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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where the question of the day is simple.

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 It's time to address your good, the bad and the ugly from a Saturday in Tuscaloosa and across the SEC.

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 Would you agree?

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 Welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 And happy Monday the 13th.

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 Uh, happy Monday to you.

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 Uh, we'll be talking about all of the SEC games throughout the show that were played this weekend.

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 Pete Lund, Russell and many others had an impressive A-Day in Tuscaloosa.

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 We'll certainly talk about that throughout the show.

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 Brian Matthews of AuburnSports.com will preview Auburn A-Day on Saturday.

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 Adam is here right now to talk about some spring football this weekend and upcoming on Saturday.

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 Yeah, it was a Saturday in April, but it kind of felt as far as the temperatures like a Saturday in September across the SEC.

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 I think Adam might agree with that.

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 Adam Spencer, the man.

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 There is Saturday down south.

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 Adam, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing great, guys.

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 How are you?

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 We're doing all right.

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 Adam, where do we start?

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 Oh, let's kind of indulge our zip code here, if you don't mind.

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 What did Saturday down south see in Tuscaloosa on Saturday as terms of the good, the bad, and the ugly?

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 Yeah, I mean, I think that the biggest story, obviously, when you do anything on Alabama this offseason is the quarterback battle.

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 But, you know, I heard you guys up top say, you know, Keelan Russell had a really good day, and, you know, that track, you know, he looked dynamic.

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 And I think that that's, you know, maybe, you know, I would have given him the slight nod to win the job heading into the spring just because of his ability to, you know, we don't really know what the ceiling is for him yet.

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 And, you know, he's got the dual threat ability, and I think that that might end up playing a big role moving forward in the QB battle.

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 You know, I don't expect Kalen DeBoer to name anybody officially the starter yet, but, you know, I would say that Keelan Russell, especially after what he did this weekend, I mean, I think he's got to be the leader in the clubhouse for right now.

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 Adam, the other side of the coin is it looks like at least the early returns, and we'll see, only time will tell, they might have struck gold at the running back spot, a late signing in Brown.

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 Talk about that.

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 And we try to be objective here.

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 We try not to shake too many pom-poms.

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 The other side of the coin is from all the so-called folks who seem to know what you're talking about, they still got some, as they say, some work to do on the offensive line.

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 Yeah, I mean, I think that that's, you know, going to be another big question, because it all starts with that, because, you know, you can have a dynamic quarterback.

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 I mean, they've had, you know, dynamic quarterbacks in Jalen Milrow and Ty Simpson the last couple years, but the offensive line just hasn't really been able to move guys in the running game.

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 And then you can, you know, sort of poke at their weaknesses and force them into one-dimensional stuff, and, you know, that's not good for any team.

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 You know, so I think that, yeah, it'd be great if one of these young running backs steps up and becomes that bell cow.

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 But, yeah, it's not going to matter if he's getting contacted behind the line of scrimmage on 75% of his carries.

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 So, I mean, you know, I'm not, you know, it's tough to say, you know, it's tough to evaluate offensive line play, because you don't know what the play call is and what guy responsibilities are and stuff.

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 So, it's tough, but, yeah, you would hope that in a scrimmage that the performance would be a little bit better than that.

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 Adam, Florida, getting started.

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 John Summerall saying, look, you're getting paid now, and you better perform.

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 Jones, Trammell Jones, the quarterback, he and Philo are kind of battling it out.

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 He may have won the day through a 75-yard TD to Eric Singleton, the transfer from Auburn to Georgia Tech, 13 of 17, 2-10.

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 Micah Mays caught that 75-yard pass.

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 Again, some of the returns that I've read, Florida fans, again, cautiously optimistic, but they do like the more physical play, the quarterback play, the defense looked a little bit better, except getting beat a couple of times.

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 Your thoughts, John Summerall, trying to settle in at Florida and where they're going.

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 Yeah, I like the attitude that he's bringing to the team, you know, saying, you know, you guys are professionals, basically.

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 You're getting a paycheck.

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 You know, if any of us don't live up to our jobs, you know, we suffer financial consequences.

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 And now that, you know, this isn't like a blank check, you don't get to keep the money for nothing, you know, if you're not going to perform, then, you know, there's going to be some tough negotiations.

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 So I think that, yeah, it's a good attitude to have.

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 It'll, you know, that's kind of the way that you have to play it in today's college football because it is more like professional football.

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 So, you know, I think that I like the attitude that he's brought in.

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 I do think that I was impressed that, you know, I just assumed that Philo would be the starting quarterback and, you know, that might still be the case.

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 But I was impressed by the push that Jones gave him and, you know, just, you know, keeping that at least a battle for, you know, the rest of the spring.

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 But, yeah, I think that Florida, you know, as always, they have some talent on offense at the skill position and stuff.

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 But the offensive line underperformed last year, and that was with a couple of preseason all-SEC picks who are, you know, saw their draft stock fall throughout the course of the year.

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 So we'll see how they replace those guys and if they can get back on track up front to let these talented, you know, Jaden Baugh and others make plays.

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 Busy there Saturday down south.

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 Tennessee also with a spring fling over the weekend.

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 A couple of names that seems to have been standing out on the respective sides of the ball.

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 Running back Jaden Gordon and cornerback K.N. Lee.

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 Yeah, I mean, that's, you know, that's going to be really important for them to get.

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 The cornerback position settled because, you know, Colton Hood and Jermon McCoy, you know, for as few snaps as they played combined last year, they're both getting first-round draft buzz this year.

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 So, you know, they've got some holes to fill there, and if they can get a locked-down corner, that just helps everybody else's job on the defense.

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 Camarion Taylor seemed to be impressive.

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 Jeff Lebby's up-tempo offense, which, quite frankly, worked well early, and then they started getting injuries, and they fell off a little bit to the end.

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 So, Taylor better be everything that everybody thinks that he's going to be because, you know, they wanted to see him down the stretch last year, and so we'll see how that plays out.

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 So, you know, we'll see if one of these young guys can step up and, you know, McIntyre can take control of the job or Faison, Brandon, and, you know, that's going to be another battle to keep watching as we hit the summer camp time schedule here.

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 So, lots to look about, not a lot of questions that haven't necessarily been answered, but, yeah, some good performances and some strong leanings, I would say.

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 More spring action this weekend, including one of the games down the plains.

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 Adam, have you ever been to one of these conventions where nobody knows anybody, so they have these little things on their lapel that says, hi, my name is?

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 You know, the fans might not be familiar with them, but at least a lot of the guys know each other because they came over from USF.

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 You know, they'll probably look good because a lot of these guys have played together and have looked strong going into, you know, into the AAC.

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 You know, I'm sure they'll look good because they have that continuity, but it's going to be tough until we see them against an SEC defense and how that translates over.

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 I'm sure they looked good scrimmaging last year at USF, but it's just going to be, you know, how does that translate to this level?

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 I think that Alex Golesh's schemes and the way that he coaches, I think that that will make the jump.

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 It's just, you know, will he need to, you know, get more aggressive with, like, power conference guys in the portal moving forward?

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 A lot of people talking about Jerry Curtis following Pavia, seeing how well he looks.

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 Kentucky, Will Steins kind of breathes some fresh air into that program with this high-powered offense.

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 And then also, Arkansas, Ryan Silverfield is going to be there, going to be seeing what he can do.

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 Lord, next time we turn around, we'll be talking about NFL, the NFL draft on the horizon.

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 Adam, still a lot of things going on, basketball portal, football, spring games.

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 Joe Cox doing some baseball.

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 Where can we get online, bud, and get all the great stuff?

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 Yeah, Saturday down south and Saturday tradition, Friday is our SEC baseball power rankings.

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 So we've got some good stuff on the horizon there, too.

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 So, yeah, make sure to check it all out at Saturday down south.

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 Listen, man, have a great weekend.

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 Always appreciate it, guys.

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 Here are thoughts from baseball head coach Rob Vaughn following Game 3 of the series on Sunday against Arkansas.

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 I mean, that one hurts.

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 There's no way, no way to, you know, skin it any differently.

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 We just, man, what an unbelievable start from Miles.

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 Unbelievable job by Ashton Crowder.

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 Just a great job holding that offense down that it really got going this weekend.

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 Just executed pitches.

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 Miles, man, that's his best start of the year.

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 Just like we have that inning, we don't make two plays to start the innings for a second, nobody out.

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 Just a story of opportunities and opportunities we didn't cash in on, man.

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 Welcome back in.

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 So, how are your thoughts about Alabama compared to those who are on the inside with the Crimson Tide?

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 Andrew Bone is in that chair right now.

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 He's a fine columnist and recruiting editor for Bama Online as part of the On3.com family.

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 And his book is called The Road to Bama.

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 Andrew, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing good, guys.

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 How are we doing today?

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 Hey, man, we're doing all right.

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 A lot of questions, so let's go to the answer, man.

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 Andrew, where do you start breaking down the good, the bad, and the ugly from Alabama's Spring A-Day game?

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 Well, I think the ugly has to start with the injury to Noah Rogers.

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 So, you know, that's definitely not something you wanted to see, you know, a transfer guy that looked like he's becoming, you know, wide receiver one, or not wide receiver one, but, you know, wide receiver two or three in Alabama's system, you know, the way that he has produced throughout the last month.

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 I mean, there's been a lot of buzz regarding him, and he certainly has made an impact on the field for Alabama, and we knew that kind of going into the spring, or even back in January, you know, there were some, you know, concerns as far as the wide receiver room, as far as the depth.

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 I mean, I think the talent there was certainly a plus, but there just wasn't a ton of depth, you know, outside the first four or five guys.

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 So they get a guy in like Noah Rogers, you know, comes in, has a great, great spring, and then all of a sudden suffers an injury in spring games.

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 I think we're all kind of just waiting to see, you know, that result, but it certainly did not look good, and, you know, you just kind of hope for the best there.

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 But, yeah, I think I would say that was probably the biggest negative for Alabama.

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 As far as the spring game, I think, you know, everybody kind of watches, and, you know, they look at it as, well, this is what they've looked like all spring long.

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 Well, it's not, you know, it's still kind of just a scrimmage.

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 It's a glorified scrimmage, and they've had three of them.

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 So, you know, there's different guys that have looked different, you know, throughout the last month and a half.

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 But I think as far as, you know, the offense, you've got to be impressed with what Keelan Russell's been able to do.

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 I think he certainly has had a great spring and, you know, really looks in control of the offense and has great command.

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 And I think we're going to be seeing Alabama, you know, push the ball a little bit more down the field this year.

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 You know, he's got some great, you know, weapons and really intrigued to kind of see, you know, where it is here in the fall.

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 And once fall camp starts, you know, does Austin Mack come in and really push him, you know, for that QB one role?

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 I think that, I mean, I think going out of the spring, which they still have two more little practices this week.

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 It's kind of different when everybody just assumes, oh, it's over, but they still have two practices this week, you know, for the conclusion of it.

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 And, you know, I would say that Keelan's got an upper hand as far as QB one.

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 But Austin Mack, as Kalen DeBoer mentioned, a little bit banged up, you know, he's still going to have a chance to fight for that spot, you know, here in fall camp.

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 But you've got to be excited about the future at the position there.

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 I think you're still kind of waiting to see what the run game is going to look like in the fall.

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 I think there's been some positive, you know, I don't want to say positive momentum there, but there's been some positive things that we've seen out of that room so far.

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 I think, you know, probably the biggest surprise has been Treshawn Brown, a freshman running back.

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 He wasn't the freshman running back that everybody thought we were going to be talking about at the conclusion of spring practice.

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 You know, EJ Kroll suffered an injury, so he's missed the spring.

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 I mean, we won't see him until August.

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 And, you know, Treshawn Brown, a guy that the coaching staff never even met before, he enrolled and moved to Tuscaloosa.

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 He had a late offer for Alabama, and they decided to take his commitment just based on film.

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 You know, offensive line, he's still kind of waiting to see how it's going to look in fall camp.

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 I think they really have hit a home run as far as Jackson Lloyd becoming the left tackle starter.

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 I think we were all surprised when he got announced as the starter before spring scrimmage.

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 I'm guessing the coaching staff knew what they were talking about, and, you know, they had seen him in practices and bowl prep and throughout the season.

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 So they kind of knew, I guess, that he was going to be the guy, and he backed that up throughout the entire spring.

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 Now it's kind of solidifying things on the right side at right tackle.

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 You know, Michael Carroll kind of getting used to playing guard again, which I'm not sure if he's completely thrilled about based on some comments.

