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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 Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in to Chapter One of the March to Madness. Good afternoon. Welcome in. How are you? And would you agree something feels different about the world today than when we last got together on Friday? How are you?

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 Well, it's turned February's turn to March, which is always a good thing. Always means that March Madness is on our doorstep. Alabama rallies to beat Tennessee in the final minute.

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 In Rocky Top and Ole Miss damages Auburn's hopes for the NCAA tournament.

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 Zach Pounders of the Shoals Sports Report will preview the four remaining Shoals teams

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 in the final four in Birmingham this week. Adam is here right now to preview the last week

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 of SEC basketball regular season.

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 Put another way, bittersweet. Always fun to get to the postseason, but it also means,

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 as they say, the end is near for the round balls. Adam Spencer is busy there.

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 It's Saturday down south. Adam, welcome in to the Monday after. How are you?

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 I'm doing great, guys. How are you?

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 Are you ready for a little March Madness, Adam?

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 Oh, you know it. It's the best time of the year. Selection Sunday, two weeks away.

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 So, you know, love filling out those brackets. You know, I'm a one-bracket guy.

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 You know, I'll enter multiple contests, but just one bracket.

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 So, I don't know how everybody else does it, but that's the right way to do it, I'll say.

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 I'll tell you how some of them do it with a pencil with a bigger eraser.

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 We used to play in charity golf tournaments another life, and ironically, a team that was

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 always there on the course with us, they always won, and then we found out they kept score

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 with a pencil with an eraser. Somehow, they rallied. They'd always ask you what's your score,

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 and I don't know how it always worked. They were consistent. They always beat you by at least

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 one stroke, but Adam, your thoughts coming into this. Let's start with Alabama.

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 What kind of adjective do you use with this team? It seems like the key to them is to fall

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 behind by a dozen points or so, and then come roaring back. Go ahead and concede the first

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 part of the game, and then the final moments of the game, here comes the Phylon show.

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 Your thoughts about this team and a place that's always tough to win, especially when you get

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 but it doesn't matter. It's who wins in the end. Your thoughts about the showdown on Rocky Top.

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 Yeah, I mean, credit to Phylon there. He was so clutch down the stretch. I mean, we've seen that a

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 yeah, I mean, yeah, he got going down late, you know, right sell did enough to keep him in it, you know, going six for nine from three. So, I mean, he, you know, credit to him for, you know, on a night when Amari Allen didn't have it on a day when, you know, Aiden Holloway wasn't at, wasn't at his best. You know, he made a lot of his shots. He just didn't really get a lot of his shots. He did a good job, you know, kind of shutting him down. So, uh, you know, credit to, uh,

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 right sell to, and then, uh, you know, Phylon coming off the bench with a spark provided a lot of energy. He was still fresh late. You know, there were some concerns about his, uh, cramping and conditioning earlier in the year. Nate Oates was getting frustrated, but that seems to be a thing in the past. And, uh, you know, he looks like a lottery pick right now.

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 Yeah. Nate, amen going out with a knee injury. Um, hopefully he is doing better. I've, I believe he is, but that was a big key in the game. Uh, but Tennessee's one of the best, uh, if not the best offensive rebounding teams in the country, Tennessee completely dominated play in the first half, but you said it right. So it kept them in the game.

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 They began to match Tennessee's physicality more, uh, and particularly in the last 10 minutes and just whittled the thing away, uh, toward the end.

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 And then, uh, uh, Phylon came on, as you mentioned, uh, Bama now in second, they still got Georgia, a tricky game tomorrow in Athens and finished with Auburn.

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 Uh, do you think Alabama finishes second by the time we get to this time next week?

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 Honestly, the dayday man, I hope he can come back, but the reason that they're so good at offensive rebounding is because they have so much practice at it. They can't make shots.

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 You know, Alabama does not share any letters with the word defense. And, uh, that's, you know, so, you know, Tennessee going 38% from the floor, 10 to 20, or, you know, they shot four of 18 from three. Like, why can Rick Barnes teams never make shots?

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 Like, I know you have one scorer. They've had Dalton connect. They had, uh, they had, uh, Chaz last year. They had, uh, now this year they have Nate in it. They always have one elite scorer, but if they don't have that guy, they're just completely lost. Like, it's just so frustrating to watch time and time again.

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 You know, Jacoby Gillespie, you know, he had 26 points, but you look at the numbers, you know, three for 10 from three. That's not great. Nine for 23 overall. Like these guys just can't make shots. And at some point you have to look at your offensive system and say, like, this is consistent. We consistently have a great defense, which is a sign of great coaching, but we always have an offense that gets mired down in the mud and can't eat. Like if you can't put up 80 points on Alabama, you have to go back to the drawing board and figure out, even if you don't have your best player, you have to go back to the drawing board and just

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 Yeah. It's kind of hard for a bird to fly with one wing. Is it not? So if you've got one, only one trick pony, it's kind of hard to keep flying. Adam Spencer, Saturday down South. You mentioned the Auburn Tigers. Uh, well, your thoughts about what happened over the weekend. This is a team that they lost to on their home court. That was riding what a 10 game losing streak. And it couldn't have come at a worse time. As far as the optics heading into selection Sunday, Adam, how much damage did Ole Miss deliver

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 Yeah, I think it has to be considered, you know, a death blow here. You know, I just don't see the, I know the bracketologists love Auburn, but you can't put a 15 and 14 team. I mean, you know, if they lose at Alabama, that's 15 losses before we even get to the SEC tournament. And then you would assume a 16th loss if they run into, if they don't win the SEC tournament. So you can't put a team with 16 losses into the NCAA tournament. I don't care who you play. I don't

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 care if you played, you know, the 1996 Chicago Bulls 12 times in your non-conference schedule. You just

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 can't put those guys, you can't put them into the tournament. This isn't a tournament team

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 this year. They have a lot of stuff going on that they have to figure out. They can't close

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 out games. And, uh, you know, it doesn't seem like, it seems like there's some frustration

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 with Hall, their leading scorer. So, I mean, they've got a lot to figure out. And, uh, you know, this

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 was a tough ask for Steven Pearl in his first year, uh, you know, taking over as the head

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 guy with that short notice. But, uh, yeah, I, I just hope that, you know, I know Lunardi

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 still had him in his bracketology, but it's just like, come on, man, like, let's be real.

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 Adam, that's the point. Sooner or later, the bad losses offset the good wins. They've lost

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 to teams that are tied for 12th. Mississippi State and Oklahoma 14th. Uh, in the bad loss,

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 all losses are just really overwhelming that the Gators continue to roll. Uh, they beat

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 Arkansas, uh, uh, easily. And then the two coaches got into a little, Adam, about 17 minutes

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 just very competitive. Adam, your thoughts on the Gator win in the dust up on the sidelines?

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 uh, you know, one of the worst losses he's suffered as a head coach. So, uh, no, of course

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 he's frustrated. Um, you know, Todd Golden, you know, was fired up about this team. Why

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 they've, uh, completely flipped that and they've let, uh, you know, Tommy Hawk and Alex Condon

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 struggling early in the year when the Gators started five and four. So now they're coming

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 Adam Spencer, Saturday down South. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, John Calipari's old team

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 had a better weekend, Kentucky knocking off Vanderbilt, 91 77. Where do you put this

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 to show up. And so that makes me really nervous going into tournament play when that, you know,

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 win it all. So I just think that that's going to be a tough for this team to lock in because

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 Tell us about your Missouri Tigers. They beat Mississippi State, Hanley 88 to 64. And once

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 to potentially face, uh, one seed in round two, but, uh, you know, it is what it is.

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 Speaking of eight or nine, how many SEC teams do you foresee making the tournament

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 I think it's going to be a nine or 10, you know, I think that, uh, it's possible.

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 I think, uh, Texas A&M is still hanging around there that they need to probably have a good

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 That was, that was a tough loss for, uh, Bucky McMillan company, but, uh, yeah, I do think

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 that they have a chance to, uh, to close out on a little bit of a hot streak here.

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 They've got, uh, you know, they, they can, they can win these last couple of games.

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 I forget who they play right now, but they, they've got a fairly manageable schedule.

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 They take on Alabama and the SEC women's basketball tournaments, number 11 versus number 14.

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 Are you ready for the late date Wednesday night, the women's SEC basketball tournament?

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 Uh, I'll be watching the SEC women's tournament, but not for my alma mater.

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 Um, uh, wish that, uh, we could sign her back with, uh, some of the denial money.

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 So, uh, yeah, I'll be watching the tournament, but, uh, not, I don't expect Mizzou to be around for very long.

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 It is really a fun time.

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 Uh, should know a little bit more about how many teams are going in by the end of the week.

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 Where can we get everything with you and in the team online?

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 And, uh, I'm about to publish some, uh, some bracketology from our experts at, uh, Saturdaydownsouth.com.

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 Starting to feel like baseball out there.

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 Listen, man, Adam, as always good to kick off the week.

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 ACC women's basketball tournament, uh, gets rocking and rolling at 10 o'clock hour time.

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 Wednesday, Kentucky, Arkansas, followed by Florida, Mississippi state game three at five.

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 The Auburn women take on Texas A&M and the aforementioned Bama women taking on Mizzou.

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 Here are postgame thoughts from Nate Oates following the dramatic come-from-behind win on Saturday at Tennessee.

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 It was, I think, somewhere in the neighborhood of 130 to 40 high schools in the entire coverage area.

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 I guess, for lack of a better way of putting it, the survivors will still have a chance to bring a blue mount back to town.

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 I'll start with the first game tomorrow at Birmingham, Martial, St. James, girls.

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 This is arguably the 3A state championship game for the girls.

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 it was going to be a championship game in the Final Four before the championship game is really on Friday.

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 had L.C. down by 18 in the third quarter and wound up losing the L.C.

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 Martial is there with a shot at bringing back an ever-growing, crowded trophy room from the state championship games.

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 What does that mean just from a confidence standpoint?

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 Yeah, I got to talk to Coach Rutherford after the game on last Tuesday night, and she said about Bale, that was the first time they had to play with her in foul trouble all season.

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 Coach Rutherford basically said she'd know what to do, but they rolled her in offense defense and let her go offense defense.

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 It's better to give it two points than to get a fifth foul trying to go for a block shot or whatever.

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 And Leah Saltman had that kind of basketball IQ, and she's played a ton of basketball as well, Bale has already.

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 So, high IQ player as well, not Julius, a big physical player, but high IQ as well to have four fouls of students to play and still play the most of the whole quarter.

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 Mia Humphrey scored 16 and grabbed eight rebounds against Lauderdale County.

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 You had a very good preview of all four of the show's teams, and St. James' ransom is quite impressive.

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 31-4 with wins over Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa, Moody, Trinity, Montgomery Catholic, as you mentioned, who Waterloo County came back to beat last year.

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 Their losses, but it also was impressive.

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 Hoover, the Hazel Green Dynasty in Scottsboro.

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 St. James is a pretty good team.

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 Yeah, St. James, Scottsboro is one of the losses by 22 points.

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 But Scottsboro could also be here at the state as well, just as easy as Goernsville is.

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 And they also beat Trinity, the 4-8 champion from last year.

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 They beat the 7-8 Auburn, who's at the Final Four.

