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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.

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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where the goppy pride of the Shoals wins again.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and may the 4th be with you.

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 Happy Monday to you.

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 Yes, Stuart Sink is on a roll after winning the Regions.

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 So are the Atlanta Braves, Harold Bugg.

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 The Braves have the best record after 35 games, 25 and 10 since 1892.

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 Dan Thomas of AOL.com will preview the high school baseball quarterfinals.

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 Adam is here right now, though, to talk some SEC football, basketball and baseball.

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 Adam Spencer is the man at Saturday Down South.

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 Adam, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing great, fellas.

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 How are you?

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 We're doing all right.

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 Let's just start with the most important thing in the world.

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 People ask, what's the answer to the question?

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 To me, it doesn't matter the question.

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 The answer is the same, M-O-N-E-Y.

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 The Big Ten pays member schools almost a half billion dollars more than last year, 490 mil

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 The Big Ten is rolling in the cash.

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 Maybe that's why they're having so much success, Adam.

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 Yeah, I think money is king in this era of college football.

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 And the Big Ten schools have bigger alumni bases.

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 So it's no real surprise when you can point to a guy like Mark Cuban and a bunch of other

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 So, yeah, I think it's no surprise that the Big Ten is printing its own money right now.

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 But, you know, I don't think anybody in the SEC should be allowed to cry poor too much,

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 especially when you got LSU basically printing its own money down there in Baton Rouge.

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 Tony Padetti is really the king.

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 Kirby Smart was at the Regents.

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 Paul Feinbaum interviewed him, and they talked about the SEC championship game

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 and going from 12 to 24, maybe in a couple of years.

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 Adam, where are we going?

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 Will the SEC championship game be going in two years, and will it be a 2014 playoff?

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 I mean, I guess the answer would be to, like, shorten the regular season.

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 That's something that I haven't really heard talked about, but, like, what if you shorten the regular season to 10 games, you know,

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 Adam Spencer sat in it down south.

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 Of course, the pushback for the bow ties in the corner office is going to be, see, well, we're going to lose that revenue.

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 It was, should have been an easy decision if you ask the fans and had a 95% disapproval rating.

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 Here's the bottom line, Adam.

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 The fans actually do have the final voice because, and here's why, it may sound like a convoluted reason to get to the point.

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 They couldn't care less how much you gripe and you kick the can down the road and you fuss and you yell at the cat and all that stuff.

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 But when you stop watching and the revenue dries up, that's when the bow ties are going to say, maybe we need to rethink this.

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 They know that we're going to fuss, but we're still going to watch.

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 Until we say we're going to say it and we're going to play it, they're going to keep on playing these games.

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 And, I mean, it's just because it's not, you know, not going to be the most compelling basketball for these new first four games.

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 We discussed this last week.

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 Brendan Swordsby in the gambling, the reported gambling issues that he's got.

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 Thousands of small bets, including games with his own team.

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 Lana told you he should be suspended or et cetera.

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 You've got a unique insight with sports betting dying.

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 It's so easy now to lay a prop bet or bet on sports.

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 even if they're for, you know, like the Pete Rose situation was, you know,

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 he was betting on his team to win.

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 They're still betting.

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 People are betting on them.

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 Adam, SEC baseball, two weekends to go.

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 Georgia leads the peg, 18-6.

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 They're just playing gorilla by ball and hitting the ball.

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 Alabama surprisingly sweeps Vandy.

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 Joe Cox and some of your other guys do a great job of covering SEC baseball.

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 Does that bump their RPI up enough?

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 Because they have a pretty weak RPI.

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 Great stuff.

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 We always enjoy beginning the week with you.

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 A lot of thought-provoking topics today.

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 Where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

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 Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com.

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 We just published our SEC baseball recap.

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 SEC baseball power rankings coming on Friday.

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 So check it all out.

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 Sounds great, Adam.

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 Listen, man, kick back and enjoy.

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 Always appreciate it.

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 Brett, welcome in.

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 Happy Monday to you.

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 How are you?

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 How are we doing, guys?

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 Always a fun time.

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 Man, we appreciate you taking time out.

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 All right.

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 We're into May now.

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 We know traditionally this has been kind of a crazy time.

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 Your thoughts on the meter.

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 Where is Alabama in May?

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 And how busy will the balance this month be and the balance of June for Alabama?

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 It seems to be kind of all status quo.

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 Obviously, Alabama's sitting in, I think, their ranked number 41 overall.

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 The team ranking that over 24-7 Sports with six commits.

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 Obviously, the big one with number one quarterback Elijah Haven coming into the fold on April 26th.

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 I don't think there's any cause for concern.

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 But like last year, like the year before, and years beyond that, like I just said, there's

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 a lot of guys that Alabama has at the top of their board and vice versa.

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 Alabama's in a good spot for a lot of highly ranked kids that are going to be coming down

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 to campus for that first official visit weekend, May 29th through the 31st.

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 Then you've got June 5th through the 7th, June 12th through the 14th, and then June 19th

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 and the 21st that's going to be kind of very, very, very busy for the Crimson Tide on campus,

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 getting a lot of top targets, got a lot of guys that are expected to make decisions during

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 So I think, you know, kind of the word that I've used a bunch over and over is patience with

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 give this staff the benefit of the doubt.

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 They brought in tons of guys during the spring visit, during, you know, spring practice over

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 that month or six weeks or whatever way exactly the days were.

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 They've positioned themselves well.

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 It's in the middle of the spring contact period right now.

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 The staff is all over the place visiting with the guys in every part of the country, further

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 establishing the gray relationships they already have heading into the summer.

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 Brad, could Alabama's next commitment be Kenneth Simon, a four-star linebacker for Brentwood,

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 Tennessee?

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 He was announcing literally a week, I believe, from today.

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 Yeah, absolutely.

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 Glad you brought him up.

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 May 11th, it will be Kenneth Simon's big day.

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 A lot of these, you know, kind of just, you like seeing these guys that have put all their

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 hard work, all their lives into playing at the Connects college level.

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 He's got a set date for May 11th, exactly a week ago, a week from today, like you said.

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 Number seven linebacker, number 133 overall prospect in the country, six foot two, 210 pounds,

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 big body, previously played safety growing up, kind of as an underclass, but has since

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 moved into that linebacker role.

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 And I think that's what this staff, you know, we've seen the versatility that this staff

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 That's a big reason why Alabama has prioritized Kenneth Simon for so, so long.

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 I remember talking to him back in January during All-American Bowl, and he kind of harped on

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 the relationship he's built with this Alabama staff.

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 Inside linebackers coach, Chuck Murrell in particular, obviously head coach, Cale DeBoer,

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 defense coordinator, Cade Womack, Alabama continuing to hit all the right buttons here.

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 Now it's the kind of a unofficial top three or top three finalists, if you will, between

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 Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee.

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 His dad, Kevin Simon, played for the volunteers, I believe, in the 90s.

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 But he had told me back in January, again, at the Navy All-American Bowl, then over and

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 over again, like, that's not going to be a reason he, you know, a big factor in his recruitment.

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 They've talked about it.

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 He joked with me a week ago, he's like, if I told my dad I wanted to go to UCLA, he

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 wouldn't care.

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 He's just happy if I'm happy.

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 So I really, really, really like where Alabama stands.

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 Have a crystal ball prediction of David the Crimson Tide to add one of their long-time top

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 defensive targets to the fold, again, on May 11th, choosing between Alabama, Tennessee,

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 and Georgia.

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 By the way, his dad, a two-time former All-SEC player under Fulmer up there, and later on,

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 he's the director of player development, so they got roots deep to Knoxville.

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 It sounds like the kid marches to his own beat.

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 Brett Greenberg hooking up with us, Bally 24-7.

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 Brett, for people who don't follow recruiting, timing to me is something that sometimes probably

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 doesn't get enough talk, and you look at, and every class wants to get that star quarterback

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 in for obvious reasons.

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 They want to secure the commitment as soon as possible, but also, these kids, they're like,

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 that five-star quarterback's like a magnet more times than not.

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 They can sit here and influence people on the fence.

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 Your thoughts just about the timing and the influence of having a guy like Elijah Havens

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 in the class right now.

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 Yeah, it's absolutely spot on, like you said.

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 It's not only Elijah Haven.

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 Trent Seaborn, obviously, is a big, big factor in state as well in attracting guys,

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 but, you know, I've talked with, you know, the two Alabama tight end commits in Colt Lumpris

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 and Oakley Keegan.

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 They're that much more comfortable with their decision coming off the exciting news of Elijah Haven

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 joining the fold.

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 Again, like you said, the timing of it is all, you know, is very important as well.

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 Having Elijah Haven and Trent Seaborn in the fold coming into official visit weekend when

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 your official visit season, excuse me, in a couple weeks now is very, very big, and, you

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 know, these wide receivers, the Alabama's going after these tight ends, and even the running

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 backs as well.

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 They're all looking at who can get them to fall at the college level.

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 That's the most important thing for a lot of these receivers, and rightfully so, and you

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 look up, and Alabama doesn't have just one guy going to the Elite 11 finals.

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 They've got two between Elijah Haven and Trent Seaborn, so that's very, very cool.

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 They'll be up in California, I believe, the May 29th to the 31st weekend.

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 Would you like to have those guys on campus for that big official visit weekend?

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 Of course, but having those guys go out to the national scene and further proving themselves

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 I think is a very big positive for the Crimson Tide, and Trent Seaborn in particular is going

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 to be at every other official visit weekend and every game in the fall, so he's completely

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 locked in Elijah Haven the same, so I know those guys are already, I know for a fact

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 Trent Seaborn, you know, he said it to me over and over again, he's heavily recruiting

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 guys.

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 You talk to receivers, they hear from Trent Seaborn all the time, and Elijah Haven's picking

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 that up as well, so like you said, the timing of it is really just great if you're looking

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 at a Crimson Tide from a recruiting perspective just to get Elijah Haven finally in the fold,

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 and quite frankly, it felt like he would have been in the fold as early as November, then

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 December, February, March, and then late April obviously goes official with

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 it, but it's just another big win for Alabama to get this class really getting rolling over

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 the next couple weeks into the next few months.

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 You mentioned on the article you dropped this morning that Alabama will not sign a lot of

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 offensive and defensive linemen, but two are a priority, and I believe they've already

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 been crystal balled by you a little bit earlier, four-star defensive lineman Mitchell Turner from

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 Louisville, Mississippi, another Mississippi defensive lineman, three-star edge Antoine Jackson

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 from Memphis, Tennessee. Are you still positive about those two crystal ball forecasts?

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 Yeah, absolutely. We'll start with Mitchell Turner. You mentioned him, the number three defensive lineman

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 out of the state of Mississippi, and every time I kind of bring up Mitchell Turner, I do want to bring up

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 London Simmons of the 2025 class, Nolan Wilson of the 2026 class. Those are two more guys in the state

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 of Mississippi along the defensive line that Freddie Roach and his staff were early to the party to,

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 one of the first major offers for all of those, for those two guys, and Nolan Simmons and Noah Wilson,

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 and very similar with Mitchell Turner. Alabama was the first SEC offer for this kid who continues to

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 bring that up in conversations. I have to talk with his father as well. They're like, they were first

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 to the party. They really got my recruitment going. Now you look at Mitchell Turner's list, I believe he's

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 probably got, if not all, majority of the SEC programs got an offer in on him. A lot of Big Ten, a lot of

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 the SEC is well, but that early established, you know, kind of trust and, and, you know, love in their

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 evaluation of Mitchell Turner is going a very long way. He'll be down for an official visit May 29th to

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 the 31st. Continue to believe that a decision won't come until after he takes all of his multi-day

454
00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:39,180
 trips in the summer, but this staff's going to want to look to try to really lock that down during that

455
00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:43,500
 weekend, and it wouldn't be entirely surprising if that does happen. Another guy you mentioned is Antoine

456
00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:49,700
 Jackson, who just extreme length, versatility, athleticism, a guy that can play along the

457
00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:54,000
 outside, kind of the edge, but also put on that weight and play into your defense alignment as well,

458
00:26:54,060 --> 00:26:59,060
 similar to who Alabama already has in the fold, and A.J. Pauley, and his staff, like so many others,

459
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,800
 prioritize him from the jump over, you know, since that offer in September, he's been to campus,

460
00:27:03,980 --> 00:27:09,500
 I believe, four times since then. Continues to reiterate to me, hey, Alabama is the number one school in

461
00:27:09,500 --> 00:27:15,700
 my recruitment. A commitment date should be coming soon, so I really like Alabama to eventually land

462
00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:21,600
 Antoine Jackson as well. You know, again, we talked about the five stars, and certainly that's huge

463
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:26,760
 news, but you know how recruiting fanatics are. Anytime you take anything below a four, they hit

464
00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:34,220
 the panic button. Explain to the folks why in 2026 that may not be as big a deal as it was two, three,

465
00:27:34,340 --> 00:27:38,760
 and certainly four or five years ago because of the expanded rosters. Yeah, absolutely. It's a good

466
00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:43,520
 point. I mean, of course, you want to get as many five stars as you can, as many four stars as you can.

467
00:27:43,820 --> 00:27:48,620
 Alabama, Kalen DeBoer, Courtney Morgan, his staff has certainly done that over the last two cycles,

468
00:27:48,700 --> 00:27:55,580
 signing back-to-back top five classes. I believe both were number two overall in 25 and 26. 27, you know,

469
00:27:55,920 --> 00:28:00,620
 may not be as many five stars in the fold, but I think they're still in a good spot for some very

470
00:28:00,620 --> 00:28:05,560
 highly ranked guys, top 100 guys, and quite frankly, there's still, you know, I know recruiting is,

471
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:10,120
 you know, sped up timeline these days, but there's still multiple updates to go, so a lot of these guys

472
00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:15,600
 that might be three stars right now have the ability to jump into that four-star ranking after strong

473
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:21,060
 senior season. I have a feeling a couple of those guys will, like I, you know, just mentioned, but

474
00:28:21,060 --> 00:28:26,720
 yeah, it's a good point. It's this recruiting has completely changed. It's filling out your roster,

475
00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:32,620
 going from 85 scholarships to 105 scholarships, so it's interesting to see how each of these staffs

476
00:28:32,620 --> 00:28:37,160
 are going about it. Kalen DeBoer talked about it in Huntsville, I believe it was a week ago,

477
00:28:37,540 --> 00:28:41,820
 or a week and a half ago, said this is going to be a little bit of a smaller class, and you mentioned

478
00:28:41,820 --> 00:28:47,820
 it in the previous question. It's going to be kind of a smaller group along the trenches, and some people

479
00:28:47,820 --> 00:28:52,900
 may, you know, freak out about that, but they brought in five along the offensive line and five along

480
00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:57,340
 the defensive line in the 26 cycle, so those are guys that they feel convicted about. They're going

481
00:28:57,340 --> 00:29:01,440
 to continue to go after high-ranked guys, like I said, and Anton Jackson, who I know is a three-star,

482
00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:05,520
 but this staff has prioritized him. London Simmons was a three-star, for those who don't remember.

483
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:10,280
 There's number two edge, KJ Green, and I like Alabama as well, so doing a little bit of rambling

484
00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:14,980
 there off your question, but like you said, it's completely changed, and each staff's kind of going about

485
00:29:14,980 --> 00:29:20,640
 these things a little bit differently as you look across the country, but again, I feel like this staff and

486
00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:25,140
 people who follow recruiting should know this, you know, they know what they're doing, and they should,

487
00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,460
 you know, kind of earn the benefit of the doubt going forward.

488
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:36,580
 I mentioned the article you dropped this morning, the smaller line class. Something else that caught

489
00:29:36,580 --> 00:29:43,460
 my attention, the state of Georgia. Alabama signed eight prospects from Georgia last year, including

490
00:29:43,460 --> 00:29:51,220
 Xavier Griffins, Marion Matthews. Look out now to the number two wedge, KJ Green, you just mentioned.

491
00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:57,880
 Quarterback Darius White, a three-star. Nigel Newkirk from Gainesville, Georgia, a three-star running back,

492
00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:04,000
 and here we go again with Mo Lindquist, a 6'5 safety. Where does he find these guys?

493
00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:11,260
 MJ Burnett from Marietta. The Peachtree State has been very, very good to Alabama recruiting.

494
00:30:11,860 --> 00:30:17,960
 Yeah, absolutely, and it's funny, man. You mentioned where do we find these guys, and quite frankly,

495
00:30:18,060 --> 00:30:21,240
 I don't know, and you guys have followed recruiting probably longer than I have, been around the game

496
00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:26,460
 longer than I have, but you don't really, there seems to just be more and more length in the secondary

497
00:30:26,460 --> 00:30:31,680
 this day and age compared to years ago. I think a lot of those guys probably played receiver, but the

498
00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:37,060
 versatility that specifically Alabama demands for and asks for is intriguing. A lot of these guys,

499
00:30:37,060 --> 00:30:41,740
 I always kind of joke, like, that secondary room is like one of those signs at the, you know,

500
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:45,300
 rollercoaster amusement park, like, you must be this height to enter type of thing.

501
00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:52,580
 But you mentioned MJ Burnett, Alabama in a good spot for him, along with Georgia Tech, his father

502
00:30:52,580 --> 00:30:56,660
 playing at Georgia Tech, so the Yellow Jackets are always going to be in that, but also playing

503
00:30:56,660 --> 00:31:02,260
 alongside Ha Ha, Clinton Dick with the Green Bay Packers, and was talking to MJ, that's a big factor

504
00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:06,920
 for him. Darius White, like you mentioned, he's six foot three. I know he might have that three-star

505
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:12,140
 ranking towards him. I think he has the ability to rise up as well. He's going to make a college

506
00:31:12,140 --> 00:31:17,280
 commitment on July 4th. He'll be on campus May 29th through the 31st. That's another guy similar to

507
00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:22,000
 Mitchell Turner, but the staff's going to really, really, really push for, try to get a commitment

508
00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:28,580
 on campus, and it wouldn't be surprising if that doesn't happen. Another guy, like you mentioned,

509
00:31:28,580 --> 00:31:33,180
 is Niles Newkirk. Again, I know he's got that three-star, but plays in a very, very tough division.

510
00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:39,460
 The state of Georgia had over 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns. As a junior with the Red Elephants

511
00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:46,280
 over in Gainesville, Georgia, 5'11", 200 pounds, so he fits the bill. So there's a lot to like in the

512
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:50,680
 state of Georgia, and I don't know if it's going to be quite as big of a haul compared to last year

513
00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,440
 when you're looking at eight total, like you mentioned, but there's four guys that Alabama has

514
00:31:54,440 --> 00:32:00,020
 prioritized, and there's four guys that wouldn't be surprised if they're joining the Crimson Tide

515
00:32:00,020 --> 00:32:01,120
 in the 20-27 cycle.

516
00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,200
 The Red Elephants.

