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 Will it be good news for you, A, for the prize, QB.

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 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you?

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 What you're alluding to is going to be Mr. Pre-Year, who is going to be announcing at about 1.15 on ESPN2.

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 And if he does, will that be Alabama's ninth quarterback when you include 2027 and 2028?

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 Bill Shanks will talk Braves.

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 And speaking of our next guest, Jimmy is here to talk a little Alabama football and basketball.

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 And to answer the question, does Alabama need anybody besides a quarterback when they go on the field?

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 Jimmy Stein is co-host of Locked On Bama, part of the Locked On Network.

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 Jimmy, welcome in.

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 Jimmy.

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 I'm checking the book here, Jimmy.

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 You need 11 guys.

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 Quarterback is one position.

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 Boy, when they say you need a quarterback to win, this stuff takes it to a whole new level, did they not?

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 Yeah, this will make, assuming Kingston pre-year picks Alabama, which is the betting favorite, is the time to land yet another quarterback.

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 And obviously people would want, first of all, if you're going to over-sign somewhere or you're going to, you know, add too much talent, quarterback's a good place, right?

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 But, Jimmy, be that as it may, time is going to tell, obviously, that.

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 QB Reese, Abdul Sanders, Caden Jones, Xavier Griffin, and some other friends.

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 I would probably favor QB Reese to be the guy that initially is out there with Caleb Woodson.

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 But Alabama, under Kane Womack, has consistently played three inside linebackers with the ones.

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 I won't be surprised, guys, if Alabama played four inside linebackers this fall just simply because it's too tough to keep some of these guys off the field.

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 Jimmy Stein locked on Bama.

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 Can you believe this?

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 Eight Saturdays from tomorrow, Alabama takes the field, hoping to rebound from last year's opener in Tallahassee.

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 They got the home cooking, they got the art pirates from East Carolina.

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 Jimmy, who's going to be Alabama's starting quarterback against the pirates?

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 It hasn't been, and in many ways right now, there's still a 1A and a 1B, despite Keelan playing so well on A day.

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 That's one thing about Austin.

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 Austin's ready.

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 Jimmy, I'm going to guess if Nate Oates goes back to the lake this weekend,

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 which we hear he enjoys tremendously, he's going to be all smiles.

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 and had a tweet earlier this week, I think on Monday,

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 He reclassified.

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 Jimmy, I always enjoyed the conversation,

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 Locked on Bama with myself and Luke Robinson.

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 It'll be overtime.

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 Mr. Prey, you're making his announcement.

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 Scheduled to make his announcement.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is a pleasure for us entering up to the heart of the state of Tennessee and say hello to Blight Lovell.

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 Checking in from Nashville.

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 You can read his stuff at the Blue Ribbon Yearbook, and you can listen to his podcast at Establish the Past.

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 Blight Lovell, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Good, doing well, guys.

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 Good to talk to you.

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 You too.

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 Obviously, are you ready?

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 It depends on which calendar you go by.

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 Only seven more Saturdays to college football.

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 Eight until the first big one.

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 Are you ready for some football, Blight?

325
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 Now that the fourth is in the rearview mirror.

326
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 Yeah, like you said, usually when we really start to kick things up, both on our side of things,

327
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 just in terms of really taking a further look into these teams and really starting to get, I think, a better idea of the national picture.

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 I think it's going to be more interesting this year just based on the playoffs and trying to really see, you know,

329
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 which of these teams outside the SEC can give some of these teams problems when we get into these bigger non-conference games.

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 But typically, you know, which of these SEC teams are going to live up to the hype?

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 And I think when you have a year like this, you've got so many of these first-year coaches that are trying to kind of break in and get off to a good start.

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 But meanwhile, you know, you've got the usual teams at the top that don't seem like they're going anywhere.

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 So it's, as always, a pretty fascinating setup here.

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 But let me ask you this.

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 Where do you put Alabama?

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 Because you look across the country, so-called self-described smart people.

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 They don't know where to put them, do they?

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 Most of them have got them just outside the top 10, 11, 12, take your pick.

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 But the Mothership, ESPN coming out today and saying, not so fast, my friend, their power index, say whatever you want about that,

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 they got Alabama, they rate an 8.

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 So Alabama's inside the top 10, and let's face it, so long as you're inside the top 12, fate's in your hand at the end of the year,

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 assuming that the committee agrees to that.

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 But where do you put Alabama?

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 Who's right?

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 Is Alabama 8th or 11th, 12th, et cetera?

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 Yeah, that's the thing, right?

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 And I think, you know, it's not what Alabama fans are used to because for the longest time it was saying,

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 well, you've got your clear teams at the top, and they were kind of that separator.

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 Then you started to say, well, sure, you're going to have a lot of these SEC teams that are jumbled, you know,

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 are there in probably that 8 to 20 range.

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 If you're ranking teams nationally, it's just a matter of, okay, who's going to win some of these games and lose them.

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 That's probably the bigger issue is that I probably would jumble Alabama, you know, more so with the teams,

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 let's say like an LSU, like a Texas A&M.

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 Oklahoma, I think, would be in that same conversation.

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 You know, I think there's still a lot to be determined potentially with a team like Tennessee, Ole Miss,

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 I would put in that same conversation with the Alabamas.

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 You know, it would seem on paper that Georgia and most likely Texas, I think,

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 should be able to separate themselves a little bit.

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 But, again, how much separation, we're literally talking about a game or two that could really decide, you know,

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 kind of what that drop-off point is.

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 So, I think, you know, for me, again, you could probably put Alabama anywhere in that 8 to 15 type range.

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 And I don't think you would get a lot of pushback just because there are a lot of these teams in the SEC.

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 They're going to be grouped together like that.

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 And, unfortunately, like I said, I think if you're an Alabama fan,

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 you don't want to necessarily be in this conversation because you must have to be the team saying,

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 well, they're, you know, a surefire top-five team.

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 And we just really can't say that right to the second.

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 Could Alabama basketball be a preseason number eight after adding Anderson Diaz,

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 the five-star who reclassified, to come in this year, along with bringing back Amari Allen,

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 everything we keep hearing, Aidan Holloway, is going to be coming back.

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 London Jimmison, the transfers, Garrison, Davis, Fleming, and Felder,

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 and Cloher from North Carolina State.

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 And then three phenoms, Nate Owens, I believe he's going to be smiling this weekend and weeks to come.

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 Yeah, I think so.

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 And, you know, it's kind of the same scenario now in SEC basketball where, you know,

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 you've got a lot of these teams that feel like that they are really jumbled together.

377
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 And I think this year, you know, of course, two seasons ago, guys,

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 it was historic SEC year and all that.

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 But, you know, last year you take an inevitable sort of step back.

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 I think this year potentially can look more like it did two years ago where, you know,

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 you've got teams like Alabama now with these kind of late pickups.

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 I mean, that's been the story here.

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 Alabama with a late pickup.

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 Kentucky had late pickups.

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 You've still got kind of some waiver situations that have to be determined, you know,

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 for teams like Florida and such.

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 But Florida's going to be either the number one or number two team in the country no matter what.

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 So, yeah, I think with Diaz joining the mix, I mean, it just adds to your overall depth.

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 And I think that's the thing.

390
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 We did our way too early kind of SEC summer power rankings this week.

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 And we kept saying, I mean, we had Alabama probably a little, and I say lower, right?

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 We had them, I think, four or five.

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 Maybe even one of us had them six.

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 But we said, you know, again, that gap is so small.

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 But if you're picking Alabama to be any lower than third in the SEC heading into next season,

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 you need to just rethink it.

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 And I'm telling myself that because when in doubt, always bet on Nate Oates

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 is finding a way to either win the SEC or finish in the top three

399
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 because it's usually what he does.

400
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 And so I think a pickup like this only pushes him further towards that argument.

401
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 Because like you said, if Holloway's back,

402
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 Amari Allen's an SEC player of the year type candidate.

403
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 And then you kind of look and see how the frontcourt plays out.

404
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 But either way, Alabama's going to be a, should be a top 15, 20 at worst team,

405
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 I think, heading into the season.

406
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 So that's going to put them right there in the conversation.

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 Level Southeastern 16.

408
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 Blake, if you were sitting here and someone says,

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 Blake, you have a choice of taking Alabama's roster or Auburn's roster,

410
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 which one would you take?

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 And what a story last year.

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 Who would have thought at one point that Stephen Pearl would have a

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 national championship trophy in the case in his inaugural year?

414
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 Your thoughts back to the original question.

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 Which roster do you take and where do you put Auburn?

416
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 Yeah, that's the thing.

417
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 I think with Alabama, it is fair or unfair.

418
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 This is how you have to have the conversation.

419
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 I mentioned, are you betting on Nate Oates or are you betting on Stephen Pearl?

420
00:23:24,820 --> 00:23:28,960
 And right now, you just have much more of a sample size to work with than Nate Oates.

421
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 And I do think Alabama's roster is better.

422
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 I think in our rankings this week, we had Auburn either 10 or 11, which is not going to make Auburn fans happy.

423
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 Because, you know, you're used to playing for Final Fours.

424
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 You're used to playing, you know, at the top of the SEC.

425
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 But I don't really see that on paper in terms of just that being the level that this roster can reach.

426
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 But, you know, I say all that knowing that there are always going to be teams that are outliers.

427
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 Especially when you have two guys, I think, in Pettiford and Overton, who can be all SEC players.

428
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 I mean, I think we've seen the potential for both of them.

429
00:24:02,340 --> 00:24:04,240
 I think some of the newcomers are going to make a big impact.

430
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,480
 They're certainly going to be a better three-point shooting team.

431
00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:08,440
 They should be a better rebounding team.

432
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 And so things like that, you know, defensively, they've got to be better.

433
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 They know that.

434
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 So I think Auburn will be better this season.

435
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 I think, again, as we always say, the question is, you can be better.

436
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 But can you be better than the teams that are already in front of you?

437
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 And the teams that have already pushed up higher and higher.

438
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 And that's where, when you start going down the list, guys, can you be better than Alabama, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Vanderbilt?

439
00:24:32,900 --> 00:24:35,080
 And you just keep going, that's a lot of teams.

440
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,260
 You've got to be able to eclipse right now and look at what Bucky's done at Texas A&M.

441
00:24:38,540 --> 00:24:39,920
 I don't think A&M's going anywhere.

442
00:24:40,140 --> 00:24:44,120
 So it's a much more crowded landscape with the SEC at the top.

443
00:24:44,180 --> 00:24:47,180
 And that's where you fall back like Auburn did last year.

444
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 It's not so easy sometimes just to quickly get right back up to the top.

445
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 I'll tell you one thing, and you've confirmed it again.

446
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 People may call me crazy.

447
00:24:56,100 --> 00:25:01,600
 I think there are eight to ten teams in the SEC who may be in preseason top 25.

448
00:25:02,340 --> 00:25:03,080
 I agree with you.

449
00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:04,480
 Yeah, no, go ahead.

450
00:25:05,180 --> 00:25:18,760
 No, I was going to say, I think you're on to that because, listen, I truly, and again, I don't want to compare it to two seasons ago because the big reason the SEC was so good two seasons ago is because they went 185 and 23 in non-conference play.

451
00:25:19,220 --> 00:25:20,540
 They're not going to do that again.

452
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 That is a historically probably once-in-a-lifetime type thing.

453
00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,840
 That record is just really hard to pull off when you consider everything bouncing your way.

454
00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:43,400
 But if we're projecting to March and thinking about the teams that can be in the Sweet 16 and beyond, I mean, I think you're looking at ten teams right now on paper that you're saying, I feel like these are the rosters and NIL matters, right?