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 And just an impressive resume.

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 And going out and playing in competition, they have an out-of-state loss to River Ridge, Georgia.

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 Don't know a whole lot on them, but their record is 22-7, so a solid team as well.

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 So, a very impressive resume for both teams.

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 West Morgan and Marion County.

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 Marion County is a 1-8 finalist.

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 They won this morning, 38th state.

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 Dashler made the 6th team.

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 West Morgan on the 6th team.

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 It's going to be a battle in that first game.

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 Jack Pounder, Show Sports Report.

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 I would imagine the town of Red Bay is pretty much empty.

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 Red Bay and Lafayette, your thoughts about that showdown?

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 Yeah, Red Bay, Lafayette.

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 Red Bay had them in here a whole lot on the boys' side, but they will travel well.

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 And, at this point, it comes down to making shots and trying to not make it too big for yourself once you're down there.

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 Lafayette, not too familiar with them, but once you get to this stage, everybody's good.

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 You're not going to play a slouch team or a team that should be there at this point.

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 We talked to Brian Pounders last week to get the lowdown on Densler.

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 They're certainly excited to be back.

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 They're sick of time in three years.

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 They've won 13, 14 games.

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 Gary Reed, we've talked about with you about football.

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 I mean, again, he's one of the best triathletes I have ever seen in the game.

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 I believe he scored five of the last seven games.

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 He scored 30 points there.

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 Fairfield is good.

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 A kid by the name of Milton Jones is there, 6'5".

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 Senior guard, he scored 30 points, beating Montgomery Catholic.

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 Your thoughts on Densler.

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 It's not just for Gary Reed.

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 They've got a good team, too.

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 Your thoughts on Garrett and Fairfield tomorrow?

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 Sorry, Fairfield, their losses, they have 10 losses this year.

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 So far, it's Gadsden City, Oxford, Bob Jones, Miner, Shades Valley, Winona,

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 Major Edmonton, all bigger schools, but they're also on Hot Street right now as well.

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 And this is a Fairfield team that's been here before.

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 They won 5A two years ago.

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 They were in 4A last year.

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 They made the semis, lost to plenty of the eventual champion last year.

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 And it's going to be a battle, but Dexter with two years ago as well.

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 Most of this team was here two years ago.

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 They may not have played two years ago, but they were at least here.

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 Garrett played in that game.

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 I think Jalen Thurkle played in that game as well two years ago.

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 But also, every issue, Jalen Thurkle, Jay Murner, Garrett Reed, Dylan Morgan,

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 and maybe one or two more, were on baseball, football teams that made these playoff runs.

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 And baseball won state last year with Jay and Garrett.

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 And Everett has two individual tennis championships.

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 He was on the runner-up team last year for the state team.

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 So when it comes to big moments, they're not familiar with it.

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 They're familiar with it.

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 They've been here before.

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 Nothing you forget for.

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 And they're probably the least lucky team to be here for the show teams.

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 I think if you ask anybody in January, if Dexter gets to the state,

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 a lot of people would have said no.

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 Even as far as February 1st, a lot of people would have said no because of Brooks.

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 However, the way the draw has worked, Brooks got Westmore in the first game.

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 Dexter got East Lawrence.

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 Both kind of caught the short end of the stick.

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 And Dexter found a way to beat Westmore again.

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 Jalen Thurkle stepped up and had four of the last five points.

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 The other night had his four straight to tie it.

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 And then Garrett Reed had to steal and free throw to go ahead by one.

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 And then Jalen Thurkle came up big again with the block at the end of the game as well

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 to hold off Westmore.

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 Yes, tomorrow morning, right after Morris Hill,

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 Lauderdale County boys take the court.

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 It's an odd time when the Lauderdale County boys get to stay and the girls don't in the same year.

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 But Montgomery Academy lost a lot of sides from last year.

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 They were about the only team that could match Morris Hill sides

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 and helped them beat Morris Hill last year.

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 Lost a lot of sides, though.

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 They have a lot of impressive wins this year so far.

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 It's 26-7.

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 However, at this point, no, that matters.

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 All that matters is hitting your shot.

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 And like Coach Owen said, Lauderdale County is one of those teams.

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 If they see the ball go in early, they're going to get better shots the whole game because of that.

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 Great point about Dexter.

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 They've got so many guys on that basketball team who've won in other sports.

408
00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:16,400
 When you've been there before, it really helps when you get to this stage.

409
00:30:16,980 --> 00:30:21,740
 And I know most of these teams that are playing this week have been there before,

410
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 and it really does help.

411
00:30:23,700 --> 00:30:24,420
 Great stuff.

412
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 I certainly recommend our listeners get online and get your preview for all the teams.

413
00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,180
 And I know you're going to be following the games.

414
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 Red Bay, of course, this afternoon, then the other three tomorrow.

415
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 You'll have the latest, may even have a videocast podcast.

416
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 Where can we get online and get all your great coverage?

417
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 Yeah, we'll be live either tomorrow night, late after the games, or Wednesday, some point, Wednesday, some, what you're in the day, to recap tomorrow's games.

418
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 And that'll be on Facebook, Shoals, Sports Report, or Twitter, at lowercase, at lowercase, S-H-O-A-L-S-P-O-R-T-S.

419
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 Sounds crazy, Dave.

420
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 Listen, man, keep up the good work.

421
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 Thanks so much for your time today.

422
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 Thank you, bud.

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536
00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:56,080
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537
00:36:56,140 --> 00:36:57,240
 Happy Monday to you.

538
00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:57,880
 How are you?

539
00:36:59,000 --> 00:36:59,400
 Hey, guys.

540
00:36:59,480 --> 00:36:59,840
 Doing great.

541
00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:00,420
 How are we doing today?

542
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:00,720
 Good, good.

543
00:37:01,060 --> 00:37:02,100
 Yeah, we're doing fine.

544
00:37:02,260 --> 00:37:08,200
 It's safe to say, Andrew, Alabama fans come to you and say, I'm not even going to watch this team for the first half.

545
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,900
 Not even going to watch the first half, part of the second half.

546
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:16,980
 I'm just going to wait until they fall behind by about 12 or 13 points because I know the coffee's going to start percolating.

547
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 That's when I'm going to tune in.

548
00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:23,600
 This is not the first time they've fallen behind by double digits and come storming back.

549
00:37:24,140 --> 00:37:29,920
 But this one has to be a cherry on top because it's those hated guys from Tennessee on their home courts.

550
00:37:30,220 --> 00:37:33,920
 Andrew, where do you frame the latest chapter of this basketball team?

551
00:37:35,180 --> 00:37:41,260
 Well, it showed a lot for Alabama to be able to come back on the road against Tennessee,

552
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 especially against a team that has had their number here lately.

553
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:54,080
 And, you know, you kind of watched that first half thinking being down 12, the 16 offensive rebounds for Tennessee,

554
00:37:54,380 --> 00:37:59,600
 how is Alabama going to be able to fare a little bit better in that second half?

555
00:37:59,700 --> 00:38:05,920
 Now, you know, they were able to cut those offensive boards in half for Tennessee in that second half.

556
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:14,740
 And, you know, I was just, you know, really impressed, obviously, with kind of the grit and determination to get back into that game.

557
00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:21,260
 And, you know, I can't say enough about, you know, LeBaron Filon and the performance that he had.

558
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:25,060
 And, obviously, you know, several others, Aiden Sherell.

559
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:33,820
 I thought he, you know, he was outstanding in that home stretch, especially with, you know, with those rebounds and Latrell Wright.

560
00:38:33,820 --> 00:38:38,280
 So, I mean, it was just a, it was an impressive, impressive showing.

561
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:45,060
 And, man, now they have eight wins in a row and certainly have a chance to finish the season strong this week.

562
00:38:46,380 --> 00:38:53,480
 Absolutely, Rachel, as you noted, kept them in the game, ended up with 25 points there in Alabama.

563
00:38:54,380 --> 00:38:56,340
 When they had to, they played defense.

564
00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:00,320
 Again, defense has been optional in times for this team.

565
00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:04,000
 But when they lock in, they're obviously pretty good.

566
00:39:04,660 --> 00:39:06,700
 Let me ask you a little bit of recruiting.

567
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:11,640
 Your 2027 running back board is still very early.

568
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:21,020
 But, as you noted, Alabama's looking in particularly at two guys, Nigel Newkirk at Gainesville High School in Georgia.

569
00:39:21,020 --> 00:39:30,420
 If that sounds familiar, that's where Xavier Griffin and Jamari and Matthews, who transferred from the Spartan, came from.

570
00:39:30,980 --> 00:39:36,480
 1,500 yards, 20 touchdowns for 5'11", 195-pound running backs.

571
00:39:36,580 --> 00:39:37,420
 Pretty impressive.

572
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:44,240
 And then Trey Martin, a four-star from Franklin Parish High School in Louisiana.

573
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,480
 They're both very good prospects.

574
00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:48,500
 Andrew, your thoughts on them?

575
00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,860
 Yeah, it's kind of weird that we're already talking about this next class.

576
00:39:54,000 --> 00:40:02,820
 I mean, it just seems like yesterday when we were talking about Xavier Kroll as one of Alabama's top commitments in Mr. Football Award.

577
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 But, yeah, I think with Alabama, they certainly want to add more to it, to that running back room here in the future.

578
00:40:11,020 --> 00:40:13,800
 And, yeah, I think they are off to a good start.

579
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 I think they would like to go sort of like they did last year, where they were able to get a high-ranking player.

580
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:31,780
 And when we say high-ranking, it's more so guys that we expect are going to get, you know, high financial rev share offers from various schools.

581
00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,940
 And, yeah, you kind of hope to get at least one of those guys.

582
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 And then, you know, if you can, get a second guy.

583
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 But you're probably not going to be able to spend quite as much on those second players.

584
00:40:43,540 --> 00:40:48,680
 So, I think Alabama would certainly like to be able to get at least one of their top guys on board.

585
00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:56,720
 And Nigel Newkirk is, you know, a guy that transferred high schools, was at a smaller high school as a sophomore

586
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 and then transferred to Gainesville, Georgia as a junior.

587
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:06,820
 And, you know, I think there was a lot of eyes on him to kind of see how he was going to be able to do at that level,

588
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 class 5A in the state of Georgia and, you know, help guide his team to a state championship match.

589
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 And before they lost to Thomas County Central, who was one of the best teams in the state of Georgia last season, obviously.

590
00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:26,480
 But I think he has certainly become one of their top targets.

591
00:41:26,860 --> 00:41:30,400
 He's a top target for a lot of schools, Ohio State, Florida State.

592
00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:34,720
 And he's going to try to take, you know, a lot of visits this spring.

593
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,820
 But Alabama is going to get him back on campus.

594
00:41:36,820 --> 00:41:45,320
 Now, it doesn't hurt that Alabama has Jamarian Matthews and Xavier Griffin as true freshmen in Tuscaloosa

595
00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:51,100
 that are already recruiting him and, you know, certainly want him to join them at Alabama.

596
00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:58,220
 So that's certainly a guy that we're going to watch very closely as he's been recruited by the Alabama coaching staff

597
00:41:58,220 --> 00:42:04,680
 since last spring, got offered in June and took two or three visits to Alabama in the fall

598
00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:07,720
 and was at junior day in late January.

