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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.

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, the story.

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 Welcome into the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 Brett Beaird, Harold will be joining us in just a few minutes.

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 A couple of things before we get to our first guest.

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 Braves legend Bob Horner.

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 We'll talk about some of the meetings in Marymore Beach for the SEC.

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 voice of UNA Benjamin Ray, but I am absolutely delighted to bring in our first guest.

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 Barton Simmons was with 24-7 Sports and Rivals for years.

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 In fact, the first time I met him was at Spartman High School.

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 He was there looking at a prospect who played for Spartman.

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 And we struck up a conversation and were delighted to work with him for over 10 years.

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 When he was with Rivals, he went on to 24-7 Sports, CBS Sports, great coverage there.

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 Barton Simmons, welcome back into the Boomo Bugg Show, buddy.

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 How are you doing?

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 Hey, man.

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 It's been a while.

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 I'm glad you haven't forgotten me.

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 This is like a deja vu kind of moment here.

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 And I was late because, actually, I was trying to figure out the question.

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 Was it because of us or your talents or your Yale diploma that got you where you are and the stratosphere of your world these days?

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 We've been talking to a lot of folks and how the landscape has changed.

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 Nobody knows that more than you.

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 And your name was invoked as one of the hottest names out there to be a general manager in the modern era of college football.

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 Some of these folks, it's hard to get verbal bouquets out of them, but you've managed to do it.

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 This is, as you mentioned, you know, I was propelled forward by you fellas, you know, through the years.

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 Can you imagine a few years ago when we all started in this crazy industry talking about a general manager in college football?

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 A lot of folks said it can't be done.

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 And you've proven, along with a young lady from over in Madison, Alabama, who's now the AD there at Vanderbilt, a former Bob Jones product.

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 We were very fortunate, you know, when I got there with Clark, with Coach Lee, that we got there just after Candice was hired.

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 And making sure that they're getting the players that they feel like can do it and also keeping our administration happy and making sure that we're shepherding the resources effectively. And, and somewhere in there, you're answering to the head coach as well. And so I just think it's, it's, uh, it's a, it's a real challenge for everyone in my role. And it's a fun challenge, you know, and it's, uh, there's some real moments of anxiety, um, during the year, but, um, you know, that's, that's ultimately what you want.

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 And maybe a guy just hadn't gotten on the field yet. Other positions. We feel like you really, you know, we need to bet on, uh, proven production, even if it's lower level production, but we need to bet on proven production.

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 We feel really good about our program at Vanderbilt being one that really unlocks success.

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 And so when you have coaches like that, that can, that can pull the best parts of the player up and, and, and, uh, feature them and, and maximize them, man, that, that makes me look really smart, you know?

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 I'm at, um, because truthfully it's, it's, it's not the NFL draft, you know, I'm not out here as the GM making a phone call and, and picking up, picking a player.

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 You know, this is a real complex and nuanced process of, of, of getting coaches on board and, um, and servicing them and, and, and servicing our, our, our head coach and, and also, you know, recruiting these players.

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 We feel like you're a great uncle.

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 We've, we've had a relationship with you for 15 years and now you've turned into one of the best general managers in college football.

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 We're very proud of what you've been able to accomplish, uh, listen to the button, much success.

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 Two words, Barton, Red Bull.

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 Listen, man, I echo those sentiments there and you get to do it in your hometown.

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 win a national title, the NIT, and now up and down season in baseball.

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 Novak Djokovic is trying to put away Frenchman Valentin Royer in round two at Roland Garros.

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 Djokovic serving for the match in the fourth set.

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 Welcome back here.

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 Time to take a little road trip down to a place called Tuscaloosa and say hello to the founder and editor of Titer Insider.com and the fine author of the book called Bigger Than Bama.

470
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:17,700
 Rodney Orr, welcome in.

471
00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:18,480
 How are you?

472
00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:21,420
 I am doing well, Harold and Brett.

473
00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:22,440
 How are you guys today?

474
00:35:22,580 --> 00:35:22,780
 Hey, Bill.

475
00:35:22,940 --> 00:35:23,680
 Yeah, we're doing fine.

476
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:25,320
 I appreciate you asking, Rodney.

477
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:33,180
 I would imagine you got, in my opinion, if not the, certainly one of the most interactive boards in the Alabama Crimson Tide Nation across the globe.

478
00:35:33,180 --> 00:35:46,000
 And I would guess a few folks are asking about decision day for AA Amari Allen, supposed to, at least according to the earlier reports, make his decision day whether to come back to Alabama or stay in the NBA draft.

479
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:51,340
 And I'm guessing, Rodney, right now only Amari Allen and a few others know for sure.

480
00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:59,240
 Yeah, you know, again, I think a lot of people are guessing, and I think that the feeling is that he's going to return.

481
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:04,860
 Now, again, that's just the speculation that we've heard, the last speculation that we've heard.

482
00:36:05,180 --> 00:36:06,580
 So, you know, we'll see.

483
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:08,420
 We'll see how that goes.

484
00:36:08,660 --> 00:36:16,520
 But that, again, I think common sense is saying that most people think, you know, that he needs another year.

485
00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:19,520
 I think, too, Harold and Brett, a lot of people were kind of surprised.

486
00:36:19,980 --> 00:36:22,160
 He was listed at 6'8", you know.

487
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:28,240
 And when they measured him, the NBA measured him, he was 6'5 1⁄2 or something, 6'5 3⁄4".

488
00:36:28,740 --> 00:36:32,820
 So, you know, I would not be surprised if Amari Allen's back.

489
00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:42,560
 Rodney, we've been talking about this recruiting at the first big official visit weekend for Alabama of what seems like a year.

490
00:36:43,300 --> 00:36:44,760
 And they've got quite a few in.

491
00:36:44,820 --> 00:36:48,560
 I'm sure you're going to have the list of the guys coming in.

492
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,480
 You've already had it a couple of times.

493
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:52,500
 But we know that it's fluid.

494
00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:55,720
 You mentioned two elite receivers.

495
00:36:56,420 --> 00:36:59,580
 Monsoon Bama Sales is one of them.

496
00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:05,580
 The nickname Bama, of course, that resonated with a lot of your subscribers.

497
00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:12,300
 Well, Sonny Gales, the four-star from IMG Academy.

498
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,240
 We've talked about quarterbacks constantly.

499
00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:19,460
 And, again, that's going to be a battle throughout the summer in summer camp.

500
00:37:19,540 --> 00:37:23,980
 But, Rodney, talk about two of the elite receivers coming to Tuscaloosa this weekend.

501
00:37:26,020 --> 00:37:28,920
 Well, you know, they're fantastic prospects, certainly.

502
00:37:29,140 --> 00:37:31,560
 I mean, they're being recruited nationwide.

503
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:35,680
 And, you know, like you said, Monsoon Sales, his nickname is Bama.

504
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,640
 He's originally from the state of Alabama.

505
00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,940
 And they've given him that name up there in Indianapolis.

506
00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,600
 And, you know, again, I thought Britt and Harold did it at one time.

507
00:37:46,180 --> 00:37:57,740
 And, you know, I think we're always cautious and say, listen, you know, just because in February, before their senior years, people are saying they're leaning to this school or that school, it's really early.

508
00:37:57,980 --> 00:38:03,040
 And I think early on, people got caught up with that he was leaning to Alabama.

509
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,300
 And, look, he may end up here.

510
00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,080
 But, certainly, Indiana's in there.

511
00:38:07,460 --> 00:38:09,240
 You know, Ohio State's been in there.

512
00:38:09,340 --> 00:38:10,320
 Texas has been in there.

513
00:38:10,420 --> 00:38:11,300
 Miami's been in there.

514
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:15,080
 A lot of top programs are battling for Monsoon Sales.

515
00:38:15,740 --> 00:38:18,580
 You know, we'll see what direction it goes.

516
00:38:19,240 --> 00:38:27,560
 But, you know, right now, I think the general feeling is for him is that Indiana is probably the team.

517
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,660
 But, again, it's really early.

518
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:33,340
 And then for Asani Gales, Stanford's been in there.

519
00:38:33,540 --> 00:38:34,360
 Washington's been in there.

520
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:35,680
 Notre Dame, Tennessee.

521
00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,560
 He's recruited coast-to-coast as well.

522
00:38:38,740 --> 00:38:40,000
 He's at IMG Academy.

523
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,000
 And he is originally from the West Coast.

524
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,140
 So, maybe that might influence his decision.

525
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:45,840
 I don't know.

526
00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,300
 But, you know, Alabama's certainly in the mix with both of those guys.

527
00:38:49,580 --> 00:38:55,180
 And, Harold and Britt, when you're talking about NIL, this is going to be a small class for Alabama.

528
00:38:55,380 --> 00:38:57,780
 And I'm not saying it's a small class because of NIL.

529
00:38:57,780 --> 00:39:03,960
 But when you have a small class, it might open up some more money for guys that are your priority guys.

530
00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:08,420
 So, those two guys are probably going to get a pretty decent offer from Alabama.

531
00:39:09,740 --> 00:39:10,820
 And let's face it.

532
00:39:10,860 --> 00:39:14,420
 People say, what in the world are you talking about with Indiana being the mix?

533
00:39:14,620 --> 00:39:17,180
 Two words, Mark Cuban, multi-billionaire.

534
00:39:17,260 --> 00:39:22,360
 If he wants you and money is the key, if that's the difference maker, then it's pretty much a sign still delivered.

535
00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:28,540
 And to add to that, Rodney, I saw some comments the other day from Alabama's camp saying, you know what?

536
00:39:29,020 --> 00:39:35,320
 If you're going to sit here and use us as a chip and a leverage and a betting war, we're just going to go ahead and cancel your trip.

537
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,300
 We're not going to go down that road.

538
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:40,620
 Your thoughts just about that strategy, at least they're up front with these guys.

539
00:39:40,860 --> 00:39:47,820
 We're not going to sit here and be used by you guys, taking the Alabama label and using it to go to a place, in this case, Indiana or elsewhere.