455
00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:52,460
 I mean, we always say, like, it's how much money you're pumping into it, and that's not even counting a team like LSU, who, you know, could very well have a professional leading roster.

456
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 We just don't know who's going to be on the team yet, but you've got a lot to determine there.

457
00:25:57,820 --> 00:25:58,260
 Absolutely.

458
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 Thanks for your time today, buddy.

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 Thanks, guys.

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 Happy Friday to you.

612
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 How are you?

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 I'm doing well.

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 Good morning.

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 Good afternoon.

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 How are you all?

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 We're doing fine, Bill.

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 Are you starting to feel a little bit better about this team?

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 Baseball fans who've been around this game a long time knows it's like a roller coaster.

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 They got hot.

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 Now they're kind of playing ping-pong ball back and forth.

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 So, Bill, where are you with this team right now?

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 Well, I feel better after two straight wins.

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 I mean, I think these next three games are important.

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 I guess the Cardinals, Cheryl Thug.

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 This is a team.

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 So, you should win these ones.

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 Well, they've been better than people thought they would this year.

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 They've been better.

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 They're not as bad as they're – I mean, they're kind of reloading and kind of rebuilding.

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 And they're doing much better than people thought they would.

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 So, I don't think you can take them lightly at all.

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 So, I think they've got to be careful.

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 But I think it would be good to win two or three because then you'd go into the break, win four or five,

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 I agree.

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 Let me mention two things.

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 Again, we know Garrick and Ripken is, you know, light years ahead.

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 I mean, why not?

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 So, I mean, you know, I think you give Jim Jarvis a chance.

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676
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 We talked about the fields being human.

677
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 I'm not sure the Marlins are.

678
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 What's interesting about it, if you don't pay attention to this thing, everybody thinks it's just the Braves and fields.

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 Well, guess who's also just three games back, tied to the fields, the Marlins.

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 One thing about it, I think I got, I looked at the numbers here, Bill, correct me if I'm wrong, about 70 games to go.

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 If nothing else, they've learned that they can't take anything for granted, but they have not only one legitimate chaser, but they got two.

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 And let's face it, the Nationals are not too far back at seven.

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 We got a pennant race.

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687
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 Yep.

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 I think that's what it is, something like that, which is incredible.

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 They were 14 back, and now they're, you know, only a couple of games down, three and a half, whatever.

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 I mean, so it's a race, and it's going to be a race for the rest of the season.

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 I don't think that we, you know, I think you always have to wonder about who comes out of the gate hot in the second part of the season.

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 It's not the half, it's the part.

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 They've already crossed the halfway point, so it's the second part.

694
00:38:50,940 --> 00:38:58,460
 But who comes out hot, you know, who's rested, who gets a little break, who is better in the second.

695
00:38:58,540 --> 00:39:02,020
 I mean, that could happen all the time, the second half, second part of the season, who's better.

696
00:39:02,020 --> 00:39:07,320
 And so I think that's what's really interesting about it, to see.

697
00:39:08,140 --> 00:39:09,360
 It could be any of the three.

698
00:39:09,900 --> 00:39:14,160
 You know, it could be Atlanta, Philadelphia, or Miami can keep this up, and they could be legit.

699
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,120
 I mean, they've got a lot of no-name players.

700
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,740
 I don't think Jeff Conant's playing for them anymore.

701
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:23,020
 But, I mean, they've got a lot of no-name players, young players.

702
00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:25,760
 They've done really well, and you've got to give them credit for that.

703
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,040
 Tommy John says hello, by the way.

704
00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:28,760
 Yep, he does.

705
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:33,840
 His legs, his arm's not too good, but his mouth's pretty daggum loud.

706
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:37,660
 But, you know, it's a race.

707
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:45,720
 I mean, look, the Braves have done this themselves by having a rough time here in their last six weeks.

708
00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:48,480
 And it's been rough.

709
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:52,380
 I mean, there's no doubt there are nine and 17 here in the last 26 games.

710
00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:57,120
 And they've just been going backwards while the Phillies and Marlins have caught up with them.

711
00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:59,040
 Okay, trade deadline.

712
00:40:00,380 --> 00:40:04,480
 Logical, reasonable starting pitchers.

713
00:40:04,580 --> 00:40:12,400
 And you have beat this drum for two or three years as far as durable guys who can throw for innings,

714
00:40:12,460 --> 00:40:16,620
 even though Major League Baseball scared to throw anybody past six.

715
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,140
 Take a guy out with a no-hitter is where we are.

716
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:28,760
 I've seen articles this week, Sonny Gray at Boston, who I've heard chatter about for a couple of years,

717
00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:32,300
 Scooble, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

718
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:38,440
 All right, you know this, and you know the front office, what they can do and not do.

719
00:40:39,060 --> 00:40:43,060
 If you were Anthopolis, what would you do for a starting pitcher?

720
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:47,960
 Well, I think my worry is they need more than one.

721
00:40:48,180 --> 00:40:48,400
 Yeah.

722
00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:56,360
 And that's, you know, you don't want to gut your farm system for a team that may not be worth it.

723
00:40:57,140 --> 00:40:59,300
 It's a tough call now.

724
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:03,400
 I mean, he backed himself in the quarter by not doing what he said he was going to do over the offseason,

725
00:41:03,540 --> 00:41:06,160
 which is to go get a starting pitcher that would be playoff worthy.

726
00:41:07,060 --> 00:41:10,460
 And, you know, when he didn't do that, and he only brought in Martin Perez,

727
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:15,880
 and then all this started to happen where Lopez went to the bullpen, now he's back.

728
00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,920
 And, you know, Holmes could only pitch five innings.

729
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:23,660
 And Perez, now he's hurt with a line drive off his elbow.

730
00:41:23,860 --> 00:41:24,720
 So now what with him?

731
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:29,460
 He's got a lot of question marks about this rotation that, you know,

732
00:41:29,540 --> 00:41:35,940
 and A.J. Smith-Schalver is coming back from Tommy John surgery, and he is – no, not you.

733
00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:45,080
 He is pitching in AAA tomorrow for I think his fourth rehab appearance, but they don't need to rush that kid.

734
00:41:45,220 --> 00:41:47,520
 I mean, they rushed Hurston Waldrop.

735
00:41:47,720 --> 00:41:47,880
 Yeah.

736
00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:48,900
 That was stupid.

737
00:41:49,060 --> 00:41:52,100
 They just sent him back down to AAA because he's clearly not ready.

738
00:41:53,580 --> 00:41:56,340
 So, they're kind of in a mess with the starting rotation.

739
00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:00,660
 They have not had a starting pitcher go past 6.0 innings.

740
00:42:00,740 --> 00:42:05,440
 They have not had a starting pitcher get an out in the seventh inning or later since June the 2nd.

741
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:06,640
 Wow.

742
00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:07,760
 June the 2nd.

743
00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,000
 So, that's awful.

744
00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:11,560
 And that tells you how bad the starting rotation's been.

745
00:42:11,820 --> 00:42:17,480
 So, all those names, Robbie Ray, Logan Webb, Sonny Gray, all those names you mentioned,

746
00:42:17,620 --> 00:42:19,060
 they're all going to be possibilities.

747
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:20,540
 You know, but here's the thing.

748
00:42:20,620 --> 00:42:22,420
 Here's the interesting thing about, like, Boston.

749
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:27,700
 There are a lot of teams that are under 500 in the American League who are still in the race

750
00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:31,120
 because there are so many teams in the American League that are under 500.

751
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:37,540
 Like, they only have, like, four winning teams, four teams with a winning record in the American League.

752
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:43,800
 So, a lot of those, if you go look at the wild card race, if you go look at the wild card race in the American League,

753
00:42:44,300 --> 00:42:49,080
 teams that are, like, several games under 500 are two and a half games out of the wild card.

754
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:54,720
 And it's like, they're not going to trade their players if they think they got a shot

755
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,420
 because, you know what, they're going to say, well, we're going to be optimistic.

756
00:42:57,540 --> 00:42:59,040
 We're going to come out in the second half of the season.

757
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:02,080
 We're going to go on a run, and why would we trade?

758
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:07,020
 So, I think that means a lot of that will go down to the very last hour, to be honest with you.

759
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:10,440
 Let's go from Bill Shanks' dogs to the Georgia dogs.

760
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:16,180
 Bill, do you feel better about Georgia winning multiple national championships now that they've extended

761
00:43:16,180 --> 00:43:19,200
 offensive coordinator Mike Bobo's contract?

762
00:43:20,660 --> 00:43:22,400
 Well, it's caused turmoil over here.

763
00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:23,440
 There are people rioting.

764
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:25,120
 I bet that's right.

765
00:43:25,860 --> 00:43:29,120
 These coordinators, you can't make people happy with these coordinators.

766
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:29,340
 Nope.

767
00:43:29,340 --> 00:43:32,500
 They're the first ones to go, as you Alabama people sure know.

768
00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:33,300
 Yes, that's correct.

769
00:43:33,940 --> 00:43:36,980
 You know, they get behind six to three in the first quarter.

770
00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:41,540
 You're ready to go fire a d*** coordinator and bring the ball back in here.

771
00:43:42,340 --> 00:43:43,120
 Yeah, no kidding.

772
00:43:43,960 --> 00:43:47,560
 So, no, I mean, look, I'm a big Mike Bobo fan.

773
00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:50,200
 I mean, I didn't like what they did in the Ole Miss game, the bowl game.

774
00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:51,040
 I thought it was awful.

775
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:52,260
 They had a bad game plan.

776
00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:58,040
 I don't know if it was Mike or Kirby, but overall, I think Mike Bobo is a great coach,

777
00:43:58,080 --> 00:44:01,580
 and he's done a great job for this team and this program for a long time.

778
00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:04,780
 And so, I'm very happy with him.

779
00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:07,620
 And Glenn Schumann's done a good job as a defense coordinator.

780
00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:12,140
 I mean, you know, Kirby's taught him how to coach what he wants out of his defense,

781
00:44:12,220 --> 00:44:13,440
 so that's important as well.

782
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,500
 So, I'm fine with it.

783
00:44:16,540 --> 00:44:20,700
 I'm just ready for him to get ready to win a national championship

784
00:44:20,700 --> 00:44:22,320
 and leave everybody in their dust.

785
00:44:23,100 --> 00:44:25,240
 We talked about this a little bit yesterday.

786
00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:31,980
 There are $89 million worth of NIL contracts that have not been cleared yet,

787
00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:34,960
 and the majority of those are in the shock.

788
00:44:35,460 --> 00:44:37,260
 SEC in the Big Ten.

789
00:44:37,940 --> 00:44:41,380
 Now, with training camps starting off here now in three weeks,

790
00:44:41,380 --> 00:44:47,500
 can you imagine million-dollar contracts that have not been cleared by the NCAA?

791
00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:54,600
 And you've got Johnny Five Star or Mr. NIL who says,

792
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:58,700
 Coach, I hate it, but my agent told me that I'm not going to practice

793
00:44:58,700 --> 00:45:02,300
 until we get this cleared up, so I'm going to sit out.

794
00:45:02,900 --> 00:45:09,340
 I really think that is going to be prevalent once we get into maybe even the season,

795
00:45:09,340 --> 00:45:11,280
 but certainly in some recount.

796
00:45:12,500 --> 00:45:14,620
 Well, I want to tell you what I think is going to happen.

797
00:45:14,900 --> 00:45:19,500
 A non-championship team, a team that's not going to win a championship,

798
00:45:19,700 --> 00:45:23,200
 whether it's a conference or whatever, is going to have that happen,

799
00:45:23,340 --> 00:45:27,440
 where a player on Friday afternoon says, I'm not playing.

800
00:45:27,540 --> 00:45:27,860
 That's right.