599
00:42:08,020 --> 00:42:10,220
 So he certainly has high interest there.

600
00:42:10,220 --> 00:42:21,040
 And then Trey Martin out of Louisiana, another kid that has really grown into one of the top running backs in the country.

601
00:42:21,380 --> 00:42:25,680
 LSU, you know, a lot of schools really pushing hard there for him.

602
00:42:26,340 --> 00:42:28,960
 Alabama is at the top of his list.

603
00:42:29,100 --> 00:42:34,980
 I think, you know, a lot of it has to do with the relationship that he's already built with Robert Gillespie,

604
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:36,040
 the running backs coach.

605
00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:42,240
 I mean, they've kind of been on him ever since they offered him in mid-fall

606
00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:45,880
 and, you know, really kind of talking to him just about every single day.

607
00:42:46,140 --> 00:42:52,340
 So, you know, those are really kind of two guys that they have, you know, really focused in on,

608
00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:55,800
 you know, really considered at the top of their list.

609
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,540
 And, you know, we'll see, you know, kind of how things go.

610
00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,080
 Obviously, things can change over the course of spring visits,

611
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:05,900
 and then you kind of get into June for summer official visits.

612
00:43:06,180 --> 00:43:08,220
 So, you know, there's a lot that can change.

613
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:15,060
 But as of right now, both of those guys have Alabama either at the top of their list or at least in the top two.

614
00:43:16,140 --> 00:43:21,260
 Stay tuned to Andrew Bone and the latest there at BamaOnline.com, part of the On3.com family.

615
00:43:21,380 --> 00:43:25,440
 Andrew, needless to say, this is going to be a very interesting spring in Tuscaloosa.

616
00:43:25,860 --> 00:43:34,200
 Pretty much this is DeBoer's team, his coaching staff, as far as who's that other guy that he inherited a job from,

617
00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:35,540
 as far as Saban's effect.

618
00:43:35,980 --> 00:43:36,900
 Andrew, where are you?

619
00:43:37,020 --> 00:43:42,060
 How comfortable are you with this team and this roster heading into spring?

620
00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:47,460
 And the reason I ask that, I think a lot of coaches, everybody says, well, Alabama's got a lot of question marks.

621
00:43:47,720 --> 00:43:51,460
 What team does it now in the modern NIL era and transfer era?

622
00:43:51,780 --> 00:43:57,440
 But back to Alabama, where are you as far as your comfort level with this roster and this coaching staff?

623
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:05,100
 Well, I think this spring and going into the fall is going to answer a lot of questions about, you know,

624
00:44:05,380 --> 00:44:12,580
 Kalen DeBoer and the direction of the program just because, you know, this is his team pretty much officially.

625
00:44:12,900 --> 00:44:18,900
 I mean, I think I counted less than 20, you know, players that are coming back this year.

626
00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:25,060
 You know, we're Saban-era guys, so you have, you know, the majority of your team.

627
00:44:25,220 --> 00:44:28,240
 We're all recruited specifically by Kalen DeBoer.

628
00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:34,760
 And so I'm really excited to kind of watch this spring, you know, a lot of new faces.

629
00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:41,640
 But there's a lot of different, you know, competitions that are happening outside of the defensive back room,

630
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:47,640
 which you're kind of, you know, looking to see who's going to be, you know, kind of that second wave of guys that they're going to rotate in.

631
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:54,100
 But you have new guys that, you know, pretty much every position or at least position battles that are ongoing.

632
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 You know, you have quarterback, running back, who's going to be the number one guys at those positions.

633
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 You know, wide receiver, obviously you have Ryan Williams and Lottie Brooks.

634
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 But who's going to solidify themselves as that, you know, third, fourth, and fifth option for Alabama?

635
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 I think you've got, you know, six or seven guys in there who are certainly going to compete.

636
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 You know, offensive line is, you have one returning starter.

637
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 And Michael Carroll, you bring in six offensive line transfers, plus you signed a junior college player,

638
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 there's technically seven transfers on the offensive front that are coming in that are going to be competing for four spots.

639
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 You know, in addition to guys who are returning to the team, like Casey Poe and Will Sanders,

640
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 you've got a really intriguing group of defensive linemen.

641
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 A lot of guys that have come in from other places, guys who have started, guys who have contributed and played a lot.

642
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 So, you know, who's going to be, you know, who's going to come in and make an impact there?

643
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 Are you going to have somebody on your team that's going to really kind of step up and be that guy?

644
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 I'm really encouraged by the depth on the defensive front, but you're also kind of, you know, still questioning who's going to be those, you know, really big impact players.

645
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 And are you going to have more than just two or three guys?

646
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 Are you going to have a good rotation that you can continue to swing in?

647
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 Because that's when Alabama's kind of been at their best.

648
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 We've seen, you know, seven, eight, nine defensive linemen that have been able to go into the game and have an impact.

649
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 And then, obviously, linebacker.

650
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 I mean, you're replacing your top three inside guys, your top three producers there with guys that were freshmen from last year's team.

651
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 They're moving into a sophomore role.

652
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 You've got QB Reese is a guy that I think, you know, could have a really good spring.

653
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 And then you also have Caleb Woodson transferring in from Virginia Tech.

654
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 So, really intrigued to kind of see, you know, how that room's going to shake out.

655
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 Now, are we going to get a list of these are the guys that are going to be starting game one at the end of the spring?

656
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 Probably not.

657
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 But, yeah, I think we'll at least maybe have a good idea based on, you know, comments from coaches who's going to go out there

658
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 and who's going to be kind of in that first rotation and then, obviously, who's going to, you know, have a good summer and then into fall camp.

659
00:47:32,340 --> 00:47:41,620
 So, you know, this is kind of the start of, you know, where is Alabama going to be and how good are they going to be, you know, heading into fall camp.

660
00:47:41,620 --> 00:47:48,100
 So, really excited to kind of see what this group of fresh faces, but also a lot of the, you know,

661
00:47:48,580 --> 00:47:56,360
 older faces that have been around the program for the last year or two, if they're going to be able to step up and, you know, make an impact.

662
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 Because, you know, they're going to be fighting for jobs, too, because they know that there are transfers that are coming in

663
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 that are trying to be the starter, be the guy.

664
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 And, you know, they certainly don't want to bypass the opportunity because there's wide-open competition really across the board.

665
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:15,260
 Good example that you touched on in an article last week.

666
00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:19,340
 Bones takes, make or break for three Alabama offensive veterans.

667
00:48:20,040 --> 00:48:22,780
 Kevin Riley, we've been talking about running back.

668
00:48:22,780 --> 00:48:30,580
 He showed some juice in a couple of games and then late in the season broke his jaw and then came back in the postseason.

669
00:48:31,240 --> 00:48:39,860
 Casey Poe from Lindale, Texas, got a new offensive line coach, an opportunity to impress these guys.

670
00:48:39,980 --> 00:48:44,100
 As you mentioned, Alabama added six offensive line transfers.

671
00:48:44,900 --> 00:48:48,340
 And even at receiver, a lot of people forgot about Rico Scott.

672
00:48:48,500 --> 00:48:52,540
 Well, he entered the transfer portal for a short period and then came back.

673
00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:56,960
 Ryan Williams and Jeremy Minard and Horton just kind of overshadowed them.

674
00:48:56,960 --> 00:49:05,480
 But he's got a chance, a good point, three guys who are familiar with the system, and it's a very important spring for them.

675
00:49:06,460 --> 00:49:07,320
 Yeah, no doubt.

676
00:49:07,460 --> 00:49:12,900
 And I'll have my three guys that I'm looking at on the defensive side of the ball tomorrow on them online.

677
00:49:13,140 --> 00:49:19,000
 But as far as the offensive guys, I mean, yeah, those are three guys that have been at Alabama for three years.

678
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 They're entering their third year in the program.

679
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:35,300
 So I didn't really focus on any of the transfers, you know, focus just on guys that were returning and certainly, you know, are trying to, you know, see more action, see the field, you know, earn a real role on the team.

680
00:49:35,460 --> 00:49:45,540
 I think with Kevin Riley, I mean, with Xavier Kroll coming in, you know, you still have A.K. Deer, Daniel Hill, where's he going to kind of fit in?

681
00:49:45,660 --> 00:49:52,720
 You know, we saw a few flashes that were good out of him last season, but, you know, is he going to be, you know, kind of fall behind?

682
00:49:52,940 --> 00:49:57,200
 Or is he going to have a bigger role this year, you know, maybe in the passing game?

683
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:07,900
 I was really kind of interested to see, you know, where he's at after the spring and then with Casey Poe, you know, very highly touted offensive lineman that was signed by, you know, the previous staff.

684
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:18,240
 And, you know, when he came in, I even said back in the day, you know, it was probably going to take him a couple years just because he had played tackle his entire high school career.

685
00:50:18,240 --> 00:50:30,920
 And he was planning that he was going to move inside, and that's kind of where he was when he got to Alabama and kind of moved around, worked in at guard, worked in at center last spring.

686
00:50:31,180 --> 00:50:38,460
 So, you know, is he going to, you know, potentially come into his own this spring and maybe take over a starting guard position?

687
00:50:38,460 --> 00:50:43,020
 And then we also mentioned Rico Scott.

688
00:50:43,620 --> 00:50:52,480
 You know, Rico, a lot of talk about him last offseason, you know, how well he was doing in practice, you know, going into fall camp.

689
00:50:52,580 --> 00:50:58,160
 I mean, that was, I think I remember the most buzz was coming from about him and Yonsei Pierre.

690
00:50:58,340 --> 00:51:04,280
 Well, Yonsei ended up having, obviously, an unbelievable season, and Rico just kind of fell behind.

691
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:07,700
 I don't even think he had 100 yards receiving last year.

692
00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:11,500
 Obviously, Alabama had some, you know, really talented receivers ahead of him.

693
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:19,900
 But, you know, does he slide into that third spot behind Ryan Williams and Lottie Brooks, or does he kind of fall behind?

694
00:51:20,100 --> 00:51:24,480
 You know, they brought in Noah Rogers from NC State, had a really good season.

695
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:31,100
 You know, I would expect Alabama won't see him on the field, but there's also some other really good receivers.

696
00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:34,280
 Derek Meadows, you have Cedarian Morgan who came in.

697
00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:41,560
 They signed a JUCO first-team All-American in Tyler Henderson as well from the Gulf Coast.

698
00:51:41,820 --> 00:51:52,540
 So there's going to be some really good competition, I think, as far as being that the 3-5 wide receiver on Alabama's team.

699
00:51:52,720 --> 00:51:56,280
 So I think that's going to be interesting to see how all that pans out.

700
00:51:56,280 --> 00:52:06,800
 Because I think most of us have a pretty good sense that Ryan Williams and Lottie Brooks are going to be on the field a decent amount

701
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:14,880
 and be starters within the system, but who's going to be, you know, kind of those next few guys that can also make an impact for your team.

702
00:52:16,660 --> 00:52:21,260
 Absolutely. Great stuff. Enjoyed the conversation as always.

703
00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:23,060
 I know you're going to be following recruiting.

704
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 One of the official visits coming up in May and June now.

