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

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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

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

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

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where, believe it or not, finally, Bill Shanks agrees with Alabama fans.

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 They both hate the Boomer Sooners.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Thursday to you and the listeners.

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 Yeah, I can see why.

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 Mitch Light, the editor of The Athletic, will preview Oklahoma and North Carolina for the national championship in college baseball.

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 We'll be talking about that.

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 The Braves are certainly struggling, losing a doubleheader to the Giants yesterday.

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 But BB is here right now to talk about the collateral damage with the Brendan Soares-Bee debacle.

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 And who has the toughest and easiest football schedule in the SEC?

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 And what, Harold will be joining us here again in just a second.

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 Always great to bring in, speaking of BB, Bill Bender.

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 We are now back in the saddle again.

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 Brett Beaird, hopefully you're doing okay for a somewhat rainy, depending on where you are in the Tennessee Valley.

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 Hope you're doing okay.

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 And if you're ready for this, then we're ready for Bill Bender.

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 Would you say hello to Mr. Bill Bender?

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 Always great to have BB.

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 By the way, the Sporting News is celebrating their 140th anniversary this year.

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 We've got, I'm actually, as we speak, working on some SN 140 college football content that we'll have later in the summer.

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 But, yeah, it's been a crazy week with Brendan Soares-Bee with, you know, the Protect College Sports Act.

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 Some actual football stuff for people to read.

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 Listen, your thoughts as far as recamping Brendan Soares.

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 Everybody took a breath Monday night saying, my Lord, this is finally over with.

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 You had a very good column about it.

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 Again, now it's behind us.

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 Will another player try this again or his attorney?

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 What does this mean for college football and gambling?

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 Well, I don't know that too many athletes will test that anymore, Brett, right?

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 Like, because of the uproar that followed.

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 And I think the biggest lesson to be learned here is that Brendan Soares-Bee and Texas Tech,

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 If Alabama or Ohio State or LSU had a player and the same thing happened, they would defend him.

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 But I don't think it would have been to the level that Texas Tech tried to defend him in this particular case.

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 Ken Paxton, the attorney general, Texas, I thought really may have been the catalyst for Brett,

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 for the Big 12 to jump on a federal suit.

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 But Texas Tech really took it over the top when they had that roundtable that went on social media that became,

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 That little panel discussion with the double down on Texas Tech opinion.

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 I thought that that may have been the tipping point.

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 So, yeah, it's going to be a hard pass, but you learn lessons from your mistakes, and you get a chance to play.

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 The Protect College Sports Act passed the Senate Commerce Committee on a 19-9 vote and may head to the Senate floor in the next seven to ten days.

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 Now, the Big Ten and the SEC publicly came out again and said, yes, we appreciate what Ted Cruz and the Democratic Senator are trying to do here, but we do have some issues with this.

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 So, the Sourceby case happens, and I think it's kind of a wake-up call to all of us.

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 Tommy actually takes a lot of criticism, but in this case, I think he's on to something.

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 and the government can help, to me, it's common sense again.

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 It's better than us sitting around saying, well, why doesn't somebody do something?

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 I hear all of the criticism of the suggested changes, but nobody wants to do something.

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 At least Ted Cruz and his folks are trying to do something with this bill, and we'll certainly be following this in the next couple of weeks.

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 Bill Bender came up with the Big Ten's easiest and hardest schedules, and he dropped this morning the SEC's easiest and hardest schedules.

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 The easiest, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt, Georgia, and also the hardest, Arkansas has complained to the SEC that they're out to get them.

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 It's going to be played at Tennessee Titans' new stadium that's going to be opening in February of 2027.

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 Auburn and Wisconsin are playing a basketball game with NIL ties.

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 Bill, that's going to be a big, big part of this in the future.

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 One of the things that sticks out, not a lot of, like, blockbuster non-conference games in the SEC.

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 You want to preserve those.

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 And listen, if you're looking for your football fix, I have not gotten a copy yet

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 because it's not out on the newsstands yet.

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 But the sporting news has got you covered.

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 You've got the top, all the top coaches, all the top quarterbacks.

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 It's a really good magazine.

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 It's got over 200 team previews in it when you factor in the FCS.

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 Ludwig Oberg has the solo lead in the first round at Shinnecock.

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 He's 2-under through 11.

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 Oberg started on the back nine.

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 Oberg chasing that first major title.

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 Wyndham Clark's a major champion.

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 Hey, welcome back in the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 John Elf, welcome into the show today, buddy.

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 How are you doing?

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 Brett, always great to be on.

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 And only 72 days until John Summerall's debut.

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 Not that I'm counting, but I'll tell you, the excitement for a guy that's never coached a game at Florida, I do compare this to when Urban Meyer got the job.

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 It's just been an amazing transformation these last few months.

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 Let me ask you about when Florida begins, speaking of beginning the season, Florida Atlantic and Campbell to begin, and then two tough games.

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 I'm going to get into the Florida schedule in a minute.

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 In fact, Bill Bender of the Sporting News believes Florida's got the fourth toughest schedule in the SEC.

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 But one of the things the fans may be having to work around are the cranes.

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 Now, Florida announced one of the most amazing renovation projects for a football stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, $1.45 billion.

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 And we've talked with you about this in several of our Florida friends over the years.

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 Jeremy Foley, the former athletic director of Florida, won a lot of championships, but he did not want to do a lot of renovations.

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 And the baseball, of course, baseball has got a new stadium.

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 But, John, talk about this $1.45 billion with a B renovation of the football stadium.

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 It's going to be exciting, Brett.

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 I mean, it's a lot of money, that's for sure.

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 But it's something that I think was long overdue.

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 And you touched on it.

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 For all the championships Jeremy brought to the University of Florida, he brought a lot.

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 He was really not into facility building or facility reconstruction, whatever you want to call it.

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 And I think it's going to be great what they're going to do.

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 Now, I'm going to be fascinated.

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 You mentioned the Cranes.

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 I don't know how it's going to look this year.

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 Because I know it's not going to be complete until the year 2030.

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 Right.

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 So you may not see a lot different this particular upcoming football season.

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 And from what I was told from those down there, they're going to try to keep the atmosphere of the swamp the same, meaning it's going to be more in the upper bowl they're changing than in the lower bowl.

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 Because for those that have been to Florida field and the swamp, the opposing team, you're like right on top of the players there.

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 They don't want to lose that atmosphere, and I agree with them on that.

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 I don't want to see that loss either.

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 So I'm excited to see the suites and the upper part of the stadium and definitely the restroom.

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 To put it mildly, they're going to all be – and the walkways are going to be enlarged.

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 And that's stuff that's been long overdue for the folks paying the money.

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 And so it's going to be exciting.

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 Between that renovation and the energy John Summerall has brought, there's a lot of excitement for a program that was four and eight last year, Brett.

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 A lot more than I thought we'd be saying here on June 18th.

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 It's amazing.

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 Well, and Florida's doing really well in recruiting too, John, which kind of adds another log on the fire, so to speak.

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 But I mentioned Bill Bender with the easiest and toughest schedules.

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 We talked about that with him in the last segment.

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 Florida's got the fourth toughest.

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 Now, I know the first two games, Florida, Atlantic, and Campbell, and I'm not being derogatory toward those two schools,

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 but they're not Auburn or Ole Miss, which are the next two at Auburn, at Missouri, at Texas, at Kentucky, at Florida State.

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 Who knows what Florida State is going to be by the time Florida gets to that.

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 But, John, once again, and particularly on the road, another tough schedule.

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 It is, and that's why I think it was imperative they got Florida, Atlantic, and Campbell to start, Brett.

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 But not to throw John Summerall right into the fire in his first year, unlike the prior few years where Miami was on that schedule.

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 And they've been taken off in LSU, which this is the first year since 1972 Florida hasn't played LSU.

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 And I think that's a good year not to have them on there.

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 But having said that, it's going to be challenging.

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 That game at Auburn is one that I think I'm actually going to go over myself.

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 I have not been over to Auburn in over 30 years.

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 Florida hasn't played there since 2011.

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 That's right.

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 So, that's going to be an exciting game.

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 And then you mentioned Missouri's been one that since they've joined the conference, they've had Florida's numbers.

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 Whether it was Jim McIlwain, Dan Mullen, Billy Napier, they've had Florida's numbers.

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 So, that's going to be tough.

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 Kentucky, in recent years, has been beating Florida when they couldn't beat Florida for decades.

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 They've now made an annual habit of that, and that's something that's got to change.

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 They don't have Tennessee on the schedule this year, which is also going to be weird, by the way.

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 No Tennessee and no LSU, but that's a tough schedule.

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 If John Summerall could somehow manage eight wins this year, I think they'd be able to parade for him, to be quite honest with you.

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 They just get to eight and four and a bowl game.

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 And I think that is possible, though, with the roster he's accumulating, the transfer portal, Buster Faulkner is the offensive coordinator.

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 I think they can do that, but it's going to be tough.

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 It's definitely a hard schedule, no question.

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 John, if he wins eight games this year, are they going to begin plans to build a statue, much less anything else?

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 The Georgia game in Atlanta, I think a lot of people saw this coming with this.

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 And again, adding that ninth conference game, we're not going to have any more ridiculous situations to where Florida doesn't go to Auburn in 15 years.

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 Yeah, thank goodness for that, because that is outrageous.

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 I still can't believe it's been that long.

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 I don't know why the conference let that happen, but you're right.

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 That's not going to happen anymore, because you're playing everybody at least once every two years under this new schedule format, as you know, Brett.

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 And with the nine conference games, George is one that I don't hate Florida getting in John Summerall's first year, but I will be interested in what they look like by October 31st, which is when they play George in Atlanta.

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 We're going to be sad down here in Northeast Florida, because it's the first time since 1995 the game hasn't been in Jacksonville.

