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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the 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 in 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 where Alabama takes their recruiting machine with the latest in Kirby's backyard. Good afternoon. Welcome in. How are you? And I know you've waited a whole year for me to say this, but happy Earth Day to you. How are you?

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 Happy Wednesday to you and the listeners. Rodney Orr and Drudy Orrman will tell us about the latest Alabama football commitment, as you alluded to, from three-star edge Stephen Thornton of Cairo, Georgia.

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 We'll be previewing the NFL draft starting tomorrow night and talking Ole Miss, Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn.

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 But right now, BB is here to talk about some of the safest picks in the NFL draft.

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 Bill Bender is BB, the voice of the Sporting News. Bill, welcome in. Happy pre-draft day to you. How are you?

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 You know, I'm wrapping up some of my pre-draft coverage, and I want to tell you guys, it looks like Alabama might have 10 guys drafted.

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 So that's a really, yeah, like looking at our mock draft, there's a good chance it'll be 10.

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 Obviously, Ty Simpson getting a lot of attention, but I mean, it's easy to forget about those second and third and fourth round guys all the way down to like Cuavers and Overton and Keenan.

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 A lot of Alabama guys are going to get to hear their name called this weekend.

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 I thought Nick Saban was gone. I didn't know he was still the head coach down here, Bill.

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 So the reason we talk to you, we learn something new every day. We want to talk more about that.

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 But Bill, we're going to go out on a limb here, and you can correct us if we're wrong.

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 We're going to say the number one draft pick is going to come out of Indiana, and his name is Fernando Mendoza.

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 Are we being too risky here, or would you agree?

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 I finally found something wrong with him, and it was a clip that came around this morning about him showing him throw a baseball.

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 And I texted a buddy. It looked a little awkward, and I'm like, you know, when we were kids, I legitimately think, and I'm having fun with Fernando.

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 It was to throw a baseball. And then, you know, if you could throw a football or shoot a basketball later, great.

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 You had a very good article, the safest picks in the NFL draft.

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 And as you said, don't overthink this.

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 When you look at some of these guys, what they have done in the last year, you look at it and say, that can't happen.

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 Caleb Downs, who our listeners are quite familiar with, he transferred to Ohio State.

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 He only allowed 92 yards after the catch and did not allow a touchdown in coverage.

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 Jeremiah Love of Notre Dame, who is probably going in the top five, 4-3-40, 2,500 yards, seven yards a carry.

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 Spencer Fano, F-A-N-O, tackle from Utah, get this.

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 LSU cornerback, Mansoor Delane, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, runs a 4-3.

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 Sonny Stiles, who's going to probably be in the top five of Ohio State.

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 We're joking a little bit, but it's like you said.

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 Why in the world do you want to sit down and spend three months trying to figure some of these guys out?

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 These stats are incredible.

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 I always had fun prepping for the draft because it's a nice crossover from covering the college game.

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 And you know, you miss sometimes.

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 Obviously, a guy can be a great college player and struggle in the NFL.

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 You guys had him for a year at Alabama.

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 He is an intelligent, athletic, good kid.

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 And I think from day one to be able to have success at Alabama and Ohio State, two of the most high-pressure places to play in the country.

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 So, I could see him having a long, profitable, awesome NFL career.

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 Bill, let's have some fun.

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 Pressure's on.

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 Let's go to Penn State.

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 The guard.

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 O.I. are his initials.

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 The stage is yours, Bill.

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 We're just down here.

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 We go short and call him O.I.

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 Vernass it for us.

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 I go with Vega, obviously.

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 So, you can cheat on the first name and then I only.

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 You know, hey, we had to learn how to pronounce tongue of my law off the back of you guys.

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 There's others that I misfire on.

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 The guard from Alabama that had a successful start to his career.

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 Nobody, like, starts losing their mind when they draft a guard.

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 So, let's circle back.

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 You know our zip code here, Bill Bender.

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 Talk to us about maybe a double-digit haul from Tuscaloosa.

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 Let's start with the obvious.

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 Ty Simpson, is he going to be the highest one off the board?

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 If you will, talk Ty to us.

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 That's just how I feel about it, because I don't know there'll be a lot of trades in this draft.

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 Will Caden Proctor make the 10th, I know it's 10, 10th consecutive year for a first rounder?

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 In fact, there are, Alabama's had two in the first round, I believe, for 10 years.

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 And like I said, then you get into the day two and the day three guys that will go after that.

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 Bill Bender, the supporting news.

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 Bill, we were talking earlier, welcome to 2026.

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 Some of these kids, good news is you're going to the NFL, bad news is you'll take a pay cut.

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 Case in point, probably a guy like Carson Beck out of Miami by way of Georgia.

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 Not more than Shador last year, but they'll definitely talk about him a lot.

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 He's got the attitude.

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 Will his attitude match the level of play in the NFL?

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 You know, we picked Diego, as you guys know.

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 We picked him as our player of the year last year, which was kind of a controversial decision in some ways.

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 But I had a chance to speak with him shortly after the debacle at the Heisman Trophy.

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 That hasn't happened since Michigan State, 1966.

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 And I know you know who this guy is, Bubba Smith, also known as Hightower,

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 So, put it another way, Bill, if Ohio State has four in the top ten,

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 why did they not win a national championship last year?

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 I don't want to correct me.

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 I mean, you got an NFL team.

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 I mean, that's still the most insane run by any school.

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 Alabama's really close.

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 By the way, tell us where we can get on.

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 Where can we get on line to get it?

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 I said 2019 earlier in the week, but it's 2020.

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 And, yeah, like you said, we have so much content at Sporting News right now.

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 A lot of NFL draft content.

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 Got everything ready to roll.

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 And looking forward to tomorrow through Saturday for sure.

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 Logan, welcome in.

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 Happy, what, hump day to you.

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 How are you?

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 Doing very well, guys.

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 Hi, man.

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 Doing fine, Logan.

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 Obviously, we all know the worst-kept secret of the NFL draft tomorrow night.

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 The question, Jermaine, to this conversation, will the draft for the Auburn Tigers when it comes to getting guys to go in the first round finally end tomorrow night?

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 Yeah, I mean, I think it's going to end tomorrow night.

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 Keldrick Falk will be sitting in the green room, you know, hoping to come the first-round selection since 2020.

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 It was Derek Brown and Noah Igbenogany in that 2020 draft.

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 You know, I think you're going to hear Connor Lue's name called in the early rounds.

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 You know, I think he was a guy before that ACL injury that obviously could have been a first-round pick.

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 But unfortunate, you know, news for him when he went down with the ACL tear.

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 I still think he's going to hear his name called in the early rounds.

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 And then Keron Crawford's had a strong, you know, showing at the NFL Combine.

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 Had a strong day at the Senior Bowl.

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 So those three guys are, you know, three guys who I would expect to hear maybe in the first through the fourth rounds with Keldrick Falk being the headliner of that group.

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 And then obviously you've got, you know, an offensive lineman in Jeremiah Wright, who's also been fairly strong in, you know, showing at the Senior Bowl and throughout the draft process as well.

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 Could he be a possible, you know, fifth, sixth, seventh-round guy as well?

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 You know, mock drafts have him, you know, like I just mentioned, fifth through the seventh rounds.

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 So, you know, it could be a good NFL draft for Auburn.

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 And hopefully it's a sign of things to come where, you know, Auburn is consistently putting guys in the first round in the NFL draft.

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 Let me ask, we wanted to review, recap, A-Day, the spring game on a lot of fronts.

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 But one name that I've heard nearly every day during the spring, and it amazes me sometimes at how players in the state of Alabama can just simply get overlooked.

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 Cody Sigler may have ended up being the most impressive defensive lineman in the spring.

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 He is, he played at New Hope, Alabama.

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 Yes, that New Hope in Madison County.

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 He went to, played one year at Arkansas State, went to West Alabama for a couple of years, and is now at Auburn,

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 and has just turned into a tremendously productive player.

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 Yeah, I think Cody Sigler, first off, he's proven to be a huge pickup this offseason for D.J. Derrick and Alex Golesh

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 and those guys on the defensive line.

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 Vontrell King-Williams is trying to mold him into the next, you know, uber-productive defensive lineman that comes out of Auburn.

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 Like you mentioned, strong ties to the state of Alabama.

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 Comes over from Arkansas State.

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 So, you know, yeah, he's somebody who's just absolutely been raved about this offseason.

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 He's been disruptive.

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 You know, I think he's obviously going to start at that defensive tackle position.

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 Can he be, you know, we've talked a little bit about on this show before, who's going to step up as a leader in the middle of that defense,

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 and especially on that front line, and I think he's got a huge opportunity to do so.

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 I think that Malik Autry as well is going to be playing right behind him.

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 He's slimmed down a little bit, and it's kind of learning to play that three-tech spot, kind of like Cody Sigler is.

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 And, I mean, just back to Sigler, I think he's somebody that the staff really values and think that they've kind of struck gold through the portal and signing him.

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 Logan Fowler got the Auburn Tigers covered there at 18-19 news.

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 Logan, let's go back to the players themselves, the Jimmys and Joes, in this case, Double B, Byron Brown.

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 Coming out of the spring game, a lot of folks said, well, he didn't live up to the expectations.

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 The counter to the data that we're hearing anyway, Logan, is, yeah, but Cam Newton didn't have a spectacular spring game his first time around either.

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 Look how that turned out.

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 Where are you objectively in trying to break down Brown's performance so far in spring?

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 In other words, not just the game, but the body of work overall in camp.

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 Yeah, absolutely.

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 I mean, that's obviously the main takeaway that people are choosing to focus on is the performance of Byron Brown on Saturday,

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 who, you know, he didn't have the best day to throw in the football, 7 of 14, 85 yards and a couple of interceptions.

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 You know, Goalers said afterward he didn't think Byron really just, he just didn't see the field well on Saturday.

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 He thought that after he missed the two deep balls in the early goings, he thought he was fine mentally,

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 that he reset and he flushed it, his composure was fine.

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 But he just simply didn't see the field well.

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 So, I mean, look, it's going to leave a quote-unquote sour taste in the mouth of Auburn fans

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 and it's going to give the college football world, you know, bulletin board material to throw at Auburn for the rest of the offseason.

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 But, you know, we can't forget, you know, who this guy is.

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 We can't sit here and act like Byron Brown is in a year removed from throwing for 3,000-plus and rushing for 1,000.

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 You know, only 11 other players in NCAA history have ever done that.

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 So, can't act like you didn't lead all of college football last year with 42 touchdowns.

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 You know, it was a bad day at the office on Saturday and it certainly doesn't excite anyone.

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 But I think that things are going to be fine.

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 You're taking one practice out of 15 this whole spring where, you know, we've heard that Byron Brown has just been efficient.

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 He's been effective.

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 He's been a leader.

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 You know, again, you're choosing to see, which obviously we're not all allowed to watch every single practice

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 and every single minute of it, but we're choosing to see one game.

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 And, you know, I think that when Byron Brown gets in live settings, when he gets to use his legs,

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 I think he probably would have ran for, you know, 80 to 100 yards on Saturday.

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 So, that's going to be another element of his game that is going to excite people.

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 He's a playmaker in a live setting.

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 I think he's going to be great.

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 You know, if it's still happening after the first week, after you take on Baylor and you're heading into conference play,

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 then maybe it's time to worry.

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 And then, obviously, Tristan Tia showed what he's capable of on Saturday.

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 So, you've got to feel comfortable with that.

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 But I really think you need to take what you saw on Saturday with Byron Brown, you know, take it with a grain of salt.

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 Two receivers who stood out for the spring game, Deshaun Spencer from Sarah Land.

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 That didn't surprise me.

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 He was quite an athlete at Sarah Land.

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 Nine receptions, 93 yards.

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 Keyshawn Singleton, three for 58.

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 And then Chase Nimrod, who is a very good receiver, only hit one for six.

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 Again, I take that with a little grain of salt.

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 But, once again, Auburn's got some very solid, productive receivers.

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 Oh, absolutely.

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 I mean, you have to be excited about the young crop of receivers that Kelly Burns is working with,

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 especially after what you saw on Saturday.

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 Auburn's offensive MVP came from the wide receiver room, like you mentioned, Deshaun Spencer.

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 You know, he had a long catch of 23 yards and 33 yards after the catch.

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 So, just an uber-athletic kid who, you know, if he can continue to progress as a true freshman,

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 I think he can do really great things in this offense.

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 But, you know, he wasn't the only young buck who had a productive day.

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 Duke Smith, a redshirt freshman out of Selma, Alabama, went for 84 yards on three catches.

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 54 of those coming after the catch.

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 Like you mentioned, Singleton, Keyshawn Singleton had a nice day.

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 He danced through a couple of tackles out in the open field despite being a bigger body.

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 44 of his 58 total yards came after the catch.

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 So, lots to be excited about in that room.

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 I think Chas Nimrod had the, well, he had a would-be touchdown,

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 but it was called back on an offensive pass interference, if I remember correctly.

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 So, lots of potential, lots of athleticism in that room.

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 I think that, you know, the USF guys, we continue to talk about that.

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 Goal is just coaching those guys really hard.

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 But, you know, I mean, again, you have to be excited about what Cody Burns has out there, outside.

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 You know, especially when Byron Brown gets going, I think it's going to be pretty lethal.

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 Just closing with this, I think Auburn fans are going to be a little more excited about Auburn basketball next year.

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 Sebastian Williams-Adams surprised some people and declared at the last minute, jumped in the transfer portal.