540
00:39:48,460 --> 00:39:53,320
 Your thoughts just about, I thought, some pretty interesting and candid remarks coming out of the Alabama camp.

541
00:39:53,400 --> 00:40:00,560
 I just think when there's some prospects are kind of wanting some outlandish offers.

542
00:40:01,020 --> 00:40:01,080
 Right.

543
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:06,600
 And I think when you run into that situation, you know that it's not going to work out.

544
00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:16,520
 The best thing is probably just to tell the kid up front, look, you know, we're not interested because, you know, you're really not going to be interested in what we're going to offer you.

545
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,280
 So, I think that's probably, now look, we can go back to the old days now.

546
00:40:21,540 --> 00:40:30,440
 I remember, it's not a lot different than even, you know, 10 or 11 years ago when Saban was in the middle of his run.

547
00:40:30,540 --> 00:40:32,800
 And I remember there was an elite receiver.

548
00:40:33,900 --> 00:40:36,900
 I won't say his name, but he's now in the, he's still in the NFL.

549
00:40:37,900 --> 00:40:45,800
 And, you know, his dad actually told an Alabama assistant that he needed, for his son to come to Alabama, he needed $150,000.

550
00:40:46,340 --> 00:40:47,140
 What a bargain.

551
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:51,040
 You're right.

552
00:40:51,500 --> 00:40:52,080
 We laughed.

553
00:40:52,420 --> 00:40:53,820
 A little dirty, but a bargain, you know.

554
00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:54,940
 That's true.

555
00:40:55,180 --> 00:40:55,960
 That's true now.

556
00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:57,940
 I mean, Albert Means would be a bargain now, right?

557
00:40:58,520 --> 00:40:58,720
 Yeah.

558
00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:11,420
 But, you know, and I remember that the Alabama coach said privately behind the scenes, he told the dad, he said, well, if that school's going to give you $150,000, that's where you need to go.

559
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:12,860
 And he went there.

560
00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:13,620
 He went there.

561
00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:24,820
 So, with all that said, it's not really different than then when you would hear outlandish, kids wanted outlandish offers for that time, just like now.

562
00:41:25,060 --> 00:41:27,560
 I mean, so you understand that.

563
00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:37,140
 Rodney, Mo Lindquist is one of the best recruiters in the country, but he is an absolute crackerjack when he comes to the secondary.

564
00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:41,240
 Length, these guys are so tall, athletic.

565
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:47,340
 Hayden Stelpe, a five-star out of Las Vegas coming in this weekend.

566
00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:51,860
 Darius White out of Georgia, another one, this Georgia crew.

567
00:41:52,180 --> 00:41:56,420
 And, again, 6'3", every time I look at these guys, they're 6'3".

568
00:41:56,420 --> 00:41:59,480
 I never thought I'd see 6'5 corners.

569
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:02,700
 And that's where we are now.

570
00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,420
 But, again, two more.

571
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,400
 Mo Lindquist is very good at what he does.

572
00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:10,920
 Hayden Stelpe, Darius White are pretty good at what they do.

573
00:42:11,780 --> 00:42:12,660
 Tons of length.

574
00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:13,260
 Yeah.

575
00:42:13,380 --> 00:42:16,620
 I mean, that's what they've been recruiting since they've been here.

576
00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:17,460
 It's been impressive.

577
00:42:17,460 --> 00:42:22,880
 Listen, I think that nobody recruits a secondary better than Alabama to me.

578
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,320
 I mean, it's been pretty amazing what they've done.

579
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:37,860
 And, you know, frankly, and you guys may agree, I'm not sure there's been a drop-off from the groups that Saban brought in in secondary to what DeBoer is bringing in.

580
00:42:38,440 --> 00:42:39,380
 You know, I'll give you an example.

581
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,140
 I know that they're extremely high on Jaira Edwards' safety.

582
00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:49,820
 But, you know, I've had people out there that have been there for, I'm talking former players that have been at practice for 20-some-odd years, 30 years.

583
00:42:50,220 --> 00:42:59,240
 And they're saying, this kid, Jordan Edmonds, he reminds him of a young, not a young, I'm not saying a current, but young Patrick Sertain.

584
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,560
 And just the tools that he has.

585
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:08,160
 That's kind of the tools that they said are very comparable to what Patrick Sertain walked in here with.

586
00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:11,400
 So they recruit the secondary extremely well.

587
00:43:11,580 --> 00:43:13,700
 And you mentioned Hayden Step out of Las Vegas.

588
00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:18,360
 And, you know, again, he's a guy that is going to be coast-to-coast.

589
00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:22,200
 I mean, it's going to be, you know, it's going to be tough to get him.

590
00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:24,380
 But Alabama's certainly in there.

591
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:25,880
 Again, he's out of Las Vegas.

592
00:43:26,660 --> 00:43:30,880
 And then also, you mentioned Darius White.

593
00:43:31,060 --> 00:43:32,340
 Yeah, Darius is out of Georgia.

594
00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:34,980
 He's not as highly recruited or ranked.

595
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:36,300
 He's a three-star rated player.

596
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,740
 But I think he's probably underrated.

597
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:39,840
 I mean, he's got great size.

598
00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:42,880
 Like you said, he's 6'3", 175 pounds.

599
00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:49,240
 You know, Georgia Tech, Georgia's gotten in there a little bit more because they've lost some of their DB commits recently.

600
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:50,400
 Tennessee's in there.

601
00:43:50,740 --> 00:43:53,860
 And for Step, you know, again, Hayden Step, Oregon's in there.

602
00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:58,200
 I tell you, the real team to watch a little bit here might be Cal.

603
00:43:58,780 --> 00:44:01,780
 And you may say, Cal, well, guess who's at Cal now?

604
00:44:02,060 --> 00:44:03,600
 Tosh LaPoix, their head coach.

605
00:44:03,900 --> 00:44:05,800
 And he's an incredible recruiter.

606
00:44:05,900 --> 00:44:09,440
 He's got a great relationship with a ton of these top prospects out there.

607
00:44:09,900 --> 00:44:10,560
 So watch him.

608
00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:12,520
 Georgia's been in the mix, too, for Step.

609
00:44:12,620 --> 00:44:13,940
 So it's going to be competitive.

610
00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:19,480
 But, you know, having those two guys on campus this weekend is certainly a big deal.

611
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:27,480
 If it's the last week of May, it's a lot of times the first week of seeing all these preseason college magazines.

612
00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:35,100
 Yes, young generation, there is such a thing as a magazine that you can actually hold in your hand without scrolling through a tablet.

613
00:44:35,720 --> 00:44:40,220
 In one of them, Athlons, they got Alabama at either 15 or 16.

614
00:44:40,340 --> 00:44:42,660
 Either way, it's low by Alabama standards.

615
00:44:42,900 --> 00:44:47,460
 But the question is, Rodney, too high, too low, or just about right?

616
00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,020
 You know, Harold, I don't know how to answer the question.

617
00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:54,500
 I mean, I really don't.

618
00:44:54,500 --> 00:44:58,800
 I mean, it's just because, first of all, I'm not really sure what everyone else has.

619
00:44:59,120 --> 00:44:59,680
 That's right.

620
00:45:00,620 --> 00:45:02,540
 Especially on offensive and defensive lines.

621
00:45:02,620 --> 00:45:04,160
 Everybody's shopping for the same thing.

622
00:45:04,740 --> 00:45:05,020
 Yes.

623
00:45:05,500 --> 00:45:09,240
 And Georgia, you know, again, I know they return a lot of players.

624
00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:11,780
 I know there's a lot of high expectations for Texas out here.

625
00:45:11,860 --> 00:45:14,780
 They've got some offensive line concerns out there.

626
00:45:14,860 --> 00:45:17,400
 But they're expected to, I mean, this is a big year for Sark.

627
00:45:17,580 --> 00:45:20,880
 They've been loading up and they've been spending a lot of money.

628
00:45:21,700 --> 00:45:25,380
 They've been outspending everybody to try to win a championship.

629
00:45:26,260 --> 00:45:27,000
 They're desperate.

630
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:32,820
 And with that said, I don't know how to predict this thing.

631
00:45:33,140 --> 00:45:39,480
 But Alabama, I think this, you know, it's going to depend on some things here.

632
00:45:39,720 --> 00:45:41,200
 First of all, the offensive line.

633
00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:42,880
 How quickly do they come around?

634
00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:45,620
 Do they generate a run game?

635
00:45:45,740 --> 00:45:47,080
 Do they improve the run game?

636
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:56,980
 I think talking to some people that the feeling is E.J. Crowell is the real deal.

637
00:45:57,340 --> 00:46:02,200
 Meaning he could be eventually, he could be a difference maker at running back.

638
00:46:03,060 --> 00:46:07,980
 There's some people that I really trust that say he's the best high school running back they've seen ever.

639
00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:10,180
 And now I'm not saying that.

640
00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:10,680
 I don't know.

641
00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:12,340
 I mean, he's really good.

642
00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:15,040
 But there's some people that I trust that think he is.

643
00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:21,220
 And so that said, you know, that could be a real difference maker for them.

644
00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:23,520
 Now, does a quarterback come through?

645
00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:27,600
 I think Keelan Russell is extraordinarily gifted.

646
00:46:27,820 --> 00:46:30,820
 I mean, I think I could see him being a Heisman Trophy type player.

647
00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:32,340
 I'm not saying necessarily this year.

648
00:46:32,700 --> 00:46:35,920
 But I think he's got Bryce Young, Tua type talent.

649
00:46:36,780 --> 00:46:38,780
 Now, Austin Mack's really good too.

650
00:46:39,700 --> 00:46:41,100
 Austin Mack's really good too.

651
00:46:41,220 --> 00:46:42,560
 I will tell you this, guys.

652
00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:50,860
 You know, somebody that was out there at the practices told me all spring, said these two guys combined are elite passers.

653
00:46:51,080 --> 00:46:54,580
 They've got a chance to be, both of them, NFL quarterbacks.

654
00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:56,100
 They're elite passers.

655
00:46:56,320 --> 00:47:00,180
 But they hit a ton of interceptions in the spring.

