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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

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 The score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a street ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in to day one of the SEC Beach Party. Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 And the listeners, yeah, it's going to be a very interesting week in Sandation and we'll be talking with a lot of the guests about that this week.

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 12 SEC baseball teams and regions, including seven teams who are hosting regionals.

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 Las Vegas insider Bruce Marshall previews the SEC meetings in Sandestin.

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 Roger is here right now to talk some postseason Alabama baseball and softball.

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 Roger that, Roger Hoover. He's busy on the Alabama Crimson Tide Network, baseball, basketball, football, you name it.

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 Roger's got you covered amongst other places. You're on 93.9 The Score and the Crimson Tide Network again.

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 Roger, welcome in. How are you?

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 Boomo Bugg doing really well. Hope you guys are as we say goodbye to May and say hello to June.

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 There you go, my friend.

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 So, Roger, what's going on, man?

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 I mean, you have to be like a Swiss Army knife.

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 You've got baseball, you've got softball, you've got all kinds of balls juggling in the air.

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 What a season has been for this Alabama athletic program.

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 I guess the trivia question is, if you're going to Jeopardy, how many schools have had somebody this deep in the playoffs,

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 whether it be baseball, softball, football, you name it, gymnastics, you name it?

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 It kind of brings to mind some of those teams around 2011, 2012.

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 It was kind of another stretch where Alabama athletics kind of across the board, you know,

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 I had a rolling back then at that time, too.

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 and everybody he's kind of put in place and giving everybody at Alabama in this brand-new era

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 where everyone said, oh, Crimson Tide, you know, athletics, they can't keep up in the NIL world

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 I think we're competing pretty well across the board and doing some really special things.

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 So, I think it's a great time to be with the Crimson Tide and hopefully the team I work with the most,

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 baseball, can really start to do its part later in the week.

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 Rhonda, speaking of baseball, they did not have a great week at Hoover losing to the Gators 13-3,

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 By the way, they'll get a super regional if they can advance through the regional.

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 Oklahoma State, USC Upstate, I believe is going to be approximately one o'clock on Friday.

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 And then Alabama with the night game against Alabama State, 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

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 Roger, talk about the teams in the regional.

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 Well, you start with Alabama State, the first opponent for the Crimson Tide.

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 They've done a tremendous job in getting players in unique and interesting ways,

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 and he's able to use his connections from Puerto Rico to really build up this roster

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 and, again, give these players a chance that often get overlooked in the college.

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 and Alabama knows just how tough they can be because earlier in the season played them to a tight 2-1 game

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 What does it look like when their ace goes up against Crimson Tide as opposed to sometimes in these midweek games

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 I appreciate you bringing it up because fans sometimes, they look at the front of a jersey

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 Roger, someone texted me this morning and asked me about the Saturday schedule.

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 Roger Hoover again to huddle with us.

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 Roger, a lot of folks have to wait to October for a World Series.

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 The question now for Alabama is, Roger, when is this team going to pick it up on the pitching mound?

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 The deadline, I believe it's tomorrow, to take your name out of the NBA draft, and I've been

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 Brian, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing great, guys.

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 How are y'all?

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 Yeah, we're doing all right.

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 Looks like that Auburn baseball team is going to keep you away from the beach, at least

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 for the foreseeable future.

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 It's going to cost you to punch the clock again this week, but if you're an Auburn fan, you

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 probably don't mind too much, do you, Brian?

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 No, absolutely you don't.

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 You know, Auburn national number four seed, again, hosts a regional.

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 Milwaukee on Friday at noon.

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 And then they're straight into a double elimination tournament.

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 UCF and NC State are the two and three seats there.

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 They'll start the tournament Friday at around five.

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 Brian, that's rather impressive, a number four seed.

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 But we've talked with you about this baseball team for months now.

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 Their RPI and strength of schedule were very high.

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 They won what?

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 You put all that stuff in a blender and it comes out.

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 Auburn got really a very high seed at four.

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 Yeah, I think Auburn benefited from two things.

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 They scheduled really hard.

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 You know, they went out on the road early to Texas to play out there in that little tournament.

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 And they also, you know, it turned out a lot of their non-conference teams was to try to find

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 good non-conference teams.

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 Turned out to be good, including some in the state, like Jacksonville State, which beat them

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 And Cincinnati, another team that beat them, but still that helped their RPI because Cincinnati

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 And Nebraska, of course, came here.

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 Auburn won that series.

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 So their non-conference schedule really helped out a lot.

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 And then they benefited.

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 I think they played the top seven teams in the SEC, if I'm not mistaken.

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 So that, of course, helps out a lot.

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 You can look at Georgia.

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 I think they played three.

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 And that was just, you know, the luck of the draw in the SEC.

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 So that just happens sometimes.

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 But, yeah, they deserve credit for making an effort to schedule really hard.

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 It's worked out well for them.

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 Brian, we talked earlier about Alabama's opening opponent, Alabama State.

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 And on the surface, you say, what?

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 That's going to be a walkover.

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 They can recruit a lot of talent from Puerto Rico.

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 Your thoughts about Milwaukee.

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 If you look at first glance, it's easy to draw conclusions, but we live in a different

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 These guys can go out and get immediate help.

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 Your thoughts about Auburn's opening opponent and then the path through their particular region

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 if they're able to get through Milwaukee.

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 I'm going to work on that here in the coming days.

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 But, you know, I know Milwaukee's a pretty good team.

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 And they've hit for some power, doubles, home runs, triples.

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 And they've got a bunch of stolen bases.

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 So, they're a very good offensive team.

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 And they've hit a bunch of doubles and home runs.

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 So, I would respect a really good offensive team.

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 Pitching-wise, not quite as good.

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 I think their team ERA is around seven.

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 Wow.

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 So, this could be an opportunity maybe for Auburn to swing the bats and get that bat cranking.

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 You know, that's the area this team is falling a little bit short in.

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 more proficient on the offensive side.

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 So, that's something they'll need to step up and go.

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 I don't know a Milwaukee starter yet, Evan Nouth.

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 But their top pitcher has been this Minky kid.

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 So, not like a hard-throwing type guy there.

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 So, this should be something that will give Auburn an opportunity to score some runs

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 and get that part of the team going early.

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 Let me double-check with you.

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 A lot of Auburn fans may not realize, well, they're thinking the Friday game is going to be at 6 or 7 o'clock.

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 No, it's at noon.

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 But if Auburn wins that game, they would move into the winner's bracket Saturday and Sunday.

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 And, again, trying not to get ahead of ourselves.

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 But game one winner would play the game two winner Saturday night, I believe, at 7 or 8.

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 Correct.

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 And the same would be Sunday.

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 Is that right?

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 That is right.

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 Auburn did request to play the late game Friday.

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 Right.

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 But ESPN has the final decision there, and they decided to put Auburn at noon, I guess, to spread out some of the better teams throughout the day.

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 But, to me, you know, I've seen teams choose noon.

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 Florida State, I know, has done it some because two reasons.

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 It gives you more time to, you know, get better and rest going into game two.

465
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 And, you know, if there's going to be rain and rain delays, you'd rather be the first team to play than have to wait around all day and try to be the second team to play in that situation.

466
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 So, I think that gives Auburn an advantage.

467
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 I don't think it's a bad thing.

468
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 I think, you know, the main reason that Auburn and most schools want to play the late game is just to get their fans there.

469
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470
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 But, after that, the region, the times are all set.

471
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 So, it's, you know, it's 2-7.

472
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 7 o'clock will be the winner's bracket on Saturday, and it's 2-7 against Sunday.

473
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 And then, if it has to go to Monday game, that's when they'll have to schedule it around what other games are still left on Monday.

474
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 And they'll set it up to make sure they get everybody on TV if possible.

475
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 We've got about a minute and a half left with you.

476
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 Auburn at football picked up their ninth commitment.

477
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 Three-star offensive lineman, Rance, not Lance.

478
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 Rance Brown from Brentwood Academy in Tennessee.

479
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 Auburn fans hope he is the next in the long line of them.

480
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 Yeah, three of Auburn's nine commitments now offensive linemen.

481
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 So, you can see them really, really making a push for that.

482
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 And Rance is also an offensive tackle.

483
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 So, that's another area that Auburn has really needed to recruit better at.

484
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 He's 6'6", close to 300.

485
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 A guy that Auburn really latched on early as a top target.

486
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 And I think, again, he's one of those guys that is probably more of a developmental offensive lineman.

487
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 But you're going to see teams like Auburn assign more guys like this and then invest in certain positions where they know they can get a guy into the starting lineup or the playing rotation right away for those high four-stars and five-star type caliber prospects.

488
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,040
 So, a nice pick-up from them.

489
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 A guy they targeted early.

490
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 And this weekend is the first round of official visits for Auburn.

491
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 So, recruiting is really going to start picking up.

492
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 A lot of news will be coming out of AuburnSports.com here in the coming weeks.

493
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 Absolutely.

494
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 But where can we get online to get the latest in recruiting, keep up with baseball, and all the other great stuff?

495
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 Yep.

496
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 And I will be all over that coverage.

497
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 Check us out at AuburnSports.com.

498
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 Follow me on Twitter at BMATAU.

499
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 Brian, it's always good to kick off the week with you.

500
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 Thanks so much for your time today and stay safe down there, okay?

501
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 Yeah, I appreciate you guys.

502
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 Thanks for having me.

503
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 Thank you, buddy.

504
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 Brian Matthews, you're going to be with us at AuburnSports.com.

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 Hopefully, you and your family had a great Memorial Day and safe holiday.

618
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 How are you?

619
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 Yeah, good.

620
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 Yeah, back up from Florida.

621
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 Good day on there.

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 And, yeah, we're revving it up.

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 Sports continues, though.

624
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 Bruce, did you leave Florida too early?

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 You were leaving when Greg Sank and his posse was coming in to beautiful San Destin.

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 Your thoughts.

627
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 A lot of times, these things are, you know, they're kind of boring and all that stuff, like watching paint dry.

628
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 But let's face it, this is kind of the epicenter of college football.

629
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 So, the way the wind blows there, the way the rest of the world goes.

630
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 Bruce, what would you like to see this week from the powwow by the beach from the SEC?

631
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 Well, it's almost careful what you wish for, because I'm not sure what I wish for.

632
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 I know they're talking about the college playoff here now, the football playoff and what they want to do.

633
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 And the talk to 16 to 24, there's not unanimity in the SEC about that.

634
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 But there's some other things going on here that Sankey and Tony Petiti from the Big Ten have to sort of address here.

635
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 This collapse of the SCORE Act in Congress there.

636
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 And that provided, you know, limited antitrust protection.

637
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 But that was sort of a non-starter.

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 That was not going to ever pass.

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 Because, I mean, who's protecting whom there?

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 Is that for the benefit of the athletes?

641
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 I mean, that just was never going to go.

642
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 So now, I mean, more realistically, you're going to be floating the ideas about, you know, a breakaway with the SEC and Big Ten.

643
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 I don't know how doable that is.

644
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 And I don't expect anything to happen there, because that could jeopardize some of the TV deals and the media deals that they have now.

645
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 And I don't think they want to mess with that.

646
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 And there's got to be, to get this implemented beyond 12 teams for next year, for 27, whether it be 16 or 24,

647
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 they've got to make a decision by December 1 of all of the, you know, the leagues in college football.

648
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 So there's a time crunch on it, too.

649
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 I don't know where this is going to go, but my gut feel is that they'll get this thing expanded.

650
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 The fight will be 16 to 24, I'm going to say.

651
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 Just because, you know, college football has generally moved this at a glacier-like speed, maybe 16, although that jump from 4 to 12 was pretty big.

652
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 It'll eventually get to 24 or maybe even 28.

653
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 But that's the number one thing on the agenda here.

654
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 And that seems to be dominating all the talk here.

655
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 And, you know, but more now, I mean, this Big Ten SEC sort of breakaway thing, that's gaining more traction.

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 But I think they'll put that, they'll look under the hood with all the ramifications of that.

657
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 And I think probably we'll get away from that at some point.

658
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 But it is a talking point this week.

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 Yeah.

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 In the College Sports Commission, the entity that more or less approves NIL deals,

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 and we knew the 20.5 calp, they were going to go past that very quickly.

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 I know that's proved to be some heartburn because the College Sports Commission has denied some of the NIL deals.

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 And again, Bruce, we hear this every week.

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 Texas has got a 40-million roster, et cetera, et cetera.

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 That's going to be another sticking point.

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 I think that's another reason why the Big Ten and the SEC want to do their own thing.

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 Yeah, I think so.

