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 It's Saturday down south, also sports betting dime.

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 I'm doing great, guys.

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 Man, it seems like it's been a week since the SEC media days.

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 Either way, Adam, what did you learn from all those smart people down in Tampa?

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 Coming in, everybody thought the spotlight would be, number one, Lane Kiffin.

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 Adam, great stuff.

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 I always enjoy beginning the week with you.

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 With SEC media days, it's here.

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 Most of these teams get started next week as far as summer count.

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 Adam, where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

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 And, yeah, we're going to be predicting every team's schedule starting in August here.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to open the door and say hello to Dominique Johnson.

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 He's a live coach, speaker, and founder of Spark Coaching and coordinator of Mark Sears Basketball Camp.

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 Coming up very, very soon right here in our neck of the woods.

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 I won't steal the thunder.

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 Dominique, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Doing well.

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 Thanks for having me on.

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 Hey, Dominique.

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 Man, we appreciate it.

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 We want to get to the core of the conversation today.

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 But, Dominique, let's talk a little bit about Dominique Johnson.

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 Your journey to the Shoals and your connection with Mark Sears starting back in Chicago.

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 Chicago is where I, you know, lived for the past couple of years.

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 Actually, when I first met Mark, he was just transferring to the University of Alabama, and I was coaching basketball there.

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 And he actually needed an apartment for the summer.

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 So, we ended up living together for the first couple of months.

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 And ever since then, you know, been close with Mark, obviously, he's done some really big things for the university down there and love his family and just really excited to get down to Muscle Shoals and see his hometown this Saturday.

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 Dom, Harold mentioned you're a two-sport athlete.

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 You were drafted by the Edmonton Askimos.

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 In fact, the Canadian Football League started, I believe, last weekend.

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 Graduate assistant coach for Alabama, as you mentioned, in 2023 with Nate Oates, who I believe got married over the weekend.

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 That year was, of course, Alabama won the SEC Basketball Championship.

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 Tell us a little bit more about yourself before we talk about the camp.

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 Yeah, so, kind of have an interesting family story.

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 My dad played in the NFL.

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 My younger brother actually plays for the Giants right now, plays tight end.

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 And I played D1 football and basketball at the University of Buffalo, which is where, you know, I got the opportunity to play for Coach Oates.

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 But, you know, kind of had a tough childhood growing up, watching my dad really struggle with mental health and his transition after sports.

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 So, that's kind of why I pivoted.

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 Instead of pursuing pro sports, I wanted to start, you know, educating athletes on life skills to make sure that they're prepared for that transition after sports.

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 Which is a natural bridge.

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 Boy, you talk about a contrast.

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 You got your story there.

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 And then you got Mark.

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 And we just had his dad on recently.

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 Dad, Mom, you talk about a family that's close.

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 Talk to us about the Sears family, and particularly with Mark, before we get into all the specifics of the camp coming up.

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 Yeah, well, Mark, you know, amazing family.

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 I'm sure you guys remember the, you know, the NCAA tournament run.

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 And they would always cut the camera to mom's marches.

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 Oh, yeah.

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 Oh, yeah.

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 So, every single game, they did not miss a game.

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 You know, from what I remember when I was there, every single game, road game, you know, home game, doesn't matter.

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 Mark's always had his support.

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 And, you know, I think that showed on the court with how he played.

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 You know, fierce competitor, one of the hardest workers I've ever been around.

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 And, you know, with my organization, I only want people with good energy.

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 I only want hard workers.

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 And, you know, Mark embodies that fully, as you guys know.

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 Don, nobody could answer this better than you because you've seen the Alabama basketball program coached by Nate Oates from the inside out.

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 What makes Nate Oates so successful?

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 You know what?

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 A consistent obsession with winning and systems.

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 Yeah.

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 He's got systems.

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 He's got a way of doing things.

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 It doesn't matter who's in the building.

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 You know, when we were there, my final year of coaching there, all three of our assistant coaches got head coaching jobs at other schools.

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 Wow.

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 And the following year, you'd think, you know, if you lose all three of your assistants, the team's going to fall off.

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 But that year, they actually went further in the tournament than we did the year before.

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 And coach just has a way of doing things.

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 It doesn't matter who is in the building, what players he has on the floor, what the size is.

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 He has a specific way of running the summer workouts, a specific way of running practices.

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 And you bet your butt you're going to be running and running and running.

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 And so I think that's what makes him so good.

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 Let's talk about what makes Mark Sears so good.

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 You talked about the hard work.

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 But here's the problem.

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 Here's the situation, Dom, if you will.

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 Let's talk about the camp, how to get involved, because there are a lot of probably parents right now.

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 And when you come to the Shoals area, sometimes the odds are against you if making it.

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 I think Mark's living proof you can, another guy by the name of Reese Davis at ESPN, proof you can, is a host of other folks who can fill that blank as well.

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 But talk to us just about the inspiration that Mark brings to a whole group of young kids coming up, not on the Shoals here, but anybody listening to this and within his sphere of influence.

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 You know, I think Mark is an amazing inspiration, not only for his work ethic.

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 You know, he works extremely hard.

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 But, you know, I think to make it to the NBA, you know, when you're somebody that's not 6'9", trying to make it to the NBA, that's not an easy thing to do.

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 And I think Mark is a testament to, it doesn't matter what the odds are stacked against you.

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 He had all these guys talking about him in college, he's too short, can't do this, can't do this.

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 And he just ignored all of that, got to work, got to working on the things that makes him great, which is his three, his toughness, and his defense.

403
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 And, you know, I think it's just a true inspiration.

404
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 You know, if you work hard, if you chase your dreams, you can accomplish it.

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 So, I think Mark embodies that.

406
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 Absolutely.

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 Listen, tell us about the camp.

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 I attended the camp two years ago, had a lot of fun there.

409
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 It's great coaching.

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 I was really impressed with how the camp was organized, going from drill to drill.

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 And, again, a lot of talk about life skills.

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 And, as you mentioned, so much positive energy there.

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 It's going to be Saturday, mostly Shoals High School from 9 to 4.

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 Tell us a little bit more about the camp.

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 And if you're a parent and would like to get your child involved in it, how can they?

416
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 Absolutely.

417
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 So, some things, you know, the camp is amazing from what I heard.

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 I wish I was involved with it the first time.

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 But I'm excited to bring a lot of energy and juice down to Muscle Shoals.

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 So, yes, we're going to have stations again.

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 We're going to rotate from drill to drill and give really great coaching.

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 You know, obviously, the kids are going to get a chance to work directly with Mark.

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 But, also, we're going to be adding a couple new things this year.

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 We're going to have a custom photo booth for every kid that comes.

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 They're going to get a printout picture, which is going to be really cool.

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 We're going to have BioSteel, which is an electrolyte company up in Canada.

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 Sugar-free, unique, and really good product that sponsors my organization, Spark.

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 We're also going to have a life skills seminar on mental health, financial literacy, which, you know, for kids that have aspirations of playing at the next level, you know, NIL is really big in college athletics.

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 So, we want to make sure we have that conversation.

430
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 And then life after sports, because life's not going to last forever.

431
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 So, we're going to have a seminar portion.

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 We're going to have a really good camp.

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 We're going to work to have some food provided for the kids and just have really great energy down in the shoals.

434
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 We talked about Dom.

435
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 We talked about Mark.

436
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 Let's talk about Spark Coaching.

437
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 Can you, in a nutshell, tell us about Spark Coaching?

438
00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,700
 It sounds like it's more than just being able to draw up stuff on the chalkboard.

439
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 Yeah, for sure.

440
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 You know, everybody has something that they're uniquely gifted at.

441
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 And Spark Coaching was started when I was in Chicago, working with young men.

442
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 We're experiencing homelessness from the south and west sides of the city.

443
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 And during that time, I started to work with these guys one-on-one to help them land jobs and help them get back motivated and become productive in society.

444
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 So, Spark was really started to help athletes learn who they are outside of sports.

445
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 And, you know, you're seeing a lot of guys struggling after sports, specifically NFL players across the country.

446
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 I've been posting a lot of content on it.

447
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 And Spark was created to help former athletes and help athletes in general find their spark, realize that they're more than athletes, and that when the game ends, they still have a purpose in the world and they still have something to do for the next phase of their life.

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 So, that's really what Spark is about.

449
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 Do you see along that line, a lot of these guys that come out through 18 and 22, probably at that point in their early 20s, all of a sudden they have instant wealth overnight.

450
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 And friends in parentheses, is that one of the biggest challenges, those friends in parentheses who know how to help you spend your money?

451
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 It definitely is a challenge, you know, and when you make it and that changes overnight, now with NIL, you're having athletes that are younger, you know, getting paid more than ever, but younger than ever.

452
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 Yep.

453
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 And, you know, a big part of that financial literacy is maturity.

454
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 And, you know, taking it and investing maybe in assets and then using the income from those assets to pay for things that you want, like a car or whatever.

455
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 But some of these athletes are taking it and, you know, my brother saw it firsthand at Penn State.

456
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 Some of these athletes are just wasting their money and, you know, all your family members and friends, they don't know about the financial side.

457
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 They just see you with money now.

458
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 They just hear about what your contract is.

459
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 So, you know, it's definitely a challenge, not just for the actual finances itself, but for how you're perceived and, you know, some of those social dynamics.

460
00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:39,740
 Two things, again, if we've got parents listening, how can they sign up for the camp?

461
00:26:39,860 --> 00:26:45,400
 And I believe Zephi is also an official website for restoration.

462
00:26:45,820 --> 00:26:51,020
 Tell us if parents would like to restore their children, number one.

463
00:26:51,020 --> 00:27:02,980
 And then number two, if they would like to find out more about SPARC, about your organization, how can they find out more information about the camp and a lot more about SPARC?

464
00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:04,940
 For sure.

465
00:27:04,940 --> 00:27:09,420
 So, both of those will be on our website.

466
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 And that's SPARC, S-P-A-R-C, coach in.

467
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 So, pretty much coaching without the G, coachin.com.

468
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 As well, we're very active on Instagram.

469
00:27:20,980 --> 00:27:24,740
 We post all of our updates, our coach commits, our sponsors on there.

470
00:27:24,860 --> 00:27:28,700
 And that's at spark.coach on Instagram.

471
00:27:29,700 --> 00:27:40,480
 And, you know, if parents are listening and they use Instagram or Facebook, there's a link in our bio that will lead you directly to the website to get registered for camp.

472
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,800
 We are a fully nonprofit organization.

473
00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:52,260
 So, we partner with Zephi to make sure that the donations and stuff can go towards funding the mission.

474
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:57,120
 So, yeah, if parents would like to register, check out the website for sure.

475
00:27:57,260 --> 00:27:59,020
 Check out the Instagram if they have any questions.

476
00:27:59,700 --> 00:28:04,140
 They can message us on either one of those, too, and we'll make sure we usually get back pretty quick.

477
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,000
 Sounds like a huge weekend ahead.

478
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:08,380
 All the best to you, Dom.

479
00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:09,380
 And come on down.

480
00:28:09,460 --> 00:28:10,880
 Just bring everything but the humidity.

481
00:28:11,020 --> 00:28:12,100
 We don't need any more, okay?

482
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:14,880
 Sounds good.

483
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,360
 Really appreciate you guys having me on.

484
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:17,120
 I'll see you this Saturday.

485
00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:17,780
 Thank you, Dom.

486
00:28:17,780 --> 00:28:18,040
 All right.

487
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,700
 Thank you so much for taking time.

488
00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:27,860
 Dominique Johnson, hooking up with us, founder of SPARC, coaching coordinator of the Mark Sears Basketball Camp, again this weekend at Muscle Shoals High.

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 As we mentioned, according to NOAA, 40 days and 40 nights can get you a great flood

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 Brian, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing terrific.

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 Hey, Boom.

609
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 We know what you were musing about last Monday.

610
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 What's Brian Matthews musing about on this Monday after the SEC Media Days?

611
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 You know, I just wrote a little bit about, you know, the SEC considering a breakaway.

612
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 I guess a partial breakaway is really the right way to term it.

613
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 And, you know, what it would entail, which would be, you know, the SEC and probably other

614
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 conferences would do the same thing at the same time.

