1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,680 Now, get ready to roll Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's Exclusive FM Sports Voice. 2 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:29,980 The Boomo Bugg Show. New Exclusive Inside Track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score. 3 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:48,220 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us your ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in. Where the question of the day is, are you ready for a double shot of the Braves today and tonight? Good afternoon. Welcome in and how are you? 4 00:00:48,220 --> 00:00:59,160 Happy Wednesday. Well, we better, in fact, the Braves coming up here at about 12.45. Got rained out last night. Gonna be playing one this afternoon and then one tonight. 5 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:07,500 We're down to the final four in the College World Series. Georgia and Oklahoma, West Virginia and North Carolina. 6 00:01:08,300 --> 00:01:14,640 Unfortunately, Troy had a bad game and lost to West Virginia. But my, oh, my, what a season they had. 7 00:01:15,140 --> 00:01:22,920 Yeah, so there you have it. Getting down to the nitty-gritty. One thing is assured, BB, the SEC will play for the National Championship. 8 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:28,900 The question is who. A lot of lessons being learned in this World Series. And we've got a lot to unfold here. 9 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:37,040 But, BB, did you see the kid from Texas who had a perfect night one game comes back? And what is it with these kids now? 10 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:45,460 Is it a tick-tock? Is this a moment where they should get 15 seconds of fame by coming out and strutting their stuff like a proud rooster in an old country yard? 11 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:53,460 And then he gets 3-0, does what is going to give them some clicks on social media, and then embarrasses himself by striking out. 12 00:01:53,460 --> 00:01:59,400 What's going on, BB, with some of these youngsters basically embarrassing themselves on the world stage? 13 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,720 Or does it matter anymore that you're embarrassed as long as you get the clicks? 14 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:08,440 Well, I'm sure that's some of it, Harold. But, again, some of these guys just get caught up in the moment. 15 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:14,400 And their teammates are egging them on from the dugout, and one thing leads to another. 16 00:02:14,940 --> 00:02:17,880 So there you have it. Georgia basically coming out of the ashes. 17 00:02:18,460 --> 00:02:22,060 Going to be playing for all the marbles. We're delving more into that, BB. 18 00:02:22,580 --> 00:02:24,800 But, obviously, as we mentioned, a lot to get to today. 19 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,100 The Braves, your thoughts about the Braves last night? 20 00:02:29,660 --> 00:02:33,940 One thing that got answered was, Baldwin, it was like he did not miss a beat. 21 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,560 Do you realize that he's been on the shelf for basically a month? 22 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:45,860 He still leads all National League catchers to be the starting backstop in the upcoming All-Star game. 23 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:49,400 And, by golly, guess what? They were leading last night. 24 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:51,540 He comes up, hits a home run, his first at bat. 25 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:53,160 So, obviously, that's a good sign. 26 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:59,240 But your thoughts about just not only having the lead, but then having a night off and now having to come back. 27 00:02:59,340 --> 00:03:04,380 Alabama did it, if you remember, in the Super Regionals there with St. John's. 28 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:09,560 Your thoughts about the Braves getting ready for basically an old-fashioned doubleheader today. 29 00:03:09,820 --> 00:03:16,700 Well, the thing about Baldwin is, Harold, he went out, I believe it was May 19th, came back last night. 30 00:03:16,820 --> 00:03:23,760 Not only did he hit a home run, he hit the longest home run that's been hit in the major leagues this year. 31 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:28,420 Dad's center, 475 feet. 32 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:29,180 Wow. 33 00:03:29,180 --> 00:03:36,920 And the other thing about Baldwin is, the catcher position for Atlanta, since he went out, they've had a grand total of three RBIs. 34 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:43,080 And I've been saying that, again, Austin Riley's got to begin to learn how to hit again. 35 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:43,680 Yeah. 36 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:55,220 You know, we're going to see what Acuna, what his situation is, his second or third time on a 10-day disabled list is what I used to call it. 37 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,600 But I think this is a key game for it. 38 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:04,620 The other thing about the Braves, Harold, they have not had a losing streak this year over three games. 39 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:11,520 And that's the reason they lead the major leagues right now, is they've been able to avoid a long losing streak. 40 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,300 Well, all you long-time baseball fans know this. 41 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:20,600 You get a team, and a lot of times, history shows that six seems to be the number of a team getting hot. 42 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:24,940 They'll win six, but the problem is, they'll end up after that losing four. 43 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:31,560 So, in terms of just numbers, they end up getting a net of only two games because what goes up does come down normally, 44 00:04:31,980 --> 00:04:34,040 which tells you the Braves are having a good year. 45 00:04:34,420 --> 00:04:39,900 And back to Baldwin, anyone who's played baseball knows, and I guarantee you, David Weathers knows this. 46 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:45,140 He's been on the mound in the majors, and nobody knows this better than David and anybody else that's been out there. 47 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:47,020 A catcher is more than a stick. 