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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where more good news for the Braves while not so good for Alabama's buddy star, EJ.

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 Steven Pearl and the Auburn Tigers basketball team sign a seven-foot center from France.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall previews the Final Four.

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 and to talk about a red-hot Alabama baseball team who had the brooms out for that team from Lee County.

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 Roger Hoover is the fine voice on the Alabama Crimson Tide Network.

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 Roger, welcome in.

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 Boomo Bugg, doing really well.

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 It's not how you begin, but it's still not in.

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 Is this team just, do they just have the brooms?

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 Either they get swept by Kentucky or they sweep two top 14 teams in Florida and Auburn, respectively, Roger?

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 regardless of how good the jobs may be, what kind of blue-blood programs they may be.

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 Welcome back again quickly.

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 Roger mentioned the Masters.

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 FYI, we'll be giving you updates next week from the Greens right here on 93.9 The Score.

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 And speaking of golf, called the Zip City Fire Department.

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 Stuart Seek is on fire these days, BB.

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 Oh, listen, he's just tearing up the senior tour this year.

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 My goodness, he's had an incredible year.

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 So why go to the Masters when you're collecting checks over here?

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 Ryan Callahan finds out every day just how good the Tennessee Vols are across the board.

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 They're at Go Balls 24-7.

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 RC, welcome in.

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 How's life with UT these days?

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 Well, March Madness is over for the Vols.

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 So, you know, the fans are still dealing with the disappointment of that.

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 But, you know, the green practice is still in full swing.

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 I mean, off-season stuff is already underway.

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 Transfer portals start getting fired up.

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 So it's never a dull moment here.

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 Ryan, did I understand you say Tennessee fans are upset with Rick Barnes?

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 Did I hear you right on that?

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 So let me ask you another way.

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 What's new, Ryan?

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 Well, you know, funny thing.

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 I haven't heard many people upset with Rick Barnes this week.

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 And that shouldn't be that.

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 Yeah, that's going to be the case.

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 This is a team that did really well to make the Elite Eight.

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 And just to be in that company, I mean, there's two teams in the country

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 that have made the Elite Eight the last three years, Tennessee and Duke.

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 But that's a pretty good company.

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 So, yeah, I don't think anyone's too upset about that.

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 And, obviously, the way that game went, you know, it's not a game where they can point

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 to a tactical error or anything that didn't go their way.

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 They were just completely outmanned by Michigan almost from the start.

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 So just not their day, not a great matchup for them.

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 And Michigan looks like a machine so far that has a chance to win the whole thing.

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 So, yeah, just a, I mean, really good season for Tennessee when you look back on it

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 because it's a team that didn't really hit its stride in the regular season.

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 You know, kind of the way we used to see with some Kentucky teams in the past.

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 You know, you have a young, talented freshman in Nate Amen,

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 and he figured it out going around the start of conference play,

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 dealt with the injury toward the end of the regular season.

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 You weren't sure if he was ever going to be, you know, close enough to 100% to be himself.

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 But he was still a guy that opposing defenses had to deal with in the NCAA tournament.

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 So, overall, just to get to the Elite Eight, given everything that happened,

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 I think, you know, Tennessee mostly has to be satisfied with that.

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 Of course, everyone's asking the question, what do they need to do to finally break through,

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 to finally get to a Final Four?

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 And that's, of course, a fair question to ask.

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 But I don't think anyone can be disappointed with the way the season ended,

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 given the way they played for, you know, down the stretch in the regular season.

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 They lost four of their last seven.

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 Going into the NCAA tournament looked like a team that, you know,

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 might not make it out of the first weekend,

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 and they're right back in the Elite Eight for the third straight year.

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 Ryan, there are 330 teams across the country that like to go to three consecutive Elite Eights.

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 My goodness.

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 And I asked you this question about three weeks ago.

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 You know, you get to this time of the year,

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 and there's so much speculation about coaches' futures.

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 And I'd heard a little bit about Rick Barnes retiring.

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 Well, he kind of squelched that after the game.

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 And I know he was disappointed.

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 I also appreciate his, some of his inspirational messages about his faith.

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 Yeah.

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 And how he shares that with his team.

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 But he was asked after the game,

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 when asked if he's 100% committed to returning for his 12th season in Knoxville,

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 he simply said, yeah, yeah, I am.

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 And that's kind of what I expected.

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 You know, there were some, there have been some whispers at times,

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 people wondering, is this maybe it for Rick Barnes?

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 But, you know, again, he kind of alluded to this with some of his answers going into the mission game

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 and the press conference the day before.

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 Talking about how, you know, we've kind of talked about how recruiting is a little bit easier,

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 I think on a, especially on an older coach these days.

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 You know, you don't have to spend three or four years on a recruit only to get disappointed at the last minute because of money.

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 You have a week-long recruitment out of the transfer portal and it's over.

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 And that's more and more what basketball is becoming.

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 There's the occasional Nate Amon that you've got to get out of the high school ranks.

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 And they still do recruit some of those developmental types.

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 You know, a guy out of Alabama that they ended up playing a lot this year, Dwayne Brown,

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 you know, the high school player, a nice pickup.

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 So they continue to supplement things with high school recruiting.

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 But let's face it, some of their biggest successes in recent years have come out of the transfer portal

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 and that's more and more what the game is becoming.

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 And I think he's been almost rejuvenated by that.

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 Not only adapted well, but he's thriving in that environment.

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 So, yeah, I think, you know, if this was still just high school recruiting with NIL thrown in,

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 I would question how long he would do that because that would probably drive you crazy,

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 you know, devoting three years to a player and then losing him over money.

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 But doing it this way with the transfer portal being the big thing, I think it's easier for him.

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 And I think that's something he's learned to live with and adapted pretty well.

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 So I think he's still got, you know, if I had to guess, he's probably got a couple more years left in him.

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 But it's obviously kind of a year-to-year thing once you get to his age.

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 The thing is, he no longer has to court somebody a long time.

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 It's like a Las Vegas wedding.

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 You meet somebody in 10 hours and then two hours later you're married.

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 So that's kind of a way.

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 I'm not going to say it's going to stay married.

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 I'm just going to say you get married.

437
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 But it's almost an impossible question for anybody to answer about any team.

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 But how do you see the roster next year, given the makeup this year,

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 and as far as going back to the portal, the comings and the goings for Tennessee?

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 Yeah, that sort of remains to be seen because they've got a lot of players set to return.

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 Obviously, it kind of starts with the big question that a lot of people still have,

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 even though they think they know the answer probably.

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 But will Nate Amon consider returning for a second year at Tennessee?

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 And I would say the odds are probably against it.

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 But you see more and more mock drafts that don't have him in the top 10, top 15.

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 And some people have wondered, is that enough to give him some pause?

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 This is a pretty loaded draft for the NBA.

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 Does he maybe consider coming back and trying to make himself a top five, top seven pick next year

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 if he doesn't think he can do that this year?

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 And the flip side of that is he might think he can play his way up into being in that range this year,

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 even though he's not currently getting that kind of buzz.

452
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 So I don't think he's likely to return, but got to answer that question first.

453
00:25:52,620 --> 00:25:55,880
 And then, you know, we'll see who else leaves beyond that.

454
00:25:56,100 --> 00:26:00,820
 They've got a Belmont transfer guard, I think, on campus right now for a visit

455
00:26:00,820 --> 00:26:02,840
 because he's a grad transfer already in the portal.

456
00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:07,700
 They do need a shooter, and I think they needed one this past offseason, frankly.

457
00:26:07,780 --> 00:26:11,380
 That's the one thing that team maybe lacked this season was another perimeter shooter

458
00:26:11,380 --> 00:26:13,500
 to give them a little bit more of a scoring threat.

459
00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,260
 So they're exploring that right now.

460
00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,640
 You know, they've got to replace Jacoby Gillespie.

461
00:26:18,780 --> 00:26:20,960
 That's the big one, obviously, at point guard.

462
00:26:21,140 --> 00:26:22,920
 So they've got some internal candidates there.

463
00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,440
 They don't necessarily have to go to the portal for that, but they could.

464
00:26:25,980 --> 00:26:29,500
 And they've got a lot of guys potentially coming back in the post.

465
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,720
 So a lot of it's going to come down to who enters the portal, who doesn't.

466
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,200
 But this team has potentially a lot of returning pieces

467
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,120
 that could give them a chance to make another run next year.

468
00:26:38,340 --> 00:26:38,700
 Absolutely.

469
00:26:39,620 --> 00:26:43,280
 Listen, I know trying to get information out of a spring football practice

470
00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,040
 is about like trying to get Pentagon secrets.

471
00:26:47,020 --> 00:26:49,500
 Tennessee hit a scrimmage last week.

472
00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:53,740
 When is the next scrimmage or are they looking at having one this week?

473
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,860
 And probably the best way for me to say this is,

474
00:26:56,980 --> 00:27:00,720
 now what you've seen, what are you hearing so far in spring practice?

475
00:27:01,460 --> 00:27:04,000
 Yeah, they'll have another scrimmage on Thursday.

476
00:27:04,420 --> 00:27:07,600
 And so far, you know, it sounds like an overall pretty good spring,

477
00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,340
 all things considered.

478
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,100
 They had their first scrimmage last week.

479
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,580
 And that was a bit of a not an ideal day for Tennessee's quarterbacks,

480
00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,280
 which is probably to be expected on some level.

481
00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,300
 You always hear about the first scrimmage kind of favoring the defense.

482
00:27:20,300 --> 00:27:23,160
 The defense is usually ahead at that point, even in fall camp,

483
00:27:23,220 --> 00:27:24,660
 it's that way, but certainly in the spring.

484
00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,600
 And the only thing you wondered about that this year,

485
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 whether that would be the case with this team,

486
00:27:29,020 --> 00:27:32,300
 is you didn't know if this team was going to be ahead defensively

487
00:27:32,300 --> 00:27:33,800
 because they're installing a new system.

488
00:27:33,860 --> 00:27:34,880
 But that was still the case.

489
00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:38,020
 And it sounds like Jim Knowles' defense has done a really nice job

490
00:27:38,020 --> 00:27:39,980
 causing some problems for those young quarterbacks.

491
00:27:40,120 --> 00:27:43,200
 But on the flip side, those quarterbacks, you know, still figuring it out

492
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:47,180
 and had some turnovers and some missed throws.

493
00:27:47,180 --> 00:27:50,180
 And on the flip side, some good throws that were dropped.

494
00:27:50,380 --> 00:27:52,600
 So just overall kind of shaky day for the offense.

495
00:27:52,740 --> 00:27:55,600
 But the defense, I think, coming along nicely, especially in the back end,

496
00:27:55,660 --> 00:27:58,020
 they sound like they're noticeably better at safety

497
00:27:58,020 --> 00:27:59,880
 with some veterans out of the transfer portal

498
00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:03,280
 and a couple other transfer additions that have looked good so far.

499
00:28:03,780 --> 00:28:06,440
 Receiver play looking good for the most part,

500
00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:07,420
 aside from a couple drops.

501
00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:11,280
 And then offensive line, I think a little bit of a pleasant surprise so far.

502
00:28:11,540 --> 00:28:12,780
 But with four returning starters,

503
00:28:12,780 --> 00:28:14,600
 that's a group that needs to be better than last year.

504
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,420
 So overall, pretty decent returns.

505
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:17,700
 Now they need to see in scrimmage two

506
00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:20,440
 if those quarterbacks can kind of help the offense bounce back

507
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:21,800
 in scrimmage two, as you often see.

508
00:28:22,460 --> 00:28:24,140
 Ryan Kellyanne, Go Vols, 24-7.

509
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,000
 Ryan, are any Tennessee baseball fans missing Tony Vitella so far?

510
00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:30,760
 I think they are, yeah.

511
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,080
 Whether that's fair or not, whether that's the only reason for it,

512
00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,660
 they've not gotten off to the best start this week.

513
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:42,900
 This season, really tough loss in that series at Vanderbilt last weekend.

514
00:28:43,020 --> 00:28:44,980
 Just a couple brutal losses.

515
00:28:45,780 --> 00:28:50,360
 Extra innings in a marathon game and then a walk-off the next day

516
00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,040
 after they led that game up until the end.

517
00:28:53,180 --> 00:28:56,440
 So just a brutal couple of days for them in Nashville.

518
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,440
 We'll see if they can get off the mat.

519
00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,700
 This is a team that still has a lot of talent.

520
00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,580
 And again, they were right there with Vanderbilt basically all weekend,

521
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,260
 just did games that didn't go their way in the end.

522
00:29:06,260 --> 00:29:09,380
 So I don't think they're very far off from being a pretty good team,

523
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:12,560
 but they're having a lot of games kind of not go their way so far

524
00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,740
 against some of the power conference teams they have played.

525
00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:18,360
 So we'll see if they can start to turn their fortunes around.

526
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:22,480
 But obviously fans kind of thinking that Tony Vitella's departure

527
00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,580
 is one of the big reasons, whether that's fair or not,

528
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,800
 that they're not off to the start they're used to having over the past several years.

529
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,880
 Listen, I appreciate you coming on a little bit early this week.

530
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 I know we've got a Braves Day game tomorrow,

531
00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,980
 but a lot of Tennessee fans in our listening area,

532
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 and they always look forward to listening to you quite a bit,

533
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 even though basketball is over now.

534
00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:48,460
 But again, the transfer portal, recruiting, certainly for football,

535
00:29:49,020 --> 00:29:52,300
 spring football still going on, baseball, you name it.

