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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in where the NCAA is barking. The question is, are they a pit bull or a little bitty chihuahua? Good afternoon. Welcome in. How are you?

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 Happy Friday to you and the listeners. We'll talk about that and also preview a big college basketball weekend with Mike Huguenin.

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 John Terisky, head boys basketball coach at Red Bay High School. We'll preview the Tigers' final four game with Lafayette High School.

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 And Jimmy is here right now to tell us how Nate Oates plans to end Tennessee's five-game winning streak against the Tide.

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 Yeah, well, the way we look at it, why wait until Saturday to get the answers when you can get them here on a Friday with Jimmy Stein.

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 He's co-host of Locked On Bama. You guessed it, part of the Locked On Network.

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 Jimmy, welcome in. Happy last Friday of February. How are you?

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 Oh, I'm doing great, guys. I appreciate y'all having me back.

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 Jimmy?

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 You know the question. No pressure, Jimmy. How, as Brett said, is Nate Oates going to stop those streaking balls on the hardwoods against the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend?

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 I think mimicking the performance against Mississippi State from midweek would be a start.

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 They played outstanding, particularly about the first 30 minutes of the game, first 30 minutes or so.

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 I think they kind of lost some intensity late, which is understandable in a game.

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 He's led about 40 at one point.

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 So even more amazing, guys, is that you can put together an offensive performance like that without LeBaron Phylon on the floor.

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 And for anyone out there that thinks maybe they're just a better team without Phylon, that's crazy.

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 You always add a lottery pick to the mix when you can.

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 They just simply had a really good night because the team is more than just LeBaron Phylon.

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 But throw all that in the mix.

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 And then remember this, too.

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 You know, Arkansas with their superstar freshman, Acuff, Darren Acuff, Darius Acuff, he scored, what, 49 against Alabama?

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 There was a real concern going into the game the other night that Mississippi State superstar guard Josh Hubbard would go off.

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 He's had big games against Alabama in the past.

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 I think he scored nearly 50 against Auburn over in Starkville recently.

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 They not only scored 100 points, despite not playing well the last few minutes of the game,

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 Hubbard didn't have a huge game.

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 So I think to some extent there was even a decent job on him.

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 Well, he's the guy that really concerns you.

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 Now this weekend, Tennessee's got two guys that score a ton.

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 And the rest of the team generally aren't big scorers.

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 The rest of the team generally are just really good defenders, and they play a lot of guys.

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 I think they have 10 guys that average double-digit minutes.

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 So it's a deep team, but really only two players that they have are really their primary scorers.

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 Jimmy, it's not ironic that this basketball team, in a way, reflects the football team this past season.

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 They had their dips.

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 Everybody kind of gave up on the football team.

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 We saw how they got off the mat.

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 Following the Florida game, a lot of folks felt the same way in principle about this basketball team.

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 What has been the secret to the sauce since Florida, and can you say enough against about double-A, that's Allen.

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 And also, to me, one of the secrets to the success is the big man inside, Sherell.

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 He has come on and basically upped his game a ton at a key spot.

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 I think some of it, Harold, has just been the schedule.

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 And that I say, you can say, what have they done since Florida?

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 I would say, well, they stopped playing Florida.

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 They haven't had to play them again.

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 And that might be who you would want to avoid in the SEC tournament coming up.

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 I think to some extent it's that, because when you look back over Alabama's losses,

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 Purdue and Gonzaga, all the SEC losses, Florida, even Tennessee is a really good team.

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 Alabama hasn't lost, really, to average basketball teams.

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 I would say it is possibly the worst loss all year, the one to Texas.

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 And they're in the NCAA tournament.

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 You know, they're going to be an at-large selection as of now in the tournament.

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 They have an outstanding coach and, of course, good players.

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 So this team's really been consistent from the start.

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 I just think they hit a portion of the schedule where they could really rack up some wins,

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 because the schedule had been so difficult.

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 You were going through stretches where it was going to be hard to piece together a winning streak,

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 because you were eventually going to face someone that was crazy good.

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 I think it's just a product of playing what's been ranked a lot of the year as the number one toughest schedule in all of college basketball.

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 Jimmy, you make a good point about Josh Hubbard with Mississippi State.

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 He only scored 11 points.

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 You would think he would have scored about 31, and that game would have been much closer.

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 In another part of the equation, when Alabama lost to Tennessee January the 24th,

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 Maury Allen and Aidan Holloway did not play or played very little, and these guys are playing very well right now.

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 I know Rick Barnes tries to slow Alabama down.

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 They've got the height and strength and muscle inside.

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 They'll probably take advantage of that.

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 But, Jimmy, I sent you a text earlier today.

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 This is a real surprise to a lot of people.

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 Alabama leads the nation in attempted three-point shots with 1,006, 86 more than Louisville.

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 And you have mentioned on our show a couple of times the big three with Thylon, Holloway, and Reitzel.

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 And one of the analytics I saw had Amari Allen, Aidan Holloway, and Aidan Sherell.

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 And number one and number three was Holloway, Reitzel, and Allen.

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 And as you noted, amazingly, no Phylon.

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 I'm still kind of picking through it and making sense of it best I can.

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 I think one thing that stands out to me, guys, is I have kind of reiterated that a lot of the year

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 and how difficult it's going to be to beat Alabama when all three are on the floor

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 and all three score their average or better.

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 It's going to be very tough to beat Alabama.

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 I don't think it's ever happened in terms of all of it.

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 They've only scored around 60 points as a trio on two different occasions.

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 Phylon's missed time.

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 Even Holloway has missed time.

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 And then Holloway came back and was playing for a while with that banged-up wrist.

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 And I think it affected his ability to score.

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 I can't help but think some of those stats are skewed a little bit by the fact that Alabama

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 just hasn't been able to run the same lineup out there night after night.

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 And you make a great point, Brett, about how Amari Allen and Holloway

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 A lot of the Tennessee game the first time around was about who was out there,

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 Charles Betiaco, and not about who wasn't out there, Amari Allen and Holloway,

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 who have a much bigger impact on Alabama's ability to win basketball games.

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 It's just another example, guys, of how it's crazy that you can play the number one schedule

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 in college basketball and have injuries to this extent and still be in the position Alabama's in.

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 I would argue that maybe this would have been one of Nate Oates' best coaching jobs.

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 Jimmy Stein calls the Locked on Bama, which brings us to the obvious question, Jimmy.

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 How is the health for tomorrow's big showdown in K-Town?

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 To some extent, it looks better than it has been.

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 Now, you know, in the sense that I believe Phylon will be back and he'll play.

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 Now, the question is, sure, he's back.

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 How close is he to 100%?

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 which is saying a lot.

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 Only Houston Millett is not exactly the bell cow.

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 You know, now, he's kind of also the heart and soul of the team.

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 And no one plays harder than Houston Millett.

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 He's been a big part of a lot of wins.

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 But if you're just going to pick one guy that's been out there for every game, I'm not sure he's the one you would pick.

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 But, yeah, Houston Millett's the only player that Alabama has on the roster that has been healthy enough to play in every single game.

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 And he missed most of last year.

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 So, it's amazing what they've accomplished, despite the injuries and despite, let's also be real, not being very good defensively.

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 I mean, they're not a great defensive team.

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 Now, teams that play at Alabama's tempo are going to give up a lot of points, period.

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 But even defensive efficiency-wise, I think per Ken Palm, Alabama, ranked somewhere in the 60s, which isn't terrible when the offense is top three.

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 But it's not great.

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 Jimmy, will Amari Allen, again, playing and then playing the first game, will he guard Nathan Mint, who scored 27 in Tuscaloosa?

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 It's amazing that that has to be asked in the sense that, like,

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 Well, you know, Amint's a true freshman himself, right?

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 So, maybe it's not that huge of an ask.

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 But, boy, Amari Allen does so much for this team, and it grows to the point that me reiterating all year, you know,

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 that Phylon writes on Holloway or the Big Three, in terms of game-to-game productivity,

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 I don't know that anybody outproduces Amari Allen, and not just in terms of points, just making winning plays.

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 I mean, Amari Allen makes as many or more winning plays than anybody on the roster.

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 He's been just unbelievable.

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 It's crazy to me to think this kid was playing high school basketball a year ago in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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 Not exactly noted as a bastion of college basketball talent.

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 You know, and Amari Allen must have been just completely unguardable up there.

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 Or a video game, something like that.

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 Jimmy, can you confirm or deny that there's also a possibility that we'll be soon talking about Alabama football with spring practice?

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 Now, you can confirm or deny this.

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 I'm about to open the doors.

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 If that's the case, your thoughts about what kind of verb, or I should say asdip,

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 I mean, I can't remember looking forward to spring practice more.

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 I'm sure I've said that before, but I really mean it this time.

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 And I'll say that in the sense, guys, if you just look at 22 positions,

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 right now I would be really comfortable projecting about nine of the 22 spots.

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 Like, you know, Dijon Lee and Zabian Brown at corner and Hubbard and Sab at safety

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 and Red Morgan at husky and Yonsei Pierre-Wolf and Ron Williams,

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 Lottier Brooks, and Mike Carroll on offense.

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 Those nine guys.

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 All the other positions are up for grabs and not, in some cases, just a two-man battle.

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 In some cases, it's three, four guys that could be in the mix.

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 So there's going to be a tremendously fun spring practice with a minimum of 13 positions

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 completely up for grabs with multiple candidates at each of those spots, including quarterbacks.

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 So that's why it's exciting to me.

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 Well, it's also exciting to watch the Lockdown podcast with Jimmy Stein and Luke Robinson talk basketball,

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 football, and anything else they can think of.

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 Jimmy, where can we get online and get all the great stuff?

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 Locked on Bama.

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 If you want the video, you can find us on YouTube.

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 You can also find Locked on Bama wherever you find your podcasts.

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 If you just want the audio version, myself and Luke Robinson, we do six shows a week, often

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 have a reaction show after every football game and many basketball games.

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 So sometimes it's more than six shows a week, but you'll have a new show and new content every

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 Locked on Bama, YouTube, or wherever you get your audio podcasts.

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 Jimmy, you got two choices this weekend.

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 You can either listen to a lot of Rocky Top or you can buy a brand new set of earplugs.

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 Not a tough call.

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 Welcome back, kids.

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 As we mentioned, the top of the year's show.

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 It is the last Friday of the month of February.

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 Put another way, only a handful of precious teams are still going to be playing

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 the first week of March when it comes to high school basketball in the state of Alabama.

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 If you don't believe me, just ask Coach John Turisky,

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 head boys basketball coach down at Red Bay.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, I'm good.

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 Very good.

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 Great weather.

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 We're playing basketball in March, so it's a good time of the year.

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 I was going to say, Coach, it's got a nice sound to it.

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 Now, you're going to be punching the clock here in March.

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 It means you're still rocking and rolling.

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 Congratulations on a great season.

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 Well, thank you very much.

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 It's been a fun year for sure.

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 Talk to us about this team.

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 Obviously, we want to talk about what kind of test you're facing next week.

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 But as we mentioned before, it's like a big open up a big box of jigsaw puzzle pieces.

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 You've got to put them all together to get here to have a shot at putting in the final pieces to have a good final product.

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 Coach, talk to us about this edition of the Red Bay Boys basketball team this season.

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 Sure.

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 You know, we've got a veteran team.

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 We had a lot of guys that gave us some major minutes last year.

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 So we've got three seniors that lead us.

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 Jackson Benson, Landon Louie, and Bryant Harris.

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 They've been really good role players for us and senior leaders.

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 And then we've got a really talented sophomore.

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 Most people around this area know Khalil Luster or have heard of his name.

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 But he was a second-team All-State last year as a freshman.

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 And he's just gotten even better this year.

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 So, you know, he's kind of our centerpiece.

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 And then we've got a really good young point guard who's a ninth grader.

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 And he's going to be a special player in a few years.

