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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New Exclusive Inside Track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in to where. The question is, what are they saying about Auburn's spring fling and NATO gets new lights on the latest portal party in Tuscaloosa. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Monday to you and the listeners. About 30 minutes ago, Alabama against Boise State transfer 6-11. Drew Fielder, who averaged 14 points a game, but what caught Nate Oates' eyes was 41% from three.

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 We'll talk about a lot of men's college basketball portal action today with Alabama, Auburn, and Tennessee.

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 We'll talk to Brian Matthews about the Auburn A-Day game.

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 Ben Thomas of AL.com recaps a big week of changes for high school sports.

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 Adam is here right now to talk some SEC spring football and a little NFL draft.

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 Adam is Adam Spencer. He's visited there. It's Saturday down south.

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 Adam, welcome in to this Monday edition. How are you?

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

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 Hey, man.

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 We're doing all right. Adam, obviously, more of the spring flings coming out this weekend.

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 For the once, what was it, eight games across the SEC.

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 Which one had the most interesting storyline, or are you out of the campuses?

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 It's a spring game. What can you learn no matter where you go?

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 I'm more of the latter.

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 Sure. I mean, I think that as these college coaches are getting more and more paranoid about showing anything,

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 I mean, you know, we've seen half the league just doesn't even have a traditional spring game anymore.

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 You know, it's just, you know, I don't think that there's a ton to learn from a public-facing, you know, scrimmage like this.

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 You know, I think that when somebody doesn't have a lot of success, when somebody struggles, I think that that's noteworthy a little bit more than when they put up video game numbers.

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 So, you know, I think that, you know, a couple weeks ago when Alabama had their A-Day game, I mean, you saw the O-line and the running game continue to struggle.

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 And I think that those are the kinds of things that you can kind of be like, oh, okay, so this is still an issue.

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 But, you know, when somebody puts up, you know, five touchdown passes or whatever, you know, I think that you've got to take those with a grain of salt.

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 I agree with you, Adam, because let's face it, these coaches, they're in total control of both sides of the ball.

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 And if they want to get a message out, what better way to kind of sit here and influence the script would you agree trying to build whatever their objective is as far as momentum with the fans?

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 They'll complain about the defense, but they really like someone to light up the scoreboard, like you say.

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 So, I mean, let's face it, these coaches, if they want some good PR, they kind of know how to craft that, do they not?

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 And even though it's still like five months, six months from the start of the season, I mean, these guys are just so leery of putting anything of value on tape that an opponent could get an advantage on.

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 And so, you know, I think that these things are all manufactured and, you know, you don't want to see a quarterback throw an interception.

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 But, you know, the defense could have, you know, like you said, this could be manufactured to send a message to the quarterback or to, you know, build up the confidence in the defensive back.

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 So, it's hard to take anything hard and fast away from any of these scrimmages.

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 Adam, one that did catch my attention was Jared Curtis, the five-star quarterback at Vandy, replacing Diego Pavia.

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 It's not going to be easy, but Vandy was able to swipe him away from the state of Georgia.

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 And, you know, I think that that was probably a thing that they wanted to get going this spring is let him air it out a little bit,

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 I mean, he seems like he's already a sharp kid, but, you know, there's a lot that goes into these offenses these days that are more and more pro-style.

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 You know, you're seeing less and less of the Mike Leach air raid where it's like, well, we've run this one play.

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 There's just five different options to go to, and here's where you get, you know.

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 So, there's a lot more complexity to the game these days, though.

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 It is tough for a true freshman to step in, but if anybody can do it, it's Jared Curtis.

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 And, you know, he's got three years before he's draft eligible, so I bet, you know, I wouldn't bet against him becoming a star.

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 Adam Spencer's the star there Saturday down south.

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 The one thing that coaches do not want is what happened with Alabama and wide receiver Noah Carter and Texas A&M and Damian Sanford.

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 Your thoughts about the impact of the key injury there at Texas A&M and then earlier before the game, Georgia with a big loss as well in the practice field.

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 You want to make it through the spring session itself without, like, season-ending stuff.

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 And it's always a shame when it happens, especially at, like, key positions there.

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 You don't want to see a team get weakened in the spring window.

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 You know, you could tear your ACL on a non-contact play just on a normal day, you know, just going through it, walk-through style.

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 So, you know, it's just the risk that you take, and it's just always unfortunate when you see it during these spring scrimmages.

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 Adam, the NFL draft, hard to believe, begins Thursday.

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 And quite a few NCC quarterbacks are in the top ten.

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 Ty Simpson from Alabama, will he be a late first round or early second round?

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 Garrett Nussmeyer, some people picking the third round.

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 The NFL physical actually found a cyst on his spine, which was one of the reasons why he did not have the best of years.

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 Carson Beck, a lot of people think may go in the third or fourth round.

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 So if they traded with, like, say, the Chiefs and get pick nine and then pick 29,

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 The Kenny Pickett year, I believe, was one of those years.

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 Obviously, Goldish is doing everything he can to change the narrative down there.

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 He's staying off the golf course.

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 He's in the pulpit.

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 He's preaching what the fans want to hear.

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 You know, that's just not the way that the infrastructure is built right now.

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 There's been too many changes lately.

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 So, he just needs to take a step forward.

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 He needs to show a team that fights hard.

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 They just shot themselves in the foot over and over and over again in the worst situation.

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 You don't necessarily have to get one, but you have to be pushing for one.

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 Who are your top five picks?

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 That number four pick, though, if the Chiefs do end up trading up, then the number four pick is where things really start to get interesting.

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 Caleb Downs of Alabama and Ohio State, I think, 10.

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 Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 And plenty of NFL draft content.

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 So, yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 Another plate full.

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 Adam, a great way to kick off the week.

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 Thanks so much.

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 And stay safe out there, okay?

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back again.

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 It is a privilege for us to say hello to Andrew Bone.

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 He's a fine columnist and recruiting editor for BamaOnline.com, part of the On3.com family.

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 Andrew, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 How you doing good, guys?

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 How we doing?

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 Hey, man.

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 We're going to see if you can hear.

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 I mean, I don't know where you were at Saturday night, but Bryant Denny had a flavor of Tennessee.

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 Nick Saban makes another appearance out of the tunnel.

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 Well, your thoughts about the Monday after the big concert and what it might have meant at the cash register for Alabama.

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 Yeah, obviously it was a big deal down in Tuscaloosa with Morgan Wallen playing.

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 And, yeah, I think it sort of sets up for concerts at Bryant Denny here in the future.

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 Obviously, I think it was a big test to evaluate and kind of see how things were running and see how smoothly it went.

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 And, obviously, things went pretty well.

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 And, you know, the fan base and everybody there seemed to enjoy the walkout guests.

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 So, yeah, I was not there.

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 I was actually in New York at the time.

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 So I didn't get a chance to see the concert.

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 But I'm sure it was a pretty fun experience for all.

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 So, yeah, I mean, I definitely see this as a money-raising opportunity for Alabama to be able to give a percentage of that to these college athletes.

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 So I think they will certainly look at this more in the future.

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 And I don't know if they're going to do it once a year.

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 But, you know, I think it certainly opens the door to simply do a couple times.

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 I'd love to see a music festival there, to be honest with you.

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 Have four or five different bands there on a nice Saturday.

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 So we'll see how that goes.

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 But it was a cool experience for Alabama to have something like that finally.

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 Do you think the next time they do it they might invite the current head football coach to come out too?

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 Maybe so, maybe so.

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 Let's see if we can win some championships.

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 Andrea, let me ask you about a little bit of recruiting.

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 We talked last week about what many people consider to be the top quarterback in the country,

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 five-star quarterback Elijah Haven, Dunham High School in Baton Rouge.

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 He is announcing Saturday, April the 25th, and seems to be between Alabama and Georgia.

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 I know Auburn was in there, too.

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 Put up video game numbers.

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 Louisiana Gatorade player of the year, 4,000 yards, 62 touchdowns.

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 What are you hearing now?

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 And you had a very good article on maybe the best defensive back in the country.

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 John Meredith out of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas.

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 A lot of people think that he will end up in-state staying with Texas A&M, but Mo Lindquist, who is a Cracker Jack recruiter, is in on him very...

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 In fact, he's coming back again May 29th and 31st.

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 Will Alabama pick up a five-star quarterback?

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 And your thoughts on John Meredith?

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 Yeah, I think the timing of Elijah Haven's commitment is a positive thing for whoever gets him, and it certainly seems like Alabama is in the driver's seat.

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 It's down to Alabama and Georgia.

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 Now, Georgia's done a really good job.

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 They weren't considered kind of one of the top two schools for him, but they've, over the last few months, they've really turned up the heat.

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 They like him a lot.

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 You know, I feel like they've done a good job recruiting him, but Alabama's really kind of been there, you know, in the driver's seat since last October.

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 And I think they've done a tremendous job, led by Kalen DeBoer and Ryan Grubb.

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 But when Brian Ellis moved over, that relationship has certainly grown.

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 He had a really good relationship with Nick Sheridan before his departure, but Michigan State did not make the cuts.

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 Alabama still remained at the top of the list.

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 He was in Tuscaloosa for eight, multiple days, and he seems ready to make that decision.

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 So, you know, right now, you know, I feel like Alabama's position with him, you know, heading into this commitment on Saturday.

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 Now, you know, he commits to Alabama, and that's a big thing because Alabama doesn't really have a lot of commitments right now.

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 They have four commitments, and I'm not sure what's going to happen with Cole Lumpers, who's a tight end commitment from the Northeast.

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 He's been committed since December, but he also hasn't visited campus since last April.

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 So I think that's something to kind of watch, and we've kind of seen him bounce around to some other different schools throughout the spring.

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 He did not return to Tuscaloosa.

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 So I think, you know, let's just say Alabama has, you know, three and a half commitments right now.

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 And so going into the summer, when you have so many top guys that are uncommitted, that are waiting until after official visits to make a decision.

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 And, you know, you get a guy who's number one quarterback recruiting in the country coming on into Tuscaloosa for these big official visit weekends,

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 and not only for his official visit weekend, but, you know, also other weekends as well to come in and try to help recruit.

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 And I think he's scheduled to be in for the May 29th through 31st weekend, which is pretty much Alabama's biggest weekend of the summer,

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 or at least on paper right now, because you do have Munchu Sells, the five-star wide receiver coming in that weekend.

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 You have John Meredith, as you mentioned, five-star cornerback coming in that weekend, and so on and so on.

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 So you get Haven on board before that weekend, getting him on campus.

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 I'm not saying that, you know, kids make decisions based on others, but when you have a little bit of help, you know, any pitch is a good pitch.

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 So I think that, you know, that certainly helps.

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 And then flipping over to John Meredith, you know, number one cornerback in the country, taking a few visits to Alabama.

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 Now, he hasn't been back since January when he came in for the junior day.

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 Now, when he was on campus, he spent multiple days in Tuscaloosa.

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 So it was almost like an official visit before his official visit.

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 And we've seen a lot of these recruits, top-end guys that have been able to come in on a Friday, stay all day, visit all day on Saturday,

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 and then depart campus on Sunday morning.

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 So it's basically an official visit without paying these guys to come in and paying their travel expenses.

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 So, you know, right now Alabama is in that top two, top three with Meredith.

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 A&M has really been at the front of the pack for a while because of his relationship with coaching staff.

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 They've been recruiting him since he was a freshman.

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 But he's got a great relationship with Moe Lindquist, who has gone out there and seen him multiple times in Texas.

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 I don't think he's going out there this week, but I expect him out there next week.

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 And they should go out and they'll probably go out and see him a couple different times during this spring contact period.

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 So, you know, we will see.

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 I mean, we've seen crazier things happen as far as kids making decisions to go elsewhere when they were heavily favored.

393
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 Yeah, I remember Peter Woods, you know, at a time he had visited Alabama about 30 different times

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 and had only visited Clemson once and goes up for his official visit

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 and completely shuts down his recruitment, which shocked everyone.

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 So you never know what might happen during the course of the spring and then when official visits start.

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 So, you know, I think Alabama, you know, still feels like they've got a chance there.

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 You know, is it a very strong chance?

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 So I'm not sure about that, but they're going to keep on swinging and kind of see what happens there until the end.

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 Stay tuned for the latest with Andrew, Andrew Bone, BamaOnline.com.

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 Andrew, let's talk basketball recruiting Alabama.

402
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 How in the world do you ask this question, the comings and goings?

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 I guess the very latest, Amari Allen, I don't think anybody's shocked, got to test the NBA draft waters.

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00:28:04,620 --> 00:28:08,880
 So the folks unacquainted with that, that's different than entering some of this other stuff.

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00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:11,020
 That means the door swings both ways.

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 It's still got a chance to come back.

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00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,140
 But your thoughts about Nate Oates, the portal, and recruiting there?

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 Yeah, I think things are starting to come together for Alabama.

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00:28:20,420 --> 00:28:23,080
 And they obviously got a big commitment today.

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00:28:23,380 --> 00:28:34,040
 And Boise State transferred Drew Fielder, who's probably, I would say, probably the biggest potential impact player so far.

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 He was an all-Mountain West player last season.

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 You know, averaged close to 15 points a game, six rebounds.

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 Yeah, I think, you know, the biggest thing, you know, he's 6'11 and shoots, you know, 40% from three-point range.

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 So, you know, this is a guy that looks like a great passer based on film.

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 He's aggressive.

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 You know, he's a guy that, you know, I think they certainly like a lot.

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 And I feel like, you know, from what we've seen, you know, they've been really able to add some good size in this class so far.

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 You know, you look at a guy like Brandon Garrison from Kentucky who's over 6'10".

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 Jamarian Davis Fleming, who's, you know, about 6'9".

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 You know, and I think they've done a really good job of getting some players that, you know, can make an impact.

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 Cole Cloer, who transfers them from NC State.

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 I mean, these are some really, you know, productive guys that, you know, they feel like can come in and make an impact.

