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

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 Boomo Bugg Show. New exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

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 The score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us your ride around the Tennessee Valley.

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 Brett Beaird welcome in where? Ken in the board says. Stephen A. Smith. Seriously? Good afternoon. Welcome in and how are you?

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 Happy Tuesday to you and the listeners. The voice of the UNA Lions, Benjamin Ray, will join us a little bit later to talk about a busy two months for UNA athletics.

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 Las Vegas Insider Bruce Marshall will wrap up SEC Media Days for us from his viewpoint.

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 But CP is here right now to tell us about five things, Harold Bugg, that we learned from Alabama's time at SEC Media Days.

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 And perhaps that ain't all. CP is Charlie Potter. He's a senior team writer for BamaOnline.com, part of the On3.com family.

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 Charlie, welcome in. How are you?

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 I'm great, guys. Thanks for having me.

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 Well, that's a turning point, as they say. The media days now in the rearview mirror. What did we learn there, Charlie?

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 Not a whole lot, if we're being honest. I don't want to say the word boring, but, like, it just wasn't – there wasn't a lot revealed.

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 Like, in the main media room, we didn't get any kind of injury updates. We did get a positive update on Noah Rodgers and how he's coming along.

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 It still sounds like he'll miss the start of the season, but it sounds like he's improving and progressing pretty nicely.

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 I was hoping to be able to ask Kalen about EJ Kroll and just, you know, what he's able to do this summer, how he's looking going into fall camp, but no dice there in that electronic media room.

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 But, otherwise, like, it's pretty status quo and nothing really on the quarterbacks. I didn't expect him to come out, you know, announce a starter in the main media room or anything like that.

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 I think one of the big takeaways is there's still a lot of competition and a lot of positions, and then I think the perception of Alabama is pretty unclear because there's just so many question marks about this team, whether it is a quarterback, the offensive line, the run game, special teams, where some of these, you know, transfer additions are going to fit in and how they're going to fit in.

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 And that, you know, people don't really know what to expect from Alabama this year.

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 I talked to a lot of the national riders that are on three while I was in Tampa and got some mixed reviews, and then we saw on Friday of last week that the media picked Alabama to finish sixth in the SEC standings, which we know that the track record of predicting the order of finish isn't great, but still it's just the current preseason perception, I think, is kind of all over the place when it comes to Alabama and what they can accomplish this season.

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 Charlie, you put it on the tee for me to ask the next question because we alluded to it right off the top of the show.

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 Stephen A. Smith, obviously, it's July, and we know how these national guys are.

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 They love to stir the waters and click, click, click.

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 But he questioned Kalen DeBoer's lack of energy.

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 He questioned the extension that the university gave him, some 80-plus million dollars.

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 In other words, he's questioned whether DeBoer is the right fit at Alabama,

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 to which I say, this is year three, and if you're going to stay in Tuscaloosa, year three is a magic number.

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 He bingoed, and the rest, as they say, is history from there.

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 All this poll is is how the media feels at this point because with all the incoming transfers and this, that, and the other,

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 who knows, whether it's Alabama or any other team, what's going to happen in 2026.

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 then you can kind of throw it out the window because they haven't really sat in the test of facts.

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 So, I mean, I know Stephen A. Smith is like a Nick Saban fanboy.

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 And, look, I know a lot of people also point to the recruiting cycle.

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 the last two recruiting classes from 2025 and 2026 were really, really good.

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 I'm not already writing this year off, the 2026 season off, by any stretch of the imagination.

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 Charlie, you can agree or disagree with a fellow that's got a national championship ring from Alabama, Greg McIlroy.

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 That's one of those things, like, it's kind of, I don't want to say annoying, but at SEC Media Days when you ask all these offensive line questions, it's like, well, I mean, they're basically what we heard about in the spring because these guys aren't able to put on pads and go out and do what offensive line can do.

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 Well, CP, one thing we do know, Obama Online has outstanding coverage of Alabama sports.

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 I know you and your staff have been doing this all spring and summer.

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 Yeah, I'm going to have to do some stretching before next week for sure.

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 We're back this summer.

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 Summer's been nice.

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 Take some vacation.

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 Not a lot has happened.

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 Everybody's mad about the recruiting class.

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 So, it's been nice on my end.

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 But, no, we're going to have a ton of coverage starting next week.

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 They should be back on the field on Wednesday of next week unless something changes.

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 And so, we'll be at every presser, every practice, have coverage of that and more at BamaOnline.com.

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 I know Blake Byler's doing a good job covering recruiting.

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 Tim Watts always has his finger on the pulse of what's going on in the program.

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 And we should have some exciting news at BamaOnline.com pretty soon here in terms of additions to the site.

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 So, stay tuned for that.

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 Can't really say too much.

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 But looking forward to it.

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 It should be a fun preseason, no doubt.

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 We have been warned.

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 In the meantime, Charlie, thanks for your time, Dane.

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 Have a great week, okay?

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 All right, guys, thanks for that.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Welcome back in, and it's always a pleasure to welcome in the man who's all about college football,

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 and I would imagine he's getting ready to put on The Blitz.

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 Jim Gumm is owner and editor of TheBlitzSports.com, fine author of Conference Pride.

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 Jim, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing well.

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 How are you guys?

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 Hi, Jim.

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 Well, we're on the other side of media days.

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 Put another way, Jim.

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 The question is, are you ready for some football camp?

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 Do you still call it fall camp or is it summer camp when you open up with the humidity and the temperature in triple digits?

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 It's hard to use the word fall, but man, I'm old school.

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 I know what I mean when I say it, but I'm stuck in my way.

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 There you go.

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 There ain't nothing wrong with that, Jim.

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 The poll says that Georgia is going to be the top dog.

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 Everybody's wrong about Texas.

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 Let's start with one and two with the brain trust called the SEC Media coming out of Tampa.

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 Your thoughts about the poll overall?

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 You know, I mean, this is crazy.

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 I don't know.

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 You guys probably know this, but since the, you know, addition of new schools starting in 92 when, you know, Arkansas and South Carolina were added,

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 a newcomer's never won the SEC in football.

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 And you think at some point it's going to happen.

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 I mean, I love Arch Manning, but man, it's just hard for me to pick like Oklahoma or Texas or A&M because I keep every time you look,

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 it's always, you know, it's an original member that's winning the SEC.

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 So I'm going with Georgia, but you know, at some point we're going to have a newcomer win the SEC.

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 Well, the thing is with Georgia, it's hard to do away with what has happened.

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 What's the old thing?

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 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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 The difference between, I think, Georgia and Texas, Texas got the bling-bling, kind of like LSU.

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 Georgia says, we're boring, but at the end of the day, we're always there.

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 We're the hair.

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 We're always at the finish line.

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 We may not always win it all, but we're going to be there.

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 It's just basic stuff.

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 Get out there and knock the other man in the mouth.

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 Control the ball as best you can.

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 And at the end of the day, have more points than the other guys.

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 An old-fashioned recipe for Kirby.

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 Yeah, and obviously, if you were to line up, if you were to ask me to pick which coach I want in the SEC,

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 Kirby Smart's the first guy I'm getting.

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 Yeah.

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 I mean, he's just the first guy I'm going to select over anybody else.

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 And so that's not a slight on the other coaches, but I think Kirby Smart has a proven track record.

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 This guy knows what he's doing.

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 He's won a couple national championships, and they're in the hunt every year.

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 So, yeah, I think as far as talent, roster-wise, I think Texas and Georgia are very comparable.

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 But, man, I think the difference to me is the guy on the sidelines.

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 Absolutely.

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 I thought Josh Heupel was in a good mood on Monday.

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 We found out why on Wednesday, and we'll talk about that in a minute.

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 But I was going to ask you about the, you know, he got asked 100 times about the quarterback competition

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 between George McIntyre and Brandon.

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 And he said, look, over the last nine years, going back to UCF, of course,

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 we've had seven different starting quarterbacks.

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 We've had seven offenses that were in the top ten in the country in scoring.

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 Jim, translated, that means I kind of know what I'm doing in picking a quarterback.

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 Yeah, he knows what he's doing.

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 And everyone around here just is under the subject of Pais on Brandon.

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 But, man, I still think McIntyre, he probably knows the offense just a little better

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 because he's been there longer.

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 No, he's not dynamic as far as his running ability.