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 He's already a really good player.

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 His name is Dalton Lowry.

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 And his dad actually played at Red Bay a long time ago

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 and was a really good football player here.

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 So, you know, those are our main guys.

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 But we've got some really good guys that come off the bench.

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 We're very deep.

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 For a 2A team, we've got three other guys that pretty much could be starters.

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 And, you know, we've just really meshed well this year.

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 The guys understand their roles.

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 And, you know, we just started winning and just kept it rolling, really.

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 I mean, it's just one of those things where it kind of snowballs, you know,

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 and the guys just get used to winning.

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 And that's where we're at right now.

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 I mean, we haven't lost since December 27th of last year.

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 So, it's been a pretty good little run.

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 Because let me ask you quickly, did the dad bribe you and say,

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 please don't tell how many years ago it was?

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 And what that also says for anyone who follows this community,

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 there's a proud tradition at Red Bay.

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 We know the girls have had, they're holding up their bargain.

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 Did we realize just how proud the basketball tradition is there in your backyard?

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 Yeah, I mean, it's a big deal.

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 And I've got a really good assistant coach that he was actually part of one of the successful teams in the, I guess, mid-90s.

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 And, you know, to have him kind of helping us now, it's kind of a link between the past and the present.

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 So, that's pretty neat.

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 But we've been on a really good run here.

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 And it starts with good kids.

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 I mean, that's just where we're really blessed down here to have good kids.

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 And then the community just supports everybody.

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 15-game winning streak, I would say that is impressive.

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 We're talking about your opponent who's got a 14-game.

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 Three of the losses came the first three games of the season.

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 You lost to West Union, Mississippi, and then lost to Plainview, one of the best teams in the state.

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 But so many things have fallen for you.

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 And you mentioned Khalil Luster, 23 points, 10 rebounds in the win against Cold Springs to get to Lafayette.

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 Lafayette has won 14 consecutive games.

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 They're a very impressive team.

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 I'm sure you've looked at them a little bit on film.

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 Their coach is Chase Lewis.

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 Tell us a little bit about your opponent on Monday.

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 Yeah, I mean, we've watched a lot of film on Lafayette, probably too much.

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 In the last couple days, you get a week to prepare.

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 That's almost too much in basketball.

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 But, you know, Lafayette's got good tradition down there as well.

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 When we went to the Final Four in 2020, Lafayette was down there with us.

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 So, you know, I'm somewhat familiar with that program.

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 But, you know, the first thing that stands out on film is they've got some really big guys.

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 They've got a long 6'5", 6'6", athlete that can jump out of the gym.

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 And they've got two guys that look like future SEC linemen that are about 6'5", 260 that we're going to be matched up with.

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 So, you know, the size is going to be a factor.

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 They're really quick.

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 They had a couple guys that, you know, it looks like when they get hot they can go off for some big games.

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 So, I mean, we're going to have our hands full.

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 But it's one of those games where, you know, we just feel like if we just do the things that we're capable of, we feel like we've got a good shot.

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 And that's all you can ask for at this time of the year.

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 You know, I don't really know how much we need to take away from them as much as we just need to kind of do our thing.

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 So, all things considered, we're ready to play.

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 And we know it's going to be tough.

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 But you expect tough at the end of the year.

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 I'm not a genius, but I've got to believe that if you're playing at this point, you're pretty good, too.

386
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 There's probably right back at you, Coach.

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 John Turisky hooking up with us down at Red Bay.

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 Coach, I was going to ask you, and I've got a feeling I know the answer.

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 You mentioned a lot of time off.

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 That can be a detriment, especially when you get big momentum like you guys got the winning streak.

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 But, again, they got a winning streak.

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 Do you do anything different or you just basically say, you know what, we're going to dance with the one that got us here?

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 No, we're at time of the year where, you know, basically we are who we are.

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 And you can always make minor adjustments and things like that that you see for film, you know, to game plan accordingly.

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 But, you know, at this time of the year, we're pretty comfortable with where we are.

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 We're shooting the ball really well.

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 And we've had a few breaks in the season due to weather and things like that where we haven't played for a week.

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 And then we've come back and played.

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 And it really hasn't seemed to hurt our guys yet.

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 So, I'm hoping that continues.

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 You know, you don't know what's going to happen.

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 But I do know that we've had two recent times where we've sat a week and played and we've been okay.

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 So, I think that's just a testament to how mentally tough my team is.

404
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 You do something that a lot of coaches don't do.

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 I see it occasionally.

406
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 But I know you've been at Red Bay for a while, I believe 14 years or so.

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 You've been coaching the boys for 12 years and you've been coaching the girls for two years.

408
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 Wow.

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 You literally coach both teams.

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 How, first of all, how do you work practice or schedule practice?

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 Listen, you have our utmost respect.

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 It's tough to do one, much less do two.

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 Talk about how that unfolded now that you coach literally both the boys and the girls.

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00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,920
 Yeah, I mean, it's, well, like I said, this is my 11th year as a head coach.

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 And my last, my second year as a girls' head coach.

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 And I held my father-in-law out on the girls' team, Coach Roberts, back when he had some really good teams.

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 And that's kind of how I got my foot in the door.

418
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 But, yeah, the last two years have been different and they've been really, really fun.

419
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 But I can tell you that from October 20th or whenever the first day of practice is until the end of the season,

420
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 you know, there's several days where I really don't know what day it is.

421
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 Just because I'm constantly at the gym and we stack our practices.

422
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 We're pretty efficient with our practices.

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 So, I mean, our guys have been doing the things that we expect over and over again.

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 So, I can get a lot done in probably less time than some teams do.

425
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 But, I mean, even if you have a short hour and a half practice, that's still two of them.

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 It makes three hours.

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 So, a lot of nights getting home at 5.30 and 6.

428
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 And thankfully my wife played a lot of basketball.

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 Her dad was a coach.

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 So, she kind of understands it.

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 But I'll tell you this, I don't think that she hopes that I'm in this position long term.

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 So, I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to do it and keep her happy.

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 But right now, it's been two years.

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 So, we're just going to leave it at that and we'll see what happens next year.

435
00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:00,880
 And well put.

436
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 You've been married a long time too, I can tell.

437
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 So, Coach, no pressure.

438
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 Which one's tougher to coach, the boys or the girls?

439
00:28:06,300 --> 00:28:11,620
 Well, look, the girls are easier to coach in terms of they do exactly what you tell them.

440
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 But boys are more instinctive.

441
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 And so, there are some challenges with both of them.

442
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 And you just kind of have to know how to navigate them.

443
00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,600
 But I've been really lucky.

444
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 We've got really good kids here at Red Bay.

445
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 It's easy to coach good kids.

446
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 So, that makes it a lot more fun.

447
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 There you go.

448
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:31,940
 Well, this has been a fun interview.

449
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 We really appreciate your time.

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 Bill Shanks, welcome in.

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 Happy last Friday of the month.

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 How are you?

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 Almost time for March, right?

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 Or put another way, about a week, it's hard to believe, already into spring training.

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 Bill, what's your impression of the Bravos so far?

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 Well, their offense looks good.

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 Their lineup looks good.

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 Their rotation is still a question mark, of course.

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 And I'm actually headed down on Sunday.

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 So, I'm headed down to see if there are any healthy pitchers still left in camp.

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 Which brings us to this point, Bill.

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 I'm not familiar.

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 You probably are with this kind of money.

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 They are basically, according to this, swimming in money right now, announcing record earnings, but still no starting pitcher.

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 Do you need to knock on the boss's door and say, you got all that money.

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 Why don't you go out and fix some of these problems with that cash you got?

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 Well, Harold, I've said so much.

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 I'm worried if they're going to let me in the complex, to be honest with you.

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 When I get down there, they probably know exactly what I've been saying.

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 I mean, I think it's criminal that they have not spent more money on this team and not invested in pitching and done what they needed to do to get this to be a true championship caliber team.

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 I think you don't have to have myself or any other analyst that covers the team closely for fans to know that the pitching is very shaky and the rotation is thin and that in the last three years it's not been a very good situation when it comes to health.

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 And the first week they get to camp, they already had two pitchers hurt.

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 So, you know, for Schwellenbach and Waldorf to go down that quickly early on, it's like, well, are we living through this last two years all over again after needing a little luck and a little good help for a change?

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 It certainly didn't start out that way.

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 So, it's unfortunate that they did not do what they said they were going to do early in the offseason, which is pursue starting pitching.

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 And, unfortunately for them, a lot of fans are holding that against them.

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 The total revenue, the numbers have been in the media all week long, posted an 11% increase in total revenue in 2025 to $732 million.

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 The battery, I mean, the battery, again, the mixed-use development around the stadium, which a lot of other teams are trying to model,

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 made $97.4 million.

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 Now, again, we haven't talked about expenses, payroll, and all the other stuff that goes with this.

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 But, listen, I've heard this point of nauseam.

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 Yes, they are making a lot of money.

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 Why do they, at that point, put more money back into the team?

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 Well, there are a couple of things that, you know, I'm learning about that may be reason for their excuse, okay?

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 One is the television situation, which obviously they partially announced earlier this week.

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 And as predicted, you know, they're going to be over the air, they're going to be on cable systems, satellite, streaming services, and then they're going to have a subscription-based service as well.

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 And so there's uncertainty of what kind of revenue that's going to bring.

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 So that's one area where they can say, well, we can, at least internally, you're not going to say it out loud.

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 We don't know what we're going to have, so we've got to be careful about that.

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 And then there's something else I read earlier today about how employees of a corporation, a publicly traded company, they're taxed a little bit differently on some of their larger salaries.

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 But it was an interesting article.

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 Do they want dividends?

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 Because this is a different situation.

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 This is not, and I keep on warning people, look, this is not Liberty Media sucks, and we can't say Liberty Media.

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 This is a publicly traded, separated company now that is totally different from what it used to be.

638
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 And, therefore, when it's a publicly traded company, there are different things going on that I, that's about my pay grade, okay?

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 I can't barely balance my checkbook on an Excel spreadsheet, much less think about a publicly traded company.

640
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 So, you know, there are elements of this that are probably explainable, that probably could factor into this, but it doesn't stop the fact that, you know, they're going to come out probably, I guarantee you, you write it down, and they're going to say, well, we're sixth or seventh in April.

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 But I'm telling you, the most important statistic that we need to know is what is the percentage of your payroll compared to your revenue?

642
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 I don't expect it to be 90% like Sid Cohen in the Mets, because he's a multi-billionaire, $25 billion, and he's treating this as a toy.

643
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 I don't expect it to have you not, he's right, but why can't you be 60% to 65% of your revenue going to the team?

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 Because I hate to tell them if they did that, their talent might be better, and they may win more ballgames.

645
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 Well, you hit the buzz phrase there, Bill.

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 This is a public traded team, which means the CEO is under pressure.

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 He lives in a 90-day, or she, in a 90-day world.

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 They have a number.

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 So that's why they squeezed that apple for all the juice they can in that 90-day period.

651
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 Bill, you mentioned the broadcasting news.

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 A lot of Braves fans here, of course, and it's above our pay grade to go through all the fine print.

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 But the bottom line is, how do things change?

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 If you're the typical Braves fan here in terms of, am I going to have to pay any more?

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 Where do I have to go to get it?

656
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 What kind of changes are we looking at this season on TV?

657
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:24,940
 Well, Greg paid me money to say that no games are on TV, and they all have to be listened to either on your station or on the Superstations.com.

658
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 Right.

659
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 Okay.

660
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 Now, you know, we'll find out the details here soon, Harold.

661
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 I think they're still trying to do – they have to throw this together pretty quickly.

662
00:41:36,740 --> 00:41:36,840
 Right.

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 So they're having to do deals with cable systems, with satellite services, with streaming services.

664
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 So we're talking about three categories here.

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 We're talking about over the air on some gray television stations, which I think are in your area.

666
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 They are.

