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

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

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 Good afternoon and welcome in to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where it's true, a historic day at UNA.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 You just heard James with a Braves promo.

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 They were 9-14 in the month of June and lost seven games to the Phillies

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 But we're delighted to talk to former Southern Miss and LSU head football coach, Curly Hallman.

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 Curly Hallman, again, former head coach at LSU and Southern Miss.

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 Also, assistant stops at Alabama, Clemson, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State.

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 Curly, welcome in.

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 Doing fine.

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 Hey, Curly.

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 The biggest question of the day, Curly, is your lovely wife, Tammy, going to give you

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 Curly, the other day, your name crossed our minds.

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 A lot of folks still have fond memories of Southern Miss.

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 You were there as a head coach, had a guy named Favre as a quarterback.

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 now and the challenges, because, Curly, I don't know how much you keep up with it, but

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 bottom line is, in this modern NIL and transfer out where the grass is always greener, they're

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 It's just the reality of 2026 football.

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 And he said, currently, y'all probably cost us a national championship because we had like 13 guys of somewhere in that number that won out of the ball game and never came back.

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 And some of them, it was a week or two because of the heat exhaustion didn't come back.

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 So I said, well, I'm sorry.

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 We cost you a national championship, but I'm sure glad we won the game.

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 But I don't know.

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 It's a different world out there.

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 But you still got to get them in great shape.

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 And we took great, great pride.

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 I don't know if we ever played against the team.

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 Some of them beat us, but they were not in better shape than us.

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 Yeah, Curly, I'm sure Gene Stallings.

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 But Curly, by the way, have you talked to Coach Stallings lately?

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 I know Rick Carley puts on Facebook from time to time.

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 He communicates with him.

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 It looks like Coach Stallings and his family are still doing very well.

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 Yeah, I talk with him.

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 I try to get in touch with him, oh, every few weeks.

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 But definitely, I do homemade something I've been doing all my life.

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 And I do one for some special people.

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 And so I do a homemade birthday card for Coach Stallings every year.

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 And get it to him, then I'll call and check and say,

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 and a lot of times he'll call back and he'll say,

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 Curly, how long did it take you to do that card?

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 And I said, Coach, I don't put a stopwatch on it,

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 but I enjoy it and doing it because of the opportunity that he gave me

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 through Jack Hurlbut who convinced him that he thought I could play.

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 And so they offered him, you know,

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 talking about those five years to play five scholarships back then,

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 and you had five years to play four.

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 Coach Stallings, they offered me a one-semester make good.

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 A bit.

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 And I thought that was the greatest thing in the world.

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 Someone believed in me, and it turned out.

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 I think I left there with like 12 interceptions.

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 And made a lot of great friends.

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 And one of my goals, and it helped me to my biggest goal always,

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 was I wanted to coach.

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 I mean, naturally, I wanted to play.

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 But when I was a sixth grader, I was Coach Hootie Ingram,

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 football manager at Tuskegee County High School.

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 And around that time on, I knew I really wanted to coach.

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 And so I got to do what I always wanted to do since I was a youngster.

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 Curly, obviously, one final question, if you don't mind.

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 You are the best to answer this question.

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 You've been in Alabama, Texas A&M, LSU, Clemson, Mississippi State.

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 Your thoughts about what do we misunderstand about Texas A&M?

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 The perception is these people are swimming in money.

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 You would think LSU is as well.

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 Your thoughts just about the haves and the have-nots now in the modern world.

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 What was your experience at those respective stops?

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 Well, they both got a lot of money.

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 And I'll say this, that in Texas, A&M and University of Texas got much,

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 maybe more money than any schools in the country.

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 And so I'm a little, you know, last year A&M was in a great position.

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 I can't remember who they were playing in the playoffs.

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 They scored only three points.

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 So all the facilities are there.

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 All the money is there, especially this day and age when you can,

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 this is what you're going to get, little Johnny.

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 Here's going to be your contract and signing a million dollars.

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 And LSU's got a lot of money also.

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 But I'm not sure about all the rules.

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 And, you know, our deal at LSU, it wasn't my failure there.

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 I don't need people to tell me that I failed there because I did.

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 Yeah, it wasn't a lack of recruiting.

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 There's four years there that we had.

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 Every year we're in the top five in recruiting.

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 I just made some mistakes in some other areas.

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 But LSU is a place that traditions, they got it.

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 A&M has traditions within that student body, the things that they believe in.

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 And the great, it's mind-boggling, the 12th man.

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 But it's surprising to me that they're not, hadn't been, well, heck, I guess it's been since, what, 1949?

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 Yeah, I think it's, yeah, or 1931.

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 It's been a long time.

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 I thought it was 1939, their national championship.

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 It was Burt Foster.

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 Burt Foster, I think.

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 He was a rich old man.

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 Him, Tyler, Texas.

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 They called it Burt's Boys.

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 But anyway, that's confusing to me.

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 And it's been a while since Texas has won a national championship also.

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 Oh, gee whiz.

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 It's a long time.

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 There's two schools that's equal to anybody in the country that, with the money, LSU's got money, too.

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 And it looks like they're going to have a pretty good football team.

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 Yes.

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 But that crowd base at both A&M and LSU, it's quite phenomenal to me.

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 Absolutely.

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 I agree with you about Texas A&M's tradition.

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 It's incredible.

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 Curly, we've got to run to a break, but I can't tell you how much we've enjoyed.

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 Conditioning with you again, getting your thoughts on the state of college football.

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 I'm certainly glad to hear Coach Stallings is doing well.

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 Listen, we wish you and your family a very happy fourth.

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 Listen, Curly, let's do this again sometime again soon.

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 We will.

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 And once again, with the NIL needed intelligent leadership in Congress, they'll get it all figured out.

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 Or not, right?

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 Stay tuned.

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 Curly, again, happy fourth to you and your family.

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 Thank you so much, Utah and me.

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 The one, the only, Curly Hallman.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back in.

425
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 Again, quickly, BB, Alabama, Auburn gets the ACC.

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 UNA now has the UAC.

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 It is now official.

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 They have a new conference.

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 Yeah, the United Athletic Conference beginning literally today.

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 In fact, the UNA was a member of the ASUN Herald.

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 They joined it in 2018 for an eight-year tenure.

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 Joining UNA and the UAC will be Abilene Christian, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas,

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 Eastern Kentucky, Little Rock, Tarlington State, UT Arlington, and West Georgia.

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 West Florida will be a football member only.

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 We'll talk to Tony Pujol after one o'clock in more detail with this.

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 But red-letter day for UNA.

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 Yeah, and it's going to be interesting to hook up with Coach Tony Pujol.

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 He has had people caught in off-season.

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 Not only has he got to adjust to a brand-new conference along with Coach Brent and Jeremy

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 over on the football side, but some additional staff members there.

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 It's going to be interesting to see what a year to be a UNA fan, BB.

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 You've got a brand-new conference with a brand-new stadium here in just a few short weeks.

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 So, monumental times out at UNA, my friend.

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 Yeah, UNA has a lot of momentum going into the season, no question.

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 All right, bottom line is we're going to be talking a little bit later on with Coach Tony Pujol.

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 they'll lead now down to a skinny two-and-a-half over the Philadelphia Fields.

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 The Braves will try to get back on track tonight.

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 They take on the Cardinals at the Chop Shop.

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 You can hear that game later on here on 93.9 The Score.

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 But first time to hop on over the Atlantic and almost for the American, a no-no for Coco.

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 Including the recent French Open at Wimbledon today in the second round.

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 She was two points from defeat.

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 She trailed in the third set.

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 Six-three, three-six, seven-six.

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 Yeah, I think it was just tug-of-war with us.

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 And big shots.

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 So I felt like a lot of times I was on the defense.

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 I was trying to be aggressive when I could.

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 I mean, I thought it held up the whole match and obviously helped me in the tiebreaker.

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 What do you say we head on down to T-Town and say hello to Rodney Orr.

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 Rodney Orr, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I am doing well, Harold and Brett.

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 How are you guys?

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 Hey, bud.

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 Got a question for you on this end, Rodney.

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 To answer your question, this thing called Recruiting in 2026.

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 Would you agree, trying to keep up with it, well, if you're not careful, turn your hair gray?

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 Well, Harold, I don't have to worry about that.

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 Neither do I, Rodney.

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 Neither do I.

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 You're talking about, if not Grisham, but a little helpful over the last few days.

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 Bama fans have been wondering about some numbers.

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 They got, what, five at last report?

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 Maybe you got some updated information there, Rodney.

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 But where do you start in breaking down the latest haul to this class for Bama?

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 Well, I mean, I think, obviously, Asani Gales is a big pickup for them.

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 You know, the wide receiver out of IMG Academy who committed over the weekend.

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 And, you know, he's a top-rated player.

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 I mean, obviously, he's a big-time talent, can do a lot of things.

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 I think, certainly, a guy that you look at him and you would kind of judge him as an early contributor, you know, on this level.

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 So, I thought that was a really big pickup.

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 And, you know, right now, he's the receiver that's committed in this class.

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 I think there's another one probably coming on July 4th.

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 Kyron Caldwell would be my guess.

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 You know, they got some other guys.

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 Jeremiah Beverly from here at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa.

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 Maybe an underrated player.

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 Maybe like an Anthony Jennings-type edge player, 6'2", 235, maybe not the tallest guy.

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 But has a lot of tools, man.

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 He's a hard worker.

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 I know that Jamie Mitchell, the head coach at Hillcrest, is, you know, a very successful coach.

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 And when he says he likes a player, that says something.

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 He says that Jeremiah Beverly is one of the hardest workers he's had and a real talent.

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 So, I think that was a nice pickup close to home.

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 I don't think you'll have to worry about him, you know, jumping ship on you.

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 Tyler Younger is another player that they picked up recently.

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 Really impressed the coaching staff.

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 At the camp earlier this summer, at the camp he attended, he's got a lot of the measurables you look for.

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 6'5", about 225, guys can fill out.

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 Good athleticism.

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 And then the offensive tackle, or offensive lineman that they committed, Stafford Willis out of ARAB, is about 6'5", 285 or so.

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 He's got some filling out to do.

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 I think you look at him.

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 There were a lot of schools, several schools that were after him, UCLA among them.

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 So, you know, he's a player that I think can be developed over time.

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 But, you know, the one thing that really sticks out to me, Harold and Brett, about this recruiting class, people can say,

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 whatever.

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 I know it's a small class.

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 I can get all that.

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 And I understand that they've got some, you know, linemen that they feel like are going to come back on the offensive and defensive sides for next year.

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 But I don't know that I've ever seen a class, if it ends up this way, with two linemen, one on each side of the ball, one on each side of the ball.

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 So, that's interesting.

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 Absolutely.