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 But it is coming back in 2028.

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 It will be in Tampa next year, which I think by next year, the roster John Summerall's accumulating.

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 If he can keep most of these commitments in recruiting, it's going to look really nice.

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 And so, again, I think this is a lot of trajectory upward, Brett, and I was hoping with Billy Napier, I just, even though, again, I've got to catch myself, because I know John Summerall, I haven't even coached a game at Florida yet, but I just feel so much more confident this is going to work out.

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 I mean, just from the way he's presented himself, he's hitting all the right notes, recruiting specifically, but even his personality, and you guys know this from, he's a Northern Alabama guy, but he's not shy to go and interview with anybody, and I think that pays off in recruiting and in the way people look at your program.

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 And I think, in the end, this is going to pay dividends, but we'll see how it plays out, but I can't wait for it to begin, that's for sure.

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 Yeah, and he has been shy, John, to say, look, these guys are now getting paid.

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 They better start performing, and believe me, knowing John Summerall, he's going to make sure they do that.

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 John, always the delight to catch up with you, bud.

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 Following the college baseball world series, been fascinating.

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 If you had a bet on Oklahoma and North Carolina being in the championship game, you may have won some money today, but always enjoy the visit.

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 Where can we get online to listen to your show, bud?

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 You can get online at 1021news.com to listen to my show.

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 In St. Augustine at 102.1, and follow me on x slash Twitter at JF underscore sports now, and I'm going to take Oklahoma.

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 In that final, I wouldn't have had the guts to pick them for the final, Brett, but the way they've knocked out Georgia Tech, Georgia, I like the momentum.

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 I think the SEC continues the streak.

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 We shall see.

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 I agree with you, bud.

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 North Carolina is a good team, but Oklahoma has come light years.

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 They lost three out of the four series to end the regular season, and they have just taken a chainsaw and gone through the regional and the super regional and the college world series.

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 But have a great week.

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 Let's do this again and get real soon.

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 Brett, always an honor to be on.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you, bud.

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 Good friend, John Ferrari, talking SEC and the Florida Gators.

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 First, when we come back to the BMO Book Show, Michael Southern, co-host of the Blue Collar Podcast, talking Alabama basketball and the SEC, when we return to the BMO Book Show on 93.9, let's go.

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508
00:35:52,460 --> 00:35:54,400
 Welcome back again, and Brent Beard, one question.

509
00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:55,440
 Where have you been?

510
00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,960
 Well, I can ask you the same question, but we're all together now.

511
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:00,900
 That's all that matters.

512
00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:04,540
 Well, as I'm away to Florida and I ran out of money just out in the Moulton,

513
00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,560
 so I'm hoping that...

514
00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:10,000
 Do you know anybody from Florida that might give us a ride down there, B.B.?

515
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,080
 Well, we've got several people, but I'll tell you one thing.

516
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 God bless the people on the coast.

517
00:36:15,220 --> 00:36:20,440
 James and I were looking at the TV monitor right now, and you don't want to be outside.

518
00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:21,340
 No.

519
00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,800
 I wonder if John Ferrari is inside, outside.

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523
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 John, welcome in.

524
00:36:38,460 --> 00:36:39,020
 How are you?

525
00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:45,640
 Hopefully, we can get to it.

526
00:36:45,820 --> 00:36:48,600
 John must have been outside, and he got shorted out there, B.B.

527
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,860
 But it's interesting when you start talking with the folks in Florida.

528
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 They got excited about a brand-new Boston town.

529
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 And what are you hearing?

530
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 You've got a brother that is there in Jacksonville.

531
00:36:58,580 --> 00:37:05,440
 What are you hearing about the great debate right now with all this money that's being spent as far as down in Florida?

532
00:37:05,660 --> 00:37:07,720
 Now, I understand that Michael Southern is now back with us.

533
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:09,100
 Michael Southern is busy.

534
00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:13,680
 He is the man when it comes to talking Alabama history, when it comes to basketball.

535
00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:15,180
 Been there and done that.

536
00:37:15,260 --> 00:37:16,480
 Michael Southern, welcome in.

537
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:17,300
 How are you?

538
00:37:17,860 --> 00:37:19,220
 Hey, I'm doing great, guys.

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 Hope you're safe and dry today.

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 Man, we're doing our best.

541
00:37:22,420 --> 00:37:26,420
 Michael, co-host of the Blue Collar Podcast, basketball contributor for Locked On Bama.

542
00:37:26,980 --> 00:37:29,120
 Michael, let's start with the bad news.

543
00:37:29,660 --> 00:37:34,000
 Alabama makes it to the World Series, but they can't keep on rocking and rolling.

544
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:38,320
 Talk to us about this journey for this Alabama baseball team this season.

545
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:43,900
 Yeah, I know there's some mixed emotions, and I'm not going to call them the bandwagon fans,

546
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,860
 but obviously there are some that kind of latched on in the postseason,

547
00:37:47,060 --> 00:37:49,600
 and they were a little disappointed, especially when the bats fell silent.

548
00:37:49,740 --> 00:37:53,640
 But for the ones that follow this program, look, this was a huge achievement.

549
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:58,820
 And the ones who follow the team and know the roster and the weaknesses,

550
00:37:59,240 --> 00:38:00,320
 this team had a lot of weaknesses.

551
00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:04,500
 So they basically had to play around a lot of different things to get where they are.

552
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:08,600
 And you're talking about something that just hadn't been done in like 27 years.

553
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:12,980
 So it was a huge accomplishment for Rob Vaughn to get this roster that had flaws,

554
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 to find a way to host not one, not just a regional, but a super regional,

555
00:38:17,820 --> 00:38:18,740
 and get to Omaha.

556
00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:20,080
 That's a huge achievement.

557
00:38:20,380 --> 00:38:24,360
 So that's something that I know it's a little bitter right now, the 0-2.

558
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,460
 But, you know, a couple of months from now, it'll be looked on much better.

559
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:29,920
 I always look at it like this.

560
00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,720
 You know, I hear people say, like, I would rather win the NIT

561
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:35,500
 than losing the first round of the NCAA tournament.

562
00:38:35,740 --> 00:38:37,520
 And to me, those are the people that just don't get it.

563
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,560
 So, yes, you definitely want to be in Omaha.

564
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:45,000
 Yes, you don't want to go 0-2 and go home, but that's a huge accomplishment,

565
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,440
 something the program hasn't done in a long time.

566
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:51,620
 And I think Rob Vaughn, just based on the roster and talent level that he had,

567
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:55,880
 I think he did a really nice job just pulling some strings, smoking mirrors,

568
00:38:55,940 --> 00:38:57,140
 I guess if you want to say that.

569
00:38:57,220 --> 00:39:00,760
 But at the end of the day, it was a very good season for the baseball team.

570
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:04,980
 They've got some activity going on in the transfer portal, so let's see what he can do.

571
00:39:05,060 --> 00:39:08,860
 The team's going to take some huge losses, both with everyday players and pitching.

572
00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:13,480
 So it's going to be a pretty major rebuilding program for next year.

573
00:39:14,260 --> 00:39:16,920
 But I like the way Vaughn has taken the program.

574
00:39:17,060 --> 00:39:19,520
 I think there's a bright future here for the program itself.

575
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:26,100
 I agree with you entirely, and particularly coming off that 2023 debacle with Bobo Hannon

576
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:32,700
 in the gambling situation, which has come to light with another individual the last couple of weeks.

577
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:39,980
 Listen, we have been talking about this now for weeks, is your Nate Oates technical series.

578
00:39:40,420 --> 00:39:48,480
 One that in particular resonated with me was yesterday, was the 17th in your 32-part series,

579
00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:54,580
 was the Alabama win over Vanderbilt and Nashville, 78-66.

580
00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:59,120
 Brandon Miller went off and scored, I believe, 30 points.

581
00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:06,240
 But what I remember so much, after the game, it was so foggy, they could not fly back to Tuscaloosa.

582
00:40:06,900 --> 00:40:15,560
 So they hopped on a bus, and I remember this vividly, a picture of Nate Oates and Greg Byrne

583
00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:21,260
 in Buc-ee's in Athens at exit 347 at 1.30 in the morning.

584
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:25,720
 I remember that, Michael, more than I do the final score of the game.

585
00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:30,080
 Oh, absolutely, and that's why I wanted to make sure we put that last graph in there about

586
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:34,980
 they had an unexpected stop when they couldn't fly back.

587
00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:37,620
 I mean, there's a lot of little fun bits.

588
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:40,780
 That one is unique because of the Buc-ee's aspect.

589
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,060
 Of course, you know, the one we had earlier with the Mississippi State game

590
00:40:44,060 --> 00:40:47,120
 where it's the only time he's been ejected, that was always a fun one.

591
00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:52,540
 There's some other fun things going on, and as I've been cutting a lot of videos for it,

592
00:40:53,140 --> 00:40:57,100
 there's some referees, we always talk about Doug Shouse, Ty Adams, Terry Ogleson,

593
00:40:57,100 --> 00:41:02,820
 but, you know, DJ Christensen, he's nailed Oates a couple of times along with Todd Austin,

594
00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:07,020
 so there's kind of a almost, I'm going to see if I can come over to Sinister Six

595
00:41:07,020 --> 00:41:11,340
 if I'm going to go like Amazing Spider-Man on you, but, you know, I've added two more referees

596
00:41:11,340 --> 00:41:15,820
 that I didn't realize that had tacked on the technical fouls on Oates with quite such frequency.

597
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:19,540
 I hope they didn't see him there at Buc-ee's at 1.30 in the morning.

598
00:41:19,700 --> 00:41:21,860
 Michael Southern, co-host of the Blue Collar Podcast.

599
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,280
 Michael, let's talk about X's and O's.