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 But he's at least going to do, you know, whatever he can to help the team, as he mentioned.

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 So, you know, I think that the offense is, you know, ultimately going to be fine.

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 I think the defense is, you know, the secondaries, we all talk about it all the time, how it's going to be one of the best in country.

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 How are they going to, you know, look as a potential full-time starter, whereas they've been kind of role players at their other schools before they transferred in.

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 And I think Alabama has probably, I think they've exceeded, these guys have exceeded Alabama's expectations thus far.

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 I think they've performed extremely well, especially with Devin Tompkins and Terrence Green.

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 I think they're really excited about those two guys.

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 You have a deeper roster, guys that you can rotate in, and feel confident that those guys are going to have success.

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 And then, you know, linebacker-wise, the biggest question was who is going to be able to step up when you lose your top three guys.

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 Caleb Woodson, transferring from Virginia Tech, has certainly become the leader in that room and had a really great spring and has solidified himself as a starter.

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 You know, we've seen Caden Jones, QB Reese, Luke Metz, Abdul Sanders, Duke Johnson, all those guys have played well.

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 So, I think you're probably going to see more of a rotation there early in the season until they kind of, you know, solidify, you know, this is going to be the, you know, LB2, LB3, LB4.

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 I'm not saying that Alabama is not good competition, but they want to see it live, you know, when it really matters the most.

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 So, I think we'll see some guys really rotating in there, you know, the first few games of the season.

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 Andrew, the other thing that impressed me was the receivers.

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 When you got C.D. Morgan, and everybody knew how talented that he is, we talked with you about that quite a bit in the preseason during his recruitment.

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 He's 6'4", Morgan, three catches for 74 yards and the touchdown.

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 Derek Meadows, who got clotheslined in that Missouri game and never really came back.

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 It's 6'5", five catches for 63.

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 Treshawn Brown looked even more impressive catching the ball coming out of the backfield.

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 Marshall Pritchett, the tight ends, Ford, those guys are big.

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 Like the secondary, they're tall, they've got length, and what impressed me, they caught several balls in traffic.

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 Yeah, whoever ends up being QB1, whether it's Keelan or Austin Mack, I mean, they've got to be excited about the weapons that they have, you know, as far as, you know, having guys that bring different elements to the game.

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 You know, you have your, you know, somebody like Ryan, I don't know how to call him Ryan Williams, but Ryan Coleman Williams, you know, who can just, you know, do pretty much everything.

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 You know, you have a lot here.

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 Brooks, who's, you know, had such an unbelievable freshman season, Rico Scott coming back.

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 But then you have your kind of, your bigger, you know, more physical guys.

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 You've got some length there.

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 You can create some mismatches on the outside with Morgan and Derek Meadows.

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 I think, you know, as far as Morgan, you know, he's certainly a guy that, you know, from a physical standpoint, you knew he was college ready at 6'4", 220 pounds.

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 But, you know, was he going to be able to pick things up pretty quickly?

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 You know, was he going to be able to have any sort of impact, especially with the guys that were returning who've been very productive at Alabama so far?

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 And even when Noah Rogers was healthy, we've seen Morgan and Derek Meadows, you know, have success throughout the spring.

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 So I think it's a testament to those guys and their ability to, especially with Derek Meadows, you know, kind of bounce back from not having a, I want to call it a great freshman season,

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 but a season where, you know, he just didn't get a lot of attention, especially after that close-line tackle you mentioned.

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 But I think tight end-wise, they're very excited about it because Caleb Edwards, you know, certainly came on strong.

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 He wasn't even, he was a summer enrollee, which is rare.

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 You don't really see those summer enrollee's make such an impact right away as you do with the guys that are able to get on campus for spring practice

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 and go through winter workouts and stuff like that.

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 Marshall Pritchett sort of banged up last spring, you know, missed the entire spring, and then he missed some games in the fall.

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 Coming back fully healthy.

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 Guy who received a lot of praise throughout spring practice, and I think he certainly has become a guy that they feel like they can really rely on in the passing game.

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 And then, you know, Josh Ford, a transfer from Oklahoma State that, you know, they felt like was going to be very helpful and beneficial in the run game.

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 The guy who's, you know, 6'5", 6'6", 260-plus pounds, I think he's certainly going to be a major help for them in the run game this year.

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 So they're excited about the overall tight end room, but obviously the wide receiver room as well, you know, even depending on, or even without, you know, Noah Rodgers.

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 You know, Noah really what Noah Rodgers is going to, if he's going to factor in or not.

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 Andrew, speaking of overall, before we jump off, what is your overall feeling about this team after seeing the A-Day game relative to where they were before the A-Day game in meeting the Alabama Standard this fall?

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 And in terms of golf right now, who's the clubhouse leader for QB1?

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 Well, I think a lot of questions have been answered.

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 You know, there's still some, you know, I would say there's still some concerns heading into fall camp, you know, as far as, you know, who's going to really man up on that, on that right side for Alabama at the right tackle position.

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 You know, as, you know, then at left guard does Nick Brooks win that job or does Will Sanders come back in the fall and win the position.

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 So, you know, kind of intrigued to kind of see how that shakes out.

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 But I think, you know, as far as where they were back in January when nobody really knew what this team was going to look like after all the losses and then, you know, all the transfers, I think there's some positive, you know, feelings about this team.

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 They can have a lot of success and they can be a, you know, a great program, a great team this season.

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 I think special teams have certainly improved.

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 We didn't even talk about that.

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 I think the Marshall transfer kicker has been outstanding.

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 He's kind of lived up to the hype thus far and, you know, wouldn't be surprised if he's a starting kicker on day one.

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 And, you know, Adam Watford has transferred in as a kicker from North or punter from North Alabama.

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 I think he's certainly been a blessing for this team as well.

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 So, you know, overall, I think they're going to have a really good team.

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 You just kind of have to mesh well together.

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 And, you know, a big part of that will take place throughout the summer when they're all kind of out there working out on their own.

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 They're, you know, doing seven-on-sevens.

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 And, you know, they're in that dead heat of June and July and August workouts, seeing how, you know, we'll kind of see how they come together as a team.

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 But as far as QB1, you know, I'm going to stick with Keelan Russell.

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 You know, I think he's going to end up being the – I think he's the leader in the clubhouse going into August, going into the summer.

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 And, you know, we'll see if he can hang on to that job.

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 Now, unlike last year when we saw Ryan Grubb kind of mention, you know, Ty was the guy that they – you know, he exited the spring as QB1.

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 And that's who they're kind of, you know, rolling with this time.

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 I don't think that he's going to come out and say that this spring.

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 That's just my gut feeling.

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 I think they're still going to kind of wait and let this play out, you know, once fall camp starts and see who wins the job.

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 But, you know, I think it's going to end up being Keelan.

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 Andrew, great stuff.

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 I also encourage our listeners to get online.

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 If you want to read about Alabama's latest 2027 football commitment, A.J. Pauley, Adam McGill-Tulin, 6'5", 255, a three-star.

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 And then what many people consider the number one quarterback in the country, five-star Elijah Haven announced – he will announce – April the 25th,

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 and Alabama seems to be in the lead for that – was the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year throwing for 4,000 yards, 62 touchdowns.

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 My goodness, what a season.

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 A.B., great stuff as always.

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 Where can we get online and get the latest recount from A-Day?

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 Recruiting, Alabama also picked up a basketball transfer.

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 We'll talk about that a little bit later in the show.

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 Where can we get online and get all the good stuff?

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 Well, come check us out at BamaOnline.com.

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 We've got a lot of great content, recaps, observations, interviews, and so much more on the site right now.

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 We will kind of throughout the entire spring.

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 And it's about to be peak recruiting season.

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 So if you're a recruiting fan, this is kind of the time to really kind of dig in and follow it closely

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 because we've seen so many decisions and commitments happen over the next two months.

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 All these kids, they just go ahead and make their decisions before the season starts

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 and then kind of focus on their season and then graduate and enroll in college in January.

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 So, you know, everybody gets confused and concerned that, you know, let's just wait until December to find out what's really happening.

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 But, you know, as we kind of seen the last few years, 90% of these kids commit during the summer

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 and they don't flip or take visits.

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 It's pretty much a done deal.

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 So excited for recruiting season but excited to kind of see, you know, how Alabama, you know,

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 progresses over these next few months on the football field with summer workouts

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 but also kind of how things are going to shake out with the transfer portal on the basketball front.

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 Obviously, we still have a few spring sports we're following as well.

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 So come check us out.

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 We've got it all covered at BamaOnline.com.

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 Sounds busy, Andrew.

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 Keep up the good work and thank you so much for your time today.

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 Appreciate you guys.

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 Have a good one.

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 Thank you, Ben.

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 Andrew Bone, busy there at BamaOnline, part of the On3.com family.

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 It's booked, by the way, again, called Road to Bama.

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 Coming up spring last weekend in Tuscaloosa, spring this weekend on the Plains.

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 Brian Matthews sets the table next.

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 It is a pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to Brian Matthews, Senior Editor, AuburnSports.com.

470
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:00,400
 Brian, welcome in.

471
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,780
 Have you got your spring outfit ready for this weekend's action?

472
00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:06,260
 Oh, yes, always.

473
00:39:06,540 --> 00:39:08,900
 And glad to be in with you guys and ready to roll.

474
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 Amen.

475
00:39:10,460 --> 00:39:11,560
 Let's talk about it, Brian.

476
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,760
 Obviously, some of the teams got out and got busy this weekend.

477
00:39:14,900 --> 00:39:17,140
 It's Auburn's turn this weekend.

478
00:39:17,940 --> 00:39:19,900
 Very interesting times, would you agree?

479
00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:24,360
 Brand new era of the lids coming off on a brand new coaching staff with a lot of new faces.

480
00:39:24,360 --> 00:39:31,960
 We talked earlier, Brian, with some folks and they said, well, these guys are going to be familiar because they pretty much, the core of it comes up from South Florida.

481
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:36,920
 Where do you start breaking down the Monday before the Saturday spring game of the Plains?

482
00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:44,400
 Well, I think, you know, I think Colt Golesh and his staff did a good job bringing some guys from USF to play offense, right?

483
00:39:44,460 --> 00:39:45,680
 That's been Auburn's biggest problem.

484
00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:51,420
 And getting Byron Brown a quarterback, a couple of his offensive linemen, most of his receivers are running back.

485
00:39:51,420 --> 00:39:55,040
 I just think that's going to help the transition go much faster for that side of the ball.

486
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:58,660
 The defense should be really good under D.J. Durkin.

487
00:39:58,840 --> 00:39:59,700
 I've been out there.

488
00:39:59,780 --> 00:40:04,780
 I was worried early on about the D-line, but I've seen enough to feel like they're going to be good up front, too.

489
00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:12,760
 So, yeah, I think it'd be – I don't know what the format's going to be yet, but I think it would be good.

490
00:40:13,260 --> 00:40:16,140
 I know they've done ones versus ones in scrimmages.

491
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:17,920
 They've got their second scrimmage tomorrow.

492
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:23,220
 But I think it might be a good idea to have the ones versus twos so people can get a better look at his offense.

493
00:40:23,220 --> 00:40:26,100
 I think Auburn's number one defense is really, really good.

494
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:36,600
 Let me ask you about some guys that I've read about for the last couple of weeks, kind of compiled a list of guys who've impressed the coaches.

495
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:38,480
 They've had a good spring.

496
00:40:38,860 --> 00:40:43,040
 The offensive line, as you mentioned, for every team's a work in progress.

497
00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:50,760
 But there replies, P-L-A-Z-Z, 6'4", 2'10", played two seasons at Miami.

498
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:58,680
 Cody Sigler, a defensive lineman from Arkansas State, 6'2", 3'0", 2".

499
00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:04,760
 A lot of these guys seem to be impressed with – you and I have talked about Anghwan Feagans for a while.

500
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:08,480
 I heard or saw over the weekend he had three interceptions.

501
00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:12,880
 My Lord, that's impressive anywhere in the practice.

502
00:41:13,940 --> 00:41:20,080
 And then also Andre Jordan from UCLA, the cornerback.

503
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:25,880
 Big Matt, your thoughts on one, two, three of those guys who seem to have had a good spring?

504
00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:28,920
 Oh, well, you've named some of the top guys, right?

505
00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:34,580
 I think Jordan, who you mentioned, has stepped right in and been probably Auburn's number one cornerback from the start.

506
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:36,960
 So that was an important pickup for this team.