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 I mean, once in a while, Heather Dinnich writes a decent article at ESPN,

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 and she did one the other week about the, you know, where this stuff is going and, you know,

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 They can do that themselves, but we knew that doesn't account for all this other NIL money.

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 And you've got, you know, according to Heather's story, I mean, you've got schools up there pushing $100 million now,

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 throwing in basketball and football and all that, and it just seems to keep expanding.

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 So I'm not sure where that's all going to go.

676
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 But I do think there's got to be some sort of a reclassification, I would think, because the game the SEC and the Big Ten are playing, it's different.

677
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 It's, you know, Western Michigan and Western Kentucky and Kent State, they're not, you know, they're in a different conversation.

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 And to put, you know, they're so different in, you know, what's going on in the landscape for the big leagues and some of the non-big leagues.

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 Maybe there's got to be some sort of an adjustment made.

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 I'm not sure.

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 The other thing, too, is, I mean, at some point, you know, we keep thinking this TV money is going to run out,

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 and ESPN has been in this sort of state of flux here for a while, but they seem to keep being involved.

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 They're not going away, and these media deals never seem to lose money the next time they make them.

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 Now, that's not etched in granite.

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 At some point, you wonder if they maybe oversell this stuff too much,

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 and that's what I think is another thing that they're thinking about with the expansion to the part of the college tournament,

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 because of the football tournament, because the NFL is going to want some of those dates,

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 and colleges will lose ratings-wise, and that affects the dollars and all that.

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 He is Bruce Marshall, and Bruce is the voice in Las Vegas, that being the case.

691
00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:26,340
 Bruce, we were all of an age when the highlight of the football season sometimes was this time of the year

692
00:39:26,340 --> 00:39:28,720
 when those great magazines would come out.

693
00:39:28,860 --> 00:39:33,520
 Athlon, the Sporting News, Phil Steele with his encyclopedia, it's not a magazine.

694
00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:42,740
 Athlon has, out over the past few days, Brent's brother, Brent, is an enthusiast of the magazine.

695
00:39:43,060 --> 00:39:43,760
 Yes, he is.

696
00:39:44,100 --> 00:39:45,140
 He loves it.

697
00:39:45,340 --> 00:39:49,140
 I think he counts out three days before they hit the rack down there in Florida where he lives.

698
00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:53,800
 But I think Athlon has Alabama at 15th in their preseason.

699
00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:57,000
 At one time, that would have been sacrilegious on a guy named Nick Saban.

700
00:39:57,580 --> 00:40:01,880
 Your thoughts, where would the voice of Vegas put Alabama in the preseason polls?

701
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:09,220
 Yeah, somewhere in the upper 10%, and I guess Lindy Davis is going to have his out there pretty soon, too.

702
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:09,500
 Yeah.

703
00:40:10,540 --> 00:40:13,540
 I usually love Lindy's, too, so they'll be coming out soon.

704
00:40:14,540 --> 00:40:19,520
 Yeah, they'll be, it's a little, you know, they're going to be knocked down a little bit from where we normally see them.

705
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,380
 But, I mean, they'll still be in the mix.

706
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:30,340
 There's so many interesting storylines that are going to pop up, you know.

707
00:40:30,580 --> 00:40:42,960
 And just, you know, the one cautionary tale, I think, for all of college football here, is if you make, I'll just talk about all the money and all this and the nil,

708
00:40:43,580 --> 00:40:54,500
 but you really need the right coach in there to make it all work, mostly because, you know, DeBoer is fine, so it's worked.

709
00:40:54,500 --> 00:41:00,340
 And the question with him is, how long is he going to want to, you know, live with the pressure there?

710
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:06,120
 But if you get this wrong, and I'm thinking about someone like a Kentucky, we don't know that Will Stein's going to work.

711
00:41:07,060 --> 00:41:11,040
 Look at what has happened because of a bad hire at Purdue.

712
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,140
 A couple years ago, the program dropped off the map.

713
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:19,060
 Now, Eric Morris is coming with, like, an entirely new roster this year.

714
00:41:20,620 --> 00:41:22,660
 Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy lost interest.

715
00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:25,300
 So that's, you know, he's had to do that.

716
00:41:25,780 --> 00:41:27,100
 They've had to remake it.

717
00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:33,500
 And with Purdue going down the tubes, so you really, you've got to hit these hires right.

718
00:41:33,580 --> 00:41:37,740
 And the SEC, I think the best thing they have done here is hit most of these hires right.

719
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:39,560
 We've got a bunch of them this year, though.

720
00:41:39,700 --> 00:41:41,320
 How's Alex Golesh going to work at Auburn?

721
00:41:41,380 --> 00:41:45,060
 He does have a track record, and so does Summerall at Florida.

722
00:41:45,660 --> 00:41:48,020
 But, you know, Alex Stein comes in.

723
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:50,320
 This is kind of a crossroads period for Kentucky.

724
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:51,160
 We'll see where it goes.

725
00:41:52,060 --> 00:41:53,660
 Bruce, I saw a story the other day.

726
00:41:53,860 --> 00:41:57,780
 The theme of it was our head coaches are valued as much as they were at one time.

727
00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:59,020
 They're always going to be valued.

728
00:41:59,140 --> 00:42:04,160
 But the point of the story was how much of a gap now is there between the head coach and the GM

729
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:09,560
 who has to identify the talent, who has to sit here and split that pie up the right way,

730
00:42:09,620 --> 00:42:11,320
 in other words, get the biggest bang for the buck?

731
00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:13,160
 Your thoughts about the modern staff.

732
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,800
 At one time, obviously, the coach was A, B, and C.

733
00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:20,900
 How much of it now is, yes, you've got to get the right coach, but you've got to get the right GM

734
00:42:20,900 --> 00:42:24,340
 who can identify talent, raise money, and know how to spend it?

735
00:42:25,260 --> 00:42:26,320
 Oh, that's big now.

736
00:42:26,660 --> 00:42:30,200
 I mean, that's maybe the biggest change in the past decade.

737
00:42:30,780 --> 00:42:32,220
 Just look at Vanderbilt, what they've done.

738
00:42:32,320 --> 00:42:33,180
 They've got the right guy in there.

739
00:42:33,420 --> 00:42:36,700
 I mean, Barton Simmons is now one of the most in-demand guys in the country.

740
00:42:37,700 --> 00:42:40,180
 He's been big for Clark Lee.

741
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:42,060
 What about Blanchard down there at Texas Tech?

742
00:42:42,980 --> 00:42:46,660
 That's the guy Cody Campbell really wants to make sure he doesn't get away.

743
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:51,720
 But a good GM is gold now.

744
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:58,500
 And I'm interested, though, some of these schools seem to be hiring these sort of legacy GMs

745
00:42:58,500 --> 00:43:01,520
 to come in as connections to the program from the past.

746
00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:10,160
 You know, this is a results business, and Simmons and Blanchard have proved, you know,

747
00:43:10,580 --> 00:43:13,940
 never mind if you used to play at the school or your connection to the school.

748
00:43:14,020 --> 00:43:16,440
 If you can do the job, you know, you're the guy for it.

749
00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:18,760
 So, yeah, that is a very big deal now for sure.

750
00:43:19,300 --> 00:43:22,440
 Yeah, and Oklahoma got one of the better ones in Jim Nagy.

751
00:43:22,640 --> 00:43:27,460
 He was the senior bowl exec and now is with Oklahoma.

752
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:31,620
 You alluded to the TV part of all this mess.

753
00:43:32,420 --> 00:43:41,160
 Fox, two years ago when the bids came up for the playoffs, Fox gave a very lukewarm offer.

754
00:43:41,320 --> 00:43:43,080
 And, of course, ESPN got it.

755
00:43:43,240 --> 00:43:45,860
 Now, Fox wants a part of this.

756
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,440
 They want to go to 24 because of the money.

757
00:43:50,340 --> 00:43:52,640
 Certainly with this because they didn't bid.

758
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:55,320
 They kind of see the light now.

759
00:43:55,860 --> 00:44:00,180
 But I agree with you, that's a big part of all of this.

760
00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:04,600
 Going to 24, SEC, Big Ten, moving away, it's TV money.

761
00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,760
 It is, and this is sort of uncharted territory.

762
00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:16,440
 And the worry is that one of these times, maybe the next TV media deal isn't going to pay you as much.

763
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,700
 I mean, the escalators are not etched in granite.

764
00:44:19,700 --> 00:44:23,320
 And, you know, ESPN spread itself pretty thin.

765
00:44:24,260 --> 00:44:33,580
 Yeah, and I really think the only, you know, NBA's got a pretty bang-up deal right now, too.

766
00:44:34,060 --> 00:44:35,880
 But the NFL really drives all this.

767
00:44:36,180 --> 00:44:41,880
 And the problem colleges are going to have, as we mentioned before, you don't want to butt heads with the NFL.

768
00:44:42,380 --> 00:44:49,460
 And if you're loading up the calendar with your playoff games, you're going to lose a ratings war with the NFL every time.

769
00:44:49,900 --> 00:44:52,080
 And that's going to impact ratings.

770
00:44:52,300 --> 00:44:56,460
 That's going to impact ad revenue and the ability to draw these sorts of big money.

771
00:44:56,640 --> 00:45:00,640
 And they're, you know, it's not an unlimited amount.

772
00:45:00,820 --> 00:45:03,600
 Although, from the new portion, it seems like it is.

773
00:45:03,660 --> 00:45:06,960
 But from the networks, I mean, there is still a business aspect to it.

774
00:45:06,980 --> 00:45:08,920
 So they've got to be a little careful.

775
00:45:09,260 --> 00:45:13,660
 You know, the next deal that goes down, it will be the first time it happens.

776
00:45:13,780 --> 00:45:14,760
 But it's possible.

777
00:45:14,860 --> 00:45:19,300
 And this SEC Big Ten breakaway, that's one ramification they think could happen.

778
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:22,520
 Because all of a sudden, it's a whole different deal.

779
00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:24,340
 And they're going to have to change the media deals.

780
00:45:25,140 --> 00:45:26,720
 Nothing is etched in granite.

781
00:45:26,780 --> 00:45:27,400
 They've got to be careful.

782
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:31,520
 Check out Bruce Marshall, amongst other places, Vegas Insider.

783
00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:33,580
 Our mutual friend is in a unique spot.

784
00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:36,760
 He's not talking about the other Brett, Brett Norsworthy.

785
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:38,020
 We had on Brett last week.

786
00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:39,020
 He's a classy guy.

787
00:45:39,100 --> 00:45:40,860
 He's still not going to throw Landon on the bus.

788
00:45:41,260 --> 00:45:44,460
 He's certainly not going to throw Ole Miss, his heart and soul, on the bus.

789
00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:46,280
 He is in a unique position.

790
00:45:46,280 --> 00:45:46,880
 Your thoughts.

791
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:52,460
 What's going through folks like Brett's mind, fellow Ole Miss fans, eligibility rule changes.

792
00:45:53,140 --> 00:45:56,960
 Yeah, everybody seems to go after Pete now across the board.

793
00:45:57,420 --> 00:46:02,480
 Your thoughts just about the expectations and what's realistic for Ole Miss this coming season.

794
00:46:03,220 --> 00:46:04,480
 This sort of goes back down.

795
00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,740
 Golding did have a chance in the playoffs last year.

796
00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:09,540
 But they were riding a hot wave there.

797
00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:11,200
 And there was some unique circumstances.

798
00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:16,360
 And I think the worry at Ole Miss is not that this is going to be a Ryan Walters type situation.

799
00:46:16,500 --> 00:46:17,380
 Because Golding had been there.

800
00:46:17,460 --> 00:46:17,960
 He'd been around.

801
00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:19,900
 He has been a head coach now for a few games.

802
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,280
 But there will be a drop-off after Lane.

803
00:46:22,740 --> 00:46:24,360
 And Brett said this as much.

804
00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:28,820
 You know, he said that Ole Miss was really out of the big-time football business until Lane got there.

805
00:46:29,420 --> 00:46:31,080
 Won 50 games over 10 years.

806
00:46:31,380 --> 00:46:33,640
 I mean, that's something they hadn't over five years.

807
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:34,100
 I'm sorry.

808
00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:38,200
 And that's something, you know, that Ole Miss hadn't done.

809
00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:40,480
 So they're worried about a drop-off with Golding.

810
00:46:40,860 --> 00:46:42,740
 Or maybe Golding is going to be the right guy.

811
00:46:42,820 --> 00:46:47,640
 I mean, he's certainly aggressive enough in the portal and in the transfer market that's ruffled some feathers.

812
00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:51,700
 But I think that's the big concern at Ole Miss is this thing.

813
00:46:52,020 --> 00:46:55,060
 We've had some real salad days here with Lane.