600
00:41:24,380 --> 00:41:29,300
 One thing about it, it looks like Nate loves Buc-ee's, and he loves tough schedule.

601
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:34,440
 I saw now that they've got, what, Iowa, correct me if I'm wrong, added to a neutral site game.

602
00:41:34,500 --> 00:41:37,540
 This is one tough recipe for success, is it not?

603
00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,440
 Yeah, but, I mean, that's his blueprint.

604
00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,600
 I mean, this is what he's always done.

605
00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:43,280
 He wants his team battle-tested.

606
00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:47,600
 This is no surprise, as long as Nate Oates is the coach at Alabama, they are always going

607
00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:51,780
 to be playing, if not the hardest, at least the top three most difficult non-conference

608
00:41:51,780 --> 00:41:52,160
 schedule.

609
00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:54,280
 So, yes, they're going to get Iowa and Des Moines.

610
00:41:54,500 --> 00:41:55,580
 It's not going to be in Iowa City.

611
00:41:55,720 --> 00:41:56,620
 It's going to be in Des Moines.

612
00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,920
 I think it's on a Monday, December the 21st, and then the return game next year, they're

613
00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:03,760
 going to play it down in Mobile, and I think, aren't they building a new arena down there

614
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:04,040
 in Mobile?

615
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,760
 So, I think the goal is to be playing, I think, in a new arena down there, down in Mobile.

616
00:42:09,640 --> 00:42:11,320
 Yeah, I think you're exactly right.

617
00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:16,780
 Listen, we've got to run to a U.S. Open update here in just a minute, but tell us, where can

618
00:42:16,780 --> 00:42:23,640
 we get online and follow the Nate Oates technical series, which still has plenty more to go?

619
00:42:23,740 --> 00:42:25,980
 Where can we get online to get all your great stuff?

620
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:31,080
 Yeah, just go to X, we're at Bama History, or just type in Ty Dukes History.

621
00:42:31,460 --> 00:42:34,740
 Heck, if you just type in Nate Oates technical files, I promise you we'll come up.

622
00:42:34,820 --> 00:42:36,380
 So, you can do it that way, too.

623
00:42:36,460 --> 00:42:38,300
 That might be the easier way to find us.

624
00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:38,700
 How about that?

625
00:42:39,860 --> 00:42:41,340
 Michael, really appreciate your time.

626
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:45,600
 Michael Southern, with us, co-host of the Blue Collar Podcast and Basketball Contributor.

627
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,020
 It's there on Locked on Bama BB.

628
00:42:48,260 --> 00:42:50,960
 Obviously, for the folks who missed it, did you see the back story?

629
00:42:51,500 --> 00:42:53,640
 They said it would come this brother against brother.

630
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,660
 What a story for Oklahoma and Georgia last night with the boys.

631
00:42:57,820 --> 00:42:58,900
 Yeah, the branch boys.

632
00:42:59,060 --> 00:43:02,300
 We'll talk about that with Mitch Light a little bit later, but you're right.

633
00:43:03,260 --> 00:43:08,580
 Anyway, it looks like it's going to be blue and red, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

634
00:43:08,780 --> 00:43:13,920
 Still a chance for the SEC to continue its dominance in college baseball.

635
00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:14,940
 Stay tuned for that.

636
00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:18,360
 And speaking of that, how about the opening day for the U.S. Open?

637
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,860
 The latest next day with us here on the Boomo Bugg Show.

638
00:43:22,860 --> 00:43:28,660
 This update on the 2026 U.S. Open is brought to you locally by Cypress Lakes Golf Course and Muscle Shoals.

639
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:35,600
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642
00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:45,080
 Scotty Scheffler has his first crack at the career Grand Slam, and he is being tested at Shinnecock Hills.

643
00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:49,920
 Three over, making the turn in this first round, including a double bogey at eight.

644
00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:52,300
 Scheffler just saved his par at ten.

645
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:53,920
 He is five off the lead.

646
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:58,080
 Ludwig Oberg and Sam Stevens on top at two under.

647
00:43:58,540 --> 00:43:59,880
 Oberg is through 12 holes.

648
00:44:00,220 --> 00:44:01,220
 Stevens through 15.

649
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:02,820
 Both started on the back nine.

650
00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:05,360
 There are only four players under par right now.

651
00:44:05,620 --> 00:44:06,980
 Welcome to the U.S. Open.

652
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:09,700
 Rory McIlroy is one under through 12.

653
00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:11,840
 Ben James, one under through 10.

654
00:44:12,020 --> 00:44:13,000
 Both just one back.

655
00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:18,340
 McIlroy does have about 15 feet to save his par coming up at hole number three.

656
00:44:18,500 --> 00:44:21,600
 Brooks Koepka won at Shinnecock eight years ago with a score of one over.

657
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658
00:44:23,360 --> 00:44:23,840
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752
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 Braves fans do not like the sound of things these days.

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757
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758
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 They've only hit 13 home runs.

759
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 There are a lot of reasons for this.

760
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 They've got a lot of injuries that they're trying to work through.

761
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762
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 Spencer Strider was switched to the 60-day disabled list.

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764
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765
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 J.R. Ritchie, yesterday they had a bullpen game when it resumed in the second inning.

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769
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 They've got one more game tonight if Mother Nature will cooperate.

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771
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772
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 U.S. Congressman Barry Moore is defending the San Francisco Major League Baseball players who put Bible references on their uniforms that they were made to wear to promote Pride Month.

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 Moore spoke on WVNN on the Yaffe program about the blowback these players have been receiving for referencing the Bible.

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 South Africa has never been beyond the group stage at a World Cup, and they're still alive

868
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 thanks to a 1-1 draw with Czechia.

869
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870
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 South Africa tied the game on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute.

871
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 Czechia's goal came all the way back in the 6th minute, so each team now has one point in Group A.

872
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 That means the winner of Mexico and South Korea tonight, 9 Eastern and Guadalajara,

873
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874
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 Next match on the schedule, 3 Eastern for Switzerland and Bosnia-Herzegovina in L.A.,

875
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 Canada and Qatar, 6 Eastern and Vancouver, all four have one point.

876
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878
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879
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890
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891
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892
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893
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894
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895
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896
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897
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898
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899
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900
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901
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902
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903
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904
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905
00:59:35,720 --> 00:59:37,060
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906
00:59:37,220 --> 00:59:40,160
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907
00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:43,040
 Do you live in the home of good baseball?

908
00:59:43,400 --> 00:59:45,580
 You got to braze up the road from you.

909
00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:47,640
 You got the bulldogs up the road from you.

910
00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:51,280
 You know, Harold, as I've said so many times, it's good to be king.

911
00:59:53,820 --> 00:59:57,620
 Is it all the money that the Bill Shanks Foundation is contributing?

912
00:59:57,800 --> 00:59:59,540
 What's the secret of the sauce here, Bill?

913
00:59:59,960 --> 01:00:03,520
 They need to contribute to my foundation because if not for me, they'd be nothing.

914
01:00:04,420 --> 01:00:05,880
 By the way, I've got some friends.

915
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:08,720
 They want Georgia to lose every football game.

916
01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:10,880
 Now, is there anything you can do for them?

917
01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:13,740
 Well, so we get this baseball championship won in Omaha.

918
01:00:13,980 --> 01:00:14,220
 Yeah.

919
01:00:14,300 --> 01:00:17,800
 We're going to turn our attention to another championship come December and January.

920
01:00:17,940 --> 01:00:19,060
 Yeah, in mid-October.

921
01:00:19,300 --> 01:00:20,300
 A question or what, Bill?

922
01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:23,240
 At some point, we're going to have to beat you guys over there in Tuscaloosa.

923
01:00:23,360 --> 01:00:23,540
 What?

924
01:00:23,620 --> 01:00:25,840
 I mean, we're ready for you now.

925
01:00:25,940 --> 01:00:27,460
 We've got a quarterback named Gunnar.

926
01:00:27,780 --> 01:00:29,320
 You can better be careful of us, though.

927
01:00:29,340 --> 01:00:30,060
 I can tell you that.

928
01:00:30,460 --> 01:00:30,820
 Absolutely.

929
01:00:31,180 --> 01:00:35,140
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930
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932
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933
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934
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935
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936
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937
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938
01:01:15,160 --> 01:01:18,500
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939
01:01:21,460 --> 01:01:24,020
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940
01:01:24,020 --> 01:01:29,580
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

941
01:01:30,380 --> 01:01:35,800
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

942
01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:38,260
 Welcome back in our tour of the Bumbo Bug Show.

943
01:01:38,360 --> 01:01:39,880
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

944
01:01:39,980 --> 01:01:42,720
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

945
01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:50,040
 And for Logan Fowler, taking time out of his schedule there, covering the Auburn Tigers at 1819 News.

946
01:01:50,160 --> 01:01:51,000
 Logan, welcome in.

947
01:01:51,040 --> 01:01:51,620
 How are you?

948
01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:53,600
 Doing very well, guys.

949
01:01:53,780 --> 01:01:56,520
 Trying to stay a little dry with all this rain coming out.

950
01:01:57,360 --> 01:01:59,260
 The gardens and the ducks like it.

951
01:01:59,260 --> 01:02:00,840
 And I'm not so sure a lot of folks do.

952
01:02:01,260 --> 01:02:03,200
 Farmers, I'm sure, get a kick out of it as well.

953
01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:09,020
 Logan, let's talk about something that right now has been some rainy and stormy days over the last few years.

954
01:02:09,100 --> 01:02:14,220
 Any time you get a new coach, it's an easy question kind of to answer when asked about the vibe.

955
01:02:14,300 --> 01:02:15,720
 It's always, well, we're excited.

956
01:02:15,860 --> 01:02:17,000
 We're going to see what's going to happen.

