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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC.

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 Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where this weekend we change our clocks and Ryan Williams changes his number and name.

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 Blake Lovell of Southeastern 16 will preview the final regular season Saturday in SEC men's basketball coming up in a few minutes.

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 Pete Cordelli talks about working as an assistant coach under Lou Holtz at Notre Dame and Jimmy is here right now.

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 We'll talk some Alabama basketball recruiting, the keys to beating the Auburn Tigers tomorrow night, the opening of spring football practice in Tuscaloosa Sunday.

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 Other than that, Jimmy's time has absolutely nothing on his plate this weekend.

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 He's co-host of Locked On Balm, a part of, you guessed it, the Locked On Network.

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 Jimmy, welcome in.

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 Hey, Jimmy.

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 Interesting times.

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 We were just speaking on that this weekend.

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 We have an opportunity to change our time.

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 But in the meantime, Ryan Williams, it's one thing to change a jersey number.

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 It's another thing to change your name in addition to that.

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 Jimmy, are we all supposed to, because we're changing our clocks this weekend, change our name and number?

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 Your thoughts about the move by Ryan Williams.

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 Ryan, I think, is trying to hit a refresh or a reset on his career.

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 If you guys go back only three years, and it's crazy to think that you only have to go back three years until Ryan was in the 10th grade.

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 When Ryan was in the 10th grade, he won Mr. Football and became the first sophomore to do that.

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 Then he wins Mr. Football again as a junior, becoming the first football player in the history of the state of Alabama to be Mr. Football two years in a row.

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 Then he goes to his freshman year at Alabama as a 17-year-old and is widely considered the second-best freshman receiver in the country behind that freak in Ohio State, Jeremiah Smith.

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 Jimmy, before we get into basketball, with recruiting and a big game tomorrow night, Sunday begins the third spring for Kalen Boer, and I know the fans' wish list is more consistency from week to week, more physicality, consistent running game, line of scrimmage play, improved kick return game.

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 Locked on, Bama.

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 Welcome back in.

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 The world of the SEC goes to Nashville next week.

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 It's called Blue Ribbon.

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 Blake Lovett, welcome in.

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 Happy Friday to you.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing well, guys.

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 Good to talk to you as always.

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 Blake, are you ready to pull the curtain on the regular season for SEC men's basketball?

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 It's hard to believe it's yours or not.

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 Yeah, for sure.

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 And I couldn't have probably asked for a better sort of finish here when it comes to just all

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 the games tomorrow that have meaning.

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 I think really all but two probably have some sort of significance when it comes to the NCAA

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 tournament and all that.

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 So, yeah, it's kind of a pretty fascinating setup heading into those games.

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 ESPN has 10 SEC teams in.

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 You put this on your Twitter post a little bit earlier today.

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 Texas A&M is 10.

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 Missouri is 10.

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 Texas is 11.

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 Auburn is the second team out.

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 Now, if you're guessing there'll be nine or 10 teams, you've got four teams, maybe four, three spots.

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 Auburn needs the win more than anyone else.

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 But, obviously, Texas A&M, Missouri and Texas want to finish on a good note.

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 We've still got tomorrow and the tournament next week.

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 Any of those teams get in the tournament?

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 Yeah, it's going to be interesting because I think that Missouri and Texas, you would think on the surface,

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 may have more to lose just because they have the weakest non-conference schedules.

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 And I think that's hurting both of them right now, despite both having really a good group of good wins in conference play.

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 But that's kind of holding them back a little bit at the moment.

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 Texas A&M, honestly, not that much better in the non-conference when it comes to their overall strength of schedule.

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 And so, all three of those teams are really just kind of sitting in the same spot to me.

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 And, you know, when you think about kind of who has the most to lose tomorrow, it's probably A&M just because they have to play at LSU.

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 But Texas hosts Oklahoma, and then Missouri hosts Arkansas.

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 So, Missouri has the most to gain, I think, by winning.

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 But I am kind of getting more towards the opinion that one of these teams are going to play their way out.

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 And that's, you know, Auburn's already in that category, in my opinion, because, like I mentioned, I think Auburn has to win tomorrow.

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 They have no shot.

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 And so, from that perspective, you know, I think one of these three probably slips up tomorrow.

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 And if it's multiple, you know, I'm not going to discount the idea that the two of these teams could wind up getting left out.

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 And the SEC goes from thinking they may have 11 to maybe 8.

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 That could happen.

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 But I think it's unlikely.

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 I feel like, you know, again, just by process of these teams having to somehow meet next week, too.

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 Probably two of this group is going to get in.

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 But which one gets left out?

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 That's the big question, because the way these three teams have played outside of Auburn, like, it's just they've been very inconsistent.

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 So it's hard to know.

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 When you said going from 11 to 8, Greg, thank you for listening right now.

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 I just spit up on his bow tie going down the road, Blake.

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 You mentioned Alabama and Auburn.

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 Normally, we ask it separately.

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 But this weekend, the two shall come together.

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 As you mentioned, Auburn's playing for their life.

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 Alabama's going to cruise in.

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 The question is, where are they going to wind up as far as a seed?

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 They're playing for pride.

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 Blake, what happens in Iron Bowl Part 2 this weekend?

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 Yeah, I mean, there's just really nothing to me on paper that makes me, you know, want to go out on a limb and pick Auburn here.

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 I just don't know how I could, based on how they've played.

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 You know, it's nice to beat LSU and all that, but we're still talking about a team that's lost seven of their last nine games.

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 And, you know, one of them comes at the end against Kentucky, and you're just thinking, that's not an NCAA tournament team right now.

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 And we can only lean on that Florida game so much at this point, because it's just been a different team.

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 And I know it was close the last time around and all that, and Auburn played pretty well in that game.

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 There's no question about it.

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 But, you know, this is also an Auburn team that if you look at just the raw stats, how many games have they won on the road this year?

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 They have two road wins.

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 And I said, Ole Miss, and then Florida, and it's like, yeah, the Florida game is just a complete outlier.

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 So that should not be the expectation heading into this game, and Auburn just has not played defense well enough.

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 And so if you're giving me a team that doesn't play defense very well right now, that's going in on a road environment,

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 in a rivalry game, having to play the best offensive team in the SEC and one of the best offensive teams in the country,

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 there's just nothing that would lean me in the direction of picking Auburn here.

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 But, you know, everything's on the line, and, you know, sometimes when you have a team like that,

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 maybe they answer the bell, and we'll see.

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 We should know for sure when we go to bed Sunday night to answer this question.

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 But in the meantime, Blake, where do you sit with an Alabama?

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 Well, let's say that you're right.

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 Alabama wins tomorrow, close out their regular season,

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 and then they have a decent run in the SEC tournament.

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 Where do you put Alabama in the NCAA tournament?

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 Yeah, I think right now, barring, you know, let's say a double-digit loss to Auburn

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 and losing the first game of the SEC tournament to another team that, you know,

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 maybe is a little bit on the lower side of things,

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 I just don't really see much of a scenario where Alabama moves up anywhere lower than a four at this point

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 because I think they have an advantage over that group of fives behind them

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 when it comes to, you know, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Tennessee right now.

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 But Arkansas is probably the biggest threat to that, and we'll see what the Hawks can do to finish their season.

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 But if you look around it, the thing isn't, to me, necessarily what Alabama does.

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 It's kind of what the teams around them do.

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 And this is where, you know, if you get a Gonzaga that loses, let's say, in the semifinals

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 to either St. Mary's or Santa Clara of the WCC tournament,

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 that would help if you get Nebraska kind of continuing to go backwards a little bit, that would help.

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 And so maybe you have a shot to get up to that three.

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 I don't think it's impossible because you've actually gotten more help, too, from Kansas.

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 And Virginia's a team to keep an eye on because they've got a tricky game tomorrow against Virginia Tech.

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 He's trying to play their way in.

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 So I think Alabama, you know, to me, is going to be a three or a four,

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 and it's really just a matter of what do you do in Nashville next week.

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 I think that determines whether you can jump some of those teams, again, like a Nebraska,

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 maybe having to jump a Gonzaga, which I know we have head-to-head between some of these teams in this range.

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 But, again, to me, it's going to be what are you doing now.

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 And I think Alabama has a lot more better body of work these days than some of these other teams do at the moment.

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 Let me ask you about another game real quick.

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 Vandy at Tennessee.

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 Tennessee may be without Nate Amant.

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 Tennessee trying to get a double by in Nashville.

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 Vandy trying to continue some momentum.

447
00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:24,980
 What's going to happen in Knoxville?

448
00:29:25,860 --> 00:29:30,020
 Yeah, I think with Vanderbilt in a game like this, you always worry about foul trouble,

449
00:29:30,020 --> 00:29:32,740
 and that's kind of what happened the last time around.

450
00:29:32,860 --> 00:29:34,440
 Tennessee got some offensive rebounds.

451
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,080
 He kind of had the big men that got in a little bit of foul trouble.

452
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:41,840
 And, you know, it was also Duke Miles' first game back after that long layoff with the injury.

453
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,040
 So you would expect him to be more of a factor here, too.

454
00:29:45,180 --> 00:29:50,560
 And, you know, if Amant doesn't play, then Tennessee's offense is just not fun to watch these days.

455
00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:57,040
 And I think that without him, he was a big key in the reason why they won that game in Nashville a couple weeks ago.

456
00:29:57,180 --> 00:29:59,700
 So if he doesn't play in this game, I think, you know,

457
00:29:59,780 --> 00:30:03,380
 it's kind of going to be interesting just to see if Vanderbilt can do anything in the front court

458
00:30:03,380 --> 00:30:06,520
 because if they can, I think they get a good chance to win it.

459
00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:10,000
 But, you know, like I said, these two teams feel like they're kind of in the same spot

460
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,960
 when it comes to their NCAA tournament resumes right now.

461
00:30:13,060 --> 00:30:17,660
 So you could potentially see a scenario where the winner, you know, maybe moves up one or two

462
00:30:17,660 --> 00:30:20,820
 in terms of, like, your overall seed.

463
00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:22,720
 Probably going to be a five no matter what.

464
00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:26,300
 But could you also see a scenario where the loser moves down to a six?

465
00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:27,620
 I think that's also possible.

466
00:30:28,420 --> 00:30:30,900
 But, you know, it's a big game no matter what.

467
00:30:30,980 --> 00:30:33,880
 Obviously, two for SEC tournament seeding next week.

468
00:30:35,020 --> 00:30:41,560
 Multiple podcasts tomorrow, including a wrap-up of the day's events late tomorrow night.

469
00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,460
 Where can we get online and get the good stuff?

470
00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:46,220
 Yeah, I always appreciate it, guys.

471
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,640
 Yeah, check us out there on Southeastern 16 on YouTube.

472
00:30:48,860 --> 00:30:53,160
 Of course, we'll have lots of stuff tomorrow on the bracket when it comes out

473
00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:57,540
 and, of course, daily reaction leading into the tournament next week and all that good stuff.

474
00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,300
 So, yeah, find us over there at Southeastern 16.

475
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,260
 Blake, as always, good to hook up with you, man.

476
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:03,500
 Have a great weekend, all right?

477
00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:04,680
 Thanks, guys.

478
00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:05,060
 You, too.

479
00:31:05,660 --> 00:31:06,160
 Thank you, Bill.

480
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 A little Southeastern 16.

481
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482
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483
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 His daughter, Abby, is ranked number five.

484
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 A lot of balls, he says, to be played.

485
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 Drew is 19-1, Abby 18-1.

486
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 Both got RPIs at number one.

487
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 So, guess who Miles Stutz and the family is rooting for, BB, here in the postseason?

488
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 They lost 67-56 to Central Arkansas.

542
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543
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544
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545
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579
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 Welcome back here.

580
00:36:49,860 --> 00:36:51,120
 Some great news.

581
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,720
 If you're gearing up for a little March, Matt, you just want to see some tournament action,

582
00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,480
 but you don't want to go to the moon to check it out.

583
00:36:57,540 --> 00:36:59,240
 I think our next guest can help you out with that.

584
00:36:59,360 --> 00:36:59,960
 Joel Lamp.

585
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:04,660
 He is the Sports Development Manager for the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Business Bureau.

586
00:37:04,860 --> 00:37:05,680
 Joel, welcome in.

587
00:37:05,740 --> 00:37:06,780
 Happy Friday to you.

588
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:07,380
 How are you?

589
00:37:08,140 --> 00:37:09,000
 I am good.

590
00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:09,420
 I'm good.

591
00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:10,460
 Thanks for having me on.

592
00:37:10,620 --> 00:37:12,460
 It's nice to be in March.

593
00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:19,860
 And especially if you love seeing these games in person, but you don't want to break the bank

594
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 and roll up miles on your vehicle or frequent flyer miles to go see it, I won't steal your thunder, Joel.

