Boomo Bugg Show 042726
93.9 The Score WYTK - April 27, 2026
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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.
The Boomo Bugg Show.
Your exclusive inside track to the tie, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.
Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.
Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.
I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.
Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.
Brett Beaird, welcome in where Alabama gets the five, Auburn gets the four, and Diego gets a big no until after the party is over.
Good afternoon, welcome in, and how are you?
Hopefully we'll have Mr. Brett with us here shortly.
In the meantime, obviously a great weekend.
Alabama picks up a five-star quarterback.
Auburn picks up a four-star running back.
And Diego Pavia has to wait until after the NFL draft to get a call from the Baltimore Ravens to go to their minicamp.
Oh, my goodness, what a difference it makes from what the Heisman festivities, making history.
The only guy since, what, over 10 years ago that did not get a call in the first seven rounds of the NFL draft after going to the Heisman and being one of the finals.
We don't want to get all the way to the finalists now.
We want to kick things off with Adam Spencer.
He's busy there.
It's Saturday down south.
Adam, welcome in.
How are you?
I'm doing great.
How are you?
Yeah, we're doing great.
We appreciate you taking time out.
Where did we start this weekend's, the NFL draft?
And it's amazing, you had, what, over 250 guys drafted, but the guy who's getting all the news is Diego Pavia, the guy that didn't get a phone call.
Your reaction to the news about Diego Pavia sitting and waiting by the phone, having a lot of champagne that never went uncorked, although that may be a myth, too, given that his history.
But your reaction to the news over the weekend.
Yeah, I'm not surprised.
I mean, you know, even when you get past, you know, all the, you know, outspokenness and his message to the Heisman voters after they didn't vote for him and stuff, you see some immaturity there.
So I'm not surprised that he didn't get drafted, but it's also because he's smaller.
You know, he's not well below six feet.
So, I mean, he doesn't fit the profile of a typical quarterback.
And, like, he's not even, like, you know, like even Kyler Murray, I think, is a couple inches taller than him.
So, you know, I think that that, more than anything, had the, is why he didn't get picked.
Because, you know, if he was, like, if you just put the season that Diego Pavia had into Garrett Nussmeyer's body, then, like, that's a potential number one overall pick.
So, you know, I think it was more size concerns.
And, of course, the immaturity part didn't help.
So, but, you know, he's got his chance.
He signed with the Ravens.
You know, we'll see if he can start proving everybody wrong.
And I wouldn't count it out because he plays pretty well with a chip on his shoulder.
Yeah.
And I think a lot of folks would say his talent got him to New York for the Heisman, got him in the conversation, but his character might have cost him in the end.
Who knows?
We're not in the minds of all those GMs.
At the end of the day, bottom line is, if you can make them money, they'll sit here and make an excuse and spin it to where the character is not a factor.
History shows that, too.
But let's talk overall about the drought.
Obviously, the Big Ten dominated the first round.
But after all was said and done through seven, when they did the math, the SEC was the most players.
So, Adam, is it easy to draw a conclusion here that the Big Ten may be top-heavy, the SEC is deeper?
Yeah, I think that that's exactly the case.
The SEC teams, top to bottom, are really strong.
The Big Ten has four or five, maybe even if you want to go top six, that are really strong.
So, it's not surprising that they – I mean, Ohio State is the reason that the Big Ten had so many first-round picks.
I mean, so it's one school there, really.
I mean, they have the sprinkling of some other schools there.
But, yeah, so now Ohio State, they're going to be fine.
They'll have their – they'll reload through the portal.
I thought that a more interesting trend was that, you know, you see the numbers of group of six draftees plummeting.
And, you know, these smaller conferences and independents, Division II, Division III, like all of those numbers are plummeting right now.
Like the power four are absolutely dominating the draft.
And, you know, I think that that speaks to NIL because why would a guy from the group of six go pro when he can go to, you know, transfer to Ole Miss or Rutgers or just any school, Texas Tech.
You know, any school that needs help, if you're a group of six-star, you're going to make more money going to a power conference school for your final couple of years rather than entering the draft.
So, I think that we'll see that trend continue where, you know, the smaller schools and the lower divisions just have fewer and fewer draft takes every year.
Adam, what surprised you with the draft?
Alabama 10, Texas A&M 10, they're tied for first.
Georgia 8, Florida 7.
Arkansas and Kentucky 4.
Auburn had to be some one.
Tennessee only with five.
Any particular team too high or too low?
You know, I think that it's surprising to see, you know, Georgia still having that many draft takes after, you know, just year after year of elite talent.
Coming through there.
So, I mean, credit to Kirby Smart and his team for continuing to develop and find these guys in the portal and through the high school ranks because it's impressive the number, you know, everything that Nick Saban did at Alabama over the years through the draft.
I mean, it's just, that's what Kirby's doing.
You know, he's made Georgia into that level of NFL pipeline.
And it's impressive because, you know, yes, they had a down year by their standards, even though they still won an SEC title and made the playoff.
But, you know, they're going to be there.
They have some more talent coming through.
It's, you know, a reloaded roster.
And, you know, we'll see if Gunnar Stockton can work his way into becoming a draft pick this fall because they're going to need him to look like one.
I have Spencer Saturday down south.
I want to talk a bit more about the draft, but you mentioned Kirby and quarterbacks.
Over the weekend, it came down at least as a report, it's a battle for probably the top quarterback of the nation of a high school, Elijah Havens.
Ironically, I have a place called Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lane Kiffin Kingdom down there.
But it came down to two other teams, Bama and Georgia.
By now we know Haven picked Alabama.
You look at that room.
First of all, your reaction, you know, how there's optics Alabama beats out Georgia.
And next time when Georgia beats out Alabama, the dialogue will go the other way.
That's kind of the way the pendulum swings.
But the fact that Elijah Havens, Kareem, if I'm wrong, that's at least three five-star quarterbacks in that room.
And, oh, by the way, that's before you even talk about that kid from Thompson, who's a number, a mere four-star, is a top quarterback in the state of Alabama, a top player in many people's opinion.
But your thoughts just about the quarterback room in Alabama picking up not only a five-star, but literally in the backyard of Lane Kiffin.
You know, I have changed my tune on sort of how I react to these high-profile, especially at the quarterback position, commitments out of high school.
Because, I mean, in two years, if Lane Kiffin needs a quarterback, I mean, you know, he can get word out to this kid and be like, hey, you know, now we have a starting position open.
You know, I just don't know.
Quinn Ewers was a big-time commit for Ohio State, didn't really go there.
You know, Julian Sane, you know, spent a year at Alabama, and now he's the starter at Ohio State.
So, I mean, I guess you can celebrate these commitments, but, like, until the guy actually takes a snap, like, I would bet that he doesn't take a snap.
Because Keelan Russell is only a year older than him.
And if he went starting jobs in, like, you know, is the five-star kid, any five-star kid, are they going to take, just wait around for two years for their chance?
I mean, that's, like, few and far between, and that's also, you know, a lot of NIL money that's being eaten up.
So, I mean, I think if Lane Kiffin does end up getting this kid in a couple years, it's like, okay, well, that was actually pretty smart,
because he saved a couple years of not having to pay premium NIL for him.
So, you know, we'll see where it turns out.
But until these guys actually, like, start taking snaps for the school that lands their commitment, like, it's tough for me to get too hyped about it.
We've got a little bit of a hiccup there.
We'll apologize for the audio there.
We've got things ironed out with Brett's audio.
Back to the draft, speaking of quarterbacks, obviously the big stir was the Rams taking one tie Simpson in the first round, number 13 overall.
And we saw the reaction of the online response from the coaching staff.
They have since come back, and obviously they've tried to spin it a different way.
But your thoughts objectively about the Rams picking up Ty Simpson, not only picking him up, but that highly.
Yeah, you know, I think it's a good pick.
I just don't like the value of it there, because I think that they could have traded back.
And as long as they didn't trade back past, like, 21, where the Steelers were picking,
then, you know, I think that there's a reasonable chance that they would have still gotten him.
So I don't like it from him being the number 13 overall pick, because I think he could have gone lower.
But I do like the fit with, you know, anybody who is the quarterback in McVay's system.
Just, you know, that's a good place to be.
You know, that guy is a football genius.