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 Rodney, Hayden Stepp, five-star cornerback, I know was in on Alabama for a while.

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 It appears today, in fact, he's going to, I believe, announce this afternoon, predicted to Oregon.

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 Antoine Jackson now predicted to Ole Miss.

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 And, again, I'm sure NIL has a little bit to do with that.

681
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 Is that what you're hearing, Stepp, will pick Oregon and Antoine Jackson eventually end up going to Ole Miss?

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 I believe he's going to choose Friday.

683
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 Well, I tell you, Hayden Stepp, I know that he had a great visit to Alabama.

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 Yes, that's been kind of the trend there is Oregon.

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 Alabama did pick up another commitment that I didn't mention, the cornerback, Darius White, from over in Georgia.

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 He's a real talented player.

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 I don't know if it's the description of Alabama corners, real tall, 6'3".

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 So, yes, I think Hayden Stepp, probably Oregon.

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 Don't see it being Alabama.

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 How many corners do you need?

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 I mean, I think Alabama recruits the secondary as well as the one in the country.

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 They get really good players.

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 But, I mean, at some point, you know, you'd like to see some more trenches, I think.

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 But, with that said, and you mentioned, who was the other one, Brett?

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 Jackson, Antoine Jackson.

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 You know, I think he's going to be a bandit defensive, or would have been a bandit defensive end if he ended up here at Alabama.

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 He's about 6'5", 235, 240.

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 He's got a lot of frame on him.

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 And, you know, I posted, I guess it was four or five days ago, that my Ole Miss people, or people in Mississippi, not necessarily Ole Miss sources,

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 but they said they tell me that Ole Miss felt really, really good about him.

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 And, you know, everybody was saying Missouri at that time.

704
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 But it looks like now, like you said, I haven't checked recently because I don't think it's going to be Alabama.

705
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 But you say now it's trending to Ole Miss, and that's what my people told me last week.

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 On yourtiterinsider.com, just listening to you talk there, Rodney, it's hard for a long-time Alabama fans to hear teams like Ole Miss and Missouri

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709
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710
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 Alabama says, well, we recruited so many in the last two classes that it's a numbers game.

711
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,120
 But we also know two other things.

712
00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:09,400
 This number's not going to stay the same.

713
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:14,620
 I don't see that possibly happening because somebody's going to come and pick these guys off for the better deal

714
00:40:14,620 --> 00:40:16,460
 because they're not playing for a bunch of other reasons.

715
00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:19,620
 Or they are playing and they've got super years and Alabama won't pay their prize.

716
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:21,500
 So what happens in that case?

717
00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,760
 And, Rodney, we all know, and this is just cutting to the chase.

718
00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:27,060
 It's not taking sides, taking shots, or anything like this.

719
00:40:27,060 --> 00:40:29,520
 It's just grown men trying to use common sense and logic.

720
00:40:29,980 --> 00:40:34,720
 What was it that got Gus Malzahn and those styles over those years in Charlotte at Auburn,

721
00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:37,400
 they didn't recruit linemen year in and year out?

722
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:43,760
 Yeah, and I think, you know, maybe the feeling is, look, we can do what we did last year

723
00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:45,460
 if we need to fill in with linemen.

724
00:40:45,620 --> 00:40:46,720
 We can go to the portal.

725
00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:50,560
 Now, again, if you're going to go to the portal and you're going to compete for top guys.

726
00:40:50,580 --> 00:40:51,440
 You're going to pay money.

727
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:53,180
 You're going to pay a lot of money.

728
00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:57,300
 So I really don't know quite the philosophy on that.

729
00:40:58,300 --> 00:41:00,120
 Maybe they feel like they can do that.

730
00:41:00,260 --> 00:41:05,040
 I mean, I think some of the guys they got last year, you look, they got a couple of young guys.

731
00:41:05,660 --> 00:41:17,360
 Rayhorn and Ty Haywood from Michigan, Nick Brooks from Texas, you know, maybe that young players that need development.

732
00:41:18,300 --> 00:41:25,600
 And they did get a couple of experienced guys, but they were Grayson Delgatti from Cal Poly, a lower division school.

733
00:41:26,740 --> 00:41:31,740
 Now, Javon James Scott at Mississippi State that I think probably was a really good pickup.

734
00:41:31,980 --> 00:41:33,760
 And I think Delgatti was, too.

735
00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:36,320
 So, but you can go to the portal.

736
00:41:36,460 --> 00:41:43,520
 I mean, they got Terrence Green last year and Kedrick, the kid from Mississippi State.

737
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,180
 Bingley Jones, Kedrick Bingley Jones.

738
00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:52,220
 And they got the kid from South Carolina Zulu, Desmond Zulu.

739
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:56,300
 And then, of course, you know, some of the others that they got on the defensive line.

740
00:41:58,780 --> 00:42:02,100
 So I think they feel good about Devin Tompkins as well.

741
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:11,760
 So maybe they feel, Harold and Brett, that they can go to the portal and get a guy like a Devin Tompkins from USC or someone like that if they need to.

742
00:42:12,220 --> 00:42:18,600
 Ronnie, we've asked you about Monson, Alabama sales, Indianapolis, five-star.

743
00:42:19,540 --> 00:42:23,340
 Born in Birmingham, lived in the Inslee, grew up in Alabama, fan.

744
00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:27,860
 But, of course, now Indiana is in on along with Ohio State, Texas.

745
00:42:28,660 --> 00:42:32,060
 This has kind of gone back and forth, seemed to be an Alabama lean.

746
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:38,240
 Earlier this year, Indiana, Ohio State, Texas, of course, involved there, too.

747
00:42:39,160 --> 00:42:44,700
 Had a good visit to Alabama, seems to maybe have moved a little bit closer to Alabama.

748
00:42:44,980 --> 00:42:48,520
 But he's going to be a lot of money, and there's no question about it.

749
00:42:48,540 --> 00:42:52,920
 Big kid, 6'5", 205, different receiver, kind of like a Derek Meadows.

750
00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:55,880
 What's the latest on Alabama sales?

751
00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:05,440
 Well, you know, again, I think he had a great visit to Alabama a few weeks ago, last month.

752
00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:13,760
 So, we know that, but, I mean, I don't know if Alabama's, what their situation is, how much they want to invest in another receiver.

753
00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:24,160
 You know, the word was that, you know, they weren't, the feeling was that they didn't have to have a receiver, top receiver.

754
00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:29,400
 I mean, I kind of was looking at that and saying, well, you know, you don't know.

755
00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,300
 I mean, it's always good to be able to pick off a top guy.

756
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:34,680
 But they got a Sonny Gales now.

757
00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:40,460
 So, I don't know how they really feel about investing into a Mon Sean sales.

758
00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:41,820
 I'm sure they would love to have him.

759
00:43:42,500 --> 00:43:50,640
 My guess is, Brett, that he would probably end up somewhere like in Indiana or, because Indiana has to prioritize him.

760
00:43:50,740 --> 00:43:52,780
 He is in that state now in Indianapolis.

761
00:43:53,260 --> 00:43:54,540
 So, you would think they would.

762
00:43:55,260 --> 00:43:57,560
 I'm sure Cignetti's saying, hey, guess what?

763
00:43:57,580 --> 00:43:58,860
 I recruited Julio Jones.

764
00:43:58,940 --> 00:44:02,140
 He played for me, you know, at Alabama for three years or whatever.

765
00:44:03,220 --> 00:44:05,180
 So, I don't know there.

766
00:44:05,300 --> 00:44:07,300
 Texas, like you mentioned, Miami, Ohio State.

767
00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:09,260
 I would expect him to go somewhere else.

768
00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:16,380
 Maybe Alabama can trade a couple of those cornerbacks to Indiana for a player to be named later for sales and cash considerations.

769
00:44:17,020 --> 00:44:19,040
 Rodney Orr, tighterinsider.com.

770
00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:22,240
 Rodney, this is the season for the preseason magazines to come out.

771
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:26,440
 We're going to be getting a fellow on by the name of Phil Steele here, hopefully, very soon.

772
00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:27,740
 Talk about his picks.

773
00:44:28,300 --> 00:44:31,160
 The reason to bring him up, I don't know if you've seen his observations.

774
00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:33,140
 Just get your take on it.

775
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:38,780
 He's got his top ten out, and something that we haven't seen in a long time with his top ten, no Alabama.

776
00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:41,600
 Alabama's just outside of number 11.

777
00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:51,260
 He's got a projected, though, to start outside of the top ten, but be there at the end of the season and play in for serious cash at the end of the year.

778
00:44:52,040 --> 00:44:53,020
 Rodney, your thoughts?

779
00:44:53,660 --> 00:44:56,740
 If I'm a coach at Alabama, I don't want to be number one.

780
00:44:56,740 --> 00:44:59,460
 That's the one place I don't want to be in June or July.

781
00:44:59,620 --> 00:45:01,800
 I want to be there in December and January.

782
00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:06,260
 But what does your vibe tell you right now about this team?

783
00:45:06,580 --> 00:45:09,720
 Number 11, by most, I think that would be the consensus spot.

784
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:11,040
 That's where they start.

785
00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:12,420
 Your thoughts about where they'll end.

786
00:45:14,500 --> 00:45:17,380
 Well, Harold, that is a great question.

787
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:21,820
 I mean, I could see this team eight and four.

788
00:45:22,460 --> 00:45:24,080
 I could see it ten and two.

789
00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:25,580
 I could see it ten and two.

790
00:45:26,060 --> 00:45:37,420
 I think if some pieces come together, and I'm not making the prediction, but I could see if some pieces come together, they win the first five games.

791
00:45:37,420 --> 00:45:42,680
 Some of these players grow up, develop the quarterback, really takes a big step over those five games.

792
00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:44,440
 They settle in.

793
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:46,020
 Then Georgia comes to town.

794
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:56,240
 If they're 5-0 when Georgia comes here and built some confidence and some momentum, I think this place will be a real advantage for Alabama.

795
00:45:56,340 --> 00:45:58,800
 The home atmosphere is going to probably be wild.

796
00:45:59,720 --> 00:46:05,220
 And we'll see what happens in that game and then how it kind of impacts the rest of the season.

797
00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:10,960
 But, again, Harold and Brett, you've got so many new faces.

798
00:46:11,220 --> 00:46:12,280
 But most teams do.

799
00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:17,040
 You know, most teams do have a lot of transition, a lot of new faces.

800
00:46:18,180 --> 00:46:20,640
 But I think we'll see.

801
00:46:20,740 --> 00:46:23,100
 I think they feel like they're going to be good defensively.

802
00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:25,520
 They need to be better up front defensively again.

803
00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:28,860
 Continue to improve against the run.

804
00:46:29,180 --> 00:46:30,620
 The board himself has said that.

805
00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:35,180
 Inside backer, the lack of experience is a key.