507
00:41:37,580 --> 00:41:40,640
 I think the safety position is one of the deepest and most talented.

508
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:47,560
 And I think guys like, you know, new boy Feagans, Eric Winters, two true sophomores this year,

509
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 are certainly pushing to be the full-time starters there.

510
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:56,160
 But then you've got other guys there, you know, like Caleb Harris, who started for a couple of years at Auburn,

511
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 and several others that have played well.

512
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:05,160
 I've also been really impressed with Sylvester Smith at the nickel position.

513
00:42:05,340 --> 00:42:08,680
 He's really stepped up as a player and a leader, I feel like, this spring.

514
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:09,940
 So that's one to watch.

515
00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:12,600
 Let me think here.

516
00:42:12,740 --> 00:42:16,680
 At defensive line, I also mentioned some younger guys.

517
00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:21,180
 You know, you mentioned Cody Sigler, who I think is the alpha there, be the starting defensive tackle.

518
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 But I think Joe Phillips, who is in his third year and hasn't really done anything,

519
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 I think he's having a pretty good spring.

520
00:42:33,160 --> 00:42:34,320
 So that's a guy just to keep an eye on.

521
00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:35,660
 I'm not saying he's going to be a starter.

522
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 I think Jerry Smith is going to be the starter there at Edge.

523
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,480
 He's been really good, a true sophomore.

524
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:42,200
 That's another guy to watch.

525
00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:45,780
 But I think Joe Phillips, a guy who people, I think, kind of forgot about,

526
00:42:45,820 --> 00:42:48,780
 has really had a pretty good spring that's stepping up there.

527
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:54,540
 I think you know about Xavier Atkins there at the linebacker and Elijah Melendez.

528
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:59,200
 Bryce Diaz, you probably know a little bit about, but he's stepped up a lot, too, I feel like,

529
00:42:59,260 --> 00:43:03,780
 this spring and is as good as a starter and could be a starter if he didn't have those two guys in front of him.

530
00:43:04,380 --> 00:43:08,020
 I think Joe Simmons on the offensive line is another guy to keep an eye on.

531
00:43:08,580 --> 00:43:13,780
 Todd Buster, we'll see how that looks at left tackle once Stanton Ramble comes back.

532
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,040
 But he's had a good spring.

533
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:17,680
 He could also move inside the guard if needed.

534
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:22,760
 I do think Colbess is the leader there at the center position, the transfer from a USF.

535
00:43:23,740 --> 00:43:24,420
 Let's see.

536
00:43:25,780 --> 00:43:34,180
 I think I'll be happy with the running back depth, but I still think that Jeremiah Cobb is going to be your starter there.

537
00:43:34,340 --> 00:43:41,520
 But I feel like they've got some dudes if he gets banged up or when he needs to come to the sideline for a breather at that position.

538
00:43:42,020 --> 00:43:43,900
 Now, I'm interested to see the wide receivers.

539
00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:45,100
 They look really good to me.

540
00:43:45,100 --> 00:43:47,320
 Big, fast, running around out there catching passes.

541
00:43:48,380 --> 00:43:58,360
 And to see how Singleton and Cogar and who's the really fast kid, I can't remember his name, all kind of adjust to the SEC.

542
00:43:59,260 --> 00:44:00,700
 But they've looked really good to me.

543
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:06,140
 So, I'm excited to see how that kind of transitions over.

544
00:44:06,980 --> 00:44:09,520
 You know, once they're chasing them, I was thinking of this really fast.

545
00:44:09,620 --> 00:44:10,360
 They're going to play some spots.

546
00:44:11,220 --> 00:44:13,700
 So, yeah, I feel pretty good about it.

547
00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:17,080
 But, again, this is a team that's lost five straight lives this season.

548
00:44:17,820 --> 00:44:21,620
 And you want to temper all those spring and all season expectations a little bit, right?

549
00:44:23,300 --> 00:44:24,220
 You're just a realist.

550
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 That's the best way to be.

551
00:44:25,340 --> 00:44:27,720
 Brian Matthews, senior, intro, auburnsports.com.

552
00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:30,640
 It's easy as a fan in April to say we're going to win a national championship.

553
00:44:30,840 --> 00:44:34,620
 I would imagine if you went across the country, that's pretty much the way it is at every camp.

554
00:44:34,740 --> 00:44:36,300
 But, thank goodness, you're realistic.

555
00:44:36,500 --> 00:44:40,820
 Brian, your thoughts, obviously a lot of those camps are having quarterback battles,

556
00:44:40,940 --> 00:44:42,820
 but I don't think that's the case at Auburn.

557
00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:44,260
 Any more in depth?

558
00:44:44,300 --> 00:44:47,480
 You mentioned a lot of positions there as far as key quarterback battles.

559
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,780
 And where are you as far as numbers realistically right now?

560
00:44:50,860 --> 00:44:52,760
 We know everybody says we want this or that.

561
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:58,080
 Back to the R word being realistic, where are you right now based on what you've seen so far?

562
00:44:58,700 --> 00:45:01,880
 Well, I do think there's a quarterback battle, and I think it's for that number two spot.

563
00:45:02,260 --> 00:45:05,460
 You know, it's maybe the leader in the clubhouse for next year, right?

564
00:45:05,980 --> 00:45:10,280
 And I think Tristan Tia, the Oregon State transfer, has impressed.

565
00:45:10,820 --> 00:45:16,300
 But I also think Lachlan Hewlett, who a guy you guys were talking about, he registered last year at USF.

566
00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:20,360
 I think he's been really looking to two guys to keep a close eye on.

567
00:45:20,980 --> 00:45:27,040
 I mean, I just think you should start and stop at seven wins, win seven games, have a winning season,

568
00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:31,920
 stop this five-year rot of consecutive losing seasons.

569
00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:35,500
 And then if, you know, if you can do more, great, go for it.

570
00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:38,640
 But that's, I'm not getting any farther than seven.

571
00:45:38,860 --> 00:45:39,880
 Win seven games.

572
00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:44,000
 You know, we've gone into several seasons the past few years when everybody's talking about,

573
00:45:44,340 --> 00:45:46,160
 Auburn, this team could win eight, nine, ten games.

574
00:45:46,260 --> 00:45:47,140
 Okay, just win seven.

575
00:45:47,660 --> 00:45:48,440
 And we'll go in there.

576
00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:53,060
 Well, money musings is always a highlight for me.

577
00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:55,140
 And you talked about recruiting.

578
00:45:56,080 --> 00:46:02,820
 And I tell people, do not pay any attention whatsoever to recruiting rankings in April.

579
00:46:03,540 --> 00:46:05,440
 Because they are about to change.

580
00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:08,340
 Auburn's 16th in the SEC.

581
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:14,200
 At the top 50, I think Alabama's in the upper 40s right now.

582
00:46:14,420 --> 00:46:23,280
 The point you made is getting players to visit on campus, cultivating relationships, making relationships.

583
00:46:23,900 --> 00:46:30,100
 I know Auburn, one of the changes to recruiting is inviting kids to practice.

584
00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:34,120
 I've noticed a lot of schools in the SEC do that.

585
00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:38,800
 I know there will be a big visit list this weekend for Auburn.

586
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:43,180
 And then they begin deciding, released, announcing May through July.

587
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:45,640
 But, B-Man, that's just it.

588
00:46:45,940 --> 00:46:53,220
 It's just simply making the contact, getting on campus for a visit, and cultivating the relationship.

589
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:54,300
 That's right.

590
00:46:54,380 --> 00:46:55,580
 Auburn just has two commitments now.

591
00:46:55,620 --> 00:46:58,360
 So they're not going to rank on anybody's list at the moment.

592
00:46:58,600 --> 00:47:01,740
 You know, the top of the SEC, A&M has 11.

593
00:47:01,860 --> 00:47:03,020
 Oklahoma is 20.

594
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:04,840
 Georgia has eight.

595
00:47:04,840 --> 00:47:11,200
 So, you know, Auburn's got to get their commitments up before they can start really having a true ranking to see where this is going to land.

596
00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:13,820
 And they have done an excellent job.

597
00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:16,060
 They've already got over 40 official business lined up.

598
00:47:16,320 --> 00:47:20,440
 That'll start at the end of May and then go through the first few weekends of June.

599
00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:24,360
 And that'll be the crucial period for high school recruiting, right?

600
00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:25,760
 And that's changed a little bit.

601
00:47:25,860 --> 00:47:34,680
 You know, it's not about signing, you know, 25 players and having, you know, 10 top 100 kids and a bunch of five stars and four stars anymore.

602
00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,200
 So, I mean, maybe a few schools can do that.

603
00:47:37,420 --> 00:47:49,000
 But the problem with doing that now is those top 100 kids, those five stars are going to sit around for two or three years waiting to start.

604
00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:50,300
 They're going to transfer.

605
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:53,440
 That talent is being spread out more.

606
00:47:53,960 --> 00:48:01,480
 So, now it's about finding, okay, this kid's a really good player, but he's not maybe a five-star or a four-star.

607
00:48:01,600 --> 00:48:02,380
 Maybe I can get him.

608
00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:04,220
 Maybe he doesn't cost as much, right?

609
00:48:04,260 --> 00:48:06,500
 Because, you know, it's about money now.

610
00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:10,980
 And maybe we can develop him into a great player in a couple of years.

611
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:16,940
 And are, okay, is it worth getting the five-star quarterback who may or may not start for the next couple of years?

612
00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:24,280
 Or is it better spending that couple million or more on a transfer quarterback who, you know, if you need one to start next year?

613
00:48:24,380 --> 00:48:26,840
 So, there's just a lot of balancing there, a lot of give and take.

614
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,780
 You've got to make a lot of tough decisions.

615
00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:38,080
 To me, Brian, also, if you get a five-star early in the process, the key is you've got to be pretty naive to think they're not going to use that for leverage.

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 Either get more money out of you and shop their services elsewhere, or somebody's willing to pay more, decommit, and go get more gold at the other end of that rainbow.

617
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 So, you've got to be careful with that stuff.

618
00:48:48,340 --> 00:48:55,680
 Brian, quickly, inside, yeah, the comments and goings as far as the basketball world, that's not speaking of which.

619
00:48:55,940 --> 00:49:01,320
 So, where's Auburn on this Monday in the middle of all this portal and transfer season?

620
00:49:02,060 --> 00:49:07,480
 Yeah, so they've got, you know, they've sort of figured out now who was coming and who was going, right?

621
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 They've got Todd Bedford back.

622
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 They've got Sebastian Williams Adams back.

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 So, that was really, really important.

624
00:49:15,300 --> 00:49:22,400
 You feel like Freeman's gone, Bashir's gone, whom I'm missing that's left.

625
00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:24,280
 Jovic is gone.

626
00:49:24,980 --> 00:49:27,140
 You've got Cade Magwood is gone.

627
00:49:27,300 --> 00:49:28,060
 Kevin Overton's back.

628
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:28,860
 I forgot to mention him.

629
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 That's a pretty nice core, I feel like, with Overton and Williams Adams and Pettiford.

630
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 And now you've got to start building around that.

631
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 They've got the Euro center.

632
00:49:39,180 --> 00:49:45,840
 I think they're going to look for another big, you know, that's maybe a little bit more ready to step in and play right away in the transfer portal.

633
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 And, of course, they're looking at a bunch of wings.

634
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 And they need a point guard, too.

635
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 I don't think that they want to hide being the number one point guard.

636
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 I think they want him as a combo guard.

637
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 I think that really fits his skills a lot better.

638
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 So, they've got a lot of work to do.

639
00:50:01,340 --> 00:50:03,100
 They've had a couple visitors through.

640
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:07,780
 They'll have more in the coming weeks as they build out this roster for 20-26-27.

641
00:50:09,140 --> 00:50:10,040
 Yeah, you're right.

642
00:50:10,040 --> 00:50:12,720
 They've got a very good core of players coming back.

643
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 I know that's been a pleasant surprise for them.

644
00:50:15,080 --> 00:50:17,040
 We'll finish up with baseball.

645
00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:21,740
 Auburn now 24-11, 8-7 in the SEC.

646
00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:25,600
 It lost a tough game to Jack State last week.

647
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 And then won the series against Kentucky.

648
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 Won 12-5 and 11-0.

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 Lost on Saturday 5-4.

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 Got Alabama State tomorrow night.

651
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 And then going to Gainesville to face the Florida Gators.

652
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 But baseball is beginning to play a little bit better again.

653
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 And I know they can.

654
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 You can follow baseball recruiting prep for the spring game for A-Day.