536
00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,260
 GoValos247 is going to cover it.

537
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 Where can we get online and get yours and the team's great stuff?

538
00:30:00,180 --> 00:30:00,600
 That's right.

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541
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 It's a great time to join with all that coverage.

542
00:30:05,780 --> 00:30:07,680
 She has transfer portal getting fired up for basketball,

543
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,620
 recruiting, plenty going on, some visitors on campus even today.

544
00:30:10,740 --> 00:30:11,980
 So a great time to check out the site.

545
00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:14,560
 Tennessee's Pro Day also going on as we speak.

546
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:18,840
 Some possible first-round picks in Jermon McCoy and Colton Hood working out there.

547
00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:21,940
 So a lot to keep track of, and we've got it all covered for you.

548
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 GoValos247.

549
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:24,340
 Sounds great, Ryan.

550
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:25,420
 Listen, man, thanks for your time, Dane.

551
00:30:25,460 --> 00:30:26,460
 Have a great week, okay?

552
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:27,560
 You too.

553
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:28,120
 Thanks a lot, guys.

554
00:30:28,460 --> 00:30:29,000
 Thank you, bud.

555
00:30:29,220 --> 00:30:31,460
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672
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 This is one of those crazy weeks, obviously, Final Four fever.

673
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 I can't wait to get Bruce Marshall on the line with us to find out what Vegas is saying about the Final Four.

674
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 But you've got to believe they got it right.

675
00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:11,020
 And you can say what you want.

676
00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:21,680
 To me, if you are a TV executive, you kind of like this matchup because, let's face it, Hurley is ESPN, is in the backyard, Connecticut there.

677
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 He's got the kind of personality that sells on air.

678
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 The cameras love all his antics and everything else.

679
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,640
 Your thoughts, just from now that we know the Final Four in the house, what are your thoughts overall?

680
00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,360
 Well, it's certainly not a surprise to me, by the way.

681
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:37,740
 Bruce has joined us.

682
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 But Harold, like him or love him?

683
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 Or hate him?

684
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 I mean, either way.

685
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 And he practically head-butted an official.

686
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 Listen, that had tossed Nate O'd so quick.

687
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 If he had a head-buddied official, it wouldn't have been funny.

688
00:37:52,960 --> 00:38:04,900
 But again, like him or not, but UConn in the last four seasons, their record in the NCAA tournament, and Bruce Marshall knows this, is an incredible 17-1.

689
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:05,640
 Wow.

690
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:06,440
 Good grief.

691
00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:06,980
 Wow.

692
00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,920
 Their only loss was to the Gators last year.

693
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:16,480
 Again, say what you want to about them, but they're good, and that comeback against UConn was nearly as powerful.

694
00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:18,400
 You know who else is good, VB?

695
00:38:18,580 --> 00:38:19,200
 Bruce Marshall.

696
00:38:19,540 --> 00:38:19,740
 Yep.

697
00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,920
 He's busy there, Las Vegas Insider, with a gold sheet wager talk.

698
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:30,560
 Winners and whiners, picks and parlays, boundssports.net, all on the line at CBS Sportsline.

699
00:38:31,300 --> 00:38:33,500
 Vegas Insider, you name it, Bruce got it covered.

700
00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:34,760
 Bruce Marshall, welcome in.

701
00:38:34,820 --> 00:38:35,480
 How are you?

702
00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:40,680
 Guys, and you know all this talk about the big dance in Indianapolis this week.

703
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:49,860
 We've got another tournament going on in Las Vegas called the Crown, and it starts tomorrow with some games.

704
00:38:50,380 --> 00:38:51,940
 Eight more teams are still playing.

705
00:38:52,060 --> 00:38:55,420
 We get to see Oklahoma and Baylor and Creighton and Stanford one more time.

706
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,180
 So, anyway, we're not done yet.

707
00:38:58,940 --> 00:39:05,880
 In the meantime, Bruce, who scripted that Hollywood ending for the Connecticut-Duke game?

708
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:13,220
 Is it safe to say, even though you may be up 19 points, buyer beware, what an ending.

709
00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,800
 Yeah, not me scripting it, because we picked Duke.

710
00:39:16,940 --> 00:39:17,820
 So, I mean, that's...

711
00:39:17,820 --> 00:39:21,220
 For a while, we're all smart, right?

712
00:39:22,380 --> 00:39:27,960
 But you sort of saw that coming, although, you know, Connecticut was making up a little bit of ground there,

713
00:39:27,980 --> 00:39:29,660
 but it still looked like Duke had enough cushion.

714
00:39:29,860 --> 00:39:37,700
 I thought Duke sort of lost its verve once it got up by 19 there, and Connecticut didn't get any worse than that,

715
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,500
 cut it a little bit to 15 at halftime, and it started to chip away.

716
00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:45,100
 But still, I mean, we're at six minutes left, we still had a double-digit lead with Duke.

717
00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:50,120
 But in the end, you know, they just didn't protect the lead all that well.

718
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:54,940
 I mean, they ended up with, what, 20 turnovers in the game, and there were several empty trips

719
00:39:54,940 --> 00:39:59,160
 and some pretty just really sloppy losing the ball.

720
00:39:59,420 --> 00:40:01,600
 I mean, both boozers guilty of it.

721
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:10,560
 But Evans did not help Duke one bit on Sunday, not like he did in the Friday game for Duke against St. John's.

722
00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:13,980
 And then that last second goal still should not have happened.

723
00:40:14,340 --> 00:40:16,100
 I mean, it really did not have happened.

724
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:20,960
 And all boozers, Cade boozers, hang on to the ball.

725
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:22,220
 They'll foul you.

726
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,000
 You don't have to even advance it past the timeline.

727
00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:25,140
 You'll get free throws.

728
00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:26,580
 There'll be two or three seconds left.

729
00:40:26,660 --> 00:40:27,500
 You could go up four.

730
00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:28,740
 You can go up three.

731
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:31,500
 There's little chance Connecticut's going to do anything.

732
00:40:31,660 --> 00:40:38,680
 That's the only thing that Duke could have done to let UConn have a chance in the last three seconds.

733
00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:40,480
 It did, and it didn't have to do that.

734
00:40:40,580 --> 00:40:42,220
 This is going to hurt a long time for Duke.

735
00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:47,900
 And, you know, I'm sure, you know, Cam Boozer and some of the others are going to be moving on anyway.

736
00:40:48,140 --> 00:40:53,860
 So that's just going to take a while to heal with Duke.

737
00:40:53,980 --> 00:40:55,140
 They never should have lost that game.

738
00:40:56,140 --> 00:40:57,820
 Let me ask you about UConn.

739
00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:03,340
 Terrace Reed, their big 6'9", 6'10", center, 14 points a game.

740
00:41:03,620 --> 00:41:05,340
 Carabin, Alex Carabin.

741
00:41:05,340 --> 00:41:08,280
 I mean, all these guys, they're nearly in double figures.

742
00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:10,880
 DeMerry Jr. averaging 10.

743
00:41:11,700 --> 00:41:18,620
 Illinois with their international team, which I noticed when Alabama beat them in Chicago in November.

744
00:41:19,460 --> 00:41:26,740
 Illinois is a two-and-a-half-point favorite in this game right now, and you can update us on what that is.

745
00:41:27,240 --> 00:41:28,660
 Is the wrong team favored?

746
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:35,080
 I don't think so, but, you know, at this point, it's hard to say.

747
00:41:35,220 --> 00:41:40,300
 I mean, UConn could certainly win this game, so I can, you know, if somebody wants to make a case for UConn, I wouldn't argue.

748
00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:43,320
 Illinois has had some flat spots this year.

749
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:49,200
 They've had some games where they haven't looked as great as a game late in the season against Michigan, for example.

750
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:50,400
 They just didn't play well at all.

751
00:41:50,460 --> 00:41:51,560
 They lost by 14 at home.

752
00:41:52,540 --> 00:41:57,320
 But when they have been hitting on all cylinders, I don't know that there's a better team in the country.

753
00:41:57,620 --> 00:42:02,080
 The Balkan connection that they've got, I mean, all these guys can shoot.

754
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,540
 They have got size.

755
00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:04,860
 They've got NBA-like size.

756
00:42:04,860 --> 00:42:09,360
 They average 6'8", I mean, that's their average height, the starting lineup.

757
00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:12,720
 Wagler turned into one of the best freshman guards in the country.

758
00:42:13,300 --> 00:42:14,920
 So you've got a real go-to score there.

759
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:16,080
 All these guys can shoot.

760
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,020
 They have got size.

761
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,080
 The Ivacic brothers, he's 7'1", 7'2".

762
00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:23,280
 I mean, they're – listen, Terrence Reed has been really good.

763
00:42:23,660 --> 00:42:25,700
 He's just overpowering a lot of these guys.

764
00:42:25,860 --> 00:42:28,660
 And his footwork really impressed me.

765
00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:32,860
 He is – I mean, he's not – he can't shoot a jump shot, I don't think.

766
00:42:33,220 --> 00:42:34,960
 But he doesn't really have to at this level.

767
00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:39,000
 You can just roll your way around, and he does have a pretty good passing touch.

768
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:43,160
 So he's a – right now, if UConn wins this thing, he'll be –

769
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:46,740
 especially the MOP of the tournament, more than Caravan and more than the others.

770
00:42:46,940 --> 00:42:49,320
 But I'm not sure they can win this game.

771
00:42:50,060 --> 00:42:55,600
 And I wonder, coming down from that game last week, maybe that's not a factor.

772
00:42:55,880 --> 00:43:03,020
 I think that's going to be hard for UConn to top, and that's going to end up being their crowning moment.

773
00:43:03,100 --> 00:43:03,780
 It was last week.

774
00:43:03,820 --> 00:43:05,040
 I think it's still to come for Illinois.

775
00:43:05,140 --> 00:43:08,760
 I think Illinois is going to get them, but I understand anybody voting for Connecticut.

776
00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:11,320
 It's after, you know, the weekend.

777
00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:13,760
 I mean, how can you – it's hard to beat.

778
00:43:15,220 --> 00:43:18,520
 Bruce Marshall got it all covered there, amongst other places, the goal sheet.

779
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:22,820
 Bruce is the best matchup, the one that will not be in the championship game.

780
00:43:23,240 --> 00:43:25,100
 It's number one Michigan.

781
00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:27,640
 Ask Alabama and Tennessee fans and a host of other folks.

782
00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,380
 I'm going to see somebody beat that team.

783
00:43:30,180 --> 00:43:32,080
 Arizona fans say we're the ones.

784
00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:35,880
 They are also a number one seed, so it's one-on-one.

785
00:43:36,900 --> 00:43:42,080
 Charles Barkley, before he went political on CBS in the set, said it's the Arizona Invitational.

786
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,760
 Your thoughts about one versus one?

787
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:48,640
 Yeah, this is really something here.

788
00:43:49,780 --> 00:43:52,220
 And maybe these are the two best teams.

789
00:43:52,220 --> 00:43:53,920
 They've beaten the semifinal.

790
00:43:55,120 --> 00:44:03,140
 You know, just watching Arizona all year, you know, very few flaws in this team.

791
00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:09,440
 I mean, they just – right from the outset, I mean, the freshmen didn't play like freshmen right off the bat.

792
00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:14,920
 And it's Cole Pete, you know, early on, and then Burries and the others as the season went on.

793
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:20,720
 I mean, they just stepped into their role so smoothly, and they really – we'll see.

794
00:44:20,860 --> 00:44:23,020
 I think, you know, what might happen here.

795
00:44:23,700 --> 00:44:26,480
 Arizona is really great at getting into the foul line.

796
00:44:27,580 --> 00:44:33,880
 If they can get some of the Michigan bigs in a little foul trouble here, this could change the game,

797
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:34,800
 and they might be able to do that.

798
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:42,140
 Michigan still, you know, that front line is so good, and Lindenburg has been a revelation this year coming out of UAB.

799
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:47,340
 But Arizona just keeps, you know, pounding that ball inside,

800
00:44:47,460 --> 00:44:52,060
 and that second half against Purdue was about as good as you can get.

801
00:44:53,220 --> 00:44:59,260
 I still wonder about Michigan's guards, although they played pretty good in the game against Tennessee.

802
00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:04,220
 And I did think – I mean, listen, referees, it goes both ways with the referees here,

803
00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:07,840
 but sometimes they get a little carried away, and they took Tennessee out of that game.

804
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:10,140
 Tennessee's only chance is to keep its bigs on the floor.

805
00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,900
 And they weren't able to do that.

806
00:45:13,060 --> 00:45:15,920
 They were – by midway in the first half, when that was still a close game,

807
00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:22,980
 the bigs were out, and, you know, that opened the floodgates, and then Michigan just poured through.

808
00:45:23,700 --> 00:45:27,000
 So, unless something like that happens again, I'm not sure.

809
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:30,680
 And Tennessee's built up in Arizona, so I don't think that it will.

810
00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:35,160
 But I just don't see any flaws in Arizona.

811
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:36,880
 I think they're going to be very tough to beat.

812
00:45:37,240 --> 00:45:38,600
 I lean that way a little bit.

813
00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:38,960
 We'll see.

814
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:40,920
 I'll tell you one thing.

815
00:45:41,020 --> 00:45:44,720
 Linda Borg's three-point shot is so smooth.

816
00:45:45,980 --> 00:45:47,000
 It was incredible.

817
00:45:47,240 --> 00:45:51,700
 Actually, Alabama played them the first half, led 49-47.