814
00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:56,720
 Can Golding keep it up?

815
00:46:56,860 --> 00:47:04,440
 And I also wonder, just the circumstances of Golding's hire, because of the timing of it, they promoted from within.

816
00:47:05,740 --> 00:47:11,200
 Had Lane, you know, had the timing been different, they may have gone outside and looked for a more established coach.

817
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:13,360
 So they took a little bit of a gamble here with Golding.

818
00:47:13,420 --> 00:47:15,180
 And I think that's what they're concerned about at Ole Miss.

819
00:47:15,400 --> 00:47:16,840
 And they're crossing their fingers.

820
00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:26,500
 Bruce, one of the big wailing and gnashing of tea stories last year in the Big Ten for their spring meetings was the new punt rule.

821
00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:30,820
 Kirk Ferentz was just absolutely beside himself.

822
00:47:31,860 --> 00:47:36,000
 The punt formation now must be two by two on each side of the snapper.

823
00:47:36,140 --> 00:47:37,660
 Well, that's really not a big deal.

824
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,700
 The numbers on the line of scrimmage have got to be 50 through 79.

825
00:47:43,620 --> 00:47:45,260
 No changes there.

826
00:47:46,180 --> 00:48:01,040
 But one that got me was, if a team elects to change player jerseys, a team must fill out a form and present it to the referee before the game in the official's meeting.

827
00:48:01,400 --> 00:48:07,540
 And I'm going to be curious to see how the SEC coaches their response to this.

828
00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:09,480
 It is absolute nonsense.

829
00:48:09,900 --> 00:48:15,420
 Of all the problems in college football, Bruce, we're going to change the punt rules.

830
00:48:15,940 --> 00:48:18,700
 And believe me, the coaches are not happy about it.

831
00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:32,320
 I just, I just, just for the humorous side of me, I wish they would have put this rule in when Coach Saban was still at the low end and to see how he would have reacted to it.

832
00:48:32,380 --> 00:48:33,940
 I mean, it's just, it's just crazy.

833
00:48:34,060 --> 00:48:36,900
 And they're piling up one insignificant rule after another.

834
00:48:36,900 --> 00:48:43,940
 I didn't see, but the one rule, by the way, that I want to change, and I'm not sure that they have done it, is the play clock.

835
00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:58,020
 Defensive changes happen, and the play clock keeps running, but the referees there stop the snap from happening until the defensive teams get their new players on the field.

836
00:48:58,140 --> 00:49:03,540
 And I've seen the play clock run down beneath five, four seconds before they give it a go.

837
00:49:03,740 --> 00:49:09,300
 And I've seen some penalties called, because for delay a game, they, that's, I don't know if they've changed that rule.

838
00:49:09,380 --> 00:49:10,760
 That's the one I would certainly address.

839
00:49:11,140 --> 00:49:20,980
 They at least got to stop the play clock from running down while the defense is running in its substitutions, because then you're just really, you know, creating a very awkward position for the offense.

840
00:49:21,500 --> 00:49:24,000
 Bruce, you just make too much sense, buddy.

841
00:49:24,100 --> 00:49:26,280
 It's just too much common sense.

842
00:49:26,860 --> 00:49:28,480
 Always enjoy the conversation.

843
00:49:28,640 --> 00:49:34,520
 Going to be a fun week and sound dashed and listening to what everybody thinks about the expansion of the playoffs.

844
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:37,440
 The gold standard is Bruce Marshall.

845
00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:41,680
 Buddy, where can we get online and get all of the great stuff?

846
00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:50,900
 Baseball, NBA playoffs coming down, college baseball postseason this week with all the regionals.

847
00:49:50,980 --> 00:49:52,800
 Where can we get all the good stuff with you?

848
00:49:53,140 --> 00:49:54,160
 Yeah, good stuff.

849
00:49:54,260 --> 00:49:55,720
 And we got, yeah, baseball really going good.

850
00:49:55,780 --> 00:49:57,460
 Our picks right now, NBA, we won them both.

851
00:49:57,600 --> 00:49:59,640
 Deciding the total with the Knicks last night.

852
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:00,360
 That was kind of easy.

853
00:50:00,560 --> 00:50:01,380
 It won't be that easy.

854
00:50:01,540 --> 00:50:05,000
 But anyway, basketball, hockey, baseball for sure.

855
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:07,740
 All my picks are under the wagertalk.com umbrella.

856
00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:10,420
 And that means that my picks are there.

857
00:50:11,020 --> 00:50:11,960
 Goldsheet.com is there.

858
00:50:12,060 --> 00:50:14,100
 We'll start populating that site more towards football.

859
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:17,280
 Also, winners and winers and picksandforlays.com.

860
00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:19,300
 It's all under the wagertalk.com umbrella.

861
00:50:20,140 --> 00:50:22,260
 As I say, Bruce, you're always a good bet.

862
00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:23,080
 Stay safe.

863
00:50:23,120 --> 00:50:24,480
 And thanks so much for your time today.

864
00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:25,780
 Thank you, boys.

865
00:50:26,020 --> 00:50:26,600
 Thank you, buddy.

866
00:50:26,820 --> 00:50:28,280
 Bruce Marshall, Vegas Insider.

867
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:30,860
 Speaking of Nick Saban, did you see his quote this week?

868
00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:32,940
 He was talking about when he first got to Alabama.

869
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:36,160
 As part of the package, I won't call specifically the car brand name.

870
00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:37,900
 They're going to include this brand.

871
00:50:38,020 --> 00:50:39,560
 It was one of the economy classes.

872
00:50:40,680 --> 00:50:44,500
 Nick, surprisingly, let out some extra says, I've got standards here.

873
00:50:44,580 --> 00:50:45,180
 Get rid of that.

874
00:50:45,860 --> 00:50:46,940
 And they did.

875
00:50:47,940 --> 00:50:49,880
 Nick nipped it in the bud, didn't he?

876
00:50:51,060 --> 00:50:55,680
 I think he had a consistent record doing that, and it turned out pretty doggone good.

877
00:50:55,800 --> 00:50:57,940
 Coming up in the next hour, we're going to be taking you all over the place.

878
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 Matt Merchuk is going to be checking in along with Joe Cox and Vince Ferrara.

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 Logan, let's play a little game here.

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 Let's talk basketball.

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 One of the latest additions to the class.

1020
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 I'll take the first name.

1021
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 You take the last one, okay?

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 I'll give you a hint.

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 He's from Lithuania.

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 His first name is Mantis.

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 You can help us out with the second name.

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 I've practiced it.

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 Good.

1028
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 Good.

1029
00:58:18,740 --> 00:58:20,460
 And I still think I'm wrong.

1030
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 We'll call him Rusty, okay?

1031
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 I cannot wait with the Auburn Media Relations.

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 I'm going to go with Rube Stavichius.

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 That's good.

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 That was our second choice.

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 Good job.

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 We're going to go with it.

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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

1049
00:59:36,220 --> 00:59:41,620
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

1050
00:59:42,080 --> 00:59:44,140
 Welcome back in our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

1051
00:59:44,240 --> 00:59:45,960
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1052
00:59:46,060 --> 00:59:47,000
 Thank you so much.

1053
00:59:47,180 --> 00:59:49,060
 We're going to go a street ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1054
00:59:49,200 --> 00:59:53,800
 And while we're at it, since we're in a traveling mood, why don't we head on up to rocky top country

1055
00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:56,420
 and say hello to the V-Man, Vince Ferrara.

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 He's busy there at 99.1, the Sports Animal in Knoxville and the Ball Radio Network.

1057
01:00:01,720 --> 01:00:02,820
 V-Man, welcome in.

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01:00:02,900 --> 01:00:03,480
 How are you?

1059
01:00:04,320 --> 01:00:05,320
 I'm good, gentlemen.

1060
01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:05,880
 How are we doing?

1061
01:00:05,980 --> 01:00:06,280
 Hey, Boone.

1062
01:00:06,500 --> 01:00:11,100
 And are you ready to go to the chapel and follow some Tennessee baseball, Vince?

1063
01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:15,040
 Tennessee has certainly been there.

1064
01:00:15,500 --> 01:00:16,980
 I won't be making the trip.

1065
01:00:17,120 --> 01:00:20,920
 John will have the game solo, but we'll be tracking it, obviously.

1066
01:00:21,240 --> 01:00:28,500
 Tennessee was last there under Tony Vitello in the first year that he brought them back

1067
01:00:28,500 --> 01:00:31,120
 to the NCAA tournament in 2019.

1068
01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:36,680
 So, obviously, they hung in there, but they didn't get out of that chapel or regional.

1069
01:00:36,920 --> 01:00:38,320
 And it will be tough.

1070
01:00:38,700 --> 01:00:45,840
 The big thing is, to me, is he wanted to avoid Georgia Tech in Atlanta because they are so good.

1071
01:00:46,060 --> 01:00:53,340
 I mean, obviously, they just won the ACC conference tournament, but then they're regular season champs

1072
01:00:53,340 --> 01:00:55,540
 and as good as it gets in college baseball.

1073
01:00:56,380 --> 01:01:04,220
 So, North Carolina is awfully good as well, but Georgia Tech would have been really, really tough.

1074
01:01:04,220 --> 01:01:10,760
 So, it could have been easier, but, hey, at least it's close enough to where balls fans can get there

1075
01:01:10,760 --> 01:01:12,120
 and typically they do travel.

1076
01:01:12,300 --> 01:01:13,520
 So, we'll see how it goes.

1077
01:01:13,860 --> 01:01:17,120
 Temple Hill hosting that regional by North Carolina.

1078
01:01:17,240 --> 01:01:21,320
 Your thoughts about ARC, the opening opponent, East Carolina.

1079
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:25,240
 And while we're on the topic, man, your thoughts about this season.

1080
01:01:25,360 --> 01:01:30,260
 Needless to say, Tennessee baseball fans have had to have some extra cushion under Tushing

1081
01:01:30,260 --> 01:01:33,780
 because it's been a rocky road, a bumpy ride to say the least.

1082
01:01:33,780 --> 01:01:36,620
 But, hey, right now the slate's clean for everybody.

1083
01:01:36,780 --> 01:01:38,320
 You're the master of your own destiny.

1084
01:01:38,640 --> 01:01:41,480
 Your thoughts about, again, East Carolina, the opening opponent,

1085
01:01:41,620 --> 01:01:43,720
 and just your overall thoughts about this season.

1086
01:01:45,180 --> 01:01:46,900
 Yeah, there's a bunch there.

1087
01:01:46,980 --> 01:01:50,120
 First of all, East Carolina, we'll learn more about them tomorrow

1088
01:01:50,120 --> 01:01:55,060
 because ECU head coach Cliff Godwin is actually going to hop on with us

1089
01:01:55,060 --> 01:01:59,420
 during the show on Sports Talk with Johnny and Vince tomorrow.

1090
01:01:59,420 --> 01:02:01,680
 So, we'll learn more about it.

1091
01:02:01,820 --> 01:02:02,560
 But, you know what?

1092
01:02:02,760 --> 01:02:06,460
 When I was doing games with Chris Stewart for Alabama,

1093
01:02:07,060 --> 01:02:10,240
 we had East Carolina in our regional.

1094
01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:15,700
 So, I've actually talked to and fired questions at Coach Godwin before.

1095
01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:20,740
 You know, they've made it to, what, eight straight NCAA tournaments.

1096
01:02:21,060 --> 01:02:25,180
 They've made it to the Supers four times under Godwin.

1097
01:02:25,500 --> 01:02:30,180
 And they have obviously been to the NCAA tournament or, excuse me,

1098
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 have been to the NCAA tournament the most without making it to Omaha.

1099
01:02:34,980 --> 01:02:38,000
 So, there's a lot of drive incentive.

1100
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:39,320
 They're always dangerous.

1101
01:02:39,720 --> 01:02:44,340
 Haven't had quite the prolific season that they've had in the past,

1102
01:02:44,460 --> 01:02:49,800
 but still great success in their league and one you cannot take lightly.

1103
01:02:50,080 --> 01:02:54,220
 There's tougher first-game opponents for two seeds out there

1104
01:02:54,220 --> 01:02:56,520
 than what Tennessee has with East Carolina.

1105
01:02:57,020 --> 01:03:03,180
 And then, as far as the season overall goes, I think Tennessee fans are feeling

1106
01:03:03,180 --> 01:03:05,600
 better now than what they were.

1107
01:03:06,080 --> 01:03:11,660
 I still think there's a little bit of uneasiness because, one,

1108
01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:17,500
 you haven't had Landon Mack healthy in a while for the last couple of weeks.