806
00:46:35,180 --> 00:46:37,300
 I think they're loaded in the secondary.

807
00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:42,180
 On the offense, I mean, I think you guys know the offensive line is the big question mark.

808
00:46:42,700 --> 00:46:49,020
 The running back room, although I think Daniel Hill and Kevin Riley really put in a lot of work.

809
00:46:49,340 --> 00:46:49,980
 They lost weight.

810
00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:51,280
 Or Riley got bigger.

811
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:51,920
 He looks better.

812
00:46:52,300 --> 00:46:55,020
 I think Hill obviously lost weight in the spring.

813
00:46:55,220 --> 00:46:56,640
 So, those guys look better.

814
00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:58,680
 And you've got that freshman, E.J. Crowell.

815
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:00,660
 He could be the real difference maker.

816
00:47:01,700 --> 00:47:02,820
 Yeah, X-factor.

817
00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:04,120
 And then a quarterback.

818
00:47:04,900 --> 00:47:06,720
 You know, I love Austin Mack.

819
00:47:06,900 --> 00:47:08,380
 Man, the guy's got a great arm.

820
00:47:08,620 --> 00:47:09,660
 He's got a lot of tools.

821
00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:13,360
 And he has really put in the time.

822
00:47:14,220 --> 00:47:19,220
 But Keelan Russell just seems to me to have that Bryce Young feel to him.

823
00:47:19,460 --> 00:47:21,440
 I mean, the things that he can do.

824
00:47:21,820 --> 00:47:23,280
 He just seems to have the it factor.

825
00:47:23,500 --> 00:47:25,640
 Can raise the level of the players around him.

826
00:47:25,940 --> 00:47:27,060
 I don't know if he can do it this year.

827
00:47:27,180 --> 00:47:28,800
 But, you know, we'll see.

828
00:47:28,900 --> 00:47:30,860
 He just seems to have that ability, guys.

829
00:47:30,860 --> 00:47:36,160
 I mean, and so that's not really necessarily a prediction on what I think the quarterback.

830
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:39,980
 I want to see some August what happens there the first couple of weeks.

831
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:42,840
 But, you know, this team has potential.

832
00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:47,540
 And probably things fall into place.

833
00:47:47,620 --> 00:47:51,600
 And they're well-coached and well-disciplined and fundamentally sound and all of those things.

834
00:47:52,040 --> 00:47:57,580
 I think they certainly have a chance to be a 10-2 team and make the playoffs.

835
00:47:58,020 --> 00:48:02,760
 Ronnie, I've been asked 40 times this year, can they run the ball more effectively?

836
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:06,780
 And you had an article and highlighted some players.

837
00:48:06,940 --> 00:48:07,880
 Josh Ford.

838
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:09,260
 And I agree with you.

839
00:48:09,320 --> 00:48:12,100
 I think he's going to make a big difference in the run game.

840
00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:14,700
 They've also added some coaches.

841
00:48:14,900 --> 00:48:17,680
 Coach Clem, the new tight end coach.

842
00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:21,960
 And they brought in an assistant earlier in the month.

843
00:48:22,540 --> 00:48:25,740
 Delgati at center has got a lot of potential.

844
00:48:26,240 --> 00:48:28,340
 Jabin James at right tackle.

845
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:35,760
 CJ Morgan and Derek Meadows, the 6'5", 6'3".

846
00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:37,540
 Big, tall, rangy receivers.

847
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:39,500
 We'll see.

848
00:48:40,180 --> 00:48:45,540
 But this is a good camp, so you also talk about Devin Tompkins and Caleb Woodson, et cetera.

849
00:48:46,140 --> 00:48:47,980
 But, again, the potential is there.

850
00:48:48,080 --> 00:48:49,360
 They've just got to put it together.

851
00:48:51,220 --> 00:48:51,620
 Exactly.

852
00:48:52,420 --> 00:48:59,460
 Now, I think a lot of those guys are guys that I think can know either really be key players

853
00:48:59,460 --> 00:49:03,380
 or certainly key contributors, you know, in other roles.

854
00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:06,980
 I mean, I look at those two receivers you're talking about.

855
00:49:08,020 --> 00:49:12,760
 And, you know, I think with Noah Rodgers going down, one of those two could be really important.

856
00:49:13,100 --> 00:49:14,720
 Meadows and Sedari and Morgan.

857
00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:16,280
 We talked about Crowell.

858
00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:23,940
 I think he can be really a very important player on this team with his ability as a running back.

859
00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:29,840
 You know, it's just a lot of things that you look at, you know, in that group that you mentioned.

860
00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:37,720
 And if they come together, I think this has a chance to be, you know, a really good team.

861
00:49:39,060 --> 00:49:47,000
 You know, the thing I think, Harold and Brett, that really strikes me, though, is what we've seen for two years is the inconsistent play.

862
00:49:47,240 --> 00:49:47,840
 Thank you.

863
00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:49,520
 You know, one week.

864
00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:50,100
 And toughness.

865
00:49:50,920 --> 00:49:51,880
 Yeah, yeah, yeah.

866
00:49:52,060 --> 00:49:53,840
 And you're right in the focus.

867
00:49:54,120 --> 00:49:59,880
 So, I think it's one week you play, you beat Georgia, and the next week you fall on your face.

868
00:49:59,980 --> 00:50:04,020
 You go to Baton Rouge and beat a really good LSU team, and the next week you lay an egg.

869
00:50:04,540 --> 00:50:06,840
 I mean, these types of things, we've seen it happen.

870
00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:15,720
 So, it's just the inconsistencies in performance that I think that's going to be the thing that I'm going to be most interested in seeing, you know, how this team plays week to week.

871
00:50:16,620 --> 00:50:16,980
 Absolutely.

872
00:50:17,340 --> 00:50:19,000
 And, again, you mentioned Georgia.

873
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:21,180
 Everybody's keying on that game.

874
00:50:22,340 --> 00:50:24,560
 They got a maturity test the next week.

875
00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:27,720
 I know it's a rival, but they're going to Knoxville the next week.

876
00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:31,280
 And that's been one of the issues with killing the board teams.

877
00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:36,960
 You get a big emotional win and then fall and then face plant the next week.

878
00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:39,180
 We'll see how that goes.

879
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881
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 It's beach time.

886
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 Where can we buy the book?

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 Yeah, at tighterinsider.com, it's only $48 a year.

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890
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 But, also, our all-sports forum.

891
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 That's our community of Alabama fans there.

892
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 Man, it's non-stop.

893
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 You're right.

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901
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1048
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 And for a man who used to have, I guess, an off-season, but say goodbye to that.

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01:00:51,680 --> 01:00:55,600
 Never an off-season now for UNA men's basketball coach, Tony Pujol.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 Long time.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, Tony.

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 Great to be back.

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 You too, man.

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 You blink and you get behind trying to follow UNA, do you not?

1093
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 I know the fourth is not until, what, this weekend, but some early fireworks.

1094
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 It's official.

1095
01:01:14,700 --> 01:01:15,800
 Goodbye, Ason.

1096
01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:17,280
 Hello, UAC.

1097
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 Talk to us about your new conference home, Coach.

1098
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 Yeah, we personally love it.

1099
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 It is going to definitely be an upgrade as far as just the teams in the league, you know,

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 from those schools out in Dallas, UT Arlington, Tarleton State, and Abilene Christian to the addition of, you know,

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 University of Arkansas, Little Rock.

1102
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 And then, obviously, the five schools that came from the A-Sun, ourselves, Central Arkansas, Austin Peay, West Georgia, and Eastern Kentucky.

1103
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 I think it's just a really well-rounded group of players and coaches and universities that are going to make it extremely, extremely challenging for everybody in the league.

1104
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 The thing is, Coach, you better keep some spare luggage.

1105
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 That sounds like a lot of traveling now, too.

1106
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 It goes both ways.

1107
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 They've got to come to you.

1108
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 But that's the price you pay, as they say back in the old days of TV, when you move on up.

1109
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 Yeah, no doubt.

1110
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 No doubt.

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 And here's a couple of the positives from this.

1112
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 You know, for us, we normally would fly if we were going to, you know, Florida, right?

1113
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 We would have to fly out of Nashville sometimes or Birmingham.

1114
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 You know, the cool thing now from Huntsville is there's a direct flag.

1115
01:02:31,380 --> 01:02:34,620
 We don't cover the three schools there.

1116
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 So we would only have to drive about an hour up the road and then fly directly into Dallas, into those areas.

1117
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 In fact, that's where the conference tournament is going to be played, just outside in the suburbs of Dallas in Allen, Texas.

1118
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 So it's an easy flight up there.

1119
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 So, you know, yeah.

1120
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 And the rest of them, obviously, they're bus rides.

1121
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 They're teams that have been in our league that we just bus ride to anyway.

1122
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 So it's going to be a challenge.

1123
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 But like anything else, we're looking forward to it.

1124
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 Tony, I know you're also looking forward to seeing what Tate Fields can do.

1125
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 I saw you on a TV interview earlier this week.

1126
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 Signed a summer league deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

1127
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 Congratulations to Tate and you, a former player.

1128
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 Tony, talk about what he did for you and his potential to get into the NBA.

1129
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 Well, we're extremely proud and very excited for Tate Fields.

1130
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 You know, it just goes to show you the type of human being he is, the type of young man he is.

1131
01:03:36,440 --> 01:03:40,460
 You know, he truly understands what it is to be a professional.

1132
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 He did it while he was here.

1133
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 You know, he was an everyday guy.

1134
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 He was a guy that understood how to just get away from the distractions and focus on the things that he needed to do to be successful on the court.

1135
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 And it's no different at the next level.

1136
01:03:55,800 --> 01:03:58,940
 And what he's gotten, he has truly earned.

1137
01:03:59,420 --> 01:04:06,900
 To be the first guy to be signed by a pro team, the first guy since Otis Boddy.

1138
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 Right?

1139
01:04:08,360 --> 01:04:15,280
 I mean, there's only been two individuals from the basketball era here at this university that have done this.

1140
01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:20,580
 You know, we're just extremely proud of him at what he's been able to accomplish.

1141
01:04:21,040 --> 01:04:22,520
 Well, here's the deal, Coach.

1142
01:04:22,640 --> 01:04:26,800
 Not only that, you mentioned in this era, now you're going to get more exposure.

1143
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 So what you just used there, kind of like an old-fashioned cookbook that a grandma used, there's the recipe right there.

1144
01:04:33,500 --> 01:04:37,580
 You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't work and polish it, guess what?

1145
01:04:37,620 --> 01:04:39,200
 There's going to be a short end to your career.

1146
01:04:39,300 --> 01:04:45,440
 But if you keep your nose to grindstone, it tells you you can play at Notre Dame, Alabama, anywhere.