517
00:32:04,140 --> 00:32:11,120
 Listen, great stuff, as always. The crystal balls, your latest, Harold and I look for themes,

518
00:32:11,300 --> 00:32:16,680
 and that really caught my attention this morning, the success in Georgia. Brett, where can we get

519
00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,300
 online to get all your great stuff?

520
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:24,040
 Absolutely, guys. You guys do a great job of kind of plugging my information at Bama247.com.

521
00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:28,200
 We've got it all. Again, it's going to be, it's starting to really ramp up. Recruiting really

522
00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:33,620
 never dies, but it's the spring contact period. Official visits will be here starting at the end

523
00:32:33,620 --> 00:32:38,760
 of the month. We've got a great running list of multi-day visitors for the summer, over 40 guys

524
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:44,200
 already. So it should be an exciting summer, and for those recruiting folks worried again, worried

525
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:48,600
 about the rankings. Bear with me. Bear with the staff for a couple more weeks. I think there's going to be

526
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,740
 exciting news to come soon.

527
00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:54,720
 Brett, we're going to have to catch back up with you, because we've got folks on the ledge right now,

528
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,820
 so you've got to talk them down, okay, Brett?

529
00:32:57,740 --> 00:32:59,480
 Absolutely. That's what I'm here for. Thanks, guys.

530
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:00,400
 Thank you, Brett.

531
00:33:00,740 --> 00:33:05,340
 Thanks so much, and keep up the good work. Brett Greenberg, hook up with us. Bama247, part of the

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 And for Logan Fowler, taking time out of his schedule, following the Auburn Tigers there at 1819 News.

586
00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,940
 Logan, welcome in.

587
00:37:40,020 --> 00:37:40,560
 How are you?

588
00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:42,380
 Doing very well, guys.

589
00:37:42,420 --> 00:37:42,800
 How are y'all?

590
00:37:43,340 --> 00:37:46,120
 You got a lot of things juggling in the air.

591
00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:46,960
 You got baseball.

592
00:37:47,220 --> 00:37:48,120
 You got football.

593
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,680
 Why don't we start in the swing of things with baseball?

594
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,920
 Your thoughts before we get into some of the, obviously, the football talk here.

595
00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:58,600
 Auburn, to me, illustrates what baseball is all about.

596
00:37:58,680 --> 00:37:59,800
 I don't care if it's college.

597
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:02,060
 I don't care if it's Major League Baseball.

598
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:04,360
 I don't care if it's down at McFarland Park with the kids.

599
00:38:04,700 --> 00:38:05,840
 It is a season.

600
00:38:05,980 --> 00:38:06,580
 It's a marathon.

601
00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:07,460
 You're going to have your ups.

602
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:08,340
 You're going to have your downs.

603
00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:09,960
 It's all about timing.

604
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:11,980
 It's all about getting it right at the right time.

605
00:38:12,060 --> 00:38:13,880
 The SEC tournament's right around the corner.

606
00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:20,880
 Logan, your thoughts as you get into it here as far as Auburn baseball and the timing of where they are right now.

607
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:22,280
 Yeah.

608
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:30,220
 I mean, obviously, coming off a huge weekend in College Station where they picked up that 2-1 series win over the Aggies.

609
00:38:31,340 --> 00:38:37,720
 You know, arguably the toughest, you know, environment to go and play in and all of the SEC.

610
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:45,760
 They go in and, you know, this weekend marked the first time that Auburn's won the first two games against the top-10 team on the road since 2023.

611
00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:50,820
 You know, Auburn has now won five straight SEC series.

612
00:38:50,940 --> 00:38:55,080
 That's the longest in the conference, which was previously held by Texas A&M.

613
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,100
 So, huge weekend for Auburn.

614
00:38:57,180 --> 00:39:02,180
 I think that they are obviously swinging the bat at a different level right now.

615
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:10,960
 I think it's 30 home runs in the last 11 games after, like, 29 in the first, you know, 20, 20-plus, whatever it was.

616
00:39:11,300 --> 00:39:13,980
 So, obviously, they're seeing the ball really well in the box.

617
00:39:13,980 --> 00:39:18,240
 And then talk about a pitching staff right now that is just – they've been stellar all year.

618
00:39:18,340 --> 00:39:24,920
 They're the national leader in strikeout-to-walk ratio and whip, walks allowed per nine, and then they rank second in the ERA.

619
00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:30,540
 You know, all that to say, they're going on the road again to play Mississippi State this weekend,

620
00:39:30,900 --> 00:39:33,440
 which is going to be Auburn's fourth straight top-10 opponent.

621
00:39:34,420 --> 00:39:35,920
 You know, three have been on the road.

622
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,640
 So, talk about an absolute gauntlet of a schedule.

623
00:39:40,340 --> 00:39:43,700
 There's going to be some shakeup in the SEC standings this week, obviously,

624
00:39:43,900 --> 00:39:47,960
 with Mississippi State sitting at 12-8 in conference and then Auburn at 11-8.

625
00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:50,060
 So, there's going to be some shakeup there.

626
00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:56,840
 And then, you know, you've got to go to – you've got to host Georgia to round out the conference play

627
00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:58,020
 before the SEC tournament.

628
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:03,900
 So, obviously, if you can just pick up a series win, you know, with Mississippi State on the road

629
00:40:03,900 --> 00:40:09,560
 or at home against Georgia, then I like where Auburn sits to, you know, to host, obviously.

630
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:15,680
 In the postseason, I think that if you continue this level of play and take care of business in your midweek games

631
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:22,840
 against UAB tomorrow and then Jacksonville State, you know, next week, I really do like the way that Auburn's playing right now.

632
00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:25,360
 And I think that you're going to see that carry on into the postseason.

633
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:30,420
 Talk about some of the guys who are hitting the cover off the ball.

634
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:34,120
 Chase Fralick, Bingaman has had a good season.

635
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,080
 The McCrane boys have done well.

636
00:40:37,260 --> 00:40:39,900
 Those three in particular are leading the hit parade.

637
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:49,280
 Yeah, you talk about Chase Fralick who – oh, what was the – he hit two homers in game two on Saturday

638
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,420
 after hitting one in game one.

639
00:40:53,420 --> 00:41:00,340
 So, I think he was the first player since, like, 1985 to hit a home run for a fifth straight game.

640
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,020
 So, he is absolutely knocking the cover off the ball.

641
00:41:03,020 --> 00:41:07,600
 He hit 4-17 on the weekend against Texas A&M.

642
00:41:07,660 --> 00:41:08,860
 And then you talk about Ethan Bingaman.

643
00:41:08,980 --> 00:41:09,840
 That guy's on a heater.

644
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:15,020
 He's homered for – he homered for the fourth time in a span of two games

645
00:41:15,020 --> 00:41:17,360
 and had a couple of two-run home runs this weekend.

646
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:25,400
 Brandon McCrane got his first home run of the weekend in a timely manner over the left field wall.

647
00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:27,220
 He hit 385 on the weekend.

648
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:31,880
 Eric Guevara the past couple weeks has just been hitting the cover off the baseball as well.

649
00:41:32,820 --> 00:41:36,880
 Still want to see Bob Terrell pick it up a little bit.

650
00:41:37,020 --> 00:41:45,120
 You know, yesterday, I know that, you know, before his last at-bat, he was 0-3 with three strikeouts on nine pitches.

651
00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:47,480
 So, we've seen what that guy's capable of doing.

652
00:41:47,660 --> 00:41:48,840
 He can swing it as well.

653
00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:50,340
 He's just kind of got to figure it out.

654
00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:57,860
 But, overall, I mean, Auburn's really swinging the bat well, and it's led by, right now, Chase Fraylick and Ethan Bingaman.

655
00:41:58,860 --> 00:42:01,980
 Logan Fowler's got it all covered there at 1819 News.

656
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:03,780
 Logan, here's the topic.

657
00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:05,880
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00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:09,940
 Big Cat Weekend back under Alex Golesh.

659
00:42:10,020 --> 00:42:12,780
 Talk to us about the upcoming Big Cat Weekend.

660
00:42:13,780 --> 00:42:24,320
 Yeah, you know, I think that if there's been one, I guess, you know, question mark throughout the first few months of the Alex Golesh tenure at Auburn,

661
00:42:24,420 --> 00:42:29,240
 it's maybe been high school recruiting, which, you know, you've got to, again, take it with a grain of salt.

662
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:36,020
 The guy had to rebuild his roster completely through the portal and got here three days before the 2026 signing day.

663
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:41,440
 So, now he's trying to make some – you know, get some relationships going in the 2027 class.

664
00:42:41,540 --> 00:42:46,600
 He's picked up a couple of big commits throughout the last week.

665
00:42:46,700 --> 00:42:53,960
 He got Brylin Adora, wide receiver, big physical guy, out of Tennessee to commit, I believe that was yesterday.

666
00:42:53,960 --> 00:43:02,160
 And then last week, Mice and Johnson Cook, huge running back out of St. Louis, 6'2", 235.

667
00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:04,140
 And he's not just a bruising guy.

668
00:43:04,340 --> 00:43:07,900
 He's a guy who can absolutely run as well.

669
00:43:08,080 --> 00:43:11,500
 So, I think you're starting to gain a little bit of momentum on the trail.

670
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:17,420
 And I believe Big Cat's set for May 16th.

671
00:43:17,780 --> 00:43:25,060
 So, you know, I think it's awesome that they're keeping the Big Cat tradition, which has always been an Auburn thing.

672
00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:31,680
 They're – I don't think they're quite, you know, flooded with visitors as of now.

673
00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:41,160
 If I'm not mistaken, they have, you know, a handful of guys in the 27 class and then a couple of guys set to visit, you know, locked in for the 2028 class as well.

674
00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:51,720
 So, all it's going to be is, you know, as the summer months continue, you're going to start seeing Auburn pick up steam in the recruiting class and the recruiting rankings.

675
00:43:52,140 --> 00:43:53,580
 Still trying to build relationships.

676
00:43:53,900 --> 00:43:56,220
 You talk about – I mean, they just got here a few months ago.

677
00:43:57,480 --> 00:44:04,300
 And Alex Golesh has repeatedly said that he wants to build his teams, his future teams, through the high school class.

678
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:08,100
 He said that, you know, in the southeast region, it's a gold mine for talent.

679
00:44:08,900 --> 00:44:15,120
 And, you know, Alabama has recently, in the last five or ten years, become a recruiting hotbed as well.

680
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:23,000
 So, you know, I think that – I think as the summer months come on and starting with Big Cat Weekend, you're going to start seeing, you know, things pick up for Auburn on the trail.

681
00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:30,380
 Logan, this – Harold and I have been covering this event since Gene Chizik started it in 2009.

682
00:44:30,700 --> 00:44:33,560
 I remember he had the bus, had a wrap on it.

683
00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:35,240
 The NCAA didn't like it.

684
00:44:35,660 --> 00:44:37,820
 But it really is a signature event.

685
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:39,740
 And you're right, it's cultivation.

686
00:44:39,740 --> 00:44:44,280
 This is pool parties, watermelon eating contest.

687
00:44:45,240 --> 00:44:53,080
 It's a very relaxing day just to get to know the prospect and his family and for them to mingle with the other ones.

688
00:44:53,420 --> 00:44:56,240
 It's a signature event for Auburn recruiting.

689
00:44:57,340 --> 00:44:58,260
 Yeah, yeah.

690
00:44:58,340 --> 00:45:02,700
 Like you mentioned, it's always been more of a relaxed, you know, fun type day.

691
00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:05,580
 Lots of games and activities planned.

692
00:45:06,340 --> 00:45:09,900
 Lots of, you know, mixing and mingling with families of other recruits.

693
00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:13,020
 And just a big, I don't know, big party, I guess you could say.

694
00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:21,720
 I remember, you know, a couple years ago in Hugh Freeze's first year when they got the commitment of Perry Thompson to flip over from Alabama.

695
00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:27,240
 You know, the videos were surfacing around of everyone jumping in the pool at the rec center.

696
00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:28,700
 You know, it's just that type of vibe.

697
00:45:28,780 --> 00:45:34,880
 And it's always been, you know, barbecue and swimming, all these good things.

698
00:45:34,980 --> 00:45:44,180
 And especially if, you know, if you've got Auburn baseball in town on that given weekend, you know, if it ever correlates to where that happens, that's a fun thing to do.

699
00:45:45,420 --> 00:45:48,080
 But, yeah, I mean, yeah, you talk about it.

700
00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:49,280
 It's essentially a big party.

701
00:45:49,280 --> 00:46:00,120
 I've never actually gone and covered a big cat weekend, but it's always been something that fans and especially, you know, fans who keep up with recruiting can always look forward to.

702
00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:02,780
 You mentioned vibe.

703
00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:14,460
 If you were looking for one way to, one word to describe the vibe this year compared to where it was under Hugh in years past, what would it be at this point in the tenures?

704
00:46:15,020 --> 00:46:21,300
 Yeah, I mean, I think the right – I'm going to say they're high, but look, I'll be completely honest.

705
00:46:21,460 --> 00:46:33,420
 You know, when Hugh Freeze first got here and, you know, things were rolling on the trail for him, you know, I liked everything that Hugh Freeze said off the field heading into his first year, right?

706
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:41,560
 So I think that the difference, again, between this staff and what you had under Hugh Freeze is just kind of the way they run their program.

707
00:46:42,520 --> 00:46:49,140
 You know, with Alex Golesh, we've talked about it before, just kind of the intensity that he brings to the table.

708
00:46:49,340 --> 00:47:01,640
 And then, you know, I think that just because of that in itself, you know, you're going to see a team that, again, probably not quite as talented on paper as last year.

709
00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:04,360
 You probably lost some of your top-end talent from last year.

710
00:47:05,660 --> 00:47:09,440
 But I think your team plays and takes after how the head coach approaches things.

711
00:47:09,640 --> 00:47:16,240
 You know, and if you have a group of 11 players on each side of the ball that are ready to go head-to-head and, you know, whoop the other teams still,

712
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:21,460
 then I think that in itself is going to give Auburn a better shot at winning football games next season.

713
00:47:22,300 --> 00:47:27,580
 You know, Auburn, can they find a way to win football games in the fourth quarter, to win those close games?

714
00:47:28,180 --> 00:47:31,560
 That was something that was just, it was brutal under Hugh Freeze.

715
00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:37,420
 It kind of, not to say that Auburn was soft, but, you know, they just kind of found ways to lose football games.

716
00:47:37,460 --> 00:47:45,360
 And I think that, you know, if you're taking a head coach who is ready, who is as intense and detail-oriented as Alex Golesh is,

717
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:47,100
 I think that that's going to carry over to the players.

718
00:47:47,220 --> 00:47:53,960
 And I think that, as a result, you'll see players find a way to maybe squeeze out a win or two, you know,

719
00:47:53,980 --> 00:47:58,160
 in the fourth quarter, on the road, and in an important situation.

720
00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:04,780
 Switching to basketball, Stephen Pearl mentioned we need one more spot to fill.

721
00:48:05,540 --> 00:48:07,120
 And they've done a really good job.

722
00:48:07,260 --> 00:48:08,340
 Six transfers.

723
00:48:08,580 --> 00:48:11,140
 Well, I know we've talked with you about some of these guys.

724
00:48:11,820 --> 00:48:15,680
 Brought the core back, Pettiford, Overton, and friends.

725
00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:21,320
 Walker from Huntsville, I think, is going to be one player that's going to be a surprise.

726
00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:23,600
 Auburn is going to Greece.

727
00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:30,060
 The NCAA has waived this rule to where you, it would be every four years.

728
00:48:30,060 --> 00:48:35,040
 Now you can go every year if you can work it out.

729
00:48:35,540 --> 00:48:42,800
 Your thoughts on basketball, are they waiting on the one international guy from France whose name I can't pronounce to save my life?

730
00:48:44,020 --> 00:48:46,580
 How does Stephen Pearl end up in class?

731
00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:48,160
 Yeah.

732
00:48:48,460 --> 00:48:56,140
 You know, it's going to – I've been having to take a couple days to study how to pronounce some of these names that Auburn's picked up to the portal.

733
00:48:56,300 --> 00:48:59,060
 And I'm still probably going to get it wrong throughout the whole year.

734
00:49:00,100 --> 00:49:03,140
 You know, it's kind of like last year with Keyshawn and Keyshawn.

735
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:07,800
 It took me a solid three or four games to figure out which one was which, as in spelling.

736
00:49:08,680 --> 00:49:09,760
 So that was always fun.

737
00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:13,940
 But, yeah, no, look, I think that, again, we've talked about, you know, what he's done through the portal.

738
00:49:14,180 --> 00:49:19,140
 I think, you know, we talked about how Auburn addressed its main problem, which was a lack of size.

739
00:49:19,140 --> 00:49:28,100
 And as you mentioned, that's going to lead to can you go get one more combo guard, maybe somebody that can, you know, combo the two and the three.

740
00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:30,500
 That's what Stephen Pearl mentioned last week.

741
00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:34,920
 And, you know, I don't know who that's going to be just yet.

742
00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:37,540
 It could be the international guy.

743
00:49:37,660 --> 00:49:40,520
 It could be someone that we hadn't even heard of just yet.

744
00:49:41,400 --> 00:49:47,460
 But, you know, I think that that is what they're going to look for is somebody to kind of combo that two and three spot.

745
00:49:47,580 --> 00:49:50,500
 Again, you mentioned Auburn's going to head to Greece in August.

746
00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:53,660
 You know, dates and times are to be announced.

747
00:49:54,020 --> 00:49:58,380
 But, you know, this is obviously the first trip overseas for Stephen Pearl as a head coach.

748
00:49:58,580 --> 00:50:03,800
 His father took Auburn, two Auburn squads overseas to Italy and Israel.

749
00:50:04,940 --> 00:50:07,860
 You know, so, I mean, I like that.

750
00:50:07,960 --> 00:50:10,520
 I think that, you know, obviously you're going to have seven newcomers.

751
00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:12,400
 You've got the three returnees.

752
00:50:12,500 --> 00:50:17,080
 And then, obviously, the possibility of one addition before August.

753
00:50:17,740 --> 00:50:22,760
 So, you know, it's going to be a great moment for this new Auburn squad to bond,

754
00:50:23,060 --> 00:50:26,920
 to get a chemistry on the floor together, to, you know,

755
00:50:26,920 --> 00:50:30,000
 kind of see what they can do against some international talent.

756
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:36,480
 And I've always liked the, you know, trips overseas for these collegiate teams.

757
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:41,100
 I think it's a fun way to go and give the kids an opportunity to see the world.

758
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:45,820
 You know, maybe something that they wouldn't previously have been able to do

759
00:50:45,820 --> 00:50:47,080
 if they weren't playing college ball.

760
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:48,880
 So, I think it's great.

761
00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:52,940
 I'm ready to see what this new squad will look like come August.

762
00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:56,820
 It's a great way to build and cultivate a team.