You know, he's got a really fun, electric offense.
You know, they have Puka.
They have Devontae Adams there.
So, I mean, those guys, you know, they're loaded at the skill position.
So I think that any quarterback would love to be drafted there.
It's just, you know, it's just a matter of how long does Stafford play.
And I think that sitting behind Stafford is probably a good move for him in the long run.
You know, he'll teach him how to be a pro.
You know, you can see, you know, the way his mind works.
And, you know, I think that that's a great landing spot for him.
You know, I do understand.
And, you know, they can spin it however they want.
But, you know, we saw, I think, the real reaction of McVay on draft night.
And I think that the issue there is that they're trying to win now before it's Stafford.
So spending a first-round pick on a quarterback is always tough to swallow there.
But, you know, great landing spot for Tyson.
Not only that, he's going to have better lines as opposed to going to say to the Raiders because, yeah, you're going to make more money.
But the good Lord, and they gave you two healthy knees, you get some more, you got to go out of the ninth and then pay for him.
So I take a few extra dollars less, keep my knees, and still make – bottom line is true, if you hit the numbers, your second contract is always going to be – that's going to be the honeypot right there.
So we'll take this money now, save the knees, and go for that.
In your opinion, overall, who was the big winner and who was the big loser in the draft, Adam?
Yeah, it's always tough with these draft grades, but, you know, I really liked what the Giants did.
You know, I think that they had some needs that they addressed.
You know, the Cowboys getting so many defensive players and getting so much value, you know, getting Caleb Downs where they got it.
Getting the edge rusher from UCF.
Like, I thought that those were really, really good picks.
You know, they used the Micah trade well.
So, I mean, you know, they – you've got to mention the Eagles.
So now I'm just listing off NFC East teams.
But I thought that they did.
The Eagles do what they do.
They take the best player regardless of position, and it's tough to argue with the results.
You know, over the years, they've been dominant, a couple of Super Bowls.
So, yeah, the NFC East had a really, really good draft.
So, you know, that's one that I'm looking at.
And then the losers are – you know, the 49ers just – you know, they can defend their picks all they want
and how they fit in the scheme and stuff.
But the issue isn't the players that they're taking.
The issue is where they're taking them.
They just need a better evaluation of draft value because, yeah, if you – even if these guys –
even if Stribbling becomes their top wide receiver, well, you could have gotten them in the third round.
And then you could have known what that player is that you could have gotten in the second round.
So, you know, it's tough to – if he becomes an all-pro, they'll be like, well, you know, see, we told you.
And it's like, well, you could have maybe had two if you used your second-round pick on somebody of a second-round value.
So what they're doing with their draft evaluation, I don't know.
But, you know, so I thought that they just didn't get a lot of value out of the draft.
And that's not a shot at any of the players that they took.
Adam, a chance for you to brag about your team, the Missouri Tigers.
Long time, they were in the desert on a horse with no name.
And it looks like the Mizzou Tigers ties a record six players drafted.
Go ahead and brag about Moe Ty.
Yeah, I mean, and they had Zion Young, who could have been a first-round pick.
You know, Josiah Trotter was a second-round pick.
So, I mean, they, you know, they're producing, like, top-tier talent, too.
So, I mean, credit to Eli Drinkwitz.
I mean, I think that he's got another potential first-round pick.
And one coming through the pipeline in the running back room.
You know, and Jamal Roberts is still there, too.
So this could be a situation where it's like Jeremiah Love and Jadarian Price.
You know, that's the top-end ceiling outcome for that running back room.
So I think we're going to hear a Missouri guy get drafted in the first round next year, too.
As they say, show me, and I think they will.
Adam, for the folks who want to get online with you, what can you show us as to how they can do it?
Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.
We just published some takeaways from a busy weekend of SEC baseball.
We'll wrap up the draft this week.
And, yeah, all sorts of good stuff.
SaturdayDownSouth.com.
Sounds great, Adam.
Stay safe out there, and thanks so much for your time today.
Yeah, thanks again.
Always appreciate it.
Adam Spencer, Saturday Down South.
As we mentioned, Alabama with a five-star weekend.
Andrew Bone on that and more straight ahead of the Boomo Bugg Show.
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Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.
Welcome back in quickly.
Some breaking news.
Wow.
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is taking an immediate leave of absence for gambling addiction.
We'll give you more details as they come in.
In the meantime, speaking of quarterbacks, a little better news in Tuscaloosa over the weekend.
I think Andrew Bone would agree with that.
Fine columnist and recruiting editor for Bama Online.
I'm part of the aunt3.com family and the fine author of The Road to Bama.
Andrew Bone, welcome in.
How are you?
Hopefully, Andrew is there with us as far as giving us some details.
Brendan, you back with us, my friend.
Hey, can you hear me?
There we go.
Andrew is with us.
Andrew, we're just sitting here giving us some breaking news about out of love.
But the quarterback there, Brendan Sorsby, taking an immediate leave of absence for gambling addiction.
But let's go to the other side of the pendulum.
Can you do local weather?
Because you were spot on with your forecast about the five-star out of Baton Rouge, Lane Kiffin's backyard, Elijah Havens, basically following through, as you predicted, on his way to Tuscaloosa.
Let's kind of put this in the layers.
First of all, your reaction to the news.
Well, I think it was great for Alabama to get a top guy like Haven on board before the summer official visits really begin.
And, you know, we've seen it over the last couple of years.
Keelan Russell committed to Alabama during the official visit weekend.
His first official visit weekend sort of turned into a snowball effect for the rest of the class.
It ended up being top three.
And, you know, then last summer you had Jet Tamala come in on that first.
It wasn't an official visit.
He was in just for an unofficial visit.
But it was Alabama's first big official visit weekend that he was on campus meeting with the staff.
And as we saw, they had a great summer.
Now you get Haven on board a month before the official start.
And they have a really big official visit weekend coming up on May the 20th.
I guess it's May the 29th.
Long list of top guys that they're going to have on campus, including Elijah Haven.
So I think it was big for them to go ahead and get him on board, go ahead and start reaching out to those guys, communicating.
But you have to be impressed with the job that Alabama's been able to do.
On the quarterback front, I mean, that's three straight years of having a five-star quarterback in your life.
You know, that's almost unheard of, especially, you know, I guess with the transfer portal era, it's a little different now.
But, yeah, you never saw that in the past.
And even today, you know, with the portal and NIL and all that kind of stuff, you still don't see that today.
Andrew, the obvious question is, what's the old saying back in the old days of the Western movies?
Is this town big enough for the two of us?
Is it big enough for the five of us?
They got at least three stars.
Trent Seaborn was a player of the year in Alabama.
He's a mere four-star.
And that's before you can get down the line.
I mean, it's obvious.
I'd like to see somebody with a better quarterback room.
That's the good news.
But let's be practical here, Andrew.
How do you keep that many stars happy going forward?
You can only play, at least by my math, one player at a time.
Yeah, I mean, you have some guys who are used to starting.
And they are, I think, you know, the two signed last year in Jet Tomala and Caden Kawha and then the two that are in the class issue, Trent Seaborn and Haven, all four of them won state championships last season for their high school teams.
Obviously, you know, that's something that is going to be a challenge for Alabama moving forward.
And I think, you know, what it kind of shows with probably more so with Haven and Seaborn is the willingness to come in and compete.
You know, they understand that Alabama signed two quarterbacks in last year's class and including a five-star in Jet Tomala.
And then, you know, Trent Seaborn commits, you know, pretty early, committed last October.
Still didn't really matter to Elijah Haven.
He still wanted to be a part of the class.
And then Trent Seaborn, you know, he's come out and said, you know, the more the better, pretty much.
You know, he's happy to get another top-end guy.
So now you have some really, you know, high-end players that are going to compete for that starting job.
So I think if you're Alabama, you're really excited about that because, you know, the odds are you're going to have a really good quarterback.
Here in the future, you know, on the other side of it, you're probably going to lose a player or two eventually because, you know, they didn't win the starting job.
And, you know, they don't want to wait around.
You know, they're going to feel like, you know, they should get an opportunity to start somewhere.
So it's going to be a really intense competition here in the future with those guys.
Obviously, right now it's Keelan Russell or Austin Mack.