1147
01:04:45,760 --> 01:04:49,480
 If you go out there and do your job, these folks have a way of finding you.

1148
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 I don't care if it's in Florence, Italy or Florence, Alabama.

1149
01:04:52,860 --> 01:04:54,780
 You're 100% correct.

1150
01:04:55,480 --> 01:04:59,020
 You know, both of you understand this more than a lot of folks.

1151
01:05:00,840 --> 01:05:03,960
 It's all about the choices that these young men make.

1152
01:05:04,080 --> 01:05:04,580
 All right.

1153
01:05:04,940 --> 01:05:08,080
 The talent level, the talent level is the talent.

1154
01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:08,820
 Right.

1155
01:05:08,820 --> 01:05:10,740
 Now it comes down to the choices.

1156
01:05:11,160 --> 01:05:11,400
 Right.

1157
01:05:11,400 --> 01:05:18,760
 And the choices that this young man makes, number one, he prioritizes winning above everything else.

1158
01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:24,120
 And how I know that's a fact is all you've got to do is watch him play.

1159
01:05:24,660 --> 01:05:34,440
 He impacts the game in so many different ways, statistically, analytically, by far, one of the best players in the country while he played here.

1160
01:05:34,560 --> 01:05:37,540
 He was top five analytically in the country.

1161
01:05:38,820 --> 01:05:42,440
 All levels, from the power fives all the way down to us.

1162
01:05:43,020 --> 01:05:46,280
 I mean, it was all the way across the board.

1163
01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:48,840
 He impacted every facet of the game.

1164
01:05:49,240 --> 01:06:12,480
 And to me, that's the reason why you've got teams like the Sixers and teams like the Houston Rockets and teams like the Memphis Grizzlies who were contacting us during the summer last year, wanting to know more about Tate from a character standpoint, which, in my opinion, is what separates him from just the rest of the folks.

1165
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:16,960
 Coach, you use the A-word there, analytics, and we hear it more and more now.

1166
01:06:17,280 --> 01:06:18,980
 You're a veteran of the coaching business.

1167
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:22,580
 Probably when you started, you're like a lot of us.

1168
01:06:22,620 --> 01:06:23,760
 You didn't know what the word meant.

1169
01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:27,940
 How big of a factor is the A-word now in putting together your game plan?

1170
01:06:28,980 --> 01:06:31,520
 There's a famous movie out there called Moneyball, guys.

1171
01:06:31,660 --> 01:06:33,600
 And I think you all know it.

1172
01:06:33,840 --> 01:06:40,700
 And one of the things in that movie that Brad Pitt, who's playing Billy Beans, says is adapt or die, right?

1173
01:06:40,820 --> 01:06:48,220
 And I think whenever you're in a profession, the one thing that is a constant in life is there's going to be change.

1174
01:06:48,480 --> 01:06:58,860
 And for us, analytics became a source just like the portal is a challenge, just like the NIL deal and all that stuff.

1175
01:06:59,420 --> 01:07:03,060
 Analytics became something that was a tool that needed to be used, right?

1176
01:07:03,080 --> 01:07:07,280
 It doesn't give you all the information that you need, but it definitely helps.

1177
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 And for us, yeah, we utilize it.

1178
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 We have a company that we utilize called HDI that we deal with on a daily basis that not only helps us with scouting reports, our own players, and even future players.

1179
01:07:22,780 --> 01:07:25,800
 The analytics is something that we definitely use.

1180
01:07:26,900 --> 01:07:34,180
 So we understand the value of it, and we want to maximize the resources that we have to help our players out as much as we can.

1181
01:07:34,480 --> 01:07:37,120
 Tony, speaking of making good choices, boy,

1182
01:07:37,200 --> 01:07:40,920
 did you ever make some in hiring some new assistant coaches?

1183
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 Drew Stutz, Harold and I talked to him twice when he was on another run for a national championship.

1184
01:07:48,360 --> 01:07:50,620
 But you've added some other guys along with Drew.

1185
01:07:50,720 --> 01:07:53,300
 I'm very impressed with the guys you've hired.

1186
01:07:54,280 --> 01:07:59,820
 Well, I appreciate you saying that, and I want you to know that, you know, and I'll start with Drew.

1187
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 I think Coach Stutz has done an amazing job at Freed Hardman.

1188
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 You know, to win two national championships in three years, speaks volumes of just the program that he built there, the character, you know, just the type of human being he is.

1189
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 But I'll tell you one thing.

1190
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 The attention to detail, which Coach Stutz, you know, being around him for the past seven, eight years, we played against each other about seven years ago.

1191
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 And just know that I put him on the schedule one time, and that was it for me, right?

1192
01:08:32,420 --> 01:08:34,180
 I could already tell.

1193
01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:37,980
 And I kid him a lot because we went 1-0.

1194
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 We beat him.

1195
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 And I told him that was it for me.

1196
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 I was going to only play him once.

1197
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 I'll finish my career versus him in 1-0.

1198
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 So, but I can tell you this, his attention to detail is elite.

1199
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 His building relationships with players, again, another one of his strengths.

1200
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 So, I'm really, we're really blessed to have Drew with us.

1201
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 Obviously, Perrin Foote comes from Florida State.

1202
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 He's been on the court at VMI.

1203
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 He was at Missouri with Coach Gates, and he started his career.

1204
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 He started everything at Cleveland State before he joined Florida State for his, you know, for the first time in the ACC.

1205
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 So, his knowledge, his energy is elite as well.

1206
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 And then, obviously, we rehired Will Soucy.

1207
01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:29,400
 Soucy played for us, it seemed like, for an eternity, right?

1208
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 The Iron Lion.

1209
01:09:30,720 --> 01:09:30,860
 Yep.

1210
01:09:31,360 --> 01:09:34,300
 And I'll tell you, he's made a tremendous impact right away.

1211
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 I realize now, more than ever, what an asset and how much value Will brought to our team while he's a player.

1212
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 Now, he's only continuing to do so as a coach.

1213
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 Can't measure hard, I guarantee it.

1214
01:09:48,580 --> 01:09:54,760
 Coach, speaking of X's and O's and Jimmy's and Joe's, how are the off-season workouts going?

1215
01:09:54,860 --> 01:09:56,160
 Your thoughts about this team?

1216
01:09:56,280 --> 01:10:02,020
 And since you're going into a brand-new conference, probably you and A fans are saying, who is the bad guy?

1217
01:10:02,140 --> 01:10:04,920
 Who is the big beast in your new conference?

1218
01:10:06,020 --> 01:10:10,820
 Well, I can tell you right now, there's a lot of history with the teams that are coming in, right?

1219
01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:11,900
 Arkansas Little Rock.

1220
01:10:12,240 --> 01:10:16,600
 That's always been, you know, that's always been a team that's, you know, always had a lot of success.

1221
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:20,100
 Abilene Christian has made the NCAA tournament.

1222
01:10:20,280 --> 01:10:28,980
 Tarleton State, you know, their facilities, their resources are, you know, one of the best, not only in our conference, but in all of mid-major.

1223
01:10:29,700 --> 01:10:32,360
 UT Arlington, again, having a lot of success out there.

1224
01:10:32,360 --> 01:10:34,720
 And then, obviously, the teams in our league, right?

1225
01:10:34,820 --> 01:10:38,520
 Like, Eastern Kentucky, what can you say about what Coach Hamilton has done there?

1226
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:43,820
 You know, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, what Coach Schulman has done at Central Arkansas.

1227
01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:47,580
 Like, I can go on and on about all the teams that are in the league.

1228
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 So, I just think right now, you're seeing a lot of programs trying to buy for those, just who's going to be the top team in the league.

1229
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 So, I'm looking forward to the challenges that every one of those programs bring.

1230
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 Tony, before we let you go, how many hours, I believe it used to be eight per week during the summer.

1231
01:11:06,640 --> 01:11:11,360
 How many hours does the NCAA allow for on-court instruction now?

1232
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 Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned that.

1233
01:11:14,020 --> 01:11:15,680
 This is a different year for us.

1234
01:11:16,460 --> 01:11:25,260
 It's still eight hours, but what the NCAA has kind of given us leeway with is we can utilize those eight hours now how we see fit, right?

1235
01:11:25,720 --> 01:11:28,540
 So, if you want to go all eight hours on the court, you can do that.

1236
01:11:28,600 --> 01:11:30,960
 If you want to go all eight hours in the weight room, you can do that.

1237
01:11:31,900 --> 01:11:37,880
 So, you know, it's been for us, for us, it's been trial and error right now, just kind of getting used to it.

1238
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:44,560
 But it's something that, like anything else, you know, when you have a staff like ours that, again,

1239
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 we live in the details, we live in the details, I think we've done a really good job of balancing out the hours in the summertime.

1240
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 So, really been thankful for, again, all the input that the new guys have brought in,

1241
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 and myself and Coach Smith having the most experience on our staff, you know, to just kind of guide everybody through everything that's going on.

1242
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 Absolutely.

1243
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 Tony, we always appreciate your time.

1244
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 Have a great 4th of July.

1245
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 Enjoy some time with family.

1246
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 Hopefully, we can do this again with you real, real soon.

1247
01:12:20,780 --> 01:12:21,940
 Always a pleasure, guys.

1248
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 Thank you for having me on the show.

1249
01:12:23,860 --> 01:12:24,240
 Absolutely.

1250
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 Thank you for taking time.

1251
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 Busy boy right there.

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 Welcome back in.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It's hot here, but it's always hot in Mike Huthan's backyard.

1319
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 Orlando, Florida.

1320
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 National College football slash basketball analyst.

1321
01:16:25,580 --> 01:16:26,780
 Mike, welcome in.

1322
01:16:26,840 --> 01:16:27,680
 How are you?

1323
01:16:28,520 --> 01:16:31,720
 Yeah, actually enjoying the soccer so far.

1324
01:16:32,220 --> 01:16:35,200
 So, but the soccer's been good.

1325
01:16:35,700 --> 01:16:39,300
 Today's July 1st, which means that by the end of this month.

1326
01:16:39,740 --> 01:16:40,300
 That's right.

1327
01:16:40,860 --> 01:16:44,380
 By the end of this month, we're going to have college football teams on the practice field.

1328
01:16:44,860 --> 01:16:45,760
 You know what, Mike?

1329
01:16:45,900 --> 01:16:47,720
 The Big 12, if I'm not mistaken.

1330
01:16:47,860 --> 01:16:49,400
 There are media days, just a few days.

1331
01:16:49,480 --> 01:17:00,600
 Now, looking at the calendar here, in case you're keeping the score at home, from this Saturday, okay, let's go to Saturday, which is the 4th, which for most of us here, and I'm sure for you, is the unofficial beginning of college football season.