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 But, man, I hear just such good things about this kid.

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 Now, there again, I mean, I think that once we see what's going to happen up there

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 over the next few weeks, we'll be told who the starter is against Furman.

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 But I think it's closer than a lot of people think.

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 At the end of the day, I do believe it's going to be Pais on Brandon.

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 But I think McIntyre is going to be, and listen, if this guy were to enter the transfer portal,

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 he would be a hot commodity.

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 I'll just leave it at that.

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 And I think the coaching staff, they know that, too.

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 Jim Gumm is the owner and editor of the BlitzSports.com.

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 Brent alluded to it.

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 Jim, do you ever think that this age we'll be talking about the $2 million man who put,

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 basically, what's the first thing he's going to buy?

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 Clear Seal?

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 He's going to have Clear Seal before he has Barbasol.

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 Your thoughts about the statement made with the recent mega deal

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 for the kid coming out of your neck of the woods there at Baylor High.

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 And what does this do?

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 We've been joking about this, Jim.

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 Every AD and general manager says, thanks a lot, Tennessee.

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 You know what's going to happen down here when my guy has those numbers next year?

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 They're going to want $3 million.

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 So your thoughts about what it does for Tennessee

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 and what it does for college sports going forward?

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 Well, for Tennessee, it's a big gift for them.

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 I mean, he is supposedly, and I've seen him play live once, okay?

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 And he was really good, okay?

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 I'm not going to sit here and say he's the greatest high school running back I've ever seen.

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 I'll tell you who's the greatest running back I've ever seen at a high school level

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 was a guy named Hubert Simpson back in the 70s.

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 He was a monster.

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 He ended up playing with the Vols, but that was a long time ago.

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 But he's really, really good.

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 But, man, that's a lot of pressure being put on him to perform.

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 And here's the thing, guys.

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 You know, now that he's going to be, you know, he's got a $2 million contract, gosh, you know,

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 he's going to be a target when he's playing high school football.

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 That's right.

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 That's right.

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 You know, I mean, I'd be a little concerned.

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 If I'm Tennessee, I'm like, get him out of there, man.

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 You know, but I don't know what's going to happen.

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 And I always wondered this.

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 Are there going to be any jealousy or envious guys on the roster once he gets up there?

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 I don't know.

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 You know it.

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 Yeah, I think there's going to be two things.

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 One, they're never going to say it publicly, but, you know, in that locker room,

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 human nature is human nature.

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 Our zebra doesn't change its stripes.

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 Right.

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 Yeah.

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 I don't know.

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 I don't know.

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 Of course, now, listen, there's a lot of guys in some of these locker rooms already

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 making big-time money.

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 But most of those guys have proven themselves at the collegiate level, you know.

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 So, it'll be interesting to see a true freshman come up there

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 with all that money in his account.

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 Jim, who else impressed you at Media Days?

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 I know we talked with you early in the week.

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 Obviously, that Florida coach, besides some a** bombs, took command of the room.

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 Don't leave your phone on, man.

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 You got that right.

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 I'm telling you, man.

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 Mama, don't listen.

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 Mama, don't listen.

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 Take the kids out in the yard.

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 Jim, who else impressed you?

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 You know, I love goalies, man.

433
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 I think this guy's going to be a big-time winner.

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 I just do.

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 I know when he was in Knoxville, everyone just loved this guy.

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 And he went to the USF, turned things around quickly there.

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 I just think that guy has what it takes to be a winner, you know, wherever he's at.

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 And so, I'm impressed with him.

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 And I'll tell you what's interesting, man.

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 I think the, you know, that Kalen DeBoer, they're flying so far under the radar.

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 I can't remember the last time Alabama was so just not talked about.

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 They're just almost forgotten.

443
00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:45,680
 And I'm sitting there going, I'm not going to sleep on Alabama.

444
00:26:46,020 --> 00:26:49,160
 Because it seems like, you know, they're loving this.

445
00:26:49,300 --> 00:26:49,940
 They're loving this.

446
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,060
 Everyone's talking about everyone else but them.

447
00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,600
 And I think that they are going to be a lot better than most people.

448
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,580
 So, I think those two guys kind of stood out to me.

449
00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,740
 Obviously, Lane Kiffin, he kind of toned it down.

450
00:27:01,860 --> 00:27:04,240
 I mean, he went on a, he had a monologue.

451
00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,480
 You know, he only, it was only four questions abreast.

452
00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,140
 So, you know, he went on a monologue.

453
00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,820
 And I think that was by design.

454
00:27:11,380 --> 00:27:15,660
 And I think he's realizing, you know what, it's best.

455
00:27:15,820 --> 00:27:21,100
 You know, of course, he's really, really been, he's not on social media like he once was.

456
00:27:21,260 --> 00:27:23,980
 I think maybe he's growing up just a little bit.

457
00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:27,300
 And the pressure's still on him, man.

458
00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,860
 No matter what, the pressure's on him to win at LSU.

459
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,000
 And if you've ever been to LSU, you know right now the honeymoon's on.

460
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:40,800
 But they'll turn on you in a New York, not many, but New York second down in Baton Rouge, I can't tell you.

461
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,840
 Jim Gomm, again, there with theblitzsports.com.

462
00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:51,620
 Jim, as far as other teams that kind of flying under the radar, I think one of the more intriguing teams is Vanderbilt.

463
00:27:51,740 --> 00:27:54,100
 Did you see the story this week where Diego is dropping hints?

464
00:27:54,580 --> 00:27:57,100
 Since I am no good at the NFL, I need some money.

465
00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:58,620
 I'm just going to get my lawyer.

466
00:27:58,720 --> 00:27:59,540
 We're going to go to court.

467
00:27:59,540 --> 00:28:01,360
 We're going to see if I can get another year at Vanderbilt.

468
00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:05,180
 And cash the big checks again, heaven forbid.

469
00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:09,220
 But your thoughts about, to me, an intriguing story about Vanderbilt this season.

470
00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:16,720
 Well, Vanderbilt, you know, it used to be they were like, you know, nobody talked about Vanderbilt ever, you know.

471
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:17,480
 No, no.

472
00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:18,820
 And then a couple years ago, they had a little success.

473
00:28:18,820 --> 00:28:19,180
 Not in a good way.

474
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:20,840
 Right, exactly.

475
00:28:21,260 --> 00:28:23,040
 They had a little success a couple years ago.

476
00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:24,660
 And then last year, they had a lot of success.

477
00:28:24,820 --> 00:28:27,740
 And they really were very, very close to making the college football playoffs.

478
00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:36,000
 And with the NIL, and listen, we all know that Vanderbilt, there's a lot of rich people that have gone to school at Vanderbilt.

479
00:28:36,620 --> 00:28:44,220
 And some of that money that was allocated towards academics has now been funneled towards the athletic department.

480
00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,840
 And, you know, they're getting athletes there that they never would have done.

481
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,520
 Listen, they got a quarterback that was, everyone thought he was going to Georgia.

482
00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:59,620
 And so he ends up at Vanderbilt, and I think Clark Lee is a guy that I don't know him.

483
00:28:59,700 --> 00:29:01,260
 I've never actually talked to the guy.

484
00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:04,380
 But just watching interviews, he's very impressive to me.

485
00:29:04,780 --> 00:29:06,600
 I think things are bright there in Nashville.

486
00:29:06,780 --> 00:29:07,360
 I really do.

487
00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,080
 Jim, the other thing that's very impressive is the blitz.

488
00:29:11,780 --> 00:29:13,280
 Tell us about the content.

489
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:18,660
 I think it's great bragging rights, predicting who's going to be in the playoffs.

490
00:29:18,660 --> 00:29:21,980
 You've got all the schedules and results.

491
00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:24,940
 Jim, where can we get online and get a copy of the blitz?

492
00:29:25,460 --> 00:29:30,780
 Yeah, the best way to reach me, guys, and I'm old school, once again, is just email me.

493
00:29:30,860 --> 00:29:36,940
 Derek, I've actually had some of your listeners, when I was on a couple weeks ago, they emailed me.

494
00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,620
 And I'm going to send them the first issue.

495
00:29:39,780 --> 00:29:41,100
 It comes out in about three weeks.

496
00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:43,900
 And, you know, we'll see if they like it.

497
00:29:43,900 --> 00:29:45,620
 But, I mean, that's the thing.