957
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:26,440
 How does the vibe under this new coach coming in compared to how many coaches now has it been over the last few years in June for this Auburn football program?

958
01:02:27,400 --> 01:02:27,540
 Yeah.

959
01:02:27,940 --> 01:02:30,300
 Yeah, I mean, I do think the vibe is really high.

960
01:02:30,440 --> 01:02:37,740
 I think that it's a breath of fresh air for Auburn fans in a sense that this coach feels a little bit different the way he approaches things.

961
01:02:37,740 --> 01:02:44,140
 He's very detail-oriented, very intense, kind of just wants to line up and punch you in the mouth type of guy.

962
01:02:45,100 --> 01:02:46,300
 And I really like that.

963
01:02:46,540 --> 01:02:51,540
 You know, I think that he's, in that way, I think he's a lot different than the previous coach.

964
01:02:52,260 --> 01:02:57,600
 You know, I think there's a lot of excitement in the air right now, obviously, regarding Auburn recruiting.

965
01:02:58,700 --> 01:03:03,940
 Just consistently reeling in guys this third straight week with at least one commitment.

966
01:03:03,940 --> 01:03:09,400
 So, you know, this staff is hitting the trail really hard.

967
01:03:09,500 --> 01:03:16,420
 And I think that, again, just the way that they approach things every single day with a detailed plan.

968
01:03:16,540 --> 01:03:23,600
 I mean, he said that he had his first, you know, three months scoped out, you know, pretty detailed when he arrived on campus.

969
01:03:23,820 --> 01:03:29,460
 And it surely seems like, you know, he's executing that plan pretty well right now, especially on the recruiting front.

970
01:03:29,840 --> 01:03:34,340
 Logan, it sounds like maybe the previous coach or coaches were not detail-oriented.

971
01:03:35,340 --> 01:03:40,500
 Well, your thoughts about that, I mean, obviously, let's face it, you could go out and get a fish.

972
01:03:40,600 --> 01:03:42,200
 He just didn't know how to clean it and eat it.

973
01:03:43,060 --> 01:03:43,400
 Right.

974
01:03:43,500 --> 01:03:49,320
 I mean, I'm not, I certainly wasn't trying to insinuate that, you know, staff wasn't detail-oriented.

975
01:03:49,320 --> 01:03:54,700
 But I think that this, this just, I think he's just a little bit more intense than Hugh Freeze was.

976
01:03:54,920 --> 01:04:00,060
 Not to say, you know, I think that this coach can strike a little bit of fear into you.

977
01:04:00,780 --> 01:04:09,640
 And so, again, yeah, I mean, you compare what Alex Golesh is doing right now in June to what Hugh Freeze is doing, and it's kind of similar.

978
01:04:09,780 --> 01:04:19,860
 Maybe you even have to give, you know, Hugh Freeze in his first year the upper hand, especially reeling off, you know, that big cat weekend on Hugh Freeze's first year with Perry Thompson committing.

979
01:04:20,040 --> 01:04:26,000
 And then, you know, not too long after you roll in, you know, the freeze four and Cam Coleman and all that.

980
01:04:26,100 --> 01:04:28,980
 So, you know, that was exciting for Auburn fans.

981
01:04:29,040 --> 01:04:34,600
 Obviously, you would have hoped to have seen, you know, the results on the field be a little bit better.

982
01:04:34,600 --> 01:04:42,980
 But I just, I simply think that right now you're seeing, it's confusing for me.

983
01:04:43,040 --> 01:04:48,160
 It's complicated for me because, again, Brian Harsin was technically an offensive, you know, guy.

984
01:04:48,280 --> 01:04:52,220
 Hugh Freeze was, had seen much success as an offensive coach over the years.

985
01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:59,840
 I'm really interested to see if this offensive coach can actually be, bring, you know, a competent offense to the planes.

986
01:04:59,840 --> 01:05:06,820
 And that's my biggest question so far for this staff is I think you know you're going to get, you know, production out of D.J. Durkin's defense.

987
01:05:06,940 --> 01:05:09,120
 They're going to play very physical and intense.

988
01:05:09,220 --> 01:05:16,820
 And I think that, you know, if you can just somewhat produce the numbers that you've produced over the years at USF and Tennessee, you know,

989
01:05:16,820 --> 01:05:21,960
 I think that Auburn's going to be a 7-8 win, you know, football team in the first year under Alex Golesh.

990
01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:32,620
 Well, they're already winning on the recruiting trail, now up to number 13 in 24-7 sports rankings, which is fifth in the SEC.

991
01:05:32,920 --> 01:05:43,000
 Their latest, I believe, yesterday was a Maryland safety commitment number 19, Kenyar Crum from Maryland.

992
01:05:43,320 --> 01:05:49,740
 And they also picked up a big defensive lineman, Nate Kamba, a little bit earlier in the week, too.

993
01:05:49,960 --> 01:05:53,160
 And like you said, they've had a tremendous 10 days.

994
01:05:54,180 --> 01:06:01,600
 Yeah, I mean, when you think about the last, I guess, really three weeks, you know, they had of what was it, you know, last week, two weekends ago,

995
01:06:01,600 --> 01:06:04,140
 that was five commitments over one weekend.

996
01:06:04,140 --> 01:06:12,920
 And then last week, you reeled in a couple of commitments, obviously, you mentioned Nate Crum and, or, Kamba and Nair Crum, who committed yesterday.

997
01:06:13,400 --> 01:06:16,080
 You know, I think that, I don't think it's going to stop.

998
01:06:16,180 --> 01:06:23,060
 I think that, like you mentioned, you know, Auburn's, it's so funny that you're knocking on, you know, a top 10,

999
01:06:23,160 --> 01:06:28,320
 knocking on the door of having a top 10 class nationally, and you're sitting, you know, fifth and sixth consistently every day in the SEC,

1000
01:06:29,460 --> 01:06:32,800
 which just goes to show it's just a different ballgame over here.

1001
01:06:33,860 --> 01:06:38,660
 But, you know, I think that now you can, you know, you can look for a couple more maybe to end the week.

1002
01:06:39,080 --> 01:06:45,880
 James Pace III is a four-star edge guy and a teammate of Crum, who's set to announce his decision tomorrow.

1003
01:06:46,660 --> 01:06:51,280
 Next week, I think there's, you know, the name everyone that keeps talking about is an in-state product,

1004
01:06:51,420 --> 01:06:55,320
 and Deshaun Hall, big six-foot-five receiver out of Prattville, Alabama.

1005
01:06:56,400 --> 01:07:00,920
 Actually, you had to watch him play last year, and he just stuck out like a sore thumb.

1006
01:07:01,660 --> 01:07:02,940
 You know, he had a great game.

1007
01:07:03,380 --> 01:07:06,200
 And at six-foot-five, it's just, you can't really miss him.

1008
01:07:06,840 --> 01:07:11,040
 So, you know, it seems like, you know, the momentum is continuing to roll in Auburn's favor.

1009
01:07:11,340 --> 01:07:13,120
 I think that Hall would be a nice get.

1010
01:07:13,240 --> 01:07:18,700
 And then maybe the biggest name in terms of stars and rankings, per se, is a defensive back,

1011
01:07:18,700 --> 01:07:19,540
 Tay Walton Jr.

1012
01:07:20,260 --> 01:07:25,960
 At Tennessee, he would be top 50 guy, and, you know, he would come in and actually be your highest rated guy.

1013
01:07:26,400 --> 01:07:31,620
 And I don't know when he's set to announce and, you know, which way he's leaning and what he's planning on doing.

1014
01:07:31,780 --> 01:07:38,040
 But, you know, that would be a great get for DeMarcus Van Dyke and Auburn to kind of just get another star-studded guy in.

1015
01:07:38,680 --> 01:07:42,200
 You know, again, the challenge is holding on to these guys until signing day in December.

1016
01:07:42,200 --> 01:07:50,060
 But, you know, it's still every year we're seeing these classes kind of get, you know, quote-unquote finished up

1017
01:07:50,060 --> 01:07:53,340
 or really close to getting finished before the season ever starts.

1018
01:07:54,240 --> 01:08:00,080
 So, they'll have three officials on campus this weekend and commitment already with one commitment.

1019
01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:05,400
 A guy who's already committed in Leighton Von Bronten and, you know, Preston Williams as a safety

1020
01:08:05,400 --> 01:08:07,140
 and another wide receiver will be on campus.

1021
01:08:07,700 --> 01:08:09,580
 That period will go into effect soon.

1022
01:08:09,700 --> 01:08:13,000
 So, I think that Auburn really took advantage of these summer months.

1023
01:08:13,160 --> 01:08:17,280
 And I think you've got to be happy with what you're seeing from this staff on the trail, especially in year one.

1024
01:08:18,060 --> 01:08:21,020
 Logan Fowler got it all covered there at 1819 News.

1025
01:08:21,360 --> 01:08:24,120
 Logan, to your point about that, you mentioned it's all relative.

1026
01:08:24,260 --> 01:08:28,420
 Now, if he'd had this same class when he was in South Florida, he'd probably be getting a statue.

1027
01:08:28,620 --> 01:08:32,940
 But it's all relative to what's ahead of you in the SEC, which brings us to this point.

1028
01:08:32,940 --> 01:08:37,560
 But there's no question on paper this has the potential for being a stout offense.

1029
01:08:37,660 --> 01:08:40,220
 The question is, we saw last year against Florida from the SEC.

1030
01:08:40,920 --> 01:08:46,120
 What are your thoughts about those who say it's going to be interesting how this offense holds up week in and week out

1031
01:08:46,120 --> 01:08:50,280
 against an SEC opponent, particularly if they have any injuries?

1032
01:08:50,380 --> 01:08:53,620
 How deep is this offense with this schedule they'll be facing this season?