1109
01:03:17,960 --> 01:03:22,860
 And he was coming off of his best outing or his most impressive outing

1110
01:03:22,860 --> 01:03:23,980
 in a long time.

1111
01:03:23,980 --> 01:03:28,740
 So, you know, you don't know whether you're going to have him available or not.

1112
01:03:29,320 --> 01:03:33,860
 Other than that, Tegan Coons didn't get to pitch in the SEC tournament,

1113
01:03:34,180 --> 01:03:39,080
 but he was, you know, outstanding for, you know,

1114
01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:43,060
 for a good part of the second half of SEC play.

1115
01:03:43,600 --> 01:03:46,680
 And the big question is, is when do you pitch him?

1116
01:03:47,320 --> 01:03:55,280
 Do you save him for a potential second game tilt with North Carolina if they take

1117
01:03:55,280 --> 01:03:58,240
 care of VCU, which won't be easy.

1118
01:03:58,340 --> 01:03:59,680
 That's not an assumed win.

1119
01:04:00,100 --> 01:04:04,420
 VCU is one of the higher RPI four seeds that are out there also.

1120
01:04:04,920 --> 01:04:09,700
 And one team that had a 20-game improvement from a year ago,

1121
01:04:10,300 --> 01:04:13,380
 and they came back from the loser's bracket to win the 8-10 tournament.

1122
01:04:13,520 --> 01:04:17,480
 So, they'll be, they won't be a pushover for North Carolina.

1123
01:04:18,060 --> 01:04:21,780
 And do you save your ace and Tegan Coons for game two?

1124
01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:27,220
 Or do you say, hey, we are not taking anything for granted.

1125
01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:29,700
 We don't know if we're going to play North Carolina.

1126
01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:31,240
 We don't know.

1127
01:04:31,240 --> 01:04:35,060
 If we're in the loser's bracket, we may not see North Carolina.

1128
01:04:35,440 --> 01:04:36,960
 And then our season is on the line.

1129
01:04:37,440 --> 01:04:42,300
 So, I kind of think that Josh Elanders,

1130
01:04:42,680 --> 01:04:46,640
 what Josh Elanders leaning towards, would lean towards,

1131
01:04:46,680 --> 01:04:49,340
 he hasn't told me this, he's going to talk to the media tomorrow,

1132
01:04:50,060 --> 01:04:54,260
 but that he would lean towards pitching Tegan Coons.

1133
01:04:54,420 --> 01:04:56,420
 Coons, because he didn't pitch in the SEC tournament,

1134
01:04:58,060 --> 01:05:00,620
 he's gone the longest without being on the mound.

1135
01:05:01,240 --> 01:05:03,540
 So, I think wanting to set the tone,

1136
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:06,540
 wanting to make sure you're in that winner's bracket game

1137
01:05:06,540 --> 01:05:08,820
 and a tough first opponent,

1138
01:05:09,300 --> 01:05:14,540
 my guess is that he will pitch Tegan Coons in game one

1139
01:05:14,540 --> 01:05:17,560
 and then go to Evan Blanco in that second game

1140
01:05:17,560 --> 01:05:19,840
 and then see what you got if Landon Mack is healthy.

1141
01:05:19,840 --> 01:05:25,480
 So, there's still enough questions to where there isn't the ultimate confidence,

1142
01:05:25,700 --> 01:05:29,360
 but this team has trended in the right direction for a while.

1143
01:05:29,980 --> 01:05:34,480
 And the offense being much improved has a lot to do with that.

1144
01:05:34,960 --> 01:05:38,160
 V, when I looked at the regional matchup,

1145
01:05:38,700 --> 01:05:43,640
 pitching in the postseason is so key, no matter what league you're in,

1146
01:05:44,080 --> 01:05:46,500
 major league baseball, college, or high school.

1147
01:05:46,860 --> 01:05:49,960
 What caught my attention was, and you alluded to this a little bit,

1148
01:05:50,340 --> 01:05:53,700
 North Carolina is 10th nationally in ERA,

1149
01:05:54,400 --> 01:06:00,120
 only giving up 3.92 runs, which is great for college baseball.

1150
01:06:00,580 --> 01:06:02,440
 East Carolina's 21st.

1151
01:06:03,060 --> 01:06:04,500
 VCU's 31st.

1152
01:06:04,840 --> 01:06:08,520
 You've got three of the top 30 teams in the country in ERA.

1153
01:06:08,740 --> 01:06:11,940
 Tennessee is 50th with a 4.71.

1154
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:16,700
 V, I'll tell you one thing, pitching is going to be on display in this regional.

1155
01:06:17,340 --> 01:06:19,080
 V, B, you're all over it.

1156
01:06:19,240 --> 01:06:24,800
 I had those rankings jotted down for our show this morning,

1157
01:06:24,800 --> 01:06:26,260
 and it really alludes.

1158
01:06:26,360 --> 01:06:29,040
 It's not like Tennessee can't pitch.

1159
01:06:29,320 --> 01:06:34,400
 It's just that everybody else has been really good in this regional pitching.

1160
01:06:34,820 --> 01:06:39,560
 And all of them have done some good things and bring some offense to the table.

1161
01:06:39,720 --> 01:06:41,540
 So it's not one-sided.

1162
01:06:41,700 --> 01:06:45,240
 I think all of them have, like Tennessee is still top 10.

1163
01:06:45,300 --> 01:06:48,500
 I want to say tied for seventh in the nation in home runs.

1164
01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:54,080
 It's, they just haven't had the, you know, the massive home runs,

1165
01:06:54,200 --> 01:06:57,240
 the Georgia type of season that Tennessee's had before.

1166
01:06:57,460 --> 01:06:59,520
 But they can still hit the ball out of the yard,

1167
01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:01,600
 which they've done a lot more recently.

1168
01:07:02,120 --> 01:07:06,320
 North Carolina's got guys that score runs and hit for high average.

1169
01:07:06,560 --> 01:07:12,140
 VCU puts the ball in play, will steal bases and get hit by pitches.

1170
01:07:12,820 --> 01:07:16,300
 And East Carolina has a balance of all those things.

1171
01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:21,780
 So everybody brings both aspects of the game to the table.

1172
01:07:21,900 --> 01:07:22,420
 But you're right.

1173
01:07:22,520 --> 01:07:29,720
 Pitching is probably what carries the flag the most with these teams in this regional.

1174
01:07:30,180 --> 01:07:32,540
 If you look at, you guys probably have seen it.

1175
01:07:32,600 --> 01:07:37,320
 I think this year they've done a better job of it,

1176
01:07:37,780 --> 01:07:42,520
 of showing some of the numbers, the analytics,

1177
01:07:44,340 --> 01:07:50,960
 about just how the RPI sizes up with teams in the regional.

1178
01:07:51,280 --> 01:07:53,280
 I think there's more balance in how they did it,

1179
01:07:53,540 --> 01:07:58,060
 less geography and more balance with the rankings of one through 32.

1180
01:07:58,760 --> 01:08:04,060
 So where the two seeds are evened out throughout a lot more of the regionals,

1181
01:08:04,060 --> 01:08:05,160
 they're still in balance.

1182
01:08:05,860 --> 01:08:11,220
 But Tennessee, Chapel Hill, anywhere from the toughest to the four toughest

1183
01:08:11,220 --> 01:08:16,100
 in a lot of those statistical breakdowns that we've seen.

1184
01:08:16,300 --> 01:08:17,640
 So it will not be easy.

1185
01:08:17,760 --> 01:08:21,040
 But I also think you're going to see some people pick Tennessee,

1186
01:08:21,280 --> 01:08:24,640
 and like them because of how they have trended upwards.

1187
01:08:25,060 --> 01:08:28,560
 And, you know, North Carolina, as good as they typically are,

1188
01:08:28,620 --> 01:08:33,560
 it's not like they've been immune to getting upset at different times in the tournament for Omaha.

1189
01:08:34,420 --> 01:08:38,540
 Well, the big story with the big orange, go to the big man, the V-Man, Vince Warren,

1190
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 99.1, the sports animal.

1191
01:08:40,700 --> 01:08:41,980
 It is an ironic V-Man.

1192
01:08:42,300 --> 01:08:49,100
 Like Alabama, the Tennessee baseball team is trying to do what the softball teams have already done.

1193
01:08:49,500 --> 01:08:51,800
 Like Bama, Tennessee, into the World Series.

1194
01:08:52,440 --> 01:08:58,500
 V-Man, do you think that UT will win the opening round of the college softball World Series?

1195
01:08:59,620 --> 01:09:02,100
 Woo, the tough questions from the H-Man.

1196
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:02,840
 I love it.

1197
01:09:04,520 --> 01:09:07,180
 Well, there's so much chalk, right?

1198
01:09:07,260 --> 01:09:11,200
 When you look at that bracket, six of the eight are top eight national seats,

1199
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 and it plays out just like if you advance the bracket in chalk,

1200
01:09:16,040 --> 01:09:20,180
 except for that Texas Tech-Mississippi State matchup in the top right.

1201
01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:23,900
 I mean, Texas is defending champions there.

1202
01:09:24,180 --> 01:09:28,020
 They have a little bit better the regular season than the Lady Vols.

1203
01:09:29,020 --> 01:09:32,840
 To me, it's about the timely hitting for the Lady Vols

1204
01:09:32,840 --> 01:09:38,580
 because they pitch as good, if not better than anyone in the circle.

1205
01:09:38,780 --> 01:09:40,660
 I mean, they use all three of their pitchers.

1206
01:09:40,940 --> 01:09:42,540
 A couple of them are all Americans.

1207
01:09:43,460 --> 01:09:48,220
 And Carla Pickens, Sage Margetko, and then Erin Neuer has been fantastic.

1208
01:09:48,820 --> 01:09:51,080
 She has the best stats, and she's not the All-American.

1209
01:09:51,480 --> 01:09:54,640
 That's how good they are in the circle with those three this year.

1210
01:09:55,180 --> 01:10:00,180
 But at times, their defense was a little shaky and let them down.

1211
01:10:00,640 --> 01:10:07,120
 And then they haven't had the offensive numbers that a lot of other teams have this season,

1212
01:10:07,260 --> 01:10:09,160
 and they haven't always had the timely hitting.

1213
01:10:09,540 --> 01:10:11,780
 The thing is, though, they're undefeated in the postseason,

1214
01:10:11,980 --> 01:10:13,540
 and they have had the timely hitting.

1215
01:10:13,540 --> 01:10:14,900
 They've had the long balls.

1216
01:10:15,360 --> 01:10:19,520
 Their leadoff hitter, Sophia Dye, didn't have any home runs the entire regular season,

1217
01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:21,980
 and she hit a home run in each of the Super Regionals.

1218
01:10:22,500 --> 01:10:27,620
 So it just shows you that they're a little bit more dialed in offensively.

1219
01:10:28,020 --> 01:10:30,860
 And then the defense, Karen Weakley, going into the postseason,

1220
01:10:31,260 --> 01:10:35,700
 made a bunch of moves in shifting players around to different spots.

1221
01:10:36,040 --> 01:10:38,980
 They've been clean overall defensively.

1222
01:10:39,180 --> 01:10:40,600
 I think that's another jolt.

1223
01:10:40,700 --> 01:10:44,520
 And when you're playing close games, you have to have your defense on point.

1224
01:10:45,320 --> 01:10:49,480
 So Tennessee has the capability, certainly, to win that game with Texas.

1225
01:10:49,900 --> 01:10:51,680
 Texas is the favorite.

1226
01:10:52,440 --> 01:10:57,440
 But with the way Tennessee pitches, they can absolutely win that first game.

1227
01:10:57,600 --> 01:11:00,620
 And as you guys know, critical, critical.

1228
01:11:01,380 --> 01:11:06,520
 And I feel like even more in the Women's College World Series than in the Men's College World Series,

1229
01:11:06,840 --> 01:11:08,180
 it's critical in both.

1230
01:11:08,620 --> 01:11:12,780
 But, man, coming out of the loser's bracket is so hard to do.

1231
01:11:13,180 --> 01:11:14,780
 So got to get that first game.

1232
01:11:14,840 --> 01:11:19,880
 And no one has a tougher first game than these two opponents seeing each other, I think.

1233
01:11:20,380 --> 01:11:28,220
 V, I'm going out on a limb here with five of the eight teams in Oklahoma City from the SEC.

1234
01:11:29,180 --> 01:11:33,080
 I'm going to say that an SEC team is going to be a national champion.

1235
01:11:33,760 --> 01:11:34,720
 Oh, there you go.

1236
01:11:34,780 --> 01:11:38,340
 I thought you were going to go, VB, I thought you were going to go on all SEC finals.

1237
01:11:38,580 --> 01:11:41,460
 Well, I nearly said that too, V.