1332
01:17:00,600 --> 01:17:08,440
 Only eight Saturdays until the first weekend of college football, and only nine to the first big Saturday of college football.

1333
01:17:09,440 --> 01:17:10,340
 Are you ready?

1334
01:17:10,740 --> 01:17:15,760
 Is it finally time to sit here and put all this off-the-field talk in a box and get down to action?

1335
01:17:18,320 --> 01:17:26,360
 So, but given the way college football and college athletics in general is these days, there's something that's going to happen in those eight weeks.

1336
01:17:26,360 --> 01:17:36,680
 So, but again, by the end of the month, teams will be on the practice field, and maybe then some of the off-field stuff will go away.

1337
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:42,120
 But, yeah, we're getting closer and closer to real games being played, and that's obviously a positive.

1338
01:17:42,920 --> 01:17:45,520
 Well, we got a long time to discuss this.

1339
01:17:45,620 --> 01:17:48,460
 In fact, you really don't get serious about it to mid-season.

1340
01:17:49,360 --> 01:17:52,700
 But who is Mike Huguenin's Heisman candidates?

1341
01:17:53,020 --> 01:17:58,580
 I heard C.J. Carr, the Notre Dame quarterback, showed out at the Manning Passing Academy.

1342
01:17:59,420 --> 01:18:03,340
 June Sang, more Jeremiah Smith, maybe the best player in the country.

1343
01:18:03,540 --> 01:18:04,540
 More at Oregon.

1344
01:18:05,220 --> 01:18:06,740
 Gunnar Stockton at Georgia.

1345
01:18:06,980 --> 01:18:08,740
 Then, of course, Arch at Texas.

1346
01:18:09,480 --> 01:18:11,440
 Who's your favorite going into the season?

1347
01:18:14,440 --> 01:18:15,880
 That's an interesting question.

1348
01:18:18,280 --> 01:18:24,860
 I think to an extent, you know, I think the betting favorite is going to be Arch Manning.

1349
01:18:25,200 --> 01:18:34,100
 But I think Trinidad Chambliss would be an interesting, maybe double, you know, maybe 10-1, 12-1.

1350
01:18:34,100 --> 01:18:39,020
 And how good's Ole Miss going to be, though, without Lane Kiffin?

1351
01:18:40,580 --> 01:18:44,940
 Darian Mensah in Miami could be an interesting dark horse candidate.

1352
01:18:46,480 --> 01:18:47,920
 Josh Hoover in Indiana.

1353
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 I'm interested in seeing if he can sort of dial back on some of the mistakes he made at TCU now that he's in Indiana.

1354
01:18:54,620 --> 01:18:55,520
 But I agree with you.

1355
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 I think if you're voting for the best player, the best player in college football this year is going to be Jeremiah Smith.

1356
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 I think he could have been an NFL guy as a true freshman.

1357
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 As an 18-year-old, the guy's a freak.

1358
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 Yes, he benefits from having a ton of talented teammates.

1359
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 But the vice versa is correct as well.

1360
01:19:14,200 --> 01:19:18,900
 Sayan is a better quarterback because Jeremiah Smith is on the receiving end.

1361
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 Every other Ohio State receiver is better because of Jeremiah Smith because Jeremiah Smith draws double teams.

1362
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 So I don't know if a wide receiver can win the Heisman again.

1363
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 It's happened before.

1364
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 But I think a lot of times when a receiver has a phenomenal season, well, that means the quarterback has a phenomenal season as well.

1365
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 So Julian Sayan and Jeremiah Smith sort of are dependent on each other.

1366
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 But from a sheer talent level, to me, there's no question Jeremiah Smith's the best player.

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 In the huddle with Mike Hugen.

1368
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 Mike, is the word in modern sports loophole?

1369
01:19:56,220 --> 01:19:57,480
 Here's what's interesting about it.

1370
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 We talked, obviously, ad nauseum about this kid, Brendan Sorsby at Texas Tech.

1371
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 We all know what happened.

1372
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 But over the last few days, he was denied the supplemental draft for the NFL.

1373
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 And then you add the latest wrinkle.

1374
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 He's going to play this season at Manny, Iowa, Western Community College.

1375
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 Why?

1376
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 Because he can go there and now be eligible for the real NFL draft next year.

1377
01:20:21,040 --> 01:20:24,660
 How good is Iowa Western Community College going to be?

1378
01:20:25,020 --> 01:20:30,120
 And how many other guys in similar situations are going to say, hey, I see a loophole here.

1379
01:20:30,300 --> 01:20:35,340
 I can go put time in and still cash the big check maybe within 12 months.

1380
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 Yeah, I'll be honest.

1381
01:20:36,900 --> 01:20:40,640
 I need to read up a heck of a lot more on this.

1382
01:20:41,160 --> 01:20:48,980
 My presumption was if you played major college football, you can't go backward and play junior college football.

1383
01:20:50,380 --> 01:20:51,400
 It's bizarre.

1384
01:20:52,440 --> 01:20:54,740
 I believe he's a fifth-year senior.

1385
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 You know, is he even going to take a class?

1386
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 And I'll be honest.

1387
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 If you're a fifth-year senior who still needs classes, you can have a junior college level class, then you ain't have much of an academic career.

1388
01:21:10,360 --> 01:21:12,880
 So that is really weird to me.

1389
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 I don't even know.

1390
01:21:14,880 --> 01:21:18,960
 I guess Sorsby feels that he needs to stay sort of in playing shape.

1391
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 But I don't know what that's going to do, you know, to make him sharp for the NFL.

1392
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 And also, I'm interested in if you're an Iowa Western Community College quarterback, wait a second here.

1393
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 Why am I even here if you're going to be playing junior, 24 years old, and he's played major college football his whole life?

1394
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 His whole athletic life, at least.

1395
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 So that is, yeah, you're right.

1396
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 I mean, you know, you talked earlier about, you know, let's start talking about on-the-field stuff.

1397
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 And, yes, this is sort of on-the-field.

1398
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 But at the same time, I don't think anybody in the world three months ago, yeah, Brendan Sorsby was going to take the field for an Iowa Community College football.

1399
01:22:01,420 --> 01:22:01,820
 Unbelievable.

1400
01:22:01,820 --> 01:22:03,740
 Let me ask you on the field.

1401
01:22:03,980 --> 01:22:08,140
 Matt Campbell, I always had a lot of respect for doing more with last.

1402
01:22:08,520 --> 01:22:15,880
 Supposedly, at Iowa State, he did it for 10 years, taking over for James Franklin, who has moved on to Virginia Tech.

1403
01:22:16,500 --> 01:22:23,460
 Who has a better season, Matt Campbell at Penn State or James Franklin at Virginia Tech?

1404
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 Well, I think Penn State's the more talented team.

1405
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 The ACC, though, it's a garbage league outside of Miami.

1406
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 I'm not sure who the second-best team in that league is.

1407
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 So I think Franklin can make an immediate splash.

1408
01:22:37,680 --> 01:22:44,420
 And, you know, one thing that I agree, what Matt Campbell did at Iowa State, that is a horrendous program.

1409
01:22:44,620 --> 01:22:46,680
 It has been for its entire football history.

1410
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 The last time I won a conference title was 1912.

1411
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 So, you know, but the thing is, some people, players included, coaches included, are better when the expectations are so high.

1412
01:23:02,780 --> 01:23:07,660
 And, yeah, Iowa State had high expectations the last couple of seasons.

1413
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 But, you know, oh, we're going to, you know, we can win the Big 12.

1414
01:23:11,760 --> 01:23:16,080
 Penn State, obviously, they want to win the Big 10 and win the national titles.

1415
01:23:16,260 --> 01:23:19,860
 But I think Matt Campbell is going to be successful there.

1416
01:23:20,500 --> 01:23:29,400
 He's bringing his quarterback with him, Rocco Beck, who's – he's not elite, but he generally makes the plays that are available.

1417
01:23:29,820 --> 01:23:32,900
 And I'll be honest, Penn State quarterbacks in the past have not done that.

1418
01:23:33,120 --> 01:23:33,280
 That's right.

1419
01:23:33,640 --> 01:23:35,120
 There's talent on their defense.

1420
01:23:35,360 --> 01:23:36,960
 It's a lot of untested talent.

1421
01:23:37,900 --> 01:23:45,980
 But, yeah, I think Penn State will be a top 25 team, maybe between 15 and 25.

1422
01:23:47,080 --> 01:23:50,040
 You know, Beck, he started 39 games in his career.

1423
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 So, you're plugging in a guy who has seen a lot, done a lot.

1424
01:23:56,500 --> 01:24:00,340
 I think Penn State's going to be – they're going to be better than they were last year.

1425
01:24:01,280 --> 01:24:04,860
 I think the defense will be solid.

1426
01:24:05,460 --> 01:24:10,500
 And I think the offense will be a heck of a lot more cohesive than it was last year for Penn State.

1427
01:24:11,040 --> 01:24:14,600
 We got a couple minutes left with you before Wimbledon update.

1428
01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:19,080
 But Kyle Whittingham, I've always thought, was an ACC coach at Utah.

1429
01:24:20,040 --> 01:24:22,940
 How successful will he be in his first year at Michigan?

1430
01:24:23,720 --> 01:24:31,320
 You know, he's a no-nonsense guy, but he's taking over a program.

1431
01:24:31,500 --> 01:24:33,760
 Yeah, I know they won the national title a couple years ago.

1432
01:24:34,140 --> 01:24:36,220
 That's a program that's been filled with nonsense.

1433
01:24:36,500 --> 01:24:36,800
 Yes.

1434
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 So, I think that, you know, the culture aspect is important.

1435
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 I think Whittingham will bring a certain culture with him.

1436
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 The question is whether that culture will take among the players and with other administrators.

1437
01:24:49,940 --> 01:24:51,440
 I mean, Michigan is talented.

1438
01:24:51,620 --> 01:24:56,480
 I'm not a huge Bryce Underwood fan, though I will say that I think his offensive coordinator

1439
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 will do a better job with Underwood.

1440
01:24:59,120 --> 01:25:01,340
 They got a lot of guys coming back on offense.

1441
01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:04,780
 Defensively, it may take a step back.

1442
01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:12,740
 But if Whittingham is allowed to do what he did at Utah, Michigan's going to be fine.

1443
01:25:12,820 --> 01:25:15,880
 But, again, it's a culture change.

1444
01:25:17,260 --> 01:25:22,200
 And I'm not sure that that culture will be allowed to take over at Michigan because it is.

1445
01:25:22,340 --> 01:25:25,260
 And no-nonsense guy taking over a nonsense program.

1446
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 That's a great way to put it.

1447
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 Listen, I always enjoy the conversation.

1448
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 I could talk about subjects about that with you all day long.

1449
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 Listen, have a great 4th of July.