656
00:47:01,260 --> 00:47:07,900
 And one guy told me he saw more interceptions out there than in the spring than he saw in five or six years under Sagan.

657
00:47:07,900 --> 00:47:09,100
 You know, in practices.

658
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:13,540
 So, you know, there's some – but now DeBoer kind of does it different.

659
00:47:13,620 --> 00:47:17,920
 He wants these guys to let it rip, learn from your mistakes, develop, improve, and all of those things.

660
00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:20,220
 So he's kind of a little bit different.

661
00:47:20,680 --> 00:47:23,260
 And hopefully they learn to protect the ball.

662
00:47:23,380 --> 00:47:31,540
 But I just think that if they can do those things, there's a lot of high hopes on the defensive side of the ball that they're going to have one of their best defenses in a while.

663
00:47:31,540 --> 00:47:36,700
 I think they feel like they got bigger, stronger, better up front defensively.

664
00:47:37,340 --> 00:47:40,740
 And I think it's a big year for them up front defensively.

665
00:47:40,860 --> 00:47:42,220
 They need to show some improvement.

666
00:47:42,980 --> 00:47:44,660
 And we'll see it inside backer.

667
00:47:44,740 --> 00:47:45,720
 I think that's another key.

668
00:47:45,820 --> 00:47:47,280
 But the secondary is just loaded.

669
00:47:48,300 --> 00:47:55,820
 Ronnie, just to reinforce your point about I don't know about the other teams, Bill Bender is going to be a guest on our show.

670
00:47:55,820 --> 00:48:01,020
 He's the college football editor for the sporting news.

671
00:48:01,540 --> 00:48:03,500
 He's got six SEC teams.

672
00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:06,280
 The top two quarterbacks have zero starts.

673
00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:09,860
 I mean, that's literally six SEC teams.

674
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:14,740
 And if Ty Simpson was back, I think Alabama would be ranked nine or ten.

675
00:48:15,700 --> 00:48:17,960
 So much of that is experience at quarterback.

676
00:48:18,460 --> 00:48:19,960
 You mentioned the defensive line.

677
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,840
 Antoine Jackson, Mitchell Turner.

678
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,800
 We've talked about these two dudes.

679
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:27,320
 I know a lot of people are, quote, confident.

680
00:48:28,140 --> 00:48:30,080
 They, again, leaning toward Alabama.

681
00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:32,820
 We'll see because, again, you got the NL.

682
00:48:33,100 --> 00:48:37,680
 But Antoine Jackson, Mitchell Turner coming in again this weekend.

683
00:48:38,780 --> 00:48:41,580
 Yeah, I think Mitchell Turner is a really big prospect.

684
00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:43,540
 They identified him early.

685
00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:51,760
 You know, probably 6'2", not the tallest guy, but about 280, really disruptive, very aggressive on the film.

686
00:48:52,460 --> 00:48:54,220
 He looks like he could be a really good player.

687
00:48:54,220 --> 00:48:55,740
 I mean, I know his stock's rising.

688
00:48:56,420 --> 00:48:57,740
 Texas has jumped in the mix.

689
00:48:57,880 --> 00:48:59,380
 Ole Miss is certainly in there.

690
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:00,660
 Mississippi State.

691
00:49:00,980 --> 00:49:08,200
 Now, when I talked to my Mississippi source, and I spent about two weeks, he felt like Alabama was still the team to beat for Mitchell Turner.

692
00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:09,520
 So we'll see there.

693
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:14,380
 And Antoine Jackson out of Memphis, call your bill.

694
00:49:14,380 --> 00:49:18,400
 Yeah, he's a good-looking player, about 6'5", 240.

695
00:49:18,840 --> 00:49:30,720
 Now, you look at him as an edge player, I think eventually he could blossom into one of those bandit, maybe defensive ends, kind of what LT Overton played last year, potentially.

696
00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:31,760
 We'll see.

697
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:37,360
 And, you know, again, I know that he's, once again, he's a guy that, you know, a lot of schools are after.

698
00:49:37,560 --> 00:49:39,700
 I know Ole Miss is really in there pretty heavily.

699
00:49:39,840 --> 00:49:41,820
 Missouri, Tennessee's in there as well.

700
00:49:41,940 --> 00:49:45,360
 So it's going to be a battle for most of these guys.

701
00:49:45,500 --> 00:49:47,420
 But, like I said, they'll be here this weekend.

702
00:49:48,260 --> 00:49:56,880
 I won't be surprised at Mitchell Turner when he makes the decision that if it's Alabama, I like where Alabama sits with Jackson as well right now.

703
00:49:58,880 --> 00:50:01,100
 Ronnie, great stuff, as always.

704
00:50:01,200 --> 00:50:02,580
 You're going to be on top of this.

705
00:50:02,580 --> 00:50:07,000
 Again, I know a lot of your subscribers want to know about who's coming in.

706
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 You're going to have that.

707
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 I know that list is going to be fluid.

708
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 But as Harold mentioned earlier, the 24-7 message board, TITV, baseball going on, obviously, softball this weekend.

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 You're going to have the absolute latest.

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 And we do at the top of the forum right now, the all-sports forum.

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811
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 Democrats here in Alabama showed more participation in voting within the governor's primary race compared to 2022.

812
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813
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814
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee.

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896
00:59:44,200 --> 00:59:46,620
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898
00:59:53,020 --> 00:59:57,080
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

899
00:59:57,420 --> 00:59:58,440
 The Score.

900
00:59:59,180 --> 00:59:59,940
 Welcome back in.

901
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:01,200
 Our tour to the Boomo Bugg Show.

902
01:00:01,320 --> 01:00:03,000
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

903
01:00:03,100 --> 01:00:05,940
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

904
01:00:06,060 --> 01:00:07,620
 BB, a lot to get to today.

905
01:00:07,780 --> 01:00:12,220
 But before we jump in here, you touched on it at the top of the show.

906
01:00:12,540 --> 01:00:17,940
 And, boy, I tell you what, when I, and I'm sure I share the same sentiments as a lot of folks,

907
01:00:17,940 --> 01:00:20,720
 they saw the news yesterday about Bob Horner.

908
01:00:21,080 --> 01:00:25,400
 And you blink your eyes, and this journey called life is over.

909
01:00:25,560 --> 01:00:30,780
 Many of us remember when this was a kid coming out of high school, coming as a young man,

910
01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:32,280
 never played a day in the majors.

911
01:00:32,280 --> 01:00:35,340
 He went right from the high school diamonds to the majors.

912
01:00:35,460 --> 01:00:37,460
 One of the few, you can count them in your hands.

913
01:00:37,580 --> 01:00:39,780
 I mean, to be able to do that, especially to have a good career.

914
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:43,580
 But, my goodness gracious, that was, to me, very shocking news.

915
01:00:44,180 --> 01:00:53,680
 Harold, it's been the month from h*** for Braves fans as far as all of the iconic Braves who have passed away.

916
01:00:53,780 --> 01:00:54,840
 Bob Horner died.

917
01:00:55,060 --> 01:00:58,860
 I believe he was 69 years old.

918
01:00:59,100 --> 01:01:04,280
 Harold, I always thought he was one of the most underrated Braves in history.

919
01:01:04,280 --> 01:01:09,960
 I remember actually listening to the game when he hit four home runs.

920
01:01:10,140 --> 01:01:14,320
 They lost the game to Montreal where the Expo was 11-8.

921
01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:16,760
 But that was a Sunday afternoon game.

922
01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:22,420
 And I was actually visiting my parents and listening to the game on the way back.

923
01:01:23,820 --> 01:01:29,280
 But I believe he had, what was it, 216 home runs.

924
01:01:29,500 --> 01:01:31,460
 I'll find that exact number.

925
01:01:31,700 --> 01:01:32,580
 But, yeah, 215.

926
01:01:33,300 --> 01:01:36,920
 But, Harold, I always thought, again, he may have been a little gruff.

927
01:01:37,420 --> 01:01:38,340
 But I'll tell you one thing.

928
01:01:38,380 --> 01:01:41,700
 When he and Dale Murphy were in their prime, that was quite a deal.

929
01:01:42,180 --> 01:01:46,140
 Yeah, built a foundation for the Braves' success in later years, too.

930
01:01:46,360 --> 01:01:48,700
 Again, it's hard to believe Bob Horner now gone.

931
01:01:49,360 --> 01:01:53,940
 Time for us to say hello to the top line of UNA football coach, Brent Dierman.

932
01:01:54,060 --> 01:01:54,600
 Welcome in.

933
01:01:54,660 --> 01:01:55,260
 Long time.

934
01:01:55,380 --> 01:01:56,000
 How are you?

935
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,800
 Hopefully we'll be able to hook up with Coach.

936
01:02:01,840 --> 01:02:04,540
 I would imagine he's out trying to look at that brand-new stadium.

937
01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:12,300
 Before we get to Coach, for the folks who have been following this, BB, what a time to be a UNA fan across the board.

938
01:02:12,380 --> 01:02:15,020
 It just opened up a brand-new baseball stadium.

939
01:02:15,580 --> 01:02:18,540
 Now they're putting the final touches on a brand-new football stadium.

940
01:02:18,640 --> 01:02:19,920
 And I like the way they're doing it.

941
01:02:19,960 --> 01:02:23,860
 They're going to kind of get in here, kind of warm up on the road to open a game.

942
01:02:24,000 --> 01:02:27,000
 Matter of fact, it's on the road in Huntsville, kind of a neutral site game.

943
01:02:27,540 --> 01:02:30,580
 And then they go to Arkansas, that Arkansas.

944
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:32,840
 They kind of have the dress rehearsals.

945
01:02:32,840 --> 01:02:37,960
 And then they pull the curtain on the brand-new stadium once they get a few games under the belt, BB.

946
01:02:38,040 --> 01:02:39,300
 I like the way they're doing this.

947
01:02:39,560 --> 01:02:42,840
 Yeah, Samford and Joe Davis Stadium, August the 29th.

948
01:02:43,680 --> 01:02:49,060
 As you mentioned, they go to Hog Heaven, to Fayetteville on September the 5th,

949
01:02:49,160 --> 01:02:52,660
 at Southeastern Louisiana on September the 12th.