818
00:45:52,620 --> 00:45:56,800
 I think one of the few weaknesses Michigan has is their free-throw shooting.

819
00:45:57,320 --> 00:46:01,680
 But Alabama had them a little bit off-balanced, and then they come out and hit seven out of seven,

820
00:46:01,940 --> 00:46:05,220
 and the rest of it was over with.

821
00:46:05,900 --> 00:46:06,260
 All right.

822
00:46:06,780 --> 00:46:11,300
 North Carolina, let me ask you about your inside information, which you've got.

823
00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:17,620
 According to multiple media – now, I know Billy Donovan's in this.

824
00:46:17,620 --> 00:46:25,980
 I keep hearing that he's gotten a little bit tired of the NBA and would consider going to North Carolina.

825
00:46:26,220 --> 00:46:27,120
 It certainly helps.

826
00:46:27,180 --> 00:46:28,500
 He doesn't have a buyout.

827
00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:33,240
 But I'm hearing Dusty May may be the club leader.

828
00:46:33,720 --> 00:46:35,320
 Tommy Lloyd is in there.

829
00:46:35,460 --> 00:46:37,080
 You can throw some other names.

830
00:46:37,720 --> 00:46:42,520
 Once this is over with come Monday night, what are you hearing as far as a North Carolina?

831
00:46:44,140 --> 00:46:53,960
 Boy, this is tough because I don't know that there is a clear guy here because always, from the past,

832
00:46:54,220 --> 00:46:58,020
 I mean, North Carolina's hired from within.

833
00:46:58,540 --> 00:46:58,840
 Yes.

834
00:46:59,020 --> 00:47:02,600
 And it looks like they're not going to do that this time.

835
00:47:03,340 --> 00:47:09,200
 Donovan, now I can understand him because of the Bulls situation, just kind of getting fed up with that.

836
00:47:09,780 --> 00:47:09,900
 Yeah.

837
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:11,740
 So, I could sort of see that.

838
00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:17,940
 But right now, I mean, a lot of coaches wouldn't, you know, want to come back to college with all the stuff that's going on there.

839
00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:20,980
 The NBA is a lot better life here.

840
00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:24,440
 Maybe Donovan would like to come back for one more thought here.

841
00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:28,080
 You know, we're hearing would May really leave Michigan.

842
00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:30,700
 I don't know.

843
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:33,280
 I mean, that's – you know, he's got a pretty good deal there.

844
00:47:33,900 --> 00:47:35,520
 Otzelberger says he doesn't want to leave.

845
00:47:36,180 --> 00:47:38,500
 Byington just re-upped Vanderbilt.

846
00:47:39,780 --> 00:47:40,800
 Otzelberger says no.

847
00:47:41,300 --> 00:47:45,360
 You know, Tommy Lloyd, I mean, would he really leave Arizona?

848
00:47:46,460 --> 00:47:48,100
 I don't think he would.

849
00:47:48,580 --> 00:47:52,320
 He has a very big buyout, and I'm not sure he wants to leave.

850
00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:57,680
 So, one I would maybe look at is Ryan Odom.

851
00:47:58,080 --> 00:48:00,260
 I know he's only been one year at Virginia.

852
00:48:00,540 --> 00:48:02,400
 I think the buyout would be a little bit less.

853
00:48:02,460 --> 00:48:03,000
 He's a winner.

854
00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:05,280
 He's won everywhere he's been.

855
00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:08,580
 He grew up with the ACC's dad coach for all those years at Wake Forest.

856
00:48:09,280 --> 00:48:10,940
 It seems like that's a possibility.

857
00:48:11,100 --> 00:48:12,620
 I mean, he's back in the ACC, too.

858
00:48:12,740 --> 00:48:13,820
 So, that might be there.

859
00:48:13,820 --> 00:48:17,560
 But what complicates this is it looks like North Carolina – and you go back.

860
00:48:18,340 --> 00:48:22,960
 I mean, you know, Frank McGuire, I think, is the last one they hired outside of the family there.

861
00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:23,840
 He came from St. John's.

862
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:29,760
 And then Dean Smith after him, and then Bill Guthridge, you know, and then Doherty was a North Carolina guy.

863
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:32,860
 And Roy had been there before, even though he was at Kansas.

864
00:48:32,860 --> 00:48:36,620
 But, I mean, he had been a long time on the Carolina staff for Dean Smith.

865
00:48:37,700 --> 00:48:38,640
 And then Hubert.

866
00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:42,720
 So, this is odd that they would go outside of the family, but it looks like that's what they're going to do.

867
00:48:43,820 --> 00:48:46,660
 Bruce Marshall, Vegas Insider, amongst other places.

868
00:48:47,240 --> 00:48:50,640
 We were joking earlier this week, Bruce, with some of our friends at Auburn.

869
00:48:50,700 --> 00:48:52,820
 How many teams make it back-to-back Final Fours?

870
00:48:53,140 --> 00:48:54,120
 Auburn is the answer.

871
00:48:54,840 --> 00:48:55,820
 Last year, the NCAA.

872
00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:57,180
 This year, the NIT.

873
00:48:57,360 --> 00:49:03,880
 What do you see there, from a Vegas perspective, when Auburn takes on the Redbirds from Illinois State?

874
00:49:05,380 --> 00:49:08,520
 Here is an interesting angle in the NIT this year.

875
00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:12,440
 Auburn has won three straight games.

876
00:49:13,240 --> 00:49:15,880
 It has not covered the point spread in any of them.

877
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:26,040
 So, now we've got Illinois State, which has got a big bruiser, 6'9", 280-pounder.

878
00:49:26,080 --> 00:49:28,540
 Chase Walker really takes up some space down low.

879
00:49:29,860 --> 00:49:32,280
 These guys won the CBI last year.

880
00:49:32,460 --> 00:49:35,220
 Now, that was a fight when they were still playing the CBI down in Daytona Beach.

881
00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:37,420
 It was against, you know, I could beat Cleveland State in the final.

882
00:49:37,560 --> 00:49:38,480
 A lot of big majors they beat.

883
00:49:38,700 --> 00:49:41,880
 But they apparently have a taste for tournament play.

884
00:49:42,220 --> 00:49:48,400
 And they have been winning some of these games out on the road that I didn't think they would, including, you know, the Dayton game.

885
00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:54,560
 So, I, you know, Auburn could certainly win and not cover.

886
00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:57,380
 That has been their pattern in the NIT.

887
00:49:57,660 --> 00:50:00,060
 And this Illinois State is pretty darn scrappy.

888
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:07,500
 If I'm not mistaken, they're playing the semifinals at Hinkle, at Butler, and they're going to play the final game at the Pacers Arena.

889
00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:12,600
 So, Auburn wins really close, doesn't cover the spread.

890
00:50:12,700 --> 00:50:15,180
 That seems to be the angle I would pursue here.

891
00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:16,700
 All right.

892
00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:18,800
 Before we let you go, let me ask you one more.

893
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:22,360
 Now, SEC coaches who appear to be staying.

894
00:50:22,500 --> 00:50:26,180
 Rick Barnes said, yes, I'm coming back for a 12th year.

895
00:50:26,840 --> 00:50:30,940
 As you mentioned, Mark Byington at Vandy, they've got a contract extension.

896
00:50:31,060 --> 00:50:32,380
 I don't know if he signed it yet.

897
00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:38,840
 And Greg Byrne, Alabama's AD, said Saturday night he ain't going anywhere, meeting Nate Oates.

898
00:50:40,020 --> 00:50:43,640
 The Bill Self rumors were out in full force last week.

899
00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:49,940
 And then he had to come out on ESPN and say, I haven't made a decision one way or the other yet.

900
00:50:50,340 --> 00:50:53,380
 He's had health issues the last couple of years.

901
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:56,540
 What are you hearing about Bill Self's future?

902
00:50:57,700 --> 00:50:59,320
 50-50 on Self.

903
00:50:59,460 --> 00:51:07,120
 There's some people we talk to who think he really, for his own good, has to step down.

904
00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:08,560
 And it sort of comes down.

905
00:51:08,860 --> 00:51:12,220
 I think his wife is telling him, look, you don't need to do this anymore.

906
00:51:13,300 --> 00:51:17,220
 The thing in that situation, I think he wants to make the narrative there.

907
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:19,700
 He doesn't want to have somebody else come out with it.

908
00:51:19,740 --> 00:51:24,740
 But I would think if we hear something on Kansas, it'll be within a few days of the final game.

909
00:51:25,520 --> 00:51:27,500
 That would not surprise me.

910
00:51:28,340 --> 00:51:38,360
 We even heard some whispers about Izzo, though he's in his 70s now, too, though I don't think he's, that seems to be less prevalent because he doesn't have the health issues that Self has had.

911
00:51:38,580 --> 00:51:40,860
 So I would really watch that Self thing.

912
00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:51,800
 As far as the SEC coaches, if Byington has not signed that extension yet and they have it on his desk, that would be another name North Carolina I think would look at.

913
00:51:53,240 --> 00:52:05,200
 And so I would, Nate's not going anywhere and Barnes at this stage isn't moving and, you know, he's out beyond 72, so he may only have a year or two left as well.

914
00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:11,400
 But Byington is one I would kind of watch if he hasn't, if he hasn't actually put pen to paper that at Vandy yet.

915
00:52:12,040 --> 00:52:12,820
 That could be a guy to move.

916
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:15,700
 And then if this Kansas thing opens up, here we go again.

917
00:52:15,780 --> 00:52:22,360
 We've got another huge job opening up and we could be starting this North Carolina type talk all over again.

918
00:52:23,420 --> 00:52:23,860
 Absolutely.

919
00:52:24,660 --> 00:52:26,720
 Well, Major League Baseball got started.

920
00:52:27,020 --> 00:52:33,660
 The NAP, as Daryl mentioned, the Final Four, still got some pro sports going on, hockey and the NBA.

921
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,520
 The gold standard is Bruce Marshall.

922
00:52:36,660 --> 00:52:38,900
 Where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

923
00:52:39,620 --> 00:52:40,820
 Yeah, thanks, Brett.

924
00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:49,100
 Yeah, one place now to go for me, back at the gold sheet, and it is at wagertalk.com.

925
00:52:49,160 --> 00:52:52,220
 So that's where you find all the stuff and my picks up there at Wagertalk too.

926
00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:59,480
 So you go to wagertalk.com, you can click the gold sheet icon there at the website, and you can get in that way and get the gold sheet.

927
00:52:59,480 --> 00:53:02,560
 But also wagertalk.com, all my picks, you can get them up there.

928
00:53:03,600 --> 00:53:05,780
 Bruce, it's always good to hook up with you, man.

929
00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:06,520
 Thanks so much.

930
00:53:06,580 --> 00:53:08,200
 Have a great week out there, okay?

931
00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:10,100
 Enjoy the games, boys.

932
00:53:10,200 --> 00:53:10,580
 Thank you.

933
00:53:10,780 --> 00:53:11,220
 Thank you, buddy.

934
00:53:11,320 --> 00:53:11,800
 You do the same.

935
00:53:11,880 --> 00:53:15,220
 Bruce Marshall, busy there amongst other places at Vegas Insider.

936
00:53:15,320 --> 00:53:23,280
 BB, again, in case you missed it, Auburn signing a tall tree, or at least courting a tall tree to join their basketball team.

937
00:53:24,360 --> 00:53:25,400
 Seven feet.

938
00:53:26,220 --> 00:53:29,020
 French center, Narcisse Nogoy.

939
00:53:29,020 --> 00:53:34,600
 And I will check to see if I'm even close to pronouncing the name.

940
00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:37,200
 But he is quite a load.

941
00:53:37,300 --> 00:53:39,740
 I saw some clips on him this morning, Harold.

942
00:53:39,840 --> 00:53:40,540
 He's impressive.

943
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 How do you say Tumor's Corner in French?

944
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:44,880
 I guess we now know, right?

945
00:53:44,980 --> 00:53:47,440
 Coming up in the next hour, first, going to be taking you down to Orlando.

946
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 Matt Merchelle is going to be checking in.

947
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 Joe Cox all over the SEC.

948
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 And Thomas Ashworth joining us from AL.com.

949
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 It's all straight ahead and stay with us.

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1014
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 Today, March 31st, is the last day for applications to be submitted to the state of Alabama for families

1015
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 who want their school-aged children to take part in the CHOOSE Act.

1016
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 This year, families must still meet a certain income qualification in order to take part in the school choice program.

1017
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 Those limits will be phased out in the years ahead.

1018
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 Families will have $7,000 placed into education savings accounts for their student

1019
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 so that they can enroll that student into a private or public school of their choice.

1020
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 CHOOSE Act was first passed by the state legislature back in 2024

1021
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 and is now entering its second year of implementation throughout the state.

1022
00:57:49,260 --> 00:57:51,600
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

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 A second Alabama man has been arrested in the state of California for a murder that occurred this past January.

1031
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:30,140
 Kenneth Maxwell of Midfield is the latest arrest.

1032
00:58:30,140 --> 00:58:34,120
 James Petrie of Birmingham was also arrested by police at the end of January.

1033
00:58:34,520 --> 00:58:39,400
 Both men are wanted for a shooting that occurred at an apartment complex in Murrieta that killed a man.

1034
00:58:39,720 --> 00:58:43,020
 Investigators say this case is being viewed as a murder-for-hire case.

1035
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 The city leaders of ARAB say that they have now recovered $431,000

1036
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 after it was first sent to an unauthorized bank account for a city construction project.