But here in the future, we're going to see a really, really good battle, you know, after those guys move on.
You know, one of the benefits of this is having Ty Simpson saying in his post-draft interview, it was good for me to sit, watch, and learn.
The other benefit in a perfect world thing to hang on to these guys, can you imagine practice?
I mean, think about it.
In practice, you want to simulate the other team as much as possible.
And that means the starters, if this holds true, they'll be going up against at least one five-star on the practice field.
So that would make Saturday a little more manageable.
The question now is the obvious one, I think, Andrew.
It's great to get these quarterbacks, but everybody knows until Alabama comes up with a good offensive line, how far can you take it?
How much of a priority is on the O-line going forward on the recruiting front?
Well, I think it's always going to be an area that they want to have success and bring in top guys.
Now, does that mean bring in top guys from the high school front, or are they going to bring top guys in from the transfer portal?
And as we saw last year or this past recruiting cycle, they went heavy on the offensive front in both high school and the transfer portal.
So they have several guys that are young, that they believe in, but they also have to see how those guys develop over the course of the next year.
But I think that, you know, you look at it and you have four high school players that transferred in.
You have, or excuse me, that signed with Alabama.
You had a JUCO player that signed with Alabama.
But then you also had two transfers that came in as redshirt freshmen.
So that's a really big group of young players that are going to be able to compete.
Now, I don't think they are really pressing that hard to sign a lot of high school offensive linemen in this year's class.
Now, they might end up getting one.
They could end up getting two.
But we don't really see this as a big year on the high school front.
I think we're probably going to see a little bit more in the transfer portal after the season, especially with Coach Clem coming in.
The new offensive line coach didn't get in Tuscaloosa until February.
They know that the high school recruiting is going to be probably on the lower end as far as numbers, just because of the success that they had last cycle.
So now Coach Clem evaluates all the guys that are on his team, kind of sees where he's at throughout the season, and then starts targeting more in the portal.
So that's where I think Alabama is going to have the most success as far as offensive linemen.
But I will mention one player.
He just won the overall MVP award at the Rivals Camp in Nashville this past week.
And that's Antonio Berry out of Tupelo High School.
This is a guy to really kind of watch.
He's the number 32 overall player in the country, which is in that five-star category.
And winning the MVP this past weekend, that could certainly push him up even higher.
So we're going to watch him very closely.
He came out of that camp saying that Alabama was in the driver's seat for him at this time and going to take an official visit in June.
So he's certainly a guy that we're watching closer than probably anybody right now as far as high school players.
Andrew, before you jump off, has anyone asked you, okay, Alabama got a five-star quarterback over the weekend, but who's next?
How busy will the month of May slash June be?
We know normally back in the day June was busy.
How busy would this May and June be for Alabama?
I think May is certainly a critical month.
And even right now, because you have all the coaches that are out on the road during the spring contact period, but it's also an evaluation period.
I mean, you are going in home, visiting with your top targets, but also their families.
You're going to get an idea of really what it's going to take once these official visits begin.
What are going to be the most important factors for them on these visits?
What do they want to see?
What do they want to hear?
What kind of offer are they going to get?
So you're going to see all of that, but you're also out there evaluating guys in spring practice.
A guy that you may have offered that you have considered a top guy, but you haven't seen him in a couple months.
You go out there, see him work on the practice field, maybe he's not as good as you once thought he was, and he comes off your board a little bit.
Or you go see somebody that you haven't offered, all of a sudden that's a guy that moves up high on the board and you extend an offer to.
So there's a lot that kind of goes on during this period right before the official visits begin on May the 29th to get these guys that they really want to target to campus for the start of the summer.
So it's going to be an interesting couple months for Alabama.
They're sitting at six commitments.
I always say by the time you get to August, as we've seen the last couple years, they're going to have at least 20 commitments probably by then.
And as we've seen the last few years, it tends to be one of the best classes in the country.
So I would expect nothing else in this cycle once again.
As they come in, we know you're going to have it all covered.
Andrew, where can we get the very latest with you online?
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Talk to us about where we can catch up with you online and your book.
Yeah, well, come check us out at BamaOnline.com.
We've got a lot of great content on there every single day from our entire staff.
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Memorial Day, just a month and some change away.
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Hey, listen, as always, Andrew, thank you for your time, Dave, and stay safe out there this week.
Appreciate it, guys.
Have a good one.
You too.
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Time to say hello to Brian Matthews, senior editor at auburnsports.com.
Brian, welcome in.
How are you?
I am doing great.
Thanks for having me on.
And we appreciate you taking time out.
Let's just jump right in.
Obviously, a lot to get to today.
As you well know, you've got an Auburn buffet for us.
But I would imagine it's always recruiting season.
Your thoughts about picking up.
Anytime you get a four or five star, that makes ripples in the water.
Talk to us about Auburn landing top 24-7 running back, Meissen Johnson.
Of course, you've got to have a hyphen.
If you're good, you've got to have a hyphen.
Right?
So, it's Meissen Johnson Cook.
So, Brian Smith, Matthews, what can you tell us?
Well, Auburn beat out Miami and a bunch of other really good schools for him.
He is, I think, our number four running back in the country.
He's about 6'1 1⁄2", 220.
So, he's got a really, really nice size.
And he's a former athlete slash receiver.
He's gotten a lot bigger over the last couple of years and has transitioned to running back,
but has a whole lot of top-end speeds and really good quickness.
Just a really, really high upside as a running back.
You can see him, you know, eventually, if he can hold on to the ball and become more physical,
do all the other things you've got to do, pass spot, but you can see him developing into a big play,
premium back in the SEC in the coming years.
Can you repeat what state he's from and what a coincidence it is that his coaching staff
may have something in common with that state?
Can you repeat that to Brian?
He is from East St. Louis, Illinois, I believe, if I'm not mistaken.
And that's always been a rich area for Alabama.
That's been a good fertile ground over the years.
It's one of those areas up there that produces a lot of talent.
So let's talk about, not only that, it's not only the landing someone of that ilk,
but it's also the timing of it.
Let's face it, these kids are social media hungry.
Anytime you get a guy like that, that tends to feed it.
You get one guy in a class.
That's why these coaches want to get a quarterback of high-profile status early
so they can recruit off that.
Talk to us about where things are on the recruiting cycle compared to, say,
oh, a year ago under Mr. Goffer.
Well, it's interesting.
And recruiting, I think, is so much more interesting now than it was maybe five, six, seven years ago.
But Auburn had three commitments.
So they're not going to be rated high because they don't have enough players committed.
Other teams, seven, eight, ten, I think at least one school is close to 20 or at 20.
So, you know, as far as that goes, that's still working progress.
But, you know, they've got a four-star defensive lineman, one of the top players in the state,
that has been more.
They've got George Lemons, a four-star tight end from Georgia.
So they're off to a really good start.
I think in high school recruiting now, you just have to be really, really careful.
If you're going to go after a premium player like a quarterback, you know,
are you willing to invest all the money into that player, you know,
with the concern that if he doesn't play year one, he may be gone.
So you've just got to be really, really careful.
And can you get a better play out of the portal?
If you want a quarterback, are you better off getting a three-star quarterback
that you feel like has potential to be a future starter and develop him
and keep him in the program for three or four years
or take a risk on a guy that you think can play right away but you're not sure
and a five-star.
So there's so many decisions now that have to be made,
whether you take a kid or who you pursue and who you don't pursue.
So that'll go into it.
But recruiting season is here now.
The kids are still taking official visits.
Coaches go on the road.
Official visits start in about a month.
You bring up a good point, Brian.
We were talking earlier with some of the folks who don't have a dog in the hunt
as far as following one specific school.
In other words, some of these national guys, they've been on with us.
And they've brought up, I think, a point that everybody knows
but sometimes overlooks.
A lot of times these kids want to go to a high-profile school
basically knowing they may sit on the bench,
but an opposing coach may not be as hard on this kid
because they want him to go to that school, knowing they're not going to play.
But they can come back a year or two from now,
especially somebody from the state that goes out of state,
and they can get the same kid at a bargain price.
That's right.
And there's the other angle, too, of you're seeing the Sovereign staff
build a bunch of relationships, relationships with kids
they're trying to sign right now and get committed,
and relationships with kids they probably think they're not going to get,
but they could get a year from now or two years from now
when they get in the portal,
and maybe at a cheaper price than that kid wants right now.