667
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 Then we have the direct-to-consumer, where subscription-based, probably $25 to $30 a month, where you get –

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 probably the majority of the games are going to be on that.

669
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 And then the others are going to be on your cable system or on your streaming service, like I've got YouTube TV,

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 or your satellite, like Dish Network or something like that.

671
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 So there's three different areas where the games are going to be on this year.

672
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 And, look, I think this is going to be good financially for the Braves.

673
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 And I know people are going to be a little hesitant about paying money.

674
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 But, look, it may be like a dollar a day, and you know what, or a dollar a game.

675
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 And, hey, look, we're having to pay – television programming, video programming is getting to the point where, obviously,

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677
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 And if you're a Braves fan, I don't think you're going to worry about a dollar a game or something of that nature.

678
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:49,580
 So, you know, I think most people are going to be okay with that.

679
00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:51,900
 They just – you know, they've got to get used to the change.

680
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,720
 But, believe me, this is going to be good, I think, for the consumer and for the team as well in the long run.

681
00:42:57,180 --> 00:43:02,300
 Yeah, I saw the other day – it's actually a bargain compared to – I saw where coming up soon,

682
00:43:02,300 --> 00:43:08,000
 if you're a diehard NFL fan, it could cost you $800 a year because they're moving it.

683
00:43:08,060 --> 00:43:11,720
 If you watch, they're doing Prime, they're in Peacock, they're moving it over there.

684
00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:13,680
 If you want to see it, you've got to pay for it.

685
00:43:14,020 --> 00:43:20,460
 In some ways, this is nostalgic, is it not, Bill, because this team was built on America's team,

686
00:43:20,540 --> 00:43:25,280
 a genius by the name of Ted Turner, when they had guys that they could control what they said,

687
00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:28,360
 they could say what they want, they could put some personality into it.

688
00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,000
 I see these broadcasters now, and it's like cookie cutter.

689
00:43:31,100 --> 00:43:33,780
 They've got to go and check with the boss before they know what to say,

690
00:43:33,980 --> 00:43:35,840
 and it comes across as pretty generic.

691
00:43:36,020 --> 00:43:39,240
 But, in a way, it's almost a return back to the future, is it not?

692
00:43:40,460 --> 00:43:44,580
 Well, that's why I'm not a brave broadcaster, Harold, because they sure wouldn't like to hear my –

693
00:43:44,580 --> 00:43:45,080
 That's great.

694
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:46,320
 That's great.

695
00:43:46,420 --> 00:43:52,400
 You know, I couldn't – I'm not politically correct or smart enough to be diplomatic enough to keep my mouth shut,

696
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:56,100
 so that's why I'm not on the brave broadcast.

697
00:43:56,700 --> 00:44:04,200
 But, well, you know, look, I just think, you know, there have been some parallels made to WTBS and all that,

698
00:44:04,260 --> 00:44:08,640
 but, I mean, that's a different ballgame because that was in that national cable channel.

699
00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:11,980
 And, look, here's the thing about TBS that a lot of people don't realize.

700
00:44:12,420 --> 00:44:21,940
 Bud Selig – when Bud Selig got in control of Major League Baseball in 1994, he made the Braves take that revenue from WTBS

701
00:44:21,940 --> 00:44:24,880
 and split it between the 30 teams.

702
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:25,720
 Wow.

703
00:44:25,820 --> 00:44:33,520
 He did not allow the Braves – he would think the Braves would have just made a fortune having their games on a national cable television.

704
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:33,900
 Wow.

705
00:44:33,900 --> 00:44:35,260
 But he did not allow that.

706
00:44:35,380 --> 00:44:41,220
 And a lot of people say that the belief was always – I heard it on more than one occasion – that, you know,

707
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:45,140
 Bud Selig was in Milwaukee when the Braves moved to Atlanta, and he was p*****.

708
00:44:45,140 --> 00:44:45,340
 Right.

709
00:44:45,580 --> 00:44:52,320
 So much so that he went and got the Brewers, you know, a couple years later to – and he was nothing but a car dealer.

710
00:44:52,580 --> 00:44:56,360
 I mean, and there's no offense to car dealers, but, I mean, it's not like he was a billionaire.

711
00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:02,580
 He was a car dealer that bought the Brewers to – got the Brewers franchise and bought them, but he was p***** at the Braves.

712
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,740
 And there was a lot of talk for many years that that was why he did what he did with the Braves revenue.

713
00:45:07,220 --> 00:45:15,100
 So, anyway, but, yeah, it's – I think it's going to be good in the long run for the Braves, and I hope everybody will embrace it in time.

714
00:45:15,720 --> 00:45:16,300
 All right.

715
00:45:16,380 --> 00:45:18,140
 Let me ask you about some names.

716
00:45:18,380 --> 00:45:24,260
 Max Scherzer, I believe, re-up with the Blue Jays or someone for a one-year $3 million.

717
00:45:25,380 --> 00:45:35,760
 Ken Rosenthal had an article earlier this week and mentioned two free agents, Lucas Giolito, and correct me if I'm wrong, and Jack Littell,

718
00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:49,060
 in that both of these guys – in fact, he said Giolito, 2.51 ERA in his final 19 starts, and Littell was in July of 2023,

719
00:45:49,060 --> 00:45:53,020
 and, again, I know that's three years ago, had a 3.66 ERA.

720
00:45:53,740 --> 00:45:58,340
 Are either one of those two guys potential signees as a free agent?

721
00:45:59,000 --> 00:45:59,880
 I don't think so.

722
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:04,700
 I just – I do not believe – I do not believe they're going to bring anybody in.

723
00:46:05,240 --> 00:46:07,380
 I really don't.

724
00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:17,800
 I mean, I just – I wish I felt definitely, Brett, but I just see no reason to believe that they're going to bring another pitcher in.

725
00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:25,440
 And, you know, they're – look, you know, the problem for me is not Bryce Elder.

726
00:46:26,140 --> 00:46:30,700
 Well, Bryce Elder is a problem only if he has to move up into the third or fourth spot in the rotation.

727
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:37,120
 If I knew Bryce Elder was going to be the fifth starter in the rotation the entire year, we'd probably be okay with that, you know?

728
00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:37,440
 Yeah.

729
00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:40,560
 The problem is three and four.

730
00:46:40,780 --> 00:46:46,160
 You know, you've got three and – at three and four, you've got Reynaldo Lopez, who's coming off shoulder surgery, had one start last year,

731
00:46:46,580 --> 00:46:53,940
 and then Grant Holmes, who has a partially torn flexor tendon and UCL in his elbow.

732
00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:59,300
 And are you going to tell me those two – let's think about Sal and Strider for a minute.

733
00:46:59,300 --> 00:47:06,740
 Are you going to tell me that Lopez and Holmes can give you 50 starts between the two of them?

734
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:07,240
 No.

735
00:47:07,660 --> 00:47:13,100
 I mean, I just don't – I hope – and look, I hope I'm wrong.

736
00:47:13,240 --> 00:47:18,180
 I hope my skepticism and my concern is unwarranted.

737
00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:26,200
 But I think, especially with the injury issues that they've had the last couple years, you've got to be worried about this situation.

738
00:47:26,420 --> 00:47:32,180
 Because if three and four, if Lopez and or Holmes go down, Bryce Elder becomes your three.

739
00:47:32,300 --> 00:47:33,980
 Well, that's a problem, you know?

740
00:47:34,420 --> 00:47:40,740
 Because that's what happened last year when Bryce Elder led the team and starts with 28 because everybody around him got hurt.

741
00:47:40,740 --> 00:47:43,860
 Well, he was the last one standing, and that wasn't a good thing.

742
00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:47,020
 So you've got to worry about all that little situation there.

743
00:47:47,300 --> 00:47:49,860
 And so that's my biggest concern.

744
00:47:49,980 --> 00:47:56,900
 And look, let me repeat that at some point this year, I don't think it will be opening day, J.R. Ritchie is going to help this team.

745
00:47:57,120 --> 00:48:07,980
 And maybe Alex is banking on that, but I still think that's even foolish because you have to be careful with banking on a young pitcher, at least in late February.

746
00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:09,220
 You can't do that all the way.

747
00:48:09,820 --> 00:48:13,480
 They're not used to that schedule either, being as long as it is.

748
00:48:13,580 --> 00:48:14,260
 But let me ask you this.

749
00:48:14,260 --> 00:48:16,220
 This is Bill Shanks, TheSuperStations.com.

750
00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:19,380
 Switching gears a little bit, the NCAA doing some barking today.

751
00:48:19,460 --> 00:48:22,820
 The question is, are they a pit bull or a little bitty chihuahua?

752
00:48:22,980 --> 00:48:29,240
 They are considering seven-figure fines and head coach suspensions for transfer violations.

753
00:48:29,600 --> 00:48:31,560
 Is it a classic Missouri thing?

754
00:48:31,660 --> 00:48:35,260
 Show me I'll believe it when I see it, or are they just barking up another tree?

755
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:40,800
 Well, are there rules in place that we've missed that people are violating?

756
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:42,700
 I mean, I didn't know there were.

757
00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:49,160
 If that's the case, I mean, I applaud them if they're going to try to do it.

758
00:48:49,280 --> 00:48:51,420
 I mean, yeah, let's see it.

759
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:53,040
 I mean, the puts in the pudding, right?

760
00:48:53,220 --> 00:48:55,300
 We've got to see it to believe it, I think.

761
00:48:55,420 --> 00:48:57,740
 I mean, I don't know if I believe it.

762
00:48:57,860 --> 00:49:06,040
 I mean, there are plenty of questions about conduct, but it's like, you know what, if

763
00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:12,520
 you go through a town and there's some rule that's unwritten and not on the books, and

764
00:49:12,520 --> 00:49:15,620
 they all of a sudden tell you, well, hey, I hate to tell you this, but that's against

765
00:49:15,620 --> 00:49:17,060
 the law, and you're like, well, show me.

766
00:49:17,380 --> 00:49:20,880
 And they can't show you, it's just like, you know, they're going to laugh you out in the

767
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:24,820
 court unless you run into Brett Beaird's dad, who will throw your butt in jail, you know.

768
00:49:26,260 --> 00:49:28,420
 But, you know, we'll see.

769
00:49:28,540 --> 00:49:32,260
 We'll see what happens there, but I mean, I'm skeptical of that for sure.

770
00:49:33,140 --> 00:49:37,100
 Well, Dabo would like to put Pete Golding on double-seeker probation.

771
00:49:37,460 --> 00:49:37,820
 Yes.

772
00:49:37,820 --> 00:49:40,440
 So, you know, we'll see where that goes.

773
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:46,820
 Listen, that fun trip in Atlanta, if they let you in after your comments this week, which

774
00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:49,000
 I agree with 99% of them.

775
00:49:49,700 --> 00:49:54,860
 Now, if any of our esteemed listeners would like to call in this afternoon and express

776
00:49:54,860 --> 00:50:01,500
 their thoughts on the Braves, how bad Alabama is going to beat Georgia in October, who can

777
00:50:01,500 --> 00:50:04,560
 they get online and listen and call in?

778
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:08,320
 Well, they can listen to Georgia baseball today because I'm off.

779
00:50:10,380 --> 00:50:16,260
 I'm doing other things, so I am excited to play Georgia baseball.

780
00:50:16,260 --> 00:50:17,100
 You go, boy.

781
00:50:17,260 --> 00:50:17,820
 You go.

782
00:50:18,280 --> 00:50:22,400
 And pray to God they don't have a rain delay where I have to go scramble and do a d***

783
00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:22,820
 show.

784
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:28,860
 So, but the normal website is thesuperstations.com.

785
00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:29,800
 Yeah.

786
00:50:29,820 --> 00:50:33,340
 We can't wait to go on social media and see what other things means to Bill Shanks.

787
00:50:33,500 --> 00:50:34,820
 You promised you'll deliver, Bill.

