1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,920 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice. 2 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:29,980 The Boomo Bugg Show. Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score. 3 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:52,780 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in where it is the proverbial sweet and sour weekend for the Alabama men and women when it comes to the big dance. Good afternoon, welcome in. Is it through, is it through that it's better late than never? 4 00:00:53,440 --> 00:01:02,460 Happy Monday to you. Yes, it is. We just listened to a tough, tough loss for the Alabama women. They had two key turnovers late in that game. 5 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:10,000 Carly Weathers hits a three to get Alabama close. We couldn't get any closer. Louisville wins 69 to 68. 6 00:01:10,780 --> 00:01:23,760 But for the men, they pulled out a can of whoop you-know-what on Texas Tech last night and beat the Red Raiders 90-265 to advance to its fourth consecutive Sweet 16. 7 00:01:24,020 --> 00:01:29,300 The SEC gets four teams in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas. 8 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:37,400 And our next guest can give us some traffic details traveling back from Philadelphia to Knoxville. 9 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:44,420 The V-Man is right there with Willie. He's on the road again and again and again. He's always got the big story. 10 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:51,260 When it comes to Big Orange, Vince Rora on 99.1, the sports animal up in Knoxville and the Ball Radio Network. 11 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,180 V-Man, welcome in. How's the city of brotherly love to you? 12 00:01:55,180 --> 00:02:08,720 Well, it's in my rearview mirror. And we got traffic on the 6s, weather on the 8s here with Vince Rora, in case you're wondering about the Northeast. 13 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:19,420 But no, thankfully it stopped raining and hopefully it'll just be sunny or cloudy and just smooth sailing the rest of the way. 14 00:02:19,420 --> 00:02:26,120 But nothing too bad on the roads. But we've got a long way to go today. So, great to talk to you guys during the drive. 15 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,820 You too. We'll try to be gentle with you. Our Tennessee fans are going to sit here and get off Rick Barnes back. 16 00:02:31,940 --> 00:02:37,300 He is back in the dance again. Like Alabama, they are back in the Sweet 16. 17 00:02:37,580 --> 00:02:41,680 Vince, talk to us about the latest chapter of Tennessee men's basketball. 18 00:02:43,780 --> 00:02:47,700 Well, Tennessee's made four straight Sweet 16s. 19 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:48,060 Right. 20 00:02:48,060 --> 00:02:53,200 You'll see who just gives a little stat about Alabama under Nate Oates. 21 00:02:54,140 --> 00:03:01,380 And Tennessee, Alabama, and Duke are the only three schools to make the last two Elite 8s. 22 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:08,940 And all three of them still alive with a chance to make it three in a row and really separate from the rest of the pack. 23 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:11,380 That's an accomplishment. 24 00:03:12,380 --> 00:03:18,100 And to answer your question, no, they won't get off Rick Barnes back. 25 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:20,080 Never. 26 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:30,840 Because, you know, some of it is just like the vault Twitter fan base that, you know, always wants to be the watchdog for the program. 27 00:03:31,700 --> 00:03:42,060 And another part of it is that, you know, they want to see him at least get to a Final Four and maybe even cash in on a national championship. 28 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,000 But even that is fleeting in college politics today. 29 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,920 We've heard of some Todd Golder getting today. 30 00:03:50,140 --> 00:03:51,520 They won the title last year. 31 00:03:52,020 --> 00:03:53,840 And now they think it's a disaster. 32 00:03:54,340 --> 00:04:04,140 So, you know, that stuff has a milk-like expiration date when you accomplish something good in sports. 33 00:04:04,660 --> 00:04:14,380 But as one of my colleagues, Ryan Shumpert, said in a tweet last night in outlining all the winning that Rick Barnes does in March, 34 00:04:14,380 --> 00:04:20,780 and she says, for someone who doesn't win in March, Rick Barnes sure does win a lot in March, 35 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:26,960 which is more than any other SEC coach, I believe, you know, over a period of time. 36 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:36,300 The Alabama and Tennessee football fans don't quite understand the basketball game sometimes. 37 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:40,600 Tennessee beats Virginia 79-72. 38 00:04:41,540 --> 00:04:43,700 Jacoby Gillespie scores 21. 39 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:47,540 Boswell and Nata Mint, critical free throws. 40 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:48,000 Man. 41 00:04:48,220 --> 00:04:51,420 I thought this was going to be a tight game. 42 00:04:51,900 --> 00:04:59,800 Gillespie scored, I believe, V, 50 points in two games in Philly, including 29 against Miami of Ohio. 43 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:02,460 V, talk a little bit more about the game. 44 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,400 Gillespie, Boswell, and Nata Mint, and particularly at times, played well. 45 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:09,200 Yeah. 46 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,220 Five and double figures total. 47 00:05:11,220 --> 00:05:12,980 But you're right about Gillespie. 48 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:16,000 He hit, I think, seven in the first half. 49 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:19,640 So, they had a lot of guys contributing when they had that halftime lead. 50 00:05:20,340 --> 00:05:26,900 But he's a guy that, late in the year, especially here in Philadelphia, 51 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:31,140 where he's doing so much more than just score. 52 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,160 He is such a threat now in getting to the rim. 53 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,140 Rick Barnes has been trying to get him to not just shoot three, 54 00:05:39,340 --> 00:05:44,260 to get to the rim and break down defenses and shoot from mid-range. 