So there's so much more that goes into recruiting
at the high school level right now.
So let's go forward here.
Again, we'll reiterate ourselves here.
We know that they've got a four-star in.
The first thing recruiting for Nets is going to ask,
Brian, who's next?
Well, I'm probably the wrong person to ask that
because I'm the team guy.
Aren't we all?
I'm covering baseball and, you know, football,
and, you know, I'm not as into recruiting as I used to be,
so I don't have a great answer for you.
But just because of what's happening now,
I would expect most of the big decisions to happen
once we get into mid-June to mid-July
and those officials start happening
and then players wrap up their officials
and start making a lot of decisions
at the start of July.
You know, the thing is,
one thing that helps is momentum.
Whether it's on game day
or in the offseason with recruiting,
and right now you picked up the four-star running back,
that is, I say, you, Auburn,
and then you had something that hadn't happened in a while
with the recent NFL drought,
a kid that goes in the first round.
That can't be bad optics either.
Your thoughts just overall
about what things are without its goals going forward,
cash again on the draft,
not only in the first round,
but some other folks.
Yeah, well, first of all,
I think Keldrick is a terrific person
on the field.
He's going to be a,
he's going to be pros pro for the Titans.
I think that was a great job of them
to move up and get him.
I just think he's a guy that's going to play
for 10-plus years in the NFL
and be a really good player
and be a great person off the field, too.
Keron Crawford,
I just think what a story.
A year from now,
a year ago,
you know,
he had played as a backup at Auburn
and had one and a half tackles for loss
and no sacks.
Nobody was pegging him as a draft pick.
He worked his tail off
to become the player he's become.
And I think he's got more upside to go.
I don't think he's a finished product yet.
So I think the Raiders got a guy
in the third round
that had a good season in the SEC
and can get a lot better
once he adds more bulk,
more size,
and develops more pass moves.
So that's good.
You know,
Connell Lou,
again,
a fourth round pick
had he been healthy.
Might have been a lot higher.
Goes to Bingo.
They need help on the offensive line.
You know,
if he can get going there,
you know,
he can be a great piece to offense.
They've got a great quarterback
that needs to need to build,
you know,
a better team around him.
So I think that's a nice pick.
Jeremiah Wright,
another story of a guy
who played offensive line,
defensive line,
back to offensive line.
just really worked hard
to become a starter
the last couple of years.
You know,
and has a chance to
probably be a backup year one
and maybe step into
the starting lineup here
in the next couple of years.
We'll see.
And then Bobby Jameson,
Travis,
another great story,
was a backup,
not much known about him,
worked his tail off
to be a starter this year
at Nose Guard
and is going to get a chance
to play in the NFL now
at the Sixth Elbeck
with the Giants
and the Auburn officer had.
I think it was
four players signed
free agent contracts
and the other one get a
a camp invite,
I think it's called.
So a good round
of drafting
and free agent signings,
I think,
for Auburn this time.
Brian Matthews,
AuburnSports.com.
Let's talk now
that the dust
has settled
indoors
with Stephen Pearl.
One thing we know
about this roster,
it's going to be tall,
is it not?
Talk to us about
now that the dust
has settled
as far as
2026-2027
Auburn basketball's
roster.
And you went to say
you're not two champions
Stephen Pearl,
right?
Yeah,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry.
That was my second
line there.
There you go,
there you go.
But yes,
much,
much taller.
Okay,
so they signed
the kid out of
France,
Narcisse Ingoi,
I think is how you say it.
Maybe we'll figure it out.
He's a seven-footer.
They got a transfer
from another
seven-footer,
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from Santa Clara.
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formerly of Iowa,
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Thomas Dow from Troy,
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Adam Olsen got some size.
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position.
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of those guys,
like Dowd and Olsen,
of course,
could play the three.
George Kimball,
they got the latest
pickups there.
He's a combo guard.
He can rotate
between one and two
with Kevin Overton
and Todd Pettiford.
So they needed that bad.
The only thing
they're really missing
now in this
class of portal,
the portal class,
is the wing.
And they're still
looking really hard
at Mantis.
Ruba Staff is just,
I think that's how
you might say it.
He's from Lithuania.
He's a very,
very good wing,
good three-point shooter,
good athlete.
If they could land him,
that would be
a pretty good team
they put together,
a team with much more
wings on the perimeter,
much more size.
Do you speak Lithuanian
or French?
If not,
I'm going to suggest
that you start
getting a subscription
to Babel out there.
Just about all
rushes now.
Just when
Philip Yovic
was teaching me
how to speak,
you know,
he takes off
to California.
So, you know,
I'm kind of lost now.
I've got to get back
with somebody
and get my lessons
going again.
How do you say
goodbye in Lithuania?
Before we say goodbye,
talk to us about
Auburn baseball.
It's hard to believe
we're coming up,
as they say,
they've got the
seventh inning stretch.
We're coming up
on the stretch run
here for ACC baseball.
Yeah, I thought
that was a great
series win.
Auburn's won
four straight series.
The only other team
that's done something
similar to Texas A&M
is at least
won five straight
and they play at,
Auburn plays
at Texas A&M
this weekend.
That's going to be
a big, big series.
Yeah.
For both teams
and in the SEC standings,
Auburn's in the top five
and the remaining
schedule is against
three other teams
in the top five
including number one
Georgia to close out
the season at home.
Number one
as their first place
in the SEC
and not number one
in the country
that's UCLA.
But, yeah,
terrific weekend.
Eric Guevara
batted over 500
with, I think,
three home runs
during the week
at SEC player of the week.
And then
Ethan Bingaman
who hit three home runs
had seven RBIs
to help Auburn win
Sunday
in the rubber game.
He got SEC
co-freshman of the week.
He batted 500
of the week
with, I think,
four home runs
total
and nine RBIs.
So,
just a terrific
week
by those guys
at the plate.
Before you jump off,
speak to us,
where can we get
the latest
Tiger Talk
with you?
Yeah,
I appreciate you guys
and we will have
plenty of coverage
of recruiting,
football,
basketball portal,
and baseball
and other sports too
all there
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You can follow me
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at B-MAT-A-U.
Sounds great,
Brian.
Thanks for your time.
Have a great week.
Okay.
Appreciate you.
Take care.