788
00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:36,880
 That's right.

789
00:50:38,180 --> 00:50:41,160
 Hey, have a safe trip down and back, and thanks so much for your time, Dave, Bill.

790
00:50:41,780 --> 00:50:42,140
 Okay.

791
00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:43,340
 Guys, thank you.

792
00:50:43,780 --> 00:50:46,640
 Bill Shanks, thesuperstations.com.

793
00:50:46,740 --> 00:50:49,620
 Coming up for the next hour, I'm going to be checking in with Justin Ferguson, talking

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 to Auburn Tigers.

795
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 Drew Jarman is going to be talking about it all, and a national perspective, coast to coast

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898
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899
00:56:36,940 --> 00:56:37,560
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900
00:56:37,660 --> 00:56:38,180
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901
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902
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903
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904
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971
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972
01:01:19,400 --> 01:01:20,440
 Mike, welcome in.

973
01:01:20,540 --> 01:01:26,200
 Are you ready for the next to last weekend of regular season college basketball action?

974
01:01:26,320 --> 01:01:27,020
 How are you?

975
01:01:29,440 --> 01:01:32,100
 Like two Sundays away from Selection Sunday.

976
01:01:32,900 --> 01:01:36,480
 Still a lot to be decided in a lot of league races.

977
01:01:37,740 --> 01:01:42,380
 So this weekend, starting tonight with the Michigan-Illinois game,

978
01:01:42,920 --> 01:01:47,960
 this weekend is a gigantic win for college basketball conference races.

979
01:01:48,740 --> 01:01:55,080
 I'm proud you brought that up, Mike, because traditionally we think of big games when it comes to basketball on Saturday.

980
01:01:55,500 --> 01:01:59,600
 But coming up tonight is that number three Michigan-Illinois game.

981
01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:02,740
 I got a feeling the Wolverines is not going to be in a good mood.

982
01:02:03,160 --> 01:02:04,740
 And what is it about the Big Ten?

983
01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:05,860
 Wow.

984
01:02:05,860 --> 01:02:10,300
 Here in the NIL era, they're making noise in football and now in basketball.

985
01:02:10,520 --> 01:02:13,720
 Not that they haven't over the years, but now it's not just one big hauls.

986
01:02:13,780 --> 01:02:14,420
 They've got several.

987
01:02:16,820 --> 01:02:24,200
 On sports, Illinois has got a team, an interesting mix of freshmen and older players.

988
01:02:24,360 --> 01:02:27,480
 Michigan is leaning totally into the transfer portal.

989
01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:31,120
 Both these teams are really good offensively.

990
01:02:32,760 --> 01:02:34,900
 Illinois does not play good defense.

991
01:02:35,120 --> 01:02:40,820
 I think Illinois' idea of defense is if we let them shoot and score fast, we get the ball back.

992
01:02:41,380 --> 01:02:43,820
 So, I think there's going to be a lot of points tonight.

993
01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,280
 If they're at Illinois, it'll be a loud crowd.

994
01:02:48,400 --> 01:02:52,920
 Michigan's big guys are extremely effective despite what happened last week against Duke.

995
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:57,260
 Don Maher getting in foul trouble last week was gigantic.

996
01:02:58,440 --> 01:03:01,840
 If he gets in foul trouble tonight, Illinois has got a great chance to win.

997
01:03:01,960 --> 01:03:04,680
 This should be a really, really high-level game.

998
01:03:05,860 --> 01:03:09,720
 There are some high-level games in the SEC tomorrow, Mike.

999
01:03:09,780 --> 01:03:15,400
 Of course, we've talked extensively about Alabama and Tennessee, a top-22 matchup.

1000
01:03:16,040 --> 01:03:20,040
 Arkansas and Florida, number 20 against number 7.

1001
01:03:20,580 --> 01:03:24,560
 Oh, by the way, the Gators are undefeated in the month of February.

1002
01:03:24,900 --> 01:03:26,680
 And then Vandy at Kentucky.

1003
01:03:26,680 --> 01:03:29,280
 Three very good games tomorrow in the SEC.

1004
01:03:31,680 --> 01:03:33,160
 For their own reasons.

1005
01:03:33,980 --> 01:03:39,540
 Florida can, I think, clinch at least a tie for the cop regular season title tomorrow.

1006
01:03:40,440 --> 01:03:45,160
 Arkansas is, as most John Calabari teams have been, really good offensively.

1007
01:03:46,500 --> 01:03:48,400
 Defensively, they are not very good.

1008
01:03:49,500 --> 01:03:51,460
 Florida plays really high-level defense.

1009
01:03:52,420 --> 01:03:54,300
 They are just pounding teams.

1010
01:03:54,300 --> 01:03:56,620
 They played Texas the other night.

1011
01:03:56,680 --> 01:03:58,660
 For about 33 minutes, it was close.

1012
01:03:58,860 --> 01:04:01,700
 And in the last seven minutes, it looked like Florida woke up and said,

1013
01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:03,440
 OK, we're tired of this.

1014
01:04:03,660 --> 01:04:05,160
 And they won by double digits.

1015
01:04:06,560 --> 01:04:16,840
 The Alabama-Tennessee game, Tennessee under Rick Barnes, definitely has Nate Oates' number.

1016
01:04:17,620 --> 01:04:23,600
 Rick Barnes' defense does a phenomenal job of forcing the Tide to take shots they don't want to take.

1017
01:04:24,480 --> 01:04:30,440
 And Vandy and Kentucky, early in the season, Kentucky fans were like, oh my God, Mark Pope's horrible.

1018
01:04:30,940 --> 01:04:33,080
 Middle of the season, Mark Pope is awesome.

1019
01:04:33,740 --> 01:04:35,740
 You know, it's back to Mark Pope is horrible.

1020
01:04:35,880 --> 01:04:36,960
 We need to fire this guy.

1021
01:04:37,420 --> 01:04:44,100
 So, in Vanderbilt, Mark Byington's team is a little bit uneven of late.

1022
01:04:45,060 --> 01:04:54,100
 But that's, yeah, I think, frankly, that's a game where you're looking for the winning team will feel good about itself after that game.

1023
01:04:54,280 --> 01:05:00,680
 The losing team, I think there's going to be a lot more doubt heading into the rest of March.

1024
01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:09,380
 Because the way Vanderbilt's playing now, the way Kentucky's playing now, those don't look like teams that are going to win many games in the N.T. tournament, if any.

1025
01:05:11,080 --> 01:05:15,240
 Mike, you're going to check in Orlando, National College football slash basketball analyst.

1026
01:05:15,620 --> 01:05:17,800
 Mike, you know our zip code here.

1027
01:05:18,260 --> 01:05:23,240
 What can you say to fans of Alabama that's going to be different in this matchup with Tennessee?

1028
01:05:23,580 --> 01:05:30,020
 You think by now, Nate Oates and these guys have got a book on what Tennessee's doing to keep this streak going against them.

1029
01:05:30,020 --> 01:05:32,820
 Alabama's done well just about with everybody else.

1030
01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:34,720
 But when it comes to Tennessee, they're a bugaboo.

1031
01:05:35,160 --> 01:05:38,800
 What's going to be different this time around for Alabama to stop that streak?

1032
01:05:41,580 --> 01:05:49,000
 There's got to be something different because, you know, I think one of, you know, Tennessee is an anomaly in some respects.

1033
01:05:49,160 --> 01:05:50,720
 Yes, they can score and all that kind of stuff.

1034
01:05:50,820 --> 01:05:55,440
 But they're definitely a defense first team because that's the way Barnes is.

1035
01:05:56,440 --> 01:05:59,300
 And Alabama is a totally offense first team.

1036
01:05:59,360 --> 01:06:01,280
 They want shots at the rim.

1037
01:06:01,680 --> 01:06:06,660
 And whenever they play the Vols, the Vols do a great job of we're not letting you shoot threes.

1038
01:06:06,780 --> 01:06:08,540
 And if you shoot threes, we're going to be in your face.

1039
01:06:09,140 --> 01:06:14,240
 So it is going to be interesting tomorrow to see how Tennessee comes out and plays, you know,

1040
01:06:14,300 --> 01:06:16,600
 and how Alabama combats that.

1041
01:06:17,020 --> 01:06:18,500
 Is Alabama going to do anything different?

1042
01:06:18,660 --> 01:06:20,100
 Is Tennessee going to do anything different?

1043
01:06:20,500 --> 01:06:21,680
 I don't know.

1044
01:06:21,680 --> 01:06:27,280
 That is a very interesting chess match because Rick Barnes definitely has Nate Oates' number.

1045
01:06:28,360 --> 01:06:30,000
 Let me ask you about Auburn.

1046
01:06:30,180 --> 01:06:33,020
 They have struggled under Stephen Pearl.

1047
01:06:33,420 --> 01:06:35,640
 They got off to a decent start.

1048
01:06:35,820 --> 01:06:38,240
 They've actually, I believe, lost six out of the last seven.

1049
01:06:38,360 --> 01:06:39,880
 The Kentucky game saved them.

1050
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:45,540
 They had a putback in the last second to win that game after Kentucky came back.

1051
01:06:46,060 --> 01:06:54,180
 They've given up two leads in the last three minutes of the game to Mississippi State and Josh Hubbard when he went off on them.

1052
01:06:55,120 --> 01:06:58,200
 Now, their strength of schedule is very good.

1053
01:06:58,360 --> 01:07:00,500
 It's first or second in the country.

1054
01:07:01,320 --> 01:07:08,540
 They've got good wins over St. John's, North Carolina State, and Florida, amazingly, in Gainesville.

1055
01:07:09,020 --> 01:07:10,400
 But they're fighting for their lives.

1056
01:07:10,700 --> 01:07:13,740
 This win, they've got to beat Ole Miss tomorrow.

1057
01:07:14,660 --> 01:07:16,640
 They've got Alabama to end the season.

1058
01:07:17,540 --> 01:07:24,440
 But Stephen Pearl was named late in late September when Bruce decided to retire.

1059
01:07:25,480 --> 01:07:27,800
 He's played the hand that's been dealt to him.

1060
01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:31,240
 Your thoughts on Stephen Pearl's tenure at Auburn?

1061
01:07:33,560 --> 01:07:34,860
 A mild disappointment.

1062
01:07:35,080 --> 01:07:37,860
 They have the win in Florida is mystifying.

1063
01:07:38,460 --> 01:07:41,880
 And them beating St. John's, I think, is a little bit mystifying as well.

1064
01:07:42,520 --> 01:07:46,140
 I know St. John's was, oh my goodness, they were embarrassed the other night.

1065
01:07:46,640 --> 01:07:50,060
 I don't know how any college team can miss 24 shots in a row.

1066
01:07:50,260 --> 01:07:50,940
 I agree.

1067
01:07:51,380 --> 01:07:52,620
 St. John's did against you.

1068
01:07:52,620 --> 01:07:53,980
 But I agree.

1069
01:07:54,080 --> 01:07:56,320
 I think Auburn's in desperation mode.

1070
01:07:57,440 --> 01:07:59,300
 Yes, the strength of schedule is good.

1071
01:07:59,560 --> 01:08:00,880
 The net is good.

1072
01:08:01,300 --> 01:08:04,620
 Their analytics are relatively still extremely solid.

1073
01:08:04,820 --> 01:08:10,600
 But I don't think a team that's one or two games over .500 is going to make the end of the tournament.

1074
01:08:11,220 --> 01:08:14,700
 So I think beating Ole Miss and beating Alabama is almost a must.

1075
01:08:15,140 --> 01:08:18,600
 If they lose either one, they're going to have to make a nice run in the SEC tournament.

1076
01:08:18,840 --> 01:08:23,000
 Because I think analytics and the net only gets you so far.

1077
01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:30,280
 If you're sitting there at 17 and 15, I don't think you get in.

1078
01:08:30,660 --> 01:08:32,920
 So this is, yeah, tomorrow's game is important.