763
00:50:56,940 --> 00:51:02,000
 I'm glad the NCAA waived that to make it annual where you can go overseas.

764
00:51:02,380 --> 00:51:03,880
 A lot of stuff going on, Logan.

765
00:51:03,880 --> 00:51:08,900
 Where can we get online and get all the stories, basketball, football, and baseball?

766
00:51:09,740 --> 00:51:10,140
 Absolutely.

767
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:16,520
 You can check me out over at 1819news, and then you can give me a follow on ags at Logan F Fowler.

768
00:51:17,620 --> 00:51:19,260
 Logan, thanks so much for your time.

769
00:51:19,380 --> 00:51:20,480
 Keep up the good work, my friend.

770
00:51:21,160 --> 00:51:21,560
 Thank you.

771
00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:22,820
 Thank you, Buck.

772
00:51:23,020 --> 00:51:24,860
 Logan Fowler, 1819news.

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 I was a twinkle in my great, great, great grandfather's eye, but I'll tell you one thing.

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 The Braves are on a heater, Harold Bugg.

776
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 25 and 10, sweeping the Rockies.

777
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 They've got Seattle tonight.

778
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782
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 We won't have to wait that long to say hello to Ben Thomas.

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784
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785
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786
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 U.S. Congressman Barry Moore wants the U.S. Senate to not give up on passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or SAVE Act.

844
00:54:42,560 --> 00:54:49,100
 Over the weekend, Moore spoke on Nextstar Media, saying he is in favor of ending the Senate filibuster rule in order to pass that bill.

845
00:54:49,100 --> 00:55:03,180
 Moore pointed out that the majority of Democrat and Republican voters, as well as independents, are in favor of this legislation, which increases election integrity by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and ID at the time of voting.

846
00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:08,380
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847
00:55:08,840 --> 00:55:13,000
 Moore believes there's a lot more voter fraud occurring in other states rather than here in Alabama.

848
00:55:13,320 --> 00:55:15,680
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849
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856
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857
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 The body of a missing fisherman has now been located off the coast of Dauphin Island.

858
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860
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 A grand opening ceremony is happening today in Dothan for the Wiregrass Innovation Center.

861
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904
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 Bill, welcome in.

905
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 How are you?

906
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 I am doing great.

907
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 I'm headed to the best college town in America, Athens, Georgia, right now.

908
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 You said best college town in the country?

909
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 You're not going to Tuscaloosa, Bill?

910
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 No, I'm going to Athens.

911
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 I ain't never been to Tuscaloosa.

912
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 Somebody invited me to come there.

913
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 Bill, you know, after our last conversation, Brett and I, we have been on a guilt trip.

914
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 And we agree that we do not talk enough about the Atlanta Hawks, Bill.

915
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 We don't.

916
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 Bill, here's your chance.

917
00:59:22,680 --> 00:59:24,040
 Oh, now you're going to talk about it.

918
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 What I'm just saying, you told us to talk about the Hawks, so the platform is yours.

919
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 Yeah, yeah, thanks a lot.

920
00:59:32,080 --> 00:59:33,700
 Now, now you're going to talk about them.

921
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 Yeah, I'm humiliated.

922
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 Now you want to hold sex with all the Hawks.

923
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924
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 What do you mean?

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

939
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:49,020
 Welcome back in, hour two of the Boomo Bugg Show.

940
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 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Redbeard.

941
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:53,680
 Thank you so much for giving us a street ride around the Tennessee Valley

942
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:59,820
 and for Ben Thomas taking time out of his busy week to join us here on 93.9 The Score.

943
01:00:59,920 --> 01:01:02,500
 Ben's got it all covered there at AL.com.

944
01:01:02,560 --> 01:01:03,420
 BT, welcome in.

945
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:04,460
 Happy Monday to you.

946
01:01:04,500 --> 01:01:05,000
 How are you?

947
01:01:06,340 --> 01:01:07,080
 I'm doing good.

948
01:01:07,140 --> 01:01:13,640
 We've got some sunshine down here today, which is becoming a rarity in the last week or two

949
01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:16,380
 after three or four months without rain.

950
01:01:16,540 --> 01:01:17,680
 But how are you guys doing?

951
01:01:18,260 --> 01:01:19,280
 We're doing all right.

952
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 We love some high school baseball.

953
01:01:21,380 --> 01:01:26,220
 And this is, it's hard to believe that we're here in May, which means we're down the stretch.

954
01:01:26,460 --> 01:01:30,920
 If you say May and you start talking about baseball, you know that the end is near.

955
01:01:31,200 --> 01:01:36,180
 Ben, your thoughts about some of the stories across the state when it comes to baseball playoffs?

956
01:01:36,960 --> 01:01:40,860
 Well, I mean, you know, one thought right now is we're not done with the second round yet.

957
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 That's right.

958
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 We, because of the weather down here on my end of the state, we have at least two game threes today.

959
01:01:49,540 --> 01:01:55,520
 McGill Tulan is hosting Northridge in the Class 6A second round game, game three.

960
01:01:55,520 --> 01:02:03,680
 And then down here a little bit below me, Fairhope, hosting Central Phoenix City in their game three from their Class 7A series.

961
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 So we're still not finished with this round.

962
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 Interestingly, I haven't talked to Northridge, but I've heard that Central Phoenix City has been down here in Fairhope for five days.

963
01:02:16,480 --> 01:02:23,360
 So they came down, and the game, of course, you know, we had pretty good rain Thursday and Friday, and they can't play Sunday.

964
01:02:23,620 --> 01:02:29,140
 So they split the double hitter on Saturday, and now we're finally going to finish it up today.

965
01:02:29,380 --> 01:02:34,340
 So that's a long stay to play a first-round series in Class 7.

966
01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:36,520
 Absolutely.

967
01:02:36,820 --> 01:02:42,220
 BG, we talk about pitching depth being so key this time of the year.

968
01:02:42,940 --> 01:02:44,160
 Arcel's got it.

969
01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:49,400
 Brad Phillips knows they've five out of the last six years.

970
01:02:50,340 --> 01:02:53,700
 They swept Coleman 5-4, 8-1.

971
01:02:54,160 --> 01:02:58,960
 Another team in our area, and you profiled this young man.

972
01:02:59,460 --> 01:03:03,480
 One of the best triathletes in the state is Garrett Reed at Dessler.

973
01:03:04,140 --> 01:03:07,440
 They swept Cordova 36-6.

974
01:03:08,100 --> 01:03:17,480
 Reed literally, I think, one hit in the first inning, and then he sat down 19 and struck out 13.

975
01:03:18,500 --> 01:03:20,960
 Dylan Olive had a complete game.

976
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 Just incredible.

977
01:03:22,780 --> 01:03:25,200
 Morris Hill won the third game against Vincent.

978
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 Bo Willis, Chris Willis' son.

979
01:03:28,840 --> 01:03:30,820
 The Willis boys have done really well.

980
01:03:31,300 --> 01:03:37,920
 I'll tell you one thing, though, BG, this time of the year, timely hitting, pitching, and defense win baseball games.

981
01:03:38,680 --> 01:03:39,520
 And patience.

982
01:03:39,880 --> 01:03:47,960
 I mean, you know, you get these rain delays, and, you know, coaches have to decide, you know, okay, we think there might be rain.

983
01:03:47,960 --> 01:03:54,020
 Is it worth it to go ahead and start knowing that we might have to stop and then not play again until tomorrow?

984
01:03:54,260 --> 01:03:55,660
 And how does that affect our pitching?

985
01:03:55,900 --> 01:04:01,580
 I mean, you know, a lot goes into those decisions, you know, when it comes down to rain.

986
01:04:01,700 --> 01:04:03,640
 Dessler, you mentioned Garrett Reed.

987
01:04:03,720 --> 01:04:08,160
 He's got to be one of our top candidates for our overall statewide athlete of the year, right?

988
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:15,200
 I mean, just finished a great basketball season, and now moving into the quarterfinals of baseball.

989
01:04:15,200 --> 01:04:21,540
 They get Westbrook Christian, which, you know, those two teams always seem to be there at this time of year.

990
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:24,540
 So we've got some good races left.

991
01:04:24,600 --> 01:04:25,360
 But you're right, Brad.

992
01:04:25,460 --> 01:04:32,440
 I mean, it comes down to, you know, normally I think the key, especially at this level, is who's got pitching depth.

993
01:04:32,580 --> 01:04:35,740
 I mean, everybody's probably got at least one really good pitcher.

994
01:04:36,280 --> 01:04:42,500
 And, you know, we've talked about this before, but we're all old enough to remember when the first three rounds were one game.

995
01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:51,880
 And so if you had a Freddie Kitchens, you could throw them out there three times, and you're in the quarter, and you're in the semifinals before you even have to get to a best-of-three series.

996
01:04:51,880 --> 01:04:57,460
 But now you've got to have that pitching depth to get you into the next round.

997
01:04:57,620 --> 01:05:07,240
 So especially now, we've kind of, you know, we got past the teams that weren't real strong but made the playoffs, and now pretty much everybody's strong at this point.

998
01:05:07,360 --> 01:05:11,140
 And so you've got to have clutch hitting and good pitching.

999
01:05:13,140 --> 01:05:16,060
 Ben Thomas is always in the clutch here at AL.com.

1000
01:05:16,060 --> 01:05:19,340
 Ben, is it a coincidence that Mars Hill Bible is consistent?

1001
01:05:19,500 --> 01:05:21,160
 I don't care what shape the ball is.

1002
01:05:21,800 --> 01:05:30,240
 But in baseball, the question in high school baseball in the entire country, how many coaches have a World Series ring on their finger, like Josh Willingham?

1003
01:05:30,580 --> 01:05:32,100
 The guy knows how to win.

1004
01:05:32,240 --> 01:05:34,200
 Back in the day, what a story.

1005
01:05:34,320 --> 01:05:37,040
 Played at Mars Hill, then at UNA, and then went on to the majors.

1006
01:05:37,240 --> 01:05:39,540
 Picked up a World Series ring with the KC Royals.

1007
01:05:39,900 --> 01:05:46,060
 And all he has done since he's gotten back is taken on the coach's role at Mars Hill Bible, and they just roll every year.

1008
01:05:46,560 --> 01:05:47,740
 No exceptions this year.

1009
01:05:47,840 --> 01:05:49,220
 They beat Vince in the game three.

1010
01:05:49,380 --> 01:05:52,920
 Now they advance to play another neighbor, an upstart, Lindsey Lane.

1011
01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:55,360
 Your thoughts about Mars Hill Bible and Lindsey Lane?

1012
01:05:56,640 --> 01:05:57,580
 Well, I'm sorry.

1013
01:05:57,680 --> 01:05:59,580
 Was that Brett or Harold asking me that question?

1014
01:06:01,400 --> 01:06:03,260
 We're checking the tape right now, Ben.

1015
01:06:04,340 --> 01:06:07,260
 Man, he's wearing off on you, Harold.

1016
01:06:07,440 --> 01:06:08,840
 I'm a little bit upset about this.

1017
01:06:08,840 --> 01:06:09,100
 I know.

1018
01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:11,100
 And not always in a good way, right, Ben?

1019
01:06:12,780 --> 01:06:18,580
 Yeah, I mean, you know, look, Mark, we joke about it, but Mars Hill, you know, when you're at the top of the heap in every sport,

1020
01:06:18,740 --> 01:06:23,320
 now we'll see what football looks like without Coach Higgins there in the fall.

1021
01:06:23,320 --> 01:06:30,180
 But, you know, basketball's always competing for a state championship, and now you've got this baseball team.

1022
01:06:30,280 --> 01:06:33,700
 And you're right, Lindsey Lane has been there recently.

1023
01:06:33,960 --> 01:06:40,360
 They've been to a state championship game, and you look, you know, above them in the semifinals, you've got Red Bay and North Sand Mountain.

1024
01:06:40,480 --> 01:06:43,800
 That's an interesting matchup for the quarterfinals.

1025
01:06:43,940 --> 01:06:47,360
 And then below, I mean, look, I'm working on my newsletter right now.

1026
01:06:47,760 --> 01:06:52,420
 There's GW Long, who just, I think they have 17 state titles now.

1027
01:06:52,820 --> 01:06:55,440
 Earl Miller holds the record with 11, I think.

1028
01:06:56,020 --> 01:06:57,660
 They're playing Tuscaloosa Academy.

1029
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:01,200
 And then below that, you've got Ayrton, which has been really good against Realtown.

1030
01:07:01,260 --> 01:07:04,320
 I saw Realtown last week against Bayshore Christian.

1031
01:07:04,440 --> 01:07:05,720
 They've got good pitching depth.

1032
01:07:05,900 --> 01:07:11,800
 So those are eight good teams right there with a chance to keep playing in Class 2A.

1033
01:07:12,940 --> 01:07:17,340
 BT, you have a great column on Thursday.

1034
01:07:17,580 --> 01:07:26,500
 You talk a lot of times about coaches, players who have had a tough, challenging year and talk about their faith.

1035
01:07:27,460 --> 01:07:30,800
 But we've had the privilege of getting to know a lot of people.

1036
01:07:31,380 --> 01:07:40,480
 Johnny the Flash Thornton, anytime you went down to Common, Hensville, for the regional, Johnny was there.

1037
01:07:41,580 --> 01:07:45,760
 So many people knew him was at Wallace State.

1038
01:07:45,900 --> 01:07:52,860
 Their SID for years was just a legend for the regional tournament, passed away last weekend.

1039
01:07:52,860 --> 01:08:05,400
 And you talk about people like this who make, as he said, Jeff Spiegel of 3340 played with him in high school.

1040
01:08:05,640 --> 01:08:11,560
 And he had a nice tribute to him and said, Johnny said one day, Jeff, I've never worked today.

1041
01:08:11,580 --> 01:08:15,100
 And you've had a chance to meet people like this.

1042
01:08:15,100 --> 01:08:17,040
 And Johnny was, I'm sure, one of them.

1043
01:08:18,220 --> 01:08:20,860
 Yeah, I didn't know Johnny real well.

1044
01:08:20,940 --> 01:08:23,240
 Certainly not as well as a lot of people across the state.

1045
01:08:23,320 --> 01:08:25,740
 But I certainly know of his reputation.

1046
01:08:25,960 --> 01:08:28,280
 I know he was well respected in North Alabama.

1047
01:08:28,680 --> 01:08:33,460
 But you just hate to lose guys like that who have invested so much in our student athletes.

1048
01:08:34,520 --> 01:08:36,580
 You know, and we've lost a bunch of them, guys.

1049
01:08:36,760 --> 01:08:40,040
 We're having our Sports Writers Convention in June.

1050
01:08:40,380 --> 01:08:45,620
 And, you know, if you think about what's happened since the last time we met in June, of course, we lost the great John Pruitt.

1051
01:08:46,140 --> 01:08:46,420
 Yeah.

1052
01:08:47,240 --> 01:08:49,960
 Legendary Huntsville Times sports editor and Hall of Famer.

1053
01:08:50,120 --> 01:08:52,360
 We lost Reuben Grant, who we all know.

1054
01:08:53,160 --> 01:08:53,320
 Yeah.

1055
01:08:53,320 --> 01:08:55,580
 We covered high school sports for a long, long time.

1056
01:08:55,680 --> 01:08:58,280
 Phillip Marshall and Mike Bolton.

1057
01:08:58,560 --> 01:08:59,440
 All those guys.

1058
01:08:59,620 --> 01:09:06,040
 And then, you know, we had the heartbreaking death of Christina Chambers in the Birmingham area,

1059
01:09:06,040 --> 01:09:13,320
 who had a well-known TV personality who went on to teach at Thompson and died in just a terrible, terrible situation.

1060
01:09:13,620 --> 01:09:16,780
 So we've lost a lot of good people this year.

1061
01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:18,160
 And I say we've lost them.

1062
01:09:18,880 --> 01:09:19,680
 Heaven's gained them.

1063
01:09:19,800 --> 01:09:24,520
 I mean, because they always tell people if they're in heaven, they wouldn't want to come back and see us.

1064
01:09:24,520 --> 01:09:33,860
 But for us, anybody that has invested that much in high school student athletes, as much as Johnny did and those others, it's a loss.

1065
01:09:34,120 --> 01:09:40,860
 And, you know, in a world where we don't have as many writers and we don't have as many people in the media investing in these student athletes,

1066
01:09:41,200 --> 01:09:43,740
 sometimes it's hard to replace those people.

1067
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:46,740
 They were the Internet before the Internet.

1068
01:09:46,960 --> 01:09:48,720
 They worked not necessarily for a paycheck.

1069
01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:50,400
 They worked from passion out.

1070
01:09:50,500 --> 01:09:52,820
 The paycheck was added, but they did it out of heart.

1071
01:09:52,820 --> 01:09:56,200
 I've known every one of them, and I get that generation.

1072
01:09:56,520 --> 01:09:58,100
 It's going to be hard to mimic that one.

1073
01:09:59,020 --> 01:10:04,020
 Obviously, a lot of things have changed, including a topic that at one time would have been, like, foreign to those guys.

1074
01:10:04,120 --> 01:10:08,380
 And that is NIL with Alabama High School.

1075
01:10:08,980 --> 01:10:12,960
 In terms of baseball, this thing changes like the weather.

1076
01:10:13,100 --> 01:10:17,400
 Ben, what base are we on with Alabama in NIL talk?

1077
01:10:18,780 --> 01:10:20,780
 Well, I mean, it seems like it's getting closer.

1078
01:10:21,560 --> 01:10:27,340
 I mean, I think, you know, our state has tried to keep away from it as much as possible.

1079
01:10:27,340 --> 01:10:34,620
 And I think a lot of the states around us that have so-called NIL for high school, a lot of them, it's just kind of the same stuff they've had.

1080
01:10:34,680 --> 01:10:37,400
 They just kind of renamed the law or whatever.

1081
01:10:37,640 --> 01:10:38,820
 So we'll see.

1082
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:45,680
 I mean, you know, Steve Savarese told me a long time ago that he hopes we're the last of the states to ever get into NIL.

1083
01:10:45,840 --> 01:10:48,540
 But it seems like that's just what people want.

1084
01:10:48,540 --> 01:10:53,080
 I asked a question in our newsletter about, you know, should we have it in high schools?

1085
01:10:53,200 --> 01:10:56,080
 And one of the responses I put was, no.

1086
01:10:56,180 --> 01:10:58,040
 Have you seen what's happening in college athletics?

1087
01:10:58,300 --> 01:11:05,720
 I mean, I just can't understand why this is something we need to have for 15-, 16-, 17-year-olds.

1088
01:11:05,940 --> 01:11:11,400
 But we've put it off for a while, and it seems like it's getting closer and closer at this point.

1089
01:11:12,220 --> 01:11:13,900
 Here's to put a face to it.

1090
01:11:13,940 --> 01:11:15,300
 A little town like Buckhorn.

1091
01:11:15,300 --> 01:11:18,320
 Now, it used to be a little up in Newmarket.