950
01:02:52,700 --> 01:02:57,040
 And then, Chris in the stadium on September the 19th.

951
01:02:57,060 --> 01:03:00,120
 In fact, the following week, they've got Western Illinois.

952
01:03:00,120 --> 01:03:06,360
 But no, it's, again, I know the stadium, from what everybody tells us, it's ahead of schedule.

953
01:03:06,860 --> 01:03:12,620
 But I thought that was a wise move to wait for really three games, four games into the season

954
01:03:12,620 --> 01:03:13,900
 to have the first home game.

955
01:03:14,440 --> 01:03:18,220
 And the other thing I like, too, and this is something that's probably a little bit controversial,

956
01:03:18,660 --> 01:03:25,060
 but let's face it, you have got the realities of trying to balance the Bullets.

957
01:03:25,140 --> 01:03:27,600
 And what a pleasure it was to talk about Barton Simmons earlier,

958
01:03:28,360 --> 01:03:33,940
 who is now one of the fastest rising stars in his role as the general manager of a college football team

959
01:03:33,940 --> 01:03:34,700
 up at Vanderbilt.

960
01:03:34,800 --> 01:03:36,160
 You've seen what he's done over the years.

961
01:03:36,600 --> 01:03:40,820
 But in this modern era, you better be able to sit here and bring in some money

962
01:03:40,820 --> 01:03:42,140
 if you're going to be able to do this.

963
01:03:42,500 --> 01:03:46,740
 And when you go on the road to an ACC team, you have to be realistic.

964
01:03:46,920 --> 01:03:48,820
 We know the rosters are not going to be the same.

965
01:03:49,220 --> 01:03:53,100
 But that's a very important game for the athletic department, BB.

966
01:03:53,420 --> 01:03:55,060
 Well, there's no question about it, Harold.

967
01:03:55,160 --> 01:03:56,580
 It's a money game.

968
01:03:56,860 --> 01:04:01,520
 And I'll be curious to see what the guarantee is going to be.

969
01:04:01,780 --> 01:04:05,160
 You know, and a lot of people say, well, it's going to be a route by Arkansas.

970
01:04:05,460 --> 01:04:07,340
 Well, first of all, you don't know that.

971
01:04:07,600 --> 01:04:07,960
 That's right.

972
01:04:08,380 --> 01:04:13,620
 Again, going to an SEC, and particularly early in the season, Arkansas has got a quarterback.

973
01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:15,060
 They've got a new coach.

974
01:04:15,120 --> 01:04:16,320
 They've got a new staff.

975
01:04:16,900 --> 01:04:20,780
 I think that game may actually be cut closer than a lot of people think it is.

976
01:04:20,900 --> 01:04:27,540
 But sure, I know a lot of teams like UNA and others have what they call the money games,

977
01:04:27,820 --> 01:04:34,020
 which certainly helps the budget, along with the Aussie Newsom fundraiser last week.

978
01:04:34,020 --> 01:04:38,640
 And we'll talk to Benjamin Ray about that a little bit later in the show.

979
01:04:38,780 --> 01:04:43,680
 But, yeah, Harold, those games, even though they do have a tendency to be lopsided,

980
01:04:45,180 --> 01:04:46,460
 they do help the budget.

981
01:04:47,080 --> 01:04:47,640
 Well, two things.

982
01:04:47,740 --> 01:04:50,240
 First of all, yeah, you're right as far as the bottom line.

983
01:04:50,400 --> 01:04:54,240
 But you know the first thing a lot of UNA fans are thinking right now, BB.

984
01:04:55,240 --> 01:04:57,720
 Remember when UNA took on Florida State.

985
01:04:57,880 --> 01:04:58,700
 Remember Florida State.

986
01:04:58,700 --> 01:05:02,620
 In the context of that time, Florida State was riding as high as anybody.

987
01:05:02,940 --> 01:05:05,840
 And here comes so-called little old UNA in the town.

988
01:05:05,940 --> 01:05:08,120
 And I think the folks down in Tallahassee said,

989
01:05:08,180 --> 01:05:10,420
 let's just go ahead and get this out of the way and move on.

990
01:05:10,700 --> 01:05:13,000
 And remember, they had to fight for their lives.

991
01:05:13,100 --> 01:05:14,900
 They obviously dealt one at the end.

992
01:05:15,460 --> 01:05:18,700
 But that was, to me, you go back and you look at the situation there

993
01:05:18,700 --> 01:05:22,620
 as far as key injuries in that game that UNA and Florida State went through in that one.

994
01:05:22,760 --> 01:05:24,780
 And then where has Florida State been?

995
01:05:25,020 --> 01:05:28,120
 Isn't it ironic since the game with UNA as a program?

996
01:05:28,380 --> 01:05:31,260
 I really don't think Florida State's recovered from that.

997
01:05:31,260 --> 01:05:37,020
 Of course, they come to Tuscaloosa for the return game, the third game of the year.

998
01:05:37,260 --> 01:05:39,520
 But, Harold, you've got a good point.

999
01:05:39,620 --> 01:05:41,060
 A lot of people may forget this.

1000
01:05:41,180 --> 01:05:44,320
 UNA actually led that game early in the second quarter.

1001
01:05:44,740 --> 01:05:48,460
 And they were only back down by a touchdown close to halftime.

1002
01:05:49,160 --> 01:05:56,760
 So we're going to be talking more with Benjamin Ray in just a second about a very interesting year overall for the UNA Athletic Program.

1003
01:05:56,880 --> 01:05:59,420
 But, B.B., let's go back to what a lot of folks have wondered.

1004
01:05:59,520 --> 01:06:03,260
 We touched on it earlier with Rodney Orr from tighterinsider.com.

1005
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:05,540
 What are you hearing about Amari Ellen?

1006
01:06:05,640 --> 01:06:13,060
 Now, just quickly, if you don't mind, if this guy, he seems to be stubborn and he's a businessman like everybody else.

1007
01:06:13,140 --> 01:06:18,200
 Let's face it, you've got to sit here and make the wise decision in terms of career and money and all that stuff.

1008
01:06:18,820 --> 01:06:24,800
 But, to me, based on the feedback that I'm seeing from these NBA guys, they're used to seeing good talent.

1009
01:06:25,260 --> 01:06:29,060
 Good ain't going to cut it to cut that check for first-round guaranteed money.

1010
01:06:29,540 --> 01:06:36,300
 If Amari Ellen is not guaranteed that first-round money, to me, this is the biggest no-brainer in the world in the modern era.

1011
01:06:36,420 --> 01:06:39,940
 Back in the day, maybe you'd sit here and say, okay, I'll go and get some second-round money.

1012
01:06:40,020 --> 01:06:40,900
 That's better than what I'm making.

1013
01:06:41,520 --> 01:06:51,560
 But I don't know what he's making right now with NIL, but I've got to believe that whatever it is, it's going to be better than probably, at least on the par with what he'd get from the NBA.

1014
01:06:51,560 --> 01:06:57,840
 And, if he's smart, he'll go ahead and try to get an advanced degree on their ticket while he's at it.

1015
01:06:58,160 --> 01:07:02,100
 Yeah, in fact, we'll ask Drew DeArmond about this a little bit later in the show.

1016
01:07:02,300 --> 01:07:07,920
 But, Harold, again, he needs to use the template that LeBaron Phylon used last year.

1017
01:07:08,380 --> 01:07:18,280
 Come back, work on the game, take all of the comments and constructive criticism that these scouts, these general managers gave you.

1018
01:07:18,280 --> 01:07:22,180
 The reason he's waiting until literally the last day.

1019
01:07:22,580 --> 01:07:37,600
 He's got until 1059 tonight to literally declare, and this will probably come out on YAYA Alabama, their website, as far as the NIL arm and communications arm for the athletic department.

1020
01:07:38,120 --> 01:07:44,120
 He has been, he's had tryouts for, I believe, five NBA teams.

1021
01:07:44,460 --> 01:07:44,560
 Right.

1022
01:07:44,580 --> 01:07:56,400
 And I know he had one yesterday, and he may just be trying to make up his mind finally, but he has dropped as far as, again, earlier I saw him as high as 22.

1023
01:07:56,840 --> 01:08:02,360
 Now I see 28 to 32, and most people are saying, well, he needs to come back.

1024
01:08:02,420 --> 01:08:12,280
 And I think the common sense, I think he has known what he wants to do, but he wanted to do the same thing Phylon did and have some tryouts with some NBA teams.

1025
01:08:12,680 --> 01:08:17,540
 I still believe, Harold, that he will announce late tonight that he's coming back to Alabama.

1026
01:08:18,060 --> 01:08:23,540
 Well, to me, for many reasons, again, I mean, like you just said, I think you went into it.

1027
01:08:23,700 --> 01:08:27,120
 He basically, he shrunk like a lot of us by three inches.

1028
01:08:27,580 --> 01:08:27,940
 Yeah.

1029
01:08:29,780 --> 01:08:32,520
 We have more in common with an NBA star than we thought, right?

1030
01:08:32,600 --> 01:08:36,520
 But joking aside, to me, it's a no-brainer of the NIL era.

1031
01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:43,360
 One thing about it, can you imagine being these coaches now, like Nate Oates in this case, and of course, Nate's like all the coaches out there right now.

1032
01:08:43,580 --> 01:08:46,820
 Can you imagine sitting here and trying to put together a roster?

1033
01:08:46,920 --> 01:08:47,480
 Think about it.

1034
01:08:47,660 --> 01:08:51,980
 When you're going out and you're offering someone, you only got so many scholarships to hand out.

1035
01:08:52,120 --> 01:08:58,280
 So you're sitting here basically saying, in effect, I got to wait till this guy over here tells me he's coming back.

1036
01:08:58,280 --> 01:09:06,940
 Because even if he's a lowly second-round pick in the NBA, by comparison, that's pretty good at the next level as far as college next season.

1037
01:09:07,080 --> 01:09:11,360
 So you got to sit here and as a coach and as a staff, try to hold that spot open.