595
00:37:26,020 --> 00:37:34,120
 So, the stage is yours to tell folks that there's some good basketball action coming to help feed your March Madness right here in your own backyard.

596
00:37:34,940 --> 00:37:44,140
 It's great to have a slice of March Madness here bringing Conference USA's basketball championship back to Huntsville for this year,

597
00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:45,420
 starting next Tuesday.

598
00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:49,420
 Championship games next Saturday, men's and women's tournament.

599
00:37:49,820 --> 00:37:51,440
 So, we're excited to bring them back.

600
00:37:51,580 --> 00:37:53,660
 It's exciting, exciting basketball.

601
00:37:54,660 --> 00:37:58,700
 A lot of parity in this conference this year.

602
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:05,200
 And so, when we roll out the ball on Tuesday, there are going to be 10 teams battling for the championship,

603
00:38:05,420 --> 00:38:08,100
 and everybody's coming here thinking they've got a chance to win it.

604
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:16,020
 I know for the men, Liberty and Sam Houston have had a very good season.

605
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:19,920
 Louisiana Tech, this is a very interesting conference.

606
00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:23,300
 Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State with Antoine Pettway.

607
00:38:23,300 --> 00:38:27,020
 They were here to play Alabama in December.

608
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:32,580
 Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Sam Houston, Western Kentucky.

609
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 This is a deep conference with a lot of good teams.

610
00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:41,280
 This is high-caliber basketball for both the men and the women, Joel.

611
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 They've played really well against Alabama in the second half.

612
00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:53,700
 So, you've got a lot of teams in this league that are up for the challenge of trying to knock off Liberty, I think.

613
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 And, you know, Western Kentucky, they've got a strong history in men's and women's basketball.

614
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:05,160
 And so, you've got Jacksonville State that is up and down.

615
00:39:05,380 --> 00:39:08,100
 But when they're up, they're really up.

616
00:39:08,220 --> 00:39:14,640
 So, it's going to be fun to see a little bit of what could happen with this group next week.

617
00:39:15,340 --> 00:39:17,940
 Every – I was watching some games last night.

618
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:22,280
 You really don't know what you're going to get every night.

619
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 What we're going to get, Joel, is something that's unique.

620
00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,700
 Normally, you've got the men here and the women there.

621
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:32,980
 But for the folks who might have missed it, you're hosting both the men and women.

622
00:39:33,220 --> 00:39:38,180
 For the folks who want to come and get a full buffet, if you will, of basketball with Conference USA,

623
00:39:38,180 --> 00:39:40,420
 talk to us about how to get in touch.

624
00:39:40,620 --> 00:39:45,980
 And I would imagine you're getting ready for some long days between hosting the men's and women's.

625
00:39:47,460 --> 00:39:52,380
 We get started at 1130 every day on – start Tuesday.

626
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 Tickets are available at the arena box office.

627
00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:59,300
 The pro tip is to save a few bucks and buy them at the arena box office.

628
00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:03,120
 So, you can save a few bucks and not have the ticket master charges.

629
00:40:03,700 --> 00:40:06,820
 But we start Tuesday, 1130 and 2 o'clock.

630
00:40:06,820 --> 00:40:09,940
 And then the evening session is 530 and 8.

631
00:40:10,140 --> 00:40:15,160
 On Friday, the men's semifinal is in the morning at 1130 and 2.

632
00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:19,080
 And the women's semifinals are in the afternoon at 530 and 8.

633
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:23,260
 And then the championship games are 430 and 730 on Saturday.

634
00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:27,360
 So, we've got a lot of basketball, four games a day until Saturday.

635
00:40:28,340 --> 00:40:33,400
 It's a long week, but it's a lot of fun to have the whole Conference USA family here.

636
00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:38,900
 And with the opportunity to send two teams to the NCAA tournament.

637
00:40:38,900 --> 00:40:45,680
 This league traditionally puts teams in a position to win games in the NCAA tournament.

638
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:57,040
 There are a lot of high major SEC, ACC, Big Ten teams that don't want to see the USA team in that first round.

639
00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:01,080
 Joel, the great thing about this, it was announced this morning.

640
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 I know you've been doing this for a couple of years, but the Conference USA in a partnership that you've got.

641
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 You've got so many groups working with this announced a three-year extension for basketball through the year 2029.

642
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 And along with basketball, you've got Conference USA beach volleyball.

643
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 You've got cross-country.

644
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 This is a partnership that really for Huntsville, North Alabama, as far as helping the economy,

645
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 these guys have got to eat, stay in motel, sight, see, et cetera.

646
00:41:35,940 --> 00:41:40,800
 But once again, we've got the SEC basketball tournament in Nashville next week,

647
00:41:40,860 --> 00:41:44,980
 but announced today a three-year extension on this partnership.

648
00:41:46,460 --> 00:41:48,480
 Yeah, we're very fortunate.

649
00:41:48,620 --> 00:41:53,260
 We built a really good partnership with Conference USA over the last three, four years.

650
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 And when the opportunity to start talking about renewal was out there, it was, okay, hey, how many years?

651
00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:08,240
 And one of the things that we kind of talked to them about was, could we do it with multiple tournaments?

652
00:42:08,980 --> 00:42:11,280
 Hey, you guys have multiple championships.

653
00:42:11,740 --> 00:42:16,740
 What are the opportunities for us to bring some of those other championships to town?

654
00:42:16,740 --> 00:42:22,240
 And beach volleyball was a natural starting point for us.

655
00:42:22,500 --> 00:42:23,700
 So we hosted their beach.

656
00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:28,480
 That's how we actually got the basketball tournament was we were hosting their beach volleyball tournament

657
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:30,580
 and took them around town.

658
00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:32,820
 It's like, hey, we can host your basketball tournament.

659
00:42:32,940 --> 00:42:34,920
 You're playing in a football stadium right now.

660
00:42:35,260 --> 00:42:38,880
 What if we put you in our arena and make it a really good experience?

661
00:42:38,980 --> 00:42:40,900
 And they have jumped on board with that.

662
00:42:41,020 --> 00:42:48,780
 And then with cross country, everything we've done in the running sports, it made it a no-brainer for them to bring cross country here,

663
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:51,400
 knowing that we're hosting the Division I regionals.

664
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:56,700
 We're going to be in the mix to try to get the Division I nationals in the next few years.

665
00:42:56,860 --> 00:43:06,160
 So being able to give your teams that opportunity to run on a course that's a national championship caliber, that was something that they really looked forward to.

666
00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:12,320
 And what we built and continue to build with hosting the basketball tournament, it's grown a little bit every year.

667
00:43:12,700 --> 00:43:17,780
 And we really feel like this year is set to take off and really do some special things.

668
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,860
 The amazing thing is, no shortage of hotel rooms.

669
00:43:21,980 --> 00:43:26,000
 If you've been downtown Huntsville lately, the only thing you've got to worry about is a falling crane.

670
00:43:26,140 --> 00:43:29,560
 Everywhere you look, there's another one going up, so there's no shortage.

671
00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:31,280
 I guarantee you that.

672
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 Joel, I'm putting it up with us.

673
00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:37,440
 Something else, you've got to get ready for some of the neighbors from the shows come this fall.

674
00:43:37,620 --> 00:43:44,180
 Talk to us about, for a lot of folks, this is a heck of a deal, UNA and Sanford, right down the road from me there.

675
00:43:45,380 --> 00:43:49,660
 I still look at it as Joe Davis State of the Baseball, but you're talking about a facelift.

676
00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:52,600
 Joe Davis and Hollywood's got something in common.

677
00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:58,500
 Boy, have they ever undergone a big facelift there, getting ready for UNA and Sanford football in your backyard.

678
00:43:59,820 --> 00:44:04,340
 That's bringing a neutral site football game is something we've been working on for a couple of years.

679
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:15,220
 I'm very fortunate that the NCA gave the FCS schools the opportunity to, one, schedule a 12th game, and then, two, open it up on week zero.

680
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:27,020
 We were able to jump right on that with our partners at UNA and Sanford and create a unique opportunity for both schools to open their season in a neutral site.

681
00:44:28,620 --> 00:44:35,220
 And both of them are kind of in flux with new coaches and new staff and everything.

682
00:44:35,700 --> 00:44:39,520
 And so it's an opportunity to really celebrate the start of the college football season.

683
00:44:39,980 --> 00:44:41,940
 We're going to turn it into more of a party.

684
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:47,040
 Make it, hey, we're going to have a football game, but it's also, it's a chance for you to practice delegating.

685
00:44:47,240 --> 00:44:53,080
 Get ready for the season and really have some fun with it and make it more than just a football game.

686
00:44:53,140 --> 00:44:55,920
 Make it a day-long event at the stadium.

687
00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:58,200
 We're really excited about that.

688
00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:06,180
 And we're going to have the both head coaches up here in the next month and then launch ticket sales that day.

689
00:45:06,340 --> 00:45:08,960
 So we're excited to get that underway.

690
00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:19,300
 Really proud of what we've got at Joe Davis Stadium and telling Huntsville's story through the sport of football and bringing some extra events in.

691
00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:22,180
 We've got a great program at Alabama A&M.

692
00:45:22,660 --> 00:45:24,640
 They've got their five to six home games a year.

693
00:45:24,940 --> 00:45:29,920
 But for us to bring another game into town, it's a special opportunity for us.

694
00:45:30,680 --> 00:45:33,180
 You've got so many events coming up this year.

695
00:45:33,260 --> 00:45:35,320
 You take the rest of the show to go through them.

696
00:45:35,660 --> 00:45:42,160
 But September the 4th through the 7th, the Paracycling Road World Championships.

697
00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:52,640
 And then in November, the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Men's and Women's Soccer National Championship.

698
00:45:52,640 --> 00:46:05,640
 And something I got a release from about last month, Milton Frank Stadium, who a lot of our listeners have watched a ball game there, will host the USA Track and Field Youth Outdoor Nationals.

699
00:46:05,640 --> 00:46:05,920
 Wow.

700
00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:08,640
 June the 24th through the 27th.

701
00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:16,520
 Bring together top competitors from across the United States in multiple age divisions.

702
00:46:17,020 --> 00:46:23,480
 And, again, a lot of people know the track facility at Milton Frank has been upgraded.

703
00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:29,720
 Joel, again, we could spend a day talking about all these future events, but this is really a nice event, too.

704
00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:36,720
 The USA Track and Field Youth Outdoor Nationals coming to Milton Frank in June.

705
00:46:38,220 --> 00:46:40,780
 That's a big win for us.

706
00:46:40,780 --> 00:46:47,500
 Last year, we hosted the Masters, which is for athletes ages 25 to 105.

707
00:46:48,580 --> 00:46:58,280
 And trust me when I say that, the 90-year-old 100-meter race, I didn't want to participate in because those guys were going to dust me.

708
00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:02,760
 So we were very fortunate to host that.

709
00:47:02,940 --> 00:47:07,180
 And that really jump-started our partnership with USA Track and Field.

710
00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:16,760
 And then this year, to turn right around and host the Youth Outdoor Nationals this June, we're going to have 1,600 kids from around the country in Huntsville for a week.

711
00:47:17,820 --> 00:47:26,520
 And what the school board has done, the investments they've made in the Milton Frank Stadium have turned it into one of the top track and field venues in the country.

712
00:47:26,980 --> 00:47:31,800
 We're very fortunate to have that facility at the level that it's at now.

713
00:47:32,100 --> 00:47:35,160
 And we're turning away track business now.

714
00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:41,200
 We're able to be very selective about the events that we have and the level that they're at.

715
00:47:41,420 --> 00:47:45,800
 And so working with USA Track and Field, this has been a really good partnership.

716
00:47:46,520 --> 00:47:48,900
 And we're looking to do more with them in the future.

717
00:47:49,860 --> 00:47:52,580
 There's a lot of events and a lot of opportunities with them.

718
00:47:53,120 --> 00:47:54,820
 You mentioned the junior college.

719
00:47:54,820 --> 00:47:58,260
 We host the Junior College Beach Volleyball Championship the first weekend in May.

720
00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:02,240
 And then we come back around and we're hosting soccer and cross-country in the fall.

721
00:48:02,500 --> 00:48:10,180
 And what we've been able to do is some of them, they're not as sexy and glamorous as the Commerce USA Basketball Tournament.

722
00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:15,640
 But, boy, they make a big impact to our restaurants and hotels and the hospitality industry around Huntsville.

723
00:48:16,620 --> 00:48:21,640
 And if we can keep doing some of those, we're able to invest back in some of the bigger national championships.

724
00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:28,960
 We're going to host the Division II Men's and Women's Soccer NCAA National Championships in December of 27.

725
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:36,980
 So we've got a little bit of everything for sports fans around Huntsville and North Alabama to experience.

726
00:48:37,740 --> 00:48:45,280
 Joel, tell us again before you go, if you would like to attend the Conference USA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament.

