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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC.

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

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

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where it looks like we can say goodbye to Cupcake Weekend of the SEC.

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 And guess what? We can say hello to in a mere 100 days from today.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Thursday to you and the listeners. I'm guessing you're probably talking about the kickoff of college football, Harold Bugg.

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 Yes, smart.

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 Amari Allen announcing that he is returning to Alabama basketball for another season.

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 The SEC meetings in Destin are wrapping up today.

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 What in the world did they get done this week?

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 We'll talk about that throughout the show.

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 But BB is here right now to talk about SEC meetings in his top quarterback rankings for the SEC.

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 And we don't have to wait much longer for that, do we, Brad?

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 Can we just go ahead and jump right in right now?

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 WBS, Bill Bender, the National Voice with East Sporting News.

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 Bill, welcome in.

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 Hope you had a great and safe Memorial Day with all the sparklers and other high-risk fireworks out there.

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 Hey, I'm doing well.

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 How are you guys?

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 Thanks for having me on.

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 Man, we appreciate you taking time out.

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 Brent just asked a question.

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 What in the world did they get done at the SEC meetings?

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 Well, besides putting on sunscreen and putting 10 toes in the sand, one of the things, Bill, get your reaction to this,

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 because we know you're in Ohio, but the news that looks like it's going to be the gospel is going to affect college football across the board,

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 and that is goodbye to Cupcake Weekend.

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 If you don't know what we're talking about, it's the weekend that somebody like Alabama would play Western Carolina before playing Auburn,

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 and Auburn would play Texas State or someone like that, getting ready for the big game.

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 Bill, your reaction to the news and the new-look SEC away with Cupcake Weekend and nine games on the SEC schedule?

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 Guess what that's going to mean, Bill?

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 It means that, you know, I think it's going to be good.

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 I think you guys are going to enjoy it, and I think the fans are going to enjoy it.

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 Instead of a partially filled stadium watching the, you know, pick your SEC team, blow out an FCS school,

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 you're going to get another conference game.

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 I remember going through this when the Big Ten added a ninth one, and I had worries because you're like,

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 man, the schedule's going to be tougher, we might lose more games, but it's worth it.

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 And I think the SEC, which is going to try to champion a strength of schedule model, their strength of schedule,

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 this is only going to help that argument when you play that extra conference game.

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 Bill, with everything going on in Sandestin, Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell,

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 bipartisan legislation called the Protect College Sports Act,

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 and I haven't read through the 111-page bill, but I did catch a few things,

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 and actually some of this makes sense.

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 but coaches have to remain with teams for the entirety of the season and not leave early for jobs.

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 Agent registry for individuals wanting to represent players.

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 The preservation of historical rivalries, well, everybody's in favor of that.

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 You know, it's bipartisan, tells you one thing, because we can hardly get along on anything anymore.

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 Trying to save those Olympic sports, yeah.

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 Bill Bender is always on the ball with the sporting news.

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 Bill, let's talk a little bit about your list, the SEC quarterback rankings, one through.

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 And everybody says, well, who's after Arch Manning at Texas?

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 Now, the starters for half the league have got a lot of experience.

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 So, yeah, Byron Brown, being at the top of that list, obviously led the nation in total offense, had 1,000 rushing yards.

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 What I like about it, Bill, you know the talk down here is who's the Alabama starting quarterback going to be?

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 And according to Bill Bender, it is – I'll let you fill in the blank for Alabama starting quarterback on the list.

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 Well, I mean, did I put off the knack?

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 I said an either or, right?

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 Kilon Russell started, Bill.

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 Killing DeBoer's not going to like that.

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 I never tell you another secret, Bill.

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 Well, you know, so – well, I think Russell's got some tremendous talent that, you know, I know you guys are excited about his.

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 But Mac, if they do go with Mac, you know, there's experience in the system and could play well.

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 You've got to trust what Kilon DeBoer's been able to do with these quarterbacks in recent seasons.

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 You've got to assume that this – whoever starts will be developed into at least an NFL player, perhaps a first-round pick.

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 I hate it when you guys don't have your starting quarterback name because if it was defined, it would be easier to bump them up a little bit.

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 Let's take Alabama, for example.

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 Kilon Russell, even though no starts, no career starts, two years now in the system.

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 And, you know, another guy I do like more than others, and I think he's a little underappreciated, I do like Gunnar Stockton.

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 Fun fact of the day, Bill, you saw the Arkansas feedback about the schedule that came out.

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 Every time we talk with their friends from Arkansas, they say they get the shaft every year when it comes to schedule.

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 I saw today, and I think this is true, there was a tweet that Army and Temple play at 4 p.m. on a Friday this season.

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 That, obviously, with Arkansas, is certainly a quirk in the schedule.

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 Certain teams, you see, they might complain because they have too many night games.

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 I don't know how you understand this, but the first game of the season kicks off at 11 a.m.

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 And, yes, I've heard quite a few complaints about that, including the co-host of this award-winning show.

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 Great stuff, as always.

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 Where can we get online and get your stories in the teams?

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 We do have one, but, yeah, you can check us out at sportingnews.com.

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 We've got all the quarterback rankings.

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 Nobody knows that better than the other half of the beer boys.

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 Brent, he's got probably a whole closet full of them.

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 Bill, keep up the good work, and thank you so much for your time, Dave, buddy.

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 WB, Bill Bender, hooking up with us, busy there at the Sporting News.

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 We talked about Alabama and Auburn and the rest of most of the SEC kicking off 100 days from today.

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 How about in 93 days, UNA's opening day over in Huntsville against Sanford.

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 Brent, you might want to talk with the folks over at UNA and trade that 11 o'clock for a 6 o'clock.

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 Welcome back in.

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 You know, Brent, walking up and down the street on one side, a teacher.

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 And on the other, got some kids.

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 It has a lot to do with that, Harold.

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 But another way, that's the good news, the bad news.

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 High school sports pretty much now into mothballs.

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 Caleb Suggs knows that better than anybody in this conversation.

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 He's got it all covered there with the Decatur Daily.

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 Caleb, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing good, guys.

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 How are y'all?

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 You too.

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 Caleb, before we get into some of the specifics, your thoughts in trying to sum up the year that

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 it's hard to believe now was in north central Alabama sports when it comes to the high school guy games.

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 Yeah, I think, Tim, it's like every other year.

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 You know, sometimes I feel like north Alabama gets underrated when it comes to compare it to Birmingham area or down south.

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 But there's a lot of great athletes and a lot of great teams.

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 And, you know, a lot of players that have excellent seasons and a lot of teams that won state championships and, you know, put on some dominating efforts.

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 And I think more and more each year, the north Alabama has really started to reassert itself as a great place for athletics.

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 And even if it's schools that aren't in my coverage area, I always love to see that because, you know, like I said, a lot of love gets thrown towards Birmingham and south Alabama.

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 But we got good teams.

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 So it's always fun to see that.

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 Absolutely.

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 One of them is Hartzell softball.

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 Of course, the entire athletic program.

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 Be that, 11th blue mount for Hartzell.

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 Brad Phillips getting back-to-back.

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 We talked to him a couple weeks ago and he said, you know, guys, we got off a little slow.

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 We had a tough schedule.

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 We were 11-11 the first 22 games.

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 What did we do after that?

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 We won 22 in a row.

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 They were 10-0 in the postseason.

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 Hits off again to Brad Phillips in an incredible Hartzell softball program.

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 I mean, a baseball.

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 Yeah, baseball.

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 Yeah, I mean, I think you look at it.

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 I mean, obviously, Hartzell baseball is, you know, one of the top programs in the entire state.

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 It's not been that way since the 90s.

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 But I think you look at what they're doing, it's just really incredible.

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 I mean, they've been to the state finals now five of the last six years.

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 And, you know, Coach Booth was always the one that credited for that program.

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 And, you know, even before his passing, you know, he was dealing with sickness.

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 And they, you know, still have just kind of built it and kept it going.

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 And here you are, you get Brad Phillips that comes in.

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 I mean, Jake Miles did a great job taking him to the state finals the year he took over while Coach Booth was dealing with,

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 he really dealing with sickness.

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 And then, you know, they came runner-up and then Brad Phillips comes in and he's won back-to-back in his first two years.

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 And, I mean, I just don't.

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 I mean, they've got good young talent coming in the program.

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 And I don't see it stopping anytime soon.

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 I mean, they are the cream of the crop right now in the state.

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 I mean, they, you know, they hold the record for most playoff wins, I think.

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 And they're second now in state titles behind GW Long.

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 And so, I mean, what you've got to see there, I mean, I think if you're on the outside looking at it,

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 you're hoping this program would take a dip after Coach Booth left.

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 You're sorely mistaken.

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 It's certainly not looking that way.

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 Caleb Suggs, sticking up with us, the Decatur Daily.

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 Caleb, it's obviously they've got a tradition-rich thing going on,

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 making folks in Morgan County proud when it comes to baseball.

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 But, literally, they're neighbors from Lawrence County doing something else.

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 They're making those folks proud, literally, with Lawrence County in softball.

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 Unlike Hartzell, this is a first to bring home a blue map in softball.

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 Yeah, and I think that's such a great thing for that community.

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 You know, I worked at the, before I was at Decatur, I worked at the Molten Advertiser.

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 So, you know, I was really entrenched.

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 And I lived there, too, so really entrenched in that community.

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 And they're just great people down there.

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 And they don't get a lot of love.

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 You know, back in the day, Lawrence County used to be known for us athletics.

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 I think that's kind of fallen by the wayside here lately.

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 But they still love their sports.

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 And the fans there, they give so much to support.

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 And there's good athletes there, too.

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 And I think I'm really glad that, you know, Lawrence County and the school

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 and also the county in general are starting to get some love again.

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 But, yeah, they had a great team.

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 They've had a great team for a few years now.

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 They've just kind of been knocking on the door.

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 And for them to finally win it, it's just impressive.

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 I mean, Houston Academy, you know, they basically beat the doors off of them two games in a row.

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 I mean, just dominated them.

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 And so that was really impressive.

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 So, Coach Graham, you know, coming in his first year, he's been the head coach there before, comes back.

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 And, you know, they're going to be really good next year.

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 Catherine, the MVP, she's back.

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 Bella Cross is back.

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 There's a lot of great players on that team who are coming back.

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 So, they've got a chance to add some more to this.

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 So, it's going to be a real fun program to watch.

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 But, again, yeah, I'm really thrilled for that team, that program, and that community that definitely deserves it.

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 Absolutely.

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 Some coaching news before we let you go.

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 Dakota Heritage, with some changes, alumnus Brayden Kyle is the men's basketball coach.

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 Jason Marshall is moving over to baseball.

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 So, Kyle, again, who was a walk-on quarterback for UNA, is the men's basketball coach, Jason Marshall, who was now the head baseball coach.

465
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 But a lot of this, as you noted in your article, Steve Meek set such a foundation for Decatur Heritage, 10 years, retired, and then came back and retired again.

466
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 But some coaching news with Decatur Heritage this week.

467
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 Yeah, I mean, I think that's significant.

468
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 You look at, you know, Jason, he's been the basketball coach for 13 years, brought a lot of success, won a state championship, been in the Final Four multiple times.

469
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 So, I think that's really significant.

470
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 And then I think you want, I mean, he's really just coached basketball, so you wonder what he's going to bring to baseball.

471
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 But he's really a baseball guy at heart.

472
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 Now, he loves basketball, and that's what he's been doing.

473
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474
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 And I think he's happy with the move.

475
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 He wanted a little bit less stress as he's gotten older and his kids are getting older.

476
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 So, I think he feels good about the move.

477
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 And I think he really feels good about, I mean, talk about Brayden Kyle.

478
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 I mean, he's really just a legacy there, not just a football and basketball star.

479
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 But, I mean, his whole family, Tommy Kyle, you know, used to be the head coach there.

480
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 So, I mean, Brayden's been in Decatur Heritage gear since he could, you know, before he could walk.

481
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 So, you know, this has kind of been a thing in the making for a long time.

482
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 And Brayden's a really smart kid.

483
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 He's a great basketball mind.

484
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 I think he's going to do a good job.

485
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 I'm sure there will be some bumps in the road because he's young and he's going to have to learn how to run the program.

486
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 But as far as his basketball, IQ and everything, I think he'll do a good job.