55 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:50,740 He has a really pretty floater, which elite point guards in college and the NBA tell you, 56 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,660 if you're going to be a great point guard, you've got to have a floater in your game. 57 00:05:55,280 --> 00:05:56,280 And he does. 58 00:05:56,820 --> 00:06:00,680 And so, you can just see, especially in the Miami-Ohio game, you see the defenses. 59 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:06,580 When he drives to the lane or towards the rim, like three guys coming at him, 60 00:06:06,860 --> 00:06:10,120 and then he'd drop a pocket pass or a lob to the rim. 61 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:15,580 So, he is impacting everyone else and really controlling the game offensively. 62 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,780 And he makes clutch shots for you, too. 63 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,460 Boswell made a career-high four three-pointers in the game. 64 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,600 His previous career-high was two against South Carolina. 65 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:29,160 And he had nine assists with zero turnovers. 66 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:34,840 And for the first time in a while, he wasn't in foul trouble. 67 00:06:35,260 --> 00:06:38,520 So, he was able to play 32 minutes. 68 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,180 You know what else he was able to do by him playing 32 minutes? 69 00:06:43,740 --> 00:06:52,220 Is Jakari White, who was the best player for Virginia in their close game against Wright State. 70 00:06:53,220 --> 00:06:55,180 He went out for 26 in that game. 71 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:56,220 He made a couple of threes. 72 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,300 And you're like, this guy is just out of his mind from three. 73 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:01,640 Tennessee's not going to be able to do anything against him. 74 00:07:02,340 --> 00:07:09,500 Well, Amaro Morgan, assistant coach, told us on the show this morning that Coach Justin Ganey said, 75 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:12,880 hey, we need to put Boswell on White. 76 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:14,460 So, they did. 77 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,080 Jakari White didn't score in the second half. 78 00:07:17,420 --> 00:07:17,760 Wow. 79 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:22,540 And so, bringing the defense, not turning the ball over. 80 00:07:22,700 --> 00:07:23,560 I mean, White was huge. 81 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:32,120 And then Nate Amand, who only played 18 minutes against Miami, Ohio, didn't score for the first time in his young career. 82 00:07:32,620 --> 00:07:37,420 And they held him out because of the big lead in a good part of the second half. 83 00:07:37,460 --> 00:07:39,060 But he just wasn't moving as well. 84 00:07:39,660 --> 00:07:41,960 He was able to feel better coming into this game. 85 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,440 And he played a lot better. 86 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:44,500 Got to the line. 87 00:07:44,780 --> 00:07:46,140 Hit an early three. 88 00:07:46,660 --> 00:07:48,280 And they need that. 89 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:54,460 They need a Nate Amand that can contribute, get to the line, take over when they need it. 90 00:07:54,580 --> 00:07:55,500 And you mentioned the free throws. 91 00:07:56,580 --> 00:07:59,920 Virginia took a 71-70 lead with 2-0-3 to go. 92 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:05,600 Tennessee made dine of their last 10 free throws to close it out. 93 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:08,040 And as you guys know, we've talked about it. 94 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,360 The free throw line has been an issue for this team at times. 95 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:10,700 Oh, yeah. 96 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,700 But they were able to make those clutch free throws. 97 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:23,260 And people, I've heard on broadcast, I've heard numerous people say, oh, Tennessee didn't make a 3-1 despite not making a field goal in the last 3-30. 98 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:32,640 It's a little deceiving because once they took the lead, Virginia took that lead, Nate Amand went to the basket, got fouled, made his two free throws at Tennessee on top. 99 00:08:32,900 --> 00:08:36,940 And then Virginia fouled Tennessee and sent them to the line to make free throws. 100 00:08:37,140 --> 00:08:37,680 And they did. 101 00:08:37,940 --> 00:08:40,960 So it's not like they were throwing up bricks for three and a half minutes. 102 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,060 So sometimes the numbers can tell you a different story. 103 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,380 I got to fuss about something. 104 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:47,620 V-Man, you know that. 105 00:08:47,700 --> 00:08:49,160 It's just life out there in the fandom. 106 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:55,460 You know what they say. 107 00:08:55,580 --> 00:08:57,640 It ain't good enough to get to the Sweet 16. 108 00:08:57,820 --> 00:08:59,520 You got to keep on trucking to do that. 109 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,940 Beware of those corn boys from Iowa. 110 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,340 Iowa State knocks off Kentucky. 111 00:09:06,020 --> 00:09:08,160 Iowa knocks off the Divinity Chancellor of Florida. 112 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,100 What they got in common? 113 00:09:09,580 --> 00:09:10,940 Both big boys in the SEC. 114 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,560 And that's up to Tennessee to stop that train. 115 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:18,920 Tennessee, 6, Iowa State, number 2. 116 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:29,340 Yeah, and Iowa State did not have their best player, their star, Joshua Jefferson, in that win over Kentucky. 117 00:09:29,420 --> 00:09:34,820 They were down 12, and it looked like, oh my gosh, they are going to get housed by the Wildcats. 