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senior editor,
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BT welcome in
happy Monday
to you
how are you
hey guys
I'm doing good
Brett
my IT department
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to restart
when I got
rebooted
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how did we ever
get to this point
Ben
I still remember
I'm not going
to say the story
that's crazy
but I'll just
put it this way
technology
can you imagine
your grandma
and grandpa
coming back
and saying
what
you got a phone
that doesn't have
a cord on it
you can call
from the north
can you imagine
if they could come back
and see the world now
we might be better off
I guarantee you
yeah I mean
I remember
my parents
first phone
was like that
bag phone
you guys remember that
yes I do
I don't think
they ever used it
I think they just
kept it in the car
in case there was
you know car problems
or whatever
but yeah I mean
you know
certainly the cell phone
invention
and the things
that have come along
have added to our
our life
in a lot of ways
but there's something
there's something
about being back
in Mayberry
where we can just
call the operator
and all that
you know
funny story
about that phone
I actually
this is a true story
I went to a charity
golf tournament
and somehow
some way
I actually won
that
that big phone
that big old block
it had a bag with it
and I had no idea
what to do with it
nobody
that's like
what is this
so
I hate to admit it
but it's
as I said
in Blazing Saddles
it's through
it is through
let's talk
something else
that's true Ben
in the modern era
with all these changes
something was almost
a staple back in the day
and that was
spring games
your thoughts
about the
AHSAA's decision
to allow
teams to basically
put it in their courts
you can opt out
your thoughts
about how spring games
are handled
across the state now
yeah I mean
it seems to work
I mean
you know
they do have the choice
they've had it
for the last couple years
where they can basically
forego
the traditional
two week spring
in favor of
an extra week
of practice
in the August
or I guess
in late July
depending on when
the calendar runs
and I think it's good
coaches can decide
you know
whatever's best
for their
their teams
a lot of the
smaller schools
opt for that extra week
because you know
most of their athletes
are playing baseball
or soccer
or whatever
and there's really
no point in having
the spring
so I talk to a lot
of coaches about it
there's you know
a lot of differing
opinions on
I know Phillip Rivers
they've always had
they've always gone
for the extra week
in the fall
I know some
coaches like
Mark Hutzfeth
who both
get coaches
by the way
you guys know well
but Mark Hutzfeth
told me that
they'll always have
a spring
because it gives
them a chance
to work with
the younger kids
if nothing else
so I think it's good
there's still
some interesting
spring games
that we should
be able to
get a look at
we had a list
of some of them
on AL.com
today
and they're
actually at a time
usually they come
during state
baseball and softball
but this week
a lot of them
are the week
before that
so
I'd have a chance
to get a good
scout report
on some of them
let's have a little
fun with that
who's more competitive
Mark Hutzfeth
or Phillip Rivers
oh man
well I mean
Mark Hutz
Hutzfeth
competitive now
but I don't know
that I've ever met
anybody that's more
competitive than
Rivers
you know
it's interesting
you bring that up
we have a story
about him today
so one website
has listed him
now as
the next hot
NFL TV
free agent
wow
I don't know
if you've seen
this or not
but you know
he's so
so they're talking
about you know
maybe being a
commentator
going on
and being a
commentator
which he would
be great at
by the way
yeah
but he told me
he told me
when he first
you know
retired
the first time
and you know
took over
at St. Michael
Catholic
that you know
he considered
that he'd had
some people
talking to him
but it just
didn't feel like
he could not
be involved
in the scoreboard
you know
that he wanted
the input
because he was
that competitive
he wanted
an impact
on the game
so we'll see
I actually
messaged with him
today
and he said
no one's
officially contacted
him on that
so I don't know
whether that'll
happen with him
or not
I do think
and I've still
got to sit down
with him
and just talk to him
because I do think
his return to the NFL
has kind of sparked
a different interest
in him
I always thought
for the last five years
when he was at
St. Michael
that this is his life
for the rest of his life
he loved being a high school
football coach
I think he still does
but now I think
there's a general interest
in you know what
I could do this
on the NFL level too
that's right
so you know
it'll be interesting
to see where his future
leads him
Randy Kennedy
is
you put him
on to us
but he had an article
is 2027
quarterback class
the best
in state history
which is saying a lot
Gunner Rivers
who you just talked about
Jameson Roberts
at Sarah Land
there's always
somebody from Sarah Land
Trent Seaborne
we've talked with you
about
the one guy
that just amazes me
and Randy told us
about this last year
Cole Moody
from Southside Selma
now once again
this kid's in the 8th grade
let me emphasize that
he's in the 8th grade
he led the nation
in passing last year
with 5,350 yards
they went undefeated
in the regular season
averaging 57 points a game
I wonder why
they've got a receiver
Cedric Simmons
who caught 99 passes
for 2,000 yards
I had to research
this twice
because I thought
it was fabricated
BT talk about
some of the best
quarterbacks
in the history
of the state
yeah really
really interesting
story by Randy
that's on our site
now
posted yesterday
and we've talked
about this
he and I
have just discussed
it because
you know
you mentioned
the three
I guess
the three
real headliners
in it
all of which
are committed
you know
Gunnar Rivers
now committed
to his dad's
alma mater
at NC State
Jameson Roberts
from Sierra Land
is committed
to Oklahoma
and Trent Seaborn
obviously committed
to Alabama
and they just
got another
high profile
quarterback commitment
in recent days
so it'll be
interesting to see
how that plays out
that doesn't even
that doesn't even
include guys like
Bobby Coleman
the younger brother
of Cam Coleman
is committed
to Georgia State
Christian Seager
from Daphne
is committed
to South Alabama
there's other
good quarterbacks
as well
so it's certainly
a high profile group
as we've seen
in a long
long time
and it'll be
interesting to see
how those guys
succeed
in this senior year
and the Mr. Football
race is going to be
incredible I think
this year
with all three
of those guys
in it
and it's interesting
Brad that you brought
up Cole Moody
because just today
there was some news
on that front
his dad
Charles Moody
who was his head coach
at Southside Selma
today was announced
as the head coach
of guess where
Selma High School
so he's going
to Southside Selma
to Selma High School
and we can certainly
assume that his son
is going to follow him
to Selma High School
so that's going to be
a 2A Southside
versus a 4A
Selma
next fall
so that's an
interesting move
but good story
check out that story
by Randy
if you can
on the AL.com site
because it's really
you know obviously
our state's had
some incredible
quarterback classes
some incredible
quarterbacks in the past
from Joe Namath
to well not Joe Namath
but from Kenny Stabler
to you know
all the other guys
that have come through
KJ Lacey
is now at Texas
Pat Sullivan
won the Heisman Trophy
just plenty of guys
so check that list
out by Randy
James Winston
wasn't too bad
either
at least
certainly
at the college range
was he
coming out of the state
before going to Florida State
Ben Thomas
AL.com
Ben talk to us
about
we get so busy
and sometimes
we don't see
all the fine print
but there's a lot of
mamas
and daddies
and grandparents
who may not know
this term now
but at some point
they may
the Alabama
high school
athletic association
clarified in the wording
of the
CHOOSE
that's an acronym
CHOOSE Act
Governor Kay Ivey
signing on the
Let the Kids Play Act
Ben for the folks
who may not be familiar
now that may impact
kids everywhere
including here
in our listing area
what does that all mean?
Well I'll try my best
to describe it
I've been a little
confused on it myself
but basically
the CHOOSE Act
is the
you know
the governor's
plan that
anybody who wants
to receive
a private school
education
can receive
a $7,000
certificate
or what have you
to go towards that
and that's been
the whole debate
I mean
ultimately
this is
in my mind
what led us
to where we are now
with the separation
of private and public schools
it's the main thing
that kind of ignited it
and so they've come back
in recent weeks
you know
the governor signed
the Let the Kids Play Act
which is
you know
that basically says
you know
they won't be ineligible
because they received
this CHOOSE Act fund
and the high school association
clarified some of their language
which said the same thing
but here's the deal
you can still be ineligible
if you receive
the CHOOSE Act fund
what I'm trying to say
is you can't be ineligible
solely because you received that
that's not a disqualifier
but you still have to meet
the general rules
of the Alabama High School
Athletic Association
which means
you have to make
a bona fide move
when that's necessary
