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

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 We're a big sack on the Texas Tech quarterback.

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 Brendan Sorensby, the debacle is finally over, Harold Bugg.

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 The Big 12's devastating legal complaint in the middle of the night, Sunday night, turns the tide.

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 Texas ends Alabama's baseball season with a 14-2 win, but the 2026 season was a big success for the tide.

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 Good friend Freddie Kirby joins us now to talk some Alabama recruiting and baseball's finish to the 2026 season.

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 Freddie Kirby has a lot of hats in the closet.

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 He wears them all there as regional supervisor, general manager, Southeastern Athletics Incorporated.

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 Freddie, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing just fine, guys and everything.

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 Been doing a lot of traveling here lately.

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 They'll put one card in the grave and had to go buy another one.

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 They'll put 5,000 miles on it in five weeks.

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 Freddie, it's the off-season.

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 What are you doing out there?

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 It's June.

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 What are you doing putting that many miles on that ride in June?

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 Well, we're going to do a little bit more because I'm going to drive out to Lubbock, Texas and let Cody Campbell know I am available to pick up that check that Sorsby's leaving around.

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 But unlike Sorsby, I don't think I even got a supplemental draft.

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 I mean, obviously a lot of folks are going to say, well, they tried.

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 They went and got Sugar Daddy to write a big check and influence the judicial system out there.

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 And finally, is it safe to say, if you took the court of public opinion as opposed to that local court, this is the right verdict.

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 The number one verdict is it should have been all along.

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 And everything, but in my opinion, he shouldn't ever be able to play football again.

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 And because you know the rules before you do it and everything.

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 And all these kids want to cry foul like their life's in jeopardy and all this stuff here.

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 And if all you want to do is bet on the games that you're going to be playing, it ought to be your jeopardy.

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 What's going to happen now to Texas Tech?

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 And the other thing, too, is can you imagine, Freddie, if this thing had slinked through,

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 how are you going to tell the next guy and the next guy and the next guy once they do the very same thing,

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 apples to apples, that what they did is wrong, but what they did here is right?

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 In other words, if you've ever been friends with a lawyer, you know there's a word called president.

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 Well, lawyers are about 99% of the problem involved in here a lot of times and everything.

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 They had to pass a bar exam, which is a British approval registry.

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 But it's a situation where this is all falling back, and it's going to bust a lot of schools right in the face when it's all said and done,

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 because they're going to let you figure out going out here and having to buy your football team is not going to make you successful.

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 You'll win a few ballgames, but you're not going to win the big ones very often.

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 If you don't have your program cemented in high school sports, athletes, and everything, and you have to buy them, buy them, buy them every year,

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 eventually that money is going to run out and so is your job.

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 That's exactly correct.

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 Let me ask you about Alabama baseball before we talk recruiting.

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 Obviously, you can't sugarcoat losing 14-2 and 9-0, but when you look at the overall season, again, Rob Vaughn brought this program back from embarrassing 2023.

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 They were able to reach the postseason, finish 18-12 in the regular season, had a very good run in the regional, in the super regional,

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 and just really could not handle the big stage.

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 But, Freddie, when you look at the overall picture of the entire season, it was a tremendous restart for Alabama baseball.

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 Anytime you make it to Omaha, there's no such thing as a disappointment.

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 And, yeah, they didn't play where they wanted to, but it comes down to the fact that their arms wore out a little bit and everything.

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 Those three pitchers that they went on Friday, Saturday, Sunday with got them to this destination, and he'd done this in three years.

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 And he took over for Brendan Sorsby's agent, who decided he wanted to bet on his own team to lose in baseball and everything.

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 And Alabama was under enough disadvantage without the lottery and all that, without him doing that and everything.

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 But now, in three years, he's put them in the final eight, and everything.

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 And they were like, yeah, they run out against some very hot teams.

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 And the two teams they lost to may end up playing for the national championship.

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 But Rob Vaughn has been a total 100% success at Alabama, and I think he's only going to continue to get better the more he gets more bodies in there and everything.

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 Guarantee you, Freddie.

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 If folks down there want to sit here and throw the barbs at him and criticism, somebody will take him yesterday, I guarantee you, in some place across the country.

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 Freddie, let's talk Alabama football recruiting.

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 Very interesting situation compared to a fellow by the name of Saban back in the day.

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 Two different animals, NIL versus Nick Saban being one of the master recruiters slash salesmen of all time.

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 Freddie, where are you with the things where they are right now with this class?

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 Well, the last two years has set this year's class up to be very small and everything.

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 But Alabama's not your typical go out here and buy all these players and give them everything they want.

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 If it was just natural, everyday recruiting, a bunch of sales would already be committed to Alabama.

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 But he's taking all these schools and wanting to dish out a bunch of money and everything,

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 which tells you that these kids are not going where they want to go, where their hearts are.

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 They're trying to follow the Benjamins.

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 But it's a situation where the board of them have a system in place that's best for Alabama.

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 They believe in bringing these kids in and investing in them and getting them where they want them,

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 reinvest in them to show that they believe in them.

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 Instead of going out here paying somebody else's problem, they reinvest in their own.

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 And I think that pans out in the end because eventually when they do finally put guardrails on all this stuff,

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 He's testing in the high school kids, getting the ones he wants and everything,

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 but he's not going to overpay to get somebody that's not worth it.

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 Because right now, the eight players that he's got are very, very good at everything.

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 They're already set at running back.

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 They're set at quarterbacks.

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 They're set at tight end and everything.

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 They've got to go out here and get a couple of offensive linemen.

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 And I think the boy from A-Rab, whose name is slipping my mind, is going to be one of them here for too long.

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 And then Osani Gales appears to be going to jump on board.

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 By him, canceling Tennessee and Notre Dame visits said a lot to me.

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 That it ain't all about money for him.

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 But Alabama's taking care of him in a way.

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 Cedric Simmons, I think, could very well possibly be the other wide receiver

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 And so then you flip it over to the defensive side of the ball and everything.

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 You've got three defensive backs that are all very, very good at everything.

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 If you could just let them one or two of them, you're in great shape with what you've already brought in.

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 And then you've got to get Mitchell Turner on the defensive line and everything.

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 And they had a young man committed that flipped to Tennessee on the weekend, who was a legacy.

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 And Danny played for Phil Fulmer, which tells you up front, that they was looking for money

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 and wanted to just bargain with Tennessee is all it was.

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 And Danny was afraid he was going to lose his job.

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 And if I'm every school in America, I quit recruiting Brentwood Academy High School and everything.

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 I don't let Tennessee have them.

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 I wouldn't even bother going to recruit any of their kids because they're going to sell them to Tennessee in the end.

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 That high school's been mentioned a lot.

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 You're saying it's an overrated school?

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 Well, they went out here.

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 They brought in about eight kids from all across the United States.

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 One of them was from Arizona that are all top-level prospects and everything.

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 But all they're doing is making it a bargain and chill for Tennessee is all they're doing.

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 If I would, if I was the rest of the schools in America, I wouldn't even recruit the schools.

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 You're wasting your time.

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 But Alabama's got a young man from Hillcrest High School that I think they're going to take and everything.

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 There was a teammate of Zahaw this past year, which I watched the kid play against Florence and everything.

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 He was really, really good.

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 And then there's this younger kid out of greater Atlanta, out of Norcross, Georgia, and everything.

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 I love his size, his 6'4", 225.

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 He's got bigger size and range and bigger possibilities than Simon did.

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 Simon was strictly one-positioned player.

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 This kid could play linebacker, edge, or outside.

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 And I think he could grow into an edge because he's already 225.

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 They say he can carry 250.

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 And so he's a young man that I think could see jump on board as well.

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 And then there's a situation there, and there's a kid at Louisville, Mississippi, that's a teammate of Mitchell Turner.

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 That's also jumped into the picture here, Coleman.

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 But these are players that Alabama's made a killing off in the past years, over the years.

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 People like Fernando Davis comes to mind, linebacker types.

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 But there's one down there right now, Luke Metz, that I think is going to steal the show this coming year anyway.

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 And so I think it don't have to be a superstar class this year.

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 They just got to get the right pieces to fit in with what they got.

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 I wish we had another 30 minutes left with you before we let you go.

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 One of the reasons you've been traveling all over the country is you help families.

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 You do a lot of the legwork as far as film work for softball.

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 You do pretty much all the sports, boys and girls, with Southeastern recruiting.

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 Freddie, tell us in a couple of minutes exactly what you do for a family.

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 Well, what I try to do is do a lot of the legwork to get you seen by college coaches because the colleges are no longer going to come find you.

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 And somebody's got to let them know you're here.

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 And a perfect example of that is a young lady that I took Sunday.

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 She's already graduated.

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 Normally I won't even take a senior at this stage of the game.

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 But most of my seniors have already signed.

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 So I had room that I thought I could give some kid a chance.

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 And I put her profile out yesterday at 1 o'clock.

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 She's got nine hits from college coaches this morning wanting her to come visit.

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 And she's already graduated high school.

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 And she's one of eight kids in her family.

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 The family couldn't afford to put her in all these big tournaments and all this stuff here.

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 But right now she's got nine opportunities that she didn't have two days ago.

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 And that's what we try to do is make you visible to the college coaches, put your talent on display,

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 and try to see if we can help your parents pay for your education and everything

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 and make it a lot less financially straying on them.

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 We've been here.

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 This is our 41st year, my 41st year to do recruiting as well and everything.

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 And right now we've had 87% of our kids sign scholarships in this company at all sports together.

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 And I'm hitting at 98% personally.

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 And I've had on my girls' side, I've had 1,367 girls sign scholarships.

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 We do the leg work.

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 And I put a lot of miles into it.

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 As you can tell, I'm on my fifth car in this.

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 But it's one of those situations.

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 When they sign that dotted line, it's worth every mile I put into it.

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 We're located in Russell, Alabama.

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 The home office number is 256-332-5513.

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 My personal cell phone is 256-227-6986.

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 And it ain't going to cost you anything to give us a chance to sit down with you.

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 But you see the value that we can offer you and everything.

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 Then we can look at what package best suits you to get your kid out there.

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 And our motto is you pay us a little.

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 We try to save you a lot.

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 Absolutely.

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 Freddie, we're all men.

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 We're slow.

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 Could you repeat your cell number again, please?

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 256-227-6986.

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 And I've got that on my side most of the time.

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 And if I don't answer you, leave a message.

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 I will be back with you in a very short period of time.

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 Sounds great.

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 Like my friend over in Fort Payne, Alabama, would say with that 98%, that's close enough to perfect for me.

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 Keep up the good work.

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 And safe travels out there.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to welcome the man who is the big orange whisperer and the dog whisperer.

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 Vince Rara.

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 Paul, all the time there in the mornings on 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville.

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 Tennessee.

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 V-Man, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I am good, gentlemen.

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 Not necessarily in that order, right?

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 Like Daphne is priority, and then work and covering the balls comes after that, even though it's very enjoyable.

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 You guys are a team, are you not, V-Man?

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 Because you take care of Daphne, but when you go on walks, does Daphne ever bring over, say, the ladies and say, oh, what a cute puppy, and you just kind of happen to start the conversation?

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 Does Daphne do her part in that regard?

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 Well, you know, being that I'm single, we're kind of still, it's a work in progress.

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 Right.

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 You know, we can, she can elevate her game in helping dad out in that regard.

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 So, we're basically in training camp for that.

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 V-Man, good luck with that game.

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 Let's talk about Tennessee.

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 We saw the other day that Alabama went and stole a prize from the state of Tennessee.

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 And can you confirm or deny that Tennessee has come back and stolen one of their own, a legacy player by the name of Simon's back, back to Tennessee?

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 Yeah, Kenneth Simon II, the son of former Tennessee players, as you alluded to, Kevin Simon.

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 And Kevin has, I've done high school football games with Kevin.

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 He has been one of our primary fill-ins on our morning show, Sports Talk, 5 to 8 a.m. Central Time.

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 So, he's done, he's filled in on almost every show on our station, does game day all day stuff.

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 So, he has been around and a friend of ours for sure.

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 And I was, I guess I was, I wasn't too surprised that he picked Alabama because I know he had a great relationship with that coaching staff.

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 I was probably more surprised that he flipped to Tennessee and did so pretty quickly, exactly.

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 He spent time in Knoxville and, you know, his teammate, Keyshawn Bowman, probably, I think, Tennessee's highest rated player that's committed right now in the 2027 class.

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 You know, he was in town on a visit, so we spent time with him.

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 And then, I think his little brother had a baseball tournament in town and just kind of got to, you know, really spend even more time in Knoxville and reminded him that this is where he was, you know, most comfortable.

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 So, it probably was that relationship initially won out and then, you know, he was swayed by being around Tennessee.

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 I don't think this is a, oh, Tennessee just upped the NIL offer.

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 I don't think that that is the case.

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 I know that's the natural thought process.

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 He didn't make an NIL decision to begin with, so that would surprise me if someone that doesn't make an NIL decision then suddenly is swayed by NIL money.

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 You know, if you're making an original NIL, taking the highest offer, and then someone comes and brings you more money, that's the kind of player that would, to me, would make a new money decision and move to the new place.

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 That's not, he made it for football reasons.

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 And I think also, you know, the coaching staff probably assured him of his role, how much they really liked him, and, you know, they had a pretty good relationship also.

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 So, the comfort as well as, hey, they are going to prioritize me and utilize me and develop me.

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 I think that's one of the great things, one of the things he really liked about Alabama is the development.

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 They have a long track record of that at Alabama to the NFL.

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 So, I, but the key, even though fans are very critical of his dad, Kevin, because he didn't force the kid to go to Tennessee to start with, you know, a lot of those people, I'm sure, will soon send their, hey, just kidding, sorry about that, welcome back, post on social media.

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 But he didn't, he wasn't involved in trying to steer him any one direction at the start, and he wasn't involved in steering him any one direction.

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 I don't even think that Kevin knows kind of the, all the people that were complaining to his dad about it.