801
00:45:28,740 --> 00:45:33,440
 I've already heard that that threat has been made in Athens.

802
00:45:34,420 --> 00:45:36,860
 Now, I don't know what happened was the response.

803
00:45:36,980 --> 00:45:37,620
 Well, you know what?

804
00:45:37,660 --> 00:45:39,580
 I don't give a d*** whether you want to play or not.

805
00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:42,620
 We'll get the money to you when we can, or they give the money.

806
00:45:42,720 --> 00:45:43,760
 I don't know the answer to that.

807
00:45:44,520 --> 00:45:48,640
 But I think what's going to happen is that a non-championship team is going to happen.

808
00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:52,440
 You're going to have a big-time player tell a coach, I'm not playing.

809
00:45:52,740 --> 00:45:57,620
 And then, you know what, I hope, Brett, that the coach has the cojones to go into the media

810
00:45:57,620 --> 00:46:00,940
 and say, well, Johnny Five Star was all ready to play.

811
00:46:01,020 --> 00:46:03,780
 He doesn't have an injury, but I'm letting you know right now he's not playing

812
00:46:03,780 --> 00:46:06,020
 because he's p***** that he hasn't gotten paid his money.

813
00:46:06,700 --> 00:46:10,920
 Now, of course, the gamble of that is if you do that, other recruits are going to hear that

814
00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:12,840
 and say, oh, God, they don't pay their players.

815
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:14,940
 Of course, you have to be careful.

816
00:46:15,620 --> 00:46:21,640
 But, you know, coaches are tempted to do that because there may be extenuating circumstances.

817
00:46:21,720 --> 00:46:22,520
 You never know.

818
00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:23,260
 We're not there.

819
00:46:23,380 --> 00:46:25,020
 There may be extenuating circumstances.

820
00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:27,580
 There may be stuff going on that can't be explained.

821
00:46:28,300 --> 00:46:32,720
 But it's like I hope a coach at some point says, yeah, you know what?

822
00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:37,420
 He was all ready to play against Alabama, but he wasn't happy that he hadn't gotten paid

823
00:46:37,420 --> 00:46:39,920
 when we already paid him or something like that.

824
00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:41,780
 And a coach is just going to go off.

825
00:46:42,460 --> 00:46:43,420
 And I hope they do.

826
00:46:43,540 --> 00:46:44,220
 I hope they do.

827
00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:45,860
 I hope they do call him out for that.

828
00:46:46,140 --> 00:46:51,020
 So, you know, I'm just ready for training camp and people to be on the field sweating

829
00:46:51,020 --> 00:46:53,460
 and going at it, you know?

830
00:46:54,280 --> 00:46:57,400
 Well, in eight weeks from tomorrow, I know you're sweating that opener against

831
00:46:57,400 --> 00:47:00,960
 mighty Tennessee State and then more sweat the following week of Western Kentucky.

832
00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:05,280
 So, let's fast forward to October 10th and October 17th.

833
00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:09,760
 You got on the road to Alabama back home against Auburn.

834
00:47:09,860 --> 00:47:15,360
 What message can you tell Alabama and Auburn fans as you face both of them back to back?

835
00:47:16,060 --> 00:47:18,440
 Well, number one, Alabama better get a running game.

836
00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:24,580
 And I'm just glad the offspring of the Smothers Brothers comedy hour is finally getting a little

837
00:47:24,580 --> 00:47:25,240
 play time.

838
00:47:25,940 --> 00:47:29,060
 But, you know, Alabama's got to run the ball better.

839
00:47:29,220 --> 00:47:30,500
 There's no question about that.

840
00:47:30,500 --> 00:47:35,120
 I think that's the Achilles heel that has kind of kept them from doing better, along with

841
00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:37,500
 the fact they, you know, hired a coach from the Big Ten.

842
00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:46,940
 But anyway, I think that, look, I said on a show yesterday, I said, you know, somebody

843
00:47:46,940 --> 00:47:48,740
 asked me what am I most looking forward to in the SEC.

844
00:47:49,060 --> 00:47:53,700
 I said, well, I'm looking forward to Kentucky, Auburn and Florida to see how they're going

845
00:47:53,700 --> 00:47:57,800
 to do with their new head coaches and to see what's going to happen here.

846
00:47:57,900 --> 00:48:02,840
 And I think Auburn and Florida are, you know, I'm, I'm anxious to see, I'm anxious to see

847
00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:03,600
 what's going on.

848
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:09,540
 I mean, Auburn had a long time and they, you know, obviously regressed and we know that

849
00:48:09,540 --> 00:48:11,860
 program's better than that historically.

850
00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:16,600
 So for them to have this many losing seasons in a row, mainly because they've only beat Georgia

851
00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:21,880
 like twice in 20 games or something like that, which, I mean, I do, I mean, it's, it's my

852
00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:25,920
 responsibility to remind people who I know that went to Auburn for that statistic.

853
00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:31,640
 I mean, I just think it's, you know, it's my, it's a, it's extra time for that.

854
00:48:32,180 --> 00:48:34,280
 Well, I mean, you know, it's just my duties, Harold.

855
00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:40,000
 I mean, you know, I mean, here we are at two 50 and I mean, it's very, very clear that it's

856
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,260
 my duties to do that.

857
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:47,080
 So, but I want to see what the goal is and the new coaches sign and I want to see what they

858
00:48:47,080 --> 00:48:47,340
 do.

859
00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:53,980
 And I'm curious about that because look, it, it's not easy to replace the coach.

860
00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:55,100
 It's not.

861
00:48:55,100 --> 00:49:00,860
 It's tough, especially, well, whether you've had a successful one like Nick Saban or, or

862
00:49:00,860 --> 00:49:06,620
 Kirby smart or whomever, or you've been in a revolving door, you know, I mean, Auburn

863
00:49:06,620 --> 00:49:11,000
 has been trying to find their guy for a while and look, I don't envy that situation.

864
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:11,680
 That's tough.

865
00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:16,960
 You know, you feel like you got a good, I mean, I don't know what the heck that Carson got

866
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:21,560
 was, but I mean, the, the, you think you got Hugh Freeze and you feel like, okay, this is

867
00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:22,260
 Eddie's a fit.

868
00:49:22,380 --> 00:49:23,280
 He makes sense.

869
00:49:23,420 --> 00:49:28,360
 And then boom, it doesn't work out, you know, and, and, and Florida thought they had their

870
00:49:28,360 --> 00:49:29,640
 guy and it didn't work out.

871
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:33,480
 And it's, and it just proves, cause it's not like these guys aren't very good coaches,

872
00:49:33,480 --> 00:49:41,280
 but you know, fit and, and circumstance and players and talent and money now and everything

873
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:46,280
 goes into it where it's just not easy, you know, and, and it's tough.

874
00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:47,700
 It's really, really tough.

875
00:49:47,700 --> 00:49:53,980
 So, uh, you know, I imagine, and you know, Arkansas was silver field or silver hair or

876
00:49:53,980 --> 00:49:59,340
 silver, you know, he's, I think he was, I think, well, I think he was in dances with

877
00:49:59,340 --> 00:49:59,660
 wolves.

878
00:49:59,860 --> 00:50:00,100
 Wasn't he?

879
00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:00,760
 I think he was.

880
00:50:00,780 --> 00:50:00,960
 Yeah.

881
00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:01,880
 Yeah.

882
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:06,020
 And I mean, I mean, but you know, you want to see what he can do.

883
00:50:06,020 --> 00:50:11,380
 You want to see how these new coaches kind of adapt and, and, and, and fit in and work

884
00:50:11,380 --> 00:50:14,320
 well with their talent and, and take that next step.

885
00:50:14,320 --> 00:50:17,860
 So I'm, I'm really anxious to see how that goes in the SEC this year.

886
00:50:17,860 --> 00:50:27,460
 Can you imagine if, um, Nolan Ryan or Gibson or Sandy Koufax were on the mound, they've pitched

887
00:50:27,460 --> 00:50:34,380
 six innings of no hit ball and the manager walks out to Nolan Ryan and says, Nolan, we'd

888
00:50:34,380 --> 00:50:38,520
 love you buddy, but we're going to tell, I'm going to take you out because we don't want

889
00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:39,480
 you to get hurt.

890
00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:43,480
 This has happened twice in major league baseball this year.

891
00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:49,760
 Can you imagine what those old school pitchers would have done to a manager on the mound?

892
00:50:50,060 --> 00:50:52,420
 If they would have come out and said that.

893
00:50:53,360 --> 00:50:55,760
 Had to the, uh, initials TRO.

894
00:50:55,780 --> 00:50:56,180
 Yes.

895
00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:57,200
 Training order.

896
00:50:57,320 --> 00:50:57,540
 Yes.

897
00:50:57,880 --> 00:50:58,360
 Yeah.

898
00:50:58,860 --> 00:51:03,960
 I mean, you know, it's, uh, I don't know what else to say about pitching in baseball.

899
00:51:04,220 --> 00:51:06,340
 It's, um, it's, it's amazing.

900
00:51:06,620 --> 00:51:10,880
 And it is the biggest change in this game and it's not pretty good.

901
00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:12,640
 There's nothing good about it.

902
00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:18,380
 There's nothing, you know, even if people were to say, well, Bill, you know, the reliance

903
00:51:18,380 --> 00:51:23,420
 on velocity is going to eventually make this the, you know, cause and effect of this.

904
00:51:23,500 --> 00:51:24,600
 I understand that argument.

905
00:51:24,720 --> 00:51:28,840
 I understand that discussion, but I think it's still the handling of pitchers is ridiculous.

906
00:51:29,620 --> 00:51:32,360
 Um, I had, I had someone call my show the other day.

907
00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:33,960
 Who's actually a physical therapist.

908
00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:43,200
 He said, you know, one thing I don't understand is if they take them out after 115 pitches or if they take them out after 65, why do they feel like that?

909
00:51:43,240 --> 00:51:46,980
 They're going to get hurt specifically because they're throwing more on that specific day.

910
00:51:48,060 --> 00:51:50,740
 Then you get hurt when you go out there and pitch the first pitch.

911
00:51:50,860 --> 00:51:57,680
 So it's like, what, what, what necessarily makes you think throwing more in that particular way, throwing more is what they used to do.

912
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:01,140
 A lot of people think of course, Liam, that today it's one enough.

913
00:52:01,460 --> 00:52:12,800
 You know, um, somebody told me the other day, Derek Lowe, the former brace pitcher who was an innings eater, you know, he wasn't very good with Atlanta, but I mean, he did eat innings and he made every one of his d*** starts.

914
00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:13,700
 I could tell you that.

915
00:52:14,120 --> 00:52:14,840
 And he said, you know what?

916
00:52:14,860 --> 00:52:16,500
 He never threw in between his games.

917
00:52:16,540 --> 00:52:19,160
 He threw long tosses every day, every day.

918
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:22,580
 He didn't, you know, he didn't, you know, they usually throw one bullpen in between starts.

919
00:52:22,700 --> 00:52:24,160
 Leo used to make him do two.

920
00:52:24,580 --> 00:52:26,120
 He didn't do any, any of that.

921
00:52:26,120 --> 00:52:27,200
 No bullpen in between.

922
00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:30,100
 He would throw long tosses, all he would do.

923
00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:33,720
 And, you know, he stayed healthy and, and everything's different.

924
00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:34,820
 Every body's different.

925
00:52:34,940 --> 00:52:40,040
 And, but yeah, I mean, it's, it's ridiculous and it's, it's changed the game.

926
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:48,180
 It's not, I know that as a 56 year old person who's watched this game since I was eight years old, the game is different now.