705
00:52:27,940 --> 00:52:34,140
 And you'll have your make-or-break spring for three Alabama defensive veterans on tomorrow.

706
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 A.B., where can we get online and get all your great stuff and also buy the book?

707
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 Well, please come to BamaOnline.com. That's where all of our coverage is.

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 You can talk to us directly on the BOL message boards all day, every single day, but also read all of our content and coverage.

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 So go check us out at BamaOnline.com.

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 I was in Barnes & Noble just not too long ago.

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 I saw a copy there, which my son, who is four years old, pointed it out.

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716
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717
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 You are wise, my son.

718
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 Hey, listen, it's always good to hook up with you, Andrew.

719
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720
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 All right, guys, appreciate it.

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847
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 This Tuesday afternoon at 4.30 here on 93.9, The Score.

848
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856
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

857
01:00:43,200 --> 01:00:46,560
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

858
01:00:49,560 --> 01:00:52,080
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

859
01:00:52,460 --> 01:00:54,560
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide.

860
01:00:54,700 --> 01:00:57,660
 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

861
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:03,840
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

862
01:01:05,020 --> 01:01:06,880
 Welcome back to you in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

863
01:01:07,000 --> 01:01:08,580
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

864
01:01:08,660 --> 01:01:11,500
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

865
01:01:11,500 --> 01:01:16,780
 And while we're on a ride, why don't we take a trip all the way down to the Sunshine State, Florida, of course.

866
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:18,320
 Say hello to John Farrar.

867
01:01:18,380 --> 01:01:19,260
 He's got it all covered there.

868
01:01:19,380 --> 01:01:26,220
 CBS Sports Radio, 1420 WAOC and 1240 WFOY in a place called St. Augustine, Florida.

869
01:01:26,380 --> 01:01:30,300
 And also online at 965sports.com.

870
01:01:30,860 --> 01:01:32,340
 John, welcome in.

871
01:01:32,540 --> 01:01:40,580
 And is it true that John Calipari and Todd Golden are having crumpets, truffles, and a spot of tea together today?

872
01:01:40,580 --> 01:01:41,760
 Or is that just a rumor?

873
01:01:41,820 --> 01:01:42,360
 How are you?

874
01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:50,040
 Well, I think they went to Adams' ribs on Sunday afternoon to iron it out, guys, in Gainesville, Florida.

875
01:01:50,040 --> 01:01:57,020
 That's a famous place that's a famous place that our good friend Mark McCloud knows about, which is very good to give them a free endorsement here.

876
01:01:57,460 --> 01:02:05,720
 But I enjoyed that on Saturday night for a plethora of reasons, like most Gator fans in Northeast Florida.

877
01:02:05,720 --> 01:02:16,640
 But let's face it, guys, John Calipari has been on the other end of that most times in his career and has annoyed a lot of coaches.

878
01:02:16,640 --> 01:02:22,000
 And I thought it showed that Todd Golden wasn't going to back down no matter who's on the other bench.

879
01:02:22,560 --> 01:02:28,360
 And the Gator team, needless to say, ran Arkansas out of the building.

880
01:02:28,560 --> 01:02:30,420
 That was incredible Saturday night.

881
01:02:30,640 --> 01:02:33,360
 I thought that was going to be a close game, guys.

882
01:02:33,420 --> 01:02:34,080
 I really did.

883
01:02:34,300 --> 01:02:37,680
 This is why I don't gamble, because I would have been way off on that.

884
01:02:38,300 --> 01:02:41,460
 No way did I see a 34-point victory.

885
01:02:42,220 --> 01:02:45,840
 And Florida's trending towards the number one seed.

886
01:02:45,900 --> 01:02:47,440
 I don't know if they're going to get there.

887
01:02:47,440 --> 01:02:53,280
 I think they've got to win out or at least get to the SEC championship game and get a little bit of help.

888
01:02:53,840 --> 01:02:57,480
 But at worst, they're going to be a two seed now, from what it looks like.

889
01:02:57,920 --> 01:03:01,380
 And it's starting to come together at the right time.

890
01:03:01,560 --> 01:03:03,400
 They've got an eight-man rotation.

891
01:03:03,620 --> 01:03:09,500
 They're even getting contributions from Brown now, which they were not earlier in the year.

892
01:03:09,640 --> 01:03:11,820
 Everybody seems to have a defined role.

893
01:03:12,380 --> 01:03:17,140
 And I think it took Xavier and Lee about two months or so to figure it out at this level.

894
01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:19,300
 And how to play with this team.

895
01:03:19,820 --> 01:03:22,700
 Because he doesn't need to carry this team like he did Princeton.

896
01:03:22,920 --> 01:03:25,200
 He just has to be a contributor.

897
01:03:25,860 --> 01:03:27,780
 And I think he's found it now.

898
01:03:27,980 --> 01:03:32,520
 So, I think they're catching fire at the right time, guys, heading into March.

899
01:03:33,360 --> 01:03:36,520
 John, I hear what you say about this number one seed.

900
01:03:37,140 --> 01:03:42,340
 I mean, who's going to beat them outside the mid-1990s Chicago Bulls with a fellow named Jordan?

901
01:03:42,340 --> 01:03:46,500
 I mean, these guys, I mean, it's one thing to win.

902
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:50,460
 If you win by a bucket, maybe five points, even ten.

903
01:03:50,500 --> 01:03:51,280
 That's one thing.

904
01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:57,620
 But when you win, as you mentioned there, by over almost three dozen points against a pretty good Arkansas team,

905
01:03:57,900 --> 01:04:00,640
 I mean, it's all about peaking at the right time.

906
01:04:01,100 --> 01:04:02,940
 You saw last year's team that won it all.

907
01:04:03,060 --> 01:04:07,300
 Where is this team at this point compared to last year's team at that point?

908
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:14,060
 This team is more reliant on the frontcourt than the backcourt at this point.

909
01:04:14,840 --> 01:04:18,460
 And the main difference to me, guys, which will be interesting in the tournament,

910
01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:26,540
 Walter Clayton, if the game came down to the end and you needed a shot, was going to be the guy to shoot the ball.

911
01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:32,560
 On this team, I think it's probably Thomas Houck, if they can get it to him.

912
01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:36,180
 And if not, believe it or not, Clavcar off the bench.

913
01:04:36,180 --> 01:04:38,140
 He was clearly their best three-point shooter.

914
01:04:38,300 --> 01:04:39,640
 There's no doubt about that.

915
01:04:40,100 --> 01:04:44,860
 But this team's pretty close to last year as far as where they're at right now.

916
01:04:45,660 --> 01:04:51,740
 And if I had told you that back in December, I would have, you know, entered myself into a clinic somewhere.

917
01:04:52,520 --> 01:04:53,520
 I'm amazed at the job.

918
01:04:53,520 --> 01:04:54,820
 Just to take a tub to go to a room down the hall, right?

919
01:04:55,680 --> 01:04:56,080
 Yeah.

920
01:04:56,280 --> 01:05:04,360
 And I think Todd Golden probably doesn't get enough credit because he's coached these guys to put the pieces together,

921
01:05:04,920 --> 01:05:06,460
 especially the backcourt.

922
01:05:06,460 --> 01:05:09,920
 And he said back in December they were close.

923
01:05:10,300 --> 01:05:12,020
 I didn't believe him when he said it.

924
01:05:12,580 --> 01:05:20,300
 But obviously he knew what he was talking about because this team looks as good right now to me as any team in the country.

925
01:05:20,500 --> 01:05:24,720
 They're going to contend for another Final Four and, do I dare say, a national title.

926
01:05:24,980 --> 01:05:30,360
 They're making Gator Nation reevaluate what their favorite month of the year is.

927
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:34,180
 It's starting to be March instead of football season, which is another subject.

928
01:05:34,180 --> 01:05:38,660
 But Todd Golden's done a h*** of a job, guys, the past two years.

929
01:05:38,760 --> 01:05:39,620
 There's no question.

930
01:05:41,080 --> 01:05:49,180
 John, I'll tell you one, that Auburn win in Gainesville now looks like an aberration as far as how well Auburn played defensively.

931
01:05:50,460 --> 01:05:53,700
 And both Alabama and Florida are on streaks.

932
01:05:53,860 --> 01:05:59,880
 Alabama, after beating Tennessee eight in a row, Florida, I believe now, is nine in a row.

933
01:06:00,640 --> 01:06:05,300
 And I look back on that Auburn game and wonder what in the world happened then.

934
01:06:05,520 --> 01:06:09,220
 But obviously both of these teams had a very good February.

935
01:06:10,300 --> 01:06:12,080
 They had an outstanding February.

936
01:06:12,320 --> 01:06:16,880
 Well, Florida was undefeated in February, so it's hard to do any better than that.

937
01:06:17,120 --> 01:06:25,100
 And I think as far as the Auburn game, Brett, I think it was the best thing that probably could have happened to this team.

938
01:06:25,240 --> 01:06:34,640
 And I know at the time, Todd Golden said, these guys started getting ahead of themselves right after that game, meaning they thought they had already found it.

939
01:06:35,100 --> 01:06:40,400
 They were looking towards playing for the SEC title, which they got a share of the regular season now.

940
01:06:40,520 --> 01:06:42,520
 But they kind of got ahead of themselves.

941
01:06:42,680 --> 01:06:48,280
 And I think that game showed them that if you don't come every night prepared, you can get beat.

942
01:06:48,400 --> 01:06:53,680
 So I think that was a blessing in a weird way back on January 24th.

943
01:06:53,680 --> 01:06:56,040
 And they haven't looked back since.

944
01:06:56,140 --> 01:06:57,520
 We'll see how it plays out.

945
01:06:57,720 --> 01:07:00,020
 But they're dangerous, that's for sure.

946
01:07:00,100 --> 01:07:06,320
 I don't think anybody in March is going to want to see their name on a line where they have to play them right now.

947
01:07:07,820 --> 01:07:10,580
 John Froy, 965sports.com.

948
01:07:10,660 --> 01:07:11,580
 John, a couple of questions.

949
01:07:11,700 --> 01:07:14,600
 Number one, can you confirm that Florida still has a football team?

950
01:07:15,440 --> 01:07:18,500
 And number two, your thoughts about Jon Sumrall.

951
01:07:18,740 --> 01:07:21,380
 I like, here it is, it's what, March?

952
01:07:21,420 --> 01:07:22,280
 I almost said February.

953
01:07:22,520 --> 01:07:24,700
 He said I lost a ball game, so the honeymoon's still on.

954
01:07:25,580 --> 01:07:27,200
 But I like what he does.

955
01:07:27,280 --> 01:07:30,420
 It reminds me of what Sampson does at Houston, the basketball coach.

956
01:07:30,580 --> 01:07:35,120
 He says, okay, guys, you're going to make a lot of money, but I'm not your daddy.

957
01:07:35,260 --> 01:07:36,380
 This is a business now.

958
01:07:36,840 --> 01:07:40,440
 He wants to treat it, if you're going to be paid like a pro, you've got to act like a pro,

959
01:07:40,520 --> 01:07:42,200
 you've got to have accountability like a pro.

960
01:07:42,700 --> 01:07:44,180
 Are we misreading him?