655
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 And you'll also have the format of the game later this week.

656
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 B-Matt, where can we get all of this good stuff?

657
00:51:02,200 --> 00:51:03,000
 Yeah, check us out.

658
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 AuburnSports.com.

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 You can follow me on Twitter.

660
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 We'll have the blowout coverage of practice tomorrow.

661
00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:10,500
 There's going to be a scrimmage.

662
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 We'll talk to Alex Goldish after that.

663
00:51:12,620 --> 00:51:14,460
 We'll continue to cover the basketball portal.

664
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 Everything else happening in Auburn, including baseball.

665
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 Florida is a hot team right now.

666
00:51:19,180 --> 00:51:21,380
 Auburn's head to the Gainesville starting Thursday night.

667
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 So that's going to be a fun series.

668
00:51:24,140 --> 00:51:26,160
 Remember, put on your game face this weekend.

669
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 Brian, listen, man.

670
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 Thanks for your time today.

671
00:51:27,800 --> 00:51:28,660
 And have a good one, okay?

672
00:51:29,260 --> 00:51:29,920
 Appreciate you guys.

673
00:51:29,980 --> 00:51:30,840
 Thanks for having me.

674
00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:31,340
 Thank you, buddy.

675
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 Brian Matthews, senior editor of AuburnSports.com.

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 Roth called the Alabama legislature one of the most corrupt places and therefore a very difficult

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 Roth said there is a minimum number of lawmakers needed to start such a caucus, and they have to

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 And it may be a chance for us to now catch our breath a little bit and go a little bit deeper into observations

818
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 in the Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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 And safe to say, would you agree, that usually you have two camps.

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 Objectively, Brett Beaird, where are you on the Monday after?

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 I think what stood out to me, Harold, was this team in Kalen DeBoer's third year is more physical.

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 They've got a lot more depth, and particularly on the defensive front.

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 When you've got a playmaker, a quarterback like Keylon Russell, now they've got two more practices.

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 Some of our listeners may not know that.

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 They want to clean up some stuff, look at the film.

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 And that's one of the questions Ryan is going to ask him.

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 But Keylon Russell can do a lot of things.

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 He's going to make some mistakes.

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 He's going to throw some interceptions.

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 But to be as young as he is, and I've been saying this for a year, this kid's a superstar.

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 Again, if they can continue to develop him, he threw for 240 yards again.

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 I know it's a spring game, but he showed the potential that he's got.

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 He just has a wiggle.

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 He has the it factor.

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 He reminds me a little bit of a more mobile Bryce Young.

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 He can read the field.

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 He threw some dimes.

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 It helps to have about four, six, five, six receivers, which this team has got.

851
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:47,260
 Now, I was asked yesterday, well, what about the running game?

852
01:01:47,360 --> 01:01:51,520
 They ran for basically 125 yards.

853
01:01:51,740 --> 01:01:54,920
 And with that, you know, there's no score on the scoreboard.

854
01:01:56,240 --> 01:02:00,520
 Bam online and some of the other sites had some unofficial stats.

855
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:06,700
 The scrimmage was not set up to run the ball, but I am impressed.

856
01:02:07,120 --> 01:02:10,720
 Daniel Hill looks much quicker than he is.

857
01:02:11,560 --> 01:02:16,800
 Brown was the find, maybe the best transfer portal dude.

858
01:02:17,320 --> 01:02:20,280
 It reminds me, he's got wiggle like Josh Jacobs.

859
01:02:20,280 --> 01:02:25,340
 He took a screen pass, flat pass, out of the backfield.

860
01:02:25,940 --> 01:02:35,240
 It made a couple of nifty moves, but to begin with, I'm not even going to begin to prognosticate the number of wins.

861
01:02:35,380 --> 01:02:36,900
 We've got to see where this goes.

862
01:02:37,400 --> 01:02:40,380
 They've got a lot more parts to work with.

863
01:02:40,480 --> 01:02:41,960
 They've got a lot more depth.

864
01:02:43,460 --> 01:02:49,760
 Clem is, from what I hear, Calendabar really likes him, but we'll find out a little bit more about that.

865
01:02:50,280 --> 01:02:56,020
 I think they're better, as I mentioned, the defensive front impressed me.

866
01:02:56,220 --> 01:03:00,760
 And these inside linebackers, I think, are going to impress a lot more.

867
01:03:01,260 --> 01:03:02,480
 I'll tell you one thing.

868
01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:05,860
 We know who the starting quarterback will probably be.

869
01:03:05,980 --> 01:03:08,560
 I think we know who the starting kicker is going to be, too.

870
01:03:09,060 --> 01:03:10,920
 He's not from the United States.

871
01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:12,040
 He put on the show.

872
01:03:13,420 --> 01:03:16,000
 I thought Chris Stewart did a good job calling it.

873
01:03:16,060 --> 01:03:20,540
 He is the all-time leading kicker from Ireland for Alabama, so I was only Chris who put that.

874
01:03:20,660 --> 01:03:22,080
 But, B.B., I agree with you.

875
01:03:22,140 --> 01:03:30,700
 I think anyone who saw or even heard this game, right now, as of this point in April, that Keelan Russ will be the leader in the house.

876
01:03:30,800 --> 01:03:32,680
 Now, the other side of that, two things on that.

877
01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:39,740
 To Austin Mack's credit, the coaching staff said maybe he's not going to have the numbers because he's been, quote, banged up a bit.

878
01:03:39,840 --> 01:03:42,600
 So, I don't know how serious that is.

879
01:03:43,020 --> 01:03:51,100
 But even if he was apples to apples, one thing that stood out to me, Mack had two delay-of-game penalties in that ballgame.

880
01:03:51,160 --> 01:03:53,420
 And you can't have that, especially in the red zone like that was.

881
01:03:53,460 --> 01:03:54,560
 That's the mental part.

882
01:03:55,020 --> 01:03:57,560
 I think there's no question that Mack's talented.

883
01:03:58,100 --> 01:04:01,120
 But I think down deep, he knows right now his work's cut out.

884
01:04:01,120 --> 01:04:06,660
 I think the coaching staff would like to give it to Mack because I think, like human nature, they want to reward loyalty.

885
01:04:06,900 --> 01:04:08,060
 He came down from Washington.

886
01:04:08,980 --> 01:04:14,900
 But at the end of the day, these coaches, they're charged with winning games and winning national championships, especially at Alabama.

887
01:04:15,680 --> 01:04:22,760
 But to Keelan, to have success, your thoughts objectively, and for Brown to have success, and everybody else to have success on offense.

888
01:04:23,240 --> 01:04:24,980
 We know where we're going with this.

889
01:04:25,460 --> 01:04:27,620
 Your objective thoughts on the O-line.

890
01:04:28,940 --> 01:04:32,940
 There's still a work in progress, Harold.

891
01:04:32,940 --> 01:04:35,620
 William Sanders, we'll be back.

892
01:04:35,940 --> 01:04:42,700
 We'll ask William Redfish Barger about this, and particularly Michael Carroll is a right guard.

893
01:04:42,860 --> 01:04:46,920
 I know he wants to play right tackle, but he can really play both.

894
01:04:47,080 --> 01:04:52,000
 Jackson Lloyd, we all know he's going to probably be the left tackle.

895
01:04:52,320 --> 01:04:54,220
 Rayson Delgotti is the center.

896
01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:56,060
 I was impressed with him.

897
01:04:56,580 --> 01:04:58,680
 Ethan Fields, Nick Brooks.

898
01:04:58,820 --> 01:05:00,960
 I keep going back to the word Delp.

899
01:05:01,360 --> 01:05:09,060
 This team's got more Delp than any team Kellen DeBoer's had, and we'll see how, more or less, this plays out.

900
01:05:09,420 --> 01:05:13,780
 I even heard some good things over the weekend about Chris Booker, Tyrell Miller.

901
01:05:14,140 --> 01:05:22,460
 Again, on the offensive line, they have just simply got more dudes, and they are loaded at tight end.

902
01:05:22,460 --> 01:05:29,240
 Danny Lewis, who's been injured the last couple of years, actually played some in the game, which surprised me.

903
01:05:29,980 --> 01:05:37,380
 But Josh Ford, their tight ends are all 6'5 to 6'7 and way 255.

904
01:05:37,480 --> 01:05:43,100
 And I mentioned the receivers a little bit earlier, Harold, about how impressed I am.

905
01:05:43,160 --> 01:05:44,780
 Rico Scott had a good game.

906
01:05:45,280 --> 01:05:48,700
 Lottie Brooks didn't catch much, but we know what he can do.

907
01:05:48,700 --> 01:05:57,460
 But once again, Derek Mettis and Cedarian Morgan at 6'5, they are a mismatch for any team.

908
01:05:58,100 --> 01:06:00,260
 Again, can they run the ball more effectively?

909
01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:00,900
 Yes.

910
01:06:01,440 --> 01:06:06,740
 But frankly, Harold, I think Keelan Russell could run for 75 yards a game.

911
01:06:06,880 --> 01:06:08,320
 That remains to be seen.

912
01:06:08,700 --> 01:06:15,620
 But depth-wise, at every position, I think this is, on the field, as far as talent and depth,

913
01:06:15,620 --> 01:06:18,440
 they're much better than they were 32 years ago.

914
01:06:18,700 --> 01:06:22,720
 If you're just joining us, to reiterate, you may be saying, well, what about Noah Rogers?

915
01:06:22,780 --> 01:06:23,540
 We've touched on it.

916
01:06:23,700 --> 01:06:26,880
 If you're just joining us, we'll know shortly about his status.

917
01:06:27,020 --> 01:06:30,320
 But, B.B., I tell you what it says about Noah Rogers.

918
01:06:30,820 --> 01:06:31,100
 Okay?

919
01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:38,920
 If what we saw Saturday says that Noah Rogers is better than what we saw with Morgan and with Meadows,

920
01:06:38,920 --> 01:06:48,860
 and not to mention, we know that the other two, Ryan Coleman Williams and Brooks, they weren't even going to go out there and shine because they've already earned their stripes.

921
01:06:49,400 --> 01:06:54,320
 But, if Noah Rogers is that good, what does that say about this room overall?

922
01:06:54,620 --> 01:07:02,380
 Well, I think this receiver room, a lot of people were concerned because they lost Isaiah Horton and Jeremy Bernard.

923
01:07:02,700 --> 01:07:06,500
 But, again, Sundarian Morgan, three catches for 74 yards.

924
01:07:06,600 --> 01:07:09,640
 Derrick Meadows, five for 63.

925
01:07:09,900 --> 01:07:12,020
 Treshawn Brown, five for 60.

926
01:07:12,100 --> 01:07:13,400
 That's impressive enough.

927
01:07:14,040 --> 01:07:16,460
 Ryan Coleman Williams, of course, three for 59.

928
01:07:16,700 --> 01:07:17,880
 We know what he can do.

929
01:07:18,040 --> 01:07:19,880
 Caleb Edwards, two for 26.

930
01:07:20,660 --> 01:07:27,740
 I think A.K. Deer, when you get him out in space, and particularly two for 15, Marshall Pritchett.

931
01:07:27,740 --> 01:07:33,220
 And, Mack Suter, the kid who came from Illinois, one catch for 16.

932
01:07:34,180 --> 01:07:38,880
 If they can get Rogers back, that's even more of a bonus.

933
01:07:39,500 --> 01:07:43,360
 But, the size, again, that depth word, the size.

934
01:07:43,700 --> 01:07:47,320
 And, what impressed me here was the fact they caught passes.

935
01:07:47,680 --> 01:07:47,980
 Right.

936
01:07:48,080 --> 01:07:50,780
 It was the fact they caught passes in traffic.

937
01:07:51,020 --> 01:07:52,080
 Didn't drop them.

938
01:07:52,820 --> 01:07:53,020
 Yep.

939
01:07:53,420 --> 01:07:55,920
 That's another big point going back to last year.

940
01:07:55,920 --> 01:08:00,080
 To me, again, if you're just joining us, the steal so far.

941
01:08:00,180 --> 01:08:05,720
 And, let's face it, when you go to the portal, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, as the old song says.

942
01:08:06,160 --> 01:08:10,680
 And, the early return says that Alabama might have stole one in Treshawn Brown.

943
01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:17,240
 You look at this kid, and any of you coaches listening right now, you know what I'm talking about.

944
01:08:17,660 --> 01:08:22,100
 When you start looking at that twitch, you look at a basketball player, and if they got the twitch,

945
01:08:22,620 --> 01:08:27,020
 usually a football coach is going to say, let's take a closer look at this guy and see what he can do on the football field.

