for something to hold on to.

1444
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 And, ironically, Keyshawn Hall, after being shown on the bench in the previous game, comes out last night, gets almost 30, 29 points, 10 rebounds, a double-double.

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 Your thoughts about the Keyshawn Hall show?

1446
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 Yeah.

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 So, I mean, you know, I have to commend Stephen Pearl.

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 And, look, I don't know every detail of the situation and what's going on in that locker room.

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 So, I don't have anything to comment necessarily on that.

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 But I have to commend Stephen Pearl for putting his foot down with his program in his first year.

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 You know, young coach, it could have been very easy for him to not necessarily get ran over, but for lack of a better term, get run over by his players maybe.

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 But he's come in, and if you're not living up team standards and expectations, he's going to punish you for it.

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 You know, he's done it with his two best players so far.

1454
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 He's obviously done it with Magwood throughout the season.

1455
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 But, you know, kudos to Keyshawn Hall for taking it like a man and coming out and scoring and having a 15th consecutive 20-point game with 29 points, you know.

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 Had he not played, especially in that first half, you're, I mean, he was your only offense, really, in the first half.

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 Now, Tahad Pettiford ended up with another 20-point game, his fourth consecutive.

1458
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 And Kevin Overton poured in 11 second-half points to the tune of 15 total for the game.

1459
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 And, you know, kudos to Keyshawn Hall for taking it like a man and coming out and performing.

1460
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 Hopefully, he can kind of continue that surge as one of the SEC's most prolific scorers down this final five-game stretch.

1461
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 Auburn, to their credit, came back after being outplayed and outshunned in the first half and literally had a seven-point lead with four minutes left.

1462
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 And then Mississippi State goes on to score 18 points in the final 343.

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 And Auburn made one field goal.

1464
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 Auburn struggled to guard the guards, pardon the pun.

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 Phylon hit 25 for Alabama.

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 Tyler Tanner, 25 at Bandy.

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 And Acuff at 31.

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 He's going to score 30 points on NBA teams.

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 And those are three of the best players.

1470
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 But defense has certainly been an issue for Auburn in this losing streak.

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 Yeah, and three-point shooting defense at that.

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 You know, even if you take away Hubbard's 10-3s last night, Mississippi State still shot 6-14 from deep.

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 So, defending the three-point line during this little five-game skid has been an issue.

1474
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 Digging themselves in early holes.

1475
01:22:48,040 --> 01:22:53,920
 I think they've gotten down by double digits for the most part in every game except for Alabama during this losing streak.

1476
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 So, you know, and Stephen Pearl talked about that last night after the game.

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 You've got to come out and play harder.

1478
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 You know, you can't wait until you get down 18 to decide to come back and win.

1479
01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:12,340
 But, you know, when you look across the league last night, yes, Auburn has had a difficult, difficult time defending top scorers.

1480
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 You know, they came in before last night against Josh Hubbard.

1481
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 You know, the quartet that you mentioned was averaging 24.4 points per game against Auburn.

1482
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 So, the only top scorer out of the seven top scorers in the league that Auburn has not played is Keyshawn Hall.

1483
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 So, it's been a rough going.

1484
01:23:34,300 --> 01:23:40,160
 Last night, you look and you had, I believe it was 10 across the league, score more than 20 points.

1485
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 So, this is a league where, you know, individual performers are going to get their points.

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 They're going to make their mark on games.

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 And Auburn's got a duo that does that for them.

1488
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 But, at some point, the defense, and especially the backcourt defense, has got to get much better.

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 And it starts with the likes of Taha Petterford, you know, being a better defender than what he's put on display recently.

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 Well, we've got a couple of minutes for the Olympic break.

1491
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 Kentucky coming in.

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 They got upset by Georgia earlier this week.

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 What does Auburn have to do to get off this night?

1494
01:24:14,720 --> 01:24:17,440
 Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of what I just mentioned.

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 I think Auburn's got to come back, you know, at home, playing in front of what's always going to be a rowdy crowd and put the foot on the gas from the start.

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 Don't allow Kentucky to get out to a double-digit lead in the first half and find a way to, you know, Auburn's not had any trouble scoring the basketball this season.