487
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 You know, I know he loves Decatur Heritage.

488
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,540
 To jump off here, listen, man, thank you so much.

489
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 We've got an eye on you there at Decatur Daily.

490
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 Keep up the good work.

491
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 And thank you so much for your time today.

492
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494
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 It seemed all set up for Yannick Sinner to win the French Open.

495
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 The only Grand Slam he has in one to put away the memory of last year's final in Paris

496
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497
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498
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499
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 But in a fifth straight day of temperatures in the 90s,

500
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501
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502
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605
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 Really appreciate free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

606
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 Baby, it's that time of the year when folks kind of huddle and say,

607
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 when are they going to tell us what time these games are going to start?

608
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 Again, starting for the most part in 100 days from today.

609
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610
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 But the first big weekend is exactly 100 days from today.

612
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 Your thoughts.

613
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 I know you're in love with the first game for Alabama's starting time there.

614
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 But here's the bottom line, baby.

615
00:32:43,660 --> 00:32:48,580
 You can put the moonshades on the back shelf for a while this season, can you not?

616
00:32:48,820 --> 00:32:57,160
 Well, at least for Alabama in September, the, heaven forbid, 11 a.m. opening game to begin the season.

617
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 Kentucky and Langston, I didn't know.

618
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 I thought it might be 2.30 or 6.

619
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:03,500
 It's going to be 2.30.

620
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:04,080
 Right.

621
00:33:04,540 --> 00:33:07,120
 Approximate kickoff from that.

622
00:33:07,220 --> 00:33:11,000
 And then the Florida State game, I thought would be a night game, but it's 2.30.

623
00:33:11,260 --> 00:33:18,900
 So the first, the times and June 10th is going to be another day to where a lot of the kickoff

624
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 times are going to be unveiled on ESPN or the SEC network.

625
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 But Alabama is 11 a.m. to begin the season and the next two games will kick off at approximately 2.30.

626
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,260
 Your thoughts about that, BB.

627
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,140
 I know you're not a big fan of the 11 o'clock kickoff.

628
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 We know in this modern era, you, you really don't have the final say because the people

629
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 who sign the big checks are going to make the final call and that's TV.

630
00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:50,280
 They're trying to maximize their interest and get that, that primetime game.

631
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 And in their view, those are not exactly primetime games.

632
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 So 2.30 back in the day, 2.30 was a primetime game.

633
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,140
 So they're going to be looking at that, that 11 o'clock game.

634
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:03,060
 They're going to give that kind of a low priority, but your thoughts about having back-to-back

635
00:34:03,060 --> 00:34:06,460
 in a way, I kind of like that because the first part of the season,

636
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 humans are creatures of habits.

637
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 So at least kind of ease into the season and have a familiarity there at 2.30.

638
00:34:14,380 --> 00:34:18,700
 I think last year, just, I think Alabama got off the tracks early.

639
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 I don't think they were ready for that.

640
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 They were out of their comfort zone, but your thoughts just about the psychology of having

641
00:34:23,940 --> 00:34:26,560
 back-to-back 2.30 games, by the way, on ABC.

642
00:34:27,020 --> 00:34:31,040
 Well, Harold, when you look at going down there, and I've said this for years, I've been down

643
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:38,420
 there so many times, you've got a lot, eight to 12 hours for a college football game.

644
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:38,740
 Right.

645
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 No matter if it's in September or November.

646
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:47,020
 Now, we're so used to a 2.35 kickoff on CBS.

647
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 Right.

648
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:49,840
 With Brad and Gary.

649
00:34:50,460 --> 00:34:54,240
 And of course, this changed now to ESPN and ABC.

650
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 Harold, the positive about it is you're not getting home at 2 o'clock in the morning for

651
00:35:00,860 --> 00:35:01,600
 a night game.

652
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 If you've got to travel over two or three hours, you may get a chance to watch a little

653
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,400
 bit of the opening kickoff of the first game.

654
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 But if you live, you know, it's over at six, and it still takes two hours to get out to

655
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 Escaloosa, but you might be able to get home.

656
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,460
 That's the only positive to me about 11 a.m.

657
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:22,960
 game.

658
00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:26,560
 If you get home late afternoon, you can see the night games.

659
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:27,360
 Yeah.

660
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 Everybody talks about the heat, and obviously that's true, but here's the old saying, it's

661
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 hot on both sidelines.

662
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 So a lot of that has to do, I've been watching some of the tennis over in France, and these

663
00:35:37,220 --> 00:35:41,840
 guys, it's late May, and I can't imagine being any hotter this May.

664
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 And all the Mays in the past, they've been doing that a few years now, and all of a sudden

665
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 I'm seeing these guys, they're falling on leaves off a tree in the fall.

666
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 I'm just saying, it just seems like a lot of times these guys, maybe they're not as tough

667
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668
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669
00:35:58,900 --> 00:35:59,900
 It's 100 days away.

670
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,300
 You've got time to kind of get in condition for that.

671
00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:07,060
 Still, it's going to be hot, but at least break out the boy scout thing and be prepared.

672
00:36:07,460 --> 00:36:10,240
 By the way, Auburn fans saying, hey, what about our starting times?

673
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:17,320
 Well, let's reiterate that opening game against Baylor is at 230, 72 degrees.

674
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 We already know the forecast for that game, BB.

675
00:36:19,660 --> 00:36:23,720
 Yeah, it is considering it's going to be in Atlanta.

676
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:25,160
 All right.

677
00:36:25,220 --> 00:36:26,440
 Auburn's opening kickoff.

678
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,660
 We'll talk to Caleb Jones about this a little bit later in the show.

679
00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,300
 Baylor in Atlanta at 230.

680
00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,820
 Week two is Southern Miss, of course, at Auburn.

681
00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:39,960
 That kickoff is going to be at night, either 630 or 645.

682
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,480
 And then week three, I thought this was going to be the case.

683
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,360
 Florida at Auburn.

684
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,860
 Big, big, big, big primetime game, six o'clock.

685
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,840
 So Auburn at 230 and 72 degrees.

686
00:36:51,980 --> 00:36:54,460
 The other two, a little more tolerable.

687
00:36:54,680 --> 00:37:00,540
 Southern Miss, 630 or 645 kick in Florida at 6 p.m.

688
00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:03,340
 Are you a fan of the schedule, the way it shakes out for Auburn?

689
00:37:03,420 --> 00:37:06,400
 The first four games, correct me if I'm wrong, are at home again.

690
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,240
 That's the two-edged sword, is it not?

691
00:37:08,460 --> 00:37:12,260
 Well, I think Auburn fans consider Atlanta to be home.

692
00:37:12,820 --> 00:37:13,480
 At least, yeah.

693
00:37:13,980 --> 00:37:14,520
 It is.

694
00:37:14,620 --> 00:37:16,700
 I mean, they've got more fans in Atlanta than they probably do in Auburn.

695
00:37:16,780 --> 00:37:20,960
 Well, some sporting events, they do.

696
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:28,840
 I've never been a big fan, though, Harold, of asking fans to come to three or four consecutive games in September.

697
00:37:29,220 --> 00:37:33,020
 It's just too dadgum hot, and you need to space it out some.

698
00:37:33,720 --> 00:37:38,020
 So anyway, as the time's coming, we will be unselfish and share that with you.

699
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:42,100
 In the meantime, BB, it's World Series time tonight.

700
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:46,220
 I saw earlier today the start of that Texas Tech-Mississippi State game.

701
00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,800
 It looks like Texas Tech is getting a return on their investment.

702
00:37:49,420 --> 00:37:56,340
 In case you missed it, this mega booster who's got money and ego spent a million dollars on a softball player and is paying off.

703
00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:59,220
 They were up on Mississippi State big time early on.

704
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:04,160
 I don't know the final score or the updated score, but it looks like Texas Tech was going to have their way in the opening round.

705
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:14,340
 But coming up tonight, interesting matchup between Alabama, how about this, the number one overall, taking on UCLA, and those Bruins, they got some sticks, BB.

706
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:18,340
 Harold, they're amazing as far as their offensive power.

707
00:38:18,980 --> 00:38:23,240
 UCLA leads the nation in team batting average 385.

708
00:38:23,820 --> 00:38:28,960
 They lead the nation in home runs, home runs per game 3.3.

709
00:38:29,060 --> 00:38:32,760
 They're averaging an incredible 10.8 runs per game.

710
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:34,900
 That's a lot of runs in softball.

711
00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:39,620
 Slugging 8.36 on base percentage, 4.96.

712
00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:45,040
 Now, they've got two ladies, Harold, who have hit close to 90 home runs.

713
00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:45,700
 My goodness.

714
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:53,940
 And we're going to talk to, a little bit later, the voice of Alabama softball, Gray Robertson, and he'll talk about this.

715
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,660
 Where Alabama's got the big advantage, though, is pitching.

716
00:38:58,140 --> 00:38:59,820
 Alabama's got incredible.

717
00:39:00,460 --> 00:39:02,700
 Briskey is the pitcher of the year.

718
00:39:03,220 --> 00:39:10,160
 Now, as far as pitching is concerned for UCLA, they're good, but they're not great.

719
00:39:10,260 --> 00:39:12,180
 They're not anywhere near their offensive.

720
00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:18,240
 Now, these games, one of these games, if they play them twice, may need to be 10 to 8.

721
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:26,020
 Taylor Tinsley is the number one pitcher for UCLA, but their ERA is 4.32.

722
00:39:26,740 --> 00:39:29,060
 They slugged the ball and hit it out.

723
00:39:29,740 --> 00:39:33,740
 But, again, Harold, this time of the year, we talk about it all the time.

724
00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,060
 Pitching and defense win games.

725
00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:40,900
 And, really, for UCLA, both pitching and defense are subpar.

726
00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:46,540
 Well, it's the old action, you know, just like you said there, pitching usually trumps it.

727
00:39:46,580 --> 00:39:48,160
 We're going to see which one gives the night.

728
00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:52,320
 Keep in mind, this is a double of limbs, so it's not over tonight.

729
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:58,660
 But, B.B., when you lose that first game, you better have some miracle workers in your bag going forward,

730
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,380
 especially when the competition is this good and this even.

731
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,000
 It's huge to win the first game.

732
00:40:04,260 --> 00:40:05,820
 Get in the winner's bracket.

733
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:10,120
 Harold, if you win the first couple of games, you'll get a day or two off.

734
00:40:10,180 --> 00:40:10,720
 That's right.

735
00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:17,300
 And, again, I think it takes a game to get accustomed to playing in that environment again

736
00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:20,260
 and also the stadium.

737
00:40:20,260 --> 00:40:24,900
 But when you lose an early game, you've got to crawl out of that winner,

738
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:27,300
 and sometimes you're playing two games a day.

739
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:28,920
 That's tough in the heat.

740
00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:31,800
 I like what Patrick Murphy, the Bama coach, said.

741
00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,640
 I don't want to see a crooked number on either side of the scoreboard,

742
00:40:34,740 --> 00:40:38,980
 meaning he doesn't want it to be that 10-8 or that 11-10 game.

743
00:40:39,020 --> 00:40:42,480
 He wants to keep it low scoring, and you see why with, at least to date,

744
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:43,680
 the pitching staff that they've got.

745
00:40:43,740 --> 00:40:45,140
 And here's some more good news for you.

746
00:40:45,580 --> 00:40:48,620
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748
00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:53,960
 We've got to be covered right here on 9-3-9, the score later on tonight.

749
00:40:54,060 --> 00:40:58,480
 In the meantime, B.B., same place you can catch Alabama Buffet, if you will,

750
00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:02,220
 softball tonight, baseball tomorrow night.

751
00:41:02,220 --> 00:41:03,400
 If you're on 9-3-9, the score.

752
00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,820
 Harold, Alabama plays Alabama State.

753
00:41:07,900 --> 00:41:09,960
 Now, they've beaten Alabama State twice.

754
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:16,400
 The first game, 2-1, a pitcher's duel, which tells you how good Alabama State is.

755
00:41:16,460 --> 00:41:19,060
 I know a lot of people are overlooking Alabama State.

756
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,180
 Oklahoma State's the two-seed in the region.

757
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,940
 Then Alabama won the second game, 13-4.

758
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:29,100
 Same thing we were talking with Drew DeArmond yesterday.

759
00:41:29,780 --> 00:41:31,100
 The bats have come on.