48 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:54,420 If you get a catcher, basically, if he hits .250, that's okay as long as he is an outstanding, not only defensive catcher, 49 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,780 but also knows how to call a game. 50 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:03,720 If you get somebody who, I mean, Johnny Bench is out there, right, or Molina, they know how to hit, 51 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,820 but they also know how to control that pitching staff. 52 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:10,340 And if they can get Baldwin back, and who would have thought, BB, when he went down, 53 00:05:10,420 --> 00:05:12,460 that the Braves, I haven't seen the latest standings. 54 00:05:12,540 --> 00:05:15,380 It was seven and a half over the fields at last report. 55 00:05:15,460 --> 00:05:17,980 That could have flexed either way, a half game up or a down. 56 00:05:18,220 --> 00:05:20,840 But bottom line is, seven, seven and a half, eight games. 57 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,640 Who would have thought that when he went down to the Braves to be in this position, 58 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,960 and now he is coming back, which adds even more ammo to the mix? 59 00:05:28,140 --> 00:05:31,160 Well, I think it's the toughest job in baseball. 60 00:05:31,540 --> 00:05:32,080 I know it is. 61 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,120 It's managing that pitching staff. 62 00:05:34,780 --> 00:05:36,200 You've got to play defense. 63 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,660 You've still got to hit. 64 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:43,700 Harold, I think the other thing, and we'll talk about our beloved Bill Shanks with this on Friday, 65 00:05:44,460 --> 00:05:49,580 with Spencer Strider now out for at least a month, and thank goodness he did not have a tear, 66 00:05:50,220 --> 00:05:52,360 did not have any ligament damage. 67 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:56,720 But again, his velocity dropped four or five. 68 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,060 I think he was at 92 and then dropped down to 86, and they went out to the mound and took him out. 69 00:06:03,820 --> 00:06:05,520 And again, we'll see where it goes. 70 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,440 But I really do think the Braves are going to have to look at, 71 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:11,460 and Bill Shanks has talked about this for three years. 72 00:06:11,860 --> 00:06:17,900 Now, they've got some guys on the disabled list who will be coming back, I believe, in the next six weeks. 73 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:22,660 But at the trade deadline, I really wonder if the Braves are going to have to get a veteran pitcher. 74 00:06:22,660 --> 00:06:24,540 Now, that's easier said than done. 75 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,840 But I think that's something Enthampolis is going to have to look at. 76 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:31,400 Well, here's why it's easier said than done. 77 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,400 Every team in the majors are after the same thing. 78 00:06:34,620 --> 00:06:37,240 It's kind of like a left tackle in college football in the portal. 79 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,360 Everybody's at the same position, so they can drive their prices up. 80 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,260 You mentioned Bill Shanks. 81 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:48,100 Has Bill touched base with any of us about the latest move, talking about baseball? 82 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:53,120 Not necessarily, I guess technically it's on the field, but the issue is off the field. 83 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:59,480 Did you see the story over the last few days where Major League Baseball had the pride nights, 84 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,560 and a lot of teams pretty much said, okay, we'll play the game. 85 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,280 We'll go and do the different caps, the different configurations. 86 00:07:06,620 --> 00:07:08,980 A few of the major leaguers did not. 87 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,740 One of the Dodgers and a few of the San Francisco Giants. 88 00:07:12,460 --> 00:07:16,600 When I say San Francisco Giants, that's kind of the epicenter of the topic here. 89 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:22,240 And now baseball is coming out and saying, because they came out and wore a different cap, 90 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:25,480 besides the one that they said you're supposed to wear for pride night, 91 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:31,900 they wrote a Bible verse or verses on their cap, and now Major League Baseball is saying foul, 92 00:07:32,380 --> 00:07:37,220 not with a bat, but because of your political stance, you can't do that. 93 00:07:37,620 --> 00:07:45,720 Has Bill Shanks said basically, so you can go and put this on a cap, but you can't put that on a cap, 94 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,360 but we're going to call it freedom of speech. 95 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:48,740 Has he touched base yet? 96 00:07:48,740 --> 00:07:50,960 No, he hadn't touched base with me yet. 97 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,220 I'm sure he would have a comment about that. 98 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:59,700 Yeah, three of the Giants wrote Bible verses on their cap. 99 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,840 Herald players write mottos or something on their shoes. 100 00:08:05,300 --> 00:08:12,600 Now, you know, first of all, I do understand you need a standard for uniforms instead of turning into NASCAR, 101 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:17,800 which, again, some sports, I think that they're going down the road with that. 102 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,980 But, no, I can see both sides of this, and particularly with this coming from San Francisco, 103 00:08:23,260 --> 00:08:29,260 but, no, I've seen other players, Herald, right on their shoes, you know, et cetera, et cetera, 104 00:08:29,260 --> 00:08:30,720 so we'll see where that goes. 105 00:08:30,820 --> 00:08:33,680 But I'm sure Bill will have a commentary about that Friday. 106 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:36,800 Well, the problem is, and I agree there's got to be guardrails. 