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 So, I think they're still looking to add, you know, at least a, you know, a guard-type player.

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 You know, still looking around, seeing what's available, see what they can bring in.

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 But, you know, I think Nate Oates and his staff are excited about what they've been able to add now.

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 Obviously, we saw, you know, Maury Allen declare for the NBA draft last night, but still giving him some wiggle room to come back.

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 So, yeah, I think that, you know, that's a situation that, you know, we'll kind of see how that plays out.

428
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 But I envision he'll be back.

429
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 So, I'm not saying that he will, but I envision it sort of like, you know, we saw with Phylon last year.

430
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 So, we'll see how that plays out.

431
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 But, yeah, I think they've done pretty well in the portal class so far.

432
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 You're exactly right.

433
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 London Jimmison announced over the weekend he is coming back.

434
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 Davey and Hannah is going to enter the portal.

435
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 Have not heard from Keaton Bristow.

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 And, again, the deadline to end the portal is tomorrow.

437
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 And then Colin Zoe, the young man who had a heart defect that they discovered.

438
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 Great stuff, be it football or basketball.

439
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 Andrew Bone has got the absolute latest.

440
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 And May is about to really get heated up for you and the recruiting staff.

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 A.B., where can we get online and get all yours and the team's good stuff?

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 And also, where can we buy your book?

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 Yeah, well, come check us out at bamonline.com.

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 You know, this is, you know, really peak recruiting season for those, you know,

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 recruiting junkies that are out there.

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 We'll see probably some new offers get extended.

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 So, you know, it's an exciting time on the recruiting front.

454
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 Obviously, basketball is, you know, with the transfer portal.

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 We're waiting to see kind of how that shakes out.

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 So, come check us out at bamonline.com.

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 And, you know, as you mentioned, my book, The Road to Bama,

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 Sounds great, Andrew.

467
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 Listen, man, thanks for your time, Dan.

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 Have a great week, okay?

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 Yeah, let's do the same.

470
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 Thank you.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Brian, welcome in.

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 Anything exciting going on over the weekend in your backyard?

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 How are you?

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 Oh, not too much happening.

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 We're pretty quiet.

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 Just hang out with the family, you know, watch a little TV.

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 How about you guys?

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 Pretty quiet on this end, too.

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 Obviously, we say that tongue-in-cheek, Brian.

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 The spring flames in the books.

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 Where do you start in breaking it down for the folks who might have missed it?

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 Well, I mean, it was a high-scoring A-Day, although I'm still not sure I quite understand

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 exactly how they came to that conclusion with the final score.

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 But, you know, we saw some pretty good players running around out there.

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 I thought, you know, a D.C. crowd showed up around 30,000, according to the stats there.

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 I don't know if that's true or not, but that's what they put out there.

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 I think 34 was the number.

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 But, you know, I thought it was a well-played game for the most part.

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 And I just try not to draw too many conclusions from A-Day because I've seen so many, and most of them don't really matter.

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 And most of what you see in the A-Day game doesn't really show up in the season once we get to the fall.

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 Totally agree with that.

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 Obviously, we talked earlier about this.

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 These coaches, they pretty much have a script of what they want to see and basically what they want portrayed.

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 So they can influence that stats for better or worse.

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 The thing that they can't control is injuries.

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 I'm assuming Auburn came through without any key injuries.

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 And the other part of that is, no matter what, sometimes it's not what you see but what you don't see.

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 And that is any flaws, starting with a quarterback spot and basically a brand-new group of wide receivers.

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 Yeah, and I think the coaches are both careful not to put too much out there, as coaches can be.

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 They're a little paranoid, even in spring practice.

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 I would say Auburn's been very fortunate during spring.

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 I don't think they've had any major injuries.

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 They held a few guys out of the scrimmage, but nobody for a serious injury.

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 Stanton, Ramell, I'm not sure exactly how to spell it, say that correctly, gave me.

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 He came in with an injury.

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 He's getting better, and he should be cleared for full contact this summer.

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 I think he started doing some things in practice at the end of spring.

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 So that's an important piece there at left tackle.

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 That's the one position to come out of spring not really sure about so far.

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 I'm trying to think.

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 A couple other guys banged up, but nothing serious there.

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 I think that's good.

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 As far as the quarterbacks go, I thought Tristan Tia had a great game, looked fantastic.

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 The redshirt freshman transfer, I believe, from Oregon State.

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 I think he's made a really strong case to be the number two quarterback this year.

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 Byron Brown threw a couple of interceptions, didn't really have the game maybe you'd want him to have.

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 I'm not saying Byron Brown is going to beat Cam Newton, but what I am saying is you can't put too much into a quarterback performance in A-Day.

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 You mentioned on Monday Musings, which is always mandatory reading for Auburn and SEC fans, the best unit on the field, linebackers, Bryce Dees, may have been the best player on the field.

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 Xavier Ankins, we know about him, Melendez, and friends, and you said maybe the most improved area was defensive line.

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 Cody Sigler, Dallas Walker, St. Ferrier, Malik Altry, Deshaun Womack, Jared Smith.

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 Go into a little more detail about what could be a very good front seven defensively for Auburn.

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 Yeah, well, you mentioned Cody Sigler, and he's come in and just been really, really good on the field and off the field.

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 I think that's a unit that's got a bunch of second-year guys coming back that are sophomores now, most of them.

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 Some freshmen, some freshmen, and they need a leader in that group, and he's really stepped up in that position.

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 And then Dallas Walker getting him back and eligible was really important for Auburn.

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00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:08,100
 They need an experienced nose, and that gives some of those younger guys an opportunity to gain experience and get better behind them.

665
00:43:08,220 --> 00:43:11,580
 But I think he's going to be ready to step in as a full-time starter.

666
00:43:11,740 --> 00:43:20,820
 And then I think Jared Smith is a guy that was signed as a really highly recruited player in the, I guess it was the 2006 class.

667
00:43:21,420 --> 00:43:24,220
 And I think he's really showing that potential now.

668
00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:25,760
 He had a nice interception there.

669
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,660
 I think he had another fumble recovery, I believe.

670
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:34,440
 And really, you could see his athleticism and probably the best pass rusher on the team right now.

671
00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:36,740
 So he's an exciting player to get.

672
00:43:36,820 --> 00:43:43,600
 And then they signed a really good transfer defensive end, Deshaun Womack.

673
00:43:44,240 --> 00:43:44,880
 He's an old miss.

674
00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:52,660
 But he's come in and stepped in and also been a leader and one of those important guys to, you know, bring those young guys along.

675
00:43:52,780 --> 00:43:57,460
 So I feel like they did a great job sort of rebuilding that defensive line, which lost all four starters.

676
00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,740
 And, you know, they're really making a move there.

677
00:44:01,740 --> 00:44:03,200
 So I like that.

678
00:44:03,300 --> 00:44:12,680
 It gives those young guys, you know, the secondary guys a chance to, you know, get better and not be thrown into these roles where you have to play right away or start.

679
00:44:13,720 --> 00:44:16,440
 Brian Matthews, senior editor, AuburnSports.com.

680
00:44:16,500 --> 00:44:18,280
 We don't talk about him until you need him.

681
00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:23,720
 Your thoughts so far about what can you say about the special teams coming out of camp?

682
00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:28,360
 Well, I mean, I don't know that there's that much to say about it.

683
00:44:29,220 --> 00:44:33,120
 You know, I think you're going to see something similar to what you saw last year.

684
00:44:34,260 --> 00:44:39,580
 I certainly think that, you know, we'll see if the punting can get a little better.

685
00:44:39,580 --> 00:44:45,720
 Yeah, they brought a new guy in, McGuire, and we'll see if he, you know, that competition with Hudson there and how that goes.

686
00:44:45,980 --> 00:44:52,760
 And, you know, as McPherson is back, and as long as he stays healthy, he should be one of the best place kickers in the league.

687
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:54,700
 So I think they feel pretty good there.

688
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:58,380
 And, you know, as far as return guys go, you know, we'll see.

689
00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:02,940
 They've got a few guys I think they're looking at, but I think that's just the start.

690
00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:05,220
 And I don't think this is anything set in stone yet.

691
00:45:05,260 --> 00:45:07,680
 I think that's going to be determined once we get to fall.

692
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:12,520
 Cole Bass did not have the best game of his career.

693
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:15,160
 I heard he had some inconsistent snaps.

694
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:22,260
 You mentioned Stanton Ramell, Joe Simmons, Lyre, Strand, again, mix and match.

695
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:27,180
 What stood out for you, good and bad, on the offensive line?

696
00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:34,100
 Yeah, Cole was a little off there, but, you know, he's a seasoned veteran, so you figure, you know, he'll get that worked out.

697
00:45:34,700 --> 00:45:34,980
 Okay.

698
00:45:35,300 --> 00:45:39,520
 And I think Joe Simmons has been one of the standouts there, along with Derek Lodge.

699
00:45:40,220 --> 00:45:46,220
 Joe's been playing with the right tackle, positive playing guard, you know, Cole Bass in there.

700
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:49,500
 And we'll see how the other positions sort of work themselves out.

701
00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:53,980
 But I think those are three players that you can point to on that offensive line.

702
00:45:53,980 --> 00:46:01,280
 And I just think that's the one unit that's going to take some time, more time, to figure itself out, to find those five starters and find the next three guys.

703
00:46:01,720 --> 00:46:04,900
 And then, you know, be able to play together and play at a high enough level.

704
00:46:05,060 --> 00:46:07,980
 I think they've got some other people on offense that can be productive.

705
00:46:08,140 --> 00:46:11,560
 I just think they've got to get that unit and figure out who's going to be the left tackle, too, of course.

706
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,660
 Let me ask you about basketball.

707
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:29,940
 Brayton's Owen Freeman is the latest big man for Auburn, all 16 of them, to go along with Bucky, to Bucky Boyer, in the French dude.

708
00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:31,800
 They're seven feet.

709
00:46:32,980 --> 00:46:38,580
 And Auburn was able to keep so many of these guys, which is real plus for them.

710
00:46:38,740 --> 00:46:45,000
 Overton, Simon Walker, Sebastian Williams-Adams, Hedifert was huge coming back.

711
00:46:45,460 --> 00:46:54,500
 B, Matt, talk a little bit about Auburn's size in the post, which is going to be quite impressive, and where they are now as forced transfers.

712
00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:57,360
 Yeah, they are so much bigger.

713
00:46:57,360 --> 00:47:03,200
 You mentioned they added, you know, Aboye from Santa Clara.

714
00:47:03,340 --> 00:47:04,160
 He's a seven-footer.

715
00:47:04,720 --> 00:47:09,200
 They signed Narcisse Ngoi, I think is how you say it, from France.

716
00:47:09,340 --> 00:47:09,420
 Yeah.

717
00:47:09,880 --> 00:47:10,900
 He's a seven-footer.

718
00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:13,860
 And then they added Owen Freeman, who started out at Iowa.

719
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:15,040
 He was a Creighton last year.

720
00:47:15,100 --> 00:47:16,280
 He's 6'10 forward.

721
00:47:16,420 --> 00:47:18,060
 He can also play some five if you need him to.

722
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:20,840
 He is coming off a couple of injuries.

723
00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:28,260
 He had, I guess he injured his finger or hand pretty bad at the end of the 25th, had surgery.

724
00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:32,600
 And then right before he started at Creighton, he had a knee injury, had to have surgery.

725
00:47:32,940 --> 00:47:35,700
 So he had a really tough year last year.

726
00:47:36,660 --> 00:47:42,940
 But, you know, he's the guy that was, I think, the SEC freshman, I mean, the big 10 freshman of the year, a few years ago.

727
00:47:43,120 --> 00:47:47,860
 So he certainly has that ability, when he's healthy, to be a difference maker at that post position.

728
00:47:47,860 --> 00:47:52,840
 And I'm really intrigued by him, because I think as a sophomore, he started to shoot threes more.

729
00:47:53,620 --> 00:47:56,340
 And maybe that was part of his game they're adding to be more of a stretch forward.

730
00:47:56,560 --> 00:48:00,520
 But then, you know, last year, the injuries, I think, really hampered that growth there.

731
00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:05,780
 So we'll see if that's something that he can work on here during the offseason, maybe prove on.

732
00:48:05,840 --> 00:48:12,000
 Because I think if he can play four with the size, Auburn's now got a five, and he can be at least a threat at three-point range,

733
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:13,660
 that will really open things up for the rest of the team.

734
00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:15,780
 Let's talk a little bit.

735
00:48:16,060 --> 00:48:17,700
 Baseball, good news with Tigers.

736
00:48:17,700 --> 00:48:19,020
 Here's at the expense of the Gators.

737
00:48:19,240 --> 00:48:22,220
 And in particular, talk to us about Mason McCrane.

738
00:48:22,460 --> 00:48:24,540
 Is he getting enough love for the Tigers?

739
00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:31,040
 Well, he was just named SEC co-presenter of the week, again, the second time to earn those honors.

740
00:48:31,920 --> 00:48:36,820
 And, you know, he has been a really, really good player for Auburn.

741
00:48:36,900 --> 00:48:42,580
 He got hot there, did not start the season as a starter, came on when some starters struggled,

742
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:47,140
 got into SEC play, hit a little bit of a wall there.

743
00:48:47,660 --> 00:48:50,580
 But they held him out for, I'd say, maybe a couple weeks or so.

744
00:48:51,020 --> 00:48:53,600
 And he worked on some things, and he's come back and been terrific.

745
00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:56,220
 Had three home runs in that Florida series.

746
00:48:56,600 --> 00:48:58,260
 Was really, really good.

747
00:48:59,260 --> 00:49:04,060
 Last week, it was key at Auburn being able to come back and win that series after losing game one.

748
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:07,780
 So, yeah, and he's just a terrific athlete, too.

749
00:49:08,300 --> 00:49:12,480
 You know, he's got probably the best arm on the team, and, you know, I think maybe one of the best arms in the SEC.