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 But Auburn made up for it pretty quickly.

445
00:29:39,540 --> 00:29:41,860
 Adam Olsen from South Alabama.

446
00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:46,620
 A forward is coming in, actually native of Canada.

447
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 And George Kimball III from Vanderbilt.

448
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,940
 So, two last-minute additions.

449
00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:57,540
 I think they're looking for one more, but two last-minute additions for Stephen Pearl.

450
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 Yeah.

451
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 Yeah.

452
00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:07,400
 It's been a whirlwind of the last 24 hours, really, on the hardwood for Stephen Pearl and through the transfer portal.

453
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 You know, yesterday at around 1 p.m., you pick up Thomas Dowd from Troy, and then very shortly afterward,

454
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,220
 Sebastian Williams-Adams announced he's going to the portal.

455
00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:22,860
 He commits to Vanderbilt rather quickly, so it seems to have been a move already in place.

456
00:30:23,060 --> 00:30:31,460
 I think the main takeaway from this portal haul for Auburn is just the fact that you've addressed your main problem from last season,

457
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 which was this lack of size and having a true big man, a dominant force down low, not to knock Keyshawn Murphy,

458
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 but just about every guy that you've signed to take over that five in those four spots are bigger than Keyshawn Murphy was last year.

459
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 You're adding 6'8", transferring Dowd at 6'10", and Owen Freeman.

460
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 Alexis Engoy from France, 7-footer, and then Buki Aboye from Santa Clara, 7'1", who can really move.

461
00:31:03,940 --> 00:31:11,480
 So you're addressing the need that you, you know, a skill that you lacked last season, a true dominant, dominant big man.

462
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:18,320
 You know, last year, I think that Auburn fans had to quickly realize that they didn't have a Walker Kessler or a Janai Broom on the floor.

463
00:31:18,740 --> 00:31:27,800
 And not to say that these guys are going to live up to those expectations, but it certainly helps when you have a couple of 7-footers around the rim to help you defensively.

464
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:33,760
 So I really like what Auburn's doing, and like you mentioned, George Kimball III, medically redshirted last year.

465
00:31:33,860 --> 00:31:36,040
 Vandy, but was super productive at Eastern Kentucky.

466
00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:45,160
 You know, I'm thinking in my head, can he be, you know, that Javon McCormick, Peter Jarrett Harper back in the 2018-2019 season, right?

467
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:52,620
 So, obviously, getting Todd Paterford back was huge, but can George Kimball return to form like he was at Eastern Kentucky?

468
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:53,920
 I like that pickup as well.

469
00:31:55,300 --> 00:31:55,740
 Absolutely.

470
00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:56,740
 Great stuff.

471
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,560
 We appreciate it.

472
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:05,000
 A lot of stuff to cover, NFL Draft, Portal, get ready for next year.

473
00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,480
 Where can we get on line, Logan, and get all your good stuff?

474
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:08,520
 Absolutely.

475
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 You can check me out over at 1819news, and you can give me a follow on X at Logan F. Fowler.

476
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 Guy with the toughest job next year for all our basketballs, the one that's got to pronounce all those names.

477
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 Good luck.

478
00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:21,660
 Logan, listen to you guys.

479
00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:25,160
 Thank you so much for your time, Dave, and stay safe out there, all right?

480
00:32:25,780 --> 00:32:26,140
 Absolutely.

481
00:32:26,300 --> 00:32:26,900
 Thank you, guys.

482
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 Thank you, bud.

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571
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 Rodney Orr, welcome in.

572
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 How are you?

573
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 Doing great, guys.

574
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:52,200
 How's it going today?

575
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 Hey, Benny.

576
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 It's always a fun time, is it not, Rodney?

577
00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:56,520
 The NFL draft.

578
00:37:57,420 --> 00:38:02,360
 Brent, what was the number that we had as far as the streak of first-rounders for Alabama going?

579
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,440
 What was it, back to 2000?

580
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:05,200
 Wow.

581
00:38:05,380 --> 00:38:06,900
 Rodney, that's the history.

582
00:38:07,060 --> 00:38:10,080
 What's going to happen tomorrow night to keep that streak running?

583
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:16,880
 Well, I sure hope that Alabama has at least one, and hopefully two.

584
00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:26,200
 You know, again, I think Ty Simpson certainly has a real crack at making the, you know, being drafted in the first round.

585
00:38:26,380 --> 00:38:33,180
 I hear a lot of people speculating the Cardinals, but who really knows sometimes in these drafts, you know, how it ends up.

586
00:38:34,100 --> 00:38:38,600
 And then, of course, Caden Proctor, you know, there's a chance that he might go.

587
00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:46,620
 I don't know if that's, you know, what the level of chance is, but, you know, certainly he could go in the first round as well.

588
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:50,500
 But you would hate to see that streak ended, wouldn't you, Harold and Brett?

589
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,620
 I guess nobody more so than the current coaching staff.

590
00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:58,600
 Rodney, we're privileged to talk with a lot of folks up and down all over the country.

591
00:38:58,700 --> 00:38:59,640
 And one of them is Bill Bender.

592
00:38:59,720 --> 00:39:01,940
 He's the national voice for the Sporting News.

593
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,140
 He has no dog in the hunt as far as Alabama, Auburn, anything in the SEC.

594
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:07,720
 He's up there in the backyard of Ohio State.

595
00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:17,340
 But he does an objective job, and his number, now this is not first round, of course, but overall he is saying Alabama could have as many as 10 guys drafted.

596
00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:22,440
 In other words, no Nick, but Alabama before this draft is over, could hit double digits.

597
00:39:24,220 --> 00:39:29,200
 Yeah, how many of those, I wonder, you know, where they would be drafted.

598
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 I mean, I think probably most of them would be after the third round or so.

599
00:39:33,980 --> 00:39:36,540
 But still, that's a good number.

600
00:39:37,060 --> 00:39:43,740
 I mean, that is a good number of draft picks, no doubt, a high number.

601
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:53,520
 You know, if that happens like that, even though some of those guys would be lower rounds, you know, I'm sure that some people are going to say,

602
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 well, you know, okay, Alabama was 11-4, but did they actually, you know, perform to their highest level or potential?

603
00:40:04,540 --> 00:40:07,200
 I think that might be something that would raise some questions.

604
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:15,240
 I think one thing that's different between the numbers now and when Nick was there, this as a whole, not taking any personal shots,

605
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 but the perception, you know what to say about perception, it's reality is this team is softer.

606
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 It makes you wonder, if you go to the NFL, soft ain't going to cut it.

607
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 You might get your foot in the door, but you ain't going to keep it there long.

608
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 Your thoughts just about the mindset of this group coming in.

609
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 This group coming in?

610
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 Yeah, as far as into the draft.

611
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 In other words, the NFL is not going to sit here and say, your team is 11-4, but sound when you get up here, this is big boy football, you've got to be tough.

612
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:58,660
 Exactly, and look, I think there is some degree of, you know, validity or, you know, you can certainly understand why people kind of think, okay, you know,

613
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 the Saban teams were mentally tougher, physically tougher than what we've seen the last couple of years.

614
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 I think there's possibly some other factors involved there.

615
00:41:09,460 --> 00:41:18,820
 I mean, when you're talking about NIL, the portal, there's some issues that you have to deal with that I think certainly that aren't related to the head football coach

616
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 that make it really tough nowadays versus, you know, a few years ago.

617
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 So there's some of that, I think, that's involved there.

618
00:41:27,340 --> 00:41:35,620
 But I do think, you know, again, that the one thing that we do know about this team, frankly, moving forward, this Alabama program is,

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 and I think Kalen DeBoer has addressed it himself, they have to be at least physically tougher, and I think that starts mentally.

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 And, you know, he's kind of addressed that a little bit about how they need to be physically tougher and play more physical up front and all of those things.

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 And so I think those are certainly things to, you know, as you look at this program, those are areas here.

622
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 That is an area, Harold, that I think is something to really watch this year and to see if Alabama takes a step in that direction.

623
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 You're exactly right.

624
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 I would also add Josh Cuevas, Rodney.

625
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 I think he may get lit the third day.

626
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 We'll see where that goes.

627
00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:22,440
 And I know we've all impressed Alabama certainly missed him last year when he got hurt.

628
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 You had an extensive article looking at position by position May and June or right around the corner as far as some of these guys making commitments to certainly official visits.

629
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 Alabama gets a little bit of a surprise, according to many of the Alabama recruiting dudes.

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 Edge, Stephen Thornton from Cairo, Georgia, three-star, announces his verbal commitment to Alabama.

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 91 tackles, 20 tackles, four loss, eight sacks during his junior season.

632
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 Rodney, your thoughts about the latest verbal commitment to Alabama?

633
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 Well, it's kind of funny because, you know, last night when this all happened, he announced it.

634
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 I think he surprised everyone, you know, with that commitment.

635
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 And I was like, when I heard his name initially, I was like, who's that?

636
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 Who's that three-star?

637
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 And then I went, and I immediately went to my prospect list on tighterinsider.com, and he was listed, which means I put him in there.

638
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 And so, and I thought for a second as I looked at him, I said, oh yeah, I remember this guy.

639
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 I remember watching his tape.

640
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 I remember thinking, you know what?

641
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 This guy is really quick off the edge.

642
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 I like him.

643
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:48,380
 Now, again, he's not highly rated.

644
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:50,040
 He's 6'5".

645
00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:52,440
 He's maybe 205 pounds, maybe.

646
00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:52,980
 Wow.

647
00:43:54,020 --> 00:43:58,580
 But, listen, here's one thing I said, and times have really changed.

648
00:43:59,020 --> 00:43:59,820
 You know how it is.

649
00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:02,980
 You want people that can come in and play and get developed quickly.

650
00:44:03,380 --> 00:44:06,080
 But they are still taking guys that are developmental.

651
00:44:06,420 --> 00:44:11,280
 And don't forget now, it's been a long time ago, but Eric Curry got here at about 6'6", 200 pounds.

652
00:44:11,820 --> 00:44:12,040
 Right.

653
00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:14,500
 And, you know, we saw what he turned into.

654
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655
00:44:18,820 --> 00:44:19,780
 You know, guys that develop.

656
00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:24,400
 And I look at this kid, Thornton, and I say, okay, you look at his speed.

657
00:44:24,500 --> 00:44:25,420
 You look at his quickness.

658
00:44:25,460 --> 00:44:26,280
 You look at his frame.

659
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 He's 6'5".

660
00:44:27,180 --> 00:44:34,940
 If he fills out, if he sticks with it for a couple of years, this kid could really develop as a nice player.

661
00:44:34,940 --> 00:44:39,640
 I mean, really good because he's so, you know, athletic and so fast in the frame.

662
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 So, listen, I think you have 105 now.

663
00:44:43,940 --> 00:44:48,140
 They probably, frankly, didn't pay a lot for this guy in terms of NIL.

664
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:50,240
 So, I think it's a scholarship.

665
00:44:50,660 --> 00:44:55,340
 But, you know, it looks like to me it's worth – he's certainly worth it.

666
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,820
 Ron, you're a tighter insider.com.

667
00:44:57,840 --> 00:45:02,820
 I appreciate you bringing up that point because a lot of folks say, why is Alabama taking all these three stars?

668
00:45:02,820 --> 00:45:05,820
 Well, the reason is now they've got about 20 more spots to fill in.

669
00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:08,280
 And you've got to keep everything under budget.

670
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:13,140
 So, they're going to take a flyer and hope that basically it's a good bang for the buck, a good value.

671
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:19,400
 The other side of the coin is very interesting class compared to back in the day with that guy named Nick.

672
00:45:19,620 --> 00:45:21,120
 You do have more three stars.

673
00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:23,980
 But one thing about it, there's still some five stars.

674
00:45:24,100 --> 00:45:31,640
 The question, Rodney, will they add to the five-star class in the next few days with Elijah Haven at QB?

675
00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:36,960
 Seems to be a lot of confidence that he'll pick Alabama over Georgia.

676
00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:44,120
 You know, and anytime you're dealing with Kirby Smart, though, you know, Kirby can pull him out of the hat.

677
00:45:44,260 --> 00:45:45,020
 Yeah, that's right.

678
00:45:45,380 --> 00:45:54,200
 There is some sort of a, you know, degree of, I guess you could say, reluctance to go ahead and say that he's headed to Bama.

679
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:58,700
 But I think that, yeah, I like Alabama's position with him.

680
00:45:58,860 --> 00:46:00,620
 I do think he's from a great family.

681
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:04,120
 I do think that, you know, there's a lot of factors involved.

682
00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:09,140
 I don't think he's one of these guys that's simply, you know, looking at the dollar signs by any means.

683
00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:10,020
 He's well-informed.

684
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:13,260
 I think it's, like I said, I think he's got a good support system.

685
00:46:13,780 --> 00:46:14,880
 A really smart kid.

686
00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:19,440
 So, you know, again, I think that he's looking at the big picture.

687
00:46:19,780 --> 00:46:22,520
 And I do feel that Alabama's in good position with Elijah Haven.

688
00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:25,800
 Now, I will say this, too, and I think he's a fantastic player.

689
00:46:26,280 --> 00:46:31,040
 But, you know, you're talking about all these visitors coming in in the summer.

690
00:46:31,740 --> 00:46:35,940
 And if you do that positional breakdown, what's interesting about it is two things.

691
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,940
 Number one, there's one offensive lineman scheduled to visit.

692
00:46:39,940 --> 00:46:40,860
 I noticed that.

693
00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:41,640
 That can change.