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 And you knew coming into this season, and Bruce Burley had been mentioned before he retired, like, this team's going to score the basketball, but I don't know how well it's going to perform on the defensive end.

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 But you've just got to change that narrative.

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 You've got to be more physical.

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 You've got to play the Auburn brand of basketball that's gotten you in the tournament for four straight years, you know, that's showing you or giving you two final four appearances in the last six tournaments.

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 Like, you've got to get back to that brand of basketball, and there's no better time for Auburn to do that than right now, starting on Saturday in a must-win situation with Kentucky.

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 That's some great stuff.

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 Where can we get online and get all your good stuff?

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 Yeah, you can check out my written work with 1819 News and Tailgate Auburn, T-A-L-E-G-A-T-E, and check me out on x at loganffowler.com.

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 That's it, Logan F. Fowler.

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 Absolutely.

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 Listen, have a great week.

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1604
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 North Alabama fell to Queens, 85-78.

1605
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1606
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1607
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1608
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1609
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1610
01:32:20,500 --> 01:32:24,120
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1611
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1612
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1613
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1614
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 Um, I got a cute hiking backpack.

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 It's an outdoor era.

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1631
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 I don't think it's an era.

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1637
01:33:57,920 --> 01:34:05,160
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1638
01:34:06,260 --> 01:34:06,920
 Welcome back in.

1639
01:34:06,940 --> 01:34:11,460
 He is warming up to drive you home this afternoon down in a place called Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

1640
01:34:11,620 --> 01:34:16,100
 He's Ryan Fowler, host of The Game on Tide 109 FM in Tide Town.

1641
01:34:16,660 --> 01:34:17,640
 Ryan, welcome in.

1642
01:34:17,640 --> 01:34:25,620
 When you went to bed last night, did you count sheep or did you count three-pointers in The Game to remember your backyard?

1643
01:34:25,780 --> 01:34:26,360
 How are you?

1644
01:34:26,900 --> 01:34:28,000
 Man, what a game.

1645
01:34:28,160 --> 01:34:28,660
 What a game.

1646
01:34:28,820 --> 01:34:29,460
 What a atmosphere.

1647
01:34:31,160 --> 01:34:36,560
 You know, I was going to ask you guys, was that the best basketball game?

1648
01:34:36,920 --> 01:34:38,620
 I mean, no doubt it was the game of the year, right?

1649
01:34:38,660 --> 01:34:42,660
 That's what people are kind of labeling it, the game of the year.

1650
01:34:43,140 --> 01:34:46,200
 But, I mean, is that an all-time top five?

1651
01:34:47,240 --> 01:34:47,600
 Yes.

1652
01:34:47,700 --> 01:34:53,960
 Well, in terms of, yeah, I think, well, first of all, it had an NBA final score, so that tells you right there.

1653
01:34:54,060 --> 01:34:55,300
 We joked about it, Ryan.

1654
01:34:55,300 --> 01:35:01,420
 Man, these two teams have got tremendous offenses, not so much defense, but that's just college basketball now for the most part.

1655
01:35:02,060 --> 01:35:07,940
 Yeah, and really Arkansas could not defend, even if they would have had a good defense, right?

1656
01:35:07,980 --> 01:35:10,960
 I mean, they had to play the limited because of the limited personnel.

1657
01:35:11,260 --> 01:35:11,840
 That's right.

1658
01:35:12,300 --> 01:35:12,500
 Yeah.

1659
01:35:12,620 --> 01:35:17,660
 So you kind of had to walk it in and be very careful.

1660
01:35:18,360 --> 01:35:18,720
 Right.

1661
01:35:19,260 --> 01:35:21,660
 Understanding that, hey, that was the strategy going in.

1662
01:35:21,840 --> 01:35:25,480
 And so you're sitting here and you're absorbing.

1663
01:35:26,280 --> 01:35:27,120
 But what a game.

1664
01:35:27,220 --> 01:35:27,820
 What an atmosphere.

1665
01:35:28,180 --> 01:35:29,920
 What an electric environment.

1666
01:35:30,160 --> 01:35:32,860
 Alabama has now won, what, five in a row?

1667
01:35:33,140 --> 01:35:33,400
 Wow.

1668
01:35:33,740 --> 01:35:34,460
 Five in a row, yeah.