927
00:52:48,360 --> 00:52:59,240
 I know I get it, but I think that is something that has changed, not for the good and, and why it's like, why, why are you taking your pictures out already?

928
00:52:59,240 --> 00:53:14,640
 Why, yeah, I, I did a study the other day, but through Sunday's minor league games, the Atlanta Braves minor league players, they had 320 games between the top four full season minor league teams through Sunday.

929
00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:23,820
 Only 16 times out of the 320, half of 1% had a picture gotten an out in the seventh inning or later.

930
00:53:25,620 --> 00:53:26,140
 Incredible.

931
00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:26,980
 It's amazing.

932
00:53:27,660 --> 00:53:36,040
 Well, listen, when you and Tommy John begin your podcast, which I know is going to be any day now, let us know so we can promote it.

933
00:53:36,580 --> 00:53:44,900
 But in the meantime, where can we get online and our listeners from Athens all, all over the planet, listen to your incredible show.

934
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:47,340
 He needs a podcast with his loud mouth.

935
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 He does.

936
00:53:48,420 --> 00:53:50,320
 I mean, he sits around and runs his mouth all day long.

937
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 He thinks he hears me for crying out loud.

938
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:54,400
 Thesuperstations.com.

939
00:53:54,480 --> 00:53:58,580
 I'll be on at three o'clock Eastern time and, and done at five.

940
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 We're doing a two hour show today, but don't tell anybody.

941
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:03,600
 We're going to be like you two, you two.

942
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 We're going to be, we're going to slum like you two and only do two hours.

943
00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:07,320
 There you go.

944
00:54:07,340 --> 00:54:08,020
 There you go, Bill.

945
00:54:08,120 --> 00:54:10,700
 You and Tommy John have fun and look forward to that.

946
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 Your favorite city on, uh, on earth, Athens, Alabama.

947
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 So be looking for that.

948
00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:16,160
 Okay, Bill.

949
00:54:16,740 --> 00:54:17,440
 All right, guys.

950
00:54:17,440 --> 00:54:17,840
 See you, buddy.

951
00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:21,360
 There you have it, Bill Shanks, the superstations.com.

952
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 Coming up in the next hour, Auburn Talk with Justin Ferguson.

953
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 Doug Seger has got it all covered along with Mike Huganen and Elmer Pierce.

954
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 It's all straight ahead here on the Boomwell Bug Show.

955
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956
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980
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981
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 What's this?

982
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 We have an unexpected guest on the field.

983
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 It's a dog.

984
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985
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986
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994
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 Westwood One Sports presents this World Soccer Update.

995
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 When we last saw Belgium, 40 million or so were tuning in in the U.S.

996
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 as Belgium sent the U.S. packing with that 4-1 victory.

997
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 It's gotten Belgium to a quarterfinal game that's coming up in Los Angeles

998
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 against Spain, who's yet to lose, yet to allow a goal to be scored on them.

999
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 Norway's been a surprise in its first World Cup.

1000
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1001
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 There's no surprises that Norway are at this stage of the competition.

1002
00:57:01,360 --> 00:57:04,440
 I think from the qualifiers, they won every game.

1003
00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:08,460
 We've got Haaland, which is arguably one of the best strikers in the world.

1004
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 So, yeah, it's going to be a huge challenge for us.

1005
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:16,420
 Reference Erling Howland, seven goals in four games after he scored 16 and eight qualifying games.

1006
00:57:16,520 --> 00:57:20,160
 The quarterfinals end tomorrow night in Kansas City with Argentina against Switzerland.

1007
00:57:20,660 --> 00:57:25,120
 Quarterfinal winners are short of two more games because of the third-place game a week from tomorrow.

1008
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 Ah, thanks again for taking me to the game, man.

1050
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 I can't wait to get in there.

1051
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 By the way, what's in the bag?

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1059
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 What do you think the portable TV is for?

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 From the crack of the first bat to the final out,

1074
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 this Atlanta Braves club has the rest of the National League on notice.

1075
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 Olsen annihilates this thing.

1076
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 Two-run homer.

1077
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 That was barreled to the chop house.

1078
01:00:48,880 --> 01:00:53,480
 Tonight, the Braves roll into St. Louis for the final series before the All-Star break,

1079
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 taking on the Cardinals at Bush Stadium in a big NL showdown.

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1098
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1110
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 Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama

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 and southern Tennessee.

1112
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 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM sports voice.

1113
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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

1114
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1115
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1116
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 Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1117
01:02:36,040 --> 01:02:41,440
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1118
01:02:42,480 --> 01:02:43,400
 Welcome back in.

1119
01:02:43,400 --> 01:02:44,660
 Welcome back to the Boomo Bugg Show.

1120
01:02:44,760 --> 01:02:46,400
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1121
01:02:46,500 --> 01:02:49,440
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1122
01:02:49,780 --> 01:02:52,480
 And for Mike Kugin and taking time out of his schedule there,

1123
01:02:52,580 --> 01:02:56,840
 it's National College Football slash Basketball Analyst down in Orlando, Florida.

1124
01:02:57,080 --> 01:02:58,560
 Mike, welcome in.

1125
01:02:58,620 --> 01:02:59,200
 How are you?

1126
01:03:03,360 --> 01:03:05,440
 Hopefully be able to hook up here with Mike in a second.

1127
01:03:05,560 --> 01:03:09,120
 Now, imagine he's counting it down, BB, because I'm looking at the schedule here,

1128
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 and Mike is a fanatic like we are.

1129
01:03:11,540 --> 01:03:12,480
 It's hard to believe.

1130
01:03:12,620 --> 01:03:16,600
 Eight Saturdays until Alabama, Auburn, and the Lions Sheriff teams get rocking and rolling.

1131
01:03:16,600 --> 01:03:20,900
 But week one is only seven weeks away, and there's some intriguing matchups on there

1132
01:03:20,900 --> 01:03:26,660
 as soon as we get Mike on the board, including right off the bat, UNC and TCU.

1133
01:03:27,740 --> 01:03:32,400
 Is Bill Belichick and his staff going to be ready for that game, BB?

1134
01:03:32,620 --> 01:03:38,580
 Well, I think Bill Belichick is a little bit better of a second year than the first.

1135
01:03:38,680 --> 01:03:40,780
 They went to transfer Portland and Bronx.

1136
01:03:40,860 --> 01:03:42,780
 I mean, I think Mike is with us now.

1137
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:46,280
 All right, Mike, Kugin again, National College Football slash Basketball Analyst.

1138
01:03:46,280 --> 01:03:47,620
 Mike, welcome in.

1139
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:48,220
 How are you?

1140
01:03:52,300 --> 01:03:57,100
 Obviously still having a bit of an issue there, but maybe some of the other games of notes

1141
01:03:57,100 --> 01:04:03,240
 on that opening weekend, North Carolina State and Virginia, and I think one is very intriguing

1142
01:04:03,240 --> 01:04:09,020
 for UNA fans, long-time UNA fans, and that's Jack State and North Dakota State.

1143
01:04:09,420 --> 01:04:14,060
 In some ways, to me, North Dakota State is one of the more intriguing teams this season.

1144
01:04:14,060 --> 01:04:20,680
 Well, they are, yeah, they are, Harold, North Dakota, South Dakota.

1145
01:04:22,060 --> 01:04:24,960
 Listen, those guys have been powerhouses for years.

1146
01:04:25,060 --> 01:04:26,660
 Yeah, but Mike's joined us again, man.

1147
01:04:26,700 --> 01:04:30,260
 All right, now, well, you know, we just do not give up because we have three doors.

1148
01:04:30,460 --> 01:04:32,660
 We've knocked on the first one, knocked on the second.

1149
01:04:33,280 --> 01:04:35,220
 Let's knock on the third one and say hello to Mike.

1150
01:04:35,320 --> 01:04:36,160
 Mike, welcome in.

1151
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:37,160
 How are you doing, my friend?

1152
01:04:37,880 --> 01:04:38,580
 Doing well.

1153
01:04:38,620 --> 01:04:39,160
 There we go, bud.

1154
01:04:39,660 --> 01:04:40,680
 But we're just talking here.

1155
01:04:40,740 --> 01:04:44,260
 It's hard to believe, but we got eight weeks to the first big weekend, but we're talking

1156
01:04:44,260 --> 01:04:48,440
 about some of the opening weekends, weekends of games and some of the things on there.

1157
01:04:48,700 --> 01:04:52,580
 And I don't know if you heard it or not, but to me, it gets rocking and rolling right off

1158
01:04:52,580 --> 01:04:53,380
 the bat.

1159
01:04:53,380 --> 01:04:57,460
 It's an 11 o'clock kick, our time, 12 viewers with UNC and TCU.

1160
01:04:57,700 --> 01:04:58,880
 We were joking.

1161
01:04:59,140 --> 01:05:02,200
 Is Bill Belichick and his staff going to be ready for that game, Mike?

1162
01:05:02,860 --> 01:05:08,420
 Yeah, they're playing in Ireland, which is, you know, I'm not sure if you want to make

1163
01:05:08,420 --> 01:05:15,580
 Irish people love college football, and I'm not sure if North Carolina TCU will do that.

1164
01:05:15,960 --> 01:05:21,700
 But TCU breaking in a new quarterback, North Carolina just looking for any kind of footing

1165
01:05:21,700 --> 01:05:22,460
 whatsoever.

1166
01:05:24,220 --> 01:05:27,000
 You know, TCU, the Big 12, is going to be interesting this year.

1167
01:05:27,360 --> 01:05:32,740
 A little bit more wide open, I think, now that soars be ineligible at Texas Tech.

1168
01:05:32,800 --> 01:05:34,280
 How good is TCU going to be?

1169
01:05:34,720 --> 01:05:39,460
 And I think that game will give us an idea if North Carolina is going to be any better

1170
01:05:39,460 --> 01:05:40,620
 than they were last year.

1171
01:05:41,220 --> 01:05:43,080
 They were horrible last year.

1172
01:05:44,420 --> 01:05:49,720
 They did go into the portal, sort of like they did last year.

1173
01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:54,020
 A lot of the portal guys they brought in last year, though, were massive failures.

1174
01:05:54,700 --> 01:05:56,340
 Let's see if it's any better this year.

1175
01:05:57,620 --> 01:06:00,360
 You're throwing some Big 12 media days this week.

1176
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:07,020
 Besides Brett Yormack announcing that Monster, who they sponsored media days, is going to give

1177
01:06:07,020 --> 01:06:14,580
 the league $20 million and $1 million for patches on the jersey and logos on the field.

1178
01:06:15,340 --> 01:06:16,320
 But it was interesting.

1179
01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:23,260
 Dion got up and talked primarily a lot about himself, which is nothing unusual for a lot of

1180
01:06:23,260 --> 01:06:30,260
 people, but what did you learn from Big 12 media days this week in Frisco?

1181
01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:38,040
 And I think this is a little bit different because he did talk about, you know, he beat bladder

1182
01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:38,520
 cancer.

1183
01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:38,860
 Yeah.

1184
01:06:39,340 --> 01:06:46,320
 He took out his bladder with a robot and built a new one out of his intestine, which is pretty

1185
01:06:46,320 --> 01:06:46,840
 fascinating.

1186
01:06:47,340 --> 01:06:48,800
 His team's not going to be very good.

1187
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:53,440
 So my assumption is that he's doing a lot of talking about himself, so he doesn't have

1188
01:06:53,440 --> 01:06:54,820
 to talk about how bad it's going to be.

1189
01:06:54,820 --> 01:06:55,800
 You're probably right.

1190
01:06:56,100 --> 01:07:06,760
 But the Monster sponsorship to me is, I don't know the worth of that.

1191
01:07:06,860 --> 01:07:07,880
 I mean, you mentioned it.