1038
01:09:11,720 --> 01:09:19,140
 But what happens if he leaves in the meantime and you had a chance to offer this scholarship to a young man who has a lot of promise,

1039
01:09:19,220 --> 01:09:22,300
 doesn't have a proven track record of Amari Allen, but he still has a lot of promise,

1040
01:09:22,300 --> 01:09:26,660
 and you can lock him down and you lose him and he goes to competition.

1041
01:09:26,980 --> 01:09:30,140
 To me, that's where the challenge is of being a head coach.

1042
01:09:30,660 --> 01:09:35,000
 And like we mentioned earlier, a GM like Barton Simmons, in this case, Courtney Morgan at Alabama.

1043
01:09:35,440 --> 01:09:38,400
 Well, that's where the GMs earn their money.

1044
01:09:38,700 --> 01:09:40,540
 And, Harold, that's the key.

1045
01:09:41,240 --> 01:09:46,540
 I know a lot of the five stars and a lot of the top transfer portal players.

1046
01:09:47,160 --> 01:09:53,680
 If these guys, again, you got a left tackle, he's going to probably want a minimum of $2 million.

1047
01:09:54,620 --> 01:09:56,600
 Now, again, I understand that.

1048
01:09:56,680 --> 01:10:04,760
 Because this is a hot commodity position, but for $2 million, you might be able to get four or five players.

1049
01:10:04,860 --> 01:10:05,400
 That's right.

1050
01:10:05,560 --> 01:10:06,940
 In different positions.

1051
01:10:07,500 --> 01:10:10,780
 So that is really the crux as far as a general manager.

1052
01:10:11,340 --> 01:10:12,500
 And, Harold, that's the other thing.

1053
01:10:12,580 --> 01:10:16,700
 But it is, these guys may come in this weekend for the official visits.

1054
01:10:17,700 --> 01:10:24,800
 Alabama's got 15 to 20, Auburn's got 15, and you check all the buy boxes and you get down to the end.

1055
01:10:25,300 --> 01:10:33,200
 And he says, well, yeah, coach, I'd love to come here, but I've got to have $2.5 million in NIL.

1056
01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:36,580
 And the coach has got to be ready for that.

1057
01:10:36,720 --> 01:10:43,740
 Now, a lot of these guys, let them know ahead of time what, more or less, the field is.

1058
01:10:44,240 --> 01:10:47,300
 You know, this is our range for NIL.

1059
01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:52,840
 And if we can't work with you on that, then just don't come in and waste our time.

1060
01:10:53,340 --> 01:10:56,060
 Can we say on the radio what my reply would be to that situation?

1061
01:10:56,100 --> 01:10:56,460
 No.

1062
01:10:57,000 --> 01:10:57,180
 No.

1063
01:10:58,540 --> 01:11:01,780
 So, what are your thoughts about Courtney Morgan's strategy along that line?

1064
01:11:01,880 --> 01:11:05,260
 He basically came out this week and stopped beating around the bush.

1065
01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:13,100
 I think he said verbally what everybody thought he was thinking, and that is, look, we're not going to get into this back-and-forth game, this money tennis game,

1066
01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:19,900
 where you're going to come in and say, coach, like you just said, I'd like to come, but I've got to have all that in the farm and a bag of chips.

1067
01:11:20,520 --> 01:11:22,940
 To me, it's better to take Courtney Morgan's view on that.

1068
01:11:23,340 --> 01:11:25,020
 Let's just not waste each other's time.

1069
01:11:25,020 --> 01:11:31,140
 And if you missed what we were talking about earlier, in effect, he's saying, don't come in here and play that game with us.

1070
01:11:31,240 --> 01:11:34,600
 Tell us up front, here's what we've got to offer you as far as our budget.

1071
01:11:34,700 --> 01:11:36,420
 Is that something within your range?

1072
01:11:36,460 --> 01:11:38,040
 If it is, come on in.

1073
01:11:38,120 --> 01:11:38,700
 We'll whine.

1074
01:11:38,820 --> 01:11:39,240
 We'll dine.

1075
01:11:39,320 --> 01:11:41,860
 We'll do whatever it takes to have you have a nice weekend.

1076
01:11:42,220 --> 01:11:47,140
 But if you're going to come in here and play this game, then just save both of us some time here and stay at home.

1077
01:11:47,740 --> 01:11:50,320
 Well, and it's not even so much the player now, Harold.

1078
01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:51,660
 It's the third party.

1079
01:11:52,040 --> 01:11:53,220
 It's the agent.

1080
01:11:54,220 --> 01:12:03,800
 And that pretty much, I would imagine a lot of these agents send the general manager, again, a range or a package of what he wants.

1081
01:12:03,800 --> 01:12:15,240
 Now, if he wants a car and wants the university by his mother a house, you know, good luck with that, which, believe me, that's a lot more prevalent than people think it is.

1082
01:12:15,740 --> 01:12:21,840
 But that's where the general manager comes in, is the give and take in the negotiations with the agent.

1083
01:12:22,060 --> 01:12:27,020
 I still laugh while we were touched on yesterday when Alabama was negotiating with Nick.

1084
01:12:27,100 --> 01:12:29,640
 They offered him an economy class car and he cussed.

1085
01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:33,460
 It's not a Mercedes.

1086
01:12:33,980 --> 01:12:35,700
 That was not a good offer.

1087
01:12:35,700 --> 01:12:37,020
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 That might have been one of the things you might want to work on down the road with Nick.

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 The Score.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1217
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 Welcome back in.

1218
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 Time to say hello to the hardest-working man over the Lions' Den.

1219
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 Benjamin Ray is the fine voice of UNA and Athletic's Assistant Athletic Director.

1220
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 Benjamin Ray, welcome in.

1221
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:50,740
 How are you?

1222
01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:53,940
 Man, it's great to be on with you guys as always.

1223
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 I'm kicking off my summer.

1224
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 I'm down in Gulf Shores right now.

1225
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 Just took my feet off the sand to come hang out with you guys and get some lunch.

1226
01:19:01,720 --> 01:19:06,440
 But it's good kind of unwinding a little bit after a long grind of a season.

1227
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 Ben, why are you working today with us?

1228
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 You need to kick back.

1229
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 You've earned it.

1230
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 If you were in the military, you'd have a sleeve full of stripes, man.

1231
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 We appreciate you taking time out when you could be doing some of the Jimmy Buffett things.

1232
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 So, what a year it's been, Ben.

1233
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 I mean, talk to us about just the latest, if you will, cherry on the top.

1234
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 Not the way you wanted it to end, but when you look at the big picture,

1235
01:19:30,200 --> 01:19:35,720
 UNA just misses the NCAA Baseball Tournament Field, losing in 10.

1236
01:19:35,840 --> 01:19:38,920
 Heartbreak City, the arch-rival Lipscomb, 5-4.

1237
01:19:39,920 --> 01:19:41,460
 Obviously disappointing there.

1238
01:19:41,460 --> 01:19:44,760
 But overall, your thoughts about this athletic program this season?

1239
01:19:45,340 --> 01:19:48,640
 Well, first, let me tell you guys, it's never worked when I'm on with you all.

1240
01:19:48,700 --> 01:19:59,280
 You know, I think this year continues to show the shift of we're not just trying to get there anymore

1241
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 and we're not just happy to be there.

1242
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 It's we expect to be there.

1243
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 And for baseball, that was the mindset going into this tournament.

1244
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 It was, hey, we're not just happy to be here like last year.

1245
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 We expect to go win this thing.

1246
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 And they are two fly ball outs away from probably being in that Starkville regional,

1247
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 where Lipscomb is right now.

1248
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 So I think you've got a total mind shift of this department where it's not, hey, who's

1249
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 going to do it?

1250
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 When are we going to do it?

1251
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 It's a matter of, you know what?

1252
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 Our time is now.

1253
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 And I think this department's getting closer and closer.

1254
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 Don't forget, we're still a very young Division I program.

1255
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 I think a lot of people forget that sometimes.

1256
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 But look at the growth.

1257
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 Look at what's coming with BI Stadium.

1258
01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:46,440
 I think this department is poised to really take off.

1259
01:20:46,500 --> 01:20:50,400
 And I think so much of that credit goes to Dr. Kitts and Dr. Looney for their leadership.

1260
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 No question about that.

1261
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 Listen, they have top quality athletic programs.

1262
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 You've got to have money.

1263
01:20:58,900 --> 01:21:04,460
 Congratulations again on another very successful Lions Pride dinner and auction.

1264
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 I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Ozzie Newsome.

1265
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 And I know he was incredible in the press conference.

1266
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 And of course, certainly during the dinner.

1267
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 Had some great stories.

1268
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 In fact, I've got a good friend of mine who was his Little League baseball coach.

1269
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 And I enjoyed reminiscing with him about that.

1270
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 Recalp a great night for UNA.

1271
01:21:28,500 --> 01:21:30,060
 How incredible is that?

1272
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 And when you think of Ozzie Newsome, you're talking about one of the all-time great football

1273
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 lives from his career at Calvert County to Alabama to playing for the Browns to being

1274
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 one of the best general managers in NFL history.

1275
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1276
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 So it was great.

1277
01:21:52,720 --> 01:21:54,940
 And seeing how much he still loves this area.

1278
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 He talked about growing up over in Calvert County.

1279
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 Remembered walking to school and just hearing him unload those memories.

1280
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 It really reminds you of what is so special about the Shoals area.

1281
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 And I thought about it.

1282
01:22:07,420 --> 01:22:13,120
 How crazy is it that you've got Ozzie walking down the street from school and he's passing

1283
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 by Percy Sledge's house.

1284
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 And you've got the Rolling Stones around the corner recording.

1285
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 It just continues to tell just the unbelievable story of the Shoals area.

1286
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1287
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 collision that was happening in that time.

1288
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 Wow.

1289
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 That's just a lot of folks right now that's going, man, I remember it like it was yesterday.

1290
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 Obviously, let's talk a little bit about some more famed names literally coming to UNA's

1291
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1293
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 And amongst them, you talk about a young man that's flown under the radar, but still making

1294
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 a lot of noise out there.