694
00:46:41,820 --> 00:46:42,460
 That can change.

695
00:46:43,280 --> 00:46:45,460
 There's only one offensive lineman scheduled to change.

696
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:50,800
 And on the other side of that, there's what I would say are three true defensive linemen.

697
00:46:51,580 --> 00:46:54,020
 And one of those is already committed to Alabama.

698
00:46:54,220 --> 00:46:57,940
 So you're saying there's really two that are open game still.

699
00:46:58,540 --> 00:47:02,340
 And I think one of them, Mitchell Turner, is probably Alabama's lean right now,

700
00:47:02,380 --> 00:47:04,680
 although Texas is coming after him hard, so be careful.

701
00:47:05,540 --> 00:47:08,200
 And Donovan Moore is committed to Auburn.

702
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:14,560
 Okay, so all that said and done, I always think, you know, I hear people say,

703
00:47:14,660 --> 00:47:18,120
 well, Alabama may sign only two defensive linemen and two offensive linemen.

704
00:47:18,220 --> 00:47:20,760
 Well, that's four high school linemen that you're signing.

705
00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:28,080
 So that's okay, but that means you've got to really expect to do something in the portal.

706
00:47:28,660 --> 00:47:29,020
 Thank you.

707
00:47:29,320 --> 00:47:34,860
 Again, Harold and Brett, I hear the argument that, well, they've got 15 or 16 coming back

708
00:47:34,860 --> 00:47:36,480
 on the offensive line next year.

709
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:38,020
 Well, how do you know that?

710
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:39,100
 That's right.

711
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:40,560
 How do you know that?

712
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:41,540
 You really don't know.

713
00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:44,500
 I mean, you could lose seven, eight, nine guys to the portal.

714
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:45,520
 In one night.

715
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:50,420
 I think you have to be prepared, and you never want to get caught short on linemen.

716
00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:53,060
 So it's interesting right now.

717
00:47:53,380 --> 00:47:54,460
 And I will add this.

718
00:47:54,680 --> 00:47:59,000
 I think they did lose contact with several offensive linemen with Coach Kapp leaving.

719
00:47:59,580 --> 00:48:04,220
 You know, so I think that in this regard, I think that was probably not helpful for Alabama.

720
00:48:04,980 --> 00:48:06,800
 Let me ask you this, Rodney, on that.

721
00:48:07,020 --> 00:48:09,620
 People don't follow this as religiously as some of us.

722
00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:12,800
 Your thoughts as far as netting, the plus and the minus.

723
00:48:12,860 --> 00:48:13,760
 He had a lot of criticism.

724
00:48:14,700 --> 00:48:18,160
 From everything we're able to gather, that was a plus when Kapp left hand.

725
00:48:18,220 --> 00:48:19,440
 Not taking a shot at him.

726
00:48:19,460 --> 00:48:22,920
 We're just talking about nothing personal, just the job that was rendered down there.

727
00:48:24,100 --> 00:48:26,600
 Well, I think, you know, a lot of it depends.

728
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:31,820
 I mean, again, speaking to people that are close to that offensive line room,

729
00:48:32,220 --> 00:48:34,860
 I do think there was a disconnect with Kapp.

730
00:48:34,980 --> 00:48:38,660
 And some of his players, I mean, frankly.

731
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:45,100
 I mean, I've heard some things from players that were here, multiple players that were here,

732
00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:50,820
 that, you know, where they are now, they felt like they were learning more

733
00:48:50,820 --> 00:48:54,520
 than what they had learned under Kapp in two years.

734
00:48:55,380 --> 00:49:01,480
 So, again, those are players that they left, and they left for different reasons and what have you.

735
00:49:01,480 --> 00:49:08,280
 I think there's also some, probably some validity to Kapp and Ryan Grubb weren't on the same page.

736
00:49:08,780 --> 00:49:09,940
 That's what I hear.

737
00:49:10,340 --> 00:49:14,980
 And you know Grubb's original specialty was offensive line, you know.

738
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:18,500
 I think those were his original roots for the offensive line.

739
00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:23,660
 So, whatever it is, I think we all agree that it needs to be fixed this year, right?

740
00:49:23,860 --> 00:49:27,400
 And the offensive line needs to be a lot better.

741
00:49:28,660 --> 00:49:31,340
 Let me ask you about a couple of edge dudes.

742
00:49:31,940 --> 00:49:38,720
 Antoine Jackson, you've got him listed 6'6", 245, a three-star from Collierville.

743
00:49:39,540 --> 00:49:42,720
 Tennessee, I've heard a lot of good things about him.

744
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:53,860
 The other one, as I'm scrolling down, Rodney, well, let's see, is K.J. Green, five-star edge.

745
00:49:54,400 --> 00:50:03,440
 I know he's visited Alabama quite often, 6'4", 215, and Rainey Kennedy of AL.com is really high on A.J. Pauley.

746
00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:11,140
 In fact, he had his top ten players that have really blossomed and said that.

747
00:50:11,320 --> 00:50:17,520
 But, anyway, just going back, K.J. Green, Antoine Jackson, I've heard a lot about both of them.

748
00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:26,480
 Yeah, I mean, I think most people think Alabama is in pretty good shape for Jackson out of Memphis right now.

749
00:50:27,060 --> 00:50:31,160
 K.J. Green, I mean, I'm hearing some positive things about Alabama's position with him.

750
00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:35,780
 And, again, some people have him a five-star, so you know what that means.

751
00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:37,540
 I mean, there's going to be some competition.

752
00:50:38,580 --> 00:50:41,420
 And, you know, just you guys, you follow it.

753
00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:43,220
 I mean, Mitchell Turner, I mentioned him.

754
00:50:43,320 --> 00:50:46,340
 He's a fast riser, a defensive lineman from Louisville, Mississippi.

755
00:50:46,780 --> 00:50:48,940
 He's really shot up the ranks.

756
00:50:49,420 --> 00:50:52,780
 And Texas is now involved, among other schools.

757
00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:55,660
 And I'll say the same thing about Mon Sean Sells,

758
00:50:55,860 --> 00:51:01,380
 who is a five-star wide receiver out of Indiana, that Alabama, his nickname's Bama.

759
00:51:01,660 --> 00:51:03,640
 I mean, he's originally from the state of Alabama.

760
00:51:04,140 --> 00:51:06,340
 And a lot of people have been saying since January,

761
00:51:06,620 --> 00:51:09,420
 oh, this guy, he's leaning strongly to Alabama.

762
00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:11,600
 That's why I tell you, be careful with the early hype.

763
00:51:12,060 --> 00:51:12,440
 Thank you.

764
00:51:12,460 --> 00:51:14,080
 Because now he's got an agent out there.

765
00:51:14,600 --> 00:51:18,900
 And, you know, they're looking for it, certainly to –

766
00:51:18,900 --> 00:51:21,340
 I'm not saying he's going to take the biggest offer,

767
00:51:21,820 --> 00:51:25,560
 but I am saying that Texas is involved there now hard, too.

768
00:51:26,260 --> 00:51:28,240
 So, you know, you have to be careful.

769
00:51:28,780 --> 00:51:33,080
 The way this is, this day and time, man, it's a real challenge.

770
00:51:34,280 --> 00:51:36,840
 Rodney, if our listeners would like to get online

771
00:51:36,840 --> 00:51:42,000
 and look at your breakdown by position of official visitors,

772
00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:47,160
 TITV, Alabama in the basketball portal,

773
00:51:47,360 --> 00:51:50,160
 and a lot of those guys are going to be returning.

774
00:51:50,420 --> 00:51:54,680
 Keaton Bristow is one announced officially this morning

775
00:51:54,680 --> 00:51:57,980
 in the 24-7 message board.

776
00:51:57,980 --> 00:52:01,520
 And if you're going to the lake here soon,

777
00:52:01,620 --> 00:52:06,520
 you need to have something to read while you're looking at other five stars.

778
00:52:07,100 --> 00:52:10,200
 And I think you've got a book you could highly recommend.

779
00:52:11,860 --> 00:52:13,200
 Well, I appreciate it, Brett.

780
00:52:13,340 --> 00:52:15,200
 Yeah, first of all, it's tighterinsider.com.

781
00:52:15,240 --> 00:52:17,200
 As you mentioned, it's only $48 a year,

782
00:52:17,220 --> 00:52:19,700
 and you can get instant access with your credit card if you prefer.

783
00:52:19,840 --> 00:52:21,460
 There is an address there to send a check.

784
00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:24,720
 And that includes our all-sports forum.

785
00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:27,160
 I mean, like I said, it's nonstop.

786
00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:29,720
 It keeps you up to date with just about everything there is.

787
00:52:30,820 --> 00:52:34,620
 And then also the book, yes, Bigger Than Bama, you can get that.

788
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:35,460
 You can look at it.

789
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:37,340
 You can grab the details there at Amazon.

790
00:52:38,100 --> 00:52:41,700
 Or you can go to RodneyOr.com, RodneyOr.com,

791
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:44,540
 and you'll get all the details of the book.

792
00:52:44,800 --> 00:52:49,140
 And, you know, if you're interested in it, certainly the way to order it.

793
00:52:50,440 --> 00:52:52,060
 Rodney, it's always good to hook up with you.

794
00:52:52,140 --> 00:52:54,040
 I think, Brett, when he was talking about when you go to the lake

795
00:52:54,040 --> 00:52:56,560
 and check out other five stars, he's talking about big bass.

796
00:52:56,680 --> 00:52:57,260
 We'll check with him.

797
00:52:57,260 --> 00:52:59,340
 Yeah, that's exactly what it was.

798
00:53:00,340 --> 00:53:02,660
 I was kind of thinking of something else, but whatever.

799
00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:05,620
 Yes, I know you were.

800
00:53:05,640 --> 00:53:06,760
 We'll find out more next time.

801
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:08,420
 In the meantime, enjoy the draft, okay?

802
00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:10,440
 Okay, guys, appreciate it.

803
00:53:10,520 --> 00:53:11,100
 Thank you, bud.

804
00:53:11,320 --> 00:53:13,920
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876
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 A man accused of being a fraudster on social media has been extradited from North Carolina back to Baldwin County in order to face charges.

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 57-year-old Brenton Fillers has used more than 30 aliases online in order to meet women,

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 Spanish Fort police caught on to Fillers' online activity back in 2023 and dubbed him the TikTok trickster.

892
00:58:07,580 --> 00:58:10,660
 A Pinson man is sentenced to life in prison for the sexual abuse of children.

893
00:58:10,660 --> 00:58:16,140
 42-year-old Graham Ashe received four life sentences, which totals 280 years behind bars.

894
00:58:16,280 --> 00:58:21,180
 Investigators say that there were 25 victims in this case, ranging in age from 7 to 14 years old.

895
00:58:21,560 --> 00:58:22,300
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896
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897
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898
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899
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900
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901
00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:51,560
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902
00:58:51,900 --> 00:58:54,240
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903
00:58:54,540 --> 00:58:56,660
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904
00:58:57,900 --> 00:58:59,860
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905
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:03,620
 What's in the water at the Adelson house, though, in Orlando, Florida?

906
00:59:03,720 --> 00:59:04,460
 How are you?

907
00:59:05,180 --> 00:59:06,180
 Well, I'm doing great, fellas.

908
00:59:06,280 --> 00:59:10,300
 You know we're home to the two best universities in the whole entire world.

909
00:59:10,300 --> 00:59:11,220
 I've heard that.

910
00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:11,840
 I've heard that.

911
00:59:12,040 --> 00:59:14,660
 It's natural that those schools win championships, though.

912
00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:21,380
 By the way, you may not have heard this, but Arch Manning is the starting quarterback in Texas.

913
00:59:21,640 --> 00:59:22,760
 You can confirm that?

914
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:23,460
 What?

915
00:59:23,560 --> 00:59:24,640
 You can confirm that?

916
00:59:26,320 --> 00:59:27,640
 The summer of March.

917
00:59:27,880 --> 00:59:28,820
 You heard it first here.

918
00:59:28,820 --> 00:59:30,020
 The summer of March.

919
00:59:32,120 --> 00:59:33,880
 Hey, Reese Davis, take that.

920
00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:35,080
 Oh, baby.

921
00:59:37,540 --> 00:59:37,980
 Yeah.

922
00:59:37,980 --> 00:59:42,040
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923
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926
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927
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928
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930
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931
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

932
01:00:21,980 --> 01:00:25,360
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

933
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,880
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

934
01:00:31,220 --> 01:00:36,460
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

935
01:00:37,260 --> 01:00:42,660
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

936
01:00:43,580 --> 01:00:45,580
 Welcome back in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

937
01:00:45,640 --> 01:00:47,240
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

938
01:00:47,340 --> 01:00:50,380
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

939
01:00:50,460 --> 01:00:56,600
 And for Brett Norsworthy, coming off the shores of the Mississippi River in the Bluff City, a.k.a. Memphis.

940
01:00:57,260 --> 01:00:59,420
 He's hosting Sports Time 3 to 6 afternoon.

941
01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:00,240
 Drives you home.

942
01:01:00,460 --> 01:01:03,320
 They're on Sports 56 in Memphis, Tennessee.

943
01:01:03,520 --> 01:01:05,240
 And if you listen to Ole Miss, you can't miss him.

944
01:01:05,300 --> 01:01:08,820
 He's on before, during, and after when the Rebs play football.

945
01:01:09,020 --> 01:01:10,260
 Brett Norsworthy, welcome in.

946
01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:10,980
 How are you?