946
01:08:27,020 --> 01:08:29,040
 Because, that's just something you either got or you don't.

947
01:08:29,520 --> 01:08:33,640
 And, when you look at what Brown did on Saturday, he looked like he had a twitch party out there.

948
01:08:33,880 --> 01:08:39,000
 Just when you thought you had him trapped, boom, he was gone and by you for at least another three, four, even more yards.

949
01:08:39,360 --> 01:08:44,560
 Harold, he really impressed me on that swing pass in the left flat.

950
01:08:45,640 --> 01:08:55,500
 Again, I'm not saying this guy is going to be the reincarnation of Josh Jacobs, but he put some wiggle on some of those guys.

951
01:08:55,700 --> 01:09:02,300
 And, Kalen DeBoer, it's like Andrew Bones said a little bit earlier, Harold, he committed to Alabama without even visiting.

952
01:09:02,740 --> 01:09:13,300
 I mean, he was going on blind faith here, and we'll see, but as far as a change of pace back, and again, I mentioned Daniel Hill looks much quicker.

953
01:09:13,940 --> 01:09:16,420
 Kevin Riley is healthy.

954
01:09:16,600 --> 01:09:19,300
 A.K. Deere's got that explosive.

955
01:09:19,500 --> 01:09:19,860
 We'll see.

956
01:09:19,860 --> 01:09:29,040
 We didn't even see Crowell, obviously, but there's no question that there's a lot of potential in the running back, and I do think they will run the ball more effectively.

957
01:09:29,700 --> 01:09:32,520
 You know what you just mentioned there is common sense to me.

958
01:09:32,720 --> 01:09:39,020
 I mean, when you look at some of these guys coming in, they come in with five-star talent, but they also come in with a five-star attitude.

959
01:09:39,200 --> 01:09:44,940
 Maybe sometimes, you know, coaches across the board, if you're listening right now, you know what I'm talking about again.

960
01:09:45,260 --> 01:09:55,400
 Do they not love to go out and get a three-star who's hungry, who comes in and milks all their potential every day in practice, every day in the game,

961
01:09:55,440 --> 01:09:59,300
 because they don't have that go-to that a five-star has.

962
01:09:59,420 --> 01:10:01,080
 You know these coaches are licking their chops.

963
01:10:01,180 --> 01:10:04,200
 If they can go out and basically steal one, it'd be a three-star.

964
01:10:05,580 --> 01:10:12,860
 Well, no question about that, and Harold, some guys we didn't even mention, as Andrew said, and I've said this two or three times,

965
01:10:12,900 --> 01:10:15,320
 I think this is the best secondary in the country.

966
01:10:15,900 --> 01:10:17,920
 Brad Morgan had a really good game.

967
01:10:17,920 --> 01:10:26,920
 Drake Kirkpatrick Jr., again, he got suspended for the second half of the season, but he's turned around.

968
01:10:27,040 --> 01:10:30,400
 And Nick Sherman, one of the cornerbacks, was hurt, too.

969
01:10:30,480 --> 01:10:35,740
 We'll get probably an update on him maybe today, too.

970
01:10:36,340 --> 01:10:40,180
 But Zabian Brown, Dajon Lee did not play very much.

971
01:10:40,280 --> 01:10:41,980
 We certainly know what they can do.

972
01:10:42,500 --> 01:10:46,620
 Carmelo O'Neal, I think, is another steal as a cornerback.

973
01:10:47,060 --> 01:10:53,800
 Chuck McDonald, Jordan Edmonds, again, without being redundant, I just keep using depth and talent,

974
01:10:54,080 --> 01:10:56,080
 and I see a lot more of it this year.

975
01:10:56,160 --> 01:10:59,980
 And, of course, Ray Hubbard and Keyon Sale didn't even play in the game.

976
01:11:00,440 --> 01:11:01,380
 I was going to ask you about that.

977
01:11:01,420 --> 01:11:03,040
 We kind of focused a lot on offense.

978
01:11:03,140 --> 01:11:03,840
 It sells tickets.

979
01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:11,080
 But when you get into a real game, how many times have we sat here, B.B., after a spring game,

980
01:11:11,160 --> 01:11:12,680
 and we said, wow, that guy's going to be good.

981
01:11:12,780 --> 01:11:16,980
 And then we've seen guys in the past few years, even under Nick, they'd be the MVP,

982
01:11:17,220 --> 01:11:19,200
 and then they just bust him and become the real deal.

983
01:11:19,280 --> 01:11:22,120
 So we don't get too carried away here with what happened on one day.

984
01:11:22,500 --> 01:11:24,460
 But overall, where are you with this defense?

985
01:11:25,440 --> 01:11:27,000
 I think it's going to be better.

986
01:11:27,180 --> 01:11:30,120
 I mentioned the secondary, I think, is one of the best.

987
01:11:30,260 --> 01:11:35,380
 By the way, Harold, and I heard it from several folks this weekend, I've read it,

988
01:11:35,420 --> 01:11:37,300
 Jaira Edwards is the real deal.

989
01:11:37,480 --> 01:11:38,580
 He's the five-star.

990
01:11:39,260 --> 01:11:45,200
 Ivan Taylor, the son of the NFL pro, is really good.

991
01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:48,860
 And we've talked about the linebackers.

992
01:11:48,860 --> 01:11:56,460
 Again, Alabama lost their top three last year, but Abdul Sanders, Xavier Griffin,

993
01:11:57,060 --> 01:12:03,380
 put a little swill move on Javon James that looked like a three-year veteran.

994
01:12:03,940 --> 01:12:08,140
 QB Reese has had the green dot on his helmet.

995
01:12:08,280 --> 01:12:12,600
 Luke Matts, Duke Johnson, Caleb Woodson is really good.

996
01:12:13,040 --> 01:12:15,980
 I think we all know that he was going to be,

997
01:12:16,080 --> 01:12:19,020
 Yonse Pierre is going to be a star, did not play as much.

998
01:12:19,580 --> 01:12:22,200
 Preston Hill showed out to me.

999
01:12:22,320 --> 01:12:23,260
 He looked really good.

1000
01:12:23,400 --> 01:12:26,460
 Yasmin Hughes got a little bit of a way to go.

1001
01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:29,260
 Terrence Green was impressive.

1002
01:12:30,360 --> 01:12:34,800
 Harold, to me, Fagot did not play a lot, but I heard, if you did,

1003
01:12:34,860 --> 01:12:37,000
 I was listening to the radio broadcast, too.

1004
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:41,640
 Kenley Bingley-Jones was mentioned twice.

1005
01:12:41,640 --> 01:12:49,920
 Steve Im was not AK Deer in the next year on coming through.

1006
01:12:49,980 --> 01:12:52,260
 Devin Tompkins, too.

1007
01:12:52,560 --> 01:12:55,280
 No, again, the defense has a lot of potential.

1008
01:12:55,480 --> 01:12:59,000
 I think that the depth on this defensive front,

1009
01:12:59,620 --> 01:13:03,240
 Green and London Simmons and Jeremiah Beeman and Edrick here,

1010
01:13:03,740 --> 01:13:07,600
 Hill and Bingley-Jones and friends, could be impressive.

1011
01:13:08,300 --> 01:13:13,120
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 Really appreciate it.

1104
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 It's pretty right around the valley.

1105
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 Obviously, I've been talking about Alabama's spring game.

1106
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 But, B.B., there was a, I guess you could say, a plethora of spring plays across the ACC.

1107
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 What are you hearing?

1108
01:17:57,460 --> 01:18:02,560
 Tennessee, I thought Harold did a pretty good job.

1109
01:18:02,560 --> 01:18:07,560
 Now, one guy that caught a lot of people's attention was Javon Gordon.

1110
01:18:08,140 --> 01:18:10,020
 Deshaun Bishop needs a running mate.

1111
01:18:10,180 --> 01:18:12,340
 He ran for 1,000 yards last year.

1112
01:18:12,980 --> 01:18:14,900
 Javon Gordon is from Tulane.

1113
01:18:14,980 --> 01:18:16,540
 Had a 61-yard run.

1114
01:18:16,620 --> 01:18:19,080
 They've also got Dwayne Morris and Justin Baker.

1115
01:18:19,080 --> 01:18:25,080
 So, again, the quarterback battle, hopefully, will get Vince Farrar with us in a few minutes.

1116
01:18:25,260 --> 01:18:32,080
 But, one thing that Josh Hypen was looking for was another bank to compliment Deshaun Bishop.

1117
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 I think he found one.

1118
01:18:33,940 --> 01:18:35,360
 Your thoughts about that?

1119
01:18:35,420 --> 01:18:39,060
 Because everybody pretty much, as fans, we buy the hype.

1120
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 We say, okay, we can go ahead and pencil this guy in because everybody's talking about him.

1121
01:18:42,400 --> 01:18:46,380
 George McIntyre seemed to be the heir apparent there in Tennessee.

1122
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 But, not so fast, my friends, according to those on the inside.

1123
01:18:50,440 --> 01:18:52,320
 Maybe two things.

1124
01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:55,300
 Number one, he's holding on to the ball too long.

1125
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 And you don't hear this very often, but maybe just a little bit too skinny.

1126
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 Needs to go and take our diet.

1127
01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:02,620
 Maybe he adds some meat to his bones.

1128
01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:11,260
 Your thoughts about the quarterback battle, if you are two things, a Tennessee fan, and if you are the Tennessee coaching staff, where are you right now?

1129
01:19:11,740 --> 01:19:14,320
 George McIntyre has been there longer.

1130
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 Harold, this is the argument you and I can have about Austin Mack and Keelan Russell.

1131
01:19:20,340 --> 01:19:20,660
 Right.

1132
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 When Austin Mack has been in a Candle and DeBoer system for four years, he would know it in the back of his hand.

1133
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 But, anybody who saw that game on Saturday, and we didn't see the other 12 practices, Keelan Russell is a future star.

1134
01:19:37,840 --> 01:19:41,680
 Now, McIntyre's gained 20 pounds, but he's a tall drink of water.

1135
01:19:42,240 --> 01:19:47,540
 Plays on Brandon, I think, will eventually be the starting quarterback for Tennessee.

1136
01:19:47,900 --> 01:19:52,560
 The other positive thing about the balls, they were turned four offensive linemen.

1137
01:19:52,740 --> 01:19:53,300
 There you go.

1138
01:19:53,340 --> 01:19:54,300
 Which would help them.

1139
01:19:54,880 --> 01:19:58,420
 Again, both of these guys were new, and I know people ask,

1140
01:19:58,560 --> 01:20:02,000
 well, why didn't Tennessee go get a transfer quarterback?

1141
01:20:02,220 --> 01:20:06,340
 They tried to get Sam Levitt, who again went to LSU.

1142
01:20:07,040 --> 01:20:11,940
 They called Ty Simpson, and Ty said thanks, but no thanks.

1143
01:20:12,320 --> 01:20:15,080
 So, they decided to stay with these two.

1144
01:20:15,200 --> 01:20:22,620
 I do think McIntyre, I believe, Harold, because he's got an extra year.

1145
01:20:23,080 --> 01:20:26,060
 I think that helps him, but you touched on it.

1146
01:20:26,520 --> 01:20:28,720
 You can't hold on to the ball too long.

1147
01:20:28,820 --> 01:20:32,300
 We've seen that with quarterbacks with Alabama and other schools.

1148
01:20:33,120 --> 01:20:39,000
 Brandon is a better runner, and he's going to make some mistakes, but he can make the well play.

1149
01:20:39,180 --> 01:20:41,800
 George McIntyre can make the routine play.

1150
01:20:42,340 --> 01:20:44,300
 We'll see how this shakes out.

1151
01:20:45,080 --> 01:20:46,900
 But, yeah, it's going to be interesting.

1152
01:20:46,900 --> 01:20:50,380
 If I had to pick one, I think it's going to be Brandon.

1153
01:20:51,220 --> 01:20:56,740
 Maybe after the second or third game, both of them play, I think Brandon will eventually take over.

1154
01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:57,940
 I was going to say that.

1155
01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:00,640
 Maybe not the first game, but after the third game.

1156
01:21:00,700 --> 01:21:01,840
 And you bring up a good point.

1157
01:21:01,900 --> 01:21:07,180
 A lot of these kids who are highly regarded coming out of high school, the reason is they're on, A, a good team.

1158
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 B, they've just got more talent relative.

1159
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 But when you get to the SEC, as much as anything else, you've got to be a decision maker.