and being good standing
at that type thing
so that's the difference
I mean
yes the CHOOSE Act
itself can't make you
ineligible
but you've still got
you're still supposed
to follow the rules
the other rules
of the high school association
if that makes sense
I read that twice
and I didn't get it either
I understand what
they're the principle
of what they're trying to do
you put in an article today
about the second round
of the high school
baseball playoffs
we'll be talking about that
in more detail tomorrow
later this week
seven teams
from the shows
I won't go through
all the lists
but
Dasher Central
Lauderdale County
Red Bay
Morris Hill
Phil Campbell
Russell
a lot of very good
teams playing
I know your staff
will be covering that
throughout the week
a lot of the games
are Thursday
with a doubleheader
Friday
or Friday
with a doubleheader
and then the rubber match
on Saturday
and your staff
always does a great job
of covering these
and also
by the way
you had another article
the two top
high school coaches
in the state of Alabama
are going to be
meeting the first game
of the season
their BT
Danny Horn
Paul Benefield
374 for Danny
368 wins
for Paul
two big ones
starting the season
yeah
that's going to be
I think it's August 21st
I don't have it right
in front of me right now
but
yeah it is
playing in that game
and honestly
neither one of them
there's been some talk
actually
it's even been online
that this is
Danny Horn
has announced
this is his final year
he told me
he hasn't announced
that yet
but it would not
surprise me
if this is the final year
for both Danny Horn
and Paul Benefield
two Hall of Famers
I think that story
is yet to be told
but if that is the case
what a way for them
to open up the season
against each other
the two winningest coaches
I mean I don't
you know
I'm not
it'll be a long time
if ever
if anybody passes
their records
no matter when they retire
so
that'll be
that'll be an interesting game
obviously Paul Benefield
and Pipe
opened against Maplesville
last year
and got beat pretty good
and of course
we found out
soon that Maplesville
was the real deal
and went on to win
the state championship
so
two class guys
I mean
I hope it's not
the final year for them
because they're both
I think they've both
done it the right way
they're both class guys
enjoy talking to them
but it is
an intriguing matchup
for the first game
of the year
for sure
well Ben Thomas
does it the right way
baseball this week
I know you got previews
what else is on the agenda
for this week
on AL.com
man Brett
it's hard to keep track
man
we're in that
where basically
somebody's playing
every night
except for maybe
Sunday night
you know
we got soccer playoffs
continuing tonight
and tomorrow
around the state
as they get ready
to narrow it down
to head to Huntsville
really at the end
of next week
I think
they'll be in Huntsville
for the final four
so that's getting
narrowed down
state track meets
for this week
in Gulf Shores
and Coleman
I think the one
in Gulf Shores
starts on Thursday
and Coleman on Friday
so we'll have
some coverage of that
and like you said
Brett Baseball
really there's
I don't know
if there are any games
on Wednesday
but there are a lot
on Thursday
and Friday
and obviously Friday
so
and some good matchups
Bob Jones
going to
Vestavia Hills
is a great matchup
in 7-8
so there's a lot
of other good matchups
you mentioned
Deschler
and some of the other ones
so we're trying
to keep you updated
as best we can
on all that stuff
but it's a busy year
it's a busy time
of the year
Huntsville
in Gulf Shores
there needs to be
more than one
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Ben where can we
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Ben
listen man
stay safe out there
thanks for your time
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here are thoughts
from Alabama
baseball head coach
Rob Vaughn
following Friday's
doubleheader
at Tennessee
we're already down
some guys to start
and you lose two
in the game yesterday
and we got a lot
of dudes beat up
right now
and so I think
from a recovery
standpoint
is number one
we got to try
to get our bodies
back underneath
this as best we can
and then all the
stuff we got to do
man like stuff
we did on Wednesday
when we got here
man we got to keep
hammering out
kind of our approach
at the plate
that's kind of been
hit or miss
the consistency
of us is not
where it needs to be
so we're going
to hammer that out
and then just
continue banging
away at the defense
man I know it's
easy to look at
and say hey
we kick the ball
around we don't
work on it
we work on it
a whole whole lot
but we got to get
a lot better at it
so we're going
to put a heavy
instance on that
as well this week
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welcome back here
what do you say
we talk big orange
with the V-man
Vince Roran
99.1
the sports animal
in Knoxville
also on the
ball radio network
V-man welcome in
how are you
gentlemen
how are we doing
we're doing okay
now that the draft
has come and gone
Vince your thoughts
looking at it
through orange glasses
what's the take
from Knoxville
well the biggest
story was
Jermon McCoy
and his fall
down to the fourth
round
I mean he's a
he's a top 10
top 15 talent
he's an all-american
either the number one
or number two corner
in the draft
and really unfortunate
because you didn't
hear anything
during the pre-draft
process
about the medical
being a concern
or red flag
or anything like that
it's the reports
that came out
late
just the week
of the draft
or maybe
you know
the weekend before
and so
because
I think a lot
of that news
came late
seems like
not everyone
had
you know
the ability
to go back
and check that
when getting
that intel
and so
you couldn't
go bring him
in for
another medical
check with your
own doctors
anything like that
so I think
that spooked
a lot of teams
and so the
leaders had some
time clearly
to think about it
to start the
fourth round
they moved up
one pick
and took him
and this is not
about
hey
you know
he should have
come
because some
fans are like
he should have
he should have
played last year
to show that he
was healthy
or he should
have come
back to school
he made a
mistake
it's not
about that
the health
of the knee
supposedly
formed the
ACL tear
that he
heard in
workouts
in January
that has
healed fine
they also
found a
plug
that was
used
in repair
for something
else
that they
think is
going to need
to get
fixed
and have
a more
extensive
recovery
time from
so that's
something the
NFL flagged
and they're
going to flag
it
whether he
came back
last year
whether he
came back
this year
or he's
an All-American
next year
or whatever
and so
there's just
been a lot
of misinformation
and misopinions
on that
it is unfortunate
for him
he says he's
just going to
trust what the
Raiders want
to do
for him
if they want
him to have
the surgery
now or wait
so that was
the biggest
story
Colton Hood
going to the
second round
he's another
guy that
expectations
were for him
to maybe go
in the first
round
he went in
the second
round of the
Giants
and then you
had three
other guys
taken with
Chris Brazel
the second
ball
third round
to the Carolina
Panthers
Joshua Joseph
fifth round
to the Washington
Commanders
and then Tyree West
in the seventh round
to the Detroit Lions
I actually
listed seven
balls
that could get
drafted
three of those
excuse me
four of those
seven
I had
as good
team fit
among the top
three team
fits for each
of those players
so they landed
in some really
good spots
based on how
you looked at it
and how it could
have possibly
gone
and then Joey
Aguilar
the biggest name
among the undrafted
free agents
he latches on
with the Jacksonville
Jaguars
which is also
one of the
best three
team fits
that I saw
for Aguilar
the after round
one
the SEC
was
needed to go
division two
after they
finished second
to the Big Ten
and mile
mile
what happened
the remainder
of the draft
the SEC
finishes
with another
record
87
the Big Ten
68
the ACC
and the Big 12
who had six
in the first round
finished with
38
do you think
they're going
to let
the SEC
play again
this fall
yeah
I'm sure
the Big Ten
is lobbying
for something
else
but yeah
I think
because of
the money
that's there
sure
they will
let them
play football
it is
it is
certainly
something
the way
people reacted
to it
they react
to the SEC
I'll say
this
obviously
Texas
and Oklahoma
add to the
to the SEC's
total
but you know
what
USC
or UCLA
didn't
so
but
USC
Washington
Oregon
these are now
members of the
Big Ten
that up their
total as well
so it kind of
works both ways
and I just saw
CBS Sports
had a 2027
way too early
mock
Texas has
four of the top
ten
so they're like
this year's Ohio
state
in terms of
players that are
in there
and there's
plenty of
other SEC
guys in that
mock draft
for next
year as well
so we'll see
how that plays
out because
as we saw
with the
quarterbacks
a lot of
players that
they thought
were going to
be sure
five first
round picks
next year
either didn't
go in the
draft or
didn't have
a great season
so you just
never know
well let's
face it
you can't
argue that
right now
the Big Ten
has their
top heavy
but the ACC
is deeper
I think the
numbers bear
that out
the national
championship
it's all
cyclical
B-Man let's
talk a little
bit about
Tennessee
basketball
it's a
busy time
has it
does settle
as far as
putting together
a roster
and Mr. Barnes
is pretty good
shopping is he
not with the