760
00:41:31,220 --> 00:41:33,440
 Hines, Liam, Fowler.

761
00:41:33,980 --> 00:41:38,840
 Alabama, I think, has got one of the best starting pitching rotations in the country.

762
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:48,880
 With Upchurch, Tyler Fay, who threw the no-hitter against Florida, and also Zane Adams, Alabama's Achilles heel is defense.

763
00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:51,200
 I remember that Tennessee series.

764
00:41:51,460 --> 00:41:55,060
 They just, the ball bounced all over the infield.

765
00:41:55,220 --> 00:42:02,480
 If Alabama can play defense, I think they should win this region and probably be matched up with Florida State in the Super Regional,

766
00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:06,300
 which should take place in Tuscaloosa next weekend.

767
00:42:06,300 --> 00:42:15,660
 But if Alabama can be clean as far as fielding the ball, I think Alabama's going to win the regional in Tuscaloosa.

768
00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,220
 That's a $64,000 question.

769
00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:23,240
 I think another one, BB, is what's your take on LeBron?

770
00:42:23,340 --> 00:42:28,380
 I mean, here's a kid coming into the season, had all the verbal bouquets, as we put it here.

771
00:42:28,820 --> 00:42:35,160
 He was going to go high in the draft, and I think he still will because these major league guys don't always look at the same things as we as fans do.

772
00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,140
 They see natural talent there.

773
00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:46,180
 And in baseball, if you've got the five-tool potential, in other words, I won't go through all of them, but you've got power, you can hit for average, you've got the strong arm, you can play defense, etc.

774
00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:49,660
 They're going to take a chance on you and dole out the big bucks.

775
00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:56,520
 But in your mind, obviously, if he gets hot, I think it's safe to say Alabama's chances are exponentially off the board.

776
00:42:56,520 --> 00:43:03,520
 But your thoughts, I guess the best way to say this is your thoughts about the inconsistency of LeBron this season.

777
00:43:03,740 --> 00:43:05,540
 Well, he's a superstar, Harold.

778
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:13,640
 And again, we talk about Ronald Acuna and other major league baseball stars who don't quite live up to their potential.

779
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,880
 Now, he's been injured twice.

780
00:43:16,060 --> 00:43:20,300
 I know he got clotheslined at first base and had a concussion.

781
00:43:21,260 --> 00:43:27,960
 But, Harold, when he's playing well, when he's catching the ball, again, shortstop's a tough position.

782
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:38,760
 But when he's got it all together and he's healthy, and he may be a top-ten pick in the Major League Baseball draft later this summer, he's going to be a key here.

783
00:43:38,860 --> 00:43:46,680
 But again, for Rob Vaughn, a lot of these guys have come on, and particularly Fowler and Vaughn at first base.

784
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,440
 Again, Harold, if those guys can be consistent, and I think Alabama wins it.

785
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:54,800
 In fact, I think they sweep the regional in Tuscaloosa.

786
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:59,660
 Well, you can find out firsthand again tomorrow night here on 93.9 The Score.

787
00:43:59,780 --> 00:44:06,720
 And speaking of stars wearing crimson, BB, obviously, Amari Allen milked it about as long as you could.

788
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:11,720
 I don't think anyone is shocked with his ultimate decision, and I think it's a smart thing.

789
00:44:11,820 --> 00:44:17,780
 I think it's a wise thing, and business-wise, based on the information we had, to me, this was a no-brainer.

790
00:44:17,780 --> 00:44:22,640
 It was just a matter of making it formal, and he did yesterday or into the night last night, BB.

791
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:25,540
 Harold, I've been asked, why did he take so long?

792
00:44:25,620 --> 00:44:28,800
 Because he basically was six hours away from the deadline.

793
00:44:29,020 --> 00:44:29,900
 He wanted to go to the NBA.

794
00:44:30,260 --> 00:44:30,660
 Yeah.

795
00:44:31,180 --> 00:44:39,840
 Well, he tried out for about four teams, and I think tried to get one on Monday, and it was too late, more or less, to do that.

796
00:44:39,900 --> 00:44:42,300
 I think most people thought he was coming back.

797
00:44:42,300 --> 00:44:46,600
 He more or less took the template that Phylon had last year.

798
00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:49,540
 Again, go get your strength and weaknesses.

799
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:53,400
 Be able to work on that during the summer and during the season.

800
00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:57,240
 We'll talk to Ryan Fowler about this a little bit later in the show.

801
00:44:57,340 --> 00:45:03,740
 But I think he makes, hopefully when we get Blake Lovell on tomorrow, too, and we were going to ask him about this roster.

802
00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:05,680
 Where does that put Alabama?

803
00:45:05,900 --> 00:45:07,600
 Top 10, top 15?

804
00:45:08,000 --> 00:45:11,000
 But he's going to be handling the ball primarily.

805
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:13,480
 Now, they've got some other guards on this team.

806
00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:18,720
 But I think that was huge when he said, and I'm like you, I thought he was coming back from day one.

807
00:45:19,180 --> 00:45:25,480
 But he went through the protocol of trying out for four or five NBA teams just to give it a shot.

808
00:45:25,620 --> 00:45:30,040
 Well, I think it was more of a business decision than anything else because he saw he could make more in NIL.

809
00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:33,340
 And you know he had, to me, he had strong conversations with Phylon.

810
00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:38,280
 How much money did Phylon make by making the same similar decision last year to this year?

811
00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:39,020
 A lot more money.

812
00:45:39,020 --> 00:45:43,940
 And also, you look at, on the football side, Carson Beck down at Georgia slash Miami.

813
00:45:44,860 --> 00:45:48,300
 No one's going to take a bigger cut going pro than Carson Beck may be.

814
00:45:48,420 --> 00:45:52,200
 So, you know, this stuff gets around to some of these kids when they make their final decision.

815
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:55,900
 Well, it does, and I'm sure he talked to Phylon about that.

816
00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:59,600
 And, again, LeBaron mentioned himself a couple of times.

817
00:46:00,060 --> 00:46:03,340
 The best decision I made in my career was coming back to Alabama.

818
00:46:03,340 --> 00:46:04,040
 Right, right.

819
00:46:04,040 --> 00:46:07,980
 And we'll see where he actually ends up in the NBA draft.

820
00:46:07,980 --> 00:46:15,960
 I've heard a lot more about Amari Allen's performance than Phylon, but I still think Phylon would be a top 15 pick.

821
00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:20,480
 Of course, that takes care of one puzzle for Nate Oates and the basketball team in Tuscaloosa.

822
00:46:20,580 --> 00:46:22,020
 The other was what about Aiden Holloway?

823
00:46:22,060 --> 00:46:28,120
 And I think a lot of ears and whatever else perked up when they saw Greg Burns saying, I've got an update on Aiden Holloway.

824
00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:29,420
 And what?

825
00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:30,080
 That's it.

826
00:46:30,220 --> 00:46:33,220
 Basically saying, I pretty much know what you know.

827
00:46:33,300 --> 00:46:40,480
 He's still got, to put it mildly, in a metaphorical way, he's still got some hurdles to overcome, baby, before he gets the final green light to come back.

828
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:41,700
 Well, he does, Harold.

829
00:46:41,700 --> 00:46:48,580
 As I've said several times on the show, only God and the judge knows where this is going to go.

830
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:55,160
 Again, this being his first offense, as far as I know, I think that will help him.

831
00:46:55,340 --> 00:46:57,360
 But, again, we'll see where it goes.

832
00:46:57,480 --> 00:46:58,620
 He's still got a ways.

833
00:46:58,740 --> 00:47:05,400
 And, again, we may not know whether or not he's going to be on the team until late September or October.

834
00:47:05,880 --> 00:47:07,620
 Well, what is the holdup on that, baby?

835
00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:11,640
 Is it just to say you've got a family of attorneys?

836
00:47:11,840 --> 00:47:12,780
 Is it just the docket?

837
00:47:12,860 --> 00:47:14,640
 They can't get the thing on the docket, move it up?

838
00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:15,120
 Is that it?

839
00:47:15,180 --> 00:47:16,120
 Or are there other reasons?

840
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:20,740
 Well, my dad was a judge, district and circuit judge, for 16 years.

841
00:47:21,220 --> 00:47:24,820
 And even in Walker County, it took time to go through a docket.

842
00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:27,120
 That's more or less what this is, Harold.

843
00:47:27,200 --> 00:47:28,500
 You just got to be patient.

844
00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:32,760
 Now, his attorneys will try to get him on.

845
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:37,320
 But, yeah, it's just the docket, Harold, and all the cases in front of him.

846
00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:43,700
 Ken, to get off with your final comments, everybody's talking about the meetings down in Sandestin.

847
00:47:43,700 --> 00:47:48,780
 And I know they say Destin, but if you've ever been there, you know it's got to go over the bridge to Sandestin.

848
00:47:49,300 --> 00:47:50,080
 Destin is nice.

849
00:47:50,340 --> 00:47:52,740
 Sandestin, you better take two credit cards with you.

850
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:54,200
 It's on that side of the bridge.

851
00:47:54,680 --> 00:48:00,760
 But your thoughts about one of the more salient points that came out, and that is we're doing away with Cupcake Weekend, BB.

852
00:48:01,020 --> 00:48:07,360
 Well, what that means is Alabama's not going to be playing Eastern Illinois game 11.

853
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:13,900
 And I know Bill Shanks talks about that certainly during the fall every year.

854
00:48:15,260 --> 00:48:17,280
 No, that part of it is good.

855
00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:19,740
 And, Harold, again, they did a lot of talking.

856
00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:28,220
 And I know these two senators who brought out the latest bill, the Protect College Sports Act, a lot of people are punching holes in that.

857
00:48:28,380 --> 00:48:30,180
 But I keep saying this.

858
00:48:30,500 --> 00:48:32,400
 Somebody put something on the table.

859
00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:35,900
 I'm a little bit disappointed that Sankey did not say.

860
00:48:35,980 --> 00:48:38,720
 Now, he once again said, we want 16.

861
00:48:39,380 --> 00:48:45,540
 As far as the playoffs, more or less, you know, this is what we're looking at.

862
00:48:45,540 --> 00:48:49,340
 We're five for five, play five years.

863
00:48:50,360 --> 00:49:01,160
 You know, we want these suggestions changed in the transfer portal, an early signing date, week zero, and just go down a litany of a list.

864
00:49:01,300 --> 00:49:03,840
 This is where the SEC is coming from.

865
00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:06,600
 I think that would have made some people feel a little better.

866
00:49:07,340 --> 00:49:13,640
 Do you ever get the impression, just to tell it like it is, that Greg reminds sometimes of,

867
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:19,240
 you go to the grocery store and you see this parent and this kid that's just raising all kind of you-know-what,

868
00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:21,380
 and the parent says, I want you to behave.

869
00:49:22,020 --> 00:49:24,200
 And then you go down to the next aisle, I want you to behave.

870
00:49:24,500 --> 00:49:26,560
 And then you go down to the next aisle, I want you to behave.

871
00:49:27,180 --> 00:49:30,440
 You get the impression sometimes, Sankey says, I want 16.

872
00:49:31,180 --> 00:49:35,240
 Greg Sankey makes the world of college football as much or more money than anybody.

873
00:49:35,580 --> 00:49:40,820
 Why doesn't Greg Sankey go in there and say, by gosh, we're going to 16, or we're going to take our toys and go home?

874
00:49:40,820 --> 00:49:45,840
 Well, I think that's the direction he's going to have to take.

875
00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,180
 Greg Sankey's done two great things.

876
00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:55,880
 He saved college football in 2020 with COVID, and he brought in Oklahoma and Texas into the SEC.

877
00:49:56,620 --> 00:49:59,640
 After that, quite frankly, I'm a little skeptical.

878
00:50:00,300 --> 00:50:04,820
 It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall, or maybe not, to hear the discussions between he and the folks at ESPN

879
00:50:04,820 --> 00:50:07,640
 and other TV check writers.

880
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:08,740
 I think that's the end of the day.

881
00:50:08,760 --> 00:50:12,080
 To answer your question, that would probably be a big piece of the puzzle for that.

882
00:50:12,380 --> 00:50:16,460
 Speaking of Tuscaloosa, the man who's got the inside track, Ryan Fowler, is going to be on board.