947
01:01:11,640 --> 01:01:12,340
 Harold, I'm well.

948
01:01:12,440 --> 01:01:13,620
 Thank you and Brett for having me.

949
01:01:13,660 --> 01:01:14,480
 How are y'all guys doing?

950
01:01:14,740 --> 01:01:15,060
 Hey, bud.

951
01:01:15,340 --> 01:01:16,680
 Man, we're doing all right, Brett.

952
01:01:17,340 --> 01:01:27,380
 It's not often we get to say this, but another Memphis native has come out with some strong verbal bouquets for this Ole Miss football team.

953
01:01:27,460 --> 01:01:36,800
 A fellow by the name of Paul Feinbaum, you may know that name, says that Ole Miss, Brett, may have the best quarterback slash running back tandem in the entire SEC.

954
01:01:37,140 --> 01:01:37,860
 Would you agree?

955
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:42,380
 I would agree with Paul, and I'm glad he's touting it.

956
01:01:42,440 --> 01:01:52,400
 This is going to be the summer of the quarterbacks in the college football and the SEC, and I think Ole Miss has the proven quarterback.

957
01:01:52,960 --> 01:02:05,020
 I know one game shouldn't be an indicator of a whole lot, but I like some of these rankings that I'm seeing that have Dante Moore at Oregon ahead of Trinidad Chambliss,

958
01:02:05,400 --> 01:02:09,900
 and I see a lot that has Julian Sane ahead of Trinidad Chambliss.

959
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:15,820
 Well, all three played against Miami, and only one could crack an egg against them.

960
01:02:17,940 --> 01:02:21,740
 Talk to us overall, Brett, about life after Lane.

961
01:02:21,860 --> 01:02:23,960
 Everybody, you know, how life is.

962
01:02:24,360 --> 01:02:28,060
 Once somebody with that kind of a strong personality leaves, it's all doom and gloom.

963
01:02:28,140 --> 01:02:31,200
 I don't think, if you go back to last year, that was a case there in Oxford.

964
01:02:31,840 --> 01:02:33,840
 You've had a little more time to digest it.

965
01:02:33,880 --> 01:02:39,160
 Your thoughts now that kind of the dust has settled how life is for Ole Miss football these days.

966
01:02:39,960 --> 01:02:44,860
 Well, for me, in my perspective, it's the same as Thanksgiving weekend when he left for LSU,

967
01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:49,420
 and then the hiring by Keith Carter of Pete Golding is thank you.

968
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:51,020
 Thank you for making us relevant.

969
01:02:51,160 --> 01:02:52,740
 Thank you for the great job that he did.

970
01:02:52,800 --> 01:02:54,380
 Thank you for the last five years.

971
01:02:54,640 --> 01:02:57,760
 We've won 52 football games in the last five years.

972
01:02:57,860 --> 01:03:06,580
 I had a Razorback friend of mine tell me, and he was with the AD when they picked up Ryan Silverfield in Memphis to hire him,

973
01:03:06,920 --> 01:03:10,960
 and he picked up AD first, and then they were going over to Ryan's house.

974
01:03:11,380 --> 01:03:15,920
 And he said, boy, I bet you're glad you're not dealing with everything that Lane Kiffin or Ole Miss is dealing with,

975
01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:19,920
 and that Hunter Urechek said, yeah, but I'd like to have those 52 wins they've had.

976
01:03:20,080 --> 01:03:20,300
 Yep.

977
01:03:22,300 --> 01:03:23,000
 Good point.

978
01:03:23,600 --> 01:03:24,920
 I don't doubt that one bit.

979
01:03:24,920 --> 01:03:27,880
 Tell us about some of the new guys who have come in.

980
01:03:28,020 --> 01:03:30,800
 We know Deuce Knight from Auburn at quarterback.

981
01:03:31,180 --> 01:03:35,680
 I like Priest Corn, Brady Priest Corn, the tight end from Michigan.

982
01:03:36,560 --> 01:03:40,200
 Jay Crawford is a pretty good cornerback from Auburn.

983
01:03:40,280 --> 01:03:42,340
 Edwin Joseph from Florida State.

984
01:03:42,840 --> 01:03:50,400
 I'll tell you somebody, I'm going to ask you to watch this fall, Jordan Bernard from Alabama.

985
01:03:51,100 --> 01:03:56,400
 He had some injuries, but he got caught up in a numbers game on that defensive line.

986
01:03:56,520 --> 01:03:58,880
 I'm telling you, he is really going to help you.

987
01:03:59,020 --> 01:04:02,360
 I know Blake Purchase, I believe, came in from Oregon.

988
01:04:02,360 --> 01:04:08,880
 Who are some of the new guys as far as transfers who you've heard about or may have caught your eye in the spring?

989
01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:14,400
 Well, Brett, I like that you went with offense and defense, but I also mentioned the defensive guys,

990
01:04:14,540 --> 01:04:21,520
 because I think that will really be the story outside of Trinidad and Kawhi and Lacey about Ole Miss this year.

991
01:04:22,040 --> 01:04:28,720
 Ole Miss will be so improved on defense that if they had to, I don't see many times that Ole Miss is going to be in

992
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:34,200
 and just score 17 and win, but if they had to be in a game to win it 17-14,

993
01:04:34,200 --> 01:04:41,320
 to win it 20-17, they can because the defense is going to be so good, both with the returners and what you just mentioned.

994
01:04:41,420 --> 01:04:45,600
 Those defensive ends, Renault from Alabama and Blake Purchase from Oregon,

995
01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:52,740
 and everybody that's watched Jalen Crawford in the secondary from Auburn have just fallen in love.

996
01:04:52,740 --> 01:04:59,660
 And then the guys that are returning, like Sontarian Perkins and like Will Eccles and Cam Franklin,

997
01:05:00,020 --> 01:05:05,920
 and what we knew we were having back, and the linebacker, the very controversial linebacker from Clemson

998
01:05:05,920 --> 01:05:07,840
 that caused Dabo to cry himself to sleep.

999
01:05:08,200 --> 01:05:11,680
 He's going to be a big help and will be the green dot on defense.

1000
01:05:11,680 --> 01:05:18,320
 And I would just tell Dabo, I'm very sorry, Dabo, you want to be stuck in 1992, and it's not anymore.

1001
01:05:20,060 --> 01:05:25,040
 Brent Norris, where they'd check him out on Sports 56 Afterdoons on the way home there in Memphis, Tennessee.

1002
01:05:25,140 --> 01:05:26,540
 But I think we spent a little bit on that.

1003
01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:31,260
 I mean, Dabo at one time, under the old rules, he could rock and roll.

1004
01:05:31,620 --> 01:05:35,740
 And I really believe, and maybe you disagree with me, I think Nick was smart enough to say,

1005
01:05:35,800 --> 01:05:38,080
 you know what, I got all these coins in the bank.

1006
01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:41,820
 I see where this thing is going. I'm not going to get in and go through that circus.

1007
01:05:41,920 --> 01:05:44,260
 I could probably do it, but I don't want to at this age.

1008
01:05:44,660 --> 01:05:46,180
 Back to Dabo, your thoughts.

1009
01:05:46,280 --> 01:05:51,100
 Will he finally turn the light switch on and get with it, or is he just going to sit here and say,

1010
01:05:51,160 --> 01:05:54,600
 you know what, I'm going down with this ship, whether it works or not?

1011
01:05:55,200 --> 01:06:00,660
 Peril won't open a night at Death Valley after opening at the other Death Valley last year.

1012
01:06:01,320 --> 01:06:03,360
 Won't Clemson and LSU tell us a lot?

1013
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:06,460
 Will tell us a lot about what Lane has with Sam Levitt?

1014
01:06:06,740 --> 01:06:08,280
 You know, tell us a lot about Clemson.

1015
01:06:08,420 --> 01:06:10,960
 Let me be clear, I picked at him.

1016
01:06:11,360 --> 01:06:13,520
 I respect Dabo Sweeney enormously.

1017
01:06:14,060 --> 01:06:19,640
 His story, his convictions, what he stands for, I really do.

1018
01:06:20,020 --> 01:06:26,800
 And we all remember when he was a special teams player at Alabama on that 92 national championship team

1019
01:06:26,800 --> 01:06:33,480
 and looked at and was treated by Gene Stallings almost like a father-son relationship.

1020
01:06:33,480 --> 01:06:34,960
 I respect Dabo Sweeney.

1021
01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:41,600
 But I also remember Dabo Sweeney a few years ago saying that when we start paying the players, I'm out of here.

1022
01:06:41,940 --> 01:06:44,000
 Well, we're paying them, and he's still there.

1023
01:06:44,080 --> 01:06:44,520
 He's still there.

1024
01:06:44,520 --> 01:06:45,100
 He's still there.

1025
01:06:45,480 --> 01:06:52,040
 I was going to ask you about John David Baker, the offensive coordinator.

1026
01:06:52,360 --> 01:06:54,960
 Charlie Weiss, of course, was there with Lane.

1027
01:06:55,320 --> 01:07:01,740
 I always get amused when I'm listening to a national sports broadcast, and they're talking about Ole Miss,

1028
01:07:01,820 --> 01:07:05,800
 and they said, oh, yeah, Lane Kiffin, he's going to throw the ball 70 times a game.

1029
01:07:05,880 --> 01:07:06,680
 No, he doesn't.

1030
01:07:07,220 --> 01:07:08,420
 They're up-tempo.

1031
01:07:09,080 --> 01:07:10,160
 They're balanced.

1032
01:07:10,660 --> 01:07:14,360
 If I had Kewan Lacey, I'd turn around and hand the ball off to him a lot.

1033
01:07:14,860 --> 01:07:18,960
 Your thoughts on what John David Baker will bring to the offense?

1034
01:07:19,880 --> 01:07:23,680
 Well, he's got a big-time running back and a couple other running backs behind Kewan Lacey,

1035
01:07:23,800 --> 01:07:25,140
 but he's going to be the featured guy.

1036
01:07:25,140 --> 01:07:28,460
 And I agree with you, Brett, just nationally.

1037
01:07:28,840 --> 01:07:33,220
 It's like Ole Miss went out and hired a new staff from Madagascar.

1038
01:07:33,400 --> 01:07:34,360
 A lot of them have been there.

1039
01:07:34,360 --> 01:07:34,840
 Exactly.

1040
01:07:35,100 --> 01:07:41,040
 In the building, helping with success all the way, and it's just going to surprise them.

1041
01:07:41,180 --> 01:07:46,040
 And the surprise of the year is going to be when Ole Miss goes to Nashville Labor Day weekend

1042
01:07:46,040 --> 01:07:47,960
 and puts it on Louisville.

1043
01:07:48,340 --> 01:07:50,260
 And then maybe that will wake them up.

1044
01:07:50,780 --> 01:07:54,420
 But, yes, John David Baker is going to run the ball, and we all know this.

1045
01:07:54,780 --> 01:07:58,720
 When you've got a good running game, you know what that helps more than anything else?

1046
01:07:58,960 --> 01:08:00,200
 It helps your defense.

1047
01:08:00,880 --> 01:08:01,320
 Yes.

1048
01:08:02,880 --> 01:08:05,920
 And it gives them plenty of rest, a.k.a.

1049
01:08:06,060 --> 01:08:09,380
 And obviously, it also helps the passing game, loosens up the opposing defense.

1050
01:08:09,880 --> 01:08:15,540
 Brett, let's talk a little bit about what is, what Baskin Robbins got 31 flavors, take your pick.

1051
01:08:15,600 --> 01:08:17,580
 And that's the way it is with coaches and their personality.

1052
01:08:17,740 --> 01:08:18,600
 Lane's got his.

1053
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:21,700
 Talk to us about the personality of Pete Golding.

1054
01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:27,760
 And anyone who's been around the Ole Miss program, to me, it's just a hand and a well-fit glove.

1055
01:08:27,940 --> 01:08:29,940
 He seems to be a natural fit for Ole Miss.

1056
01:08:30,600 --> 01:08:32,340
 Well, he has been and his family.

1057
01:08:32,560 --> 01:08:37,880
 And just very fortunate to get him off that great Alabama staff and what he accomplished there

1058
01:08:37,880 --> 01:08:39,400
 and how important he was there.

1059
01:08:39,680 --> 01:08:46,020
 And the talent evaluator that he is, Lane, Coach Kiffin really needed him to help with recruiting.

1060
01:08:46,300 --> 01:08:48,180
 And it's just an old-fashioned recruiting.

1061
01:08:48,320 --> 01:08:50,100
 Ole Miss is doing really well.

1062
01:08:50,160 --> 01:08:56,840
 But the talent evaluation with Joe Judge and others on that staff to identify quarterbacks, you know,

1063
01:08:56,880 --> 01:08:59,640
 from Ferris State, hey, we need a backup quarterback.

1064
01:08:59,840 --> 01:09:00,840
 Our backup is hurt.

1065
01:09:01,280 --> 01:09:06,760
 The backup quarterback was going to be somebody different last year, but he was hurt.

1066
01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:09,000
 So they had to go and find someone.

1067
01:09:09,200 --> 01:09:09,980
 And they did.

1068
01:09:10,340 --> 01:09:13,080
 And then look at the story that developed from him.

1069
01:09:13,080 --> 01:09:20,900
 You know, this time last year, if you had told someone, hey, Indiana's got a transfer quarterback from Cal

1070
01:09:20,900 --> 01:09:25,740
 that's going to lead them to an undefeated season, a national championship,

1071
01:09:25,740 --> 01:09:31,600
 and really be the beast of college football, we would have laughed in that person's face.