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 Like, it's not something that was, you know, just out there that they were, that everybody knew.

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 So, I think, I think it was, you know, him being comfortable and being around Knoxville, and, you know, we still got a long way to get to the finish line, but it, he's a really good prospect.

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 To tell you how good he is, he, in a game against David Gabriel Georges, who probably is the best back in the country, he had 10 solo tackles against him in a game.

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 So, really smart, good player.

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 So, yeah, I'm fortunate for Alabama, for sure.

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 But, you know, he is from here, he's been with his life here, so it is a little bit more understandable.

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 The, Kenneth Simon is one of five other players who have picked Tennessee in the last eight days.

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 Got another kid, Q, Maury Hudson, an offensive lineman from Virginia.

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 Christian Mays, the big 6'4", 250 defensive tackle for Northeast Mississippi.

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 Malik Howard, a tight end.

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 Tennessee been rolling the last week.

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 Yeah, no doubt.

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 And Malik Howard, I called a number of his games.

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 Just like I called before he moved to Brentwood Academy, I called a bunch of Kenneth Simon's games.

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 In fact, I called a number of Kenneth Simon's games with his dad as my color analyst.

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 No, Malik Howard is a tremendous player, and he is a catch-first, move, split-out, mismatched type of tight end.

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 And obviously, he had big schools that were after him.

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 I thought with a track record of Notre Dame with tight ends, that that would ultimately sway him.

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 So, yeah, that was a big one.

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 And then, you know, a number of those players, like Mays and the kicker feeling, a number of those guys, they also have a long snapper.

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 So, even though they're up to 16 commits, I don't think fans are overly enamored with where their team ratings.

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 Like, rivals has Tennessee at 26 right now.

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 Last I checked with 24-7, Tennessee was like in the upper 30s.

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 So, that's not going to get it done for fans or when you're competing with everyone else in the top five, top ten in your league.

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 So, they got more to do.

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 And they've hosted a lot of players recently.

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 So, I think that could definitely continue.

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 But you want to see them get some of those elite guys because they don't quite have that.

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 They have a handful of four-star guys and some really good players that need positions.

433
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 But there's not quite the star power just yet.

434
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 V-Man got it all covered there.

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436
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438
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 V-Man, your thoughts overall starting.

439
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 Let's just cut to the chase here.

440
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 Is Tennessee ready in 81 days to take on Furman?

441
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 Well, probably as ready as most of the rest of the league that has a similar first-day matchup.

442
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 At least eventually they're going to get rid of Cupcake Weekend.

443
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 And it was kind of a fun exercise we did on our show where we were all those flex games, as you know.

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 We're looking at them.

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 And then just compared them to what else was going on in the league that week.

446
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 While everyone else has Cupcake Weekend, it's Lane Kiffin returning to Knoxville to take on Tennessee.

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 So, that's going to be one of the more intriguing matchups that weekend.

448
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 So, I just can't wait.

449
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:59,120
 And then also, whenever you look at these kind of announcements on times and things like that,

450
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 it's just another time for you to look at the schedule and say,

451
00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:08,580
 man, this is awesome that we have nine SEC games that we've been hoping for for so long.

452
00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,540
 So, you know, count down to SEC football media days.

453
00:29:11,700 --> 00:29:17,000
 Can't wait to get down to Tampa so we can really dive in into more detail on a lot of this stuff.

454
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:24,600
 But, really, you know, and then the biggest thing for Tennessee, real quick, is they have a couple of night games, one at home, already set.

455
00:29:24,860 --> 00:29:31,420
 Last year, they had to wait for the flex to come out before, you know, if they would have a night SEC game in Neyland Stadium.

456
00:29:31,620 --> 00:29:34,800
 And the atmosphere is too good to not have on some of those.

457
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 So, they'll probably get one or two more.

458
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 And that's where, you know, Tennessee's atmosphere is peak, which is similar to a lot of other amazing venues around the league.

459
00:29:44,540 --> 00:29:47,740
 V, I always get amused at schedules when they come out.

460
00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:54,700
 September the 26th is Texas at 11 a.m., and it's going to be 105.

461
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,340
 November the 28th is Vandy at night when it's going to be 35.

462
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:05,780
 I always get amused when I first see the schedules.

463
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 Great stuff, V, man.

464
00:30:07,660 --> 00:30:08,800
 Prayers to Daphne.

465
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 I know she's having some issues.

466
00:30:10,660 --> 00:30:14,160
 God willing, you find out a little bit more on Thursday.

467
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 But where can we get online and get your stuff and the teams?

468
00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:19,520
 Yeah, I appreciate that.

469
00:30:19,620 --> 00:30:23,920
 They did not send a questionnaire to the media on, when would you like kickoff time?

470
00:30:24,060 --> 00:30:27,820
 I did not get that in my e-mail or in my snail mail.

471
00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:33,020
 But you can follow me on all the socials, at Vince Sports, V-I-N-T-E Sports.

472
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 So, yeah, I appreciate the thoughts on Daphne, some neck issues, bladder, stones, all those unfortunate things.

473
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 But, yeah, hopefully we get some good news at the dock on Thursday.

474
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 So, thanks so much, guys.

475
00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,060
 Make sure you tell Daphne we're pulling for it, okay, V-Man?

476
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 I will do that.

477
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 I appreciate it.

478
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 We'll hug out for you.

479
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,540
 Thanks, guys.

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 Welcome back in, Brett.

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 Quick question.

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 When's the last time you spoke with an award-winning reporter?

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 I don't remember exactly, but I believe we're about to do it any second now.

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 The anticipation is killing us.

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 Let's go ahead and get to it.

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 Ben, welcome in.

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 Congratulations.

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 First place, best column in the state of Alabama.

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 Congratulations, VT.

604
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 Oh, I appreciate it, guys.

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 I felt a little sarcasm there, Harold, when you said the anticipation of killing us.

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 No, no, no, no, no.

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 I can't even spell sarcasm.

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 But, yeah, I appreciate it.

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 I mean, I guess even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then, as they say.

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 But it's always good to be recognized, and we had a lot of good writers, a lot of good

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 athletes recognized this weekend at the Alabama Sportswriters Convention.

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 Ben, and that's not, I said it sincerely because here's one of the reasons, and I say this because

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 been there and done that, it's easy to sit here when there's a major story and you just

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 happen to cover it better than the other guys cover the major stories.

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 But I've always said you're great reporters, the ones who can take nothing and make

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 something out of it.

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 And you covered the Fruitdale High athletes, Sid Hobbs, you, of course, quarterback Phillip

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 Rivers, what a story there, the private-public split with the High School Athletic Association,

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 and Williamson beating Murphy 100-0.

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 it to where it connects with people.

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 And that, to me, is a sign of a good reporter.

623
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 Well, I appreciate it.

624
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 Yeah, that's a lot of different, varying stories that we covered in 2025.

625
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 But, you know, I have a good platform.

626
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 I mean, obviously, a lot of good things happen in Alabama high school sports, and that's why

627
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 they're still paying me every two weeks to do it.

628
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 I hope they continue to do that for a while.

629
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 We talked about this on Friday with Doug Segrist, one of the 50 legends.

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 But we talked about the fact that we've lost four icon journalists.

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 Some of them actually did a little radio over the years, but Harold and I knew John Pruitt very

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 well.

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 Philip Marshall switched over to Auburn at the end.

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 Reuben Grant, or Minister Reuben Grant, as some people called him, or the preacher.

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 And Mike Bolton was one of the most versatile journalists I've ever seen.

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 He was, I guess, known more for his outdoor riding, hunting, and fishing, but he could handle

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 any stories.

638
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 But I was pleased to see the Alabama sports writers have a special segment to honor four

639
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 icons we lost in the last year.

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 away since last June.

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 And we were, I thought it was a really nice tribute.

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 We invited, basically we invited some other journalists who knew these guys well to speak

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 for a little bit on them.

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 And so we had Kevin Scarbinsky and Ray Mellick, you know, Mark McCarter, all Hall of Famers,

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 And they each shared a little bit about each one.

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 One of my favorite stories, Mike Bolton, who most people knew as the outdoors rider, but

652
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 as you mentioned, could cover anything.

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 They, he famously named his boat on assignment.

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 And that was, have you guys heard this story?

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 And that was, so if somebody called, if his boss called his wife looking for him on a particular

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 date, she could say, I'm sorry, Mike is on assignment.

657
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 Right.

658
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 That's good.

659
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 That was a great story.

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 And my favorite story about Reuben Grant, I've written about this before.

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 Reuben Grant was, you know, generally one of the nicest persons, people I've ever met in,

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 in or outside the industry.

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 And we were covering a regional game at Jacksonville State, regional basketball game.

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 And then in a timeout, a young man from Altamont, a player comes over, I'm sitting next to Reuben

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 and he tells Reuben, Mr. Grant, I really admire your work, which I thought was neat.

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 ended up winning the game.

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 So, of course, I had to needle Reuben a little bit.

671
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 I would say, hey, Reuben, it's 10-0 since that guy admired your work.

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 It's a 15-0 run since that guy admired your work.

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 But I did admire Reuben's work and I admire all those guys.

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 I got a lot of stories and learned a lot of lessons from all four of those guys.

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 blessed me to come into this industry at a time when I could still learn from Jimmy Smothers

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 and Ray Millick and so many others.

679
00:42:21,720 --> 00:42:23,860
 So it's been a good ride for sure.

680
00:42:24,780 --> 00:42:29,280
 And that's the nice thing about tennis backstories, just about John Pruitt and the back story.

681
00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:33,700
 Back in the day, there would be competitions amongst the media.

682
00:42:34,020 --> 00:42:36,440
 And one time they had this competition.

683
00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:40,800
 We got in for our work, was in competition with the Huntsville Times in the Putt-Putt Tournament.

684
00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:42,960
 It's a 36-hole tournament.

685
00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:44,700
 We were smoking them.

686
00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:49,520
 After 18 holes, we were like bragging, you know, just throwing their chest like a rooster in the yard.

687
00:42:50,220 --> 00:42:52,980
 The Times came back, and John never let me live that down.

688
00:42:52,980 --> 00:42:56,740
 So back in the day, people could get along.

689
00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:57,960
 It was good-natured fun.

690
00:42:58,320 --> 00:42:59,860
 I don't know where the industry is now.

691
00:42:59,940 --> 00:43:00,360
 Do you, Ben?

692
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:07,980
 Well, I mean, there's still good, you know, the positive thing is there's still young writers coming into the industry.

693
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:13,320
 There are less of us than there used to be, obviously, because of the change in the newspaper business.

694
00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:19,020
 For the most part, we don't get a morning newspaper every day of the week like we all grew up with.

695
00:43:20,060 --> 00:43:21,620
 But, yeah, the times have changed.

696
00:43:21,740 --> 00:43:27,700
 I mean, John Pruitt, I got to know John Pruitt really well because he was best friends with Jimmy Smothers, who I worked with twice.

697
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:33,900
 And because they always rode to different games together, I would oftentimes get to ride with them.

698
00:43:33,900 --> 00:43:43,840
 In fact, I came, John Pruitt and I, without Jimmy, came, drove through a snowstorm back from Indianapolis after Auburn had played in the NCAA tournament one year.

699
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:44,400
 Wow.

700
00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:48,140
 But, you know, it's changed, obviously.

701
00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:59,500
 You know, the convention itself that we have has changed, but so good to, you know, to get back with the guys that are still living and we still learn lessons from the ones that have passed as well.

702
00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:02,360
 Let me ask you about some of the player awards.

703
00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:10,520
 I know a very good article that you wrote about the 10 best high school baseball players for 2026.

704
00:44:10,900 --> 00:44:14,940
 And when you try to narrow it down to 10, that's a little bit of a challenge.

705
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:21,280
 Hoover's Will Adams, reigning 7A player of the year in Mr. Baseball.

706
00:44:21,780 --> 00:44:24,120
 Hartzell's Asher Doppel.

707
00:44:24,180 --> 00:44:28,280
 I bet we've talked about him 10 times in the last two years.

708
00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:35,100
 I know they were honored some of the other super All-State selections besides those two.

709
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,780
 Garrett Reed, boy, that's a surprise around here from Dessler.

710
00:44:39,420 --> 00:44:44,880
 Still, in my opinion, the best three-sport athlete I've ever seen in North Alabama.

711
00:44:45,080 --> 00:44:47,440
 Cameron Jenkins from Bob Jones.

712
00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:50,360
 Brody Johnson from Westbrook Christian.

713
00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:52,620
 Jonah Inman from Coleman.

714
00:44:52,620 --> 00:44:56,720
 And BT, to try to narrow it down to 10, I'm going to guess, was a challenge.

715
00:44:57,520 --> 00:44:59,240
 Yeah, that's a pretty good list, isn't it?

716
00:44:59,340 --> 00:44:59,540
 Yep.

717
00:45:00,900 --> 00:45:03,700
 A lot of seniors on that list, obviously.

718
00:45:04,740 --> 00:45:07,360
 We named Mr. Baseball on Sunday night.

719
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:08,940
 It was the guy you mentioned, I believe.

720
00:45:09,220 --> 00:45:10,340
 Yeah, Will Adams.

721
00:45:10,740 --> 00:45:14,840
 From Hoover, who is signed and committed to play baseball at LSU,

722
00:45:15,060 --> 00:45:20,140
 but likely will be a first or second round draft pick and may never make it to LSU.

723
00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:24,520
 A lot of good players on that list.

724
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:25,920
 It was hard to narrow it down.

725
00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:28,360
 The All-State team came out, I think, Saturday.

726
00:45:29,220 --> 00:45:33,280
 And then we announced Mr. Baseball and the Super All-State team on Sunday night.

727
00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:38,700
 And then, actually, today we have 10 candidates to beat Mr. Baseball next year.

728
00:45:38,740 --> 00:45:38,860
 Yep.

729
00:45:38,860 --> 00:45:41,620
 And we're also going to have 10 candidates to beat Mr. Softball.