727
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:49,880
 And it begins Tuesday, runs through Saturday in the Vaughn Brown Center.

728
00:48:50,380 --> 00:48:56,440
 And, again, the champions go to the NCAA Tournament.

729
00:48:56,580 --> 00:48:59,800
 We'll find out where they're going the next day on Selection Sunday.

730
00:49:00,340 --> 00:49:02,300
 How do you get tickets and more information?

731
00:49:03,340 --> 00:49:07,320
 You can go to our website, cusa-huntsville.org.

732
00:49:07,660 --> 00:49:10,840
 You can go to the Ticketmaster to get your tickets.

733
00:49:10,940 --> 00:49:12,480
 Or you can go to the Arena Box Office.

734
00:49:12,900 --> 00:49:15,320
 We always recommend going to the Arena Box Office.

735
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 It'll save you a few bucks on the fees.

736
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:19,980
 We start Tuesday at 1130.

737
00:49:20,040 --> 00:49:24,160
 The ball goes up, and we don't stop until Saturday at 10 o'clock.

738
00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:30,220
 So we're excited to have March Madness here and send two teams to the NCAA Tournament.

739
00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:31,120
 It's going to be a lot of fun.

740
00:49:32,100 --> 00:49:35,200
 You've got a pretty good boss over there, too, a fellow I've known for a long time.

741
00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:38,900
 I remember when he brought out a fresh tray of fried chicken in an old place called Britling's,

742
00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:40,440
 and he's turned into a pretty good mayor.

743
00:49:40,520 --> 00:49:41,720
 Would you agree about Tommy Battle?

744
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:43,040
 Absolutely.

745
00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:49,040
 And that's the thing is we've got great leadership that has really embraced this.

746
00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:54,800
 And when you've got that kind of support, man, you talk about rolling out the fried chicken.

747
00:49:55,040 --> 00:50:00,760
 Hey, we're rolling out the red carpet for Huntsville and able to tell our story in a new way.

748
00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:02,120
 It's going to be a lot of fun next week.

749
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,680
 Never tell Tommy no, I guarantee you.

750
00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:07,060
 All the best with the tournament, Joel, and thanks for your time today.

751
00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:08,500
 Thanks, guys.

752
00:50:08,560 --> 00:50:08,940
 Appreciate it.

753
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 Y'all have a good weekend.

754
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 You too, bud.

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 1819 News.

817
00:53:03,140 --> 00:53:11,160
 Well, this is a big weekend for the Alabama Republican Party, as the executive committee meets in Hoover on Saturday to vote in their next chairman.

818
00:53:11,500 --> 00:53:16,200
 John Wall stepped away from that position just a few months ago in order to run in the lieutenant governor's race.

819
00:53:16,200 --> 00:53:27,600
 There are now three candidates vying for this position, former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, acting chairman of the ALGOP Joan Reynolds, and former Republican Majority Leader to the Alabama House Scott Stadhagen.

820
00:53:27,880 --> 00:53:38,320
 1819 News spoke with the three candidates about their position on closing the Republican primary so that Democrats and independents cannot play a part in voting for Republican primary candidates.

821
00:53:38,560 --> 00:53:45,440
 John Merrill said that it's an interesting issue that needs to be explored and evaluated with a study on the pros and cons.

822
00:53:45,940 --> 00:53:52,920
 Joan Reynolds says that the Republican Party has passed resolutions in the past about closing these primaries and that it is something she's in favor of.

823
00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:57,560
 She's also approving of the bill that was recently offered by State Representative Ernie Yarbrough.

824
00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:06,040
 And Scott Stadhagen is supportive of closed primaries saying that Republicans should select Republican nominees and Democrats should select Democrat nominees.

825
00:54:06,460 --> 00:54:09,060
 Stadhagen is also a co-sponsor of Yarbrough's bill.

826
00:54:09,380 --> 00:54:11,740
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

827
00:54:11,780 --> 00:54:14,520
 Where I was living was not a great place to live anymore.

828
00:54:14,840 --> 00:54:19,440
 I began to pray for a place to go, praying for all of these things that a nine-year-old would want.

829
00:54:19,600 --> 00:54:23,060
 I wanted horses, big house with a bunch of people my age.

830
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 I wanted parents.

831
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 I wanted a mom and a dad.

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 Before I even prayed it, the Lord had already answered my prayer with the Big Oak Ranch.

833
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 Who would that nine-year-old be if she never came to the Big Oak Ranch?

834
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 I would be trying to fight for survival instead of fighting to break a cycle.

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836
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 Southeast Health Hospital in Dothan is joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network after being invited to do so by the renowned medical institution.

837
00:54:49,700 --> 00:54:50,440
 I'm Andrea Tice.

838
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 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

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840
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841
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842
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 Let's move.

843
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:05,240
 At one for the win.

844
00:55:05,600 --> 00:55:06,380
 All game.

845
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 All game.

846
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 Ball game.

847
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 And the win.

848
00:55:10,300 --> 00:55:20,260
 Grab your hard hats and tune in for blue collar basketball with the Crimson Tide all season long on your home for Alabama basketball.

849
00:55:20,700 --> 00:55:25,780
 This Saturday, Alabama closes out the regular season as they welcome the Auburn Tigers to Coleman Coliseum.

850
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

893
00:58:37,300 --> 00:58:42,680
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

894
00:58:43,340 --> 00:58:45,260
 Welcome back in, after the Boomo Bugg Show.

895
00:58:45,320 --> 00:58:46,860
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

896
00:58:46,860 --> 00:58:50,040
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

897
00:58:50,320 --> 00:58:52,520
 And needless to say, it is an honor to welcome him in the middle.

898
00:58:52,540 --> 00:58:54,020
 A lot of folks remember as coach.

899
00:58:54,100 --> 00:58:55,220
 We like to remember him.

900
00:58:55,820 --> 00:58:59,720
 And not remember him in that sense, but remember him now as a fine author.

901
00:58:59,840 --> 00:59:06,160
 It's called Making the Grade, a fellow who has forgotten more about radio sports talk shows than most of us remember.

902
00:59:06,160 --> 00:59:10,200
 And oh, by the way, didn't we mention former head coach at Kent State,

903
00:59:10,300 --> 00:59:16,560
 assistant coach, pay close attention here, Arkansas, Minnesota, and Notre Dame.

904
00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:17,680
 I said Minnesota, right?

905
00:59:17,740 --> 00:59:18,640
 And Notre Dame.

906
00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:20,540
 Coach, Pete Cordelli, welcome in.

907
00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:21,240
 How are you?

908
00:59:22,040 --> 00:59:25,060
 Man, how you doing on this beautiful Friday afternoon?

909
00:59:26,420 --> 00:59:27,840
 Better than I deserve, Pete.

910
00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:29,120
 I guarantee you that.

911
00:59:29,180 --> 00:59:34,160
 Man, we're proud to have you on board because two people I've thought of this week with the news of the passing of a legend.

912
00:59:34,640 --> 00:59:36,840
 Reese Davis, the pride of the Shoals.

913
00:59:36,980 --> 00:59:37,760
 We know why.

914
00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:42,820
 And Pete Cordelli, for the folks who don't know why, the platform is yours.

915
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:47,700
 Pete, we remember Lou Holtz basically as a head coach.

916
00:59:47,840 --> 00:59:50,060
 We saw him as a media personality.

917
00:59:50,820 --> 00:59:54,120
 But, Pete, you had the pleasure of actually working for Lou Holtz.

918
00:59:54,560 --> 00:59:56,940
 Talk to us about the man, Lou Holtz.

919
00:59:57,940 --> 00:59:59,860
 Yeah, I was fortunate, guys.

920
01:00:00,220 --> 01:00:01,840
 Coach Holtz recruited me out of high school.

921
01:00:02,180 --> 01:00:03,740
 I played for him at NC State.

922
01:00:03,880 --> 01:00:04,660
 I was on the team.

923
01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:07,880
 Beginning of my senior year, I got hurt.

924
01:00:08,980 --> 01:00:10,740
 I couldn't play any longer.

925
01:00:10,900 --> 01:00:12,460
 And he knew I wanted to get into coaching.

926
01:00:13,180 --> 01:00:17,560
 So, he just brought me in and had me start being a student coach.

927
01:00:18,340 --> 01:00:21,960
 And if it wasn't for Lou Holtz, I would have never gotten into coaching.

928
01:00:22,180 --> 01:00:24,560
 I mean, his support, his mentorship, leadership.

929
01:00:25,640 --> 01:00:28,120
 And I spent 14 years with Coach.

930
01:00:29,160 --> 01:00:35,440
 And, guys, I got to tell you, he took me places I never thought I'd be in my life.

931
01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:37,880
 And it was because of him.

932
01:00:38,120 --> 01:00:42,740
 And, you know, he impacted so many lives on and off the field.

933
01:00:43,340 --> 01:00:46,720
 And we lost a true legend.

934
01:00:47,720 --> 01:00:51,840
 Not only was he a great football coach, but tremendous speaker.

935
01:00:51,840 --> 01:00:57,280
 And then once he stopped coaching after his South Carolina days,

936
01:00:58,340 --> 01:01:00,700
 he worked for ESPN for 10 years.

937
01:01:00,900 --> 01:01:05,920
 And he and Reece Davis and Mark Day used to have a great segment

938
01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:08,500
 that I think a lot of people still remember.

939
01:01:09,360 --> 01:01:11,700
 But let me tell you something, guys.

940
01:01:12,580 --> 01:01:18,000
 He was the Energizer Rabbit long before they started advertising that Energizer Rabbit.

941
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:19,820
 He was nonstop.

942
01:01:20,220 --> 01:01:21,600
 What you saw is what you got.

943
01:01:22,140 --> 01:01:24,520
 And so, he always had a standard.

944
01:01:25,120 --> 01:01:27,360
 And you're either going to live up to the standard or you're not.

945
01:01:27,480 --> 01:01:28,880
 And if you can't, be gone.

946
01:01:29,080 --> 01:01:30,100
 It's not for everybody.

947
01:01:30,900 --> 01:01:31,940
 And he always had a plan.

948
01:01:32,800 --> 01:01:38,000
 He always knew what he wanted done, how he wanted done, when, what, where, why.

949
01:01:38,840 --> 01:01:40,780
 And he wasn't going to deviate.

950
01:01:41,760 --> 01:01:48,740
 And there was a sense of urgency about everything that had to get done for coach.

951
01:01:48,740 --> 01:01:53,640
 And, you know, we were very successful at Notre Dame.

952
01:01:53,880 --> 01:01:55,860
 But, man, it took a lot of hard work.

953
01:01:55,960 --> 01:01:59,320
 And that was his lifelong dream was to be the head coach.

954
01:01:59,320 --> 01:02:03,260
 I appreciate you bringing it up about Mark and Reese.

955
01:02:03,360 --> 01:02:05,760
 Because, you know, you've worked in this business a long time.

956
01:02:06,220 --> 01:02:09,020
 Broadcasting is like a successful championship sports team.

957
01:02:09,060 --> 01:02:09,860
 You've got to have chemistry.

958
01:02:10,420 --> 01:02:15,140
 And those three, I mean, they had chemistry where they just bounced off each other.

959
01:02:15,300 --> 01:02:17,000
 And it was a pleasure to watch.

960
01:02:17,040 --> 01:02:19,040
 It was not just tuning in to get information.

961
01:02:19,400 --> 01:02:21,800
 They knew how to mix information with entertainment.

962
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:23,360
 But here's the thing about Lou.

963
01:02:23,400 --> 01:02:27,080
 He came across, you know, almost like with a comedic feature.

964
01:02:27,220 --> 01:02:30,720
 But this man was tough as nails and leather when he had to be, too.

965
01:02:30,780 --> 01:02:31,340
 Was he not, Pete?

966
01:02:32,300 --> 01:02:32,800
 Oh, yeah.

967
01:02:32,860 --> 01:02:39,020
 I mean, the discipline that he went through, you know, at Arkansas our first year there in 77.

968
01:02:40,920 --> 01:02:43,680
 We get picked to play in the Orange Bowl against Oklahoma.

969
01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:47,360
 Coach has to suspend our top three offensive players.

970
01:02:48,580 --> 01:02:51,920
 We were, guys, this is 1977.

971
01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:56,780
 We were a 23-point underdog going to play in the Orange Bowl.

972
01:02:57,320 --> 01:03:04,260
 And the day before the game, the number went up so much, it was the first bowl game ever taken off the board in Vegas.

973
01:03:05,600 --> 01:03:10,540
 And so we end up winning the game, you know, 31-6.

974
01:03:10,720 --> 01:03:12,820
 And what a great defensive performance.

975
01:03:13,020 --> 01:03:16,760
 Dan Hampton, who played for the Bears, was one of our defensive tackles.