1072
01:09:32,180 --> 01:09:38,640
 I'm telling you right now, one year from right now, the overall number one quarterback in the NFL draft

1073
01:09:38,640 --> 01:09:40,320
 will be Trinidad champions.

1074
01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:43,420
 I think you're exactly right.

1075
01:09:44,460 --> 01:09:45,800
 Let me ask you about Ole Miss.

1076
01:09:45,900 --> 01:09:46,820
 It's better than Arsh.

1077
01:09:46,900 --> 01:09:48,280
 It just doesn't have the package.

1078
01:09:49,240 --> 01:09:49,620
 There you go.

1079
01:09:49,660 --> 01:09:50,080
 Or name.

1080
01:09:50,280 --> 01:09:50,680
 Pedigree.

1081
01:09:52,340 --> 01:09:55,760
 Tell us about what you expect for Ole Miss in the draft.

1082
01:09:55,920 --> 01:10:00,600
 I know Deshaun Stribbling I've seen probably going in the second round,

1083
01:10:00,600 --> 01:10:08,500
 Xavier Harris, Harrison Wallace, Jane Williams, Diego Pounds may get there on the third day.

1084
01:10:08,980 --> 01:10:12,340
 How many guys from Ole Miss do you think will be drafted through the weekend?

1085
01:10:13,260 --> 01:10:14,760
 I think a good number of them.

1086
01:10:14,760 --> 01:10:22,300
 None of them on the first day, unlike last year with Walter Nolan and with Jackson Dart and Trey Harris.

1087
01:10:22,700 --> 01:10:24,520
 Trey Harris went second round.

1088
01:10:24,660 --> 01:10:33,200
 We're going to have plenty of players go, and it's going to be once again an awakening of just what has been assembled at Ole Miss.

1089
01:10:33,300 --> 01:10:35,140
 The player accumulation.

1090
01:10:35,900 --> 01:10:42,440
 And we all know in that draft, you've got to be a little bit lucky on where you go and who gets you.

1091
01:10:42,760 --> 01:10:43,220
 Thank you.

1092
01:10:43,220 --> 01:10:45,120
 And if it's the right fit or not.

1093
01:10:45,200 --> 01:10:45,500
 That's it.

1094
01:10:45,580 --> 01:10:49,120
 And still kind of decide that on some of the guys from last year.

1095
01:10:49,360 --> 01:10:50,980
 But we know a right fit from last year.

1096
01:10:51,040 --> 01:10:51,880
 It's Jackson Dart.

1097
01:10:52,220 --> 01:10:56,120
 They're clearly building around him with new head coach John Harbaugh.

1098
01:10:57,560 --> 01:11:05,640
 So, Brett, now that you've seen the body of work this spring, what are realistic numbers for this Ole Miss football team this fall?

1099
01:11:06,380 --> 01:11:07,240
 Back in the playoffs.

1100
01:11:08,360 --> 01:11:11,360
 That's the goal to win it all, Harold.

1101
01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:12,540
 Mm-hmm.

1102
01:11:13,360 --> 01:11:14,040
 Well, you know what?

1103
01:11:14,100 --> 01:11:18,340
 On offense, you mentioned the defense, and everybody's not sitting here giving enough love.

1104
01:11:18,440 --> 01:11:26,820
 If you've got the quarterback and you've got the running back, and to me it comes down to this, Brett, if the offensive line just does their job, you can put some points on the board.

1105
01:11:27,620 --> 01:11:30,420
 Yeah, we've got three out of five back in the offensive line.

1106
01:11:30,540 --> 01:11:33,200
 I think the best center in the league in Bryson Sanders.

1107
01:11:34,480 --> 01:11:39,460
 How Patrick Kudis got better with every passing week last week, loaded and tied in.

1108
01:11:39,840 --> 01:11:41,340
 Brett, you mentioned Brady pre-scoring.

1109
01:11:41,820 --> 01:11:50,380
 I think a healthy and a full season of Luke has, and we saw how great his hands were with that fastball, Trinidad Chandler Stewie, in the Sugar Bowl.

1110
01:11:50,540 --> 01:11:54,360
 He had to catch it out there on the fingertips in that end zone, and he did.

1111
01:11:54,780 --> 01:11:57,180
 And we're doing it again at wide receiver.

1112
01:11:58,080 --> 01:12:01,220
 The depth, the kicker with Lucas Carnero back.

1113
01:12:01,320 --> 01:12:04,980
 He only kicked the biggest field goal in Ole Miss football history in the Superdome.

1114
01:12:06,200 --> 01:12:08,180
 To win it all is the goal.

1115
01:12:09,460 --> 01:12:14,920
 By the way, I mentioned to you last time you were on, according to some of the national media,

1116
01:12:15,060 --> 01:12:22,680
 I don't know why the SEC is going to put teams on the field this year now that the Big Ten has taken over everything.

1117
01:12:22,680 --> 01:12:31,100
 But I've reminded some of our guests, yeah, the SEC plan on playing this fall.

1118
01:12:31,860 --> 01:12:35,600
 Yeah, we're going to play fall this fall, and we're going to play nine conference games,

1119
01:12:35,660 --> 01:12:43,240
 and I think that's great, first and foremost, for the ticket-buying public to give them more value for the season ticket package.

1120
01:12:43,460 --> 01:12:50,660
 Even if it should cost the SEC with playoff bids, it's still the right thing to do, but the playoffs will work itself out.

1121
01:12:50,980 --> 01:13:01,060
 I think it will be four or five from the SEC, and I look at the September schedule on opening day for opening opponents.

1122
01:13:01,180 --> 01:13:06,100
 Ole Miss has got a real opening opponent, but so does Alabama with East Carolina.

1123
01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:11,640
 That's going to be a good game and a good test for Bama the week before they go to Kentucky.

1124
01:13:12,080 --> 01:13:17,540
 Auburn's got a great test hosting Baylor after winning out at Waco last year, and I mentioned LSU and Clemson.

1125
01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:19,060
 We know that's going to be good stuff.

1126
01:13:19,780 --> 01:13:24,380
 Ben, before you jump off, a friend of the show, Kevin Johnson's big St. Louis Cardinals fan.

1127
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 He wants to see if you can get them some runs today.

1128
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 They're trailing the Marlins right now for nothing, but on the balance of this season,

1129
01:13:31,740 --> 01:13:36,180
 and relative to the expectations, the baby birds are doing pretty well, are they not?

1130
01:13:36,860 --> 01:13:40,620
 They are, and you tell Kevin they're in good hands this weekend because I'm going up,

1131
01:13:40,980 --> 01:13:49,440
 and I've got a 43-31 all-time Duke Bush Stadium record at 581 winning percentage,

1132
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 and that includes two closeouts for World Series against Detroit and the Rangers.

1133
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 Are you listening, KJ?

1134
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 Always enjoy the conversation.

1135
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 Where can we get online to listen to the show this afternoon, my friend?

1136
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 Thank you, Brett.

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 and how you all do it with passion and commitment every day,

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 and also thank you for cooperating with me the last couple times you've asked me to be on.

1141
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 I had conflict, and I always love being on with you, and I'm sorry I couldn't then,

1142
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 but I was glad to be able to do it today.

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 Right back at you.

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 You are one of the famed stations of the entire country when it comes to radio.

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 Just ask Rick Dees and all those guys, George Klein, et cetera.

1146
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 Brett, keep up the good work.

1147
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 Thank you so much for your time today.

1148
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 You got it, and George Lapidus was always at WHBQ, too.

1149
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 Yep.

1150
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 Before going over to Channel 3 at WREG, Brent Norsworthy is there.

1151
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 He's busy afternoon on Sports56 in Memphis, Tennessee.

1152
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 Speaking of Tennessee, let's go to the other side of the state and talk Tennessee football with Ryan Callahan next.

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 It's a daily update on Bama sports, and it's brought to you by Conecuh Sausage, a true Southern flavor since 1947, and the official smoked sausage of the Crimson Tide.

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1222
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 I'm Roger Hoover.

1223
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 On Thursday's edition of Crimson Drive, driven by NASCAR, we'll be joined by Alabama softball catcher Marlee Giles.

1224
01:19:02,560 --> 01:19:05,920
 People that can run really fast, people that can hit it really far.

1225
01:19:06,020 --> 01:19:08,540
 We've got some really good pitchers, and we've got really good defense.

1226
01:19:09,200 --> 01:19:13,240
 So I would just say that this team is very diverse, and I think that is our biggest strong suit.

1227
01:19:13,340 --> 01:19:14,420
 Can you believe it's your senior year?

1228
01:19:14,680 --> 01:19:14,940
 No.

1229
01:19:15,200 --> 01:19:16,200
 No, it's flown by.

1230
01:19:16,920 --> 01:19:17,920
 It really has.

1231
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 I mean, some amazing moments for you in your career.

1232
01:19:20,440 --> 01:19:23,420
 And I know the Senior Day celebration had to be part of it.

1233
01:19:23,820 --> 01:19:27,580
 Is it nice the way that Coach Murphy really celebrates every senior individually?

1234
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 Yeah, especially we had a group of seven seniors this year.

1235
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 So them taking the time for us each to have our own Senior Day really meant a lot.

1236
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 And we know that it's a lot of planning, especially on the coaching staff side and Jaden's side as well, who are our director of ops.

1237
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 It's a lot having to do it in separate days.

1238
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 So we really appreciate him letting us be able to celebrate with our families one by one.

1239
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 And so it's really cool.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1256
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 Welcome back again.

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 Time to head to East Tennessee to a place called Knoxville.

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 And say hello to RC.

1259
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1260
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 Ryan, welcome in.

1261
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 How are you?

1262
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 Hey, guys.

1263
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 Doing well.

1264
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 How are you?

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 Hey, man.

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 Free drafts.

1267
01:21:01,580 --> 01:21:07,980
 So, Ryan, how many of the big orange crews going to pick up the big green tomorrow night in the NFL draft?

1268
01:21:08,980 --> 01:21:10,880
 Well, tomorrow night, we'll see.

1269
01:21:12,600 --> 01:21:19,340
 Most of what you see out there in terms of projections, mock drafts, would tell you probably just two at most tomorrow night.

1270
01:21:19,840 --> 01:21:23,360
 And at times, it looks like there was maybe an outside chance of three.

1271
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:27,060
 Some people would tell you there's maybe still an outside possibility of that.

1272
01:21:27,060 --> 01:21:33,000
 But fewer and fewer mock drafts here down the stretch have had either wide receiver Chris Brazel.

1273
01:21:33,660 --> 01:21:40,000
 And this one's just an outside, just, you know, an occasional projection here or there that's more of an outlier.

1274
01:21:40,100 --> 01:21:43,320
 But Joshua Joseph has gotten a first-round projection or two.

1275
01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:46,820
 But that one is an extreme long shot, I think.

1276
01:21:46,980 --> 01:21:52,860
 So, either way, those two guys are more likely to go in, you know, the second, third round, somewhere around there.

1277
01:21:53,520 --> 01:21:58,740
 And tomorrow night, you're mostly looking at the two cornerbacks that have been widely projected as first-round picks,

1278
01:21:59,060 --> 01:22:00,740
 Jermod McCoy and Colton Hood.

1279
01:22:01,260 --> 01:22:05,840
 And the interesting thing about that is it's been kind of dramatic here for McCoy down the stretch

1280
01:22:05,840 --> 01:22:15,560
 because there have been reports of some concerns with his surgically repaired knee being something that might cause him to slip down some team's boards here

1281
01:22:15,560 --> 01:22:19,680
 kind of at the last minute, or at least reports have come out at the last minute.

1282
01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:21,460
 It's not as ACL that's a concern.

1283
01:22:21,680 --> 01:22:33,160
 It's reportedly a bone plug that was added, used to repair some cartilage, so defective cartilage.

1284
01:22:33,280 --> 01:22:38,840
 So what we'll see if that ends up being something, it doesn't sound like it's something that would be a concern for this season in all likelihood,

1285
01:22:38,840 --> 01:22:45,380
 but it's something that could end up needing to be repaired at some point, whether that's, you know, in the near future or five years down the road.

1286
01:22:45,820 --> 01:22:49,980
 So that's something that NFL teams, at least some, might have some pause about.

1287
01:22:50,100 --> 01:22:54,500
 So no one really knows where to put him on their draft boards going into tomorrow night.

1288
01:22:54,660 --> 01:22:59,820
 So it'll be fascinating to see whether he goes in the top 15 as originally projected a lot of places,

1289
01:22:59,920 --> 01:23:03,800
 or if he slides to later in the first round or potentially out of the first round.

1290
01:23:03,980 --> 01:23:07,020
 It's going to be, he'll be one of the more, the bigger wild cards tomorrow night.

1291
01:23:07,740 --> 01:23:11,400
 You bring up a good point because this is kind of related to it.

1292
01:23:11,460 --> 01:23:13,000
 It's amazing how the human body works.

1293
01:23:13,300 --> 01:23:19,940
 Years ago, uh, Huntsville has NASA and one of the guys that was in charge of physical therapy after I did a story with him.

1294
01:23:19,940 --> 01:23:21,600
 And he talked about that.

1295
01:23:21,660 --> 01:23:22,920
 He talked about runners.

1296
01:23:23,000 --> 01:23:24,340
 They would injure their left leg.

1297
01:23:24,800 --> 01:23:27,920
 Their right leg would be okay, but they had to overcompensate.

1298
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:31,280
 So the right leg would end up being injured too, because it was overcompensating.