1079
01:08:33,080 --> 01:08:37,580
 And then the season finale against the Tide is monstrously important.

1080
01:08:38,700 --> 01:08:46,880
 So, Mike, having said that right now, as you well put, it's hard to believe, not this Sunday, but the next one is Selection Sunday.

1081
01:08:47,680 --> 01:08:54,380
 When we go to bed on that Sunday night, how many teams in the SEC do you see making it?

1082
01:08:57,060 --> 01:08:57,540
 Nine.

1083
01:08:58,660 --> 01:09:03,020
 I think I would lean toward Auburn not making it right now.

1084
01:09:04,340 --> 01:09:12,340
 I think the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC are going to make up at least those four leagues,

1085
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:15,060
 and it's going to make up a little bit more than half the field.

1086
01:09:15,580 --> 01:09:15,820
 Wow.

1087
01:09:16,340 --> 01:09:18,140
 So in some respects, yeah.

1088
01:09:18,400 --> 01:09:19,900
 Hey, we played these guys already.

1089
01:09:20,640 --> 01:09:22,900
 Hey, we played these guys twice already.

1090
01:09:23,120 --> 01:09:30,560
 Because there's going to be a lot of conference rivals among those four leagues that are in the NCAA tournament.

1091
01:09:30,760 --> 01:09:33,180
 You know, the Big East has been a gigantic disappointment.

1092
01:09:33,940 --> 01:09:36,180
 The Mountain West, their teams are fading.

1093
01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:40,980
 The West Coast Conference is only going to get two, I think, because Santa Clara's faded.

1094
01:09:41,220 --> 01:09:46,380
 So there's going to be a heck of a lot of SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 teams in the field.

1095
01:09:48,500 --> 01:09:51,840
 Bill Bender of the Sporting News is a good friend of ours.

1096
01:09:52,260 --> 01:09:56,020
 He's gone 4.0 as far as his field projections.

1097
01:09:56,740 --> 01:10:01,980
 His number one seeds are Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Iowa State.

1098
01:10:02,100 --> 01:10:03,920
 I know a lot of people would agree with that.

1099
01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:08,500
 His two seeds are UConn, Purdue, Houston, and Florida.

1100
01:10:09,200 --> 01:10:16,140
 What is Mike Huguenin's top four seeds as far as the number one seed in the top four teams?

1101
01:10:18,200 --> 01:10:20,620
 I think in some order are going to be there.

1102
01:10:20,760 --> 01:10:22,460
 The one I wonder about is Iowa State.

1103
01:10:23,000 --> 01:10:29,560
 And I know UConn, their net and their metrics are a little bit lower than you expected from a number one seed.

1104
01:10:29,880 --> 01:10:30,620
 I will say this.

1105
01:10:30,680 --> 01:10:38,720
 If UConn doesn't lose from here on out, I think UConn is a number one seed, along with Arizona, Duke, and Michigan.

1106
01:10:41,080 --> 01:10:46,120
 Again, I think the ITF has to play a part of this.

1107
01:10:47,160 --> 01:10:50,300
 I would much rather play Iowa State than I would UConn.

1108
01:10:52,600 --> 01:10:55,940
 UConn traditionally plays better in March under Hurley.

1109
01:10:56,520 --> 01:10:58,480
 I'm not scared of T.J. Otzelberger.

1110
01:10:58,920 --> 01:11:00,300
 I think he's a really good coach.

1111
01:11:01,020 --> 01:11:02,140
 He's got a nice team.

1112
01:11:02,240 --> 01:11:03,500
 Joshua Jefferson can play.

1113
01:11:04,120 --> 01:11:09,180
 The Mamalevich guy hits 50% of his three-pointers, which is incredible.

1114
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:13,840
 But I still wonder about the overall lack of athleticism.

1115
01:11:14,520 --> 01:11:19,660
 I think that's a failing of both Iowa State and Illinois.

1116
01:11:20,260 --> 01:11:23,140
 They're not as athletic as you would want to be.

1117
01:11:23,140 --> 01:11:28,740
 Yes, I know they've played high-level teams all year, and they've played teams with better athletes, and they win.

1118
01:11:29,120 --> 01:11:34,100
 I still think that a win-and-go-home game adds a different layer of pressure.

1119
01:11:35,340 --> 01:11:40,100
 I'm not sure Iowa State and Illinois can handle that when it gets to March late.

1120
01:11:40,880 --> 01:11:45,260
 Getting to the Sweet 16 or beyond, I think, is asking a lot of Iowa State and Illinois.

1121
01:11:46,060 --> 01:11:49,420
 Mike, the NCAA says enough is enough.

1122
01:11:49,420 --> 01:11:58,880
 If you violate the rules of the transfer portal outside the given window, you could potentially be facing seven-figure fines, suspensions of head coaches.

1123
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 We had a guest on earlier, and he brought up a good point.

1124
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 What rule are they breaking?

1125
01:12:02,860 --> 01:12:04,260
 In other words, where are the rules?

1126
01:12:04,420 --> 01:12:05,620
 But what's your reaction?

1127
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 Are they serious about this, or are they just barking to hear themselves talk?

1128
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 They're dogs that like to bark, but they're also, they weigh a combined 30 pounds.

1129
01:12:18,920 --> 01:12:31,280
 So, you know, they sound loud, but the idea of the quote-unquote blind transfer, let's put it this way.

1130
01:12:32,960 --> 01:12:39,020
 There's going to be double-digit blind transfers, and the NCAA is going to be helpless to do anything about it.

1131
01:12:39,220 --> 01:12:53,160
 The thing that irritates me is the same conferences, the same coaches who complain and moan about all these guys are tampering will be the exact same coaches who bring in blind transfers.

1132
01:12:53,160 --> 01:13:12,340
 So they talk out of both sides of their mouth, and I think that if I'm a college fan, football and basketball especially, I'm increasingly irritated by what coaches say, and the only thing that saves these guys is, oh, they win on Saturdays, or they win on Wednesdays, so that everything's fine.

1133
01:13:12,480 --> 01:13:17,620
 But I think a lot of coaches and administrators need to be quiet because they talk out of both sides of their mouth.

1134
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 Well, Mike, Hugen doesn't it, and he brings it every Friday.

1135
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 Mike, have a great weekend, you're right.

1136
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 This is a tremendous slate of games tomorrow across the country.

1137
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 It should be a fun day, leading to the last regular season week.

1138
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 Then, of course, the tournaments get started, the conference tournaments, and then the March Madness.

1139
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 Mike, have a great week.

1140
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 This should be a good weekend.

1141
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 I know for us, it may be the warmest one we've had this year.

1142
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 Have a great week.

1143
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 Let's do this again next Friday.

1144
01:13:46,600 --> 01:13:46,900
 Excellent.

1145
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 Thanks, guys.

1146
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 Thank you so much, Mike.

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 Put on for, you know, the fans and just like the community of Alabama is really important to me.

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 You know, you feel it more when, you know, it's getting closer to the end of the season and stuff like that.

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 So just like trying to take, just be grateful of every game that we have now and just like being ready to lace them up at any time, I would say.

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 The Score.

1237
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1238
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 Welcome back in.

1239
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1241
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 Drew, welcome in.

1242
01:19:58,860 --> 01:20:00,080
 Happy Friday to you.

1243
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 How are you?

1244
01:20:01,240 --> 01:20:02,260
 I'm good, guys.

1245
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 Mulligans do happen.

1246
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 I hear you, brother.

1247
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 Listen, it's Friday, which, put another way, tomorrow is showtime for Alabama.

1248
01:20:12,140 --> 01:20:15,000
 They are riding a seven-game winning streak.

1249
01:20:15,100 --> 01:20:17,200
 Your thoughts on this streak?

1250
01:20:17,360 --> 01:20:22,160
 And, Drew, your thoughts on making it an even eight tomorrow in Knoxville?

1251
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 Well, it's going to be a tough matchup on the road.

1252
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 It was one last year that Alabama allowed to get away from at the end with some free throws

1253
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 and blockouts.

1254
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 And, you know, probably should have won the game in regulation.

1255
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 Lost it in overtime at the buzzer, basically, if I remember correctly.

1256
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 And it was really a tough one to swallow because Alabama kind of controlled the game for much of it.

1257
01:20:47,960 --> 01:20:50,680
 It'll be interesting to see if LeBaron's foul line is available.

1258
01:20:51,680 --> 01:20:56,500
 I thought they played maybe their best type of basketball the whole season in the first half

1259
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 against Mississippi State, even without him scoring 63 points.

1260
01:21:00,020 --> 01:21:01,940
 The ball movement was really good.

1261
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 They shot 16-27 from three, and Amari Allen really stepped forward.

1262
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 Yeah.

1263
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 He played exceptional basketball.

1264
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 But I'm also not, you know, foolish.

1265
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 Alabama needs LeBaron's foul line to beat a team like Tennessee.

1266
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 Mississippi State doesn't have the best roster this year, and certainly Alabama's had their number.

1267
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 They've won 10 in a row from the green and white.

1268
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 Now, they've lost five straight to Tennessee, but there's a lot at stake in this game

1269
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 because if Alabama could win this ball game, they could create two games of separation with the Vols

1270
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 and pretty much assure themselves of a top-four seed and a double bye.

1271
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 And then I think even with a one-and-one finish going forward

1272
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 because they have a tricky game at Georgia on Tuesday, and then they end the season with Auburn,

1273
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 if they can go two-and-one and beat Tennessee in these last three,

1274
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 then I think they can still very easily finish second in the SEC

1275
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 because they have the tiebreaker with Arkansas.

1276
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 Arkansas has got a tough game at Florida this weekend, and they've still got to play Texas,

1277
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 and they don't have an easy schedule down the stretch.

1278
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 And then also, don't forget, you know, Tennessee's still got to play Vanderbilt

1279
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 and things of that nature, even though that'll be in Knoxville.

1280
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 But I think Alabama, if they can win tomorrow, will be the second seed.

1281
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 I'll go ahead and predict that.

1282
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 And if you had told me that a month ago, I wouldn't have believed you.

1283
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 So if they could get that second seed and avoid Florida, potentially,

1284
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 because you've got to get to the championship game.

1285
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 And then I think Alabama, you know, with a strong finish to this regular season,

1286
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 and then maybe a run to Sunday in the SEC tournament,

1287
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 even though some believe that the committee doesn't really pay attention to conference tournaments,

1288
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 I will say I do think Alabama could merit consideration to get into the three line.

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 And you'd like to, you know, get off of the four line where Joe Lenardi has them right now,

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 only simply because if you're on the four or five line,

1291
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 you're going to have to play a one seed in the Sweet 16 if you get there.

1292
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 And that's not going to be easy with these one seeds like Duke, Arizona,

1293
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 because Bama's already played Arizona and got some of that.

1294
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 UConn has never been a great matchup for them.

1295
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 UConn's probably on the one line right now.

1296
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 And we'll see.

1297
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 And then, of course, I did Lenardi's latest at Alabama with just a tremendously tough region in the east,

1298
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 and that would be Duke and Purdue and Kansas.

1299
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 And we know they've already seen Purdue as well.

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 And Kansas, you know, if Deron Peterson's check cleared, there's no telling.

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 I mean, they might be pretty tough, too, pretty tough out.

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 They'll be talented, certainly.

1303
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 So that draw would be very difficult for Alabama.

1304
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 And interestingly, he had Alabama being a four, you know, and taking on UNC Wilmington.

1305
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 And they would get the winner of two teams they already beat,

1306
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1307
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 So that would be a very interesting second-round matchup potentially for Alabama.

1308
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 D2, you mentioned LeBaron Phylon.

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 Maybe a little questionable.

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 I'm like you.

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 I do think he plays.

1312
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 A lot of people forget, Amari Allen and Aidan Holloway did not play in that 79-73 win to Tennessee,

1313
01:24:27,440 --> 01:24:28,900
 or they played very little.