976
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:20,020
 And, you know, I mean, the guys just stepped up.

977
01:03:20,100 --> 01:03:27,280
 And they're rolling sails, a backup running back center, an Orange Bowl rushing record that held up until, I want to say, last year or the year before.

978
01:03:28,020 --> 01:03:30,320
 But what a great team effort that was.

979
01:03:30,900 --> 01:03:36,140
 And then we're at Notre Dame, and we're going out to play Southern Cal.

980
01:03:36,840 --> 01:03:38,260
 We're number one in the country.

981
01:03:38,480 --> 01:03:40,480
 Southern Cal's two in 88.

982
01:03:41,220 --> 01:03:48,380
 And the night before the game, we got two freshmen that missed a team meal.

983
01:03:49,200 --> 01:03:50,960
 And Coach sent them home the next morning.

984
01:03:51,200 --> 01:03:55,640
 We ended up beating Southern Cal, Ricky Waters and Tony Brooks.

985
01:03:55,920 --> 01:03:57,640
 And that's the year we went on.

986
01:03:57,980 --> 01:04:02,280
 And we beat, well, Miami was number one in the country when we beat them.

987
01:04:03,220 --> 01:04:06,660
 SC was two in the country with Rodney Pete when we beat them.

988
01:04:06,660 --> 01:04:11,620
 And then West Virginia, we played them in the bowl game to win the national championship.

989
01:04:11,620 --> 01:04:13,240
 They were number three in the country.

990
01:04:13,240 --> 01:04:25,440
 So, yeah, that was – and then we were – we had won 23 in a row from 1988 through 1989.

991
01:04:25,740 --> 01:04:30,240
 We lost our last game in Miami against the Hurricanes.

992
01:04:30,460 --> 01:04:34,800
 And then we went back to the Orange Bowl, and Colorado was number one in the country.

993
01:04:34,900 --> 01:04:37,160
 And we ended up beating them 21-6 in the Orange Bowl.

994
01:04:38,660 --> 01:04:42,620
 Let me ask you, I was looking at some of the clips this week.

995
01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:52,620
 The graduate – he had a six-minute clip when he did the graduation commencement exercise, which was hilarious.

996
01:04:53,440 --> 01:04:59,760
 The newspaper – tearing the newspaper up and then putting it back together at the end with his magic trick.

997
01:05:00,200 --> 01:05:02,040
 I've seen that about four times.

998
01:05:02,200 --> 01:05:04,120
 I'm still amazed at that.

999
01:05:04,800 --> 01:05:11,200
 He literally had a – spoke at a seminar for the Wall Street Journal on leadership.

1000
01:05:11,920 --> 01:05:17,840
 And the man who did it said he was the greatest six minutes I've ever heard in my life.

1001
01:05:18,680 --> 01:05:18,980
 Oh, yeah.

1002
01:05:18,980 --> 01:05:27,500
 So, as far as – yeah, as far as leadership capability, you spent 14 years with him, and we could speak for a week.

1003
01:05:27,700 --> 01:05:30,960
 But what was the greatest thing that he taught you?

1004
01:05:32,420 --> 01:05:34,560
 Well, number one, always believe in yourself.

1005
01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:37,840
 Because if you don't believe in you, no one else is going to do it.

1006
01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:40,740
 So it starts from with – in your mindset.

1007
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:41,680
 Stay positive.

1008
01:05:42,440 --> 01:05:43,920
 Momentum's always coming our way.

1009
01:05:44,440 --> 01:05:47,000
 But I'm glad you brought up that newspaper deal, Brett.

1010
01:05:48,060 --> 01:05:58,080
 When I was working – when I started my student coaching at NC State, I was the guy that had to go across town and pick up those newspapers from the fellow that made them for us.

1011
01:05:59,300 --> 01:06:00,420
 So here's the deal.

1012
01:06:00,820 --> 01:06:07,720
 He calls me in, and he hands me this index card, and he said, go to this address, ask for this guy, and he'll have a box of stuff to pick up.

1013
01:06:08,260 --> 01:06:08,820
 I said, okay.

1014
01:06:08,980 --> 01:06:10,460
 He said, don't ask any questions.

1015
01:06:10,660 --> 01:06:15,400
 I said, coach, now this is before cell phones, GPS, or anything else, all right?

1016
01:06:16,800 --> 01:06:17,620
 Where am I going?

1017
01:06:17,820 --> 01:06:20,120
 He said, d*** it, you broke rule number one.

1018
01:06:20,200 --> 01:06:21,160
 You asked a question.

1019
01:06:21,340 --> 01:06:22,480
 Stop asking questions.

1020
01:06:24,060 --> 01:06:24,460
 Go.

1021
01:06:25,420 --> 01:06:27,840
 So I go over.

1022
01:06:28,020 --> 01:06:30,480
 I walk in, and I said, coach Holt sent me.

1023
01:06:30,540 --> 01:06:31,340
 He said, what's your name?

1024
01:06:31,380 --> 01:06:32,600
 And I said, Pete Cordelli.

1025
01:06:32,760 --> 01:06:33,440
 He said, hold on.

1026
01:06:33,700 --> 01:06:37,060
 He picks the phone up, and he goes, coach, yeah, there's a guy here.

1027
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:38,420
 Is this the guy?

1028
01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:41,080
 And Lou goes, yeah, he's the guy.

1029
01:06:41,180 --> 01:06:41,860
 Give him the stuff.

1030
01:06:42,040 --> 01:06:42,700
 The guy hangs up.

1031
01:06:42,780 --> 01:06:45,680
 He goes, okay, I just had to make sure you were the right guy.

1032
01:06:48,680 --> 01:06:51,640
 But, yeah, this guy made the papers for coach.

1033
01:06:51,700 --> 01:06:57,560
 I made them all out of USA Today's, and I actually got to see him make one, but I cannot.

1034
01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:02,280
 I told coach I'd never give up the ghost on that one.

1035
01:07:03,480 --> 01:07:08,860
 You know, Pete, the other thing he did, too, he was true to his convictions in a time when

1036
01:07:08,860 --> 01:07:13,800
 everybody has to be politically correct, and especially Lou Holtz was more than just Lou Holtz.

1037
01:07:13,860 --> 01:07:14,560
 He was a brand.

1038
01:07:15,060 --> 01:07:17,760
 And a lot of people will sit here and protect that brand.

1039
01:07:17,880 --> 01:07:19,860
 They don't want to do anything to ripple the waters.

1040
01:07:20,360 --> 01:07:21,360
 He was not afraid.

1041
01:07:21,360 --> 01:07:23,940
 If he felt it, he was not afraid to say it.

1042
01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:25,000
 That included his faith.

1043
01:07:25,080 --> 01:07:26,080
 That includes a lot of things.

1044
01:07:26,160 --> 01:07:28,680
 And I know we've seen the other side of the story this week.

1045
01:07:28,740 --> 01:07:30,280
 A lot of people want to push back on Lou.

1046
01:07:30,740 --> 01:07:32,640
 If Lou was here, he would still be fighting.

1047
01:07:32,740 --> 01:07:33,720
 He says, that's your opinion.

1048
01:07:33,860 --> 01:07:34,120
 Fine.

1049
01:07:34,200 --> 01:07:36,080
 But I'm Lou Holtz, and I'm sticking by my guns.

1050
01:07:36,120 --> 01:07:40,020
 He was the man that didn't mind speaking his mind if he felt it.

1051
01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:46,900
 No, and his, again, you know, when we talk about what he taught is stand firm in your conviction.

1052
01:07:47,940 --> 01:07:52,760
 If you won't stand for your conviction, for your convictions, you're going to fall for anything.

1053
01:07:53,180 --> 01:07:55,220
 You know, and that was his belief.

1054
01:07:55,220 --> 01:07:56,780
 But number one, believe in yourself.

1055
01:07:57,960 --> 01:07:59,180
 Do the best you can.

1056
01:07:59,940 --> 01:08:07,120
 And don't doubt, you know, because let me tell you, there's going to be more people doubting you, and you don't need to doubt yourself.

1057
01:08:07,460 --> 01:08:09,720
 But if you believe in something, go for it.

1058
01:08:10,200 --> 01:08:14,900
 And, yeah, Coach was, he always had a plan.

1059
01:08:14,980 --> 01:08:22,220
 Like I said, he knew what he wanted done, when, who was going to do it, what, where, how, and why are we doing it.

1060
01:08:22,220 --> 01:08:25,220
 That was, you know, he explained that to everybody.

1061
01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:29,060
 So, he was very transparent.

1062
01:08:29,940 --> 01:08:31,420
 Wore his feelings on his sleeve.

1063
01:08:31,960 --> 01:08:39,400
 You know, we beat SMU in 77 in Fayetteville the last home game of the year to go to the Orange Bowl.

1064
01:08:39,800 --> 01:08:46,460
 We're coming off the field, and the students and the fans, the Razorback fans, are throwing oranges on the field

1065
01:08:46,460 --> 01:08:48,120
 because they know we're going to the Orange Bowl.

1066
01:08:49,060 --> 01:08:52,780
 So, they asked him about, one of the newspaper guys asked him,

1067
01:08:52,780 --> 01:08:59,020
 I said, Coach, you know, how'd you react to all those oranges being thrown on the field by going to the Orange Bowl?

1068
01:08:59,160 --> 01:09:01,820
 He said, well, all I can tell you is I'm glad we're not going to the Gator Bowl.

1069
01:09:03,640 --> 01:09:04,460
 That's a good one.

1070
01:09:06,520 --> 01:09:08,720
 Well, what was it like going on a recruiting trail?

1071
01:09:08,880 --> 01:09:13,280
 I can't imagine a little hoax in the living room with parents at his peak.

1072
01:09:13,360 --> 01:09:17,060
 I don't know if you've ever had many opportunities to do that, but that would have been a treat in itself.

1073
01:09:17,860 --> 01:09:20,780
 Well, he came to my house when I was a senior in high school.

1074
01:09:20,780 --> 01:09:27,820
 He visited me three times at home, and his first thing was, look, this isn't a four-year deal.

1075
01:09:27,920 --> 01:09:33,740
 It's a 40-year deal because the decision you make doesn't affect us the next four years, even though that's important.

1076
01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:37,160
 But I'm going to be here for the next 40 years as your coach.

1077
01:09:39,260 --> 01:09:52,240
 You know, when a parent hears that a coach, because that's a big deal given your son, as your son leaves the house, you know, to go away, you've got to be able to trust folks.

1078
01:09:52,940 --> 01:09:54,940
 And all relationships are built on trust.

1079
01:09:56,280 --> 01:09:59,880
 Coach won't always identify who the decision-maker was.

1080
01:10:00,580 --> 01:10:01,340
 Was it mom?

1081
01:10:01,640 --> 01:10:02,480
 Was it dad?

1082
01:10:02,620 --> 01:10:03,180
 Was it grandma?

1083
01:10:03,900 --> 01:10:06,940
 Was it grandpa, auntie, uncle, or coach?

1084
01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:21,320
 Who's the decision-maker, and who is the person that is leading this young person through graduation and into his college phase of life?

1085
01:10:22,180 --> 01:10:24,600
 And sometimes it was a minister.

1086
01:10:24,780 --> 01:10:26,040
 Sometimes it was a priest.

1087
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:33,240
 You know, so we had to do a lot of research to find out who the decision-maker was for young men.

1088
01:10:33,240 --> 01:10:38,680
 My coach was great about, hey, look, this isn't a four-year deal or a five-year deal.

1089
01:10:38,780 --> 01:10:40,840
 This is the next 40, 50 years of your life.

1090
01:10:41,740 --> 01:10:51,420
 And, you know, when he left ESPN, he started the Holtz's Heroes Foundation, and it's run by Reggie Brooks, a young guy I

1091
01:10:51,420 --> 01:10:56,560
 recruited out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who played for Lou and played in the NFL for a while.

1092
01:10:56,660 --> 01:10:58,460
 But Reggie now runs the foundation.

1093
01:10:58,960 --> 01:10:59,260
 Wow.

1094
01:10:59,340 --> 01:11:13,520
 And coach has been very generous to former players who've either lost a spouse or a child, and helping them get back on their feet with his foundation.

1095
01:11:14,380 --> 01:11:17,760
 So, yeah, they have a tailgate before every home game.

1096
01:11:19,340 --> 01:11:31,740
 So, yeah, I found out a little while ago that they're going to have a public viewing next Sunday night from 7 to 10 at the Basilica on campus.

1097
01:11:31,740 --> 01:11:36,880
 And then the funeral mass is going to be 1 o'clock next Monday afternoon.

1098
01:11:37,120 --> 01:11:41,120
 So I'm going to do everything I can to get to South Bend next Sunday and Monday.

1099
01:11:42,400 --> 01:11:53,720
 Pete, he is known as far as turning around many programs, obviously taking Notre Dame, as you mentioned, to a national championship, 12-0 in 1988.