498
00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:51,060
 You know, just email me, direct jimgum.blitz at gmail.com.

499
00:29:51,180 --> 00:29:57,380
 That's J-I-M-G-U-M-M dot blitz, D-L-I-T-Z, at gmail.com.

500
00:29:57,740 --> 00:29:59,080
 And I'll send you issue one.

501
00:29:59,140 --> 00:30:02,620
 I'll send you issue one of this upcoming season.

502
00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:04,360
 Sounds great, Jim.

503
00:30:04,380 --> 00:30:07,700
 You mentioned that Vanderbilt is taking money out of academics and putting it in sports.

504
00:30:07,780 --> 00:30:09,920
 It reminds me of the story from Babe Ruth back in the day.

505
00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,740
 He was one of the first guys to make a mega six-figure salary.

506
00:30:13,340 --> 00:30:16,180
 Someone told him, said, Babe, you know you made more than a present last year.

507
00:30:16,220 --> 00:30:18,180
 He said, I had a better year than a present last year.

508
00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,340
 So, yeah, no doubt.

509
00:30:21,580 --> 00:30:22,960
 Absolutely, no question.

510
00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:24,100
 Show me the money.

511
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:24,980
 Jeff, thanks for your time.

512
00:30:25,020 --> 00:30:26,020
 Let's do it again soon, okay?

513
00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:27,500
 Okay, y'all have a great day.

514
00:30:27,500 --> 00:30:28,000
 Thank you, Jim.

515
00:30:28,340 --> 00:30:30,700
 Jim Gomm, again, it's called the Blitz Sports.

516
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 Jim Gomm, that's two M's, G-M-G-U-M-M dot blitz at gmail.com.

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611
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 How are you?

612
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 And again, where are you?

613
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 Well, I'm actually in Las Vegas.

614
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 Wow.

615
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 Believe it or not.

616
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 I was just resting at home.

617
00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,180
 I did not do the Big Ten this week.

618
00:35:46,460 --> 00:35:48,040
 No interest in going to Chicago.

619
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 I don't really hate.

620
00:35:49,180 --> 00:35:49,580
 Thank you.

621
00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:56,000
 But I did the ACC and SEC the last two weeks and just thought I would rest and maybe

622
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 if I wanted to watch the Big Ten, I could tune in to the Big Ten Network if I wished.

623
00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:04,080
 But we're about ready to wrap up all the media days this week.

624
00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,700
 And then we're into August and season kickoff, not far away.

625
00:36:08,140 --> 00:36:14,200
 Bruce, obviously, your impression, starting with the homeboys, coming out of the SEC media days,

626
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:19,540
 did anything change in your thinking of how things are going to wind up at the end of the season?

627
00:36:20,380 --> 00:36:21,940
 Well, just a couple of notes.

628
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:27,980
 I'm going to circle to what Greg Sankey was saying right at the start because I think that was sort of some important stuff,

629
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,380
 not necessarily related to this season, but just in general.

630
00:36:31,620 --> 00:36:38,140
 And it got some play when he talked about, you know, the mention of the SEC breaking away

631
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 and doing away from, you know, from NCAA and the college football and sort of going on its own,

632
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 maybe with the Big Ten.

633
00:36:46,460 --> 00:36:53,780
 I don't think that's a realistic option, but I thought Greg Sankey actually played it pretty well.

634
00:36:53,960 --> 00:37:01,840
 Keep it on the table, and don't completely dismiss it, and not to mention, don't hint that it's imminent either

635
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 because it really isn't, but at least that it's been discussed.

636
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 And I think, I mean, there might be some outposts in the SEC that are more serious than others about this.

637
00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:10,580
 Georgia comes tomorrow.

638
00:37:11,720 --> 00:37:16,740
 But he put it out there, and at least we've had discussions about it and sort of left it there.

639
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 But that's all he really had to do, and he's playing it very well.

640
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 Because I really think what he wants, what the SEC would want to do,

641
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 is in the, you know, the Protect College Sports Act and the various things coming up to Congress,

642
00:37:29,940 --> 00:37:36,120
 the provision for all of the media revenues to be split is a non-starter for the SEC.

643
00:37:36,380 --> 00:37:42,680
 And it should be a non-starter, and that would be enough to prevent the SEC from ever signing on to anything.

644
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 And I think if that provision is dropped, the SEC would be more likely to go along with some of the other things there.

645
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 But Sankey's absolutely right to hold the breakaway thing at least as a stick over the rest of the conferences.

646
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 Like, you know, we could still do this.

647
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 So it gives him some leverage, and I think getting rid of what he would like to see eliminated from the Protect College Sports Act.

648
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:19,340
 The expansion to 24 in the playoff, I think it's a related, but it's a little different subject.

649
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 And he's reluctant to go there.

650
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:27,620
 And I think in Sankey's case it might be more just the whole thing with the potential elimination of the SEC title game

651
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 and all conference title games.

652
00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:34,980
 That's a pretty big cash cow for the SEC, so I think at the bottom line there would be

653
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 if they can replace that revenue from whatever the playoff could generate from the extra round or two,

654
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 be more likely to do it.

655
00:38:42,420 --> 00:38:46,940
 There's another factor, which I think, and I think Sankey knows this too,

656
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 that we start getting into September and you're starting to add, I mean, double the amount of games

657
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 and playoff games and things.

658
00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:57,400
 There are only so many dates, so many TV windows.

659
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:03,040
 And in December, the NFL likes some of those Saturdays too.

660
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:09,380
 And, you know, the SEC, they're big boys, but they ain't the big boy on the block.

661
00:39:09,460 --> 00:39:12,280
 That's the NFL, and you don't want to mess with them too much.

662
00:39:13,060 --> 00:39:17,620
 And I remember last December, you know, that Oregon-James Madison playoff game.

663
00:39:18,260 --> 00:39:22,620
 Well, the NFL put the Bears and the Packers up against that, and you know which one the TV ratings bid.

664
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 So I think Sankey also knows that they run the risk of these TV ratings really tanking and damaging the whole project of an expansion

665
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 if you anger the NFL too much.

666
00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:41,940
 So I think in his case, though, it's more about the SEC title game and how they've replaced that revenue,

667
00:39:41,940 --> 00:39:48,660
 and that's sort of his reason, I think, for holding back for the moment, at least, on this 2014 playoff idea.

668
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:53,600
 We talked to you on Tuesday, and I think you were there at least one more day, if not two.

669
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 Player or coach, who else impressed you?

670
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:06,160
 Well, Sumerl did, and I'm not sure if he had talked right before we went on,

671
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:13,700
 but you can sort of tell from him that, you know, something's, he's thinking there.

672
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:21,080
 He's very intelligent, and you seem to know, you seem to get an idea of, you know, where he's coming from.

673
00:40:22,300 --> 00:40:24,640
 I really wasn't impressed by him.

674
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:29,920
 Kirby was there, I think Kirby might have come up right before I went with you guys last week.

675
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:34,860
 His look, I mean, he looks like he could do a Pepto-Bismol commercial.

676
00:40:34,860 --> 00:40:40,580
 I mean, every time you see him, he just doesn't look that comfortable up there.

677
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:47,920
 He's always agonizing, but I mean, you know, he is Kirby.

678
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,860
 I was impressed by, Pete Golding impressed me some.

679
00:40:53,540 --> 00:41:01,280
 He was there, Clark Lee, Clark Lee's a very impressive guy, and he's very well-spoken,

680
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:06,800
 and, you know, he remembered me from a question I asked last year, you know,

681
00:41:06,860 --> 00:41:12,580
 and you can tell that he's thinking there, and I think that's actually one of the more interesting storylines again this year,

682
00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:18,000
 because they've got a very hot-shot quarterback in Jared Curtis that they've brought in as a freshman,

683
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:20,160
 and he stole it.

684
00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:22,560
 They flipped the recruit from Georgia.

685
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:26,620
 That doesn't happen too much, Georgia and Vanderbilt, and they've got to replace Pavia, too,

686
00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:29,340
 so I think Clark Lee's a very impressive guy.

687
00:41:29,980 --> 00:41:33,280
 So is Bruce Marshall, busy there amongst other places, Vegas Insider.

688
00:41:33,420 --> 00:41:35,340
 Bruce, you know our zip code.