750
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:19,960
 Outfield arms, you know, I would not suggest trying to go first or third on him or take up second on anything that's not to the wall.

751
00:49:20,620 --> 00:49:26,840
 And certainly a guy that just has a ton of power, big duties, about 6'6", over 200 pounds.

752
00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:30,380
 And when he gets a hold of one, he can hit it just about as hard to build on that team.

753
00:49:31,520 --> 00:49:34,980
 Let me ask you about the Jordan-Hare North project.

754
00:49:35,220 --> 00:49:37,280
 You put this in Monday Musings.

755
00:49:37,740 --> 00:49:45,360
 A lot of people don't realize the stadium's nearly 90 years old and needs a facelift, and they're going to get it.

756
00:49:45,640 --> 00:49:59,020
 But we talked about this last week, being able to host events, a year-round restaurant, retail and event space where you can have meetings, community events, weddings.

757
00:49:59,840 --> 00:50:03,640
 Whatever the case may be, in Alabama, I had a big concert over the weekend.

758
00:50:03,640 --> 00:50:12,840
 Now, Auburn is doing soccer, international soccer, who Brian Matthews is a fan of, coming this summer.

759
00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:17,640
 And then I believe there's a country concert in October.

760
00:50:18,360 --> 00:50:23,580
 They may talk about, again, you've got to be looking for additional revenue streams.

761
00:50:24,200 --> 00:50:32,300
 I think this is a good one for the facelift for the stadium, and then the other two special events to make a little money off of.

762
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:33,200
 It is.

763
00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:36,540
 I think it checks off all those boxes, right?

764
00:50:37,740 --> 00:50:44,040
 It looks better, which you mentioned, which I think is so important, because Jordan-Hare Stadium is the symbol of Auburn football,

765
00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:51,840
 and it needs to look impressive and imposing and be like Sanford Hall represents Auburn University.

766
00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,580
 So, at least the drawings do.

767
00:50:54,640 --> 00:50:56,520
 We'll see what it looks like when it's actually done.

768
00:50:57,040 --> 00:50:59,420
 But it's going to serve so many different purposes.

769
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:05,580
 It's going to be a great place for students, opening up some more restaurants right there in the, you know,

770
00:51:05,620 --> 00:51:10,320
 close to the center of campus and places, I guess, where they can study and stuff.

771
00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:11,960
 Like you said, they can hold events there.

772
00:51:11,960 --> 00:51:19,840
 And they're certainly working on Jordan-Hare being able to host more things inside, on the field, like the soccer match and, like, concerts.

773
00:51:20,380 --> 00:51:26,260
 Anything to bring in more revenue that will eventually be turned into however you work it through the system,

774
00:51:26,820 --> 00:51:32,020
 into being able to afford to pay players to compete for Auburn and win games for Auburn.

775
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:34,340
 Well, it helps.

776
00:51:34,500 --> 00:51:40,620
 I can assure you, it also helps to get online and get the absolute latest as far as recruiting.

777
00:51:40,840 --> 00:51:43,960
 Big May and June coming up, Ryan Matthews.

778
00:51:44,580 --> 00:51:49,700
 That Auburn recruiting, basketball portal, you've got to tomorrow to enter that.

779
00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:54,960
 Auburn baseball, recapping a day and looking forward to the season.

780
00:51:55,620 --> 00:51:57,840
 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

781
00:51:58,320 --> 00:52:01,620
 Yeah, we'll continue to have a ton of basketball portal information.

782
00:52:01,620 --> 00:52:06,820
 Auburn is still building that roster, and you've still got to keep an eye on things, you know, until tomorrow.

783
00:52:07,760 --> 00:52:09,520
 With current players, you know, nothing's settled.

784
00:52:10,200 --> 00:52:13,660
 You know, even if you may think it is, that'll be something to watch there.

785
00:52:13,980 --> 00:52:17,200
 And, you know, baseball's got another big series coming up this weekend.

786
00:52:17,580 --> 00:52:19,140
 They've got an incredible finish.

787
00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:21,160
 I think it's Oklahoma coming in this weekend.

788
00:52:22,380 --> 00:52:26,440
 They've got some tough, tough series coming up to finish the season

789
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:28,860
 and try to figure out their place in the postseason.

790
00:52:29,260 --> 00:52:33,280
 All that and more, AuburnSports.com, recruiting, football recruiting, of course.

791
00:52:33,700 --> 00:52:35,760
 Follow me on Twitter, so that's X at B-MAT-AU.

792
00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:37,600
 That's great, Brian.

793
00:52:37,660 --> 00:52:39,040
 Listen, man, thanks for your time, Dane.

794
00:52:39,080 --> 00:52:40,080
 Have a great week, okay?

795
00:52:40,720 --> 00:52:41,480
 Appreciate you guys.

796
00:52:41,540 --> 00:52:41,820
 Thank you.

797
00:52:42,260 --> 00:52:42,840
 Thank you, Buck.

798
00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:47,060
 And Tigers or Brian Matthews, if your life doesn't seem to be going in the right direction,

799
00:52:47,180 --> 00:52:47,840
 just hang on.

800
00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:48,820
 Just ask the Braves.

801
00:52:48,900 --> 00:52:51,940
 Would you agree, B-B, what a difference the year makes for the Atlanta Braves?

802
00:52:52,980 --> 00:52:53,980
 They're on a heater.

803
00:52:53,980 --> 00:52:59,140
 They swept the Phillies on the road first time in 10 years.

804
00:52:59,640 --> 00:53:03,280
 They've been able to do that one last night, four to two.

805
00:53:03,500 --> 00:53:10,980
 They're leading Major League Baseball in many, many categories, including five right now.

806
00:53:11,080 --> 00:53:12,680
 They're very early in the season.

807
00:53:12,840 --> 00:53:15,160
 But, yes, the Braves are playing well.

808
00:53:15,620 --> 00:53:17,680
 Five-game lead over the Marlins to the Nationals.

809
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:19,020
 By the way, guess who they play tonight?

810
00:53:19,080 --> 00:53:19,720
 The Nationals.

811
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:21,560
 The chance to push it even further back.

812
00:53:22,180 --> 00:53:24,500
 And just as important, the Mets with that big payroll.

813
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:29,560
 Eight games in last place behind the Braves in first place.

814
00:53:29,780 --> 00:53:32,860
 Coming up, the first guest of the next hour is going to be Ben Thomas.

815
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894
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 An independent candidate has announced his race for the state Senate District 10 seat.

895
00:57:23,060 --> 00:57:28,020
 Jesse Battles originally qualified as a Republican a few months ago, but was then disqualified

896
00:57:28,020 --> 00:57:32,680
 by the state party leadership this past February when it comes to running in the Republican primary

897
00:57:32,680 --> 00:57:33,080
 race.

898
00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:36,040
 Battles has now decided to run in the same race as an independent.

899
00:57:36,360 --> 00:57:41,060
 Andrew Jones is the Republican incumbent, who is also being challenged in that primary by Amy

900
00:57:41,060 --> 00:57:41,340
 Minton.

901
00:57:41,700 --> 00:57:45,840
 After Battles made his announcement this past Sunday, he said that his campaign was never

902
00:57:45,840 --> 00:57:51,060
 built in back rooms, but by neighbors, friends, and family who deeply care about the future

903
00:57:51,060 --> 00:57:51,720
 of their community.

904
00:57:51,980 --> 00:57:55,720
 Battles will now gather the necessary signatures to secure his ballot access.

905
00:57:56,220 --> 00:57:58,680
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

906
00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:01,700
 Where I was living was not a great place to live anymore.

907
00:58:01,700 --> 00:58:06,280
 I began to pray for a place to go, praying for all of these things that a nine-year-old would

908
00:58:06,280 --> 00:58:06,600
 want.

909
00:58:06,760 --> 00:58:10,220
 I wanted horses, big house with a bunch of people my age.

910
00:58:10,360 --> 00:58:11,120
 I wanted parents.

911
00:58:11,220 --> 00:58:12,200
 I wanted a mom and a dad.

912
00:58:12,520 --> 00:58:15,720
 Before I even prayed it, the Lord had already answered my prayer with the

913
00:58:15,720 --> 00:58:16,280
 Big Oak Ranch.

914
00:58:16,460 --> 00:58:19,460
 Who would that nine-year-old be if she never came to the Big Oak Ranch?

915
00:58:19,640 --> 00:58:24,400
 I would be trying to fight for survival instead of fighting to break a cycle.

916
00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:28,040
 Big Oak Ranch, a Christian home for children needing a chance.

917
00:58:28,520 --> 00:58:32,040
 The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is now investigating a triple homicide that occurred

918
00:58:32,040 --> 00:58:33,820
 in Wilmore this past weekend.

919
00:58:34,120 --> 00:58:39,400
 The victims have been identified as a 46-year-old woman, 17-year-old girl, and 12-year-old boy who

920
00:58:39,400 --> 00:58:41,620
 were all found dead at the same home where they lived.

921
00:58:41,880 --> 00:58:43,260
 No one has been arrested at this time.

922
00:58:43,860 --> 00:58:47,740
 The residents of Rehoboth are mourning the loss of their very first mayor, Joe Collins.

923
00:58:47,740 --> 00:58:52,420
 Collins served as the town's mayor for 20 years after first helping incorporate that

924
00:58:52,420 --> 00:58:53,740
 town back in 1996.

925
00:58:54,260 --> 00:58:56,120
 Collins was also the mayor in 2017.

926
00:58:56,600 --> 00:59:00,100
 When tornadoes caused severe damage there, he coordinated the recovery efforts.

927
00:59:00,360 --> 00:59:03,880
 Flags are now flying at Hathstaff in honor of Collins and the news of his passing.

928
00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:05,000
 I'm Andrea Tex.

929
00:59:05,200 --> 00:59:09,800
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939
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940
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01:00:57,200 --> 01:01:00,540
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964
01:01:03,220 --> 01:01:06,040
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965
01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:08,500
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide.

966
01:01:08,660 --> 01:01:11,600
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967
01:01:12,420 --> 01:01:17,820
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968
01:01:18,600 --> 01:01:19,360
 Welcome back in.

969
01:01:19,420 --> 01:01:20,620
 Hour 2 of the Boomo Bugg Show.

970
01:01:20,720 --> 01:01:22,320
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

971
01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:25,580
 Thank you so much for giving us a speed ride around the Tennessee Valley.

972
01:01:25,740 --> 01:01:29,700
 With that, we say hello to Ben Thomas and thank him for coming on board with us.

973
01:01:29,780 --> 01:01:31,820
 Ben, visit there at AL.com.

974
01:01:31,880 --> 01:01:33,700
 VT, welcome in.

975
01:01:34,380 --> 01:01:37,960
 Can you say a busy, busy last few days?

976
01:01:38,060 --> 01:01:38,800
 How are you?

977
01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:40,640
 Hey, I'm doing good.

978
01:01:40,700 --> 01:01:41,920
 How you guys doing this week?

979
01:01:42,020 --> 01:01:42,380
 Hey, Ben.

980
01:01:42,620 --> 01:01:47,660
 Well, our head's swimming, and I'm sure yours is, too, trying to figure out what all's going on.

981
01:01:48,200 --> 01:01:54,740
 For the folks who've been on vacation and expect high school sports to look next year like they've looked over the past few years,

982
01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:56,280
 buckle up, buttercup.

983
01:01:56,340 --> 01:01:57,220
 It's going to be different.

984
01:01:57,440 --> 01:02:01,400
 Ben, where do you start in talking about really and truly, I guess it could be said,

985
01:02:01,440 --> 01:02:05,840
 a historic week or last few days for high school sports in the state of Alabama?

986
01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:08,940
 Yeah, a lot's happened, guys.

987
01:02:08,940 --> 01:02:13,900
 I don't know if anything really shocking has happened, but there definitely was some decisions made.

988
01:02:14,640 --> 01:02:17,720
 You know, last week at the central board meeting, I was there.

989
01:02:18,260 --> 01:02:21,140
 It was a marathon meeting, about four and a half hours.

990
01:02:21,440 --> 01:02:24,340
 Now, they were in executive session about two and a half of those hours,

991
01:02:24,540 --> 01:02:27,720
 and then they went straight into legislative council.

992
01:02:28,100 --> 01:02:31,880
 But a couple of points, you know, I think that came out of it.

993
01:02:31,960 --> 01:02:34,380
 Number one, let's talk basketball first.

994
01:02:35,220 --> 01:02:41,880
 They have decided to implement the shot clock for all schools, all levels, starting next year.

995
01:02:42,060 --> 01:02:47,700
 So the 35-second shot clock with the 25-second reset will be in.

996
01:02:48,540 --> 01:02:49,600
 I think that's good.

997
01:02:49,680 --> 01:02:51,080
 I think most people wanted that.

998
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:56,420
 I mean, the main question there, I think, is, you know, for these smaller rural schools,

999
01:02:56,420 --> 01:02:59,460
 will it be a financial hardship for them?

1000
01:03:00,700 --> 01:03:08,020
 What they said at the meeting was that their cost analysis was about $5,000 for two shot clocks.

1001
01:03:09,120 --> 01:03:10,680
 Maybe you might could get them for less.

1002
01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:13,060
 So I think that's the only hiccup there.

1003
01:03:13,260 --> 01:03:14,240
 They have to be mounted.

1004
01:03:15,060 --> 01:03:18,140
 And you have to have one on each side, either mounted on the goal or the wall.

1005
01:03:18,300 --> 01:03:19,360
 So I think it's a good thing.

1006
01:03:19,420 --> 01:03:21,300
 I mean, they have that at all the levels.

1007
01:03:21,480 --> 01:03:24,000
 I mean, I think that's a good thing.

1008
01:03:24,060 --> 01:03:30,640
 And the other thing that passed was the mercy rule going through the championship round.

1009
01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:32,940
 We had that pretty much through the regional round.