961
01:07:44,180 --> 01:07:48,660
 And your thoughts about where Sumrall is right now in the modern era of college football,

962
01:07:49,320 --> 01:07:53,640
 you know, you're still kids, but you can't keep on playing the kid card.

963
01:07:53,740 --> 01:07:57,200
 You're making more money than your mom and daddy probably ever made in a lifetime now as a kid.

964
01:07:57,400 --> 01:07:59,620
 Your thoughts about Sumrall's approach so far?

965
01:08:00,860 --> 01:08:03,600
 Well, I like what I've seen so far.

966
01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:06,080
 As you said, he's undefeated right now, Harold.

967
01:08:06,100 --> 01:08:07,180
 Right, it's March.

968
01:08:07,600 --> 01:08:13,600
 I just like what he's saying, unlike Billy Napier when he came in,

969
01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:19,060
 because when Billy Napier came in, he made it out like it's going to be a long, drawn-out process.

970
01:08:19,340 --> 01:08:24,440
 And in this day and age, with money, transfer portal, there are no more four-year plans.

971
01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:25,680
 That's out the window.

972
01:08:26,800 --> 01:08:31,960
 I like that he's telling the players, at least he's telling us what he's saying to them,

973
01:08:31,980 --> 01:08:36,640
 that they have to earn it, meaning they're going to have to earn the name on the back of their jersey.

974
01:08:36,640 --> 01:08:42,840
 They're just not going to get it because they were a four-star or a high-paid transfer portal guy.

975
01:08:43,020 --> 01:08:44,780
 So, I like that.

976
01:08:44,980 --> 01:08:49,220
 And the biggest thing I like is Buster Faulkner, believe it or not.

977
01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:56,600
 And because Jon Sumrall won't be calling the plays, which was the biggest problem we had with the prior guys.

978
01:08:57,040 --> 01:09:02,300
 And I like what I saw out of Buster Faulkner at Georgia Tech and what we've heard.

979
01:09:02,720 --> 01:09:04,300
 So, there's a lot of enthusiasm.

980
01:09:05,000 --> 01:09:10,240
 I think the spring game on April 11th is going to be highly attended at noon.

981
01:09:11,040 --> 01:09:16,620
 And like I've said before, I'm so happy it's back on a Saturday and not a Thursday and Friday night,

982
01:09:16,700 --> 01:09:19,240
 which we were told that was for recruiting.

983
01:09:19,380 --> 01:09:20,480
 That was a bunch of nonsense.

984
01:09:20,720 --> 01:09:21,640
 That didn't help anything.

985
01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:27,140
 So, Jon Sumrall seems to be a guy that I think will be successful.

986
01:09:27,360 --> 01:09:29,640
 I just don't know where his ceiling is, guys.

987
01:09:29,760 --> 01:09:33,020
 And that's really what we're going to find out over the next few years.

988
01:09:33,020 --> 01:09:37,560
 But I think it's going to be pretty exciting in the spring and even more so in the fall.

989
01:09:37,720 --> 01:09:43,260
 And that rumor that Florida doesn't have a football team anymore, I think, is going to go away this fall.

990
01:09:44,520 --> 01:09:48,960
 John, the cornerback competition in every school is front and center.

991
01:09:49,660 --> 01:09:59,640
 But Trammell Jones, a redshirt freshman who at Mandarin High School, threw for nearly 7,200 yards, 75 touchdowns.

992
01:09:59,900 --> 01:10:07,700
 We know a little bit more about Philo, Aaron Philo, transferring from Georgia Tech, backed up Haynes King,

993
01:10:07,820 --> 01:10:10,600
 but still nearly threw for 1,000 yards.

994
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:17,580
 And unlike you, I think Faulkner is a real wild card here as far as what he can do to improve this offense.

995
01:10:17,960 --> 01:10:19,920
 I think it's going to help them also.

996
01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:29,600
 Eric Singleton, who was in with Faulkner for two years at Georgia Tech, transferred from Auburn, is going to be a big help.

997
01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:32,260
 How do you see the quarterback battle in the spring?

998
01:10:33,800 --> 01:10:39,920
 Well, I think Philo has a slight edge going in, Brett, because of his knowledge of Buster Faulkner and the system.

999
01:10:40,300 --> 01:10:45,820
 But don't sell Trammell Jones short out of Mandarin in northeast Florida here.

1000
01:10:45,900 --> 01:10:47,120
 We're familiar with him.

1001
01:10:47,620 --> 01:10:52,960
 I would have liked to have seen more of him last year, to be honest, when D.J. Lagway was struggling.

1002
01:10:53,260 --> 01:10:54,560
 But we know where that went.

1003
01:10:55,220 --> 01:10:57,960
 And I could see Trammell Jones challenging.

1004
01:10:58,480 --> 01:11:06,040
 And John Summerall brought up that he's pretty pleased with Trammell Jones when he spoke with us.

1005
01:11:06,040 --> 01:11:11,540
 And I think in his mind, you've got to have two quarterbacks because quarterbacks get hurt.

1006
01:11:11,780 --> 01:11:17,020
 And Florida's been through that with D.J. Lagway, all the stories we had about that through the years.

1007
01:11:17,260 --> 01:11:20,820
 So, I think it's going to be a pretty close competition.

1008
01:11:21,160 --> 01:11:22,980
 I would give Philo the slight edge.

1009
01:11:23,220 --> 01:11:30,100
 But would I be shocked on March 2nd, guys, if Trammell Jones was the one that ran out there on September 5th?

1010
01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:31,760
 No, I wouldn't, to be the starter.

1011
01:11:32,380 --> 01:11:33,080
 Not at all.

1012
01:11:33,080 --> 01:11:40,240
 I really think it's wide open, which is why D.J. Lagway's not here anymore, because he just wanted to be the heir apparent.

1013
01:11:40,860 --> 01:11:45,580
 And John Summerall's not going to give a job to anybody from what we've ever seen so far.

1014
01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:46,480
 And I like that.

1015
01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:49,480
 So, I think it's going to be a good competition.

1016
01:11:50,440 --> 01:11:57,240
 And I think Trammell Jones can fit Buster Faulkner's offense as far as a running quarterback.

1017
01:11:57,960 --> 01:11:59,740
 Because he did a lot of that in high school.

1018
01:11:59,740 --> 01:12:05,020
 And I think he was better at that, believe it or not, than D.J. Lagway from what I saw the past couple of years.

1019
01:12:05,460 --> 01:12:07,500
 So, I think it's going to be exciting.

1020
01:12:07,620 --> 01:12:09,260
 But I think it's going to be a close competition.

1021
01:12:10,360 --> 01:12:11,900
 Well, I hear about John Summerall.

1022
01:12:11,900 --> 01:12:13,500
 I'm starting to think he's from North Alabama.

1023
01:12:14,500 --> 01:12:16,040
 John, your thoughts.

1024
01:12:16,120 --> 01:12:20,700
 Obviously, when you look at Florida's records over the past few years, we may not have enough time to answer the question.

1025
01:12:21,060 --> 01:12:26,200
 Obviously, the quarterback spot is always going to be a question mark for every team that's breaking in a brand new one.

1026
01:12:26,580 --> 01:12:30,100
 Your thoughts about, in your opinion, Florida's biggest need outside of that.

1027
01:12:30,100 --> 01:12:35,000
 And kind of a sidebar, aside from Florida, you're in the state of Florida.

1028
01:12:35,200 --> 01:12:39,940
 Just your observation of how successful Goldish is going to be coming out of South Florida to Auburn.

1029
01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:45,720
 Well, I'll start with what I think Florida needs outside of that.

1030
01:12:45,880 --> 01:12:48,900
 I think it's going to be on the line of scrimmage, guys.

1031
01:12:49,400 --> 01:12:51,640
 Can they dominate there?

1032
01:12:52,180 --> 01:12:55,900
 Or at least be more physical and more dominating.

1033
01:12:56,080 --> 01:12:56,980
 Maybe not dominating.

1034
01:12:57,080 --> 01:12:58,260
 It's tough dominating the SEC.

1035
01:12:58,560 --> 01:12:59,520
 I realize that.

1036
01:12:59,700 --> 01:13:05,060
 But offensive line-wise, they've lost a couple of guys off this line from a year ago.

1037
01:13:05,200 --> 01:13:06,720
 Austin Barber's gone.

1038
01:13:07,500 --> 01:13:08,560
 And I tackle.

1039
01:13:08,980 --> 01:13:11,660
 And I'm going to be interested to see where they go there.

1040
01:13:12,040 --> 01:13:16,720
 And then on defense, can they generate a pass rush?

1041
01:13:17,040 --> 01:13:20,800
 Caleb Banks and Tyreek Sapp are both leaving.

1042
01:13:21,120 --> 01:13:25,380
 Caleb Banks could be a possible late first-round pick in the NFL draft.

1043
01:13:25,380 --> 01:13:30,480
 So, they've taken a hit on that side of the ball, too, from what they had a year ago.

1044
01:13:31,020 --> 01:13:38,000
 Having said that, I'm pretty confident in what I've seen in John Summer on Hurd as far as the defensive side of the ball,

1045
01:13:38,080 --> 01:13:39,400
 because that's more his forte.

1046
01:13:40,520 --> 01:13:47,840
 So, I would say the offensive line is going to be the next biggest concern next to quarterback.

1047
01:13:48,460 --> 01:13:50,060
 And we'll see how it plays out.

1048
01:13:50,160 --> 01:13:54,680
 Just getting some depth and being able to establish the line of scrimmage and run the football.

1049
01:13:55,400 --> 01:14:01,780
 As far as Alex Golesh, well, I'll tell you, what I've seen of him in person, he was pretty good.

1050
01:14:01,880 --> 01:14:02,920
 It was against Florida.

1051
01:14:03,380 --> 01:14:05,760
 And as we know, they beat Florida last year.

1052
01:14:06,380 --> 01:14:09,460
 And that was the beginning of the end for Billy Napier.

1053
01:14:09,460 --> 01:14:18,700
 I hate to keep picking on Coach Napier, but Alex Golesh may get a statue built in front of Florida field if John Summerall works out.

1054
01:14:19,080 --> 01:14:23,520
 But I think he's going to be pretty good for Auburn, to answer your question, Harold.

1055
01:14:23,520 --> 01:14:26,120
 I like his offense.

1056
01:14:26,600 --> 01:14:31,460
 I like what I saw out of him from South Florida and what he established down there.

1057
01:14:31,700 --> 01:14:34,940
 And I think the Auburn folks are going to be pleased with him.

1058
01:14:35,040 --> 01:14:36,140
 Now, that's a tough spot.

1059
01:14:36,620 --> 01:14:40,860
 There's been a carousel over there, kind of like Florida, a turnstile.

1060
01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:43,900
 No one's been able to last more than three or four years.

1061
01:14:44,160 --> 01:14:46,940
 But I think they may hit on him.

1062
01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:52,600
 I think they may luck out this time and have the guy at least for the foreseeable future.

1063
01:14:54,240 --> 01:15:10,560
 John, I've got one suggestion for Faulkner, the offensive coordinator, to whoever the quarterback is, to turn around and hand off to Jane Ball about 23 times a game, which might improve that Florida offense.