1314
01:24:29,140 --> 01:24:30,900
 I asked Jimmy Stein this question earlier.

1315
01:24:31,920 --> 01:24:34,420
 Will Amari Allen guard Nate Ament?

1316
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 Well, I said going into the game before they announced that Amari Allen was taking his two-game sabbatical or whatever it ended up being.

1317
01:24:42,780 --> 01:24:49,080
 He missed Missouri and Tennessee being a little banged up and some other things.

1318
01:24:49,280 --> 01:24:53,880
 But, anyway, I think that it was interesting.

1319
01:24:53,980 --> 01:24:55,580
 I thought that he would guard him then.

1320
01:24:56,100 --> 01:25:04,740
 If you looked at Alabama and their better defenders, and I think, you know, Amari Allen's probably their best all-around defender, no question about it.

1321
01:25:05,420 --> 01:25:10,720
 The trail right on probably Houston Millett or the other two, but Naina Mintz, 6'10".

1322
01:25:10,720 --> 01:25:16,880
 So, about the only guy that could probably effectively guard him is Amari Allen, being 6'8".

1323
01:25:16,880 --> 01:25:19,260
 But, you also have to take this into account.

1324
01:25:19,760 --> 01:25:22,040
 Amari Allen needs to defend without fouling.

1325
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:24,500
 Because they need Amari Allen on the floor.

1326
01:25:24,680 --> 01:25:26,700
 Because he does so many different things.

1327
01:25:26,800 --> 01:25:29,120
 Y'all talked about his shot making the other night.

1328
01:25:29,440 --> 01:25:30,840
 But we all know he can handle.

1329
01:25:31,380 --> 01:25:33,200
 He can almost be a point forward.

1330
01:25:33,740 --> 01:25:35,760
 He's one of Alabama's better rebounders.

1331
01:25:35,940 --> 01:25:40,960
 And let's not forget, I know it's Mississippi State, but I think Alabama had 48 rebounds the other night.

1332
01:25:41,420 --> 01:25:43,840
 So, they need Amari Allen on the floor.

1333
01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:46,700
 They need the guards to stay out of foul trouble.

1334
01:25:47,180 --> 01:25:55,780
 And I think one other thing that they have, we've seen since they played Tennessee, I think that Latrell Reichel's playing a lot better basketball.

1335
01:25:56,180 --> 01:25:57,920
 He's starting to make shots.

1336
01:25:58,100 --> 01:25:59,300
 He's staying on the floor.

1337
01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:02,540
 And he's always been one of their better defenders, guys.

1338
01:26:02,540 --> 01:26:09,180
 And hopefully, Bylon will be healthy and will get the message from Naito that he must defend.

1339
01:26:10,780 --> 01:26:12,400
 Drew DeArmond hooking up with us.

1340
01:26:12,480 --> 01:26:17,180
 Drew, the obvious question is, we know that Tennessee's had Nate Oates' book.

1341
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:19,540
 What are they going to do different tomorrow?

1342
01:26:19,640 --> 01:26:21,980
 We know that Barnes is going to try to stop the three points.

1343
01:26:22,080 --> 01:26:24,980
 Will they try to pound it more inside and settle for the twos?

1344
01:26:25,020 --> 01:26:26,080
 Or what are they going to do different?

1345
01:26:26,140 --> 01:26:31,720
 Because, obviously, we know the definition of insanity, keep on doing the same thing and expect different results.

1346
01:26:31,820 --> 01:26:33,420
 What are they going to try to do different tomorrow?

1347
01:26:34,000 --> 01:26:45,880
 Well, I don't think – I think with Alabama, Alabama's going to, we just mentioned, probably run Amari Allen at Naito Mint because they sure as h*** didn't stop him the last time.

1348
01:26:46,120 --> 01:26:51,080
 So, I don't think it's going to be insanity for Rick Barnes to have the same game plan.

1349
01:26:51,500 --> 01:26:52,640
 Go to Naito Mint.

1350
01:26:52,720 --> 01:26:54,820
 That's really when Naito Mint started blossoming.

1351
01:26:55,060 --> 01:27:00,000
 That week, he really started gaining confidence offensively.

1352
01:27:00,400 --> 01:27:04,120
 And what Alabama needs to do – I don't think they'll completely stop Naito Mint.

1353
01:27:04,440 --> 01:27:06,860
 He just doesn't need to go for 25-plus.

1354
01:27:07,280 --> 01:27:07,720
 Yeah.

1355
01:27:07,940 --> 01:27:13,640
 Tennessee's in a good offensive flow because there are still times where Tennessee struggles to score.

1356
01:27:13,640 --> 01:27:23,440
 But another guy that they're going to have to do a good job on is Akbar because Akbar was really good with Missouri the other night, even though they lost.

1357
01:27:24,060 --> 01:27:28,220
 So, to me, that's a guy Aiden Scherrell is going to have to go to work on.

1358
01:27:28,540 --> 01:27:32,380
 I know they have Kerry as well, who's real physical inside.

1359
01:27:32,920 --> 01:27:37,880
 Vol Bowen is going to have to give them some minutes, going to have to get some rebounds, no doubt about it.

1360
01:27:37,880 --> 01:27:44,560
 But then they also need to put Tennessee in some binds where, you know, a lot of times they're going to run four and five out.

1361
01:27:44,900 --> 01:27:47,800
 They need to spread Tennessee out with some of that size.

1362
01:27:48,240 --> 01:27:49,940
 And then they need to attack the rack.

1363
01:27:50,140 --> 01:27:54,960
 They need to attack the basket and draw some fouls, get to the free-throw line.

1364
01:27:54,960 --> 01:28:01,360
 And then also, I agree with Michael Southern from Bama Hoops History, Bama at Bama History, Tide Hoops History.

1365
01:28:01,740 --> 01:28:04,480
 He joined us this morning, and he made a great point.

1366
01:28:04,580 --> 01:28:08,400
 He said, the bottom line is Alabama's going to have to spread Tennessee out.

1367
01:28:08,740 --> 01:28:10,460
 They're going to have to get some good looks.

1368
01:28:10,960 --> 01:28:16,100
 Tennessee has done a really good job in the past of making Alabama shoot contested threes.

1369
01:28:16,380 --> 01:28:18,880
 But Alabama's going to have to continue this hot shooting.

1370
01:28:19,000 --> 01:28:29,500
 They're going to have to make at least ten threes to beat Tennessee and loosen them up and open the lane up to where they can attack, get downhill, and get to the free-throw line.

1371
01:28:30,380 --> 01:28:31,780
 Yeah, I agree with you.

1372
01:28:31,780 --> 01:28:37,740
 I nearly mentioned Dwayne Brown, but I didn't know if I needed to mention the word Hoover to you.

1373
01:28:38,580 --> 01:28:45,080
 I really thought this was going to be the year that Huntsville wins it, and unfortunately it was not.

1374
01:28:45,880 --> 01:28:52,960
 I know it was a tremendous year for both teams, but it didn't work out on Monday afternoon.

1375
01:28:53,620 --> 01:29:04,380
 Your quick thoughts on that, and I hear there's a rumor, young man, that Freddie Kirby and Drew DeArmond are going to be guest speakers next Thursday night at Greenbrier.

1376
01:29:05,160 --> 01:29:07,620
 A little recruiting and a little barbecue.

1377
01:29:08,620 --> 01:29:17,540
 Yeah, you know, we're a little later doing that meeting this year just due to the fact that the transfer portal has changed so much with college football.

1378
01:29:17,740 --> 01:29:20,000
 I mean, there's been so much coaching staff movement.

1379
01:29:20,620 --> 01:29:26,000
 You know, we kind of wanted to let everything settle down and have a pretty good idea of where things stood.

1380
01:29:26,540 --> 01:29:35,200
 And really, the late signing day, Rodney Orr had his rap that we went to at the Bright Star, but there's really nothing that goes on there anymore.

1381
01:29:35,460 --> 01:29:43,160
 Now, Alabama has added some pieces to the roster because of that 105 rule limit, and they have added some late pieces.

1382
01:29:43,560 --> 01:29:50,420
 And, you know, we do look forward to catching everybody up and talking some Alabama football, probably talking some basketball, too,

1383
01:29:50,480 --> 01:29:56,980
 because that's just going to be two days away from the regular season finale with Alabama hosting Auburn.

1384
01:29:57,120 --> 01:30:05,960
 And as I joked with somebody yesterday, I said, well, the college football season's so long now, by the time it ends, you've only got about a month of basketball.

1385
01:30:06,220 --> 01:30:11,700
 And then you're into March Madness for a month and a half, at least, but that's what it seems like.

1386
01:30:11,900 --> 01:30:13,800
 But, yeah, it was tough for Huntsville.

1387
01:30:14,520 --> 01:30:21,940
 Jackson Sheffield, the Vanderbilt signing, just remember, he'll be with Dwayne Brown in the SEC next year, and they'll be going head up.

1388
01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:23,840
 But he really impressed me, guys.

1389
01:30:23,920 --> 01:30:32,620
 He had a fractured hand, basically, placed up a fractured hand, and was, quite frankly, an animal when he wasn't in foul trouble.

1390
01:30:32,620 --> 01:30:38,040
 And Huntsville wasn't able to make enough hay when they had him on the bench and didn't make enough shots.

1391
01:30:38,740 --> 01:30:40,080
 And Hoover was really physical.

1392
01:30:40,420 --> 01:30:43,080
 And it was another tightly contested game.

1393
01:30:43,240 --> 01:30:46,260
 I mean, Hoover won two highly contested games.

1394
01:30:46,520 --> 01:30:51,780
 And Jacksonville, they beat Huntsville and then a good Spartan team that Huntsville had already beaten four times.

1395
01:30:51,980 --> 01:30:53,800
 So they're back to the Final Four.

1396
01:30:53,900 --> 01:30:56,000
 They're going to take on Fairhope.

1397
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:04,220
 And then I wouldn't be surprised if they were taking on Tuscaloosa County in the Finals, even though I know also Dothan's really good.

1398
01:31:04,360 --> 01:31:06,300
 But I will tell you this, though.

1399
01:31:06,360 --> 01:31:10,460
 Huntsville replaced all five starters, lost seven guys from last year.

1400
01:31:10,960 --> 01:31:19,040
 And to go 28-5 the way they did, win the Classic again, win the area, go unbeaten in that situation, I wouldn't have thought it.

1401
01:31:19,120 --> 01:31:20,160
 I never would have thought it.

1402
01:31:20,220 --> 01:31:21,240
 It was a great year.

1403
01:31:21,500 --> 01:31:27,040
 They've got four starters back now and a lot of key guys returning and some good young players.

1404
01:31:27,040 --> 01:31:29,780
 So I think they're going to reload for next year.

1405
01:31:29,900 --> 01:31:32,380
 And you just have to understand it's not your time yet.

1406
01:31:33,060 --> 01:31:40,380
 I'll close it by saying I think Oxford is the favorite in 6A who played Huntsville in the City Classic Finals.

1407
01:31:40,840 --> 01:31:45,200
 And Joel Van Meter has had some great basketball teams in his long tenure at Oxford.

1408
01:31:45,560 --> 01:31:51,380
 But this is the first time he's ever made the Final Four to show you how good and how tough it is to get there.

1409
01:31:51,380 --> 01:31:59,520
 So it's just really hard, really tough ending for Huntsville, but still a bright future for Christian Sweers and that program, in my opinion.

1410
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 But where can we get online, listen to your expanded show, and get all the good stuff?

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 Well, you can connect with me at 977 ESPN.

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1414
01:32:24,740 --> 01:32:26,900
 And then tonight's senior night for UAH.

1415
01:32:27,260 --> 01:32:30,260
 So they're still battling to get into the regionals.

1416
01:32:30,460 --> 01:32:36,120
 In the second year under Mick Hedgepeth, they've got West Alabama at home, the number one team in the Gulf South Conference.