118 00:09:35,420 --> 00:09:39,660 And then they figured things out, and then Kentucky turned the ball over like 20 times. 119 00:09:39,660 --> 00:09:46,700 And they had something, they had a lot to do with that because they played tough, tenacious defense. 120 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:52,620 Some similarities, I think, to Virginia and how well a bunch of guys can shoot the three. 121 00:09:53,120 --> 00:10:12,200 However, the difference is, is Iowa State does, and Joshua Jefferson, both on an air cast yesterday, not being able to put any weight in his leg. 122 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,340 Is he going to be ready to go for Friday? 123 00:10:14,860 --> 00:10:17,000 And if so, how effective is he? 124 00:10:17,180 --> 00:10:20,620 Tennessee's just been dealing with Nate Ament with an ankle injury. 125 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,040 That wasn't just a, hey, I'm back and we're good to go. 126 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,880 That had some growing pains and some ups and downs. 127 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:38,080 So that's an equalizer in my mind because I think Tennessee has two stars, especially when Ament is healthier and playing well than Jacoby Gillespie as well. 128 00:10:38,860 --> 00:10:45,240 And Tennessee can match them in toughness where not everybody that they played on their schedule this year could match them. 129 00:10:45,380 --> 00:10:48,420 Some of those Big 12 teams could, but others could not. 130 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,300 So I think Tennessee is a live dog in this game. 131 00:10:52,380 --> 00:10:57,380 Not a big dog, so to speak, but with the Vegas line. 132 00:10:57,680 --> 00:10:59,180 But I think they can win. 133 00:10:59,820 --> 00:11:04,220 Tennessee can win this game, especially if Iowa State doesn't have their star in Jefferson. 134 00:11:05,220 --> 00:11:08,400 And Tennessee doesn't turn the ball over. 135 00:11:08,860 --> 00:11:11,420 V, let me ask you about the SEC. 136 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:20,580 Texas may have been the most impressive team, literally winning three games last week to get to the Sweet 16. 137 00:11:20,860 --> 00:11:23,300 Sean Miller is the dadgum good coach. 138 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,580 Arkansas, guess who's back in the Sweet 16? 139 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,820 Yeah, John Calipari is there again. 140 00:11:30,340 --> 00:11:35,800 And Alabama may have played their most complete game of the season against a good team. 141 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,980 They just ran Texas Tech out of the gym. 142 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,160 Your thoughts about the SEC getting four teams in. 143 00:11:43,260 --> 00:11:51,580 And oh, by the way, the defending national championships severely underestimated their opponent, and they're going home. 144 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,140 Yeah, there's no doubt. 145 00:11:55,140 --> 00:12:03,700 If you think about it, the team that was by far the most impressive in the regular season is gone. 146 00:12:04,340 --> 00:12:10,380 And then most of that second tier, as we viewed it for a good part of the year, is in the Sweet 16. 147 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,120 Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt's worthy of getting there. 148 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:19,380 That Vanderbilt-Nebraska game, I don't know about you guys, that was the game of the tournament. 149 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:20,980 Elite play. 150 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:27,460 And then, you know, that Tanner shot looked like it was going in and just slipped up on a level. 151 00:12:28,220 --> 00:12:33,700 And then, and so, and then you have Texas who, let's stop the Cinderella nonsense. 152 00:12:34,060 --> 00:12:38,980 They're not a Cinderella, but they were a team that barely made the tournament. 153 00:12:39,780 --> 00:12:47,620 And we always knew they had some talent there, but they've, Sean Miller has been very critical of his guys, 154 00:12:47,620 --> 00:12:52,900 but they've finally put it together and, you know, matchups are a part of the deal. 155 00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:59,200 They've been playing well for a while, except for that, that Georgia game. 156 00:12:59,680 --> 00:13:02,960 And then I guess the Ole Miss game, but overall playing well. 157 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:09,040 Well, sure, when they made their 25th, they didn't shoot three the next. 158 00:13:11,420 --> 00:13:15,780 Oh, by the way, that's a better, a better opponent that they're playing in. 159 00:13:15,780 --> 00:13:19,060 And then Arkansas, I'm not surprised. 160 00:13:19,220 --> 00:13:24,020 I thought Arkansas had the second best shot to go deep in this league. 161 00:13:24,380 --> 00:13:24,860 Yeah. 162 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,820 It's a fascinating matchup for them. 163 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:31,380 Give me a little bit of an in and out there. 164 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,040 Obviously, you're on the road, but if you can still hear us quickly, 165 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,780 your thoughts switching gears, that they always, I think there's a football team 166 00:13:38,780 --> 00:13:41,360 still rocking and rolling up there with the orange. 167 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,880 Your thoughts about how things are going. 168 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,100 A lot of folks looking at, like everybody else in the quarterback room, 169 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,360 said George McIntyre is a skinny mini. 170 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,020 Is it true that he's trying to do something about that? 171 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:56,560 Has he been down to Krispy Kreme, or where did he pick up those 20 pounds 172 00:13:56,560 --> 00:14:00,460 that's going to dispel some of these folks that says he's too skinny to play in this league? 173 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Yeah. 174 00:14:02,380 --> 00:14:06,780 The new strength and conditioning coach, Derek Owings from Indiana, and the staff, 175 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:13,060 they're not prescribing Krispy Kreme or Gus's famous night chicken. 