1033
01:08:54,440 --> 01:09:02,440
 Yeah, I mean, I think it really all comes down to what kind of production you get out of your quarterback in Byron Brown.

1034
01:09:02,580 --> 01:09:10,260
 I think, obviously, it's going to be a challenge for some of those USF guys who haven't consistently played against this competition,

1035
01:09:10,360 --> 01:09:11,600
 like you said, week in and week out.

1036
01:09:11,660 --> 01:09:12,740
 Now, it's not to say they haven't.

1037
01:09:13,840 --> 01:09:17,520
 USF played Alabama over the years in Florida last year, beat them, actually.

1038
01:09:18,120 --> 01:09:20,720
 So they know what it's like.

1039
01:09:21,720 --> 01:09:23,960
 You know, I think it's just a grind, man.

1040
01:09:24,060 --> 01:09:24,800
 I mean, you talk about...

1041
01:09:24,800 --> 01:09:25,760
 It is for everybody.

1042
01:09:26,940 --> 01:09:31,660
 It's just, you talk about guys and rosters that are full of, you know, NFL guys.

1043
01:09:33,220 --> 01:09:37,660
 I do think that you'll probably see a tick down in numbers for Byron Brown.

1044
01:09:37,880 --> 01:09:45,300
 I think you're going to see this staff maybe try to cut down on his, you know, attempts carrying the football.

1045
01:09:45,700 --> 01:09:49,700
 You know, if he doesn't surpass 1,000 yards this year, Auburn fans, please don't freak out.

1046
01:09:49,860 --> 01:09:53,380
 You know, you've got four other running backs who can get that job done.

1047
01:09:53,380 --> 01:09:56,100
 You want to keep Byron Brown as healthy as possible.

1048
01:09:56,660 --> 01:09:57,720
 For me, it's the receivers.

1049
01:09:58,040 --> 01:09:59,860
 How much production are you going to get out of those guys?

1050
01:09:59,980 --> 01:10:01,580
 Keyshawn Singleton, Taz Nimrod.

1051
01:10:03,260 --> 01:10:06,500
 You know, I think that one of those guys needs to be pretty close to 1,000 yards.

1052
01:10:06,660 --> 01:10:09,300
 Maybe if they don't break 1,000 yards, it'll be okay.

1053
01:10:09,420 --> 01:10:11,460
 But I think that if Auburn...

1054
01:10:11,460 --> 01:10:15,980
 If you tell an Auburn fan right now that you have a 1,000-yard receiver at the end of the year,

1055
01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:17,060
 I think they'd be pretty happy.

1056
01:10:17,300 --> 01:10:21,140
 But I do think you'll see a tick down in numbers from, you know,

1057
01:10:21,140 --> 01:10:24,480
 what this staff and what these players have accomplished at their other stops.

1058
01:10:24,620 --> 01:10:31,040
 But I do think that, again, as long as you can just consistently, you know, put points on board, really, is all that matters.

1059
01:10:31,340 --> 01:10:34,640
 That's what Auburn, you know, lacked severely in last year.

1060
01:10:34,820 --> 01:10:37,840
 You know, my mind goes straight to the 10-3 loss to Kentucky at home.

1061
01:10:38,840 --> 01:10:44,820
 You know, if you're still getting the same type of production out of that, you know, DJ Durkin-led defense,

1062
01:10:45,020 --> 01:10:50,020
 as long as you're just staying relevant and competent on offense, I think that, you know, again,

1063
01:10:50,080 --> 01:10:59,140
 I think that this offense is going to carry a lot of the weight for, you know, what's to come this upcoming season for this Auburn football team.

1064
01:10:59,640 --> 01:11:03,220
 Well, Logan, a couple minutes left with you before we go to U.S. Open update.

1065
01:11:03,780 --> 01:11:06,020
 Butch Thompson had a very good season.

1066
01:11:06,180 --> 01:11:13,700
 I know Auburn fans were disappointed, but he's got so many freshmen and sophomores with the potential to come back.

1067
01:11:13,700 --> 01:11:19,100
 Chris Rembert, Fralick, Bub Terrell, Alvarez, Binghamum.

1068
01:11:19,220 --> 01:11:20,840
 I mean, you just go on and on and on.

1069
01:11:20,920 --> 01:11:23,020
 And he keeps the core of that group together.

1070
01:11:23,480 --> 01:11:25,360
 This could be a pretty good team again.

1071
01:11:26,420 --> 01:11:27,260
 Yeah, yeah.

1072
01:11:27,740 --> 01:11:36,020
 You know, the only name that you mention out of those, you know, star-studded sophomores and a couple of freshmen that is draft eligible is Chris Rembert.

1073
01:11:36,220 --> 01:11:36,440
 Right.

1074
01:11:36,440 --> 01:11:43,420
 He'll actually be one of the seven guys that Auburn will be represented by next week at the MLB Draft Combine.

1075
01:11:43,600 --> 01:11:49,000
 There's three, you know, including Chris Rembert, Eric Guevara, and Alex Petrovic.

1076
01:11:49,640 --> 01:11:53,000
 There will be three already on campus that will represent Auburn.

1077
01:11:53,060 --> 01:11:59,480
 And then you have, you know, four signees that you selfishly want to make it to campus who will also be there.

1078
01:11:59,480 --> 01:12:03,160
 But, you know, talk about those four signees.

1079
01:12:03,280 --> 01:12:17,700
 If you can somehow keep, you know, Guevara on campus, Petrovic on campus, Rembert on campus, and then, you know, you get a Coleman Berthwick or, you know, one of the pitchers, A.J. Rice or Ty Tillery, Jace Matuszewski, you know, the shortstop.

1080
01:12:17,800 --> 01:12:26,800
 If you can get those guys to campus, and again, you selfishly want them to be there if you're Auburn, you're just replacing this young talent with more young talent.

1081
01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:32,500
 I think that, you know, I think that they're going to be bringing in more talent than what they're losing so far.

1082
01:12:32,580 --> 01:12:35,680
 Bristol-Carter and maybe Justice DeJong are your top losses.

1083
01:12:35,820 --> 01:12:39,980
 But I think overall, Auburn's going to be pretty well set for the, you know, future to come.

1084
01:12:40,320 --> 01:12:41,540
 Absolutely great stuff.

1085
01:12:41,660 --> 01:12:44,000
 Where can we get your great stuff online?

1086
01:12:44,840 --> 01:12:46,080
 Yep, 1819 News.

1087
01:12:46,080 --> 01:12:50,380
 You can check out my written work over there and then give me a follow on X at Logan S. Fowler.

1088
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:52,840
 Logan, kick back, enjoy.

1089
01:12:53,040 --> 01:12:55,500
 Sounds like there's still some loose ends on the recruiting trail.

1090
01:12:55,600 --> 01:12:56,520
 We know you got it all covered.

1091
01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:59,660
 Thanks so much, and stay as dry as you can down there, okay?

1092
01:13:00,460 --> 01:13:00,840
 Will do.

1093
01:13:00,940 --> 01:13:01,440
 Thank you, guys.

1094
01:13:01,520 --> 01:13:02,040
 Thank you, bud.

1095
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 Sam Stevens is in the lead at two under.

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 He's through 16.

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 Rory McIlroy could leapfrog him, 11 feet for eagle at the par five-fifth, and McIlroy drains it.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1205
01:19:15,920 --> 01:19:16,580
 Welcome back, Ken.

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 We know you love yourself some college sports.

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 And you know when you read The Athletic, you read his work.

1208
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 Senior editor of College Sports at The Athletic.

1209
01:19:25,540 --> 01:19:26,860
 Mitch Light, welcome in.

1210
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 How are you?

1211
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 I'm doing great today.

1212
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 I hope you guys are doing well.

1213
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 Well, we're almost as well as Oklahoma and North Carolina, but not quite.

1214
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 I'll tell you what.

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01:19:38,320 --> 01:19:41,260
 This is one heck of a story at the World Series, is it not?

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 Georgia all season long, pardon the pun, the big dog, Oklahoma, giving up for dead,

1217
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 go to the Georgia Tech, in boxing terms, head their back to the ropes,

1218
01:19:51,100 --> 01:19:53,760
 they come back, and Lazarus comes out of the ashes.

1219
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 Mitch, what a story for the Boomer Sooners.

1220
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 Yeah, I don't want to be a prisoner of the moment, but I don't think we really are grasping

1221
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 how great this run is by Oklahoma.

1222
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 Agreed.

1223
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 You know, obviously in 2022, Ole Miss did something similar, going from 14 and 16 and winning a

1224
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 national title.

1225
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 Yeah.

1226
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 But I just, Oklahoma has completely flipped its identity.

1227
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 Well, they're still pitching well, but their batting average in the regular season was 281.

1228
01:20:24,180 --> 01:20:26,480
 They're hitting 340 in the NCAA tournament.

1229
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 They've basically doubled their home run production per game.

1230
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 Their OPS is up 200 points.

1231
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 They're basically hitting the ball like Georgia hit during the regular season, while still pitching

1232
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 extremely well.

1233
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 And oh, by the way, their top three starting pitchers are freshmen.

1234
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 So, this is just an amazing run right now.

1235
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 You're exactly right.

1236
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 Oklahoma finished the regular season in the SEC 14 and 16, 11th in the SEC.

1237
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 They lost three of the Final Four series, and as Harold alluded to, beat Georgia Tech, who

1238
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 was the number two seed, ran Kansas out of their own building, out of their own stadium, and

1239
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 have beaten Georgia, Jason Wong, and Deshaun Harris hit two home runs yesterday.

1240
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 And you're right.

1241
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 Don't overlook their pitching, but their hitting has just, let's see, they hit 43 home runs in

1242
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 16 games after only hitting 48 in the first 47.