portal
he is
and they
are guys
they are
seven for
seven
in players
that have
come to
visit Tennessee
and all
seven of
them have
ended up
signing now
after the
last one
was signed
today
so six
in the
portal
and then
one
addition
to the
high school
signing
class
so pretty
efficient
and they
they're doing
an amazing
job
now there's
still three
spots to be
filled
they have
six portal
ads
they have
four high
school
signees
and they
have two
returning
players
so 12
so you can
get up to
15
they probably
still need
another post
and then
just for
for some
depth
and then
the biggest
questions are
Jew cares
Wake Forest
one of the
top players
still out there
in the portal
he's still
talking you know
he's looking at
the NBA draft
but talk to
one local
basketball analyst
for the draft
and he says
he's probably
a second round
pick so that
would seem
unlikely that he
would stay in
the draft
to be a second
round pick
and then
it's down
to Michigan
and Tennessee
for Jew cares
oh by the
way Jalen
Harrelson
from Notre
Dame
that just
officially signed
with Tennessee
from the portal
has the same
agent as Jew cares
maybe that doesn't
mean anything at all
maybe it does
we'll see
but something to keep
an eye on
for sure
you know Michigan's
willing to
have anyone cut
any sort of
check that it
takes
maybe he doesn't
make a decision
based on that
we'll see
but there's
that
and then
Nate
Amen
he declared
for the draft
he can come
back
I think
it's extremely
unlikely
but Tennessee
as much as
they love
Nate
Amen
I don't think
they're going
to fill
a 15th spot
and not have
him be able
to come
back to
the University
of Tennessee
so they'll
probably add
one more
player
and then
see what
happens
with Duke
Harris
from Wake Forest
Nate
the before
Braden Liu
and correct
me on that
last name
from Kennesaw
State
Antoine
Tedway
coach there
Tennessee
six incoming
transfers
combined
85.9
points per
game
they made
283
pointers
all of the
criticism
Rick Barnes
has gotten
for
defense
first
offense
second
I think
he did
something
about that
this time
absolutely
Miles
Rubin
is more
of a
defensive
guy
Braden
Liu
is more
of a
defensive
guy
even
though
he's
a
6'9
post
that
has taken
almost
200
three-point
attempts
he hasn't
made a huge
percentage
of them
but here's
the thing
with these
guys
Rick Barnes
hasn't suddenly
changed his
philosophy
and given
up on
defense
those things
are still
going to be
demanded
of these
players
the difference
is that
he's bringing
in players
that are
higher level
more
game
SEC
ready
offensively
and so
they can be
threats across
the board
and he can
get them
to defend
because they're
willing to be
coached hard
they're willing
to become
better defenders
and better
all around
players
the guys
are the
right
mindset
the
connects
the
Gillespie
the
Laniers
those guys
were ready
to
were good
and ready
to jump
it to the
next level
Rick Barnes
just brought
in a lot
more of these
guys
instead of
having one
now
if he can
turn all
these guys
into better
all around
players
and defenders
to go with
the offensive
ability
and threats
to shoot
and score
with versatility
all over the
floor
that's when
Tennessee
can take it
to another
level
and that's
what they're
banking on
by bringing
in these
offensive
players
because they
can get
them to
defend
much
better
and just
be a better
offensive
team
on top
of that
absolutely
listen
tell us
where we
can get
all of
your great
stuff
number
one
and number
two
can you
confirm
that Alabama
baseball
is the worst
defensive team
in the SEC
after losing
two or three
I know they
made I think
it was five
errors
maybe more
than that
they knocked
ball all around
the park
but it stayed
in the park
yeah
and I don't
even think
all the errors
really told
the story
of you know
how bad
they played
defensively
I was shocked
the numbers
were bad
coming in
they were
maybe 15th
in the SEC
they look
like the
16th
best defensive
team
or 17th
yeah
Tennessee
looked like
the best
defensive team
so that was
a big difference
maker
that
and starting
pitching
on Friday
the double
headers
so yeah
huge win
for Tennessee
very disappointing
for Bama
and then
Tennessee
and Alabama
Pat Murphy
Karen
Weekley
they're battling
game three
I think I'm
going to be
there tonight
to see the
series on the
line
with those
two big
softball powers
tonight here
and Tom
Canterbury
of course
in the house
for the
Crimson Todd
here at Knoxville
but yeah
you can follow
me on all
the socials
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all that kind
of fun stuff
so I appreciate
everybody checking
that out
maybe the Alabama
girls can go
over and teach
the boys
how to play
defense
amongst other
things
you think
that might
work
V-Man
he'll try
anything at
this point
right
there you go
desperate times
cause for
desperate measures
V-Man
thanks for your
time and
have a great
week
okay
always the
highlight of
the week
you guys
the best
thank you
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this afternoon
down in Tuscaloosa
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Ryan Fowler
host of the game
on Tide 109 FM
in T-Town
Ryan welcome in
let's hope you had
a five star weekend
how are you
oh yeah
no complaints
here
no complaints
here
just
you know
spending a lot
of time
reflecting
on this day
15 years ago
I'll never forget
I'm driving
to Tuscaloosa
right now
and looking
over here
a lot of scars
still in my town
and I'll never
forget it
it was a day
that
I'll never forget
I walked into
this town
looking and
trying to
help
30 minutes
45 minutes
after the
tornado
I was looking
for my brother
because I couldn't
get in touch
with him
and
it was
just a
devastation
man
I hope I never
see something
like that again
but you know
I also think
about the spirit
of the state
of Alabama
and our community
here in Tuscaloosa
I think about
the football team
that gave us
an area
to escape
you know
the 2011 team
but I think
about heroes
too because
you know
were sold
by so much
that
division
sells
in our society
you know
Republicans
against
Democrats
independents
against everybody
you know
race
religion
all of the above
and that day
I don't remember
seeing anybody
ask
hey you know
what color
are you
you know
can I stop
that bleeding
oh I'm sorry
you're Republican
I can't do that
or
it was
it was a human
spirit
that
you know
it was so
negative
but it was
so positive
to be able
to see
the response
you know
the devastation
and I mean
literally
like guys
I mean
I'm right now
driving through
an area
where there was
15 kids
that were killed
I mean
right here
right here
Rosedale Courts
McKenzie Courts
right here
off Greensboro Avenue
and
I mean
it's just
I mean
800 people
were treated
in a
first hour window
at our local
trauma center
here in Tuscaloosa
so I think about
those responders
and you know
those guys
don't get a lot
of pats on the back
but days like today
where you spend
a lot of time
reflecting on
the job
that they did
and just
you know
your average
good Samaritan
just
taking a t-shirt
off
and bleeding
from somebody
bleeding to death
it was
anyway
I know you guys
didn't ask me
about that
but that's
on my mind
all day today
and get ready
to do a four hour
show
and kind of
remember
to pay
in tribute
to April 27
2011
I appreciate
you bringing it up
because at the end
of the day
it shows you
where the priority
should be
and you talked
about all that
division
I still remember
an old Don McLean
song called
American Pie
he saw the devil
dancing with delight
when he sees
all this division
out there
I guarantee
he is having
a party
when he sees
the house
divided
but the other
thing about it
football tends
to bring people
back
we saw it
as you mentioned
in Tuscaloosa
we saw it
earlier with
the folks
in Louisiana
with Katrina
and over the weekend
another shot
of good news
it's amazing
what a five star
commit
particularly a five star
quarterback commit
can do to a fan base
in the so called
offseason
is it not
Ryan
yeah
Elijah
Haven
brings a lot
of energy
what a
what a
what a pick up
but you know
I'm old enough
to remember
I put this
on Twitter
and people
thought I was
being sarcastic
I'm old enough
to remember
a lot of people
said that
Kaelin DeBoer
was not going
to be able
to recruit
to South
now you can't
find those guys
anywhere now
I mean they are
they are long
gone
but we remember
those days
because for
you know
the first six months
they created a lot
of negative
static around
this program
and say you what
from a recruiting
standpoint
I know recruiting
has changed
regardless
he's adjusted
he's evolved
he's adapted
to a level
that is
I mean you go
to Baton Rouge
and I know
the Baton Rouge
folks are playing
it off
like oh
it ain't no big deal
it ain't no big deal
it's nothing here
we didn't want him
and all this sort of stuff
I promise you
what would the narrative
be
if Lane Kippen
would have come
to Tuscaloosa
Alabama
and took a five star
from Hillcrest High School
or we call it
County High
for those outside
of the area
Tuscaloosa County High
we just call it
County High
down here
if they had come
here and got a five star
what would that
be
I tell you what
it'd be right
right
it'd jump in
it was what
happened
with Florida State
came and got
Jameis Winston
in Alabama's
backyard
yeah
I mean
think about that
I mean
that's
but that's
you know
it was 45 minutes
north
right in Birmingham
in the metro
it's a big city
Alabama
can't get them all
but yeah
and Jameis Winston
was a heck of a player