107 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:43,980 The issue is the other side has already said we can do this, but when the other side comes back and wants to counter that, 108 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:50,440 what they write seems to be okay by the commissioner, but what the folks who write in the Bible verses, that is not okay. 109 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,620 And this is the same dude, Robert Manfred, who's the commissioner of baseball. 110 00:08:54,620 --> 00:08:57,900 Remember, I guarantee the folks over in Atlanta remember that dude. 111 00:08:57,980 --> 00:08:58,260 Oh, yeah. 112 00:08:58,380 --> 00:09:06,800 Because they came back and they cried foul, and he's the one that signed off on moving the All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver a few years back, BB. 113 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,580 Basically, in effect, for the same issue. 114 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:14,360 Well, Harold, Manfred is one of the most unpopular commissioners in the history of baseball. 115 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:20,000 Atlanta fans and Braves fans will never forgive him for taking the All-Star again. 116 00:09:20,220 --> 00:09:26,400 Atlanta got it back, and I'm glad they made the move, but at the time, he was quite unpopular. 117 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,240 Grow some backbone, my friend. 118 00:09:29,980 --> 00:09:40,220 Basically, we mentioned yesterday a friend, Rick Rodenover in Scottsboro, saying a fellow by the name of DeBoer is coming for their big event coming up here in a few days. 119 00:09:40,740 --> 00:09:43,000 I don't know if you saw what DeBoer's comments this week. 120 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:50,160 I got a feeling I know part of his sermon to the guys, basically, if you love Alabama, we need some help with the NAL. 121 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:55,820 I got the rankings here in a second who are the big spenders and where the Tide Tigers and Tennessee ranks with the rest of the guys. 122 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:04,580 But it's interesting that DeBoer now is coming out and saying, guys, if we want to win the national championships like we did back in the day, you got to reach. 123 00:10:05,380 --> 00:10:07,240 Well, the NAL's been an issue. 124 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:11,900 I've seen a lot of that this week, Harold, about who's got money and who doesn't. 125 00:10:11,900 --> 00:10:16,760 Now, I can assure you Alabama's not broke when it comes to NAL. 126 00:10:17,460 --> 00:10:19,820 And I've noticed that. 127 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:25,200 And again, Kellen DeBoer's been on the speaking tour this week. 128 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:34,520 He was in Mobile last night, along with Alex Gullich of Auburn, and he talked about why Alabama's going to sign so few players. 129 00:10:35,220 --> 00:10:36,940 Usually, it's 20 to 25. 130 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,220 They signed 21 last year and 25 the previous year. 131 00:10:40,620 --> 00:10:42,520 This year, probably only 15. 132 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:43,600 Why is that? 133 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:55,580 Well, because, for example, on the offensive line, they've got 16 players, and they're going to put a lot of the money instead of into NAL for the transfer portal. 134 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,880 They're going to use that into the current roster and try to keep the players there. 135 00:11:00,060 --> 00:11:07,300 But I do understand whenever they're making, Harold, like you said, they're going to be in Scottsboro on Monday. 136 00:11:07,740 --> 00:11:10,420 He's going to make a pitch for NAL. 137 00:11:10,740 --> 00:11:15,460 Well, the reason I bring it up, you're right, Alabama is not broke, but it's all relative, baby. 138 00:11:15,900 --> 00:11:16,840 Here's the bottom line. 139 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:25,900 You may not be broke, but if someone basically shuts you down and you're the top 10, that means you've got six, seven, eight other guys that basically are riding bigger checks. 140 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:30,680 Just to kind of give you a framework, this is a list, a reported list of NIL spenders. 141 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:31,620 This is across the country. 142 00:11:32,180 --> 00:11:33,320 I'll give you number 25. 143 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:34,220 This is top 25. 144 00:11:34,620 --> 00:11:35,960 Number 25, Illinois. 145 00:11:36,220 --> 00:11:38,700 They are $9.3 million. 146 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,540 The lowest spending team in the SEC. 147 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:42,360 Now, this is public. 148 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:43,080 We don't know Vandy. 149 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:43,800 This is public. 150 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:44,620 South Carolina. 151 00:11:44,740 --> 00:11:46,160 I don't think a lot of folks are shocked. 152 00:11:46,680 --> 00:11:47,820 I'm here, nine and a half. 153 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,320 Florida State, by comparison, $10 million. 154 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,380 Kentucky is at 11-2. 155 00:11:53,140 --> 00:11:54,920 Arkansas, 11-5. 156 00:11:55,660 --> 00:11:58,500 Auburn is in the top 16, baby. 157 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,920 We talk about DeBoer. 158 00:12:00,540 --> 00:12:03,980 Auburn, it's hard to say, 11 only. 159 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:05,720 $11.58 million. 160 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,780 That's just a notch up on Tennessee. 161 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:14,820 Remember when everybody thought Tennessee was the biggest spenders in the country, and now they're only in the top 15. 162 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,900 In fact, Virginia ranks ahead of them. 163 00:12:17,180 --> 00:12:20,760 Indiana, team that won it all last year, everybody thought they was writing the big checks. 164 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,020 They're only number 12. 165 00:12:22,060 --> 00:12:22,780 I say only. 166 00:12:23,180 --> 00:12:26,820 They won a championship with that kind of spendage here, which also illustrates the point. 167 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:28,680 It's not just spending. 