1010
01:03:33,160 --> 01:03:34,800
 That's a team's up by 30.

1011
01:03:35,340 --> 01:03:37,340
 They have a running clock in the fourth quarter.

1012
01:03:37,340 --> 01:03:43,140
 I think that was probably necessitated by the one known as 101-40 victory over Silicon Valley

1013
01:03:43,140 --> 01:03:45,020
 in the 5A championship game.

1014
01:03:45,660 --> 01:03:51,860
 The one thing they talked about that took no action on was, you know, we've heard for a year or two now

1015
01:03:51,860 --> 01:03:58,360
 that especially the bigger schools, now the Class 6A schools, wanted to go from basketball areas

1016
01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:03,120
 to three-, four-, five-team areas to regions or districts, much like they have in football.

1017
01:04:03,860 --> 01:04:05,260
 They took no action on that.

1018
01:04:05,340 --> 01:04:08,220
 So for right now, we remain with areas.

1019
01:04:08,220 --> 01:04:12,120
 So that's the basketball summary that we learned.

1020
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:15,920
 B.T., let's talk about the football.

1021
01:04:16,300 --> 01:04:26,920
 Super 7 now simplified to football championships, five days of competition, four flag football games

1022
01:04:26,920 --> 01:04:27,760
 on Tuesday.

1023
01:04:28,620 --> 01:04:33,720
 And a lot of people were wondering, including the three of us, what the private school championship

1024
01:04:33,720 --> 01:04:35,380
 games were going to look like.

1025
01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:38,120
 Two championship games on Wednesday.

1026
01:04:39,620 --> 01:04:49,100
 And then you've got the championship games for beginning, I believe, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

1027
01:04:49,100 --> 01:04:52,300
 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

1028
01:04:52,300 --> 01:04:58,280
 The middle game, the 3 p.m. now, being eliminated, which is interesting.

1029
01:04:58,440 --> 01:05:05,520
 B.T., your thoughts on the changes for the football championships that will be held in Mobile?

1030
01:05:06,520 --> 01:05:09,440
 Yeah, I mean, that's pretty much the way they had to do it.

1031
01:05:10,300 --> 01:05:11,260
 I don't know.

1032
01:05:11,540 --> 01:05:16,060
 The interesting thing will be, you know, I'm not sure the reason that, you know, they're

1033
01:05:16,060 --> 01:05:20,200
 in South Alabama this year at the Hancock-Whitney Stadium, which is, I told you guys, it's going

1034
01:05:20,200 --> 01:05:23,180
 to be a great environment for the championship games.

1035
01:05:23,260 --> 01:05:25,580
 It's about a 25-seat stadium, I think.

1036
01:05:25,620 --> 01:05:27,720
 It'll look really good for the bigger schools.

1037
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:30,400
 I think that'll be a neat environment.

1038
01:05:31,300 --> 01:05:37,420
 The main issue there with the middle game was they didn't have a locker room for that

1039
01:05:37,420 --> 01:05:38,200
 middle game.

1040
01:05:38,200 --> 01:05:44,400
 So the reason the times are at 11 and 7 is so they'll have time to come in and disinfect,

1041
01:05:44,720 --> 01:05:45,720
 do whatever they have to do.

1042
01:05:45,780 --> 01:05:50,380
 They need at least an hour, I'm told, to get the locker room cleaned out and get them ready

1043
01:05:50,380 --> 01:05:52,680
 for the next football team that comes in.

1044
01:05:52,860 --> 01:05:56,040
 So people are wondering, well, that seems like a long time between games.

1045
01:05:56,120 --> 01:06:00,520
 That's why it is, so they can make sure that the locker room is disinfected.

1046
01:06:00,660 --> 01:06:06,240
 So not surprised by that, although I am wondering what I'm going to be doing, you know, for four

1047
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:07,440
 hours between games.

1048
01:06:07,720 --> 01:06:11,040
 But it is close to now, so maybe I'll return home.

1049
01:06:11,300 --> 01:06:14,980
 But I think it's interesting that the flag football games will all be on Tuesday.

1050
01:06:14,980 --> 01:06:20,360
 That won't be an issue because they play a lot of their games are on Tuesday, early in the

1051
01:06:20,360 --> 01:06:20,660
 week.

1052
01:06:21,160 --> 01:06:26,160
 And then the private school games, we learned about the private school pathways for basically

1053
01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:27,660
 every sport last week.

1054
01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:33,960
 And football-wise, the lowered private school division only has three rounds, so they'll be

1055
01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:37,160
 off the semifinal week when everybody else is playing semifinals.

1056
01:06:37,880 --> 01:06:40,540
 And the bigger schools, this was kind of a surprise.

1057
01:06:41,220 --> 01:06:45,820
 The bigger schools, right now, eight of the 16 teams will get into the playoffs.

1058
01:06:45,820 --> 01:06:49,580
 A lot of those bigger schools wanted it to be 12 of 16 teams.

1059
01:06:50,460 --> 01:06:51,540
 They wanted that.

1060
01:06:51,660 --> 01:06:56,700
 The talk I heard was that 12 of the 16 would get in and then the top seeds would have a

1061
01:06:56,700 --> 01:06:57,880
 bye in the first round.

1062
01:06:58,320 --> 01:07:03,680
 But right now, what they've passed is eight of those 16s get in, so they won't have games

1063
01:07:03,680 --> 01:07:08,360
 either the first round or the fourth round, which is really unusual.

1064
01:07:08,460 --> 01:07:09,700
 That still may change.

1065
01:07:09,800 --> 01:07:13,980
 I mean, the private school, the first private school, you know, they formed this private school

1066
01:07:13,980 --> 01:07:16,220
 committee and their first meeting is going to be in June.

1067
01:07:16,220 --> 01:07:23,100
 So, you know, maybe there's still some adjustments there that can be made, but it'll be an interesting

1068
01:07:23,100 --> 01:07:30,620
 run in football and also, you know, I think the football championships is what we're calling

1069
01:07:30,620 --> 01:07:31,060
 it now.

1070
01:07:31,660 --> 01:07:34,880
 But I think that'll be a fun week down here in Mobile is just be different.

1071
01:07:36,660 --> 01:07:40,580
 Anyone who's ever played and been in one of those locker rooms, that is music to their

1072
01:07:40,580 --> 01:07:45,540
 ears to disinfect that sucker before you come in because that can be a lifetime experience

1073
01:07:45,540 --> 01:07:46,180
 in itself.

1074
01:07:46,700 --> 01:07:50,200
 Ben, a lot of talk about the private school and we're blessed with a lot of them up here.

1075
01:07:50,280 --> 01:07:57,000
 Your thoughts, I think right now, the question is, does all these changes benefit or hurt or

1076
01:07:57,000 --> 01:08:01,020
 is it one of those classic situations where it's just too early to tell, only time is going

1077
01:08:01,020 --> 01:08:01,380
 to tell?

1078
01:08:02,600 --> 01:08:04,620
 I still think we've got to wait and see.

1079
01:08:04,780 --> 01:08:06,160
 I mean, I'm not for it.

1080
01:08:06,200 --> 01:08:08,640
 I mean, my child goes to a private school.

1081
01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:13,660
 I would have, you know, I've always been in the corner of, I'd like to for them just to

1082
01:08:13,660 --> 01:08:14,560
 keep playing together.

1083
01:08:15,120 --> 01:08:18,000
 I think there's some definite hurdles that still have to be cleared.

1084
01:08:18,260 --> 01:08:20,680
 I wrote a little bit about it in my column the other day.

1085
01:08:20,840 --> 01:08:26,640
 One of them is like a sport like girls wrestling, which has not a ton of, maybe not a ton of

1086
01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:30,560
 student athletes to begin with, but now in private schools, I think there's only 10 that

1087
01:08:30,560 --> 01:08:34,720
 field in the girls wrestlers and probably none of them field a full team.

1088
01:08:34,720 --> 01:08:39,820
 So, you know, in a situation like that, what do you do is there, you know, you're not, is

1089
01:08:39,820 --> 01:08:41,920
 it even a real championship?

1090
01:08:42,320 --> 01:08:48,600
 So, um, I still think it's a wait and see, um, you know, my, and my son plays football for

1091
01:08:48,600 --> 01:08:49,320
 Bayshore Christian.

1092
01:08:49,500 --> 01:08:54,220
 He's only in eighth grade and probably won't play much next year, but you know, it scares

1093
01:08:54,220 --> 01:08:59,660
 me a little bit for him to go up against, uh, programs like a mobile Christian or a Bayside

1094
01:08:59,660 --> 01:09:00,200
 Academy.

1095
01:09:00,920 --> 01:09:05,520
 Um, so I still think there's some hurdles to clear.

1096
01:09:05,520 --> 01:09:09,660
 I'm hoping the private, this private school committee, I think I like Keith Harmon.

1097
01:09:09,860 --> 01:09:15,920
 I think he will listen to what people say and we'll try and, uh, improve it, but he just

1098
01:09:15,920 --> 01:09:17,480
 almost did a no win situation.

1099
01:09:17,480 --> 01:09:21,200
 I mean, somebody, people are going to complain no matter what's done and they just have to

1100
01:09:21,200 --> 01:09:26,540
 try and do what they believe is best for all student athletes in the state and not just

1101
01:09:26,540 --> 01:09:27,880
 one group of student athletes.

1102
01:09:28,780 --> 01:09:30,720
 Let me ask you about the transfer.

1103
01:09:30,720 --> 01:09:37,060
 You put this in your Thursday column this week in high school transfers dragonfly, which

1104
01:09:37,060 --> 01:09:43,800
 is the site for team roster schedules and results proposition 11.

1105
01:09:44,120 --> 01:09:49,480
 Tell us a little bit more about proposition 11 in the update is for its transfers.

1106
01:09:50,300 --> 01:09:51,660
 Yeah, this is a big deal.

1107
01:09:51,740 --> 01:09:55,960
 I mean, to me, this may have been the biggest thing to come out of last week if they can police

1108
01:09:55,960 --> 01:09:56,200
 it.

1109
01:09:56,840 --> 01:10:02,880
 Um, so a couple of years ago, they formed this transfer task force committee, which was based

1110
01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:07,800
 on some information that there were clusters, mainly football wise, there were clusters of,

1111
01:10:07,800 --> 01:10:11,920
 uh, athletes that ended up transferring to kind of the same schools.

1112
01:10:12,440 --> 01:10:18,160
 Um, and so at that point last year, you know, you were supposed to mark in, in dragonfly, which

1113
01:10:18,160 --> 01:10:23,840
 for those that don't know dragonfly is like the software that keeps up with the schedules and

1114
01:10:23,840 --> 01:10:25,380
 the rosters of all the teams.

1115
01:10:25,920 --> 01:10:30,320
 Uh, so you're supposed to mark in there, whether a student athlete transferred or not within the

1116
01:10:30,320 --> 01:10:32,160
 last 365 days.

1117
01:10:32,820 --> 01:10:37,240
 Uh, now a couple of changes on that, uh, by June this year is what they approved.

1118
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:41,320
 The first change was, it's not just the last 365 days.

1119
01:10:41,420 --> 01:10:46,440
 It's any student athlete who transferred after the first three days of their seventh grade

1120
01:10:46,440 --> 01:10:51,980
 year is considered a transfer and they have to be marked as such dragonfly.

1121
01:10:52,740 --> 01:10:59,360
 And the other thing is for, for us three in the media and anybody else, it's battle information

1122
01:10:59,360 --> 01:11:00,300
 will now be public.

1123
01:11:00,300 --> 01:11:05,460
 So you can call up school X and look at their football team and you can say, good grief,

1124
01:11:05,720 --> 01:11:07,560
 35 transfers out of 60.

1125
01:11:07,720 --> 01:11:08,360
 That's a lot.

1126
01:11:08,520 --> 01:11:08,640
 Right.

1127
01:11:08,780 --> 01:11:11,540
 Now, a couple of things on that.

1128
01:11:11,900 --> 01:11:14,160
 First of all, that doesn't necessarily mean you're cheating.

1129
01:11:14,500 --> 01:11:18,100
 Uh, I mean, you know, there are people that transfer to do it, do it the right way,

1130
01:11:18,160 --> 01:11:19,820
 make a bonafide move, whatever.

1131
01:11:20,400 --> 01:11:25,080
 Um, but I think what they're hoping is that maybe by doing this, it'll kind of, they can,

1132
01:11:25,080 --> 01:11:30,300
 if they see a cluster of athletes transfer into one place within a month, they can at least

1133
01:11:30,300 --> 01:11:33,680
 go in there and look and say, all right, is there anything fishy going on here?

1134
01:11:34,020 --> 01:11:35,620
 But here's the other thing.

1135
01:11:36,500 --> 01:11:40,020
 Like I just mentioned earlier, somebody's got to make sure that information is being

1136
01:11:40,020 --> 01:11:42,040
 entered in dragonfly.

1137
01:11:42,500 --> 01:11:47,400
 And right now I can tell you, if you guys have ever used dragonfly, I use it a good bit.

1138
01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:52,620
 Um, and I went the other day to look up a baseball roster cause I was trying to get an ID for

1139
01:11:52,620 --> 01:11:53,640
 a photograph we had.

1140
01:11:53,640 --> 01:11:58,320
 And there not only were some of the athletes not listed on the baseball roster, none were

1141
01:11:58,320 --> 01:11:58,760
 listed.

1142
01:12:00,460 --> 01:12:01,440
 That's a red flag.

1143
01:12:01,440 --> 01:12:01,780
 I see that.

1144
01:12:01,940 --> 01:12:06,480
 I see that all the time where the roster is not complete or not filled out at all.

1145
01:12:06,480 --> 01:12:11,480
 And you're supposed to be fine if that happens, but somebody has got to be in charge of making

1146
01:12:11,480 --> 01:12:12,880
 sure that information is entered.

1147
01:12:14,880 --> 01:12:20,300
 Ben, if 35 come in as a transfer, uh, I'm going to say Lane Kiffin might be the head coach

1148
01:12:20,300 --> 01:12:20,560
 there.