1669
01:35:34,820 --> 01:35:35,000
 Yep.

1670
01:35:35,380 --> 01:35:38,800
 I mean, think about if I would have told you this is a Florida game.

1671
01:35:40,920 --> 01:35:41,400
 Run.

1672
01:35:42,140 --> 01:35:46,540
 Five in a row and to be able to take it to the next level.

1673
01:35:46,860 --> 01:35:49,980
 That's a pretty incredible performance for Alabama.

1674
01:35:50,700 --> 01:35:56,380
 And, you know, it's a building block that looks like there's some winnable games.

1675
01:35:56,500 --> 01:35:58,300
 You know, we had Jerry Palma a couple days ago,

1676
01:35:58,400 --> 01:36:03,680
 and he was saying that Alabama can work their way into a number three seed.

1677
01:36:04,120 --> 01:36:04,380
 Yep.

1678
01:36:04,540 --> 01:36:04,740
 Wow.

1679
01:36:04,980 --> 01:36:06,040
 So that's a big.

1680
01:36:08,180 --> 01:36:12,020
 And the amazing, Ryan, this run has come in the storm,

1681
01:36:12,080 --> 01:36:14,300
 at the apex of the storm, the Betty Yakos story.

1682
01:36:14,900 --> 01:36:17,360
 And since he's been gone, they haven't missed a beat.

1683
01:36:17,460 --> 01:36:19,500
 Not only do they keep winning, I mean, Arkansas,

1684
01:36:20,240 --> 01:36:22,640
 I'll tell you what, A-Cuff is as good a guard as you're going to find

1685
01:36:22,640 --> 01:36:24,000
 anywhere, anytime.

1686
01:36:25,120 --> 01:36:26,800
 What a performance by that kid.

1687
01:36:27,400 --> 01:36:27,760
 Anytime.

1688
01:36:28,100 --> 01:36:28,740
 Think about that.

1689
01:36:28,860 --> 01:36:32,860
 Phylon had almost 40, and he got overshadowed by A-Cuff at Arkansas

1690
01:36:32,860 --> 01:36:33,920
 as far as stats.

1691
01:36:33,920 --> 01:36:35,600
 That tells you how good that kid is.

1692
01:36:36,020 --> 01:36:37,980
 But your thoughts just about this team

1693
01:36:37,980 --> 01:36:40,800
 and what they learned from the Betty Yakos saga.

1694
01:36:41,560 --> 01:36:44,540
 Well, I think when you look at Nate O's of what he's been able to do

1695
01:36:44,540 --> 01:36:48,800
 to manage this, right, and not allowing it to become a distraction.

1696
01:36:49,500 --> 01:36:49,780
 Right.

1697
01:36:49,780 --> 01:36:52,060
 And that is, that's pretty big, right?

1698
01:36:52,140 --> 01:36:53,160
 I mean, that's pretty big.

1699
01:36:53,500 --> 01:36:57,100
 When you, when you kind of step back and, because this thing could have went

1700
01:36:57,100 --> 01:36:57,860
 the other way.

1701
01:36:58,040 --> 01:36:58,400
 Yep.

1702
01:36:58,600 --> 01:37:02,640
 I mean, in this current time, I think coaches, like,

1703
01:37:02,720 --> 01:37:05,120
 to be able to manage all of these different things, right?

1704
01:37:05,180 --> 01:37:09,940
 I think coaches, you've got to be able to not allow this to divide your team.

1705
01:37:10,140 --> 01:37:11,920
 And I think he did that, right?

1706
01:37:12,200 --> 01:37:13,780
 I mean, he took the right approach.

1707
01:37:14,300 --> 01:37:15,900
 The team accepted that.

1708
01:37:16,260 --> 01:37:18,180
 And then, obviously, it didn't work out.

1709
01:37:18,420 --> 01:37:20,440
 And he had to kind of go the other way.

1710
01:37:20,780 --> 01:37:25,740
 So when you, when you step back and kind of begin to analyze some of these

1711
01:37:25,740 --> 01:37:30,820
 different techniques of, I mean, I wonder about all the NIL stuff.

1712
01:37:30,920 --> 01:37:33,140
 How do you manage that in the locker room?