168 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,900 It's knowing how to spend them and to capitalize. 169 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,540 Now, as far as the top 10, no shock, Oklahoma at 14-8. 170 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:40,000 DeBoer, for all the things he says, it's interesting because he sits here and bashes it. 171 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,560 He's in the top 10 at nine. 172 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,920 Clemson, 15.2. 173 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,600 The Florida Gators, 15.8. 174 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:52,980 The Alabama Crimson Tide BB at $15.9 million at number seven. 175 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:59,500 Yeah, Harold, I was going to guess they were close to that, and again, we've talked about this for years. 176 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:05,240 I learned a long time ago, life's not fair, and I wish it was across the board. 177 00:13:05,740 --> 00:13:23,300 Everybody at least were fairly equal, as Nick Saban has been trying to say for years, but again, Alabama's smart enough, and some of the other schools, they're not going to pay $5 million for a left tackle or an edge rusher. 178 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,300 Again, it's evaluations. 179 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:30,980 It's what we talked about, the great job that Kurt Signetti did at Indiana. 180 00:13:30,980 --> 00:13:35,660 And the evaluation, with the limited amount of NIL money you've got, you've got to use it wisely. 181 00:13:35,900 --> 00:13:37,400 Well, that's a perfect marriage right there. 182 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:39,100 At number six is Michigan. 183 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,420 Everybody thought they might be higher. 184 00:13:40,540 --> 00:13:43,520 In fact, a lot of folks thought Texas A&M might be higher. 185 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,280 They're at number five at a mere 17.2. 186 00:13:46,700 --> 00:13:48,420 Bill Shanks, hush. 187 00:13:48,740 --> 00:13:51,740 Georgia is a big spender at 18.3 mil. 188 00:13:52,180 --> 00:13:53,520 They're number four on the list. 189 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,160 The Fighting Land Kiffin's at number three. 190 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:57,900 They're just over $20 million. 191 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,320 Ohio State is number two. 192 00:14:00,980 --> 00:14:06,180 And I'm going to give you a long shot guess as who's number one, BB, in the entire college basketball or football world. 193 00:14:06,260 --> 00:14:08,540 Could it be Texas or Texas A&M? 194 00:14:09,020 --> 00:14:12,280 At a $22.2 million rate. 195 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:16,360 Basically, that's over twice, or right at twice what Alabama's spending. 196 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,160 So there you have it. 197 00:14:17,220 --> 00:14:21,880 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323 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:25,260 I'm good, guys. 324 00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:25,700 I'm a dog. 325 00:20:25,780 --> 00:20:25,980 Hey, man. 326 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:27,020 Hey, we're doing all right. 327 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:31,420 Are you watching this World Cup now with a little different filter, a different lens? 328 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:35,280 I mean, when you come and they're that close to you guys there at Auburn, 329 00:20:35,380 --> 00:20:39,300 it just takes on, I would imagine, a different dimension when you watch some of these games on TV. 330 00:20:41,340 --> 00:20:42,960 Well, it probably does for some. 331 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:44,700 Not for me. 332 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,860 It's just not my sport. 333 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,920 I don't really watch it much. 334 00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:53,920 So, I mean, it was obviously a great spectacle when they were here at Auburn. 335 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:59,220 But, yeah, for me, there's not much World Cup watching for me going on at the moment. 336 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,200 I hear you, J.C. 337 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:01,240 I hear you, J.C. 338 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:08,120 Let's talk about something that is coming here, and that's the conversation in college football just about 80 days away. 339 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:16,480 We heard earlier about Ken and DeBoer down in Mobile teaming up with Alex Golesh, basically both of them out on the rubber chicken tour right now. 340 00:21:17,140 --> 00:21:19,100 And Ken may know bones about it. 341 00:21:19,180 --> 00:21:25,300 Guys, if you want to get serious about this, you might want to reach down in the couch and get some more money. 342 00:21:25,380 --> 00:21:32,860 Your thoughts about how Auburn is approaching NIL and the speech that they're giving to Auburn fans to kind of enrich the coffers, if you will. 343 00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:42,320 Yeah, and it's just until something changes, it's a part of the conversation that you've got to have in every sport. 344 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:50,800 You know, people trying to explain to people, like, with baseball, and they're like, well, you know, man, you're this close this year, just go get a few pieces. 345 00:21:51,060 --> 00:21:55,460 Well, that's great, but your guys on your current team aren't under contract. 346 00:21:55,980 --> 00:22:00,080 So you've got to pay those guys to keep them and then try to go get pieces. 347 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:01,840 And it's the same thing in football and basketball. 348 00:22:03,180 --> 00:22:05,380 It's not free agency where you think about it. 349 00:22:05,620 --> 00:22:10,960 You know, we've always thought about it in professional sports terms where, okay, now your roster's set, go get a piece. 350 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,180 Well, it don't work that way in college sports right now. 351 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,980 You've got to rebuild your entire roster every year. 352 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,520 And because of that, it takes more and more money. 