1100
01:11:54,060 --> 01:12:01,580
 But can you make a case, his best turnaround performance for a program was South Carolina.

1101
01:12:01,800 --> 01:12:03,420
 They went 0-11.

1102
01:12:03,720 --> 01:12:06,520
 0-11 his first season.

1103
01:12:07,220 --> 01:12:12,520
 And then they went 8-4 in 2000, 9-3 in 2001.

1104
01:12:12,980 --> 01:12:17,000
 And he beat Ohio State twice in the outback goal.

1105
01:12:18,060 --> 01:12:23,140
 Brent, Coach's goal was he wanted to have his team in a bowl game by the second year of the program.

1106
01:12:24,260 --> 01:12:27,660
 So he was the secondary coach at Ohio State in 1968.

1107
01:12:28,380 --> 01:12:30,860
 He had Jack Tatum, Mike Sensenbaugh.

1108
01:12:30,980 --> 01:12:32,360
 He had a great secondary.

1109
01:12:32,960 --> 01:12:36,880
 Ohio State beat Southern Cal and O.J. Simpson to win the national championship.

1110
01:12:37,680 --> 01:12:39,920
 And then he gets the William and Mary job.

1111
01:12:40,940 --> 01:12:43,700
 He had William and Mary in a bowl game their second year.

1112
01:12:44,340 --> 01:12:46,340
 They played the old Tangerine Bowl.

1113
01:12:47,140 --> 01:12:49,260
 And then he comes to NC State.

1114
01:12:49,960 --> 01:12:59,540
 And we were the first football team, football program in ACC history, to go to four consecutive bowl games.

1115
01:12:59,680 --> 01:13:00,000
 Wow.

1116
01:13:00,120 --> 01:13:02,900
 Because it was always a basketball conference.

1117
01:13:03,600 --> 01:13:06,820
 But we went to four consecutive bowl games under coach.

1118
01:13:07,300 --> 01:13:10,120
 And that had never been done in that conference.

1119
01:13:10,800 --> 01:13:14,500
 Then we go to Arkansas in that first year.

1120
01:13:14,620 --> 01:13:15,640
 You know, we're in the Orange Bowl.

1121
01:13:15,760 --> 01:13:17,560
 Then next year, the Fiesta Bowl, obviously.

1122
01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:21,580
 But then at Notre Dame, you know, that first year, we struggled.

1123
01:13:22,320 --> 01:13:24,540
 But the second year, we ended up in the Cotton Bowl.

1124
01:13:25,680 --> 01:13:26,460
 Well, excuse me.

1125
01:13:26,840 --> 01:13:28,100
 Arkansas, we were in Minnesota.

1126
01:13:28,280 --> 01:13:33,660
 The second year, we went and played Clemson in Shreveport in the Independence Bowl.

1127
01:13:33,780 --> 01:13:36,160
 Danny Ford and those guys, we ended up winning the game.

1128
01:13:36,800 --> 01:13:39,220
 But Coach had already decided he was going to Notre Dame.

1129
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:42,720
 Like I said, Notre Dame, second year, we were in the Cotton Bowl.

1130
01:13:43,160 --> 01:13:45,280
 And then at South Carolina, you're exactly right.

1131
01:13:45,740 --> 01:13:47,160
 0-11 that first year.

1132
01:13:47,300 --> 01:13:48,760
 And then I believe it was 8-4.

1133
01:13:48,980 --> 01:13:52,700
 And then he went and beat Ohio State those two years.

1134
01:13:53,020 --> 01:13:58,420
 But I would say, look, what we did at Notre Dame was unbelievable.

1135
01:13:58,680 --> 01:14:03,280
 But what he did at South Carolina rivaled that.

1136
01:14:03,440 --> 01:14:04,380
 And here's the other thing.

1137
01:14:05,880 --> 01:14:12,940
 He was approached about becoming the Ohio State head coach when Woody Hayes got fired.

1138
01:14:14,200 --> 01:14:15,980
 And we were at Arkansas.

1139
01:14:16,580 --> 01:14:21,120
 But, guys, he was in negotiations to go to Florida with Ray Graves.

1140
01:14:21,320 --> 01:14:21,600
 Wow.

1141
01:14:22,240 --> 01:14:23,960
 And take over for Doug Dickey.

1142
01:14:24,860 --> 01:14:25,100
 Wow.

1143
01:14:25,420 --> 01:14:31,220
 And so we're playing Texas A&M in Little Rock on a Saturday night.

1144
01:14:31,220 --> 01:14:35,380
 And Saturday morning, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette comes out and says,

1145
01:14:35,480 --> 01:14:37,360
 Lou Holtz in negotiations with Florida.

1146
01:14:37,900 --> 01:14:40,680
 So we go to the pregame meal.

1147
01:14:41,120 --> 01:14:42,960
 And Lou has the paper and he holds it up.

1148
01:14:43,380 --> 01:14:46,220
 Coach says, hey, look, these guys are just looking for a story.

1149
01:14:46,580 --> 01:14:48,180
 Don't believe a d*** thing you read.

1150
01:14:48,780 --> 01:14:55,100
 Well, he had already told me on Wednesday, pack a bag, go to Gainesville after the game and start getting recruiting set up.

1151
01:14:56,160 --> 01:15:00,560
 And he had talked to Monty Kiffin, who was our defensive coordinator, Larry Beckwell, offensive coordinator.

1152
01:15:00,760 --> 01:15:03,420
 We're going to Florida, you know, after this.

1153
01:15:04,320 --> 01:15:07,480
 We beat A&M, we come in the locker room.

1154
01:15:07,700 --> 01:15:09,400
 He goes back to the coach's office.

1155
01:15:09,800 --> 01:15:13,240
 He's back there on the phone for guys at least 10 minutes.

1156
01:15:13,540 --> 01:15:15,940
 And the players are going, what the heck is going on?

1157
01:15:17,020 --> 01:15:17,980
 Finally, he comes out.

1158
01:15:18,040 --> 01:15:22,660
 He said, men, like I told you, and he holds up the paper, don't believe a d*** thing you read.

1159
01:15:22,960 --> 01:15:24,080
 I'm a Razorback.

1160
01:15:24,500 --> 01:15:25,640
 He turned down Florida.

1161
01:15:25,940 --> 01:15:26,500
 He told Ray Gray.

1162
01:15:26,500 --> 01:15:26,920
 How about that?

1163
01:15:27,100 --> 01:15:29,240
 Well, I look at Monty Kiffin.

1164
01:15:29,360 --> 01:15:30,180
 Kiffin looks at me.

1165
01:15:30,260 --> 01:15:31,880
 He goes, you've got to be kidding me.

1166
01:15:33,380 --> 01:15:33,820
 Hallelujah.

1167
01:15:34,940 --> 01:15:36,640
 What a great story.

1168
01:15:36,840 --> 01:15:41,400
 Listen, I wish we had another two hours to talk to you.

1169
01:15:41,400 --> 01:15:45,200
 Next time we get you on, we'll talk more about making the grade.

1170
01:15:45,400 --> 01:15:51,340
 It's a great blueprint and a breakdown of position specifics.

1171
01:15:51,980 --> 01:15:56,200
 Thank you so much for coming on with us and reminiscing with us about Coach.

1172
01:15:56,880 --> 01:16:02,240
 Hey, guys, I'm going to tell you, thank you for the opportunity because there wasn't a bigger influence in my life.

1173
01:16:02,240 --> 01:16:08,120
 And my thoughts and prayers go out to Luann, Skip, Kevin, and Liz, his four children.

1174
01:16:08,240 --> 01:16:12,300
 Great family, and we lost a great person.

1175
01:16:13,240 --> 01:16:17,420
 But he'll be looking down on us for a long time to come.

1176
01:16:17,720 --> 01:16:21,280
 And believe me, his words, I won't ever forget them.

1177
01:16:21,320 --> 01:16:21,780
 I know that.

1178
01:16:22,920 --> 01:16:25,320
 And go get a newspaper while you're at it, Pete, okay?

1179
01:16:26,220 --> 01:16:28,980
 Well, yeah, I'm going to have to learn how to fold it up.

1180
01:16:28,980 --> 01:16:32,520
 But more importantly, I've got to have a roll of tape to put all that stuff in.

1181
01:16:33,480 --> 01:16:34,140
 There you go.

1182
01:16:34,180 --> 01:16:36,140
 He's made you a rich man, Pete, I guarantee you.

1183
01:16:36,140 --> 01:16:38,220
 Listen, man, thanks for your time and have a great weekend.

1184
01:16:38,240 --> 01:16:38,720
 All right?

1185
01:16:39,180 --> 01:16:39,800
 Thanks, man.

1186
01:16:39,840 --> 01:16:40,200
 You too.

1187
01:16:40,420 --> 01:16:41,040
 Thank you, buddy.

1188
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 The Score.

1243
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1244
01:20:39,660 --> 01:20:40,440
 Welcome back in.

1245
01:20:40,480 --> 01:20:45,380
 It is an absolute pleasure for us to load the pride of Birmingham, Doug Segrist.

1246
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 He's got a wall full of awards.

1247
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 He knows all about this thing called radio and TV down in Beham.

1248
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 And his book is called A Storm Came Up.

1249
01:20:54,820 --> 01:20:55,620
 Doug, welcome in.

1250
01:20:55,700 --> 01:20:56,420
 How are you?

1251
01:20:57,200 --> 01:20:58,300
 I'm superb, Harold.

1252
01:20:58,400 --> 01:20:59,000
 How are you doing?

1253
01:20:59,580 --> 01:21:01,960
 Man, we're in a better mood because it's March Madness.

1254
01:21:02,040 --> 01:21:07,440
 Doug, you had a chance, such an illustrious career, to cover, if you will, a garden variety of sports.

1255
01:21:07,500 --> 01:21:08,440
 Everything, I mean.

1256
01:21:08,800 --> 01:21:11,520
 Where would you put being able to cover March Madness?

1257
01:21:11,640 --> 01:21:17,580
 Because the reason I bring that up, the vibes always, Jeff, and I remember when Birmingham hosted one of the regionals down there.

1258
01:21:17,760 --> 01:21:24,100
 And, you know, I was a big shot guy on TV, and they gave me this glamorous seat right next to the Louisiana Raging Cajuns Band.

1259
01:21:24,140 --> 01:21:24,840
 I couldn't hear anything.

1260
01:21:24,980 --> 01:21:26,300
 In fact, I can't hear you now.

1261
01:21:26,520 --> 01:21:28,540
 I'm still trying to get that horn out of my ear.

1262
01:21:28,900 --> 01:21:30,820
 But it is a crazy atmosphere.

1263
01:21:30,940 --> 01:21:32,520
 It's a fun thing to cover tonight, Doug.

1264
01:21:33,180 --> 01:21:34,760
 No, it's my favorite time of year.

1265
01:21:34,860 --> 01:21:36,300
 It's my favorite event to cover.

1266
01:21:36,800 --> 01:21:44,480
 To me, the most depressing thing was when you would cover a team, and they lose early, and you have to go back and cover spring football.

1267
01:21:44,620 --> 01:21:45,940
 And I love college football.

1268
01:21:45,940 --> 01:21:51,600
 I even like spring football, but it was such a sudden transition.

1269
01:21:52,160 --> 01:21:53,980
 It was difficult to make.

1270
01:21:54,200 --> 01:21:55,680
 This is the best time of the year.

1271
01:21:56,480 --> 01:22:02,680
 You've got four weeks of tournaments, counting the conference tournaments, five weeks if you count the early tournaments like this.

1272
01:22:03,180 --> 01:22:10,080
 But then you go right into Major League Baseball and Augusta, and it's just fantastic.

1273
01:22:10,780 --> 01:22:12,100
 And there is nothing better.

1274
01:22:12,100 --> 01:22:18,460
 I'm actually taking off the first two days of the tournament because I'm going to sit on my couch from 10 a.m.

1275
01:22:18,920 --> 01:22:24,460
 until past midnight and watch nothing but basketball and gorge on very unhealthy foods.

1276
01:22:25,340 --> 01:22:26,320
 You're my man.

1277
01:22:28,460 --> 01:22:30,620
 Where do you start talking about our neighbors?

1278
01:22:30,720 --> 01:22:38,040
 Obviously, this weekend, before we get into the tournament, a very interesting, what was it Charlie Dickens said back in the day, a tale of two cities?

1279
01:22:38,460 --> 01:22:43,100
 Is it safe to say it's the tale of two teams this year between the Tide and the Tigers?

1280
01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:45,100
 Alabama's playing for seed.

1281
01:22:45,300 --> 01:22:46,720
 Auburn's playing for their life.

1282
01:22:47,240 --> 01:22:53,180
 Doug, your take on that and what happens this weekend in your backyard down in Tuscaloosa?