1092
01:11:18,580 --> 01:11:20,720
 And you lose a guy like they lost with Holt.

1093
01:11:21,140 --> 01:11:25,040
 I mean, in the smaller of the town, I've always said, and Ben, I think you would agree,

1094
01:11:25,220 --> 01:11:28,080
 the bigger high school sports means to that community.

1095
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 And if you have a phenom like that come through ever so often, and then you lose him, that just crushes that community.

1096
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 Oh, yeah.

1097
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 I mean, you know, we've had a lot of basketball players like that.

1098
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 Hillcrest Evergreen, you know, they had a player who had a triple-double in the state championship game

1099
01:11:44,280 --> 01:11:48,620
 a couple years ago left after his junior year, and they weren't the same team.

1100
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 You know, you build around that team, and you're thinking, okay, we've got this player to build around

1101
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 for the next couple years.

1102
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 And, you know, I remember talking to Caleb Holt after he won Mr. Basketball as a junior at that banquet.

1103
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 And, of course, at that point, he said, no, I love Coach Harding.

1104
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 I'm not leaving.

1105
01:12:03,140 --> 01:12:05,120
 And then everything changed in the next couple of months.

1106
01:12:05,820 --> 01:12:14,380
 You know, the other side of it is, like, I don't like it, but if you're a kid that age and parents that have a child who's very talented,

1107
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 NBA, you don't get any shots at the NBA.

1108
01:12:17,500 --> 01:12:22,780
 I mean, there's no guarantee, no matter how great you are in high school, that you're going to make it to the NBA.

1109
01:12:23,220 --> 01:12:31,000
 And so if you've got a chance to go and make money on the high school level and certainly on the college level, it's hard to argue about that.

1110
01:12:31,100 --> 01:12:44,460
 I don't like what it's done to our sports, but I can't blame a parent if somebody's going to offer their child, if they make a legitimate move and do all the things that, you know, you need to do within the rules of the HFAA or wherever you're going.

1111
01:12:45,160 --> 01:12:48,740
 But it's hard, you know, I'm never going to have that option.

1112
01:12:48,920 --> 01:12:54,960
 Like, my son is a great young man, but he's not going to, nobody's going to pay him a bunch of money to go to Georgia and play.

1113
01:12:55,200 --> 01:13:01,840
 But I understand that would be a hard situation to pass up if you do have that going on.

1114
01:13:02,700 --> 01:13:08,300
 Yeah, unlike you, just whatever coach we've talked with for the last two years doesn't want it.

1115
01:13:08,460 --> 01:13:12,700
 And I'm guessing your surveys have more or less said the same thing.

1116
01:13:12,700 --> 01:13:19,560
 Jeremiah Haynes leaving North Sand Mountain to become the basketball coach at Guntersville High School.

1117
01:13:19,720 --> 01:13:26,620
 The softball regionals across the state begin this week, quarterfinal baseball we talked about.

1118
01:13:27,100 --> 01:13:29,220
 P.T., what else have you got on the agenda?

1119
01:13:29,460 --> 01:13:31,440
 A busy week this week.

1120
01:13:32,620 --> 01:13:38,060
 Yeah, interesting with Coach Haynes moving, I mean, going from one state champion in North Sand Mountain to another.

1121
01:13:39,440 --> 01:13:43,300
 And a team with a lot of young players in Guntersville, so that's interesting.

1122
01:13:43,820 --> 01:13:46,000
 I do think, back to the NIL, one quick thing.

1123
01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:51,980
 You know, the concern with it on the high school level, certainly, is that it's going to be used as a recruiting advantage.

1124
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 Yeah.

1125
01:13:53,020 --> 01:13:55,620
 You know, and that's the big concern with it, I think.

1126
01:13:55,740 --> 01:13:57,540
 So, we've got a lot going on, obviously.

1127
01:13:57,680 --> 01:14:02,340
 We've got the state, we haven't talked about the state soccer tournament, which starts Wednesday, whether it's a meeting, I guess.

1128
01:14:02,340 --> 01:14:10,040
 I understand we've got some more rain on the way, but Thomas Ashworth is going to be anchoring our coverage there on Wednesday

1129
01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:13,440
 and throughout the weekend, so we'll have that covered.

1130
01:14:14,160 --> 01:14:19,220
 At some point, we're going to get this round of baseball completed, I think, today, and then we'll move into the second round.

1131
01:14:19,380 --> 01:14:23,460
 And then, Randy Kennedy's got another recruiting watch list this week.

1132
01:14:23,520 --> 01:14:28,700
 On Thursday, he's going to be talking about some of the great edge-rushing recruits in the state of Alabama.

1133
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 There you go.

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 The best place, Ben.

1137
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 Thomas, by the way, you mentioned your kid not getting any offers from Georgia.

1138
01:14:43,440 --> 01:14:46,260
 Back in the day when Brett and I paid, other teams paid the teams.

1139
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 We were on the stave where we were, so.

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 I may have to be the same.

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 The Score.

1220
01:18:46,360 --> 01:18:47,020
 Welcome back in.

1221
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:51,320
 It is a pleasure for us to talk to the man who knows UT like nobody.

1222
01:18:51,460 --> 01:18:52,200
 He's Mr. V.

1223
01:18:52,300 --> 01:18:53,960
 Vince Rawren, 99.1.

1224
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 The Sports Animal in Knoxville and on the Wild Radio Network.

1225
01:18:57,340 --> 01:18:58,240
 V-Man, welcome in.

1226
01:18:58,280 --> 01:18:58,780
 How are you?

1227
01:18:59,860 --> 01:19:00,840
 Gentlemen, how are we doing?

1228
01:19:01,460 --> 01:19:02,300
 We're doing all right.

1229
01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:06,420
 Vince, can you confirm or deny reports that Tennessee is just going to give up on baseball?

1230
01:19:06,540 --> 01:19:07,920
 They're just going to do away with the program.

1231
01:19:09,220 --> 01:19:15,460
 Well, because of the football mentality that exists in a lot of fan bases, yeah, some have

1232
01:19:15,460 --> 01:19:18,340
 alleged that, but there's no confirmation.

1233
01:19:19,300 --> 01:19:22,560
 We'll have to check Twitter just to make sure.

1234
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 That reliable source of all sorts, right?

1235
01:19:25,700 --> 01:19:27,060
 Your thoughts on that, V-Man?

1236
01:19:27,060 --> 01:19:30,320
 And obviously, it's a two-edged sword, is it not?

1237
01:19:30,440 --> 01:19:35,080
 Tennessee baseball, relatively, and over the last few years, unbelievable success.

1238
01:19:35,580 --> 01:19:41,540
 The other side of that coin is when key components leave, like Tony V, and he goes on up to the

1239
01:19:41,540 --> 01:19:42,440
 land of the Giants.

1240
01:19:42,580 --> 01:19:45,640
 Your thoughts, obviously, it just kind of illustrates what happens.

1241
01:19:45,780 --> 01:19:47,580
 Don't ever take somebody for granted.

1242
01:19:47,680 --> 01:19:49,540
 I don't care if it's sports, work, whatever.

1243
01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:54,600
 But your thoughts about the program and this, I guess, a safe way of putting it, transitional

1244
01:19:54,600 --> 01:19:55,240
 stage.

1245
01:19:55,940 --> 01:20:01,540
 Yeah, I don't think any of the fans took Tony Vitello for granted.

1246
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:05,100
 Honestly, I don't think the university did either.

1247
01:20:05,180 --> 01:20:10,160
 He went to get a managerial opportunity that he had.

1248
01:20:10,600 --> 01:20:11,020
 That's right.

1249
01:20:11,540 --> 01:20:20,440
 I know a lot of, there's a narrative that, well, he wanted more money, more in-isle money, and

1250
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 said he went to the Lady Balls program and that kind of stuff.

1251
01:20:25,380 --> 01:20:31,980
 Tennessee is doing the standard amount of distribution and how they laid those out.

1252
01:20:32,240 --> 01:20:34,440
 And it's pretty normal.

1253
01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:43,020
 So it's not like they're taking away from baseball to give more to women's basketball.

1254
01:20:43,940 --> 01:20:49,640
 Oh, by the way, even if he wanted more of a piece of the pot, isn't the reason why he

1255
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 left.

1256
01:20:50,080 --> 01:20:53,120
 He left because he had an MLB opportunity.

1257
01:20:53,320 --> 01:20:53,700
 They're interested.

1258
01:20:53,700 --> 01:20:54,740
 He wants a lifetime.

1259
01:20:55,380 --> 01:20:55,860
 Yeah.

1260
01:20:56,300 --> 01:21:00,440
 So, and knowing he could always come back to the college game and be the most coveted

1261
01:21:00,440 --> 01:21:01,160
 guy out there.

1262
01:21:01,500 --> 01:21:09,120
 So, that, he was, Joshy Lander was behind, you know, the eight ball and the work in an

1263
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 uphill battle to begin with.

1264
01:21:10,940 --> 01:21:13,060
 Oh, by the way, it's not like that was the only change.

1265
01:21:13,920 --> 01:21:18,680
 He took a number of his staffers, key staffers that have been there a long time with them.

1266
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 So there was a lot more change.

1267
01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:23,200
 And this is one of the younger teams in the SEC.

1268
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 And at times they play like it.

1269
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 Just when they started to turn things around, they had won six of nine in the SEC.

1270
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 And they were swinging hot bats.

1271
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 Then Kentucky's pitching shut them down.

1272
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 And they got blown out the first two games before at least salvaging a game.

1273
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 Now, salvaging a game was important because it gets you to 11 and 13.

1274
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 You know, 13 is kind of like that minimum spot, that cutoff you got to get to in terms of SEC wins.

1275
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 13 and 17 sometimes can get you into the NCAA tournament.

1276
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 14 is a lot safer, 14 and 16.

1277
01:21:57,320 --> 01:22:05,160
 So, that means either two and four or three and three in those two scenarios with Texas at home this weekend

1278
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 and then at Oklahoma to close things out.

1279
01:22:07,780 --> 01:22:12,280
 So, certainly not easy, especially with as inconsistent as this team is.

1280
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 You just never know which team you're going to get day to day.

1281
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1282
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 and particularly trips to Nashville, Chattanooga,

1283
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 some of the news that comes out of it when the coaches and Danny White,

1284
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 Tennessee's athletic director, goes on to meet the fans and alumni,

1285
01:22:35,860 --> 01:22:37,820
 had a couple of interesting comments.

1286
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 Number one, Danny White mentioned he's in favor of a 24-team playoff.

1287
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 Greg Sankey won't 16.

1288
01:22:46,880 --> 01:22:51,300
 And he also mentioned that Tennessee will break ground this summer

1289
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 on what he calls the Nayland Entertainment District,

1290
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1291
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 to where it will be a year-round,

1292
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 to where fan students can come eat.

1293
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 There will be events there.

1294
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 This is becoming very popular.

1295
01:23:09,680 --> 01:23:13,100
 Your thoughts on the interesting week listening to Danny White.

1296
01:23:14,040 --> 01:23:14,820
 Yeah, you know what?

1297
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 The Entertainment District,

1298
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 the fact that he spoke about them breaking ground this week,

1299
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 I think that was newsworthy

1300
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 because we hadn't heard really any timetables.

1301
01:23:26,540 --> 01:23:28,360
 So, that's been approved.

1302
01:23:28,740 --> 01:23:31,880
 And then what it's going to do is one of the big garages

1303
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 that's used for football and basketball

1304
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 is going to be about two-thirds demolished.

1305
01:23:37,980 --> 01:23:41,280
 So, it's really going to make it difficult,

1306
01:23:41,280 --> 01:23:43,280
 and there's going to be a lot of inconvenience,

1307
01:23:43,780 --> 01:23:45,940
 you know, with parking this fall,

1308
01:23:46,260 --> 01:23:47,560
 and until that gets done.

1309
01:23:47,680 --> 01:23:48,840
 But he said that,

1310
01:23:48,900 --> 01:23:52,200
 like, that garage was built for student parking.

1311
01:23:52,320 --> 01:23:55,040
 It wasn't built to hold massive events.

1312
01:23:55,040 --> 01:23:57,320
 They just ended up using it for that.

1313
01:23:58,160 --> 01:24:01,600
 And so, they're going to build a garage

1314
01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:05,440
 which will be able to handle events

1315
01:24:05,440 --> 01:24:07,620
 and the Entertainment District as well.

1316
01:24:07,800 --> 01:24:10,540
 So, it's going to take some sacrifice short-term

1317
01:24:10,540 --> 01:24:11,540
 for the long-term.

1318
01:24:12,360 --> 01:24:15,920
 We'll be cool when it ends up being done in the end.

1319
01:24:16,400 --> 01:24:19,000
 But certainly, people are probably going to be pretty upset.

1320
01:24:19,200 --> 01:24:21,280
 And people already referenced that, too,

1321
01:24:21,420 --> 01:24:22,820
 in connection with Tony White-Tello.

1322
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 And when everything's not going well,

1323
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 they're like,

1324
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 oh, you're spending money on the Entertainment District

1325
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 but not to get the best players in NIL.

1326
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 Well, it's not the same money.

1327
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 And so, another thing that you mentioned, B.B.,

1328
01:24:35,840 --> 01:24:42,580
 was the 2014 playoff.

1329
01:24:42,660 --> 01:24:42,860
 Yes.

1330
01:24:43,200 --> 01:24:46,700
 Okay, he's actually told John Wilkerson and I on our show,

1331
01:24:47,120 --> 01:24:48,680
 we've discussed that a couple of times.

1332
01:24:48,760 --> 01:24:50,680
 He's mentioned that he is pro.

1333
01:24:51,160 --> 01:24:52,120
 He is for that.

1334
01:24:52,360 --> 01:24:55,000
 He thinks with all the teams in division

1335
01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:57,780
 and now the FBS,

1336
01:24:58,200 --> 01:24:59,280
 there's like 132.

1337
01:24:59,280 --> 01:25:01,520
 He said it's completely out of ratio

1338
01:25:01,520 --> 01:25:04,520
 in the teams that make it to the postseason.

1339
01:25:04,840 --> 01:25:06,500
 So, he's all for that.

1340
01:25:07,100 --> 01:25:11,020
 It didn't sound like Josh Heupel was as, you know,

1341
01:25:11,140 --> 01:25:12,760
 adamant in that direction,

1342
01:25:13,480 --> 01:25:16,180
 even though he wouldn't take an exact stance.

1343
01:25:17,440 --> 01:25:18,820
 I'm not for it.

1344
01:25:19,140 --> 01:25:20,100
 But he is.

1345
01:25:20,180 --> 01:25:21,000
 He's for opportunities.

1346
01:25:21,160 --> 01:25:22,880
 Rick Barnes actually is okay

1347
01:25:22,880 --> 01:25:24,620
 with the expanded basketball playoff.

1348
01:25:24,900 --> 01:25:27,560
 And it's not like he's worried about losing his job.

1349
01:25:27,560 --> 01:25:30,340
 You know, it's not like he's going to improve his job security.

1350
01:25:30,600 --> 01:25:33,620
 Like, that's the theory for these other coaches that are for it.

1351
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:37,700
 So, I guess Stephen Pearl said that he's not for that

1352
01:25:37,700 --> 01:25:39,160
 expanded basketball tournament.

1353
01:25:39,560 --> 01:25:44,320
 But, yeah, Danny White has been all for larger playoffs.

1354
01:25:44,780 --> 01:25:47,080
 I mean, he's coming from, he came from UCF

1355
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 where he certainly wanted the little guys in.

1356
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 So, the access is something that he definitely believes in.

1357
01:25:55,280 --> 01:25:57,100
 V-Man, 99.1, the Sports Channel.

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 Well, V-Man, talk to us about football recruiting

1359
01:25:59,200 --> 01:26:01,420
 and, in particular, an interesting name here.

1360
01:26:01,560 --> 01:26:03,020
 Kenneth Simon II.

1361
01:26:03,340 --> 01:26:05,440
 The name rings a bell in Knoxville.

1362
01:26:05,580 --> 01:26:08,060
 Daddy played under a guy named Fulmer there,

1363
01:26:08,160 --> 01:26:11,040
 two-time All-SEC, deep roots to Tennessee.

1364
01:26:11,740 --> 01:26:15,160
 His son now is at a money school, Brentwood Academy.

1365
01:26:15,160 --> 01:26:17,340
 He can't be too poor and go there.

1366
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 And it looks like he's going to be making his announcement here

1367
01:26:20,960 --> 01:26:21,680
 within a week.

1368
01:26:22,240 --> 01:26:23,800
 And the projections are Alabama.

1369
01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:25,260
 Talk to us about Kenneth Simon.

1370
01:26:25,420 --> 01:26:26,640
 You know how this game is played.

1371
01:26:26,740 --> 01:26:30,060
 If it's a legacy player and we steal him, he is great.

1372
01:26:30,380 --> 01:26:32,420
 The school where he is a legacy player is like,

1373
01:26:32,480 --> 01:26:33,600
 well, he's not that good anyway.

1374
01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:36,820
 What is the take on your take anyway on Simon?

1375
01:26:37,480 --> 01:26:41,620
 It's interesting you guys ask me that because his dad is a friend of mine.

1376
01:26:41,620 --> 01:26:48,000
 And his dad was my analyst for high school football for two, three years.

1377
01:26:48,460 --> 01:26:53,060
 And he fills in for John Wilkerson often on our show.

1378
01:26:54,420 --> 01:26:57,760
 Yeah, no him and called his son's games.

1379
01:26:57,900 --> 01:27:01,340
 Some of his son's games when we had our game of the weekend he was on.

1380
01:27:01,700 --> 01:27:07,500
 So I think it's, you know, for SEC teams, he's going to make the circuit here soon

1381
01:27:07,500 --> 01:27:10,020
 and go on those visits.

1382
01:27:10,520 --> 01:27:14,400
 And, you know, hopefully we'll give him some clarity on when to go.

1383
01:27:14,520 --> 01:27:16,740
 I think he likes all four of those spots.

1384
01:27:16,920 --> 01:27:19,980
 I think it's Tennessee, Ole Miss, Georgia, and Alabama.

1385
01:27:21,220 --> 01:27:23,660
 So he's got interest from a ton of other schools.

1386
01:27:23,800 --> 01:27:25,820
 He's going to visit a bunch of other schools as well.

1387
01:27:25,820 --> 01:27:33,680
 I think it comes down to them and, you know, he likes William Inge and Jim Knowles.

1388
01:27:33,800 --> 01:27:40,820
 And they sat down with, you know, Kevin Simon and his dad, both of them kind of, you know,

1389
01:27:40,820 --> 01:27:44,140
 showing like how his role would be in the defense and things like that.

1390
01:27:44,180 --> 01:27:47,680
 So I think that was really cool for him to see what it would be like now

1391
01:27:47,680 --> 01:27:50,180
 versus before with Tim Banks.