1064
01:15:11,260 --> 01:15:13,400
 Always enjoy the conversation, my friend.

1065
01:15:13,500 --> 01:15:16,220
 Where can we get online and listen to your show this afternoon?

1066
01:15:17,020 --> 01:15:28,260
 Well, you can get online at 1240news.com, 4 to 6, and follow me on x slash Twitter, at JF underscore sports now.

1067
01:15:28,260 --> 01:15:30,840
 And always an honor and a pleasure, guys.

1068
01:15:31,180 --> 01:15:33,060
 And March Madness is here.

1069
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 Hopefully it's as glorious as it was a year ago in northeast Florida.

1070
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 And one of these days, maybe Florida will have a football team to go with that basketball team.

1071
01:15:42,720 --> 01:15:45,820
 In the meantime, John, thanks for your time today and have a great week, okay?

1072
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 Thanks, guys.

1073
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 You too.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to the V-Man.

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 Vince Serrar, he is host on Sports Radio WNML and Sports Radio 99.1 up in Knoxville, Tennessee and on the Ball Radio Network.

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 V-Man, welcome in.

1177
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 How are you?

1178
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 I'm good, Vince.

1179
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 How are you doing?

1180
01:21:15,740 --> 01:21:16,140
 Hey, buddy.

1181
01:21:16,180 --> 01:21:21,600
 Man, we're trying to come up with the right best way to describe, but would you agree that was a very interesting time?

1182
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 And let me make sure that in the modern era I get this right.

1183
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 Over at the Thompson Bowling Arena, and the most important part, at Food City Center, a very interesting weekend in your neck of the woods.

1184
01:21:33,240 --> 01:21:34,200
 Would you agree, V-Man?

1185
01:21:35,140 --> 01:21:48,120
 It was, and it's so crazy because a lot of the old school fans, they refuse to mention the sponsorships if they worked out those naming rights.

1186
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 It's still part of the name, so the newer fans and fans from around the country call it Food City Center because UT uses that a lot more.

1187
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 The old school fans won't call it that.

1188
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 They'll just call it Thompson Bowling Arena.

1189
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 So you have to know your audience in what they call the stadium.

1190
01:22:04,280 --> 01:22:05,480
 It's just crazy.

1191
01:22:05,780 --> 01:22:13,060
 But it was almost the reverse of last year minus, you know, a long three-point buzzer beater.

1192
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 And Nate Oates was talking about that afterwards, and he said that he was praising Rick Barnes and how classy he is and all that.

1193
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 And he said that he told them when they shook hands, he's like, well, you know, after what happened last year, you guys deserve this.

1194
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 And Nate Oates was like, I don't know if we deserved it, but it kind of was the reverse of last year.

1195
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 The Alabama only led 25 seconds to close out the game.

1196
01:22:36,500 --> 01:22:46,660
 And just impressive what Tennessee was able to do to Bama to hold them to a season low in points in the first half of 28.

1197
01:22:47,860 --> 01:22:53,200
 And then it was what we've seen before, Tennessee blowing another double-digit lead.

1198
01:22:53,400 --> 01:22:56,240
 That's the fifth time that it happened.

1199
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 When they had four, they led the SEC.

1200
01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:00,680
 So that's five times.

1201
01:23:00,840 --> 01:23:06,360
 And they've actually blown leads in other games, too, that they ended up winning.

1202
01:23:06,800 --> 01:23:11,960
 So they just made it harder for themselves by blowing a double-digit lead and then getting to the finish line.

1203
01:23:12,380 --> 01:23:14,800
 Well, five times is just the times that they've lost.

1204
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 So, yeah.

1205
01:23:16,640 --> 01:23:20,240
 And those have largely been just like that one close game.

1206
01:23:20,440 --> 01:23:23,340
 So you play the what-if game in those games.

1207
01:23:23,660 --> 01:23:27,780
 But, you know, just Tennessee is flawed in some areas.

1208
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 And they're not deep, you know, in terms of scoring and playmakers.

1209
01:23:33,820 --> 01:23:37,120
 And Alabama just had more scorers, more playmakers.

1210
01:23:37,800 --> 01:23:45,860
 And then Tennessee had just really bad breakdown defensively when they switched on that final possession with Phylon.

1211
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 I mean, everybody knew they were going to Phylon because he had taken the game over and outscored Tennessee down the stretch.

1212
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 And they weren't supposed to switch, and they did.

1213
01:23:56,900 --> 01:24:02,640
 And they just took the bait from Bama, and you had a big on Phylon, and it cost Tennessee.

1214
01:24:03,120 --> 01:24:06,360
 So just a costly loss for Tennessee.

1215
01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:11,280
 About the obvious, the key injury in the game, and you've got to talk about that.

1216
01:24:11,420 --> 01:24:17,380
 But the fact that you said this is not their first rodeo to blow the double-digit lead, it's one thing to do it in the first part of the season.

1217
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 But as you progress, you're supposed to learn from mistakes and make the adjustments.

1218
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 How do you answer the question with fans who are saying, we get the injury, that's true.

1219
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 But the last time Alabama played, they had the injuries against them.

1220
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 You've got to play through that.

1221
01:24:33,420 --> 01:24:39,820
 But what, in your opinion, is the bugaboo here with Tennessee consistently, it sounds like, blowing big leads?

1222
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 Well, they let up, and they're not good enough to let up.

1223
01:24:45,400 --> 01:24:46,000
 So there you go.

1224
01:24:46,860 --> 01:25:00,860
 So they're not, they're one of their kind of, you know, potential fatal flaws for the NCAA tournament or a deep run in it is they're not clutch defensively at the end of games.

1225
01:25:00,860 --> 01:25:08,220
 Like last year with Ziegler and Mayshack and Ganey, those guys were all defending at a very high level.

1226
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 Plus you had Al Parra in the post.

1227
01:25:10,460 --> 01:25:18,720
 And they had guys, they had guys that were just really tenacious and would refuse to lose or give up a bucket.

1228
01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:22,140
 And just, and will, Tennessee to the finish line.

1229
01:25:22,680 --> 01:25:28,900
 They don't have that same tenacity defensively to be clutch at the end of games on defense.

1230
01:25:29,640 --> 01:25:32,080
 And then they're just not deep enough on offense.

1231
01:25:32,320 --> 01:25:37,380
 And you mentioned the injury to Nate Amen, who was so huge in game one with Bama.

1232
01:25:38,080 --> 01:25:44,760
 I don't think that's the reason why they lost the game because for a while there, Tennessee even stretched the lead without Nate Amen.

1233
01:25:46,120 --> 01:25:50,500
 But they then got bogged down offensively.

1234
01:25:50,640 --> 01:25:59,680
 They let up, and then here comes Alabama making threes, and then you're not able to get the stops, and you have a defensive breakdown.

1235
01:26:00,020 --> 01:26:02,260
 So I don't think it was Amen going down.

1236
01:26:02,380 --> 01:26:04,540
 I think it's just because they don't play 40 minutes.

1237
01:26:04,680 --> 01:26:07,960
 And honestly, I don't know that they have played 40 minutes.

1238
01:26:08,120 --> 01:26:12,440
 The Houston game way at the beginning of the year is the closest to that.

1239
01:26:12,760 --> 01:26:13,800
 And that's what Barnes said.

1240
01:26:13,960 --> 01:26:15,960
 Barnes said it's not about blowing double-digit leads.

1241
01:26:16,120 --> 01:26:16,980
 It's playing 40 minutes.

1242
01:26:17,240 --> 01:26:19,340
 Like, we can't have the lulls that we do.

1243
01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:23,660
 That's how you lose double-digit leads is because you have lulls.

1244
01:26:23,780 --> 01:26:26,780
 And guys, this team isn't good enough or deep enough to do that.

1245
01:26:26,880 --> 01:26:28,560
 So that's where it stems from.

1246
01:26:29,460 --> 01:26:44,920
 Yeah, Nate Oates would love it if Alabama played Tennessee again in Nashville in the SEC tournament if JP Estrella would guard LeBaron Fineline throughout the entire scene.

1247
01:26:45,180 --> 01:26:52,800
 The seeding in the NCAA tournament, again, we've still got a lot to go, two games this week, and then the tournament.

1248
01:26:53,320 --> 01:26:55,600
 Where would Tennessee be seeded at the end?

1249
01:26:56,600 --> 01:26:58,600
 I mean, I have to go by Lenardi.

1250
01:26:58,960 --> 01:27:02,020
 Lenardi is, you know, as good as it gets.

1251
01:27:02,360 --> 01:27:07,080
 And he actually moved Tennessee a spot up after they lost to Alabama.

1252
01:27:07,640 --> 01:27:12,900
 You know, because you have to factor in everything that's going on in the sport and all those teams.

1253
01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:15,520
 And then, you know, that's a quad one game.

1254
01:27:15,820 --> 01:27:16,960
 That's a quality opponent.

1255
01:27:17,740 --> 01:27:22,120
 And, you know, people are talking about, oh, now they can't get a top four seed.

1256
01:27:22,520 --> 01:27:23,200
 Why not?

1257
01:27:23,320 --> 01:27:30,920
 You're like, you're second from, you're two spots away from the four line.

1258
01:27:31,580 --> 01:27:36,700
 They do have a quad two game at South Carolina tomorrow, so maybe that hurts them.

1259
01:27:37,260 --> 01:27:41,680
 But then, you know, they have Vanderbilt a quad one game at home and close out the regular season.

1260
01:27:41,860 --> 01:27:45,640
 And then you have, you know, good game opportunities in the SEC tournament.

1261
01:27:45,940 --> 01:27:48,860
 So, yeah, I wouldn't rule out them getting in the four line.

1262
01:27:48,960 --> 01:27:50,360
 But they've got to get back on track.

1263
01:27:50,360 --> 01:27:55,640
 They lost two straight after they were one of the hottest teams in the SEC outside of Gainesville.

1264
01:27:56,260 --> 01:27:59,280
 So, it's not out of the question.

1265
01:27:59,460 --> 01:28:02,660
 I mean, more likely, I guess, you could say it's probably a five seed.

1266
01:28:03,080 --> 01:28:06,260
 But, yeah, to me, the bigger thing is the SEC tournament.

1267
01:28:06,820 --> 01:28:15,140
 Because if you don't get a double buy to the SEC tournament, I think the perception of your team is different.

1268
01:28:15,560 --> 01:28:23,020
 I think you're looked at as one of the middle of the pack, the bubble teams, even though the SEC is not in the bubble.

1269
01:28:23,480 --> 01:28:27,820
 But I think you're looked at differently if you're a top four seed in their conference tournament.

1270
01:28:27,940 --> 01:28:33,640
 Then you win a game, and just like that, you're in the semifinals, and now they're giving you a ton of credit for that.

1271
01:28:34,580 --> 01:28:40,220
 So, you make it really hard on yourself if you have to play in day two on Thursday.

1272
01:28:40,520 --> 01:28:44,020
 So, I think that's the bigger deal to get to where you want to be.

1273
01:28:44,800 --> 01:28:45,940
 That's a good point.

1274
01:28:46,620 --> 01:28:52,620
 It looked like, to me, again, he had his knee, but he got in a little bit of a scrum.

1275
01:28:53,100 --> 01:28:55,540
 Was it a hyperextension of the knee?