689
00:41:35,540 --> 00:41:36,640
 We'll make him a two-parter.

690
00:41:36,780 --> 00:41:37,500
 We're starting with Alabama.

691
00:41:37,780 --> 00:41:40,220
 I think the media, the geniuses there, picked them sixth.

692
00:41:40,820 --> 00:41:42,560
 Nick Saban said, say what?

693
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:46,680
 In your opinion, and not only that, Stephen A. Smith coming out and saying,

694
00:41:46,740 --> 00:41:48,940
 boy, did Alabama screw up giving him that extension.

695
00:41:49,140 --> 00:41:49,860
 He's boring.

696
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:51,320
 He doesn't need to be there.

697
00:41:51,380 --> 00:41:52,260
 Your thoughts about that.

698
00:41:52,260 --> 00:41:57,600
 But Alabama at number six, not the nation, the conference, is that too high, too low,

699
00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:58,460
 or just about right?

700
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:03,180
 It's probably about right, but I think that you could see an arrow pointing up for Bama.

701
00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:08,600
 I know there's some people who, the DeBoer comparison, it's just a code saving.

702
00:42:09,720 --> 00:42:11,940
 Nobody's going to stand up compared to that.

703
00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:16,760
 I think he's done pretty darn well, and I think he will continue to do pretty well.

704
00:42:16,860 --> 00:42:24,360
 What did surprise me, though, I think Bama only got three first-place votes in Tampa last week,

705
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:29,620
 which I think maybe since Mike Shula's days, it's over 20 years ago,

706
00:42:29,740 --> 00:42:34,480
 since Bama had that little support for winning the league.

707
00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:42,580
 And there's questions, to be sure, especially in a league where there's a lot of quarterbacks

708
00:42:42,580 --> 00:42:48,280
 who are established, and DeBoer is coming in with whoever he's going to use this year.

709
00:42:48,340 --> 00:42:51,060
 He isn't going to have much experience coming into the season.

710
00:42:51,780 --> 00:42:55,120
 But his track record is so good with these guys.

711
00:42:55,740 --> 00:43:00,200
 I mean, look, I mean, the last, I mean, for years.

712
00:43:00,700 --> 00:43:06,000
 I mean, Michael Penix, Bill Rowe, and Ty Simpson, they're all in the NFL.

713
00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,080
 And so his track record is pretty good.

714
00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:11,640
 I think people got to remember that.

715
00:43:11,740 --> 00:43:14,780
 And then compared, I go, who would you rather have coached in Alabama right now?

716
00:43:15,780 --> 00:43:16,180
 Signetti?

717
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:17,900
 He ain't leaving Indiana.

718
00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:22,340
 And let's, you know, that's just, you know, let's see if Indiana can sustain this.

719
00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:23,740
 DeBoer is there.

720
00:43:23,860 --> 00:43:27,860
 My question with DeBoer, and most people we talk to, is they wonder at some point

721
00:43:27,860 --> 00:43:30,160
 if this pressure just might get to him.

722
00:43:30,260 --> 00:43:30,960
 There you go.

723
00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,820
 He'll do a Bill Curry thing maybe, but no indication.

724
00:43:34,980 --> 00:43:38,500
 He doesn't seem to be too disturbed by anything.

725
00:43:38,620 --> 00:43:39,260
 He's very calm.

726
00:43:39,940 --> 00:43:41,180
 I kind of like his demeanor.

727
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:41,840
 He's very pleasant.

728
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:43,720
 And it seems very matter-of-fact.

729
00:43:43,860 --> 00:43:44,900
 That's what I think you need to be.

730
00:43:45,140 --> 00:43:48,120
 You can add Dennis Franchone to that conversation, too.

731
00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:50,220
 We mentioned a two-parter.

732
00:43:50,300 --> 00:43:54,880
 Your thoughts about Auburn, they're picked at the dozen spot, number 12 out of 16.

733
00:43:55,060 --> 00:43:57,520
 Your thoughts, is that too high, too low, or just about right?

734
00:43:58,140 --> 00:43:58,760
 Oh, for Auburn?

735
00:43:59,180 --> 00:43:59,620
 Yeah.

736
00:44:00,060 --> 00:44:02,680
 Yeah, I think it's too low.

737
00:44:02,780 --> 00:44:04,060
 I had Auburn picked higher.

738
00:44:05,740 --> 00:44:12,540
 And it's because I, unlike some, and now this would go for Sumrall, too, and Alex Goulish.

739
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:15,180
 To a certain extent, Silverfield, too.

740
00:44:16,440 --> 00:44:21,140
 Coaches coming in here who have proven, who have done it, who have been head coaches before,

741
00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:23,340
 proven concept, and have won.

742
00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:28,740
 And Sumrall probably won a little bit more than Goulish or Silverfield.

743
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:33,220
 But that's a track record I think you can sort of respect.

744
00:44:33,380 --> 00:44:37,560
 And more than a coach who's just getting promoted for the first time, like Will Stein,

745
00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:38,540
 never been a head coach.

746
00:44:39,020 --> 00:44:42,120
 And any coordinator gets his first job, and his first job's in the SEC.

747
00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:46,460
 It might appear to be goalie, although he had those couple games at the end of last year.

748
00:44:46,980 --> 00:44:48,540
 A little bit more skeptical about that.

749
00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:50,320
 Goulish, though, does have proven concept.

750
00:44:50,580 --> 00:44:55,580
 We know his offensive concepts are very progressive.

751
00:44:56,280 --> 00:44:59,360
 And that comes, you know, he worked with Josh Heupel.

752
00:45:00,060 --> 00:45:06,180
 When Tennessee was flying high a few years ago, he's picked, he got South Florida's program up and moving,

753
00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:08,060
 and South Florida was kind of in the dumps.

754
00:45:08,660 --> 00:45:10,820
 And his offense was very, very good.

755
00:45:10,900 --> 00:45:13,740
 And he's brought his quarterback with him, Byron Brown, and several others.

756
00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:16,660
 That's the key for me with Goulish.

757
00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:21,400
 And one thing, and we talked about this before, one thing Hugh Freeze didn't have right was offense.

758
00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:22,680
 Offense and his quarterbacks.

759
00:45:23,220 --> 00:45:26,400
 I don't think Peyton Thorne was the answer for him.

760
00:45:26,460 --> 00:45:28,640
 I think he could run what Freeze wanted to do.

761
00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:31,040
 Jackson Arnold, now you're an LV.

762
00:45:31,380 --> 00:45:34,080
 You know, he really wasn't the answer either.

763
00:45:34,300 --> 00:45:36,960
 I think, now, Brown is a big upgrade over both of those.

764
00:45:37,380 --> 00:45:40,500
 And running an offense, he recognizes from Goulish, is good.

765
00:45:40,580 --> 00:45:41,660
 We'll see how the rest of the team goes.

766
00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:43,420
 Auburn wasn't that far away last year.

767
00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:45,440
 I mean, a lot of those losses were close.

768
00:45:46,260 --> 00:45:49,060
 So, they might not be as far away as you think.

769
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:50,420
 And I think 12 is too low for them.

770
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:51,860
 I think I had them 7th or 8th.

771
00:45:51,900 --> 00:45:54,240
 I can't remember where I put them, but I had them up a little higher.

772
00:45:54,580 --> 00:45:57,440
 Let me ask you about Big Ten stuff going on today.

773
00:45:57,520 --> 00:45:58,640
 Not just media days.

774
00:45:58,740 --> 00:46:02,020
 We've got it on the monitor here in the studio.

775
00:46:02,020 --> 00:46:10,960
 Ohio State receives a cool $17 million a year for jersey patches from J.P. Morgan Chase.

776
00:46:11,100 --> 00:46:17,100
 Now, the Big 12 gets $20 million total, and every school gets $1 million.

777
00:46:17,940 --> 00:46:22,440
 Ohio State checked that pretty well.

778
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:25,140
 And then Ward-Manuel is leaving.

779
00:46:25,880 --> 00:46:30,440
 I think everybody knew that was coming after an $11 million investigation.

780
00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:31,800
 What a waste of money.

781
00:46:32,760 --> 00:46:40,300
 But he's taken a parting gift of $7 million in a buyout in addition to retirement and health benefits.

782
00:46:41,100 --> 00:46:42,920
 That's a pretty good parting gift.