883
00:50:16,600 --> 00:50:19,420
 And nobody has a better seat for Bama softball than Greg Robertson.

884
00:50:19,460 --> 00:50:20,460
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885
00:50:21,060 --> 00:50:24,260
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 Governor Ivey has decided to delay the certification of an August special congressional primary ballot

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 as the state still awaits to hear from the U.S. Supreme Court on whether a 2023 congressional

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 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall quickly filed an appeal within the U.S. Supreme Court

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 According to the special primary election calendar set by the state legislature, the Secretary of

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 A Dothan woman is in trouble with the law after four of her children tested positive for narcotics

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 And investigators in Jefferson County now say that arson is the reason why a mobile storage

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 That trailer was full of donations for the store to sell.

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 Welcome back in.

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1042
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 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1043
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 And, B.B., what do you say we open the door and say hello to Caleb Jones?

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 We've got the Auburn Tigers cover there at auburnsports.com.

1045
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 Caleb, welcome in.

1046
00:59:20,180 --> 00:59:21,480
 Happy Thursday to you.

1047
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 How are you?

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 Oh, it's a beautiful day here in Auburn, Alabama.

1049
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 I'll tell you that.

1050
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 Going to be even more beautiful when the diamonds get to shining.

1051
00:59:30,820 --> 00:59:33,160
 It's always good to keep the lights on this time of the year.

1052
00:59:33,260 --> 00:59:39,280
 Caleb, talk to us about Auburn baseball selected as a regional host in the NCAA tournament.

1053
00:59:39,880 --> 00:59:43,220
 And I'll go ahead and tell you, we've been talking with a lot of folks across the country,

1054
00:59:43,220 --> 00:59:46,180
 and they lack Auburn's chances to keep on trucking.

1055
00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:47,880
 Oh, yeah.

1056
00:59:47,940 --> 00:59:52,020
 Auburn is the number four overall seed this year in the tournament,

1057
00:59:52,160 --> 00:59:54,940
 hosting a regional for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

1058
00:59:55,520 --> 00:59:59,400
 Looking to advance to the College World Series for the first time since 2022.

1059
00:59:59,840 --> 01:00:00,840
 You've got a good field here.

1060
01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:03,100
 You've got UCF, NC State, Milwaukee.

1061
01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:06,760
 Auburn, of course, playing Milwaukee tomorrow at noon.

1062
01:00:07,600 --> 01:00:14,920
 Butch Thompson, we just talked to, he announced Jake Marciano getting a start kind of as expected for Auburn.

1063
01:00:15,080 --> 01:00:18,460
 So, big regional coming up for Auburn here.

1064
01:00:19,060 --> 01:00:23,040
 And just a good opportunity for Auburn to do it in front of their home crowd,

1065
01:00:23,160 --> 01:00:24,680
 which has been phenomenal all season.

1066
01:00:25,620 --> 01:00:26,960
 Caleb, let's talk about that.

1067
01:00:27,080 --> 01:00:28,680
 Two things you touched on there.

1068
01:00:28,680 --> 01:00:30,680
 Number one, home cooking is always sweet.

1069
01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:34,440
 I'm sure they love to have been able to play under the lights instead of the matinee,

1070
01:00:34,600 --> 01:00:37,320
 but TV has a thing or two to say about that.

1071
01:00:37,600 --> 01:00:44,440
 And your thoughts, especially in these short series, Auburn, they've pretty much been living off their pitching staff.

1072
01:00:44,560 --> 01:00:49,300
 Your thoughts about the health and how the pitching staff stacks up coming into this part of the schedule.

1073
01:00:50,340 --> 01:00:55,360
 Yeah, Auburn's pitching staff has kind of been the strength of this team over the last couple of weeks here.

1074
01:00:55,640 --> 01:01:00,800
 And if they can keep it going, keep it rolling, they have a really good shot of advancing to a super regional

1075
01:01:00,800 --> 01:01:06,560
 and then even into that college world series that everybody is after.

1076
01:01:07,060 --> 01:01:10,780
 Auburn is actually 4-14 when they score three runs or less.

1077
01:01:10,900 --> 01:01:14,120
 They're 34-5 when they score four runs or more.

1078
01:01:14,760 --> 01:01:22,640
 So, on that opposite side of pitching, the bats have to kind of be there as well to give that run support that that pitching staff needs.

1079
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:30,060
 But that's kind of what Butch Thompson was looking for as far as he wants to see that pitching staff continue to be dominant,

1080
01:01:30,320 --> 01:01:33,620
 to continue kind of what they've been doing.

1081
01:01:34,160 --> 01:01:36,960
 And he wants that offense to be good situationally.

1082
01:01:37,060 --> 01:01:38,940
 That's kind of what he talked about earlier this week.

1083
01:01:39,400 --> 01:01:42,580
 And he's still kind of figuring out what the best lineup is going to look for.

1084
01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:49,520
 He's going to be looking at all kinds of analytics and things before kind of figuring out who he wants to put where

1085
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:52,220
 against Milwaukee tomorrow at noon.

1086
01:01:52,700 --> 01:01:54,740
 Caleb, that's what I was going to ask you.

1087
01:01:54,900 --> 01:01:55,820
 You followed him.

1088
01:01:55,920 --> 01:02:00,960
 You just got through listening to Butch Thompson talk about the setup for the regional.

1089
01:02:01,540 --> 01:02:08,060
 He got Auburn through a little bit of a tight spot, obviously, early in the SEC calendar.

1090
01:02:08,060 --> 01:02:11,040
 I know Alabama swept them.

1091
01:02:11,180 --> 01:02:13,060
 They struggled offensively.

1092
01:02:13,640 --> 01:02:15,860
 The pitching, I think, has been there this year.

1093
01:02:16,420 --> 01:02:19,780
 What makes Butch Thompson one of the best managers in the SEC?

1094
01:02:21,360 --> 01:02:24,600
 I think it's just his resume speaks for itself.

1095
01:02:25,400 --> 01:02:28,420
 You know, he's a guy that he supports his guys.

1096
01:02:28,540 --> 01:02:36,540
 He just got done talking about how throughout this whole season, this is a place where this is a team that he's just had so much fun.

1097
01:02:37,100 --> 01:02:38,760
 Just being their coach.

1098
01:02:38,760 --> 01:02:47,380
 And he thanks the guys every day is what he just said, you know, just for the amount where he still gets so much joy out of coaching these guys.

1099
01:02:47,480 --> 01:02:48,180
 And they're receptive.

1100
01:02:49,060 --> 01:02:53,000
 And I think that goes a long way in kind of being the leader of a program.

1101
01:02:53,140 --> 01:02:54,760
 The guys really buy into it.

1102
01:02:55,220 --> 01:02:57,340
 And you're seeing the results of it.

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 Ken, I'm John.

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 I'm with us.

1105
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1106
01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:09,000
 In some ways, it's almost a mirror image of what Alabama's softball team is going to be facing tonight with UCLA.

1107
01:03:09,800 --> 01:03:10,900
 UCLA's got the sticks.

1108
01:03:11,680 --> 01:03:12,840
 Alabama's got the arms.

1109
01:03:13,340 --> 01:03:15,640
 On paper, in a way, it looks like Milwaukee's got some sticks.

1110
01:03:15,740 --> 01:03:17,340
 But it looks like Auburn's got the arms.

1111
01:03:18,800 --> 01:03:19,200
 Oh, yeah.

1112
01:03:19,260 --> 01:03:22,400
 It's going to be an exciting matchup for Auburn.

1113
01:03:22,540 --> 01:03:28,580
 You know, Milwaukee's actually one of three teams in the NCAA tournament that entered with a losing record.

1114
01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:32,540
 But, you know, Butch Thompson just talked about they've got a tremendous amount of respect for Milwaukee.

1115
01:03:32,660 --> 01:03:35,340
 They've won eight in a row and won the Horizon League tournament.

1116
01:03:35,500 --> 01:03:38,300
 So this is a Milwaukee team that, you know, they're coming in hot.

1117
01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:40,660
 They're coming in, riding a lot of momentum.

1118
01:03:41,640 --> 01:03:43,440
 And baseball is all about adversity.

1119
01:03:43,580 --> 01:03:44,120
 The sport is.

1120
01:03:44,260 --> 01:03:45,800
 Butch Thompson talked about adversity.

1121
01:03:46,260 --> 01:03:47,860
 It's going to be what wins the regional.

1122
01:03:48,380 --> 01:03:53,660
 He said the team that deals with adversity the best is probably going to be the champion of the Auburn regional.

1123
01:03:53,880 --> 01:03:57,380
 And so we'll see what Auburn's able to do tomorrow against Milwaukee.

1124
01:03:57,640 --> 01:04:00,860
 Of course, you know, they are the favorites going into this regional.

1125
01:04:01,020 --> 01:04:04,460
 But, of course, like you said, home cooking always helps.

1126
01:04:04,840 --> 01:04:07,200
 I can tell you right now, there's a lot of seats here.

1127
01:04:07,300 --> 01:04:10,480
 Auburn has put additional seating up for this regional.

1128
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:15,320
 So it's going to be a packed crowd tomorrow at Plainsman Park and throughout the rest of the weekend.

1129
01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:22,840
 I know earlier this week, obviously, the meetings in Sandaston have been on a lot of people's mind.

1130
01:04:22,980 --> 01:04:25,140
 John Cohen there, Alex Golich.

1131
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:34,540
 By the way, they revealed, and Harold mentioned this earlier, week one, Baylor, a 2.30 central time game for Auburn and Baylor.

1132
01:04:34,660 --> 01:04:39,100
 Week two, 6.30 or 6.45 against Southern Miss.

1133
01:04:39,260 --> 01:04:42,960
 And then a big primetime game, 6 o'clock against Florida.

1134
01:04:43,480 --> 01:04:46,680
 I thought Caleb Alex Golich had a good comment.

1135
01:04:47,320 --> 01:04:54,140
 You know, all this back and forth about 16 or 24 that's been going on with the leagues.

1136
01:04:54,820 --> 01:05:03,800
 And he said, you know, for us to be successful in year one, just to lay an actual foundation for the program is my number one goal.

1137
01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:11,280
 And he said, quite frankly, the number of teams in the playoff is bad as fathers in my mind.

1138
01:05:11,620 --> 01:05:14,720
 He said, I'm concentrating on having a good year.

1139
01:05:15,600 --> 01:05:20,380
 I mean, I think that's, I think he said exactly what you need to say in that situation.

1140
01:05:20,380 --> 01:05:24,280
 You have to be focused on establishing the foundation.

1141
01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:26,940
 And you can see it in recruiting, you can see it on the field.

1142
01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:33,480
 They're so invested in establishing the culture that they envision for this program.

1143
01:05:33,740 --> 01:05:39,940
 They brought a lot of, they brought 13 guys over from South Florida to kind of help, help establish that.

1144
01:05:40,040 --> 01:05:41,660
 I think that that goes a long way too.

1145
01:05:42,300 --> 01:05:46,940
 Golich talked a little bit about, you know, just having guys that have been in the system before.

1146
01:05:47,040 --> 01:05:48,320
 They've been in that culture before.

1147
01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:51,220
 They know what the process is like.

1148
01:05:51,220 --> 01:05:57,520
 And it goes a little further when you have players in the same room, players in the locker room talking about, hey, just trust this guy.

1149
01:05:57,780 --> 01:05:59,620
 Like, he knows what he's talking about.

1150
01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:01,880
 Everything that we're doing, that's intentional.

1151
01:06:02,380 --> 01:06:04,200
 So Golich kind of touched on that a little bit.

1152
01:06:04,380 --> 01:06:10,860
 And then, like you said, they're so focused on establishing their culture that the quote is,

1153
01:06:10,940 --> 01:06:15,460
 the college football playoff is literally the last thing I've thought about since I took the job at Auburn.

1154
01:06:17,060 --> 01:06:21,100
 Which, you know, some people are going to maybe take that in the wrong sense.

1155
01:06:21,220 --> 01:06:24,560
 But I think you just have to literally take it one game at a time.

1156
01:06:24,700 --> 01:06:26,780
 You take it one off season at a time.

1157
01:06:27,420 --> 01:06:30,700
 And you just kind of play what you want to do.

1158
01:06:31,080 --> 01:06:33,360
 And then where the sticks lie, that's where they lie.