1037
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 The money was taken from the city through a scheme where impersonators pretended to be part of a construction company

1038
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 that was working on ARAB's new recreation center.

1039
00:59:01,640 --> 00:59:02,360
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 Dribbles right, spins, jabs, steps, steps back, wide open, three.

1045
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 That's good.

1046
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 Just brilliant.

1047
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 With 64 NCAA men's tournament games played, just three remain.

1048
00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:36,020
 Coming up Saturday, it's Michigan versus Arizona and Connecticut versus Illinois.

1049
00:59:36,460 --> 00:59:40,400
 Then the winners meet to settle the 2026 men's basketball title.

1050
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 Tune in this Saturday to hear Westwood One's exclusive coverage of the NCAA men's Final Four.

1051
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1053
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 Deep left field.

1059
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 A go-ahead two-run homer over the high left field ball at Auburn.

1060
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 Alabama's favorite pastime plays right here on your home for Alabama baseball, the Crimson Tide Sports Network from Learfield.

1061
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1063
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1064
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1065
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1066
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 Now, get ready to roll Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

1069
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 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

1070
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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

1071
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 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1072
01:01:25,040 --> 01:01:30,460
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, the score.

1073
01:01:31,340 --> 01:01:33,280
 Welcome back in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

1074
01:01:33,380 --> 01:01:35,060
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

1075
01:01:35,060 --> 01:01:38,140
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1076
01:01:38,420 --> 01:01:43,300
 And for Thomas Ashworth, taking time out of his busy schedule there at AL.com

1077
01:01:43,300 --> 01:01:44,640
 to join our huddle here.

1078
01:01:44,720 --> 01:01:45,780
 Thomas, welcome in.

1079
01:01:45,840 --> 01:01:46,380
 How are you?

1080
01:01:47,060 --> 01:01:47,760
 Hey, doing good.

1081
01:01:47,780 --> 01:01:48,300
 How are you guys?

1082
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:48,980
 Hey, man.

1083
01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:49,680
 We're doing all right.

1084
01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:51,020
 Always a fun time of the year.

1085
01:01:51,100 --> 01:01:55,500
 Obviously, it's sad to see the season go, and there's a lot of seasons out that you guys

1086
01:01:55,500 --> 01:01:56,960
 cover at AL.com.

1087
01:01:57,040 --> 01:02:00,820
 But talking about basketball, it's always fun to get the best of the best.

1088
01:02:00,820 --> 01:02:05,560
 And when you start talking about North Alabama, that's not the easiest job in the world

1089
01:02:05,560 --> 01:02:08,780
 to come up with the top boys, basketball players in North Alabama.

1090
01:02:08,780 --> 01:02:10,440
 Would you agree, Thomas?

1091
01:02:11,380 --> 01:02:12,560
 Yeah, it was tough.

1092
01:02:13,740 --> 01:02:16,140
 Lots of good players this year.

1093
01:02:16,240 --> 01:02:17,100
 Lots of good coaches.

1094
01:02:17,780 --> 01:02:18,820
 Lots of really good teams.

1095
01:02:18,900 --> 01:02:20,420
 A lot of really fun stories to follow.

1096
01:02:21,500 --> 01:02:26,080
 And luckily, I don't have to include the Shoals in mine, or else I'd be even more screwed than

1097
01:02:26,080 --> 01:02:26,820
 I already was.

1098
01:02:26,820 --> 01:02:29,600
 But they got their own, luckily.

1099
01:02:30,040 --> 01:02:33,180
 So it's always a good time of year.

1100
01:02:33,380 --> 01:02:36,780
 It's tough to decide these players just because there's so many good ones.

1101
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:40,860
 But yeah, we had a lot of good ones and a lot of really good, deep postseason runs for a

1102
01:02:40,860 --> 01:02:42,560
 lot of teams, which makes it even harder.

1103
01:02:43,620 --> 01:02:47,920
 For the folks who might have missed that list, let's talk about some of the guys who are on

1104
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:48,760
 the list there, Thomas.

1105
01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:50,520
 Yeah.

1106
01:02:50,940 --> 01:02:54,200
 I mean, you look down the list, I mean, there were so many good players this year.

1107
01:02:54,200 --> 01:02:56,340
 A lot of really good state champions.

1108
01:02:56,680 --> 01:02:58,540
 The section had a really good year.

1109
01:02:59,460 --> 01:03:01,160
 Jake Cloud was a really good player for them.

1110
01:03:01,820 --> 01:03:08,440
 Caden Ricks is a guy at 7A level who, he was playing in a really tough region and still

1111
01:03:08,440 --> 01:03:09,540
 put up some really good numbers.

1112
01:03:09,980 --> 01:03:13,340
 Going to Calhoun Community College, I think he had some Division I offers, but he'll be

1113
01:03:13,340 --> 01:03:15,580
 thankful to home in Calhoun over in Decatur.

1114
01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:20,240
 I mean, Whitesburg Christian had a fantastic year, I thought.

1115
01:03:21,720 --> 01:03:23,860
 And Patrick Harding is our coach of the year.

1116
01:03:24,100 --> 01:03:26,560
 And Tripp Mason, I thought, had a fantastic year for Whitesburg.

1117
01:03:26,680 --> 01:03:28,760
 They had a really tough schedule.

1118
01:03:29,660 --> 01:03:31,620
 I mean, they played pretty much everybody they could.

1119
01:03:32,020 --> 01:03:37,360
 It seemed like playing the Hunkle City Classic and in the same day actually beat through the

1120
01:03:37,360 --> 01:03:42,900
 3A champion Montgomery Academy and the 4A champion midfield in the same day and beat them both.

1121
01:03:43,540 --> 01:03:45,780
 So, I mean, you know, that kind of stuff is pretty impressive.

1122
01:03:46,660 --> 01:03:51,560
 And then, you know, obviously the guys from Huntsville, Evan Toms, had a fantastic year

1123
01:03:51,560 --> 01:03:52,140
 for Huntsville.

1124
01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:56,220
 He's in the running for 7A Player of the Year in Mr. Basketball.

1125
01:03:56,340 --> 01:03:57,920
 He had a fantastic year.

1126
01:03:58,100 --> 01:04:02,260
 And then Newcomer of the Year, Graham Gossett's another guy who came on this year.

1127
01:04:02,300 --> 01:04:06,000
 And obviously there's, I figured at the beginning of the year there was going to be a breakout

1128
01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:10,500
 player of the year come from Huntsville just because their entire lineup from last year

1129
01:04:10,500 --> 01:04:11,560
 wasn't playing college basketball.

1130
01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:17,140
 So, you know, it was pretty easy pick there, but just a lot of really good players this year.

1131
01:04:17,300 --> 01:04:19,040
 So, a really tough time deciding.

1132
01:04:19,260 --> 01:04:23,660
 I was telling one coach this morning, I think there was like 15 players that I was having

1133
01:04:23,660 --> 01:04:28,140
 time, you know, trouble deciding between for five spots, which is, you know, really tough.

1134
01:04:28,400 --> 01:04:29,860
 A lot of really good players this year.

1135
01:04:31,460 --> 01:04:36,860
 Besides handling and covering high school sports, you also do college.

1136
01:04:37,360 --> 01:04:41,520
 We got some very good colleges, universities, of course, in the state of Alabama.

1137
01:04:42,280 --> 01:04:44,660
 UNA announcing a new women's coach.

1138
01:04:44,820 --> 01:04:49,600
 In fact, I believe today at 2 o'clock, there's a press conference for Anonyms.

1139
01:04:50,260 --> 01:04:52,560
 It was coming in from Northwestern State.

1140
01:04:52,560 --> 01:04:58,940
 Kendi Whittaker left UNA to return as head coach at Kansas City.

1141
01:04:59,060 --> 01:05:00,680
 A lot of people really like Anna.

1142
01:05:00,920 --> 01:05:02,260
 They say good things.

1143
01:05:03,120 --> 01:05:04,860
 And then the UAH women.

1144
01:05:05,300 --> 01:05:10,000
 We've been talking about the UAH men for years going on these runs in postseason.

1145
01:05:10,880 --> 01:05:16,900
 The UAH women finished 32-6, went to the final four.

1146
01:05:16,900 --> 01:05:22,060
 So, again, I know UNA looking forward to a lot of things that come a year.

1147
01:05:22,240 --> 01:05:27,680
 But talk a little bit about, in particularly, the UAH women, a historical year for them.

1148
01:05:28,840 --> 01:05:31,180
 Yeah, I'll start with UAH.

1149
01:05:31,480 --> 01:05:35,680
 I mean, it was a team that had a lot of questions, I guess, going into it.

1150
01:05:35,860 --> 01:05:40,340
 They lost some players to the portal, but returned two of their best players in probably franchise

1151
01:05:40,340 --> 01:05:42,980
 history, and Lily Wilkin and Millie Brown.

1152
01:05:43,140 --> 01:05:46,620
 So, there was some consistency, but they started out the year one and three.

1153
01:05:46,900 --> 01:05:49,720
 A lot of questions there after they got back from a road trip.

1154
01:05:50,680 --> 01:05:53,800
 And then, you know, they had a player go out.

1155
01:05:53,880 --> 01:05:57,900
 Ava McClain, who was a fantastic player at Good Hope, had a great start for UAH.

1156
01:05:58,360 --> 01:06:01,740
 Went down with, I think, an ACL thing, like midway through the year.

1157
01:06:01,840 --> 01:06:04,880
 I mean, I was – this team could have been dead in the water very easily,

1158
01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:07,440
 and I think anybody will tell you that in the building.

1159
01:06:07,620 --> 01:06:10,540
 But, I mean, they were fantastic down the stretch.

1160
01:06:10,540 --> 01:06:16,660
 And, you know, you look at the team and you're like, man, they aren't really overpowering anybody.

1161
01:06:16,860 --> 01:06:21,780
 They're not, you know, they're not dominating, really, I guess, when you look at frame.

1162
01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:23,460
 I mean, they weren't really a big team.

1163
01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:26,100
 They never really overpowered anybody physically all season.

1164
01:06:26,740 --> 01:06:28,000
 But they found a way.

1165
01:06:28,120 --> 01:06:30,420
 I mean, their offense was fantastic.

1166
01:06:30,700 --> 01:06:33,520
 They had really good defensive stretches when they had to.

1167
01:06:33,620 --> 01:06:37,240
 I mean, it just seemed like whatever they needed to do during that time, they could do it.

1168
01:06:37,580 --> 01:06:41,220
 Obviously, part of that's Lily Wilkin, who probably have her number retired at UAH.

1169
01:06:41,900 --> 01:06:44,100
 Fantastic career, two years.

1170
01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:50,140
 I think she was All-American twice, Gulf South Conference player of the year twice, transferring from Trebekah.

1171
01:06:50,520 --> 01:06:52,840
 Just a fantastic player, fantastic person.

1172
01:06:53,060 --> 01:06:56,300
 And Millie Brown also had a really good year for UAH.

1173
01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:02,880
 I think they both started, I think, 70 games, you know, for UAH after transferring.

1174
01:07:03,360 --> 01:07:06,420
 And Millie transferred because of Millie and all that.

1175
01:07:06,500 --> 01:07:07,800
 And it's a really fun story.

1176
01:07:07,960 --> 01:07:10,140
 But you're losing two really good seniors there.

1177
01:07:10,300 --> 01:07:13,160
 But, I mean, they're set up for a really good run.

1178
01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:15,280
 I mean, Ivy Maddox is coming back for them.

1179
01:07:15,700 --> 01:07:19,000
 They have Chloe Siegel, a player you guys probably have heard of, coming back.

1180
01:07:19,160 --> 01:07:19,480
 Absolutely.

1181
01:07:19,720 --> 01:07:21,800
 But they have some really good players coming back.

1182
01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:23,460
 So, I mean, I like the future UAH.

1183
01:07:23,540 --> 01:07:30,120
 I think they're set up to have a really good run, especially if they can hit the portal and, you know, get a couple of freshman talent.

1184
01:07:30,720 --> 01:07:32,780
 But I really like this team moving forward.

1185
01:07:32,880 --> 01:07:34,380
 I think they've really set a good foundation.

1186
01:07:35,860 --> 01:07:38,040
 Talk to us about NAIA basketball.

1187
01:07:38,040 --> 01:07:40,840
 I mean, obviously, UAH fans know about it.

1188
01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:46,880
 But Drew Stutz, a Florence native, just won his second national championship at Freed Harmon in men's basketball.

1189
01:07:47,000 --> 01:07:49,660
 Do people realize how good this talent is?

1190
01:07:49,720 --> 01:07:53,220
 Let's face it, Auburn had a star from UAH on the team a couple of years ago.

1191
01:07:53,440 --> 01:07:57,320
 Do people realize how good this level of basketball really is?

1192
01:07:58,720 --> 01:07:59,160
 Yeah.

1193
01:07:59,300 --> 01:08:03,160
 I mean, Freed Harmon, like you said, they've got a Florence native leading the way.

1194
01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:05,600
 So, that's a really cool story.

1195
01:08:05,700 --> 01:08:08,960
 And I think there's some kind of brother-sister thing going on there.

1196
01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:09,220
 Yeah.

1197
01:08:09,800 --> 01:08:10,920
 The women's team as well.

1198
01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:12,460
 Which is really cool.

1199
01:08:12,640 --> 01:08:15,280
 But, no, I mean, it's a fantastic year.