1149
01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:26,840
 I guess the question being is, are we done, uh, as far as the summer you you're close to

1150
01:12:26,840 --> 01:12:27,520
 the epicenter?

1151
01:12:27,520 --> 01:12:32,880
 Uh, are we, can we see you and tap the brakes on some of these changes or as they say, there's

1152
01:12:32,880 --> 01:12:33,760
 still more to come.

1153
01:12:35,200 --> 01:12:37,420
 Well, I mean, I think there's still more to come.

1154
01:12:37,500 --> 01:12:41,660
 I don't know if it has, you know, anything happens before we get started with the fall or

1155
01:12:41,660 --> 01:12:41,900
 not.

1156
01:12:41,980 --> 01:12:44,860
 I mean, like I said, they, they, they're going to meet with that private school committee.

1157
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:46,020
 Sometime in June.

1158
01:12:46,020 --> 01:12:50,440
 So I think it's possible that something comes out of that, but we've now gone through the

1159
01:12:50,440 --> 01:12:56,440
 legislative process of the HSAA, which is, you know, schools suggest rules and then the

1160
01:12:56,440 --> 01:13:02,440
 legislative council votes on those only three of 21 past, um, past the legislative council

1161
01:13:02,440 --> 01:13:06,740
 so that the HSAA does have a process of changing rules and adjusting things.

1162
01:13:06,940 --> 01:13:12,600
 So I don't know that you'll see a ton of difference before the fall, but, uh, I think maybe only

1163
01:13:12,600 --> 01:13:17,120
 in the private school situation, if, if something, you know, if they're adamant about one certain

1164
01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:19,080
 thing, maybe they could adjust it.

1165
01:13:19,080 --> 01:13:24,440
 But I think going forward, I think we just have to take a wait and see attitude on, on what

1166
01:13:24,440 --> 01:13:26,660
 it looks like, what all this private school thing looks like.

1167
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:31,260
 Also in basketball, I should mention, you know, we talked about this, but they're going to

1168
01:13:31,260 --> 01:13:36,700
 add another day to the, uh, to the basketball finals because they're, they're adding about

1169
01:13:36,700 --> 01:13:37,460
 six games.

1170
01:13:37,460 --> 01:13:40,100
 So it's going to be, you're going to start on a Monday.

1171
01:13:40,440 --> 01:13:44,340
 They're going to play through Saturday, take Sunday off, and then it's going to finish the

1172
01:13:44,340 --> 01:13:46,940
 next Monday at Legacy Arena.

1173
01:13:47,180 --> 01:13:48,620
 So that's a big change.

1174
01:13:49,280 --> 01:13:50,980
 Uh, boy, you got that right.

1175
01:13:51,700 --> 01:13:58,060
 Uh, BT baseball, the opening of playoffs begin this week.

1176
01:13:58,260 --> 01:14:04,160
 1A through 6A will play the first round, best of three, uh, beginning Friday, I believe.

1177
01:14:04,300 --> 01:14:08,000
 I don't know if there are any Thursday games in the class 7A is May 1.

1178
01:14:08,700 --> 01:14:10,120
 A lot of stuff going on.

1179
01:14:10,220 --> 01:14:14,320
 BT, what else have you got coming out later this week?

1180
01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:15,640
 Going to AL.com.

1181
01:14:16,400 --> 01:14:19,060
 Well, we'll have the soccer pairing, soccer playoffs start.

1182
01:14:19,140 --> 01:14:19,880
 We're getting ready to start.

1183
01:14:19,980 --> 01:14:22,020
 We'll have those up a little bit later today.

1184
01:14:22,720 --> 01:14:27,140
 Um, the rank, we'll have a final softball and baseball rankings on Thursday.

1185
01:14:27,760 --> 01:14:31,720
 Uh, gotta get, you guys need to get Randy Kennedy on because he's retired, got nothing else

1186
01:14:31,720 --> 01:14:34,420
 to do, but he'll have two posts this week.

1187
01:14:34,420 --> 01:14:39,640
 He's doing on Wednesday morning, he's doing a top, top guy, top recruits who've kind of

1188
01:14:39,640 --> 01:14:44,300
 blown up, uh, recruiting wise in the last couple of months in our state and also on

1189
01:14:44,300 --> 01:14:49,120
 Thursday, he's looking at, uh, athletes, recruiting athletes on the watch list.

1190
01:14:49,120 --> 01:14:54,540
 So some good stuff coming from Randy and, uh, we're, we're about to get into post-season

1191
01:14:54,540 --> 01:14:57,000
 for spring sports and there's a lot of that going on.

1192
01:14:57,120 --> 01:14:58,940
 So we'll try and keep you updated on that.

1193
01:15:00,220 --> 01:15:01,720
 Retired and living by the beach.

1194
01:15:01,820 --> 01:15:03,080
 Life must be good for Randy.

1195
01:15:03,180 --> 01:15:04,880
 Listen, Ben, thanks so much for your time, Dan.

1196
01:15:04,940 --> 01:15:05,640
 Have a great week.

1197
01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:06,020
 Okay.

1198
01:15:06,380 --> 01:15:06,700
 All right.

1199
01:15:06,700 --> 01:15:07,200
 Thanks guys.

1200
01:15:07,260 --> 01:15:07,900
 Y'all have a good one.

1201
01:15:08,420 --> 01:15:08,980
 You too, bud.

1202
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 The beach express been Thomas, AL.com.

1203
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 Coming up time to talk UT with Mr. B.

1204
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1205
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 Stay with us.

1206
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 Uh, where are the forklifts?

1218
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1219
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 Too expensive.

1220
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 We're using scooters now.

1221
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 So you expect us to move a two-ton pallet on a scooter?

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1257
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 Harry Douglas here to tell you about Confetti Craze 5-Hour Energy.

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1276
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 From the University of Alabama, this is Crimson Tide Today.

1277
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 It's a daily update on Bama sports, and it's brought to you by Guthrie's,

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 For more information, visit guthrie'schicken.com.

1280
01:19:05,680 --> 01:19:06,380
 Hello again, everybody.

1281
01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:07,380
 I'm Roger Hoover.

1282
01:19:07,700 --> 01:19:11,400
 Hero highlights from Alabama baseball's Sunday victory at fourth-ranked Texas.

1283
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,540
 Swing and a grounder up the middle into center field.

1284
01:19:14,620 --> 01:19:15,160
 Base hit.

1285
01:19:15,460 --> 01:19:16,540
 Giving the wave around third.

1286
01:19:16,660 --> 01:19:18,520
 Luke Vaughn, he'll score without a play.

1287
01:19:18,640 --> 01:19:19,840
 The throw goes to third base.

1288
01:19:19,980 --> 01:19:24,420
 Steele is safe there, and safe at first with an RBI single, Jason Torres.

1289
01:19:25,140 --> 01:19:25,700
 Payoff pitch.

1290
01:19:26,540 --> 01:19:27,920
 Swing and a grounder up the middle.

1291
01:19:28,040 --> 01:19:30,400
 Skips past the mound to LeBron, who goes into a knee.

1292
01:19:30,500 --> 01:19:32,040
 He fields it, throws to second for one.

1293
01:19:32,120 --> 01:19:32,880
 The throw to first.

1294
01:19:32,940 --> 01:19:33,600
 That's two.

1295
01:19:33,860 --> 01:19:37,040
 That's a huge double play, and the inning is over.

1296
01:19:37,540 --> 01:19:38,380
 Ashton Crowder.

1297
01:19:39,200 --> 01:19:39,860
 Payoff pitch.

1298
01:19:40,900 --> 01:19:41,740
 Swing and a miss.

1299
01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:42,520
 Strike three.

1300
01:19:42,520 --> 01:19:49,820
 Got him on the fastball, and Alabama defeats Texas in baseball for the first time since 1904.

1301
01:19:50,240 --> 01:19:51,580
 Today's final score in Austin.

1302
01:19:51,860 --> 01:19:54,600
 It's Alabama two and Texas one.

1303
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 This year, we honor the most important anniversary ever, an event that reshapes civilization as we know it.

1304
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1306
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 This year, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Guthrie's, the home of the original chicken finger.

1307
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 Just talking about it gets me all choked up.

1308
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1309
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1310
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 Crimson Tide Today is brought to you by Guthrie's.

1311
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1312
01:20:32,060 --> 01:20:33,120
 The score.

1313
01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:38,360
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1314
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 The Score.

1315
01:20:39,180 --> 01:20:39,780
 Welcome back to you.

1316
01:20:39,820 --> 01:20:43,280
 It is an absolute pleasure for us to talk UT with Mr. V.

1317
01:20:43,380 --> 01:20:48,280
 Vince Ferraro in 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville on the Ball Radio Network.

1318
01:20:48,420 --> 01:20:49,500
 Vince, welcome in.

1319
01:20:49,560 --> 01:20:50,780
 Happy Monday to you.

1320
01:20:50,820 --> 01:20:51,420
 How are you?

1321
01:20:51,940 --> 01:20:53,000
 Same to you guys.

1322
01:20:53,260 --> 01:20:53,880
 I'm doing well.

1323
01:20:53,940 --> 01:20:54,800
 I hope you guys are, too.

1324
01:20:55,760 --> 01:20:56,040
 Hey, bud.

1325
01:20:56,040 --> 01:20:57,520
 What does Vince Ferraro do now?

1326
01:20:57,600 --> 01:20:59,080
 The Spring Flames in the book.

1327
01:20:59,180 --> 01:21:00,020
 You've got baseball.

1328
01:21:00,560 --> 01:21:02,320
 You've got basketball.

1329
01:21:02,860 --> 01:21:04,760
 You've got all the other things going on.

1330
01:21:05,460 --> 01:21:06,880
 B-Man, where do you go?

1331
01:21:07,020 --> 01:21:12,100
 Or could it be that maybe you focus on the portal class coming in for Rick Barnes?

1332
01:21:12,200 --> 01:21:14,240
 Pretty impressive so far, is it not?

1333
01:21:14,880 --> 01:21:15,800
 Yeah, no doubt.

1334
01:21:15,900 --> 01:21:17,000
 Well, football never ends.

1335
01:21:17,280 --> 01:21:18,880
 So that's the year round.

1336
01:21:20,140 --> 01:21:21,060
 So that discussion.

1337
01:21:21,580 --> 01:21:28,120
 And then we're still bringing people interviews from the spring that we hadn't had a chance to get in

1338
01:21:28,120 --> 01:21:32,740
 because, you know, they gave us access to a lot of players and coaches.

1339
01:21:32,740 --> 01:21:36,140
 So we're still, you know, working on those.

1340
01:21:36,280 --> 01:21:42,100
 And then, obviously, the portal, like you mentioned, is a big deal for the men and for the Lady Vols.

1341
01:21:42,180 --> 01:21:48,040
 And both having to virtually remake their entire rosters for different, far different reasons.

1342
01:21:48,820 --> 01:21:52,880
 But, yeah, tremendous success for Rick Barnes, for sure.

1343
01:21:53,160 --> 01:21:55,420
 And it's not only the portal guys.

1344
01:21:55,540 --> 01:22:01,500
 There are five guys in the portal, but they even added to their 2026 high school signing class as well.

1345
01:22:01,500 --> 01:22:07,280
 So nine new players right now, two returners, and then Nate Eamon, TBD,

1346
01:22:07,400 --> 01:22:11,000
 even though it's most likely that he goes to the NBA.

1347
01:22:11,880 --> 01:22:14,080
 Miss, we want to talk about the men in a second.

1348
01:22:14,260 --> 01:22:18,020
 But the thing that was the national story just a short time ago,

1349
01:22:18,580 --> 01:22:22,820
 looking at the number of players for the Tennessee women, and we saw zero.

1350
01:22:23,560 --> 01:22:26,920
 Where are things now as far as numbers for the women?

1351
01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:31,280
 Yeah, they actually have seven players right now.

1352
01:22:31,500 --> 01:22:35,540
 Six from the portal, and then they had one signee.

1353
01:22:36,100 --> 01:22:43,340
 One of the portal players was a player from Great Britain in England in Ireland,

1354
01:22:43,460 --> 01:22:46,980
 Obauto, that was signed with Boston College.

1355
01:22:47,080 --> 01:22:50,400
 He had a coaching change, so let her out of her scholarship.

1356
01:22:51,040 --> 01:22:54,620
 So she's a true freshman, but I guess technically out of the portal.

1357
01:22:55,140 --> 01:23:00,620
 So we have six players, a couple from Georgia, one from Stanford, one from Liberty,

1358
01:23:00,620 --> 01:23:06,700
 and then the top freshman scorer in the country, Naomi White from Northern Arizona,

1359
01:23:06,860 --> 01:23:11,540
 who averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game as a freshman.

1360
01:23:12,420 --> 01:23:16,880
 So they still have a long way to go, but they've kind of filled, I guess, about half of their roster.

1361
01:23:17,720 --> 01:23:23,100
 You know, plus you had two coaching changes on the staff, so a lot that's new,

1362
01:23:23,220 --> 01:23:29,800
 and all those players, eight of them that left the program, they all found new homes.

1363
01:23:30,180 --> 01:23:34,120
 So it has been very busy with Lady Wall's roster news for sure,

1364
01:23:34,240 --> 01:23:38,980
 but there's still a lot more to be done to get to the finish line.

1365
01:23:40,180 --> 01:23:45,580
 By the way, the other high school player you mentioned is Chris Washington,

1366
01:23:45,880 --> 01:23:48,580
 the fourth high school commitment for Rick Barnes.

1367
01:23:49,660 --> 01:23:56,420
 Former Alabama commitment, who decommitted last year and now is committed to Tennessee.

1368
01:23:57,060 --> 01:24:00,920
 They are on the heater as far as bringing in scores.

1369
01:24:00,920 --> 01:24:05,000
 J-Day Ames from Cal, 17 points a game.