1295
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 Let's start with A.J.

1296
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 Millwee.

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1298
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 and what a life he's had post-UNA.

1299
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 I mean, A.J.

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 And then look at where his coaching career has taken him.

1302
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 And let's not forget, I mean, gosh, it's been nearly 20 years, right, since he was coaching

1303
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1304
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 And he followed Coach Bowden up to Akron.

1305
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 And then look at where his career has taken him.

1306
01:23:22,320 --> 01:23:23,980
 An analyst at Alabama now.

1307
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 I mean, probably very close to being a coordinator in the SEC, maybe even a head coach of what

1308
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1309
01:23:31,980 --> 01:23:37,320
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1310
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 this, so often you talk about people and you're just like, oh, wow, I didn't realize they're

1311
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 not in the Hall of Fame.

1312
01:23:41,720 --> 01:23:42,480
 I kind of thought A.J.

1313
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 already was in the Hall of Fame.

1314
01:23:43,800 --> 01:23:47,180
 But we were just waiting to get him here to induct him.

1315
01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:48,980
 And you've got so many great people.

1316
01:23:49,200 --> 01:23:51,460
 But this class is loaded.

1317
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 year.

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 You've got Jacob Tucker, who will be eligible.

1322
01:24:04,080 --> 01:24:09,880
 You've got some volleyball players, all very well deserving to be first ballot Hall of Famers.

1323
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 But then when you look at everybody that's eligible, it's hard to vote.

1324
01:24:14,500 --> 01:24:18,920
 And we've got a great class this year, from Robert Lopez, who pitched in the 80s.

1325
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 Unbelievable story how good he was, to Lamonte Thompson and Luke Wingo, who were teammates.

1326
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 How cool is that?

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 You've got a backfield going in together, a quarterback and a running back.

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 Second all-time leading rusher Wingo and Millie.

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 You're talking two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time at UNA.

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 So it's another loaded class.

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 And just further reminds you of the great legacy of this athletic department.

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 I mentioned the fundraiser.

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 If someone listening to this conversation, I always ask you this.

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 Be it football, you can donate to different sports.

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 Football, softball, baseball, the whole gamut.

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 Flag football is coming.

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 If you'd like to put your name on the stadium.

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 There are so many different ways to do that and support UNA Athletics.

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 Once again, how can you do that?

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 Yeah.

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 So I always tell people, visit RoarLions.com.

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 Of course, you can always reach out to Megan Dye.

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 Her information is on the website as well.

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 There's so many ways to give, so many ways to back our student-athletes, so many ways to back our coaches.

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 And we can't do it without the support of the Shoals area.

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 And Dr. Looney the other night was talking at the dinner and auction, and he just said, get on board with us.

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 There's plenty of room on the bandwagon, but get ready because we're moving fast.

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 And we really have gone nonstop.

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 And there's ways to get your name on Bank Independent Stadium.

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 There's easy gifts.

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 I think up to $100, you can have your name on a brick that will last forever over there.

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 So tons of ways to give.

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 And just remember, when things are good for UNA, things are good for the Shoals area.

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 We're all teammates, and it's great seeing UNA in that same conversation with big schools,

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 with potentially going to Mississippi State Regional.

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 It just puts all of the Shoals area on the map.

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 So now, more than ever, it's a great time to be saddled up with North Alabama.

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 No question about that.

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 Blow up the inflatables for everybody.

1361
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 Again, tell us if they want to donate or get more information about UNA, where can they do that online?

1362
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 Hey, I've got the little cozy blow-up pool ready to go to the pool.

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 There you go.

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 It's not for my kids.

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 It's for me, let me tell you.

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 RoarLions.com, that's your one-stop shop.

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 Mikey Ezekiel does a great job running that website.

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 You can find anything and everything you need to find about UNA Athletics.

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 And then, of course, give us a follow on social media.

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 They do an unbelievable job.

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 How about over a million people interacted with our baseball Instagram account?

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 Wow.

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 This championship push the last month or so.

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 So, yeah, a lot of good things happening for UNA on the World Wide Web.

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 How about, in the meantime, ten toes in the sand.

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 Enjoy down there.

1377
01:27:10,820 --> 01:27:11,320
 Okay, Ben?

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 Hey, I appreciate you guys, as always.

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 Thanks for letting me buzz up from South Alabama.

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 Anytime, my friend.

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 Ben Ray, fine voice of UNA on the other side of the state, enjoying life on the beach.

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 Coming up, let's jump over the Atlantic and get the very latest in the French Open.

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 Novak Djokovic fought through another 90-degree day in Paris to beat Frenchman Valentin Royer in four sets.

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 The 39-year-old needed five match points in three hours and 45 minutes.

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 He's going to face either Joao Fonseca or Dino Prismich in round three.

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 Fonseca looking to force a fifth set.

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 He's up two breaks right now in the fourth.

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 And American Tommy Paul is up a break in the first set on Lorenzo Sanago.

1392
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 Huge upset on the women's side.

1393
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 The two-seed Australian Open champ Alina Rabakina lost in three sets to Yulia Stara Dubsteva from Ukraine.

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 Four-time champ Iga Shviatek.

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 She advanced in straight sets.

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 So did the seven-seed Alina's Vitalina.

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 And, B.B., obviously, a lot of folks are waiting on the news from Amari Allen.

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 No one said this is official, but the consensus from most of the folks on the inside said today is D-Day for Double A.

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 Yeah, it's interesting.

1551
01:36:01,840 --> 01:36:04,900
 You know, we happened to have got the official word.

1552
01:36:04,900 --> 01:36:13,340
 I said it at the end of Talking Ball this morning that today was, you know, the deadline for withdrawing from the NBA draft.

1553
01:36:13,540 --> 01:36:22,400
 I mean, at this point, I mean, we know that LeBaron's final line did it at the very last minute pretty much last year, and kind of unexpectedly.

1554
01:36:22,700 --> 01:36:25,880
 A lot of people weren't thinking he was going to come back.

1555
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:34,940
 A lot of the buzz had been that he was going to stay in the draft and, you know, take the chance and hope he was going to be a late first-round pick, and he made the right decision.

1556
01:36:35,560 --> 01:36:39,460
 I heard Brett just say that we'll probably hear something from, yay, Alabama.

1557
01:36:39,640 --> 01:36:47,180
 You would think they would probably put that out at some point first and have, you know, the word from Amari Allen.

1558
01:36:47,540 --> 01:37:01,060
 At this point, after reading the tea leaves and paying attention to the Jeff Goodmans of the world and others, I mean, you never want to definitively say, but I've been leaning toward him returning for a while now.

1559
01:37:01,800 --> 01:37:06,520
 I don't think he's going to be a locked first-rounder by any stretch.

1560
01:37:07,060 --> 01:37:14,420
 I think most of the projections probably had him as being a top-of-the-second-round guy, and to me, that's not wise.

1561
01:37:15,100 --> 01:37:19,880
 He needs to work on some of the same things that certainly LeBaron did.

1562
01:37:19,940 --> 01:37:29,200
 He needs to work on his outside shot, being more consistent, and I'm sure you all talked about he didn't measure close to 6'8 at the combine.

1563
01:37:29,200 --> 01:37:43,120
 He's under 6'6", just under that, so he just needs to polish his game up, and I think he could be a top-half of the first-round pick next year, much like LeBaron Phylon is going to be.

1564
01:37:43,300 --> 01:37:51,540
 So, we've already seen that path taken, and of course, we know he didn't go into the transfer portal, guys, so he wouldn't be moving on to another school.

1565
01:37:51,540 --> 01:38:02,240
 He'd be coming back to Alabama, and we know Nate Oates right now is out of the country, you know, with Anthony Grant and the under-18 national team, so taking full advantage of that.

1566
01:38:02,360 --> 01:38:07,620
 But at this point in time, I would be certainly surprised if he didn't return to school.

1567
01:38:08,160 --> 01:38:16,520
 Maybe between now and if he does come back, he can get those three inches back that he lost in Tuscaloosa for the draft, but let me ask you this, Drew.

1568
01:38:17,300 --> 01:38:19,660
 Obviously, it comes down to two things.

1569
01:38:20,100 --> 01:38:27,640
 Your thoughts about Alabama next season if he does come back, and your thoughts about Alabama next season if he does not come back.

1570
01:38:28,640 --> 01:38:33,180
 Well, you know, certainly I think it would be a much different outlook if he didn't come back.

1571
01:38:34,220 --> 01:38:39,960
 They'd still have a good basketball team, but I don't think they would obviously be nationally ranked.

1572
01:38:39,960 --> 01:38:46,360
 I think if Amari Allen comes back and you get the legal situation taken care of, they'd haul away.

1573
01:38:46,940 --> 01:38:55,120
 He was an All-SEC prospect that averaged, you know, nearly 17 points and shot 44% in his own right from the three-point line

1574
01:38:55,120 --> 01:38:58,080
 and did a lot of ball handling for the squad as well.

1575
01:38:58,400 --> 01:39:06,220
 If you get your two primary ball handlers back besides LeBaron's byline, I think that makes your team look dramatically different.

1576
01:39:06,760 --> 01:39:13,500
 To me, I think you are a top-15 team in the country, and then we'll see, you know, what happens with Diaz.

1577
01:39:13,500 --> 01:39:21,240
 I mean, I think, obviously, he's a kid that, you know, will, I think, likely reclassify.

1578
01:39:21,480 --> 01:39:28,560
 We haven't heard anything on that, but I would be surprised if he didn't at this point, and that's everything that I've been told.

1579
01:39:28,700 --> 01:39:32,540
 And I just think he'd be another guy that can handle the basketball for you.

1580
01:39:32,900 --> 01:39:34,500
 He's certainly a younger player.

1581
01:39:34,900 --> 01:39:41,300
 He doesn't have any experience on the major division one level, but he's been averaging 20, you know,

1582
01:39:41,300 --> 01:39:47,180
 in about five rebounds, five assists, and nearly two steals on the EYBL circuit.