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 Being able to set their own caps as far as spending on, you know, college athletics and

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 rosters and such.

617
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 And maybe being able to regulate transfers within their own conference.

618
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 I doubt they'd be able to regulate them between conferences just because, you know,

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 the NCAA right now is treated as a monopoly, you know, and antitrust law.

620
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 Of course, they keep losing these lawsuits.

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 Whereas an individual conference would not necessarily be treated that way.

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 And that gives them a little bit more leeway to set their own rules and regulations.

623
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 Yeah, let's face it.

624
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 It all comes down to this.

625
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 To me, people say, what's it going to take for it to happen?

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 It's simple.

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 ESPN says we'll work a deal out with you and forget the other guys because, let's face

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 it, in the modern era of the media, as far as television goes, the king, not the king,

629
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 but the ace is live sports.

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 You can go back and see another show from 1921 if you want.

632
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 It's the live sport that drives the buzz.

633
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 So if the SEC and the Big Ten got together and said, why are we putting up with this c***?

634
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 Let's just go to ESPN and say, look, here's the pie.

635
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 Here's your share.

636
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 Here's your share.

637
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 Here's this share.

638
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 What would keep them from at least approaching that tactic?

639
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:16,240
 Well, I guess the one thing I think that's keeping them right now is the legislation that's

640
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 still holding out hope for that task.

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 You know, we heard last week the House, I mean, not the House, Senate Majority Leader said

642
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 that it was unlikely to come to a full vote.

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 They've been, you know, working and trying to restructure the bill over the weekend and

644
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 still trying to push it to get up to the floor.

645
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 So we'll see.

646
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 But I think if that fails, then they've got to move to the next step.

647
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 I think they're going to try to move quickly that step.

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 And, you know, maybe the winds change and they decide, OK, we're just going to do employee

649
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 and collectively bargain, which should be making the most sense.

650
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 Or maybe they go this route, which is breakaway.

651
00:36:50,820 --> 00:36:54,080
 You know, the one thing that can't happen with this is you can't collude between conferences.

652
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 Each individual conference has to make their own decisions, has to do it on their own, has

653
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 to set their own, you know, caps and, you know, the way they regulate the conference and the

654
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 rules.

655
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 So that would be one thing you have to be really careful of because if you get caught

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 colluding, then you get in a lot of trouble and you probably lose the power to do what you're

657
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 doing.

658
00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:22,520
 And just to dovetail that into one of the points you made, what happens if the ACC and

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 the Big 12 get tired of, as you put it, playing second fiddle to the ACC and the Big 10 and

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 they go find them a couple of large private equity companies who are willing to put money on the

661
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 table to pay players.

662
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 And, you know, I can see that.

663
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 Again, I understand the frustration.

664
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:52,420
 We've talked about this now for months, but I really wonder if it comes down to it and they decide to do it, if it's going to

665
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 open another Pandora's box.

666
00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:55,080
 Exactly.

667
00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:55,880
 And you're right.

668
00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:57,620
 What happens to the other leagues?

669
00:37:58,380 --> 00:38:02,360
 Yeah, because, you know, this has seen the Big 10 of the big dogs now, right?

670
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 They've got the most money, the best TV deals, you know, they've got all those things.

671
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 The star players.

672
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 And, you know, I hate the idea of private equity and sports, right?

673
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 Right.

674
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 But if you're maybe the Big 12, let's take France, for example, and you're tired of playing

675
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676
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 deal and for the next four or five years, we're going to be able to play double what the

677
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 Big 10.

678
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 I'm just throwing these numbers out there.

679
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:31,760
 I don't know if this is true.

680
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,480
 And they start getting all the best players.

681
00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:39,880
 Well, suddenly, you know, they're getting paid a lot of money.

682
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 Their profile goes up.

683
00:38:41,900 --> 00:38:48,000
 You know, does that change college athletics for the next 10, 15, 20, 25 years?

684
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:55,480
 I don't know, but, you know, I just would be concerned, like you said, about the things you don't

685
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 really foresee that can happen.

686
00:38:57,580 --> 00:38:59,460
 You know, it's kind of like this bill they put into Congress.

687
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 They spent all this money lobbying, and the one they finally brought to the floor was one

688
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 that the FTC and Big 10 immediately said was terrible, but they didn't want.

689
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 So they've spent, you know, three weeks trying to reform that bill.

690
00:39:11,420 --> 00:39:15,440
 So I just, those unintended consequences, like you said, can be very dangerous, I think.

691
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:17,320
 Yeah, they just kicked the can down the road.

692
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:20,320
 Brian, Brian Matthews, looking at us, AuburnSports.com.

693
00:39:20,380 --> 00:39:21,320
 Brian, refresh your memory.

694
00:39:21,740 --> 00:39:26,040
 I don't know if you saw over the past few days, Tennessee inked this kid out of high school,

695
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:29,560
 Baylor private school up in Chattanooga, basically for a $2 million deal.

696
00:39:29,620 --> 00:39:30,920
 I don't know all the details.

697
00:39:31,540 --> 00:39:36,080
 But remember that controversial deal that Bo Nix signed with Milo T.

698
00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:37,620
 Oh, yeah.

699
00:39:38,660 --> 00:39:41,720
 I wish you refreshed our numbers on that.

700
00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:45,920
 And the point being, when that first happened, people said, I can't believe that's happening.

701
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:51,920
 And now, think about it, $2 million for a kid that's never played one down in college ball.

702
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,660
 Where is this going to go if that happens?

703
00:39:54,820 --> 00:39:55,100
 Okay.

704
00:39:55,140 --> 00:39:59,260
 What's going to happen if XYZ and Auburn has a Heisman Trophy year?

705
00:39:59,940 --> 00:40:06,440
 What's going to happen next year when he goes in with his agent, his mama, and his daddy, and they sit down and say, okay, you've got a bargain.

706
00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:08,100
 Where's the bag now?

707
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:11,480
 He's going to either get paid by Auburn and get paid by somebody else.

708
00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:12,480
 He's getting paid right.

709
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,100
 That's just how it is.

710
00:40:14,820 --> 00:40:19,900
 There's no, you know, rules or guardrails when it comes to transferring.

711
00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:30,340
 And, you know, even though they've tried to cap things, it's really just, you know, finding new ways to get past the current system to pay people more money.

712
00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,760
 So, again, that's another one of the unintended consequences.

713
00:40:34,020 --> 00:40:43,380
 If you start, you know, trying to enforce things within the SEC, are you going to get schools, again, trying to circumvent things, trying to sue each other, you know, causing all these problems?

714
00:40:43,380 --> 00:40:45,900
 Now they just do the NCAA and the SEC.

715
00:40:46,460 --> 00:40:55,680
 So, you know, it's just, to me, that the answer has always been a collective bargain, but it doesn't seem to be the answer yet with the powers that be.

716
00:40:56,100 --> 00:40:59,660
 You know, on that theme, I saw, I don't know how credibly this story was.

717
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:00,320
 Did you see that?

718
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,420
 Did I see this story right?

719
00:41:01,460 --> 00:41:05,200
 I'm hoping that it was just a hoax out there that we saw what Diego Pavia did.

720
00:41:05,260 --> 00:41:09,520
 He can walk, talk the talk, couldn't walk the walk with the Ravens, got cut before he was all the daylight.

721
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:18,360
 And now he's thinking about, with his team, suing the NCAA to come back for yet another year because of a loophole in the JUCO transfer.

722
00:41:19,020 --> 00:41:23,120
 If that doesn't illustrate Pandora being out of the box, what does?

723
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:25,740
 Yeah, yeah, and we'll see what happens.

724
00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:30,540
 I will say the NCAA is winning around 50% or so of the eligibility cases.

725
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:36,180
 They're losing a bunch right now because they didn't grandfather in players from last year into the five to play five.

726
00:41:37,060 --> 00:41:40,940
 So that's an issue, again, you know, not good foresight there.

727
00:41:41,780 --> 00:41:56,720
 But, yeah, it's just a system that needs some rules, needs some guidelines, and not have everything, you know, having to be settled in a court of law and disrupting everything you want to do or, you know, the way you want people to perceive your sport.

728
00:41:57,180 --> 00:42:00,080
 Let me ask you something, heaven forbid, on the field.

729
00:42:01,420 --> 00:42:02,460
 Offensive pace.

730
00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:13,180
 I know, once again, past Auburn coaches, and particularly Gus Malzah, talked a lot about, well, we've got to go fast.

731
00:42:13,720 --> 00:42:15,420
 He'd do that for a couple of games.

732
00:42:16,300 --> 00:42:18,360
 You know, Harold and I have talked about this.

733
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:22,680
 It's great, but if you go three and out three times, your defense is gassed.

734
00:42:22,980 --> 00:42:27,420
 But Golich has proven that he can take this to another level.

735
00:42:27,580 --> 00:42:33,600
 His teams have been in the top two in FBS in seconds per play the last five years.

736
00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:40,100
 If he can continue that, I can assure you he can wear out some defenses with some long drives.

737
00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:50,540
 Yeah, and, you know, I think, you know, there's some talk at the SEC that, you know, the pace of play has slowed down, right?

738
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:55,560
 But I think Golich wants to change that, so we'll see how that works.

739
00:42:56,100 --> 00:43:02,140
 And I think that's one of the reasons he brought in two offensive linemen, his quarterback, you know, a bunch of his wide receivers,

740
00:43:02,300 --> 00:43:05,400
 right in, running back, guys who have run a system before.

741
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:12,380
 Because I don't think it's as easy as it might seem to go fast, you know, as far as just being in that kind of shape,

742
00:43:12,940 --> 00:43:16,320
 understanding the plays and what you've got to do and how you get lined up so quick.

743
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,860
 I think that takes time to get that kind of a system installed.

744
00:43:20,140 --> 00:43:22,420
 But I think that's the plan.

745
00:43:22,540 --> 00:43:23,800
 I think it'll be really interesting.

746
00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:32,380
 You know, a lot has changed since, you know, 2013 or 2010 or, you know, I guess Malzahn era when that was so effective

747
00:43:32,380 --> 00:43:37,060
 and so many coaches would cry foul and saying that it should be illegal and it was dangerous.

748
00:43:37,220 --> 00:43:40,160
 Remember all that stuff, causing more injuries, et cetera, et cetera.

749
00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:45,040
 So defensive coordinators had a chance to adapt to it really, really well

750
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:48,060
 and have used a lot of different ways to slow it down.

751
00:43:48,940 --> 00:43:55,020
 And now they even have the ability to speak directly to, you know, a couple players on the field through the microphone.

752
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:58,060
 So it'll be really, really interesting, I think, to see how that works.

753
00:43:58,060 --> 00:44:04,180
 But, you know, I think Goal's a pretty smart coach, football guy, and if he believes, you know, that he can do something,

754
00:44:04,260 --> 00:44:05,300
 it'll give Auburn an advantage.

755
00:44:05,740 --> 00:44:13,340
 He needs to do it because, you know, I don't think Auburn is going to out-athlete or out-talent a lot of teams on their schedule this season

756
00:44:13,340 --> 00:44:14,480
 in the SEC especially.

757
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:18,500
 So they need to find little ways or different ways to try to get a little edge.

758
00:44:18,580 --> 00:44:21,020
 If this does it for them, then I think it's a smart move.

759
00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:24,700
 Brian, a lot of folks at the SEC media poll agree with it.

760
00:44:24,700 --> 00:44:28,760
 They don't have high expectations about this team, but if you're a coach, you're certainly a coach.

761
00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:32,200
 You love being picked where Auburn was picked in July.

762
00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:36,960
 You don't want to wind up there, but that is, you're talking about a gift as far as motivation.

763
00:44:37,560 --> 00:44:40,300
 And let's face it, if you're number one, there's only one direction to go.

764
00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:43,080
 If you're picked down low, there's only one direction to go.

765
00:44:43,140 --> 00:44:46,320
 Your thoughts about where Auburn is coming out of the SEC media poll?

766
00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:48,200
 Yeah, it was 12th, right?

767
00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:48,700
 If I remember.

768
00:44:48,700 --> 00:44:51,460
 Right, right, right.