1238
01:11:42,460 --> 01:11:43,740
 Live dangerously here.

1239
01:11:47,340 --> 01:11:48,320
 Yeah, I can see it.

1240
01:11:48,320 --> 01:11:50,580
 I mean, you make cases for everybody.

1241
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:56,100
 I mean, Mississippi State would be your long shot doing that with them because they won the top 60 national team.

1242
01:11:56,280 --> 01:11:58,780
 But who saw them doing that to Oklahoma?

1243
01:11:59,420 --> 01:12:05,940
 And that's a big boost, I think, for everybody else to have Oklahoma out of the way, as dominant as they have been.

1244
01:12:06,520 --> 01:12:06,960
 Absolutely.

1245
01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:09,940
 Listen, we just live dangerously on this show, V.

1246
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:10,340
 Yes.

1247
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:13,180
 Listen, say hello to Wonder Dog.

1248
01:12:14,340 --> 01:12:16,380
 Hope you had a great Memorial Day.

1249
01:12:16,520 --> 01:12:18,900
 V, where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

1250
01:12:19,680 --> 01:12:20,560
 Yeah, I appreciate it.

1251
01:12:20,600 --> 01:12:28,260
 I think she's still recovering from her mile and a half walk the other day, where she was more pooped than Mr. Two Replaced Hips.

1252
01:12:28,660 --> 01:12:31,780
 So, we've got to get that cardio up a little bit.

1253
01:12:31,940 --> 01:12:43,680
 But you can follow me on all the socials, V-I-N-C-E Sports, and then SportsSourceTV to see the TV work due on the weekends on our local ABC affiliate.

1254
01:12:44,540 --> 01:12:47,540
 Daphne being walked by the hippest man in Knoxville.

1255
01:12:47,660 --> 01:12:50,700
 Stay safe up there, V-Man, and thanks so much for your time today.

1256
01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:51,620
 All right.

1257
01:12:51,640 --> 01:12:52,660
 Have a great rest of the show.

1258
01:12:52,800 --> 01:12:52,900
 All right.

1259
01:12:52,920 --> 01:12:53,580
 Appreciate being on with you.

1260
01:12:53,580 --> 01:12:54,140
 Thank you, buddy.

1261
01:12:54,500 --> 01:12:54,760
 Same.

1262
01:12:54,820 --> 01:12:55,780
 Right back at you, V-Man.

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 Vince Perron, 99.1, the Esports Animal in Knoxville.

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 What a time to be an SEC baseball and softball fan.

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 Joe, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing well.

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 Doing well.

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 Oh, absolutely.

1390
01:18:53,260 --> 01:19:00,360
 They pretty much confirmed everything that we thought it could be heading into the SEC tournament.

1391
01:19:00,700 --> 01:19:03,840
 And they showed they can win in a couple of different ways.

1392
01:19:03,840 --> 01:19:06,800
 But they're always going to seemingly involve putting up a lot of runs.

1393
01:19:07,300 --> 01:19:09,440
 You know, the thing about it is, you look at this a lot.

1394
01:19:09,440 --> 01:19:11,880
 Sometimes you've got split decision on what to do here.

1395
01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:17,220
 If you're almost guaranteed of making it beyond the SEC tournament.

1396
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 That is, go ahead and lose early.

1397
01:19:19,580 --> 01:19:20,620
 Rest your pitching staff.

1398
01:19:20,980 --> 01:19:23,100
 Georgia obviously was as secure as anybody.

1399
01:19:23,300 --> 01:19:24,160
 And they said, you know what?

1400
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 We're putting a pedal to the metal and going full out.

1401
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 They went from A to Z.

1402
01:19:28,680 --> 01:19:30,820
 And I thought the coach at Arkansas had a good point.

1403
01:19:30,920 --> 01:19:32,460
 We played our hearts out.

1404
01:19:32,600 --> 01:19:34,100
 We went as far as you could without winning it.

1405
01:19:34,500 --> 01:19:37,020
 Yet, we're not going to be hosting a regional.

1406
01:19:37,020 --> 01:19:44,260
 So, your thoughts just about Georgia saying we're going to go for the gold here and then Arkansas saying what have we got to do to host a regional here?

1407
01:19:44,920 --> 01:19:54,200
 You know, I was a little surprised by it just because recently winning in Hoover doesn't equate to doing particularly well in the NCAA tournament.

1408
01:19:54,440 --> 01:20:00,940
 There have been a couple of teams here in the last handful of years that have won in Hoover and then got knocked out of their own regional.

1409
01:20:01,960 --> 01:20:10,380
 And, of course, you know, meanwhile, the corollary to that is a lot of teams that haven't done anything in Hoover turned around and went to Omaha or even won in Omaha.

1410
01:20:10,780 --> 01:20:15,020
 So, you know, there are some teams, though, that have gone the whole way.

1411
01:20:15,160 --> 01:20:19,680
 You know, Tennessee a couple of years ago won in Hoover and then won the whole ball of wax.

1412
01:20:19,840 --> 01:20:22,280
 Vanderbilt did it, I think, the year before COVID.

1413
01:20:22,420 --> 01:20:29,000
 So, it's not as if it's impossible what Georgia's setting up to do, but it just seems like it's been a little less of a priority lately.

1414
01:20:29,420 --> 01:20:45,080
 Joe, SEC heavy, 12 SEC teams in regionals, seven SEC teams will host regionals, five of the top eight national baseball seeds are from, guess who, the SEC.

1415
01:20:46,020 --> 01:20:48,120
 Let me ask you about Alabama and Auburn.

1416
01:20:48,300 --> 01:20:50,780
 They look like they have certainly manageable.

1417
01:20:51,420 --> 01:20:53,300
 Tennessee, we're getting to them in a minute.

1418
01:20:53,460 --> 01:20:54,940
 I think they've got a tough one.

1419
01:20:55,760 --> 01:21:00,280
 Oklahoma State, USC upstate, Alabama's playing Alabama State.

1420
01:21:00,840 --> 01:21:04,760
 Auburn, who I think is well-deserved of the number four seed.

1421
01:21:05,400 --> 01:21:10,480
 They're playing Milwaukee, Central Florida, interesting team, North Carolina State.

1422
01:21:11,140 --> 01:21:20,940
 Joe, on paper, and I know you don't play games on paper, it seems like Alabama and Auburn can advance and host a super regional.

1423
01:21:21,700 --> 01:21:22,900
 Yeah, absolutely.

1424
01:21:23,120 --> 01:21:30,480
 It sets up well for both of them, and I'll go a step beyond that and say I really like Auburn's potential super regional bracket.

1425
01:21:30,700 --> 01:21:36,440
 Nebraska or Ole Miss would be the potential opponent there, as you know, they would be hosting them.

1426
01:21:36,820 --> 01:21:41,220
 I think Auburn sets up to go to Omaha about as well as anybody in the entire field.

1427
01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:43,640
 It'd be a little tougher for Bama.

1428
01:21:43,640 --> 01:21:53,640
 You know, of course, they've got that, like, number seven overall seed, so they've got one of the toughest potential teams that they would host in a super regional, and that'd be Florida State.

1429
01:21:53,760 --> 01:21:55,700
 That would be a pretty epic battle.

1430
01:21:56,160 --> 01:21:59,980
 But at the same time, you know, I think Alabama got what they wanted.

1431
01:22:00,200 --> 01:22:02,040
 They've got the hosting nod.

1432
01:22:02,140 --> 01:22:04,160
 If they win, they'll get to host that super regional.

1433
01:22:04,160 --> 01:22:11,580
 And when you're in the top eight, you put yourself in position to do big things, and now it just comes time to go out and do them.

1434
01:22:12,340 --> 01:22:18,840
 Joe, we talked about it's amazing, 12 out of 16, but it seems like the top of de jure is not 12 of 16.

1435
01:22:19,120 --> 01:22:23,480
 It's two of the four that didn't make it, and that's the brands when it comes to ACC baseball.

1436
01:22:23,660 --> 01:22:29,220
 It tells you how balanced this league is when Vandy and LSU are sitting at home watching it on the couch.

1437
01:22:30,120 --> 01:22:34,580
 Yeah, absolutely, and, you know, that's got to be the read out of the whole thing.

1438
01:22:35,300 --> 01:22:41,900
 You can be one of the top programs, but you've got to come and show up for those 30 games in conference play.

1439
01:22:42,440 --> 01:22:46,420
 You know, they both had their struggles for sure.

1440
01:22:46,860 --> 01:22:56,980
 Still, honestly, a little bit surprised about Vanderbilt just because, you know, their resume, I think, arguably was stronger, certainly, than Kentucky's.

1441
01:22:56,980 --> 01:23:03,040
 Kentucky gets in, and Vanderbilt doesn't, and obviously the name Vanderbilt in baseball carries something in Kentucky.

1442
01:23:03,040 --> 01:23:06,620
 Kentucky, a team that's only been to Omaha once, and that in recent years.

1443
01:23:07,320 --> 01:23:17,420
 But I think RPI was the undoing of Vandy, and then LSU is just, we, I think, waited all year for the other shoe to drop, and it never did.

1444
01:23:17,580 --> 01:23:22,220
 They just kind of never got out of the slump that they started in, and it can happen.

1445
01:23:23,220 --> 01:23:28,840
 The good and bad of being in this league is it can humble you in a hurry, but also it can lift you up in a hurry.

1446
01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:34,180
 Joe, a lot of speculation about, could the SEC get Kentucky in?

1447
01:23:34,280 --> 01:23:35,120
 Well, they did.

1448
01:23:35,640 --> 01:23:36,900
 They're in the West Virginia.

1449
01:23:37,080 --> 01:23:39,460
 They're the three seed in Morgantown.

1450
01:23:40,080 --> 01:23:41,300
 Peril alluded to it.

1451
01:23:41,620 --> 01:23:46,980
 Huck fans are not exactly happy about going to Kansas, the Lawrence Regional.

1452
01:23:47,200 --> 01:23:49,080
 They're the number two seed.

1453
01:23:49,080 --> 01:23:55,560
 Were you surprised that Kentucky got in, and then secondly, Arkansas did not host a regional?

1454
01:23:56,400 --> 01:24:00,960
 I was a little more surprised that Kentucky got in and that Arkansas didn't host.

1455
01:24:01,880 --> 01:24:12,120
 Arkansas certainly kind of rewrote the narrative by getting to the championship game, and I think maybe if they had won that game, they might have snuck into that top 16,

1456
01:24:12,340 --> 01:24:17,200
 but I think that's probably what it was going to take, a pretty subpar RPI for Arkansas this year,

1457
01:24:17,240 --> 01:24:20,820
 and I think that probably doomed them to the number two seed there.

1458
01:24:21,260 --> 01:24:25,360
 Kentucky, you know, boy, you talk about leaving a lot up to chance.

1459
01:24:25,500 --> 01:24:32,620
 13 and 17, only won two of their 10 SEC series matchups, lost their first game in Hoover.

1460
01:24:33,060 --> 01:24:40,660
 I mean, you know, I think the consensus around Kentucky people after they lost that game to Vanderbilt was there were a lot of people who said,

1461
01:24:40,660 --> 01:24:47,640
 I think they're going to end up just on the outside, but they end up on the inside, and as Ole Miss showed us a few years ago,

1462
01:24:47,720 --> 01:24:49,320
 that can be an interesting place to be.

1463
01:24:49,980 --> 01:24:53,320
 It's good to have that many folks in the SEC with a chance to advance.

1464
01:24:53,440 --> 01:24:54,680
 Obviously, they all can't.

1465
01:24:54,800 --> 01:24:57,900
 In your opinion, you mentioned Auburn with one of the better chances to advance.

1466
01:24:58,080 --> 01:25:01,540
 In your opinion, Joe, who has the rockiest road to get there?

1467
01:25:03,080 --> 01:25:08,720
 Well, obviously, any of those teams that are hosting has certainly got their work cut out for them.

1468
01:25:09,160 --> 01:25:13,200
 You've got to go somewhere else and upset some people to pull it off.

1469
01:25:13,820 --> 01:25:16,140
 You know, I know Arkansas felt pretty bad about that.

1470
01:25:16,720 --> 01:25:23,160
 Texas A&M's a team that's got a surprisingly difficult path, and they were up toward the top of the league for a long time,

1471
01:25:23,200 --> 01:25:27,340
 and now they've got USC in their region, and if they're lucky enough to win,

1472
01:25:27,420 --> 01:25:31,080
 they'll have to go to North Carolina probably for a super regional.

1473
01:25:31,220 --> 01:25:36,300
 So that's another team that was in the mix all year, and I think they're probably pretty disappointed.