1417
01:32:36,120 --> 01:32:39,360
 And then the Ravens and Allen Sharks, they're really playing well.

1418
01:32:39,420 --> 01:32:43,180
 They've already clinched the league and may host the regional for the first time ever.

1419
01:32:43,420 --> 01:32:48,240
 So it's going to be senior night with a lot of great athletes over at UAH, and we'll be out there tonight as well.

1420
01:32:49,580 --> 01:32:50,300
 Kick back.

1421
01:32:50,460 --> 01:32:51,540
 Enjoy the game tomorrow.

1422
01:32:51,660 --> 01:32:52,720
 Have a safe weekend, Drew.

1423
01:32:52,780 --> 01:32:54,560
 And again, thanks so much for your time today.

1424
01:32:55,200 --> 01:32:55,940
 Thank you, guys.

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1547
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1549
01:38:50,760 --> 01:38:51,740
 Justin, welcome in.

1550
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 I'm doing all right.

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 How are you?

1553
01:38:54,900 --> 01:38:55,280
 Good, bud.

1554
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 Man, you've got to love these home games.

1555
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 You are traveling, man.

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 I don't know how many miles you put on the jalopy and on your frequent flyer programs.

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 You've been in some miles over the course of all the seasons, but it's nice to have some home cooking this weekend, I would imagine, Justin.

1558
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 Yeah, I'm going to be looking forward to having a Friday night at the house, I'll tell you that much.

1559
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 Yeah, it's going to be good.

1560
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 Yeah, it's been a ton of travel.

1561
01:39:18,160 --> 01:39:21,140
 It's been a really long season for Auburn in more ways than one.

1562
01:39:21,820 --> 01:39:24,660
 So, it kind of all comes down to these next two home games.

1563
01:39:25,580 --> 01:39:29,420
 You have to take care of business against Ole Miss and LSU.

1564
01:39:29,420 --> 01:39:32,020
 And if you do that, you feel good about your chances to make the NCAA tournament.

1565
01:39:32,160 --> 01:39:35,820
 If you don't, you may need a miracle or some help along the way.

1566
01:39:36,080 --> 01:39:38,900
 So, it's going to be – these next two at Auburn are huge.

1567
01:39:39,700 --> 01:39:45,820
 Yeah, we throw that term around a lot, but in this case, it's legitimately to say these are must-win games

1568
01:39:45,820 --> 01:39:49,320
 because it's one thing if they're playing teams at the operational level,

1569
01:39:49,380 --> 01:39:54,900
 but you just simply, given the bumpy ride that Auburn's had, I know there's a lot of pluses,

1570
01:39:55,220 --> 01:39:59,760
 but you don't want to sit here and put that kind of control in the hands of the committee on Selection Sunday

1571
01:39:59,760 --> 01:40:01,120
 if you have a lot of bad losses.

1572
01:40:01,320 --> 01:40:05,080
 And let's face it, there's no way of sugarcoating these would be ugly losses

1573
01:40:05,080 --> 01:40:08,680
 if they lost to Ole Miss and LSU given how their season's gone.

1574
01:40:08,820 --> 01:40:12,220
 So, is it safe to say these are legitimate must-win games?

1575
01:40:13,200 --> 01:40:13,980
 Absolutely must-win.

1576
01:40:14,040 --> 01:40:16,340
 If you lose either of these games, you're probably looking at it.

1577
01:40:16,340 --> 01:40:20,240
 You have to beat Alabama on the road to have a shot to make the NCAA tournament.

1578
01:40:20,560 --> 01:40:21,900
 So, yeah, I mean, this is huge.

1579
01:40:22,000 --> 01:40:25,120
 I mean, either one of these losses would be the worst one Auburn's had all year.

1580
01:40:25,520 --> 01:40:27,200
 And here's the big thing for Auburn.

1581
01:40:27,940 --> 01:40:30,780
 People will look at their record and be like, how's this team going to the tournament?

1582
01:40:30,900 --> 01:40:33,220
 How's this team still widely projected to make the field?

1583
01:40:33,600 --> 01:40:36,160
 Well, they played the toughest schedule in college basketball this season,

1584
01:40:36,420 --> 01:40:41,460
 and they have the toughest schedule, or the most, I'm sorry,

1585
01:40:41,540 --> 01:40:44,760
 the most quad one games that anybody's had in the country.

1586
01:40:44,860 --> 01:40:45,920
 And that's really helping them out.

1587
01:40:46,000 --> 01:40:47,340
 Not all records are created equal.

1588
01:40:47,780 --> 01:40:50,460
 The other thing that Auburn has is they don't really have a terrible loss.

1589
01:40:50,700 --> 01:40:52,080
 State is the closest to it.

1590
01:40:52,220 --> 01:40:55,940
 State and Oklahoma are these two not great losses that they've had.

1591
01:40:56,320 --> 01:40:58,880
 But they haven't had a really, really bad one at home

1592
01:40:58,880 --> 01:41:00,840
 and haven't had a really bad one overall.

1593
01:41:01,100 --> 01:41:03,960
 So, if you can keep it clean in these other games

1594
01:41:03,960 --> 01:41:06,820
 and just grind it through your quad one games,

1595
01:41:06,860 --> 01:41:09,260
 you have a shot to make the tournament year in and year out.

1596
01:41:09,320 --> 01:41:10,260
 And you've got some good wins.

1597
01:41:10,540 --> 01:41:13,700
 Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, St. John, 50 State.

1598
01:41:14,880 --> 01:41:18,080
 But you don't want to have a hole getting blown right through your resume

1599
01:41:18,080 --> 01:41:19,720
 if you lose that game.

1600
01:41:19,960 --> 01:41:22,440
 So, you know, the schedule's been tough.

1601
01:41:22,840 --> 01:41:24,400
 You've also been able to take care of business.

1602
01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:26,680
 You've got to keep both of those things up down the stretch.

1603
01:41:26,840 --> 01:41:28,220
 So, yeah, I mean, must win.

1604
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:32,200
 Tomorrow night against Ole Miss is a quad three game

1605
01:41:32,200 --> 01:41:34,480
 because Ole Miss has lost ten straight.

1606
01:41:34,760 --> 01:41:38,220
 It's funny, Auburn, when Auburn played Ole Miss the first time,

1607
01:41:38,700 --> 01:41:39,920
 Ole Miss had won three straight.

1608
01:41:40,580 --> 01:41:42,140
 Ole Miss has not won a game since then.

1609
01:41:42,780 --> 01:41:46,440
 So, yeah, you've got to go out there and take care of business tomorrow night.

1610
01:41:46,540 --> 01:41:48,980
 And then advance to the next one against LSU.

1611
01:41:50,080 --> 01:41:54,080
 Yeah, Ole Miss lost LSU earlier this week in double overtime.

1612
01:41:54,960 --> 01:41:55,680
 They had the lead.

1613
01:41:55,760 --> 01:42:00,000
 Chris Beard hasn't forgotten how to coach a basketball team.

1614
01:42:00,080 --> 01:42:01,460
 But they've had a tough year.

1615
01:42:01,900 --> 01:42:06,520
 And as far as the Oklahoma game is concerned, it's the same story.

1616
01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:11,780
 The sixth or seventh first, Oklahoma just went nuts hitting threes.

1617
01:42:12,360 --> 01:42:17,240
 Auburn now, a team, I believe there have been six or seven teams in the SEC

1618
01:42:17,240 --> 01:42:23,260
 who have shot 43% or better from the three-point line against Auburn.

1619
01:42:24,460 --> 01:42:27,200
 Yeah, I mean, it's their biggest flaw for sure.

1620
01:42:27,500 --> 01:42:29,780
 And there's no consistency with it, you know.

1621
01:42:30,280 --> 01:42:32,020
 You can't sit there and say, well, they're not defending threes

1622
01:42:32,020 --> 01:42:34,480
 because they do this or they don't do this.

1623
01:42:34,640 --> 01:42:38,340
 Some of everything, when they beat Kentucky last Saturday,

1624
01:42:38,980 --> 01:42:40,560
 they did a really good job of playing defense.

1625
01:42:40,740 --> 01:42:41,900
 They won that game with defense.

1626
01:42:42,580 --> 01:42:44,920
 They played pretty poorly on defense against Oklahoma.

1627
01:42:45,180 --> 01:42:47,100
 Here's an interesting stat for you.

1628
01:42:47,140 --> 01:42:50,240
 If you look at offensive efficiency this season,

1629
01:42:50,240 --> 01:42:56,640
 when the other team is at 120 or below, Auburn is 5-0 in SEC play.

1630
01:42:57,100 --> 01:43:01,400
 When they're above that, so when their offense is above 120 in offensive rating,

1631
01:43:01,760 --> 01:43:04,080
 Auburn is 1-9 in SEC play.

1632
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:06,000
 You've got to defend to win.

1633
01:43:06,120 --> 01:43:09,340
 We've seen this Auburn team lose games where they've scored a lot of points

1634
01:43:09,340 --> 01:43:10,940
 and they've shot hit their shots.

1635
01:43:11,460 --> 01:43:13,880
 We haven't really seen, outside of the Texas game this year,

1636
01:43:14,360 --> 01:43:17,320
 we have not seen Auburn really win a game where they didn't play solid defense.

1637
01:43:17,560 --> 01:43:19,540
 So you've got to bring that to the table.

1638
01:43:20,040 --> 01:43:22,960
 That's where it gets interesting on Saturday against Ole Miss.

1639
01:43:23,060 --> 01:43:25,400
 Ole Miss is a team that shoots very well from deep,

1640
01:43:25,660 --> 01:43:27,200
 but they have capable shooters.

1641
01:43:28,580 --> 01:43:32,220
 You know, Camerdeen's coming off a big game for them at the point guard spot.

1642
01:43:32,220 --> 01:43:36,480
 Malik Dia is a really good shooter and scorer from the four-man spot.

1643
01:43:37,380 --> 01:43:40,120
 And then A.J. Store will take about 30 shots a game,

1644
01:43:40,260 --> 01:43:41,580
 so you've got to be ready for him.

1645
01:43:41,700 --> 01:43:45,100
 When Auburn beat Ole Miss earlier this season on the road,

1646
01:43:45,620 --> 01:43:48,100
 Auburn only hit two threes that entire game,

1647
01:43:48,760 --> 01:43:50,980
 but they were able to win because they played really good defense.

1648
01:43:51,320 --> 01:43:52,680
 You've got to bring that to the table tomorrow,

1649
01:43:52,760 --> 01:43:55,180
 because Ole Miss, they have nothing to lose.

1650
01:43:55,380 --> 01:43:58,420
 They're just going to go out there and chuck up a bunch of shots.

1651
01:43:58,700 --> 01:44:00,020
 So you've got to go out there and defend.

1652
01:44:02,340 --> 01:44:07,160
 Justin, obviously, it's one thing for the Jimmys and Joes to do their things,

1653
01:44:07,260 --> 01:44:08,580
 and the coaches do their X and O's,

1654
01:44:08,660 --> 01:44:10,960
 but what about the other factor, the intangible?

1655
01:44:11,100 --> 01:44:12,520
 Where's this team between the ears?

1656
01:44:12,660 --> 01:44:16,640
 Because let's face it, you come to that crossroads where you say,

1657
01:44:16,760 --> 01:44:19,960
 our backs are up against the wall, we've got to go out, there's no tomorrow,

1658
01:44:20,140 --> 01:44:24,240
 or you can say, we're disappointed, we're going to go out and put forth an effort,

1659
01:44:24,520 --> 01:44:27,500
 but you're closer to the team than we are.

1660
01:44:27,580 --> 01:44:29,740
 A lot of times, you can have all the talent in the world,

1661
01:44:30,100 --> 01:44:32,200
 but it's not necessarily between the stripes.

1662
01:44:32,320 --> 01:44:34,540
 Sometimes it's what is going on between the ears.