1159
01:06:33,900 --> 01:06:41,160
 I think Golich has his head where it needs to be right now, which is just establishing what he wants in Auburn.

1160
01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:44,800
 Kevin, your thoughts, obviously, first impressions mean everything.

1161
01:06:44,800 --> 01:06:49,280
 You win that first one, and everybody's already starting to buy tickets for the national championship.

1162
01:06:49,540 --> 01:06:51,800
 Whether it's Auburn, Alabama, any school, that's just fandom.

1163
01:06:52,500 --> 01:06:54,060
 But it can go the other way, too.

1164
01:06:54,160 --> 01:06:57,600
 Florida State last year was in that mindset, and we saw how that wound up.

1165
01:06:57,880 --> 01:07:00,120
 Your thoughts about Auburn's schedule, how it shapes up.

1166
01:07:00,180 --> 01:07:05,060
 The first four at home, that's good to go ahead and establish some confidence in front of the home crowd.

1167
01:07:05,720 --> 01:07:07,460
 But at some point, you've got to pay the piper.

1168
01:07:07,540 --> 01:07:08,880
 It all balances out of the menu.

1169
01:07:09,080 --> 01:07:12,800
 Some folks like to have a home, a way, home, away, that type thing.

1170
01:07:13,320 --> 01:07:14,900
 The players have no control over that.

1171
01:07:14,900 --> 01:07:17,960
 But your thoughts just about how Auburn's schedule is shaping up.

1172
01:07:18,780 --> 01:07:25,980
 Man, I love this schedule for Auburn fans because I think I've talked with a couple of people about it,

1173
01:07:26,020 --> 01:07:29,640
 and I feel like this schedule is a very traditional Auburn schedule,

1174
01:07:30,220 --> 01:07:34,540
 meaning you're going to have a lot of those meaningful games back in a schedule.

1175
01:07:34,940 --> 01:07:35,720
 You've got Florida.

1176
01:07:36,120 --> 01:07:36,960
 You've got Tennessee.

1177
01:07:37,400 --> 01:07:38,920
 You've got both Mississippi schools.

1178
01:07:39,040 --> 01:07:41,180
 You've got LSU and, of course, Alabama and Georgia.

1179
01:07:41,380 --> 01:07:44,280
 I mean, that's some phenomenal rivalries there.

1180
01:07:44,360 --> 01:07:45,340
 That drips Magnolia.

1181
01:07:47,020 --> 01:07:49,620
 It's just fantastic as far as for the game itself.

1182
01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:52,320
 But as far as Auburn's schedule and the way that it kind of lines up,

1183
01:07:52,720 --> 01:07:58,600
 those first four games at home, Auburn, I think, has a really good shot with all four games.

1184
01:07:58,740 --> 01:08:01,180
 And, of course, you know, the game against Baylor, that's in Atlanta,

1185
01:08:01,360 --> 01:08:03,960
 but that'll feel like an Auburn home game up in the West 80s.

1186
01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:09,760
 But those first four games, I think Auburn's got a fantastic shot to win and execute.

1187
01:08:10,760 --> 01:08:15,040
 As far as the next four games, October, man, that's a tough, tough schedule.

1188
01:08:15,600 --> 01:08:17,580
 Road contest at Georgia, Tennessee.

1189
01:08:18,140 --> 01:08:19,620
 Your only home game is LSU.

1190
01:08:20,280 --> 01:08:22,020
 And then you go on the road to Ole Miss.

1191
01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:26,220
 I mean, that's going to be where I think this team figures out where exactly it is

1192
01:08:26,220 --> 01:08:30,220
 as far as where it lines up and where it sits with the rest of the SEC.

1193
01:08:30,520 --> 01:08:31,460
 It's kind of been October.

1194
01:08:31,460 --> 01:08:35,760
 And then, of course, you finish out the season with those games against Mississippi State.

1195
01:08:36,260 --> 01:08:41,400
 And then, of course, the big game over in Tuscaloosa at Alabama,

1196
01:08:41,600 --> 01:08:44,760
 where Auburn's looking to win for the first time since Cam Newton was in town.

1197
01:08:45,560 --> 01:08:46,000
 Yeah.

1198
01:08:46,120 --> 01:08:50,420
 Caleb, I was going to ask you, you may not know this, but the offseason schedule,

1199
01:08:50,920 --> 01:08:53,380
 most of the players right now are off.

1200
01:08:53,500 --> 01:08:57,380
 They've gone back home or they're training somewhere else.

1201
01:08:57,540 --> 01:09:02,340
 But, again, with you in around the corner next week, I'm guessing a lot of the players

1202
01:09:02,340 --> 01:09:04,240
 are coming back in.

1203
01:09:04,780 --> 01:09:09,980
 Basically, the coaches turn over the program to the strength and conditioning staff

1204
01:09:09,980 --> 01:09:13,460
 for about six weeks, certainly during the summer.

1205
01:09:13,900 --> 01:09:17,300
 What have you heard as far as the offseason conditioning program?

1206
01:09:17,300 --> 01:09:20,760
 Does it technically get started next week?

1207
01:09:21,760 --> 01:09:26,180
 I'm not exactly sure on the dates of when players are going to be back here.

1208
01:09:26,300 --> 01:09:30,020
 But I do know that Zolish has talked a little bit about this summer.

1209
01:09:30,560 --> 01:09:33,100
 And this is a really important summer.

1210
01:09:33,340 --> 01:09:35,060
 This is the only summer you get.

1211
01:09:35,400 --> 01:09:38,460
 So you have to make it worth that time.

1212
01:09:39,060 --> 01:09:43,840
 And, you know, this whole workout session, all these workouts,

1213
01:09:44,040 --> 01:09:47,600
 this is where these teams, this is where you come together as a team.

1214
01:09:47,840 --> 01:09:49,700
 That's where those bonds are built.

1215
01:09:49,700 --> 01:09:54,420
 This is where it really does become a player-driven program, you know,

1216
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:57,380
 when it's no longer just, you know, a strength and conditioning staff member

1217
01:09:57,380 --> 01:09:59,020
 telling you to hit that last rep.

1218
01:09:59,400 --> 01:10:02,920
 It's your teammates that are gathered around the bench, gathered around whatever

1219
01:10:02,920 --> 01:10:06,540
 you may be doing and just really trying to get the most out of you.

1220
01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:11,340
 Those summer workouts, this is where that championship mentality is really built.

1221
01:10:12,680 --> 01:10:16,620
 I guarantee, Kayla, the coaches are going to be talking to the coaches in the house

1222
01:10:16,620 --> 01:10:19,100
 here because this is, to me, where you find out your leaders.

1223
01:10:19,700 --> 01:10:23,820
 And those who get up there when nobody's watching, there's no cheerleaders cheering,

1224
01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:25,220
 no crowd rooting you on.

1225
01:10:25,700 --> 01:10:28,320
 You get up on a summer morning when everybody else is at the beach.

1226
01:10:28,380 --> 01:10:31,160
 And if you go in, that to me is a natural leader that shows they're hungry.

1227
01:10:31,320 --> 01:10:35,780
 So you know those coaches are going to be in constant contact with the folks on top of it.

1228
01:10:36,120 --> 01:10:38,780
 But, Caleb, one other thing that the fans are going to be watching,

1229
01:10:38,920 --> 01:10:40,620
 and that is the recruiting.

1230
01:10:41,000 --> 01:10:44,240
 Obviously, it's prime time for the young guys to come in.

1231
01:10:44,640 --> 01:10:49,820
 Your thoughts about the next addition, and in your opinion, who may be the next addition to the class?

1232
01:10:50,780 --> 01:10:54,380
 Yeah, you've got a huge slate of official visitors coming in this weekend.

1233
01:10:54,580 --> 01:11:00,920
 You've got about 15 guys, really important guys that are coming in for Auburn that are trying to...

1234
01:11:00,920 --> 01:11:04,280
 Some of these guys have decision dates, commitment dates already set.

1235
01:11:04,600 --> 01:11:08,580
 And these official visits, they go a long way in kind of setting the tone

1236
01:11:08,580 --> 01:11:13,620
 and kind of placing Auburn either at the top or figuring out where Auburn's going to finish in their recruiting.

1237
01:11:14,120 --> 01:11:16,280
 So these official visits, they're a huge opportunity.

1238
01:11:16,860 --> 01:11:18,200
 A couple of guys coming in this weekend.

1239
01:11:18,320 --> 01:11:20,560
 You've got a five-star cornerback, Joshua Dobson.

1240
01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:25,320
 He's down to Auburn, Michigan, South Carolina, LSU, and Texas A&M.

1241
01:11:25,720 --> 01:11:28,020
 Texas A&M is kind of a presumed favorite in that one.

1242
01:11:28,320 --> 01:11:31,760
 But we'll see what Auburn can do there.

1243
01:11:32,580 --> 01:11:36,600
 Another cornerback, wide receiver, so athlete to play on the other side of the ball,

1244
01:11:36,720 --> 01:11:38,020
 is K. Walden Jr. coming in.

1245
01:11:38,340 --> 01:11:40,300
 He's actually switched up his schedule.

1246
01:11:40,700 --> 01:11:43,180
 He's coming in to visit Auburn instead of Clemson this weekend.

1247
01:11:43,800 --> 01:11:48,340
 And then you've got some in-state guys, Isaac McNeil, a linebacker out of Figer High School.

1248
01:11:48,340 --> 01:11:51,020
 He's got a commitment date set for June 2nd.

1249
01:11:51,040 --> 01:11:52,920
 He's down to Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Georgia.

1250
01:11:53,400 --> 01:11:58,660
 And, of course, his teammate who goes by Chicken, Ed Rusher.

1251
01:11:59,200 --> 01:12:01,960
 He's down to Auburn, Texas, Miami, Florida.

1252
01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:06,280
 And then, excuse me, not Miami and Florida, but Miami and Florida.

1253
01:12:06,740 --> 01:12:07,760
 And Texas A&M.

1254
01:12:08,100 --> 01:12:11,200
 Those are considered to be kind of the top four schools right now.

1255
01:12:11,260 --> 01:12:14,680
 He's not officially narrowed it down or anything like that.

1256
01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:18,860
 But you've got some, I mean, you've got a bunch more guys that we can see here and talk about all day.

1257
01:12:18,860 --> 01:12:22,500
 But those are kind of the main guys that I'm looking at for this weekend.

1258
01:12:22,740 --> 01:12:27,500
 And then as far as, you know, the next guy that they could potentially add to the class,

1259
01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:31,000
 Nash Johnson, former Alabama commit out of Atlanta.

1260
01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:34,240
 Auburn's been on him for a long time.

1261
01:12:34,520 --> 01:12:37,500
 He's going to, he's expected in town this weekend for his official visit.

1262
01:12:37,580 --> 01:12:40,560
 And sometimes, sometimes when you feel like guys are real close,

1263
01:12:40,620 --> 01:12:43,720
 all it takes is a good official visit for them to say, hey, you know what?

1264
01:12:43,740 --> 01:12:44,780
 This is where I want to be.

1265
01:12:45,320 --> 01:12:47,600
 And so we'll see if Auburn can get that one done this weekend.

1266
01:12:48,160 --> 01:12:50,720
 Caleb, let me double check with you before we let you go.

1267
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:53,320
 Now, tomorrow, again, the regional begins.

1268
01:12:53,980 --> 01:12:57,340
 And a lot of people think, well, Auburn's going to be playing at night.

1269
01:12:57,460 --> 01:12:58,920
 No, they're playing at noon.

1270
01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:01,580
 I believe that's on ESPN+.

1271
01:13:01,580 --> 01:13:09,000
 Now, if they win game one, the game one winner and game two winner will be playing Saturday night,

1272
01:13:09,140 --> 01:13:11,380
 I believe, at 7 or 8.

1273
01:13:11,800 --> 01:13:14,200
 Are those times correct for the first two games?

1274
01:13:15,020 --> 01:13:17,880
 Yeah, so Auburn will play tomorrow at noon against Milwaukee.

1275
01:13:18,120 --> 01:13:21,820
 And then should Auburn win, they'll play tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Central time.

1276
01:13:21,920 --> 01:13:26,440
 If Auburn loses to Milwaukee, Auburn will play at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

1277
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:33,400
 And an interesting thing, we talked to Butch Thompson, and he was asked about the noon start time.