730
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:44,540
 So, we're already looking ahead to next year, guys.

731
00:45:45,820 --> 00:45:47,480
 Just look at the World Series.

732
00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:50,160
 Three teams in the making to go to the World Series.

733
00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:50,880
 Two did.

734
00:45:51,380 --> 00:45:53,160
 Auburn, Alabama watching the upstart.

735
00:45:53,240 --> 00:45:54,700
 How about those Troy Trojans?

736
00:45:55,240 --> 00:45:56,520
 Your thoughts on that, Ben?

737
00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:02,700
 And let's not forget, as far as giving verbal bouquets to Miss Softball in the state of Alabama.

738
00:46:03,500 --> 00:46:08,680
 Yeah, Corey Gogetz from Hewitt Trustpull helped Hewitt Trustpull to the state championship.

739
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:17,020
 She's the second player to be Miss Softball, Kenley Cahalan, who went to Alabama and now is transferred to another school.

740
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,100
 Won it just, I think, in 2022.

741
00:46:19,660 --> 00:46:23,120
 So, a good player she's going to Ole Miss is Corey, I believe.

742
00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:25,940
 So, we'll look forward to following her career.

743
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:28,540
 And I can't remember what you asked me.

744
00:46:28,700 --> 00:46:30,200
 What other part of that you asked me?

745
00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:37,020
 Just as far as how rich the talent is to high school level in baseball, Alabama, Auburn, and Troy all making the regionals.

746
00:46:37,020 --> 00:46:40,100
 Bama and Troy making the World Series, and Troy is still kicking.

747
00:46:41,360 --> 00:46:44,020
 Yeah, all making the super regionals, right?

748
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:44,720
 Yeah.

749
00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:44,960
 Yeah.

750
00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:49,440
 I mean, unfortunately, Alabama, you know, they just maybe ran into better teams.

751
00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:53,400
 They're teams that were a little bit hotter than them in the World Series.

752
00:46:53,700 --> 00:46:55,680
 But, Troy, we've got Troy playing today, I believe.

753
00:46:55,780 --> 00:46:57,220
 I'm looking forward to watching that.

754
00:46:57,340 --> 00:46:59,740
 And what a great story, you know, for those guys.

755
00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:02,300
 You know, and Jacksonville State had a great year in baseball.

756
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:06,120
 They made the regionals and were two wins away from hosting a super regional.

757
00:47:06,460 --> 00:47:11,000
 So, it's definitely been a great year for college baseball in the state.

758
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,340
 And I think that trickles on down to the high school level.

759
00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:17,220
 BT, just to mention the ladies, the top ten.

760
00:47:17,740 --> 00:47:23,740
 Arden Breedlove from Austin only hit .589, 14 doubles.

761
00:47:24,060 --> 00:47:30,240
 And McKaylee Davis, Harold and I, I talked about her, she had a phenomenal year with Colbert County.

762
00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:34,060
 0.77 ERA.

763
00:47:34,580 --> 00:47:38,260
 She had a 40-6 overall record.

764
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:39,880
 Here's the kicker.

765
00:47:41,220 --> 00:47:42,740
 576 strikeouts.

766
00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:43,240
 Wow.

767
00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:44,960
 576.

768
00:47:45,360 --> 00:47:52,720
 And, oh, by the way, she batted .382 with 19 doubles on the hitting side.

769
00:47:53,260 --> 00:47:56,760
 Katie King from Orange Beach, 4A player of the year.

770
00:47:58,080 --> 00:47:59,960
 Brayland Pope from Hackleberg.

771
00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:01,180
 They had a very good year.

772
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:02,620
 She only hit .612.

773
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:05,960
 I mean, some of these things are video numbers.

774
00:48:06,080 --> 00:48:10,360
 109 total hits, 75 RBIs, and you just go on and on and on.

775
00:48:10,500 --> 00:48:15,140
 But softball in the state of Alabama, BT, is very, very good.

776
00:48:16,180 --> 00:48:16,400
 Yeah.

777
00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:22,960
 I mean, we have a post on that broken out that Thomas did on those top ten players and what their stats were.

778
00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:23,460
 Incredible.

779
00:48:23,720 --> 00:48:27,560
 You know, Corey Gogetz, I mean, our missed softball, hits .618.

780
00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:28,280
 Yeah.

781
00:48:28,660 --> 00:48:29,040
 Yeah.

782
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:34,180
 29 home runs, 14 doubles, 11 triples, and 91 RBIs.

783
00:48:34,220 --> 00:48:34,880
 Oh, my goodness.

784
00:48:34,900 --> 00:48:36,900
 And she scored 109 runs.

785
00:48:36,940 --> 00:48:37,120
 Yeah.

786
00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:39,360
 For the state champions.

787
00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:43,500
 Katie King, obviously, as you mentioned, had a great year for Orange Beach.

788
00:48:43,500 --> 00:48:49,860
 Crazy that Orange Beach has won six straight state titles, never lost, and has yet to have a missed softball.

789
00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:53,640
 And that tells you, number one, how good just the players they have.

790
00:48:53,700 --> 00:48:54,860
 They have multiple good players.

791
00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,580
 And then how good the other players are around the state.

792
00:48:58,040 --> 00:48:58,240
 Yeah.

793
00:48:58,380 --> 00:49:05,740
 McKinley McCracken from Lawrence County, 27-2 with a 1.84 ERA.

794
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,140
 I mean, it just goes on and on and on.

795
00:49:09,140 --> 00:49:11,320
 She struck out 185.

796
00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:12,700
 Great stuff.

797
00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:18,240
 Listen, as much as we enjoy kidding you sometimes, you're one of the best.

798
00:49:18,460 --> 00:49:26,140
 Also, the two, Harold alluded to it, but also the article you got awarded for was the one about your dad's death.

799
00:49:26,920 --> 00:49:31,740
 It's tough to, that's like writing an obituary about your father.

800
00:49:31,860 --> 00:49:34,120
 That's one of the toughest things I've ever had to do.

801
00:49:34,780 --> 00:49:37,920
 You've been there before, but again, congratulations.

802
00:49:38,540 --> 00:49:44,000
 The way you handle yourself on and off the field is incredible.

803
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:47,920
 But tell us what is going on the rest of the week, and where can we get it?

804
00:49:48,780 --> 00:49:50,440
 Well, that's very nice of you to say, Brett.

805
00:49:50,540 --> 00:49:53,920
 And I appreciate you guys, and I appreciate y'all always having me on.

806
00:49:54,500 --> 00:50:00,180
 So we're also in the process of voting for our People's Choice softball and baseball winners.

807
00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:03,360
 Baseball round two will start tomorrow.

808
00:50:03,680 --> 00:50:07,560
 So we'll have a story on that, and I think softball the next day.

809
00:50:07,700 --> 00:50:08,500
 So look for that.

810
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:14,680
 Randy Kennedy will have his next watch list on Thursday, and I think he's linebacker.

811
00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:16,900
 I can't remember what position, maybe defensive backs.

812
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:18,520
 I'm not sure what position he's at.

813
00:50:18,660 --> 00:50:24,380
 But he will have that Thursday afternoon, and we will leave our date for debuting the next best in Bama,

814
00:50:24,380 --> 00:50:30,260
 which is our list of top recruits in the state, regardless of class, the first week in July.

815
00:50:31,080 --> 00:50:32,820
 And also, congratulations to Randy.

816
00:50:32,900 --> 00:50:39,180
 He was named the Bill Shelton Award winner this year in the state, which is obviously we all know Bill Shelton.

817
00:50:39,340 --> 00:50:42,660
 So when you guys have him on next, make sure you...

818
00:50:47,940 --> 00:50:48,940
 Absolutely, Ben.

819
00:50:49,080 --> 00:50:51,280
 Shelton, listen, man, thank you so much.

820
00:50:51,380 --> 00:50:52,600
 I echo Brett Sinema there.

821
00:50:52,940 --> 00:50:53,420
 Congratulations.

822
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:54,280
 There you have it.

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918
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919
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920
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941
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942
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943
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944
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945
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947
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948
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 A late start between Austria and Jordan, who makes its World Cup debut.

949
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950
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01:00:34,860 --> 01:00:37,660
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1013
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 Let's do it.

1014
01:00:39,400 --> 01:00:40,260
 Say hello to Rick Rohn.

1015
01:00:40,300 --> 01:00:46,860
 He's the chapter president of the Jackson County, Alabama chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.

1016
01:00:47,900 --> 01:00:49,040
 Rick, long time.

1017
01:00:49,140 --> 01:00:49,760
 Welcome in.

1018
01:00:50,420 --> 01:00:51,040
 Have you been?

1019
01:00:51,160 --> 01:00:51,800
 And how are you?

1020
01:00:51,860 --> 01:00:51,900
 Absolutely.

1021
01:00:52,420 --> 01:00:54,120
 We're all busy as ever.

1022
01:00:54,340 --> 01:00:56,460
 I mean, things are happening in Jackson County.

1023
01:00:56,960 --> 01:01:04,040
 I don't know if y'all heard, but we just had a huge announcement yesterday that Google is expanding at the tune of $1.5 billion.

1024
01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:07,540
 So, things are happening up here.

1025
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:10,460
 Rick, tell me, you sold the land on that.

1026
01:01:11,100 --> 01:01:17,580
 Or did somebody finally get richer than Shannon Teary over in Jackson County, the founder of Rivals, Lawn3.com, you name it?

1027
01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:20,540
 I don't know if that happened or not.

1028
01:01:22,140 --> 01:01:23,160
 That's a lot of money.

1029
01:01:23,880 --> 01:01:24,960
 A lot of money.

1030
01:01:25,120 --> 01:01:25,880
 A lot of money.

1031
01:01:25,880 --> 01:01:29,800
 So, there's some good things happening over here and a big event Monday night.

1032
01:01:30,620 --> 01:01:32,040
 That's what I want to talk about, Rick.

1033
01:01:32,100 --> 01:01:33,840
 First of all, congratulations on that.

1034
01:01:33,940 --> 01:01:41,300
 When you get something like that, that means jobs, and that's always good for everybody, the tax base, et cetera, the schools, you name it.

1035
01:01:41,760 --> 01:01:43,340
 Rick, let's talk about your event.

1036
01:01:43,440 --> 01:01:44,980
 Where do you start breaking it down?

1037
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:49,980
 Because, yes, it's, to me, one of the most beautiful golf courses on the Tennessee River.

1038
01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:52,860
 And if you've ever been there, I don't think you could argue with me.

1039
01:01:52,860 --> 01:01:54,960
 But let's talk about your event a little bit.

1040
01:01:55,840 --> 01:02:02,460
 Well, I'll tell you, it's exciting that we're having Coach Kalen DeBoer come to our barbecue Monday night.

1041
01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:05,940
 I don't know how we could get any bigger than that.

1042
01:02:06,500 --> 01:02:08,800
 In fact, the last three, this year, we got Coach DeBoer.

1043
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:10,280
 Last year, we had Greg McElroy.

1044
01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:12,200
 The year before last, we had Nate Oates.

1045
01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:16,200
 So, I think I need to retire because I don't think I can top those three years.

1046
01:02:16,280 --> 01:02:18,760
 Hang on, let me Google that and see if anybody's ever topped that.

1047
01:02:18,900 --> 01:02:19,340
 Okay, Rick.

1048
01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:23,680
 Yeah, we got an exciting event.

1049
01:02:23,840 --> 01:02:26,340
 We've already sold almost 450 tickets.

1050
01:02:26,660 --> 01:02:32,480
 And it's all about raising money for scholarships for Jackson County students to go to the University of Alabama.

1051
01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:33,500
 That's what it's all about.

1052
01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:34,920
 That's the only reason we do this.

1053
01:02:35,140 --> 01:02:38,280
 And we have a lot of great volunteers that help us each year.

1054
01:02:38,420 --> 01:02:40,340
 And it's always a great event.

1055
01:02:40,840 --> 01:02:42,480
 Rick, I was going to ask you about that.

1056
01:02:42,540 --> 01:02:44,120
 I've been to about five of these.

1057
01:02:44,380 --> 01:02:50,080
 And that Huntsville contingent, we're coming over again on Monday.

1058
01:02:50,740 --> 01:02:58,100
 I know last year or two years ago, it was $62,000 to graduating seniors.

1059
01:02:58,980 --> 01:03:00,880
 Talk about the scholarship fund.

1060
01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:02,440
 You have one of the best.

1061
01:03:02,580 --> 01:03:08,380
 This is one of the most active chapters for Alabama as far as the Alumni Association.

1062
01:03:09,100 --> 01:03:10,300
 And you're exactly right.

1063
01:03:10,600 --> 01:03:14,480
 It's an incredible amount of money you've raised for scholarships over the years.

1064
01:03:15,240 --> 01:03:15,800
 Absolutely.

1065
01:03:16,140 --> 01:03:22,680
 We have 19 endowed scholarships, but we've got six right now that we're endowing.

1066
01:03:22,840 --> 01:03:26,520
 So, we're going to have 25 scholarships after we get these last six endowed.

1067
01:03:26,740 --> 01:03:29,560
 And we are one of the top chapters in the state.

1068
01:03:29,740 --> 01:03:33,060
 This year, about two months ago, we had our scholarship reception.

1069
01:03:33,240 --> 01:03:37,640
 We gave out $92,000 in scholarships to Jackson County students.

1070
01:03:37,760 --> 01:03:39,440
 In fact, it's exciting now.

1071
01:03:39,900 --> 01:03:43,040
 A lot of times, scholarships only go to incoming freshmen.

1072
01:03:43,220 --> 01:03:47,800
 But we've built up so many scholarships now that we give scholarships to incoming freshmen.

1073
01:03:48,220 --> 01:03:52,700
 And then if you return as a sophomore, a junior, or a senior, you're going to get a scholarship

1074
01:03:52,700 --> 01:03:54,140
 from the Jackson County Bama Clubs.

1075
01:03:54,380 --> 01:03:57,240
 Because those expenses don't end after that freshman year, that's for sure.