783
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:49,340
 First thing I thought, Brett, when I saw that was maybe Jimmy Sexton was his agent.

784
00:46:49,720 --> 00:46:51,520
 He got him that deal.

785
00:46:52,580 --> 00:46:54,280
 I'd retire with that tomorrow.

786
00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:54,800
 Absolutely.

787
00:46:55,700 --> 00:46:57,160
 If you got a deal like that.

788
00:46:57,720 --> 00:47:00,120
 The other thing, you mentioned that about the patches.

789
00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:10,160
 Because I couldn't see the day where college jerseys start looking like NASCAR.

790
00:47:12,380 --> 00:47:13,940
 And I'd watch.

791
00:47:14,060 --> 00:47:15,220
 The Big 12 is going to come.

792
00:47:15,500 --> 00:47:17,240
 Brett Lomark, mark my words.

793
00:47:17,740 --> 00:47:22,820
 He's going to come out and say, we're going to make this three or four patches he's going to put on our uniforms.

794
00:47:22,820 --> 00:47:26,500
 And they're going to say, okay, we're going to want that.

795
00:47:26,580 --> 00:47:30,640
 Once you open that, the genie escapes that bottle.

796
00:47:30,900 --> 00:47:33,440
 And I'm not talking about Barbara Eden.

797
00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:35,480
 It's hard to put back in.

798
00:47:36,060 --> 00:47:39,740
 And it will just continue on that.

799
00:47:40,540 --> 00:47:43,820
 If there's ways to generate revenue, they'll find it.

800
00:47:44,060 --> 00:47:46,980
 And I think Yawmark's going to end up getting first in the line.

801
00:47:46,980 --> 00:47:53,240
 And there will be multiple Big 12 schools with multiple advertisements in their uniforms for the end of the decade.

802
00:47:54,140 --> 00:47:57,000
 You said, I dream a genie there with Barbara Eden.

803
00:47:57,160 --> 00:48:01,760
 If you've been dreaming about football finally getting back, can you believe this, Bruce?

804
00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:09,140
 This is the last week of not having a college football game on at least once a night until February.

805
00:48:09,340 --> 00:48:15,420
 Next week, are you ready for that Mighty Panthers and Cardinals game in the Hall of Fame game up in Canton, Ohio?

806
00:48:16,420 --> 00:48:16,780
 No.

807
00:48:16,980 --> 00:48:17,720
 Not ready yet.

808
00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:20,760
 I will.

809
00:48:21,060 --> 00:48:25,900
 And usually, the preseason's actually been pretty good to me in recent years.

810
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:28,320
 So I don't shun the preseason.

811
00:48:28,320 --> 00:48:34,360
 That game there does, you know, I'm not too wild about that.

812
00:48:34,420 --> 00:48:37,220
 The Cardinals, I've got some questions about what's going on with them.

813
00:48:38,060 --> 00:48:42,400
 But in the preseason, you've got some coaches that have these games.

814
00:48:42,900 --> 00:48:44,420
 People talk about the regular season.

815
00:48:45,140 --> 00:48:46,760
 It has no relation to the regular season.

816
00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:47,880
 So why do you bet them?

817
00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:48,320
 Well, fine.

818
00:48:48,460 --> 00:48:54,920
 It's just there's a different set of parameters that you handicap in the preseason, often do with coaches and quarterback rotations.

819
00:48:55,520 --> 00:49:04,480
 I would watch a team like the Giants with John Harbaugh because his record with the Ravens has been spectacular in the preseason for the past decade.

820
00:49:04,980 --> 00:49:12,820
 Now he moves his back to New York, and I would bet you the Giants might be worth a look in the preseason.

821
00:49:13,320 --> 00:49:14,320
 John Payton's another one.

822
00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:19,680
 John Payton's another one throughout his career has had, at least, you know, for a good while with the Saints.

823
00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:22,800
 And then last year, last couple years, the Broncos, very good in preseason.

824
00:49:22,940 --> 00:49:23,920
 He likes to win these games.

825
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:26,380
 And he's generally got a good quarterback rotation.

826
00:49:26,640 --> 00:49:29,000
 And it's those second and third quarterbacks.

827
00:49:29,100 --> 00:49:31,880
 I'm telling you, Sam Ellinger is a great preseason quarterback.

828
00:49:32,280 --> 00:49:33,680
 He will be playing for Denver.

829
00:49:34,200 --> 00:49:38,340
 I would watch some of these other quarterbacks who are getting a look in the preseason.

830
00:49:38,560 --> 00:49:43,060
 But you can beat the preseason, just have to look at it a little bit differently than the NFL regular season.

831
00:49:43,300 --> 00:49:50,840
 You know, Bruce, talking about quarterbacks, back when Ty Simpson came out of high school, we had a call, and a guy said, you know, never make it to Alabama.

832
00:49:51,500 --> 00:49:56,540
 And now he's going to be making mega million dollars, a first-round pick with the San Francisco 49ers.

833
00:49:56,540 --> 00:50:03,980
 Your thoughts about what's the realistic expectation for Ty Simpson this year?

834
00:50:05,080 --> 00:50:09,920
 If he plays, then it's not going well for the Rams.

835
00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:14,020
 Because that means Stafford got hurt.

836
00:50:14,800 --> 00:50:21,320
 And right now, I would, or Simpson, I'd let him play in preseason, and he will.

837
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:28,420
 And don't worry if you don't see him take a snap in the regular season, unless they're ahead 35-0 in the fourth quarter and he comes in.

838
00:50:28,940 --> 00:50:30,740
 He doesn't have to play this year.

839
00:50:31,320 --> 00:50:33,000
 This is still Stafford's year.

840
00:50:33,580 --> 00:50:36,340
 And, you know, every year with Stafford, we're thinking it might be his last year.

841
00:50:37,020 --> 00:50:41,000
 So, all you want of it with Simpson, watch him in the preseason.

842
00:50:41,500 --> 00:50:43,780
 Don't worry if he doesn't play in the regular season.

843
00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:45,260
 This is still Stafford's year.

844
00:50:46,200 --> 00:50:49,500
 If he does play a lot in the regular season, it's not a good thing this year.

845
00:50:49,580 --> 00:50:50,540
 It's really not good for the Rams.

846
00:50:50,540 --> 00:50:53,700
 So, that's how I'd look at it with him.

847
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:55,980
 You know, he's a down-the-road sort of pick.

848
00:50:56,540 --> 00:50:58,400
 And I think the Rams are thinking that way, too.

849
00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:02,640
 But they just want to look at him in preseason, see progress, and I think they'd be all happy with that.

850
00:51:03,580 --> 00:51:13,360
 If Josh Heupel, the head football coach at Tennessee, offers you a $2 million deal for three years to run the football, are you going to think about it?

851
00:51:14,200 --> 00:51:14,920
 I'll take it.

852
00:51:15,080 --> 00:51:16,160
 Yeah, I knew you would.

853
00:51:17,740 --> 00:51:18,540
 I'll take it.

854
00:51:19,940 --> 00:51:21,060
 Knoxville's not a bad place.

855
00:51:21,120 --> 00:51:22,040
 I kind of like Knoxville.

856
00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:22,780
 They've got Waffle House.

857
00:51:22,780 --> 00:51:24,080
 They've got Waffle House's there.

858
00:51:24,240 --> 00:51:24,980
 You know, it's fine.

859
00:51:25,600 --> 00:51:28,820
 So, I will, too.

860
00:51:29,120 --> 00:51:32,380
 But, you know, by the way, Heupel's another one of these coaches.

861
00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:37,120
 If, you know, if they slip back a little bit, he's going to start feeling some heat.

862
00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:44,040
 Because I think they just didn't quite hit those high notes, and they had a chance a couple years ago, and they're slipping back a bit.

863
00:51:44,320 --> 00:51:51,820
 And so, he's one of those coaches where he doesn't have a big year, you know, seven and five or so, hot seat next year.

864
00:51:52,020 --> 00:51:52,940
 Yeah, absolutely.

865
00:51:53,180 --> 00:51:56,840
 Listen, my brother told me I talked to him after media days.

866
00:51:56,900 --> 00:52:04,320
 He said, you know, of all the people I talked to at media days, the one I enjoyed probably the most was your friend Bruce Marshall.

867
00:52:04,320 --> 00:52:10,540
 And I said, you're a smart brother, and I know he certainly enjoyed talking with you.