769
00:44:51,460 --> 00:44:53,080
 Which, if I'm a coach, I like that.

770
00:44:53,140 --> 00:44:54,140
 I like that in July.

771
00:44:54,700 --> 00:44:55,140
 Yeah.

772
00:44:56,460 --> 00:44:59,040
 But, yeah, that's not where Auburn wants to be, right?

773
00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,180
 I think 12th last year I looked with Florida.

774
00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:05,380
 You know, they had just a few wins, and the coach got fired.

775
00:45:05,540 --> 00:45:06,660
 Auburn was just below them.

776
00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:08,100
 Same situation.

777
00:45:08,720 --> 00:45:09,700
 Coach got fired.

778
00:45:10,060 --> 00:45:13,340
 So, you know, that may be the realistic thing that happens,

779
00:45:13,460 --> 00:45:20,060
 but I know Auburn and Golesh and everybody involved in this program is hoping this team can start pushing forward

780
00:45:20,060 --> 00:45:25,440
 and maybe get to that seven-win plateau and, you know, in this streak of five consecutive seasons.

781
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:32,380
 So, the 12th would be a very disappointing finish, even though it's, you know, not out of the realm of realistic possibilities.

782
00:45:32,380 --> 00:45:34,260
 I think everybody would still be disappointed with it.

783
00:45:34,580 --> 00:45:38,860
 Let me ask you how Golesh uses tight ends.

784
00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:43,000
 He's a former tight ends coach, so he knows a lot about the position.

785
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:47,020
 Jake Johnson, this is nearly a complete recycle.

786
00:45:48,020 --> 00:45:53,560
 Boarding ham, Herring, Eccles, Gee, on and on.

787
00:45:53,940 --> 00:45:58,260
 I know a lot of people think, well, tight ends are just there basically for in-line blockers,

788
00:45:58,380 --> 00:46:00,580
 but they can be a very effective weapon.

789
00:46:00,780 --> 00:46:04,200
 Believe me, the NFL's got a patent on this stuff.

790
00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,360
 How will tight ends be used in Golesh's system?

791
00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:10,680
 And, of course, Coach Golesh came up as a tight end coach.

792
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:12,740
 So, that's been his position.

793
00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:19,200
 And he talked about it at SST Media Days how having different tight ends with different skill sets

794
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:23,980
 can really help your offense take a giant leap forward because you can be so multiple.

795
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:27,400
 So, your question to me is how is he going to do it?

796
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:28,320
 I have no idea.

797
00:46:29,020 --> 00:46:35,560
 But the basis of it is just having a deep and talented room of guys that can do different things, right,

798
00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:37,080
 and finding ways.

799
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:42,040
 I think he feels like he can get really good matchups with tight ends out there on the field.

800
00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:48,260
 So, he talked about going, you know, 12 or even 13 personnel, those extra tight ends on the field.

801
00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:50,800
 So, I think it will be interesting.

802
00:46:51,140 --> 00:46:54,260
 You know, you combine that with the pace of play.

803
00:46:54,460 --> 00:46:59,980
 You know, you get a defense call in a bad matchup and you go fast and take advantage of that.

804
00:47:00,220 --> 00:47:03,720
 So, we'll see how that, you know, develops over the season.

805
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:05,120
 Absolutely.

806
00:47:05,540 --> 00:47:08,740
 Well, media day is behind us in the rearview mirror now.

807
00:47:09,340 --> 00:47:11,560
 Summer camp about to begin next week.

808
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:18,720
 Tell us, I know a lot of teams have, quote, media days first and then they begin camp the next day.

809
00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:23,520
 What is the schedule for Auburn football now for the next two weeks?

810
00:47:24,120 --> 00:47:29,240
 Yeah, I kind of missed the days when it was, that's too many days was the week before and it's two weeks before camp starts.

811
00:47:29,380 --> 00:47:34,000
 So, Auburn will officially report, even though that's not really an important date anymore, August 4th.

812
00:47:34,380 --> 00:47:36,120
 And then, Patrick starts August 5th.

813
00:47:36,220 --> 00:47:37,280
 So, that's when we get rolling.

814
00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:39,880
 It'll be, what is that, a week from Wednesday, I believe.

815
00:47:40,260 --> 00:47:40,320
 Yeah.

816
00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:42,960
 So, yeah, we'll be going strong.

817
00:47:43,220 --> 00:47:46,920
 And, you know, it'll be a straight month before that opener against Baylor in Atlanta.

818
00:47:47,720 --> 00:47:55,960
 And I think, I'll think if I remember correctly, I go with just like 11 practices before they need to start making, you know, important personnel decisions.

819
00:47:56,740 --> 00:48:01,320
 So, that'll be something to watch, you know, midway through week two, I would imagine, somewhere in there.

820
00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:04,280
 We know that you got an eye on it, Brian.

821
00:48:04,340 --> 00:48:05,480
 Make sure we get the information.

822
00:48:05,600 --> 00:48:06,740
 Where can we get the latest with you?

823
00:48:07,620 --> 00:48:19,460
 Yeah, we'll have tons of information on football, on basketball practice, and the trip to Greece coming up, and everything else you can imagine, AuburnSports.com.

824
00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:20,560
 You can sign up online.

825
00:48:20,680 --> 00:48:23,480
 You can follow me on Twitter, such as X at BMATAU.

826
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,980
 So, are you going to go to Greece with them or Sylacauga?

827
00:48:27,140 --> 00:48:27,980
 Which one, Brian?

828
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:32,100
 I would love to go to Greece.

829
00:48:32,100 --> 00:48:33,060
 Yeah, I bet you would.

830
00:48:33,060 --> 00:48:33,800
 So much fun.

831
00:48:34,140 --> 00:48:35,740
 But I don't think it's happening this year.

832
00:48:35,740 --> 00:48:36,180
 Right.

833
00:48:37,620 --> 00:48:38,920
 Something to put in the bucket list.

834
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:40,180
 Brian, listen, man, thanks for your time.

835
00:48:40,260 --> 00:48:41,960
 Stay safe and cool down there, okay?

836
00:48:42,740 --> 00:48:43,500
 I appreciate it, guys.

837
00:48:43,540 --> 00:48:43,940
 I'll take care.

838
00:48:44,040 --> 00:48:44,460
 Thank you, bud.

839
00:48:44,840 --> 00:48:46,840
 Brian Matthews, AuburnSports.com.

840
00:48:47,320 --> 00:48:54,100
 B.B., stay right there, because coming up the next hour, Alabama, very interesting times down in Titan.

841
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 What about the former players?

842
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 What are they saying about it?

843
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 Former State Senator Dick Brubaker believes that the U.S. is fighting a proxy war for Israel

894
00:51:54,180 --> 00:51:57,760
 when it comes to all of the U.S. military attacks going on in Iran.

895
00:51:58,040 --> 00:52:02,620
 Brubaker was on FM Talk 106.5 out of Mobile when he spoke about the issue that he has been

896
00:52:02,620 --> 00:52:06,100
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897
00:52:06,560 --> 00:52:12,060
 Well, you can't even define your own war aims or just bad ideas.

898
00:52:12,060 --> 00:52:20,160
 And I'm hoping that Trump will, at the very least, not let this conflict escalate into something

899
00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:21,380
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900
00:52:22,780 --> 00:52:26,600
 And also, I think it's high time that, I don't know.

901
00:52:26,680 --> 00:52:32,260
 So it's hard not to think that this latest round against Iran was instigated by the Israelis.

902
00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:38,900
 And if we are running our foreign policy based on what's good for Israel, that's not good.

903
00:52:39,080 --> 00:52:40,300
 We got to ceasefire with Iran.

904
00:52:40,380 --> 00:52:43,660
 What's the first thing the Israelis did to break it up?

905
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:46,020
 They started bombing Lebanon just out of the blue.

906
00:52:46,220 --> 00:52:55,380
 And, you know, they have no desire to see the United States cease this armed conflict with Iran.

907
00:52:55,800 --> 00:52:58,240
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 Thank you so much for giving us a street ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1013
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 BB, are you ready for some football?

1014
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 I'll tell you one thing.

1015
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 Our next guest is ready for summer camp today.

1016
00:59:14,780 --> 00:59:17,580
 Ah, the word there was today.

1017
00:59:17,780 --> 00:59:20,180
 I don't think Coach Brett Vick would disagree with us.

1018
00:59:20,720 --> 00:59:21,660
 Coach, welcome in.

1019
00:59:21,700 --> 00:59:24,340
 How's life out of the Mountain Calvert Heights High School?

1020
00:59:25,340 --> 00:59:27,600
 Guys, it is a great day at Calvert Heights.

1021
00:59:28,040 --> 00:59:33,720
 We finished up our first day of fall camp just a little bit ago, and we're excited.

1022
00:59:33,980 --> 00:59:35,140
 I think football's in the air.

1023
00:59:35,860 --> 00:59:38,100
 Everybody's ready, and we're just in that rush to get ready.

1024
00:59:38,720 --> 00:59:42,860
 Talk to us about that, because back in, at one time, there's a generation of folks listening

1025
00:59:42,860 --> 00:59:43,340
 right now.

1026
00:59:43,400 --> 00:59:46,160
 When there was an off-season, it's day one.

1027
00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:50,260
 But, Coach, is there really anything such, and I know formally it is, but talk to us about

1028
00:59:50,260 --> 00:59:55,400
 how things have changed from just 10, certainly 20 years ago to now on opening day for high

1029
00:59:55,400 --> 00:59:55,980
 school camps.

1030
00:59:56,880 --> 00:59:59,720
 It is almost year-round thing for us.

1031
00:59:59,840 --> 01:00:04,940
 I think all your teams are speed and agility, your strength and conditioning year-round, and

1032
01:00:04,940 --> 01:00:07,960
 the best thing people can do is play multiple sports.

1033
01:00:07,960 --> 01:00:13,140
 At least then, you're getting some diversity in movement and competition and all those things,

1034
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:15,860
 and we encourage our guys to play everything.

1035
01:00:16,040 --> 01:00:19,220
 It means we don't have them all the time, but it also means they're doing something.

1036
01:00:19,380 --> 01:00:24,360
 They're competing, and it takes away a little bit of the monotony of just doing the same

1037
01:00:24,360 --> 01:00:25,220
 thing over and over.

1038
01:00:25,360 --> 01:00:28,740
 It doesn't matter if it's football, baseball, basketball, whatever.

1039
01:00:29,260 --> 01:00:34,140
 If you're a single-sport kid, you're probably playing the same thing all the time, so it never

1040
01:00:34,140 --> 01:00:34,600
 stops.

1041
01:00:35,140 --> 01:00:36,200
 It never stops.

1042
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:37,560
 You're in film.

1043
01:00:38,060 --> 01:00:39,080
 You're in the weight room.

1044
01:00:39,260 --> 01:00:40,780
 You're on the field with helmets all summer.

1045
01:00:40,980 --> 01:00:43,800
 You're trying to get every inch you can while you can.

1046
01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:45,760
 That's what I was going to ask you about.

1047
01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:46,740
 It's summer conditioning.

1048
01:00:46,940 --> 01:00:49,500
 I know it's obviously running the weights.

1049
01:00:50,420 --> 01:00:53,700
 Some teams participate in seven-on-seven camps.

1050
01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:58,680
 I was curious if you've done any of those, and also talk about some of your leaders.

1051
01:00:59,020 --> 01:01:03,900
 I know we always want to talk about some of the guys who are coming back.

1052
01:01:04,480 --> 01:01:05,720
 How was your summer?

1053
01:01:06,160 --> 01:01:09,640
 Talk a little bit about your leadership during the summer.

1054
01:01:11,040 --> 01:01:12,140
 We've had a really good summer.

1055
01:01:12,340 --> 01:01:13,520
 Our attendance has been better.

1056
01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:15,620
 I got here late in July last year.

1057
01:01:16,880 --> 01:01:18,800
 I feel like we have been on time.

1058
01:01:18,980 --> 01:01:22,480
 Guys have communicated when they've had to be out of pocket, which is a big deal for us.

1059
01:01:23,160 --> 01:01:25,560
 We did participate in seven-on-seven over at UNA.