1283
01:22:54,980 --> 01:22:57,320
 I don't know if it's do or die for Auburn.

1284
01:22:57,400 --> 01:22:58,840
 I still think they got a shot.

1285
01:22:58,980 --> 01:23:01,240
 I think, obviously, they had to win the LSU game.

1286
01:23:01,920 --> 01:23:03,660
 You know, I still go back to their schedule.

1287
01:23:03,800 --> 01:23:06,160
 I go back to the wins.

1288
01:23:06,220 --> 01:23:16,320
 And when you start looking at bubble teams, nobody on the bubble is going to have the wins like Arkansas and Florida and taking Houston to the wire, playing the number one schedule.

1289
01:23:16,800 --> 01:23:21,280
 And to me, that still has to mean something, even if they don't win the Alabama game.

1290
01:23:21,920 --> 01:23:26,680
 Maybe a quick exit in the SEC tournament is the actual, you know, fatal blow.

1291
01:23:27,180 --> 01:23:29,460
 But this is not a bad team.

1292
01:23:29,880 --> 01:23:32,840
 Certainly, you know, they've been on hard times.

1293
01:23:33,320 --> 01:23:34,800
 And the irony is it turned around.

1294
01:23:34,960 --> 01:23:39,560
 And the first Alabama meeting, you know, 15 minutes into the game, they've got control.

1295
01:23:39,800 --> 01:23:42,440
 It was one of the best defensive performance I've seen.

1296
01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:44,680
 Alabama was totally out of sync.

1297
01:23:44,960 --> 01:23:46,680
 And then just something happened.

1298
01:23:46,840 --> 01:23:47,880
 Alabama took control.

1299
01:23:48,680 --> 01:23:53,240
 And Auburn hadn't been the same since, haven't played any defense like that since then.

1300
01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:57,660
 I look at this from a 30,000-foot view.

1301
01:23:57,840 --> 01:24:10,940
 And if you had told me, you know, a couple weeks before the season that Bruce steps down, Stephen takes over, you know, I was doubtful about the season anyway because of all the, you know, the losses from a Final Four team.

1302
01:24:11,300 --> 01:24:18,120
 And for them to start as strong as they did, I would expect them right now to be about where they were.

1303
01:24:18,120 --> 01:24:20,100
 So, I haven't given up on Stephen Pearl.

1304
01:24:20,240 --> 01:24:21,540
 I don't think the season's lost.

1305
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:24,380
 But this was supposed to be a step-back season.

1306
01:24:24,980 --> 01:24:28,380
 And I think the fact they're in the mix is actually a pretty good sign.

1307
01:24:28,440 --> 01:24:30,160
 I know Auburn fans don't want to hear it.

1308
01:24:30,420 --> 01:24:36,020
 But I think sometimes you need to take a step back and kind of look at how everything fell together.

1309
01:24:36,740 --> 01:24:43,580
 I remember the first time we talked this year, we asked you about Alabama's ceiling.

1310
01:24:43,760 --> 01:24:45,980
 And you mentioned the Sweet 16.

1311
01:24:46,560 --> 01:24:56,060
 When this team is matching the physicality and they play defense and rebound, they can beat anybody in the country.

1312
01:24:56,260 --> 01:25:01,980
 But Alabama, I think, was emotionally bankrupt, pardon the pun, on Tuesday with Georgia.

1313
01:25:02,540 --> 01:25:08,560
 After winning eight consecutive games, they got out-rebounded again by 10.

1314
01:25:08,740 --> 01:25:11,780
 They had some untimely turnovers.

1315
01:25:12,440 --> 01:25:16,120
 And then catchings for Georgia hit everything he threw up.

1316
01:25:16,460 --> 01:25:19,460
 He was averaging 10 points and hit 32.

1317
01:25:20,320 --> 01:25:23,380
 I know Alabama is certainly favored in the game.

1318
01:25:23,600 --> 01:25:28,960
 A lot of people think if they're in the bracket opposite of Florida, they may get to Sunday.

1319
01:25:30,040 --> 01:25:31,420
 And we know the limitations.

1320
01:25:31,660 --> 01:25:33,140
 This is a flawed team.

1321
01:25:33,560 --> 01:25:37,700
 But they still won eight games, which is very impressive.

1322
01:25:38,660 --> 01:25:42,740
 What does Alabama have to do to get past the Sweet 16?

1323
01:25:44,400 --> 01:25:50,360
 And actually now, you know, I think that was my optimistic projection before the season.

1324
01:25:50,780 --> 01:25:54,540
 I now really think maybe that's kind of mid-range.

1325
01:25:54,660 --> 01:25:57,260
 I think the floor is the round of 32.

1326
01:25:58,760 --> 01:26:03,320
 I'm like you, if they get hot, if they play a modicum of defense.

1327
01:26:03,540 --> 01:26:08,440
 And listen, we've kind of seen them tinker lately with a little zone against bigger teams.

1328
01:26:08,800 --> 01:26:13,040
 We have seen them shut down Josh Hubbard and some other key players.

1329
01:26:13,800 --> 01:26:14,920
 The rebounding.

1330
01:26:15,340 --> 01:26:16,340
 Rebounding is about effort.

1331
01:26:17,160 --> 01:26:19,020
 And you're going to face bigger teams.

1332
01:26:19,020 --> 01:26:24,360
 But we've seen them go against much bigger teams like Clemson and Illinois and St. John's

1333
01:26:24,360 --> 01:26:25,580
 and just both race.

1334
01:26:26,160 --> 01:26:27,560
 So it can be done.

1335
01:26:28,420 --> 01:26:33,540
 I think the floor, I mean, excuse me, I think ceiling now is the final four

1336
01:26:33,540 --> 01:26:36,200
 because there are very few teams that shoot like they do.

1337
01:26:36,300 --> 01:26:38,980
 And we, you know, we talk about, oh, my God, they don't play defense.

1338
01:26:39,020 --> 01:26:40,380
 But look what Arkansas is doing.

1339
01:26:40,460 --> 01:26:42,360
 Oh, my God, Arkansas is the final four team.

1340
01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:44,760
 Alabama plays better defense than Arkansas.

1341
01:26:46,380 --> 01:26:48,100
 I think it's possible.

1342
01:26:48,100 --> 01:26:49,860
 It's kind of like Haley's Comet.

1343
01:26:49,940 --> 01:26:52,040
 We don't see it, you know, all the time.

1344
01:26:52,040 --> 01:26:56,880
 But all you need are, you know, six more efforts and boom, you're there.

1345
01:26:57,340 --> 01:27:00,880
 A little skin on the floor, some elbows and all that good stuff.

1346
01:27:01,240 --> 01:27:04,920
 Doug, let me ask you this as far as the, you're a great one to ask this question.

1347
01:27:05,480 --> 01:27:07,960
 We know where Alabama and Auburn basketball has been.

1348
01:27:08,120 --> 01:27:09,860
 Where are they now and where are they going?

1349
01:27:09,980 --> 01:27:12,020
 You look, obviously, the gold standard.

1350
01:27:12,200 --> 01:27:13,480
 You've got a fellow by the name of C.M.

1351
01:27:13,540 --> 01:27:16,620
 Newton and Wim Sanderson to judge it by at Alabama.

1352
01:27:16,720 --> 01:27:18,260
 And, of course, we know what Bruce did at Auburn.

1353
01:27:18,320 --> 01:27:21,760
 But your thoughts about the reflection going forward of these two programs.

1354
01:27:22,220 --> 01:27:25,160
 And you look, for instance, what Nate Oates has done just over the past few days.

1355
01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:29,180
 He landed a five-star, one of the hottest guys in the entire country this week.

1356
01:27:29,760 --> 01:27:34,300
 He's in on Caleb Holt, which anyone who's seen his kid play here in North Alabama and at Buckhorn

1357
01:27:34,300 --> 01:27:39,980
 and now some of these premier high schools throughout the country, it looks like the pipeline is Will Stock.

1358
01:27:39,980 --> 01:27:45,440
 Your thoughts about the program and how do they compare now back to the heyday of Sonny and Wimp

1359
01:27:45,440 --> 01:27:46,760
 and others at Alabama and Auburn?

1360
01:27:48,100 --> 01:27:49,940
 Well, this is the golden age.

1361
01:27:50,180 --> 01:27:56,980
 And you, Brett, and I grew up in the original golden age when not only were Alabama and Auburn UAB, too,

1362
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 in the tournament every year.

1363
01:27:58,760 --> 01:27:59,240
 Jim Warto.

1364
01:28:00,000 --> 01:28:00,300
 Yeah.

1365
01:28:00,300 --> 01:28:04,900
 And they were not only threatened to make the Sweet 16, but they're always knocking on the door.

1366
01:28:05,700 --> 01:28:10,020
 Auburn and UAB got to the Elite Eight long before Alabama did.

1367
01:28:10,260 --> 01:28:13,340
 And it was just every year the basketball was good.

1368
01:28:14,300 --> 01:28:16,240
 Alabama under Wimp was the metronome.

1369
01:28:16,460 --> 01:28:18,760
 You know, every year they were at least going to the Sweet 16.

1370
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 Right.

1371
01:28:19,620 --> 01:28:20,740
 And it spilled over.

1372
01:28:20,840 --> 01:28:22,560
 Remember those summer leagues in Birmingham?

1373
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 I mean, that was, yeah, that was better than the NBA summer leagues.

1374
01:28:28,360 --> 01:28:31,120
 And then we went 40 years in the wilderness.

1375
01:28:32,200 --> 01:28:37,160
 And so I think what we're seeing now surpasses what we saw then.

1376
01:28:37,740 --> 01:28:42,320
 I think Alabama next year will start out probably top five.

1377
01:28:43,160 --> 01:28:48,040
 Even if they lose Phylon and Allen, I mean, this may be his best freshman class.

1378
01:28:48,540 --> 01:28:51,240
 And as you mentioned with the whole, it could get even better.

1379
01:28:51,680 --> 01:28:54,120
 I think Stephen Pearl has recruited well.

1380
01:28:54,120 --> 01:28:57,180
 And he's got more of his core returning this time.

1381
01:28:57,720 --> 01:29:04,300
 And, again, I think from an X's and O's standpoint, we can point, you know, the end of this game, the end of that game, et cetera.

1382
01:29:04,440 --> 01:29:08,260
 But I think he is a very strong X's and O's coach.

1383
01:29:08,660 --> 01:29:13,920
 I think he has made some tough decisions this year to kind of cement that culture going forward.

1384
01:29:14,320 --> 01:29:17,120
 So I think they're going to both be in the mix.

1385
01:29:17,120 --> 01:29:24,340
 Next year, I think, just off the top of my head, that there will be more, slightly higher expectations for Alabama.

1386
01:29:25,560 --> 01:29:27,760
 I agree with you about Stephen Pearl.

1387
01:29:28,060 --> 01:29:35,480
 I know Auburn fans are not happy right now, but the discipline decisions will pay off for him in the next couple of years.

1388
01:29:35,640 --> 01:29:41,080
 He's got to set the tone for how he wants to run the program.

1389
01:29:41,400 --> 01:29:42,360
 I agree with you.

1390
01:29:42,420 --> 01:29:45,940
 It's a great time of the year in basketball overall in the state of Alabama.

1391
01:29:46,200 --> 01:29:48,560
 It's vastly, still vastly underrated.

1392
01:29:49,220 --> 01:29:52,080
 Always enjoy the conversation with you, my friend.

1393
01:29:52,620 --> 01:29:53,740
 Have a great weekend.

1394
01:29:53,740 --> 01:29:55,400
 Let's do this again real soon.

1395
01:29:56,080 --> 01:29:56,900
 I look forward to it.

1396
01:29:56,900 --> 01:29:58,440
 Let me say one more thing about Stephen Pearl.

1397
01:29:58,860 --> 01:30:01,940
 One thing that really impresses me is he takes accountability.

1398
01:30:02,780 --> 01:30:02,920
 Yeah.

1399
01:30:03,060 --> 01:30:06,060
 And that is so rare in coaches these days.

1400
01:30:06,120 --> 01:30:09,000
 And he says, hey, I messed up, or we didn't do that.

1401
01:30:09,600 --> 01:30:10,680
 Nadeau does the same thing.

1402
01:30:10,760 --> 01:30:12,020
 I just think that's a rarity.

1403
01:30:12,420 --> 01:30:15,860
 And, you know, that's what I look for in coaches.

1404
01:30:16,780 --> 01:30:17,020
 Yeah.

1405
01:30:17,300 --> 01:30:20,560
 Doug, by the way, I know you said you're getting ready for March Madness.

1406
01:30:20,560 --> 01:30:23,740
 You're going to kick back on your couch there and watch and eat a lot of unhealthy food.

1407
01:30:23,740 --> 01:30:28,000
 When I come to your door with my night job delivering pizzas, I do accept tips, okay?