1392
01:27:50,180 --> 01:27:56,080
 So I think Tennessee's in a good spot, but his dad is not pressuring him,

1393
01:27:56,220 --> 01:27:58,940
 directing him to go towards Tennessee or anything like that.

1394
01:27:58,980 --> 01:28:02,380
 He wants him to make his own decision as his own man.

1395
01:28:02,440 --> 01:28:06,300
 He is there to assist him and give him knowledge, and he goes with him

1396
01:28:06,300 --> 01:28:09,440
 and, you know, whatever he wants to lean on him for.

1397
01:28:09,820 --> 01:28:11,540
 But he is not pressuring him.

1398
01:28:11,540 --> 01:28:16,060
 And I think it's awesome that he's letting him make his own decision

1399
01:28:16,060 --> 01:28:17,520
 and kind of sort through those things.

1400
01:28:17,680 --> 01:28:22,360
 And when he wants some, you know, some perspective, then dad's there for him.

1401
01:28:23,320 --> 01:28:27,420
 V, Rick Barnes has recruited too well.

1402
01:28:27,880 --> 01:28:35,640
 He picks up Vuk Harris, the latest, averaging 21.4 points a game in the ACC.

1403
01:28:36,500 --> 01:28:39,240
 Yeah, Rick Barnes is washed up.

1404
01:28:39,240 --> 01:28:41,260
 It's all defense, no offense.

1405
01:28:42,180 --> 01:28:44,080
 I think that will change this year.

1406
01:28:44,900 --> 01:28:49,160
 He's adjusted, and I know that's hard for some people to comprehend.

1407
01:28:49,380 --> 01:28:52,720
 Within this whole family, it's not just outside of Knoxville,

1408
01:28:53,180 --> 01:28:56,720
 but within this fan base, people have made up their mind on Rick Barnes,

1409
01:28:56,800 --> 01:28:57,820
 and it is what it is.

1410
01:28:57,820 --> 01:29:01,500
 So it doesn't matter if they're straight Elite Eights or anything like that.

1411
01:29:01,580 --> 01:29:04,580
 Some of those teams have no business getting the Elite Eight, and they did.

1412
01:29:05,540 --> 01:29:09,760
 And so he's adjusted to today's basketball, where you need scoring threats throughout.

1413
01:29:10,160 --> 01:29:11,300
 You need guys that can play.

1414
01:29:11,480 --> 01:29:16,400
 Universal can make multiple positions, can shoot, can score.

1415
01:29:16,840 --> 01:29:18,680
 And he says, I can teach them defense.

1416
01:29:19,100 --> 01:29:20,660
 And they'll be about culture.

1417
01:29:20,940 --> 01:29:22,520
 Defense will be required.

1418
01:29:23,040 --> 01:29:29,820
 But I don't think it's going to be at the loss of their ability to show what they can do offensively.

1419
01:29:29,900 --> 01:29:34,720
 I think you've seen some of those limitations on offense, because he has brought in, in the past,

1420
01:29:35,320 --> 01:29:40,160
 high school players, and then with a multi-year process of developing them,

1421
01:29:40,420 --> 01:29:42,880
 that they weren't as advanced offensively to start.

1422
01:29:43,560 --> 01:29:46,800
 They were the kind of players he liked, and he could teach them offense.

1423
01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:54,580
 Now he's got to bring in guys that are already ready to go offensively that he can teach defense to in a shorter period of time.

1424
01:29:54,700 --> 01:30:01,880
 So it's adapted to today's basketball, and he wants to get up and down the floor.

1425
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:03,940
 People think Rick Barnes wants to slow it down.

1426
01:30:04,160 --> 01:30:05,700
 He hasn't had the players to do that.

1427
01:30:06,040 --> 01:30:12,320
 So now I think this will unlock their style of play that will look different, they'll be smaller, they'll be more athletic,

1428
01:30:12,440 --> 01:30:18,040
 they'll get up and down the court, and they'll be able to do a lot more things that they have not been able to do,

1429
01:30:18,080 --> 01:30:26,600
 because he's got the offensive personnel, and he's bringing in guys that are willing and want to be coached and develop.

1430
01:30:26,600 --> 01:30:31,340
 And the guys that they've hit big time with in the portal before have had that willingness

1431
01:30:31,340 --> 01:30:34,800
 and have all gotten tremendously better at Tennessee.

1432
01:30:35,400 --> 01:30:40,260
 That's what should be exciting to Tennessee players, is he doesn't just bring them in on the arm of the arm.

1433
01:30:40,780 --> 01:30:43,800
 He brings them in and then rounds out their game as well.

1434
01:30:44,000 --> 01:30:53,640
 And Duke Harris, he waltzed Tennessee into likely, to me, when they update those preseason polls, a top five in the country.

1435
01:30:55,520 --> 01:30:57,180
 Eleeched in the top five.

1436
01:30:57,300 --> 01:30:58,380
 I agree with you.

1437
01:30:58,420 --> 01:31:00,000
 He's done a phenomenal job.

1438
01:31:00,120 --> 01:31:01,360
 So does the V-man.

1439
01:31:02,140 --> 01:31:04,080
 Where can we get online and catch you?

1440
01:31:04,080 --> 01:31:06,040
 And Daphne, the Wonder Dog.

1441
01:31:06,240 --> 01:31:06,580
 Yeah.

1442
01:31:08,580 --> 01:31:09,940
 Yeah, we had a big weekend.

1443
01:31:10,100 --> 01:31:16,280
 We went at a park here, and I had my longest walk in many years with all the hip surgery I had.

1444
01:31:16,600 --> 01:31:19,120
 Over a mile, maybe a mile and a half, something like that.

1445
01:31:19,180 --> 01:31:20,560
 So we both had a grand old time.

1446
01:31:20,640 --> 01:31:24,920
 So that was a nice personal achievement this weekend with a nice weather.

1447
01:31:24,920 --> 01:31:39,020
 But you can get more on Daphne and more on sports, at Vince Sports, on all the social platforms, and then SportsSource TV for the Saturday and Sunday TV shows that I'm on most weeks.

1448
01:31:39,780 --> 01:31:45,820
 V-man, it's always good to hook up with you, and as you would say, when you go to the dog park and walk, watch your step, right?

1449
01:31:47,220 --> 01:31:47,580
 Yeah.

1450
01:31:47,660 --> 01:31:51,640
 So I'm trying to get my dog to not just focus on sniffing the ground where the dogs have been.

1451
01:31:51,960 --> 01:31:53,980
 Look up, and you'll see actual dogs.

1452
01:31:54,440 --> 01:31:56,580
 So we're still working on that part of it.

1453
01:31:57,800 --> 01:31:59,420
 It's a meat factory down there.

1454
01:31:59,500 --> 01:32:01,060
 V-man, listen, man, thanks so much.

1455
01:32:01,420 --> 01:32:02,460
 Have a great week, okay?

1456
01:32:03,040 --> 01:32:04,000
 Always enjoy it, you guys.

1457
01:32:04,080 --> 01:32:04,500
 Do the same.

1458
01:32:04,560 --> 01:32:05,000
 Appreciate you.

1459
01:32:05,260 --> 01:32:05,780
 Thank you, buddy.

1460
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 The V-man, Vince Raw, and 99.1, the eSports Animal.

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 Sound like in the old days while we were at Studio 54?

1462
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 Yeah.

1463
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 Coming up, let's don't go there, but let's go to Tuscaloosa and Ryan Fowler next.

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 Welcome back in May 4th, September 4th.

1604
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 It doesn't matter.

1605
01:38:09,720 --> 01:38:11,200
 It's always time for football

1606
01:38:11,200 --> 01:38:13,160
 in his backyard of Tuscaloosa.

1607
01:38:13,340 --> 01:38:15,420
 Ryan Fowler is host of the game down there

1608
01:38:15,420 --> 01:38:17,540
 on Tide 109 FM.

1609
01:38:17,720 --> 01:38:18,700
 Ryan, welcome in.

1610
01:38:19,080 --> 01:38:19,660
 How are you?

1611
01:38:20,440 --> 01:38:21,620
 Oh, we're good.

1612
01:38:21,780 --> 01:38:22,440
 Man, we're good.

1613
01:38:22,580 --> 01:38:23,980
 We're just, you know,

1614
01:38:24,020 --> 01:38:27,140
 we're getting this slow time.

1615
01:38:27,140 --> 01:38:28,760
 But, you know, I've learned in this business

1616
01:38:28,760 --> 01:38:31,000
 is if you talk about football,

1617
01:38:31,440 --> 01:38:34,200
 it can actually be the biggest point of growth, okay?

1618
01:38:34,660 --> 01:38:36,260
 And I tell these young hosts

1619
01:38:36,260 --> 01:38:37,760
 that get into the radio all the time

1620
01:38:37,760 --> 01:38:39,380
 because they get to May

1621
01:38:39,380 --> 01:38:40,620
 and they get to April

1622
01:38:40,620 --> 01:38:41,080
 and they're like,

1623
01:38:41,600 --> 01:38:42,880
 well, I don't know how we're going to survive

1624
01:38:42,880 --> 01:38:43,880
 until SEC meeting day.

1625
01:38:43,940 --> 01:38:44,460
 But the guys,

1626
01:38:44,620 --> 01:38:46,700
 whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

1627
01:38:46,700 --> 01:38:49,000
 I said, if you really get to thinking about it,

1628
01:38:49,240 --> 01:38:51,120
 I said, when I first got in the business,

1629
01:38:51,320 --> 01:38:52,320
 and you guys remember this,

1630
01:38:52,660 --> 01:38:54,380
 college football was about nine months

1631
01:38:54,380 --> 01:38:54,980
 out of the year.

1632
01:38:55,500 --> 01:38:56,080
 It was, yeah.

1633
01:38:56,080 --> 01:38:57,600
 So, I guess that was training us

1634
01:38:57,600 --> 01:38:59,540
 for what we're going through now

1635
01:38:59,540 --> 01:39:01,320
 because I feel like that there's a lot of things

1636
01:39:01,320 --> 01:39:02,320
 that can talk about,

1637
01:39:02,420 --> 01:39:03,840
 whether we're talking about odds,

1638
01:39:03,980 --> 01:39:04,720
 whether we're talking about,

1639
01:39:04,860 --> 01:39:06,080
 we've been doing favorite plays

1640
01:39:06,680 --> 01:39:07,880
 in Alabama history

1641
01:39:07,880 --> 01:39:09,300
 for the last couple of days.

1642
01:39:09,360 --> 01:39:10,060
 That was fun.

1643
01:39:10,180 --> 01:39:10,860
 I mean, it was, you know,

1644
01:39:10,900 --> 01:39:11,500
 because, like,

1645
01:39:11,580 --> 01:39:12,600
 where were you at

1646
01:39:12,600 --> 01:39:14,160
 when second and second six happened?

1647
01:39:14,240 --> 01:39:15,680
 I know where Brett Beaird was

1648
01:39:15,680 --> 01:39:16,260
 because he was with you.

1649
01:39:16,500 --> 01:39:18,040
 He was standing next to you.

1650
01:39:20,760 --> 01:39:21,840
 I'll never forget that.

1651
01:39:21,960 --> 01:39:23,540
 Guys, that is one of the craziest.

1652
01:39:23,880 --> 01:39:23,980
 Yeah.

1653
01:39:24,080 --> 01:39:25,280
 So, anyway, it's just,

1654
01:39:25,920 --> 01:39:27,080
 I mean, it looks back

1655
01:39:27,080 --> 01:39:28,360
 and you think about memories

1656
01:39:28,360 --> 01:39:32,080
 and it's like if we were in Austin, Texas,

1657
01:39:32,080 --> 01:39:33,000
 this wouldn't last,

1658
01:39:33,140 --> 01:39:34,980
 but probably about 15 minutes

1659
01:39:34,980 --> 01:39:36,180
 because you don't have a championship

1660
01:39:36,180 --> 01:39:37,860
 that most people

1661
01:39:37,860 --> 01:39:39,280
 would be able to discuss.

1662
01:39:40,140 --> 01:39:40,860
 But Tuscaloosa,

1663
01:39:41,520 --> 01:39:43,360
 we actually have carried this thing

1664
01:39:43,360 --> 01:39:44,480
 for about two days

1665
01:39:44,480 --> 01:39:46,560
 and I'm going to try to wrap it up today

1666
01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:47,860
 and kind of go back a little bit.

1667
01:39:48,040 --> 01:39:48,340
 But it's good.

1668
01:39:48,620 --> 01:39:49,920
 Well, here's the bottom line, Ryan.

1669
01:39:50,380 --> 01:39:52,340
 All the limitation is your imagination.

1670
01:39:52,700 --> 01:39:54,660
 I had a consultant one time tell us

1671
01:39:54,660 --> 01:39:55,800
 everybody was in there

1672
01:39:55,800 --> 01:39:56,940
 kind of young in the business.

1673
01:39:57,100 --> 01:39:57,700
 They were complaining

1674
01:39:57,700 --> 01:39:58,280
 it was that time,

1675
01:39:58,340 --> 01:39:59,020
 that slow time

1676
01:39:59,020 --> 01:40:00,600
 and everybody's griping about this

1677
01:40:00,600 --> 01:40:01,480
 and griping about that

1678
01:40:01,480 --> 01:40:03,600
 and the consultant finally sat down

1679
01:40:03,600 --> 01:40:03,860
 and said,

1680
01:40:03,940 --> 01:40:04,280
 wait a minute,

1681
01:40:04,380 --> 01:40:05,180
 there's no such thing

1682
01:40:05,180 --> 01:40:06,160
 as a boring report.

1683
01:40:06,540 --> 01:40:07,640
 Just boring reporters.

1684
01:40:08,080 --> 01:40:09,540
 You got to have some imagination.

1685
01:40:09,800 --> 01:40:10,600
 So to that hand,

1686
01:40:11,020 --> 01:40:12,140
 let's talk about it.

1687
01:40:12,220 --> 01:40:13,460
 If you were going to sit here

1688
01:40:13,460 --> 01:40:14,120
 and have a poll,

1689
01:40:14,220 --> 01:40:15,960
 we always love to measure things.

1690
01:40:16,540 --> 01:40:17,960
 What is the greatest play

1691
01:40:17,960 --> 01:40:19,280
 in Alabama football history

1692
01:40:19,280 --> 01:40:20,100
 in your opinion

1693
01:40:20,100 --> 01:40:21,460
 and the consensus

1694
01:40:21,460 --> 01:40:22,960
 of those who are participating?

1695
01:40:23,740 --> 01:40:24,180
 Okay.

1696
01:40:24,200 --> 01:40:26,120
 It was no more near a unanimous.

1697
01:40:26,260 --> 01:40:26,400
 Okay.

1698
01:40:26,480 --> 01:40:26,900
 It was not.

1699
01:40:26,960 --> 01:40:27,940
 It was more of a consensus.

1700
01:40:28,640 --> 01:40:30,640
 But it's got to be second 26

1701
01:40:30,640 --> 01:40:32,300
 because it's a walk-off

1702
01:40:32,300 --> 01:40:33,980
 national championship.

1703
01:40:34,480 --> 01:40:34,700
 Yeah.

1704
01:40:34,900 --> 01:40:36,240
 It's to me,

1705
01:40:36,240 --> 01:40:37,860
 that is the greatest play

1706
01:40:37,860 --> 01:40:39,320
 in Alabama history.

1707
01:40:39,320 --> 01:40:40,180
 And I know people

1708
01:40:40,180 --> 01:40:40,880
 are going to go back

1709
01:40:40,880 --> 01:40:41,540
 and they're going to point.

1710
01:40:41,920 --> 01:40:42,680
 The problem is,

1711
01:40:42,740 --> 01:40:43,820
 is Alabama has got

1712
01:40:43,820 --> 01:40:46,360
 so many championships.

1713
01:40:46,860 --> 01:40:47,340
 Yeah.

1714
01:40:47,340 --> 01:40:48,420
 It sounds like I'm complaining

1715
01:40:48,420 --> 01:40:49,160
 about a problem,

1716
01:40:49,160 --> 01:40:49,840
 but you know,

1717
01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:50,320
 there was people

1718
01:40:50,320 --> 01:40:50,900
 that pointed out

1719
01:40:50,900 --> 01:40:52,520
 Martin Humphrey's onside kick

1720
01:40:52,520 --> 01:40:53,280
 at Clemson

1721
01:40:53,280 --> 01:40:54,860
 as a great play,

1722
01:40:55,000 --> 01:40:56,740
 a game-changing moment.

1723
01:40:56,880 --> 01:40:57,220
 Certainly,

1724
01:40:57,660 --> 01:40:59,000
 the kick six at 85.

1725
01:40:59,460 --> 01:41:00,220
 We talked about

1726
01:41:00,220 --> 01:41:00,900
 Jayla Milrow,

1727
01:41:01,020 --> 01:41:01,960
 fourth and 31.

1728
01:41:02,460 --> 01:41:03,460
 We talked about

1729
01:41:03,460 --> 01:41:04,240
 AJ McCarron

1730
01:41:04,240 --> 01:41:05,140
 and TJ Yelton

1731
01:41:05,140 --> 01:41:05,840
 down at LSU

1732
01:41:05,840 --> 01:41:06,580
 that went on

1733
01:41:06,580 --> 01:41:07,660
 to win a national title.

1734
01:41:08,060 --> 01:41:09,820
 Cody Block in 2009.

1735
01:41:10,220 --> 01:41:11,600
 If these plays don't happen,

1736
01:41:12,380 --> 01:41:12,640
 then,

1737
01:41:12,700 --> 01:41:13,640
 you know,

1738
01:41:13,740 --> 01:41:14,420
 you don't win

1739
01:41:14,420 --> 01:41:15,200
 a national title.

1740
01:41:15,420 --> 01:41:16,480
 So you look back

1741
01:41:16,480 --> 01:41:17,100
 at those plays,

1742
01:41:17,200 --> 01:41:17,640
 but to me,

1743
01:41:17,700 --> 01:41:18,700
 the greatest play

1744
01:41:18,700 --> 01:41:19,540
 of all time,

1745
01:41:19,900 --> 01:41:20,060
 you know,

1746
01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:20,660
 people talk about

1747
01:41:20,660 --> 01:41:21,260
 the goal line today

1748
01:41:21,260 --> 01:41:21,680
 and certainly,

1749
01:41:22,040 --> 01:41:22,280
 there was,

1750
01:41:22,640 --> 01:41:22,700
 what,

1751
01:41:22,760 --> 01:41:23,480
 five or six minutes,

1752
01:41:23,580 --> 01:41:24,680
 maybe more left

1753
01:41:24,680 --> 01:41:25,280
 in the game

1754
01:41:25,280 --> 01:41:26,520
 and it was significant,

1755
01:41:26,520 --> 01:41:28,320
 but it did not walk off

1756
01:41:28,320 --> 01:41:29,360
 a national championship.