1076
01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:00,540
 Asking any mama and daddy out there, I guarantee you, Rick.

1077
01:04:00,600 --> 01:04:01,060
 Talk to us.

1078
01:04:01,140 --> 01:04:04,760
 I'm sure, speaking of mamas today, just saying, okay, that sounds good.

1079
01:04:04,820 --> 01:04:08,280
 But this first time I'm hearing it, how do you get into the loop to kind of get in the

1080
01:04:08,280 --> 01:04:10,480
 running for one of those coveted scholarships?

1081
01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:17,500
 The number one way is an incoming freshman and, of course, the returning sophomore juniors

1082
01:04:17,500 --> 01:04:21,540
 and seniors have a Bama account at the University of Alabama.

1083
01:04:22,060 --> 01:04:27,220
 So you go into your Bama account and you register and apply for scholarships through that.

1084
01:04:27,320 --> 01:04:30,440
 And that automatically, the university sends those names to us.

1085
01:04:30,600 --> 01:04:32,320
 And that's who we give the scholarships to.

1086
01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:36,080
 So all they have to do is go into their Bama account and make sure that they apply.

1087
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:37,300
 And it's a done deal.

1088
01:04:37,400 --> 01:04:39,300
 And then we can give them scholarships every spring.

1089
01:04:39,700 --> 01:04:42,680
 Let me ask you about your fundraising for this.

1090
01:04:42,680 --> 01:04:44,740
 Obviously, you're selling tickets.

1091
01:04:44,920 --> 01:04:47,320
 You've sold close to $450 now.

1092
01:04:47,900 --> 01:04:52,780
 You've had a silent auction in the past, a live auction, and your auctioneers have been a hoot

1093
01:04:52,780 --> 01:04:54,860
 nearly every year.

1094
01:04:55,340 --> 01:05:01,420
 And also, you do your golf tournament, which was held May 15, of course, at Goose Pond.

1095
01:05:01,820 --> 01:05:04,400
 Talk about how you make money for the scholarships.

1096
01:05:05,400 --> 01:05:05,800
 Absolutely.

1097
01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:07,820
 We have two major events every year.

1098
01:05:07,920 --> 01:05:09,340
 One of them is the golf tournament.

1099
01:05:09,620 --> 01:05:11,900
 Generally, it's the second Friday in May.

1100
01:05:11,960 --> 01:05:14,880
 This year, we made it the third Friday because they were punching the greens.

1101
01:05:15,500 --> 01:05:18,620
 And we had about 20 teams.

1102
01:05:18,800 --> 01:05:20,620
 And so we have registration fees.

1103
01:05:20,620 --> 01:05:25,520
 But the biggest way we make money on our golf tournament is through whole sponsors and sponsorships.

1104
01:05:26,020 --> 01:05:29,180
 We had a big presenting sponsor, Sir Pro of Jackson and DeKalb County.

1105
01:05:29,660 --> 01:05:33,920
 And then we had almost 55 whole sponsors for that tournament.

1106
01:05:34,160 --> 01:05:37,040
 So the whole sponsors is just pure profit.

1107
01:05:37,460 --> 01:05:41,700
 We pay for our meals and for renting the course from the registration fees.

1108
01:05:42,140 --> 01:05:46,460
 And then the whole sponsors and the sponsorships is where we make our money on the golf tournament.

1109
01:05:46,620 --> 01:05:49,460
 So we were able to raise several thousand dollars for that.

1110
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:51,860
 And then, of course, our Roll Tide Barbecue.

1111
01:05:52,020 --> 01:05:53,660
 That's the biggest event of the year.

1112
01:05:54,080 --> 01:05:55,480
 I've been doing it for many, many years.

1113
01:05:55,560 --> 01:05:58,360
 In the last few years, we've been hot on our speakers.

1114
01:05:58,620 --> 01:06:02,560
 Because the turnout is determined strictly on who that speaker is going to be.

1115
01:06:02,680 --> 01:06:05,440
 If you can get a big-time speaker, you're going to bring in a lot of people.

1116
01:06:05,760 --> 01:06:08,380
 I think for Coach Nate Oates, we had 560 people.

1117
01:06:08,480 --> 01:06:12,360
 We had to get special permission from the fire department to put that many people in the building.

1118
01:06:12,680 --> 01:06:15,540
 And we'll probably come close to that again this year.

1119
01:06:15,940 --> 01:06:19,380
 Then we also, like you said, we have an auction.

1120
01:06:20,040 --> 01:06:22,180
 Jerry Jeffery is going to be our auctioneer again this year.

1121
01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:22,780
 And you're right.

1122
01:06:22,840 --> 01:06:23,320
 He's a hoot.

1123
01:06:23,440 --> 01:06:24,560
 He's making a lot of fun.

1124
01:06:24,560 --> 01:06:30,260
 And then we've got a girl coming this year that she took over her mother's frame shop.

1125
01:06:30,480 --> 01:06:36,460
 And even though she's an Auburn fan, she had tons and tons of Alabama prints from years back.

1126
01:06:36,520 --> 01:06:39,040
 And she's going to be set up selling those prints.

1127
01:06:39,280 --> 01:06:40,300
 So we're excited.

1128
01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:41,580
 We'll get a portion of that.

1129
01:06:42,060 --> 01:06:47,780
 And then, of course, we'll have a little raffle at the end where we'll split the pot and let some people,

1130
01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:48,840
 somebody win some money.

1131
01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:50,440
 And then we'll keep the rest of it for scholarships.

1132
01:06:51,340 --> 01:06:55,580
 And then, of course, I have to encourage people, buy an Alabama tag.

1133
01:06:56,040 --> 01:06:58,100
 Anybody can buy an Alabama tag.

1134
01:06:58,320 --> 01:07:01,400
 Anybody can join the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.

1135
01:07:01,660 --> 01:07:02,560
 You don't have to be a graduate.

1136
01:07:03,220 --> 01:07:04,120
 Anybody can join.

1137
01:07:04,340 --> 01:07:10,120
 But the tags, that's where all the proceeds from the tags go to scholarships to students to attend the university.

1138
01:07:10,120 --> 01:07:14,560
 So everybody, all these Alabama fans should have an Alabama tag on their vehicle.

1139
01:07:15,620 --> 01:07:18,520
 You might want to say that Auburn fan won, too, while she's at it.

1140
01:07:18,540 --> 01:07:20,560
 She's telling us to get a tax deduction out of it, Rick.

1141
01:07:21,540 --> 01:07:21,940
 Absolutely.

1142
01:07:22,680 --> 01:07:23,040
 Absolutely.

1143
01:07:23,460 --> 01:07:30,840
 But then also, along with, by the way, Coach DeBoer is coming, also the new president of the university, Dr. Peter Mueller, is coming.

1144
01:07:31,360 --> 01:07:33,360
 Dr. Mueller is going to be here.

1145
01:07:33,460 --> 01:07:35,340
 They're going to be flying into Scottsboro Airport.

1146
01:07:35,340 --> 01:07:39,480
 And we're going to pick him up at the airport and give him a police escort down to the Civic Center.

1147
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 And he's coming in at 5 o'clock, an hour before the program actually starts, to do like Coach Nate Oates did and sign autographs and take pictures with everybody.

1148
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 So we encourage everybody to come early.

1149
01:07:52,500 --> 01:07:54,380
 And we're going to start serving at 5 o'clock.

1150
01:07:54,540 --> 01:07:56,760
 That way we can get everybody served through the line.

1151
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 And we'll start the program at 6, and it'll be a great night.

1152
01:08:00,340 --> 01:08:03,660
 Not only that, it's a good time of the year, because people are starting to heat up.

1153
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 They've gotten through some of the holidays.

1154
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 They've got the fourth to come up.

1155
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 But after that football season, it's a good time for these coaches to come up and relate one-on-one to these guys.

1156
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 And, Rick, I know you're in Scottsboro, but obviously the lion's share is going to come by the neck of the woods.

1157
01:08:16,600 --> 01:08:24,820
 But I'm assuming, folks in the shows, it's not that long a drive over in the Athens area, Decatur, even over in the Madison-Huntsville.

1158
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 Talk to us about just the doors are open, I would assume, for anybody.

1159
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 You don't have to be from Scottsboro to come to this event.

1160
01:08:31,540 --> 01:08:31,940
 Absolutely.

1161
01:08:32,220 --> 01:08:33,400
 We welcome everybody.

1162
01:08:34,140 --> 01:08:37,060
 Heck, we even have some Auburn fans come to it.

1163
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 And I tell them all the time, hey, we'll take your money and give it to Alabama Scottsboro.

1164
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 There you go.

1165
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 But it is open to everybody.

1166
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 NIL, come on, man.

1167
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 That's right.

1168
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 That's right.

1169
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 But we do invite anybody from the Shoals, Athens, Decatur, Huntsville, anybody that would like to drive over.

1170
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 Like you said, Brett, there's always that contingent that comes every year from Huntsville.

1171
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 And we appreciate that.

1172
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 In fact, I saw Greg Patterson last Friday at our high school golf tournament, and he said he's coming again.

1173
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 And then we have a group that comes from Coleman, the Coleman ladies.

1174
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 They come every year.

1175
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 So, yeah, we welcome anybody that would like to come over because it supports a great cause to send students to the university.

1176
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 I'll tell you one thing, Dr. Mueller is really quite a president.

1177
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 They actually did a slick clip on him, literally walking to the top of Denny Chimes.

1178
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 He's done a lot of great PR stuff, and he seems to be a tremendous president.

1179
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 By the way, I'm going to bet Greg Patterson about who is the first person in the audience to stand up and ask Kaelin DeBoer,

1180
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 are you going to run the dadgum ball this year?

1181
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 Oh, that's quite a challenge right there now.

1182
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 Listen, tell us again.

1183
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 I love it.

1184
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 Tell us again.

1185
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 I know you've still got a few tickets left.

1186
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 Give us the who, what, when, and where, and where can we get online to purchase some tickets.

1187
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 Absolutely.

1188
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 If anyone that would like a ticket, they can call me.

1189
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 Everybody and their brother's got my cell phone number.

1190
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 It's 256-628-1212, and I'll hold some tickets for you.

1191
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 You can just pay us at the door.

1192
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 We'll have them waiting on you.

1193
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 You can go to my email address.

1194
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 It's rick at mountainlakes, with an S, chamber.com, rick at mountainlakeschamber.com,

1195
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 and let me know how, give me a name and how many tickets you need,

1196
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 and I'll put them in an envelope and have them waiting at the door also.

1197
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 So we'll try to make it as easy as possible, and you can order some tickets.

1198
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 That's great, Rick.

1199
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 It's good to catch up with you.

1200
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 Thank you so much.

1201
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 Let's hope we can get you some good weather for that event as well, okay?

1202
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 That's what we're hoping, and thank y'all.

1203
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 Y'all are wonderful to help us promote this great event,

1204
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 and we appreciate that, helping us get the word out,

1205
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 because it's certainly for a great cause when we can help these students.

1206
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 We hand out these scholarships, and it's unreal to see some of those parents coming up there,

1207
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 literally tears running down their cheeks,

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 because they're saying that there's no way that their kid could go to the university without this help.

1209
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 So we appreciate y'all's help promoting that.

1210
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 You're more than welcome.

1211
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 Glad to do it.

1212
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 Invest in the future.

1213
01:11:08,260 --> 01:11:09,120
 Rick, thanks so much.

1214
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 Absolutely.

1215
01:11:09,380 --> 01:11:10,300
 Rick Roten with us.

1216
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 Thank you, Rick.

1217
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 He's the chapter president of the Jackson County, Alabama chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.

1218
01:11:17,180 --> 01:11:20,120
 Coming up all over the SEC with Joe Cox on deck.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1329
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 Welcome back in.

1330
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 Update World Series losers bracket.

1331
01:17:05,240 --> 01:17:06,460
 Troy, West Virginia.

1332
01:17:06,620 --> 01:17:08,980
 Right now, it is in the top of the first.

1333
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 Troy, by the way, the home team.

1334
01:17:10,720 --> 01:17:11,920
 West Virginia is threatening.

1335
01:17:12,080 --> 01:17:13,120
 Got runners on the corners.

1336
01:17:13,240 --> 01:17:14,120
 First and third.

1337
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 There are two outs, so there you have it.

1338
01:17:17,100 --> 01:17:19,520
 Again, no score as they get underway.

1339
01:17:19,820 --> 01:17:21,280
 Now, it's runners in the second, third.

1340
01:17:21,340 --> 01:17:24,820
 It just throws second base, so scoring position for the Mountaineers there.

1341
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 Got a fitting our next guest.

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 Got an eye on that and everything else.

1343
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 When it comes to the SEC, Joe Cox, fine columnist, Saturday down south.

1344
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 His book is called The Fine Team Man.

1345
01:17:34,040 --> 01:17:35,200
 Joe Cox, welcome in.

1346
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 How are you?

1347
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 Doing well.

1348
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 Can't complain, gentlemen.

1349
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 I hope everything's going well down there.

1350
01:17:40,660 --> 01:17:45,960
 Well, they were until they went to Omaha as far as Alabama baseball, Joe.

1351
01:17:46,400 --> 01:17:49,900
 It's one thing to lose, and it's all about perspective on this.

1352
01:17:50,620 --> 01:17:55,180
 Alabama's come a long way since the dark days of Bohannon, the scandal there.

1353
01:17:55,280 --> 01:18:00,720
 They go to the World Series, but you can't ignore the fact that they lost back-to-back games,

1354
01:18:00,800 --> 01:18:05,320
 the worst margin of defeat back-to-back since 1957 for a team out there.

1355
01:18:05,740 --> 01:18:07,920
 You can either take that side of the fence, or you can say,

1356
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 look how far Alabama's come from its dark days just a couple of years ago.

1357
01:18:11,480 --> 01:18:13,180
 Your take on this Alabama team.

1358
01:18:13,880 --> 01:18:17,140
 I'm definitely in the camp that says, look how far they've come.