1060
01:01:26,920 --> 01:01:32,880
 We're going to have a lot of returning players, but a lot of those players we didn't count on.

1061
01:01:33,420 --> 01:01:38,380
 We're going to have some young folks having to step up, freshmen and sophomores having to step up and take some big roles.

1062
01:01:39,220 --> 01:01:48,620
 The best part that I've seen, you know, first time we've worked out our basketball, baseball, and football together here in the summer in a few years, and it went really well.

1063
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:53,240
 I feel like it brought the level of competition up.

1064
01:01:53,380 --> 01:01:59,080
 It brought the intensity up amongst everyone when you're doing drills and doing competitions at the end of your workouts.

1065
01:01:59,080 --> 01:02:08,220
 You're competing with the best athletes at your school regardless of what you play, and it kind of helps build a little bit of camaraderie around athletics as a whole.

1066
01:02:08,400 --> 01:02:16,640
 So that was a big step for us, and you're starting to see guys police your workouts and your practices without you having to say a word.

1067
01:02:16,920 --> 01:02:22,520
 You know, if somebody skips a rep, if somebody doesn't finish a drill the right way, you're starting to hear the same language.

1068
01:02:22,600 --> 01:02:23,220
 It's almost scary.

1069
01:02:23,400 --> 01:02:27,520
 You're hearing the same language, the same phrases, the same things you say, almost with the same intensity,

1070
01:02:27,800 --> 01:02:36,540
 but it's coming from anywhere from a freshman to a senior out on the field talking to another student, and that's a big deal.

1071
01:02:37,120 --> 01:02:47,480
 We've got seniors like Jaden Salih, Jonah Hand, Dylan Counts, guys like Bentley Powell, Chunky Gonzalez.

1072
01:02:47,940 --> 01:02:52,220
 Chunky was a freshman running back for us last year, had a really good year.

1073
01:02:52,360 --> 01:02:55,600
 I expect him as a sophomore to step up and take a big role.

1074
01:02:56,600 --> 01:03:01,480
 Sophomores like Harbor Vets have been great for us during the summer, coming back injury.

1075
01:03:02,440 --> 01:03:04,420
 Harbor's been big.

1076
01:03:04,520 --> 01:03:05,520
 We've got leaders across.

1077
01:03:05,620 --> 01:03:07,740
 We've got some seniors, a couple of guys.

1078
01:03:08,100 --> 01:03:09,720
 Caden Silva, he was injured last year.

1079
01:03:09,900 --> 01:03:12,600
 He's coming back, missed his junior year, coming back for his senior year.

1080
01:03:14,520 --> 01:03:18,400
 You know, guys are coming in and getting extra workouts.

1081
01:03:18,940 --> 01:03:25,480
 We had a bad practice here a few weeks ago before Fox Football and South Media Days.

1082
01:03:26,600 --> 01:03:34,180
 And, you know, guys called us later in the afternoon and said, hey, we've got teams coming up at 6 o'clock tonight,

1083
01:03:34,400 --> 01:03:37,580
 and we're going to fix our stuff, whether you guys are here or not.

1084
01:03:37,660 --> 01:03:39,380
 So, if y'all want to be there, we're going to have practice.

1085
01:03:39,560 --> 01:03:42,080
 And I said, okay, we're moving in the right direction.

1086
01:03:42,440 --> 01:03:43,760
 So, that's what you want.

1087
01:03:44,500 --> 01:03:47,820
 You want to tell them, get it right so you don't have to do that again.

1088
01:03:48,420 --> 01:03:50,780
 But if you don't get it right, you want the effort to fix it.

1089
01:03:52,080 --> 01:03:53,680
 I think you're getting a great point, Coach.

1090
01:03:53,920 --> 01:03:55,960
 As a coach, you want a good mix.

1091
01:03:56,040 --> 01:04:03,220
 You want leaders on the field because these kids respond to kids in their peer group a lot more sometimes than they will to the coach.

1092
01:04:03,220 --> 01:04:05,040
 So, I know you're happy about that.

1093
01:04:05,120 --> 01:04:06,100
 You mentioned the media days.

1094
01:04:06,180 --> 01:04:11,080
 It seemed like the one word that got kicked around besides the football a lot was reclassification.

1095
01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:15,280
 Talk to us about your thoughts on it and how it affects Calvert Heights this season.

1096
01:04:16,140 --> 01:04:18,520
 Well, it is what it is.

1097
01:04:18,640 --> 01:04:20,220
 You know, we can't do anything about it.

1098
01:04:21,020 --> 01:04:28,080
 I think that you're going to see just it has put, I don't want to say more pressure on the public schools,

1099
01:04:28,080 --> 01:04:35,360
 but everything is moving down now with six classifications and 32 teams in 6A.

1100
01:04:35,860 --> 01:04:37,760
 All those other teams have got to go down.

1101
01:04:37,860 --> 01:04:41,340
 That means all your other classifications are getting stronger as well.

1102
01:04:42,020 --> 01:04:44,080
 So, it's created some really strong regions.

1103
01:04:44,400 --> 01:04:47,800
 We're playing in basically, you know, what I'd call the old 4A region.

1104
01:04:48,680 --> 01:04:51,740
 You know, a lot of those teams are in what used to be 4A.

1105
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:54,980
 And for us, we're a really small 3A.

1106
01:04:55,780 --> 01:05:01,780
 We were probably 12 or 15 people from the cut, something like that on the 2A line.

1107
01:05:01,780 --> 01:05:07,640
 So, but, and all that being said, you know, when you want to change the culture

1108
01:05:07,640 --> 01:05:12,380
 and when you want to win, we talk to our guys all the time,

1109
01:05:12,500 --> 01:05:17,180
 a championship fighter doesn't fight a bunch of nobodies before he gets to a championship match.

1110
01:05:17,180 --> 01:05:19,580
 He doesn't shadow box during his whole training.

1111
01:05:19,680 --> 01:05:20,600
 He takes body shots.

1112
01:05:21,120 --> 01:05:22,480
 He's got to have a strong jaw.

1113
01:05:22,580 --> 01:05:23,720
 You've got to get hit in the mouth.

1114
01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:27,720
 And the best way to do that is to play the teams that you want to beat one day.

1115
01:05:28,200 --> 01:05:33,180
 And so, you know, having, having Lauderdale County Central, those guys in there, you know,

1116
01:05:33,360 --> 01:05:37,720
 I love it because it's the fastest way to change the culture if we respond the right way.

1117
01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:41,780
 And, you know, we're going to not win them all, but if we'll play right

1118
01:05:41,780 --> 01:05:44,560
 and it changes the standard of how we play and what we do,

1119
01:05:44,900 --> 01:05:47,780
 we'll turn this thing around quicker than any other way.

1120
01:05:48,420 --> 01:05:49,740
 That's what I'm excited about.

1121
01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:53,120
 It's just to see how the community responds and how our kids respond to that.

1122
01:05:53,520 --> 01:05:56,040
 I actually kind of like the way your schedule is.

1123
01:05:56,040 --> 01:06:01,100
 You open the season, hosting Convert County, who had a great season last year.

1124
01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:02,700
 Then you've got three on the road.

1125
01:06:02,820 --> 01:06:07,580
 East Lawrence, Lauderdale County, West Limestone, and then three at home.

1126
01:06:08,600 --> 01:06:14,060
 What I call in the middle of the season, Rogers, Wilson, Central, Elkmont on the road,

1127
01:06:14,220 --> 01:06:18,700
 Clements at home, Marion County in a non-region game on the road.

1128
01:06:18,780 --> 01:06:19,800
 I kind of like that.

1129
01:06:21,220 --> 01:06:24,220
 Well, it's a look of how it fell out.

1130
01:06:24,660 --> 01:06:29,960
 There's some scheduling things with turf going into some of the counties in Limestone County

1131
01:06:29,960 --> 01:06:31,300
 and all that, some of the schools there.

1132
01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:38,000
 But I like it just because I feel like we've got a tough non-region schedule.

1133
01:06:38,320 --> 01:06:39,000
 It's respectable.

1134
01:06:40,140 --> 01:06:42,860
 At the very least, it's a really tough non-region schedule,

1135
01:06:43,060 --> 01:06:44,860
 and that's going to get us ready for region play.

1136
01:06:46,300 --> 01:06:51,140
 I'm just happy to, you know, I want the speed of the game to slow down by the time we get to region play.

1137
01:06:51,300 --> 01:06:53,600
 I want the physicality to be there.

1138
01:06:53,800 --> 01:06:58,660
 Sometimes, you know, if you schedule down at all, it takes a minute to get used to that.

1139
01:06:58,860 --> 01:07:02,760
 And as tough as our region is, and that's what I saw last year, we didn't finish very well.

1140
01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:06,720
 Because we were, you know, we played, all those teams are really good teams,

1141
01:07:06,820 --> 01:07:09,580
 but we played a really strong schedule on the back half.

1142
01:07:09,840 --> 01:07:14,700
 And, you know, I don't think we were ready to meet that and match that because we hadn't seen it yet.

1143
01:07:15,160 --> 01:07:19,360
 And we'll have seen it this year by the time we get to week three and four.

1144
01:07:20,340 --> 01:07:22,280
 We'll have seen some power and some speed.

1145
01:07:22,460 --> 01:07:24,400
 So I'm excited about that.

1146
01:07:25,300 --> 01:07:26,560
 Metal sharpens metal.

1147
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:28,660
 You talk about the culture, Coach.

1148
01:07:30,100 --> 01:07:34,380
 When you look at Colbert Heights, there was a fellow a few years ago, about 20 years ago,

1149
01:07:34,380 --> 01:07:38,580
 that went on to become, amongst other places, the offensive coordinator at Auburn, then Michigan,

1150
01:07:39,260 --> 01:07:41,960
 and now the current offensive coordinator at Missouri.

1151
01:07:42,120 --> 01:07:43,300
 That's a big-time job.

1152
01:07:43,720 --> 01:07:47,720
 His name, Chip Lindsey, his first head coaching job was at Colbert Heights.

1153
01:07:47,800 --> 01:07:50,500
 So what a culture at Colbert Heights.

1154
01:07:51,460 --> 01:07:53,100
 Oh, man, it is incredible.

1155
01:07:54,100 --> 01:07:59,060
 As a matter of fact, I went and ran in, and I hit our friend J.D. Byers up for a sponsorship.

1156
01:07:59,940 --> 01:08:02,940
 We were out selling, and he's got an office by my house in Florence.

1157
01:08:02,940 --> 01:08:08,180
 And he said, hey, I'll help you out, but also let me make a phone call right here.

1158
01:08:08,240 --> 01:08:11,420
 I know a guy who might need a tax write-off and might be interested.

1159
01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:14,780
 He had to be good friends with Chip.

1160
01:08:15,220 --> 01:08:15,700
 Go ahead.

1161
01:08:15,880 --> 01:08:16,220
 Go ahead.

1162
01:08:16,260 --> 01:08:16,860
 Call it twice.

1163
01:08:18,700 --> 01:08:19,720
 That's exactly right.

1164
01:08:19,800 --> 01:08:20,940
 We need some of that.

1165
01:08:21,060 --> 01:08:23,420
 You know, we're trying to improve facilities and things like that.

1166
01:08:23,500 --> 01:08:25,560
 But, no, I kept it with Chip.

1167
01:08:25,740 --> 01:08:31,220
 And Coach Higgins at Morris Hill, you know, now at Russell, him and Chip were good friends from their time in Deskler,

1168
01:08:31,340 --> 01:08:32,240
 and they stayed in touch.

1169
01:08:32,300 --> 01:08:37,300
 And I got to meet Chip and talk to him, you know, through Coach Higgins a lot, too.

1170
01:08:37,380 --> 01:08:38,540
 So, I got some good perspective.

1171
01:08:38,800 --> 01:08:40,720
 You know, there's Chip Lindsey, Ivan Denton.

1172
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,460
 Coach Leathers had a really good season up there in 2017.

1173
01:08:44,580 --> 01:08:45,960
 There's a lot to be proud of.

1174
01:08:45,960 --> 01:08:50,860
 And, you know, we want to get that thing back to where we've got.

1175
01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:53,380
 When you play Calvert Heights, you know you've been in a fight.