1713
01:37:33,440 --> 01:37:38,280
 You know, if you pay $4 million to a new offensive tackle, you know, you've got to,

1714
01:37:38,500 --> 01:37:44,200
 you know, cause in their minds, they're looking at it going, okay, you paid Charles

1715
01:37:44,200 --> 01:37:47,920
 Bediaco, but obviously he didn't, you know, whatever, you know, whatever the value was

1716
01:37:47,920 --> 01:37:49,080
 for the games that he played.

1717
01:37:49,200 --> 01:37:50,740
 I mean, that had to be a price, right?

1718
01:37:50,740 --> 01:37:55,880
 I mean, he's willing to come back out of the G League to come back to Alabama.

1719
01:37:56,240 --> 01:37:57,480
 I mean, there had to be a price, right?

1720
01:37:57,620 --> 01:37:58,380
 I mean, there had to be.

1721
01:37:58,720 --> 01:38:03,100
 So you can disrupt your team chemistry with that.

1722
01:38:03,820 --> 01:38:08,480
 And Nados was really able to manage it to a level of, you know, grabbing a

1723
01:38:08,480 --> 01:38:12,980
 lot of team chemistry and grabbing some momentum that really I didn't see coming.

1724
01:38:13,980 --> 01:38:17,180
 Because I thought, okay, here, you know, here goes the court case.

1725
01:38:17,260 --> 01:38:18,080
 They lose that.

1726
01:38:18,300 --> 01:38:20,820
 That could be a big, you know, rush.

1727
01:38:21,500 --> 01:38:23,000
 And it wasn't.

1728
01:38:23,040 --> 01:38:25,600
 To me, that you've got to give Nados credit for that.

1729
01:38:25,700 --> 01:38:31,420
 I mean, I know there's a lot of criticism, but see, Nados won the big case.

1730
01:38:32,000 --> 01:38:32,140
 Okay.

1731
01:38:32,260 --> 01:38:32,480
 Yeah.

1732
01:38:32,480 --> 01:38:35,640
 He didn't win the Charles Bediaco, but you know what he did?

1733
01:38:35,760 --> 01:38:36,900
 He raised awareness.

1734
01:38:37,460 --> 01:38:42,640
 He has more people talking about the European pros than ever before.

1735
01:38:42,960 --> 01:38:46,440
 Most of us didn't even know, including myself, that there was this many European.

1736
01:38:52,560 --> 01:38:54,180
 A little bit of a hiccup there with Ryan.

1737
01:38:54,260 --> 01:38:57,600
 Ryan Fowler, host of the game on Tide 109 FM.

1738
01:38:58,160 --> 01:38:59,520
 Obviously, Ryan, obviously.

1739
01:38:59,900 --> 01:39:00,040
 Yeah.

1740
01:39:00,120 --> 01:39:00,240
 Yeah.

1741
01:39:00,440 --> 01:39:00,960
 Go ahead.

1742
01:39:01,100 --> 01:39:01,540
 Pick up your thoughts.

1743
01:39:01,800 --> 01:39:01,980
 Yeah.

1744
01:39:02,080 --> 01:39:08,560
 No, but what I was saying is Nados raised awareness to the European pros, right?

1745
01:39:08,620 --> 01:39:12,160
 I mean, we now know more about the European pros than ever before.

1746
01:39:12,160 --> 01:39:17,800
 I mean, we had no clue there was just this many European pros playing, you know, in college

1747
01:39:17,800 --> 01:39:18,440
 basketball.

1748
01:39:18,600 --> 01:39:24,240
 But Nados raised that awareness to the level of, we're going, oh, you know, you got Jay

1749
01:39:24,240 --> 01:39:27,400
 Billis on ESPN Sports Center talking about it.

1750
01:39:27,640 --> 01:39:29,280
 He's on different shows kind of raising.

1751
01:39:29,820 --> 01:39:36,740
 It's been a conversation that I think will continue far beyond March Madness.

1752
01:39:36,740 --> 01:39:41,200
 When we get down to Sandestin, to the spring meetings, you can better believe it.

1753
01:39:41,360 --> 01:39:44,580
 We're going to have this conversation about European pros.

1754
01:39:46,120 --> 01:39:49,220
 Ryan, you bring up a good point.