1408
01:30:29,600 --> 01:30:36,680
 The problem is, can I make it to the door or am I stuck in the couch for 72 hours?

1409
01:30:36,840 --> 01:30:37,720
 That's the question.

1410
01:30:38,440 --> 01:30:39,360
 We'll work it out, Doug.

1411
01:30:39,360 --> 01:30:40,020
 We'll work it out.

1412
01:30:40,240 --> 01:30:40,800
 I'll stick you good.

1413
01:30:40,800 --> 01:30:41,300
 There you go.

1414
01:30:41,460 --> 01:30:42,260
 I'm on my way.

1415
01:30:42,340 --> 01:30:43,280
 Listen, thank you so much.

1416
01:30:43,320 --> 01:30:44,300
 Have a great weekend, okay?

1417
01:30:44,960 --> 01:30:45,540
 Thanks, guys.

1418
01:30:45,620 --> 01:30:46,160
 Y'all have a good week.

1419
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 All right, the one and the only, Doug Segrist.

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1512
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 Welcome back here.

1513
01:35:41,020 --> 01:35:45,440
 Time to say hello to the voice of the Auburn Tigers when it comes to day-to-day coverage.

1514
01:35:45,560 --> 01:35:48,120
 Justin Ferguson, he is the man there at the Auburn Observer.

1515
01:35:48,120 --> 01:35:49,160
 Justin, welcome in.

1516
01:35:49,220 --> 01:35:49,940
 How are you?

1517
01:35:50,800 --> 01:35:51,500
 I'm doing all right.

1518
01:35:51,540 --> 01:35:51,840
 How are y'all?

1519
01:35:52,360 --> 01:35:52,700
 Hey, man.

1520
01:35:52,840 --> 01:35:53,520
 We're doing okay.

1521
01:35:53,780 --> 01:35:56,360
 Final season, regular season game coming up.

1522
01:35:56,480 --> 01:36:00,920
 Justin, are you ready for the Iron Bowl Part 2 in Tuscaloosa this weekend?

1523
01:36:02,040 --> 01:36:02,320
 Yeah.

1524
01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:06,020
 I mean, you know, we thought about it last time this game was in Tuscaloosa.

1525
01:36:06,240 --> 01:36:07,860
 It was number one versus number two.

1526
01:36:08,600 --> 01:36:10,660
 And, you know, it's not that this year, obviously.

1527
01:36:11,200 --> 01:36:17,880
 But it's, you know, it could be just as big for Auburn because if you win this game, you might be back in the

1528
01:36:17,880 --> 01:36:18,860
 NCAA tournament field.

1529
01:36:19,820 --> 01:36:28,180
 So, I mean, you know, with the ups and downs that Auburn has had the season, some of the struggles they've had recently, the frustrations they had over the last month,

1530
01:36:28,520 --> 01:36:33,460
 where they really kind of unraveled a little bit in terms of the win-loss record.

1531
01:36:33,600 --> 01:36:43,280
 I mean, you know, what better way to get everything back than, you know, going to Alabama on Saturday night and having a chance to play your way back into the NCAA tournament.

1532
01:36:43,520 --> 01:36:47,180
 I mean, it's as big of a stage as you can get here for Auburn.

1533
01:36:47,920 --> 01:36:52,820
 Justin, talk to us about what, I mean, you're closer to the epicenter when it comes to Auburn than any of us.

1534
01:36:52,820 --> 01:36:55,980
 But we have the opportunity to speak with a lot of different voices.

1535
01:36:56,740 --> 01:36:58,740
 There are those who say Auburn is out regardless.

1536
01:36:58,940 --> 01:37:00,540
 There are those who say, not so fast, my friend.

1537
01:37:00,600 --> 01:37:03,320
 You look at the balance of work because of the strength of schedule.

1538
01:37:03,500 --> 01:37:07,880
 Of course, as you mentioned, a lot is on the line, not only tomorrow, but in the tournament for Auburn.

1539
01:37:08,200 --> 01:37:10,140
 Because you never know what this committee is going to do.

1540
01:37:10,220 --> 01:37:14,820
 I mean, just when you think you've got it all figured out along, they start playing algebra, too, with you.

1541
01:37:14,820 --> 01:37:22,680
 But realistically, where are you as far as, it goes without saying, if Auburn gets on the street with their strength of schedule, what's going to happen?

1542
01:37:22,800 --> 01:37:25,480
 But where are you as far as this team making that happen?

1543
01:37:26,680 --> 01:37:32,440
 I think they have to win tomorrow against Alabama to feel good about their chances to make the NCAA tournament.

1544
01:37:32,600 --> 01:37:41,060
 I think going on a run in the SEC tournament, historically, doesn't really do you a ton of favors in the committee's eyes.

1545
01:37:41,060 --> 01:37:50,100
 But I go back to four years ago when Auburn played, you know, Auburn won the SEC that season with Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler.

1546
01:37:50,220 --> 01:37:55,320
 They run into a Texas A&M team that got all the way to Sunday in the SEC tournament.

1547
01:37:55,580 --> 01:37:56,480
 They didn't make the tournament.

1548
01:37:56,680 --> 01:37:57,360
 They didn't make the cut.

1549
01:37:58,360 --> 01:38:00,540
 So I just have that in the front of my mind.

1550
01:38:01,040 --> 01:38:03,200
 I think it's going to take something special.

1551
01:38:03,200 --> 01:38:10,440
 Something special would be beating this Alabama team on the road in Coleman Coliseum to give you another quad one win,

1552
01:38:10,560 --> 01:38:14,920
 to make that resume look even better in what has been a very weak bubble this year.

1553
01:38:15,440 --> 01:38:22,920
 I think the thing working against Auburn has been their overall win-loss record, some of the bad losses they've taken down the stretch.

1554
01:38:23,820 --> 01:38:26,320
 You know, you can't wipe those out, right?

1555
01:38:26,340 --> 01:38:27,480
 You can't avoid those.

1556
01:38:27,720 --> 01:38:34,400
 But what you can do is you can get, you know, you can get one more really good win to help you out, to help your cause out.

1557
01:38:34,400 --> 01:38:37,800
 And I think that's what they're going to have to take for them to do that.

1558
01:38:37,920 --> 01:38:41,700
 And so tomorrow, I think it just all really comes down to defense.

1559
01:38:42,360 --> 01:38:50,900
 You know, Auburn this season, when they played good defense, they're pretty much beating any high major team they played this year, with the exception of Houston.

1560
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 When they played not so good defense, they've lost to pretty much every high major team they played this season, with the exception of when they shot really well against Texas.

1561
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 So, I mean, you know, Alabama, the key to beating Alabama is to try to slow them down as much as possible on offense, and you can find a way to kind of grind it out that way.

1562
01:39:08,500 --> 01:39:13,220
 Auburn played really good defense the first 18 minutes of that first game in Auburn.

1563
01:39:13,980 --> 01:39:20,580
 They've got to find a way to do that for a lot longer, because if they can, they'll have a chance to do, you know, pull off an upset of mine.

1564
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 If not, just the way Alabama's been playing it, it's going to be really, really hard to beat them.

1565
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 I'll start with defense.

1566
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 They've got to tap back into that.

1567
01:39:27,860 --> 01:39:36,220
 They at least play the kind of defense on Tuesday night against LSU that they're going to have to bring with them just absolutely against, obviously, a much better team and a much better offense.

1568
01:39:37,160 --> 01:39:42,000
 Well, just to reiterate your point, Auburn beat LSU 88-74.

1569
01:39:42,400 --> 01:39:42,720
 Why?

1570
01:39:43,120 --> 01:39:45,140
 They came up with 13 steals.

1571
01:39:46,080 --> 01:39:55,340
 I mean, again, it all begins, if you've got empty possessions offensively because the opponent stole the ball, you're not going to play as well.

1572
01:39:55,340 --> 01:40:01,200
 I thought Pettiford was more dialed in against LSU than he had been in a while.

1573
01:40:01,480 --> 01:40:06,280
 Overton scored 21, Pettiford 27, Paul 17.

1574
01:40:07,900 --> 01:40:10,740
 Again, your point's well made.

1575
01:40:12,080 --> 01:40:13,180
 How is this team?

1576
01:40:13,300 --> 01:40:17,800
 Obviously, I'm sure that helped with their confidence some to get a win.

1577
01:40:18,460 --> 01:40:20,460
 Where's the mindset on this team?

1578
01:40:21,460 --> 01:40:25,060
 This team, I think, stopped the bleeding on Tuesday night against LSU.

1579
01:40:25,340 --> 01:40:32,060
 I think they came together and played the kind of game that they needed to be playing down the stretch of the season, but they hadn't done it.

1580
01:40:32,520 --> 01:40:35,180
 So, better late than never, you know, you say.

1581
01:40:36,260 --> 01:40:39,840
 You know, I thought Auburn's defense, you know, got into passing lanes.

1582
01:40:39,940 --> 01:40:40,540
 They were physical.

1583
01:40:40,760 --> 01:40:41,900
 They had really active hands.

1584
01:40:42,220 --> 01:40:43,000
 And here's the thing.

1585
01:40:43,060 --> 01:40:46,860
 We know this Auburn defense is not very good at stopping shots.

1586
01:40:47,180 --> 01:40:49,520
 You know, they don't have the elite room protection.

1587
01:40:49,720 --> 01:40:52,140
 They don't have the lockdown defenders they have in the past.

1588
01:40:52,340 --> 01:41:02,320
 But, not a like-to-like comparison, but I look back, the first Final Four team, that Auburn defense wasn't an elite defense in terms of stopping shots and preventing shots.

1589
01:41:02,660 --> 01:41:05,880
 But they forced a lot of turnovers and ran with it.

1590
01:41:05,920 --> 01:41:12,220
 And so, I think Auburn, you know, that's something, if they can pass into some more of that here down the stretch, that's their best case.

1591
01:41:12,280 --> 01:41:19,860
 Because I think in the half court, you know, more often than not, you know, you're going to find a way to get some shots up against Auburn and convert on them.

1592
01:41:19,980 --> 01:41:23,680
 This is not a very, this has not been a very consistent defense this season.

1593
01:41:23,860 --> 01:41:31,800
 But, when they are playing physical, they are playing active, getting their hands in the passing lanes and their forcing turnovers, it's their best way to get the stops.

1594
01:41:32,060 --> 01:41:33,320
 And I thought you saw that against LSU.

1595
01:41:33,320 --> 01:41:35,480
 That LSU team doesn't really turn the ball over a lot.

1596
01:41:35,920 --> 01:41:37,820
 And they did in this game.

1597
01:41:38,000 --> 01:41:39,040
 And Auburn took an advantage.

1598
01:41:39,480 --> 01:41:41,900
 Look back to that first meeting again between Auburn and Alabama.

1599
01:41:42,060 --> 01:41:46,620
 Auburn forced nine turnovers in the first 18 minutes against Alabama.

1600
01:41:46,760 --> 01:41:51,500
 Alabama only hit 11 shots, only two from deep, and nine turnovers.

1601
01:41:51,880 --> 01:41:53,600
 Auburn was up by 10 at that point in the game.

1602
01:41:53,700 --> 01:41:55,780
 That's the kind of defense they have to play against Alabama.

1603
01:41:56,120 --> 01:41:57,640
 Easier said than done, obviously.

1604
01:41:57,840 --> 01:41:59,680
 But, there is a blueprint out there.

1605
01:41:59,680 --> 01:42:02,880
 And it kind of looked like what they were doing Tuesday night against LSU.

1606
01:42:04,340 --> 01:42:06,300
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1607
01:42:06,420 --> 01:42:12,740
 The one thing that Auburn's got in common with just about every team in the universe, they play one way at home, they play another way on the road.

1608
01:42:13,500 --> 01:42:15,480
 This team, you're talking about an enigma.

1609
01:42:15,720 --> 01:42:17,420
 Here's where that big word comes in.

1610
01:42:17,880 --> 01:42:21,280
 They, correct me if I'm wrong on this, Justin, they only have two road wins in the SEC.

1611
01:42:22,280 --> 01:42:24,700
 One at Ole Miss and the other at Florida.

1612
01:42:24,960 --> 01:42:25,560
 Go figure.

1613
01:42:25,720 --> 01:42:27,020
 Your thoughts about that.

1614
01:42:28,120 --> 01:42:30,780
 A lot of teams have to answer this question.

1615
01:42:30,880 --> 01:42:31,960
 Why are there problems on the road?

1616
01:42:32,020 --> 01:42:34,700
 Well, that's, I think it goes without saying, a lot of factors there.

1617
01:42:34,760 --> 01:42:38,600
 But your thoughts, just the fact that not only who they're playing tomorrow, but where they're playing.

1618
01:42:39,620 --> 01:42:39,780
 Yeah.