1370
01:24:05,200 --> 01:24:08,080
 Jalen Harrelson from Notre Dame, 16.

1371
01:24:08,960 --> 01:24:13,680
 Terrence Hill from VCU, who I think committed this morning, 15.

1372
01:24:14,500 --> 01:24:17,760
 Tyler Lungblade from Belmont, 16.

1373
01:24:18,600 --> 01:24:24,860
 Myles Rubin from Loyola, Chicago, and they're trying to bring in Juke Harris,

1374
01:24:25,580 --> 01:24:28,220
 who's only averaging 22 points a game.

1375
01:24:28,740 --> 01:24:32,560
 I would say that Tennessee fans have been clamoring for offense.

1376
01:24:33,000 --> 01:24:34,400
 They may get it next year.

1377
01:24:35,260 --> 01:24:36,340
 Oh, there's no doubt.

1378
01:24:36,680 --> 01:24:43,820
 I mean, the players, even before Hill, all those players are offensively advanced,

1379
01:24:44,420 --> 01:24:47,240
 definitely from what you're used to seeing Rick Barnes bring in,

1380
01:24:47,240 --> 01:24:49,080
 and now you have depth in scoring.

1381
01:24:49,680 --> 01:24:58,000
 You know, it's really, I think, patterned after what Michigan showed that you need

1382
01:24:58,000 --> 01:25:02,780
 in today's college basketball, and that's shooting and scoring threats

1383
01:25:02,780 --> 01:25:04,760
 from all top players on the court.

1384
01:25:05,540 --> 01:25:09,120
 And too often, you know, Rick Barnes is adjusted,

1385
01:25:09,480 --> 01:25:12,540
 but I think he was, you know, a little hesitant.

1386
01:25:13,000 --> 01:25:14,440
 You know, you have those defensive guys,

1387
01:25:14,440 --> 01:25:17,800
 because he didn't have guys that they would develop over, you know,

1388
01:25:17,820 --> 01:25:19,440
 a two-, three-, four-year period.

1389
01:25:19,800 --> 01:25:21,600
 It's not today's college basketball anymore.

1390
01:25:22,060 --> 01:25:26,620
 You can't wait on guys to advance their game and just focus on defense.

1391
01:25:27,100 --> 01:25:31,400
 And, you know, what would end up happening is guys that would just have a defense

1392
01:25:31,400 --> 01:25:37,920
 rebounding type of role when they'd be on offense, especially in the half court.

1393
01:25:38,160 --> 01:25:44,580
 They're playing four on five because opponents wouldn't have to defend those guys.

1394
01:25:44,840 --> 01:25:52,220
 And then they would miss a shot or they'd be hesitant to take it

1395
01:25:52,220 --> 01:25:58,700
 and try to pass to someone that isn't as open, and it just made it a real grind.

1396
01:25:58,860 --> 01:26:04,480
 I think the fact that Rick Barnes has gotten the teams that he has to three straight and eights

1397
01:26:04,480 --> 01:26:10,580
 shows how he made more, got more out of what he realistically had.

1398
01:26:10,580 --> 01:26:17,960
 Now he's going to be armed with a roster that will be a threat with almost everybody.

1399
01:26:19,200 --> 01:26:23,320
 Now, those guys are going to have to defend to Rick Barnes' level.

1400
01:26:23,840 --> 01:26:29,640
 But if you have offensive ability to start and you can get them to defend and be tough

1401
01:26:29,640 --> 01:26:31,200
 and shot makers at the end of the game,

1402
01:26:31,460 --> 01:26:35,120
 another thing that they were looking for is guys to make shots at the end of the game.

1403
01:26:35,120 --> 01:26:40,500
 Nobody made a game-winning shot in the final seconds in a game this year.

1404
01:26:40,660 --> 01:26:42,420
 It's good as Gillespie and Ament were.

1405
01:26:42,920 --> 01:26:49,980
 So they've addressed a lot of specific characteristic skills, shooting, scoring, driving,

1406
01:26:50,640 --> 01:26:54,500
 guards that can rebound, a lot of things.

1407
01:26:54,740 --> 01:26:58,620
 And they're going to have a lot of guys fighting for minutes, too.

1408
01:26:59,340 --> 01:27:01,680
 Really interesting how these puzzle pieces work.

1409
01:27:01,900 --> 01:27:04,380
 But Hill Jr., that's the guy.

1410
01:27:04,380 --> 01:27:07,920
 Like, if they had to add one guy, that's the guy they needed

1411
01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:11,340
 because he is the closest thing to a true point guard.

1412
01:27:11,460 --> 01:27:14,880
 The other guys would have had to kind of force some point guard minutes

1413
01:27:14,880 --> 01:27:20,380
 where they're maybe a true two or more of a scoring combo guard.

1414
01:27:21,440 --> 01:27:23,580
 Mitch Rohrer, 99-1, the Sports Channel.

1415
01:27:23,680 --> 01:27:27,720
 It's going to be interesting to see the style of play coming up in the next few years

1416
01:27:27,720 --> 01:27:30,680
 in the SEC because it's been a jackrabbit league.

1417
01:27:30,860 --> 01:27:34,260
 Very fast-paced Alabama probably leads the group there.

1418
01:27:34,700 --> 01:27:37,320
 They've gotten at least three guys who are trees,

1419
01:27:37,520 --> 01:27:39,180
 Auburn with two over seven feet.

1420
01:27:39,260 --> 01:27:43,200
 It's going to be interesting to see if they're going to still be able to get to the old,

1421
01:27:43,340 --> 01:27:46,320
 how they're going to blend the old style where they were up and down

1422
01:27:46,320 --> 01:27:49,420
 with all these guys who are 6'10", 6'11", over seven foot,

1423
01:27:49,500 --> 01:27:51,500
 how that style of play is going to look going forward.

1424
01:27:51,500 --> 01:27:54,060
 Your thoughts about just going forward in the SEC.

1425
01:27:55,120 --> 01:27:59,840
 Well, it is interesting that Alabama, I mean, their big focus was to be big.

1426
01:28:00,180 --> 01:28:01,760
 Florida was so big.

1427
01:28:01,900 --> 01:28:05,860
 Tennessee was really big this year, and they got to the Elite Eight also.

1428
01:28:06,180 --> 01:28:11,680
 But, you know, as much as some of those teams are loading up or reloading in terms of size,

1429
01:28:12,400 --> 01:28:17,260
 Tennessee still has to fill those post positions.

1430
01:28:17,500 --> 01:28:22,060
 And the tallest player is Myles Rubin from Loyola, Chicago at 6'10".

1431
01:28:22,060 --> 01:28:24,140
 He's really a field of Florida type.

1432
01:28:24,380 --> 01:28:31,820
 Not super advanced on offense, but tall and long, a rim runner, shot blocker, rebounder,

1433
01:28:31,840 --> 01:28:32,660
 that kind of thing.

1434
01:28:33,100 --> 01:28:36,240
 But after that, it's Dwayne Brown at 6'8",

1435
01:28:36,240 --> 01:28:41,260
 and Chris Washington and Ralph Scott, two signees, at 6'8".

1436
01:28:41,260 --> 01:28:42,380
 And that's it.

1437
01:28:42,540 --> 01:28:43,980
 And then you got me and the guard.

1438
01:28:44,480 --> 01:28:46,280
 So they've kind of gone the other way.

1439
01:28:46,380 --> 01:28:52,420
 I don't think it's intentional, but they had three posts leave them and go in the portal.

1440
01:28:52,940 --> 01:28:55,800
 Part of that, I do think Tennessee had numbers for those guys,

1441
01:28:55,880 --> 01:29:00,920
 and I think they may have wanted more than what Tennessee thought they budgeted with them

1442
01:29:00,920 --> 01:29:02,800
 and looking to fill.

1443
01:29:02,800 --> 01:29:04,800
 But Tennessee's in the mix for more bigs.

1444
01:29:05,580 --> 01:29:08,880
 So, you know, they may not get the seven-footers,

1445
01:29:08,940 --> 01:29:11,700
 although they are in the mix for a couple of those.

1446
01:29:11,780 --> 01:29:13,040
 But even if they don't get those,

1447
01:29:13,420 --> 01:29:18,060
 I think they're going to see some bruising kind of Jalen Carey types

1448
01:29:18,060 --> 01:29:20,680
 to where they can still be physical inside.

1449
01:29:22,120 --> 01:29:22,560
 Absolutely.

1450
01:29:22,880 --> 01:29:27,880
 It still amazes me Florida is bringing back three of those guys in the post.

1451
01:29:28,740 --> 01:29:31,100
 Their NIL budget must be something else.

1452
01:29:31,100 --> 01:29:34,100
 V, where can we get online to get the absolute latest,

1453
01:29:34,820 --> 01:29:40,500
 be it baseball, football, basketball, or anything else,

1454
01:29:40,680 --> 01:29:42,660
 or even pictures of Daphne?

1455
01:29:43,000 --> 01:29:43,180
 Yeah.

1456
01:29:44,080 --> 01:29:46,980
 Most importantly, you buried the lead there for a second, VB.

1457
01:29:48,020 --> 01:29:50,720
 Yeah, you can follow me on all the socials.

1458
01:29:50,720 --> 01:29:52,260
 Same handle on all of them.

1459
01:29:52,740 --> 01:29:54,780
 It's eventsports, V-I-N-C sports.

1460
01:29:54,780 --> 01:29:59,840
 And if you see on social media a list of coaches,

1461
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:02,980
 the best portal coaches in college basketball,

1462
01:30:03,640 --> 01:30:06,000
 and Rick Barnes is not listed in there,

1463
01:30:06,460 --> 01:30:09,040
 keep moving because he doesn't have any credibility.

1464
01:30:09,440 --> 01:30:13,380
 They need to call Daphne and get some credibility.

1465
01:30:13,600 --> 01:30:16,220
 She still needs to be on a game day set with the reason those guys.

1466
01:30:16,360 --> 01:30:17,380
 I think you would agree with that.

1467
01:30:17,460 --> 01:30:18,900
 V-Man, it's always good to look with you.

1468
01:30:18,980 --> 01:30:20,680
 Thank you so much, and have a great week.

1469
01:30:20,740 --> 01:30:20,980
 Okay?

1470
01:30:21,660 --> 01:30:22,480
 Always a treat.

1471
01:30:22,600 --> 01:30:23,040
 Thanks, guys.

1472
01:30:23,080 --> 01:30:23,600
 Have a great week.

1473
01:30:24,200 --> 01:30:24,680
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1569
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1570
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1571
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1572
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 The Score.

1615
01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:55,800
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1616
01:35:56,520 --> 01:36:00,660
 Welcome back in, as our old literature teacher back in the day said,

1617
01:36:00,740 --> 01:36:01,760
 head west, young man.

1618
01:36:01,880 --> 01:36:04,900
 And we shall all the way to College Station, Texas,

1619
01:36:05,060 --> 01:36:06,480
 and say hello to Olin Buchanan.

1620
01:36:06,580 --> 01:36:08,400
 Be sure there at texags.com.

1621
01:36:08,500 --> 01:36:09,580
 Olin, welcome in.

1622
01:36:09,640 --> 01:36:10,200
 How are you?

1623
01:36:12,340 --> 01:36:13,720
 Can't complain too much.

1624
01:36:14,080 --> 01:36:15,520
 Free football in the books.

1625
01:36:15,740 --> 01:36:17,340
 So, don't have to do that anymore.

1626
01:36:17,440 --> 01:36:18,080
 That's a good thing.

1627
01:36:20,220 --> 01:36:23,620
 You know, Olin, obviously, before we get into the specifics,

1628
01:36:23,880 --> 01:36:25,460
 your thoughts about the spring game.

1629
01:36:25,560 --> 01:36:28,880
 These coaches, you would think, they pretty well know what's going on.

1630
01:36:29,440 --> 01:36:31,720
 And the one thing they don't want to happen,

1631
01:36:31,940 --> 01:36:34,860
 happen to Alabama, and over the weekend,

1632
01:36:35,080 --> 01:36:37,400
 happen to Texas A&M, and that's key injuries.

1633
01:36:37,400 --> 01:36:38,740
 You're always going to be nicked up.

1634
01:36:38,800 --> 01:36:39,920
 That's just football.

1635
01:36:40,840 --> 01:36:43,880
 Your thoughts just overall about coaches heading into this,

1636
01:36:43,940 --> 01:36:46,160
 how they orchestrated to stay clear of that,

1637
01:36:46,780 --> 01:36:49,840
 and yet, despite their absolute best efforts,

1638
01:36:50,100 --> 01:36:51,600
 key injuries sometimes still happen.

1639
01:36:51,720 --> 01:36:54,560
 Your thoughts about that and the impact it may have

1640
01:36:54,560 --> 01:36:56,420
 on this A&M team going forward?

1641
01:36:57,520 --> 01:37:00,780
 Well, the impact of losing Damian Sanford,

1642
01:37:00,880 --> 01:37:04,580
 their best linebacker, arguably their best defensive player,

1643
01:37:04,580 --> 01:37:07,160
 he was the, I think, you know,

1644
01:37:07,180 --> 01:37:10,360
 he didn't start last year until the Scooby Williams got hurt

1645
01:37:10,360 --> 01:37:11,500
 in the third game of the year,

1646
01:37:11,560 --> 01:37:14,040
 and he still finished, I think, with fourth in tackles

1647
01:37:14,040 --> 01:37:16,140
 and second in tackles for losses,

1648
01:37:16,140 --> 01:37:19,140
 and he was second in sacks among players

1649
01:37:19,140 --> 01:37:20,560
 that were returning for this year.

1650
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:23,060
 So there's no way to spin it.

1651
01:37:23,440 --> 01:37:26,320
 We've got some guys that they think are going to be pretty good

1652
01:37:26,320 --> 01:37:29,440
 at linebacker that maybe somebody will emerge

1653
01:37:29,440 --> 01:37:32,720
 and step up like he did last year when Scooby got hurt.