1192
01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:11,820
 Yeah, I know it's worth $20 million, but each school is getting a million.

1193
01:07:12,860 --> 01:07:18,620
 That, to me, is for a patch on a uniform, that is aesthetically low.

1194
01:07:19,720 --> 01:07:25,360
 I don't know why they signed such a cheap sponsorship deal.

1195
01:07:26,840 --> 01:07:28,820
 I don't understand it.

1196
01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:36,660
 You know, just talking about TCU, Baylor's in that league, Texas Tech's in that league, UCF,

1197
01:07:36,800 --> 01:07:43,520
 Colorado, I can't believe that those schools individually couldn't go out and find a patch

1198
01:07:43,520 --> 01:07:45,460
 sponsor that would have given them $2 million.

1199
01:07:46,040 --> 01:07:51,000
 Because a million dollars for a patch is, like I said, pathetically low.

1200
01:07:51,560 --> 01:07:57,460
 I believe they're going to be branded as the Monster Energy Big 12 Conference Basketball.

1201
01:07:58,060 --> 01:08:00,840
 And you're like, no, you're still the Big 12.

1202
01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:08,100
 No one's going to call you Monster Energy, except on releases from the Big 12 office

1203
01:08:08,100 --> 01:08:09,460
 and your member schools.

1204
01:08:09,960 --> 01:08:15,320
 But it is an interesting, I guess, the media vote was that, or the coach vote,

1205
01:08:15,340 --> 01:08:16,580
 I'm not sure who was, frankly.

1206
01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:21,340
 But BYU was picked as the preseason winner, which is surprising.

1207
01:08:22,700 --> 01:08:30,560
 Texas Tech beat BYU like a drum twice last year.

1208
01:08:31,120 --> 01:08:35,480
 For BYU to win it, Barry Backmire, the quarterback, going to have to make great strides.

1209
01:08:35,600 --> 01:08:38,920
 I'm not sure he's able to make the great strides that are going to be needed.

1210
01:08:39,440 --> 01:08:41,940
 Texas Tech is still the most talented team in that league.

1211
01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:45,000
 They just don't have the quarterback that was expected.

1212
01:08:45,220 --> 01:08:47,660
 But I still think Texas Tech's the best team in the league.

1213
01:08:47,660 --> 01:08:53,540
 But that league is not very good, I don't think, top to bottom.

1214
01:08:54,480 --> 01:08:55,700
 And a little with Mike.

1215
01:08:55,840 --> 01:08:57,480
 You're going to stay in that league for a second, Mike.

1216
01:08:57,520 --> 01:08:58,280
 And here's why.

1217
01:08:58,740 --> 01:09:00,780
 Auburn opens up with, you mentioned Baylor.

1218
01:09:00,940 --> 01:09:03,440
 What can you tell Auburn fans about this Baylor team?

1219
01:09:04,140 --> 01:09:11,680
 Well, Dave Aranda is going into this season like Hugh Freeze went into last season.

1220
01:09:11,860 --> 01:09:13,780
 He's on the hot seat.

1221
01:09:13,780 --> 01:09:18,360
 A lot of folks thought that Dave Aranda was going to lose his job after last season.

1222
01:09:18,500 --> 01:09:19,340
 He is not.

1223
01:09:19,760 --> 01:09:21,220
 He's had one good season there.

1224
01:09:22,040 --> 01:09:25,120
 And he is a guy who made his bones on defense.

1225
01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:29,160
 They've been atrocious on defense since he's been there.

1226
01:09:29,680 --> 01:09:31,420
 They do have DJ Laguay.

1227
01:09:31,520 --> 01:09:33,960
 Let's see if they can resurrect his career.

1228
01:09:34,600 --> 01:09:38,220
 I like Jake Spavitol, their offensive coordinator.

1229
01:09:39,180 --> 01:09:41,880
 I think he's a pretty savvy guy.

1230
01:09:42,320 --> 01:09:45,940
 Let's see if he can solve the DJ Laguay conundrum.

1231
01:09:47,160 --> 01:09:49,700
 Defensively, they brought some guys in out of the portal.

1232
01:09:50,180 --> 01:09:52,680
 A ton of guys, frankly, especially in the front seven.

1233
01:09:52,820 --> 01:09:54,400
 They totally remade the front seven.

1234
01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:56,420
 The game's in Atlanta.

1235
01:09:57,120 --> 01:09:59,380
 It's going to be 90% Auburn fans.

1236
01:10:00,340 --> 01:10:05,240
 I will be surprised if Auburn doesn't win that game.

1237
01:10:05,320 --> 01:10:10,920
 I don't think Auburn is going to be all that good, but I don't think Baylor's going to be very good either.

1238
01:10:11,460 --> 01:10:12,640
 Yeah, I think you're right.

1239
01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:17,000
 ESPN came out with their football power index this week.

1240
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:24,700
 And Alabama, ironically, is number nine, 41% to win or to make the college football playoff.

1241
01:10:25,340 --> 01:10:29,460
 Notre Dame's 75%, which a lot of people look at their schedule.

1242
01:10:30,120 --> 01:10:35,280
 Mike, they've got an away game at BYU and two home games with Miami and SMU.

1243
01:10:35,420 --> 01:10:38,480
 That's primarily the three big guys they play.

1244
01:10:39,220 --> 01:10:43,940
 CJ Carr's really good, but they don't have anybody behind him if he gets hurt.

1245
01:10:43,940 --> 01:10:45,760
 They've got basically three freshmen.

1246
01:10:45,980 --> 01:10:47,460
 Love and Price are gone.

1247
01:10:48,140 --> 01:10:49,140
 Williams is back.

1248
01:10:49,320 --> 01:10:51,100
 Their secondary returns.

1249
01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:53,700
 They intercepted 21 passes.

1250
01:10:54,360 --> 01:10:57,260
 Mike, is this a semifinal playoff team?

1251
01:11:00,060 --> 01:11:03,920
 They're going to play nine teams, I think, that are going to finish with losing records.

1252
01:11:04,860 --> 01:11:06,080
 The schedule is a brief.

1253
01:11:07,320 --> 01:11:12,380
 SMU, Miami, and BYU, that is their entire game to prep for.

1254
01:11:13,220 --> 01:11:18,580
 CJ Carr presumably will be given more to do this year in terms of the passing game.

1255
01:11:18,680 --> 01:11:24,400
 Last year, it certainly is nice for any quarterback to turn around and hand the ball to Jeremiah Love,

1256
01:11:24,500 --> 01:11:28,320
 running behind maybe the best offensive line in college football last year.

1257
01:11:28,660 --> 01:11:30,160
 Well, three of those starters are back.

1258
01:11:30,860 --> 01:11:34,160
 They've got a really good defensive line as well.

1259
01:11:34,720 --> 01:11:38,600
 I think this is going to be a playoff team for sure.

1260
01:11:39,820 --> 01:11:49,760
 I think that of all the teams that have a chance to go unbeaten, I think this is the one that might have the best chance because their schedule is a joke.

1261
01:11:49,760 --> 01:11:55,800
 You know, if they're 11-1, you're like, yeah, that's impressive.

1262
01:11:56,140 --> 01:11:59,820
 Then again, that means you went 2-1 in your real games.

1263
01:12:00,340 --> 01:12:05,260
 So, but I don't think there's any doubt but that they're going to be 11-1 or 12-0.

1264
01:12:05,620 --> 01:12:08,100
 I can't see them losing two games like they did last year.

1265
01:12:08,220 --> 01:12:10,020
 I am a believer in CJ Carr.

1266
01:12:10,140 --> 01:12:13,600
 I think the running game is at least a little bit of a question.

1267
01:12:14,140 --> 01:12:16,500
 I think the passing game makes big strides.

1268
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:20,220
 Defensively, the secondary is, frankly, awesome.

1269
01:12:21,420 --> 01:12:26,460
 Yeah, there's no reason for Notre Dame not to be in the top three at the end of the season.

1270
01:12:26,580 --> 01:12:31,840
 If they're not in the top three or even top two at the end of the season, something will have gone drastically wrong.

1271
01:12:32,360 --> 01:12:34,260
 I agree with you entirely on that.

1272
01:12:34,260 --> 01:12:36,820
 Great analysis as always.

1273
01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:42,940
 We are one more Friday, my friend, closer to college football, which makes me smile.

1274
01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:45,100
 Always enjoy the conversation.

1275
01:12:45,340 --> 01:12:46,540
 Have a great weekend, buddy.

1276
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:48,040
 Let's do this again next Friday.

1277
01:12:48,720 --> 01:12:49,120
 Excellent.

1278
01:12:49,240 --> 01:12:49,640
 Thanks, guys.

1279
01:12:50,480 --> 01:12:51,540
 Thank you so much, Mike.

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 Mike, you can hook it up with us.

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 Welcome back in.

1342
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 Brett Beaird, go ahead and do the honors with the recruiting news.

1343
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 James and I were just watching it on the monitor on ESPN2.

1344
01:16:33,980 --> 01:16:43,240
 Mr. Pre-Year from Benjamin Russell took off his jacket and said roll tide, so he is committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

1345
01:16:43,580 --> 01:16:44,540
 I think he plays quarterback.

1346
01:16:45,080 --> 01:16:45,580
 Yes, he does.

1347
01:16:45,580 --> 01:16:47,940
 Copy with Doug Segrist along with everything else.

1348
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 He has been voted one of the 50 legends of Alabama sportswriters in this great state.

1349
01:16:52,940 --> 01:16:58,320
 Also, knows what it's like to turn it out there at 3340 ABC, the zone down in Birmingham.

1350
01:16:58,620 --> 01:17:00,320
 The book's called A Storm Came Up.

1351
01:17:00,440 --> 01:17:01,840
 Doug Segrist, welcome in.

1352
01:17:02,480 --> 01:17:04,700
 Are you a four or a five-star, Doug?

1353
01:17:06,220 --> 01:17:07,600
 I'm a negative two.

1354
01:17:08,600 --> 01:17:10,980
 I'm definitely a walk-on gray shirt.

1355
01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:14,760
 I couldn't even spell walk-on, Doug, so we've got a lot in common, man.

1356
01:17:14,980 --> 01:17:15,740
 What's going on?

1357
01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:17,480
 What's the old saying?

1358
01:17:17,540 --> 01:17:19,200
 You've got to have a quarterback to win.

1359
01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:21,660
 If that's true, Alabama's going to win a lot.

1360
01:17:21,760 --> 01:17:28,660
 Have you ever seen a room like this in the modern era where this much – I'm talking about it's like going down to the farm and getting cordwood.

1361
01:17:28,720 --> 01:17:36,440
 You stack it up, they've got layer after layer of not only this quarterback, that's the quarterback, but I'm talking about nationally rated four and five stars.

1362
01:17:38,340 --> 01:17:46,540
 I think it says a lot about how Kalen DeBoer and Ryan Grubber perceived on, you know, at that level.

1363
01:17:47,440 --> 01:17:52,400
 It's guys who can get you to the NFL, guys who will develop you.

1364
01:17:53,200 --> 01:18:02,320
 Obviously, they're not going to keep them all, but the fact that you're building there, you get a chance to develop and decide who you've got going forward.

1365
01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:11,380
 You know, I thought it was big that Ty Simpson stayed around, and now Austin Mack has stayed around, and, you know, you've got Keelan Russell.

1366
01:18:11,800 --> 01:18:22,820
 You know, you're just kind of building there, but you're also building depth, and there still could be a big drop-off if, you know, your starter gets hurt, but it's a very rare situation.

1367
01:18:23,040 --> 01:18:27,580
 I mean, when was the last time Ohio State had a guy they developed themselves?