1450
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 It's going to be here next time we turn around.

1451
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 Let's do this again next week and talk about some more of these preseason questions.

1452
01:25:47,740 --> 01:25:48,200
 No problem.

1453
01:25:48,280 --> 01:25:48,800
 I appreciate it.

1454
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 You guys have a happy 4th as well.

1455
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 Thank you.

1456
01:25:50,520 --> 01:25:51,860
 You too, Mike.

1457
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 And enjoy the soccer game tonight.

1458
01:25:54,980 --> 01:25:59,240
 USA against Bosnia and that big-name team.

1459
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 That's their border.

1460
01:26:00,400 --> 01:26:02,920
 Again, USA and Bosnia tonight.

1461
01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:03,740
 World Cup.

1462
01:26:04,080 --> 01:26:06,620
 A lot on the line for the USA boys as well.

1463
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1469
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1470
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1472
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 Tommy Paul, straight sets for the second match in a row.

1473
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 Francis Tiafoe won his first rounder.

1474
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1475
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1476
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1477
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1480
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1481
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1482
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1483
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1484
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1643
01:34:59,020 --> 01:34:59,760
 Welcome back again.

1644
01:34:59,880 --> 01:35:02,120
 Quickly, BB, a note there.

1645
01:35:02,200 --> 01:35:06,540
 I just heard on the Wimbledon update a fellow by the name of Ben Shelton.

1646
01:35:06,660 --> 01:35:07,900
 Who is Ben Shelton?

1647
01:35:08,500 --> 01:35:10,300
 He is the son of Brian Shelton.

1648
01:35:10,300 --> 01:35:11,680
 Who is Brian Shelton?

1649
01:35:12,460 --> 01:35:17,040
 He is a phenom I covered back out of Randolph High in Huntsville.

1650
01:35:17,140 --> 01:35:21,100
 He played, I can't tell any stories I did, at the old Huntsville Athletic Club.

1651
01:35:21,160 --> 01:35:22,600
 And he went on to Georgia Tech.

1652
01:35:23,100 --> 01:35:24,340
 And that was his alma mater.

1653
01:35:24,980 --> 01:35:28,920
 And then later, in between, he was a good player on his own.

1654
01:35:28,980 --> 01:35:30,460
 He played at Wilmington and had some wins.

1655
01:35:30,520 --> 01:35:32,120
 Didn't win any titles, but he had some wins.

1656
01:35:32,560 --> 01:35:34,240
 And then he went back to his alma mater.

1657
01:35:34,340 --> 01:35:39,780
 He coached the Georgia Tech tennis team, the men, and they won a national title.

1658
01:35:40,280 --> 01:35:41,980
 And then Florida said, this guy's pretty good.

1659
01:35:42,040 --> 01:35:45,280
 So they brought him down to Florida to coach the women.

1660
01:35:45,780 --> 01:35:46,960
 And what did he do?

1661
01:35:47,020 --> 01:35:48,720
 He won a national title there.

1662
01:35:49,260 --> 01:35:53,340
 And then the AD said, well, what about coaching the Florida men's tennis team?

1663
01:35:53,840 --> 01:35:54,720
 And he did.

1664
01:35:54,840 --> 01:35:57,240
 And they won a national title there, BB.

1665
01:35:57,520 --> 01:36:04,140
 He's the only guy, the only coach to ever win tennis championships, national championships for men and women.

1666
01:36:04,480 --> 01:36:06,880
 But I remember him coming out of Randolph High.

1667
01:36:07,360 --> 01:36:09,100
 He was one of those athletes.

1668
01:36:09,340 --> 01:36:10,740
 And we talk about it with football.

1669
01:36:10,880 --> 01:36:12,180
 I don't care what sport it is.

1670
01:36:12,740 --> 01:36:14,760
 We talked about it early with Rodney Orr.

1671
01:36:14,840 --> 01:36:16,700
 Some of these kids just have the it factor.

1672
01:36:17,440 --> 01:36:23,480
 And even when this guy was truly a kid before he had this kid named Ben, you could just tell he had the it factor, BB.

1673
01:36:23,740 --> 01:36:25,980
 Yeah, Brian was a real trailblazer.

1674
01:36:26,220 --> 01:36:28,840
 In fact, I remember, quote, growing up.

1675
01:36:28,860 --> 01:36:30,320
 I know you've never heard this.

1676
01:36:30,560 --> 01:36:38,320
 Some of you, some of the stories that you did with him, but Harold, number one, he's a very good player, but you're right.

1677
01:36:38,380 --> 01:36:40,140
 He was exceptional as a coach.

1678
01:36:40,140 --> 01:36:42,900
 And now that I mean, he broke ground in more ways than one.

1679
01:36:42,960 --> 01:36:44,040
 This was back in the day.

1680
01:36:44,100 --> 01:36:49,060
 And he was one of the first African-Americans to come on Arthur Adams in there.

1681
01:36:49,060 --> 01:36:54,120
 And Brian was an African-American and made a lot of ways.

1682
01:36:54,260 --> 01:36:59,280
 And it's interesting that he and Stuart Sink, even though they have roots to Alabama,

1683
01:36:59,280 --> 01:37:00,980
 both of them wound up at Georgia Tech.

1684
01:37:01,020 --> 01:37:04,340
 And I think both of them have done pretty good on the professional circuit, BB.

1685
01:37:04,660 --> 01:37:05,840
 No question about it.

1686
01:37:05,900 --> 01:37:14,980
 No, they've been, listen, there's been a lot of, we don't talk about tennis much, obviously, football, basketball, high school, et cetera.

1687
01:37:14,980 --> 01:37:20,600
 But there's been a lot of talent for tennis come out of North Alabama over the years.

1688
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:23,840
 As my old baseball coach would say, I guarantee you.

1689
01:37:23,900 --> 01:37:28,140
 All right, BB, before we get to Drew here and try to get through the bushes, he's a busy boy.

1690
01:37:28,420 --> 01:37:36,160
 Coming up on the 4th of July, I'm going to ask you a question to kind of reach down, take a measuring stick of where you are as far as your vibe.

1691
01:37:36,800 --> 01:37:41,240
 We'll start with Alabama, with this Alabama football team coming into the 4th.

1692
01:37:41,240 --> 01:37:49,600
 Because let's face it, once the 4th comes, once we get through the 4th, it's basically, if you will, for all intents and purposes, college football season.

1693
01:37:49,800 --> 01:37:54,460
 Not that it's never that the case here, but after the 4th, it takes on to another level.

1694
01:37:54,620 --> 01:37:58,080
 Where's your vibe, your gut with this team right now?

1695
01:37:58,180 --> 01:38:00,400
 Well, I think the defense is going to be fine.

1696
01:38:00,500 --> 01:38:07,340
 I think they've got the best secondary, one of the best secondaries in the country, maybe the best secondary in the SEC.

1697
01:38:07,660 --> 01:38:11,540
 I think these linebackers, Luke Matz is another one.

1698
01:38:11,660 --> 01:38:13,680
 Caleb Woodson, the transfer.

1699
01:38:14,380 --> 01:38:17,040
 I think it's going to depend upon the defensive front.

1700
01:38:17,220 --> 01:38:19,120
 They've got a lot more size there.

1701
01:38:19,640 --> 01:38:24,800
 I think the kicking game is going to be better this year, and particularly the UNA punter.

1702
01:38:25,860 --> 01:38:29,780
 Now, the Alabama punter last year did a pretty good job.

1703
01:38:30,100 --> 01:38:40,320
 Again, the question, when you come in with, you've got quarterbacks that, yes, they've been in the system for a while, but how are they going to do?

1704
01:38:40,480 --> 01:38:43,960
 But the real question for this team, Harold, is the offensive line.

1705
01:38:44,580 --> 01:38:46,260
 Can they jail early?

1706
01:38:46,440 --> 01:38:48,100
 Can they open up running lanes?

1707
01:38:48,220 --> 01:38:49,700
 Can they protect the quarterback?

1708
01:38:51,180 --> 01:39:00,000
 I agree that the conversation we had earlier with Rodney Orr, and I'm not going to predict this team until we get into August.

1709
01:39:00,100 --> 01:39:12,040
 But the ceiling for Alabama in the regular season, I believe, is 10-2, maybe even 11-1 if they come out of the gate and, again, win the games they're supposed to win.

1710
01:39:12,780 --> 01:39:24,340
 Maybe the floor is 8-4 or 9-3, but if they can stay healthy, they'll find out pretty quickly, I think, who the quarterback's going to be.

1711
01:39:25,040 --> 01:39:27,740
 But I think this team has a lot of potential.

1712
01:39:28,460 --> 01:39:32,180
 You mentioned that the good news would be 10-2.

1713
01:39:32,320 --> 01:39:34,000
 The obvious question, who are the two, BB?

1714
01:39:34,520 --> 01:39:35,120
 I don't know.

1715
01:39:35,340 --> 01:39:37,280
 Harold, again, I mentioned this earlier.

1716
01:39:37,880 --> 01:39:40,540
 You have a big emotional win over Georgia.

1717
01:39:41,000 --> 01:39:41,040
 Right.

1718
01:39:41,280 --> 01:39:48,760
 You turn around and you go to Knoxville, where they haven't won now what seems like 10 years, the last two trips up there.

1719
01:39:49,320 --> 01:39:54,900
 You know, is Kentucky going to be, you know, what's Kentucky going to be?

1720
01:39:55,040 --> 01:39:59,840
 I don't think they've got the roster to win it, but there's some landmines on this schedule.

1721
01:39:59,960 --> 01:40:01,340
 There's no question about it.

1722
01:40:01,680 --> 01:40:05,040
 Well, Vanderbilt didn't have the roster in his first year at Alabama.

1723
01:40:05,040 --> 01:40:13,880
 But back to your point, until this staff can prove that they can put together a good team week in and week out, I think it's fair to sit here and do a question.

1724
01:40:14,300 --> 01:40:16,220
 The other part of that, you mentioned 10-2.

1725
01:40:16,860 --> 01:40:19,100
 What happens if they go 8-4, BB?

1726
01:40:19,300 --> 01:40:22,640
 When you look at this class, and we're just taking the varnish off here.

1727
01:40:22,740 --> 01:40:24,420
 We don't shake pom-poms on this show.

1728
01:40:25,160 --> 01:40:31,580
 If they go 8-4 with the class they've got coming in, where would the conversation be in late December?

1729
01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:34,220
 Well, it might be an uncomfortable conversation.

1730
01:40:34,220 --> 01:40:40,700
 D-2 has joined us, and we can ask him his thoughts on that question.

1731
01:40:41,020 --> 01:40:46,100
 Double D's Drew Jarman, host of Talking Ball, 97.7 FM, The Zone in Huntsville.

1732
01:40:46,280 --> 01:40:47,000
 D, welcome in.