1359
01:18:17,140 --> 01:18:22,200
 Yeah, I know it's disappointing to take some ugly losses, and they did,

1360
01:18:22,320 --> 01:18:26,940
 but how many teams would give their eye teeth to be there to take the ugly losses,

1361
01:18:27,060 --> 01:18:30,620
 including one in-state that I think we thought might have a better chance?

1362
01:18:30,800 --> 01:18:35,440
 But, yeah, I did not foresee Troy carrying the banner last for the state,

1363
01:18:35,600 --> 01:18:40,860
 but, you know, that's why they play the games, and, yeah, for the Tide,

1364
01:18:41,060 --> 01:18:46,160
 it's a really successful season, and things are looking bright in the future there.

1365
01:18:46,160 --> 01:18:51,240
 But, yeah, you've got to kind of salve your wounds and look forward to next year, I guess.

1366
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 I remember asking you about three weeks ago about Oklahoma being a surprise team.

1367
01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:01,260
 They lost three out of the last four series.

1368
01:19:01,600 --> 01:19:03,000
 They were not playing well.

1369
01:19:03,200 --> 01:19:07,020
 Alabama beat them in early April.

1370
01:19:07,020 --> 01:19:09,600
 Of course, again, both those teams improved dramatically.

1371
01:19:09,820 --> 01:19:13,220
 But ask Georgia how good Oklahoma is now.

1372
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:19,260
 That was the first loss, let me see, loss for the first time in 10 games.

1373
01:19:19,500 --> 01:19:23,260
 Georgia had won 20 of their previous 21 games.

1374
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 Wow.

1375
01:19:23,880 --> 01:19:25,900
 They're 52 and 13.

1376
01:19:26,680 --> 01:19:31,840
 Oklahoma jumped on them last night and had to hold the dogs off.

1377
01:19:31,960 --> 01:19:35,780
 Jackson Willits, Brendan Brock played very well.

1378
01:19:36,260 --> 01:19:40,280
 McCurus did a tremendous job of pitching.

1379
01:19:41,180 --> 01:19:44,820
 Joe Cox, Oklahoma has taken control of Branket, too.

1380
01:19:45,640 --> 01:19:47,140
 Yeah, they really have.

1381
01:19:47,700 --> 01:19:53,260
 And the thing that stood out to me in that game, I mean, getting ahead was a big advantage.

1382
01:19:53,760 --> 01:19:57,120
 But at the same time, holding Georgia to three is surprising.

1383
01:19:57,320 --> 01:20:01,760
 Holding Georgia to three single-run innings might be even more surprising.

1384
01:20:01,920 --> 01:20:04,160
 And that, I think, was kind of the hidden key there.

1385
01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:09,760
 Georgia just was not one of those teams that put together one run and got stopped.

1386
01:20:09,880 --> 01:20:11,560
 They put up big, crooked numbers.

1387
01:20:11,780 --> 01:20:14,580
 And you've got to tip your hat to that Oklahoma pitching staff.

1388
01:20:15,380 --> 01:20:17,400
 You know, holding them to three obviously is a big deal.

1389
01:20:17,500 --> 01:20:20,660
 But, again, making them do it drop by drop even when they did score,

1390
01:20:21,200 --> 01:20:23,920
 that's just not the way the Bulldogs have played this year.

1391
01:20:24,180 --> 01:20:26,780
 And, yeah, the Sooners are sitting pretty,

1392
01:20:26,780 --> 01:20:31,980
 and they get to await whoever survives out of round two of Georgia-Texas.

1393
01:20:32,340 --> 01:20:37,680
 Yes, you see, loving coming in to the number of teams thanks to the, quote, expansion,

1394
01:20:37,920 --> 01:20:39,640
 the aforementioned Sooners from Oklahoma.

1395
01:20:40,080 --> 01:20:41,880
 What about the other team, Texas?

1396
01:20:42,140 --> 01:20:44,880
 They've known back in the day for making this trip on a regular basis.

1397
01:20:44,980 --> 01:20:47,300
 They had a guy by the name of Roger Clemens back in the day.

1398
01:20:47,380 --> 01:20:50,080
 They've had some good runs up at Omaha from Austin.

1399
01:20:50,160 --> 01:20:52,640
 Your thoughts about Texas now that they've got a new life?

1400
01:20:53,180 --> 01:20:57,020
 You know, I thought Texas might take Georgia down in the first game

1401
01:20:57,020 --> 01:20:59,460
 because of Dylan Volantis on the mound.

1402
01:20:59,960 --> 01:21:02,480
 But Georgia did a fine job with him

1403
01:21:02,480 --> 01:21:05,880
 and then benefited from some surprisingly bad defense from Texas.

1404
01:21:06,480 --> 01:21:11,000
 But certainly the Longhorns are capable of ending this amazing run for Georgia.

1405
01:21:11,000 --> 01:21:14,840
 But, you know, I picked the dogs to make it to the finals,

1406
01:21:15,200 --> 01:21:17,400
 and I'm going to stand by my pick.

1407
01:21:17,660 --> 01:21:21,480
 But Texas, you know, it's a tougher matchup

1408
01:21:21,480 --> 01:21:23,280
 than Georgia thought they would be facing today.

1409
01:21:23,340 --> 01:21:24,140
 I'll put it that way.

1410
01:21:24,280 --> 01:21:25,800
 Let me ask you about Troy.

1411
01:21:26,180 --> 01:21:28,700
 They have received, obviously, a lot of attention.

1412
01:21:29,040 --> 01:21:32,180
 One of the Cinderella's in the tournament.

1413
01:21:32,540 --> 01:21:33,820
 They beat Ole Miss.

1414
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:36,020
 Ole Miss looked like, Joe, the other day,

1415
01:21:36,080 --> 01:21:39,100
 they were going to take that game and run away with it.

1416
01:21:39,100 --> 01:21:42,700
 I think got out 5-2 or 6-2.

1417
01:21:43,480 --> 01:21:46,740
 And their pitcher, their top pitcher, had a balk.

1418
01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:49,200
 And that seemed to rattle him.

1419
01:21:49,380 --> 01:21:52,220
 And they were never the same after that.

1420
01:21:52,280 --> 01:21:52,960
 Yeah, Elliott.

1421
01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:56,020
 And Troy came back.

1422
01:21:57,360 --> 01:21:59,760
 Janicki has been really good.

1423
01:21:59,940 --> 01:22:03,220
 Boroff is quite a story.

1424
01:22:03,220 --> 01:22:06,620
 And, of course, they've got a rematch with West Virginia,

1425
01:22:06,780 --> 01:22:07,620
 as Harold mentioned.

1426
01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:10,760
 Joey, your thoughts on the Troy Trojans.

1427
01:22:11,420 --> 01:22:13,400
 You know, got to be impressed, one,

1428
01:22:13,440 --> 01:22:14,880
 that they even managed to make it here.

1429
01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:16,580
 But, two, yeah, that they're taking advantage

1430
01:22:16,580 --> 01:22:17,980
 of their moment in the spotlight

1431
01:22:17,980 --> 01:22:20,080
 and getting some big hitting.

1432
01:22:20,180 --> 01:22:22,180
 I'd imagine that's going to be key today.

1433
01:22:22,380 --> 01:22:25,020
 This West Virginia team, you know,

1434
01:22:25,100 --> 01:22:28,320
 I've heard the update from Harold is my last knowledge.

1435
01:22:28,460 --> 01:22:30,920
 But they're certainly capable of putting together

1436
01:22:30,920 --> 01:22:32,840
 a lot of runs themselves.

1437
01:22:32,840 --> 01:22:35,920
 And it feels like it could be a lot like that Ole Miss game

1438
01:22:35,920 --> 01:22:38,980
 in terms of a big number versus a big number.

1439
01:22:39,260 --> 01:22:42,520
 And, you know, the Trojans just might be the ones left standing at the end.

1440
01:22:43,520 --> 01:22:44,800
 You're such a nice guy, Joe.

1441
01:22:44,880 --> 01:22:46,380
 I'm going to give you that update right now.

1442
01:22:46,440 --> 01:22:47,400
 It's still scoreless.

1443
01:22:47,540 --> 01:22:49,040
 Troy worked their way out of a jam.

1444
01:22:49,140 --> 01:22:50,320
 They had two on, two out.

1445
01:22:50,740 --> 01:22:51,940
 And they worked their way out of it.

1446
01:22:52,140 --> 01:22:54,920
 Scoreless, the Trojans now batting in their half of the first inning.

1447
01:22:55,060 --> 01:22:56,600
 They've got a one-two count, nobody out.

1448
01:22:56,660 --> 01:22:57,820
 So, we'll see how that goes.

1449
01:22:58,220 --> 01:23:01,540
 One thing that's been noticeable about showing the difference

1450
01:23:01,540 --> 01:23:04,680
 between the sport of baseball in college and football,

1451
01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:06,740
 number one, you'll never see Troy, I don't think,

1452
01:23:06,820 --> 01:23:08,760
 in the final four of the college football playoffs,

1453
01:23:08,860 --> 01:23:09,780
 their final eight, whatever.

1454
01:23:10,260 --> 01:23:13,780
 The other thing is, you see a lot of young guns in baseball.

1455
01:23:13,900 --> 01:23:15,880
 You look at the freshman pitcher there at Oklahoma.

1456
01:23:16,460 --> 01:23:19,940
 It's amazing how in baseball, if you are a good coach

1457
01:23:19,940 --> 01:23:23,200
 with an eye for talent, basically how you can go out

1458
01:23:23,200 --> 01:23:26,240
 and, if you will, steal one as opposed to go on the transfer portal.

1459
01:23:26,640 --> 01:23:27,700
 Baseball is a different bird.

1460
01:23:27,780 --> 01:23:30,820
 Your thoughts just about how these freshmen in this day and time

1461
01:23:30,820 --> 01:23:33,780
 seem to both see so mature and ready to compete

1462
01:23:33,780 --> 01:23:35,000
 even on this big stage.

1463
01:23:35,700 --> 01:23:38,560
 Yeah, it has been kind of an uptick for baseball

1464
01:23:38,560 --> 01:23:40,860
 in that it was a sport where it seemed like you usually

1465
01:23:40,860 --> 01:23:42,880
 had to kind of bide your time and pay your dues.

1466
01:23:43,020 --> 01:23:46,620
 And even the talented freshmen were going to be mostly on the bench

1467
01:23:46,620 --> 01:23:49,560
 and, you know, might see some action against some of those weaker teams

1468
01:23:49,560 --> 01:23:51,940
 you play early in the schedule or the midweek games.

1469
01:23:52,740 --> 01:23:56,440
 But, yeah, I think the transfer portal is kind of an equalizer here.

1470
01:23:56,640 --> 01:24:00,420
 It's a way of saying, you know, that's one route you can go,

1471
01:24:00,480 --> 01:24:03,460
 but the other route you can go is get these young guys out there

1472
01:24:03,460 --> 01:24:06,060
 a little quicker, give them a shot a little sooner.

1473
01:24:06,340 --> 01:24:08,440
 And, you know, they're taking advantage of it.

1474
01:24:08,440 --> 01:24:10,480
 Some of them, I'm afraid, will take advantage of it

1475
01:24:10,480 --> 01:24:14,400
 and then make a big transfer portal jump to a paycheck somewhere else.

1476
01:24:14,400 --> 01:24:17,900
 But that will just clear the room for more freshmen, I guess.

1477
01:24:18,480 --> 01:24:22,720
 We talked about rematches with West Virginia and Troy.

1478
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:24,740
 Got another one tonight, Joe.

1479
01:24:24,880 --> 01:24:26,660
 Georgia and Texas.

1480
01:24:27,900 --> 01:24:30,540
 Georgia's power, they are never, again,

1481
01:24:30,660 --> 01:24:35,040
 it just seems like they're one bat away from tying or taking the lead.

1482
01:24:35,620 --> 01:24:39,660
 But believe me, this is not Slossnagel's first rodeo.

1483
01:24:39,920 --> 01:24:43,160
 Quite a game tonight, Joe, in the elimination bracket.

1484
01:24:43,160 --> 01:24:45,720
 Who is going home after tonight?

1485
01:24:46,540 --> 01:24:52,480
 Well, I'm going to stick with Georgia to win, but I will say, particularly after that Oklahoma game,

1486
01:24:52,980 --> 01:24:55,560
 they really need to get some runs up early.

1487
01:24:55,720 --> 01:25:02,660
 They need to not play from behind for a second game in a row because Texas is perfectly capable of beating them.

1488
01:25:02,680 --> 01:25:07,300
 And if you get Texas a couple run edge, their pitching staff could make it hold up.

1489
01:25:07,300 --> 01:25:09,800
 So I'm picking Georgia, but it's going to be a battle.

1490
01:25:10,100 --> 01:25:13,460
 And, boy, if you're a Georgia fan, watch those first couple innings.

1491
01:25:13,560 --> 01:25:17,460
 Say, let's put up two or three or four runs early, and then you can breathe a little bit.

1492
01:25:18,000 --> 01:25:26,120
 Joe, before we let you go, speaking of breathing, I think every college football fan in America is breathing easier today

1493
01:25:26,120 --> 01:25:31,620
 now that this Brendan Soarsby debacle is behind us.

1494
01:25:31,800 --> 01:25:38,220
 Again, the Big 12 took the bull by the horns and more or less forced Texas Tech.

1495
01:25:38,340 --> 01:25:42,420
 He is now going to the NFL supplemental draft.

1496
01:25:42,420 --> 01:25:47,960
 But, Joe, has there ever been a topic that more people wanted to see go away than this one?

1497
01:25:48,660 --> 01:25:49,940
 No, I don't think so.

1498
01:25:50,060 --> 01:25:54,780
 I admit, when I heard that news, I thought, well, boy, that makes everything so much more convenient.

1499
01:25:55,860 --> 01:25:58,380
 Yeah, the Big 12 certainly liked it.