1278
01:13:33,620 --> 01:13:37,240
 And it was basically one of those where it doesn't really matter.

1279
01:13:37,380 --> 01:13:38,500
 It doesn't affect him at all.

1280
01:13:38,800 --> 01:13:42,780
 They're going to play whenever they get told to play, and they're going to be ready to rock and roll.

1281
01:13:43,020 --> 01:13:45,760
 So he said it could end up being a blessing.

1282
01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:51,680
 Should Auburn go and win game one, they're going to have a little bit more time off in between games.

1283
01:13:51,680 --> 01:14:01,140
 So, I mean, if Auburn can get it done against Milwaukee tomorrow, they're looking at about, you know, a full 24 hours plus of recovery for game two.

1284
01:14:01,300 --> 01:14:03,160
 Should Auburn win tomorrow against Milwaukee?

1285
01:14:04,140 --> 01:14:04,580
 Absolutely.

1286
01:14:04,940 --> 01:14:06,180
 Well, listen, great stuff.

1287
01:14:06,700 --> 01:14:10,800
 As always, as you know, we talk to Brian Matthews about it every other way.

1288
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 We've been putting up the Brian Matthews for a long time.

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 Caleb, where can we get on line to get all the good stuff?

1290
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 Yeah, absolutely.

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 So everything that I just went over, and then even more stuff, we've got it all at auburnsports.com.

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 I mean, we've got football news, football recruiting, basketball news, basketball recruiting, softball, baseball, women's basketball.

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 And then, of course, we've got two really fantastic message boards, just a really, really good visual of what the Auburn family really looks like.

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01:14:48,280 --> 01:14:50,960
 The eyes of the Auburn nation is on you, Caleb.

1297
01:14:51,060 --> 01:14:53,480
 Thanks so much for your time today, and let's do it again soon, okay?

1298
01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:54,800
 Thanks, guys.

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 Thank you, bud.

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1359
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1360
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 The score.

1369
01:18:49,300 --> 01:18:53,780
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1370
01:18:54,240 --> 01:18:55,000
 Welcome back in.

1371
01:18:55,040 --> 01:18:59,300
 He is busy warming up the vocal cords for the call later on tonight.

1372
01:18:59,380 --> 01:19:02,140
 You're on 93.9 The Score and the Crimson Tide Network.

1373
01:19:02,300 --> 01:19:04,860
 The man with the best seat in the house for the World Series.

1374
01:19:05,580 --> 01:19:08,400
 Gray Robertson, voice of the Alabama softball team.

1375
01:19:08,500 --> 01:19:09,560
 Gray, welcome in.

1376
01:19:09,620 --> 01:19:10,400
 How are you?

1377
01:19:11,280 --> 01:19:12,120
 I am good.

1378
01:19:12,220 --> 01:19:13,980
 It has been a busy day already.

1379
01:19:14,100 --> 01:19:16,120
 We've already got one game down here at OKC.

1380
01:19:16,340 --> 01:19:19,500
 And I'll tell you what, when you're here with a team, you never know where you're going to be needed.

1381
01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:23,840
 Or other duties as assigned really comes into play when you're on the travel party.

1382
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:26,600
 So, it's been a busy day, but we're all ready to go tonight.

1383
01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:31,460
 It's always fun when you get another shot, as they say, the shootout, the OK Corral.

1384
01:19:31,520 --> 01:19:35,740
 Gray, what's it like being the guy, do those girls treat you all right?

1385
01:19:35,920 --> 01:19:38,860
 Because they can have some personality, can they not?

1386
01:19:39,760 --> 01:19:42,720
 Oh my gosh, this team is so much fun, and we all have such a blast.

1387
01:19:43,460 --> 01:19:49,220
 Even today, I went down to get coffee, and I ran into Jocelyn Briskey and Ailey Johnson,

1388
01:19:49,340 --> 01:19:52,240
 and the line was out the door, and I said, oh my gosh, is this the line?

1389
01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:55,300
 They said, yeah, but Jackson, one of the managers, was up there.

1390
01:19:55,440 --> 01:19:59,480
 So, I texted in my order, and then we all waited, and we got to joke around and talk.

1391
01:19:59,480 --> 01:20:01,540
 I mean, that's just the vibe.

1392
01:20:01,800 --> 01:20:07,460
 I mean, we all enjoy each other's company, and getting to know them throughout their careers

1393
01:20:07,460 --> 01:20:11,980
 and throughout a season is one of the biggest blessings of this job that Tom and I have.

1394
01:20:12,220 --> 01:20:12,660
 Great.

1395
01:20:12,780 --> 01:20:17,140
 Talk about that, because sometimes you can be one thing when you're playing the regular season

1396
01:20:17,140 --> 01:20:18,960
 in front of a half-full house.

1397
01:20:19,440 --> 01:20:23,560
 You're playing relaxed, and you get some athletes, when they get on this platform,

1398
01:20:23,680 --> 01:20:27,500
 they're the same athlete, but mentally and emotionally, they tense up.

1399
01:20:27,500 --> 01:20:29,420
 They try too hard to overdo it.

1400
01:20:29,860 --> 01:20:34,640
 Your thoughts just about the attitude overall of this team coming in.

1401
01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:40,060
 I think they're done with all of the pre-nonsense, and they just want to get on the field.

1402
01:20:40,300 --> 01:20:44,120
 I mean, the vibe last night at dinner, I had a couple players that were just like,

1403
01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:45,280
 oh, I'm ready to go play.

1404
01:20:45,440 --> 01:20:47,180
 Like, media day is really long.

1405
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:48,540
 You have to go through all these interviews.

1406
01:20:48,760 --> 01:20:49,620
 You talk with ESPN.

1407
01:20:49,840 --> 01:20:51,680
 You talk with Westwood One.

1408
01:20:51,880 --> 01:20:56,360
 You talk, I mean, if there is a media conglomerate here, there's the press conference.

1409
01:20:56,480 --> 01:20:59,300
 I mean, everyone is being pulled in a million different directions.

1410
01:20:59,440 --> 01:21:02,860
 And the energy last night at dinner was just, let's just get on the field.

1411
01:21:02,860 --> 01:21:06,220
 And I think that that's what a lot of these kids are feeling.

1412
01:21:06,940 --> 01:21:11,360
 And you've got players like Jocelyn Briskey and Marley Giles and Christian Wyatt

1413
01:21:11,360 --> 01:21:16,040
 who have experience of playing here that can make sure that if there are any nerves,

1414
01:21:16,420 --> 01:21:17,600
 it's tampered down.

1415
01:21:17,660 --> 01:21:21,680
 Because at the end of the day, the dimensions of Devin Park are the same as Rhodes Stadium.

1416
01:21:21,980 --> 01:21:28,640
 It's still 60 feet to first base, 60 feet to second, still four balls, three strikes, three outs, all that jazz.

1417
01:21:28,720 --> 01:21:30,780
 It's just the same game, but in front of more people.

1418
01:21:31,420 --> 01:21:36,000
 Gray, I've been listening for the last couple of days about how great UCLA is.

1419
01:21:36,360 --> 01:21:37,460
 They're a very good team.

1420
01:21:37,540 --> 01:21:38,580
 There's no doubt about that.

1421
01:21:38,640 --> 01:21:39,820
 They're 52-8.

1422
01:21:40,280 --> 01:21:44,340
 Jordan Woolery is the Softball America's National Player of the Year.

1423
01:21:44,760 --> 01:21:47,600
 Megan Grants hit 40 home runs.

1424
01:21:47,780 --> 01:21:51,480
 They lead the nation in 10 offensive categories.

1425
01:21:52,120 --> 01:21:56,440
 I get all that, but they're not playing an SEC schedule, and they're pitching.

1426
01:21:56,920 --> 01:21:59,080
 Their ERA is 4.32.

1427
01:21:59,480 --> 01:22:02,560
 Taylor Tinsley may be their best pitcher.

1428
01:22:02,740 --> 01:22:09,240
 Look, I know on paper how intimidating their offense is, but Alabama's pretty good, too.

1429
01:22:10,060 --> 01:22:12,700
 I think that, I've said this for a couple weeks now.

1430
01:22:12,700 --> 01:22:17,720
 I think, well, weeks, we knew the matchups last week, but I think the most compelling matchup

1431
01:22:17,720 --> 01:22:22,020
 of day one is Jocelyn Briskey against Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant, because I've gotten

1432
01:22:22,020 --> 01:22:23,100
 to know Jordan really well.

1433
01:22:23,260 --> 01:22:29,260
 We actually called a game together this summer up at Alliance Travel Ball in July, and I got

1434
01:22:29,260 --> 01:22:32,220
 to really pick her brain and kind of hear about her process at UCLA.

1435
01:22:32,500 --> 01:22:39,580
 She's a very smart kid who loves her school, and she's really worked hard to get the numbers

1436
01:22:39,580 --> 01:22:40,700
 that she's putting up this year.

1437
01:22:40,820 --> 01:22:43,780
 She and Megan Grant play off of each other, not just on the field.

1438
01:22:44,180 --> 01:22:48,960
 We've interviewed them on Softball America a couple times together, and it is like give

1439
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:49,680
 them a comedy hour.

1440
01:22:49,840 --> 01:22:53,600
 I mean, it's really great, the friendship that those two have built.

1441
01:22:53,860 --> 01:22:56,340
 But what makes UCLA dangerous is not just those two.

1442
01:22:56,460 --> 01:22:57,680
 It's everybody else in the lineup.

1443
01:22:57,940 --> 01:23:03,400
 I went through and calculated how the entire starting lineup did against SEC teams this year,

1444
01:23:03,780 --> 01:23:09,460
 and you've got kids like Kaniah Bragg, who hit .500 this year with 15 RBIs against SEC teams.

1445
01:23:09,460 --> 01:23:13,180
 Brie Alejandre, who's an exceptional, exceptional freshman.

1446
01:23:13,720 --> 01:23:16,960
 Alina Garcia, who got hurt last year early in the year, came back.

1447
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:21,880
 Now she's performing, protecting Jordan and Megan of the lineup, making them really potent.

1448
01:23:22,380 --> 01:23:27,040
 But the area that you can get to UCLA is indeed their pitching staff, because with the way

1449
01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:32,100
 that the portal kind of changed things for them, Kaitlyn Terry, who just finished the game

1450
01:23:32,100 --> 01:23:37,260
 for Texas Tech earlier today, left UCLA, and they weren't able to really replace her.

1451
01:23:37,260 --> 01:23:39,200
 So it's kind of Taylor, Tinsley, your bust.

1452
01:23:40,160 --> 01:23:46,260
 And if Alabama can get to Tinsley, then there really isn't a backup plan for the Bruins.

1453
01:23:46,620 --> 01:23:49,880
 What Tinsley has going for her is there are about seven or eight things in the arsenal.

1454
01:23:50,520 --> 01:23:55,620
 So while different staffs have this pitcher who's great at, you know, rise and change,

1455
01:23:55,680 --> 01:23:58,660
 this pitcher who can work east-west, Tinsley's got all of it.

1456
01:23:58,940 --> 01:24:03,400
 So Alabama's got to be very, very secure in what they're hunting when they see her today,

1457
01:24:03,700 --> 01:24:05,280
 because she will be getting the start.

1458
01:24:05,280 --> 01:24:10,120
 I haven't spoken to Kelly, I, but I will proclaim that Taylor Tinsley's getting the ball today.

1459
01:24:10,760 --> 01:24:12,800
 Gray Robertson on the Alabama call.

1460
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:14,140
 Gray, obviously it's amazing.

1461
01:24:14,240 --> 01:24:17,140
 What one run in the postseason, that's outstanding.

1462
01:24:17,620 --> 01:24:22,320
 But I know Pat Murphy's going to say, guys, that's great, but you haven't had a lot of adversity.

1463
01:24:22,400 --> 01:24:23,560
 You haven't had to come from behind.

1464
01:24:23,780 --> 01:24:29,540
 How important is it to get out, set the tone early, because like you said, UCLA is susceptible.

1465
01:24:29,800 --> 01:24:32,740
 No matter what the lead is, you're still in the game if the numbers hold up.

1466
01:24:33,160 --> 01:24:37,920
 But the fact that that's a two-edged sword, you haven't, you've got a tremendous pitching style stat-wise,

1467
01:24:38,060 --> 01:24:42,240
 but psychologically this team in the postseason way hasn't had to come from behind yet.