1368
01:18:28,300 --> 01:18:28,800
 There you go.

1369
01:18:28,800 --> 01:18:33,080
 You know, they're winning with it, but you're rolling the dice every time.

1370
01:18:33,660 --> 01:18:40,740
 When was the last time Auburn had a starting quarterback, a season-long starter, you know, that they signed right out of high school?

1371
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 It's just very much a rarity.

1372
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 Absolutely, and Graham Simpson, who's Ty Simpson's younger brother now, will probably be going somewhere else,

1373
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 but he was another one that I'd been asked about lately.

1374
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 You're a world cupper, and Monday night was not a good night for the United States.

1375
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 We'll talk about that, but we're down to the Elite Eight.

1376
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 France beat Morocco 2-0, Spain, Belgium, Norway, England, Argentina, Switzerland.

1377
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 You are the soccer guru here, Doug Segrist.

1378
01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:19,120
 Who's going to be in the championship game?

1379
01:19:21,540 --> 01:19:23,160
 I mean, that's tough.

1380
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 I mean, this final group is just so good.

1381
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 And I'm trying to think of the bracket right offhand, but Argentina is one of my favorites.

1382
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 I really like the Snorway team.

1383
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 Yes, that fan favorite.

1384
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 Yeah, and just, you know, their best player is just such a good person, just all the stuff he does off the field.

1385
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 I just think it's going to be incredible.

1386
01:19:53,020 --> 01:19:55,740
 And then, you know, look what Belgium did to the U.S.

1387
01:19:55,740 --> 01:20:04,320
 I mean, there's just so many good teams left, and that's not counting, you know, some of the pre-favorites like, you know, England and Germany and Italy.

1388
01:20:04,660 --> 01:20:10,060
 So, this has just been an incredible tournament, and at this point, I don't really care.

1389
01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:14,120
 I just, just the excitement is so incredible.

1390
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 Even if you're not a serious soccer fan, and I would not fall in that category, but every match is just, you're on pins and needles, and the crowd's just incredible, which is kind of a surprise to me.

1391
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 I think what it is, a lot of folks right now are trying to learn the game, because it's not that complicated, but it's just, anything that's new, it's a matter of a learning curve.

1392
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 But one thing I think we have learned, Doug, we grew up in this state, around this state, and we think that football has some crazy fans, but as a group, does any sport have crazier fans than soccer on the international level?

1393
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 Well, I'm just sitting here looking at France beat Morocco, and London now is probably half, as far as a different race, if you will.

1394
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 They riot in the city, they almost burned London down.

1395
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 I mean, these soccer fans, they take crazy to a whole new level, do they not?

1396
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 They really do, but it's a, at least those that we're seeing, you know, here are a good crazy.

1397
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 I mean, they're, you know, they're getting along with their rivals, they're exploring, you know, the sights and the sounds, and it's just, I think it's kind of opened the world, and it's kind of reminded us, as we see ourselves through the eyes of others, that we've still got a lot of great things going here.

1398
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 And, you know, the fact that stuff we take for granted, and I think that's been a blessing.

1399
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 Yeah, that's the point right there.

1400
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 These guys, like, for instance, air conditioning, you know, I tell you who's watching this thing, Doug, in my opinion, we've been around this crazy world of the media for a long time.

1401
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 I guarantee you, up on the advertising gurus in New York, they're watching this.

1402
01:21:57,960 --> 01:22:06,540
 Do you think, with the numbers that Fox is getting, that now, all of a sudden, they're going to put even more money and even more resources into the U.S. soccer team?

1403
01:22:06,600 --> 01:22:12,960
 Because, let's face it, I don't think anybody saw the numbers and the interest across the board with just nonchalant fans.

1404
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 If they get serious, show enough serious about this stuff, who knows?

1405
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 Because when America commits, they can do crazy things.

1406
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 But your thoughts just about the advertisers who are watching this and say, maybe we need to take this thing a little more seriously than we have in the past.

1407
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 Yeah, I think it's right.

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 Now, listen, the only programming that's guaranteed to turn a profit right now is live sports.

1409
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 That's exactly right.

1410
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 And we know with college football, we know with NFL, you know, everybody talks about, well, baseball's ratings aren't good enough.

1411
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 But they're putting, you know, average of 35,000 people in the seats for 81 home games.

1412
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 It doesn't matter who's playing.

1413
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 And the TV ratings for the World Baseball Classic were at record highs.

1414
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 So it's across the board.

1415
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 And I think this kind of lifts all boats.

1416
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 You may see it help college football contracts, you know, if the conferences are still allowed to negotiate on their own.

1417
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 Right now, this is just the only thing that's guaranteed to pull viewers in.

1418
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 Right.

1419
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 What does the U.S. soccer team need to do to get past the Sweet 16?

1420
01:23:23,220 --> 01:23:33,460
 I don't know because, you know, I mean, the real truth is, at least in Europe, those guys are pros at 8, 9, 10, at least by 12.

1421
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:36,220
 And we don't have that structure here.

1422
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 I'm not sure that we really want that structure just because it would conflict with everything else.

1423
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 You really want to send 12-year-olds off to, you know, whatever academy you have in Dallas and start paying them.

1424
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 That might be the key, though, is maybe not paying, but at least supporting.

1425
01:23:55,100 --> 01:24:03,300
 Because right now, to get at that elite level, you have to put in, your family has to put in hundreds of thousands of dollars for that type of training.

1426
01:24:03,440 --> 01:24:05,280
 So that may be the next step.

1427
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 You know, with all the athleticism in the U.S., it's a very expensive sport to master.

1428
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 And I think that's where we limit ourselves.

1429
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 Doug, I'm looking at the calendar we've been talking about.

1430
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 It's seven, eight weeks.

1431
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 Take your pick as far as college football kicking it off.

1432
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 What, in your opinion, is the most intriguing storyline, and who's going to be the Indiana this year?

1433
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 I think my dark horse for the playoffs, and I don't think they're going to be all that good, but my dark horse for the playoffs has been the state.

1434
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 Because when you look at that schedule, it's the easy schedule in the Big Ten.

1435
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 So I don't think they have to play Ohio State, Indiana, or Oregon.

1436
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 They may have to play Michigan, but that's about it.

1437
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 So they've got it kind of there.

1438
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 And, you know, in the Big 12, we could see a conference champion now that Texas Tech has been, you know, nullified a little.

1439
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 We might see a champion nine and three at best.

1440
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 So it really comes down to what the Big Ten and the SEC offer.

1441
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 To me, in the SEC, what will Lane Kiffin do at LSU?

1442
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 Because the expectations are just out of this world.

1443
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 They're coming up with new fundraising, which, to me, I'm not so sure that's proactive as it means they're in big financial trouble.

1444
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 You know, I don't give Ole Miss enough credit.

1445
01:25:38,920 --> 01:25:42,640
 They've got the best quarterback and the best return and run back in the country.

1446
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 So it's just going to be wild.

1447
01:25:45,120 --> 01:25:47,560
 And, again, I think expectations are raised to Auburn.

1448
01:25:47,880 --> 01:25:51,220
 I think expectations to Alabama are neutered.

1449
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 Yet this is a very manageable schedule.

1450
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 So I have never gone into a season with less of a pulse for what's actually going to happen.

1451
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 I just think it's the Wild West right now.

1452
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 Yeah.

1453
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 Always great to talk with you, my friend.

1454
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 Have a great soccer weekend.

1455
01:26:10,040 --> 01:26:12,180
 Let's do this again real soon.

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 Remember my motto, free hot dogs and wings for everybody.

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 The question now for Djokovic, could this be his final Wimbledon?

1470
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 Sinner's going to take on the two-seed Sasha Zverev in the final on Sunday.

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 The Score.

1596
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1597
01:33:28,980 --> 01:33:29,580
 Welcome back in.

1598
01:33:29,620 --> 01:33:31,680
 Time to say hello to Justin Ferguson.

1599
01:33:31,800 --> 01:33:34,120
 Got the Auburn Tigers covered there with the Auburn Observer.

1600
01:33:34,240 --> 01:33:35,160
 Justin, welcome in.

1601
01:33:35,220 --> 01:33:35,640
 How are you?

1602
01:33:36,380 --> 01:33:37,160
 I'm doing all right.

1603
01:33:37,220 --> 01:33:37,460
 How are you?

1604
01:33:37,460 --> 01:33:37,740
 Hey, buddy.

1605
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:38,680
 Man, we're doing all right.

1606
01:33:38,820 --> 01:33:41,140
 Justin, tell us if we're right or wrong on this.

1607
01:33:41,220 --> 01:33:45,680
 If you want job security, you come on the job in 2023

1608
01:33:45,680 --> 01:33:51,560
 and you had a mere, only $54.7 million in the coffer.

1609
01:33:51,560 --> 01:33:56,360
 And since then, you have now $93.1 million in the coffer.

1610
01:33:56,780 --> 01:33:57,380
 You guessed it.

1611
01:33:57,500 --> 01:33:59,200
 Largest total in department history.

1612
01:33:59,400 --> 01:34:03,900
 Is it safe to say John Cohen's job is pretty secure as Auburn's athletic director?

1613
01:34:04,400 --> 01:34:10,360
 I'm doing a really good job, I think, of raising money and getting stuff done on the financial side.

1614
01:34:10,740 --> 01:34:16,800
 You know, we've been talking about, you know, the North End Zone project at Auburn for over a decade.

1615
01:34:17,500 --> 01:34:19,100
 Finally, wheels have gotten into motion.

1616
01:34:19,960 --> 01:34:28,300
 I think about all the upgrades that have gone into, you know, Plainsman Park during the time he's been the athletic director.

1617
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:39,220
 You know, Neville Arena, getting that done as well and, you know, navigating a stretch here where, obviously, revenue sharing changes the game.

1618
01:34:39,540 --> 01:34:42,500
 NIL changes the game as well.

1619
01:34:43,140 --> 01:34:48,400
 And Auburn feels like they can be pretty competitive in a lot of sports right now in terms of roster building.

1620
01:34:48,700 --> 01:34:54,940
 And I think that's just a testament to, you know, the job he's been able to do is, you know, being able to raise money,

1621
01:34:55,780 --> 01:35:01,220
 manage those funds and kind of get, you know, everything going in that direction.

1622
01:35:01,440 --> 01:35:04,580
 So, you know, I know fans would like to see some more wins on the field.

1623
01:35:05,140 --> 01:35:10,360
 And, you know, that's obviously something that everybody wants to see.

1624
01:35:10,560 --> 01:35:14,420
 But in terms of just the, I think, the big picture stuff, I think Cohen's done a pretty good job.

1625
01:35:15,080 --> 01:35:17,020
 I mentioned this earlier this week.

1626
01:35:17,120 --> 01:35:19,460
 I think this is a very improved Auburn team.

1627
01:35:19,540 --> 01:35:22,320
 I think the defense will be as good as last year.

1628
01:35:23,640 --> 01:35:27,500
 The offense can't help but be better than last year.

1629
01:35:28,020 --> 01:35:29,460
 Solid kicking game.

1630
01:35:29,580 --> 01:35:32,500
 But I can't get over this six-game gauntlet.

1631
01:35:33,140 --> 01:35:43,600
 Beginning September 19th, Florida at Vandy at home, at Tennessee by week, at Georgia, LSU at home, at Ole Miss.

1632
01:35:44,140 --> 01:35:48,140
 Did they go two and four, three and three, or four and two?

1633
01:35:48,140 --> 01:35:55,000
 And, again, I'm not trying to slight Arkansas, Mississippi State, and, of course, the Alabama game in Tuscaloosa at the end.

1634
01:35:55,240 --> 01:35:58,280
 But they should get off two and O.