1160
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 You've got to be able to make that right decision consistently to keep that job at the SEC and live up to all those five stars.

1161
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 B.B., obviously, as we ever get to the V-Man, your thoughts about Florida, I will say this.

1162
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 I like John Somerol's attitude.

1163
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 He's not coming in and playing with these guys because they're no longer kids.

1164
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 They're employees, B.B.

1165
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 And if you're going to get paid X number of dollars, if you're paid a dollar, give them a dollar.

1166
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 If you're getting paid a million dollars, give them a million dollars.

1167
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 In other words, if somebody's paying you all that money, live up to it, B.B.

1168
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 And I think that's John Somerol's attitude.

1169
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 And unlike a lot of these coaches, I think he says, if you want to leave, pick a door, I'll show you.

1170
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 Yeah, that's his.

1171
01:21:54,480 --> 01:22:00,080
 And believe me, from what I hear from the Florida media, that's a breath of fresh air after Billy Napier.

1172
01:22:00,460 --> 01:22:05,280
 I think a lot of people thought Aaron Philo was going to be the quarterback at Florida.

1173
01:22:05,640 --> 01:22:12,560
 And they both had what I would call a very productive spring and a spring game.

1174
01:22:12,760 --> 01:22:17,140
 But Trammell Jones was the star of the offense.

1175
01:22:17,820 --> 01:22:23,700
 He threw a 75-yard pass for a touchdown at the end of that game.

1176
01:22:25,480 --> 01:22:32,440
 But now, one of the great things is they've got some very good receivers.

1177
01:22:33,180 --> 01:22:37,500
 Eric Singleton had six receptions for 92 yards.

1178
01:22:37,500 --> 01:22:41,240
 T.J. Abrams had six for 56.

1179
01:22:42,740 --> 01:22:46,880
 But I think this is going to go into the fall.

1180
01:22:47,380 --> 01:22:53,640
 And hopefully we can get John Faurier on with us tomorrow to get his thoughts on it.

1181
01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:57,540
 But now, as John, who do you think actually ends up starting?

1182
01:22:57,640 --> 01:22:58,820
 He says Jones.

1183
01:22:59,640 --> 01:23:01,580
 Philo's coming in from Georgia Tech.

1184
01:23:01,700 --> 01:23:06,240
 They brought in the offensive coordinator, which I think was a good idea.

1185
01:23:06,240 --> 01:23:10,360
 But Florida fans are more cautiously optimistic.

1186
01:23:10,660 --> 01:23:16,400
 I think more of them are saying right now, now, Philo was 21-28 for 193.

1187
01:23:16,560 --> 01:23:21,560
 Trammell, or Trammell, was 13-17 for 210.

1188
01:23:22,080 --> 01:23:23,560
 Same thing with Alabama.

1189
01:23:23,720 --> 01:23:28,920
 The offensive line gave up five sacks and 10 tight tackles for a loss.

1190
01:23:29,500 --> 01:23:34,100
 They had a 122-yard scrimmage, didn't run the ball very much, 3.1.

1191
01:23:34,680 --> 01:23:39,700
 But that's going to be interesting to see if Jones ends up winning that quarterback battle.

1192
01:23:40,200 --> 01:23:43,560
 You know, to me, one of the more interesting spring games coming up, BB,

1193
01:23:43,720 --> 01:23:45,840
 is going to be down in a place called Baton Rouge.

1194
01:23:48,980 --> 01:23:51,760
 If you look at it on paper, this is one of those deals.

1195
01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:54,280
 You look at this roster, and the question has to be asked,

1196
01:23:54,640 --> 01:23:56,240
 how can Lane screw this up?

1197
01:23:56,260 --> 01:23:59,680
 Because he's supposed to be all that in a bag of chips as a head coach.

1198
01:23:59,800 --> 01:24:02,780
 I mean, let's face it, all these years, they say, well, the reason he hasn't done more

1199
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 is because he can't get the roster at Ole Miss and other places.

1200
01:24:06,940 --> 01:24:08,580
 He has no excuses now.

1201
01:24:08,960 --> 01:24:12,560
 The other side of that coin is, again, when you bring in all these rock stars,

1202
01:24:12,640 --> 01:24:16,260
 it's like going to Hollywood and coming up with a movie script,

1203
01:24:16,260 --> 01:24:19,480
 and you go out and hire all A-list of actors.

1204
01:24:19,920 --> 01:24:22,380
 Well, what's going to happen to the A-list of actors?

1205
01:24:22,660 --> 01:24:24,400
 Everybody's wanting their cut.

1206
01:24:25,020 --> 01:24:28,140
 How is Lane going to be able to manage all those egos,

1207
01:24:28,520 --> 01:24:32,720
 and not only just the players themselves, but the agents, their families?

1208
01:24:33,180 --> 01:24:35,500
 They know they don't want their kids sitting on the bench

1209
01:24:35,500 --> 01:24:38,840
 because the cash register ain't ringing when they're over there sitting on the bench.

1210
01:24:38,840 --> 01:24:43,760
 Your thoughts about just trying to manage everything in Baton Rouge.

1211
01:24:44,100 --> 01:24:49,620
 Well, as good as Kiffin is, Harold, it's going to take a while for that team to match.

1212
01:24:49,740 --> 01:24:51,360
 That's why you have spring practice.

1213
01:24:51,560 --> 01:24:57,400
 Sam Levitt is going to miss some time, too, because he came in hurt at surgery.

1214
01:24:57,980 --> 01:25:00,200
 I think he's going to be a very talented quarterback,

1215
01:25:00,460 --> 01:25:04,300
 but even Lane Kiffin needs some time for these guys,

1216
01:25:04,360 --> 01:25:08,880
 and again, they had, oh, Lord, 25 to 30 transfers,

1217
01:25:09,520 --> 01:25:12,560
 and again, nobody does it better than the portal king,

1218
01:25:12,680 --> 01:25:15,040
 but Harold, it's going to take them some time to jail.

1219
01:25:15,600 --> 01:25:17,040
 Have you talked about Bill Shanks?

1220
01:25:17,120 --> 01:25:20,060
 Is Georgia even just going to go through a spring game this year,

1221
01:25:20,100 --> 01:25:22,560
 or are they just going to go and go advance to Atlanta

1222
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:24,220
 and play in the SEC championship game

1223
01:25:24,220 --> 01:25:28,180
 and then go play in the playoffs and wait for a national championship game?

1224
01:25:28,180 --> 01:25:33,060
 No, they're going to have to take it one game at a time.

1225
01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:35,860
 They want to improve their receivers.

1226
01:25:36,040 --> 01:25:40,620
 The Gunnar Stockton having another year under his belt is going to help them,

1227
01:25:40,620 --> 01:25:45,100
 but again, they ran the ball a little bit better last year,

1228
01:25:45,180 --> 01:25:49,280
 but not Georgia-like, and Harold, the other thing about Georgia is,

1229
01:25:49,340 --> 01:25:54,080
 and I've read in the spring reports, is getting to the quarterback.

1230
01:25:54,520 --> 01:25:57,480
 They did not, and again, Alabama fans are saying,

1231
01:25:57,480 --> 01:26:00,080
 Lord, it looked like they did a pretty good job in Atlanta,

1232
01:26:00,560 --> 01:26:06,200
 but they struggled in that the entire year with injuries and lack of production.

1233
01:26:06,760 --> 01:26:09,360
 One of the things I'll be curious about Georgia is going to be

1234
01:26:09,360 --> 01:26:11,440
 is who the backup quarterback is going to be,

1235
01:26:11,580 --> 01:26:16,520
 but can they run the ball more effectively and get after the quarterback?

1236
01:26:17,080 --> 01:26:20,920
 Before we jump off here, BB, you mentioned something I think is interesting.

1237
01:26:21,020 --> 01:26:24,740
 Everybody was focused on Alabama's A and B choices as a quarterback,

1238
01:26:24,740 --> 01:26:29,020
 but the kid out of Nebraska, to me, he was a pleasant surprise.

1239
01:26:29,160 --> 01:26:33,380
 I mean, no one's given him much of a chance to get significant playing time now,

1240
01:26:33,540 --> 01:26:36,740
 but I thought he showed a certain flash in Tuscaloosa.

1241
01:26:37,280 --> 01:26:41,120
 Harold, he was, and I'm looking for his numbers.

1242
01:26:41,940 --> 01:26:45,640
 He was, if memory serves me right, let's see.

1243
01:26:46,780 --> 01:26:54,000
 Yeah, he was 4 out of 5 for 48 yards, and even Coava was 4-4 for 41.

1244
01:26:54,300 --> 01:26:58,560
 Again, I know this was later in the game, and they had some control scrimmages.

1245
01:26:58,760 --> 01:27:04,760
 In fact, their last five series were, they just put the ball in the red zone

1246
01:27:04,760 --> 01:27:06,480
 to see if they could score.

1247
01:27:07,140 --> 01:27:10,880
 But the Mullins got a normal hero of 4-5 for 48 yards.

1248
01:27:11,260 --> 01:27:13,600
 Yeah, and the thing I thought was impressive was his presence.

1249
01:27:13,820 --> 01:27:18,300
 He didn't look like, I mean, let's face it, one day you're in a cornfield in Nebraska,

1250
01:27:18,460 --> 01:27:21,580
 next year in Bryant-Denny Field, trying to live up to those standards.

1251
01:27:21,780 --> 01:27:24,660
 And to me, for a kid that age, I thought he was very impressive.

1252
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 So, what's it like to be on that field and be responsible for protecting the quarterback?

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1303
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1304
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1305
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1306
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1307
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1308
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 The Score.

1331
01:31:43,320 --> 01:31:48,100
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1332
01:31:48,820 --> 01:31:49,500
 Welcome back in.

1333
01:31:49,560 --> 01:31:51,160
 Really appreciate free ride around the valley.

1334
01:31:51,520 --> 01:31:55,380
 And for William Redfish Barger to take time out of his busy schedule.

1335
01:31:55,380 --> 01:32:01,040
 William, the former University of Alabama offensive lineman and co-host of BAM's Radio these days.

1336
01:32:01,140 --> 01:32:01,840
 William, welcome in.

1337
01:32:01,880 --> 01:32:02,360
 How are you?

1338
01:32:03,360 --> 01:32:03,940
 Good, guys.

1339
01:32:04,020 --> 01:32:05,580
 Hope y'all are having a good Monday as well.

1340
01:32:06,260 --> 01:32:10,020
 We couldn't wait to get to you, to get the man who's actually been there.

1341
01:32:10,100 --> 01:32:11,520
 You've had the helmet on, the cleats.

1342
01:32:11,600 --> 01:32:13,300
 You've been through one of these spring games.

1343
01:32:13,660 --> 01:32:18,000
 Who has a better eye to sit here on the Monday after and give us your evaluation than you, William?

1344
01:32:18,060 --> 01:32:19,200
 Where do you start?

1345
01:32:20,600 --> 01:32:28,500
 Well, I mean, I think Alabama has, you know, quietly, you know, made some progress in different position groups.

1346
01:32:28,500 --> 01:32:35,080
 And, you know, I think we, you know, got to see, well, some people may have gotten to see it.

1347
01:32:35,140 --> 01:32:36,180
 Some people may not have.

1348
01:32:37,480 --> 01:32:47,180
 You know, you know, you got to see, you know, over the last couple of weeks where I think they, you know, probably upgraded their, you know, their roster through the transfer portal at a couple of places.

1349
01:32:47,180 --> 01:32:51,740
 And, you know, you know, I think it's all going to start.

1350
01:32:51,740 --> 01:32:57,660
 And, you know, I think his performance Saturday is going to help that.

1351
01:32:57,860 --> 01:33:01,740
 But I think it's going to start with the decision that they make with the quarterback position.

1352
01:33:03,620 --> 01:33:07,220
 You know, it's probably going to be a to-be-continued type of a deal.

1353
01:33:07,440 --> 01:33:10,380
 And we don't really know when it's going to be settled.

1354
01:33:10,600 --> 01:33:16,620
 But a couple of more scrimmage performances like the one that we saw Saturday from Keelan Russell.

1355
01:33:16,620 --> 01:33:19,620
 And I'm not sure if it's going to leave much of a decision to be made.

1356
01:33:19,920 --> 01:33:28,100
 But, you know, I thought that young man, you know, showed that he's a dynamic playmaker with the ball in his hand.

1357
01:33:28,100 --> 01:33:38,780
 I think he's somebody that could, you know, certainly help alleviate some of the running issue problems last year in the ground game with, you know, his versatility.