1755
01:39:49,360 --> 01:39:55,020
 I know you've always mentioned that Nick Saban did the best job of anybody in 2020 managing

1756
01:39:55,020 --> 01:40:03,860
 his program with COVID and going back to the Brandon Miller situation and how he was able

1757
01:40:03,860 --> 01:40:04,760
 to handle that.

1758
01:40:04,760 --> 01:40:07,020
 Some things he wishes he can have back.

1759
01:40:07,120 --> 01:40:12,540
 But again, some of the national activists who masquerade as journalists jumped all over

1760
01:40:12,540 --> 01:40:14,340
 this mediocre situation.

1761
01:40:15,080 --> 01:40:18,260
 And I did notice that Jay Billis has really taken up.

1762
01:40:18,360 --> 01:40:24,140
 He was on par in the interruption on ESPN and really took up for Alabama.

1763
01:40:24,880 --> 01:40:28,820
 And something else he does, he's not afraid to call out players.

1764
01:40:29,600 --> 01:40:32,300
 He's done that two or three times this year.

1765
01:40:32,300 --> 01:40:34,300
 He's not afraid to sit players.

1766
01:40:35,660 --> 01:40:42,700
 Again, as far as discipline, that takes this team about half the SEC round robin to learn

1767
01:40:42,700 --> 01:40:43,700
 how to play defense.

1768
01:40:43,840 --> 01:40:45,600
 Arkansas hit everything they put up.

1769
01:40:45,680 --> 01:40:49,500
 They were shooting at 1.70% last night.

1770
01:40:49,540 --> 01:40:54,140
 But from the 12-minute mark to the five-minute mark, Arkansas scored four points.

1771
01:40:54,540 --> 01:40:58,780
 That allowed Alabama to get back in the game and try to get control of the game.

1772
01:40:59,460 --> 01:41:01,020
 But you're exactly right.

1773
01:41:01,200 --> 01:41:04,260
 Nate Oates doesn't get enough credit for what he does.

1774
01:41:04,360 --> 01:41:06,280
 Does he deserve some of the criticism?

1775
01:41:06,460 --> 01:41:07,180
 Is it merited?

1776
01:41:07,700 --> 01:41:08,680
 Some of it is.

1777
01:41:08,800 --> 01:41:14,140
 But he's done a really good job of managing what was about to spiral out of control.

1778
01:41:15,140 --> 01:41:19,960
 Yeah, I mean, I think that's the part that maybe we don't give him enough credit.

1779
01:41:19,960 --> 01:41:24,360
 And really, you know, I've got Mike Rodak on later today.

1780
01:41:25,360 --> 01:41:27,120
 And, you know, Nate deserves a lot of credit.

1781
01:41:27,780 --> 01:41:31,800
 But did you see how much money the Alabama basketball program made?

1782
01:41:33,220 --> 01:41:35,040
 That's a step up.

1783
01:41:35,600 --> 01:41:38,220
 About $9 million when it's in that neighborhood around $10 million.

1784
01:41:38,300 --> 01:41:39,720
 Yeah, yeah.

1785
01:41:39,900 --> 01:41:46,420
 And so when you look at, because for a long time, Alabama basketball barely broke even or a little bit under.

1786
01:41:47,300 --> 01:41:51,700
 Nate Oates has been able to take this program to where it's showing a significant profit.

1787
01:41:52,200 --> 01:41:54,480
 And I bet you could look around.

1788
01:41:54,900 --> 01:41:59,560
 I mean, you know, I know Auburn's got to pay for the facility that they built.

1789
01:41:59,700 --> 01:42:01,160
 I'm sure that that's an expense.

1790
01:42:02,160 --> 01:42:06,800
 You know, Greg Byrne may come out of this smelling like a rose.

1791
01:42:06,800 --> 01:42:10,300
 I mean, you know, because he's not built a facility, right?

1792
01:42:10,480 --> 01:42:11,800
 And they're still paying a profit.

1793
01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:12,780
 I mean, that's the goal.

1794
01:42:13,540 --> 01:42:18,840
 And especially in the current administrative NIL landscape that we're in.

1795
01:42:19,300 --> 01:42:19,860
 Thank you.