1654
01:37:32,720 --> 01:37:36,440
 But, yeah, there's no way to get around it.

1655
01:37:36,500 --> 01:37:38,940
 I mean, if he missed a significant time,

1656
01:37:39,480 --> 01:37:43,100
 and if you saw the injury, you kind of think he's going to.

1657
01:37:44,580 --> 01:37:49,900
 You know, it's a bad loss.

1658
01:37:50,020 --> 01:37:51,040
 No way around it.

1659
01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:52,780
 And it'll be hard to replace him.

1660
01:37:54,160 --> 01:37:57,340
 That said, you know, personally, I mean,

1661
01:37:57,340 --> 01:38:00,380
 is there anything you could really do to keep from having injuries?

1662
01:38:00,740 --> 01:38:01,680
 No, no.

1663
01:38:01,880 --> 01:38:02,900
 Just not have the game.

1664
01:38:04,660 --> 01:38:07,260
 But, you know, and I agree with that.

1665
01:38:07,300 --> 01:38:08,040
 I wouldn't have the game.

1666
01:38:09,060 --> 01:38:11,420
 I don't think the risk is worth the reward.

1667
01:38:12,260 --> 01:38:13,600
 But, you know, last year,

1668
01:38:14,020 --> 01:38:17,680
 they lost Ruben Owens for almost the entire season.

1669
01:38:18,060 --> 01:38:19,660
 I'm talking about two years ago, I should have said.

1670
01:38:20,120 --> 01:38:20,280
 Yeah.

1671
01:38:20,900 --> 01:38:24,880
 Because he got hurt in a spring practice.

1672
01:38:25,540 --> 01:38:27,420
 So anytime you're playing football,

1673
01:38:28,900 --> 01:38:30,420
 an injury is a possibility.

1674
01:38:30,600 --> 01:38:34,000
 But it just seems that the ones that happened in a spring game,

1675
01:38:34,680 --> 01:38:38,300
 I mean, those are the ones that you think could have been reverted,

1676
01:38:38,300 --> 01:38:39,860
 could have been avoided if you just.

1677
01:38:40,500 --> 01:38:43,100
 Well, what did Ole Miss last year that decided just to have a,

1678
01:38:43,100 --> 01:38:47,960
 like a fan experience and races and things like that?

1679
01:38:48,400 --> 01:38:50,900
 I don't know if that may be the way to go.

1680
01:38:51,000 --> 01:38:51,980
 But I'll say this.

1681
01:38:52,440 --> 01:38:56,320
 I can understand why a coach wants to play a spring game,

1682
01:38:56,400 --> 01:39:03,780
 especially in this transfer portal era when your roster changes so dramatically

1683
01:39:03,780 --> 01:39:07,460
 year to year that you need as much, I guess,

1684
01:39:07,460 --> 01:39:11,140
 live game look to evaluate and get cohesion.

1685
01:39:11,420 --> 01:39:14,480
 So I think something comes down to having bad luck.

1686
01:39:15,500 --> 01:39:19,480
 Let me ask you about two transfers from our neck of the woods.

1687
01:39:19,700 --> 01:39:24,500
 Isaiah Horton, a bigger receiver, can catch the ball,

1688
01:39:24,600 --> 01:39:25,980
 which you have found out.

1689
01:39:26,180 --> 01:39:30,040
 Wilkin Forby is a pretty good-sized young man himself,

1690
01:39:30,460 --> 01:39:32,760
 both transferring from Alabama.

1691
01:39:32,760 --> 01:39:37,020
 Forby, of course, was the right tackle for Alabama last year.

1692
01:39:37,080 --> 01:39:42,780
 Isaiah Horton came on about mid-year on, showed what he could do.

1693
01:39:43,220 --> 01:39:47,840
 What have they done so far in spring practice, in the spring game?

1694
01:39:48,980 --> 01:39:55,440
 It's obviously harder to evaluate offensive linemen, who they're going against.

1695
01:39:55,480 --> 01:39:57,020
 I guess you say that about the receivers.

1696
01:39:57,380 --> 01:40:00,640
 But Isaiah Horton's one of the stars of the spring.

1697
01:40:01,140 --> 01:40:03,580
 In the spring game, they threw at him three times.

1698
01:40:05,360 --> 01:40:08,600
 He made dramatic catches on two of them.

1699
01:40:08,620 --> 01:40:11,280
 In the third one, he almost made the catch.

1700
01:40:11,700 --> 01:40:15,180
 And just the fact that he made it a possible catch was remarkable

1701
01:40:15,180 --> 01:40:19,520
 because it was a fade that was so poor in the end zone,

1702
01:40:19,560 --> 01:40:25,960
 that was so underthrown that I thought there was no chance at all that it could be completed.

1703
01:40:25,960 --> 01:40:33,620
 And yet he made an effort to come back for it that almost made it.

1704
01:40:33,800 --> 01:40:36,000
 So he's been one of the stars of the spring.

1705
01:40:36,940 --> 01:40:40,180
 I think all spring, I think I saw him drop one pass.

1706
01:40:41,140 --> 01:40:44,860
 And he's going to give A&M, he feels the need.

1707
01:40:44,980 --> 01:40:50,400
 Look, I'm not saying he's going to be Casey Concepcion, losing Casey, huge loss, hard to replace.

1708
01:40:50,940 --> 01:40:57,660
 But at 6'4", 6'3", to 6'4", like you mentioned, Isaiah's a big receiver.

1709
01:40:57,840 --> 01:41:03,060
 And that's the one thing he didn't have last year after Noah Thomas transferred to Georgia.

1710
01:41:03,180 --> 01:41:04,040
 They didn't have that big.

1711
01:41:04,080 --> 01:41:05,660
 They had a lot of little guys.

1712
01:41:06,500 --> 01:41:11,380
 But they didn't have that big guy that could go up and maybe hit you a 50-50 ball consistently.

1713
01:41:12,220 --> 01:41:18,900
 So, yeah, I think Isaiah's going to be a massive role in the offense this year.

1714
01:41:20,040 --> 01:41:22,340
 Especially those tall guys, those fade patterns.

1715
01:41:23,240 --> 01:41:23,520
 Yeah.

1716
01:41:24,040 --> 01:41:24,880
 I'm sorry, Olin.

1717
01:41:24,880 --> 01:41:27,980
 Especially when you go to that fade pattern in the back of the end zone there,

1718
01:41:28,000 --> 01:41:30,000
 those tall guys really can pay dividends.

1719
01:41:30,200 --> 01:41:33,280
 Olin Buchanan, visit there at texags.com.

1720
01:41:33,380 --> 01:41:36,980
 Olin, is it impossible now when you cover these teams to answer this question,

1721
01:41:37,360 --> 01:41:39,160
 what's realistic as far as numbers?

1722
01:41:39,300 --> 01:41:43,100
 Because everybody's new, you've got to wait and let them get in to the rhythm of things,

1723
01:41:43,160 --> 01:41:44,420
 see how they gel as a team.

1724
01:41:44,520 --> 01:41:46,800
 But your thoughts, what are some realistic numbers?

1725
01:41:46,940 --> 01:41:49,800
 And your thoughts about Mike Elko now that, let's face it,

1726
01:41:50,280 --> 01:41:53,540
 the honeymoon is well in the past in College Station.

1727
01:41:53,680 --> 01:41:56,000
 What is realistic for Mike and his team this season?

1728
01:41:57,320 --> 01:42:01,000
 I don't want to discount anything for Mike.

1729
01:42:01,080 --> 01:42:06,460
 He's done such a great job, and he's been so good in the transfer portal,

1730
01:42:06,460 --> 01:42:16,660
 not necessarily getting the high, you know, but bringing in guys that just fit what he's trying to do

1731
01:42:16,660 --> 01:42:17,460
 and fill a need.

1732
01:42:18,420 --> 01:42:18,520
 Yeah.

1733
01:42:18,920 --> 01:42:22,820
 So, you know, I think they're going to be very similar to what they were last year.

1734
01:42:24,200 --> 01:42:28,420
 Now, the biggest question to me, with the exception of linebackers,

1735
01:42:28,480 --> 01:42:31,800
 since Damian Sanford got hurt, and you've got to, you know,

1736
01:42:31,840 --> 01:42:33,420
 you've got to take that into consideration.

1737
01:42:33,620 --> 01:42:39,480
 But to me, the biggest question is, last year their offensive line was really good.

1738
01:42:39,560 --> 01:42:40,040
 It wasn't elite.

1739
01:42:40,560 --> 01:42:41,940
 It was really good on the left side.

1740
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:43,460
 It was above average on the right side.

1741
01:42:44,140 --> 01:42:45,800
 But it wasn't elite, but it was really good.

1742
01:42:46,260 --> 01:42:51,440
 And they brought in four guys like Wilkin, who were starters in the SEC last year,

1743
01:42:51,540 --> 01:42:53,240
 a kid from South Carolina, two from LSU.

1744
01:42:53,900 --> 01:42:57,580
 And they have some guys coming back, so they feel like that they're going to be okay

1745
01:42:57,580 --> 01:42:58,620
 in the offensive line.

1746
01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:02,540
 But being okay may not be good enough.

1747
01:43:03,260 --> 01:43:04,760
 Well, here's what you don't want to do.

1748
01:43:05,000 --> 01:43:06,060
 They lost four starters.

1749
01:43:06,220 --> 01:43:11,500
 You don't want what happened to LSU to happen where you just didn't even look

1750
01:43:11,500 --> 01:43:15,980
 like the same team because the offensive line, the guys you replaced,

1751
01:43:16,440 --> 01:43:21,400
 just didn't – it wasn't nearly as effective as it was the previous year.

1752
01:43:22,260 --> 01:43:23,220
 So we'll see.

1753
01:43:23,320 --> 01:43:27,120
 But I thought they looked solid on the offensive line.

1754
01:43:27,120 --> 01:43:31,860
 So, you know, right now, from what I saw, I'm thinking, you know,

1755
01:43:31,880 --> 01:43:34,200
 they probably looked very similar last year.

1756
01:43:34,340 --> 01:43:40,540
 And I would think – I would think you're shooting for ten wins every year,

1757
01:43:40,640 --> 01:43:41,020
 of course.

1758
01:43:41,780 --> 01:43:44,780
 But, you know, I think nine could be realistic.

1759
01:43:45,840 --> 01:43:47,420
 You know, maybe you have to settle for eight,

1760
01:43:47,440 --> 01:43:48,980
 but I still think they were going to have a solid year.

1761
01:43:49,900 --> 01:43:52,020
 Let's face it, it's all relative to your schedule.

1762
01:43:52,140 --> 01:43:54,920
 Last year, A&M had a favorable schedule at the front end,

1763
01:43:54,920 --> 01:43:56,340
 and started paying some price at the end.

1764
01:43:56,480 --> 01:43:58,880
 I don't have a schedule in front of me.

1765
01:43:59,400 --> 01:44:02,100
 How does it look for the Aggies as far as – and let's face it,

1766
01:44:02,120 --> 01:44:04,220
 it's not only who you're playing but where you're playing.

1767
01:44:05,300 --> 01:44:05,520
 Yeah.

1768
01:44:05,960 --> 01:44:06,620
 Yeah, that's hilarious.

1769
01:44:06,820 --> 01:44:10,920
 You know, last year, this time, everybody was talking about how tough A&M's schedule was.

1770
01:44:11,020 --> 01:44:12,420
 Man, you've got to go up to Notre Dame.

1771
01:44:12,760 --> 01:44:14,320
 You've got to play South Carolina.

1772
01:44:14,700 --> 01:44:16,140
 You've got to go to LSU.

1773
01:44:16,300 --> 01:44:17,480
 You hadn't won there since 93.

1774
01:44:18,040 --> 01:44:18,760
 You've got to play in Texas.

1775
01:44:18,820 --> 01:44:19,780
 You've got to go up to Missouri.

1776
01:44:20,200 --> 01:44:22,940
 And they went three and one, or four and one, the game they just met.

1777
01:44:22,940 --> 01:44:25,700
 But I mentioned, and everybody's, oh, their schedule was easy.

1778
01:44:25,800 --> 01:44:31,360
 Look, they've got to play – they've got to go – they've got to go to LSU.

1779
01:44:31,920 --> 01:44:34,740
 They've got to go back over there again, I believe, in the fourth game of the year.

1780
01:44:35,960 --> 01:44:39,060
 We'll see how that goes with Lane Kiffin in charge over there.

1781
01:44:39,880 --> 01:44:41,400
 Texas, they're going to end up with Texas.

1782
01:44:41,520 --> 01:44:42,580
 They've got to go to Alabama.

1783
01:44:43,680 --> 01:44:43,840
 Yeah.

1784
01:44:45,060 --> 01:44:46,920
 South Carolina – they've got to go to South Carolina.

1785
01:44:46,920 --> 01:44:52,240
 I saw one time, one interview that Shane Beamer said they were going to be in the playoffs this year.

1786
01:44:53,640 --> 01:44:57,840
 So, they've got to play Missouri again, and they've got to go up to Oklahoma.

1787
01:44:58,580 --> 01:45:00,100
 So, is it going to be easy?

1788
01:45:00,640 --> 01:45:02,320
 No, it's not supposed to be easy.

1789
01:45:02,400 --> 01:45:02,960
 It's the SEC.

1790
01:45:03,720 --> 01:45:05,820
 But you just never know.

1791
01:45:05,900 --> 01:45:11,940
 This time next year, I might be talking to you guys and say, hey, man, that's two years in a row you've had such a soft schedule.

1792
01:45:11,940 --> 01:45:17,160
 Because who knows what everybody's going to be from year to year.

1793
01:45:17,280 --> 01:45:19,960
 I think it's a bigger question, Mark, now than ever.

1794
01:45:20,080 --> 01:45:23,360
 And, by the way, I would ask y'all, because you know better than me.