1176
01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:55,100
 It's been a tough night, win or lose.

1177
01:08:55,340 --> 01:08:59,140
 And, you know, we just want to get back to where we expect to win.

1178
01:08:59,640 --> 01:09:05,320
 And right now, sometimes I think we look at that schedule and we go, oh, man, Coach, that's a tough schedule.

1179
01:09:05,640 --> 01:09:07,200
 And it is.

1180
01:09:07,420 --> 01:09:12,260
 But we're not going to get any better, you know, playing anybody else.

1181
01:09:12,360 --> 01:09:15,660
 We need to play these teams, and we're going to have to play them in and out of the region.

1182
01:09:15,880 --> 01:09:17,040
 We need to get used to it.

1183
01:09:17,740 --> 01:09:20,780
 And we need to get ready to fight at that level.

1184
01:09:20,780 --> 01:09:24,600
 So, man, I've leaned on those guys.

1185
01:09:24,860 --> 01:09:28,680
 I've leaned on Coach Denton and Coach Leathers and Coach Jeffries that's here for a year, too.

1186
01:09:28,760 --> 01:09:30,140
 I'm taking some things from them.

1187
01:09:30,360 --> 01:09:32,400
 And it's a great place.

1188
01:09:32,900 --> 01:09:33,480
 You know, we're excited.

1189
01:09:33,580 --> 01:09:37,440
 We just bought a house over here across from the school, kind of on the bluff.

1190
01:09:37,960 --> 01:09:38,960
 Kids are excited.

1191
01:09:39,340 --> 01:09:43,760
 Everybody's – it fits, you know, it fits, and we like it.

1192
01:09:43,800 --> 01:09:45,820
 So, we're excited about being a part of it here.

1193
01:09:46,060 --> 01:09:51,680
 Listen, we've followed you for years, and I knew you were going to be successful because of that pedigree.

1194
01:09:52,400 --> 01:09:58,060
 Again, you were at Morris Hill for a long time, saw what Daryl Higgins could do with a wing T,

1195
01:09:58,640 --> 01:10:00,040
 went to Shell's Christian.

1196
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:05,680
 It got to the playoffs, and now in your second year at Convert Heights.

1197
01:10:06,180 --> 01:10:12,340
 When you – and I know you're not afraid to ask these guys, quite frankly, for advice and help,

1198
01:10:12,380 --> 01:10:16,820
 but I knew over the long – you're going to get it done at Convert Heights and keep going,

1199
01:10:16,920 --> 01:10:19,720
 but you've been around some very sharp football minds.

1200
01:10:21,220 --> 01:10:26,280
 Oh, I've been extremely blessed, you know, to be around some really good football coaches.

1201
01:10:26,620 --> 01:10:28,660
 And, you know, you're always learning.

1202
01:10:28,960 --> 01:10:30,220
 You're learning what you want to do.

1203
01:10:30,440 --> 01:10:32,540
 You're learning what you not want to do and why.

1204
01:10:33,220 --> 01:10:34,880
 And I've played – made plenty of mistakes.

1205
01:10:35,040 --> 01:10:37,660
 You know, I'm sure I've made plenty of mistakes along the way at Shell's Christian.

1206
01:10:37,900 --> 01:10:41,300
 And even here in my first year, there's things you look back and you go,

1207
01:10:41,360 --> 01:10:44,280
 okay, I would have done that differently or handled that differently.

1208
01:10:44,620 --> 01:10:50,900
 But, you know, as men, your nature is competitive.

1209
01:10:51,340 --> 01:10:54,540
 Your nature is always to not reach out and ask for help.

1210
01:10:54,540 --> 01:10:59,940
 And my wife kindly reminds me regularly that I'm very poor at asking for help

1211
01:10:59,940 --> 01:11:03,140
 and very poor for asking and taking assistance.

1212
01:11:03,540 --> 01:11:10,020
 And so I got here last year and I had conversations, but the one thing I regret is not –

1213
01:11:10,020 --> 01:11:11,940
 I got here so late I put my head down at work.

1214
01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:12,240
 Yeah.

1215
01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:17,060
 And I didn't have a chance to hit the reset button and reach out and talk to the guys

1216
01:11:17,060 --> 01:11:19,520
 that I normally talk to as much as I wanted to.

1217
01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:21,900
 And I've enjoyed that this offseason.

1218
01:11:22,180 --> 01:11:23,440
 You know, that's been refreshing.

1219
01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:28,540
 Get your perspective back to kind of slow down and get back into your roots

1220
01:11:28,540 --> 01:11:31,800
 because sometimes you hit the ground running and you go with what you know is right.

1221
01:11:32,040 --> 01:11:32,160
 Yep.

1222
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:36,740
 But it always feels good to have a conversation with other coaches.

1223
01:11:37,020 --> 01:11:41,140
 And, you know, Jeff Mason is another guy that I didn't coach with or coach for,

1224
01:11:41,240 --> 01:11:44,980
 but I've talked to Coach Mason over the years and we've talked a lot during the offseason

1225
01:11:44,980 --> 01:11:47,720
 and Coach Lord at Lexington and a lot of these.

1226
01:11:47,800 --> 01:11:48,740
 It's just a network.

1227
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:49,180
 Yep.

1228
01:11:50,060 --> 01:11:52,140
 We're really blessed in northwest Alabama.

1229
01:11:52,140 --> 01:11:55,760
 Man, we've got some really good football coaches and some guys that know what they're doing

1230
01:11:55,760 --> 01:11:56,760
 and are really successful.

1231
01:11:57,060 --> 01:12:00,920
 And to be a part of that fraternity, man, it's just awesome.

1232
01:12:01,060 --> 01:12:04,840
 You think just a few years ago, Darrell reminded me of the other day.

1233
01:12:04,960 --> 01:12:06,980
 He said, man, you were selling lumber a few years ago.

1234
01:12:07,380 --> 01:12:10,000
 And now you're running around here being a head football coach.

1235
01:12:10,100 --> 01:12:11,080
 He goes, it's just crazy.

1236
01:12:11,540 --> 01:12:13,660
 And be happy.

1237
01:12:14,080 --> 01:12:15,660
 Be where your feet are and be glad.

1238
01:12:16,160 --> 01:12:16,920
 And we are.

1239
01:12:18,680 --> 01:12:20,280
 They've forgotten more than I know.

1240
01:12:20,500 --> 01:12:24,420
 So I'm going to have to call all those guys and make sure I stay sharp.

1241
01:12:25,220 --> 01:12:27,000
 Well, that's the reason you're going to be successful.

1242
01:12:27,700 --> 01:12:28,700
 You've learned from others.

1243
01:12:28,920 --> 01:12:32,620
 Listen, nothing like the first day of summer camp, as you well know.

1244
01:12:32,700 --> 01:12:34,080
 Thank you so much for coming on.

1245
01:12:34,160 --> 01:12:36,780
 I know it's been a zoo all day long.

1246
01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:38,740
 Listen, we wish you the best of luck.

1247
01:12:38,860 --> 01:12:39,920
 Have a great season.

1248
01:12:40,520 --> 01:12:42,680
 Hopefully we can do this again with you in August.

1249
01:12:43,700 --> 01:12:45,060
 I appreciate you guys so much.

1250
01:12:45,120 --> 01:12:45,760
 Thanks for having me.

1251
01:12:46,120 --> 01:12:46,880
 Hey, thank you.

1252
01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:47,940
 All the best, Coach.

1253
01:12:47,940 --> 01:12:50,440
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1254
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1256
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 The Score.

1318
01:16:39,920 --> 01:16:44,540
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1319
01:16:45,040 --> 01:16:45,880
 Welcome back in.

1320
01:16:45,940 --> 01:16:48,760
 Really appreciate giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1321
01:16:48,900 --> 01:16:52,760
 And, by the way, checking us out online here at 93.9 The Score.

1322
01:16:52,940 --> 01:16:54,120
 I really appreciate that.

1323
01:16:54,120 --> 01:17:01,680
 And, for the V-Man, has V-Man given up his five-star accommodations in Tampa, Brad?

1324
01:17:01,780 --> 01:17:02,040
 No.

1325
01:17:02,580 --> 01:17:04,580
 No, Harold, and I don't blame him.

1326
01:17:04,780 --> 01:17:10,680
 And, you can get, listen, when you get breakfast, lunch, and dinner from Mama, I'd stay there, too.

1327
01:17:11,260 --> 01:17:12,060
 And, that ain't all.

1328
01:17:12,140 --> 01:17:15,120
 V-Man checking in, I guess, again from T-Town.

1329
01:17:15,560 --> 01:17:21,580
 That's his new home, even though he's still driving to work on 99.1 The Sports Animal and on the Ball Radio Network.

1330
01:17:22,100 --> 01:17:23,140
 V-Man, welcome in.

1331
01:17:23,160 --> 01:17:24,580
 Are you out of bed yet down in Tampa?

1332
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:25,160
 How are you?

1333
01:17:26,240 --> 01:17:32,400
 Yes, I am a week off with vacation this week.

1334
01:17:32,400 --> 01:17:34,760
 So, no show for me.

1335
01:17:35,160 --> 01:17:40,280
 But, yeah, I did plenty of shows last week and got a lot done at media days.

1336
01:17:40,460 --> 01:17:43,240
 So, we'll be ready to rock and roll and get back next week.

1337
01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:46,180
 Well, come on back because you need to go back to work.

1338
01:17:46,260 --> 01:17:47,520
 Tennessee needs some money.

1339
01:17:47,720 --> 01:17:51,120
 V-Man, did you contribute to the $2 million man?

1340
01:17:51,820 --> 01:17:53,640
 Did you ever think we'd be having this conversation?

1341
01:17:55,820 --> 01:18:01,480
 No, I mean, for quarterbacks, you know, that's obviously more normal.

1342
01:18:01,860 --> 01:18:05,020
 But, you know, for running backs, it is obviously unusual.

1343
01:18:05,340 --> 01:18:06,900
 But, I'm fine with this.

1344
01:18:06,960 --> 01:18:12,380
 Some people are falling back on the, you know, basically the analytics of the position.

1345
01:18:13,380 --> 01:18:18,620
 I think David Gabriel George is a generational player.

1346
01:18:19,220 --> 01:18:23,340
 So, you do what you need to do to get that done.

1347
01:18:23,420 --> 01:18:26,080
 And they got to the finish line with Ohio State.

1348
01:18:26,300 --> 01:18:33,480
 And as you would expect, Ohio State is claiming that Tennessee just, you know, outspent Tennessee.

1349
01:18:33,480 --> 01:18:39,300
 Whereas, if he would have gone to Ohio State, then it would have been a great recruiting job.

1350
01:18:39,440 --> 01:18:39,660
 Yeah.

1351
01:18:39,860 --> 01:18:41,620
 And vice versa, you know.

1352
01:18:41,820 --> 01:18:42,480
 Thank you.

1353
01:18:42,760 --> 01:18:43,020
 Yeah, I did.

1354
01:18:43,700 --> 01:18:44,020
 Yeah.

1355
01:18:44,200 --> 01:18:47,300
 So, yeah, he felt comfortable at Tennessee.

1356
01:18:47,720 --> 01:18:54,600
 And my guess is he didn't go for, you know, $1 offer over the other offer.

1357
01:18:54,600 --> 01:19:03,760
 It was essentially to, you know, big offers, competitive, and then it's just a matter of where he felt comfortable.

1358
01:19:03,960 --> 01:19:11,980
 And that's a little bit of, I think, of a misnomer about the portal is that money is the only decision.

1359
01:19:12,320 --> 01:19:20,440
 A lot of times, money is needed to be a factor in someone's recruitment and to be competitive.

1360
01:19:20,700 --> 01:19:25,220
 But then you still have to check a lot of the other boxes in addition to that.

1361
01:19:25,620 --> 01:19:31,880
 You just can't compete if you're not willing to at least get in the conversation with the Nile Dollars.

1362
01:19:32,540 --> 01:19:39,580
 When asked about the quarterback competition at SEC Media Days, I thought Josh Heupel had an interesting comment.

1363
01:19:41,140 --> 01:19:49,440
 He said, we've had seven offenses in the last nine years that were top ten in the country in scoring.