1583
01:39:47,680 --> 01:39:54,180
 And I know that there's concern because he needs to get stronger physically, but, for example,

1584
01:39:54,260 --> 01:40:03,080
 if he reclassifies and comes to Alabama and still enrolls in June, he'll have five months or so to prepare before the season starts.

1585
01:40:03,080 --> 01:40:11,360
 And I think with Henry Barrera and that strength staff, you can easily see, you know, him getting stronger

1586
01:40:11,360 --> 01:40:18,460
 and gaining 20 pounds of muscle and getting his body ready for the rigors of an SEC

1587
01:40:18,460 --> 01:40:23,760
 and a big-time, you know, power for college basketball schedule.

1588
01:40:24,300 --> 01:40:24,940
 Absolutely.

1589
01:40:25,420 --> 01:40:27,340
 D2, Alabama baseball.

1590
01:40:28,620 --> 01:40:37,400
 The Hoover experience was not the best, losing to the Florida Gators in run rule, but we've talked about this.

1591
01:40:37,560 --> 01:40:44,720
 Their strength of schedule, their RPI was very high, which gave them a number seven seed.

1592
01:40:45,040 --> 01:40:50,420
 I think a lot of people look at the Alabama regional in Tuscaloosa that begins Friday.

1593
01:40:51,220 --> 01:40:57,580
 Oklahoma State, the number two seed, USC Upstate, and then Alabama State.

1594
01:40:57,700 --> 01:41:03,160
 I know Alabama's beaten Alabama State twice, 2-1, and I believe 13-4.

1595
01:41:03,860 --> 01:41:05,940
 This is a good team when they're playing well.

1596
01:41:06,060 --> 01:41:11,160
 We've talked about the pitching has been very solid with Faye, Adams, and Upchurch.

1597
01:41:11,580 --> 01:41:12,800
 They can hit the ball.

1598
01:41:13,260 --> 01:41:19,840
 Pines, Liam, and Neal, among others, their defense has left a little bit to the imagination,

1599
01:41:19,840 --> 01:41:21,900
 and particularly in the Tennessee series.

1600
01:41:22,440 --> 01:41:29,760
 D2, your thoughts on the matchups in the series and your thoughts of Alabama going into the postseason.

1601
01:41:31,040 --> 01:41:37,880
 Well, you know, I think certainly, as you said, Brett, they didn't play their best baseball against Florida.

1602
01:41:38,580 --> 01:41:44,100
 They didn't get charged with errors, but they didn't play very well defensively against the Gators.

1603
01:41:44,820 --> 01:41:47,740
 You know, they misplayed a couple balls in right field.

1604
01:41:48,340 --> 01:41:52,020
 I thought they had an error at third that wasn't called one.

1605
01:41:52,900 --> 01:41:58,960
 With Alabama, unfortunately, this year it's kind of snowballed on them when they make a mistake,

1606
01:41:59,320 --> 01:42:04,480
 and it kind of gets away from them, and it certainly did against a Red Hot Florida team.

1607
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:09,300
 But I think this team's been really resilient and kind of bouncing back,

1608
01:42:09,420 --> 01:42:12,440
 and the one thing where they've been fortunate, as you just mentioned,

1609
01:42:12,600 --> 01:42:19,860
 I think they're the only team maybe in the country that started the same three guys the entire year.

1610
01:42:20,720 --> 01:42:25,700
 You know, Tyler Faye's always been that Friday night guy, and then, you know, Zane Adams,

1611
01:42:25,900 --> 01:42:30,740
 and certainly, you know, one of the best freshmen in the country in Miles Upchurch.

1612
01:42:30,980 --> 01:42:32,880
 We did have Rob Vaughn on this morning.

1613
01:42:32,980 --> 01:42:34,300
 We talked to him about that.

1614
01:42:34,760 --> 01:42:39,040
 And then they've had to – because they only had a brief stay in Hoover,

1615
01:42:39,460 --> 01:42:47,200
 he certainly got Highberger and the other lefty, Ashton Crouser, you know, some work in Hoover.

1616
01:42:47,200 --> 01:42:50,760
 But they did not get to throw Zane Adams or Miles Upchurch,

1617
01:42:50,860 --> 01:42:54,160
 so they wanted to get them some work at the end of last week

1618
01:42:54,160 --> 01:42:57,320
 and try to keep them sharp before this regional,

1619
01:42:57,840 --> 01:43:01,980
 because they still felt really good about hosting the first round.

1620
01:43:02,180 --> 01:43:05,800
 And it turned out they got enough help from around college baseball,

1621
01:43:06,380 --> 01:43:09,840
 especially – and I think Auburn beating Texas A&M really helped.

1622
01:43:10,260 --> 01:43:11,180
 That was another one.

1623
01:43:11,180 --> 01:43:17,100
 But I think where they could still be a top-eight national seed with a great RPI,

1624
01:43:17,200 --> 01:43:19,280
 the strength of schedule, and they did have that.

1625
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:22,800
 And this is the first time they've been able to do that since 2006.

1626
01:43:23,260 --> 01:43:26,080
 And then three years ago we know they hosted and won.

1627
01:43:26,620 --> 01:43:29,880
 But the key is going to be winning game one, and you just mentioned it.

1628
01:43:29,980 --> 01:43:33,160
 I mean, Jose Vasquez has done a good job with Alabama State.

1629
01:43:33,220 --> 01:43:34,440
 I think they've won eight in a row.

1630
01:43:35,040 --> 01:43:36,740
 But they did play Alabama twice.

1631
01:43:36,840 --> 01:43:41,280
 And like Coach Vaughn said today, certainly that game was 2-1 in Tuscaloosa.

1632
01:43:44,160 --> 01:43:51,120
 And really only miscues a wild pitch in an era were the way Alabama scored the two runs.

1633
01:43:51,120 --> 01:43:54,200
 So Alabama was very fortunate to win that game.

1634
01:43:54,760 --> 01:43:57,880
 So they should – the Alabama State should have their full attention.

1635
01:43:58,460 --> 01:44:01,180
 And the interesting part is, since they played them twice,

1636
01:44:01,480 --> 01:44:04,340
 they only threw their midweek guys against Alabama,

1637
01:44:04,480 --> 01:44:06,220
 and the same with Alabama against them.

1638
01:44:06,380 --> 01:44:10,280
 So they will both see a higher quality of pitching in this matchup.

1639
01:44:10,860 --> 01:44:15,800
 And the one thing I'll just say, too, as far as regionals, everything is 0-0 now.

1640
01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:20,660
 So Alabama did play poorly defensively for the most part this year.

1641
01:44:20,760 --> 01:44:23,660
 But they did not in their last home series against Ole Miss.

1642
01:44:24,100 --> 01:44:28,580
 So if they could play clean baseball and then get the key hit –

1643
01:44:28,580 --> 01:44:32,020
 and there's other guys in this lineup that seem to be getting hot

1644
01:44:32,020 --> 01:44:36,340
 that are swinging the bat, I think, much better by the end of the season

1645
01:44:36,340 --> 01:44:37,460
 than they did at the beginning.

1646
01:44:37,460 --> 01:44:41,440
 And one guy that I've noticed that did that, he did it in the Ole Miss series.

1647
01:44:42,040 --> 01:44:44,060
 And then he had a lot of tough luck.

1648
01:44:44,140 --> 01:44:45,080
 I think he got one hit.

1649
01:44:45,220 --> 01:44:47,740
 But he barreled up nearly every ball.

1650
01:44:48,320 --> 01:44:52,320
 I thought – in Hoover, I thought Luke Vaughn was in the back better

1651
01:44:52,320 --> 01:44:56,240
 and played a better defensive at first base as well.

1652
01:44:56,460 --> 01:45:00,220
 So I think they're in with Eric Collins being much more involved

1653
01:45:00,220 --> 01:45:02,760
 than he was, you know, earlier in the season.

1654
01:45:03,220 --> 01:45:08,200
 He certainly has been feast or famine, but like, you know, Coach Vaughn said,

1655
01:45:08,480 --> 01:45:10,500
 he punched out four times in Hoover.

1656
01:45:11,020 --> 01:45:15,140
 But if you don't – if you miss, and he actually – and he swings the bat

1657
01:45:15,140 --> 01:45:19,520
 and doesn't miss it, we saw against Ole Miss, he will hit it a long, long way

1658
01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:20,440
 and against Tennessee.

1659
01:45:20,800 --> 01:45:22,420
 So he's very capable.

1660
01:45:22,960 --> 01:45:24,800
 So I think the lineup is deeper.

1661
01:45:25,340 --> 01:45:27,480
 And I think Alabama is healthy.

1662
01:45:28,160 --> 01:45:30,780
 You know, I certainly haven't heard of any injuries.

1663
01:45:31,220 --> 01:45:34,920
 And like Coach Vaughn said, when they were working at the end of last week,

1664
01:45:34,960 --> 01:45:40,980
 they certainly had realized in Hoover that with the Arkansas situation

1665
01:45:40,980 --> 01:45:44,560
 and a couple others that they were definitely careful,

1666
01:45:44,700 --> 01:45:48,340
 even though they were throwing some of their – like an up church.

1667
01:45:48,500 --> 01:45:52,400
 And Zane Adams, like, you didn't want to take a line drive off of anybody.

1668
01:45:52,400 --> 01:45:57,860
 I remember Reese Chapman from Tennessee in the workouts leading up to Hoover.

1669
01:45:58,040 --> 01:45:59,840
 He got hurt and never played.

1670
01:46:00,420 --> 01:46:02,860
 And so you don't want anybody getting hurt.

1671
01:46:03,320 --> 01:46:05,300
 And certainly Alabama seems to be healthy.

1672
01:46:05,460 --> 01:46:08,740
 But I think the key is really the defense.

1673
01:46:09,340 --> 01:46:15,520
 If they play clean and if they continue to pitch like they have in the rotation all year,

1674
01:46:16,020 --> 01:46:21,720
 I think they'll get enough key hit up and down the lineup to have a chance to win the regional.

1675
01:46:22,240 --> 01:46:28,660
 But the biggest thing is in these three-day regionals, you need to win that first game.