1795
01:45:23,420 --> 01:45:26,420
 I've asked you before, now that spring football is over.

1796
01:45:27,140 --> 01:45:31,100
 Give me an idea of why Alabama is going to be better than they were last year.

1797
01:45:32,640 --> 01:45:36,620
 Well, I don't think anybody – I think Alabama, the answer to that question, is the same for anybody.

1798
01:45:36,740 --> 01:45:39,340
 Even LSU, half the roster is coming in brand new.

1799
01:45:39,340 --> 01:45:43,000
 I think after the third game, we can answer that question just about across the board.

1800
01:45:43,060 --> 01:45:44,740
 Anytime, especially in this modern era.

1801
01:45:45,500 --> 01:45:48,760
 And you're right as far as having a legitimate question there with Alabama.

1802
01:45:48,860 --> 01:45:51,480
 They're breaking in a brand new quarterback with little or no experience.

1803
01:45:51,880 --> 01:45:55,000
 So, after game three, come back with that question.

1804
01:45:55,080 --> 01:45:56,800
 I think we'll be in a better position to answer it.

1805
01:45:56,980 --> 01:45:57,100
 Yeah.

1806
01:45:58,420 --> 01:46:02,760
 So, I guess the point I'm making is you just never know who's going to be good from year to year.

1807
01:46:03,020 --> 01:46:05,740
 We think Alabama's always going to be good because they're Alabama.

1808
01:46:05,900 --> 01:46:09,000
 But last year, we were thinking LSU is going to be good.

1809
01:46:10,280 --> 01:46:11,140
 And you know what?

1810
01:46:12,420 --> 01:46:18,780
 They weren't bad, but they kind of – it looked to me like they kind of quit after that A&M game.

1811
01:46:19,160 --> 01:46:21,140
 Because they played – didn't they play Alabama?

1812
01:46:21,260 --> 01:46:22,800
 Wasn't that like a touchdown game late?

1813
01:46:23,360 --> 01:46:24,920
 It could have gone either way.

1814
01:46:24,960 --> 01:46:27,040
 I think it was the same kind of situation with Ole Miss.

1815
01:46:28,480 --> 01:46:37,700
 So, look, their SEC team, go play an SEC game, I'm assuming it's going to be a difficult schedule.

1816
01:46:37,880 --> 01:46:39,980
 I mean, tell me who has the easy schedule in the SEC.

1817
01:46:40,320 --> 01:46:40,500
 Yeah.

1818
01:46:40,960 --> 01:46:41,200
 Yeah.

1819
01:46:41,540 --> 01:46:47,700
 Well, now that they've added the ninth conference game, Olin, which the coaches thought they were all going to 16,

1820
01:46:48,080 --> 01:46:53,360
 that's going to be, again, added a conference schedule without a double buy,

1821
01:46:53,560 --> 01:47:00,200
 which they're going to get probably in 2027, according to some of the early reports.

1822
01:47:00,500 --> 01:47:01,380
 Olin, who else?

1823
01:47:02,180 --> 01:47:04,240
 Contrae is forced transfers.

1824
01:47:04,460 --> 01:47:13,220
 You mentioned Tyree Adams from LSU, Ball from South Carolina, Saka from Northwestern.

1825
01:47:13,220 --> 01:47:18,680
 And Ricky Gibson, yeah, Ricky Gibson from Tennessee was hurt last year.

1826
01:47:18,780 --> 01:47:22,380
 Jamon McCoy did – I don't know if he played three plays last year.

1827
01:47:22,440 --> 01:47:26,240
 He may get drafted in the top 15 come Thursday night.

1828
01:47:26,480 --> 01:47:29,980
 Olin, who else caught your eyes for his transfers?

1829
01:47:31,260 --> 01:47:36,680
 Well, we haven't seen much of Ricky because, you know, he got hurt, nothing major,

1830
01:47:37,180 --> 01:47:40,000
 but he didn't play in the spring game and missed some practices.

1831
01:47:40,260 --> 01:47:42,100
 So, I don't think they're too worried about it.

1832
01:47:42,100 --> 01:47:43,620
 He's still projected to start.

1833
01:47:45,620 --> 01:47:47,060
 You mentioned Anto Saka.

1834
01:47:47,840 --> 01:47:54,700
 He looks really good as a defensive end, kind of the jack position, you know, the stand-up.

1835
01:47:55,920 --> 01:48:00,500
 And he's going to be trying – he's one of the guys that's going to be trying to replace the production,

1836
01:48:00,660 --> 01:48:05,440
 at least to some degree, of Cassius Howell, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

1837
01:48:05,440 --> 01:48:12,660
 I thought CJ Minns, a defensive tackle from North Carolina, looked pretty solid.

1838
01:48:13,760 --> 01:48:16,500
 There's a tight end – actually, two.

1839
01:48:16,660 --> 01:48:18,780
 One tight end from Fresno State, Richie Anderson.

1840
01:48:19,280 --> 01:48:21,660
 One from Texas, San Antonio, Houston Thomas.

1841
01:48:22,000 --> 01:48:27,640
 I think they're going to make – they're going to give A&M more of a passing threat in the past.

1842
01:48:28,120 --> 01:48:31,640
 They had some solid tight ends.

1843
01:48:31,720 --> 01:48:40,420
 I think these guys are a little more athletic and might be more effective in the passing game than they had last year.

1844
01:48:41,180 --> 01:48:43,220
 So, those are some guys that stand out.

1845
01:48:43,780 --> 01:48:46,980
 One of the guys they're really excited about, though, is the linebacker.

1846
01:48:47,480 --> 01:48:50,140
 And good thing they got him now, especially.

1847
01:48:50,820 --> 01:48:54,880
 But Ray Coney, he came in from Tulsa.

1848
01:48:54,960 --> 01:48:57,140
 He was 10th in the country in tackles last year.

1849
01:48:57,580 --> 01:48:59,660
 So, he's a pretty fast, active guy.

1850
01:48:59,760 --> 01:49:00,740
 And I'm pretty excited to have him.

1851
01:49:00,960 --> 01:49:01,920
 And he's looking pretty good.

1852
01:49:01,980 --> 01:49:04,840
 So, those are some of the guys off the top of my head that I've said, you know,

1853
01:49:05,240 --> 01:49:08,920
 these guys look like they can come in here and really contribute at a high level.

1854
01:49:09,880 --> 01:49:13,820
 Olin, let me close with basketball transfer portal.

1855
01:49:14,380 --> 01:49:16,920
 You know, we've talked about Bucky quite a bit.

1856
01:49:17,580 --> 01:49:22,140
 During the season with you, they got off to a tremendous start,

1857
01:49:22,140 --> 01:49:26,080
 maybe hit a little bit of a wall, and then won some games going down.

1858
01:49:26,780 --> 01:49:28,460
 I've been saying this.

1859
01:49:28,520 --> 01:49:31,720
 It takes about two years to get adjusted to his schedule.

1860
01:49:31,980 --> 01:49:38,160
 Olin, how is Bucky doing in the transfer portal going into next season?

1861
01:49:39,360 --> 01:49:41,620
 Well, I think he's looking pretty solid.

1862
01:49:41,880 --> 01:49:46,100
 He's got a guy from Kansas State, P.J. Haggerty.

1863
01:49:46,340 --> 01:49:49,340
 I've heard he had to outbid LSU for him.

1864
01:49:49,340 --> 01:49:56,260
 But P.J. Haggerty averaged about 23, almost 24 points a game for Kansas State last year.

1865
01:49:56,340 --> 01:49:57,620
 So, that's the big one.

1866
01:49:57,700 --> 01:50:00,400
 They brought in a guy from Radford.

1867
01:50:01,540 --> 01:50:05,100
 And I'm thinking, okay, I'll keep my mind open.

1868
01:50:05,180 --> 01:50:06,500
 I've got to be honest with you guys.

1869
01:50:06,620 --> 01:50:11,200
 You know, I didn't see a lot of Radford basketball last year.

1870
01:50:12,560 --> 01:50:15,600
 I'm kind of ignorant about this guy.

1871
01:50:15,660 --> 01:50:16,580
 How the f*** do you like him?

1872
01:50:16,620 --> 01:50:16,960
 Okay.

1873
01:50:17,500 --> 01:50:23,580
 And they just got last week a kid from Tennessee, Kate Phillips.

1874
01:50:23,640 --> 01:50:25,400
 I think he was hurt most last year.

1875
01:50:25,880 --> 01:50:27,560
 And one time was a four-star recruit.

1876
01:50:28,360 --> 01:50:30,220
 So, we'll see what they find with him.

1877
01:50:30,320 --> 01:50:32,240
 I think they're still looking for somebody big.

1878
01:50:34,460 --> 01:50:36,920
 And they've got the money to spend.

1879
01:50:37,020 --> 01:50:37,860
 We'll see how it works out.

1880
01:50:37,920 --> 01:50:41,940
 But the big get, the big get is P.J. Haggerty.

1881
01:50:42,220 --> 01:50:52,500
 Now, look, I'm not going to discount Bucky either because I thought that there was no way in h*** that they were going to have a chance to even have a winning record in the SEC.

1882
01:50:52,500 --> 01:50:56,640
 And what do you know, they finished on the top of the fourth and win an NCAA tournament game.

1883
01:50:57,340 --> 01:51:02,160
 And I think they should build a statue for him for that after what he took over.

1884
01:51:02,580 --> 01:51:07,040
 So, he's far, far exceeded expectations here.

1885
01:51:07,980 --> 01:51:09,360
 He's already beloved.

1886
01:51:10,120 --> 01:51:22,560
 And so, I would say, if he's got Haggerty to start building a team around, I wouldn't be surprised to see him do something similar next year just because the guy can coach.

1887
01:51:23,240 --> 01:51:23,520
 Yep.

1888
01:51:25,100 --> 01:51:26,880
 We're not surprised at all.

1889
01:51:27,760 --> 01:51:31,300
 But everywhere he's going, he's won with his system.

1890
01:51:31,420 --> 01:51:33,960
 It takes a little while to get in it.

1891
01:51:34,120 --> 01:51:35,100
 But, no, I'm like you.

1892
01:51:35,140 --> 01:51:36,780
 I thought they had a very good season.

1893
01:51:37,360 --> 01:51:40,080
 Always glad to talk to Olin Buchanan, buddy.

1894
01:51:40,180 --> 01:51:43,780
 Where can we get online and get all of the good stuff?

1895
01:51:44,840 --> 01:51:50,980
 You know, we do feel like Tex-Aggs is the premier outlet for all things Texas A&M Sports.

1896
01:51:51,060 --> 01:51:53,640
 So, if you want to give us a look, we'd appreciate it.

1897
01:51:53,720 --> 01:51:55,700
 If you did, it's texags.com.

1898
01:51:55,760 --> 01:51:59,660
 That's just an abbreviated version of Texas Aggies.

1899
01:52:00,160 --> 01:52:01,000
 Tex-Aggs.

1900
01:52:01,100 --> 01:52:03,280
 So, you can follow us on Twitter at Tex-Aggs as well.

1901
01:52:04,840 --> 01:52:06,540
 Olin, it's always good to hook up with you.

1902
01:52:06,540 --> 01:52:11,500
 By the way, if you ever make it to final Jeopardy, the mascot for Radford, the Highlanders.

1903
01:52:11,620 --> 01:52:16,680
 So, if you ever make it to Jeopardy and win, just keep in mind the small people when they cut up that loop, okay?

1904
01:52:17,900 --> 01:52:18,620
 The Highlanders.

1905
01:52:18,700 --> 01:52:19,460
 I got it.

1906
01:52:19,520 --> 01:52:19,760
 Thanks.

1907
01:52:20,340 --> 01:52:22,360
 The Highlanders from Radford, Virginia.

1908
01:52:22,360 --> 01:52:23,260
 Who are the Highlanders?

1909
01:52:25,780 --> 01:52:27,240
 What's a Highlander, right?

1910
01:52:28,880 --> 01:52:30,440
 We'll answer that the next time.

1911
01:52:30,760 --> 01:52:32,840
 And, in the meantime, stay safe out there, Olin, okay?

1912
01:52:35,000 --> 01:52:37,480
 Olin Buchanan again is texags.com.

1913
01:52:37,520 --> 01:52:39,580
 BB, coming up tonight, set your radio.

1914
01:52:39,960 --> 01:52:40,740
 Are you ready for this?

1915
01:52:40,840 --> 01:52:43,500
 Coming up, 545 Braves and Nationals.

1916
01:52:43,540 --> 01:52:44,820
 Are you ready for some baseball?

1917
01:52:45,240 --> 01:52:46,760
 Yeah, they want to continue.

1918
01:52:47,240 --> 01:52:48,840
 They're on a heater right now.

1919
01:52:48,840 --> 01:52:57,920
 Now, Bryce Elder, who everybody scoffed at coming into the season, 2-1 with a 0.77 ERA.

1920
01:52:58,460 --> 01:53:00,340
 A win against the Nationals tonight.

1921
01:53:00,420 --> 01:53:03,660
 We'll push the Braves to sixth in front of the Nationals.

1922
01:53:04,180 --> 01:53:05,940
 And we'll see what the Marlins do.

1923
01:53:06,020 --> 01:53:07,580
 It's in the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals.

1924
01:53:07,660 --> 01:53:08,840
 The Cardinals win there.

1925
01:53:08,940 --> 01:53:10,140
 And the Braves win tonight.

1926
01:53:10,520 --> 01:53:14,380
 And the Braves will go to bed six games up in the National League East.

1927
01:53:14,440 --> 01:53:18,260
 That's going to take care of biz for now on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1928
01:53:18,660 --> 01:53:20,600
 Harold Boggs, thank you so much for your time today.

1929
01:53:20,600 --> 01:53:25,140
 Let's do it again tomorrow at noon to 2 for the Bill Moe Buck Show back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.

1930
01:53:28,460 --> 01:53:28,980
 Thank you.