1474
01:25:36,640 --> 01:25:39,080
 And, of course, Oklahoma ends up in Georgia Tech's bracket,

1475
01:25:39,180 --> 01:25:41,160
 and I don't think anybody really wants a piece of them.

1476
01:25:41,400 --> 01:25:42,560
 So that's another one.

1477
01:25:42,940 --> 01:25:44,140
 Joe, let me add one.

1478
01:25:44,240 --> 01:25:45,920
 We talked about them a few minutes ago.

1479
01:25:46,040 --> 01:25:50,420
 Tennessee, they're the two-seed at Chapel Hill with North Carolina.

1480
01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:57,620
 There are three teams in that region that are in the top 31 as far as ERA.

1481
01:25:58,120 --> 01:26:03,020
 North Carolina's 10th, East Carolina 21, and VCU 31st.

1482
01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:07,480
 Now, Tennessee's certainly capable of this if their pitching can hold up,

1483
01:26:07,840 --> 01:26:11,200
 and they can hit the ball a little bit, but that is going to be a tough region.

1484
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:12,700
 Yeah, absolutely.

1485
01:26:12,900 --> 01:26:15,700
 The ACC has been very competitive this year.

1486
01:26:15,780 --> 01:26:17,360
 North Carolina's been in the middle of it.

1487
01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:21,820
 But, yeah, with an entire region full of teams that pitch well, you know,

1488
01:26:21,900 --> 01:26:23,620
 you better bring the bats,

1489
01:26:23,680 --> 01:26:26,560
 and you better hope your own guys are going to be consistent on the mound

1490
01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:28,640
 because everybody else up there probably is going to be.

1491
01:26:28,980 --> 01:26:29,380
 Absolutely.

1492
01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:31,940
 We've got to run to a French Open update,

1493
01:26:32,200 --> 01:26:36,080
 but where can we get a line to get yours and the team's great stuff, Joe?

1494
01:26:36,780 --> 01:26:39,600
 Saturday down south, we'll be there all the way to Omaha,

1495
01:26:39,600 --> 01:26:42,820
 and hopefully, if it's like the last several years,

1496
01:26:42,900 --> 01:26:44,380
 all the way to the end in Omaha.

1497
01:26:45,780 --> 01:26:47,020
 Joe, we've got an eye on you, man.

1498
01:26:47,080 --> 01:26:50,280
 Listen, man, thanks so much for your time, Dave, and stay safe up there, okay?

1499
01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:51,380
 I'll do it.

1500
01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:52,000
 You guys take care.

1501
01:26:52,080 --> 01:26:52,440
 Thank you, bud.

1502
01:26:52,780 --> 01:26:55,980
 Joe Cox ready to kick back and enjoy some baseball and softball

1503
01:26:55,980 --> 01:26:57,180
 at Saturday down south.

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 We've got you covered.

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 Westwood One Sports presents this special tennis update.

1514
01:27:33,400 --> 01:27:35,240
 Day three, an early upset.

1515
01:27:35,500 --> 01:27:38,640
 Australian Adam Walton, ranked 97th in the world,

1516
01:27:38,780 --> 01:27:40,560
 defeated former world number one,

1517
01:27:40,760 --> 01:27:43,340
 six-seeded Daniel Medvedev in five sets.

1518
01:27:43,600 --> 01:27:45,040
 Didn't play my best tennis.

1519
01:27:46,200 --> 01:27:50,120
 He played good some moments, some moments not that good,

1520
01:27:50,180 --> 01:27:52,860
 and I managed to take the match when he didn't play that well.

1521
01:27:53,180 --> 01:27:53,740
 And that's it.

1522
01:27:53,820 --> 01:27:59,100
 I mean, I didn't manage to raise my level enough to win the whole match,

1523
01:27:59,500 --> 01:28:00,520
 and that's why I lost.

1524
01:28:01,120 --> 01:28:04,520
 Medvedev made four consecutive errors in the deciding game while on serve,

1525
01:28:04,640 --> 01:28:08,400
 including a double fault to give Walton, a wildcard invitee,

1526
01:28:08,520 --> 01:28:11,240
 his first career victory against a top-ten player.

1527
01:28:11,660 --> 01:28:14,700
 On the women's side, top-seeded Irina Sambalenka won in straight sets,

1528
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 and so did Emma Navarro, 16th-seeded Naomi Osaka,

1529
01:28:17,480 --> 01:28:21,320
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1634
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 The Score.

1635
01:33:44,800 --> 01:33:49,540
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1636
01:33:50,100 --> 01:33:50,740
 Welcome back in.

1637
01:33:50,780 --> 01:33:53,700
 He works in the shadow of Disney World.

1638
01:33:54,000 --> 01:33:56,940
 Matt Merchel is the voice in Orlando with the Orlando Synod.

1639
01:33:56,940 --> 01:33:59,340
 His podcast is Gridiron365.

1640
01:33:59,400 --> 01:34:00,500
 Double M, welcome in.

1641
01:34:00,580 --> 01:34:01,120
 How are you?

1642
01:34:02,020 --> 01:34:02,740
 I'm doing well.

1643
01:34:02,780 --> 01:34:03,680
 How are you guys doing today?

1644
01:34:03,880 --> 01:34:04,800
 Man, we're doing all right.

1645
01:34:04,920 --> 01:34:06,320
 You cover Central Florida.

1646
01:34:06,420 --> 01:34:08,180
 I know that's shocking news to you.

1647
01:34:08,740 --> 01:34:12,560
 They make the NCAA baseball tournament.

1648
01:34:12,920 --> 01:34:16,040
 And boy, did they ever make a splash, literally.

1649
01:34:18,340 --> 01:34:19,820
 Yeah, for sure they did.

1650
01:34:20,060 --> 01:34:27,000
 Yesterday, they took part in their watch party for the end-stage selection tournament.

1651
01:34:27,000 --> 01:34:31,380
 They did so at the relative's house of head coach Rich Wallace,

1652
01:34:31,380 --> 01:34:32,280
 who had a pool.

1653
01:34:33,120 --> 01:34:38,020
 And they all took part in pool day for celebrating the holidays while they watched the ceremony.

1654
01:34:38,360 --> 01:34:46,180
 And, you know, Rich said it was kind of a unique way to do the watch party in something that was very UCF-centric and very Orlando-centric.

1655
01:34:46,480 --> 01:34:48,220
 So, why not do something fun?

1656
01:34:48,220 --> 01:34:50,700
 So, it was a great moment for all the players.

1657
01:34:50,820 --> 01:34:52,500
 They appreciated that, obviously.

1658
01:34:52,600 --> 01:34:57,540
 And I think afterwards, if I'm not mistaken, several of them jumped on jet skis in the lake nearby and took off.

1659
01:34:57,820 --> 01:35:02,600
 So, I'm sure they'll be back in time for the baseball tournament later this week.

1660
01:35:03,140 --> 01:35:07,300
 I'm going to check and say, I mean, it's going to be on the DL after that weekend for their trip.

1661
01:35:07,500 --> 01:35:10,580
 Of all places, their games will be on the plane.

1662
01:35:10,680 --> 01:35:11,980
 The Auburn Regional.

1663
01:35:12,620 --> 01:35:14,340
 Auburn will open up with Milwaukee.

1664
01:35:14,880 --> 01:35:18,820
 Central Florida actually has the nightcap, if you will, even though Auburn's the host team.

1665
01:35:19,180 --> 01:35:21,700
 We understand ESPN has something to do with that.

1666
01:35:21,780 --> 01:35:22,640
 Your thoughts on that.

1667
01:35:23,060 --> 01:35:27,940
 But your thoughts about, first things first, Central Florida and NC State.

1668
01:35:29,240 --> 01:35:30,940
 Yeah, it's going to be an interesting matchup.

1669
01:35:31,100 --> 01:35:33,180
 I mean, you know, UCF is coming off.

1670
01:35:33,280 --> 01:35:38,720
 It's rebounded from a really disappointing year last year where they didn't qualify for the Big 12 tournament.

1671
01:35:39,100 --> 01:35:39,800
 You know, they struggled.

1672
01:35:39,900 --> 01:35:40,720
 They had some injuries.

1673
01:35:41,240 --> 01:35:42,540
 Didn't really hit the ball very well.

1674
01:35:42,660 --> 01:35:43,520
 Pitching was kind of bad.

1675
01:35:43,780 --> 01:35:45,220
 This year, they've bounced back with that.

1676
01:35:45,300 --> 01:35:46,400
 They've got some strong hitting.

1677
01:35:46,840 --> 01:35:49,120
 Their pitching has been outstanding, although they've been,

1678
01:35:49,180 --> 01:35:52,960
 really kind of suffered from injuries as of late.

1679
01:35:53,040 --> 01:35:55,260
 They've had some pitchers that have gone down with injuries.

1680
01:35:55,380 --> 01:35:57,000
 They hope to get some of those guys back.

1681
01:35:57,200 --> 01:36:02,480
 But, you know, this is the first time they've left the state of Florida for a regional since 2001.

1682
01:36:02,880 --> 01:36:05,900
 So, they get an opportunity to take on NC State.

1683
01:36:06,340 --> 01:36:09,740
 You know, a team that's obviously their head coach is renounced.

1684
01:36:09,800 --> 01:36:10,420
 He's retiring.

1685
01:36:10,600 --> 01:36:11,640
 You know, he's going to leave.

1686
01:36:11,880 --> 01:36:17,060
 So, you know, this is kind of going to be a, I'm sure, for the Wolfpack players and coaching staff,

1687
01:36:17,120 --> 01:36:19,180
 this is going to be an emotional weekend for them.

1688
01:36:19,360 --> 01:36:22,960
 So, UCF has been road warriors all throughout their Big 12 schedule.

1689
01:36:23,100 --> 01:36:28,340
 They've won, I think it's four out of the five road trips that they were on in the conference play.

1690
01:36:28,480 --> 01:36:32,900
 So, they're hoping to kind of, you know, be able to kind of continue that as they move forward

1691
01:36:32,900 --> 01:36:34,580
 and take on the Wolfpack this weekend.

1692
01:36:34,940 --> 01:36:37,780
 Man, I was looking at some of the information about them.

1693
01:36:37,780 --> 01:36:42,160
 They're 19-11 in the Big 12, 31-21 overall.

1694
01:36:42,300 --> 01:36:49,740
 But they've got a very respectable, they're 36 in the RPI, 21 in the strength of schedule.

1695
01:36:50,400 --> 01:36:54,280
 Their team average is 292 with 51 home runs.

1696
01:36:54,420 --> 01:36:56,700
 Zach Skinner, I believe, leads the team.

1697
01:36:57,300 --> 01:37:00,600
 And you mentioned they've been working around a myriad of injuries.

1698
01:37:01,040 --> 01:37:04,300
 But Camden Wicker, I think, is their top pitcher.

1699
01:37:04,780 --> 01:37:06,540
 This really is a good baseball team.

1700
01:37:07,500 --> 01:37:08,300
 Yeah, it really is.

1701
01:37:08,380 --> 01:37:12,740
 You know, I mean, this is something that Rich Wallach, you know, who obviously has a connection to UCF,

1702
01:37:13,080 --> 01:37:17,100
 was from the area, played at UCF, was an assistant coach for a while,

1703
01:37:17,280 --> 01:37:22,180
 went on to bigger and better things, and then came back to UCF to take this job a few years ago.

1704
01:37:22,180 --> 01:37:23,440
 This is kind of what he wanted.

1705
01:37:23,540 --> 01:37:28,960
 This was his plan when he set out this year, was they wanted to really work hard on building up their schedule.

1706
01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:33,520
 They wanted to make sure that they brought in players they felt like really could help them out.

1707
01:37:33,580 --> 01:37:35,640
 Like I said, they got some power hitters.

1708
01:37:35,700 --> 01:37:38,600
 They got some guys that really can do some things for them.

1709
01:37:39,060 --> 01:37:43,080
 Andrew Williamson is probably one of the best, you know, players they have on this roster.

1710
01:37:43,080 --> 01:37:50,840
 He's a guy that can really kind of change the impact of the game with the way he hits the ball.

1711
01:37:51,340 --> 01:37:55,440
 And then their pitching staff, like I mentioned, you know, really has had, you know, their moments.

1712
01:37:55,660 --> 01:38:00,140
 You know, they've got some guys that have been down, but they feel like this is a strong enough group

1713
01:38:00,140 --> 01:38:02,140
 that they can make a serious run.

1714
01:38:02,500 --> 01:38:05,180
 This program has never gotten to the super regional.

1715
01:38:05,620 --> 01:38:07,100
 They would love to get there now.