1364
01:19:49,760 --> 01:19:52,000
 I mean, he's been here before.

1365
01:19:52,120 --> 01:19:56,960
 Certainly every coach is trying to decide who's going to start the first game of the season.

1366
01:19:57,120 --> 01:19:59,280
 You've got a lot of work to do in summer camp.

1367
01:19:59,520 --> 01:20:02,960
 But, V, I believe Josh Heupel has done this before.

1368
01:20:04,100 --> 01:20:04,620
 Yeah.

1369
01:20:04,840 --> 01:20:08,620
 And seven of nine years, he's had a new starting quarterback.

1370
01:20:09,400 --> 01:20:18,520
 And then, like you mentioned, he's had top ten offenses in seven of those nine years.

1371
01:20:18,520 --> 01:20:20,380
 So, it is impressive.

1372
01:20:20,380 --> 01:20:25,940
 It's a good stat for him to have, you know, in his back pocket to trot out there.

1373
01:20:26,380 --> 01:20:36,080
 And it made people think, whoa, well, maybe he will figure it out even if he has a new quarterback and youth at that position.

1374
01:20:36,420 --> 01:20:38,300
 So, it was well played by him.

1375
01:20:38,460 --> 01:20:41,420
 I thought Tennessee's group did well.

1376
01:20:42,100 --> 01:20:44,500
 And, you know, Josh Heupel was kind of feeling it.

1377
01:20:44,540 --> 01:20:47,200
 He was joking around last week.

1378
01:20:48,180 --> 01:20:50,320
 I don't think they had gone when we had talked.

1379
01:20:50,420 --> 01:20:51,620
 I don't think they had gone through.

1380
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:51,940
 No.

1381
01:20:52,820 --> 01:20:54,720
 Well, I guess, no, I talked to you on Tuesday.

1382
01:20:54,900 --> 01:20:55,180
 Yes.

1383
01:20:55,360 --> 01:20:55,540
 Yeah.

1384
01:20:55,680 --> 01:20:59,480
 We talked about him taking jabs at LSU and Texas.

1385
01:21:00,040 --> 01:21:02,380
 So, yeah, he was feeling good.

1386
01:21:02,540 --> 01:21:08,860
 And crazy enough, I don't think anyone ran it back to either of those two coaches that Heupel said that.

1387
01:21:09,680 --> 01:21:13,240
 You know, Kiffin's no longer on social media, allegedly.

1388
01:21:14,680 --> 01:21:19,500
 So, you know, that would take it off the table, at least for now, anyway.

1389
01:21:19,660 --> 01:21:26,440
 But we have time for him to decide he wants to get back on social media and give it back to Heupel in Tennessee.

1390
01:21:27,300 --> 01:21:30,420
 I don't think LSU fans care about being on social media.

1391
01:21:30,520 --> 01:21:32,140
 They want him to do well on the field.

1392
01:21:32,300 --> 01:21:33,580
 So, we'll see how that turns out.

1393
01:21:33,680 --> 01:21:37,220
 But the thing about Josh Heupel, by doing what he did on the recruiting trail this week,

1394
01:21:37,260 --> 01:21:41,120
 how are they going to get rid of the guy with that kind of money down the line, the pop line?

1395
01:21:41,260 --> 01:21:46,040
 And your thoughts just about before they get to the rock star in the making, they've got to get through this season.

1396
01:21:46,440 --> 01:21:51,940
 Where are you with the brains putting Tennessee basically in the middle of the pack as far as the ACC media poll?

1397
01:21:52,960 --> 01:21:56,380
 Yeah, I wouldn't surprise him that Tennessee was eight.

1398
01:21:56,380 --> 01:21:59,700
 That's about where we've seen them in preseason polls.

1399
01:21:59,860 --> 01:22:02,080
 It's about an eight-and-four season for them.

1400
01:22:02,520 --> 01:22:05,400
 I think that's a good, fair spot for them.

1401
01:22:06,680 --> 01:22:10,580
 You know, there's the upside, I think, for them to do better than that.

1402
01:22:11,360 --> 01:22:20,620
 But if that quarterback position is not good, and it's one of the rare year where they don't have a top-ten offense,

1403
01:22:21,340 --> 01:22:25,380
 with these young guys at quarterback, if that position doesn't look good,

1404
01:22:25,460 --> 01:22:28,200
 then yeah, they could go south of that as well.

1405
01:22:28,280 --> 01:22:29,800
 So it can definitely go a lot of ways.

1406
01:22:29,980 --> 01:22:36,660
 And then, you know, how quickly Jim Knowles' defense improves is another big factor also.

1407
01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:38,680
 I think they're going to be much better.

1408
01:22:39,840 --> 01:22:41,240
 They'll be less predictable.

1409
01:22:41,780 --> 01:22:49,720
 And Jim Knowles will scheme his way into some success on defense, and they'll tackle much better.

1410
01:22:50,520 --> 01:22:57,280
 I think you'll see him maximize the talent he has.

1411
01:22:57,340 --> 01:23:06,620
 They won't have the dudes they did at Ohio State, but I think he'll get more out of what he's got and try to build off of that.

1412
01:23:06,620 --> 01:23:19,760
 So, yeah, you improve the defense to, you know, top 30, top 35, and at least you can, you know, if you can run the ball and make some plays in the passing game,

1413
01:23:19,820 --> 01:23:25,060
 I think you'll see this team be an 8-4 caliber team.

1414
01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:33,640
 Hey, man, what I'm leaning from what you're saying there is it's a classic quarterback with a game manager, a running back that can melt the clock.

1415
01:23:33,980 --> 01:23:36,780
 The question is how good is the offensive line to allow that to happen?

1416
01:23:36,900 --> 01:23:42,800
 And it's safe to say, we say this all the time, especially early on, this team's going to lean on the defense for success.

1417
01:23:43,520 --> 01:23:51,240
 Yeah, I think Josh Heupel, like he did a couple of years ago with Nico, a quarterback, they weren't great throwing down the field.

1418
01:23:51,240 --> 01:23:55,160
 And he had a record-setting running back in Dylan Sampson that year.

1419
01:23:55,820 --> 01:24:01,540
 Defense was, you know, top 10-ish, so he played to the strengths of his team.

1420
01:24:02,100 --> 01:24:04,980
 And I think Heupel deserved a lot of credit for that.

1421
01:24:05,320 --> 01:24:08,640
 People think he just wants to throw it around 50, 60 times.

1422
01:24:08,920 --> 01:24:10,200
 It's not really what they do.

1423
01:24:10,280 --> 01:24:11,520
 They always run the ball.

1424
01:24:11,940 --> 01:24:18,300
 It's just he adapted what he did to his defense and run game.

1425
01:24:18,400 --> 01:24:25,120
 They also have a kicker that can make long kicks now, where that was a shaky part of it.

1426
01:24:25,180 --> 01:24:30,120
 Last year, Heupel not only didn't trust his kicker to make long kicks,

1427
01:24:30,220 --> 01:24:32,440
 he wouldn't even trot him out there to try.

1428
01:24:32,980 --> 01:24:36,340
 They take unnecessary risks in opponents' territory.

1429
01:24:36,840 --> 01:24:41,980
 So if he can have faith not only in his defense, but in his place kicker,

1430
01:24:42,360 --> 01:24:45,540
 I think that'll change how they approach some things.

1431
01:24:45,800 --> 01:24:49,080
 So as far as the offensive line, four or five starters back,

1432
01:24:49,620 --> 01:24:51,540
 I think they're going to be really good,

1433
01:24:51,540 --> 01:24:55,560
 because I think David Sanders Jr. is going to be a star at left tackle.

1434
01:24:55,920 --> 01:25:00,500
 So the position that is the most concerning is center.

1435
01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:03,660
 Sam Pendleton, former Notre Dame transfer, is there,

1436
01:25:03,760 --> 01:25:07,020
 and he's got to be much better than he was last year.

1437
01:25:07,420 --> 01:25:12,320
 But overall, I think they're pretty solid at the other spots,

1438
01:25:12,640 --> 01:25:14,760
 and I think they're experienced there.

1439
01:25:14,760 --> 01:25:21,060
 And, you know, you never know with health and all that kind of stuff how deep they are.

1440
01:25:21,600 --> 01:25:25,280
 But, yeah, I think their first five can be pretty good.

1441
01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:31,480
 Yeah, I've got some Tennessee friends who were telling me during the course of the year

1442
01:25:31,480 --> 01:25:33,900
 and after the season, oh, this offense was terrible.

1443
01:25:34,200 --> 01:25:40,720
 What they're really talking about were the turnovers that Aguilar had.

1444
01:25:40,720 --> 01:25:47,660
 And I said, look, this is a Tennessee offense that was six in scoring, six in passing,

1445
01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:49,580
 and seven in total offense.

1446
01:25:50,060 --> 01:25:52,180
 I don't exactly call that bad.

1447
01:25:52,580 --> 01:25:58,080
 And I think another misconception of Hypel, and we've talked about this.

1448
01:25:58,120 --> 01:26:02,340
 I remember in 2021 with Hennon Hooker, Alabama, of course,

1449
01:26:02,460 --> 01:26:05,840
 Tennessee beat Alabama the first time in 15 years.

1450
01:26:06,340 --> 01:26:08,680
 They ran the ball so effectively in that game.

1451
01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:10,300
 They've got key first downs.

1452
01:26:11,200 --> 01:26:15,240
 Again, they went 45 yards, a kick, a field goal, and win the game.

1453
01:26:15,380 --> 01:26:19,620
 But they think, well, all Hypel does is throw the ball all over the field.

1454
01:26:19,720 --> 01:26:20,380
 No, he doesn't.

1455
01:26:20,440 --> 01:26:22,500
 They've got one of the better running games in the SEC.

1456
01:26:24,440 --> 01:26:24,840
 Absolutely.

1457
01:26:25,400 --> 01:26:29,660
 And I think it was the next round, the guys from Birmingham,

1458
01:26:30,400 --> 01:26:36,620
 the top rushing teams the last five seasons in the SEC, Tennessee is number one.

1459
01:26:37,060 --> 01:26:37,540
 Yeah.

1460
01:26:37,540 --> 01:26:41,980
 And just over 204 yards per game in rushing.

1461
01:26:42,540 --> 01:26:52,340
 So, yeah, I do think as far as the turnovers, that came because I think of the failures of the middle of the line last year.

1462
01:26:52,620 --> 01:26:58,380
 And so Aguilar was getting a lot of pressure up the middle, and he was taking some chances.

1463
01:26:58,540 --> 01:27:02,780
 Oh, by the way, people forget he was dealing with a blood clot in his arm.

1464
01:27:03,840 --> 01:27:08,020
 And so he wasn't able to be, he wouldn't help.

1465
01:27:13,220 --> 01:27:14,260
 It was compromised.

1466
01:27:14,900 --> 01:27:19,240
 So, you know, well, those guys, I mean, you mentioned game manager early.

1467
01:27:19,240 --> 01:27:27,120
 I think Faison, if it's even, that's why I would probably lean towards Faison Brandon, because he can give you more upside.

1468
01:27:27,520 --> 01:27:38,800
 I think he's more of the guy that can give you some escapability, some run game potential here and there to give you a playmaking option at that position.

1469
01:27:39,160 --> 01:27:42,420
 I'm not sure they would get that from George McIntyre.

1470
01:27:43,740 --> 01:27:44,260
 Yeah.

1471
01:27:44,560 --> 01:27:54,720
 It's, they like it to be more than a game manager, but if that type of situation, I think he will make the most of that and play to his strengths.

1472
01:27:55,080 --> 01:28:04,320
 Well, listen, Harold and I are praying for you to get through the week in Tampa with mom, Daphne, your cousins, friends.

1473
01:28:04,760 --> 01:28:05,080
 Food.

1474
01:28:05,620 --> 01:28:06,180
 Food.

1475
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 And somehow, someway, try your absolute darndest to get through the week.

1476
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 Where can we get online and get all the stuff for media days last week?

1477
01:28:18,520 --> 01:28:19,960
 I appreciate that, guys.

1478
01:28:20,160 --> 01:28:24,000
 Always, always enjoy being on with you guys and your friendship.