176 00:14:13,660 --> 00:14:18,160 Those are wonderful places for the rest of us, but not them. 177 00:14:18,820 --> 00:14:20,420 He's drinking protein shakes. 178 00:14:21,420 --> 00:14:25,060 He's put on a little bit of a wrong way to go. 179 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,880 Based on Brandon, he's more filled out, but he's just a little bit farther behind 180 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:33,980 of George McIntyre in terms of understanding the offense and making decisions. 181 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:41,780 Dolly Halsley was really interesting in him breaking down how difficult it is for young players 182 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:50,380 to play because, right now, play quarterback because so many defenses are showing you unscouted looks, 183 00:14:50,540 --> 00:14:55,080 doing things that they've never done before, and then the quarterback has to be able to adjust. 184 00:14:55,540 --> 00:14:57,300 So it's really hard for a true freshman. 185 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,040 So they both are throwing the ball fine in practices. 186 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:02,300 I've not been there. 187 00:15:02,380 --> 00:15:03,880 I was there for the first couple. 188 00:15:04,660 --> 00:15:10,740 But, yeah, that and the defense for Jim Knowles, those are the positions, the areas to watch on this team. 189 00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:15,040 V, I enjoyed your Facebook post. 190 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,200 That amazed me. 191 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:24,920 You were literally standing in a parking lot, and you could see the football stadium, 192 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:33,540 the baseball stadium, and the arena where the Flyers play, and also the 76ers. 193 00:15:33,540 --> 00:15:42,580 That is incredible to literally be within a walking distance of three major stadiums. 194 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,220 Listen, it was great to see you in Nashville last week. 195 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:47,640 God bless you coming back. 196 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:48,620 Safe travels. 197 00:15:49,220 --> 00:15:51,080 Where can we get online and get the V-Man? 198 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:53,220 Yeah, I appreciate it. 199 00:15:53,260 --> 00:15:59,160 Awesome to see you and hug out with you, and hopefully we get to do it soon and again soon. 200 00:15:59,620 --> 00:16:03,540 But, yeah, you can follow me on all the socials, Vince Sports, V-I-N-T-E Sports. 201 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:09,040 I have plenty from the Tennessee locker room after the win and just so much from Philadelphia. 202 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:14,040 If anyone wants to take a look at that, we should have more content. 203 00:16:14,180 --> 00:16:18,320 Another trip to Chicago once we get to go ahead here in the next day or two. 204 00:16:18,420 --> 00:16:21,700 So that should be a lot of fun, and all of that will be on the socials. 205 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:25,300 And then TV work at SportsSource Digital Network on YouTube. 206 00:16:26,300 --> 00:16:28,420 Somewhere, where can I fit a cheesesteak up there? 207 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:29,060 Okay, V-Man? 208 00:16:30,380 --> 00:16:32,440 I did before I left. 209 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,580 Everyone talked about Pat's as the one that came up the most. 210 00:16:35,900 --> 00:16:39,300 So that's the one I did, even though some people were like, no, it's overrated. 211 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,340 I tried it. 212 00:16:40,420 --> 00:16:41,420 It was outstanding. 213 00:16:41,740 --> 00:16:44,800 So I didn't get to try all the spots, but we did it. 214 00:16:44,860 --> 00:16:45,940 We got the cheesesteak in. 215 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:48,180 You are a very wise man. 216 00:16:48,180 --> 00:16:52,520 Listen, safe travels, you and from wherever you go, and thank you so much for your time today, buddy. 217 00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:55,040 I appreciate you guys. 218 00:16:55,180 --> 00:16:55,940 Always enjoy it. 219 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:56,460 Thank you, bud. 220 00:16:56,540 --> 00:16:57,040 Safe travels. 221 00:16:57,140 --> 00:16:59,960 V-Man, he knows sports, and he knows good food. 222 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,540 The V-Man is Vince Rohrer, 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville. 223 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:05,180 Coming up, what's the talk on the planes? 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332 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,100 I'm doing great, guys. 333 00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:37,780 Thanks for having me in. 334 00:22:38,260 --> 00:22:38,560 I'm good. 335 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:44,540 Basketball team's not going to let you take any breaks, Brian, and just keep on rocking and rolling. 336 00:22:45,340 --> 00:22:50,100 Talk to us about the date with Rudy the Red Hawks in Seattle over the weekend. 337 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,660 You know, I thought Auburn played pretty good. 338 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,840 I know Seattle made a little run there late to tighten up the score a little bit. 339 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:01,220 I think overall Auburn played a pretty good game other than their perimeter defense, which is something that's been an issue all season. 340 00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:06,440 You know, Seattle, of course, shot a season high with three-pointers made and everything. 341 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:13,000 But other than that, offensively, Auburn was really, really good against one of the best defensive teams in the country. 342 00:23:13,380 --> 00:23:16,580 There was a pretty good crowd at Neville, I thought, Saturday. 343 00:23:16,900 --> 00:23:18,080 So I think that's a positive. 344 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:19,820 And, you know, they move on. 345 00:23:19,860 --> 00:23:30,180 If they can beat Nevada on Wednesday night, they get to go to Indianapolis for the Final Four and play in Hinkle Fieldhouses where they shot, what was the movie called? 