1500
01:25:58,460 --> 01:26:02,140
 I would say probably the SEC and Big 10 in their heart of hearts like it

1501
01:26:02,140 --> 01:26:05,180
 because we can kind of continue business as usual.

1502
01:26:05,420 --> 01:26:08,780
 And that was a potential threat to the whole hierarchy of the sport

1503
01:26:08,780 --> 01:26:11,500
 that now is just kind of swept under the rug.

1504
01:26:11,500 --> 01:26:16,400
 And, you know, hopefully that young man can turn his life around and make something positive out of this.

1505
01:26:16,540 --> 01:26:22,720
 But it really could have been, you know, the straw that broke the camel's back on our current configuration of college sports.

1506
01:26:22,720 --> 01:26:23,640
 And now it's not.

1507
01:26:24,600 --> 01:26:25,080
 Absolutely.

1508
01:26:25,420 --> 01:26:26,640
 Listen, great stuff.

1509
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1511
01:26:38,780 --> 01:26:41,040
 We'll be keeping up with it Saturday down south.

1512
01:26:41,040 --> 01:26:47,480
 As soon as that finals matchup is set, I'm going to write a column and say, here's who's going to win.

1513
01:26:47,720 --> 01:26:55,420
 And, you know, hopefully somebody from the SEC will hold up their end of the bargain and take care of business.

1514
01:26:55,560 --> 01:26:57,480
 But we will see how it comes down.

1515
01:26:58,180 --> 01:27:00,600
 We appreciate you taking some time out for us.

1516
01:27:00,660 --> 01:27:05,720
 We'll let you get back to Troy and West Virginia World Series happening even as we speak.

1517
01:27:05,820 --> 01:27:07,440
 Joe, listen, man, thank you so much.

1518
01:27:07,500 --> 01:27:08,140
 Have a great week.

1519
01:27:08,180 --> 01:27:08,480
 Okay?

1520
01:27:08,680 --> 01:27:09,120
 All right.

1521
01:27:09,140 --> 01:27:09,780
 You guys take care.

1522
01:27:09,940 --> 01:27:10,480
 Thank you, bud.

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01:27:10,700 --> 01:27:12,660
 Joe Cox, Saturday down south.

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1613
01:31:17,080 --> 01:31:20,200
 Today, there are two elimination contests.

1614
01:31:20,340 --> 01:31:24,880
 Troy will play West Virginia this afternoon, and Georgia meets Texas tonight.

1615
01:31:25,000 --> 01:31:27,960
 The Bulldogs yesterday beaten by Oklahoma 4-3.

1616
01:31:28,300 --> 01:31:32,180
 The Atlanta Braves are back at home tonight at Truist Park when they take on the Giants.

1617
01:31:32,300 --> 01:31:34,080
 The Braves are 46-25.

1618
01:31:34,200 --> 01:31:35,980
 Grant Holmes will start for Atlanta.

1619
01:31:36,140 --> 01:31:40,900
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1646
01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:02,560
 Welcome back here.

1647
01:33:02,620 --> 01:33:03,300
 What do you say?

1648
01:33:03,460 --> 01:33:06,280
 We head on down to the heart of the Sunshine State.

1649
01:33:06,360 --> 01:33:07,260
 Place called Orlando.

1650
01:33:07,500 --> 01:33:08,500
 And say hello to Matt Merchelle.

1651
01:33:08,580 --> 01:33:10,920
 He's a college insider with the Orlando Center.

1652
01:33:11,100 --> 01:33:13,540
 And his podcast is Gridiron 365.

1653
01:33:14,040 --> 01:33:15,140
 Matt Merchelle, welcome in.

1654
01:33:15,200 --> 01:33:15,700
 How are you?

1655
01:33:17,780 --> 01:33:18,500
 I'm doing well.

1656
01:33:18,540 --> 01:33:19,120
 How are you guys doing?

1657
01:33:19,120 --> 01:33:19,360
 Hey, Boone.

1658
01:33:19,440 --> 01:33:20,240
 Hey, we're doing all right.

1659
01:33:20,280 --> 01:33:21,140
 Maybe June, Matt.

1660
01:33:21,180 --> 01:33:24,000
 Who says you can't sack a quarterback in June?

1661
01:33:24,160 --> 01:33:26,600
 What about the news out of Lubbock, Texas today?

1662
01:33:34,080 --> 01:33:34,780
 Sorry about that.

1663
01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:35,340
 You guys still there?

1664
01:33:35,400 --> 01:33:36,700
 Yeah, we're still here.

1665
01:33:36,840 --> 01:33:37,260
 Yeah, go ahead.

1666
01:33:37,260 --> 01:33:37,520
 Absolutely.

1667
01:33:38,400 --> 01:33:41,300
 We thought we'd got an injunction with you there, Matt.

1668
01:33:42,260 --> 01:33:45,140
 You're reacting to the news out of Texas Tech Country today.

1669
01:33:46,320 --> 01:33:48,280
 Yeah, you know, I think it's interesting.

1670
01:33:48,480 --> 01:33:52,900
 You know, there was really only going to be one way that this situation was going to wind

1671
01:33:52,900 --> 01:33:57,500
 up and it was going to come down to whether or not Brendan Sorsby really wanted to continue

1672
01:33:57,500 --> 01:34:03,160
 with this process and go and play and have basically, you know, a legal system kind of

1673
01:34:03,160 --> 01:34:08,420
 hanging over his head, legal trial hanging over his head, or, you know, there was going

1674
01:34:08,420 --> 01:34:11,540
 to come down to the fact where he was going to say, I'm done with this and I'm going to

1675
01:34:11,540 --> 01:34:14,040
 go, you know, try to get into the NFL.

1676
01:34:14,380 --> 01:34:20,100
 And so I think once yesterday happened, once the Big 12 filed its federal lawsuit, you know,

1677
01:34:20,100 --> 01:34:24,140
 and really kind of stepped up and said, yeah, said, you know, this is what we're doing.

1678
01:34:24,480 --> 01:34:27,880
 I think that kind of made everything just kind of loose at this point.

1679
01:34:27,880 --> 01:34:31,960
 You know, I think Texas Tech then sat down with Sorsby and Sorsby realized, listen,

1680
01:34:32,060 --> 01:34:35,960
 this isn't going to happen if I don't want to cause Texas Tech any problems to the point

1681
01:34:35,960 --> 01:34:40,420
 where maybe they would, you know, have to, you know, vacate wins, you know, maybe have

1682
01:34:40,420 --> 01:34:42,700
 to give some sort of punishment if he was there.

1683
01:34:42,740 --> 01:34:46,000
 And I think he made the right choice by saying, listen, I'm going to go off to the supplemental

1684
01:34:46,000 --> 01:34:48,060
 draft and we'll move on from this.

1685
01:34:48,360 --> 01:34:53,460
 So it seemed like, you know, a lot of buildup to this point, but I think in the end it was

1686
01:34:53,460 --> 01:34:56,800
 actually what probably was the best move that probably could happen for all parts.

1687
01:34:57,320 --> 01:34:59,000
 Man, I don't know the answer to this question.

1688
01:34:59,120 --> 01:35:01,300
 Maybe you don't either, but I think a lot of folks are wondering.

1689
01:35:01,960 --> 01:35:06,780
 From our understanding, he had like a full million dollar NIL package there at Texas Tech.

1690
01:35:07,100 --> 01:35:09,000
 What happens to that part of the game?

1691
01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:14,200
 Well, you know, Cody Campbell said yesterday, you know, I think after this, after the Sorsby

1692
01:35:14,200 --> 01:35:18,380
 kind of announced he was, he wasn't going to, you know, push this, that they would, they

1693
01:35:18,380 --> 01:35:19,800
 would honor that NIL deal.

1694
01:35:19,940 --> 01:35:21,160
 You know, they would still give him money.

1695
01:35:21,380 --> 01:35:25,960
 And so, you know, I mean, again, that's, that's entirely up to Texas Tech.

1696
01:35:26,020 --> 01:35:30,920
 If Texas Tech really wanted to, they probably could have said, no, you know, we're, you know,

1697
01:35:30,920 --> 01:35:34,220
 you, you know, because of all the situation, because of the gambling and you admitted to

1698
01:35:34,220 --> 01:35:38,420
 gambling that kind of violates whatever contract maybe they have, maybe there's some sort of

1699
01:35:38,420 --> 01:35:39,160
 morality clause.

1700
01:35:39,220 --> 01:35:42,120
 I'm not sure, you know, some, some of these schools work with that.

1701
01:35:42,560 --> 01:35:44,960
 And, you know, they, they, they're willing to honor it.

1702
01:35:44,960 --> 01:35:47,240
 You know, when you have Texas Tech money, it's easy to happen.

1703
01:35:47,660 --> 01:35:50,300
 Part of that could also be that maybe that was part of the deal.

1704
01:35:50,380 --> 01:35:55,180
 Maybe Brendan Sorsby sat down and they said, listen, if you're going to do this, let's go

1705
01:35:55,180 --> 01:35:57,920
 ahead and we'll, we'll give you the money and we'll, you know, make sure that you're

1706
01:35:57,920 --> 01:35:58,640
 taken care of.

1707
01:35:58,640 --> 01:36:03,800
 So, um, it's, it's going to be very interesting because it's not a guarantee that Sorsby is

1708
01:36:03,800 --> 01:36:05,280
 going to get picked by an NFL team.

1709
01:36:05,280 --> 01:36:08,720
 It's not, it's, it's, there are going to be a lot of teams that are going to still have

1710
01:36:08,720 --> 01:36:11,400
 the same issues that the college game has.

1711
01:36:11,420 --> 01:36:14,440
 They're going to look at this and say, do we really want to bring aboard a quarterback

1712
01:36:14,440 --> 01:36:18,680
 who for this most part, isn't going to start at all or see much action this year, who's

1713
01:36:18,680 --> 01:36:19,940
 going to be a developmental guy.

1714
01:36:20,020 --> 01:36:23,160
 And we're going to have to sit there and babysit and make sure this guy isn't out there

1715
01:36:23,160 --> 01:36:27,280
 gambling, um, you know, and, and, and betting on FL games, you know, and have to deal

1716
01:36:27,280 --> 01:36:27,860
 with all that.

1717
01:36:27,860 --> 01:36:33,520
 So, um, I think the, the bigger issue on all this front is going to come back to the big

1718
01:36:33,520 --> 01:36:36,140
 12 and how do they kind of move on from this?

1719
01:36:36,220 --> 01:36:40,980
 Because you've got one member that's clearly not liked by the other 15 members and you've

1720
01:36:40,980 --> 01:36:45,700
 got, uh, you know, and that one member basically is, is probably the most powerful member of

1721
01:36:45,700 --> 01:36:47,500
 the conference in terms of money.

1722
01:36:47,500 --> 01:36:51,100
 And, and, and, and, you know, really is going to be one of those deals of, are that going

1723
01:36:51,100 --> 01:36:52,940
 to really bring this league together?

1724
01:36:52,940 --> 01:36:57,460
 Can, can your market, this league to get, to get, uh, to get back together after everything

1725
01:36:57,460 --> 01:36:58,320
 has gone off.

1726
01:36:58,320 --> 01:37:03,280
 I think two things on that, Matt, number one, what's happened down the road is somebody else

1727
01:37:03,280 --> 01:37:04,320
 signs a big deal.

1728
01:37:04,700 --> 01:37:05,880
 They get in trouble.

1729
01:37:05,880 --> 01:37:08,140
 They cash out, you know, they can't lose.

1730
01:37:08,280 --> 01:37:13,300
 And then the other thing, the name that I have not heard mentioned during this whole ordeal

1731
01:37:13,300 --> 01:37:14,520
 is Ryan leaf.

1732
01:37:14,740 --> 01:37:18,440
 I mean, towards me, it's not exactly the rookie when it comes to this game.

1733
01:37:18,540 --> 01:37:20,160
 Remember Ryan Lee from Washington state.

1734
01:37:21,460 --> 01:37:21,820
 Yeah.

1735
01:37:21,860 --> 01:37:22,880
 I mean, I don't know.

1736
01:37:22,940 --> 01:37:27,220
 I mean, at this point, you know, when it comes down to, you know, if someone else would

1737
01:37:27,220 --> 01:37:30,180
 this happen down the road, I think obviously that's got to be addressed.

1738
01:37:30,180 --> 01:37:33,780
 This is kind of the, one of the reasons why we're, we're in the middle of, of, you know,

1739
01:37:33,780 --> 01:37:37,560
 trying to get the government to step in and do the protect college sports act, you know,

1740
01:37:37,560 --> 01:37:40,340
 and try to get that passed, you know, cause they want to try to avoid this.

1741
01:37:40,680 --> 01:37:43,540
 I think Swarsby situation is kind of unique.

1742
01:37:43,640 --> 01:37:45,380
 He was the starting quarterback at Texas Tech.

1743
01:37:45,380 --> 01:37:47,040
 He was going to be the starting quarterback at Texas Tech.

1744
01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:50,340
 There is no, no way that wasn't going to happen.

1745
01:37:50,840 --> 01:37:54,340
 I think, you know, if someone else comes about and this happens and you'll say you're a backup

1746
01:37:54,340 --> 01:37:58,180
 running back or you're the first string offensive lineman, I don't think a lot of schools are

1747
01:37:58,180 --> 01:37:59,420
 going to honor that agreement.

1748
01:37:59,560 --> 01:38:01,260
 I think a lot of schools wouldn't pay the money.

1749
01:38:01,600 --> 01:38:04,820
 I think they would make sure that that, you know, that listen, they'd say this is not going

1750
01:38:04,820 --> 01:38:05,880
 to happen and you move on.

1751
01:38:06,680 --> 01:38:10,420
 And, and, you know, again, you saw how Texas Tech really came forward and wanted to support

1752
01:38:10,420 --> 01:38:12,360
 this, whether that was good or bad.

1753
01:38:12,360 --> 01:38:16,740
 And a lot of people's lives, um, it was a PR nightmare in a lot of ways for what's happened.