1619
01:42:39,920 --> 01:42:42,300
 It's just, can you play that kind of defense on the road?

1620
01:42:42,540 --> 01:42:48,380
 You know, can you play that kind of defense when, you know, it's the crowd's not helping you out, right?

1621
01:42:48,420 --> 01:42:49,840
 I think that's the big thing for Auburn.

1622
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:54,840
 Because when they beat Florida earlier this season, it's one of the best wins anybody in college basketball has all year.

1623
01:42:55,540 --> 01:43:00,080
 They played, I think it's the best defensive game I think I've seen Auburn play in a long time.

1624
01:43:00,500 --> 01:43:05,560
 And when they beat Ole Miss, you know, earlier this season on the road, like you were talking about.

1625
01:43:05,700 --> 01:43:07,700
 Those two games, by the way, happened in the same week.

1626
01:43:09,320 --> 01:43:15,640
 That game, Auburn hit only two three-pointers all game and still won that game pretty comfortably against Ole Miss.

1627
01:43:15,640 --> 01:43:17,680
 They played really good defense in that game.

1628
01:43:18,020 --> 01:43:22,100
 And so I think if that's the case, it's just like defense has to travel, right?

1629
01:43:22,240 --> 01:43:25,540
 You know, the whole thing that Mitch Burrell said a ton with his team.

1630
01:43:25,580 --> 01:43:27,100
 Defensive rebounding had to travel.

1631
01:43:27,900 --> 01:43:29,960
 And I think it didn't against Mississippi State.

1632
01:43:30,100 --> 01:43:32,920
 It didn't against Oklahoma down the stretch of the season.

1633
01:43:33,000 --> 01:43:36,640
 And that really hurt Auburn and hurt their chances in the NCAA tournament.

1634
01:43:37,140 --> 01:43:42,960
 Well, you know, you won't say all will be forgiven completely if you can go and do it tomorrow against Alabama.

1635
01:43:42,960 --> 01:43:44,700
 But a lot will be forgiven at least.

1636
01:43:45,120 --> 01:43:53,020
 Because if you can defend and rebound and limit Alabama's possessions and limit their scoring, all right, you feel like you have some confidence on the offensive end.

1637
01:43:53,100 --> 01:43:57,020
 This is an Auburn team that scored 92 against Alabama in that first matchup.

1638
01:43:57,100 --> 01:44:01,520
 This is an Auburn team that has, you know, top 12 offense in the country on Kempop.

1639
01:44:01,820 --> 01:44:06,440
 This is an offense that is coming off of a game where they shot really well and they've played really well against LSU.

1640
01:44:06,560 --> 01:44:08,140
 They have confidence on that in the floor.

1641
01:44:08,540 --> 01:44:15,900
 The big thing is, when you pack your bag, and they're practicing right now, they're about to get on the bus here in about an hour or so from here in Neville Arena.

1642
01:44:16,100 --> 01:44:19,760
 When you pack your bag to go to Tuscaloosa, how much defense are you bringing with you?

1643
01:44:20,080 --> 01:44:22,920
 Because that's what you've got to have.

1644
01:44:23,240 --> 01:44:29,040
 If you don't bring that defense, you know, it doesn't matter if you play at home, on the road, or on the moon.

1645
01:44:29,540 --> 01:44:32,640
 This Auburn team's going to win, so it's defense.

1646
01:44:32,760 --> 01:44:33,640
 It all comes down to defense.

1647
01:44:33,980 --> 01:44:39,340
 And the good news again, they played a really, most of a great first half of defense against Alabama in that first matchup.

1648
01:44:39,640 --> 01:44:42,300
 Played great defense against LSU on Tuesday night.

1649
01:44:42,960 --> 01:44:47,080
 They just got to find a way to tap into that again, because that's going to be the defining factor.

1650
01:44:48,400 --> 01:44:51,980
 Before we let you go, Florida started this week.

1651
01:44:52,140 --> 01:44:55,780
 Alabama begins Sunday as far as spring football practice.

1652
01:44:56,280 --> 01:44:59,280
 Remind us again, when does Auburn get started?

1653
01:44:59,540 --> 01:45:04,040
 And one of the big questions is certainly the line of scrimmage.

1654
01:45:04,680 --> 01:45:08,900
 Nearly a new offensive line, 17 or more there.

1655
01:45:09,080 --> 01:45:11,060
 Competition is going to be fierce.

1656
01:45:11,640 --> 01:45:13,420
 Same thing on the defensive front.

1657
01:45:13,540 --> 01:45:18,880
 I know they've got a few guys coming back on both sides, but you've already previewed some of it.

1658
01:45:19,400 --> 01:45:25,520
 We'll get ready for it, and particularly in the next two weeks when spring camps break out all over the SEC.

1659
01:45:26,840 --> 01:45:30,320
 How's your coverage as far as spring football looking?

1660
01:45:31,440 --> 01:45:36,720
 Yeah, spring practice starts later than everybody else, pretty much, for Auburn this year.

1661
01:45:37,200 --> 01:45:40,100
 It starts on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th.

1662
01:45:40,160 --> 01:45:42,160
 But we've got a week from Tuesday.

1663
01:45:42,840 --> 01:45:46,560
 They will start because Auburn has spring break this next week.

1664
01:45:46,960 --> 01:45:49,480
 And then Auburn's going to do one month, pretty straight solid.

1665
01:45:50,020 --> 01:45:56,700
 So, really, the Tuesday when the NCAA tournament starts, that is when Auburn's going to start spring football.

1666
01:45:57,440 --> 01:46:02,840
 And, yeah, just really looking forward to covering that because most of this roster is brand new.

1667
01:46:03,020 --> 01:46:04,620
 Most of this coaching staff is brand new.

1668
01:46:04,760 --> 01:46:05,400
 There's excitement.

1669
01:46:05,660 --> 01:46:06,320
 There's energy.

1670
01:46:06,960 --> 01:46:08,000
 It's a new era.

1671
01:46:08,740 --> 01:46:20,360
 But, yeah, there's going to be a lot of talk about those line of scrimmages, for sure, because, you know, Auburn's offensive line is going to be pretty much brand new this season, as we knew, going in.

1672
01:46:20,620 --> 01:46:24,140
 And then on the defensive front, you're replacing some key guys this year.

1673
01:46:24,300 --> 01:46:35,740
 They really, you know, I think one of the most underrated storylines of this offseason was the fact that Dallas Walker, their big nose tackle that played last season, he got an extra year of eligibility.

1674
01:46:35,740 --> 01:46:39,240
 And so, he's going to be kind of key to build around.

1675
01:46:39,560 --> 01:46:45,260
 So, you know, this spring is going to be big with, you know, you've got the same defensive line coaching, Buncho King-Williams.

1676
01:46:45,400 --> 01:46:51,500
 But, you know, last season you had a handful of players like Jordan Crawford, Malik Autry, Darion Smith.

1677
01:46:52,780 --> 01:46:58,880
 These, like, freshmen, highly-tatted freshmen defensive linemen got to get on the field and get some experience in year one.

1678
01:46:58,960 --> 01:47:02,240
 Well, now in year two, they're going to be able to have to take that big step forward in spring practice.

1679
01:47:02,340 --> 01:47:04,420
 It's going to be big for those guys.

1680
01:47:04,420 --> 01:47:09,560
 So, I mean, there's going to be interest in competition pretty much everywhere on the field except for quarterback.

1681
01:47:09,820 --> 01:47:14,700
 You kind of know who your quarterback's going to be right now with Byron Brown coming in.

1682
01:47:14,920 --> 01:47:17,040
 But, yeah, it's going to be really exciting.

1683
01:47:17,300 --> 01:47:23,160
 And so, you know, we're going to get SEC tournament, whatever that looks like for Auburn, next week taken care of.

1684
01:47:23,280 --> 01:47:24,580
 We'll see if they make the big dance.

1685
01:47:24,660 --> 01:47:26,780
 We'll see what the postseason will look like for them in hoops.

1686
01:47:27,260 --> 01:47:29,820
 We're rolling right into spring football off of that at the Observer.

1687
01:47:29,960 --> 01:47:30,760
 So, looking forward to it.

1688
01:47:31,600 --> 01:47:43,080
 Well, you'll have pre-game coverage of the Iron Bowl in basketball, post-game coverage, a lot of speculation about the upcoming spring practice in football.

1689
01:47:43,660 --> 01:47:47,540
 Wednesday, 6 a.m. emails, Friday, mailbag, the podcast.

1690
01:47:48,080 --> 01:47:49,960
 Where can we get online to get all of it?

1691
01:47:50,680 --> 01:47:51,640
 Yeah, auburndeserver.com.

1692
01:47:51,720 --> 01:47:52,080
 Check it out.

1693
01:47:52,220 --> 01:47:53,240
 I had a mailbag today.

1694
01:47:53,360 --> 01:47:54,320
 A lot of basketball in there.

1695
01:47:54,360 --> 01:47:55,800
 A little bit of football as well.

1696
01:47:55,900 --> 01:47:59,480
 Tomorrow, we will preview the Auburn-Alabama game on the newsletter side.

1697
01:47:59,840 --> 01:48:00,640
 We'll have coverage.

1698
01:48:00,780 --> 01:48:02,940
 I'll be in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night for a big one.

1699
01:48:03,040 --> 01:48:09,140
 Always a fun time whenever Auburn-Alabama is playing anything, but especially these rivalry basketball games.

1700
01:48:09,240 --> 01:48:10,140
 So, we'll have coverage of that.

1701
01:48:10,660 --> 01:48:11,540
 Podcasts over the week.

1702
01:48:11,900 --> 01:48:17,040
 And then I'll be in Nashville next Tuesday getting ready for SEC tournament.

1703
01:48:17,180 --> 01:48:18,920
 We'll see how long Auburn's day is going to be there.

1704
01:48:19,060 --> 01:48:21,560
 So, we'll have all that cover for you at auburnobserver.com.

1705
01:48:21,620 --> 01:48:22,020
 Sign up, Ben.

1706
01:48:22,800 --> 01:48:26,960
 Like Willie says, on the road again, safe travels to and prom, and have a good weekend, Justin.

1707
01:48:27,440 --> 01:48:27,660
 Yep.

1708
01:48:27,760 --> 01:48:28,100
 Y'all too.

1709
01:48:28,160 --> 01:48:28,840
 Thank you.

1710
01:48:28,840 --> 01:48:29,340
 Thank you, Ben.

1711
01:48:29,340 --> 01:48:30,540
 Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1712
01:48:30,720 --> 01:48:33,140
 BB, another busy weekend here on 93.9.

1713
01:48:33,180 --> 01:48:34,660
 The score starts tonight.

1714
01:48:34,780 --> 01:48:40,240
 Matter of fact, at 545 PGM, it's Alabama baseball taking on North Florida tonight.

1715
01:48:40,420 --> 01:48:46,660
 Also, Alabama and Texas NCC Women's Basketball Tournament 715 is going to be the pregame there.

1716
01:48:46,800 --> 01:48:53,080
 And amongst the goodies tomorrow, as we mentioned, Alabama and Auburn pregame starts at 6.30, tip 7.30.

1717
01:48:53,580 --> 01:48:55,700
 Another busy weekend here on 93.9.

1718
01:48:55,720 --> 01:48:56,260
 The score, BB.

1719
01:48:56,260 --> 01:49:01,280
 And I think they're going to squeeze in an Atlanta Braves broadcast in there, too.

1720
01:49:02,140 --> 01:49:02,300
 Yeah.

1721
01:49:02,600 --> 01:49:05,960
 Amari Allen's going to be key to this Alabama-Auburn game.

1722
01:49:06,460 --> 01:49:13,440
 If he scores 13, 15 points and gets eight rebounds, I think Alabama wins the game comfortably.

1723
01:49:13,640 --> 01:49:17,100
 If he scores three again, this might go down to the wire.

1724
01:49:17,320 --> 01:49:20,840
 Defense, whoever plays the best defense wins the game.

1725
01:49:21,160 --> 01:49:22,400
 More on that Braves game.

1726
01:49:22,480 --> 01:49:23,440
 It's at 11.55.

1727
01:49:23,720 --> 01:49:26,260
 Free game tomorrow morning against the Olds.

1728
01:49:26,300 --> 01:49:27,200
 Have a great weekend.

1729
01:49:27,320 --> 01:49:28,480
 Going to take care of business for now.

1730
01:49:28,900 --> 01:49:31,360
 On behalf of BB, Greg James Blair, the entire crew here.

1731
01:49:31,440 --> 01:49:33,340
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1732
01:49:33,420 --> 01:49:35,960
 Let's do it again Monday, noon to two for the Boomo Bugg Show.

1733
01:49:36,020 --> 01:49:37,760
 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9.

1734
01:49:37,800 --> 01:49:38,140
 The score.

1735
01:49:38,140 --> 01:49:38,180
 The score.