346 00:23:30,620 --> 00:23:31,060 The Hoosiers. 347 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,500 So that was a good experience for them, yeah. 348 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,360 Back when they were a basketball school, right? 349 00:23:35,660 --> 00:23:36,560 Yeah, exactly. 350 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:43,260 Well, listen, the effect of this, obviously you're still rolling in the NIT. 351 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:48,540 Talk to us what this means to the program, the fact that you're still playing and putting up Ws. 352 00:23:49,380 --> 00:23:53,920 Yeah, I don't know that it means a whole lot to the program overall, right, historically. 353 00:23:54,820 --> 00:23:59,380 But I do think for Stephen Pearl and this particular team, I think it's helpful what they're doing right now. 354 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,660 I think you're seeing certain players continue to step up. 355 00:24:03,660 --> 00:24:10,100 I think Elijah Friedman has continued sort of his late-season run where he's playing much better on both ends of the floor, 356 00:24:10,220 --> 00:24:13,900 especially when it comes to scoring and being aggressive offensively. 357 00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:20,580 You've seen Cade Magwood come back after basically spending 18 games on the scout team. 358 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,620 He's playing really well in his return. 359 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:33,060 I think the two freshman forwards, Philip Yovic and Sebastian Williams-Adams, are playing, you know, really well, solid. 360 00:24:33,060 --> 00:24:35,340 They're getting more minutes, more time. 361 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:37,220 So I think that's helping them, too. 362 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,540 They have more responsibility. 363 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:44,960 So, you know, plus I think the biggest thing is that Stephen Pearl is getting some Ws under his belt before the season ends. 364 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,160 And he could use those the way the season kind of ended there. 365 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,780 I think there's a lot of disappointment. 366 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:58,040 And I think it would be helpful for him just to build up some good vibes, so to speak, as we go into the offseason. 367 00:24:59,020 --> 00:25:01,220 I think that's the best way to look at it. 368 00:25:01,220 --> 00:25:07,860 And, again, a little bit more optimism going into next year and some more development for some of the kids. 369 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,600 And hopefully he can get most of those guys to come back. 370 00:25:11,700 --> 00:25:17,160 Let me ask you about your initial impressions of Alex Golich and his staff. 371 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,320 We talked with some of the Auburn dudes last week. 372 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:31,120 And energy, organization, attention to detail, pace of practice, coaching, this is our culture. 373 00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:33,340 This is how we're going to develop that. 374 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:43,120 First time you've seen them in action, what was BMAD's impressions of Alex Golich and his staff last week to begin spring practice? 375 00:25:43,540 --> 00:25:45,400 I was going to say attention to detail, too. 376 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:54,080 And a lot of things you just said, you know, last year you go out there in the defense, you can tell they're getting after it. 377 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,600 And the offense, you know, it was not quite the same. 378 00:25:57,020 --> 00:26:01,020 And, you know, it's kind of more of both sides now look very similar, I think. 379 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:07,060 Although we haven't had a really long, extended, you know, time to be at practice, you know, to see it. 380 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:14,080 But that's just kind of the energy I got off from being out there for a little while last week. 381 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:16,720 And we'll go out again, I think, on Thursday this week. 382 00:26:17,740 --> 00:26:22,940 But, yeah, I think it's just definitely a change from what it was. 383 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:30,800 I think Alex Golich demands a lot more from his players on and off the field, you know, has more rules, regulations. 384 00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:39,600 And I think sometimes young people, even though they say they don't want that, they actually do well or do much better when they have that in their life. 385 00:26:39,780 --> 00:26:48,460 Because it really helps them, you know, just sort of set them up for the future if they know that if they follow these steps, it leads to success. 386 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:59,020 And, you know, I think that's sort of the way he arranges everything in their lives, whether it's how they, you know, handle practice or how they show up for meals or how they show up for meetings, all those things. 387 00:26:59,740 --> 00:27:02,680 He's more about this is how you're going to do it every time. 388 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:06,560 Brian Matthews, junior editor, Robertsports.com. 389 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:14,480 I know he is a lightning rod, but Charles Barkley, I think, to sum it up and paraphrase what he said, he says, Izzo and Patino, they're the old school. 390 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:21,540 And they're basically the only two coaches left that can sit here and lay down the law and boundaries, basically saying life is tough. 391 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:26,880 These kids need it because once they get out from under the glamour of college, it's a jungle out there. 392 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,480 If they don't know it now, they will. 393 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:29,860 Only time is going to determine that. 394 00:27:29,860 --> 00:27:33,800 But, Brian, to that end, sometimes you have a coaching change. 