1716
01:38:07,440 --> 01:38:09,120
 They'd love to make it this year if they could.

1717
01:38:09,200 --> 01:38:12,380
 You know, they know it's going to be a challenge, obviously, being in front on the road

1718
01:38:12,380 --> 01:38:13,680
 and being in front of a hostile crowd.

1719
01:38:13,980 --> 01:38:18,700
 But, you know, they feel like the opportunity in the Big 12 is one of the reasons why it's really helped them.

1720
01:38:18,960 --> 01:38:20,500
 They play to get some really good teams.

1721
01:38:20,500 --> 01:38:23,660
 And they feel like, so they don't feel that they're going to have to, you know,

1722
01:38:23,680 --> 01:38:24,900
 they're going to be intimidated by anyone.

1723
01:38:25,000 --> 01:38:27,260
 They really feel like they have a great opportunity to do something well.

1724
01:38:28,680 --> 01:38:29,120
 Absolutely.

1725
01:38:30,280 --> 01:38:32,820
 SEC meetings began today.

1726
01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:40,040
 This morning, actually, Commissioner Sankey had an impromptu, he normally does this on Monday

1727
01:38:40,040 --> 01:38:47,580
 night, talking about, you know, as far as we're not going to have a decision whether we're going

1728
01:38:47,580 --> 01:38:50,180
 to 12 or 24 or 16.

1729
01:38:50,660 --> 01:38:52,940
 It's going to be a very interesting week.

1730
01:38:53,040 --> 01:38:59,560
 In fact, a straw poll, the media held a straw poll with the athletic directors.

1731
01:38:59,640 --> 01:39:03,060
 8 out of 16, wanted to go to 24.

1732
01:39:03,420 --> 01:39:08,520
 Some of that is job security for the coach and for the playoff.

1733
01:39:08,640 --> 01:39:13,400
 Matt, your thoughts as the SEC begins their spring meetings this week today?

1734
01:39:14,220 --> 01:39:18,500
 Well, you know, I think that's going to be obviously the talking point, I think, for every conference,

1735
01:39:18,640 --> 01:39:19,740
 the powerful conferences.

1736
01:39:19,980 --> 01:39:25,820
 It's just, you know, what is going to be that sweet spot number that they want for the college football playoff?

1737
01:39:25,820 --> 01:39:28,480
 You know, we know the Big Ten has said, we want 24.

1738
01:39:28,640 --> 01:39:32,480
 We know the Big 12 and ACC has both said, yeah, we like 24 too as well.

1739
01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:38,560
 The SEC is basically right now the one conference that can really decide whether or not this goes

1740
01:39:38,560 --> 01:39:39,060
 through or not.

1741
01:39:39,180 --> 01:39:41,520
 And I appreciate what Greg Sankey is saying.

1742
01:39:41,640 --> 01:39:43,020
 I think Greg is trying to listen.

1743
01:39:43,540 --> 01:39:45,800
 You know, when it was four, we liked four.

1744
01:39:46,040 --> 01:39:48,240
 Then it went to 12, and we said we liked 12.

1745
01:39:48,680 --> 01:39:51,800
 But they obviously want to make sure there's more opportunities for their teams to get in.

1746
01:39:51,940 --> 01:39:54,520
 Now, they're not sold on 24, and I get that.

1747
01:39:54,520 --> 01:39:58,600
 I think 24 is kind of a number where there's a tipping point.

1748
01:39:58,980 --> 01:40:03,000
 And a lot of that centers around the idea of getting rid of conference championships.

1749
01:40:03,440 --> 01:40:05,720
 The SEC does not want to get rid of their conference championships.

1750
01:40:06,500 --> 01:40:07,880
 They would like to play that game.

1751
01:40:08,160 --> 01:40:10,560
 So, you know, I think that's going to be the discussion.

1752
01:40:10,800 --> 01:40:11,920
 Now, I agree with Greg.

1753
01:40:11,940 --> 01:40:14,740
 I don't think they're going to come out with any big decisions this week.

1754
01:40:14,780 --> 01:40:17,160
 I think they're just going to have some discussions about that.

1755
01:40:17,240 --> 01:40:20,260
 But I think it's an important thing, and you're going to hear about it from the Big 12 later

1756
01:40:20,260 --> 01:40:21,980
 this week, you know, about it as well.

1757
01:40:22,020 --> 01:40:23,820
 You heard about it from the ACC last week.

1758
01:40:24,080 --> 01:40:28,240
 So, you know, this is a talking point that's going to go around, much like the talking point

1759
01:40:28,240 --> 01:40:32,980
 about how, you know, revenue sharing and how that's working, whether or not, you know,

1760
01:40:33,020 --> 01:40:37,860
 conferences or the SEC or the Big 10 are going to break away and form their own conference

1761
01:40:37,860 --> 01:40:41,660
 when it comes to rules and, you know, regulations and things like that.

1762
01:40:41,740 --> 01:40:43,820
 So, those are the things going on right now.

1763
01:40:44,140 --> 01:40:50,500
 To me, the best discussion about it is asking coaches, what do you think about the 2014 playoff?

1764
01:40:50,720 --> 01:40:55,340
 And pretty much everyone I've seen today saying, nah, I'm not left above my pay grade.

1765
01:40:55,700 --> 01:40:56,240
 I don't care.

1766
01:40:56,380 --> 01:40:57,540
 Just tell me where I'm going to play.

1767
01:40:59,540 --> 01:41:00,960
 Check it in with Matt Merchel.

1768
01:41:01,300 --> 01:41:06,560
 As Greg Sankey, remember when we were all kids and you got in a car and your dad says,

1769
01:41:06,740 --> 01:41:08,660
 kids, don't make me pull this car over.

1770
01:41:09,160 --> 01:41:13,540
 Is that what Greg Sankey's going to do this week with Lane Kiffin, Pete Golding, and others

1771
01:41:13,540 --> 01:41:14,660
 in San Destin?

1772
01:41:15,660 --> 01:41:18,500
 Well, I think he's going to have a serious discussion with all of them.

1773
01:41:18,560 --> 01:41:22,300
 I think he wants to sit down with everybody and say, listen, you know, it's not a good look

1774
01:41:22,300 --> 01:41:24,520
 when you've got infighting in your conference.

1775
01:41:24,680 --> 01:41:27,200
 It's not a good look when two schools are going out.

1776
01:41:27,460 --> 01:41:28,420
 Fans may like it.

1777
01:41:28,480 --> 01:41:32,000
 And the fan bases may think it's fun because they can take talk shows and all that stuff.

1778
01:41:32,700 --> 01:41:33,060
 Exactly.

1779
01:41:33,260 --> 01:41:34,140
 It's a talking point.

1780
01:41:34,380 --> 01:41:35,760
 We've got, what, 100 days?

1781
01:41:35,840 --> 01:41:37,480
 A little less than 100 days before the season starts.

1782
01:41:37,820 --> 01:41:42,760
 They understand that that's going to be the fodder for newspaper columnists and, you know,

1783
01:41:42,800 --> 01:41:45,220
 talking heads on radio and TV.

1784
01:41:45,720 --> 01:41:48,120
 But inside, internally, you don't want that.

1785
01:41:48,380 --> 01:41:50,300
 You'd rather have everyone on the same page.

1786
01:41:50,640 --> 01:41:52,560
 So I think he's going to sit down and have this conversation.

1787
01:41:52,960 --> 01:41:55,920
 I think if you guys remember, it's not the first time he's probably sat down with Lane Kiffin

1788
01:41:55,920 --> 01:41:58,880
 and said, listen, we need to do better.

1789
01:41:58,960 --> 01:42:00,120
 We need to be better at this stuff.

1790
01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:04,400
 And I think he's going to sit down with Lane and ask him about his comments in the Vanity Fair article.

1791
01:42:04,540 --> 01:42:08,400
 He wants to make sure, are you, you know, what do you really feel about this?

1792
01:42:08,440 --> 01:42:12,480
 I mean, you know, we want to know what's going on here because, you know, he may end up coming down

1793
01:42:12,480 --> 01:42:14,040
 and there may be something about that.

1794
01:42:14,240 --> 01:42:18,580
 There may be something about what comes to what happened at Ole Miss and how things happen there.

1795
01:42:18,780 --> 01:42:19,640
 There may be penalties.

1796
01:42:19,820 --> 01:42:20,420
 There may be fines.

1797
01:42:20,540 --> 01:42:21,720
 It may come down to that.

1798
01:42:21,880 --> 01:42:27,320
 But I think, at least in Greg's mind, he wants to get everyone together and get this kind of squash right now

1799
01:42:27,320 --> 01:42:30,540
 because you don't want this dragging into the season and having to deal with it.

1800
01:42:30,660 --> 01:42:31,500
 It doesn't matter.

1801
01:42:31,580 --> 01:42:35,500
 It's still going to because that's what people are going to be talking about, especially when those two teams meet.

1802
01:42:35,720 --> 01:42:38,720
 So he just wants to make sure let's not squabble.

1803
01:42:38,960 --> 01:42:40,520
 Let's keep this in-house.

1804
01:42:40,700 --> 01:42:42,660
 Let's not bring it out and air our dirty laundry.

1805
01:42:42,980 --> 01:42:47,280
 Let's make sure we're not going to get too out of control because we can't have this happening.

1806
01:42:47,280 --> 01:42:48,220
 We've got to show some unity.

1807
01:42:49,500 --> 01:42:51,380
 You mentioned when they come back to Oxford.

1808
01:42:51,540 --> 01:42:56,520
 Do you think, I'll say this facetiously and in air quotes, the people who Lane said ran him off the road,

1809
01:42:56,560 --> 01:43:00,880
 do you think they'll be in attendance for that game or do you think the cops will ever found him by that time?

1810
01:43:01,360 --> 01:43:06,080
 Your thoughts about Lane and his, at least seemingly, a lot of folks said,

1811
01:43:06,160 --> 01:43:10,120
 this guy, I wonder sometimes if he cannot get enough attention.

1812
01:43:11,700 --> 01:43:14,240
 Ed Orgeron has to be one of the more intriguing hires.

1813
01:43:14,240 --> 01:43:20,260
 Can you imagine the staff meetings at LSU with all those personalities in the room?

1814
01:43:20,860 --> 01:43:24,900
 Your thoughts about Lane, is this going to work in spite of Lane being Lane?

1815
01:43:26,020 --> 01:43:27,280
 You know, that's a good question.

1816
01:43:27,440 --> 01:43:30,040
 I mean, I think this is the challenge for LSU.

1817
01:43:30,200 --> 01:43:36,220
 Listen, we've talked about this before that, you know, this is all your chips in the middle of the table.

1818
01:43:36,280 --> 01:43:36,800
 That's right.

1819
01:43:36,800 --> 01:43:43,600
 For LSU as a school and at that leg department, because if this does not work, if LSU struggles,

1820
01:43:43,820 --> 01:43:48,700
 if they don't get to the SEC championship game in a couple of years, if they don't get to a national,

1821
01:43:48,760 --> 01:43:52,300
 they don't get to the college football playoff and compete for a national championship,

1822
01:43:52,880 --> 01:43:54,420
 then this experiment failed.

1823
01:43:54,900 --> 01:43:55,120
 Bad.

1824
01:43:56,260 --> 01:43:57,100
 Expensive experiment.

1825
01:43:57,420 --> 01:44:00,820
 Yes, because you spent a lot of money to get rid of Brian Kelly.

1826
01:44:01,160 --> 01:44:04,200
 You brought Brian Kelly in, and then you spent a lot of money to get him out.

1827
01:44:04,560 --> 01:44:07,740
 And then you spent a lot of money to get Lane Kiffin in and deal with all this.

1828
01:44:08,380 --> 01:44:09,780
 And then, you know, you bring it out.

1829
01:44:09,940 --> 01:44:11,280
 I think Ed Orgeron was a good hire.

1830
01:44:11,380 --> 01:44:14,920
 I think there's reasons why Ed could help out, you know, what he could do with the program.

1831
01:44:15,440 --> 01:44:19,540
 But, again, I think for Lane, this all comes down to you've just got to win.

1832
01:44:19,920 --> 01:44:23,140
 Now, if LSU comes out and wins, and they get to the SEC championship game,

1833
01:44:23,180 --> 01:44:26,000
 and they get to the college football playoff in the first couple of years,

1834
01:44:26,520 --> 01:44:30,900
 I think they'll look like geniuses, you know, for doing it, for making the room to get Lane Kiffin.

1835
01:44:31,320 --> 01:44:32,600
 But I can tell you this right now.

1836
01:44:32,940 --> 01:44:35,800
 There are a lot of people in the state of Florida who are kind of happy

1837
01:44:35,800 --> 01:44:38,060
 that they didn't get Lane Kiffin as their head coach.