1676
01:46:28,660 --> 01:46:35,220
 Now, I know, as Coach Vaughn said, and optically, whether you win the first or lose the first,

1677
01:46:35,860 --> 01:46:40,380
 you know, you certainly – you know, you'll be in the same place with your rotation,

1678
01:46:40,920 --> 01:46:42,960
 with a big-time guy throwing.

1679
01:46:43,380 --> 01:46:49,640
 But if you're in the winner's bracket, it's a whole lot easier to stay in that winner's bracket

1680
01:46:49,640 --> 01:46:56,960
 and make everybody chase you than it is having to, you know, to win your way out of the loser's bracket.

1681
01:46:57,060 --> 01:47:00,960
 I remember in 2002, Alabama had to do that after getting upset.

1682
01:47:01,560 --> 01:47:05,540
 And they nearly did it, but then fell a little short against Florida Atlantic.

1683
01:47:05,540 --> 01:47:11,660
 So, the key is to beat Alabama State, come out aggressively, and then worry about whether you face

1684
01:47:11,660 --> 01:47:15,280
 Oklahoma State to two seed or UCF State to three.

1685
01:47:15,780 --> 01:47:17,160
 The goal is simple, Drew.

1686
01:47:17,420 --> 01:47:21,160
 The Alabama baseball team wants to do what the Alabama softball team has already done,

1687
01:47:21,280 --> 01:47:22,800
 punch their ticket to the World Series.

1688
01:47:22,940 --> 01:47:25,320
 Pat Murphy earning his money again.

1689
01:47:26,680 --> 01:47:27,680
 Yeah, no doubt.

1690
01:47:27,800 --> 01:47:29,480
 I mean, they're the number one overall seed.

1691
01:47:29,920 --> 01:47:33,020
 They play tomorrow at 6 o'clock against UCLA.

1692
01:47:33,580 --> 01:47:35,740
 It should be a really high-level matchup.

1693
01:47:36,160 --> 01:47:40,180
 Man, you know, they have pitched so well in the first two rounds of the regionals.

1694
01:47:40,260 --> 01:47:45,780
 And Jocelyn Briskey is really, you know, channeling her inner Jackie Traynor in Montana Fout.

1695
01:47:45,900 --> 01:47:47,320
 She's been out amazing.

1696
01:47:48,060 --> 01:47:49,880
 Big Moten has been a really good freshman.

1697
01:47:50,260 --> 01:47:52,020
 And then their lineup is so deep.

1698
01:47:52,220 --> 01:47:56,600
 It's so deep, in fact, that their best tuner during the regular season, Brooke Wells, I think,

1699
01:47:56,640 --> 01:47:58,780
 is only one for 12 in the postseason.

1700
01:47:59,100 --> 01:48:00,780
 And they haven't even missed a beat.

1701
01:48:01,420 --> 01:48:07,080
 You know, Alexis Papillo has been amazing, the way she's approached everything.

1702
01:48:07,620 --> 01:48:10,960
 And then Jenna Young's been great at the top of the lineup, too.

1703
01:48:11,260 --> 01:48:15,360
 They've had key hits from people like Salem Hawkins, Marley Giles.

1704
01:48:15,760 --> 01:48:16,980
 They just have to keep it up.

1705
01:48:17,100 --> 01:48:18,260
 They just got to keep playing.

1706
01:48:18,520 --> 01:48:23,360
 And it's really important to beat UCLA and get off to a good start.

1707
01:48:23,560 --> 01:48:26,340
 UCLA's a really good team, a lot of tradition.

1708
01:48:26,900 --> 01:48:30,840
 You know, they're now coming out of the Big Ten instead of the Pac-12.

1709
01:48:30,960 --> 01:48:33,600
 But then if you win that, you get the winner of Arkansas,

1710
01:48:34,020 --> 01:48:39,200
 who you took the series from early in the SEC schedule, or Nebraska.

1711
01:48:39,520 --> 01:48:41,840
 So it's key to win the first game.

1712
01:48:41,900 --> 01:48:46,380
 But I definitely think it's a wide-open, you know, national championship.

1713
01:48:46,780 --> 01:48:50,080
 Certainly, two-seed Texas is the defending champion.

1714
01:48:50,400 --> 01:48:54,600
 And they're the one team this year that I think has swung the bat well against Jocelyn Briskey,

1715
01:48:55,060 --> 01:48:56,180
 which is really interesting.

1716
01:48:56,740 --> 01:48:57,900
 But no Oklahoma.

1717
01:48:58,420 --> 01:49:01,420
 And what a job to say to get there.

1718
01:49:01,600 --> 01:49:04,900
 And they're led by a couple of young ladies from Athens, Alabama.

1719
01:49:05,520 --> 01:49:08,300
 And they have several other Alabamians on their squad,

1720
01:49:08,680 --> 01:49:14,080
 including their number one starter, Alyssa Faircloth, who is a Tuscaloosinative, ironically.

1721
01:49:14,460 --> 01:49:17,620
 So a lot of storylines in Oklahoma City as well.

1722
01:49:17,840 --> 01:49:18,300
 Absolutely.

1723
01:49:19,300 --> 01:49:25,240
 Where can we get online and listen to the expanded Talking Bowl?

1724
01:49:25,520 --> 01:49:31,360
 I know, great guests, you mentioned Rob Vaughn, the Alabama baseball coach, and many others.

1725
01:49:31,540 --> 01:49:34,180
 Where can we get online and listen to the show?

1726
01:49:35,040 --> 01:49:35,700
 Yes, sir.

1727
01:49:35,820 --> 01:49:39,060
 You can get online at 977ESPN.com.

1728
01:49:39,460 --> 01:49:45,100
 If you missed the show, we certainly have our soundcloud page, ESPN 97.7 The Zone,

1729
01:49:45,440 --> 01:49:46,340
 that you can hear everything.

1730
01:49:46,560 --> 01:49:50,020
 And, of course, you can follow us at 977ESPN.

1731
01:49:50,300 --> 01:49:52,140
 And we certainly are excited about it.

1732
01:49:52,200 --> 01:49:56,320
 We're excited to be the home of Alabama baseball and softball this weekend.

1733
01:49:56,500 --> 01:49:58,380
 And we'll be carrying all that action.

1734
01:49:58,560 --> 01:50:02,360
 And we certainly hope that Alabama can get off to a great start

1735
01:50:02,360 --> 01:50:06,860
 and have a chance to win their second national championship in their school's history.

1736
01:50:07,020 --> 01:50:09,020
 And it would be an amazing thing.

1737
01:50:09,100 --> 01:50:10,420
 Hopefully it will be a great atmosphere.

1738
01:50:10,620 --> 01:50:14,500
 And Joe, we hope to be there covering that at the regional this weekend.

1739
01:50:14,940 --> 01:50:17,780
 And if they win, they get the winner of that Tallahassee regional.

1740
01:50:17,780 --> 01:50:20,240
 So, they can play the Florida State Seminoles.

1741
01:50:20,380 --> 01:50:22,900
 We've got a great pitching staff in their own right.

1742
01:50:22,980 --> 01:50:25,080
 But a lot of great action coming up this week.

1743
01:50:25,140 --> 01:50:28,260
 You guys, and the first official visit weekend as well.

1744
01:50:28,420 --> 01:50:32,160
 And I know Kaelin DeBoer mentioned that down there in that desk yesterday.

1745
01:50:33,380 --> 01:50:35,900
 Other than that, not a cotton-picking thing going on.

1746
01:50:36,000 --> 01:50:37,320
 Drew, listen, man, thanks so much.

1747
01:50:37,360 --> 01:50:38,640
 And stay safe out there, okay?

1748
01:50:39,500 --> 01:50:39,960
 Yes, sir.

1749
01:50:40,040 --> 01:50:40,400
 Thank you all.

1750
01:50:40,400 --> 01:50:40,900
 Thank you, buddy.

1751
01:50:41,140 --> 01:50:43,380
 Drew DeArma, 97.7 FM The Zone.

1752
01:50:43,500 --> 01:50:46,500
 BB coming up, the Braves trying to do it again.

1753
01:50:46,500 --> 01:50:47,200
 How about this?

1754
01:50:47,280 --> 01:50:47,960
 Mr. Elder.

1755
01:50:48,060 --> 01:50:51,480
 A lot of folks, I think, have criticized this man.

1756
01:50:52,260 --> 01:50:53,580
 I'm looking at his ERA.

1757
01:50:53,740 --> 01:50:56,220
 How do you criticize a 1-9-7, Brett Beer?

1758
01:50:56,280 --> 01:50:57,200
 You can't.

1759
01:50:57,220 --> 01:51:00,700
 And I apologize for criticizing Bryce Elder.

1760
01:51:00,880 --> 01:51:01,680
 They held on.

1761
01:51:01,820 --> 01:51:04,580
 They actually won last night 7-6.

1762
01:51:04,660 --> 01:51:06,060
 Had a 7-4 lead.

1763
01:51:06,760 --> 01:51:08,920
 And Glacius held on at the end.

1764
01:51:09,360 --> 01:51:15,440
 But, yeah, I take back all about 60% of everything I've said about Bryce Elder the last two years.

1765
01:51:15,620 --> 01:51:18,600
 And if they win tonight, they go back to 20 over 500.

1766
01:51:18,800 --> 01:51:19,800
 Look out for the Nationals.

1767
01:51:19,940 --> 01:51:22,380
 They are on a four-game winning streak again.

1768
01:51:22,500 --> 01:51:24,360
 They are 8-1-2 back to the Braves.

1769
01:51:25,080 --> 01:51:28,420
 Speaking of which, check out the Braves later on tonight, Roger, on 93.9 The Score.

1770
01:51:28,540 --> 01:51:29,700
 It's going to take care of this for now.

1771
01:51:29,780 --> 01:51:32,300
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1772
01:51:32,400 --> 01:51:34,540
 Parole Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1773
01:51:35,060 --> 01:51:37,300
 That's tuning in tomorrow, noon to 2, for the Boom on Buck Show.

1774
01:51:37,400 --> 01:51:39,720
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.

1775
01:51:39,720 --> 01:51:40,220
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