1243
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 That's incredible.

1244
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 Yeah, and there's different paths to Omaha, and if you get there, you deserve it.

1245
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 You deserve all the credit, but not all paths are created equally.

1246
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 But as you alluded to, their path was extremely difficult.

1247
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 They had to rally from eight to two depths, I believe, and an eight to seven to three deficit

1248
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 in the game, the winner-take-all game seven against Georgia Tech.

1249
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 So, they have beaten the ACC regular season and tournament champs, Georgia Tech, the Big

1250
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 12 regular season and tournament champs, Kansas, and the SEC regular season and tournament champs

1251
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 in Georgia, all in the last three weeks, all the way from home.

1252
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 So, like, nothing, they haven't backed into this, nothing fortunate, no lucky bounces.

1253
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 They are, they're playing, like, an elite team right now.

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 And not only that, they did it at Georgia Tech and basically at Kansas, so they're doing it

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 away from home.

1256
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 Mitch Light, senior editor there with the Athletic.

1257
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 Mitch, the World Series in baseball is such a, the backstories are incredible.

1258
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 We want to get to North Carolina, first time in a long time for the Tar Heels to get there

1259
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 in baseball.

1260
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 And then you had the Branch brothers last night.

1261
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 That's almost a Hollywood story.

1262
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 I mean, who did mom and dad root for in that game?

1263
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 One for Georgia, one for Oklahoma.

1264
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 And a picture's worth a thousand words on the home run.

1265
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 His brother wearing the other uniform goes, wow!

1266
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 Mitch, what's some backstories for this series?

1267
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 Yeah, the Branch one's great.

1268
01:22:53,200 --> 01:22:58,220
 I mean, imagine being that family and, you know, everyone's on TV, the split jerseys.

1269
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 Looked like they were cheering for Georgia last night because it was an elimination game.

1270
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 But, yeah, it's so great that the ESPN cameras caught the Oklahoma Branch, not Colby, I'm drawing

1271
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 a blank on his name right now, his first name, but just hit the smile on his face.

1272
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 I wonder if he would have been smiling if it was a tie game.

1273
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 Probably not.

1274
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 Maybe like working inside.

1275
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 But that was great.

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 And, you know, I was out there from Wednesday through Monday or Sunday night and just seeing

1277
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 the Troy guys and the looks on their faces when they came out of the dugout for the media

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 day and everyone.

1279
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 It's like, even if a lot's been made that there were no repeat programs.

1280
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 So, very few of the kids, a few of the North Carolina kids have been in the College World

1281
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 Series, but I don't care if you play for Georgia or you play for Troy, these kids are just

1282
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 awed by that environment.

1283
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 And they play in front of great crowds in great environments.

1284
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 They play in the SEC, but they don't play in front of 24,000 people.

1285
01:23:52,780 --> 01:23:55,040
 So, there's just, there's so many great storylines there.

1286
01:23:55,580 --> 01:23:57,440
 Listen, Ted, tell us about North Carolina.

1287
01:23:57,620 --> 01:24:04,320
 Obviously, everybody knows their fame and fortune in basketball, but they're 53-12-1.

1288
01:24:05,060 --> 01:24:07,300
 They went 3-0 in the bracket play.

1289
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 Tell us about North Carolina.

1290
01:24:09,940 --> 01:24:13,320
 Yeah, I thought Chris Burke said it well in the broadcast last night, that all year we

1291
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 were kind of talking about UCLA and Georgia Tech and Georgia's offense.

1292
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 And oh, by the way, here's Carolina, who was ranked in the top five all year.

1293
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 They are, as usual, they're built on pitching.

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 so far.

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 Caden Glauber is their top reliever who graduated high school early, should still be, well, he

1298
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 would have finished high school, but he should have been in high school this semester.

1299
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 His stats are incredible.

1300
01:24:44,900 --> 01:24:48,380
 87 innings pitched, 58 hits given up, 106 strikeouts.

1301
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 So, he's one of the best relievers in the country.

1302
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 And when you get to Omaha, with the days off, now I know there's back-to-back-to-back in

1303
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 the finals, but you can really shorten your bullpen and use your top guys a lot.

1304
01:25:00,760 --> 01:25:02,020
 That's what we've seen from North Carolina.

1305
01:25:02,340 --> 01:25:04,000
 But they're not just pitching.

1306
01:25:04,340 --> 01:25:06,660
 They're obviously, they can swing the bat really well.

1307
01:25:06,800 --> 01:25:09,380
 Owen Hall has been a great transfer.

1308
01:25:09,760 --> 01:25:13,020
 They're one of the more homegrown teams in college baseball.

1309
01:25:13,340 --> 01:25:15,740
 They do have some transfers, but Hall's one of their transfers.

1310
01:25:16,060 --> 01:25:17,860
 And Gavin Gallagher's been great, too.

1311
01:25:17,860 --> 01:25:22,620
 So, they've got just enough pop, not quite like Georgia and not like what we've seen from

1312
01:25:22,620 --> 01:25:23,920
 Oklahoma the past week.

1313
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:26,100
 But they're probably the most well-rounded team in Omaha.

1314
01:25:27,160 --> 01:25:28,780
 Mitch Light again with the Athletic.

1315
01:25:28,860 --> 01:25:30,580
 Mitch, if you will, indulge us.

1316
01:25:30,740 --> 01:25:36,020
 We know Alabama had a cup of coffee, didn't go as far as they'd like, like most of the

1317
01:25:36,020 --> 01:25:36,500
 teams there.

1318
01:25:36,860 --> 01:25:39,040
 Six of the eight are sitting home right now.

1319
01:25:39,680 --> 01:25:44,460
 Your thoughts objectively about Alabama, and they've got their own backstory coming up,

1320
01:25:44,540 --> 01:25:48,980
 if you will, the ashes from the scandal under Bohannon, and now in a relatively short period

1321
01:25:48,980 --> 01:25:50,700
 of time, making it all the way to Omaha.

1322
01:25:50,880 --> 01:25:52,020
 Didn't finish the way they wanted.

1323
01:25:52,600 --> 01:25:55,980
 But as Nick Saban, another guy at Alabama, would say, it's part of the process.

1324
01:25:56,980 --> 01:25:57,300
 Yeah.

1325
01:25:57,400 --> 01:26:00,220
 Well, first of all, as you guys know, you know, you've got a good one in Rob Vaughn.

1326
01:26:00,280 --> 01:26:00,520
 Yes.

1327
01:26:00,580 --> 01:26:01,760
 Really sharp guy.

1328
01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:05,900
 And just, you know, he's about all the right things.

1329
01:26:06,740 --> 01:26:08,560
 And I thought this team overachieved.

1330
01:26:08,960 --> 01:26:13,040
 If you look at it, it's that, you know, it's hitting stats, it's hitting and pitching.

1331
01:26:13,240 --> 01:26:18,040
 You know, all the metrics, they probably, you know, whatever they finished in the SEC, was

1332
01:26:18,040 --> 01:26:19,620
 it 19 and 11, whatever it was.

1333
01:26:19,620 --> 01:26:22,960
 It's like, they deserved the number seven overall national seed.

1334
01:26:23,540 --> 01:26:26,840
 They deserved everything they got, but they probably weren't quite that good.

1335
01:26:27,240 --> 01:26:31,000
 And then, not saying they got an easy draw, but, you know, they took care of business in

1336
01:26:31,000 --> 01:26:31,400
 the regional.

1337
01:26:31,860 --> 01:26:35,120
 And then when you get to St. John's in the Super Regional, that's kind of a lucky break.

1338
01:26:35,340 --> 01:26:35,500
 You know?

1339
01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:37,340
 You know, they took care of business.

1340
01:26:37,620 --> 01:26:42,440
 So, I'm not sitting here saying that, oh, I forecasted them to get, you know, blown out

1341
01:26:42,440 --> 01:26:44,680
 twice in the College World Series.

1342
01:26:44,760 --> 01:26:46,520
 I'm not surprised they didn't make it to the finals.

1343
01:26:46,680 --> 01:26:48,080
 No one would predict to blow out.

1344
01:26:48,180 --> 01:26:51,360
 So, I guess my long-winded answer is saying, part of the process.

1345
01:26:51,500 --> 01:26:52,540
 They were really good this year.

1346
01:26:52,640 --> 01:26:53,760
 They probably overachieved.

1347
01:26:54,360 --> 01:26:54,960
 Recruiting well.

1348
01:26:55,020 --> 01:26:56,220
 They got a nice young core.

1349
01:26:56,220 --> 01:26:59,140
 Obviously, Justin LeBron's moving on and Tyler Fay.

1350
01:26:59,600 --> 01:27:02,320
 But, you know, Alabama baseball is not going anywhere.

1351
01:27:03,280 --> 01:27:05,760
 Tell us about, Trey, your thoughts on Troy.

1352
01:27:06,000 --> 01:27:07,560
 A true Cinderella.

1353
01:27:08,200 --> 01:27:08,840
 I'll tell you one thing.

1354
01:27:08,900 --> 01:27:09,740
 These guys are good.

1355
01:27:09,820 --> 01:27:11,920
 They went 4-4 against the SEC.

1356
01:27:12,280 --> 01:27:18,540
 Scholar Meade, who played, I believe, was at Louisville in 2007, was in the World Series.

1357
01:27:18,940 --> 01:27:23,220
 But Janicki, you know, became a household name.

1358
01:27:24,140 --> 01:27:27,860
 Jay Ruth, as he calls himself, Borov, is pretty good.

1359
01:27:28,460 --> 01:27:29,640
 What a year for Troy.

1360
01:27:30,260 --> 01:27:31,520
 Yeah, I was fortunate enough.

1361
01:27:31,600 --> 01:27:35,680
 You know, I'm here in Nashville, and I interviewed Scholar Meade in the preseason for a story.