1796
01:42:19,920 --> 01:42:21,400
 You better be able to turn a profit.

1797
01:42:21,740 --> 01:42:25,820
 And it was only two sports that did, football and basketball.

1798
01:42:26,020 --> 01:42:35,660
 But what Nate Oates has been able to do for managing the locker room, but to also turn this program in to where it's a profit for Alabama Crimson Tide Athletics.

1799
01:42:35,920 --> 01:42:41,020
 I think that's something that maybe we just don't really understand, right?

1800
01:42:41,140 --> 01:42:48,140
 I mean, it's a level, but he arrived and this program was funeral home dead.

1801
01:42:48,620 --> 01:42:50,240
 I mean, it was dead.

1802
01:42:50,580 --> 01:42:51,240
 I mean, it was.

1803
01:42:51,460 --> 01:42:53,760
 And look at where he's been able to take it to get it back to.

1804
01:42:55,040 --> 01:42:56,760
 I don't know how the updated numbers.

1805
01:42:56,900 --> 01:43:00,720
 Back in the day, when you made the NCAA basketball tournament, it was gold.

1806
01:43:00,820 --> 01:43:02,480
 And every round you make, it's more gold.

1807
01:43:02,580 --> 01:43:05,980
 So, profit-wise, basketball is right there with football as far as apples to apples.

1808
01:43:06,060 --> 01:43:08,760
 It's not going to generate the total number, but apples to apples.

1809
01:43:09,140 --> 01:43:16,360
 It's just safe to say, Ryan, one of the unsung heroes, and I think a pleasant surprise for this basketball team, is AA, Amari Allen.

1810
01:43:16,480 --> 01:43:21,380
 This kid, I think at the beginning of the year, but I said, oh, he's just another hotshot recruit coming out of high school.

1811
01:43:21,560 --> 01:43:23,100
 We've seen his rodeo before.

1812
01:43:23,260 --> 01:43:24,880
 He's this four or five star.

1813
01:43:24,960 --> 01:43:25,660
 He's going to be okay.

1814
01:43:26,180 --> 01:43:30,260
 This guy has been, in many ways, the straw that's started to drink so far this season.

1815
01:43:30,640 --> 01:43:31,520
 He has been.

1816
01:43:31,660 --> 01:43:32,320
 He has been.

1817
01:43:32,700 --> 01:43:44,040
 And, wow, you're watching it late in the game, hitting the free throws, doing the things that, you know, Nate Oates expects you to do a lot of the things.

1818
01:43:44,160 --> 01:43:46,300
 I mean, you've got to be a team player, right?

1819
01:43:46,360 --> 01:43:50,780
 I mean, I don't think he really doesn't want these one-man show type guys.

1820
01:43:50,780 --> 01:43:54,760
 And I know, you know, Fionn always gets his points, and you've had others.

1821
01:43:54,900 --> 01:43:58,100
 Mark Sears in the previous years was able to get his points.

1822
01:43:58,380 --> 01:44:02,900
 But they want that team concept, and he's bought into that.

1823
01:44:03,240 --> 01:44:07,800
 And it's a fun brand of basketball to play in.

1824
01:44:07,960 --> 01:44:10,820
 I mean, look at, you know, you talked about the NBA style.

1825
01:44:11,300 --> 01:44:12,920
 I mean, what gets you better for the NBA?

1826
01:44:12,920 --> 01:44:14,120
 I mean, NBA doesn't play defense.

1827
01:44:14,480 --> 01:44:16,320
 I mean, you were talking about defense a while ago.

1828
01:44:16,960 --> 01:44:20,100
 I mean, because they realize what?

1829
01:44:20,100 --> 01:44:24,980
 I mean, for one, you know, your body is only so much.

1830
01:44:25,040 --> 01:44:27,580
 You can only put, you know, its maximum effort.

1831
01:44:27,740 --> 01:44:32,720
 Yeah, you've got to be able to give some of it, but you're not able to give all of it because you won't have anything on the offensive side of the football

1832
01:44:32,720 --> 01:44:36,160
 because they want to go at a pace that most teams are not comfortable running.

1833
01:44:37,400 --> 01:44:40,420
 But, you know, you go back to the last time's game.