1757
01:41:29,500 --> 01:41:29,620
 I mean,

1758
01:41:29,640 --> 01:41:29,820
 guys,

1759
01:41:29,900 --> 01:41:30,600
 we're talking about

1760
01:41:30,600 --> 01:41:32,100
 literally the last play

1761
01:41:32,100 --> 01:41:32,900
 of the game

1762
01:41:32,900 --> 01:41:34,360
 where a freshman

1763
01:41:34,360 --> 01:41:35,680
 threw to a freshman

1764
01:41:35,680 --> 01:41:37,760
 and it sealed

1765
01:41:37,760 --> 01:41:38,560
 a national title

1766
01:41:38,560 --> 01:41:39,780
 because you also

1767
01:41:39,780 --> 01:41:40,560
 think about

1768
01:41:40,560 --> 01:41:41,440
 the impact,

1769
01:41:42,140 --> 01:41:42,440
 okay,

1770
01:41:43,020 --> 01:41:44,580
 if that slides,

1771
01:41:44,900 --> 01:41:45,360
 because see,

1772
01:41:45,400 --> 01:41:46,260
 I thought Alabama,

1773
01:41:47,200 --> 01:41:48,780
 this is going to sound

1774
01:41:48,780 --> 01:41:49,560
 like I'm criticizing

1775
01:41:49,560 --> 01:41:50,280
 Coach Saban

1776
01:41:50,280 --> 01:41:51,100
 and really,

1777
01:41:51,240 --> 01:41:52,120
 I guess I am.

1778
01:41:52,680 --> 01:41:54,360
 I thought he mismanaged

1779
01:41:54,360 --> 01:41:56,280
 the quarterback competition.

1780
01:41:56,440 --> 01:41:56,520
 Now,

1781
01:41:56,560 --> 01:41:57,140
 at the end of the day,

1782
01:41:57,200 --> 01:41:58,320
 he came out of it

1783
01:41:58,320 --> 01:41:59,280
 looking like a rose,

1784
01:41:59,540 --> 01:41:59,720
 okay,

1785
01:41:59,840 --> 01:42:01,540
 but he didn't play

1786
01:42:01,540 --> 01:42:02,380
 the very best guy

1787
01:42:02,380 --> 01:42:02,780
 that year.

1788
01:42:03,540 --> 01:42:04,480
 Duatango Baloa

1789
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:06,020
 had created some confusion

1790
01:42:06,020 --> 01:42:07,440
 in that locker room

1791
01:42:07,440 --> 01:42:08,480
 and one of the reasons

1792
01:42:08,480 --> 01:42:09,280
 why that team

1793
01:42:09,280 --> 01:42:10,360
 had played so well

1794
01:42:10,360 --> 01:42:11,520
 is they had saw it

1795
01:42:11,520 --> 01:42:12,120
 in practice

1796
01:42:12,120 --> 01:42:12,800
 that the freshman

1797
01:42:12,800 --> 01:42:14,200
 gave them a better chance.

1798
01:42:14,660 --> 01:42:14,780
 You know,

1799
01:42:14,840 --> 01:42:15,520
 I talked to a lot

1800
01:42:15,520 --> 01:42:15,980
 of players

1801
01:42:15,980 --> 01:42:16,980
 on that year's team

1802
01:42:16,980 --> 01:42:17,980
 and they would talk

1803
01:42:17,980 --> 01:42:18,940
 about scout team

1804
01:42:18,940 --> 01:42:20,420
 or excuse me,

1805
01:42:20,540 --> 01:42:21,380
 good on good periods,

1806
01:42:21,480 --> 01:42:21,900
 good on good,

1807
01:42:21,960 --> 01:42:22,940
 which is the good defense

1808
01:42:22,940 --> 01:42:23,320
 and the good,

1809
01:42:23,440 --> 01:42:23,580
 you know,

1810
01:42:23,580 --> 01:42:24,260
 the best of the best

1811
01:42:24,260 --> 01:42:25,420
 and how they would

1812
01:42:25,420 --> 01:42:26,400
 drive down the field

1813
01:42:26,400 --> 01:42:27,300
 and then they would

1814
01:42:27,300 --> 01:42:28,840
 bring Jalen Hurts in

1815
01:42:28,840 --> 01:42:29,660
 and they would struggle,

1816
01:42:29,780 --> 01:42:29,980
 right?

1817
01:42:30,040 --> 01:42:31,180
 they would struggle.

1818
01:42:31,580 --> 01:42:32,020
 Now,

1819
01:42:32,180 --> 01:42:33,080
 and you think about

1820
01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:33,860
 that moment,

1821
01:42:34,180 --> 01:42:35,520
 if he doesn't do that,

1822
01:42:36,580 --> 01:42:37,400
 I think there's a lot

1823
01:42:37,400 --> 01:42:38,280
 of second guessing

1824
01:42:38,280 --> 01:42:39,420
 of Nick Saban.

1825
01:42:40,020 --> 01:42:40,180
 I mean,

1826
01:42:40,180 --> 01:42:41,240
 I'm talking about

1827
01:42:41,240 --> 01:42:41,820
 second guessing

1828
01:42:41,820 --> 01:42:42,880
 of going,

1829
01:42:43,400 --> 01:42:43,660
 man,

1830
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:44,240
 you know,

1831
01:42:44,340 --> 01:42:44,560
 I mean,

1832
01:42:44,660 --> 01:42:45,200
 because really

1833
01:42:45,200 --> 01:42:46,240
 I thought the programs

1834
01:42:46,240 --> 01:42:47,420
 during that year,

1835
01:42:47,940 --> 01:42:49,000
 they were at a crossroads.

1836
01:42:49,380 --> 01:42:49,500
 You know,

1837
01:42:49,560 --> 01:42:50,820
 they had won in 2015,

1838
01:42:51,500 --> 01:42:52,480
 but 2016,

1839
01:42:52,780 --> 01:42:53,440
 they got beat

1840
01:42:53,440 --> 01:42:54,320
 on the pick play

1841
01:42:54,320 --> 01:42:55,300
 down in Tampa

1842
01:42:55,300 --> 01:42:56,040
 against Clemson

1843
01:42:56,040 --> 01:42:57,340
 and it was just,

1844
01:42:57,480 --> 01:42:58,920
 it was almost like

1845
01:42:58,920 --> 01:42:59,440
 that season

1846
01:42:59,440 --> 01:43:00,500
 they just got through

1847
01:43:00,500 --> 01:43:01,380
 and then,

1848
01:43:01,560 --> 01:43:01,760
 you know,

1849
01:43:01,780 --> 01:43:02,300
 if they would have

1850
01:43:02,300 --> 01:43:02,980
 lost that,

1851
01:43:03,940 --> 01:43:04,380
 Tua would have

1852
01:43:04,380 --> 01:43:05,180
 probably transferred

1853
01:43:05,180 --> 01:43:06,400
 because they wouldn't

1854
01:43:06,400 --> 01:43:06,940
 have played him

1855
01:43:06,940 --> 01:43:07,780
 and then,

1856
01:43:08,180 --> 01:43:08,940
 you know,

1857
01:43:09,020 --> 01:43:09,920
 Burby would have won,

1858
01:43:10,460 --> 01:43:11,020
 that would have been

1859
01:43:11,020 --> 01:43:12,080
 a national title

1860
01:43:12,080 --> 01:43:13,160
 in what,

1861
01:43:13,240 --> 01:43:14,000
 year number two

1862
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:14,860
 for him?

1863
01:43:14,860 --> 01:43:15,400
 I mean,

1864
01:43:15,420 --> 01:43:16,360
 look at that program,

1865
01:43:16,500 --> 01:43:16,980
 how it would have

1866
01:43:16,980 --> 01:43:17,780
 got started off.

1867
01:43:18,160 --> 01:43:18,320
 I mean,

1868
01:43:18,360 --> 01:43:18,880
 who knows?

1869
01:43:18,980 --> 01:43:19,080
 I mean,

1870
01:43:19,120 --> 01:43:20,180
 that bulldozer

1871
01:43:20,180 --> 01:43:20,760
 that could got

1872
01:43:20,760 --> 01:43:21,460
 running in Athens,

1873
01:43:21,900 --> 01:43:22,160
 I mean,

1874
01:43:22,200 --> 01:43:23,100
 so it's not just

1875
01:43:23,100 --> 01:43:23,800
 a national title.

1876
01:43:23,880 --> 01:43:24,440
 There's a lot

1877
01:43:24,440 --> 01:43:25,740
 of implications to it.

1878
01:43:26,580 --> 01:43:26,720
 Yeah,

1879
01:43:26,820 --> 01:43:27,520
 and the other thing

1880
01:43:27,520 --> 01:43:28,060
 too, Ryan,

1881
01:43:28,140 --> 01:43:29,180
 is it's amazing

1882
01:43:29,180 --> 01:43:30,520
 what one win can do

1883
01:43:30,520 --> 01:43:31,060
 for that matter

1884
01:43:31,060 --> 01:43:32,080
 what one loss can do

1885
01:43:32,080 --> 01:43:32,980
 but there's another win

1886
01:43:32,980 --> 01:43:33,740
 that comes to mind

1887
01:43:33,740 --> 01:43:35,240
 since we're on this topic.

1888
01:43:35,340 --> 01:43:35,700
 It didn't win

1889
01:43:35,700 --> 01:43:36,640
 a national championship

1890
01:43:36,640 --> 01:43:37,600
 but I think it turned

1891
01:43:37,600 --> 01:43:38,540
 around a program

1892
01:43:38,540 --> 01:43:40,080
 of all things

1893
01:43:40,080 --> 01:43:41,120
 back in what was,

1894
01:43:41,220 --> 01:43:41,600
 I guess,

1895
01:43:41,800 --> 01:43:41,960
 what,

1896
01:43:42,060 --> 01:43:43,540
 91st year Gene Stallings

1897
01:43:43,540 --> 01:43:43,800
 came,

1898
01:43:43,880 --> 01:43:44,240
 they got off

1899
01:43:44,240 --> 01:43:45,100
 that horrendous start.

1900
01:43:45,700 --> 01:43:46,540
 They go to Tennessee,

1901
01:43:46,760 --> 01:43:47,520
 Tennessee is what,

1902
01:43:47,600 --> 01:43:47,900
 they're ranking

1903
01:43:47,900 --> 01:43:48,660
 the top three,

1904
01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:49,160
 I've gotten them,

1905
01:43:49,200 --> 01:43:49,700
 maybe number two

1906
01:43:49,700 --> 01:43:50,300
 in the country

1907
01:43:50,300 --> 01:43:52,000
 and it looked like

1908
01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:52,560
 this was just

1909
01:43:52,560 --> 01:43:53,800
 why they were showing up

1910
01:43:53,800 --> 01:43:54,540
 and Phillip Doyle

1911
01:43:54,540 --> 01:43:55,020
 comes out,

1912
01:43:55,120 --> 01:43:55,960
 I was on the gold

1913
01:43:55,960 --> 01:43:56,220
 post,

1914
01:43:56,300 --> 01:43:56,740
 the ball goes

1915
01:43:56,740 --> 01:43:57,620
 over the head,

1916
01:43:58,040 --> 01:43:59,060
 they win the ball game

1917
01:43:59,060 --> 01:43:59,940
 and from that point

1918
01:43:59,940 --> 01:44:01,100
 that built the foundation

1919
01:44:01,100 --> 01:44:02,160
 for the 92 national

1920
01:44:02,160 --> 01:44:02,900
 championship game.

1921
01:44:03,000 --> 01:44:03,460
 It's amazing

1922
01:44:03,460 --> 01:44:04,360
 what one game

1923
01:44:04,360 --> 01:44:05,740
 at some point,

1924
01:44:05,840 --> 01:44:06,580
 even if it doesn't win

1925
01:44:06,580 --> 01:44:07,380
 a national championship,

1926
01:44:07,500 --> 01:44:08,000
 what it can do

1927
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:08,740
 for a program.

1928
01:44:09,740 --> 01:44:10,520
 no doubt,

1929
01:44:10,520 --> 01:44:10,520
 no doubt,

1930
01:44:10,520 --> 01:44:11,080
 no doubt,

1931
01:44:11,080 --> 01:44:11,580
 and you think

1932
01:44:11,580 --> 01:44:12,260
 about these little

1933
01:44:12,260 --> 01:44:13,180
 moments that we're

1934
01:44:13,180 --> 01:44:14,200
 talking about right

1935
01:44:14,200 --> 01:44:14,460
 now,

1936
01:44:14,800 --> 01:44:15,020
 okay,

1937
01:44:15,440 --> 01:44:16,220
 let's just kind

1938
01:44:16,220 --> 01:44:16,720
 of back up

1939
01:44:16,720 --> 01:44:17,720
 just a little bit

1940
01:44:17,720 --> 01:44:18,860
 because we didn't

1941
01:44:18,860 --> 01:44:19,520
 have as much

1942
01:44:19,520 --> 01:44:20,500
 parity in the game

1943
01:44:20,500 --> 01:44:21,300
 as we do now.

1944
01:44:21,560 --> 01:44:21,660
 I mean,

1945
01:44:21,720 --> 01:44:22,340
 the parity is,

1946
01:44:22,600 --> 01:44:23,480
 so in other words,

1947
01:44:23,560 --> 01:44:24,340
 these plays,

1948
01:44:24,720 --> 01:44:25,740
 they're going to become,

1949
01:44:26,080 --> 01:44:26,740
 they're going to have

1950
01:44:26,740 --> 01:44:27,500
 a chance

1951
01:44:27,500 --> 01:44:29,340
 to get even tighter

1952
01:44:29,340 --> 01:44:31,060
 because these field goals

1953
01:44:31,060 --> 01:44:31,580
 are going to mean

1954
01:44:31,580 --> 01:44:32,060
 the difference.

1955
01:44:32,200 --> 01:44:32,660
 These one,

1956
01:44:32,960 --> 01:44:33,180
 you know,

1957
01:44:33,220 --> 01:44:34,720
 this out-of-bounds play,

1958
01:44:35,020 --> 01:44:37,640
 these little bitty things,

1959
01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:38,660
 like we went back

1960
01:44:38,660 --> 01:44:39,600
 at 4th and 31

1961
01:44:39,600 --> 01:44:42,000
 and we talked about,

1962
01:44:42,500 --> 01:44:42,700
 no,

1963
01:44:42,760 --> 01:44:43,120
 I'm sorry,

1964
01:44:43,300 --> 01:44:43,640
 I'm sorry,

1965
01:44:43,780 --> 01:44:44,560
 I think that was,

1966
01:44:44,760 --> 01:44:45,860
 it was Jordan Battle,

1967
01:44:46,240 --> 01:44:47,160
 Jordan Battle

1968
01:44:47,160 --> 01:44:50,460
 with Bryce Young

1969
01:44:50,460 --> 01:44:51,600
 in the battle.

1970
01:44:51,700 --> 01:44:52,060
 You remember

1971
01:44:52,060 --> 01:44:52,880
 when Jordan Battle

1972
01:44:52,880 --> 01:44:54,280
 jerked out Tank Bigsby

1973
01:44:54,280 --> 01:44:54,880
 out of bounds?

1974
01:44:55,000 --> 01:44:55,240
 You remember

1975
01:44:55,240 --> 01:44:55,880
 he was going out

1976
01:44:55,880 --> 01:44:57,120
 of the sideline

1977
01:44:57,120 --> 01:44:58,700
 and Jordan Battle

1978
01:44:58,700 --> 01:45:00,400
 pulled him out of bounds

1979
01:45:00,400 --> 01:45:01,800
 and it stopped the clock

1980
01:45:01,800 --> 01:45:03,040
 and that gave enough time

1981
01:45:03,040 --> 01:45:03,920
 for Bryce Young

1982
01:45:03,920 --> 01:45:04,900
 to drive down

1983
01:45:05,020 --> 01:45:05,280
 field.

1984
01:45:05,400 --> 01:45:06,480
 If that play doesn't happen,

1985
01:45:07,120 --> 01:45:07,560
 that play,

1986
01:45:07,680 --> 01:45:09,040
 and so it's become

1987
01:45:09,040 --> 01:45:10,200
 those little moments,

1988
01:45:10,360 --> 01:45:10,860
 Phillip Doyle

1989
01:45:10,860 --> 01:45:11,600
 and Ed Nani.

1990
01:45:11,680 --> 01:45:12,260
 I mean,

1991
01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:12,780
 it is,

1992
01:45:13,060 --> 01:45:13,280
 I mean,

1993
01:45:13,480 --> 01:45:14,360
 isn't that what's fun

1994
01:45:14,360 --> 01:45:15,240
 about college football

1995
01:45:15,240 --> 01:45:15,540
 is,

1996
01:45:16,120 --> 01:45:16,780
 and I hope,

1997
01:45:17,000 --> 01:45:18,100
 and this is the sad part,

1998
01:45:19,220 --> 01:45:19,860
 I hope

1999
01:45:19,860 --> 01:45:21,560
 they don't take the game

2000
01:45:21,560 --> 01:45:23,340
 that we love so much

2001
01:45:23,340 --> 01:45:24,740
 and destroy it

2002
01:45:24,740 --> 01:45:25,860
 to where we lose

2003
01:45:25,860 --> 01:45:26,440
 these fans.

2004
01:45:26,560 --> 01:45:27,620
 I have to come back down

2005
01:45:27,620 --> 01:45:28,240
 because

2006
01:45:28,240 --> 01:45:30,160
 we've got to depend

2007
01:45:30,160 --> 01:45:30,880
 on our leaders

2008
01:45:30,880 --> 01:45:31,780
 to lead

2009
01:45:31,780 --> 01:45:33,200
 not in comfortable

2010
01:45:33,200 --> 01:45:34,760
 cruise control zones

2011
01:45:34,760 --> 01:45:35,520
 they're going

2012
01:45:35,520 --> 01:45:36,500
 to make some decisions

2013
01:45:36,500 --> 01:45:37,420
 in the next couple

2014
01:45:37,420 --> 01:45:37,840
 of years

2015
01:45:37,840 --> 01:45:38,260
 that's either

2016
01:45:38,260 --> 01:45:38,740
 going to preserve

2017
01:45:38,740 --> 01:45:39,720
 college football

2018
01:45:39,720 --> 01:45:41,020
 and these memories

2019
01:45:41,020 --> 01:45:42,100
 will last a lifetime

2020
01:45:42,100 --> 01:45:43,620
 but I see more

2021
01:45:43,620 --> 01:45:44,420
 in poor people.