1754
01:38:16,960 --> 01:38:22,720
 So, um, I think, you know, moving forward, it's how do you, how do you make the sport better?

1755
01:38:22,820 --> 01:38:24,600
 I mean, how can you avoid this kind of situation?

1756
01:38:25,280 --> 01:38:26,840
 You really can't at this point.

1757
01:38:27,240 --> 01:38:31,000
 Um, you know, again, there are going to be some, some people who are going to, this is

1758
01:38:31,000 --> 01:38:32,660
 the blueprint to how to gamble.

1759
01:38:32,660 --> 01:38:34,720
 And if you get caught, how to find a way to get out of it.

1760
01:38:35,200 --> 01:38:38,960
 But, you know, I think you also saw how difficult it was going to be.

1761
01:38:39,200 --> 01:38:42,280
 And if you really want to get into that situation, you know, do you really want to

1762
01:38:42,280 --> 01:38:46,900
 get to a point where you want to go the legality route, you know, and, and, and have a lawsuit

1763
01:38:46,900 --> 01:38:49,280
 or anything, I think it's going to be a lot tougher than that.

1764
01:38:49,320 --> 01:38:52,880
 And, and, and I think Brett or Mike was able to say that and the, and the rest of the big

1765
01:38:52,880 --> 01:38:54,540
 12, we're not, we're not messing around.

1766
01:38:54,660 --> 01:38:55,400
 This is what we're going to do.

1767
01:38:55,600 --> 01:38:57,400
 Man, that's what I was going to say.

1768
01:38:57,860 --> 01:39:05,000
 The, the, uh, the big 12 filed a federal complaint at 1am Monday morning.

1769
01:39:05,000 --> 01:39:09,620
 And they basically called Texas Tech's bluff on this.

1770
01:39:09,620 --> 01:39:13,140
 And they had three, I'm not going to go through the legalese.

1771
01:39:13,280 --> 01:39:19,020
 Ross Dillinger of Yahoo had a really good article about, about how this came about.

1772
01:39:19,580 --> 01:39:22,000
 But Texas Tech read the complaint.

1773
01:39:22,240 --> 01:39:29,740
 And one of the big deals, one of the main three points, uh, was called a commerce clause, which

1774
01:39:29,740 --> 01:39:35,840
 prevents state governments from enacting laws that impact competition across a variety of

1775
01:39:35,840 --> 01:39:36,320
 states.

1776
01:39:36,320 --> 01:39:39,740
 This goes back to Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general.

1777
01:39:39,920 --> 01:39:46,680
 But that's in essence, what Brett Yormack and the big 12 did that they call Texas Tech's

1778
01:39:46,680 --> 01:39:50,000
 bluff that in Texas Tech bow down.

1779
01:39:50,160 --> 01:39:55,440
 And again, I'm sure it's family of sores to be said, well, our next route now was to go

1780
01:39:55,440 --> 01:40:01,600
 to the NFL supplemental draft, but yeah, uh, kudos again to the big 12 and Brett Yormack for

1781
01:40:01,600 --> 01:40:02,580
 calling their bluff.

1782
01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:07,900
 Well, I will say the interesting thing about just my understanding is this, this wouldn't have

1783
01:40:07,900 --> 01:40:13,860
 probably happened if the Texas, you know, attorney general, Ken Paxton, doesn't get involved in

1784
01:40:13,860 --> 01:40:14,040
 that.

1785
01:40:14,040 --> 01:40:14,960
 That's exactly correct.

1786
01:40:15,380 --> 01:40:21,780
 If he doesn't threaten the big 12 and that's the key, threaten them lawsuit litigation, that

1787
01:40:21,780 --> 01:40:28,040
 opens the door now to file their lawsuit and say, okay, so you in the state are doing that.

1788
01:40:28,160 --> 01:40:30,900
 I'm not, we're not going to take that federal government.

1789
01:40:31,060 --> 01:40:34,700
 And that goes back to something I was talking to someone earlier today about this idea of like,

1790
01:40:34,700 --> 01:40:39,180
 it's great when local, when state politicians want to get their, their, their name out there

1791
01:40:39,180 --> 01:40:43,540
 in the press and want to do something and make some bold statement until they realize that

1792
01:40:43,540 --> 01:40:44,700
 this blew up in their face.

1793
01:40:44,780 --> 01:40:48,280
 Cause on Texas Tech, I'm looking at the guy going, man, you really, that really kind of

1794
01:40:48,280 --> 01:40:49,140
 put us in a bad spot.

1795
01:40:49,380 --> 01:40:53,300
 Cause once they did that, there was no, there was nothing else that could have happened.

1796
01:40:53,380 --> 01:40:53,900
 You know what I mean?

1797
01:40:54,040 --> 01:40:56,520
 Once they get to that federal level, it's gone.

1798
01:40:56,580 --> 01:40:58,660
 And so I think that was an interesting thing about that.

1799
01:40:58,840 --> 01:41:02,100
 And you saw, again, as you mentioned, a lot of the other attorney generals from some of the

1800
01:41:02,100 --> 01:41:05,620
 states in Oklahoma and Nebraska coming out and saying, we're not, we're going to support

1801
01:41:05,620 --> 01:41:08,040
 this, you know, we're going to support the big 12 and we're going to do that.

1802
01:41:08,280 --> 01:41:11,000
 All of a sudden you realize, okay, this isn't going to work.

1803
01:41:11,080 --> 01:41:14,260
 We got to figure out a way to kind of, to make this, you know, that make this happen.

1804
01:41:14,260 --> 01:41:17,980
 And I just like you to say, I don't think there was much that they could have done that

1805
01:41:17,980 --> 01:41:19,340
 Sorge being his family could have done.

1806
01:41:19,400 --> 01:41:23,660
 And at some point, do you really want to be the person that just, you know, creates the

1807
01:41:23,660 --> 01:41:27,080
 strife and divide, divide in the conference.

1808
01:41:27,080 --> 01:41:29,480
 And I think eventually he just decided it wasn't worth it.

1809
01:41:29,780 --> 01:41:32,060
 Especially as they give you $4 million to walk away.

1810
01:41:32,180 --> 01:41:34,140
 That's not a bad consolation prize either.

1811
01:41:34,360 --> 01:41:35,760
 Matt Merchel hooking it with us.

1812
01:41:36,260 --> 01:41:38,940
 The Orlando Sentinel, that's in the state of Florida.

1813
01:41:39,260 --> 01:41:43,900
 Matt, the University of Florida looks like they're going to be doing the Hollywood thing,

1814
01:41:43,980 --> 01:41:50,860
 doing a facelift to the tuned to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium of $1.45 billion.

1815
01:41:51,320 --> 01:41:52,260
 That's with a B.

1816
01:41:52,820 --> 01:41:56,260
 Matt, could Florida have done this without Matt Merchel's contributions?

1817
01:41:57,080 --> 01:41:59,640
 Matt Merchel, I can give no money to Florida, believe me.

1818
01:42:00,220 --> 01:42:00,900
 I got it.

1819
01:42:00,980 --> 01:42:01,380
 I've got it.

1820
01:42:01,400 --> 01:42:02,140
 I'm not an alumni.

1821
01:42:02,460 --> 01:42:03,680
 I have no, you know, listen.

1822
01:42:04,460 --> 01:42:06,620
 I can't afford to be an alumni there.

1823
01:42:06,680 --> 01:42:07,060
 Can you?

1824
01:42:07,700 --> 01:42:08,100
 Yeah.

1825
01:42:08,280 --> 01:42:11,980
 I don't even give money to my school in Ball State up in Indiana.

1826
01:42:12,220 --> 01:42:13,040
 So what does that tell you?

1827
01:42:13,280 --> 01:42:19,500
 So listen, I think that this was another situation where, you know, a lot of schools are spending

1828
01:42:19,500 --> 01:42:21,820
 a lot of money to upgrade their facilities.

1829
01:42:21,820 --> 01:42:26,300
 And I know right now that discussion is all about, you know, revenue sharing and NIL and paying

1830
01:42:26,300 --> 01:42:27,340
 for the players and getting them.

1831
01:42:27,700 --> 01:42:31,080
 But I think a lot of schools realize, listen, we've still got to find ways to continue to

1832
01:42:31,080 --> 01:42:31,600
 make money.

1833
01:42:31,840 --> 01:42:35,140
 And to do that is by upgrading your stadiums and upgrading your venues.

1834
01:42:35,400 --> 01:42:37,160
 And that's what Florida's trying to do.

1835
01:42:37,220 --> 01:42:40,540
 You know, you obviously build, you know, it's all about premium seating now.

1836
01:42:40,640 --> 01:42:41,520
 Everything is bling, bling.

1837
01:42:41,840 --> 01:42:43,480
 Luxury boxes, club seating.

1838
01:42:43,760 --> 01:42:47,940
 And also, too, you know, Florida has been one of the schools, like a lot of schools in

1839
01:42:47,940 --> 01:42:52,460
 this country, that are starting to use their stadiums for concerts, starting to use them

1840
01:42:52,460 --> 01:42:53,600
 for hosting events.

1841
01:42:53,780 --> 01:42:54,540
 Soccer matches.

1842
01:42:55,180 --> 01:42:56,340
 Soccer matches, exactly.

1843
01:42:56,500 --> 01:42:58,840
 Try to make additional money.

1844
01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:03,580
 And I think this is where Florida looks at it and says, okay, we can raise this money.

1845
01:43:03,660 --> 01:43:04,960
 We can find a way to get this money.

1846
01:43:05,480 --> 01:43:09,000
 We're going to go ahead and go and make these additions to Florida.

1847
01:43:09,000 --> 01:43:14,700
 And having been to the swamp many, many times, you know, it is a facility that is wealthily

1848
01:43:14,700 --> 01:43:16,600
 lacking in things that needs to be upgraded.

1849
01:43:16,820 --> 01:43:21,360
 And I think, you know, rather than just tearing it down and building a modern-type stadium, which

1850
01:43:21,360 --> 01:43:25,380
 when you say the figure $1.49 billion, you think, okay, well, you could do that.

1851
01:43:25,480 --> 01:43:28,840
 But I think it's just going to be one of those deals where you just continue to upgrade and

1852
01:43:28,840 --> 01:43:31,360
 upgrade and make it as more comfortable as possible.

1853
01:43:31,360 --> 01:43:37,280
 And that, to me, is where I think you're going to see a lot of Power 5 or Power 4 schools

1854
01:43:37,280 --> 01:43:42,040
 really try to work on is upgrading facilities and making sure they can use those for events

1855
01:43:42,040 --> 01:43:42,400
 like that.

1856
01:43:42,740 --> 01:43:48,180
 But, Matt, how do they look, the average, I'm not talking about the guys who have more

1857
01:43:48,180 --> 01:43:51,100
 money in the crack of their couch than most people to make in a lifetime.

1858
01:43:51,720 --> 01:43:56,360
 How do they look at Joe's six-pack with three kids at home and ask them for more money when

1859
01:43:56,360 --> 01:43:57,320
 they're spending this kind of money?

1860
01:43:57,440 --> 01:43:58,360
 We get the investment.

1861
01:43:58,460 --> 01:43:59,220
 We get that.

1862
01:43:59,760 --> 01:44:04,480
 But let's face it, you're also asking us to keep pouring money out of our coffers into

1863
01:44:04,480 --> 01:44:06,980
 your pocket while you're spending money to the tune of billions.

1864
01:44:07,280 --> 01:44:12,760
 It's what every college athletic administrator has told me they're dealing with right now.

1865
01:44:13,280 --> 01:44:14,300
 I mean, it's hard.

1866
01:44:14,420 --> 01:44:18,760
 You could say that right now and say, well, Joe's six-pack, how can you ask me for more

1867
01:44:18,760 --> 01:44:19,040
 money?

1868
01:44:19,480 --> 01:44:19,620
 Right.

1869
01:44:19,700 --> 01:44:21,240
 But it's not just Joe's six-pack.

1870
01:44:21,500 --> 01:44:22,140
 It's boosters.

1871
01:44:22,340 --> 01:44:22,640
 Boosters.

1872
01:44:22,840 --> 01:44:23,200
 Yeah, right.

1873
01:44:23,980 --> 01:44:27,900
 There's a little bit of being, what do they call it, fatigue, booster fatigue, where you're

1874
01:44:27,900 --> 01:44:31,360
 asked three times a year, please give, please give, please give.

1875
01:44:31,580 --> 01:44:32,020
 Until it hurts.

1876
01:44:32,020 --> 01:44:36,820
 And you said, I've given what I'm supposed to be giving you, and then you move away.

1877
01:44:36,900 --> 01:44:38,400
 I mean, not every school has a Cody Campbell.

1878
01:44:38,680 --> 01:44:42,600
 I mean, they'll ever have someone who can write a check and just be like, here you go.

1879
01:44:42,700 --> 01:44:44,580
 I mean, there are a lot of schools that have to fight that.

1880
01:44:44,720 --> 01:44:51,900
 And so the challenge is you have to find a way to offer things that maybe that person, like

1881
01:44:51,900 --> 01:44:56,220
 a family of three or family of four, maybe it would make the experience, you know, something

1882
01:44:56,220 --> 01:44:57,180
 that is unique.

1883
01:44:57,500 --> 01:45:00,540
 And, you know, I know a lot of schools are trying to, they're working on, you know, with

1884
01:45:00,540 --> 01:45:05,580
 how they're doing packages, you know, some sort of, you can buy a couple of game tickets

1885
01:45:05,580 --> 01:45:08,480
 for a couple of games and you get a discount on another game.

1886
01:45:08,560 --> 01:45:12,980
 And maybe they do things with, you know, when it comes to concessions or they do things

1887
01:45:12,980 --> 01:45:17,180
 where they offer fans more opportunity to see, you know, to get into seats and meet the

1888
01:45:17,180 --> 01:45:18,280
 team and meet players.