1834
01:44:41,040 --> 01:44:48,640
 I mean, I thought at halftime, Arkansas had come in and Coleman called Sam and, okay, this thing's just been ugly, right?

1835
01:44:48,740 --> 01:44:49,880
 And it went the other way.

1836
01:44:49,880 --> 01:44:50,760
 It went the other way.

1837
01:44:50,760 --> 01:44:57,140
 And so when you look, but it's just, it's created the early part.

1838
01:44:57,300 --> 01:45:09,720
 I kept telling the audience, your therapist, Alabama basketball was your therapist and your therapist didn't show up because the early part of the season did not look like what it's looking like now.

1839
01:45:09,720 --> 01:45:11,660
 I mean, the, the, the, I mean, think about this.

1840
01:45:11,660 --> 01:45:13,840
 I made a reference to the Florida game.

1841
01:45:14,160 --> 01:45:14,820
 What was it?

1842
01:45:14,900 --> 01:45:15,860
 A hundred to 77.

1843
01:45:15,860 --> 01:45:17,660
 I think it was a hundred to 77.

1844
01:45:17,980 --> 01:45:30,400
 Uh, so when you, when you step back and you look at it, that's a, I mean, that momentum swinging right there, uh, is, is, is been, it's been dynamic.

1845
01:45:30,860 --> 01:45:36,000
 Um, and Ryan, he's been able to do this with a myriad of injuries.

1846
01:45:36,120 --> 01:45:39,620
 I think every kid on this team has had injuries.

1847
01:45:39,620 --> 01:45:42,780
 Now, as Harold mentioned, Maury Allen's been a revelation.

1848
01:45:43,380 --> 01:45:55,980
 London Jemison is getting better and Ryan, they've had to work through the injuries, but these transfers, and I mentioned this last week or two weeks to you, quite frankly, they've been a bust.

1849
01:45:56,200 --> 01:46:00,600
 Taylor Bo Bowen tries, but he's been hurt the majority of the season.

1850
01:46:00,980 --> 01:46:04,140
 Bristow, uh, I don't know if he'll play the rest of the year.

1851
01:46:04,240 --> 01:46:07,740
 Noah Williamson got one rebound last night, went back to the bench.

1852
01:46:08,320 --> 01:46:12,720
 Jaleel Bethea, the transfer from Miami has had little contribution.

1853
01:46:12,720 --> 01:46:17,400
 He scored 20 in a preseason game, but he's been able to do this.

1854
01:46:17,580 --> 01:46:25,180
 He knows the strengths of the lineup now, but the transfers have been a bust and, and a lot of these kids have been injured.

1855
01:46:26,100 --> 01:46:26,940
 They have been.

1856
01:46:27,160 --> 01:46:27,340
 Yeah.

1857
01:46:27,480 --> 01:46:36,320
 No, I mean, I, I mean, the injuries, I don't know how you get the injury bug off, but it just seems like it rolled right into football, right into basketball.

1858
01:46:37,180 --> 01:46:38,860
 I mean, I mean, think about it.

1859
01:46:38,860 --> 01:46:42,060
 I mean, the injuries have been, I mean, I, I mean, I feel like I need to do that.

1860
01:46:42,060 --> 01:46:45,260
 I mean, I feel like I need a sports medicine degree to talk about Alabama sports.

1861
01:46:45,260 --> 01:46:54,260
 I mean, because they're, I mean, the injuries have happened all over from, I mean, every time you get the availability report, you're like, my heavens, is this guy?

1862
01:46:54,380 --> 01:47:08,380
 I mean, it's, it's, it's, hey, the sports science facility and the trainers and all those guys, they have earned their paycheck in, in, in, in, in 2025, 2026, you know, academic year.

1863
01:47:08,380 --> 01:47:14,380
 I mean, I mean, because this has been, I can't remember this many injuries being involved.

1864
01:47:14,480 --> 01:47:22,760
 Like you said, basketball, football, I mean, people are still crying over that Georgia game and I keep making a reference because you, you forget about it.

1865
01:47:22,940 --> 01:47:28,320
 I mean, they had 13 guys injured for that Georgia game, 13 guys in the SBA title game.

1866
01:47:28,880 --> 01:47:32,000
 And it is, but, but, but, but, you know why we're talking about it?