395 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,260 You can have all the potential talent in the world, but it just doesn't fit. 396 00:27:38,460 --> 00:27:40,100 That regime is gone, if you will. 397 00:27:40,220 --> 00:27:40,940 Freeze is gone. 398 00:27:41,540 --> 00:27:53,620 The guys left on the roster, who basically now has a fresh, if you will, blackboard and a chance to start all over, where this system might fit them better, could have had a lot of potential under Freeze, but the system just didn't fit. 399 00:27:53,820 --> 00:27:54,680 Who does it fit now? 400 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:57,820 That's an interesting question. 401 00:27:57,820 --> 00:28:03,920 I think nobody really jumps out to me. 402 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,800 We see it all the time with sports. 403 00:28:10,940 --> 00:28:16,300 I mean, you get some people because there's so many, you know, maybe the fact that there is discipline, now they've got to focus. 404 00:28:16,420 --> 00:28:19,920 Just that alone might bring out the potential of some of these kids. 405 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:26,740 Well, you know, maybe Bryce Kane is a guy that, you know, is part of the Freeze 4, and now it's the Freeze 1, so to speak. 406 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:35,980 And he's a guy, I think, that's going to, his skill set, his speed, his ability to get some separation, I think that's really, really important. 407 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:37,480 And Golesh's offense. 408 00:28:37,620 --> 00:28:40,800 So I think that's one guy to really watch on that side of the ball. 409 00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:49,440 I'm interested to see what some of these redshirt freshmen or second-year offensive linemen like Kale Ellis does. 410 00:28:49,540 --> 00:28:50,880 I think he's a really, really good player. 411 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,680 But I think he's going to be a better coach and be in a better system now. 412 00:28:55,420 --> 00:28:58,520 You know, on the defensive side, you know, you've got the same coordinator. 413 00:28:58,920 --> 00:28:59,960 You've got the same system. 414 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,440 So I just think it's sort of continuing there. 415 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:07,140 But you do have a brand-new defensive line, right? 416 00:29:07,140 --> 00:29:13,100 So there's going to be a lot of opportunities for those young second-year guys that came in last year. 417 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:21,900 Jordan Crawford, the big nose guard for the Birmingham area, certainly one of those, Darian Smith, who you saw was a little undersized, but really quick. 418 00:29:23,140 --> 00:29:27,640 You know, he's a guy that can, you know, make a big move during the offseason. 419 00:29:27,980 --> 00:29:32,240 So, you know, I think there's a few guys out there, I think, also up front. 420 00:29:33,260 --> 00:29:38,200 You know, they really need a guy like Jim Smith and or J.J. Falk to step up at that edge defensive end position. 421 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,420 Because that's a position they don't have much experience at all back, and they lost some really key players. 422 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,060 That's what I was going to say. 423 00:29:45,220 --> 00:30:02,940 Some of the sophomores, the Smith boys, Elijah Melendez, Bryce Dees, Altry, Eric Winters, Anquan Feagans, and Deshaun Womack, Nate Johnson, the Missouri transfer. 424 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,160 I know you've got 100 kids in front of you, and you've got a limited time there. 425 00:30:07,660 --> 00:30:15,920 Anyone else really stand out to you as far as just gaining weight, moving, quickness, et cetera, et cetera? 426 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,580 Well, there's this huge tight end they got from, I think, from Howard. 427 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,520 I mean, you can't help but notice this kid. 428 00:30:24,580 --> 00:30:26,420 He is just massive-looking. 429 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:32,900 Xavier Newsome, he's looking about 6'6", 255, but he looks a lot, lot bigger than that. 430 00:30:33,260 --> 00:30:38,000 So he's just a guy, and I think he's going to be – I don't think he's going to be a starter or anything like that. 431 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:41,540 They brought in some more veteran guys, some more experienced guys. 432 00:30:43,700 --> 00:30:46,540 Dallas Boardingham played at Florida really well for two years. 433 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,560 Jake Johnson, he's played at Texas A&M, North Carolina. 434 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:51,620 So I think those are going to be a main guy to tight end. 435 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:57,400 But watch out for Xavier Newsome in the future if he'll stick with it, and they can get the most out of him, 436 00:30:57,420 --> 00:31:02,060 because he certainly has that incredible size, and it looks like he moves around pretty good, too. 437 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:08,880 Brian, for the folks who don't follow it as religiously as some of us, I don't care what color jersey you're wearing. 438 00:31:08,940 --> 00:31:10,000 It all starts with the Lions. 439 00:31:10,500 --> 00:31:14,000 Where are you right now as far as the respective Lions in camp? 440 00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:16,780 I'm sorry, the what Lions? 441 00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:19,040 The offensive line, defensive line. 442 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:19,820 Oh, I'm sorry. 443 00:31:19,820 --> 00:31:24,940 As far as how confident are you, they're going to be – because we talk about quarterbacks all the time, and that's great, 444 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,480 but you better have somebody protect them. 445 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:31,580 Your thoughts where things are, trying to get both the Lions ready for the live boss, if you will. 446 00:31:32,020 --> 00:31:34,080 Yeah, I think it's still a big question mark. 447 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:39,800 I have more confidence in the defensive line just because you've got the same system back. 448 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,100 You've got the same coaches there. 449 00:31:41,220 --> 00:31:43,920 Vontra Williams is back there, King Williams. 