1635
01:35:58,360 --> 01:36:03,160
 But that next six-game stretch may be the toughest in the nation.

1636
01:36:04,020 --> 01:36:05,360
 Yeah, it's a pretty tough one.

1637
01:36:05,460 --> 01:36:10,720
 I feel like if you went three and three against that stretch right there, you'd take it and run with it if you're Auburn.

1638
01:36:11,860 --> 01:36:13,680
 You know, two and four wouldn't kill you.

1639
01:36:13,740 --> 01:36:16,400
 You would just have work to do, you know, in the month of November.

1640
01:36:16,620 --> 01:36:17,420
 It's pretty brutal.

1641
01:36:18,120 --> 01:36:25,960
 And, you know, I think that's the thing that, you know, going to nine games in the SEC is something that I've long been advocating for.

1642
01:36:26,360 --> 01:36:28,360
 I don't think it made Auburn's life any easier.

1643
01:36:28,480 --> 01:36:31,560
 I think it made a lot of other teams' lives harder.

1644
01:36:32,140 --> 01:36:39,140
 We were going through SEC schedules earlier this week on our podcast, and we started looking, and I was like, man, this team's got this kind of stress.

1645
01:36:39,240 --> 01:36:40,400
 This team's got this kind of stress.

1646
01:36:41,080 --> 01:36:42,300
 Auburn's coming right in the middle.

1647
01:36:42,460 --> 01:36:46,340
 I think it's a little different than a lot of other teams in the SEC.

1648
01:36:47,200 --> 01:36:54,840
 But, yeah, I mean, I feel like if you could get through that six-game stretch and be 500, I think you would be in a pretty good spot.

1649
01:36:54,840 --> 01:37:00,920
 Because, you know, ultimately, I think this team, this season, the goal, you know, you want to win every game you can, obviously.

1650
01:37:01,040 --> 01:37:02,600
 You want to compete for a championship if you can.

1651
01:37:02,760 --> 01:37:07,900
 But I think realistically, Auburn would just have another winning season, make it back to the bowl game.

1652
01:37:08,000 --> 01:37:08,740
 That would be progress.

1653
01:37:09,180 --> 01:37:10,340
 That would be a step in the right direction.

1654
01:37:10,740 --> 01:37:15,400
 The best way to do that is go through that gauntlet, you know, without taking too much damage.

1655
01:37:15,580 --> 01:37:24,340
 And then, you know, see where the chips fall in November because, you know, you'd be pretty well set up there if you manage to go through that six-game stretch.

1656
01:37:24,500 --> 01:37:26,320
 You know, three and three are better.

1657
01:37:27,360 --> 01:37:35,960
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer, just the fact that you're listening to this and saying about the middle of it, it's one of those build two and then hang on.

1658
01:37:35,960 --> 01:37:43,320
 But it also, Justin, it's safe to say the other side of that is it just makes that opening game against Bader all the more important.

1659
01:37:43,900 --> 01:37:45,080
 The season's not over.

1660
01:37:45,180 --> 01:37:49,480
 It's just the message that it sends to the fans and also confidence.

1661
01:37:49,640 --> 01:37:52,160
 It can either build confidence or it can get in your head.

1662
01:37:52,960 --> 01:37:58,120
 It's safe to say you can't overestimate the importance of that opening game against Baylor in Atlanta.

1663
01:37:58,780 --> 01:38:00,260
 Oh, it's a tone setter for sure.

1664
01:38:00,520 --> 01:38:02,540
 I mean, I think it's a tone setter for the Alex Gulloch era.

1665
01:38:02,680 --> 01:38:09,260
 I think it's a tone setter for a lot of these players, a lot of these new guys that they brought into the transfer portal.

1666
01:38:09,640 --> 01:38:12,140
 Some of the guys that decided to come back to Auburn for another year.

1667
01:38:12,720 --> 01:38:19,640
 It's just kind of, okay, these last few seasons have been rough, you know, and you need to get that taste out of your mouth.

1668
01:38:20,160 --> 01:38:25,020
 You know, obviously last season when Auburn went to Baylor on the road and beat them, that didn't fix their season.

1669
01:38:25,220 --> 01:38:26,780
 That didn't solve all their problems, obviously.

1670
01:38:27,660 --> 01:38:30,160
 But it's an opportunity for sure.

1671
01:38:30,280 --> 01:38:32,380
 I think you're playing, you know, right down the road.

1672
01:38:32,460 --> 01:38:34,580
 It should be a, you know, virtual home game.

1673
01:38:35,300 --> 01:38:42,320
 And I think you're going to be playing a Baylor team that's very, very interesting because you're going to be better than them on paper in terms of your talent, your roster.

1674
01:38:42,760 --> 01:38:45,900
 They're hitting the reset button on offense and defense.

1675
01:38:47,140 --> 01:38:49,760
 You know, their offense was really good last season.

1676
01:38:49,900 --> 01:38:50,840
 Their defense wasn't.

1677
01:38:50,940 --> 01:38:53,800
 So it's going to be interesting to see how that dynamic kind of shifts.

1678
01:38:54,420 --> 01:39:02,140
 I think Auburn's got the better quarterback in this game for sure with Byron Brown playing in the same system against, you know, DJ Lackway who's coming into a new system.

1679
01:39:03,080 --> 01:39:09,080
 So take advantage of that, take advantage of that home field advantage, that quarterback advantage, and get off to a good start.

1680
01:39:09,200 --> 01:39:10,920
 It would do a lot, I think, for this team.

1681
01:39:11,520 --> 01:39:13,420
 Let me ask you about the offensive line.

1682
01:39:13,420 --> 01:39:18,200
 That's a question for every team going into the season, but even more for Auburn.

1683
01:39:18,940 --> 01:39:32,480
 I've read two reports this week where some of the guys thought Derek Plaz was the most complete, maybe not the best, but the most complete offensive lineman.

1684
01:39:32,660 --> 01:39:34,840
 Cole Best is a senior.

1685
01:39:35,100 --> 01:39:38,480
 The USF transfer is good.

1686
01:39:38,620 --> 01:39:40,440
 Joe Simmons is a senior.

1687
01:39:41,160 --> 01:39:43,420
 And some of these kids, I think, are going to be, too.

1688
01:39:44,200 --> 01:39:47,680
 Buster, Jacoby Ward, Ellis, et cetera.

1689
01:39:48,460 --> 01:39:50,900
 And I know you'll be talking about this this summer.

1690
01:39:51,560 --> 01:39:52,460
 Your thoughts.

1691
01:39:52,620 --> 01:39:56,460
 Is Plaz maybe when you look at the entire offensive line?

1692
01:39:56,660 --> 01:39:58,800
 Now, Stanton Ramell, of course, is good, too.

1693
01:39:59,560 --> 01:40:03,280
 Could he be the most complete offensive lineman on the team?

1694
01:40:04,000 --> 01:40:05,440
 He was really impressive in the spring ball.

1695
01:40:05,520 --> 01:40:10,980
 And he was kind of the guy that caught my eye the most in the spring because you didn't really know what to expect from him coming in.

1696
01:40:10,980 --> 01:40:14,860
 And he was a guy who played some in Miami, but he never was a starter.

1697
01:40:15,100 --> 01:40:17,880
 So you really kind of don't know what you're getting when you get a guy like that in there.

1698
01:40:18,160 --> 01:40:18,920
 But he did really well.

1699
01:40:19,060 --> 01:40:22,580
 And I think if Auburn had to play a game tomorrow, he's probably your starting left guard.

1700
01:40:23,120 --> 01:40:32,180
 And, you know, that's a pretty good spot to fill because everywhere else, you can kind of see where some experience could fill in if they're healthy.

1701
01:40:32,620 --> 01:40:36,320
 Like if Ramell's healthy and he wasn't in the spring, he's probably your left tackle.

1702
01:40:36,460 --> 01:40:37,980
 Simmons, you mentioned, is right tackle.

1703
01:40:38,400 --> 01:40:40,340
 Cole Skinner came in from USF as well.

1704
01:40:40,400 --> 01:40:45,040
 He could be experienced right guard in the system and obviously best at center.

1705
01:40:45,040 --> 01:40:46,980
 You needed a young guy.

1706
01:40:47,220 --> 01:40:53,320
 You needed at least one young guy to kind of step up and show that he might be, you know, starter quality pretty quickly.

1707
01:40:53,420 --> 01:40:56,980
 And I thought Plas did the best job out of that of any of those young guys.

1708
01:40:57,060 --> 01:40:57,760
 Now, there's some other ones.

1709
01:40:58,020 --> 01:40:59,380
 You mentioned Buster, Ward.

1710
01:41:00,220 --> 01:41:03,100
 You know, you've got, well, Wilson's out here as well.

1711
01:41:03,200 --> 01:41:08,080
 Like there are a number of guys on that offensive line that could get into the mix.

1712
01:41:08,380 --> 01:41:10,380
 I think there's more depth there than usual.

1713
01:41:11,080 --> 01:41:13,380
 But it's pretty wide open in a lot of positions.

1714
01:41:13,380 --> 01:41:17,140
 But I thought Plas did the best job of just, you know, really taking advantage of the opportunity.

1715
01:41:17,300 --> 01:41:19,260
 I mean, he looked really good, you know, in spring ball.

1716
01:41:19,380 --> 01:41:26,440
 And, you know, I would expect him to be, you know, one of the leading candidates to get a starting job once, you know, fall rolls around.

1717
01:41:26,920 --> 01:41:33,060
 Two other names that I saw was Cody Sigler from New York High School.

1718
01:41:33,800 --> 01:41:38,120
 Maybe the most underrated player in the SEC, but had a tremendous spring.

1719
01:41:38,760 --> 01:41:42,300
 Champ Anthony's name seemed to come up with everybody.

1720
01:41:43,380 --> 01:41:45,140
 For just the way he plays.

1721
01:41:46,340 --> 01:41:49,060
 But I know we've talked about Cody Sigler before.

1722
01:41:49,600 --> 01:41:52,940
 I think a lot of SEC fans are going to be very impressed.

1723
01:41:53,500 --> 01:41:57,200
 Again, he's come at New York High School and some of the other ones.

1724
01:41:57,560 --> 01:42:01,080
 He didn't come from Michigan or USC, but he's a very good player.

1725
01:42:01,740 --> 01:42:02,980
 He's a really good player.

1726
01:42:03,220 --> 01:42:09,120
 And, you know, he's a guy that started his career West Alabama and, you know, D2 making his way all the way up.

1727
01:42:09,460 --> 01:42:15,840
 You know, last season at Arkansas State, if you look at things like pro football focus, they had him as a top 10 defensive tackle in the country.

1728
01:42:16,620 --> 01:42:32,020
 His ability, you know, he would have been, I think, I think I wrote about this earlier in the week, of all the guys on Auburn's team, the guy who had the most quarterback pressures last season on this roster with their team was Sigler last year.

1729
01:42:32,080 --> 01:42:33,400
 He had over 30 last season.

1730
01:42:33,760 --> 01:42:37,780
 Well, the fun part about that is he's over 300 pounds and he's getting after the quarterback like that.

1731
01:42:38,040 --> 01:42:41,860
 Really good run stopper, got a high motor from day one of spring practices.

1732
01:42:42,060 --> 01:42:43,340
 It was like, hey, this dude's different.

1733
01:42:43,860 --> 01:42:47,080
 And Auburn really, really pushed hard to get him quickly in the portal.

1734
01:42:47,560 --> 01:42:48,460
 It's easy to see why.

1735
01:42:48,780 --> 01:42:54,800
 I think more people are going to kind of catch on to, like, what kind of player he is, you know, this upcoming season.