1362
01:27:35,680 --> 01:27:36,920
 And I was like, yeah, this guy gets it.

1363
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 You know, he understands the media.

1364
01:27:39,240 --> 01:27:40,540
 He understands what he can do for his program.

1365
01:27:40,620 --> 01:27:45,420
 So I pitched to them a story because they were coming up here to play Vanderbilt in the midweek game.

1366
01:27:45,500 --> 01:27:48,200
 I said, hey, can I basically go in bed with your team for the day?

1367
01:27:48,260 --> 01:27:50,860
 You know, scouting reports, staying in the dugout all game.

1368
01:27:50,920 --> 01:27:51,860
 He's like, sure, that'd be great.

1369
01:27:51,920 --> 01:27:57,920
 So, like, I spent about seven hours with the Troy baseball program, coaches and players, which was great.

1370
01:27:58,040 --> 01:27:59,340
 And, you know, they lost that game.

1371
01:27:59,680 --> 01:28:00,060
 They left.

1372
01:28:00,660 --> 01:28:01,840
 It was like March 8th.

1373
01:28:01,900 --> 01:28:02,800
 They were 5-7.

1374
01:28:02,940 --> 01:28:05,500
 I was like, ah, well, you know, I picked a wrong year to hang out with Troy.

1375
01:28:05,580 --> 01:28:06,380
 They're not going anywhere.

1376
01:28:07,020 --> 01:28:10,820
 So I texted him before the College World Series.

1377
01:28:10,980 --> 01:28:12,280
 I said, hey, I'm going to be there.

1378
01:28:12,360 --> 01:28:14,120
 I didn't know if I'd see you there.

1379
01:28:14,360 --> 01:28:17,480
 But, yeah, just a good story, but a good team.

1380
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:20,680
 Like you said, you know, they've got Janicki is big time.

1381
01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:22,220
 He's going to be a draft pick next year.

1382
01:28:22,580 --> 01:28:23,620
 They're an old team.

1383
01:28:24,260 --> 01:28:25,700
 They're not phased by anything.

1384
01:28:25,860 --> 01:28:28,300
 They've got guys who have transferred down, transferred up.

1385
01:28:28,700 --> 01:28:30,040
 Pitching's not great.

1386
01:28:30,180 --> 01:28:31,200
 It was good enough.

1387
01:28:31,320 --> 01:28:33,500
 But they weren't, like, a fluke.

1388
01:28:33,580 --> 01:28:34,780
 They played well in the postseason.

1389
01:28:34,960 --> 01:28:37,520
 Again, sort of like Alabama, let's call it what it was.

1390
01:28:37,560 --> 01:28:42,100
 They got a fortunate break in the Supers that they played a team that they were a lot more talented in.

1391
01:28:42,880 --> 01:28:47,940
 All that being said, this team did go 32-29 in the regular season and barely got in the tournament.

1392
01:28:47,940 --> 01:28:53,000
 So, you know, kind of what we've seen from, you know, Ole Miss in 22.

1393
01:28:53,840 --> 01:28:58,400
 Florida in 24, going 13-17 and making it to the College World Series.

1394
01:28:58,960 --> 01:29:02,760
 And then, Troy, you just need to get in more than any other sport.

1395
01:29:02,940 --> 01:29:06,560
 It's getting in and getting out at the right time, and we've seen that over and over again.

1396
01:29:06,980 --> 01:29:14,840
 Yeah, and the amazing thing about it is Mississippi State took Georgia literally to the limit in that super.

1397
01:29:14,840 --> 01:29:20,680
 And then Auburn had a super season, even though Ole Miss had the pitching and made the clutch hits.

1398
01:29:20,900 --> 01:29:23,120
 Mitch, great to catch up with you again.

1399
01:29:23,200 --> 01:29:32,120
 You do a super job, and your staff, whether it's baseball, football, or basketball, Bud, hopefully we can do this again with you soon.

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01:29:32,180 --> 01:29:35,060
 But where can we get online to get your stuff in the teams?

1401
01:29:35,680 --> 01:29:35,900
 Yep.

1402
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:37,160
 Thank you very much for having me on.

1403
01:29:37,220 --> 01:29:40,520
 Obviously, at TheAthletic, Athletic.com, cover every sport.

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01:29:40,620 --> 01:29:43,820
 I'm on the college team, cover college football, college basketball, and college baseball.

1405
01:29:44,260 --> 01:29:44,800
 You just go.

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 You can Google me or look at my – search for me for all my college baseball stuff at The Athletic.

1407
01:29:50,460 --> 01:29:52,700
 Mitch, Nashville is a little taste of heaven.

1408
01:29:52,940 --> 01:29:53,180
 Enjoy.

1409
01:29:53,440 --> 01:29:54,000
 Stay safe.

1410
01:29:54,040 --> 01:29:55,620
 And thank you so much for your time today.

1411
01:29:56,220 --> 01:29:56,880
 All right, guys.

1412
01:29:56,940 --> 01:29:57,380
 Enjoyed it.

1413
01:29:57,400 --> 01:29:57,880
 Thank you, Bud.

1414
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 Mitch Light, hooking up with us.

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 Mitch is there with The Athletic.

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 Ryan Fowler is host of the game on Tide 109 FM in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

1517
01:36:01,200 --> 01:36:02,340
 Ryan, welcome in.

1518
01:36:02,400 --> 01:36:03,040
 How are you?

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 Well, I may not be driving anybody this afternoon.

1520
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 I'm taking boat rides.

1521
01:36:08,520 --> 01:36:14,780
 I don't know if you guys have seen, but man, we are absolutely getting hammered in the rain.

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 I don't know if you guys are getting hammered, but we have, it's one of those that you can't

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 even see anything in front of you.

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 And it's one of those that, I mean, listen, we got areas throughout town, and I'm not joking.

1525
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 I mean, it is washing everything.

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 I mean, I don't know if you guys have seen, like, even in South Alabama, they closed part

1527
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 of the causeway in Mobile simply because of all this rain.

1528
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 So we're getting a lot of that, you know, tropical progression, storm, whatever cyclone

1529
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 that we're getting, and we're kind of at the, I don't think there's any threat to threat.

1530
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 At least, I think we're under a watch, but right now it's just an old-fashioned soaking.

1531
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 But you know what?

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 We're going to need this rain.

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 Fill up those water tables.

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 It's beneficial.

1535
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 It's beneficial.

1536
01:37:05,840 --> 01:37:08,600
 Well, the old-timers would call that a frog strangler.

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 That would be the meteorological term back in the day.

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 You know, Ryan, it's the first time since, what, August, maybe, that we've had a conversation

1539
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 without something being played at the University of Alabama.

1540
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1541
01:37:24,200 --> 01:37:29,540
 We're now, as the curtain closed, your thoughts upon reflection of the program this year.

1542
01:37:31,100 --> 01:37:33,260
 You know, it's been a great year.

1543
01:37:33,640 --> 01:37:38,100
 I think when you look at it, you know, we talked about the only D1 program to be able to accomplish,

1544
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 you know, a playoff berth in college football, basketball, women's and men's in the NCAA, just making it, not Sweet 16, around the 32.

1545
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 Being able to go to the College World Series, being able to go, you know, to the baseball side of things, softball.

1546
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 It's no doubt it's a gigantic accomplishment.

1547
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 I think you do pause for a couple seconds and you reflect on that.

1548
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1549
01:38:17,840 --> 01:38:24,040
 I mean, it's, you know, it's a booger bear right now, I mean, to be able to do it.

1550
01:38:24,740 --> 01:38:30,540
 You almost wonder, I would love to know the breakdown, okay?

1551
01:38:30,900 --> 01:38:35,640
 Because, you know, Greg Byrne has got to be an athletic director, but he's also got to be a business guy, too.

1552
01:38:36,440 --> 01:38:41,060
 And you heard the new athletic director, Kentucky, a couple of days ago say this.

1553
01:38:41,900 --> 01:38:45,920
 You know, you talk about football, you better be able to take care of football.

1554
01:38:46,360 --> 01:38:51,280
 Are they spending enough in football to be successful?

1555
01:38:51,620 --> 01:38:58,700
 You know, we had a guest on yesterday, Evaluates Oscars, and he talked about Alabama kind of on the low end of the stick.

1556
01:38:58,700 --> 01:39:01,680
 And he had Alabama at number 20 in the country.

1557
01:39:01,980 --> 01:39:06,040
 He had Alabama at 20, and I asked him reasons why, and he said, well, they didn't do enough in the portal.

1558
01:39:06,440 --> 01:39:07,620
 He said it was very simple.

1559
01:39:07,840 --> 01:39:14,680
 They did not do enough in the portal, he thought, to be able to make them, you know, a playoff team.

1560
01:39:15,120 --> 01:39:16,720
 And I respect Sam Conn.

1561
01:39:16,800 --> 01:39:18,020
 I mean, I have him on quite often.

1562
01:39:18,560 --> 01:39:22,500
 And you almost wonder what approach Greg Byrne is taking.

1563
01:39:22,800 --> 01:39:28,780
 Is he pleased with just doing the things that they did this year because it's a historic year?

1564
01:39:29,500 --> 01:39:33,960
 Because, you know, as much as we celebrate what Alabama baseball was able to do,

1565
01:39:34,520 --> 01:39:38,360
 it loses a gigantic amount of money, a big amount of money.

1566
01:39:39,460 --> 01:39:46,880
 I mean, you shouldn't be having this conversation, but in the world of NIL, you've got to have this conversation.

1567
01:39:47,240 --> 01:39:50,060
 Now, basketball, it pays for itself and makes a profit.

1568
01:39:50,200 --> 01:39:52,460
 I think it turned around $9 to $10 million.