1838
01:44:38,360 --> 01:44:38,720
 You know what I mean?

1839
01:44:39,040 --> 01:44:40,540
 Because there are a lot of people who believe.

1840
01:44:41,220 --> 01:44:42,000
 Yes, exactly.

1841
01:44:42,080 --> 01:44:44,600
 Because there are a lot of people right now who believe we don't need that headache.

1842
01:44:45,040 --> 01:44:48,120
 And if you have to deal with that headache, imagine what that's going to be like.

1843
01:44:48,120 --> 01:44:50,680
 So, I mean, like I said, it could work.

1844
01:44:50,920 --> 01:44:52,300
 I mean, we know Lane's a good coach.

1845
01:44:52,720 --> 01:44:55,600
 But it's going to have to be that you have to win now.

1846
01:44:55,660 --> 01:44:57,740
 Because it's all going to come down to wins and losses.

1847
01:44:57,860 --> 01:45:00,880
 And if he doesn't win, this experiment fails horribly.

1848
01:45:01,200 --> 01:45:02,620
 And then where do you go if you're LSU?

1849
01:45:02,740 --> 01:45:05,060
 Because it's going to cost a lot of money to get rid of him.

1850
01:45:05,360 --> 01:45:07,220
 And you're going to have to worry about who you bring in next.

1851
01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:10,080
 And that's just a whole other mess that you don't want to do with.

1852
01:45:10,500 --> 01:45:14,280
 Can you understand the folks over in Oxford, how they feel not only about Lane,

1853
01:45:14,280 --> 01:45:16,420
 but Ed, basically, both of them.

1854
01:45:16,580 --> 01:45:20,420
 And this is how I think a lot of them feel, that both of them are hypocrites.

1855
01:45:20,580 --> 01:45:25,060
 They sat here at a time in their lives when Ole Miss came to their rescue, gave them a job,

1856
01:45:25,320 --> 01:45:27,920
 gave them a platform, gave them leverage to climb the ladder.

1857
01:45:28,300 --> 01:45:29,580
 And now they want to come back.

1858
01:45:29,620 --> 01:45:32,060
 And both of them, in a sense, want to throw Ole Miss under the bus.

1859
01:45:32,700 --> 01:45:36,100
 Is it safe to say that maybe there's a bit of hypocrisy on both their parts?

1860
01:45:36,980 --> 01:45:37,300
 Oh, yeah.

1861
01:45:37,400 --> 01:45:39,080
 I think there is for both parts.

1862
01:45:39,220 --> 01:45:39,960
 I think there is.

1863
01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:47,600
 And I think, you know, I think it goes back to this is something that we've dealt with as a country when it comes to coaches,

1864
01:45:47,880 --> 01:45:54,780
 you know, as a sport, is that you put coaches on such a pedestal that when a coach decides to make a move,

1865
01:45:54,980 --> 01:45:59,620
 it's as if you've torn the heart out of the fan base, you know, for making that move.

1866
01:45:59,620 --> 01:46:01,220
 I'm not just talking to Lane Tiffin.

1867
01:46:01,260 --> 01:46:06,640
 We've seen this in other places where it just, you know, all of a sudden you're just thinking this is ridiculous.

1868
01:46:06,860 --> 01:46:10,560
 And especially in college athletics, you're seeing coaches move around.

1869
01:46:11,160 --> 01:46:20,540
 And I think the hypocrisy comes down to don't stand at a podium and tell a fan base, I'm here, I'm here, I'm 100% dedicated to the school.

1870
01:46:21,100 --> 01:46:24,220
 And then two weeks later, you're on a plane getting out of there going.

1871
01:46:24,380 --> 01:46:25,820
 And throw that old school on the bus.

1872
01:46:26,700 --> 01:46:27,140
 Exactly.

1873
01:46:27,360 --> 01:46:31,880
 You know, so what needs to be is it just goes back to just being transparent and honest.

1874
01:46:31,880 --> 01:46:33,960
 Listen, I'm like anyone else out there.

1875
01:46:34,040 --> 01:46:34,920
 Jobs are going to come up.

1876
01:46:35,000 --> 01:46:36,640
 I'm going to probably listen to a lot of offers.

1877
01:46:37,080 --> 01:46:39,380
 Let's see what happens and we'll go from there.

1878
01:46:39,640 --> 01:46:42,180
 But when we're talking about the kind of money that's being spent, guys,

1879
01:46:42,800 --> 01:46:47,040
 fan bases don't want to hear that because it's like, listen, I'm giving you my hard-earned dollars.

1880
01:46:47,220 --> 01:46:52,000
 Not only gets to go to events, but I'm giving you my money as a booster for NIL.

1881
01:46:52,400 --> 01:46:54,260
 I'm trying to find ways to help the team win.

1882
01:46:54,660 --> 01:46:56,880
 And all of a sudden you take my money and say, well, thanks a lot.

1883
01:46:56,980 --> 01:46:57,480
 See you later.

1884
01:46:58,040 --> 01:46:59,200
 It's like a Ponzi scheme.

1885
01:46:59,280 --> 01:47:04,080
 It is literally like a Ponzi scheme where all of a sudden fans feel like, okay, I lost everything.

1886
01:47:04,380 --> 01:47:07,220
 And now I've got to go back and try to start all over again.

1887
01:47:07,380 --> 01:47:09,780
 And that's where I think we get this kind of back and forth.

1888
01:47:09,940 --> 01:47:13,560
 So part of this does fall on the sport itself, the way it's all set up.

1889
01:47:13,660 --> 01:47:17,480
 And you don't get this at the professional level.

1890
01:47:17,900 --> 01:47:22,720
 When an NBA coach leaves, you don't get fan bases, not to the point that you do in colleges

1891
01:47:22,720 --> 01:47:27,440
 where people are just devastated, burning couches on their lawn.

1892
01:47:28,520 --> 01:47:31,420
 But this is because of how passionate college football fans are.

1893
01:47:32,000 --> 01:47:35,380
 Matt, the college president has come in later this week.

1894
01:47:35,380 --> 01:47:43,380
 Jerry Moorhead of Georgia basically said last week, well, since the SCORE Act was not even brought to a vote,

1895
01:47:43,860 --> 01:47:47,360
 we can't depend on Congress to do this for us.

1896
01:47:47,440 --> 01:47:54,260
 Then it's time for us, the SEC, to begin to come up with our own solutions.

1897
01:47:54,580 --> 01:47:56,160
 Now, that's easier said than done.

1898
01:47:56,280 --> 01:48:02,020
 The other thing some of these schools are mad about is the College Sports Commission, the CSC,

1899
01:48:02,520 --> 01:48:06,760
 won't approve some of these outlandish NIL deals.

1900
01:48:07,260 --> 01:48:14,140
 So that's another reason to get past the 20.5 cap, which is turning into a speed bump.

1901
01:48:14,780 --> 01:48:20,060
 Once again, Matt, I'm going to be curious to see the conversations this week with the presidents

1902
01:48:20,060 --> 01:48:22,980
 about the SEC and the Big Ten going their own way.

1903
01:48:23,820 --> 01:48:28,320
 Yeah, you know, what makes you laugh about that, we kind of heard this a little bit from J.B. Pollard,

1904
01:48:28,640 --> 01:48:35,740
 the Iowa State, you know, a couple weeks ago, was, you know, all these school presidents voted on the College Sports Commission.

1905
01:48:36,220 --> 01:48:40,760
 You know, they all agreed, you know what I mean, to deal with this when it came to the House settlement.

1906
01:48:41,020 --> 01:48:45,340
 You know what I mean, everyone agreed to this. Well, then all of a sudden, you know, the paperwork lands on the desk

1907
01:48:45,340 --> 01:48:48,900
 and everyone says, well, this is not what I want. I don't want this. I want this.

1908
01:48:49,480 --> 01:48:53,520
 And they said, well, you agreed upon this. Now you've got schools who have already signed off and said,

1909
01:48:53,560 --> 01:48:59,200
 that's fine, this is what we agreed upon. And then you get other schools now, right now, going on in the, you know,

1910
01:48:59,260 --> 01:49:03,820
 in the, you know, in the SEC, in the Big Ten, wherever, and saying, no, we don't want nothing to do with this.

1911
01:49:04,060 --> 01:49:07,960
 We're going to break away. Well, that's got to be frustrating if you're a school going, well, wait a minute,

1912
01:49:07,980 --> 01:49:12,720
 we all agreed on it. Now why, why all of a sudden you back it out of this? So I get, I understand

1913
01:49:12,720 --> 01:49:17,620
 why conferences like the SEC and the Big Ten are looking around saying, you know, we can create our

1914
01:49:17,620 --> 01:49:22,160
 own, we can break away. We can create our own rules. We could do this. I think the challenge for

1915
01:49:22,160 --> 01:49:27,900
 that is always going to be that, you know, you got to look at the legality of things. If you start

1916
01:49:27,900 --> 01:49:33,680
 creating rules and lawyers start getting involved, as the NCAA has found out, you're going to spend more

1917
01:49:33,680 --> 01:49:39,280
 your, most of your money of TV revenue, basically paying lawyers for billable hours, because they're

1918
01:49:39,280 --> 01:49:43,340
 going to be spending all their time trying to figure out what's going on. So that's the challenge right

1919
01:49:43,340 --> 01:49:47,620
 now. And I think that's where, as much as it's easy, easy to pump your chest out and say, you know,

1920
01:49:47,620 --> 01:49:51,440
 we want this and we want that. You got to have someone who sits down and says, well, here's the,

1921
01:49:51,620 --> 01:49:56,480
 here's what's really going to happen if we do this. And if we do do it, then we need to look at

1922
01:49:56,480 --> 01:50:01,720
 how to, how to make sure this doesn't become a tangled mess of legalese that we can't get out.

1923
01:50:02,420 --> 01:50:07,080
 Yeah, you're exactly right. That's going to lead to even more problems than what they've got now.

1924
01:50:07,080 --> 01:50:13,140
 If only Matt Merchelle could be the commissioner of college football, we would be a lot better off.

1925
01:50:13,500 --> 01:50:18,060
 Always enjoy the conversation, my friend. Where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

1926
01:50:18,900 --> 01:50:23,660
 Yeah, you can go to OrlandoSentinel.com to check out the latest or go to, you'll follow me on

1927
01:50:23,660 --> 01:50:28,720
 social media, OS Matt Merchelle. I can't even be the commissioner of my fantasy football league.

1928
01:50:28,880 --> 01:50:29,960
 So that does not tell you.

1929
01:50:31,540 --> 01:50:36,060
 We got more in common than you know, man. Listen, man, thanks so much and have a great week. Okay.

1930
01:50:36,800 --> 01:50:37,640
 All right. Thanks a lot, guys.

1931
01:50:37,720 --> 01:50:38,220
 Thank you, bud.

1932
01:50:38,300 --> 01:50:42,040
 Double A on Matt Merchelle, hooking up with us from the Orlando Center.

1933
01:50:42,140 --> 01:50:48,180
 Baby, so close yet so far away for UNA and the NCAA baseball tournament.

1934
01:50:48,180 --> 01:50:53,300
 Yeah, James Moody, now we're talking about that. When I walked in the door, extra inning games,

1935
01:50:53,480 --> 01:51:04,580
 14-10 innings, quick turnarounds. UNA did beat Florida Gulf Coast 5-4. Lipscomb, not good news,

1936
01:51:04,660 --> 01:51:11,300
 but it still was a very good year for baseball. Harold for UNA, and I think it's only going to get

1937
01:51:11,300 --> 01:51:17,080
 better. And then the Braves going to Boston. They got the Bull Sox tonight. Spencer Strider

1938
01:51:17,080 --> 01:51:21,680
 is on the mound, and you can hear that game on 93-9, the score.

1939
01:51:22,400 --> 01:51:28,500
 What's amazing about it right now, we are at exactly one-third of the season, and the Braves

1940
01:51:28,500 --> 01:51:31,740
 will start tonight. Again, one-third of the season is in the rearview mirror.

1941
01:51:32,240 --> 01:51:35,800
 They're eight and a half up on the boys from Washington, so it's go-get-em time against

1942
01:51:35,800 --> 01:51:39,540
 the Bull Sox tonight. And again, you can catch it here on 93-9, the score.

1943
01:51:39,640 --> 01:51:42,980
 It's going to take care of biz for now. On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire

1944
01:51:42,980 --> 01:51:46,580
 crew here, Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today. Let's do it again tomorrow,

1945
01:51:46,740 --> 01:51:50,600
 noon to two for the Bumble Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio 93-9, the score.