1663
01:44:34,640 --> 01:44:36,780
 Where's this team from that standpoint coming in?

1664
01:44:37,680 --> 01:44:41,400
 Well, I mean, this is definitely a really challenging time for any team, right,

1665
01:44:41,480 --> 01:44:45,520
 to have this many losses, you know, down the stretch.

1666
01:44:46,300 --> 01:44:49,480
 I will say this one thing about this team is they've been pretty resilient this year.

1667
01:44:49,640 --> 01:44:51,740
 When they've lost, they've been able to bounce back.

1668
01:44:52,160 --> 01:44:55,240
 We just talked to Steven Pearl a little while ago, and he said, you know,

1669
01:44:55,260 --> 01:44:58,580
 yesterday they get into the film room from the Oklahoma game,

1670
01:44:58,780 --> 01:45:03,480
 and they, I mean, he lit into them and just tore up with all the problems they had.

1671
01:45:04,120 --> 01:45:06,980
 And he said he felt like the team really responded well to it,

1672
01:45:07,360 --> 01:45:10,040
 got out, had a great practice, they're on the practice floor right now,

1673
01:45:10,300 --> 01:45:10,940
 a lot of energy.

1674
01:45:11,120 --> 01:45:15,160
 So I think the resiliency and the bounce back, this team's got it.

1675
01:45:15,160 --> 01:45:19,720
 You know, you don't start one and three in SEC play and then go beat Florida on the road

1676
01:45:19,720 --> 01:45:23,580
 if you don't have some toughness about you, some mental toughness.

1677
01:45:24,160 --> 01:45:27,020
 But, you know, it gets tested every single night.

1678
01:45:27,120 --> 01:45:31,220
 And so I think the big thing for Auburn is that they've got to be hyper-focused

1679
01:45:31,220 --> 01:45:32,760
 in these next two games.

1680
01:45:33,260 --> 01:45:34,140
 You've got to win.

1681
01:45:34,520 --> 01:45:35,380
 You've got to defend.

1682
01:45:35,900 --> 01:45:39,440
 And you've got to play hard for your 40 minutes, like your life depended on it,

1683
01:45:39,440 --> 01:45:40,460
 because it does.

1684
01:45:40,680 --> 01:45:43,620
 I mean, you lose any of these games, you're probably not making the tournament.

1685
01:45:43,840 --> 01:45:49,260
 So it's going to be a real test of Auburn's leadership and of their toughness.

1686
01:45:49,660 --> 01:45:52,360
 They've done a pretty good job of this this season through a lot of ups and downs.

1687
01:45:53,060 --> 01:45:57,780
 But, you know, you've got two more of those where you have to absolutely get it done.

1688
01:45:59,200 --> 01:46:02,840
 Keyshawn Hall, and we've talked about him, the good and the bad.

1689
01:46:03,180 --> 01:46:05,940
 One of the most explosive players in the SEC.

1690
01:46:07,080 --> 01:46:11,660
 He had three turnovers and then went to the bench with two early fouls.

1691
01:46:12,220 --> 01:46:17,900
 Second half, he scores 23 points, 11-11 from the free throw line.

1692
01:46:18,560 --> 01:46:21,060
 But he ended up the game with six turnovers.

1693
01:46:22,120 --> 01:46:25,580
 And, again, that's high for a point guard.

1694
01:46:25,760 --> 01:46:28,900
 And I know he plays basically two or three positions.

1695
01:46:29,340 --> 01:46:34,720
 But as good as he is when he's focused and playing well.

1696
01:46:35,120 --> 01:46:38,980
 But, again, you can't have a star player commit six turnovers.

1697
01:46:39,760 --> 01:46:40,740
 No, you can't.

1698
01:46:40,740 --> 01:46:45,080
 And he touches the ball way too much to be as sloppy as he was with his passing

1699
01:46:45,080 --> 01:46:49,620
 and his ball security against Oklahoma.

1700
01:46:50,600 --> 01:46:52,100
 You know, Auburn had its issues on defense.

1701
01:46:52,580 --> 01:46:58,500
 The last thing you need is to give them easier opportunities on the other end of the floor

1702
01:46:58,500 --> 01:47:00,040
 because you're turning the ball over.

1703
01:47:00,900 --> 01:47:02,260
 You've got to floor with it better.

1704
01:47:02,380 --> 01:47:07,400
 And I thought in this game you saw just really Auburn was stuck in first gear.

1705
01:47:07,780 --> 01:47:12,700
 Really stubborn offense where you would drive and not really either turn it over

1706
01:47:12,700 --> 01:47:18,000
 or get a shot up and it gets blocked or just you lost some of that flow

1707
01:47:18,000 --> 01:47:21,840
 because I think you were really stubborn through it with Keyshawn Hall.

1708
01:47:22,040 --> 01:47:25,300
 I thought Kevin Overton had a great game shooting the ball in that one.

1709
01:47:25,960 --> 01:47:28,900
 I think Auburn had some good catch and shoot opportunities and moved it around.

1710
01:47:29,160 --> 01:47:32,180
 But, yeah, I mean, if you're going to have the ball in your hands that much

1711
01:47:32,180 --> 01:47:35,280
 and you're going to go downhill as much as Keyshawn Hall does,

1712
01:47:35,700 --> 01:47:36,900
 you've got to be stronger with it.

1713
01:47:37,140 --> 01:47:38,800
 So he's had a few rough games in a row.

1714
01:47:39,380 --> 01:47:40,820
 Auburn's got to have him turn it around.

1715
01:47:41,300 --> 01:47:44,140
 And it's good to do – you know, they play Ole Miss tomorrow night.

1716
01:47:44,520 --> 01:47:49,580
 Ole Miss has been a team that fouls a lot, doesn't rebound really well,

1717
01:47:50,360 --> 01:47:54,660
 you know, has had a hard time shooting threes on the other end of the floor.

1718
01:47:55,200 --> 01:47:57,400
 This should be a good matchup for Keyshawn Hall to bounce back.

1719
01:47:57,480 --> 01:47:58,300
 You've just got to go do it.

1720
01:47:59,100 --> 01:48:00,400
 Yeah, I would think so.

1721
01:48:00,600 --> 01:48:05,100
 Well, once again, you will have it covered pre-game, post-game.

1722
01:48:05,420 --> 01:48:10,060
 Next time we turn around at some point, it's going to be Salation Sunday.

1723
01:48:10,320 --> 01:48:13,980
 And, oh, by the way, spring football practice is in our future, too.

1724
01:48:14,640 --> 01:48:18,340
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1725
01:48:19,820 --> 01:48:21,520
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1726
01:48:21,600 --> 01:48:23,180
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1727
01:48:23,980 --> 01:48:25,300
 Yep, auburnobserver.com.

1728
01:48:25,380 --> 01:48:25,920
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1729
01:48:26,100 --> 01:48:29,400
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1730
01:48:29,660 --> 01:48:30,980
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1731
01:48:31,040 --> 01:48:32,020
 A lot of basketball today.

1732
01:48:32,160 --> 01:48:32,760
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1733
01:48:33,220 --> 01:48:36,900
 A lot of big-picture stuff with Auburn basketball podcasts as well.

1734
01:48:37,120 --> 01:48:39,800
 We'll preview the Ole Miss game tomorrow morning on the newsletter.

1735
01:48:39,980 --> 01:48:43,740
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1736
01:48:43,900 --> 01:48:46,040
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1737
01:48:46,220 --> 01:48:47,980
 Everything we need to get sent to your email inbox.

1738
01:48:48,380 --> 01:48:51,040
 We'll do a ton of basketball here down the stretch of the season.

1739
01:48:51,660 --> 01:48:54,420
 And, like you said, we've got spring football right around the corner as well.

1740
01:48:54,520 --> 01:48:55,820
 So, it's a really, really busy time.

1741
01:48:56,340 --> 01:48:57,300
 Get on board with us.

1742
01:48:58,040 --> 01:48:58,860
 Sounds great, Justin.

1743
01:48:58,860 --> 01:49:00,000
 Listen, man, thanks for your time, Dan.

1744
01:49:00,020 --> 01:49:01,100
 Have a great weekend, all right?

1745
01:49:01,900 --> 01:49:02,300
 No, too.

1746
01:49:02,360 --> 01:49:02,640
 Thank you.

1747
01:49:03,200 --> 01:49:03,740
 Thank you, Justin.

1748
01:49:03,740 --> 01:49:05,280
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1749
01:49:05,280 --> 01:49:08,280
 It's going to be a busy weekend.

1750
01:49:08,720 --> 01:49:12,480
 UNA, the men closed out their regular season tonight

1751
01:49:12,480 --> 01:49:15,340
 against, or this weekend, I should say, against West Georgia.

1752
01:49:15,340 --> 01:49:18,040
 The women closed out senior night tonight

1753
01:49:18,040 --> 01:49:21,400
 as far as the regular season here at CB&S Bank Arena

1754
01:49:21,400 --> 01:49:22,860
 also against West Georgia.

1755
01:49:22,920 --> 01:49:25,420
 And then coming up tomorrow, baby, and Sunday,

1756
01:49:25,480 --> 01:49:27,340
 it's going to be busy times here on 93.9.

1757
01:49:27,360 --> 01:49:30,500
 The score, the Braves and O's at 11.55 tomorrow morning.

1758
01:49:30,620 --> 01:49:32,660
 Alabama, Tennessee, four tomorrow afternoon.

1759
01:49:32,800 --> 01:49:35,420
 Then on Sunday, the Bama women taking on Texas.

1760
01:49:35,620 --> 01:49:38,420
 10.45, the Brunt Special with a free game.

1761
01:49:38,760 --> 01:49:40,800
 And then Bama Baseball with Houston at 2.55.

1762
01:49:41,060 --> 01:49:42,600
 And that's not even before we get in.

1763
01:49:43,020 --> 01:49:44,740
 It's going to be a busy week next week

1764
01:49:44,740 --> 01:49:46,580
 with some of our neighbors at the state tournament, BB.

1765
01:49:47,320 --> 01:49:50,940
 In fact, Tuesday at 10.30, Lauderdale County boys

1766
01:49:50,940 --> 01:49:52,080
 are going to be there.

1767
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:56,360
 Next week is going to be the women's SEC basketball tournament

1768
01:49:56,360 --> 01:49:57,520
 with Alabama.

1769
01:49:57,720 --> 01:49:58,620
 They've got Texas.

1770
01:49:59,160 --> 01:50:00,920
 We lost to Vanderbilt last night.

1771
01:50:01,020 --> 01:50:03,160
 They've got Texas coming up Sunday.

1772
01:50:03,320 --> 01:50:05,300
 And as you mentioned, UNA at West Georgia.

1773
01:50:05,300 --> 01:50:08,440
 That tip-off will be tomorrow at 1 o'clock.

1774
01:50:08,680 --> 01:50:12,660
 The Lions now locked into the 12th seed in the A-Sun tournament.

1775
01:50:12,900 --> 01:50:14,020
 It's going to be interesting speaking to see

1776
01:50:14,020 --> 01:50:16,560
 to see where the Bama women are in the SEC tournament.

1777
01:50:17,180 --> 01:50:18,500
 I'm guessing eight or nine.

1778
01:50:18,760 --> 01:50:20,820
 We'll know more after this weekend.

1779
01:50:21,460 --> 01:50:24,300
 And speaking of which, have a good one, have a safe one,

1780
01:50:24,360 --> 01:50:25,640
 and thank you for your time today.

1781
01:50:25,760 --> 01:50:28,400
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1782
01:50:28,820 --> 01:50:30,700
 Harold Boggs, thank you so much for your time today.

1783
01:50:30,760 --> 01:50:32,440
 Let's do it again Monday, noon to two,

1784
01:50:32,440 --> 01:50:35,960
 for the Bama Bug Show, back here on Sports Radio 939, The Score.