1569
01:39:53,220 --> 01:39:53,660
 Softball.

1570
01:39:54,000 --> 01:39:55,240
 We celebrate softball.

1571
01:39:55,640 --> 01:39:57,860
 It was a big, big year.

1572
01:39:58,440 --> 01:40:02,480
 But I think it lost around $3.5 million last year.

1573
01:40:02,940 --> 01:40:11,560
 When you look at women's basketball, go into the round of 32, it was the biggest loser on campus as far as the amount of revenue that it lost.

1574
01:40:11,860 --> 01:40:14,180
 And it was somewhere around between $7 and $8 million.

1575
01:40:15,180 --> 01:40:17,040
 Baseball lost $6.5 million.

1576
01:40:18,080 --> 01:40:23,000
 So, are they trying to spend their way to get it to work?

1577
01:40:23,100 --> 01:40:24,980
 Because you're never going to make money on those sports.

1578
01:40:25,080 --> 01:40:25,840
 You're going to break even.

1579
01:40:26,400 --> 01:40:28,020
 So, is the goal to break even?

1580
01:40:28,340 --> 01:40:32,640
 And by lifting those sports up, is that the approach that Greg Byrne is taking?

1581
01:40:33,200 --> 01:40:34,760
 You could probably say maybe that is.

1582
01:40:34,820 --> 01:40:36,540
 Maybe that is the approach that he's taking.

1583
01:40:36,540 --> 01:40:45,380
 I'm taking this approach to try to get these sports up where we can generate some just enough to get closer to breaking even.

1584
01:40:46,420 --> 01:40:48,900
 But to do that, you have to spend money.

1585
01:40:49,940 --> 01:40:55,300
 And, you know, Alabama's, I think, six of the nine to replace, you know, in their top nine players.

1586
01:40:55,500 --> 01:40:58,960
 I think six of the nine, you know, you lose two of your pitchers.

1587
01:40:58,960 --> 01:41:01,140
 You lose a lot of your superstars.

1588
01:41:01,700 --> 01:41:06,740
 How much would you spend on Alabama baseball to be good again?

1589
01:41:08,100 --> 01:41:10,400
 You know, and this is more of a question for the fans.

1590
01:41:11,060 --> 01:41:15,560
 You know, you ask the question, do you want a shortstop or do you want a running back?

1591
01:41:16,640 --> 01:41:23,180
 Well, I think Ron Vaughn showed some people this year, Ryan, what this program is capable of.

1592
01:41:23,180 --> 01:41:28,100
 And compared to where they were three years ago, this team has come light years.

1593
01:41:28,320 --> 01:41:35,360
 You know, we'll see once they have proven, well, we can take this program to the College World Series.

1594
01:41:35,600 --> 01:41:43,440
 Now, if we keep going in this direction, maybe there's a chance we could win it in two or three years would be the approach.

1595
01:41:43,540 --> 01:41:45,460
 I think it's a wait and see situation.

1596
01:41:45,620 --> 01:41:48,100
 But I think he opened some folks' eyes this year.

1597
01:41:48,740 --> 01:41:49,100
 He did.

1598
01:41:49,280 --> 01:41:49,680
 He did.

1599
01:41:49,680 --> 01:41:53,100
 But I think even in college baseball, you've got to spend money to win.

1600
01:41:54,380 --> 01:41:57,360
 I mean, you've got to spend a lot of money to win.

1601
01:41:57,800 --> 01:42:06,200
 I mean, if you look at these programs that have success, I guess that maybe is a credit to the coaching staff and to Greg Byrne.

1602
01:42:06,720 --> 01:42:11,800
 They were able to do it with such a limited budget because Alabama's not loaded.

1603
01:42:12,060 --> 01:42:14,680
 I mean, listen, Auburn, you know, I know Auburn's in there going, we are.

1604
01:42:14,860 --> 01:42:15,360
 No, you're not.

1605
01:42:15,880 --> 01:42:16,780
 Georgia's not either.

1606
01:42:16,960 --> 01:42:18,040
 Ole Miss is not either.

1607
01:42:19,200 --> 01:42:22,820
 LSU is going in debt to figure out, you know, to try to win it.

1608
01:42:24,300 --> 01:42:28,120
 But you have a lot of programs that are very similar to Alabama.

1609
01:42:28,460 --> 01:42:30,560
 How can you navigate this water?

1610
01:42:31,600 --> 01:42:35,420
 You know, because I don't think this model right now is sustainable.

1611
01:42:36,320 --> 01:42:40,640
 I mean, I was talking with another friend of mine that's in the media business that covers Georgia.

1612
01:42:41,060 --> 01:42:42,240
 And we were talking about this.

1613
01:42:42,320 --> 01:42:44,980
 And he's like, there's got to be a breaking point.

1614
01:42:45,300 --> 01:42:46,960
 So you celebrate the success.

1615
01:42:47,620 --> 01:42:51,220
 But because I think he did it on a low budget.

1616
01:42:51,720 --> 01:42:53,500
 I mean, he literally did it on a low budget.

1617
01:42:53,840 --> 01:42:57,620
 And I think that's a credit for this athletic department to be able to accomplish all this success.

1618
01:42:57,920 --> 01:42:58,640
 Absolutely, Ryan.

1619
01:42:58,700 --> 01:43:01,160
 We hate to run, but got to go to the U.S. Open, buddy.

1620
01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:02,180
 Have a great show.

1621
01:43:02,280 --> 01:43:04,100
 And we'll do this again with you next week.

1622
01:43:04,740 --> 01:43:05,520
 Okay, sounds good.

1623
01:43:05,580 --> 01:43:06,560
 Thank you guys so much.

1624
01:43:06,960 --> 01:43:11,660
 And in the meantime, find Noah and an umbrella down there.

1625
01:43:11,660 --> 01:43:14,020
 You have it, Ryan Fowler, 109 FM.

1626
01:43:14,640 --> 01:43:15,560
 What about the U.S. Open?

1627
01:43:15,660 --> 01:43:16,480
 Hopefully it's right there.

1628
01:43:16,560 --> 01:43:17,580
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 The last time the U.S. Open was at Shinnecock in 2018.

1635
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 Rory McIlroy posted an opening round 80 before missing the cut.

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 He declared this the U.S.'s greatest championship course.

1638
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 It has to be motivation for him as he strokes this putt on the wind down toward the hole.

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1641
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 He read it perfectly.

1642
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 And Rory makes eagle and gets to three under.

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1644
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 McIlroy started on 10.

1645
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 He just parred the six.

1646
01:44:14,540 --> 01:44:19,140
 So three holes to go for the back-to-back Masters champion looking for his second U.S. Open title.

1647
01:44:19,500 --> 01:44:22,880
 Sam Stevens birdies his last hole to shoot two under 68.

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 The Score.

1705
01:48:18,320 --> 01:48:22,960
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1706
01:48:23,300 --> 01:48:24,520
 Welcome back in, Brett Beaird.

1707
01:48:24,600 --> 01:48:25,360
 This just in.

1708
01:48:25,540 --> 01:48:30,140
 You might want to take an eraser to your Braves schedule tonight.

1709
01:48:30,420 --> 01:48:33,060
 Harold, I mentioned that earlier today.

1710
01:48:33,060 --> 01:48:35,220
 I did not think they were going to play at all.

1711
01:48:35,660 --> 01:48:40,800
 That storm, the projected track, is going to be close to Atlanta.

1712
01:48:41,040 --> 01:48:43,740
 They were smart enough to go ahead and cancel it.

1713
01:48:43,840 --> 01:48:48,300
 We'll be rescheduled for, I believe, Monday, August the 31st.

1714
01:48:48,340 --> 01:48:49,860
 But no Braves game tonight.

1715
01:48:50,020 --> 01:48:51,040
 Harold, let me mention this.

1716
01:48:51,100 --> 01:48:52,920
 Someone had texted me about this earlier.

1717
01:48:53,600 --> 01:48:57,940
 We were talking to Michael Southern, who follows Alabama basketball.

1718
01:48:58,480 --> 01:49:07,700
 Mikel Torrance, who played four years for Alabama basketball from 2006 to 2010, has passed away.

1719
01:49:08,500 --> 01:49:09,940
 That's terrible news.

1720
01:49:10,040 --> 01:49:13,660
 I'm certainly saying our prayers and thoughts with his family.

1721
01:49:13,820 --> 01:49:18,660
 But he was a very good player, particularly for a couple of years for Alabama.

1722
01:49:18,660 --> 01:49:26,340
 Mikel Torrance, who played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, unfortunately has passed away.

1723
01:49:26,660 --> 01:49:31,280
 And we appreciate the heads up, share that news any time that you have.

1724
01:49:31,460 --> 01:49:35,380
 Obviously, our hearts go out because it is very sad news.

1725
01:49:35,520 --> 01:49:39,160
 And maybe it just, again, we say it's almost the point of ad nauseum.

1726
01:49:39,440 --> 01:49:43,500
 But don't take one precious minute of this gift called life for granted.

1727
01:49:43,660 --> 01:49:45,240
 There's another example right there, my friend.

1728
01:49:45,440 --> 01:49:46,380
 No question, Harold.

1729
01:49:46,520 --> 01:49:51,800
 In fact, sometimes I wonder if this would happen every day or every week.

1730
01:49:51,880 --> 01:49:53,660
 But yes, again, very unfortunate.

1731
01:49:54,020 --> 01:49:54,720
 Sad note.

1732
01:49:55,220 --> 01:50:00,000
 He's going to take care of his sport today on behalf of B.B., Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1733
01:50:00,080 --> 01:50:02,180
 Paral Bug, thank you so much for your time today.

1734
01:50:02,640 --> 01:50:07,380
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the B.M.O. Bug Show, back here on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.

1735
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1740
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1741
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1746
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1747
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