353 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:22,060 It's just reality. 354 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:23,580 And it's unfortunate. 355 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:25,620 But, no, it's part of it. 356 00:22:26,460 --> 00:22:31,420 And, you know, do you have to be Texas or Texas A&M to compete? 357 00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:31,740 No. 358 00:22:31,740 --> 00:22:34,740 But you can't be at the bottom end of the totem pole either. 359 00:22:35,580 --> 00:22:42,980 Well, I'm proud you brought that up, Jason, because we just got done talking about this is a list of the spenders across the country. 360 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:54,360 And did you ever think that if someone came to you and said, Auburn's going to be spending over $11.5 million for players, you probably said, my gosh, we're going to win a national championship. 361 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,840 Here's a problem with it. 362 00:22:56,340 --> 00:23:00,800 Auburn on this particular list is 16th out of 25 teams, 16th. 363 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:05,240 And to put that in perspective, Alabama is at number seven. 364 00:23:05,340 --> 00:23:08,960 They're spending $17 million, which is about six more million. 365 00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:14,700 But what makes it more amazing about it, Jason, is the fact that Texas is spending over $22 million. 366 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:22,000 In other words, Texas, for every dollar Auburn is spending, Texas is spending two. 367 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:28,200 Now, maybe you can catch lightning in a bottle, but being realistic, what are the odds that that's going to play out a long time? 368 00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:32,220 If you spend more money, chances are you've got more chances of winning a championship. 369 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:34,720 Yeah, and is that in football? 370 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,460 Yes, this is in football. 371 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,200 Yeah, I don't think that's even close to being correct. 372 00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:42,520 I don't think those numbers are even close. 373 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,560 I think it's way more than that. 374 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:46,100 I do, too. 375 00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:47,840 I'm just talking about this is a published one, okay? 376 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:48,600 This is just published. 377 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:49,420 Yeah, that's what I'm saying. 378 00:23:49,540 --> 00:23:56,420 But even then, I think it is way more money than that spent on football, Ross. 379 00:23:56,460 --> 00:24:02,380 My guess is that's closer to basketball, would be my guess, for 13 players. 380 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:08,080 Football, I would guess, for most teams in this league, if you're competitive. 381 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:22,840 And I guess part of that, too, is you have the NIL and your roster money and your budget that you're spending, but then you also have the outside NIL. 382 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:24,760 Auburn has a game in Atlanta. 383 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:30,860 You have things that you'll have in addition to money and some of the Nike stuff that you have. 384 00:24:31,620 --> 00:24:40,780 But my guess is, yeah, I think in this league in football, you're probably talking closer to $25 million just to be on the break-even line to be able to compete in this league right now. 385 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:46,720 JC, one thing we do know is Auburn is doing well in recruiting the latest rankings. 386 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:53,080 I saw they're number 13 in 24-7 sports and ranked number five in the SEC. 387 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:58,380 Their latest pickup was Nate Kamba, a four-star defensive lineman. 388 00:24:58,620 --> 00:25:01,380 I believe Auburn had five visits over the weekend. 389 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:06,220 Carlos May, certainly one of them, a four-star defensive lineman at Birmingham. 390 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:11,580 Junior James, you know, again, another freak from Thompson High School. 391 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,780 Mark Freeman just has an incubator. 392 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,700 George Lemons, Ted Willis. 393 00:25:17,540 --> 00:25:22,820 But no question, this Auburn staff hit the ground running and is paying dividends. 394 00:25:28,220 --> 00:25:30,100 Jason Caldwell, a little bit of a hiccup there. 395 00:25:30,260 --> 00:25:32,600 We'll try to reconnect there with Jason in a second. 396 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:33,480 I agree with Jason. 397 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,420 This is just a published list, BB. 398 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:40,800 It's not to say, but regardless of the numbers, and I got a feeling if he mentioned Auburn 399 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:45,980 saying $25 million, by the same principle, that means Texas is spending $50 million. 400 00:25:46,060 --> 00:25:50,300 The point being, Texas is basically doubling up a lot of the field in the SEC. 401 00:25:50,620 --> 00:25:53,660 The problem with that is fans are still wanting Auburn. 402 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,080 Fans are still wanting Alabama to win these championships. 403 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:58,660 That's the problem, BB. 404 00:25:59,020 --> 00:26:03,320 Once in June, July, when you sit here and talk about it, and people with a reasonable mic 405 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:08,580 and say, I agree with that, but once the season starts, what's the one thing that everybody's 406 00:26:08,580 --> 00:26:09,120 got in common? 407 00:26:09,340 --> 00:26:15,400 When they forget why, they may not have, they may have a decent roster, but I think the problem 408 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,400 with what Texas is doing, they're able to build depth, BB. 409 00:26:18,540 --> 00:26:22,160 They can probably bring a guy in, put him on the bench, and still put, look at Arch Manning. 