1276
01:28:55,800 --> 01:28:57,940
 Will he play against South Carolina?

1277
01:28:58,160 --> 01:28:58,940
 What have you heard?

1278
01:29:00,020 --> 01:29:09,460
 Well, it was both a knee, tweaked his knee, and he had an ankle injury from the Missouri game that he was able to play through.

1279
01:29:09,460 --> 01:29:18,300
 And he tweaked that because he got his leg caught under him in that loose ball situation where he got hit and couldn't protect himself.

1280
01:29:18,620 --> 01:29:19,980
 So, it's a little bit of both.

1281
01:29:20,260 --> 01:29:33,940
 Justin Gainey, assistant coach, said that he would not practice today, and they were going to get a medical update today from the staff on what his status might be.

1282
01:29:33,940 --> 01:29:43,760
 My guess is, if he's not going to practice before, he didn't practice today, or he won't practice, you know, I would imagine he wouldn't practice a South Carolina game, nor would he play.

1283
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:46,140
 I would be surprised if he played.

1284
01:29:46,680 --> 01:29:53,480
 Got to give him some time to get healthy, and then you need him against Vanderbilt.

1285
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 You should not need him against South Carolina, but also now you put yourself in a situation where, you know, you need all the wins you can get.

1286
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 But they got to think big picture because they're really not going anywhere without him.

1287
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 There's just too much inconsistency, you know, outside of Gillespie and Amen on this team.

1288
01:30:14,800 --> 01:30:16,820
 So, that would be my guess.

1289
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 Nothing has been determined for South Carolina tomorrow.

1290
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 The man, Vince Ford, 99-1, the sports animal.

1291
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 I would imagine the cynic Tennessee fan would say there is one thing that is consistent, and that's Rick Barnes' time of the year.

1292
01:30:28,820 --> 01:30:37,480
 I think that's a misconception in some ways, but V-Man, how confident are you about this team as far as the run in the postseason?

1293
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 Well, I mean, Rick Barnes has made it to the Elite Eight the last two years, so I don't think that's an accurate conversation.

1294
01:30:46,060 --> 01:30:55,300
 Now, I think this team is more flawed and harder to believe in for a long SEC tournament run than last year.

1295
01:30:56,640 --> 01:30:59,980
 So, yeah, I don't think they're clutch enough defensively.

1296
01:31:00,140 --> 01:31:02,400
 I think they're too dependent on Gillespie and Amen.

1297
01:31:02,620 --> 01:31:13,580
 Now, individual stars can carry you through some games and some rounds in the NCAA tournament, but to sustain that, I think, is difficult.

1298
01:31:13,960 --> 01:31:20,000
 I mean, they would really need a lot of guys to play their best basketball at the same time.

1299
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:22,320
 I just don't.

1300
01:31:22,680 --> 01:31:29,840
 And teams that make deep runs in the NCAA tournament are top 25 in both offensive and defensive efficiency,

1301
01:31:29,840 --> 01:31:32,740
 and they're not going to be top 25 in offense.

1302
01:31:32,740 --> 01:31:38,880
 And their defense is like 15, 16, something like that.

1303
01:31:38,980 --> 01:31:41,760
 They're in there, but they're not what it was last year.

1304
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 So their numbers are better offensively from a year ago and a lot worse defensively,

1305
01:31:48,920 --> 01:31:51,840
 even though they're still one of the better SEC defensive teams.

1306
01:31:52,340 --> 01:31:57,640
 But I just don't think they have enough contributors and scores offensively,

1307
01:31:57,680 --> 01:32:05,620
 and they're not as tenacious defensively to buy into them for a long tournament run.

1308
01:32:05,680 --> 01:32:06,640
 They're just too inconsistent.

1309
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 The two things, one, when does, now that we're in March, everybody knows March Madness,

1310
01:32:13,980 --> 01:32:20,680
 but also spring football, what is the date for Tennessee to begin spring football practice,

1311
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 and where can we get online to get the B's great stuff?

1312
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 Yeah, it's like in two weeks, you know, in a couple of weeks.

1313
01:32:29,700 --> 01:32:33,540
 I don't have the exact date in front of me, but it is just a couple of weeks away.

1314
01:32:33,760 --> 01:32:37,880
 And then, you know, spring, the spring game, the orange and white game,

1315
01:32:37,940 --> 01:32:42,060
 will be, I think, the second Saturday of April.

1316
01:32:42,360 --> 01:32:47,640
 So, you know, pretty normal with a lot in line with a lot of other SEC teams.

1317
01:32:47,780 --> 01:32:49,460
 So I'm glad they're doing a game.

1318
01:32:49,560 --> 01:32:52,180
 I don't know what it's going to look like, but glad they're still doing it

1319
01:32:52,180 --> 01:32:54,240
 and a chance for the fans to go see them.

1320
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 So, yeah, you can check me out on all the socials,

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 at Vince Sports, V-I-N-C-E Sports, on Instagram, on Facebook, and on Twitter, slash X.

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 to see Sunday show, Saturday show, and whatever else they're silly enough to invite me to do.

1324
01:33:18,280 --> 01:33:23,420
 As always, the man who's the king of 10 pounds of sugar in a 5-pound sack.

1325
01:33:23,520 --> 01:33:26,000
 Stay safe up there, V-Man, and thanks so much for your time today.

1326
01:33:26,840 --> 01:33:27,720
 You guys do the same.

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 Always a highlight of my week.

1328
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 Appreciate you guys.

1329
01:33:29,620 --> 01:33:30,840
 Hey, right back at you, V-Man.

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1415
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 17th right to Alabama.

1416
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 Winner over number 22, Tennessee.

1417
01:37:26,800 --> 01:37:28,220
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1418
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 Luttrell right shell at 25 points for the Crimson Tide,

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 They lost Ole Miss 85-79 to Hot Petterford with 24 points.

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 Auburn is now 15-14 on the season and is 6-10 in SEC play.

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 The Sunbelt Conference Tournament gets underway tomorrow in Pensacola, Florida.

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 A KFC tale in the pursuit of flavor.

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 The greatest insult the colonel ever suffered

1452
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 was being served a wrap that was just a snack by a friend.

1453
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 So he took two crispy tenders, lettuce, tomatoes, and pepper mayo

1454
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 and wrapped them in a soft tortilla.

1455
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 It wasn't a snack.

1456
01:39:03,740 --> 01:39:04,520
 It was a meal.

1457
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 He called it a twister and never called that friend again.

1458
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 The colonel lived so we could chicken.

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 The twister.

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 Now back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 And as the calendar turns, the marches on to some madness.

1467
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 BB, the AP Top 25 releasing its latest Top 25

1468
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 and the Crimson Tide, I wouldn't say they're blazing a trail moving up,

1469
01:39:40,460 --> 01:39:43,560
 but they are crawling up to the Sweet 16 spot now.

1470
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 Other teams that we can tell you about,

1471
01:39:46,100 --> 01:39:48,880
 no shock that Duke is number one.

1472
01:39:49,560 --> 01:39:51,420
 Arizona is number two.

1473
01:39:51,620 --> 01:39:53,480
 Michigan and UConn, your top four.

1474
01:39:54,040 --> 01:39:59,860
 Before we talk about some of the others, BB, Florida right now is on the outside of the Top 25.

1475
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 What does that tell you about how good Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and UConn are

1476
01:40:04,600 --> 01:40:06,860
 if Florida is the fifth best team in the country?

1477
01:40:07,400 --> 01:40:14,740
 Well, I think that's where Florida should probably be because those four, to me, are the top teams.

1478
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 Now, Iowa State, our good friend Bill Bender had Iowa State in the one seed.

1479
01:40:20,740 --> 01:40:22,420
 I think they're a two seed.

1480
01:40:23,200 --> 01:40:24,820
 You and I both like Houston.

1481
01:40:26,100 --> 01:40:28,900
 Tom Izzo is doing his thing with Michigan State.

1482
01:40:29,320 --> 01:40:32,400
 It still amazes me to see Nebraska at number nine.

1483
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 The only thing has literally ever been in the top ten in basketball of the first net press poll.

1484
01:40:39,580 --> 01:40:45,200
 But I think, again, if Florida keeps winning, and I see no reason why they shouldn't,

1485
01:40:45,320 --> 01:40:54,840
 I think Florida still possibly could get a one seed if one of those top four teams gets beat in the next ten days or so.

1486
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 The number ten team, to me, is intriguing.

1487
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 Not that we follow them, but it's a bigger statement about where we are in 2026.

1488
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 That number ten team is Texas Tech.

1489
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 And you know where we're going with this.

1490
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 Texas Tech, the money guys out there, they spend a million dollars on a softball pitcher, in all due respect.

1491
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 They're basically just like an oil well spewing money into the football program.

1492
01:41:19,380 --> 01:41:23,620
 And now Texas Tech has, at this point in time anyway, the number ten basketball team.

1493
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 The reason we bring that up, BB, does this not illustrate in the modern era, no matter where you were,

1494
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 it's where you're going if you've got somebody who is printing money out of an oil well, is it not?

1495
01:41:34,800 --> 01:41:39,040
 Well, Cody Campbell is their big NIL guy in Texas Tech.

1496
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 And he's funneled a lot of money into the football and basketball program.

1497
01:41:43,480 --> 01:41:44,640
 And both of them are good.

1498
01:41:44,640 --> 01:41:47,720
 The softball program is very good too.

1499
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 But, again, you can equalize the playing field or level the playing field if you've got enough NIL.

1500
01:41:57,800 --> 01:42:02,720
 And, by the way, there are five SEC teams in the top 25, as you mentioned.

1501
01:42:03,340 --> 01:42:04,880
 Florida 5, Bama 16.

1502
01:42:05,460 --> 01:42:07,800
 The Arkansas Razorbacks are 20.

1503
01:42:08,340 --> 01:42:09,540
 Tennessee is 23.

1504
01:42:09,880 --> 01:42:12,360
 And Vanderbilt is 24.

1505
01:42:13,360 --> 01:42:17,260
 The SEC represented with five teams in the top 25.

1506
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 Let's talk about the sweet 16 spot, Alabama.

1507
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 Obviously, maybe winning eight in a row.

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1510
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 As you inch closer to Selection Sunday, which obviously is coming up here right around the corner.

1511
01:42:35,560 --> 01:42:39,040
 Your thoughts about this team, the eight-game winning streak.

1512
01:42:39,580 --> 01:42:40,940
 We talked about the best thing.

1513
01:42:41,020 --> 01:42:42,800
 We just got done talking with John Ferrari.

1514
01:42:43,500 --> 01:42:48,200
 And he said, in some ways, the best thing that happened to this Florida team was Auburn beating Florida.

1515
01:42:48,840 --> 01:42:53,120
 Can it be safe to say that maybe the best thing that happened to Alabama was Florida beating Alabama,

1516
01:42:53,280 --> 01:42:56,580
 not only beating them, but embarrassing the Crimson Tide?

1517
01:42:56,800 --> 01:42:58,560
 They have been on a mission ever since.

1518
01:42:59,040 --> 01:43:00,760
 I don't think there's any question about it.

1519
01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:07,200
 And Nate Oates challenged this team, Harold, to improve defensively and to improve rebounding.