1468
01:24:43,320 --> 01:24:48,340
 That's true in the postseason, and I think that that's why you draw upon the experience of what you did before that.

1469
01:24:48,480 --> 01:24:52,120
 You know, Alabama's seen everything this year.

1470
01:24:52,220 --> 01:24:53,260
 They've seen the elite arms.

1471
01:24:53,360 --> 01:24:54,360
 They've seen Carlin Pickens.

1472
01:24:54,440 --> 01:24:55,560
 They've seen Teagan Caban.

1473
01:24:55,660 --> 01:24:58,180
 They've seen offenses that can slug.

1474
01:24:58,540 --> 01:25:02,720
 They've shut down teams like Arkansas in the SEC tournament and in the regular season.

1475
01:25:02,720 --> 01:25:06,480
 Alabama is not going to be surprised by anything that they see today,

1476
01:25:06,640 --> 01:25:11,360
 and drawing upon that past experience is going to be crucial because there will come a moment today,

1477
01:25:11,700 --> 01:25:15,620
 and if not today, then Saturday or Friday or whatever day, where it gets hard.

1478
01:25:15,860 --> 01:25:17,220
 Like, this is the one that's called World Series.

1479
01:25:17,600 --> 01:25:20,240
 No one has ever just breezed through this.

1480
01:25:20,640 --> 01:25:25,540
 As great as Oklahoma has been for the last decade, they have had hard days.

1481
01:25:25,680 --> 01:25:27,920
 They have had games where they lost or been up against it.

1482
01:25:27,920 --> 01:25:33,760
 So you've got to trust each other, play for each other, believe in the culture, believe in yourself,

1483
01:25:33,860 --> 01:25:35,280
 and just go out there and execute.

1484
01:25:35,580 --> 01:25:37,740
 And that is where Alabama's thrived this year.

1485
01:25:37,840 --> 01:25:42,620
 They have had their backs up against the wall at times, and they've responded beautifully.

1486
01:25:43,100 --> 01:25:47,080
 And it starts with the preparation that they put in this week going into this matchup

1487
01:25:47,080 --> 01:25:50,940
 and then being ready to answer when things get hard today if they do.

1488
01:25:51,300 --> 01:25:51,700
 Absolutely.

1489
01:25:52,340 --> 01:25:56,320
 Listen, we've got to run to a French Open update here in a few minutes,

1490
01:25:56,320 --> 01:25:59,240
 but thank you for taking some time.

1491
01:25:59,460 --> 01:26:04,860
 Listen, I know you've got your head cut off running around, doing a lot of other things.

1492
01:26:05,200 --> 01:26:07,620
 By the way, congratulations on another great year.

1493
01:26:07,660 --> 01:26:12,140
 I hear so many very positive comments about you and the broadcast team,

1494
01:26:12,200 --> 01:26:16,760
 and I know they get a chance to hear it the next couple of days on 93.9 The Score.

1495
01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:19,760
 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff, Gray?

1496
01:26:20,240 --> 01:26:22,480
 Well, the Varsity app is easy to access.

1497
01:26:22,480 --> 01:26:25,300
 You just download that through Learfield and Search Alabama,

1498
01:26:25,580 --> 01:26:30,220
 and Tom and I will be there at 545 Central tonight and ready to rock and roll.

1499
01:26:30,340 --> 01:26:31,760
 I mean, this is the best time of the year.

1500
01:26:31,960 --> 01:26:34,320
 I know I'm going to get emotional walking into the radio booth.

1501
01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:35,220
 I do every time.

1502
01:26:35,720 --> 01:26:39,560
 And it's just a blessing to be here and to be a part of the ride.

1503
01:26:39,720 --> 01:26:42,760
 And thank you so much for having me on to talk about it a little bit today.

1504
01:26:43,220 --> 01:26:45,300
 We can't wait for the encore later on tonight.

1505
01:26:45,440 --> 01:26:45,960
 There you have it.

1506
01:26:46,020 --> 01:26:47,660
 Gray Robertson getting ready for the call.

1507
01:26:48,200 --> 01:26:51,900
 Alabama-UCLA World Series Game 1 at the OK Corral.

1508
01:26:51,960 --> 01:26:54,480
 Later on tonight, you're on 93.9 The Score.

1509
01:26:54,620 --> 01:26:57,940
 But first, today's biggest upset on the play at the French Open.

1510
01:26:58,060 --> 01:26:59,140
 The tail straight ahead.

1511
01:26:59,440 --> 01:27:00,540
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1512
01:27:05,540 --> 01:27:08,120
 Westwood One Sports presents the special tennis update.

1513
01:27:08,260 --> 01:27:11,140
 The French Open men's singles is now up for grabs.

1514
01:27:11,500 --> 01:27:12,600
 No Carlos Alcaraz.

1515
01:27:12,680 --> 01:27:13,180
 He's injured.

1516
01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:18,580
 And no Yannick Sinner, who's the first top seed to lose in the second round in 26 years.

1517
01:27:18,720 --> 01:27:24,360
 Stunned by Juan Manuel Serendulo, a 24-year-old lefty from Argentina, ranked 56.

1518
01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:29,720
 Sinner was up two sets and 5-1 in the third when he started to be overcome by the heat.

1519
01:27:29,720 --> 01:27:31,680
 He lost 18 points in a row.

1520
01:27:32,060 --> 01:27:34,060
 He lost 18 of the next 20 games.

1521
01:27:34,420 --> 01:27:35,280
 And he's heading home.

1522
01:27:35,400 --> 01:27:39,000
 So will this be the time Alex Zverev gets his first Grand Slam title?

1523
01:27:39,160 --> 01:27:41,920
 Does Mobak Djokovic get his 25th?

1524
01:27:42,280 --> 01:27:43,200
 It's now wide open.

1525
01:27:43,280 --> 01:27:44,720
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1526
01:27:44,840 --> 01:27:47,860
 Francis Tiafoe in a match that took four hours, 43 minutes.

1527
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1528
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1529
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 He also won in five sets.

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1557
01:29:05,820 --> 01:29:09,780
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1560
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1561
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 While the person staring at me in the mirror is definitely not the same person that could pull off bootcut jeans,

1567
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 time creeps up on us so slowly.

1568
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 You don't see it until suddenly you do.

1569
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 Looking back in, he drives you home every afternoon to a place called Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

1673
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 Ryan Fowler, host of the game on Tide 109 down in T-Town.

1674
01:35:01,160 --> 01:35:02,340
 Ryan, welcome in.

1675
01:35:02,840 --> 01:35:05,540
 You've got softball, baseball.

1676
01:35:06,500 --> 01:35:07,640
 You've got basketball.

1677
01:35:07,920 --> 01:35:11,020
 Do you have any time to talk Alabama football these days, Ryan?

1678
01:35:11,080 --> 01:35:11,640
 How are you?

1679
01:35:12,280 --> 01:35:14,960
 We are 100 days away.

1680
01:35:15,120 --> 01:35:15,600
 Absolutely.

1681
01:35:15,960 --> 01:35:20,920
 Listen, I learned many, many years ago, if you're going to do a radio show in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,

1682
01:35:21,260 --> 01:35:28,620
 every show, every show, not most shows, not some shows, most shows must involve Alabama football.

1683
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 If not, you're going to be a very lonely individual.

1684
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 You can talk to yourself, and we've had hosts that have tried that, and it didn't work out

1685
01:35:39,400 --> 01:35:40,240
 very well for them.

1686
01:35:40,240 --> 01:35:47,320
 But, yeah, it's one of those things that 100 days, today we're going to give 100 reasons

1687
01:35:47,320 --> 01:35:49,580
 why Alabama can compete for a championship.

1688
01:35:50,240 --> 01:35:53,020
 Do you want to add a couple to those?

1689
01:35:53,200 --> 01:35:54,040
 I mean, no, I'm just kidding.

1690
01:35:54,320 --> 01:35:57,320
 But, yeah, softball certainly is dominant.

1691
01:35:58,380 --> 01:36:06,820
 You know, baseball, Rob Vaughn has built this program up, and it's starting to momentum drive.

1692
01:36:07,180 --> 01:36:09,800
 But, really, we get a lot more phone calls about softball.

1693
01:36:10,080 --> 01:36:11,040
 I mean, we get it.

1694
01:36:11,320 --> 01:36:13,340
 You know, Patrick Murphy has rejuvenated.

1695
01:36:13,860 --> 01:36:19,180
 And, really, they never lost that energy, but he has really rejuvenated this program.

1696
01:36:19,320 --> 01:36:24,340
 And I feel like that they pulled a lot of those baseball fans over to softball because

1697
01:36:24,340 --> 01:36:27,500
 they compete for a lot of the same eyeballs, right?

1698
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 It's on a different – it's on a similar day.

1699
01:36:30,700 --> 01:36:32,640
 So, it's hard to make both.

1700
01:36:33,520 --> 01:36:38,120
 But, no, when you look at softball and you look at Coach Patrick Murphy, he's rejuvenated.

1701
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 And they got a chance to go win a national title, which is pretty awesome.

1702
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 The word is, again, and to me, what Patrick Murphy does is something that DeBoer and every coach can learn from.

1703
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 I don't care if it's softball or football, what size and shape he is, and that is know how to identify talent.

1704
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 He's pretty consistent with that.

1705
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 He knows how to bring in hot shot, not only folks from all over the country, but locally knows how to blend it.

1706
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 In other words, to me, he is a very good talent evaluator.

1707
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 And he's learned how to adapt, too.

1708
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 I think when you look at the rules and look at the way the talent has moved and changed,

1709
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 I mean, he's really changed the way that he has projected.

1710
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 You know, the way that he is – you know, and we asked him about this last week, and we talked about it.

1711
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 He said he is adapted, not adopted, but adapted.

1712
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 And he kind of focused on that word, that he's adapted to the change.

1713
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 I think that's what great coaches are able to do.

1714
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 I think when you look at his softball program, he's been there every single year, even as an assistant coach there for two years,

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 and then for the last, what, 27, 28, whatever the number has been, that he's been there.

1716
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 He's built this program, I mean, from an intramural field – no, I'm sorry.

1717
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 It was a rec league field at Socal Park to where it is now.

1718
01:38:04,480 --> 01:38:06,860
 And the atmosphere is just unbelievable.

1719
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 And it comes across on the television side of things, too.

1720
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 Yeah.

1721
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 I mean, you can watch it from a game perspective, and you see how packed that Rhodes house is.

1722
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 And look at the weather, okay?

1723
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 How many fans would have stayed around for hours?

1724
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 And it had two different weather delays, where they had lightning strike, you know, close to the stadium, seven miles, and they stopped it.

1725
01:38:29,300 --> 01:38:31,980
 But then that fan base made it back to Rhodes Stadium.

1726
01:38:32,760 --> 01:38:37,180
 It was pretty incredible, and that shows the dedication and passion of those Alabama softball fans.

1727
01:38:37,600 --> 01:38:50,880
 Ryan Fowler has not been hesitant to give some, I would call, constructive criticism with the commissioner of the SEC, Greg Sankey, on our show for years.

1728
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 And I've been saying the two best things he's ever done was he dug his heels in and kept college football playing during COVID,

1729
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 and he brought in Oklahoma and Texas.

1730
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 Now, he had the podium this week, had a real opportunity to say this is what we feel like the SEC favors.

1731
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 We know it's not going to be 100% across the board for ADs and coaches.

1732
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 And, you know, the SEC wants five years to play five, changes in transfer portal, early signing date.

1733
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 I didn't hear a lot about that, Ryan.

1734
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 What grade would you give Greg Sankey at Destin this week?

1735
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 He's losing power, and you can see it.

1736
01:39:40,960 --> 01:39:45,720
 You can really, you can hear it, you can feel it.

1737
01:39:46,660 --> 01:39:52,240
 When you listen to him the way that he doesn't stand up there with that same confidence.

1738
01:39:52,940 --> 01:40:01,600
 And maybe I'm the only one seeing it, but I just think that from a leadership standpoint, he has taken a couple steps back.

1739
01:40:02,160 --> 01:40:07,980
 And I think the Big Ten, I think they're working circles around him.

1740
01:40:08,360 --> 01:40:20,560
 I feel like, you know, from a momentum standpoint that they have it, and the SEC right now, the only thing the SEC can counter with is what we opened up our conversation with.