1200
01:08:15,420 --> 01:08:19,560
 And I think it just kind of shows the level of excellence in the Shoals specifically.

1201
01:08:19,820 --> 01:08:25,280
 I mean, just talking about Chloe Siegel and, you know, players like her that are just fantastic high school players.

1202
01:08:25,280 --> 01:08:33,200
 And, you know, Freed Hardman as well is a perfect example of a really good coach that's done a lot when they leave North Alabama.

1203
01:08:33,640 --> 01:08:36,520
 And, obviously, you can talk about Huntsville all day long and all that stuff.

1204
01:08:36,620 --> 01:08:41,660
 But, I mean, I think the Shoals certainly has garnered kind of that same level almost.

1205
01:08:41,860 --> 01:08:46,580
 I mean, the high school basketball runs they've had this year, the last couple of years, the players they've produced.

1206
01:08:46,740 --> 01:08:50,880
 I mean, there's some really good players out there in Huntsville and North Alabama all around.

1207
01:08:51,020 --> 01:08:55,480
 So, I mean, I think that Freed Hardman is just kind of an extension of that almost.

1208
01:08:55,680 --> 01:09:07,020
 I mean, there's, you know, some players over there that are a coach over there and some really good relationships as far as the stories that came out of that national championship run for both teams.

1209
01:09:07,020 --> 01:09:08,800
 And the women's team had a fantastic year as well.

1210
01:09:08,800 --> 01:09:12,340
 So, yeah, like you said, really cool story to follow.

1211
01:09:12,460 --> 01:09:13,040
 It really is.

1212
01:09:13,380 --> 01:09:15,480
 I'm happy for that community.

1213
01:09:15,680 --> 01:09:16,120
 Really am.

1214
01:09:17,360 --> 01:09:24,060
 Let me ask you about a young man we watched play Alabama in December at the Civic Center.

1215
01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:31,140
 Grissom alum R.J. Johnson was playing for Kennesaw State in Antoine Pettway.

1216
01:09:31,880 --> 01:09:33,240
 They had quite a season.

1217
01:09:33,900 --> 01:09:38,160
 Listen, he scored 15 points and four assists against Gonzaga.

1218
01:09:38,800 --> 01:09:41,200
 Which tells you what kind of player he is.

1219
01:09:41,440 --> 01:09:46,580
 And all the listeners are certainly familiar with Antoine Pettway when he played for Alabama.

1220
01:09:46,820 --> 01:09:52,540
 He has decided to enter the transfer portal after a breakout year at Kennesaw State.

1221
01:09:52,680 --> 01:09:54,020
 Certainly wish him a lot of luck.

1222
01:09:54,020 --> 01:09:59,300
 I remember watching him in the Huntsville City Classic a couple of times play for Jack Doss.

1223
01:09:59,820 --> 01:10:02,600
 Talk a little more about R.J. Johnson.

1224
01:10:03,820 --> 01:10:06,360
 Yeah, I mean, you remember those groups of games.

1225
01:10:06,740 --> 01:10:08,400
 Those were fantastic games.

1226
01:10:08,540 --> 01:10:10,840
 Butter Johnson was also on that team.

1227
01:10:10,940 --> 01:10:11,720
 He's at Clemson now.

1228
01:10:11,820 --> 01:10:13,680
 They had some fantastic players.

1229
01:10:14,380 --> 01:10:17,760
 Izzy Miles was another guy who played in that era.

1230
01:10:18,020 --> 01:10:19,060
 He was at Northwestern State.

1231
01:10:19,120 --> 01:10:19,800
 Had a really good year.

1232
01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:21,180
 I mean, they were stacked.

1233
01:10:21,620 --> 01:10:22,360
 They were.

1234
01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:24,240
 And he was a big part of that, obviously.

1235
01:10:24,680 --> 01:10:26,680
 But had a really good year at Kennesaw State.

1236
01:10:26,820 --> 01:10:31,240
 I mean, Kennesaw State was one of those teams that, like, you know, they should have been dead in the water, too.

1237
01:10:31,320 --> 01:10:37,940
 I mean, they had a player that was their leading scorer, the Conference USA leading scorer, get busted for a gambling ring.

1238
01:10:38,040 --> 01:10:40,760
 Like, it's like the 1930s or something going on, you know.

1239
01:10:40,900 --> 01:10:41,740
 That's so weird.

1240
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:44,740
 Like, it's a strange story.

1241
01:10:44,840 --> 01:10:48,220
 I mean, that team should have been, you know, they should have won another game after that, probably.

1242
01:10:48,660 --> 01:10:54,240
 I mean, they were, you know, obviously they had talent, but when that kind of stuff happens, they can create a lot of distractions.

1243
01:10:55,280 --> 01:10:57,780
 But they found a way, and R.J. Johnson was a big part of that.

1244
01:10:57,860 --> 01:10:58,740
 He really stepped up.

1245
01:10:59,080 --> 01:11:00,020
 He had a really good game.

1246
01:11:00,100 --> 01:11:02,300
 I think you remember against Alabama as well.

1247
01:11:02,380 --> 01:11:02,580
 Yeah.

1248
01:11:03,080 --> 01:11:06,560
 You know, when they came to Huntsville, he had a pretty solid game there.

1249
01:11:07,500 --> 01:11:11,840
 Off the bench and then kind of molded into that player that eventually earned first-team all-conference honors.

1250
01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:15,020
 And I think anybody in the Huntsville community knew it was coming for him.

1251
01:11:15,100 --> 01:11:17,100
 I mean, he was a really great player.

1252
01:11:17,700 --> 01:11:20,820
 I think he was originally committed to Alabama and then fond of the Kennesaw State.

1253
01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:25,780
 I mean, I think when he hits the portal, I think Alabama will be a team to watch for him.

1254
01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:33,800
 I think he's, you know, obviously Antoine Pentway is involved and, you know, he needs some players now with some players leaving.

1255
01:11:33,940 --> 01:11:35,860
 But I think he could be a player to watch to Alabama.

1256
01:11:35,980 --> 01:11:36,560
 I really do.

1257
01:11:37,180 --> 01:11:39,060
 I mean, I think he could go anywhere.

1258
01:11:39,060 --> 01:11:41,420
 But he's a really good player, like you said.

1259
01:11:41,680 --> 01:11:42,420
 Had a great season.

1260
01:11:43,120 --> 01:11:45,880
 And, you know, it's making Huntsville proud, I know.

1261
01:11:46,740 --> 01:11:49,040
 Thomas Ashworth, AL.com.

1262
01:11:49,120 --> 01:11:56,820
 A poll you guys conducted has a lot of interest throughout North Alabama when it comes to public versus private, including Mars Hill, shows Christian and others.

1263
01:11:57,520 --> 01:11:59,560
 Thomas, the poll is in.

1264
01:11:59,740 --> 01:12:02,220
 And as far as do you love it, do you hate it?

1265
01:12:02,760 --> 01:12:05,860
 Based on what I'm reading, you can clarify if I'm reading it wrong.

1266
01:12:05,860 --> 01:12:10,300
 Pretty much about half like it and about half hate the new proposals.

1267
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:11,920
 Yeah.

1268
01:12:12,100 --> 01:12:14,160
 I mean, I was a little surprised by that.

1269
01:12:14,600 --> 01:12:21,400
 And I think any time that you say, oh, I like this, 10 people are going to say no, it's terrible.

1270
01:12:21,620 --> 01:12:25,460
 And any time you say no, this thing sucks, then, you know, 10 people are going to say, oh, great.

1271
01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:28,340
 So, I mean, it was kind of I wanted to see where it was.

1272
01:12:28,480 --> 01:12:32,660
 I mean, I was really curious and it's a little surprising, I think.

1273
01:12:32,820 --> 01:12:41,940
 I mean, I think a lot of the reaction that I've gotten from coaches was I thought this was coming, but I didn't think it'd be now.

1274
01:12:41,940 --> 01:12:47,520
 I thought that it would be two years down the road or four years down the road, but a lot went into it.

1275
01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:50,760
 And there's a lot of stuff that happened behind closed doors, obviously.

1276
01:12:51,060 --> 01:12:55,060
 But it's certainly a hotbed topic.

1277
01:12:55,180 --> 01:12:55,680
 It really is.

1278
01:12:55,780 --> 01:13:04,880
 And I think that it'll create some really interesting things going on, especially when you're talking about hypothetically, like just thinking of an example,

1279
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:10,220
 if there's a player at Mars Hill and they're only playing private school competition, would they want to still play at Mars Hill?

1280
01:13:10,400 --> 01:13:17,500
 There's not being that really a competition because, I mean, if I'm a public school and would I want to play Mars Hill if I didn't have to?

1281
01:13:17,620 --> 01:13:21,120
 Probably not in football or in any sport, really.

1282
01:13:21,480 --> 01:13:22,300
 They're really good at everything.

1283
01:13:22,780 --> 01:13:25,620
 So, you know, I think it'll create some interesting things.

1284
01:13:26,280 --> 01:13:29,700
 And like I said, I think that the split is interesting.

1285
01:13:29,820 --> 01:13:31,180
 It's not really what I expected.

1286
01:13:31,180 --> 01:13:36,980
 I thought that it would be more of the lines if I don't like it rather than, you know, split like they have or like we have.

1287
01:13:37,200 --> 01:13:43,160
 But I think the reaction for the coaches is kind of the same of just we'll have to see what happens and, you know, see how it affects us.

1288
01:13:43,260 --> 01:13:46,380
 But I think there's already going to be some positive and negative consequences of it.

1289
01:13:46,460 --> 01:13:47,900
 But, you know, they're going to have to weigh it out.

1290
01:13:47,940 --> 01:13:49,340
 And I guess they could change it in two years.

1291
01:13:49,420 --> 01:13:49,720
 Who knows?

1292
01:13:50,980 --> 01:14:03,120
 You know, the Central Board's meeting April the 15th on a couple of matters, the private school playoff structure, the schedule for the Super 7, which may now be the Super 10.

1293
01:14:03,660 --> 01:14:05,600
 I'll be curious to see how that goes.

1294
01:14:05,680 --> 01:14:11,300
 And also the shot clock edition that they've discussed for what seems like 20 years.

1295
01:14:11,800 --> 01:14:13,900
 Maybe they'll make a decision on that soon.

1296
01:14:14,020 --> 01:14:15,840
 Listen, great stuff, as always.

1297
01:14:16,260 --> 01:14:17,360
 Get through with basketball.

1298
01:14:17,700 --> 01:14:24,840
 And next thing you know, it's going to be more coverage of soccer, baseball, and softball coming up going down the stretch.

1299
01:14:25,480 --> 01:14:28,880
 Thomas, where can we get online and get yours and the team's good stuff?

1300
01:14:29,580 --> 01:14:33,940
 Yeah, a lot of coaching changes and portal entries and baseball, softball.

1301
01:14:34,040 --> 01:14:34,840
 It doesn't stop.

1302
01:14:35,660 --> 01:14:40,240
 There's a lot coming on AL.com, whatever kind of sports you want to read about.

1303
01:14:40,380 --> 01:14:44,180
 I mean, if you don't subscribe to AL.com, subscribe to the Cater Daily or Florida Times Daily.

1304
01:14:44,380 --> 01:14:46,320
 It's a good time to be following sports.

1305
01:14:46,620 --> 01:14:47,360
 It really is.

1306
01:14:47,380 --> 01:14:48,540
 There's a lot going on right now.

1307
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:50,260
 So, it's a good time to read all about it.

1308
01:14:51,260 --> 01:14:52,280
 Busy, busy spring.

1309
01:14:52,440 --> 01:14:54,900
 Thomas, thanks for your coverage, and thanks for joining us today.

1310
01:14:54,960 --> 01:14:56,120
 And keep up the good work, okay?

1311
01:14:56,820 --> 01:14:57,160
 Yes, sir.

1312
01:14:57,200 --> 01:14:57,840
 Appreciate you guys.

1313
01:14:58,180 --> 01:14:58,780
 Thank you, bud.

1314
01:14:58,780 --> 01:15:01,280
 Thomas Ashworth, AL.com.

1315
01:15:01,380 --> 01:15:04,900
 Coming up across the SEC, final thoughts on basketball.

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1385
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 I'm Roger Hoover.

1386
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 Here are thoughts from baseball head coach Rob Vaughn as Alabama prepares for a midweek matchup on Tuesday night at Jacksonville State.

1387
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 There's so many good players all over the country that the haves and haves not are not really a thing anymore.

1388
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 There's good players everywhere.

1389
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 And if you don't show up and ring the bell, you're going to lose.

1390
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 It's just the way it goes.

1391
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 And so I think we're also realistic enough to know we're playing good right now.

1392
01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:30,660
 Like there's going to be some adversity hit somewhere over the next seven weeks, I can promise you.

1393
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 Or we're the best team of all time.

1394
01:19:32,320 --> 01:19:35,920
 I don't know, but more than likely there's going to be some adversity over these next seven weeks.

1395
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 And it's going to be, can we do what Platt talked about?

1396
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 Can we, can we remember who we are?

1397
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 Can we draw that line in the sand and choose to step over and say, this is us win, lose or draw.

1398
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 And so, um, fun time to be a part of it, but man, the noise, good or bad, it ain't helpful for anybody.

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 So everybody can write what they write.

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 And I hope these guys get some praise for it because I think they deserve it, but I can promise you,

1401
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 it ain't going to affect any way we go about our business.

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1417
01:20:53,120 --> 01:20:53,780
 Welcome back in.