868
00:52:11,140 --> 00:52:13,340
 Listen, a lot of steel, baseball going on.

869
00:52:13,420 --> 00:52:16,380
 Can the Braves hang on if they can get a starting pitcher?

870
00:52:17,020 --> 00:52:17,660
 But you're right.

871
00:52:17,740 --> 00:52:20,480
 Practice begins next week for most college teams.

872
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:25,160
 Where can we get on and get the gold standard with Bruce Marshall?

873
00:52:25,700 --> 00:52:31,320
 Well, you can also, right now, up at goldseat.com, the website, it's all underneath the wagertalk.com umbrella.

874
00:52:31,320 --> 00:52:34,660
 We're starting to put up some of my seasonal win projections.

875
00:52:35,220 --> 00:52:38,120
 And I got, I started, it's not alphabetical.

876
00:52:38,200 --> 00:52:40,100
 I just happened to start off with Air Force and Arkansas.

877
00:52:40,320 --> 00:52:45,760
 So, they should be up there today, and then we'll have like one per day into late August projections.

878
00:52:45,940 --> 00:52:47,480
 I'll get around the, I got one SEC.

879
00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:49,220
 It was an under, by the way, for Arkansas.

880
00:52:49,460 --> 00:52:50,480
 I had 4.5.

881
00:52:51,320 --> 00:52:53,520
 But we'll put Boston College up there later today.

882
00:52:53,580 --> 00:52:56,820
 Anyway, so we're getting ready for football, but it's still baseball time here now.

883
00:52:56,920 --> 00:52:58,120
 Pick's going pretty well.

884
00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:00,880
 And tonight, special $5 top choice.

885
00:53:00,880 --> 00:53:02,400
 That's at wagertalk.com.

886
00:53:02,860 --> 00:53:05,600
 Also, picks and parlays, winnersandwiners.com.

887
00:53:05,660 --> 00:53:08,000
 It's all under that wagertalk.com umbrella.

888
00:53:08,940 --> 00:53:10,940
 Bruce, always a busy boy.

889
00:53:11,020 --> 00:53:12,120
 About to get even busier.

890
00:53:12,200 --> 00:53:15,400
 In the meantime, enjoy some home cooking for a change out there, okay?

891
00:53:16,080 --> 00:53:16,640
 I will.

892
00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:17,600
 Have a good week, boys.

893
00:53:17,740 --> 00:53:18,040
 You too, buddy.

894
00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:18,660
 You do the same.

895
00:53:18,740 --> 00:53:21,820
 Bruce Marshall, again, amongst other places, Vegas Insider.

896
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:24,620
 Coming up in the next hour, going to be taking all over the place.

897
00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:25,960
 Matt Michelle is going to be on board.

898
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:27,220
 Nathan Keene talking to Auburn.

899
00:53:27,220 --> 00:53:28,860
 Benjamin Ray talking UNA.

900
00:53:29,600 --> 00:53:33,200
 And Emmer Pierce talking about a great way to get to the game in style this fall.

901
00:53:33,320 --> 00:53:34,060
 All that straight ahead.

902
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904
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905
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906
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907
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908
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909
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913
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914
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 We all scream.

915
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 Because Wendy's famous small classic Frosty is just a buck for a limited time.

916
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 More screaming.

917
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918
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 Summer screaming.

919
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 Dollar small classic Frosty screaming.

920
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 But, uh, please don't scream in the drive-thru.

921
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 It hurts the employees' ears.

922
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 Get a $1 small classic Frosty for a limited time.

923
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 Only at Wendy's.

924
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925
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 Not valid for delivery.

926
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 Limit 10 per transaction.

927
00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:38,900
 Price may be higher in Alaska and Hawaii.

928
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929
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930
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931
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932
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 Twisted Tea doesn't just taste like real iced tea.

933
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934
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935
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936
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937
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938
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939
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 My husband, Ryan, died.

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949
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950
00:55:40,700 --> 00:55:51,860
 U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is predicting failure for the New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani as he plans to open up government-run grocery stores in that city.

951
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:57,160
 Mamdani announced this week that he plans to create five of these grocery stores in the city by 2029.

952
00:55:57,160 --> 00:56:03,620
 Our five-city-run grocery stores will set prices for this core set of goods at 30% below typical retail prices.

953
00:56:04,060 --> 00:56:05,520
 No exceptions, no gimmicks.

954
00:56:05,840 --> 00:56:09,380
 That means no weekly fluctuations nor sticker shock at the checkout line.

955
00:56:09,600 --> 00:56:13,840
 Tuberville was on Newsmax urging Americans to not become dependent on the federal government.

956
00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:14,660
 Go get a job.

957
00:56:14,840 --> 00:56:15,560
 Go out there and work.

958
00:56:15,860 --> 00:56:17,420
 You know, don't lean on somebody else.

959
00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:18,540
 Don't lean on the federal government.

960
00:56:18,660 --> 00:56:21,760
 But this is socialism and communism at its best.

961
00:56:22,300 --> 00:56:23,760
 And it won't last long.

962
00:56:23,840 --> 00:56:27,780
 I think they're spending the first few months $90 million on this nonsense.

963
00:56:28,020 --> 00:56:41,380
 The American people should be appalled across the country because we're only having this in New York, the top and most renowned city in the world where you have opportunities galore to get a job.

964
00:56:41,520 --> 00:56:45,220
 But we're having to open up these grocery stores for illegals, basically, Rob.

965
00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:48,380
 It's going to be illegals that don't have money to try to get their vote.

966
00:56:48,620 --> 00:56:51,120
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

967
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969
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970
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971
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972
00:57:07,580 --> 00:57:11,360
 More details emerge about a helicopter crash that occurred in the town of Op on Monday.

973
00:57:11,520 --> 00:57:16,600
 The UH-72 Lakota helicopter took off from Fort Rucker with three crew members on board.

974
00:57:16,840 --> 00:57:19,520
 The flight was all part of routine training exercises.

975
00:57:19,520 --> 00:57:24,640
 All three crew members were hospitalized after the crash and are reported as in stable condition.

976
00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:26,900
 The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.

977
00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:28,240
 I'm Andrea Tice.

978
00:57:28,460 --> 00:57:32,780
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

979
00:57:32,780 --> 00:57:35,880
 And while you're there, subscribe to the daily newsletter.

980
00:57:39,880 --> 00:57:44,620
 Night after night, the Atlanta Braves take the field with one thing on their minds.

981
00:57:44,620 --> 00:57:51,620
 Brought to you locally by the law firm of Johnson, Pesher, Medley, and Birchell, J.C. Hammonson.

982
00:57:51,620 --> 00:57:52,120
 Boom!

983
00:57:52,520 --> 00:57:53,620
 Braves win it!

984
00:57:53,620 --> 00:58:02,340
 Tonight, the division battle rolls on in Queens as Drake Baldwin and the Braves take on the New York Mets in game two of this big NL East Road series.

985
00:58:02,560 --> 00:58:07,100
 Braves radios on the air at 5.55 on the Braves radio network.

986
00:58:07,500 --> 00:58:14,100
 Brought to you locally by the law firm of Johnson, Pesher, Medley, and Birchell, J.C. Hammonson.

987
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988
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989
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990
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991
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 Valley Credit Union.

992
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993
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994
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995
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996
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997
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 And Alabama Health Guidance.

998
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999
00:58:38,900 --> 00:58:41,860
 Tonight versus the New York Mets on 93.9 The Score.

1000
00:58:43,860 --> 00:58:49,260
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1001
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1002
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1003
00:58:55,740 --> 00:58:58,020
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1004
00:58:58,360 --> 00:59:01,500
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1005
00:59:01,880 --> 00:59:06,660
 As the Dodgers fight for the top of Major League Baseball, they welcome the surging Boston Red Sox.

1006
00:59:06,680 --> 00:59:08,500
 Down the left field line.

1007
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:09,400
 It's gone!

1008
00:59:09,840 --> 00:59:11,460
 Wilson Contreras.

1009
00:59:11,460 --> 00:59:14,340
 The Red Sox at the Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball.

1010
00:59:14,740 --> 00:59:21,420
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1011
00:59:22,380 --> 00:59:24,120
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1012
00:59:24,220 --> 00:59:24,780
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1013
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1014
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1015
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1016
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1017
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:36,160
 Our show's, Charlie, our show's on down there.