1733
01:40:47,020 --> 01:40:47,480
 How are you?

1734
01:40:48,260 --> 01:40:48,860
 I'm good.

1735
01:40:48,920 --> 01:40:49,440
 How are you guys?

1736
01:40:49,480 --> 01:40:49,740
 Hey, buddy.

1737
01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:51,660
 Man, we're just having a conversation here, Drew.

1738
01:40:51,800 --> 01:40:53,620
 Kind of a fun topic this time of the year.

1739
01:40:53,760 --> 01:40:59,140
 Alabama, Brad seems, he said 10-2 might continue to be a good season.

1740
01:40:59,380 --> 01:41:00,960
 Your thoughts about the two losses.

1741
01:41:00,960 --> 01:41:04,040
 But the other side, we were just talking about bringing you in here, Drew.

1742
01:41:04,540 --> 01:41:10,600
 If they're 8-4, and the class being what it is right now, we know Alabama fans, we're not saying it's right or wrong.

1743
01:41:10,700 --> 01:41:14,120
 We just know Alabama fans have one standard, and we know what that is.

1744
01:41:14,440 --> 01:41:17,120
 What would be the conversation in late December if it's 8-4?

1745
01:41:18,200 --> 01:41:21,200
 Well, I think there'll be some consternation, no doubt about it.

1746
01:41:22,060 --> 01:41:25,780
 But, you know, I'll just say this, and I've said it before.

1747
01:41:25,780 --> 01:41:33,040
 If Kevin DeBoer had gone to Michigan or Penn State, this roster wouldn't look nearly like it would right now.

1748
01:41:33,200 --> 01:41:35,040
 And you would be in the bottom third of the SEC.

1749
01:41:35,480 --> 01:41:47,800
 So, if you make a coaching change, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to have an 8-4 or a 7-5 year, or a bat, even what would be considered a 6-6 or worse season.

1750
01:41:48,060 --> 01:41:54,100
 But, in this climate of college football, if you don't make the right hire, we've already seen what can happen.

1751
01:41:54,260 --> 01:41:55,640
 And it doesn't fit.

1752
01:41:55,900 --> 01:41:57,900
 I mean, we saw that with Brian Harsin.

1753
01:41:58,020 --> 01:41:59,200
 We saw it with Hugh Freeze.

1754
01:41:59,740 --> 01:42:01,520
 There's no guarantee that it's going to work.

1755
01:42:02,060 --> 01:42:11,620
 And, you know, I get kind of tired of the narrative that an 11-win season wasn't good enough, and they made the second round of the college football playoff.

1756
01:42:12,060 --> 01:42:20,260
 And now, you've got idiots in the media who are continuing to harp on Alabama's recruiting ranking when the recruiting rankings aren't finished yet.

1757
01:42:20,420 --> 01:42:22,200
 The class isn't finished yet.

1758
01:42:22,440 --> 01:42:26,940
 These morons, all they want is clicks because they have nothing better to do with their time.

1759
01:42:27,520 --> 01:42:32,580
 And the thing about it is, it's a fact that he signed two straight top three classes.

1760
01:42:33,000 --> 01:42:35,740
 It's also a fact it's a different way to build a roster now.

1761
01:42:35,880 --> 01:42:40,080
 You can't just continue to stack because these guys are free agents every year.

1762
01:42:40,300 --> 01:42:41,160
 And that's a fact.

1763
01:42:41,600 --> 01:42:43,760
 And roster retention is important.

1764
01:42:44,380 --> 01:42:46,340
 Player development is very important.

1765
01:42:46,820 --> 01:42:50,180
 And the way you spend your money is important because there's not a bottomless pit.

1766
01:42:50,180 --> 01:42:57,600
 And even the programs that have what seems to be a bottomless pit, you know, the LSU, no playoff.

1767
01:42:57,880 --> 01:42:59,300
 Texas, no playoff.

1768
01:42:59,640 --> 01:43:01,880
 Texas A&M, playoff one-time loss.

1769
01:43:02,680 --> 01:43:06,180
 They're not advancing in winning national championships.

1770
01:43:06,780 --> 01:43:16,380
 So, just because you have Oregon, you know, they've still never – they've won the Big Ten, but they've never, you know, won a national championship, never been to even the finals.

1771
01:43:16,660 --> 01:43:20,080
 So, at least in this format, and I know they did make it against Auburn.

1772
01:43:20,180 --> 01:43:22,080
 In the – back in the BCS era.

1773
01:43:22,180 --> 01:43:23,860
 But they have not won a national title.

1774
01:43:24,420 --> 01:43:29,020
 So, you know, and so I'll just say that doesn't guarantee you're going to win anything.

1775
01:43:29,240 --> 01:43:34,680
 I think certainly there would be consternation, but I think the roster is better than eight and four.

1776
01:43:35,140 --> 01:43:37,020
 I think it's a good roster.

1777
01:43:37,180 --> 01:43:39,700
 I think it's a college football playoff caliber roster.

1778
01:43:40,160 --> 01:43:48,220
 But we have to see, you know, how the pieces, you know, come together, how some of the young guys like Akeelan Russell, like EJ Crowell develop.

1779
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:49,380
 We don't know that yet.

1780
01:43:49,560 --> 01:43:57,920
 So, if they develop well, if these coaching moves that he made at tight end, at offensive line come together, then I think Alabama can have a really good team.

1781
01:43:58,020 --> 01:44:04,280
 But I think a lot of that, you know, what if stuff, you know, you can do – you can say the same thing for Lane Kiffin.

1782
01:44:04,360 --> 01:44:07,960
 What if Lane Kiffin goes eight and four after they spend $50 million on a roster?

1783
01:44:07,960 --> 01:44:08,520
 Yeah, absolutely.

1784
01:44:08,880 --> 01:44:10,720
 That's why I said fine topic this time of the year.

1785
01:44:10,720 --> 01:44:11,280
 And he's on this.

1786
01:44:11,440 --> 01:44:13,660
 So, you know, you can say that about anyone.

1787
01:44:13,980 --> 01:44:14,180
 Right.

1788
01:44:14,420 --> 01:44:17,580
 Certainly, I think there could be some consternation.

1789
01:44:17,840 --> 01:44:18,880
 I'll be honest with you.

1790
01:44:19,120 --> 01:44:21,320
 If Auburn goes eight and four, they should throw up a race.

1791
01:44:21,340 --> 01:44:22,340
 That's exactly right.

1792
01:44:25,640 --> 01:44:26,380
 Go ahead.

1793
01:44:28,280 --> 01:44:35,920
 No, I was just going to say, I mean, we know they've had five years that haven't been up to caliber and have had losing seasons.

1794
01:44:36,060 --> 01:44:37,380
 They're certainly not used to that.

1795
01:44:37,800 --> 01:44:39,240
 They have a tradition of winning.

1796
01:44:39,240 --> 01:44:45,980
 And I think, you know, with all the roster turnover Auburn's had and, you know, and bringing in Alex Golesh,

1797
01:44:46,320 --> 01:44:51,500
 if he could go eight and four and say that you tackle win on the end of that in a bowl game, nine and four,

1798
01:44:51,580 --> 01:44:54,120
 I think that would be a really good year to build on.

1799
01:44:54,280 --> 01:44:59,380
 At Alabama, because of what Nick Saban did, you know, Kael and DeBoer did that in year one,

1800
01:44:59,400 --> 01:45:00,780
 and people were raising Cain.

1801
01:45:00,920 --> 01:45:07,260
 But, you know, it's just – it's a very difficult road to go to hoe, and there's only one Nick Saban.

1802
01:45:07,260 --> 01:45:13,300
 And I still think when it's all said and done, Kael and DeBoer's done a better job than certainly, you know,

1803
01:45:13,360 --> 01:45:18,540
 several other coaches have done, including the one in LSU that no longer has a job.

1804
01:45:19,080 --> 01:45:19,560
 Absolutely.

1805
01:45:20,040 --> 01:45:26,180
 Your thoughts about the last five, Alabama picked up five commitments last week.

1806
01:45:26,260 --> 01:45:28,920
 Darius White at Fairbourn, Georgia.

1807
01:45:29,180 --> 01:45:33,760
 I know Freddie Kirby, our good friend, thinks he's got tremendous potential.

1808
01:45:34,260 --> 01:45:37,200
 Tyler Younger out of the Atlanta Christian area.

1809
01:45:37,720 --> 01:45:39,820
 Three-star Ed Stafford-Willis.

1810
01:45:39,920 --> 01:45:41,680
 The offensive lineman from A-Rab.

1811
01:45:41,820 --> 01:45:44,040
 Jeremiah Beverly from Hillcrest.

1812
01:45:44,480 --> 01:45:47,020
 And the four-star receiver, O'Sonnie Gales.

1813
01:45:47,900 --> 01:45:53,000
 Well, I mean, I think Gales and White are two of the guys that they've wanted in the class all along.

1814
01:45:53,120 --> 01:45:54,420
 It's been a lot of time recruiting.

1815
01:45:54,780 --> 01:46:01,160
 But I think they expect both those guys to have very, very bright teachers in Tuscaloosa.

1816
01:46:01,620 --> 01:46:08,940
 I think the other three you mentioned, you know, Beverly, Willis, you know, those guys younger, I think they're developmental guys.

1817
01:46:09,400 --> 01:46:12,720
 And that's not to be, you know, I'm not disparaging them at all.

1818
01:46:12,720 --> 01:46:22,800
 I just think they're guys that they see probably having an impact on the 2-D in two years or maybe even three down the road if the other guys ahead of them develop.

1819
01:46:23,520 --> 01:46:26,220
 And I think they've also spent time recruiting them.

1820
01:46:26,300 --> 01:46:28,040
 And I think those kids understand that.

1821
01:46:28,260 --> 01:46:33,060
 They, you know, certainly they're going to try to prove these coaches if they can get on the field as fast as possible.

1822
01:46:33,560 --> 01:46:37,820
 But I think they look at their upside potential and their ability to develop.

1823
01:46:38,340 --> 01:46:44,160
 And hopefully – and the one thing I will say about this coaching staff that nobody can deny is they play a lot of players.

1824
01:46:45,000 --> 01:46:47,140
 They play more guys than Saban did.

1825
01:46:47,140 --> 01:46:54,140
 So, if you prove yourself and you start developing at a rapid pace and you earn the trust of the staff, they're certainly going to play you.

1826
01:46:54,260 --> 01:46:57,420
 So, I think they're five solid guys, no doubt about it.

1827
01:46:57,740 --> 01:47:02,380
 And at least, you know, some people can throw a party because Alabama's not 16th anymore.

1828
01:47:03,380 --> 01:47:05,760
 Drew Jarman didn't huddle with us.