man
I remember watching him
in Hueytown
as a freshman
matter of fact
the County High
program I was just
talking about
watched them
and I remember
watching him play
as a true freshman
he was one of the
most dynamic players
that I've witnessed
at the high school level
man
he was
he was young
but he was
he was good
from the get go
but
can't wait to watch
Elijah Haven
but I'll tell you what
it's a big catalyst
for this program
you know
and as you said
counter a little bit
of the negativity
that's here
you know
and
I know there's been
some negativity
I guess it kind of
stemmed up
from
the contract extension
you know
guys
anybody that knew
that Jimmy Sexton
and knew the demand
for Kalen Boer
and they were real
it wasn't just like
an agent
you know
agent type move
no I mean
Kalen Boer
had two opportunities
to leave here
that I know of
Penn State
and Michigan
and he turned down
both of them
he turned down
both of them
didn't even
didn't even listen
to Penn State
and I don't think
he listened to Michigan
and really what happens
is a lot of times
this is agent stuff
right
it's agent
agents
are talking
and you know
they reach out
through your agent
but I've said this before
just reading the tea leaves
Kalen Boer
must really believe
that he can get
this program
to the level
of expectation
that he wants it there
because he turned down
you know
a blank check
not just on his salary
but also
in his coaching
from a
you know
coaching salary
but NIO
as well
so he
he believes
that he can
get this program
to the level
that Alabama fans
want
if not
I believe
he would have
left
but I think
he believes
in the product
that he's
building
he's put a lot
of energy
in it
you know
you can see him
and you'll see him
Wednesday
at the regions
he's lost
a lot of weight
he's worked
his butt off
in the last year
and a half
and I know
there's some fans
that you know
want him to
be Nick Saban
Nick Saban's
not coming out
retirement
Daylon Boer
was in a hot
demand
and that's why
Greg Byrne
one of the smartest
ADs
in the SEC
signed him
because he knew
he couldn't afford
to lose him
that's why
and I've seen
so many fans
that are so
confused
let's go back
to 8th grade
you ever taken
an econ class
where we studied
the basic
logic of supply
and demand
there's not enough
great coaches
out there
in the world
of college football
and if you don't
believe me
ask the team
across the state
they had to go
fishing
you know
in a smaller pond
because there's
just not enough
quality
and I'm not saying
Alex Coles is not
going to be
but he's still
to be proven
right
and you're taking
a chance
every time
you go and get
one of those
small
just like Florida
we don't have to
pick on Auburn
John Summerall
now we think
he's going to be
good at Florida
but we don't know
he's going to be
good at Florida
but I think
Greg Byrne was
willing to pay
an extra
two million
dollars a year
and give him
some more
incentives
because he
looks at the
product that
he's billing
and I think
if you're
close to this
program
you can
feel it
you can
see it
and Elijah
Haven is
just a
it's a
confirmation
of what
he's been
able to do
early part
in Tuscaloosa
Ryan
another way
to get
five star
quarterbacks
and transfer
portal
additions
is to put
ten players
in the NFL
draft
I was listening
I was reading
some of the
Alabama media
last week
well I don't
know if they're
even going to
get anybody
in the first
round
voila
they got
two
I was
glad to see
Josh Quavis
I thought he
would go
Justin
Jefferson
Parker
Browsford
at the
beginning of
the season
a lot of
people thought
he might
be
sooner
but Greg
Byrne
sometimes you
got to bet
on yourself
that was a
business
decision
but Ryan
once again
when the
Alabama coaches
say we
can get
you to
the NFL
they prove
it every
year
they do
they do
and I
think that's
the one
area is
when you
think about
the NFL
it goes
through
Tuscaloosa
I mean
you know
if people
say why
that's not
true
look at
the stats
and it
really
it has
slowed
down
some
but it
slowed
down
everywhere
what was
it next
Ohio State
they had
11
now you
could also
counter that
and say well
they should
have more
they should
have had
more
you know
whatever
success
out of
this year
and I
think that's
fair
I don't
think that's
unfair
but also
look at it
and I think
about you
know what
this program
has been
able to
build
and the
foundation
that Nick
Saban took
it to the
level of the
NFL
it is
it's fun
to cover it
and you know
I think about
Ty Simpson
he should be
the poster
for the
transfer portal
yeah
he should
be
he should
be the
for this
particular
era
that you know
what hard
work does
it does
work
it does
work
and it
pays off
and to be
able to see
him come
to Tuscaloosa
hold on
develop
and being
able to
land
you know
this type
of contract
is pretty
it's pretty
special
it's
remarkable
but it also
speaks to
the faith
that Ty
Simpson has
not only
the powers
that be
but also
in the system
because
let's face it
here's a kid
that reportedly
turned down
six million
plus
to enter
the portal
last year
to go to
school
X, Y, or
Z
I'm looking
at the
numbers here
Ty
Simpson
signing
ball
alone
is over
twice
that
almost
15
million
his total
value
25 million
I'm not
good at math
but by
turning down
the NIL
deal
Ty
Simpson
is going
to make
about
20 million
plus
by opting
that path
as opposed
to going
to the NIL
well
well
and think
about it
I mean
he made
the right
because also
what Ty
is doing
is he's
going to
a area
that he
can
for one
be set
up for
success
because
we've heard
Nick Saban
so many
different times
you talk
about those
bad
and I don't
want to say
bad franchises
but you can
go to the
wrong place
and the guys
around you
he is set
up with a
I mean
just an
absolute
perfect
opportunity
for him
to
for him
to sit
there
and to be
able to
watch
but it
just
you know
I want
to
and at some
point this
week I'd
like to be
able to get
a guest
on that
can talk
to me
about
the portal
because I
think the
portal is
making a
big impact
on development
of young
men
I read
Bruce
Spelman's
article
I think
it was
The Athletic
a couple
days ago
and it was
talking about
just one
particular
position
of defensive
linemen
I'm not sure
if you read
that but
he talked
about how
there's no
defensive
linemen
I kind of
thought that
was maybe
a little bit
of an
Alabama
issue
but the
more I
read that
article
or read
that article
and got
to thinking
about it
you know
he's
he's dead
on the money
with some
of these
things
that the
portals
it's having
a big
old impact
on the
development
of young
men
and you
know
I hope
Ty
is that
poster
child
or player
that you
can look
at and
say
man
if you
just wait
your turn
if you
just wait
for that
opportunity
it will
pay off
and that's
where we're at
absolutely
by the way
Nate
Oates
salary
improved
from
6.2
million
Ryan
Fowler
to
7.2
million
that's
not a
bad
raise
to say
the least
you got
to run
and get
ready
for four
hours
of riveting
entertainment
who have
you got
on the
show
today
and where
can we
jump
online
to listen
well as
I mentioned
a couple
of minutes
ago
we're
going to
feature
someone
from the
medical
profession
here
locally
that's
going to
talk
about
those
first
responders
that I
mentioned
a couple
of minutes
ago
the team
medic
from the
University of
Alabama
also works
with
here
locally
as a
director of
operations
for North Star
EMS
which is the
paramedic service
here
we're going to
feature him
we're going to
feature the
mayor
Martin
Houston
a friend
of mine
who lost
his entire
church
April 27th
two weeks
after he
opened his
doors
for Easter
service
he lost
his entire
church
he'll talk
with us
at four
Alex
Scarborough
was a young
journalist
had just
been here
about three
months
moving in
right behind
Home Depot
is going to
join us
to tell his
story too
we're going to
spend a lot
of time
talking about
the draft
just like
you would
expect
April 27th
so we're
going to do
that coming
up here
in just a
couple of
minutes
guys
always
appreciate
you guys
allowing me
to be a
part of your
show
have a great
rest of your
afternoon
thanks so
much
Ryan
great
priority
there
April
27th
a date
that will
live in
infamy
in Tuscaloosa
and in
our neck
of the woods
as well
BB
and to
that end
before we
jump off
obviously
we like to
have a lot
of fun
here
we have
we have
we have
have a lot
of fun
we have
not so
pleasant
weather
moving in
over the
next 24
48 hours
yeah
just be
aware
it's that
time of
the year
Harold
I remember
it vividly
we had
five days
and I
know
Madison
County
and a lot
of North
Alabama
we were
without
electricity
for five
days
that's right
that's right
I remember
it came back
on a Sunday
night
about 820
there were
people literally
celebrating
around me
but yeah
that was a
horrible week
and actually
Harold
maybe the
shining
light of it
is
a lot of
people forgot
to be selfish
for five days
well
you don't know
what you got
until it's gone
so be aware
of what's in the sky
meanwhile
back to sports
no Braves
tonight
back at it
tomorrow night
they will be
playing out
taking out
the Detroit Tigers
that start
tonight
20 and 9
6 and a half
up on the Marlins
but again
10 and a half
up on the fields
and the Mets
it's got a nice
ring to it
that's going to
take care of
business for now
on behalf of
BB, Greg, James
Blair, the entire
crew here
Harold Bogg
thank you so much
for your time today
let's do it again
tomorrow
noon to 2
for the Boomwell
Bug Show
back here on
sports radio
93.9
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