1736
01:42:55,040 --> 01:42:56,140
 Really, really talented guy.

1737
01:42:56,240 --> 01:42:57,500
 I think he can do some of everything.

1738
01:42:58,140 --> 01:42:59,140
 Like I said, high motor.

1739
01:42:59,640 --> 01:43:01,900
 He's going to be one that's going to be super easy to cheer for.

1740
01:43:02,300 --> 01:43:05,360
 And we don't know who Auburn is going to be sending to media days in a couple weeks.

1741
01:43:05,640 --> 01:43:07,720
 I wouldn't be stunned if Sigler was one of them.

1742
01:43:07,840 --> 01:43:12,640
 I think he just had such a great first impression in spring practices with his coaches and his teammates.

1743
01:43:13,260 --> 01:43:13,580
 Absolutely.

1744
01:43:13,880 --> 01:43:15,240
 Well, listen, good to talk with you again.

1745
01:43:15,320 --> 01:43:17,440
 I know you've taken some time off lately.

1746
01:43:17,580 --> 01:43:18,340
 Well observed.

1747
01:43:19,680 --> 01:43:27,340
 You got the 6 a.m. emails, the mailbag on Friday, the podcast, all sorts of good stuff.

1748
01:43:27,440 --> 01:43:28,900
 Where can we get online and get it?

1749
01:43:29,620 --> 01:43:30,840
 Yep, auburnobserver.com.

1750
01:43:30,900 --> 01:43:31,500
 Check it out there.

1751
01:43:31,500 --> 01:43:37,560
 This week I did a story on Auburn's pass rushing options, looking at that, wrote a story on, you know,

1752
01:43:37,640 --> 01:43:42,960
 breaking down to Kaeya Davenport, one of the running backs that I really, really like, kind of flying under the radar on this team.

1753
01:43:43,320 --> 01:43:49,580
 Broke down Auburn basketball's non-conference schedule as they're, you know, getting practice going right now here in the summer.

1754
01:43:50,160 --> 01:43:52,520
 And, you know, we had a podcast up today.

1755
01:43:52,780 --> 01:43:54,660
 Didn't get a mailbag answering a lot of questions.

1756
01:43:54,800 --> 01:44:02,200
 So if you want a lot of Auburn football and men's basketball analysis here in the offseason, go to auburnserver.com, sign up there.

1757
01:44:02,380 --> 01:44:05,480
 Six bucks a month or $60 a year to get a full subscription.

1758
01:44:06,160 --> 01:44:09,900
 And, you know, we'll be in media days here in less than a couple weeks.

1759
01:44:09,900 --> 01:44:13,720
 And, you know, when we get back from that, it'll basically be fall camp time.

1760
01:44:13,840 --> 01:44:19,180
 So it's a good time to jump on board and get used to everything before it gets really cranked up again.

1761
01:44:19,880 --> 01:44:20,920
 Buckle up, my friend.

1762
01:44:21,020 --> 01:44:21,520
 There you have it.

1763
01:44:21,560 --> 01:44:22,920
 Justin Ferguson hooking up with us.

1764
01:44:23,000 --> 01:44:25,180
 Visitor there with the Auburn Observer.

1765
01:44:25,340 --> 01:44:29,180
 Coming up, the man who puts you on the road with a good deal, Elmer Pierce on deck.

1766
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1767
01:44:32,960 --> 01:44:34,700
 The final out has been called.

1768
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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1824
01:47:13,640 --> 01:47:14,580
 Welcome back in.

1825
01:47:14,680 --> 01:47:18,360
 Elmer Pierce is a busy boy out at Garner Pierce Auto's BB.

1826
01:47:18,660 --> 01:47:22,900
 He is basically, he's dancing like somebody with hot britches on right now, is he not?

1827
01:47:22,960 --> 01:47:26,700
 Well, he's probably selling another car with his own nutter.

1828
01:47:27,280 --> 01:47:31,480
 Something else that's hot, and that's Alabama's recruiting when it comes to quarterbacks.

1829
01:47:31,480 --> 01:47:38,580
 In case you missed it, they added more to the room in basically in the last hour or so, BB.

1830
01:47:38,800 --> 01:47:42,780
 Yeah, four-star quarterback, Kingston pre-year from Benjamin Russell.

1831
01:47:43,240 --> 01:47:47,920
 Again, a 20-28 commitment committed to Alabama.

1832
01:47:48,100 --> 01:47:51,300
 James and I watched that on ESPN, too.

1833
01:47:51,380 --> 01:47:54,740
 Tom Luganville on that broadcast, too, with Roach, too.

1834
01:47:55,500 --> 01:47:58,520
 The Elk River in Athens, Alabama.

1835
01:47:58,920 --> 01:48:07,840
 But, yeah, when you add the 6-7 quarterback walk-on, two from 2027 and two from 2028,

1836
01:48:08,320 --> 01:48:13,800
 there are nine quarterbacks, Harold Bugg, nine quarterbacks.

1837
01:48:13,960 --> 01:48:18,320
 And a lot of people are saying they've got nine quarterbacks and one offensive lineman to come in.

1838
01:48:18,540 --> 01:48:22,680
 Oh, my gosh, I'm not very smart, but I can't figure that out, BB.

1839
01:48:22,820 --> 01:48:23,940
 But here's the bottom line.

1840
01:48:24,400 --> 01:48:25,720
 People say, why are you doing that?

1841
01:48:25,780 --> 01:48:27,240
 Well, it's four letters.

1842
01:48:27,340 --> 01:48:27,900
 There are four numbers.

1843
01:48:28,040 --> 01:48:29,520
 Two, zero, two, six.

1844
01:48:29,900 --> 01:48:34,440
 That's the way it is now because I think this staff knows realistically they'd love to keep them all on board.

1845
01:48:34,520 --> 01:48:35,640
 Number one, how do you afford that?

1846
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:36,820
 But they're realistic.

1847
01:48:36,820 --> 01:48:43,660
 They know once they come up with the final depth charts that a lot of these guys are going to be shopping there where it's elsewhere

1848
01:48:43,660 --> 01:48:46,700
 so they don't want to be caught with just a couple of quarterbacks.

1849
01:48:46,920 --> 01:48:48,140
 So, if that's not what it is.

1850
01:48:48,300 --> 01:48:53,980
 But, to me, I understand that, but, BB, I think a lot of folks, to be objective, they still don't understand.

1851
01:48:54,540 --> 01:48:58,420
 You didn't have a great quarterback, but you still got to have offensive lineman, correct me if I'm wrong,

1852
01:48:58,500 --> 01:49:00,320
 a pretty good running back, correct me if I'm wrong.

1853
01:49:00,720 --> 01:49:03,120
 And did I mention also a pretty good defense?

1854
01:49:03,880 --> 01:49:09,160
 Where are you, when we see the criticism, are they putting too much into the quarterback room

1855
01:49:09,160 --> 01:49:11,240
 and maybe not enough across the board?

1856
01:49:11,640 --> 01:49:17,220
 Well, again, they've got 48 to 49 kids that are coming back,

1857
01:49:17,220 --> 01:49:21,520
 and they really feel like they will be able to keep the majority of these guys.

1858
01:49:21,520 --> 01:49:29,020
 So, they're having to use some of this NIL money and keep it where they can try to keep these guys next year.

1859
01:49:29,200 --> 01:49:33,160
 And, once again, several of our guests made the point,

1860
01:49:33,740 --> 01:49:39,960
 what happens if Keylon Russell has the year that everybody envisions he might be able to have?

1861
01:49:40,100 --> 01:49:43,980
 His NIL is going to go up, not go down.

1862
01:49:44,260 --> 01:49:46,720
 So, they're keeping some money in the bank for that.

1863
01:49:46,880 --> 01:49:49,340
 But, I've always been an advocate for years.

1864
01:49:49,820 --> 01:49:55,080
 In a signing class, you need to get a minimum of three offensive linemen and three defensive linemen.

1865
01:49:55,540 --> 01:49:58,840
 In the meantime, the Braves trying to get some legs under.

1866
01:49:58,960 --> 01:50:01,280
 They are riding a two-game winning streak.

1867
01:50:01,400 --> 01:50:02,620
 They're heading into St. Louis.

1868
01:50:02,760 --> 01:50:06,300
 This is a team that basically is pretty much a 500 team.

1869
01:50:06,360 --> 01:50:07,560
 They're 48 and 44.

1870
01:50:07,820 --> 01:50:11,220
 They're a team that's trying to build with a young roster, the management up there.

1871
01:50:11,760 --> 01:50:13,460
 This is pretty much what they sell every year.

1872
01:50:13,540 --> 01:50:14,460
 It's a young roster.

1873
01:50:14,620 --> 01:50:18,580
 Put it another way, this management knows how to squeeze a dollar in St. Louis.

1874
01:50:18,800 --> 01:50:19,940
 It's not a big market.

1875
01:50:20,120 --> 01:50:20,840
 Still no excuse.

1876
01:50:20,960 --> 01:50:24,380
 The bar is always going to be set high regardless of the reason for it.

1877
01:50:25,180 --> 01:50:33,100
 The Braves and the Cardinals, your thoughts, they come in with a three-game lead over the fields and the Marlins, BB.

1878
01:50:33,400 --> 01:50:34,800
 Well, I agree with Bill Schoen.

1879
01:50:34,860 --> 01:50:37,700
 So, Harold, I think this is a key series for Atlanta.

1880
01:50:38,220 --> 01:50:40,920
 They can't go there and lose three games.

1881
01:50:41,280 --> 01:50:41,880
 Before the break.

1882
01:50:41,880 --> 01:50:47,700
 Yeah, the all-star break, of course, begins next week with the all-star game Tuesday night.

1883
01:50:48,360 --> 01:50:51,100
 They got a little bit of momentum after beating Pittsburgh.

1884
01:50:51,420 --> 01:50:56,880
 Jim Jarvis, the former Alabama player, now shortstop, has had a great start.

1885
01:50:57,800 --> 01:50:59,220
 I agree with Bill.

1886
01:50:59,360 --> 01:51:03,780
 Keep him at shortstop and see what he can do for the remainder of the season.

1887
01:51:03,780 --> 01:51:13,020
 But they've got to bring in a starting pitcher, whether it is Scooble or Sonny Gray from Boston.

1888
01:51:13,260 --> 01:51:15,000
 We'll see where all this stuff goes.

1889
01:51:15,620 --> 01:51:17,940
 But it's a key series for Atlanta.

1890
01:51:18,420 --> 01:51:20,540
 They really need to win two out of three.

1891
01:51:21,140 --> 01:51:25,760
 Chris Sale is on the mound tonight, and you can hear that game on 93.9.

1892
01:51:25,860 --> 01:51:26,160
 Let's go.

1893
01:51:26,400 --> 01:51:27,720
 Here's the deal about Sale.

1894
01:51:28,200 --> 01:51:32,120
 There's two teams that he has not beaten in his MLB career.

1895
01:51:32,460 --> 01:51:35,860
 The cards are one of them, and his current club.

1896
01:51:35,980 --> 01:51:37,500
 There's always room for a first.

1897
01:51:37,600 --> 01:51:40,620
 Chris Sale on the mound for the Braves tonight.

1898
01:51:40,860 --> 01:51:44,900
 And the Braves are on 93.9 The Score, where you can catch it a little bit later on.

1899
01:51:44,960 --> 01:51:46,300
 That's going to take care of biz for now.

1900
01:51:46,660 --> 01:51:49,220
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1901
01:51:49,280 --> 01:51:51,360
 Peril Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1902
01:51:51,820 --> 01:51:54,220
 That's been again Monday, noon to two for the Boomo Bugg Show.

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01:51:54,320 --> 01:51:56,600
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