410 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:26,020 How much money did he make his first two years and never basically saw the field except in 411 00:26:26,020 --> 00:26:26,620 mop-up duty? 412 00:26:26,860 --> 00:26:29,240 Well, Jason is rejoined us again. 413 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:35,100 Jason, let me ask you about Auburn is really doing well in recruiting now number 13 after 414 00:26:35,100 --> 00:26:40,040 picking up Nate Kamba, the four-star defensive lineman, head of South Carolina. 415 00:26:40,180 --> 00:26:44,400 Your thoughts on the job Alice Golich and his staff is doing so far? 416 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:49,740 Yeah, and it kind of piggybacks on the back end of the conversation you guys were having 417 00:26:49,740 --> 00:26:51,920 about trying to create some depth. 418 00:26:52,780 --> 00:26:55,480 I don't think there's any other way to do it right now. 419 00:26:55,880 --> 00:27:03,440 You have to recruit and develop guys, and I don't know that you're spending money on five-star 420 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,080 players in recruiting anymore. 421 00:27:06,700 --> 00:27:07,860 At least not a lot of it. 422 00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:15,340 I just don't know that that's quality decisions for what you're doing. 423 00:27:15,540 --> 00:27:22,320 Get a bunch of good players and develop them, and then if it doesn't work out, then you go 424 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,480 grab a portal guy here or there to try to supplement that. 425 00:27:25,740 --> 00:27:32,240 But, man, spending a lot of money on top-tier, five-star-type recruits for me just doesn't 426 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:33,160 seem wise. 427 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,200 Because, first of all, the d*** guy is going to stay. 428 00:27:36,820 --> 00:27:41,740 Second of all, maybe at a certain position, but I don't, like, quarterback, you're probably 429 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:42,420 not going to play. 430 00:27:43,780 --> 00:27:47,060 There's some other positions where you're not going to play, and are you going to stay 431 00:27:47,060 --> 00:27:49,160 and develop and stick it out? 432 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:53,940 And if not, then, man, we just saw it with Deuce Knight. 433 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:59,240 I mean, Auburn, you give money to a quarterback, and, you know, you have a coaching change, and 434 00:27:59,240 --> 00:27:59,880 it's gone. 435 00:28:00,140 --> 00:28:00,580 That's it. 436 00:28:00,620 --> 00:28:02,060 It's like, poof, there it is. 437 00:28:02,940 --> 00:28:09,660 And so, I think, look, spend money on signing numbers of offensive linemen. 438 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,320 Go get some running back guys, guys who can play early, a defensive lineman who can play 439 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,740 early, and in developmental positions. 440 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:20,640 You know, I've kind of been screaming from the hilltops for that for years. 441 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:26,120 And I think, right now, more than ever, you've got to find a way to try to keep some of these 442 00:28:26,120 --> 00:28:29,880 guys on campus and build something. 443 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:31,820 Because these are one of two things. 444 00:28:32,220 --> 00:28:36,160 You can either be Lane Kiffin in Indiana, and it's worked out. 445 00:28:36,360 --> 00:28:40,640 You can be just straight up, go portal, and hope you hit on the right guys every year. 446 00:28:41,260 --> 00:28:44,880 Or you can try to be consistently there, give yourself a chance. 447 00:28:45,220 --> 00:28:49,040 And to me, I think at Auburn right now, that's where I would lean. 448 00:28:49,140 --> 00:28:54,000 Because the other side of that is, you better have a lot of money every year to turn it over 449 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,480 and to do those things. 450 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:57,040 And like Texas Tech, for example. 451 00:28:57,780 --> 00:29:00,200 It didn't quite work out so well for them right now. 452 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,240 But there's two ways to do it, and I think Auburn's choosing a way to look at if we can 453 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,120 consistently give ourselves a chance. 454 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:11,960 Well, Jason, to your point there, we talked yesterday, and we asked about the money that 455 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,040 Sorosby's getting out there. 456 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,700 Basically, he's still going to get his $4 million. 457 00:29:15,100 --> 00:29:17,660 So they can absorb that kind of thing. 458 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:19,020 And here's the problem. 459 00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:21,180 In a way, you mentioned, you know, Deuce Knight. 460 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:22,200 What about Count Coleman? 461 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:28,300 Auburn goes out, recruits him, has built his brand, spends all this money, all this time 462 00:29:28,300 --> 00:29:29,200 developing him. 463 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,320 And now Texas is going to take all of that. 464 00:29:31,620 --> 00:29:32,840 They're going to put money with it. 465 00:29:33,220 --> 00:29:34,820 But now they've got to, it's like the Yankees. 466 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:37,280 The Yankees back in the day, they went to Cleveland. 467 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:42,660 They'd let Cleveland get a hotshot name, bring them up in the minors, give them some numbers, 468 00:29:42,660 --> 00:29:45,640 and then they'd go and snatch them away because they'd make a deal and poor old Cleveland 469 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:46,800 stayed in the cellar for years. 470 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,160 So in a way, that's where college football is. 471 00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:54,240 And to your point, over on the other side of the state, DeBoer, basically, that's what 472 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:55,720 he is saying, in effect. 473 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,080 We're going to sit here and take that money and pour it back into the guys we've 474 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:02,340 got here, as opposed to going out and getting somebody. 