1299
01:23:31,280 --> 01:23:38,620
 So I don't know if that's the case here, but back to, uh, McCoy, your, your thoughts, let's just say that he does go in the first round.

1300
01:23:39,180 --> 01:23:41,560
 Uh, is that not an interesting strategy?

1301
01:23:41,560 --> 01:23:44,480
 Because if you're just joining the party here, didn't play last year.

1302
01:23:45,100 --> 01:23:50,300
 Uh, and yet he sat out, did he get NIL money for that?

1303
01:23:50,300 --> 01:23:52,100
 Uh, or what was the deal there?

1304
01:23:52,100 --> 01:23:59,480
 And your, your thoughts just about the fact that if he does go to the first round, that, that'd be one of the more intriguing stories in the draft.

1305
01:24:00,160 --> 01:24:00,560
 Yeah.

1306
01:24:00,820 --> 01:24:02,980
 Some people sort of compared it a little bit.

1307
01:24:03,060 --> 01:24:09,680
 It's not the exact situation, but kind of comparable to, to miles Jack years ago that had an injury coming out of college.

1308
01:24:10,100 --> 01:24:19,080
 And, uh, and, you know, the, the Jaguars, I think for the team that drafted him, he still went pretty early, uh, and, and, you know, end up having a pretty good career.

1309
01:24:19,080 --> 01:24:28,100
 So, you know, it's, it sounds like the type of thing that is not likely to be a long-term concern, but it's still one of those things that could cost him a season at some point.

1310
01:24:28,100 --> 01:24:32,780
 Because if he has to have that surgery again, it would come with a fairly lengthy recovery time.

1311
01:24:32,920 --> 01:24:38,900
 So if some team wanted to go ahead and get it done just to, to, to attack it on the front end, you know, he'd probably have to sit out this season.

1312
01:24:38,900 --> 01:24:43,100
 And that, that would be a, uh, uh, obviously a blow for anyone wanting to use the first round pick on him.

1313
01:24:43,420 --> 01:24:48,720
 Uh, but at the same time, you know, it's the kind of thing that teams, most teams seem to think he could probably play this year.

1314
01:24:48,820 --> 01:24:51,960
 And it's not a, not an issue and it's something that might never be an issue.

1315
01:24:52,060 --> 01:24:59,080
 It's just one of those things that you kind of have to know in the back of your mind, taking a player like that, uh, that it, that it could pop up as an issue at some point.

1316
01:24:59,080 --> 01:25:03,020
 So, uh, 32 different NFL teams, 32 different team doctors.

1317
01:25:03,020 --> 01:25:07,640
 And that's probably what's going to come down to is what do all these team doctors think of the situation?

1318
01:25:07,640 --> 01:25:09,960
 Who all, who all has looked into it that closely?

1319
01:25:10,480 --> 01:25:16,760
 And, and, you know, there might be some teams that have been kind of scrambling for more information here down the stretch because maybe they didn't have the same read on the situation.

1320
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:21,200
 And now these reports have gotten out over the past week that allude to it being an issue.

1321
01:25:21,200 --> 01:25:29,360
 But, um, to, to your, to your point or question, he didn't have, uh, it doesn't, it was in the same knee, I believe as, uh, as the ACL that he tore.

1322
01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:35,860
 Uh, but there was just something else that may, may have been damaged in the, in the process of the injury, whatever the case, when they were in there,

1323
01:25:35,860 --> 01:25:38,000
 they apparently repaired that cartilage as well.

1324
01:25:38,380 --> 01:25:43,680
 Um, so yeah, it's not the ACL itself that we heard so much about last season that kept him from playing,

1325
01:25:43,680 --> 01:25:47,980
 but this may have been part of the concern of why he didn't come back last season, which, you know,

1326
01:25:47,980 --> 01:25:52,380
 drew some, some frustration from Tennessee fans that saw it after he got hurt in January,

1327
01:25:52,380 --> 01:25:55,160
 that he might be back at some point last season and he never was.

1328
01:25:55,420 --> 01:26:00,460
 And, uh, to your point, he also, yeah, he, he got NIL money and revenue sharing money and never,

1329
01:26:00,460 --> 01:26:02,920
 never got to play a game for, for Tennessee last year.

1330
01:26:03,020 --> 01:26:04,620
 So tough break for the ball.

1331
01:26:04,620 --> 01:26:07,000
 And that's, that's just how it works for all these teams these days.

1332
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:10,600
 You never know what you're, uh, what you're getting, especially with a one-year deal out

1333
01:26:10,600 --> 01:26:11,500
 of the transfer portal.

1334
01:26:11,500 --> 01:26:14,320
 And in some of these cases, that's, that's the risk every team runs.

1335
01:26:14,320 --> 01:26:18,740
 And, uh, it's not like, not like the NFL teams that have, uh, insurance and things like that.

1336
01:26:18,760 --> 01:26:21,180
 If there's an injury, you know, you just, you just lose that money.

1337
01:26:21,300 --> 01:26:22,600
 So that's, that's part of the deal.

1338
01:26:23,180 --> 01:26:24,260
 But here's the deal on that.

1339
01:26:24,260 --> 01:26:27,680
 Also, you said they got 32 different doctors, but they have one thing in common.

1340
01:26:27,680 --> 01:26:30,860
 If they can drive your value down, it's still a business.

1341
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 These guys are probably for the most part, billionaires.

1342
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 They got to be a billionaire because they got a bang for the buck.

1343
01:26:36,480 --> 01:26:38,880
 They, they, they bought low and sold high.

1344
01:26:38,880 --> 01:26:43,280
 So anything they can do to lower your value, we'd be naive to think they wouldn't do that either.

1345
01:26:43,980 --> 01:26:48,660
 Yeah, the flip side to that is, I mean, a lot of people see Jermod McCoy as, you know, quite

1346
01:26:48,660 --> 01:26:53,440
 possibly the, the, the, the number one corner in this class and a draft class, but at worst

1347
01:26:53,440 --> 01:26:54,200
 number two.

1348
01:26:54,660 --> 01:26:59,380
 Um, so if, if teams still see a, that kind of talent out there at such a premium position,

1349
01:26:59,380 --> 01:27:02,720
 I think he's, you know, he still has a chance to go high because of that.

1350
01:27:02,720 --> 01:27:06,940
 And he, and he still showed up at Tennessee's pro day and ran a, uh, ran in the high four threes,

1351
01:27:06,940 --> 01:27:07,820
 uh, reportedly.

1352
01:27:07,820 --> 01:27:12,740
 So, uh, had, had, had a good showing at Tennessee's pro day, despite that and look, look fine

1353
01:27:12,740 --> 01:27:14,720
 and drills to, to, to us at least.

1354
01:27:15,140 --> 01:27:18,580
 Um, so it seemed like he, he didn't have any major concerns coming out of that.

1355
01:27:18,580 --> 01:27:22,460
 So again, there's, there's still some thought that he's going to be just fine for this season.

1356
01:27:22,460 --> 01:27:25,760
 And it may be something that he not, you know, if, if he does have to deal with it, might

1357
01:27:25,760 --> 01:27:27,360
 just be more of an issue down the road.

1358
01:27:27,360 --> 01:27:31,860
 Uh, so for a team that, that sees him as a, as a potential starting cornerback this

1359
01:27:31,860 --> 01:27:35,400
 year, you know, if he can still play like that, and it's not an issue that there are

1360
01:27:35,400 --> 01:27:38,960
 going to be some teams that see him as being worth, uh, at least a little bit of risk there.

1361
01:27:38,960 --> 01:27:40,680
 So I, you know, it's going to be fascinating to see.

1362
01:27:40,680 --> 01:27:44,120
 And again, you never know what one team's doctors might say compared to another.

1363
01:27:44,240 --> 01:27:48,580
 So all it takes is one, uh, team that's willing to kind of bite the bullet and, uh, and take

1364
01:27:48,580 --> 01:27:50,460
 a player that's got a little bit of injury risk like that.

1365
01:27:51,180 --> 01:27:52,560
 We were talking with you.

1366
01:27:52,620 --> 01:27:56,940
 I remember about three, three and a half weeks ago in Tennessee fans throwing the hands up

1367
01:27:56,940 --> 01:28:02,780
 there about where in the world is the basketball roster going to come from with everybody leaving.

1368
01:28:02,780 --> 01:28:10,920
 And now you look at a offensive, um, uh, onslaught as far as these guys who come in day, day

1369
01:28:10,920 --> 01:28:19,240
 aims from Cal 17 points game, Jalen Harrelson from Notre Dame, 16, Terrence Hill from VCU,

1370
01:28:19,240 --> 01:28:25,680
 one of the latest at 15, Lund blade, uh, Lund blade from Belmont 16.

1371
01:28:26,060 --> 01:28:28,700
 Uh, I know they're still trying to get in Duke Harris.

1372
01:28:28,840 --> 01:28:30,180
 You may have an update on that.

1373
01:28:30,280 --> 01:28:37,120
 Miles Rubin, they even picked up a former Alabama commit for high school, Chris Washington, uh,

1374
01:28:37,120 --> 01:28:43,580
 to say that Tennessee has loaded up with offensive players and shooters would be an understatement.

1375
01:28:44,280 --> 01:28:48,180
 Yeah, this is, this is a little bit of a different looking team from what Rick Barnes has often

1376
01:28:48,180 --> 01:28:49,200
 had at, at Tennessee.

1377
01:28:49,200 --> 01:28:53,800
 Uh, you know, we, we, we sort of had heard this around the time the portal opened and leading

1378
01:28:53,800 --> 01:28:59,280
 up to that, that Tennessee, you know, had gotten some additional, uh, at least commitment to,

1379
01:28:59,380 --> 01:29:01,900
 to, to, to raising its payroll for basketball.

1380
01:29:02,320 --> 01:29:03,760
 Same, same as a lot of teams.

1381
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:07,520
 We're hearing this a lot across the country where, you know, Michigan obviously had some

1382
01:29:07,520 --> 01:29:12,440
 success with that this past season and, uh, lots of other programs wanting to, to win despite

1383
01:29:12,440 --> 01:29:16,280
 basketball and not being a, uh, a huge profit driver for a lot of schools.

1384
01:29:16,280 --> 01:29:18,720
 There's still a lot of desire to, to win in basketball.

1385
01:29:18,720 --> 01:29:23,240
 And so, so we, we weren't sure what that would result in though, is that, is that, you know,

1386
01:29:23,240 --> 01:29:27,320
 if you raise your payroll, is that just going to be enough to keep you competitive and bring

1387
01:29:27,320 --> 01:29:30,860
 in about the same thing you usually do, uh, out of the transfer portal, or was it really

1388
01:29:30,860 --> 01:29:34,500
 going to make a difference in whatever the case they've, they've managed to, uh, to, to

1389
01:29:34,500 --> 01:29:39,460
 bring in a pretty deep, uh, roster here, uh, with, with very few players coming back from

1390
01:29:39,460 --> 01:29:40,060
 last season.

1391
01:29:40,280 --> 01:29:44,160
 Uh, just a couple guys, really Troy Henderson and Dwayne Brown that are, that are going to be

1392
01:29:44,160 --> 01:29:48,300
 back on this team from last year, unless Nate Amitt returns, which is still a little

1393
01:29:48,300 --> 01:29:52,280
 bit up at the air, but yeah, they've done a really nice job, um, have some front court

1394
01:29:52,280 --> 01:29:56,540
 depth right now because they've got some talented freshmen coming in a little bit of wild cards

1395
01:29:56,540 --> 01:30:00,320
 there in terms of knowing what those guys might be able to contribute as freshmen.

1396
01:30:00,460 --> 01:30:03,160
 So they're, they're still actually looking for some post help.

1397
01:30:03,160 --> 01:30:07,660
 And I think would still be, uh, interested in adding, uh, an additional shot blocker or

1398
01:30:07,660 --> 01:30:12,040
 interior presence that could, uh, maybe give them a little more offensive punch there, uh,

1399
01:30:12,040 --> 01:30:14,580
 to go along with miles Rubin, who's, uh, who's more of a rim protector.

1400
01:30:14,580 --> 01:30:17,880
 I think kind of in the vein of Felix Akbar that they've had, uh, this past couple

1401
01:30:17,880 --> 01:30:18,620
 of years.

1402
01:30:18,620 --> 01:30:23,480
 So, uh, they, they've done a nice job so far, but as you said, a lot more offensive firepower,

1403
01:30:23,480 --> 01:30:25,880
 uh, that, that, uh, that was sort of the goal.

1404
01:30:25,880 --> 01:30:29,720
 And I think they see that as maybe the key to getting Tennessee over the hump and getting

1405
01:30:29,720 --> 01:30:33,140
 them to that first final four, uh, on the flip side, it's going to be interesting to

1406
01:30:33,140 --> 01:30:38,960
 see how this team looks and sort of in the vein of what Rick Barnes typically prioritizes,

1407
01:30:38,960 --> 01:30:39,800
 which is defense.

1408
01:30:39,800 --> 01:30:44,580
 Uh, can they defend as well as they typically have been able to, uh, under his watch, but they've,

1409
01:30:44,580 --> 01:30:47,460
 uh, they've got a lot of talent and, uh, you know, Terrence Hill jr.

1410
01:30:47,460 --> 01:30:51,620
 The point guard from VCU, kind of the latest big pickup there that they, uh, they, they're

1411
01:30:51,620 --> 01:30:52,560
 pretty excited about.