2022
01:45:44,920 --> 01:45:45,380
 I'm not saying

2023
01:45:45,380 --> 01:45:45,960
 they're completely

2024
01:45:45,960 --> 01:45:46,940
 disengaging

2025
01:45:46,940 --> 01:45:48,280
 but it's not

2026
01:45:48,280 --> 01:45:49,120
 as much fun

2027
01:45:49,120 --> 01:45:49,860
 and what these

2028
01:45:49,860 --> 01:45:51,180
 conversations do

2029
01:45:51,180 --> 01:45:52,420
 is they connect

2030
01:45:52,420 --> 01:45:53,020
 you back

2031
01:45:53,020 --> 01:45:54,340
 to emotional moments

2032
01:45:54,340 --> 01:45:55,100
 with your dad,

2033
01:45:55,220 --> 01:45:55,900
 your grandfather,

2034
01:45:56,120 --> 01:45:57,000
 who you were with

2035
01:45:57,000 --> 01:45:57,700
 when you watched

2036
01:45:57,700 --> 01:45:58,280
 that national.

2037
01:45:58,540 --> 01:45:59,400
 I've got lifelong

2038
01:45:59,400 --> 01:46:00,280
 memories of watching

2039
01:46:00,280 --> 01:46:00,860
 my dad,

2040
01:46:02,060 --> 01:46:02,800
 Cornelius Bennett

2041
01:46:02,800 --> 01:46:04,080
 and Steve Berline.

2042
01:46:04,400 --> 01:46:05,160
 I've got moments

2043
01:46:05,160 --> 01:46:06,440
 of my dad

2044
01:46:06,440 --> 01:46:07,240
 putting these cowboy

2045
01:46:07,240 --> 01:46:08,020
 boots around

2046
01:46:08,020 --> 01:46:08,540
 and running around

2047
01:46:08,540 --> 01:46:08,900
 the house

2048
01:46:08,900 --> 01:46:09,700
 stomping because

2049
01:46:09,700 --> 01:46:10,560
 Alabama had lost.

2050
01:46:11,040 --> 01:46:11,360
 I mean,

2051
01:46:11,560 --> 01:46:14,480
 it's those memories

2052
01:46:14,480 --> 01:46:16,180
 and as it becomes

2053
01:46:16,180 --> 01:46:17,040
 less important,

2054
01:46:17,940 --> 01:46:19,520
 I get concerned

2055
01:46:19,520 --> 01:46:20,620
 and college football

2056
01:46:20,620 --> 01:46:21,480
 survives a lot

2057
01:46:21,480 --> 01:46:22,180
 of uppercuts.

2058
01:46:22,380 --> 01:46:23,100
 I just don't know

2059
01:46:23,100 --> 01:46:23,820
 how many more

2060
01:46:23,820 --> 01:46:24,680
 we can take

2061
01:46:24,680 --> 01:46:26,560
 and still level

2062
01:46:26,560 --> 01:46:27,720
 of dominance

2063
01:46:27,720 --> 01:46:28,420
 where it is

2064
01:46:28,420 --> 01:46:29,080
 the second most

2065
01:46:29,080 --> 01:46:29,760
 popular sport

2066
01:46:29,760 --> 01:46:30,400
 behind the NFL.

2067
01:46:33,200 --> 01:46:34,240
 You mentioned

2068
01:46:34,240 --> 01:46:34,840
 a battle

2069
01:46:34,840 --> 01:46:35,920
 getting out of bounds.

2070
01:46:36,100 --> 01:46:36,500
 What about

2071
01:46:36,500 --> 01:46:37,320
 Greg Richardson

2072
01:46:37,320 --> 01:46:38,480
 getting out of bounds

2073
01:46:38,480 --> 01:46:40,680
 before the kick

2074
01:46:40,680 --> 01:46:41,580
 in 85,

2075
01:46:42,060 --> 01:46:42,840
 the Mike Shewlett

2076
01:46:42,840 --> 01:46:43,900
 leading that drive

2077
01:46:43,900 --> 01:46:44,360
 and some,

2078
01:46:44,820 --> 01:46:45,960
 why do people forget

2079
01:46:45,960 --> 01:46:47,520
 Shane Alexander's

2080
01:46:47,520 --> 01:46:48,980
 25-yard run

2081
01:46:48,980 --> 01:46:49,540
 in overtime

2082
01:46:49,540 --> 01:46:50,600
 to beat Florida

2083
01:46:50,600 --> 01:46:51,300
 in Gainesville

2084
01:46:51,300 --> 01:46:52,540
 40-39?

2085
01:46:53,300 --> 01:46:54,140
 So many,

2086
01:46:54,240 --> 01:46:55,140
 many minutes

2087
01:46:55,140 --> 01:46:56,540
 and moments

2088
01:46:56,540 --> 01:46:57,320
 in time.

2089
01:46:58,040 --> 01:46:58,200
 Brian,

2090
01:46:58,420 --> 01:47:00,580
 this is getting

2091
01:47:00,580 --> 01:47:01,980
 to be a topic

2092
01:47:01,980 --> 01:47:02,860
 that they do

2093
01:47:02,860 --> 01:47:03,740
 or are we going

2094
01:47:03,740 --> 01:47:04,600
 to 25?

2095
01:47:04,720 --> 01:47:04,980
 Greg,

2096
01:47:05,060 --> 01:47:06,200
 thank you on 16.

2097
01:47:07,080 --> 01:47:07,860
 We hear more

2098
01:47:07,860 --> 01:47:08,560
 of this at the end

2099
01:47:08,560 --> 01:47:09,020
 of the month

2100
01:47:09,020 --> 01:47:10,060
 in Sandestin.

2101
01:47:10,780 --> 01:47:11,240
 Are we going

2102
01:47:11,240 --> 01:47:12,020
 to be 24

2103
01:47:12,020 --> 01:47:12,860
 in two years?

2104
01:47:15,320 --> 01:47:15,720
 See,

2105
01:47:15,840 --> 01:47:17,020
 I'll be honest.

2106
01:47:17,440 --> 01:47:18,440
 I had Bill Conley

2107
01:47:18,440 --> 01:47:19,180
 on the other day

2108
01:47:19,180 --> 01:47:19,960
 and he said something.

2109
01:47:20,100 --> 01:47:21,140
 You ever have a guess

2110
01:47:21,140 --> 01:47:21,860
 and they say something

2111
01:47:21,860 --> 01:47:22,840
 and just grabs you?

2112
01:47:23,300 --> 01:47:23,620
 He said,

2113
01:47:23,700 --> 01:47:24,260
 we don't need it

2114
01:47:24,260 --> 01:47:25,080
 but we're going there.

2115
01:47:25,200 --> 01:47:25,860
 I believe it.

2116
01:47:25,980 --> 01:47:27,160
 I think we're going there

2117
01:47:27,160 --> 01:47:28,360
 and I simply think

2118
01:47:28,360 --> 01:47:28,980
 it's money.

2119
01:47:29,320 --> 01:47:29,480
 Okay?

2120
01:47:29,960 --> 01:47:30,680
 And I'm always

2121
01:47:30,680 --> 01:47:31,280
 slippery

2122
01:47:31,280 --> 01:47:33,900
 at decisions

2123
01:47:33,900 --> 01:47:34,720
 based off

2124
01:47:34,720 --> 01:47:35,980
 generally monetary

2125
01:47:35,980 --> 01:47:37,080
 decisions.

2126
01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:37,720
 We're all in it

2127
01:47:37,720 --> 01:47:38,140
 for the money.

2128
01:47:38,260 --> 01:47:38,940
 I get it.

2129
01:47:39,020 --> 01:47:39,140
 I mean,

2130
01:47:39,220 --> 01:47:40,520
 we're all,

2131
01:47:40,860 --> 01:47:41,520
 but when I look

2132
01:47:41,520 --> 01:47:42,300
 at college football

2133
01:47:42,300 --> 01:47:42,980
 and I think about

2134
01:47:42,980 --> 01:47:44,160
 24 teams

2135
01:47:44,160 --> 01:47:45,520
 and we're going

2136
01:47:45,520 --> 01:47:46,040
 into this

2137
01:47:46,040 --> 01:47:47,180
 playoff run,

2138
01:47:47,940 --> 01:47:49,180
 24 teams.

2139
01:47:49,660 --> 01:47:49,820
 Okay,

2140
01:47:49,920 --> 01:47:50,860
 there's a risk

2141
01:47:50,860 --> 01:47:51,660
 and the risk

2142
01:47:51,660 --> 01:47:52,160
 is that we're

2143
01:47:52,160 --> 01:47:52,980
 going to devalue

2144
01:47:52,980 --> 01:47:53,840
 the regular season

2145
01:47:53,840 --> 01:47:54,560
 where it's not

2146
01:47:54,560 --> 01:47:55,440
 going to be

2147
01:47:55,440 --> 01:47:56,600
 as important

2148
01:47:56,600 --> 01:47:57,820
 because these games

2149
01:47:57,820 --> 01:47:58,200
 that we're just

2150
01:47:58,200 --> 01:47:58,460
 sitting here

2151
01:47:58,460 --> 01:47:59,100
 talking about,

2152
01:47:59,820 --> 01:48:00,820
 they won't matter.

2153
01:48:01,000 --> 01:48:01,980
 Like A.J. McCarron

2154
01:48:01,980 --> 01:48:02,500
 against T.J.

2155
01:48:02,560 --> 01:48:03,460
 No big deal.

2156
01:48:04,060 --> 01:48:04,780
 Don't worry

2157
01:48:04,780 --> 01:48:05,400
 if you lose that

2158
01:48:05,400 --> 01:48:05,960
 when you're still

2159
01:48:05,960 --> 01:48:06,480
 in it, man.

2160
01:48:06,640 --> 01:48:06,800
 I mean,

2161
01:48:06,800 --> 01:48:08,300
 you got 24 more teams.

2162
01:48:08,660 --> 01:48:08,980
 I mean,

2163
01:48:09,040 --> 01:48:09,940
 it's just too,

2164
01:48:10,100 --> 01:48:10,900
 it's too many

2165
01:48:10,900 --> 01:48:11,880
 and I guess,

2166
01:48:12,020 --> 01:48:12,740
 are we going to cancel

2167
01:48:12,740 --> 01:48:13,560
 March Madness

2168
01:48:13,560 --> 01:48:14,320
 and move that back

2169
01:48:14,320 --> 01:48:14,840
 to May

2170
01:48:14,840 --> 01:48:16,240
 or because we may be

2171
01:48:16,240 --> 01:48:17,740
 playing college football

2172
01:48:17,740 --> 01:48:19,180
 at the Super Bowl.

2173
01:48:20,320 --> 01:48:20,720
 No,

2174
01:48:20,840 --> 01:48:21,020
 no,

2175
01:48:21,100 --> 01:48:21,540
 I mean,

2176
01:48:21,600 --> 01:48:22,680
 I mean,

2177
01:48:22,680 --> 01:48:23,700
 these are real questions

2178
01:48:23,700 --> 01:48:24,320
 that I have

2179
01:48:24,320 --> 01:48:27,480
 and 2014 playoff.

2180
01:48:27,660 --> 01:48:28,620
 I can't even wrap

2181
01:48:28,620 --> 01:48:29,560
 my head around it.

2182
01:48:29,900 --> 01:48:30,940
 2014 playoff.

2183
01:48:31,100 --> 01:48:32,080
 That just blows my mind.

2184
01:48:32,560 --> 01:48:33,460
 You can see

2185
01:48:33,460 --> 01:48:34,000
 why a coach

2186
01:48:34,000 --> 01:48:34,520
 would like it.

2187
01:48:34,580 --> 01:48:35,380
 It's job security.

2188
01:48:35,500 --> 01:48:35,960
 Let me ask you

2189
01:48:35,960 --> 01:48:36,760
 before we jump off.

2190
01:48:36,880 --> 01:48:38,120
 Everybody's in love

2191
01:48:38,120 --> 01:48:38,700
 with these guys

2192
01:48:38,700 --> 01:48:39,940
 coming in from Timbuktu

2193
01:48:39,940 --> 01:48:40,720
 but to me,

2194
01:48:40,820 --> 01:48:42,260
 one of the quietest recruits

2195
01:48:42,260 --> 01:48:42,920
 that's an asset

2196
01:48:42,920 --> 01:48:43,480
 to Alabama

2197
01:48:43,480 --> 01:48:44,420
 in the upcoming class

2198
01:48:44,420 --> 01:48:45,220
 is the kid up the road

2199
01:48:45,220 --> 01:48:45,860
 there at Thompson,

2200
01:48:46,420 --> 01:48:47,180
 Trent Seaborn.

2201
01:48:47,280 --> 01:48:48,720
 He's a mere four-star.

2202
01:48:48,860 --> 01:48:50,200
 It's a room full of five-stars

2203
01:48:50,200 --> 01:48:51,160
 and every time you see

2204
01:48:51,160 --> 01:48:52,080
 a sidebar story

2205
01:48:52,080 --> 01:48:52,980
 as they call it a business,

2206
01:48:53,480 --> 01:48:54,480
 his name pops up.

2207
01:48:54,540 --> 01:48:54,800
 He says,

2208
01:48:54,900 --> 01:48:56,160
 I welcome the five-star

2209
01:48:56,160 --> 01:48:56,820
 coming in.

2210
01:48:56,920 --> 01:48:57,520
 I'm going to go out

2211
01:48:57,520 --> 01:48:58,360
 and recruit hard.

2212
01:48:58,700 --> 01:48:59,780
 On my own nickel,

2213
01:48:59,860 --> 01:49:00,800
 I'm going to Tuscaloosa.

2214
01:49:00,800 --> 01:49:01,500
 I'm going to recruit

2215
01:49:01,500 --> 01:49:02,360
 on my off week.

2216
01:49:02,960 --> 01:49:04,080
 Can the coaching staff

2217
01:49:04,080 --> 01:49:04,780
 put a value

2218
01:49:04,780 --> 01:49:06,120
 in a guy like Trent Seaborn?

2219
01:49:06,260 --> 01:49:07,180
 It seems like he's

2220
01:49:07,180 --> 01:49:08,640
 back to our original topic.

2221
01:49:08,860 --> 01:49:09,820
 He's a throwback

2222
01:49:09,820 --> 01:49:10,520
 to where passion

2223
01:49:10,520 --> 01:49:11,940
 may outplay money.

2224
01:49:12,580 --> 01:49:13,020
 Well,

2225
01:49:13,120 --> 01:49:13,360
 and see,

2226
01:49:13,400 --> 01:49:14,160
 that goes back.

2227
01:49:14,300 --> 01:49:14,740
 That's a,

2228
01:49:15,340 --> 01:49:16,400
 that is an actual

2229
01:49:16,400 --> 01:49:17,420
 Mark Freeman

2230
01:49:17,420 --> 01:49:19,320
 because that program

2231
01:49:19,320 --> 01:49:20,700
 is built on competition.

2232
01:49:21,100 --> 01:49:22,560
 It literally is.

2233
01:49:22,600 --> 01:49:22,840
 I mean,

2234
01:49:22,840 --> 01:49:23,300
 from the minute

2235
01:49:23,300 --> 01:49:24,060
 you step on,

2236
01:49:24,060 --> 01:49:24,400
 you know,

2237
01:49:24,400 --> 01:49:24,980
 Thompson there

2238
01:49:24,980 --> 01:49:25,720
 and Alabaster's

2239
01:49:25,720 --> 01:49:26,500
 campus,

2240
01:49:26,500 --> 01:49:28,060
 it's all about competition.

2241
01:49:28,060 --> 01:49:28,680
 It's about,

2242
01:49:28,800 --> 01:49:28,920
 hey,

2243
01:49:28,940 --> 01:49:29,920
 can you survive,

2244
01:49:30,160 --> 01:49:30,780
 you know,

2245
01:49:30,840 --> 01:49:31,260
 what they're,

2246
01:49:31,320 --> 01:49:32,100
 what they're trying

2247
01:49:32,100 --> 01:49:32,660
 to teach

2248
01:49:32,660 --> 01:49:33,620
 and to be able

2249
01:49:33,620 --> 01:49:34,080
 to start

2250
01:49:34,080 --> 01:49:34,580
 for the length

2251
01:49:34,580 --> 01:49:35,000
 of time

2252
01:49:35,000 --> 01:49:35,940
 at his position.

2253
01:49:36,620 --> 01:49:37,200
 I mean,

2254
01:49:37,200 --> 01:49:37,480
 he started

2255
01:49:37,480 --> 01:49:38,320
 as an eighth grader.

2256
01:49:38,480 --> 01:49:38,780
 I mean,

2257
01:49:38,800 --> 01:49:38,920
 you,

2258
01:49:38,980 --> 01:49:39,660
 you think about

2259
01:49:39,660 --> 01:49:40,260
 the guys

2260
01:49:40,260 --> 01:49:41,400
 he had to speed out

2261
01:49:41,400 --> 01:49:43,520
 for that.

2262
01:49:43,680 --> 01:49:44,440
 So he's been,

2263
01:49:44,500 --> 01:49:45,020
 competition

2264
01:49:45,020 --> 01:49:46,200
 is nothing scary

2265
01:49:46,200 --> 01:49:46,640
 to him,

2266
01:49:46,640 --> 01:49:47,500
 but I tell you

2267
01:49:47,500 --> 01:49:47,680
 what,

2268
01:49:47,700 --> 01:49:48,500
 it is refreshing

2269
01:49:48,500 --> 01:49:49,820
 when you hear

2270
01:49:49,820 --> 01:49:50,880
 a young man

2271
01:49:50,880 --> 01:49:51,740
 like that talking

2272
01:49:51,740 --> 01:49:52,280
 because,

2273
01:49:52,780 --> 01:49:53,060
 you know,

2274
01:49:53,200 --> 01:49:53,820
 but he's seen

2275
01:49:53,820 --> 01:49:54,520
 that it's worked.

2276
01:49:54,520 --> 01:49:54,960
 Listen,

2277
01:49:55,540 --> 01:49:55,960
 you just had

2278
01:49:55,960 --> 01:49:56,880
 a first rounder

2279
01:49:56,880 --> 01:49:58,460
 who was 13th overall.

2280
01:50:00,040 --> 01:50:01,040
 He would argue

2281
01:50:01,040 --> 01:50:01,780
 that it worked.

2282
01:50:02,160 --> 01:50:03,020
 He would argue

2283
01:50:03,020 --> 01:50:04,600
 that the process

2284
01:50:04,600 --> 01:50:04,920
 where,

2285
01:50:04,920 --> 01:50:06,960
 you know,

2286
01:50:07,020 --> 01:50:07,640
 that he's safe

2287
01:50:07,640 --> 01:50:09,240
 and I think

2288
01:50:09,240 --> 01:50:09,800
 that's probably

2289
01:50:09,800 --> 01:50:10,560
 a reward

2290
01:50:10,560 --> 01:50:12,020
 to players like that

2291
01:50:12,020 --> 01:50:13,140
 because you look

2292
01:50:13,140 --> 01:50:13,600
 at some of the

2293
01:50:13,600 --> 01:50:14,260
 other guys,

2294
01:50:14,700 --> 01:50:16,460
 it didn't really

2295
01:50:16,460 --> 01:50:17,460
 work out for them.