1018
00:59:36,660 --> 00:59:37,400
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1019
00:59:37,660 --> 00:59:38,480
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1020
00:59:38,700 --> 00:59:39,900
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1021
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1022
00:59:42,980 --> 00:59:44,040
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1023
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1024
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1025
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1026
00:59:52,120 --> 00:59:53,220
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1027
00:59:53,500 --> 00:59:57,420
 Tonight, partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers overnight and a low near 75.

1028
00:59:57,960 --> 01:00:00,240
 Tomorrow, mostly sunny with a high around 90.

1029
01:00:00,660 --> 01:00:02,740
 Tomorrow night, mostly clear with a low near 70.

1030
01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:05,800
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1031
01:00:05,800 --> 01:00:08,760
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1032
01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:21,240
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1033
01:00:21,880 --> 01:00:25,220
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1034
01:00:28,220 --> 01:00:30,740
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1035
01:00:30,740 --> 01:00:36,300
 Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1036
01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:42,540
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1037
01:00:43,080 --> 01:00:43,780
 Welcome back in.

1038
01:00:43,840 --> 01:00:45,000
 Our turn to the Boomo Bugg Show.

1039
01:00:45,120 --> 01:00:46,660
 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

1040
01:00:46,740 --> 01:00:49,460
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1041
01:00:49,620 --> 01:00:52,740
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1042
01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:53,780
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1043
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1044
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1045
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:04,720
 They can get the latest talk right here in the shows, North Pole, South Pole, and all points in between.

1046
01:01:05,400 --> 01:01:09,120
 BB, speaking of geography, a little bit too much rain for the Braves and Mets.

1047
01:01:09,220 --> 01:01:10,240
 Quick note there.

1048
01:01:10,380 --> 01:01:13,660
 If you're anticipating a game, don't today.

1049
01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:17,020
 Get ready for a doubleheader tomorrow here on 93.9 The Score.

1050
01:01:17,020 --> 01:01:17,980
 I thought that was coming.

1051
01:01:18,080 --> 01:01:21,720
 I was literally listening to the end of that game last night.

1052
01:01:21,840 --> 01:01:25,600
 And again, the Mets won 14-3, which was easy to forget.

1053
01:01:25,600 --> 01:01:34,360
 Yes, but Ben mentioned the weather looked awfully bad for tonight, so they made an early decision on that game.

1054
01:01:34,740 --> 01:01:39,260
 Well, speaking of Ben, look who's on deck with us.

1055
01:01:39,260 --> 01:01:39,940
 Another Ben.

1056
01:01:40,460 --> 01:01:42,100
 Hey, no, the Ben.

1057
01:01:42,200 --> 01:01:44,440
 Ben Raypine, voice of UNA.

1058
01:01:45,240 --> 01:01:46,340
 Ben, welcome in.

1059
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:47,540
 Is it raining in your backyard?

1060
01:01:47,680 --> 01:01:48,240
 How are you?

1061
01:01:49,060 --> 01:01:50,260
 Hey, thanks for having me, guys.

1062
01:01:50,320 --> 01:01:51,460
 I'll tell you what.

1063
01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:53,640
 I'm glad we're not having any rain right now.

1064
01:01:53,700 --> 01:01:56,840
 I feel like it's done nothing but rain for the last month and a half.

1065
01:01:57,300 --> 01:02:00,720
 And I'm a little relieved I can take a night off from baseball,

1066
01:02:00,720 --> 01:02:05,660
 but now that just means tomorrow I'll be bothered all day by whatever result happens.

1067
01:02:05,960 --> 01:02:08,900
 So I'm enjoying this Braves baseball season.

1068
01:02:09,340 --> 01:02:10,920
 You bring up a good point, Ben.

1069
01:02:11,020 --> 01:02:13,860
 Obviously, it's an interesting time with UNA Sports,

1070
01:02:13,960 --> 01:02:16,400
 and who better to take us A to Z than you.

1071
01:02:17,040 --> 01:02:19,960
 What's all this weather done, if anything, to the obvious question,

1072
01:02:20,100 --> 01:02:24,740
 the brand-new stadium trying to get it done on time for this season.

1073
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:28,940
 Has the weather been – I know it's been a headache, but has it caused any major delays?

1074
01:02:29,880 --> 01:02:31,320
 To my knowledge, no.

1075
01:02:31,560 --> 01:02:35,140
 I mean, luckily, with this wet summer that we have had,

1076
01:02:35,220 --> 01:02:38,460
 most of the work is indoors in the actual stadium.

1077
01:02:39,260 --> 01:02:41,460
 The turf arrived yesterday.

1078
01:02:41,620 --> 01:02:44,720
 It'll start going down here in the next day or week or so,

1079
01:02:44,840 --> 01:02:48,160
 and that won't take long to do, and luckily it's going to be dry during that.

1080
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:54,140
 But, you know, they've been working inside the press box, the suite areas,

1081
01:02:54,280 --> 01:02:59,040
 getting all of that up and running, which is a lot of my area, which is exciting.

1082
01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:00,980
 I was actually up in the stadium yesterday.

1083
01:03:00,980 --> 01:03:05,200
 We were looking at some stuff up there, kind of rearranging a couple of things,

1084
01:03:05,380 --> 01:03:07,260
 and it's exciting seeing it come together.

1085
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:10,300
 And just every time you get up there, there's something different.

1086
01:03:10,760 --> 01:03:15,520
 I was up there yesterday, and the field, the playing surface, has been planed.

1087
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:16,260
 It's been leveled.

1088
01:03:16,280 --> 01:03:17,320
 They got the gravel down.

1089
01:03:17,680 --> 01:03:20,900
 So you can really see how it's starting to take shape.

1090
01:03:20,980 --> 01:03:24,960
 It's almost to the point where it's hard to imagine what it was like beforehand.

1091
01:03:25,340 --> 01:03:26,940
 But it's majestic.

1092
01:03:27,240 --> 01:03:27,940
 It's beautiful.

1093
01:03:28,700 --> 01:03:31,800
 I mean, it's a dream come true for the University of North Alabama,

1094
01:03:31,800 --> 01:03:35,420
 and we're all anxiously awaiting that day when they hand us the keys,

1095
01:03:35,420 --> 01:03:37,300
 and they say, hey, here you go.

1096
01:03:37,360 --> 01:03:37,800
 Go have fun.

1097
01:03:37,800 --> 01:03:38,180
 Play ball.

1098
01:03:39,160 --> 01:03:39,600
 Absolutely.

1099
01:03:39,900 --> 01:03:44,200
 We've been talking about all the SEC schools beginning summer camp next week.

1100
01:03:44,320 --> 01:03:45,100
 Well, guess what?

1101
01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:46,820
 UNA begins tomorrow.

1102
01:03:47,480 --> 01:03:50,260
 I think it's a morning practice from 9 to 10.

1103
01:03:50,860 --> 01:03:51,280
 40.

1104
01:03:51,380 --> 01:03:54,880
 Brent Dierman is not going to be calling plays.

1105
01:03:54,980 --> 01:03:57,420
 He's turned that over to his OC.

1106
01:03:57,600 --> 01:03:59,760
 Brought in a lot of transfer guys.

1107
01:04:00,440 --> 01:04:01,540
 Exciting games.

1108
01:04:02,140 --> 01:04:08,240
 UNA-Sanford, August 29th, and then after that's the Hogs in Fayetteville,

1109
01:04:08,340 --> 01:04:11,640
 and then christening the new stadium a couple weeks after that.

1110
01:04:12,580 --> 01:04:14,180
 I know everybody's excited.

1111
01:04:14,340 --> 01:04:18,720
 Hard to believe summer camp begins for UNA football tomorrow morning.

1112
01:04:19,580 --> 01:04:22,440
 And, you know, I think today might be the hottest day of the year.

1113
01:04:22,620 --> 01:04:22,780
 Yes.

1114
01:04:22,780 --> 01:04:26,620
 We're under heat advisory, and tomorrow it's going to be a little bit cooler.

1115
01:04:26,780 --> 01:04:29,380
 So, Coach Dierman really did a good job picking out that schedule.

1116
01:04:29,500 --> 01:04:29,720
 Yes.

1117
01:04:29,720 --> 01:04:30,780
 We're not out there today.