475 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:06,280 They come in here, use us for a year, and if they have good numbers, they're going to 476 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:07,880 cash out and go somewhere else. 477 00:30:07,980 --> 00:30:10,780 And that team's going to benefit from all the time and money we've spent to get them 478 00:30:10,780 --> 00:30:11,300 to this level. 479 00:30:12,140 --> 00:30:12,300 Yeah. 480 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:16,340 No, and like I said, I think you look at it and it doesn't matter the sport any longer. 481 00:30:16,460 --> 00:30:19,700 I mean, but we're watching, you know, College World Series. 482 00:30:19,820 --> 00:30:21,400 North Carolina has developed guys. 483 00:30:21,660 --> 00:30:23,620 They do have some transfers, too. 484 00:30:24,380 --> 00:30:27,120 And you look at the flip side, Georgia and Georgia. 485 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,220 Just about everybody they put on the field is a transfer. 486 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:32,780 Some from smaller schools. 487 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,360 You've got their pitchers. 488 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,260 The two guys that have pitched are Stanford, USC, and then Michigan last night. 489 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:40,880 So they've had three transfer pitchers that have pitched for them. 490 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:46,500 And then almost every position player, you know, started his career somewhere else. 491 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:49,440 They said, look, this is how we're going to do it. 492 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:54,740 And then they'll retool those guys and sign a bunch of transfers again after this year. 493 00:30:54,820 --> 00:30:57,680 And so it's working at a high level for some teams. 494 00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:02,500 It depends on how you want to do it, how you want to try to build a team. 495 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,820 And like I said, we've seen the Ole Miss have success with it the last few years in football. 496 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,360 Obviously, Indiana did. 497 00:31:09,700 --> 00:31:15,040 You know, Miami were more bits and pieces, recruited guys, but then added a few transfer guys here, there. 498 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:24,140 But, no, it's a very, very difficult situation right now when you're talking about from a football perspective 499 00:31:24,140 --> 00:31:27,080 and recruiting, you're doing official visits in the month of June. 500 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,580 You've got football camps going on. 501 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:34,040 You're trying to think about what am I going to need this year, but you don't know until the portal happens. 502 00:31:34,940 --> 00:31:38,580 So you don't really know what you're going to need until after the season 503 00:31:38,580 --> 00:31:40,000 and you figure out how many guys you lose. 504 00:31:40,900 --> 00:31:44,260 You'll have to go find somebody else. 505 00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:45,960 $5 million, Jason. 506 00:31:46,140 --> 00:31:50,100 I mean, and not only that, how do you keep the locker room happy when, you know, 507 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,520 Brett Beaird and Harold Buggs is making $1.50 and this guy is making $5 million. 508 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:58,120 How do you keep a locker room together, and how do you coach somebody who's making more 509 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,400 than a lot of your assistant coaches? 510 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:05,520 Yeah, that's kind of been a question, you know, that a lot of people have had. 511 00:32:05,660 --> 00:32:07,600 How is that going to work? 512 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:12,080 And, you know, you look and guys have made money recently. 513 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:16,600 Well, I mean, we just saw, you know, Miami brought in a quarterback, paid a bunch of money, 514 00:32:16,660 --> 00:32:17,760 and they played for a national championship. 515 00:32:18,020 --> 00:32:19,340 So it can work. 516 00:32:20,860 --> 00:32:24,700 I guess the reality is it's always been that way in professional sports. 517 00:32:25,620 --> 00:32:28,920 You know, the NFL team, you've always had the offensive guard who made, you know, 518 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,160 $225,000 for taking a quarterback who made $10 million. 519 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:37,140 And so it's always been that way, but we just hadn't seen it in college sports. 520 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:44,900 And so, you know, I guess there's a hierarchy, and it is what it is, but I still think in the end, 521 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,940 listen, I talked to a couple of guys at Auburn, and they said, look, 522 00:32:47,980 --> 00:32:49,680 it's actually allowed us to coach guys harder. 523 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,260 And I thought, okay, because you're getting paid now. 524 00:32:53,580 --> 00:32:53,980 Okay. 525 00:32:54,260 --> 00:32:54,560 That's right. 526 00:32:54,700 --> 00:32:56,620 We're not asking you to do this. 527 00:32:57,220 --> 00:32:59,860 You're doing this because you're getting paid for it. 528 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:03,500 And so I think in some ways it's probably helped them, freed them up a little bit, 529 00:33:03,540 --> 00:33:05,620 at least for that one year they're there. 530 00:33:05,940 --> 00:33:09,180 Once they know they're there and they've got a year with them, then you can coach them hard. 531 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:13,040 We just got about two minutes left with you. 532 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:20,760 I was glad to see the Alabama sportswriters at their 54th convention honor some icons. 533 00:33:21,020 --> 00:33:26,540 John Pruitt, Reuben Grant, Mike Bolton, and, of course, Phillip Marshall. 534 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,820 You and Phillip were close. 535 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,740 We talked to Ben Thomas about this on Monday. 536 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,260 I was really glad to see the sportswriters honor those icons. 