1520
01:43:07,380 --> 01:43:12,740
 Now, if you watch the first 30 minutes of the Alabama-Tennessee game, you say, well, they haven't learned anything.

1521
01:43:13,060 --> 01:43:15,880
 Well, they did in the last 10 minutes.

1522
01:43:16,100 --> 01:43:22,200
 When this team matches the physicality of these bigger teams and they rebound,

1523
01:43:22,920 --> 01:43:27,840
 Tennessee just took Alabama to the woodshed as far as rebounding for the first 30 minutes.

1524
01:43:27,840 --> 01:43:35,280
 But Alabama got key rebounds in the last 10 minutes, and in particularly the last five minutes.

1525
01:43:35,420 --> 01:43:37,220
 And I agree with Vince.

1526
01:43:38,600 --> 01:43:40,800
 Nate Oates would love for J.P.

1527
01:43:41,260 --> 01:43:50,620
 Estrella, who's about 6'11", to guard Phylon if they play again because Phylon is able to move around them.

1528
01:43:50,940 --> 01:43:54,820
 But this team, there's no question that this is a flaw team.

1529
01:43:55,320 --> 01:44:01,480
 And those four teams at the top that we mentioned, it would be very difficult for Alabama to beat them.

1530
01:44:01,700 --> 01:44:05,380
 But once again, can this team get back to the Elite Eight?

1531
01:44:05,520 --> 01:44:05,800
 Yes.

1532
01:44:05,880 --> 01:44:09,960
 If they continue to play the way they are now, they've got a tricky game tomorrow night.

1533
01:44:10,220 --> 01:44:10,440
 Yep.

1534
01:44:10,640 --> 01:44:13,680
 You can hear that game at 530 on 93.9.

1535
01:44:13,680 --> 01:44:20,060
 In fact, the pregame starts at 430 Eastern time in – I mean, Central time in Georgia.

1536
01:44:20,760 --> 01:44:22,280
 Georgia's a lot like Alabama.

1537
01:44:22,420 --> 01:44:23,280
 They run and gun.

1538
01:44:23,380 --> 01:44:24,780
 They go up and down the field.

1539
01:44:25,160 --> 01:44:25,400
 Yeah.

1540
01:44:25,540 --> 01:44:28,320
 Alabama was averaging 98 points a game.

1541
01:44:28,920 --> 01:44:31,160
 Of course, Tennessee held them down some.

1542
01:44:31,160 --> 01:44:36,340
 But, Harold, if they can continue to defend, and they're getting much healthier.

1543
01:44:37,140 --> 01:44:43,600
 In fact, Nate Oates mentioned today in his press conference, there's no way Phylon's going to be close to 100%.

1544
01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:45,880
 But they're going to continue to manage him.

1545
01:44:46,400 --> 01:44:54,800
 But if they can continue to play defense and rebound, I don't think there's any question this team's got a shot to get to the Elite Eight again.

1546
01:44:55,020 --> 01:44:59,820
 It wouldn't hurt if they came out instead of getting beer 10 feet in the ground to get hot from the beer beginning.

1547
01:44:59,820 --> 01:45:06,000
 But I was as surprised as you, and I saw that last play, and I'm thinking, why is that guy matched up with Phylon?

1548
01:45:06,380 --> 01:45:08,440
 Because he is lightning quick.

1549
01:45:08,540 --> 01:45:12,420
 He is trying to squeeze an eel, and that's his moneymaker.

1550
01:45:12,520 --> 01:45:18,780
 He's working – I think what's going on with Phylon, too, he is now seeing, as they say, the big money.

1551
01:45:18,860 --> 01:45:26,280
 He knows if he can go out and steal the show, all that's going to do, as Nick says, create value for yourself with the upcoming NBA draft.

1552
01:45:26,280 --> 01:45:30,260
 I think now, just – some of these kids, at the beginning of the season, they're young.

1553
01:45:30,360 --> 01:45:34,660
 They don't see the big picture, and sometimes they have a tendency to put it on cruise control.

1554
01:45:34,800 --> 01:45:37,080
 That's just human nature, especially when you're young like that.

1555
01:45:37,440 --> 01:45:44,840
 But I think now, as you get closer to that draft, I think he is seeing the value of going out and maybe kicking it up another gear, if you will, BB.

1556
01:45:45,360 --> 01:45:48,160
 Yeah, and I think, Harold, he's become a better teammate.

1557
01:45:49,120 --> 01:45:51,280
 He's passing the ball more.

1558
01:45:52,520 --> 01:45:58,320
 I think he only had one turnover that had been some of the – Alabama got off to a terrible start.

1559
01:45:58,420 --> 01:46:02,900
 In fact, I think they turned the ball over four out of five trips down the court.

1560
01:46:03,020 --> 01:46:13,780
 But Phylon is beginning to realize, if I rebound a little bit, and I – you know, the – one more pass has really opened up.

1561
01:46:13,780 --> 01:46:15,880
 This team is facing well.

1562
01:46:16,380 --> 01:46:21,900
 But he's learning how to be a better teammate, and I think it's going to help him in the NBA draft.

1563
01:46:22,700 --> 01:46:31,380
 Meanwhile, back at the ranch, BB, if you're an Auburn basketball fan, what is going through your mind that we can talk about here on Family Radio?

1564
01:46:31,780 --> 01:46:35,300
 Well, Harold, I think this is going to be on Bruce Pearl.

1565
01:46:35,900 --> 01:46:37,660
 Bruce basically resigned.

1566
01:46:37,660 --> 01:46:49,260
 I know he wanted his son to be the next coach or the coach in waiting, and he waited until, I think, literally two or three days before practice was going to begin, resigned.

1567
01:46:49,640 --> 01:46:55,080
 He set up a very tough preseason schedule, which I think has helped Auburn.

1568
01:46:55,180 --> 01:46:58,360
 It may be the final, eventually get them in the tournament.

1569
01:46:58,660 --> 01:47:01,240
 But they've had so many bad losses lately.

1570
01:47:01,400 --> 01:47:05,380
 The bad losses are going to overcome the good wins.

1571
01:47:06,260 --> 01:47:08,160
 Auburn fans are very disappointed.

1572
01:47:08,480 --> 01:47:10,740
 They are – they just cannot play defense.

1573
01:47:11,360 --> 01:47:17,900
 Again, Ole Miss had lost 10 consecutive games to go in and, quite frankly, dominated that game in the second half.

1574
01:47:18,240 --> 01:47:18,460
 Yeah.

1575
01:47:18,600 --> 01:47:19,660
 Well, here's the thing.

1576
01:47:20,200 --> 01:47:23,380
 Auburn right now, correct me if I'm wrong, sitting at 14 losses.

1577
01:47:24,140 --> 01:47:31,880
 That means unless they win out, they'll have at least 15 losses, and the odds are right now they'll lose at least one more regular season game.

1578
01:47:32,080 --> 01:47:37,640
 And then, unless they win the SEC tournament, this means they will have 16 losses.

1579
01:47:38,200 --> 01:47:44,620
 How is the committee going to sit here and say a 16-loss team is going to sit here and go in?

1580
01:47:44,920 --> 01:47:46,820
 And I saw Bruce, and I don't blame Bruce.

1581
01:47:47,040 --> 01:47:49,800
 Every father out there is going to go to bat for his kid.

1582
01:47:50,180 --> 01:48:01,940
 But, basically, over the weekend, in effect, a lot of folks thought Bruce was saying, take Auburn with 16 losses or 15, whatever it's going to be, over either an unbeaten or a once-beaten Miami of Ohio.

1583
01:48:02,040 --> 01:48:02,900
 They don't have the brand.

1584
01:48:03,060 --> 01:48:04,420
 They don't have the name on the jersey.

1585
01:48:05,020 --> 01:48:08,760
 But, nonetheless, the record, there's no comparison to the two, BB.

1586
01:48:09,240 --> 01:48:10,320
 No, there's none.

1587
01:48:10,360 --> 01:48:11,780
 And that was a silly comment.

1588
01:48:12,060 --> 01:48:19,000
 Quite frankly, Bruce has had quite a few silly comments this year as a basketball commentator.

1589
01:48:19,000 --> 01:48:27,380
 Again, if they could upset Alabama and win two games in the tournament, I think they would get in.

1590
01:48:28,080 --> 01:48:36,220
 But, listen, if they lose to LSU in their midweek game and then give a 10 or 15 to Alabama, there's no chance.

1591
01:48:37,500 --> 01:48:40,500
 Coming up, there is a chance we're going to have a final word.

1592
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1657
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1661
01:53:34,000 --> 01:53:38,340
 Back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1662
01:53:38,720 --> 01:53:39,500
 Welcome back again.

1663
01:53:39,560 --> 01:53:44,040
 And baby, quickly, just like that, UNA's regular season is over on the hardwoods.

1664
01:53:44,040 --> 01:53:49,020
 Yeah, they lost again, unfortunately, 75-63 to West Georgia.

1665
01:53:49,020 --> 01:53:52,900
 But they've got an opportunity for to wipe the slate clean.

1666
01:53:53,060 --> 01:53:57,800
 They will play Wednesday in the ASUN tournament in Jacksonville.

1667
01:53:57,920 --> 01:54:01,640
 They're playing Florida Gulf Coast at 1.30.

1668
01:54:02,640 --> 01:54:05,680
 Darkon King actually came back and played a little bit.

1669
01:54:06,040 --> 01:54:08,080
 That's what Tony Pujol mentioned last week.

1670
01:54:08,160 --> 01:54:11,640
 They've got some guys who might be able to help them who've been out.

1671
01:54:11,780 --> 01:54:13,480
 King's been out for a month.

1672
01:54:13,860 --> 01:54:13,960
 Yeah.

1673
01:54:14,080 --> 01:54:17,300
 And if they can get some guys back, that will certainly help them.

1674
01:54:17,300 --> 01:54:21,140
 And listen, kudos to UNA baseball this week.

1675
01:54:21,140 --> 01:54:21,580
 Yeah.

1676
01:54:21,620 --> 01:54:25,400
 They play Ole Miss Wednesday in Oxford.

1677
01:54:25,400 --> 01:54:27,980
 And then they play Southern Miss Friday.

1678
01:54:28,220 --> 01:54:30,680
 Southern Miss beat Alabama last Tuesday.

1679
01:54:31,520 --> 01:54:36,000
 The Lions baseball team 7-5 with two games this week.

1680
01:54:36,580 --> 01:54:38,900
 Ole Miss Wednesday, Southern Miss Friday.

1681
01:54:39,220 --> 01:54:45,320
 Shout out to UNA's softball team, 14-7 winners over Evansville over the weekend.

1682
01:54:45,440 --> 01:54:48,160
 They've now won eight out of their last nine games.

1683
01:54:48,920 --> 01:54:50,820
 UNA's softball team rocking and rolling.

1684
01:54:50,960 --> 01:54:54,940
 That's going to take care of business for now on behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1685
01:54:55,000 --> 01:54:57,040
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1686
01:54:57,460 --> 01:55:01,820
 That's it again tomorrow on noon to two for the B.B.B. and Buck Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9.

1687
01:55:01,900 --> 01:55:02,240
 The score.