1741
01:40:20,960 --> 01:40:26,900
 Counting down the start of college football, the passion of the Alabama, excuse me, the SEC fans.

1742
01:40:26,900 --> 01:40:30,900
 I think that's where the SEC can counter this rebuttal.

1743
01:40:31,560 --> 01:40:36,340
 Right now, that's because the eyeballs, the eyeballs are important.

1744
01:40:36,920 --> 01:40:39,940
 Because if you say, well, hold on, I thought TV was important.

1745
01:40:40,060 --> 01:40:42,980
 But if they don't have the eyeballs, TV doesn't do anything.

1746
01:40:43,460 --> 01:40:49,360
 And to me, when you look at the region, it's still predominantly college football.

1747
01:40:49,600 --> 01:40:57,440
 Yes, you've got the Atlanta Falcons, you've got the New Orleans Saints, you've got the Tennessee Titans, and those draw our attention.

1748
01:40:57,860 --> 01:41:02,580
 But for the majority, the passion still goes around college football.

1749
01:41:03,040 --> 01:41:07,020
 It's still about, you know, that's the only thing I look at right now.

1750
01:41:07,500 --> 01:41:12,700
 And I think the nine conference games, when I heard the couple of coaches, some are always one.

1751
01:41:12,700 --> 01:41:19,700
 And I'm trying to think of the other one that said that they feel like they were misled when it got to nine conference games.

1752
01:41:20,320 --> 01:41:25,820
 So I think when you really begin to study it and look at it, I think he's losing power.

1753
01:41:26,300 --> 01:41:27,600
 And I can feel it.

1754
01:41:27,840 --> 01:41:29,400
 That's just, that's my opinion.

1755
01:41:29,560 --> 01:41:30,960
 Losing is worth what you pay for.

1756
01:41:32,080 --> 01:41:38,560
 But it just feels like that he's been a step behind the Big Ten commissioner in many different moves.

1757
01:41:38,600 --> 01:41:39,700
 And this one feels no different.

1758
01:41:40,400 --> 01:41:44,300
 Ryan Fowler is host of the game, tied 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.

1759
01:41:44,500 --> 01:41:50,260
 Ryan, is it safe to say the days of an unbeaten team from the SEC have gone the way of the eight-track tape?

1760
01:41:51,440 --> 01:41:56,580
 More news, obviously going to a nine-game SEC schedule and doing away with Cupcake Week.

1761
01:41:56,660 --> 01:41:57,880
 That was almost two things.

1762
01:41:58,400 --> 01:42:02,840
 A guaranteed win to get ready for the big game, the rivalry game across the board.

1763
01:42:03,220 --> 01:42:10,640
 And it also gave a chance for younger players to get out and get some experience with live bullets flying over their heads in a real environment for a game day.

1764
01:42:11,040 --> 01:42:14,920
 But, Ryan, your reaction to the elimination, I can see both sides.

1765
01:42:15,020 --> 01:42:19,140
 But what's your reaction to the elimination of Cupcake Weekend?

1766
01:42:20,620 --> 01:42:25,400
 I think from a national standpoint, it helps the conference, right?

1767
01:42:25,400 --> 01:42:36,660
 I mean, it really is something that right during the middle of college football rankings, they begin to evaluate and they begin to throw darts.

1768
01:42:37,220 --> 01:42:42,940
 And the only thing that you can throw darts on the SEC schedule is that second to last weekend.

1769
01:42:43,180 --> 01:42:43,740
 That's the only thing.

1770
01:42:43,840 --> 01:42:46,820
 You can't throw darts at the schedule any other way.

1771
01:42:47,240 --> 01:42:48,160
 I mean, you just can't.

1772
01:42:48,560 --> 01:42:54,080
 And I think when you really look at it, it's something that needs to be removed a long time ago.

1773
01:42:54,940 --> 01:42:58,920
 But for some reason, they didn't get to this position.

1774
01:42:59,120 --> 01:43:00,740
 And they should have got to the position.

1775
01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:05,300
 I just, I understand the grind of the SEC schedule.

1776
01:43:05,840 --> 01:43:08,380
 But sometimes the court of public perception matters.

1777
01:43:08,760 --> 01:43:09,660
 And it does.

1778
01:43:09,660 --> 01:43:17,940
 Because it's the only thing that they could throw at the SEC was this particular non-conference weekend.

1779
01:43:18,300 --> 01:43:19,740
 And so, I look at it.

1780
01:43:19,800 --> 01:43:21,160
 It's not a big move.

1781
01:43:21,280 --> 01:43:22,880
 But, I mean, is that really the takeaway?

1782
01:43:23,840 --> 01:43:26,900
 I mean, is that really what we're going to counter the Big Ten with?

1783
01:43:27,380 --> 01:43:30,080
 Is this particular, I mean, do you see what I mean?

1784
01:43:30,180 --> 01:43:37,340
 I mean, this is, we're throwing pebbles at a battleship.

1785
01:43:37,920 --> 01:43:43,760
 I mean, we're not really, we're going to have to counter with some big moves.

1786
01:43:44,300 --> 01:43:48,260
 And, you know, I know Greg Sanky's rebuttal about the strength of the league.

1787
01:43:48,520 --> 01:43:54,180
 And I believe in, I have no doubt that he's got top to bottom better football.

1788
01:43:54,540 --> 01:44:00,520
 But right now, from a leverage standpoint, I feel like the Big Ten, am I the, do you guys agree?

1789
01:44:00,520 --> 01:44:03,340
 Well, the facts bear it out.

1790
01:44:03,440 --> 01:44:07,440
 I mean, who's won the last couple of national championships and who's got the most money right now?

1791
01:44:07,600 --> 01:44:09,460
 So, you know, the facts bear it out.

1792
01:44:09,620 --> 01:44:11,440
 And you're going to get pushback from these coaches.

1793
01:44:11,540 --> 01:44:15,520
 They want that cupcake because that's almost an automatic win for their resume.

1794
01:44:15,900 --> 01:44:21,140
 But to balance that out, if they expand the playoffs and they go from 12 to 16, heaven forbid, to 24,

1795
01:44:21,780 --> 01:44:26,840
 doesn't that in itself dilute the impact of a potential loss that normally would have been an automatic win?

1796
01:44:27,840 --> 01:44:28,000
 Yeah.

1797
01:44:28,200 --> 01:44:35,820
 And so, as the coaches said, you know, going to nine, I think we're going to see this show up.

1798
01:44:36,260 --> 01:44:41,860
 I think we're going to see this play a mega role with impact.

1799
01:44:42,540 --> 01:44:44,460
 What did we get last year in the playoffs?

1800
01:44:44,560 --> 01:44:47,720
 Did we get four teams or five in the 12s?

1801
01:44:48,280 --> 01:44:49,640
 It was four, I believe.

1802
01:44:50,320 --> 01:44:52,060
 Was it Alabama, Oklahoma?

1803
01:44:52,320 --> 01:44:52,700
 Georgia.

1804
01:44:53,260 --> 01:44:53,660
 Georgia.

1805
01:44:54,840 --> 01:44:55,360
 Who else?

1806
01:44:55,520 --> 01:44:56,340
 And the other one.

1807
01:44:56,560 --> 01:44:56,960
 Ole Miss.

1808
01:44:57,240 --> 01:44:57,720
 Ole Miss.

1809
01:44:57,820 --> 01:44:58,160
 Ole Miss.

1810
01:44:58,180 --> 01:44:58,640
 It was four.

1811
01:44:58,740 --> 01:44:58,880
 Okay.

1812
01:44:59,060 --> 01:45:00,540
 So it was four out of the 12.

1813
01:45:01,140 --> 01:45:05,040
 I'm going to be willing to bet here, as we close down the month of May,

1814
01:45:05,420 --> 01:45:11,240
 we will have less teams next year in the college football playoffs because of the one game.

1815
01:45:11,240 --> 01:45:12,740
 And you say, well, that's not valid.

1816
01:45:13,260 --> 01:45:16,660
 Go look at the monetary value of this.

1817
01:45:17,200 --> 01:45:21,100
 It is going to be significant when you look at it.

1818
01:45:21,140 --> 01:45:25,380
 I just think we're going to have to counter, and I think it starts at the top.

1819
01:45:25,460 --> 01:45:28,620
 We're going to have to counter with better leadership, whether that comes from Greg Sankey

1820
01:45:28,620 --> 01:45:30,460
 or whether that comes from somebody else.

1821
01:45:30,540 --> 01:45:34,560
 We're going to have to counter with making quality decisions.

1822
01:45:35,380 --> 01:45:38,920
 But it's going to have to also take the Big Ten giving up some leverage.

1823
01:45:39,140 --> 01:45:40,780
 Do we have that right now?

1824
01:45:41,240 --> 01:45:42,100
 I don't know.

1825
01:45:42,100 --> 01:45:45,560
 I don't know what we counter with other than fan passion right now.

1826
01:45:45,940 --> 01:45:53,300
 Brian, one of the other things that was not reported as much was the college football playoff

1827
01:45:53,300 --> 01:46:01,780
 had a committee report to the coaches, and they were trying to explain their wins and losses

1828
01:46:01,780 --> 01:46:09,100
 that call so much wailing and gnashing of teeth last year.

1829
01:46:09,600 --> 01:46:11,360
 And they were talking once again.

1830
01:46:11,480 --> 01:46:13,420
 One of the coaches literally said,

1831
01:46:13,420 --> 01:46:21,240
 I felt worse after the Selection Sunday than I did, I mean, after this week than I did Selection Sunday.

1832
01:46:21,960 --> 01:46:27,800
 They used Texas Tech, whose schedule was three cupcakes.

1833
01:46:28,700 --> 01:46:39,100
 But there were some of the SEC coaches who were livid after that college football playoff committee when it came again to wins and losses,

1834
01:46:39,100 --> 01:46:42,180
 thinking, well, this hasn't changed one bit.

1835
01:46:43,740 --> 01:46:49,740
 Oh, and I think that evaluation, when you look at the college football playoff selection committee,

1836
01:46:50,800 --> 01:46:56,000
 it, I don't, there's something about it that I just don't trust.

1837
01:46:56,520 --> 01:46:59,720
 And if you want to create more trust, give me more transparency.

1838
01:47:00,140 --> 01:47:00,260
 Yeah.

1839
01:47:01,380 --> 01:47:04,220
 Don't mean who voted for who, who voted for what.

1840
01:47:04,860 --> 01:47:06,860
 I mean, I mean, give me transparency.

1841
01:47:07,140 --> 01:47:13,180
 Listen, we put a videotape, a video camera, a camera in everything.

1842
01:47:13,900 --> 01:47:14,260
 Everything.

1843
01:47:15,220 --> 01:47:16,160
 No camera in there.

1844
01:47:16,880 --> 01:47:18,100
 What do you got to hide?

1845
01:47:18,820 --> 01:47:19,920
 What do you have to hide?

1846
01:47:19,920 --> 01:47:21,020
 Nothing, my friend, Ryan.

1847
01:47:21,340 --> 01:47:22,860
 Man, this is always your brain.

1848
01:47:22,900 --> 01:47:25,660
 We got to jump off, got to brace, got an early game there.

1849
01:47:25,720 --> 01:47:28,640
 For the folks quickly who want to jump on and get your show, where can you take us?

1850
01:47:29,940 --> 01:47:30,780
 Tide109.com.

1851
01:47:31,940 --> 01:47:32,940
 Tide109.com.

1852
01:47:33,020 --> 01:47:34,660
 We do it every day, two to six.

1853
01:47:35,160 --> 01:47:37,160
 I appreciate you guys so much.

1854
01:47:37,240 --> 01:47:37,840
 Thank you so much.

1855
01:47:37,840 --> 01:47:38,980
 Thank you so much, Ryan.

1856
01:47:39,060 --> 01:47:40,200
 Ryan Fowler hooking up with us.

1857
01:47:40,280 --> 01:47:42,260
 Be sure to have 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.

1858
01:47:42,400 --> 01:47:43,960
 Coming up, brace, pregame.

1859
01:47:44,040 --> 01:47:46,660
 And after that, balance softball, all the straight ahead.

1860
01:47:46,740 --> 01:47:47,820
 You're on 939, the score.

1861
01:47:47,940 --> 01:47:48,560
 Stay with us.