1479
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 You can follow me on all the socials.

1480
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 It's at Vince Sports.

1481
01:28:27,560 --> 01:28:34,380
 I've got questions to players from all around the league and talking about existing Tennessee players from former teammates.

1482
01:28:34,940 --> 01:28:43,200
 You know, Kai and Lee with a former teammate at Alabama and others, Arch Manning, talking about never having been to Neyland Stadium.

1483
01:28:43,580 --> 01:28:46,540
 I've got some good quotes from a number of players around the league.

1484
01:28:46,780 --> 01:28:50,920
 It was me and Adam Sparks as far as local guys in Knoxville.

1485
01:28:51,520 --> 01:28:53,100
 And Adam was there just Monday.

1486
01:28:53,100 --> 01:28:55,720
 So, it was just me taking a Tennessee angle.

1487
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 So, if you follow me on all the socials, including Instagram, where I have a lot of those videos, it's at Vince Sports, V-I-N-C-E Sports.

1488
01:29:04,380 --> 01:29:08,720
 So, I appreciate you guys and look forward to chatting it up next week.

1489
01:29:09,380 --> 01:29:10,140
 Going to hold you, too.

1490
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 In the meantime, enjoy the beach, okay?

1491
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 Yes, sir.

1492
01:29:13,440 --> 01:29:16,620
 If these storms would stop, we'd actually go there.

1493
01:29:17,060 --> 01:29:19,100
 So, appreciate it, guys.

1494
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 Thank you, buddy.

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 We're pulling for you.

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1582
01:34:03,040 --> 01:34:10,620
 We've been sitting here getting all these questions, and basically what Brett and I said, we said either Google it or ask the Redfish.

1583
01:34:10,800 --> 01:34:12,020
 So, we don't have Google here.

1584
01:34:12,120 --> 01:34:13,260
 We have the Redfish.

1585
01:34:13,720 --> 01:34:19,260
 You know what's interesting, William, is this time of the year, fans, if you won a national championship, they're still going to gripe.

1586
01:34:19,260 --> 01:34:20,240
 Say, well, that was then.

1587
01:34:20,340 --> 01:34:20,800
 This is now.

1588
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:22,420
 But if you don't, we know the conversation.

1589
01:34:22,860 --> 01:34:23,820
 That's the fans.

1590
01:34:24,360 --> 01:34:31,520
 Do we ever consider, because you guys have been in the trenches, you know how to assess the state of things better than any fan out there.

1591
01:34:31,920 --> 01:34:36,620
 From that standpoint, as a former player, where do you start trying to answer some of these fans, William?

1592
01:34:38,480 --> 01:34:42,880
 Well, I mean, I don't know what kind of questions they have.

1593
01:34:42,880 --> 01:34:54,700
 I guess the best way I can give them the cliff note version of it is, you know, there was some quiet, cautious optimism coming out of spring practice.

1594
01:34:56,000 --> 01:35:06,260
 And I say, you know, I say that, you know, on the extent of, you know, looking at how they ended spring practice and how they're going to enter fall camp.

1595
01:35:06,460 --> 01:35:12,180
 You know, I think, you know, the biggest questions, obviously, are, you know, that quarterback competition.

1596
01:35:13,280 --> 01:35:19,720
 You know, is it actually going to be settled a couple of weeks before the first game, like, you know, Coach DeBoer would prefer?

1597
01:35:20,300 --> 01:35:23,040
 Or is it going to spill over into the season?

1598
01:35:24,480 --> 01:35:32,760
 You know, sitting here right now, as we get into the last week of July, you know, if I was a betting man, I'd say it's going to spill over into the season.

1599
01:35:33,100 --> 01:35:33,180
 Yeah.

1600
01:35:34,180 --> 01:35:43,360
 You know, I'd say the second biggest question, you know, is going to be how that right tackle spot is determined in fall camp.

1601
01:35:44,120 --> 01:35:47,700
 You know, I think they feel pretty good about the other four spots.

1602
01:35:47,700 --> 01:35:58,180
 And I'll say this, I think they feel pretty good about a lot of the portal additions that they made in the offseason on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

1603
01:35:59,400 --> 01:36:10,680
 And, you know, and I would say the, you know, the last kind of lingering question is, you know, what's the pecking order on offense going to be, you know, in that running back room?

1604
01:36:10,680 --> 01:36:24,620
 You know, I would say if things hadn't worked out the way they did in spring practice, you know, people would probably be talking about, you know, Daniel Hill and Crowell and A.K. Deer.

1605
01:36:24,800 --> 01:36:37,060
 But a kind of afterthought and a late addition in the recruiting process came out, you know, named Treshawn Brown and proved to be one of the biggest surprises in the spring.

1606
01:36:37,060 --> 01:36:41,540
 And I think he's probably going to be a big factor in that running back room.

1607
01:36:41,700 --> 01:36:55,900
 So much of a factor is I think if there isn't a opposite move made, then you might have a five-star, a former five-star running back looking for a new home at the end of this season.

1608
01:36:57,000 --> 01:36:59,520
 If some things don't change in a hurry.

1609
01:36:59,640 --> 01:37:08,900
 But, you know, that would be my, you know, quick take, hot take on how this offense enters fall camp and the questions they're looking to answer.

1610
01:37:09,320 --> 01:37:11,080
 William, you perked a lot of ears there.

1611
01:37:11,180 --> 01:37:15,280
 If you could elaborate on that possibility because, let's face it, the tail wags the dog now.

1612
01:37:15,360 --> 01:37:16,400
 The kids have the options.

1613
01:37:16,540 --> 01:37:17,580
 The ball is in their court.

1614
01:37:18,080 --> 01:37:20,200
 Take whatever illustration you want to use there.

1615
01:37:20,340 --> 01:37:24,580
 But your thoughts just about the X factor that Crowell brings to the table.

1616
01:37:26,160 --> 01:37:37,820
 Well, I mean, I think when you look at the current running back room, I think both him and Brown, at least to this point, have shown that they've got an extra gear.

1617
01:37:39,420 --> 01:37:49,600
 You know, something that I think if you look at last year's room, really the only one that kind of showed that they had an extra gear last year was pre-injury to Kevin Riley.

1618
01:37:49,840 --> 01:37:50,020
 Yeah.

1619
01:37:50,020 --> 01:37:56,020
 And I think they both are dynamic as receivers.

1620
01:37:56,160 --> 01:38:02,720
 He's out of the backfield, you know, once they get the ball in their hands, the same way that Riley was prior to his injury.

1621
01:38:02,920 --> 01:38:11,800
 And, you know, and I think that's another name you kind of have to circle and pencil is, you know, what does he do to that running back right now that he's 100% back as well.

1622
01:38:11,900 --> 01:38:17,960
 And so there's a lot of depth, you know, I think on both sides of the ball for this team.

1623
01:38:18,080 --> 01:38:21,060
 They've just got to get the right pieces in the playing rotation.

1624
01:38:21,460 --> 01:38:32,800
 You mentioned right tackle, Jevin James, the transfer from Mississippi State, Nick Brooks from Texas, Ethan Fields is another one.

1625
01:38:32,880 --> 01:38:35,000
 I'm going to be curious to see what he does.

1626
01:38:36,060 --> 01:38:38,000
 Elaborate a little bit more on right tackle.

1627
01:38:39,360 --> 01:38:42,340
 Well, you know, I've got a different spin on it.

1628
01:38:42,460 --> 01:38:55,200
 You know, if James isn't the guy and you could make a case for or against that, then all of a sudden, you know, that's kind of why I mentioned the position.

1629
01:38:55,420 --> 01:39:00,100
 You know, if he's the guy, is he your best option at right tackle?

1630
01:39:00,440 --> 01:39:13,140
 Or if he's not the guy, does Mike Carroll slide back out there and all of a sudden you've got more pieces to look at in a fall camp setting to find the best offensive guard on campus?

1631
01:39:13,140 --> 01:39:21,560
 And maybe that's where a guy like Nick Brooks, all of a sudden, you know, Nick Brooks isn't going to be a factor at right guard if 64 is at right.

1632
01:39:21,620 --> 01:39:21,800
 Yeah.

1633
01:39:22,540 --> 01:39:27,120
 And, you know, and I think he was playing out of position last year at Texas at right tackle.

1634
01:39:27,320 --> 01:39:28,980
 I do think he's an interior guy.

1635
01:39:29,340 --> 01:39:38,620
 And, you know, with a summer conditioning program under his belt, you know, he's never going to be a belt guy anyway.

1636
01:39:38,620 --> 01:39:43,540
 I mean, he's a massive human being, you know, kind of in the same mold as a Caden Crocker.

1637
01:39:44,460 --> 01:39:49,000
 But, you know, I just think that's the question is if Nick Brooks can improve.

1638
01:39:50,060 --> 01:39:53,000
 And I think he showed some signs of that improvement.

1639
01:39:53,000 --> 01:40:00,260
 You didn't really see during the latter stages of spring practice, you didn't really see a lot of competition behind him.

1640
01:40:00,760 --> 01:40:07,280
 So, you know, I think it's still a to be determined with James at right tackle, but we got to see it.

1641
01:40:07,600 --> 01:40:19,720
 And, you know, and again, I think that might be kind of like the quarterback position, you know, maybe they look at both options of Carroll and him at right tackle and some other guys at right guard early in the season.

1642
01:40:19,720 --> 01:40:31,100
 And, you know, I think they've got some games there early in the schedule before they travel to Kentucky where they can, you know, do some experiments before they get the final thing set up.

1643
01:40:31,940 --> 01:40:35,180
 Former Alabama offensive lineman William Redfish Barger.

1644
01:40:35,360 --> 01:40:42,240
 Obviously, fans have their pick, but these coaches, any coach that listens to fans, it's going to be in the unemployment line soon.

1645
01:40:42,880 --> 01:40:46,760
 Your thoughts about the quarterback situation, it's been well put.

1646
01:40:46,880 --> 01:40:50,600
 One is considered to be a game manager, the other a game changer.

1647
01:40:51,580 --> 01:40:55,280
 How do you think this staff is, we know both of them is going to play early.

1648
01:40:55,420 --> 01:40:58,120
 How do you think it's going to play out eventually at that spot, William?

1649
01:40:59,560 --> 01:41:10,500
 Well, I think if you kind of look at the evidence that we have from the head-to-head competition in spring, you know, and I think this is kind of a double-edged sword.

1650
01:41:10,700 --> 01:41:17,440
 You know, one guy has more experience in this system going back to his time at Washington.

1651
01:41:18,380 --> 01:41:22,680
 The other guy has, you know, less than a year in the system.

1652
01:41:23,260 --> 01:41:28,620
 And there really wasn't any quantitative separation after the 8-8 game.

1653
01:41:28,740 --> 01:41:37,780
 You know, I'd say if anything, if one of the two had any momentum going into summer workouts, it was Keelan Russell.

1654
01:41:38,520 --> 01:41:45,100
 And, you know, make no mistake, Mack has an NFL arm, and, you know, he's not as stiff back there in the pocket.

1655
01:41:45,100 --> 01:41:56,660
 So, I don't really classify him as a game manager, but he certainly doesn't have the same intangibles and set of wheels that Keelan Russell has.

1656
01:41:56,800 --> 01:42:02,320
 You know, Russell's not Jalen Milrow straight-line speed.

1657
01:42:02,740 --> 01:42:07,260
 You know, he doesn't have that top-end speed that Milrow has, but he's more sudden.

1658
01:42:07,980 --> 01:42:10,600
 You know, he's got more twitch.

1659
01:42:11,500 --> 01:42:17,600
 His improvisation skills are off the chart when the pocket breaks down.

1660
01:42:18,380 --> 01:42:28,200
 You know, he's got the ability to bring a zone read package facet to the offense, which might help a stagnant running game this year.

1661
01:42:29,540 --> 01:42:38,500
 And, you know, I think, you know, maybe Austin Mack might be a lot closer to his ceiling at this stage in his career.

1662
01:42:38,660 --> 01:42:42,240
 And I think Keelan Russell's just starting to scratch the basement of it.