1358
01:33:38,780 --> 01:33:44,260
 You could have some zone read packages to lay on people as well.

1359
01:33:44,900 --> 01:33:55,620
 You know, I think that Alabama got an absolute steal late in the recruiting class with the running back from Huntsville, Texas, Treshawn Brown.

1360
01:33:56,460 --> 01:34:07,640
 You know, he showed quickly, you know, that he is dangerous with the ball in his hand, whether it's making people miss on a running play or as a receiver out of the backfield.

1361
01:34:09,100 --> 01:34:13,040
 You know, I think the offensive line is still a to-be-determined.

1362
01:34:13,920 --> 01:34:19,600
 They're not going to really know what they've got until, you know, William Sanders is back healthy in August.

1363
01:34:19,600 --> 01:34:26,240
 And I still have, you know, that right tackle position is still a question mark in my opinion.

1364
01:34:27,180 --> 01:34:38,020
 You know, does the move to right guard of Mike Carroll stick or does he eventually have to, you know, go back outside

1365
01:34:38,020 --> 01:34:42,820
 and maybe they've got a better chance of finding a consistent, you know, right guard replacement.

1366
01:34:42,820 --> 01:34:53,340
 So, you know, I think they've, you know, improved the tight end room, I think, by the new position coach

1367
01:34:53,340 --> 01:35:00,080
 and also bringing in big Josh Ford, who's a, you know, a more traditional in-line tight end type.

1368
01:35:00,240 --> 01:35:07,540
 But, you know, they've got multiple, you know, what I call, you know, flex guys in Caleb Edwards and Pritchett

1369
01:35:07,540 --> 01:35:13,640
 and Sutter, the freshman, so, you know, I really think he can, you know, we'll have to wait and see

1370
01:35:13,640 --> 01:35:20,060
 what the diagnosis is on the transfer wide receiver Noah Rodgers injury.

1371
01:35:20,360 --> 01:35:28,800
 But in my experience, you know, MRIs are not scheduled unless it's to confirm an already bad diagnosis

1372
01:35:28,800 --> 01:35:29,820
 in the training room.

1373
01:35:30,040 --> 01:35:32,500
 So, you know, I'm not real optimistic about that.

1374
01:35:32,500 --> 01:35:38,900
 But, you know, I think it's, we could, you know, I think they upgraded in the special teams

1375
01:35:38,900 --> 01:35:41,600
 with a place kicker and a punter and a long snapper.

1376
01:35:41,800 --> 01:35:47,000
 I mean, it's, you know, I've got a lot of, you know, it's up to this coaching staff to continue

1377
01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:53,600
 to, you know, develop these guys over the summer and get the chemistry right in August.

1378
01:35:53,600 --> 01:36:01,520
 But I really think there's a lot of indicators that the coach and staff kind of, you know, has a better roster.

1379
01:36:02,720 --> 01:36:08,500
 You know, and I think maybe the one that's benefited the most from the portal is along the front on defense.

1380
01:36:10,160 --> 01:36:12,500
 William, yeah, we mentioned Noah Rodgers.

1381
01:36:12,580 --> 01:36:13,980
 We made this point earlier.

1382
01:36:14,320 --> 01:36:18,120
 I think most folks would have said he's probably at the top of the list.

1383
01:36:18,240 --> 01:36:19,340
 What does that say about the room?

1384
01:36:19,420 --> 01:36:24,300
 If Rodgers has that kind of potential, you look at these young guns coming in.

1385
01:36:24,360 --> 01:36:25,260
 To me, it's a great mix.

1386
01:36:25,340 --> 01:36:28,060
 You've got the kids coming in from high school who flashed.

1387
01:36:28,140 --> 01:36:31,420
 You've got Meadows who lived up to his hype coming out of high school.

1388
01:36:31,560 --> 01:36:35,920
 And, oh, by the way, then you've got a guy named Williams and Brooks over there who basically,

1389
01:36:36,280 --> 01:36:40,440
 it's Saturday in the A-day, and we've already earned our stripes, so let's not go out there and get hurt.

1390
01:36:40,920 --> 01:36:43,680
 Your thoughts overall about the wide receiver room?

1391
01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:47,080
 Well, I mean, I think certainly Rodgers was a loss.

1392
01:36:47,180 --> 01:36:52,660
 I think they brought him in as kind of an equal-valued replacement for Isaiah Horton.

1393
01:36:53,800 --> 01:36:58,520
 And he had kind of shown that to be true up until the injury on Saturday.

1394
01:36:58,760 --> 01:37:04,560
 But, yeah, like you said, Derrick Meadows and Darian Morgan, maybe even a little bit of Rico Scott,

1395
01:37:04,560 --> 01:37:09,560
 I think, showed that they're ready to add to, you know, what are already proven commodities

1396
01:37:10,120 --> 01:37:12,900
 in Ryan Williams and Legear Brooks.

1397
01:37:13,980 --> 01:37:17,100
 Let me ask you about something you just alluded to.

1398
01:37:17,300 --> 01:37:21,880
 It is quietly putting together some talent and some depth.

1399
01:37:22,640 --> 01:37:24,600
 And you mentioned the defensive front.

1400
01:37:24,900 --> 01:37:32,380
 Of course, you've got the guys coming in, Devin Tompkins from USC, Terrence Green from Oregon.

1401
01:37:32,380 --> 01:37:43,360
 But London Simmons, Jeremiah Beeman, Edric Hill, Faga, Bingley Jones, who I heard his name mention a couple of times.

1402
01:37:43,500 --> 01:37:49,360
 Steve M. sent A.K. Deer flying in one of the plays.

1403
01:37:51,100 --> 01:37:57,420
 And then, of course, you've got the kids, Nolan Wilson, Jamarian Matthews, and Maury Johnson from Muscle Shoals.

1404
01:37:57,920 --> 01:38:00,300
 Anything they give them would be a plus.

1405
01:38:00,960 --> 01:38:02,640
 But, William, I agree with you.

1406
01:38:02,720 --> 01:38:04,660
 We talked about this last year.

1407
01:38:05,200 --> 01:38:09,920
 I know injuries have been a part of this, which is one of the reasons why they've developed more depth.

1408
01:38:10,100 --> 01:38:18,820
 But when you look up and down the line, they may have seven to nine players they could rotate during the course of the season on that defensive front.

1409
01:38:19,720 --> 01:38:29,100
 Yeah, and I think, you know, the way you have to look at it is, you know, when you look at the fact that, you know, with Big Steve coming along,

1410
01:38:29,240 --> 01:38:33,200
 and he sent more people flying this spring than just A.K. Deer.

1411
01:38:33,880 --> 01:38:36,100
 He flashed and flashed a lot.

1412
01:38:36,280 --> 01:38:43,880
 But, you know, I think the, you know, the portal guys that they brought in have all proven themselves to be legit.

1413
01:38:44,240 --> 01:38:48,620
 I think they're going to be, all of them are going to be in the two-deep rotation.

1414
01:38:48,900 --> 01:38:56,380
 And then when you factor in the three that are proven, you know, two-deep type talents, you know,

1415
01:38:56,380 --> 01:38:59,520
 they're going to be back in August, hopefully all full speed.

1416
01:39:00,280 --> 01:39:05,780
 You know, they've scattered, you know, some young guys in that may help.

1417
01:39:05,780 --> 01:39:10,320
 But I don't think they're going to be, you know, unless something crazy happens in August,

1418
01:39:10,420 --> 01:39:15,820
 I don't think they're going to be in this rotation that we're talking about just yet, unless there's injuries or something.

1419
01:39:16,520 --> 01:39:21,580
 But I think that's, you know, the guys that they brought in, they're not just depth fillers.

1420
01:39:21,760 --> 01:39:24,000
 You know, they're unique skill set guys.

1421
01:39:24,660 --> 01:39:30,140
 You know, I think Tompkins is probably going to be the, you know, the replacement for L.T. Overton.

1422
01:39:30,500 --> 01:39:35,260
 You know, a guy that can play, you know, outside and in a run.

1423
01:39:35,440 --> 01:39:40,240
 You know, the five-technique defensive end, you can bring him in and line him up as a defensive tackle

1424
01:39:40,240 --> 01:39:42,780
 and cover up a guard in passing situations.

1425
01:39:42,780 --> 01:39:44,560
 So there's versatility right there.

1426
01:39:45,340 --> 01:39:49,900
 You know, the two transfers, the Oregon transfer and the Mississippi State transfer,

1427
01:39:49,980 --> 01:39:55,340
 those are big-bodied, you know, guys that can help in the running game.

1428
01:39:55,720 --> 01:40:02,140
 And, you know, a friend of mine was at practice and he said, you know, I still don't know about their toughness yet,

1429
01:40:02,220 --> 01:40:09,040
 but this is the prettiest bunch I've seen, you know, on the defensive line in quite some time.

1430
01:40:09,180 --> 01:40:14,020
 And, you know, I'm not saying pretty wins a lot of football games, but if you're pretty and tough,

1431
01:40:14,140 --> 01:40:15,820
 that's a good combination to have.

1432
01:40:16,180 --> 01:40:23,520
 So, you know, I just think that there's a lot of cautious optimism, you know, when you look at,

1433
01:40:24,040 --> 01:40:29,340
 you know, maybe there's going to be a true, you know, rotation opposite of Yonsei Pierre,

1434
01:40:29,640 --> 01:40:34,320
 you know, Justin Hill and Ugalulu or whatever his last name is.

1435
01:40:34,320 --> 01:40:38,960
 You know, that could be an interesting tandem over there opposite of Yonsei Pierre.

1436
01:40:39,240 --> 01:40:42,120
 Maybe one of them's your first and ten guy.

1437
01:40:42,280 --> 01:40:45,680
 Maybe one of them's your third and ten guy, however it shakes out.

1438
01:40:46,060 --> 01:40:51,000
 So, you know, I think they've got Woodson set at one inside linebacker.

1439
01:40:51,160 --> 01:40:57,100
 You know, my bets on QB Reese being the other one, but Luke Metz and Abdul Sanders are, you know,

1440
01:40:57,140 --> 01:40:58,800
 sticking around for a reason.

1441
01:40:58,980 --> 01:41:03,920
 So, I mean, I just think there's, you know, and I know there's still two more practices left,

1442
01:41:03,920 --> 01:41:08,120
 but those are, you know, basically correctional practices.

1443
01:41:08,400 --> 01:41:12,220
 They're just going to work on stuff that they did and didn't do well in the 8-A game.

1444
01:41:12,280 --> 01:41:21,000
 But I think there's really some room for optimism here going into, you know, the summer conditioning program.

1445
01:41:22,120 --> 01:41:26,000
 And, you know, the quicker they can work out the quarterback decision,

1446
01:41:26,840 --> 01:41:31,260
 and in my mind who the best right tackle on the roster is, you know,

1447
01:41:31,260 --> 01:41:36,920
 I think this really has a chance to be a, you know, a football team that's got a chance to, you know,

1448
01:41:37,160 --> 01:41:38,220
 play post-season.

1449
01:41:39,600 --> 01:41:41,240
 The redfish in the huddle with us.

1450
01:41:41,820 --> 01:41:43,540
 Redfish just may come as a surprise.

1451
01:41:43,640 --> 01:41:45,840
 I've been called a lot of names over the years in this business.

1452
01:41:45,960 --> 01:41:46,980
 I've never been called pretty.

1453
01:41:47,120 --> 01:41:51,420
 So, this is, that's a word that I'm trying to get familiar with that.

1454
01:41:51,540 --> 01:41:55,880
 But let's face it, nobody's better able to answer this question than you.

1455
01:41:55,880 --> 01:42:01,920
 I mean, you can have all the pieces, but until they get the O-line woes worked out on a consistent basis,

1456
01:42:02,040 --> 01:42:03,220
 we know what to expect.

1457
01:42:03,720 --> 01:42:07,600
 Your thoughts about that, now that they've seen some real time and from a crowd,

1458
01:42:08,080 --> 01:42:13,480
 your thoughts of where the staff goes to work trying to fix things between now and East Carolina,

1459
01:42:13,640 --> 01:42:18,520
 and to that end, would that also not give another reason to kind of go with Keylon,

1460
01:42:18,600 --> 01:42:24,160
 because he just seems to be more mobile, able to maybe work around some of those woes for the O-line?

1461
01:42:25,080 --> 01:42:30,840
 Well, I think, first of all, there's been a lot of good early returns on the new O-line coach,

1462
01:42:30,940 --> 01:42:31,840
 Adrian Clem.