450 00:31:44,300 --> 00:31:51,620 So, you know, you feel like there's some continuity there, and those guys have shown in the past they have success with those guys. 451 00:31:51,740 --> 00:31:56,380 So, yes, it's new players, but you've got, you know, some guys that have already been successful there. 452 00:31:56,500 --> 00:31:57,720 So, I feel bad about that. 453 00:31:57,820 --> 00:31:59,920 I think the offensive line is sort of wait and see. 454 00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:05,220 You know, Golesh joked with us, you know, about a week or two ago about, you know, he's praying. 455 00:32:05,340 --> 00:32:08,860 He's praying for that side of the ball, you know, every night, you know, kind of. 456 00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:12,320 But, you know, you're talking about 17 total newcomers. 457 00:32:12,460 --> 00:32:18,360 Not all of them are here yet, but in every job being open, I think that's, you know, going to take some time. 458 00:32:18,540 --> 00:32:20,540 I wouldn't expect it to be perfect right away. 459 00:32:20,700 --> 00:32:24,020 And, you know, it may be a little while before they really get rolling there. 460 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,020 So, but, you know, who knows? 461 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:32,540 Maybe they'll find five or six, seven real guys, really good players right away, and they'll put it together earlier than I think. 462 00:32:32,620 --> 00:32:35,540 I just think it could go a lot of ways right now. 463 00:32:35,540 --> 00:32:38,260 So, I think there's a lot of uncertainty in that position. 464 00:32:39,340 --> 00:32:45,120 You saw two of the best college baseball teams in the country play each other this weekend. 465 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,300 Auburn came back and won the front unit game. 466 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:55,720 The ball, I think, literally went through the outfielder's leg and scored three, and Auburn went four to three. 467 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,660 Texas wins game two, seven to six. 468 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:03,960 And then, as you mentioned on money musings, Texas won handily five to nothing. 469 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:05,580 Texas is really good. 470 00:33:05,780 --> 00:33:09,500 But I agree with your line of money musings. 471 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,940 It was a measuring stick. 472 00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:16,640 Yes, Auburn lost the series two to three, but they were all close games. 473 00:33:16,740 --> 00:33:20,580 You got a little bit of a chance to see how Auburn measures up. 474 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:25,740 Texas may be, has already won the top two or three teams in the nation. 475 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:30,520 That looked like a fun, very competitive series over the weekend. 476 00:33:31,220 --> 00:33:31,960 It was. 477 00:33:32,020 --> 00:33:33,200 It was competitive for two games. 478 00:33:33,340 --> 00:33:35,400 I don't think Sunday was very competitive. 479 00:33:35,740 --> 00:33:37,640 I thought Texas put it on Auburn pretty good. 480 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,600 You know, that score could have been a lot worse. 481 00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:42,780 Auburn's bullpen. 482 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:51,920 They put some cash into the half-pitch all season, basically, or just a couple times, and they really performed pretty well to keep Texas, to keep that game at least, you know, relatively close. 483 00:33:52,660 --> 00:33:54,300 But Texas is a really good team. 484 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:58,840 I think them and UCLA have kind of separated themselves a little bit so far. 485 00:33:59,180 --> 00:34:00,920 That was a big series win for them coming here. 486 00:34:01,140 --> 00:34:04,280 But, you know, Auburn got a good win, a good comeback win. 487 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,980 They were one base hit away from getting another comeback win Saturday. 488 00:34:08,220 --> 00:34:11,220 They beat top 5-10 in Georgia Tech on Tuesday. 489 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:17,280 So this team is really good, but they've also got a lot of growing, I feel like they can do, too. 490 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:19,300 Eddie Madrigal came back. 491 00:34:19,820 --> 00:34:21,040 Sunday had a pitch hit double. 492 00:34:21,740 --> 00:34:28,900 They're late in that game, and I think he's going to be cleared maybe as early as tomorrow to play more full-time. 493 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,980 So that'll be really, really big for this team, too. 494 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:38,340 That's a big left-handed power bat they can put right in the middle of the lineup if he can be all the way back. 495 00:34:38,420 --> 00:34:39,220 So we'll see on that. 496 00:34:39,460 --> 00:34:46,260 But this team, I think they started three sophomores, three freshmen in the lineup against Texas most of the weekend. 497 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:50,080 So they're still growing, they're still learning, they're still going through that. 498 00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:53,260 So they can be a lot better as the season moves on. 499 00:34:53,900 --> 00:34:55,300 You know, Brian, you better be good. 500 00:34:55,380 --> 00:34:56,940 I just sit here looking at the standings. 501 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:05,420 What, 16 teams, and right now, get this, seven teams are tied at four and two, Auburn being one of them. 502 00:35:05,460 --> 00:35:06,760 That tells you how good this league is. 503 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,680 Almost half are right there together. 504 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:15,400 Yeah, and you know, Auburn went to Missouri first weekend and swept them, but I think Missouri's still a pretty good team. 505 00:35:15,540 --> 00:35:22,980 Alabama, you know who Auburn plays this upcoming weekend, they get swept by Kentucky, and then they come back and sweep Florida. 506 00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:25,760 So you don't know what you're getting, right? 507 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,240 I mean, it's going to be competitive no matter what. 508 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:32,240 So I don't think there are any really easy games in this league. 