1418
01:20:53,820 --> 01:20:56,520
 It is a pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to Joe Cox.

1419
01:20:56,580 --> 01:20:58,420
 He's checking in from Saturday down south.

1420
01:20:58,540 --> 01:20:59,260
 Joe, welcome in.

1421
01:20:59,320 --> 01:21:00,840
 How's life in Kentucky today?

1422
01:21:01,620 --> 01:21:02,460
 Can't complain.

1423
01:21:02,620 --> 01:21:06,420
 Pretty day, and I think the world's looking pretty good out there.

1424
01:21:07,640 --> 01:21:10,360
 Joe, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do the math here.

1425
01:21:10,500 --> 01:21:18,100
 Ten teams begin the NCAA tournament from the SEC, and all of them got one thing in common.

1426
01:21:18,200 --> 01:21:20,400
 They're going to be watching the Final Four from the couch again.

1427
01:21:20,500 --> 01:21:21,920
 Joe, your thoughts about the SEC.

1428
01:21:22,580 --> 01:21:24,960
 We know what the folks across the country are saying.

1429
01:21:25,040 --> 01:21:25,840
 It's doomsday.

1430
01:21:25,960 --> 01:21:28,080
 It's over in football and basketball.

1431
01:21:28,980 --> 01:21:31,640
 The other side of the coin is going to say, well, it's cyclical.

1432
01:21:31,800 --> 01:21:33,320
 Big Ten, it's your life right now.

1433
01:21:33,440 --> 01:21:34,320
 Your thoughts, Joe.

1434
01:21:34,380 --> 01:21:35,400
 We know where we've been.

1435
01:21:35,480 --> 01:21:36,220
 We know where we are.

1436
01:21:36,280 --> 01:21:38,180
 The question is, where are we going?

1437
01:21:39,200 --> 01:21:44,360
 Yeah, the Big Ten's living large at the moment, but it's worth noting that they had their own

1438
01:21:44,360 --> 01:21:48,080
 hoops title drought to contend with there.

1439
01:21:48,260 --> 01:21:50,680
 They haven't always finished well.

1440
01:21:50,760 --> 01:21:51,100
 It's funny.

1441
01:21:51,200 --> 01:21:56,460
 A lot of years, they have been where the SEC was in basketball this year, where they had a really strong

1442
01:21:56,460 --> 01:22:00,120
 league top to bottom and a lot of really good teams, but no great teams.

1443
01:22:00,740 --> 01:22:03,880
 And I think that's the final chapter on the SEC.

1444
01:22:03,880 --> 01:22:11,720
 It seems to me, to the extent that we can draw any big-picture story from this, the key to the sport at this time

1445
01:22:11,720 --> 01:22:16,600
 seems to be having one of the five to ten just impact guys.

1446
01:22:17,320 --> 01:22:21,080
 That's not to be all and all, because I think you can make a pretty good case for, say,

1447
01:22:21,140 --> 01:22:25,940
 Amen at Tennessee or Phylon at Alabama as possibly being toward the bottom of that list.

1448
01:22:26,460 --> 01:22:31,140
 But you've got to get those guys, and from there, you give yourself a chance.

1449
01:22:31,140 --> 01:22:34,540
 I think of Yaxl at Michigan, for instance.

1450
01:22:34,640 --> 01:22:36,240
 He's definitely one of those guys.

1451
01:22:37,280 --> 01:22:42,280
 Although, then again, Boozer at Duke was one of those guys, and he's on the couch now, too.

1452
01:22:42,620 --> 01:22:45,060
 So there is a lot more parity.

1453
01:22:45,220 --> 01:22:52,560
 It's going to be a lot harder for the big dogs to eat, but the big dogs who are eating are going to be the ones

1454
01:22:52,560 --> 01:22:55,420
 who spend on the recruiting, I think it's safe to say.

1455
01:22:55,820 --> 01:22:59,280
 And one of those big dogs over the years has been eating at the trough.

1456
01:22:59,280 --> 01:23:01,420
 It's a place that you know well, and that's Kentucky.

1457
01:23:02,320 --> 01:23:07,140
 Joe, what did the administration learn from trying to put this team together this year?

1458
01:23:07,240 --> 01:23:08,220
 They went to the bank.

1459
01:23:08,600 --> 01:23:10,100
 They backed up the brink truck.

1460
01:23:10,260 --> 01:23:11,280
 They spent big.

1461
01:23:11,360 --> 01:23:12,240
 They didn't come up big.

1462
01:23:12,340 --> 01:23:13,820
 What did they learn from this season?

1463
01:23:14,700 --> 01:23:21,640
 I think, again, the message here probably is you're better to have one great player and a couple of good ones

1464
01:23:21,640 --> 01:23:24,820
 than five or six or seven or eight good ones.

1465
01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:33,240
 The gap between the good and the great is pretty large, and I think Kentucky tried to spend on a team of good players,

1466
01:23:33,360 --> 01:23:34,880
 and that's pretty much what they got.

1467
01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:42,580
 They got guys like Diabate and Aberdeen who were good players who occasionally would have a really great game,

1468
01:23:42,580 --> 01:23:45,880
 but night in and night out would probably get you eight points or so,

1469
01:23:46,060 --> 01:23:49,240
 and that's really not what I think you've got to track down.

1470
01:23:50,040 --> 01:23:55,400
 You know, again, it's a buyer's world in the portal, in the high school recruiting.

1471
01:23:56,200 --> 01:23:59,440
 I told a friend of mine the other day that I was a little worried at Kentucky

1472
01:23:59,440 --> 01:24:03,680
 that maybe they had hired a Boy Scout to do a gangster's job at this point in time.

1473
01:24:06,080 --> 01:24:12,080
 Joe, according to sources, a lot of the or the majority of the SEC basketball coaches

1474
01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:14,980
 are coming back for another year.

1475
01:24:14,980 --> 01:24:19,160
 Nate Oates, Greg Byrne mentioned Saturday night he ain't going anywhere.

1476
01:24:19,820 --> 01:24:23,100
 Mark Byington has an extension.

1477
01:24:23,260 --> 01:24:28,740
 I don't know if he's signed it yet, but Vandy's come through with a big extension for him.

1478
01:24:29,360 --> 01:24:32,660
 Rick Barnes says, yeah, I'm coming back for year 12,

1479
01:24:33,400 --> 01:24:37,740
 and the one and only Will Wade is back officially in the SEC.

1480
01:24:39,120 --> 01:24:41,680
 You know, again, that's going to be a fascinating year.

1481
01:24:41,800 --> 01:24:45,120
 Hired Rick Stansberry and the former LSU coach.

1482
01:24:45,520 --> 01:24:46,500
 That's quite a trio.

1483
01:24:47,220 --> 01:24:52,500
 Joe, your thoughts on the coaches staying in SEC men's basketball?

1484
01:24:53,260 --> 01:24:58,600
 I think the league is going to be filled with schools that are going to do their utmost to be competitive.

1485
01:24:58,800 --> 01:24:59,980
 You're going to have the resources.

1486
01:25:00,200 --> 01:25:01,100
 You're going to have the money.

1487
01:25:01,600 --> 01:25:05,100
 I don't think there are a lot of better places for coaches to be.

1488
01:25:05,900 --> 01:25:11,860
 And, you know, with North Carolina now open, with Kansas possibly about to come open,

1489
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:15,680
 with Kentucky very possibly a year from coming open, you know,

1490
01:25:15,680 --> 01:25:18,720
 there are going to be a lot of jobs where there's going to be desperation.

1491
01:25:19,440 --> 01:25:25,960
 But at the same time, man, if you're at an Alabama and you've raised the program to the point where they're competitive,

1492
01:25:26,160 --> 01:25:27,400
 why wouldn't you stay there?

1493
01:25:27,540 --> 01:25:32,820
 The expectations are going to be more reasonable than you would get at the schools that I just talked about,

1494
01:25:33,280 --> 01:25:34,860
 and the money is the same or better.

1495
01:25:35,080 --> 01:25:37,860
 So, sounds like a pretty good spot to be in.

1496
01:25:38,400 --> 01:25:40,560
 The Will Wade thing is pretty wild.

1497
01:25:40,800 --> 01:25:43,120
 I have to admit, I didn't really see that coming.

1498
01:25:43,200 --> 01:25:45,500
 But I do like hiring the veteran head coaches.

1499
01:25:45,640 --> 01:25:47,260
 I think that's a smart thing.

1500
01:25:48,280 --> 01:25:52,760
 You know, you get a little bit of insecurity from coaches sometimes, and it's smart.

1501
01:25:52,860 --> 01:25:57,000
 And we'll wait to say, let's take some guys who know some ball, who know some X's and O's,

1502
01:25:57,600 --> 01:26:02,080
 and, you know, maybe they can prop me up there while I go chase after all the talent.

1503
01:26:02,280 --> 01:26:03,140
 So, we'll see.

1504
01:26:04,560 --> 01:26:08,000
 Joe Cox, hooking up with us southeast, our Saturday down south.

1505
01:26:08,140 --> 01:26:13,740
 Joe, let's talk a little bit about something that's kind of getting in the shadows during all this Final Four talking March Madness,

1506
01:26:13,840 --> 01:26:15,380
 and that's SEC baseball.

1507
01:26:15,540 --> 01:26:16,640
 You do a great job with that.

1508
01:26:17,160 --> 01:26:19,980
 What impresses you so far on the SEC diamonds?

1509
01:26:20,960 --> 01:26:21,780
 You know, it's funny.

1510
01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:27,060
 If we'd had this conversation before the weekend, I probably would have said I was impressed with a lot of pitching.

1511
01:26:27,380 --> 01:26:32,640
 And then I go through a weekend where I'm seeing Vanderbilt beating Tennessee 16-15.

1512
01:26:32,820 --> 01:26:38,600
 Kentucky had a game with LSU where they were up 7-0, and they lost, I think, 17-10.

1513
01:26:39,040 --> 01:26:41,080
 You know, that's a football score.

1514
01:26:41,240 --> 01:26:44,840
 Somebody kicked a field goal on each side and then two touchdowns against one.

1515
01:26:45,080 --> 01:26:48,380
 But, obviously, the hitting is coming along better.

1516
01:26:49,000 --> 01:26:52,100
 You know, it's a tough league, top to bottom.

1517
01:26:52,260 --> 01:26:53,400
 It's a really good league.

1518
01:26:54,280 --> 01:26:58,280
 A week ago, it seemed like everybody in the league was 4-2 in conference play.

1519
01:26:58,280 --> 01:27:00,900
 It has spread out a little bit over another weekend.

1520
01:27:02,240 --> 01:27:07,360
 But, you know, some of the teams that we thought would be up, let's say LSU, have been kind of down.

1521
01:27:07,880 --> 01:27:13,000
 Some of the teams that maybe we weren't that sold on, let's say, I don't know, Alabama to pick one at random.

1522
01:27:13,400 --> 01:27:15,200
 They're coming on like gangbusters.

1523
01:27:15,600 --> 01:27:18,040
 So, it's been very competitive.

1524
01:27:18,180 --> 01:27:19,260
 It's been very interesting.

1525
01:27:19,820 --> 01:27:25,420
 And the difference in baseball and basketball is you can take me to the bank that I think you're going to have some SEC teams

1526
01:27:25,420 --> 01:27:27,740
 doing pretty darn well in Omaha at the end of the trail.

1527
01:27:28,940 --> 01:27:38,200
 Joe, have you ever seen a weekend where of the eight series in the SEC, there were seven sweeps?

1528
01:27:39,060 --> 01:27:48,940
 Texans over Oklahoma, Auburn over Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi State sweeps Ole Miss, Vandy sweeps Tennessee, A&M sweeps Missouri,

1529
01:27:49,700 --> 01:27:56,800
 Georgia sweeps South Carolina, and I know Pat Palman area stepped down there and they're trying to get it back together again.

1530
01:27:57,420 --> 01:27:59,220
 Have you ever seen a weekend like that?

1531
01:27:59,900 --> 01:28:02,740
 No, and it's really interesting because of what we just said.

1532
01:28:02,840 --> 01:28:09,020
 It's very competitive, but yet a weekend of one team got an advantage over the other and put the gas down.

1533
01:28:09,520 --> 01:28:13,540
 I guess in this league this year, the thought is get your wins where you can.

1534
01:28:13,540 --> 01:28:16,280
 So, you get a W, you get a couple of Ws.

1535
01:28:16,780 --> 01:28:21,620
 You know, in past years, maybe we've seen a team kind of ease off in that third game a little bit and say,

1536
01:28:21,720 --> 01:28:23,280
 no big deal, it's early in the season.

1537
01:28:23,440 --> 01:28:26,140
 No, you're chasing every single win right now.

1538
01:28:26,260 --> 01:28:30,540
 Stay hot, stay locked in, get those league wins early because, yeah,

1539
01:28:30,560 --> 01:28:34,480
 with the exception of Missouri and South Carolina, everybody else is competitive here.

1540
01:28:35,540 --> 01:28:39,280
 Joe, you think maybe it was a bad breakup for a marriage?

1541
01:28:39,580 --> 01:28:42,080
 Tennessee fans, I think, would welcome back Tony Votello.

1542
01:28:42,080 --> 01:28:47,560
 And he probably wouldn't mind having the record of Tennessee over his new dig there.

1543
01:28:47,660 --> 01:28:50,780
 He's one in three as a major league baseball manager with the Giants.

1544
01:28:51,700 --> 01:28:54,360
 Tennessee embarrassed by the neighbors of all folks Vanderbilt.