1412
01:30:52,560 --> 01:30:55,940
 So now we'll see that Duke Harris is the one that's still up in the air.

1413
01:30:55,940 --> 01:31:00,380
 And I think is probably going to be potentially for weeks, uh, that that's a fascinating situation

1414
01:31:00,380 --> 01:31:03,120
 where he is still weighing the NBA, maybe a little bit.

1415
01:31:03,120 --> 01:31:07,660
 In addition to a few college options, it's been Tennessee, Michigan, North Carolina, you

1416
01:31:07,660 --> 01:31:10,940
 know, you hear at different times, some people will say, well, North Carolina might be fading

1417
01:31:10,940 --> 01:31:15,080
 in that one, or Michigan might be fading, but Tennessee seems to be a constant in that

1418
01:31:15,080 --> 01:31:15,240
 one.

1419
01:31:15,240 --> 01:31:19,340
 So if they can add him and he's, he's a sort of a wing who would, uh, would give Tennessee

1420
01:31:19,340 --> 01:31:24,120
 another major score there, that would be pretty tremendous scoring depth, uh, relative to

1421
01:31:24,120 --> 01:31:25,440
 what they've had in, in recent years.

1422
01:31:25,440 --> 01:31:29,440
 So I saw someone in another market throw this out there, uh, a couple of days ago, this

1423
01:31:29,440 --> 01:31:32,560
 might be Rick Barnes is best roster, uh, that he's put together at Tennessee.

1424
01:31:32,560 --> 01:31:36,000
 And that's a pretty good statement considering they're coming off three consecutive elite

1425
01:31:36,000 --> 01:31:36,560
 eight appearances.

1426
01:31:36,560 --> 01:31:38,360
 So they've, they've done a really nice job so far.

1427
01:31:38,360 --> 01:31:42,480
 And Rick Barnes, we continue to say it has adapted really well to this era and they continue

1428
01:31:42,480 --> 01:31:45,540
 to, to, to seemingly get stronger with each off season.

1429
01:31:46,620 --> 01:31:52,280
 Uh, two things, uh, where can we get online and get all the good stuff recruiting really going

1430
01:31:52,280 --> 01:32:00,320
 to be ramping up in May and June, Tennessee baseball hosting Alabama, uh, finishing with,

1431
01:32:00,320 --> 01:32:02,040
 uh, the spring game.

1432
01:32:02,040 --> 01:32:06,060
 Uh, uh, and then number two, what's your gut on Nate?

1433
01:32:06,140 --> 01:32:06,420
 Amen.

1434
01:32:06,720 --> 01:32:12,080
 I really thought he was for sure gone first round draft pick.

1435
01:32:12,080 --> 01:32:16,340
 And I hear portal, I hear he's going to enter the draft.

1436
01:32:16,460 --> 01:32:17,960
 I don't know if he's coming back.

1437
01:32:18,440 --> 01:32:20,440
 Um, where can we get all your good stuff?

1438
01:32:20,500 --> 01:32:20,960
 Number one.

1439
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:26,260
 And number two, in your gut, what, what, what, what will he eventually end up doing?

1440
01:32:27,100 --> 01:32:31,460
 Yeah, I think still more likely to go to the NBA.

1441
01:32:31,460 --> 01:32:34,940
 If, if I, if I had to guess based on everything we've continued to hear, there's, you know,

1442
01:32:34,940 --> 01:32:40,280
 if he goes through the pre-draft process and, uh, doesn't get a ton of feedback suggesting

1443
01:32:40,280 --> 01:32:45,040
 that he's going to going to go in the top 10 or at least be a lottery pick, then that's

1444
01:32:45,040 --> 01:32:49,380
 where you can maybe see him have more consideration of, of, uh, of returning for another year

1445
01:32:49,380 --> 01:32:49,820
 at Tennessee.

1446
01:32:49,820 --> 01:32:51,720
 And it doesn't sound like he's, he's there in the portal.

1447
01:32:51,840 --> 01:32:56,240
 I think that that ship has likely failed, but, um, but would, would, would, would potentially

1448
01:32:56,240 --> 01:32:59,420
 be able to return to Tennessee, uh, if, if that were to happen.

1449
01:32:59,420 --> 01:33:04,060
 But I think that's a, uh, maybe not a super long shot, but it's, uh, it's probably a bit

1450
01:33:04,060 --> 01:33:05,620
 of a long shot, uh, that he returned.

1451
01:33:05,620 --> 01:33:08,700
 So I wouldn't say the odds of that are particularly high and there's still plenty of projections

1452
01:33:08,700 --> 01:33:12,000
 to have him as a top 10 pick, um, even in a deep draft this year.

1453
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:15,780
 So we'll see where that goes in the coming weeks, but yeah, full coverage of, uh, of the

1454
01:33:15,780 --> 01:33:19,960
 basketball transfer portal and all that, uh, lady ball still active on that front as well.

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 Obviously baseball in full swing, NFL draft coverage and football recruiting, uh, coaches

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1544
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1545
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1546
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1547
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1548
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1549
01:37:43,280 --> 01:37:46,160
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1550
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1551
01:37:48,960 --> 01:37:51,600
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1552
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1553
01:37:54,620 --> 01:37:57,260
 They fell to Jacksonville State 5-4.

1554
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1555
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1581
01:39:27,140 --> 01:39:27,960
 Welcome back here.

1582
01:39:28,040 --> 01:39:29,920
 Time to say hello to Double D.

1583
01:39:30,080 --> 01:39:30,680
 Drew DeArman.

1584
01:39:30,800 --> 01:39:34,180
 He's host, Talkin' Ball on Hustle's 97.7 FM The Zone.

1585
01:39:34,280 --> 01:39:35,120
 Drew, welcome in.

1586
01:39:35,180 --> 01:39:36,160
 Happy Hump Day to you.

1587
01:39:36,200 --> 01:39:36,620
 How are you?

1588
01:39:37,360 --> 01:39:38,160
 I'm good, guys.

1589
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 How are you?

1590
01:39:39,040 --> 01:39:39,360
 Hey, bud.

1591
01:39:39,680 --> 01:39:41,640
 Well, we appreciate you taking time out, Drew.

1592
01:39:41,780 --> 01:39:43,360
 It's the NFL Draft Eve.

1593
01:39:43,460 --> 01:39:47,440
 Back in the day, it was not a question of would Alabama have a first-round draft pick.

1594
01:39:47,520 --> 01:39:48,560
 It was how many.

1595
01:39:49,260 --> 01:39:52,940
 Coming up tomorrow night, a chance to fill in the blanks for that class from Alabama.

1596
01:39:52,940 --> 01:39:58,740
 So, Drew, where do you start in breaking down the NFL draft relative to the Alabama Crimson Tide?

1597
01:39:59,740 --> 01:40:02,540
 Well, I mean, you have to start with Caden Proctor.

1598
01:40:03,220 --> 01:40:07,620
 You know, I think he's definitely going to be a first-round draft choice.

1599
01:40:08,480 --> 01:40:14,100
 He plays a value position, which is the offensive tackle, and I think it will very likely be a right tackle.

1600
01:40:14,520 --> 01:40:17,300
 He could eventually slide inside the guard.

1601
01:40:17,900 --> 01:40:25,340
 He seems to be in much better shape than he was when we saw him play against Florida State in Tallahassee in the first game of the regular season.

1602
01:40:25,700 --> 01:40:36,420
 I was asked by somebody yesterday, you know, or I was in a text thread that your co-host knows a lot about, and he said,

1603
01:40:36,500 --> 01:40:40,220
 how in blue heck, basically, did Alabama lose to Florida State?

1604
01:40:40,320 --> 01:40:41,720
 It's still a mystery.

1605
01:40:42,240 --> 01:40:45,640
 And I said, well, the left tackle was 400 pounds.

1606
01:40:46,040 --> 01:40:50,340
 And couldn't block a true freshman rushing across his face.

1607
01:40:51,000 --> 01:40:57,220
 And I'm just stating fact, once he got back in better shape as the season wore on, he played well.

1608
01:40:57,720 --> 01:41:01,180
 And I think he's been in good shape for this draft process.

1609
01:41:01,380 --> 01:41:03,800
 He's shown off a lot of freakish athleticism.

1610
01:41:04,040 --> 01:41:13,260
 And again, if you're a guy with a lot of math that can play offensive tackle, and it doesn't matter if it's the right or the left side, you're in demand.

1611
01:41:13,460 --> 01:41:15,440
 So I think it's a deep draft.

1612
01:41:15,560 --> 01:41:16,240
 It's a position.

1613
01:41:16,740 --> 01:41:23,080
 I still think he'll probably go anywhere from, you know, the top 15 all the way to, you know, the 32.

1614
01:41:23,780 --> 01:41:30,680
 But I think it'll be somewhere in the first round, and I think it'll be, you know, a situation where he can be a plug-and-play guy.

1615
01:41:32,580 --> 01:41:32,980
 Absolutely.

1616
01:41:32,980 --> 01:41:36,720
 Tess Simpson has been widespread speculation.

1617
01:41:37,720 --> 01:41:41,280
 Arizona has been one of the top choices.

1618
01:41:42,140 --> 01:41:46,800
 And I think Jeremy Bernard is going to be a Friday pick, too.

1619
01:41:47,200 --> 01:41:49,480
 We talked to Bill Bender of the Sporting News.

1620
01:41:49,600 --> 01:41:52,660
 He said, guys, I think Alabama is going to get maybe 10.

1621
01:41:53,360 --> 01:41:55,540
 And we'll see late.

1622
01:41:56,060 --> 01:41:58,660
 Josh Quavers, I think, is another possibility.

1623
01:41:58,920 --> 01:42:04,560
 How many do you think will be chosen overall in the three days?

1624
01:42:04,720 --> 01:42:06,160
 Where does Tess Simpson go?

1625
01:42:06,660 --> 01:42:08,300
 Will he go?

1626
01:42:08,420 --> 01:42:10,900
 And will Jeremy Bernard be on Friday?

1627
01:42:11,900 --> 01:42:15,540
 Well, I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremy goes in the second or third round.

1628
01:42:15,640 --> 01:42:17,800
 I think he's a second-round pick solidly.

1629
01:42:18,240 --> 01:42:19,880
 Probably a top 50 player.

1630
01:42:20,300 --> 01:42:22,480
 I said this on Talking Ball this morning.

1631
01:42:22,900 --> 01:42:27,820
 He has some traits that remind me of two of my favorite players in the NFL.

1632
01:42:28,680 --> 01:42:31,820
 One is from back a ways now.

1633
01:42:32,020 --> 01:42:35,200
 But I think he's a borderline Hall of Fame player.

1634
01:42:35,540 --> 01:42:41,160
 And he was one of my favorites in college and was really underrated coming out of Georgia

1635
01:42:41,160 --> 01:42:45,920
 and then had a, I think, Hall of Fame career with the Steelers in that time's Ward.

1636
01:42:46,540 --> 01:42:49,820
 I think Jerm plays with the same kind of toughness.

1637
01:42:50,400 --> 01:42:51,340
 He's a tough dude.

1638
01:42:51,420 --> 01:42:52,220
 He'll block you.

1639
01:42:52,620 --> 01:42:54,020
 He can run with the football.

1640
01:42:54,420 --> 01:42:56,760
 I mean, you can use him as a runner.

1641
01:42:57,220 --> 01:42:58,540
 Even line him up at tailback.

1642
01:42:58,640 --> 01:43:04,120
 And that's where he kind of also reminds me of Debo Samuel of, you know, of now.

1643
01:43:04,540 --> 01:43:11,140
 You know, again, Debo, you know, to me, is still, I think he's with the Washington Commanders still.

1644
01:43:11,240 --> 01:43:12,340
 He's a good player.

1645
01:43:13,020 --> 01:43:15,540
 You know, I thought he was a great fit with the 49ers.

1646
01:43:15,620 --> 01:43:18,040
 I hated to see him move on from there.

1647
01:43:18,140 --> 01:43:20,380
 But I think he has some of those same traits.

1648
01:43:21,080 --> 01:43:26,000
 I think, you know, as many as eight guys could get drafted, honestly.

1649
01:43:26,640 --> 01:43:28,700
 And we'll see, certainly.

1650
01:43:29,340 --> 01:43:30,800
 That'll play itself out.

1651
01:43:31,100 --> 01:43:38,940
 I mean, I still think, you know, especially on that third day, you could see, you know, three, four, five guys go.

1652
01:43:39,700 --> 01:43:47,500
 But I think, and I've been a little bit surprised, and maybe it's because of the size that Parker Brelsford has been considered a third-day pick.

1653
01:43:48,160 --> 01:43:51,840
 I think he might be considered a second day, and I think he could be a value guy.

1654
01:43:52,220 --> 01:43:59,900
 In a way, if he goes in the third day, I hate it because I wish he had come back to school and, you know, could still be in the pivot for Alabama.

1655
01:44:00,260 --> 01:44:07,980
 But certainly, I still think if you draft him, say, in the fifth round, you could get a guy that could be a value pick and could start for you.

1656
01:44:08,100 --> 01:44:08,960
 So, we'll see.

1657
01:44:09,040 --> 01:44:19,760
 But I think it's probably about a seven-eighth man class being drafted, and with three guys potentially going in the first two rounds, which would be good for Kael and DeBoer.

1658
01:44:19,900 --> 01:44:22,300
 And it would continue that streak of Ty Simpson.

1659
01:44:22,720 --> 01:44:25,760
 I still think Ty is anywhere from 20 to 32.