1889
01:45:18,460 --> 01:45:23,700
 I mean, it's a difficult challenge right now because you're asking people for money and

1890
01:45:23,700 --> 01:45:27,080
 when the economy's tight, people don't have that kind of money.

1891
01:45:27,080 --> 01:45:31,940
 And especially with TV where you can watch a game at home, and I've heard this from a lot

1892
01:45:31,940 --> 01:45:36,060
 of people when I speak in public, they could sit at home on their couch, watch a football

1893
01:45:36,060 --> 01:45:43,000
 game and get the same experience and get good eyesight and see the game and do everything and

1894
01:45:43,000 --> 01:45:46,240
 not have to worry about parking and fighting your way in and doing that.

1895
01:45:46,500 --> 01:45:51,620
 So it's been a challenge that, you know, ADs have fought for a long time, but, you know,

1896
01:45:51,620 --> 01:45:53,800
 you can't just stay stagnant in one thing.

1897
01:45:53,860 --> 01:45:57,440
 You can't just sit back and say, okay, we can't, we're not going to do any upgrades because

1898
01:45:57,440 --> 01:45:59,540
 we're afraid to raise ticket prices.

1899
01:45:59,660 --> 01:46:01,460
 They're going to raise ticket prices no matter what.

1900
01:46:01,500 --> 01:46:05,460
 And you just have to find a way to make sure you don't hit that tipping point where you

1901
01:46:05,460 --> 01:46:09,640
 lose the fans and eventually you find yourself trying to cater to the corporates, corporate

1902
01:46:09,640 --> 01:46:09,960
 America.

1903
01:46:10,500 --> 01:46:16,800
 Matt, just to close on the Sorsby situation, another big picture question, and I've seen

1904
01:46:16,800 --> 01:46:18,260
 a lot of people ask this.

1905
01:46:19,020 --> 01:46:28,420
 In the last 24 hours, FanDuel and DraftKings provide a lot of ad revenue for sports, and

1906
01:46:28,420 --> 01:46:29,740
 particularly for the NFL.

1907
01:46:29,740 --> 01:46:36,300
 You know, it's going more and more into college, and I know they do it for TV stations, radio

1908
01:46:36,300 --> 01:46:37,680
 stations, et cetera.

1909
01:46:38,360 --> 01:46:42,800
 I'm going to be curious to see where this goes now because there are a lot of journalists

1910
01:46:42,800 --> 01:46:51,160
 saying the hypocrisy, again, the addiction of sorts, I'm glad he's reached out to get some

1911
01:46:51,160 --> 01:46:51,620
 help.

1912
01:46:52,180 --> 01:46:58,420
 But I'm going to be curious to see how this coming season in college football, in the NFL,

1913
01:46:58,420 --> 01:47:06,600
 how they handle some of the ads for the gambling organizations.

1914
01:47:06,820 --> 01:47:11,500
 And I'm not saying these guys are bad, but it's going to be interesting, Matt, to see how

1915
01:47:11,500 --> 01:47:13,080
 this is handled moving forward.

1916
01:47:13,900 --> 01:47:18,220
 Yeah, you know, I would hope that there would be some good thought going in that.

1917
01:47:18,640 --> 01:47:20,700
 Unfortunately, I don't think there probably will be.

1918
01:47:21,140 --> 01:47:26,180
 I'm assuming that there's a lot, like you mentioned, there's a lot of money going into advertising

1919
01:47:26,180 --> 01:47:30,600
 by these, you know, and the hypocrisy to me is, you know, you watch all these talking

1920
01:47:30,600 --> 01:47:36,580
 head shows, you know, where people debate these topics, and they're on ESPN or Fox or whatever.

1921
01:47:37,120 --> 01:47:41,300
 And like you said, they're sponsored by, you know, they're sponsored by a sports betting

1922
01:47:41,300 --> 01:47:41,700
 site.

1923
01:47:41,700 --> 01:47:46,140
 And it's, it's really difficult to sit there and talk about how gambling is horrible and

1924
01:47:46,140 --> 01:47:47,320
 it ruins people's lives.

1925
01:47:47,460 --> 01:47:51,780
 And then you go to commercial and it's an ad for, you know, for sports bet site.

1926
01:47:52,200 --> 01:47:56,700
 So I would like to believe that maybe some of these networks would sit down and have conversations

1927
01:47:56,700 --> 01:47:57,260
 about it.

1928
01:47:57,260 --> 01:47:59,840
 But when it comes down to it, it's all about money.

1929
01:47:59,840 --> 01:48:02,340
 And they're going to, they're going to be told, this is what's going to happen.

1930
01:48:03,320 --> 01:48:07,220
 ESPN, you know, if you guys remember, really kind of fought that for a long time about really

1931
01:48:07,220 --> 01:48:09,460
 going out and putting up, you know, point spreads and stuff.

1932
01:48:09,500 --> 01:48:11,560
 And then they just kind of fully embraced it.

1933
01:48:11,580 --> 01:48:15,860
 They have a guy basically who's on, on, on site, you know, on game day that basically talks

1934
01:48:15,860 --> 01:48:17,640
 about the over and the unders and all that stuff.

1935
01:48:17,680 --> 01:48:18,420
 And they talk about that.

1936
01:48:18,520 --> 01:48:23,640
 So I would hope they would have a bigger conversation about that, you know, because I think it is

1937
01:48:23,640 --> 01:48:23,940
 tough.

1938
01:48:23,940 --> 01:48:28,920
 I mean, there's, I think one of the things that's fast hurting our young, you know, people

1939
01:48:28,920 --> 01:48:32,600
 is, is the fact that there are a lot of sports gambling out there and it's become an addiction

1940
01:48:32,600 --> 01:48:34,820
 and people are still trying to deal with that.

1941
01:48:35,020 --> 01:48:39,300
 So you would hope you'd be better about it, but I think that train has left the station.

1942
01:48:39,460 --> 01:48:42,320
 I mean, I think honestly, you mentioned the NFL has really embraced it.

1943
01:48:42,380 --> 01:48:43,520
 The NBA has embraced it.

1944
01:48:43,620 --> 01:48:48,880
 I think college football is trying to kind of, you know, make sure that it helps, you know,

1945
01:48:48,880 --> 01:48:51,920
 keep that they do a good job of making sure people, athletes don't have these issues,

1946
01:48:51,920 --> 01:48:57,240
 but Sorgeby has basically proven to us that it exists and there's ways to get around it.

1947
01:48:57,720 --> 01:49:01,240
 And I know talking to schools, they say, well, we're, you know, we're working to make sure

1948
01:49:01,240 --> 01:49:04,960
 none of this is, you know, there's no way that we can, we can figure out, make sure that there's

1949
01:49:04,960 --> 01:49:06,420
 nobody doing this on our campuses.

1950
01:49:07,000 --> 01:49:07,900
 It's hard to do.

1951
01:49:08,020 --> 01:49:12,280
 I mean, in the Sorgeby case, he had friends and family making bets for him, you know, and,

1952
01:49:12,360 --> 01:49:14,860
 you know, and, and there's no way a school can monitor that.

1953
01:49:14,980 --> 01:49:18,760
 So it's, it's going to be really difficult to see how they can kind of, if they can find a

1954
01:49:18,760 --> 01:49:21,800
 way to kind of really limit the, that kind of situation.

1955
01:49:21,800 --> 01:49:25,760
 I think it'd be better, but I would hope there'd be more discussion, but I, I just feel

1956
01:49:25,760 --> 01:49:29,560
 like once this has kind of died down in the next month or so, it'll probably just kind

1957
01:49:29,560 --> 01:49:30,720
 of fade to the background again.

1958
01:49:31,020 --> 01:49:31,380
 Yeah.

1959
01:49:31,480 --> 01:49:36,900
 And of course, betting has changed from decades ago to where you called your local bookie.

1960
01:49:37,920 --> 01:49:43,600
 Now, now all you need is a smartphone and you make a hundred bets, a hundred prop bets

1961
01:49:43,600 --> 01:49:50,260
 about games, uh, but you know, sitting there watching the game and you're right, unfortunately

1962
01:49:50,260 --> 01:49:52,960
 becomes an addiction for some.

1963
01:49:53,200 --> 01:49:53,620
 Go ahead.

1964
01:49:53,700 --> 01:49:55,300
 Well, and you, you mentioned bookies.

1965
01:49:55,380 --> 01:49:57,020
 I mean, I, I was talking to someone about this.

1966
01:49:57,080 --> 01:49:58,440
 I mean, you know, I'm a generation.

1967
01:49:58,560 --> 01:49:59,180
 I remember that.

1968
01:49:59,300 --> 01:50:03,600
 I remember, you know, someone, if someone didn't pay their money, someone came to your

1969
01:50:03,600 --> 01:50:07,260
 door and told you, you know, it's just, they were going to make you pay your money.

1970
01:50:07,360 --> 01:50:08,320
 You're worried about that.

1971
01:50:08,500 --> 01:50:11,040
 So that doesn't happen nowadays, but you know what I mean?

1972
01:50:11,060 --> 01:50:14,620
 It's so much so, so, I mean, that's, that's the challenge of how everything has changed

1973
01:50:14,620 --> 01:50:16,980
 and it's so much easier for gambling to take place.

1974
01:50:17,300 --> 01:50:22,300
 Man, I remember when my brother and I were young, we'd go get a haircut in this particular

1975
01:50:22,300 --> 01:50:25,440
 business and the phone just rang constantly.

1976
01:50:25,440 --> 01:50:29,040
 And I'm thinking now, are they, are they coming over here?

1977
01:50:29,200 --> 01:50:32,860
 Are they that popular to, to cut somebody's hair?

1978
01:50:32,980 --> 01:50:35,720
 I found out a little bit later, they were bookies.

1979
01:50:36,340 --> 01:50:38,220
 They were getting all these calls.

1980
01:50:38,540 --> 01:50:39,020
 They were hippies.

1981
01:50:39,360 --> 01:50:41,180
 They were getting all these calls.

1982
01:50:41,620 --> 01:50:44,000
 I need 10 on Alabama Saturday.

1983
01:50:44,380 --> 01:50:46,280
 And we figured it out.

1984
01:50:46,580 --> 01:50:51,640
 We figured it out a little bit later, but yeah, they've come, they've come a long way from

1985
01:50:51,640 --> 01:50:52,200
 the end.

1986
01:50:53,600 --> 01:50:54,540
 Yeah, for sure.

1987
01:50:54,600 --> 01:50:58,560
 No one's, no one's coming to your door to knock on, you know, threaten you to make sure

1988
01:50:58,560 --> 01:50:58,920
 you pay.

1989
01:50:59,600 --> 01:50:59,860
 Yeah.

1990
01:51:00,120 --> 01:51:01,180
 Always enjoy it, baby.

1991
01:51:01,240 --> 01:51:03,180
 Where can we get online to get your good stuff?

1992
01:51:03,520 --> 01:51:06,280
 You can go to orlandosentinel.com and check out the latest.

1993
01:51:06,280 --> 01:51:08,640
 Or you can, uh, you can follow me on social media.

1994
01:51:08,740 --> 01:51:09,640
 Oh, it's Matt Merchelle.

1995
01:51:10,400 --> 01:51:11,280
 Matt, you've been warned.

1996
01:51:11,380 --> 01:51:14,640
 Next time you go see Floyd and Mayberry, be careful who you talk to, okay?

1997
01:51:15,240 --> 01:51:15,820
 All right.

1998
01:51:15,900 --> 01:51:16,600
 Thanks a lot, Matt.

1999
01:51:16,680 --> 01:51:17,340
 Thank you, bud.

2000
01:51:17,760 --> 01:51:19,100
 Matt Merchelle hooking it with us.

2001
01:51:19,320 --> 01:51:21,920
 Nothing like gambling in the barbershop in Jasper, Alabama.

2002
01:51:22,560 --> 01:51:27,160
 Omaha, Nebraska, update Troy, West Virginia, third inning, no score.

2003
01:51:27,160 --> 01:51:31,320
 West Virginia runner at second, one out, 2-2 count.

2004
01:51:31,500 --> 01:51:33,600
 So, no score there.

2005
01:51:33,760 --> 01:51:35,080
 Texas, Georgia tonight.

2006
01:51:35,380 --> 01:51:39,300
 And the Braves with a giant game of their own tonight, BB.

2007
01:51:39,500 --> 01:51:40,760
 Yeah, they've got the Giants.

2008
01:51:41,040 --> 01:51:45,940
 Uh, Tony Vitello coming back to his former neck of the woods in Knoxville.

2009
01:51:46,460 --> 01:51:48,200
 Braves got to get some folks healthy.

2010
01:51:48,320 --> 01:51:50,780
 I think Drake Baldwin comes back tonight.

2011
01:51:51,280 --> 01:51:51,460
 Yep.

2012
01:51:51,460 --> 01:51:53,020
 Grant Holmes on the mound tonight.

2013
01:51:53,140 --> 01:51:55,360
 You can hear the game on 93-9 score.

2014
01:51:55,440 --> 01:51:56,260
 How good is Baldwin?

2015
01:51:56,400 --> 01:51:57,300
 He's coming back tonight.

2016
01:51:57,440 --> 01:52:02,120
 By the way, he's been missing since May 18th, and he's still the leading National League

2017
01:52:02,120 --> 01:52:03,920
 boat catcher and catcher.

2018
01:52:04,040 --> 01:52:06,120
 So, Drake Baldwin already with a good season.

2019
01:52:06,580 --> 01:52:08,480
 Good to see him back behind the plate tonight.

2020
01:52:08,780 --> 01:52:11,260
 And you can catch it again right here on 93-9, the score.

2021
01:52:11,360 --> 01:52:12,540
 It's going to take care of us for now.

2022
01:52:12,900 --> 01:52:15,400
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

2023
01:52:15,460 --> 01:52:17,500
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

2024
01:52:17,860 --> 01:52:20,000
 Let's do it again tomorrow on noon to two for the Boom on Buck Show.

2025
01:52:20,000 --> 01:52:22,180
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93-9, the score.