1867
01:47:32,000 --> 01:47:32,780
 It's because of depth.

1868
01:47:33,400 --> 01:47:35,460
 So you don't have the depth that you want to have.

1869
01:47:35,760 --> 01:47:39,680
 And that's, I think it's probably, it's across different sports as well.

1870
01:47:41,120 --> 01:47:50,000
 Look, Ryan, I've said several times, I thought Jeff Allen was the MVP of the 2026 football season to be able to get those guys ready to play.

1871
01:47:50,700 --> 01:47:53,000
 Tell us about your big show this afternoon.

1872
01:47:53,140 --> 01:47:55,780
 Who have you got on and where can we get online to listen?

1873
01:47:56,780 --> 01:48:00,320
 Yeah, tide109.com, tide109.com.

1874
01:48:00,320 --> 01:48:02,020
 We've got Rodney Orr coming up.

1875
01:48:02,140 --> 01:48:07,000
 We've got Chris Childers, SiriusXM is going to be with us, talk a little college football with him.

1876
01:48:07,420 --> 01:48:12,600
 And then we also have Mike Rodak that's going to kind of paint this photo of the financial.

1877
01:48:12,740 --> 01:48:15,220
 Because I found that article very comprehensive.

1878
01:48:15,480 --> 01:48:17,880
 It was a fun dive for me.

1879
01:48:18,200 --> 01:48:21,000
 And I kind of want him to explore some of the numbers and talk about it.

1880
01:48:21,020 --> 01:48:22,560
 So we'll do that coming up around 3.30.

1881
01:48:23,860 --> 01:48:24,900
 And he's here.

1882
01:48:24,980 --> 01:48:26,500
 Ryan, it's always good to hook up with you.

1883
01:48:26,500 --> 01:48:29,840
 I don't know what we're going to do for an encore after last night's show, but stay tuned.

1884
01:48:29,900 --> 01:48:31,920
 In the meantime, thanks so much for your time, Day Ryan.

1885
01:48:32,800 --> 01:48:34,040
 Hey, you guys are welcome.

1886
01:48:34,160 --> 01:48:35,160
 Hope you guys have a great week.

1887
01:48:35,240 --> 01:48:35,800
 Thank you again.

1888
01:48:35,900 --> 01:48:36,400
 You too, buddy.

1889
01:48:36,600 --> 01:48:37,320
 Right back at you.

1890
01:48:37,380 --> 01:48:39,880
 Ryan Fowler, 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.

1891
01:48:39,960 --> 01:48:47,220
 BB, again, an adjustment update for the Florence Girls games at the regionals coming up tomorrow morning here on 93.9 The Score.

1892
01:48:47,440 --> 01:48:48,520
 Yeah, you can hear them.

1893
01:48:48,520 --> 01:48:50,260
 We'll tip off at 9 a.m.

1894
01:48:50,460 --> 01:48:53,560
 Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa, 17 and 12 on the season.

1895
01:48:53,680 --> 01:48:55,620
 The Florence Girls, 17 and 15.

1896
01:48:55,780 --> 01:48:58,620
 Probably, I'm guessing, pregame at 8.45.

1897
01:48:58,900 --> 01:49:01,280
 Tip off approximately at 9 a.m.

1898
01:49:01,560 --> 01:49:04,820
 Also, shaking tomorrow on the show is UNA back home baseball.

1899
01:49:04,940 --> 01:49:09,160
 Taking on St. Louis, the first of three over the brand-new Mike D. Lane Field.

1900
01:49:09,300 --> 01:49:11,000
 Again, that's tomorrow afternoon around three.

1901
01:49:11,540 --> 01:49:17,820
 And then a rumor says coming up on Saturday, the Braves play the Rays' first game of spring training.

1902
01:49:17,960 --> 01:49:21,300
 And, of course, you can catch that as well right here on 93.9 The Score.

1903
01:49:21,420 --> 01:49:22,460
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1904
01:49:22,540 --> 01:49:24,920
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1905
01:49:25,380 --> 01:49:27,220
 Harold LeVoy, thank you so much for your time today.

1906
01:49:27,220 --> 01:49:31,860
 Let's do it again tomorrow noon to 2 for the Boomwell Buck Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.