537 00:33:36,980 --> 00:33:37,420 Yeah. 538 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:42,660 You know, it's a tough year when you look at thinking about those four guys. 539 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:44,680 And what they meant to sportswriting. 540 00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:48,920 But then you need to throw in our dear friend, Christina Chambers. 541 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,800 She wasn't a sportswriter. 542 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,660 She was absolutely in the sports field. 543 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,100 Her losses, well, they mentioned her. 544 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,540 But, yeah, to see so many in it, look, it was fun to listen to stories. 545 00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:03,920 Listen to Ray Mellick tell stories about Reuben Grant. 546 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,600 And Kevin Scarbinsky talking about Mike Bolton. 547 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,300 And, you know, listening to those things was really great. 548 00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:12,940 And so, obviously, John Pruitt's a guy that I knew really well. 549 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:18,820 And the whole time I was doing this job, he was around, you know, coming in on Saturdays 550 00:34:18,820 --> 00:34:20,720 and obviously being around Auburn football a good bit. 551 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:23,640 And so, yeah, definitely well-deserved. 552 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:26,520 And it was an honor to be a part of it. 553 00:34:26,780 --> 00:34:27,200 Absolutely. 554 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:30,680 Well, listen, it's an honor to talk to you when we get the opportunity. 555 00:34:31,500 --> 00:34:33,340 But a lot of things going on. 556 00:34:33,340 --> 00:34:36,280 Auburn baseball getting ready for next year. 557 00:34:36,420 --> 00:34:37,780 Recruiting never stops. 558 00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:42,980 Where can we get on line to get you at yours, Nathan King, and everybody else's? 559 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:47,720 Yeah, you can check us out, auburnundercover.com, part of the 24-7 network. 560 00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:48,760 And, yeah, you're right. 561 00:34:48,820 --> 00:34:52,700 It's kind of putting a bow on the year now. 562 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:55,380 But still got some things going on, obviously. 563 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,880 Got a couple of young golfers in the U.S. Open. 564 00:34:59,920 --> 00:35:01,080 You know, Jackson Coivin there. 565 00:35:01,140 --> 00:35:04,080 He's still playing as an amateur, even though he has turned pro. 566 00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:07,000 He'll be an amateur this week in the U.S. Open. 567 00:35:07,540 --> 00:35:10,740 And then a real talented freshman also made it into the field. 568 00:35:10,740 --> 00:35:16,560 So, be watching those guys and see how they handle maybe the most difficult test in golf. 569 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:17,140 Yes. 570 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,240 And when you play at the Shinnecock Hills in the U.S. Open. 571 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:24,040 So, that'll be a good welcoming experience for both those guys. 572 00:35:25,060 --> 00:35:28,280 Wouldn't it be nice if they handed out free lessons to all of us hackers, Jason? 573 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,300 Listen, man, thanks so much for your time today. 574 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,100 And stay as cool and stay as you can today. 575 00:35:33,180 --> 00:35:34,180 And thanks for your time today. 576 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:35,560 Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. 577 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:36,020 Thank you, bud. 578 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,440 Jason Caldwell, Auburn undercover. 579 00:35:38,580 --> 00:35:40,960 BB, as we mentioned, early start for the Braves. 580 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:41,860 It's going to be weird. 581 00:35:41,980 --> 00:35:43,600 A suspended game. 582 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:45,920 As a matter of fact, the pregame is moments away. 583 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,780 They'll pick it up with a 3-2 lead, BB. 584 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:52,780 Yeah, second inning, and then J.R. Ritchie goes tonight in the night camp. 585 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:56,080 I think that's 6-15 on 93-9 score. 586 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,460 How concerned are you with the surging fields? 587 00:35:58,620 --> 00:36:00,420 Now, seven games back. 588 00:36:00,540 --> 00:36:02,340 Obviously, they corrected their problems. 589 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:04,320 Your thoughts about the stretch now. 590 00:36:04,380 --> 00:36:06,800 It seems to be a race between the Braves and the fields. 591 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:08,000 Your thoughts about the fields now. 592 00:36:08,020 --> 00:36:13,080 Well, quite frankly, with all the injuries the Braves have, the Phillies probably have a better roster. 593 00:36:13,780 --> 00:36:17,540 But, listen, it helps to have a seven-game lead right now. 594 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:18,900 And here's the bottom line. 595 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:21,360 As the one and only Bill Shanks is saying, I concur. 596 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:22,880 Just win this series. 597 00:36:23,060 --> 00:36:25,040 Do meatloaf win two out of every three. 598 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,260 And you should be there still standing after all that's said and done. 599 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:30,620 Speaking of Don, that's going to take care of business for us for now. 600 00:36:30,660 --> 00:36:35,600 On behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here, Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today. 601 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,280 That's tuning in tomorrow, noon to 2, for the Boomer Buck Show. 602 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,900 Back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.