1829
01:47:05,820 --> 01:47:10,360
 One thing that's interesting about this staff, they don't mind throwing it out to some of the homeboys.

1830
01:47:10,500 --> 01:47:12,820
 They went down the street, got them at Tuscaloosa commit.

1831
01:47:13,420 --> 01:47:15,640
 And you know Marshall County is on fire.

1832
01:47:15,640 --> 01:47:24,680
 Anyone who's ever spent any time over at ARAB, when a kid from ARAB High goes to any school, especially Alabama, it's almost worthy of a statue down the road.

1833
01:47:25,180 --> 01:47:32,940
 In some ways, this kid reminds me – I'm not saying he's there, but I'm talking about potentially as far as size, some of his Christian beliefs,

1834
01:47:33,200 --> 01:47:37,260
 his energy is Wesley Britt, who came down the road from Coleman back in the day.

1835
01:47:37,680 --> 01:47:43,740
 But your thoughts just about some of the guys that Alabama's picking up, if you will, homeboys on the recruiting trail.

1836
01:47:44,580 --> 01:47:52,920
 Well, you know, I find it kind of interesting because there are some that have tried to spin it, but they're not recruiting the state at all, which they are.

1837
01:47:53,220 --> 01:48:05,260
 I mean, it's just – I'm not sure this 2027 class has as many, you know, top-of-the-line, four-and-five-star talents as, like, even last year or in the 2028 cycle.

1838
01:48:05,800 --> 01:48:12,060
 Certainly, there were some guys that they wanted that they certainly would have taken, no question about that.

1839
01:48:12,780 --> 01:48:20,220
 You know, but I think, you know, in certain cases, like a Donovan Moore, I think he grew up in an Auburn family from Hueytown.

1840
01:48:20,400 --> 01:48:25,900
 I mean, I know he's transferred since, I think, you know, to Bessemer City.

1841
01:48:26,080 --> 01:48:29,420
 But certainly, I know they recruited him.

1842
01:48:29,600 --> 01:48:32,840
 But, you know, again, he grew up an Auburn fan, and that happens.

1843
01:48:32,900 --> 01:48:34,560
 That happens in our state all the time.

1844
01:48:34,800 --> 01:48:43,300
 I think, you know, with some of these kids that they've recruited that are developmental, that's just the way the cycle works.

1845
01:48:43,420 --> 01:48:46,240
 I mean, they did take Trent Seaborn pretty early.

1846
01:48:46,580 --> 01:48:53,760
 They did take their time offering him, but he's the quarterback from the school they've had a lot of, you know, recruiting success at, Thompson High School.

1847
01:48:53,900 --> 01:48:56,200
 Now, they haven't gotten every kid out of there.

1848
01:48:56,560 --> 01:49:01,980
 But, again, Seaborn was a kid that we all know is very close to the Tunga-Vailoa family,

1849
01:49:01,980 --> 01:49:03,900
 and, I think, always wanted to go to Alabama.

1850
01:49:04,480 --> 01:49:10,700
 And, again, as you said, to get, you know, a kid from ARAB in Marshall County is big.

1851
01:49:11,120 --> 01:49:17,060
 I remember even though he didn't have a huge impact on the roster, he mostly was on special teams.

1852
01:49:17,180 --> 01:49:21,660
 But several years ago, over 10 years ago, they signed Justin Moon out of Guntersville.

1853
01:49:22,020 --> 01:49:27,700
 There's always been, you know, kids that they've signed from around the state that have grown up Alabama fans.

1854
01:49:27,700 --> 01:49:34,900
 And, certainly, they've done that in this case with Beverly from Hillcrest, Tuscaloosa.

1855
01:49:35,140 --> 01:49:38,480
 I think he's a kid that, you know, has always dreamed of playing at Alabama.

1856
01:49:38,480 --> 01:49:40,860
 I think he has a chance to develop in.

1857
01:49:41,140 --> 01:49:42,280
 So, a really good player.

1858
01:49:42,640 --> 01:49:47,680
 And join his teammate, Zay Hall, who is already on campus, who signed last year.

1859
01:49:48,080 --> 01:49:53,780
 I mean, you know, there's been, you know, some pretty good players from their backyard that have come over to Alabama,

1860
01:49:53,780 --> 01:49:59,320
 including one from Hillcrest, I believe, and Derek Oden years ago, who played on the 92 team.

1861
01:49:59,520 --> 01:50:02,380
 So, it's always good to sign kids within your state.

1862
01:50:02,700 --> 01:50:03,800
 They always will.

1863
01:50:04,200 --> 01:50:05,860
 But this class is going to be small.

1864
01:50:06,120 --> 01:50:10,960
 And if, you know, and if they didn't consider the in-state class top, you know, as far as deep,

1865
01:50:11,400 --> 01:50:16,060
 then there was always a chance because, you know, they took a long look at Cedric Simmons.

1866
01:50:16,440 --> 01:50:23,860
 They took a long look, you know, at the wide receiver out of Prattville, and they just didn't decide to pull the trigger on either one of them.

1867
01:50:23,860 --> 01:50:26,980
 So, and allow them to be a part of the class.

1868
01:50:27,140 --> 01:50:32,220
 That doesn't mean they're not going to recruit the state of Alabama because, certainly, they brought in great players.

1869
01:50:32,440 --> 01:50:36,580
 Like, I think EJ Crowell is going to be a great player for them, maybe even as early as this year.

1870
01:50:36,780 --> 01:50:44,300
 And they certainly prioritized him, and they snagged him, and they've, you know, and they've done that with other players in the state as well

1871
01:50:44,300 --> 01:50:52,940
 that I think are going to be really good in the future and, of course, this coming season for Alabama.

1872
01:50:52,940 --> 01:50:56,680
 So, I don't buy all the c*** about them not recruiting the state.

1873
01:50:57,100 --> 01:51:01,420
 I know Auburn, you know, recruited a heavy in-state class a couple years ago.

1874
01:51:01,700 --> 01:51:07,240
 A lot of those guys, I mean, I'm not even sure, are still on the roster because they transferred because they made a coaching job.

1875
01:51:07,860 --> 01:51:16,800
 So, what matters is continuity, and I still say, when it's all said and done in Alabama, they're going to have their share of in-state kids.

1876
01:51:16,800 --> 01:51:20,100
 There were times when Nick Saban would sign in the old days.

1877
01:51:20,540 --> 01:51:23,440
 He'd sign 25 to 28 in the class.

1878
01:51:23,700 --> 01:51:31,660
 He'd only sign six or seven in-state because they would recruit nationally, and I think Alabama has a national brand in some cycles.

1879
01:51:32,160 --> 01:51:34,480
 They just don't recruit as many in-state kids.

1880
01:51:34,900 --> 01:51:35,320
 Absolutely.

1881
01:51:35,940 --> 01:51:37,940
 D2, I always enjoy the conversation.

1882
01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:40,960
 You've got Paul Feinbaum coming up.

1883
01:51:41,540 --> 01:51:46,720
 But where can we get online listening to you and Scott on the expanded talking ball?

1884
01:51:47,600 --> 01:51:48,040
 Certainly.

1885
01:51:48,040 --> 01:51:53,500
 You can connect with us at 977ESPN.com.

1886
01:51:53,820 --> 01:51:57,120
 You can also connect with us on WCVN-TV.

1887
01:51:57,840 --> 01:52:02,580
 And, of course, we carry it on X as well on our 977ESPN account.

1888
01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:05,920
 We're on the air from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.

1889
01:52:06,300 --> 01:52:14,460
 If you miss any of our content, it will be posted on our SoundCloud page, 97.7 The Zone, on ESPN Radio in Huntsville.

1890
01:52:14,460 --> 01:52:18,300
 And we always enjoy being on with you guys on, certainly.

1891
01:52:18,760 --> 01:52:21,600
 And we look forward to seeing everyone in Tampa in a few weeks.

1892
01:52:21,740 --> 01:52:23,040
 It's hard to believe that's already near it.

1893
01:52:23,460 --> 01:52:26,500
 You're about three weeks away at SEC Media Day.

1894
01:52:26,680 --> 01:52:33,700
 So that will be the unofficial start, I guess, of the countdown to fall camp and really getting this thing cranked up in the SEC.

1895
01:52:34,020 --> 01:52:36,640
 But certainly you can connect with us each and every day.

1896
01:52:36,720 --> 01:52:39,260
 And if not, certainly our content will be posted.

1897
01:52:39,480 --> 01:52:43,480
 And we always enjoy being on 9 to 3.9 with you guys and talking some balls.

1898
01:52:44,240 --> 01:52:47,120
 In the meantime, enjoy the 4th and be safe, Drew.

1899
01:52:47,160 --> 01:52:48,440
 Thanks so much for your time today.

1900
01:52:49,320 --> 01:52:49,680
 Absolutely.

1901
01:52:49,840 --> 01:52:50,940
 You guys have a great 4th.

1902
01:52:50,940 --> 01:52:51,420
 You too, buddy.

1903
01:52:52,320 --> 01:52:53,000
 Be safe.

1904
01:52:53,000 --> 01:52:53,340
 Appreciate it.

1905
01:52:53,340 --> 01:52:57,520
 And enjoy the 250th anniversary of this great country.

1906
01:52:58,080 --> 01:52:58,480
 Absolutely.

1907
01:52:58,660 --> 01:52:59,180
 Well said.

1908
01:52:59,280 --> 01:53:01,460
 Drew Yarmann, 97.7 FM The Zone.

1909
01:53:01,540 --> 01:53:06,400
 B.B. can the Braves do some things tonight to get ready for the 4th and have an early celebration.

1910
01:53:06,600 --> 01:53:13,040
 Well, they can win the game, Harold, if they're not one of 12 with runners in scoring position and leaving 10 on base.

1911
01:53:13,180 --> 01:53:15,180
 Yes, they've got a better chance to win.

1912
01:53:16,300 --> 01:53:21,200
 They'll start tonight two and a half games up on the Fiddle Nephew Fields.

1913
01:53:21,320 --> 01:53:22,780
 Catch it right here on 93.9.

1914
01:53:22,820 --> 01:53:25,060
 The score tonight with the St. Louis Cardinals.

1915
01:53:25,140 --> 01:53:28,380
 Going to take care of business from now on behalf of B.B., Greg James Blair, the entire crew here.

1916
01:53:28,380 --> 01:53:30,520
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1917
01:53:31,000 --> 01:53:33,200
 That's doing it again tomorrow noon to 2 with the B.B.O. Buck Show.

1918
01:53:33,300 --> 01:53:35,500
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.

1919
01:54:01,000 --> 01:54:02,000
 We'll be right back.

1920
01:54:31,000 --> 01:54:32,000
 We'll be right back.

1921
01:55:01,000 --> 01:55:02,000
 We'll be right back.