1660
01:44:26,460 --> 01:44:29,620
 I think somebody will trade back into the first round to get him.

1661
01:44:30,040 --> 01:44:40,020
 I hope it's the Rams because I think that would be the perfect fit, or potentially the Pittsburgh Seward, where he could sit behind either Matt Stocker or Aaron Rodgers and learn and then take over.

1662
01:44:40,500 --> 01:44:45,440
 I know Arizona really loves him, but I don't love the thought of him starting at Arizona right away.

1663
01:44:45,440 --> 01:44:51,500
 I think he needs to learn and then maybe get his shot to start, you know, a year or two down the road.

1664
01:44:52,500 --> 01:44:54,440
 Drew DeArmond, host, Talking Ball.

1665
01:44:54,560 --> 01:44:56,340
 Huntsville's 97.7 FM's address.

1666
01:44:56,500 --> 01:45:03,220
 Just thinking back to your comment there about Proctor coming in at 400 pounds, and I think a lot of folks are wondering the same thing.

1667
01:45:03,800 --> 01:45:07,320
 How much of this is on – what did the coaching staff learn from that?

1668
01:45:07,400 --> 01:45:11,740
 I mean, it's no secret you're going to be playing a ball game on a certain date.

1669
01:45:12,740 --> 01:45:15,760
 Why not get the guys in as good a shape as possible?

1670
01:45:15,860 --> 01:45:18,020
 What did this coaching staff maybe learn from that?

1671
01:45:19,280 --> 01:45:23,020
 Well, I mean, this is what I said on the show this morning.

1672
01:45:23,960 --> 01:45:39,380
 You know, and it was – we had been asked about – by one of our callers about, you know, the commitment yesterday for Alabama out of the high school ranks of Stephon Thornton from Cairo, Georgia, the edge rusher.

1673
01:45:39,380 --> 01:45:45,200
 And there was a little bit of concern about him being 6'5", but barely over 200 pounds.

1674
01:45:45,340 --> 01:45:50,040
 And I said, well, to me, it's easier to stack weight on a guy than get weight off.

1675
01:45:50,980 --> 01:45:56,440
 And trust me, I am not a small person, so I can tell you that with experience.

1676
01:45:56,600 --> 01:46:01,140
 It's harder to lose the weight than, you know, than it is to gain it, in my opinion.

1677
01:46:01,680 --> 01:46:12,960
 And so, if you've got – if you're having to reshape a guy and put weight on him, we've already seen Alabama do that, you know, with a lot of the freshman class this year that has – you know,

1678
01:46:13,260 --> 01:46:19,280
 it's got – like Xavier Griffin, for example, who may very well contribute heavily as a freshman.

1679
01:46:19,420 --> 01:46:21,260
 I think he's already gained like 25 pounds.

1680
01:46:21,720 --> 01:46:39,540
 It's easier to get guys on the nutrition program and get them – and get their bodies, you know, and start adding weight and reshaping themselves and building their bodies up for the rigors of college football than it is to, you know, get weight off.

1681
01:46:39,540 --> 01:46:45,140
 I mean, I remember when they signed Terrence Cody, they had to get, you know, 30, 40, 50 pounds off of him.

1682
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:47,840
 We just talked about Caden Proctor.

1683
01:46:48,300 --> 01:46:56,100
 I thought J.C. Latham had some weight issues at Alabama because it's tougher because they need to lose weight to be able to sustain.

1684
01:46:56,800 --> 01:46:59,260
 And so, I just think it's a little bit tougher to do that.

1685
01:46:59,640 --> 01:47:01,440
 But, you know, we'll see what happens.

1686
01:47:01,440 --> 01:47:13,360
 But, if Proctor can keep his weight around 345 to 350, I think he can be an elite player because he has great feet and a lot of bounciness, great vertical jump.

1687
01:47:13,800 --> 01:47:19,200
 I think he could be a really good player with the right organization if he can keep his weight under control.

1688
01:47:20,200 --> 01:47:20,720
 Absolutely.

1689
01:47:20,720 --> 01:47:28,840
 Nate Oates, D2, is happy that the transfer portal officially closed last night at 11.59.

1690
01:47:29,720 --> 01:47:32,480
 London Jimmison, we knew, was coming back.

1691
01:47:32,620 --> 01:47:38,000
 Keaton Bristow made it official this morning.

1692
01:47:38,720 --> 01:47:40,840
 We'll see about Colin Zowe.

1693
01:47:40,980 --> 01:47:43,040
 He's got to get medically cleared.

1694
01:47:43,380 --> 01:47:47,300
 Aiden Holloway's got to get his legal issues cleared up.

1695
01:47:47,720 --> 01:47:56,760
 Amari Allen has entered the NBA draft but is eligible to return if he doesn't get where he wants to go.

1696
01:47:57,780 --> 01:48:00,660
 Preston Murphy Jr., I believe, is still there.

1697
01:48:00,820 --> 01:48:04,140
 What is the roster number right now?

1698
01:48:04,240 --> 01:48:06,940
 I know still looking at some guard play.

1699
01:48:07,360 --> 01:48:08,900
 What have you heard there?

1700
01:48:09,080 --> 01:48:13,560
 And your thoughts right now as far as the Alabama basketball roster?

1701
01:48:14,780 --> 01:48:17,160
 Well, I mean, I still think it's to be determined.

1702
01:48:17,720 --> 01:48:20,180
 And that's what I was telling some people last night.

1703
01:48:20,320 --> 01:48:27,900
 I mean, you just kind of mentioned it because I think right now, if you wanted to ask how many they've got,

1704
01:48:27,940 --> 01:48:33,660
 they've got the three signees, Terrence Bowie, Clayton Samuel, Jackson Richardson, four out of the portal.

1705
01:48:33,840 --> 01:48:35,360
 That's seven right now.

1706
01:48:35,920 --> 01:48:41,880
 And then when you talk about the returnees, for sure now, you know that Keaton Bristow is coming back.

1707
01:48:42,280 --> 01:48:43,740
 That's eight guys.

1708
01:48:44,060 --> 01:48:45,920
 London Jemison, that's nine.

1709
01:48:46,480 --> 01:48:48,460
 And then it's some uncertainty.

1710
01:48:48,720 --> 01:48:53,880
 Certainly they're going to have room and money put to the side for Amari Allen.

1711
01:48:54,460 --> 01:48:59,180
 And I don't blame them for having him, you know, explore his options.

1712
01:48:59,360 --> 01:49:01,760
 But certainly I think they would love to have him back.

1713
01:49:01,940 --> 01:49:08,180
 Aiden Holloway, I think that's another reason you haven't heard about him because of his uncertainty with his legal situation.

1714
01:49:08,300 --> 01:49:10,140
 But they would certainly love to have him back.

1715
01:49:10,520 --> 01:49:13,940
 I mean, right now, guys, he's the only pure guard on the roster.

1716
01:49:14,320 --> 01:49:15,220
 Yeah, that's right.

1717
01:49:15,920 --> 01:49:17,640
 And really the only ball handler.

1718
01:49:18,100 --> 01:49:20,200
 Amari Allen would be another ball handler.

1719
01:49:21,600 --> 01:49:24,600
 But he is not certain that he would return.

1720
01:49:24,720 --> 01:49:28,780
 Preston Murphy is a walk-on, a good player, nice, solid guy.

1721
01:49:28,900 --> 01:49:31,220
 But he's not somebody that's going to play heavy minutes.

1722
01:49:31,500 --> 01:49:36,840
 So, to me, right now, in college, only as you walk, I'm sure they would love to bring him back.

1723
01:49:37,200 --> 01:49:38,900
 But you've got to get him medically cleared.

1724
01:49:39,240 --> 01:49:42,320
 If all that works out in your favor, you've got 12.

1725
01:49:42,940 --> 01:49:44,760
 He can have as many as 15.

1726
01:49:44,880 --> 01:49:47,800
 I still think they're going to bring in another ball handler and guard.

1727
01:49:48,280 --> 01:49:53,740
 I honestly thought it might be Wilkins, but he ended up going to Kentucky for confirming.

1728
01:49:53,920 --> 01:49:54,980
 So, we'll have to wait and see.

1729
01:49:55,040 --> 01:49:56,620
 I don't really have a name right now.

1730
01:49:56,960 --> 01:50:06,620
 But I've got a funny feeling Nate Oates and Preston Murphy have a, you know, kind of a rabbit under their hat that they're working on.

1731
01:50:06,840 --> 01:50:14,020
 And I would almost be, I'd be shocked if they didn't have another guard that comes in for this team to do it.

1732
01:50:14,260 --> 01:50:20,380
 You're going to work on the situation with Holloway as hard as you can and try to make sure and try to get him back.

1733
01:50:20,500 --> 01:50:29,120
 And then continue into constant communication with Amari Allen because I think Amari, he did not finish strong offensively last year.

1734
01:50:29,500 --> 01:50:38,480
 I still think if he came back, he could make a lot of money like you're going to see with certainly LeBaron Phylon very likely being a lottery pick in the draft coming up.

1735
01:50:39,540 --> 01:50:40,060
 Absolutely.

1736
01:50:40,660 --> 01:50:43,480
 Great stuff, as usual, my friend.

1737
01:50:44,140 --> 01:50:50,340
 Tell us where we can get online and listen to you and Scott with the expanded show.

1738
01:50:51,180 --> 01:50:53,280
 Well, yeah, we're 7 to 10 a.m.

1739
01:50:53,760 --> 01:50:56,420
 Scott's doing some beach volleyball the rest of the week.

1740
01:50:56,520 --> 01:50:59,520
 So, it's myself and my esteemed colleague Steve Moulton.

1741
01:50:59,660 --> 01:51:06,720
 We had a lot of fun this morning talking about the NFL draft coming up starting on Thursday, the first round.

1742
01:51:06,720 --> 01:51:10,520
 And then second and third round Friday, and then fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh on Saturday.

1743
01:51:10,640 --> 01:51:12,680
 We'll continue that conversation this week.

1744
01:51:13,120 --> 01:51:16,560
 Certainly, we're going to continue to talk high school athletics.

1745
01:51:16,820 --> 01:51:18,100
 Shout out to Huntsville High.

1746
01:51:18,440 --> 01:51:23,220
 Girls, Tennessee, win their first state title since 2015 yesterday.

1747
01:51:23,820 --> 01:51:25,720
 Big time for them.

1748
01:51:25,800 --> 01:51:26,620
 That's outstanding.

1749
01:51:27,120 --> 01:51:29,440
 So, we certainly will continue the conversation.

1750
01:51:29,680 --> 01:51:32,660
 We're going to look at some SEC baseball the rest of the week.

1751
01:51:32,660 --> 01:51:36,180
 Alabama traveling to Tennessee tomorrow to take on the ball.

1752
01:51:36,320 --> 01:51:40,960
 It's after taking a tasting from Coach Kennedy and the UAB Blazers.

1753
01:51:41,380 --> 01:51:42,860
 But Auburn coming off of a big win.

1754
01:51:42,940 --> 01:51:45,260
 They've got a big weekend coming up at home.

1755
01:51:45,600 --> 01:51:47,500
 So, we're certainly going to continue the conversation.

1756
01:51:47,720 --> 01:51:52,100
 If you missed any of that, you can come check it out on 97.7 The Zone.

1757
01:51:52,220 --> 01:51:53,600
 And that's our SoundCloud page.

1758
01:51:53,680 --> 01:51:56,120
 And then 977ESPN.com.

1759
01:51:56,180 --> 01:52:01,140
 But we always enjoy being with you guys and talking some ball on the Boomo Bugg Show.

1760
01:52:01,780 --> 01:52:03,340
 We appreciate your time, Drew.

1761
01:52:03,440 --> 01:52:04,200
 Thanks so much.

1762
01:52:04,260 --> 01:52:05,340
 Enjoy the draft, okay?

1763
01:52:06,080 --> 01:52:06,720
 Thank you, guys.

1764
01:52:06,780 --> 01:52:07,240
 Appreciate it.

1765
01:52:07,420 --> 01:52:07,940
 Thank you, buddy.

1766
01:52:08,100 --> 01:52:10,080
 Well, the 97.7 FM, the Zone.

1767
01:52:10,160 --> 01:52:14,780
 BB, the Braves, it bounced back time, as you mentioned.

1768
01:52:14,960 --> 01:52:17,180
 Like Alabama, they took it on the chin last night.

1769
01:52:17,680 --> 01:52:21,260
 Yeah, 11-4, the Nationals, not a good night.

1770
01:52:21,420 --> 01:52:24,160
 Lopez, I don't know if he got out of the second inning.

1771
01:52:25,160 --> 01:52:31,840
 But the Nationals put that game away early, snapped a sixth game, winning streak for the Braves.

1772
01:52:32,580 --> 01:52:34,740
 Perez pitching for Atlanta tonight.

1773
01:52:34,880 --> 01:52:37,640
 Hopefully, they can begin another streak tonight.

1774
01:52:37,760 --> 01:52:40,240
 You can hear that on 93.9 The Score.

1775
01:52:40,580 --> 01:52:42,020
 Kick back and enjoy.

1776
01:52:42,120 --> 01:52:43,460
 That's going to take care of business for now.

1777
01:52:43,540 --> 01:52:46,260
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1778
01:52:46,660 --> 01:52:48,660
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1779
01:52:48,720 --> 01:52:51,160
 Let's do it again next time, noon to two, for the Boomo Bugg Show.

1780
01:52:51,160 --> 01:52:53,680
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.

1781
01:52:55,160 --> 01:53:11,820
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.