2296
01:50:17,840 --> 01:50:17,980
 You know,

2297
01:50:18,020 --> 01:50:18,220
 I mean,

2298
01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:18,760
 they transferred

2299
01:50:18,760 --> 01:50:19,100
 here,

2300
01:50:19,220 --> 01:50:19,400
 there,

2301
01:50:19,500 --> 01:50:19,860
 everywhere,

2302
01:50:20,040 --> 01:50:20,860
 chasing a dollar.

2303
01:50:24,140 --> 01:50:25,500
 It's some issues

2304
01:50:25,500 --> 01:50:26,220
 and I think

2305
01:50:26,220 --> 01:50:27,160
 when you look

2306
01:50:27,160 --> 01:50:27,900
 at Trent Seaborn,

2307
01:50:28,360 --> 01:50:29,020
 it's fun.

2308
01:50:29,120 --> 01:50:30,000
 I've interviewed him,

2309
01:50:30,440 --> 01:50:31,280
 I promise you.

2310
01:50:31,680 --> 01:50:33,320
 He doesn't sound

2311
01:50:33,320 --> 01:50:33,880
 like you're talking

2312
01:50:33,880 --> 01:50:34,440
 to a junior

2313
01:50:34,440 --> 01:50:35,060
 in high school.

2314
01:50:35,500 --> 01:50:36,080
 He's fun

2315
01:50:36,080 --> 01:50:36,600
 to talk to.

2316
01:50:38,260 --> 01:50:39,160
 By the way,

2317
01:50:39,520 --> 01:50:40,480
 did you spend

2318
01:50:40,480 --> 01:50:41,120
 the weekend

2319
01:50:41,120 --> 01:50:42,320
 parking cars

2320
01:50:42,320 --> 01:50:43,420
 for $25

2321
01:50:43,420 --> 01:50:44,680
 a car

2322
01:50:44,680 --> 01:50:45,520
 for conditioning

2323
01:50:45,520 --> 01:50:46,520
 now that it's

2324
01:50:46,520 --> 01:50:47,560
 three days?

2325
01:50:48,500 --> 01:50:49,340
 Did you pick

2326
01:50:49,340 --> 01:50:49,980
 up some extra

2327
01:50:49,980 --> 01:50:51,100
 cash on the side

2328
01:50:51,100 --> 01:50:51,720
 this weekend?

2329
01:50:52,860 --> 01:50:53,300
 No,

2330
01:50:53,520 --> 01:50:53,680
 no,

2331
01:50:53,760 --> 01:50:55,520
 I don't tell

2332
01:50:55,520 --> 01:50:55,980
 the audience,

2333
01:50:56,280 --> 01:50:57,780
 but I slipped

2334
01:50:57,780 --> 01:50:58,260
 down.

2335
01:50:59,020 --> 01:50:59,740
 I'm looking

2336
01:50:59,740 --> 01:51:00,240
 right now

2337
01:51:00,240 --> 01:51:00,880
 at the gulf

2338
01:51:00,880 --> 01:51:01,640
 of a market.

2339
01:51:01,640 --> 01:51:01,940
 There you go.

2340
01:51:02,720 --> 01:51:03,160
 Yeah,

2341
01:51:03,420 --> 01:51:04,440
 I slipped

2342
01:51:04,440 --> 01:51:05,220
 down for the

2343
01:51:05,220 --> 01:51:06,000
 weekend

2344
01:51:06,000 --> 01:51:08,100
 and my wife's

2345
01:51:08,100 --> 01:51:08,400
 got to be

2346
01:51:08,400 --> 01:51:08,760
 down here

2347
01:51:08,760 --> 01:51:09,640
 for a couple

2348
01:51:09,640 --> 01:51:10,100
 of days,

2349
01:51:10,260 --> 01:51:11,280
 so I used

2350
01:51:11,280 --> 01:51:11,940
 the excuse

2351
01:51:11,940 --> 01:51:12,880
 and I got

2352
01:51:12,880 --> 01:51:13,080
 out.

2353
01:51:13,400 --> 01:51:13,660
 Listen,

2354
01:51:13,740 --> 01:51:14,540
 anytime Tuscaloosa

2355
01:51:14,540 --> 01:51:15,100
 gets busy

2356
01:51:15,100 --> 01:51:15,800
 like the football

2357
01:51:15,800 --> 01:51:16,200
 game,

2358
01:51:16,580 --> 01:51:17,060
 I'm out

2359
01:51:17,060 --> 01:51:17,620
 because it's

2360
01:51:17,620 --> 01:51:18,200
 already busy

2361
01:51:18,200 --> 01:51:18,660
 enough.

2362
01:51:19,220 --> 01:51:19,420
 Like that

2363
01:51:19,420 --> 01:51:20,120
 Morgan Wallen

2364
01:51:20,120 --> 01:51:20,860
 concert a couple

2365
01:51:20,860 --> 01:51:21,460
 of weeks ago,

2366
01:51:21,640 --> 01:51:22,040
 man,

2367
01:51:22,120 --> 01:51:22,600
 I was running

2368
01:51:22,600 --> 01:51:23,200
 down the interstate.

2369
01:51:23,380 --> 01:51:24,060
 I was breaking

2370
01:51:24,060 --> 01:51:25,060
 speed limit signs

2371
01:51:25,060 --> 01:51:25,560
 to get out of

2372
01:51:25,560 --> 01:51:25,760
 town.

2373
01:51:25,900 --> 01:51:26,040
 I mean,

2374
01:51:26,080 --> 01:51:26,880
 I was trying

2375
01:51:26,880 --> 01:51:27,340
 to go back.

2376
01:51:27,560 --> 01:51:28,380
 I left late

2377
01:51:28,380 --> 01:51:29,220
 and it's packed.

2378
01:51:29,340 --> 01:51:29,440
 I mean,

2379
01:51:29,780 --> 01:51:30,120
 so no,

2380
01:51:30,180 --> 01:51:30,880
 I did not park

2381
01:51:30,880 --> 01:51:31,420
 any cars,

2382
01:51:31,520 --> 01:51:31,940
 but if that's

2383
01:51:31,940 --> 01:51:32,240
 what they're

2384
01:51:32,240 --> 01:51:32,620
 charging,

2385
01:51:33,120 --> 01:51:33,280
 hey,

2386
01:51:33,340 --> 01:51:33,820
 we got to pay

2387
01:51:33,820 --> 01:51:34,220
 NIL.

2388
01:51:34,340 --> 01:51:34,980
 Don't complain,

2389
01:51:35,140 --> 01:51:35,600
 Brett Beaird.

2390
01:51:35,660 --> 01:51:36,340
 We got a football

2391
01:51:36,340 --> 01:51:37,100
 team to cover.

2392
01:51:39,400 --> 01:51:40,420
 We got on the

2393
01:51:40,420 --> 01:51:41,200
 show today

2394
01:51:41,200 --> 01:51:42,120
 and where can

2395
01:51:42,120 --> 01:51:42,800
 we get online

2396
01:51:42,800 --> 01:51:43,260
 to listen?

2397
01:51:44,100 --> 01:51:44,260
 Well,

2398
01:51:44,260 --> 01:51:44,640
 we got Brent

2399
01:51:44,640 --> 01:51:45,100
 Norsworthy.

2400
01:51:45,340 --> 01:51:45,700
 He's going to

2401
01:51:45,700 --> 01:51:46,140
 join us at

2402
01:51:46,140 --> 01:51:47,180
 2-15 and I'm

2403
01:51:47,180 --> 01:51:47,660
 going to bounce

2404
01:51:47,660 --> 01:51:48,260
 it off of him.

2405
01:51:48,340 --> 01:51:48,900
 He doesn't know

2406
01:51:48,900 --> 01:51:49,340
 that this is

2407
01:51:49,340 --> 01:51:49,660
 coming,

2408
01:51:50,060 --> 01:51:50,520
 but he's one

2409
01:51:50,520 --> 01:51:50,900
 of the greatest

2410
01:51:50,900 --> 01:51:51,720
 historians I've

2411
01:51:51,720 --> 01:51:52,300
 ever been around.

2412
01:51:52,680 --> 01:51:53,300
 I'm going to ask

2413
01:51:53,300 --> 01:51:55,060
 him if second

2414
01:51:55,060 --> 01:51:56,940
 and 26 is the

2415
01:51:56,940 --> 01:51:57,500
 greatest play in

2416
01:51:57,500 --> 01:51:58,040
 Alabama football

2417
01:51:58,040 --> 01:51:58,440
 history.

2418
01:51:58,560 --> 01:51:58,840
 We're going to

2419
01:51:58,840 --> 01:51:59,320
 do that.

2420
01:51:59,660 --> 01:52:00,220
 We got Rudy

2421
01:52:00,220 --> 01:52:01,060
 Arman and

2422
01:52:01,060 --> 01:52:02,000
 we got big

2423
01:52:02,000 --> 01:52:02,540
 Martin Houston

2424
01:52:02,540 --> 01:52:03,120
 fullback,

2425
01:52:03,560 --> 01:52:04,060
 1992.

2426
01:52:04,420 --> 01:52:04,880
 He's on every

2427
01:52:04,880 --> 01:52:05,260
 Monday,

2428
01:52:05,440 --> 01:52:05,780
 so we'll do

2429
01:52:05,780 --> 01:52:06,180
 these three

2430
01:52:06,180 --> 01:52:06,520
 guests,

2431
01:52:06,680 --> 01:52:07,160
 but really

2432
01:52:07,160 --> 01:52:07,520
 it's about

2433
01:52:07,520 --> 01:52:08,140
 the callers

2434
01:52:08,140 --> 01:52:08,660
 this time of

2435
01:52:08,660 --> 01:52:08,940
 the year.

2436
01:52:09,040 --> 01:52:09,120
 I mean,

2437
01:52:09,140 --> 01:52:09,400
 I could

2438
01:52:09,400 --> 01:52:09,800
 feature,

2439
01:52:09,980 --> 01:52:10,580
 you know,

2440
01:52:10,620 --> 01:52:11,260
 everybody and

2441
01:52:11,260 --> 01:52:11,960
 I enjoy

2442
01:52:11,960 --> 01:52:12,400
 that,

2443
01:52:12,680 --> 01:52:13,120
 but I also

2444
01:52:13,120 --> 01:52:13,680
 enjoy loving

2445
01:52:13,680 --> 01:52:14,300
 taking the

2446
01:52:14,300 --> 01:52:14,540
 calls,

2447
01:52:14,620 --> 01:52:14,820
 so we'll

2448
01:52:14,820 --> 01:52:15,200
 take a lot

2449
01:52:15,200 --> 01:52:15,440
 of phone

2450
01:52:15,440 --> 01:52:15,920
 calls as

2451
01:52:15,920 --> 01:52:16,160
 well.

2452
01:52:16,580 --> 01:52:16,700
 So,

2453
01:52:16,960 --> 01:52:17,060
 hey,

2454
01:52:17,080 --> 01:52:17,340
 I always

2455
01:52:17,340 --> 01:52:17,720
 appreciate

2456
01:52:17,720 --> 01:52:18,220
 you guys

2457
01:52:18,220 --> 01:52:18,800
 so much

2458
01:52:18,800 --> 01:52:19,580
 and you

2459
01:52:19,580 --> 01:52:19,860
 guys have

2460
01:52:19,860 --> 01:52:20,080
 a great

2461
01:52:20,080 --> 01:52:20,360
 rest of

2462
01:52:20,360 --> 01:52:20,680
 your day.

2463
01:52:21,740 --> 01:52:22,140
 We're

2464
01:52:22,140 --> 01:52:22,340
 going to

2465
01:52:22,340 --> 01:52:22,640
 try,

2466
01:52:22,780 --> 01:52:23,480
 but 10

2467
01:52:23,480 --> 01:52:23,900
 toes and

2468
01:52:23,900 --> 01:52:24,160
 stands

2469
01:52:24,160 --> 01:52:24,700
 sounds pretty

2470
01:52:24,700 --> 01:52:25,200
 good as

2471
01:52:29,660 --> 01:52:30,560
 eight and

2472
01:52:30,560 --> 01:52:31,180
 a half

2473
01:52:31,180 --> 01:52:31,880
 games up

2474
01:52:31,880 --> 01:52:32,200
 on the

2475
01:52:32,200 --> 01:52:32,740
 second

2476
01:52:32,740 --> 01:52:33,280
 place.

2477
01:52:33,480 --> 01:52:33,760
 Marlins,

2478
01:52:33,840 --> 01:52:34,060
 are you

2479
01:52:34,060 --> 01:52:34,400
 ready for

2480
01:52:34,400 --> 01:52:34,600
 some

2481
01:52:34,600 --> 01:52:34,940
 baseball?

2482
01:52:35,580 --> 01:52:36,140
 Harold,

2483
01:52:36,240 --> 01:52:36,500
 they've

2484
01:52:36,500 --> 01:52:36,940
 won at

2485
01:52:36,940 --> 01:52:38,180
 15 of

2486
01:52:38,180 --> 01:52:39,220
 18 games

2487
01:52:39,220 --> 01:52:39,520
 and we

2488
01:52:39,520 --> 01:52:39,960
 were nearly

2489
01:52:39,960 --> 01:52:40,500
 joking.

2490
01:52:40,640 --> 01:52:40,980
 The best

2491
01:52:40,980 --> 01:52:42,100
 35-game

2492
01:52:42,100 --> 01:52:42,880
 starts

2493
01:52:42,880 --> 01:52:43,420
 since

2494
01:52:43,420 --> 01:52:44,720
 1892.

2495
01:52:45,300 --> 01:52:45,620
 Wow.

2496
01:52:45,740 --> 01:52:46,140
 They are

2497
01:52:46,140 --> 01:52:46,700
 Ritchie

2498
01:52:46,700 --> 01:52:47,240
 pitching

2499
01:52:47,240 --> 01:52:47,760
 tonight.

2500
01:52:48,260 --> 01:52:48,780
 By the

2501
01:52:48,780 --> 01:52:49,020
 way,

2502
01:52:49,180 --> 01:52:49,380
 kudos

2503
01:52:49,380 --> 01:52:50,260
 real quick

2504
01:52:50,260 --> 01:52:50,940
 to Florence

2505
01:52:50,940 --> 01:52:51,380
 soccer.

2506
01:52:51,600 --> 01:52:52,360
 They lost

2507
01:52:52,360 --> 01:52:53,880
 Saturday night

2508
01:52:53,880 --> 01:52:54,260
 but ended

2509
01:52:54,260 --> 01:52:54,560
 up

2510
01:52:54,560 --> 01:52:56,280
 22-1

2511
01:52:56,280 --> 01:52:56,780
 I believe

2512
01:52:56,780 --> 01:52:57,240
 was their

2513
01:52:57,240 --> 01:52:58,000
 final record.

2514
01:52:58,200 --> 01:52:58,420
 They had

2515
01:52:58,420 --> 01:52:59,000
 15

2516
01:52:59,000 --> 01:52:59,800
 shutouts.

2517
01:52:59,960 --> 01:53:00,280
 They could

2518
01:53:00,280 --> 01:53:00,720
 not get

2519
01:53:00,720 --> 01:53:01,240
 the state

2520
01:53:01,240 --> 01:53:02,340
 in Huntsville

2521
01:53:02,340 --> 01:53:03,020
 but

2522
01:53:03,020 --> 01:53:03,620
 congratulations

2523
01:53:03,620 --> 01:53:04,320
 to the

2524
01:53:04,320 --> 01:53:04,660
 Florence

2525
01:53:04,660 --> 01:53:05,480
 soccer team

2526
01:53:05,480 --> 01:53:05,940
 for an

2527
01:53:05,940 --> 01:53:06,420
 incredible

2528
01:53:06,420 --> 01:53:06,880
 year.

2529
01:53:07,640 --> 01:53:08,080
 Absolutely.

2530
01:53:08,260 --> 01:53:08,540
 Echo

2531
01:53:08,540 --> 01:53:09,020
 those

2532
01:53:09,020 --> 01:53:09,360
 sentiments.

2533
01:53:09,660 --> 01:53:09,880
 That's

2534
01:53:09,880 --> 01:53:10,060
 going to

2535
01:53:10,060 --> 01:53:10,380
 take care

2536
01:53:10,380 --> 01:53:10,440
 of

2537
01:53:10,440 --> 01:53:10,620
 business

2538
01:53:10,620 --> 01:53:10,720
 for

2539
01:53:10,720 --> 01:53:10,900
 now

2540
01:53:10,900 --> 01:53:11,020
 on

2541
01:53:11,020 --> 01:53:11,220
 behalf

2542
01:53:11,220 --> 01:53:11,340
 of

2543
01:53:11,340 --> 01:53:11,540
 BB,

2544
01:53:11,700 --> 01:53:11,940
 Greg,

2545
01:53:12,020 --> 01:53:12,240
 James

2546
01:53:12,240 --> 01:53:12,480
 Blair,

2547
01:53:12,600 --> 01:53:12,700
 the

2548
01:53:12,700 --> 01:53:13,080
 entire

2549
01:53:13,080 --> 01:53:13,320
 crew

2550
01:53:13,320 --> 01:53:13,540
 here.

2551
01:53:14,000 --> 01:53:14,180
 Harold

2552
01:53:14,180 --> 01:53:14,460
 LeBlanc,

2553
01:53:14,540 --> 01:53:14,960
 thank you so

2554
01:53:14,960 --> 01:53:15,360
 much for

2555
01:53:15,360 --> 01:53:15,820
 your time

2556
01:53:15,820 --> 01:53:16,080
 today.

2557
01:53:16,160 --> 01:53:16,280
 Let's

2558
01:53:16,280 --> 01:53:16,460
 do it

2559
01:53:16,460 --> 01:53:16,580
 again

2560
01:53:16,580 --> 01:53:16,840
 tomorrow

2561
01:53:16,840 --> 01:53:17,080
 on

2562
01:53:17,080 --> 01:53:17,320
 Dune

2563
01:53:17,320 --> 01:53:17,460
 to

2564
01:53:17,460 --> 01:53:17,640
 2

2565
01:53:17,640 --> 01:53:17,780
 for

2566
01:53:17,780 --> 01:53:17,880
 the

2567
01:53:17,880 --> 01:53:18,020
 boom

2568
01:53:18,020 --> 01:53:18,160
 old

2569
01:53:18,160 --> 01:53:18,380
 buck

2570
01:53:18,380 --> 01:53:18,660
 show

2571
01:53:18,660 --> 01:53:19,180
 back

2572
01:53:19,180 --> 01:53:19,300
 here

2573
01:53:19,300 --> 01:53:19,380
 on

2574
01:53:19,380 --> 01:53:19,640
 sports

2575
01:53:19,640 --> 01:53:19,920
 radio

2576
01:53:19,920 --> 01:53:20,200
 from

2577
01:53:20,200 --> 01:53:20,760
 93.9

2578
01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:30,100
 We'll be right back.