1545
01:28:54,620 --> 01:28:56,580
 But your thoughts about the Tennessee situation?

1546
01:28:57,340 --> 01:29:00,160
 Yeah, that was always going to be a tough job.

1547
01:29:01,160 --> 01:29:03,880
 You know, what's the always the point that gets brought up?

1548
01:29:03,920 --> 01:29:05,100
 You don't want to follow the legend.

1549
01:29:05,220 --> 01:29:07,720
 You want to follow the coach who fails to follow the legend.

1550
01:29:07,720 --> 01:29:11,600
 Because then you can, you know, jump on it and get it going upward again.

1551
01:29:11,700 --> 01:29:14,420
 And it's a big ask, but it's early in the year.

1552
01:29:14,520 --> 01:29:15,680
 They've got some talent.

1553
01:29:15,840 --> 01:29:19,020
 They're going to rise above where they're at right now.

1554
01:29:19,160 --> 01:29:26,140
 But I did think to myself, I saw Votello after his Giants finally won a game and nearly blew that one.

1555
01:29:26,240 --> 01:29:27,640
 They were up 3-0 in the ninth.

1556
01:29:27,720 --> 01:29:28,700
 It held on 3-2.

1557
01:29:29,320 --> 01:29:34,540
 And as I watched him shake hands, I thought, that's a guy who's learned a little bit of humility since his last job.

1558
01:29:36,440 --> 01:29:40,100
 Joe, you may put this in your power rankings later this week.

1559
01:29:40,900 --> 01:29:44,640
 Vandy is second with home runs in 56.

1560
01:29:45,660 --> 01:29:50,400
 Georgia is leading the nation with 85 home runs.

1561
01:29:50,580 --> 01:29:52,260
 Talk about playing guerrilla ball.

1562
01:29:52,740 --> 01:29:53,860
 They've got four players.

1563
01:29:53,960 --> 01:29:55,300
 You've got 10-plus.

1564
01:29:55,740 --> 01:30:01,140
 There are 17 teams across the country who don't have 10 combined home runs.

1565
01:30:01,840 --> 01:30:03,660
 Georgia can hit the ball, can't they?

1566
01:30:04,240 --> 01:30:05,540
 Oh, they certainly can.

1567
01:30:06,040 --> 01:30:11,000
 We knew it was going to be an offensive show from them, and they really built on that.

1568
01:30:11,060 --> 01:30:13,300
 But the pitching's been good enough to carry them through.

1569
01:30:13,660 --> 01:30:17,860
 And, yeah, Vanderbilt is hilarious just because that's one of those teams that's been the opposite of that.

1570
01:30:17,940 --> 01:30:22,840
 They've been, you know, pitching in speed and doubles, and here they are suddenly hitting the ball out of the ballpark.

1571
01:30:22,840 --> 01:30:27,200
 So, you know, you can always reinvent yourself again in the portal era.

1572
01:30:27,380 --> 01:30:30,560
 There's always help right around the corner if you go out and get it.

1573
01:30:31,340 --> 01:30:31,820
 Absolutely.

1574
01:30:32,240 --> 01:30:38,760
 Well, it's great to talk to Joe Cox on a weekly basis about basketball and baseball and football.

1575
01:30:39,260 --> 01:30:40,620
 Spring game's coming up.

1576
01:30:40,740 --> 01:30:43,640
 Joe, where can we get online and get the team's good stuff?

1577
01:30:44,120 --> 01:30:47,060
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 Time to hop on down to the big old Orlando and say hello to Matt Murcio, the college insider with the Orlando Center on his podcast called Gridiron 365.

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 Matt, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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01:36:44,020 --> 01:36:44,380
 Good.

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 How are you guys doing today?

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 Good, man.

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 We're doing all right.

1692
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 Matt, your thoughts about some of the newest members to the College Football Selection Committee.

1693
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 I think you might know one of them pretty well.

1694
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 A fellow by the name of Gus Malzahn.

1695
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 Did you nominate Gus to be on that committee, Matt?

1696
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 I didn't nominate.

1697
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 I knew Gus was probably going to be a likely candidate for the job.

1698
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 You know, obviously, retirement is something that Gus has been enjoying over the last few months since he announced he was stepping away from coaching.

1699
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 But I think this gives him an opportunity to stay connected with the game.

1700
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 You know, he's a lifelong coach.

1701
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 And I think he always wants to have the opportunity to kind of maybe have some sort of connection with the sport.

1702
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 And he's been doing this for over 30 years now.

1703
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 So to have him on this committee, I think, over the next three years, I think it's a tremendous honor for him.

1704
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 And it gets an opportunity to, you know, he's got – he's had his hand in the SEC.

1705
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 He's had his hand in the Big 12.

1706
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 And so now he can kind of maybe, you know, be a voice that can be in that room when it comes to looking at some of these teams.

1707
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 When we start looking at the 12-team playoff or if the playoff ever decides to expand.

1708
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 Matt, I was curious.

1709
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 What is the criteria?

1710
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 How did they come up with his name?

1711
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 I know he said, it's an honor for me to do this.

1712
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 They added three total.

1713
01:38:06,500 --> 01:38:15,640
 Brian Maggard from Louisiana, their athletic director, then former Cal coach, Fresno State coach, Jeff Tedford.

1714
01:38:16,340 --> 01:38:18,980
 Did someone submit Gus's name?

1715
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 Did they just call him up and say, would you like to consider this?

1716
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 Did you know have the nominations handed out?

1717
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 I don't.

1718
01:38:29,680 --> 01:38:36,840
 You know, honestly, I think it's probably some – you know, you're probably nominated by somebody from your – I don't even know if it's a nominating process.

1719
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 I mean, it's maybe that when they're looking for someone to – you know, because the 13-member selection committee, you know, they're on – you know, they usually only do three-year – they're on a three-year basis.

1720
01:38:48,500 --> 01:38:50,720
 So they've got to eventually, you know, replace them.

1721
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 So I think a lot of that is just, you know, you take suggestions from people.

1722
01:38:54,480 --> 01:38:59,780
 You know, are there any coaches out there that maybe have retired or are not coaching anymore?

1723
01:39:00,540 --> 01:39:07,200
 Mike, you know, you look at the coaches on the committee, you can't obviously have any sitting coaches, but you can have someone maybe who's retired.

1724
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 I think it's also looking at athletic directors.

1725
01:39:09,600 --> 01:39:14,220
 I know some of it's based on regions and conferences, you know, affiliation, you know.

1726
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 Like if you have someone who's from the American, you know, you don't necessarily have any from the American.

1727
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 You know, if that person leaves, you've got either someone else from the American or else.

1728
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 So I'm not sure how his name – I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who probably suggested, you know, the idea of Gus being on there.

1729
01:39:31,760 --> 01:39:33,040
 Jeff Tenford's another good one.

1730
01:39:33,620 --> 01:39:35,680
 He's been around college football for quite some time.

1731
01:39:36,160 --> 01:39:41,580
 So it really comes down to just, you know, finding the right candidates they feel like have the time to do it.

1732
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 Because it is, you know, when you get into November, you know, in October, November, you're – it's a lot of time dedicated to sitting and watching a lot of football.

1733
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 So you've got to have the time to be able to do it.

1734
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 And I think it's something that, you know, for Gus, it's probably a pretty amazing privilege for him, you know, to be able to take part in this.

1735
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 Because, again, you are ranking teams.

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 You are deciding where – who's going to go to the playoff.

1737
01:40:06,080 --> 01:40:07,740
 But it's pretty big.

1738
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 And it's one of those deals that, you know, you may be someone's friend before the season starts.

1739
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 But when you get done doing those rankings, you may quickly find yourself off someone's Christmas list.

1740
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 They know what happens.

1741
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 You know, Matt, the obvious question.

1742
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 If it comes down to tiebreaker and Alabama's involved, we'll never know because the way the rules are drawn over it.

1743
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 You know the obvious speculation is going to be there.

1744
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 Gus, which way are you going here, my friend?

1745
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 Well, the good thing about having done the mock playoff selection thing is that you never really know who the team is.

1746
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 You know, I mean, they do it blind.

1747
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 So you're just supposed to get, you know, based on things.

1748
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 Now, whether that's – I've also said that's probably not 100%.

1749
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 You know, if you're paying any attention to football, you understand what these teams are, you know, who probably the team A and team B are just based on what, you know, what they look like.

1750
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 But, yeah, I'm sure that'll come up.

1751
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 Listen, I think Gus is going to take this very seriously, and I think he's not going to let any of those past, you know, feelings towards Alabama or, you know, anyone that's in the Big 12 at this point, you know, against UCF kind of sway him.

1752
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 I think he's going to be that person that's really going to want to make sure that he does the right job.

1753
01:41:18,040 --> 01:41:19,480
 I'm sure he's going to be a little nervous.

1754
01:41:19,660 --> 01:41:34,120
 You know, I haven't had a chance to talk to him about it, but I'm sure the first time you sit down there and start casting your vote, it's going to be a little nerve-wracking because, again, you know, this is a pretty big deal that affects a lot of schools, a lot of players, and can really kind of change a season for something.

1755
01:41:35,300 --> 01:41:42,480
 Man, another used tidbit that probably a lot of people overlooked because of the Final Four, et cetera.

1756
01:41:43,520 --> 01:42:01,600
 Trinidad Chambliss, the NCAA, had filed a petition to appeal the eligibility ruling for OMS quarterback, Trinidad Chambliss, who was on fire during the playoffs, threw for 3,900 yards, 22 touchdowns.

1757
01:42:01,600 --> 01:42:13,500
 Well, a three-justice panel from the state of Mississippi Supreme Court denied the NCAA petition, so unless they take this to the Supreme Court,

1758
01:42:13,520 --> 01:42:29,920
 which would surprise me, Trinidad Chambliss will be returning for another year at quarterback, and Ole Miss fans would like to see him replicate those exact numbers, 4,000 yards, 22 touchdowns, and only three interceptions.

1759
01:42:30,540 --> 01:42:33,100
 If he does that again, that would be in the playoffs again.

1760
01:42:34,040 --> 01:42:37,400
 Yeah, I think the person who really appreciates that is Steve Golding.

1761
01:42:37,560 --> 01:42:44,500
 I mean, listen, you go for one moment, you don't think you're going to have Trinidad as your quarterback until the next finding out you are.

1762
01:42:44,900 --> 01:42:46,740
 I mean, I hope we're getting past this.

1763
01:42:46,940 --> 01:42:55,300
 I mean, I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired of the back and forth with players going to judges and getting lawsuits and trying to figure this out.

1764
01:42:55,420 --> 01:42:59,320
 I mean, if you're an Ole Miss fan, half the time you're probably thinking, is he going to play?

1765
01:42:59,380 --> 01:43:00,040
 Is he not going to play?

1766
01:43:00,100 --> 01:43:00,760
 What's going to happen?

1767
01:43:00,880 --> 01:43:02,360
 Who do we have behind him?

1768
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 What's going to happen?

1769
01:43:03,380 --> 01:43:08,520
 I mean, imagine being the quarterback behind him at Ole Miss who thinks, okay, I'm going to be the starter.

1770
01:43:08,960 --> 01:43:10,680
 And then the next day, it's like, oh, guess what?

1771
01:43:11,120 --> 01:43:15,540
 The judge ruled he can play, and now all of a sudden you find yourself as the number two guy again.

1772
01:43:15,700 --> 01:43:18,560
 So, I mean, it affects not just him.

1773
01:43:18,680 --> 01:43:19,820
 It affects a lot of people.

1774
01:43:20,000 --> 01:43:24,660
 So, I'm getting kind of tired of getting into the court cases and trying to figure this out.

1775
01:43:24,740 --> 01:43:30,540
 I mean, at some point, we've got to come up with some way to make this go away because I just don't think this is working out for everyone.

1776
01:43:30,540 --> 01:43:34,180
 I know Alabama tried to use it when it came to their basketball team.

1777
01:43:34,440 --> 01:43:39,060
 But, I mean, at some point, it's just throw your hand in and let's move on.

1778
01:43:39,080 --> 01:43:40,540
 Let's move on from what we're doing for the court.

1779
01:43:41,720 --> 01:43:43,520
 Lane told Pete, hey, it's your problem.

1780
01:43:43,660 --> 01:43:44,640
 All Lane's doing now.

1781
01:43:44,700 --> 01:43:47,440
 He's part of the Rich Club.

1782
01:43:47,560 --> 01:43:48,280
 It's a country club.

1783
01:43:48,360 --> 01:43:49,140
 It's not Baton Rouge.

1784
01:43:49,220 --> 01:43:57,720
 I saw where the total salaries, this is just for coaches, no NIL, just the salaries alone, a reported $200 million plus.

1785
01:43:58,320 --> 01:44:05,320
 Your thoughts about the addition of Will Wade to what should be a spicy staff meeting when the AD gets those guys together.

1786
01:44:06,100 --> 01:44:09,260
 And I want to see somebody take on Kim down there in a cage match.

1787
01:44:09,400 --> 01:44:16,920
 But your thoughts just about what LSU is doing, sending a message to college sports going forward, if you want to be competitive and try to win a championship.

1788
01:44:18,020 --> 01:44:23,120
 Well, I'm also going to remind everyone that, remember, LSU threw a lot of money at a guy named Brian Kelly.

1789
01:44:23,680 --> 01:44:26,680
 And I don't think Brian Kelly worked out as well as they thought it was going to be.