1463
01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:38,380
 I think he's brought some, you know, kind of old-school, hard coaching to the table.

1464
01:42:38,380 --> 01:42:41,940
 And I think, you know, a lot of these players have taken to that.

1465
01:42:42,780 --> 01:42:50,360
 And, you know, it's something that you have to work at and adapt to,

1466
01:42:50,460 --> 01:42:52,480
 and it has to become a mindset.

1467
01:42:52,860 --> 01:42:56,540
 It's not, you know, it's not something that can be accomplished with word of mouth.

1468
01:42:56,660 --> 01:43:00,040
 I mean, it's something that you've got to get kind of, you know, in your bones

1469
01:43:00,040 --> 01:43:02,460
 and have it flowing through your system every day.

1470
01:43:03,120 --> 01:43:09,280
 But, yeah, certainly I think having just a dynamic playmaker like Keylon Russell,

1471
01:43:09,560 --> 01:43:15,140
 you know, who does special things even when things don't go correctly,

1472
01:43:15,320 --> 01:43:19,100
 whether that's eluding a rush, whether it's, you know,

1473
01:43:19,120 --> 01:43:22,660
 if you go to takeoff and think you're going to pick up four or five yards

1474
01:43:22,660 --> 01:43:26,200
 and a running back steps in your path and you sidearm sling the ball,

1475
01:43:26,200 --> 01:43:30,020
 allow Patrick Mahomes off to a waiting wide receiver or running back.

1476
01:43:30,640 --> 01:43:32,460
 It's just, you can see it.

1477
01:43:32,580 --> 01:43:35,180
 And I'm not playing favorites here.

1478
01:43:35,300 --> 01:43:40,140
 I'm just, you know, passing along what I've seen and heard with my ears and my eyes.

1479
01:43:40,380 --> 01:43:42,440
 And, you know, this is a special young man.

1480
01:43:42,800 --> 01:43:47,060
 And, you know, I think, you know, you saw him make a critical mistake Saturday,

1481
01:43:47,420 --> 01:43:52,540
 and he did exactly what you see elite playmakers do when they make a mistake.

1482
01:43:52,540 --> 01:43:57,900
 They respond by five or six, you know, explosive plays in the positive directions

1483
01:43:57,900 --> 01:44:00,560
 that typically ends up in some type of scoring point.

1484
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:04,520
 And, you know, this young man is still scratching the surface.

1485
01:44:04,900 --> 01:44:06,640
 You know, we're really early in this.

1486
01:44:06,720 --> 01:44:08,580
 But I just think there's a lot of room for optimism.

1487
01:44:08,980 --> 01:44:14,300
 I think the new place kicker has a chance to really help there and the punter.

1488
01:44:14,520 --> 01:44:20,140
 You know, I know in some of the scrimmages he was, you know, averaging 47, 48 yards a punt.

1489
01:44:20,140 --> 01:44:23,160
 You don't hear me talk about special teams a whole h*** of a lot.

1490
01:44:23,160 --> 01:44:29,800
 But, you know, I just think that the staff deserves, you know, some kudos versus, you know,

1491
01:44:29,860 --> 01:44:35,560
 going out and getting a high-priced quarterback or maybe signing a Cam Coleman for $3 million a year.

1492
01:44:35,700 --> 01:44:41,820
 They took that money, and they went out and found some guys that they felt like could help improve this roster,

1493
01:44:41,960 --> 01:44:43,680
 and I think that's going to prove to be the case.

1494
01:44:44,520 --> 01:44:49,840
 Let me ask you, we've talked about nearly every position group except the secondary.

1495
01:44:50,500 --> 01:44:52,040
 There's nothing to talk about there.

1496
01:44:52,160 --> 01:44:53,260
 Yeah, that's what I was going to say.

1497
01:44:53,260 --> 01:44:55,540
 We can go on the phone all day if we talk about all those studs.

1498
01:44:55,540 --> 01:44:57,540
 We can go through all the names.

1499
01:44:58,340 --> 01:45:02,080
 I'd take a half day off of work if you want to delve off into the DBs.

1500
01:45:03,680 --> 01:45:11,320
 Listen, nobody knows this better than you do, and the guys who are there, let me ask it this way.

1501
01:45:11,420 --> 01:45:16,240
 Carmelo O'Neal is another transfer I've heard a lot about.

1502
01:45:16,380 --> 01:45:18,200
 Ivan Taylor is dead in the NFL.

1503
01:45:18,520 --> 01:45:21,540
 Jaira Edwards, everybody says, well,

1504
01:45:21,540 --> 01:45:25,640
 the best position is the secondary, and I think you just alluded to it,

1505
01:45:25,720 --> 01:45:30,000
 but they are, depth and talent are on display in the secondary.

1506
01:45:30,840 --> 01:45:35,680
 Yeah, and I think, you know, I know at least the three guys that I've heard the most about,

1507
01:45:35,860 --> 01:45:38,920
 you know, are Taylor and Edwards and Edmonds.

1508
01:45:39,600 --> 01:45:42,980
 You know, with Bray Edwards taking spring practice off,

1509
01:45:44,540 --> 01:45:48,000
 you know, Edwards was actually able to get a lot of reps,

1510
01:45:48,000 --> 01:45:52,020
 and, you know, they played him all over that field.

1511
01:45:52,320 --> 01:45:54,040
 They played him in the box some.

1512
01:45:54,140 --> 01:45:55,800
 They blitzed him off the edge some.

1513
01:45:56,520 --> 01:46:00,440
 And, you know, I think this is a guy that's really going to help quite a bit.

1514
01:46:00,620 --> 01:46:02,720
 Edmonds got a lot of work with the ones.

1515
01:46:03,680 --> 01:46:08,340
 You know, Taylor, Taylor, like you said, is a guy that's just, that's the deepest.

1516
01:46:09,100 --> 01:46:14,380
 And, you know, I'd say the deepest and the most talented position group on this roster.

1517
01:46:14,640 --> 01:46:17,500
 And, you know, it just seems like every year, you know,

1518
01:46:17,560 --> 01:46:22,960
 Moe Lundquist and Kane Womack just keep, you know, loading that place up back there.

1519
01:46:22,960 --> 01:46:30,620
 And I think you're going to really see, you know, if they can generate a more consistent pass rush.

1520
01:46:30,860 --> 01:46:34,480
 And, you know, maybe those guys being that good will make, you know,

1521
01:46:34,520 --> 01:46:38,680
 allow Kane Womack to blitz as much as he likes to blitz, which he likes to blitz.

1522
01:46:39,440 --> 01:46:47,900
 So, you know, I just, like I said, I have not really seen a position group really outside of that

1523
01:46:47,900 --> 01:46:52,560
 pencil-circled right tackle spot that I'm still really shaky about here.

1524
01:46:52,940 --> 01:46:59,340
 So, you know, if that's the case, coming out of a spring practice, going into, you know,

1525
01:46:59,440 --> 01:47:04,420
 summer conditioning, that's a good spot to be in if you're, you know, a 20-26 program.

1526
01:47:05,460 --> 01:47:06,900
 Boy, you've got that right.

1527
01:47:07,100 --> 01:47:08,660
 Listen, we appreciate it.

1528
01:47:08,660 --> 01:47:12,340
 We know you take time out from the job to come talk to us.

1529
01:47:12,720 --> 01:47:15,460
 Always great to get the insight to it.

1530
01:47:15,520 --> 01:47:17,360
 Again, as you mentioned, two practices.

1531
01:47:17,360 --> 01:47:22,780
 And we should know about the Noah Rogers officially this afternoon.

1532
01:47:23,040 --> 01:47:24,580
 William, have a great spring, buddy.

1533
01:47:25,100 --> 01:47:27,280
 Let's do this again with you as soon as we can.

1534
01:47:27,860 --> 01:47:28,660
 Sounds good to me.

1535
01:47:28,740 --> 01:47:29,880
 Y'all got my juices flowing.

1536
01:47:32,680 --> 01:47:34,460
 I echo those sentiments, Redfish.

1537
01:47:34,580 --> 01:47:35,340
 Thanks so much.

1538
01:47:35,440 --> 01:47:35,940
 Thank you, buddy.

1539
01:47:35,940 --> 01:47:39,280
 The Alabama offensive lineman, William Redfish, Roger.

1540
01:47:39,360 --> 01:47:42,240
 BB, obviously this is a great time of the year.

1541
01:47:42,500 --> 01:47:43,700
 Anticipating some news.

1542
01:47:44,360 --> 01:47:49,700
 Your thoughts about Rogers, I agree with the Redfish there.

1543
01:47:49,760 --> 01:47:54,220
 Anytime they order one of these MRIs, the early returns, it's common sense.

1544
01:47:54,280 --> 01:47:58,000
 That's not saying anything that's going to happen, but they obviously think it's pretty serious.

1545
01:47:58,440 --> 01:48:05,200
 Well, that was the first thing, Harold, when I heard he was getting an MRI yesterday, and I know they know the decision.

1546
01:48:05,860 --> 01:48:08,580
 Harold, again, I'm not trying to be flippant about this.

1547
01:48:08,960 --> 01:48:12,220
 He would actually be much better off if he's got a broken leg.

1548
01:48:12,580 --> 01:48:15,840
 He couldn't come back from that much sooner than he could an MRI.

1549
01:48:16,320 --> 01:48:17,360
 Yeah, anyone's ever had that.

1550
01:48:17,480 --> 01:48:18,220
 I mean, ACL.

1551
01:48:18,580 --> 01:48:23,560
 Right, MR, I agree with you because all of us who've had broken balls, usually six weeks.

1552
01:48:23,840 --> 01:48:24,120
 Right.

1553
01:48:24,240 --> 01:48:27,040
 And if everything goes right, you're pretty much back rocking and rolling.

1554
01:48:27,460 --> 01:48:31,040
 Quickly, BB, obviously caught up in all of this talk, the Braves.

1555
01:48:31,120 --> 01:48:34,120
 Your thoughts about the weekend that was for the Braves?

1556
01:48:35,380 --> 01:48:36,620
 What do you call Cleveland?

1557
01:48:37,040 --> 01:48:38,340
 Do a lot of folks call them the garbage?

1558
01:48:38,340 --> 01:48:43,880
 Well, I call them what they are, is the Cleveland Indians, but the Braves won two out of three.

1559
01:48:44,020 --> 01:48:46,580
 In fact, they went nuts last night on NBC.

1560
01:48:47,400 --> 01:48:49,040
 A lot of people got a chance to see that.

1561
01:48:49,200 --> 01:48:52,520
 Won 13-1, had their hitting shoes on Miami.

1562
01:48:53,300 --> 01:48:56,300
 And you can hear that game on 93-9, the score tonight.

1563
01:48:56,300 --> 01:49:01,440
 But, again, Harold, they lead by two games in the division.

1564
01:49:01,660 --> 01:49:04,560
 The pitching, Sal did not have the best game.

1565
01:49:04,640 --> 01:49:09,340
 And, quite frankly, they didn't play as well defensively in that game.

1566
01:49:09,440 --> 01:49:11,240
 But they had their hitting shoes on.

1567
01:49:11,800 --> 01:49:18,460
 But no question about it, if this team can stay healthy and get Riley going, Acuna going,

1568
01:49:18,900 --> 01:49:25,340
 some of the other guys, Ian Smith, once again, with a big home run, he has been a pleasant surprise.

1569
01:49:25,880 --> 01:49:28,540
 Again, the Braves with 10 wins right now.

1570
01:49:28,640 --> 01:49:31,760
 They have the second-most wins in all of baseball.

1571
01:49:31,880 --> 01:49:34,420
 No surprise, the Dodgers with one more with 11.

1572
01:49:34,520 --> 01:49:37,440
 But right now, the Braves already in double digits.

1573
01:49:37,580 --> 01:49:38,560
 What a difference the year makes.

1574
01:49:38,620 --> 01:49:42,360
 They'll try to add to that tonight as Mr. Holmes takes the mound against Miami.

1575
01:49:42,940 --> 01:49:45,920
 And, of course, you can catch that game right here on 93-9, the score.

1576
01:49:46,020 --> 01:49:47,100
 It's going to take care of business for now.

1577
01:49:47,180 --> 01:49:49,820
 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1578
01:49:50,240 --> 01:49:52,100
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1579
01:49:52,100 --> 01:49:54,540
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to two for the B.M.O. Buck Show.

1580
01:49:54,880 --> 01:49:57,180
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93-9, the score.