509 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:39,900 You're going to have to fight every single weekend, which when you're a younger team like Auburn can be a little tough, you know, to get up for every single game. 510 00:35:39,900 --> 00:35:42,260 So I think it'll be fun. 511 00:35:42,580 --> 00:35:50,000 It's Tuesday night, they're playing South Alabama-Montgomery, then it's Tuscaloosa this weekend, and then it's at Georgia Tech next week. 512 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:52,300 So it's five straight road games for Auburn coming up. 513 00:35:53,320 --> 00:36:03,780 Let me ask you real quick, you know, basketball in this league, four advance, Florida severely underestimated Iowa, paid for it at the end. 514 00:36:04,340 --> 00:36:09,740 But four advance, is that what you thought would probably get to the Sweet 16 from the conference? 515 00:36:12,180 --> 00:36:14,820 I kind of thought, you know, there'd be one or two more. 516 00:36:14,980 --> 00:36:20,780 But, you know, when you consider upsets and everything, that's probably about right, you know? 517 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:28,640 And, you know, the best teams, Arizona, Michigan, Duke, I guess, are still there. 518 00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:33,320 So one of those three teams, I think, is what most people pick to win it this year. 519 00:36:34,700 --> 00:36:42,120 Not enough lower seats to advance, which is a little disappointing, you know, but I guess that's the way it is now. 520 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:46,960 I'm sure we'll still have Cinderella's every so often, but maybe not as many as we used to have. 521 00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:50,860 Yeah, I don't know, Luke, it takes us as a Cinderella. 522 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:52,200 I don't know about you. 523 00:36:53,380 --> 00:36:54,160 I don't either. 524 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:56,940 It's a red Cinderella. 525 00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:58,540 A lot of stuff going on. 526 00:36:58,540 --> 00:36:59,120 They're the lowest. 527 00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:00,980 They're 11th seed, right? 528 00:37:01,020 --> 00:37:02,340 They're the lowest advance, yeah. 529 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,280 That's the only reason they're Cinderella is they're 11th seed. 530 00:37:06,420 --> 00:37:07,340 I agree with you. 531 00:37:07,540 --> 00:37:08,960 But hats off to them. 532 00:37:09,020 --> 00:37:10,660 They won three games last week. 533 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:17,500 Where can we get online and get the greatest information about Auburn sports on the planet? 534 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:18,780 I appreciate it. 535 00:37:18,780 --> 00:37:20,440 It was a really big recruiting weekend, too. 536 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:22,680 And they're going to have more recruits in Tuesday. 537 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,780 So I think that part of the program is going really well. 538 00:37:26,220 --> 00:37:32,260 Plenty of updates on that, on baseball, football, practice, basketball, everything going on in Auburn. 539 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:33,440 Check us out. 540 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:39,580 We'll have a pro day also tomorrow, a practice report tomorrow, a baseball tomorrow. 541 00:37:39,580 --> 00:37:40,540 I'll be in Montgomery. 542 00:37:40,940 --> 00:37:42,560 So check us out, auburnsports.com. 543 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:44,900 Follow me on Twitter, such an exit, bmatau. 544 00:37:45,740 --> 00:37:47,860 And the beach still awaits. 545 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:48,620 Brian, listen, man. 546 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:50,900 Keep up the good work, and thanks so much for your time today. 547 00:37:51,460 --> 00:37:52,240 I appreciate you guys. 548 00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:52,580 Thank you. 549 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:53,420 Thank you, bud. 550 00:37:53,460 --> 00:37:55,920 Brian Matthews, senior manager, auburnsports.com. 551 00:37:55,980 --> 00:37:56,540 Quickly, BB. 552 00:37:56,900 --> 00:38:01,140 In case you missed it earlier here on 93.9 The Score, Carly Weathers, Prado Loretto. 553 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,660 Hard to believe this kid's a senior, and what a way to go out. 554 00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:09,620 She hits her final three, 13 points, but one point short of living the dream, BB. 555 00:38:10,060 --> 00:38:13,740 Yeah, that game, I think, had 13 lead changes in it, Harold. 556 00:38:13,900 --> 00:38:17,680 And fortunately, the team that makes mistakes at the end usually wins. 557 00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:24,260 Alabama had two key turnovers in the last couple of minutes, but they come back to get within one. 558 00:38:24,260 --> 00:38:32,560 If they'd have had 15 more seconds to play, they may have won the game, but still a good season for Alabama women's basketball. 559 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:36,660 And I can assure you, we will have a lot more time tomorrow to talk about it. 560 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:41,780 That was a very impressive performance by Nate Oates and the Crimson Tide last night. 561 00:38:41,940 --> 00:38:44,800 As the group Alabama say, close enough to perfect for me. 562 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:48,040 It's hard to get any more perfect than that from beginning to end. 563 00:38:48,140 --> 00:38:51,620 And by the way, now they take on Michigan Friday. 564 00:38:51,620 --> 00:38:57,020 They will open as the biggest underdog in the Sweet 16, I think 10.5 I saw before. 565 00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:58,640 That's on a Monday. 566 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:02,780 I think they play the game on a Friday, and you can, of course, hear Roger on 93.9 The Score. 567 00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:06,160 Until then, on behalf of B.B., Greg James Blair, the entire crew here. 568 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,220 Pearl Buck, thank you so much for your time today. 569 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,540 Let's do it again tomorrow at noon or two for the Boomer Buck Show. 570 00:39:10,900 --> 00:39:13,100 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.