1663
01:42:42,400 --> 01:42:50,780
 So, you know, if you put a gun to my head and said, who do you think slash hope is going to be the quarterback, I would say Keelan Russell.

1664
01:42:51,020 --> 01:42:52,900
 But it's still to be determined.

1665
01:42:53,700 --> 01:42:54,780
 What about this scenario?

1666
01:42:54,780 --> 01:43:03,480
 You know, start Mack against East Carolina, things go as scripted, you know, play Russell the second half and see what happens with the live bullets and go from there.

1667
01:43:05,100 --> 01:43:19,760
 You know, I think if it's not been decided yet, then I think you'll see it play out much in the same way that, you know, and maybe not the East Carolina games, not the losing league town match.

1668
01:43:19,760 --> 01:43:30,640
 But if it spills over into the season, I think you'll see it play out the same way that the A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims quarterback deal played out in 2011.

1669
01:43:32,160 --> 01:43:33,980
 You know, the fans will get to see it.

1670
01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:35,300
 The team will get to see it.

1671
01:43:35,500 --> 01:43:35,780
 Right.

1672
01:43:36,640 --> 01:43:38,080
 That type of thing.

1673
01:43:38,620 --> 01:43:41,840
 And, you know, we'll just have to wait and see how it goes.

1674
01:43:41,840 --> 01:44:02,980
 But, you know, I think one thing, you know, and I hate to look ahead, but if you look at the projected starters going into this season where things stand right now, there's really only one starter that's projected to go this year for Alabama that won't be back for the 2027 season.

1675
01:44:02,980 --> 01:44:08,280
 And if that's, if Brian Williams takes advantage of his money here and goes pro early.

1676
01:44:08,420 --> 01:44:10,080
 So this is a very young unit.

1677
01:44:10,280 --> 01:44:10,500
 Yep.

1678
01:44:10,860 --> 01:44:12,820
 Very inexperienced unit.

1679
01:44:13,080 --> 01:44:22,360
 And so, you know, we might have to work through some growing pains during the month of September before all the pieces are in place and this thing really gets to clicking.

1680
01:44:22,900 --> 01:44:31,840
 William, let me ask you about a room that I think is probably the most overlooked or underlook, whatever way you want to look at it, are the tight ends.

1681
01:44:32,360 --> 01:44:37,820
 They've got five guys who are 6'5 and 260.

1682
01:44:38,720 --> 01:44:40,840
 Caleb Edwards, sophomore now.

1683
01:44:41,440 --> 01:44:44,300
 Josh Ford, the transfer from Oklahoma State.

1684
01:44:44,300 --> 01:44:49,120
 Danny Lewis, in his fifth year, of course, was injured a lot.

1685
01:44:49,360 --> 01:44:55,720
 Jay Lindsay and Marshall Pritchett, who's a sophomore, who's 6'5, 246.

1686
01:44:56,180 --> 01:45:02,720
 Whether they're an 11, 12, or even a 13 personnel, and some of these guys, yeah, can catch passes.

1687
01:45:03,600 --> 01:45:07,440
 William, your thoughts on the potential of this tight end room?

1688
01:45:08,560 --> 01:45:14,180
 Well, I think the one that really excites me the most, and I've got to lump them in with one other player,

1689
01:45:14,180 --> 01:45:20,360
 somebody that had an opportunity to see a lot of the spring practices told me, you know,

1690
01:45:20,420 --> 01:45:28,200
 there's two guys that they added in the portal during the offseason that were removed from multiple practices for a fight.

1691
01:45:29,040 --> 01:45:32,140
 Number one is the center, Rayson Delgatti.

1692
01:45:32,320 --> 01:45:32,520
 Right.

1693
01:45:32,900 --> 01:45:40,460
 And the second one is the, you know, real pure in-line tight end that they added from Oklahoma State, Josh Ford.

1694
01:45:40,660 --> 01:45:40,820
 Yeah.

1695
01:45:41,240 --> 01:45:48,200
 And, you know, not that you want to waste or spend a lot of time, you know, being a boxing referee in practice,

1696
01:45:48,460 --> 01:45:53,160
 but, you know, you can't coach, you know, having a nasty mean streak.

1697
01:45:53,260 --> 01:45:53,440
 Yeah.

1698
01:45:53,580 --> 01:45:54,060
 Thank you.

1699
01:45:54,760 --> 01:45:59,620
 You know, and I was told point blank, you know, don't expect Josh Ford to be, you know,

1700
01:45:59,660 --> 01:46:05,920
 catching three or four passes a game, but he's going to be like having a true in-line tight end,

1701
01:46:05,980 --> 01:46:11,000
 almost like an extra, you know, light in the loafers offensive tackle out there.

1702
01:46:11,160 --> 01:46:13,420
 And, you know, I think they're really excited about that.

1703
01:46:13,420 --> 01:46:13,620
 Yeah.

1704
01:46:13,720 --> 01:46:21,640
 They've got so many guys that can, you know, split wide or be involved, you know, in the passing game.

1705
01:46:21,960 --> 01:46:29,060
 And so, you know, but I think if you look at what kind of ailed this team the most last year, in my mind,

1706
01:46:29,520 --> 01:46:35,980
 you know, the guy that I'm looking forward to seeing is the nasty redhead from Oklahoma State, Josh Ford.

1707
01:46:36,100 --> 01:46:36,280
 Yep.

1708
01:46:37,340 --> 01:46:42,820
 What you're saying, William, is you want a bunch of guys who eat nails, and when they go to the bathroom, I won't go there.

1709
01:46:42,820 --> 01:46:47,920
 But anyway, you want to have guys on both sides of the ball, at least that kind of mindset.

1710
01:46:48,160 --> 01:46:50,120
 So, obviously, it's a talking season.

1711
01:46:50,340 --> 01:46:54,220
 We're going to find out starting, and it's hard to believe, 40 days from now.

1712
01:46:54,400 --> 01:46:57,780
 But right now, William, why don't you gut tell you about this team?

1713
01:46:59,100 --> 01:47:02,800
 You know, like I said, I'm always, you know, an optimist.

1714
01:47:03,540 --> 01:47:11,360
 And I think that, you know, look, this is a kind of a double-edged sword for Kalen DeBoer this year.

1715
01:47:11,940 --> 01:47:17,900
 A, this is the first season that he's had where this is going to truly be his roster.

1716
01:47:18,280 --> 01:47:18,380
 Right.

1717
01:47:19,200 --> 01:47:28,560
 But at the same time, that alibi slash excuse for it not being his roster is in the rearview mirror for him.

1718
01:47:28,640 --> 01:47:28,840
 Yeah, gone.

1719
01:47:29,560 --> 01:47:37,960
 And so, you know, there's some things that they need to get better at, and I think they took some baby steps in the spring to do that with.

1720
01:47:38,140 --> 01:47:44,140
 You know, they're very excited about the, you know, the transfer portal defensive linemen that they were at.

1721
01:47:44,220 --> 01:47:45,620
 They were bad, you know.

1722
01:47:46,180 --> 01:47:49,900
 You know, Tompkins from USC, Green from Oregon.

1723
01:47:50,760 --> 01:47:57,260
 They've got some guys that they're coming back from injuries like London Simmons, Beeman.

1724
01:47:57,260 --> 01:48:08,680
 You know, maybe this is the year that Big Steve Mubonu, or however you say his last name, finally becomes a, you know, disruptive force.

1725
01:48:08,960 --> 01:48:19,920
 And, you know, they've got to get the inside linebacker spot adjacent to, you know, Wooten, the transfer from Virginia Tech squared away.

1726
01:48:20,040 --> 01:48:23,740
 They need to find another edge rusher to play opposite of Yon-Zi-Pierre.

1727
01:48:24,100 --> 01:48:31,180
 We'll just skip right over the back end, because that might be the strength of the whole team, and maybe the best back end in college football from top to bottom.

1728
01:48:31,180 --> 01:48:35,480
 Let me ask you before we let you go, and we'll go into more detail with this.

1729
01:48:36,020 --> 01:48:48,680
 The assistant coaches, Clem offensive line, the new tight end coach, and then secondary, how much did Alabama upgrade their assistant coaches?

1730
01:48:49,320 --> 01:48:59,800
 Well, the ones that actually have the on-the-field title, you know, I think they feel really good about Clem and, you know, the, you know, Derek Nix.

1731
01:48:59,960 --> 01:49:05,580
 You know, he's an old school, you know, we're going to do things the hard way type of a position coach.

1732
01:49:05,780 --> 01:49:13,660
 But, you know, behind the scenes, I think they really feel good, you know, about some of the lesser-known coaches.

1733
01:49:14,000 --> 01:49:19,320
 You know, the extra O-line coach that's got the tight end coach title now, Richard Owen.

1734
01:49:19,460 --> 01:49:19,660
 Right.

1735
01:49:20,000 --> 01:49:25,520
 You know, they've got, they've got former Alabama player, Jared, Jared Johnson.

1736
01:49:25,720 --> 01:49:26,240
 Exactly.

1737
01:49:26,720 --> 01:49:30,100
 Working with the defensive line, and Trent Simpson from Oklahoma.

1738
01:49:30,560 --> 01:49:39,800
 So, you know, there was some quiet additions, but I've, you know, I've, you know, heard a couple of people that listened to Kalen DeBoer speak at different events over the summer.

1739
01:49:39,800 --> 01:49:49,740
 And he's very, he's very upbeat about the new additions on the coaching staff and the big boys that they were able to add along both sides of the line of script.

1740
01:49:50,080 --> 01:49:51,180
 Yeah, I think you're right.

1741
01:49:51,280 --> 01:49:56,200
 Listen, always a pleasure to talk to the Redfish on Mondays.

1742
01:49:56,320 --> 01:50:00,140
 Hopefully, we can begin doing this with the season rapidly approaching.

1743
01:50:00,860 --> 01:50:02,700
 Listen, have a great rest of the summer.

1744
01:50:02,860 --> 01:50:05,080
 Let's do this again real, real soon.

1745
01:50:06,020 --> 01:50:09,700
 Hey, man, it was great getting back together with you guys, and hopefully we'll talk again soon.

1746
01:50:10,280 --> 01:50:11,860
 And they're going to hold you to it.

1747
01:50:11,880 --> 01:50:15,680
 The Redfish, William Barger, former University of Alabama offensive lineman.

1748
01:50:15,760 --> 01:50:20,000
 B.B., speaking of Alabama, are they going to recruit anybody in 2027?

1749
01:50:20,260 --> 01:50:25,060
 This is the number one class for 2028 with another addition right now, B.B.

1750
01:50:25,260 --> 01:50:32,120
 Yeah, Harold, it's absolutely amazing to me that they got the kid from Delaware who is the number one prospect.

1751
01:50:32,800 --> 01:50:36,420
 In Delaware, it tastes sort of young.

1752
01:50:36,420 --> 01:50:37,520
 Because there's only five players in Delaware.

1753
01:50:37,940 --> 01:50:42,160
 Harold, I'm telling you, I'm going to wear a print for this 28 class than I am the 27.

1754
01:50:42,780 --> 01:50:44,420
 Well, that's not hard to figure out, is it?

1755
01:50:44,420 --> 01:50:45,160
 No, it's not.

1756
01:50:45,160 --> 01:50:48,600
 You might want to consider, I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but you've got to get through 27.

1757
01:50:48,860 --> 01:50:49,420
 Yes, you do.

1758
01:50:49,760 --> 01:50:50,820
 Don't hold me to that.

1759
01:50:51,160 --> 01:50:52,420
 Oh, don't bring that up.

1760
01:50:52,500 --> 01:50:53,440
 I'm just saying.

1761
01:50:53,720 --> 01:50:59,800
 In the meantime, the Braves tonight, five and a half games up right now in the NL East.

1762
01:50:59,960 --> 01:51:02,740
 Check out the latest tonight on 93.9, the score.

1763
01:51:02,740 --> 01:51:06,680
 We're going to take care of bids for now on behalf of B.B., Greg, James, Blair, the entire crew here.

1764
01:51:07,000 --> 01:51:08,900
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1765
01:51:08,980 --> 01:51:13,720
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the Good Moe Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.

1766
01:51:18,360 --> 01:51:18,780
 We'll be right back.