1790
01:44:26,900 --> 01:44:34,820
 So just because you've got money and you've got politicians worth waving fat checks at coaches doesn't really mean you're going to have success.

1791
01:44:35,040 --> 01:44:36,720
 So I think Will Wade will have some success.

1792
01:44:36,880 --> 01:44:37,000
 Yeah.

1793
01:44:37,060 --> 01:44:38,640
 I mean, the guy is obviously a proven winner.

1794
01:44:39,380 --> 01:44:41,640
 He's done a good job.

1795
01:44:42,200 --> 01:44:48,920
 If you think about the times that he got into trouble, it wasn't because of stuff that now is perfectly legal in the NCAA.

1796
01:44:49,180 --> 01:44:49,660
 You know what I mean?

1797
01:44:50,200 --> 01:44:57,860
 So I think for LSU, you know, having, you know, listen, with Lane there and Will Wade, I think it's one of those deals where you've got to be careful.

1798
01:44:58,000 --> 01:45:02,260
 You can throw a lot of money at a lot of coaches, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee success.

1799
01:45:02,260 --> 01:45:11,620
 And if he doesn't succeed, if he struggles, if you've got to pay that money out to him in a buyout or whatever it is, it's going to come back to bite you.

1800
01:45:12,160 --> 01:45:14,860
 So, I mean, LSU is rolling the dice.

1801
01:45:15,060 --> 01:45:19,500
 And I think they understand why, you know, it's important to have a winner in basketball.

1802
01:45:19,640 --> 01:45:23,080
 It's important to try to have that success, rekindle that success.

1803
01:45:23,220 --> 01:45:24,820
 So that's why you go after a guy like Will Wade.

1804
01:45:25,040 --> 01:45:29,020
 That's why you go after a white whale like Lane Kiffin and you say, okay, here we go.

1805
01:45:29,320 --> 01:45:30,200
 Let's see what happens.

1806
01:45:30,300 --> 01:45:37,480
 Now you hope that everything comes out and all of a sudden you start winning games and you start drawing in, you know, you get support in fans.

1807
01:45:37,620 --> 01:45:44,820
 Because if not, if you don't win a championship, if you don't win a title, if you don't get to the playoffs, let me tell you right now, fans will be really fickle.

1808
01:45:44,900 --> 01:45:46,280
 They'll turn real quickly on that.

1809
01:45:46,340 --> 01:45:50,920
 And they don't want to pay a guy just to find themselves in the NIT or the crown tournament.

1810
01:45:52,700 --> 01:45:58,300
 Yeah, which that crown tournament begins, I think, where it's still going on this week, along with the NIT.

1811
01:45:58,980 --> 01:46:04,940
 Matt, the final four, UConn, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan in the huge game.

1812
01:46:05,700 --> 01:46:07,500
 Both of these should be fun games.

1813
01:46:07,640 --> 01:46:10,120
 Matt, who is going to be playing Monday night?

1814
01:46:11,260 --> 01:46:12,380
 Well, I like UConn.

1815
01:46:12,500 --> 01:46:17,640
 I know they came in, you know, with a last second shot, you know, the upset dude to get to the final four.

1816
01:46:17,780 --> 01:46:19,680
 But I like the way UConn is playing.

1817
01:46:19,820 --> 01:46:23,100
 I think UConn's got a chance to kind of get back to where they are.

1818
01:46:23,200 --> 01:46:25,420
 I mean, you can't – how can you go against Dan Hurley?

1819
01:46:25,560 --> 01:46:31,580
 I mean, it's a guy who's really like, you know, seems to find a way to almost will his teams to where they're at.

1820
01:46:31,640 --> 01:46:33,780
 I think he's got a chance to do that again this weekend.

1821
01:46:34,180 --> 01:46:36,120
 I've always been a fan of Arizona.

1822
01:46:36,320 --> 01:46:38,220
 I thought Arizona was my pick to win it all.

1823
01:46:38,540 --> 01:46:44,600
 I think Arizona has played really good basketball throughout the season going into this tournament.

1824
01:46:45,140 --> 01:46:51,560
 I know they're going to face a really good Michigan team, a Michigan team that really has not been, so to speak, been challenged.

1825
01:46:51,720 --> 01:46:55,440
 If you look at what Michigan's done throughout this tournament, I mean, these games haven't even been close.

1826
01:46:55,980 --> 01:47:01,300
 And, you know, so Arizona's got to find a way to shut down this Michigan team and find a way to win.

1827
01:47:01,300 --> 01:47:06,640
 I mean, I got UConn and Arizona in the title game with Arizona, you know, coming out with a win.

1828
01:47:06,840 --> 01:47:12,540
 But, I mean, you know, like I said, it's going to take a lot of hard work for these teams to get to this point

1829
01:47:12,540 --> 01:47:14,940
 because, you know, there's some really good teams there.

1830
01:47:15,000 --> 01:47:15,920
 Illinois is a good team.

1831
01:47:16,440 --> 01:47:17,720
 You saw what they've been able to do.

1832
01:47:17,780 --> 01:47:21,600
 I've been impressed with Illinois and how the run they've been able to make.

1833
01:47:21,860 --> 01:47:23,920
 We haven't seen Illinois basketball like this in decades.

1834
01:47:24,120 --> 01:47:26,540
 So it's fun to see some of these teams back here.

1835
01:47:27,380 --> 01:47:34,920
 The question, Matt, is what about your neighbors, Florida, a chance to falling, a chance to repeat as champions in the day.

1836
01:47:35,320 --> 01:47:38,960
 Not only did they lose the chance, they'd lose the tallest player in basketball.

1837
01:47:39,140 --> 01:47:44,840
 They're 7'9", let me repeat that, 7'9", center entering the portal.

1838
01:47:45,640 --> 01:47:49,340
 Your thoughts just because it's modern college basketball, you rent these guys.

1839
01:47:49,460 --> 01:47:52,660
 Your thoughts about the news and Florida next year?

1840
01:47:53,840 --> 01:48:00,680
 Yeah, you know, I think, you know, in Olivier Rioxx, you know, he's a guy that was kind of a fan favorite among Gator fans.

1841
01:48:01,060 --> 01:48:02,720
 7'9", player.

1842
01:48:03,120 --> 01:48:05,760
 But, you know, in today's day and age, you know, that draws.

1843
01:48:06,220 --> 01:48:12,120
 You know, I mean, I'm sure there was a line of teams willing to take a shot at him, you know, throw some money at him.

1844
01:48:12,200 --> 01:48:20,260
 I think that whether it's just for the fact that he's, you know, going to be just a kind of a, I don't want to say like a, you know,

1845
01:48:20,260 --> 01:48:27,280
 a side show, but, you know, I mean, a guy who can really go out there and, you know, he's a young guy and maybe go out there and play a little surprise to people.

1846
01:48:27,400 --> 01:48:31,080
 You know, I mean, he's had the experience now playing, you know, with that Florida.

1847
01:48:31,680 --> 01:48:33,480
 So, you know, yeah, it's disappointing.

1848
01:48:33,620 --> 01:48:35,920
 I'm sure Florida would have loved to have kept him around for another year.

1849
01:48:36,040 --> 01:48:46,940
 But in today's day and age, I don't think anyone expects to keep their teams together as many as they used to be because I just think that the transfer portal has changed all that.

1850
01:48:47,080 --> 01:48:53,740
 You know, I've talked to a lot of coaches right now who, you know, if you return, you know, three, four, five players, that's a win.

1851
01:48:53,800 --> 01:48:57,980
 That's a major win, you know, and most of the time you're not even expecting to do that.

1852
01:48:57,980 --> 01:49:02,160
 So, for Florida, I mean, again, but I'm not worried about what Todd Golden's going to do.

1853
01:49:02,260 --> 01:49:08,020
 I think Todd Golden has an opportunity to restock, you know, this roster, and I think Florida's going to be right back there as well

1854
01:49:08,020 --> 01:49:13,720
 because, again, you know, this is a program that has done a good job of using the portal and also recruiting well.

1855
01:49:14,880 --> 01:49:24,500
 You cover the Big 12, and a lot of people are going to be curious if we know by the end of the week or at least when the Final Four begins what Bill Self is going to do.

1856
01:49:24,560 --> 01:49:33,820
 He's going to step down because of health issues the last couple years, and if he does, it's going to be a big domino in college basketball coaching.

1857
01:49:34,320 --> 01:49:36,820
 Matt, have you heard anything this week?

1858
01:49:37,780 --> 01:49:39,240
 No, I really haven't.

1859
01:49:39,460 --> 01:49:45,000
 Not the, you know, just the idea that, you know, obviously he's considering it.

1860
01:49:45,100 --> 01:49:46,080
 You know, he looks at his health.

1861
01:49:46,720 --> 01:49:53,720
 I think if he's had some health issues this past year, you know, it's not something I'm sure he wants to do,

1862
01:49:53,800 --> 01:49:58,560
 but I'm sure if it comes down to your health, you take that with a grain of salt, and you're right.

1863
01:49:58,660 --> 01:50:02,160
 If he leaves, it's going to be, it's going to open up a big domino.

1864
01:50:02,320 --> 01:50:03,900
 You know, who's going to go out there and replace him?

1865
01:50:03,900 --> 01:50:09,520
 You know, because I think right now, you know, it could be a big-man coach.

1866
01:50:09,680 --> 01:50:14,580
 You're not going to replace him with somebody, you know, that is just, you know, not out there.

1867
01:50:14,720 --> 01:50:16,420
 I mean, you've got, I mentioned Todd Golden.

1868
01:50:16,520 --> 01:50:19,060
 Todd Golden's a guy who could be out there.

1869
01:50:19,440 --> 01:50:21,920
 Dusty May, you know, over at Michigan's a guy.

1870
01:50:22,380 --> 01:50:28,260
 Nate Oates, you know, I mean, at Alabama, you know, I mean, Kansas can make a run at Nate and try to see if he's interested.

1871
01:50:28,320 --> 01:50:36,020
 And I think the interesting name that I've seen pop up is Jacques Vaughn, you know, former, you know, Kansas player, you know,

1872
01:50:36,060 --> 01:50:40,800
 who's been around NBA and stuff, might be interesting to hire as well, and that keeps it kind of the Kansas family.

1873
01:50:41,140 --> 01:50:43,660
 So, yeah, Bill decides to step down.

1874
01:50:43,760 --> 01:50:50,160
 I mean, it's going to, it could open up some jobs, and if that happens, I mean, that's, then we could see some other movement going around,

1875
01:50:50,220 --> 01:50:51,300
 just like we did with college football.

1876
01:50:52,300 --> 01:50:54,740
 Yeah, I heard Vaughn's name last week.

1877
01:50:54,960 --> 01:51:00,400
 That is going to be interesting, and if Dusty May or Tommy Lloyd is hired at North Carolina again,

1878
01:51:00,720 --> 01:51:02,320
 you just keep the domino effect.

1879
01:51:02,880 --> 01:51:08,180
 Rolling back, great stuff, football, basketball, you name it, M.M.'s got it covered.

1880
01:51:08,620 --> 01:51:10,540
 Where can we get online to get your stuff?

1881
01:51:11,460 --> 01:51:17,260
 You can go to orlandosetinal.com to check out the latest or follow me on OS Matt Michelle on social media.

1882
01:51:18,460 --> 01:51:22,440
 Matt, enjoy yourself some Final Four action, and thanks so much for your time today.

1883
01:51:23,320 --> 01:51:24,200
 All right, thanks a lot, guys.

1884
01:51:24,280 --> 01:51:24,640
 Take care.

1885
01:51:24,640 --> 01:51:25,200
 Thank you, Brad.

1886
01:51:25,200 --> 01:51:27,240
 And Michelle, the Orlando Cinel.

1887
01:51:27,240 --> 01:51:29,680
 You've got to be impressed with these Braves so far.

1888
01:51:29,760 --> 01:51:31,720
 I mean, you talk about what a difference the year made.

1889
01:51:31,800 --> 01:51:32,820
 Let's go back to last year.

1890
01:51:33,580 --> 01:51:36,220
 You couldn't ask for a much better start for these guys.

1891
01:51:36,500 --> 01:51:41,480
 Well, yeah, the Royals and the Athletics, who are now officially known as the Athletics.

1892
01:51:42,260 --> 01:51:44,380
 Nothing else, just the Athletics.

1893
01:51:45,240 --> 01:51:52,440
 The schedule is more manageable, but yeah, Harold, 3-1, that looks much better than 0-7.

1894
01:51:52,440 --> 01:51:54,780
 Now, try to go to 4-1 tonight.

1895
01:51:55,000 --> 01:51:57,380
 Jose Suarez on the mound for the Braves.

1896
01:51:57,480 --> 01:51:59,600
 You can catch it right here on 93.9.

1897
01:51:59,600 --> 01:52:02,060
 The score later on, pregame at 6-15.

1898
01:52:02,280 --> 01:52:03,420
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1899
01:52:03,500 --> 01:52:06,420
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1900
01:52:06,960 --> 01:52:08,880
 Harold, thank you so much for your time today.

1901
01:52:08,960 --> 01:52:12,920
 Let's do it again tomorrow at noon to 2 for the Bumon Buck Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9.

1902
01:52:12,960 --> 01:52:13,780
 The score one correction.

1903
01:52:14,220 --> 01:52:15,120
 It's actually Thursday.

1904
01:52:15,320 --> 01:52:16,440
 The Braves play tomorrow.

1905
01:52:16,580 --> 01:52:17,040
 See you then.