1118
01:04:31,040 --> 01:04:32,280
 But it's exciting.

1119
01:04:32,440 --> 01:04:33,860
 I mean, I feel like it was just yesterday.

1120
01:04:34,060 --> 01:04:35,800
 We were wrapping up that final game in Brown.

1121
01:04:35,880 --> 01:04:39,140
 It feels like yesterday I was talking to you guys at the end of baseball season,

1122
01:04:39,140 --> 01:04:42,800
 and now here I am talking to you guys, and football starts tomorrow.

1123
01:04:43,020 --> 01:04:46,060
 And it feels like that marks the official end of summer for us.

1124
01:04:46,140 --> 01:04:47,620
 It's like school's starting back.

1125
01:04:47,840 --> 01:04:52,320
 And there's a lot of excitement, not just with the stadium, but with this team.

1126
01:04:52,320 --> 01:04:56,360
 UNA football is one of three schools in our conference,

1127
01:04:56,540 --> 01:04:59,400
 United Athletic Conference, to bring a starting quarterback back.

1128
01:04:59,620 --> 01:05:04,440
 And then Destin Wade, who showed great flashes a season ago before some injuries

1129
01:05:04,440 --> 01:05:08,480
 kind of knocked him off for just a little bit.

1130
01:05:08,560 --> 01:05:11,640
 But Destin is a great dual-threat quarterback,

1131
01:05:11,640 --> 01:05:13,960
 and he's really stepped into a leadership role.

1132
01:05:14,260 --> 01:05:17,700
 And Coach Dierman, you mentioned Coach Partridge taking over.

1133
01:05:17,820 --> 01:05:22,100
 He has surrounded himself with just outstanding coaches.

1134
01:05:22,100 --> 01:05:26,860
 I've enjoyed getting to know all of these coaches, from Coach Bowen on the defensive side,

1135
01:05:26,960 --> 01:05:31,760
 Coach Partridge offensively, to Coach Schurig, who's back, who's been a head coach in his career.

1136
01:05:31,980 --> 01:05:36,720
 So he's got an excellent staff put together, a staff that's hungry and motivated.

1137
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:40,060
 And he brought in some big dudes.

1138
01:05:40,060 --> 01:05:41,800
 I was talking about the strength staff.

1139
01:05:41,880 --> 01:05:47,420
 And one of the things they told me about this team was the group that saw that the biggest increase

1140
01:05:47,420 --> 01:05:51,980
 was the offensive and defensive lines in terms of strength in the weight room.

1141
01:05:52,080 --> 01:05:54,300
 And so that's just something really exciting to see.

1142
01:05:55,140 --> 01:06:00,400
 Ben Ray, my voice of UNA, Ben, obviously, it's so many changes.

1143
01:06:00,660 --> 01:06:03,380
 We talked about the brand-new digs coming up there with the stadium,

1144
01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:07,260
 but also a brand-new conference for the folks who are just coming to the table.

1145
01:06:07,360 --> 01:06:10,820
 They've been busy doing a thing called making a living out there, may not be aware of it.

1146
01:06:10,900 --> 01:06:15,140
 Talk to us about how things are going to look different this year as far as the conference from A to Z.

1147
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:21,440
 Yeah, so it is an interesting conference alignment now.

1148
01:06:21,440 --> 01:06:29,060
 We fall under the umbrella of the Unison, and the Unison is kind of a tag-team effort

1149
01:06:29,060 --> 01:06:34,320
 between the Atlantic Sun and what was once the WAC, which has been rebranded as the UAC.

1150
01:06:35,280 --> 01:06:40,060
 And UAC football has been around for the last three, four seasons.

1151
01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:44,880
 Now pretty much what you've seen is you've got a basketball conference in the Atlantic Sun

1152
01:06:44,880 --> 01:06:48,660
 with all the Florida schools, plus Lipscomb, Bellerin.

1153
01:06:48,660 --> 01:06:53,660
 And then on the other side, you've got Abilene Christian, you've got Tarleton State

1154
01:06:53,660 --> 01:06:55,980
 coming over with the other football schools.

1155
01:06:56,340 --> 01:06:57,120
 Texas, yeah.

1156
01:06:57,120 --> 01:07:03,420
 Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, West Georgia, North Alabama, Central Arkansas.

1157
01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:07,340
 And then you throw in Little Rock, which is a basketball-only school,

1158
01:07:07,560 --> 01:07:10,040
 and UT Arlington, which is a basketball-only school.

1159
01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:13,640
 So it's going to be a new-look conference for UNA.

1160
01:07:13,900 --> 01:07:20,800
 It's more of kind of southeastern-driven from West Georgia being the furthest east school

1161
01:07:20,800 --> 01:07:22,620
 to going as far west as Texas.

1162
01:07:22,860 --> 01:07:24,520
 So it's going to be a competitive league.

1163
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:28,360
 Football, we know what to expect because we know these schools.

1164
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:30,640
 We've gotten to know them the last handful of years.

1165
01:07:32,200 --> 01:07:33,780
 Basketball, I don't know.

1166
01:07:33,880 --> 01:07:37,120
 I don't know what that league is going to look like for every other sport.

1167
01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:38,740
 So it's pretty exciting to see.

1168
01:07:38,840 --> 01:07:44,460
 But you've got schools that are aligned in their visions all in the same conferences now.

1169
01:07:44,620 --> 01:07:45,820
 And it's going to be very strong.

1170
01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:49,700
 And already people are calling the UAC, the football league that we're in,

1171
01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:53,460
 as one of the top three or four leagues in FCS college football.

1172
01:07:53,620 --> 01:07:57,440
 So it's kind of cool to see those high expectations already placed on this league.

1173
01:07:58,160 --> 01:07:59,740
 We've been talking about the new stadium.

1174
01:07:59,900 --> 01:08:02,480
 Let me ask you this every time you come on.

1175
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:07,380
 And I know Megan Dye is the queen of fundraising for UNA.

1176
01:08:07,680 --> 01:08:12,340
 But if you would like, if you're listening and you're an alumnus, you're a fan,

1177
01:08:12,500 --> 01:08:16,240
 or you're just someone interested who caught UNA,

1178
01:08:16,760 --> 01:08:22,080
 you can still donate for the stadium, $100 to a multi-million.

1179
01:08:22,960 --> 01:08:32,440
 Bobby Wallace-Field, Mike Lane-Field, trees, benches, plaques, donation to UNA Athletics,

1180
01:08:33,440 --> 01:08:35,520
 join the Athletic Club.

1181
01:08:36,160 --> 01:08:38,580
 I know Megan Dye is a great place to start,

1182
01:08:38,660 --> 01:08:43,640
 but there are so many examples of support for UNA Athletics.

1183
01:08:44,100 --> 01:08:47,000
 If you're listening right now and you're interested and say,

1184
01:08:47,140 --> 01:08:51,700
 you know, I would like to help get this season started, how do you do it?

1185
01:08:52,420 --> 01:08:57,120
 Go to RoarLions.com, and there's a tab at the top called Support,

1186
01:08:57,840 --> 01:09:00,240
 and it's got all the links to how you can give,

1187
01:09:00,340 --> 01:09:02,760
 whether you're a business that wants to get involved,

1188
01:09:02,880 --> 01:09:04,940
 whether you want to make a charitable donation,

1189
01:09:05,540 --> 01:09:10,120
 or be a part of the exciting things happening down here on the Pines.

1190
01:09:10,600 --> 01:09:13,520
 I mean, you've got an opportunity to give right now.

1191
01:09:13,700 --> 01:09:18,980
 And I think right now the school has more support athletically than we've ever seen.

1192
01:09:18,980 --> 01:09:26,480
 I mean, we're top tier in the conference and attendance for everything, record donations year after year.

1193
01:09:26,720 --> 01:09:30,880
 I mean, the excitement and the buzz for UNA is as big as it's ever been.

1194
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:36,240
 And it's exciting to see as the kids get ready to start school next week, as they like to say.

1195
01:09:36,800 --> 01:09:39,840
 Ben Ray in the huddle with us.

1196
01:09:40,180 --> 01:09:43,280
 Ben, talk to us about, if you can go a little more in depth in the schedule,

1197
01:09:43,280 --> 01:09:47,300
 because when you start making leaps from D2 all the way up to D1,

1198
01:09:47,420 --> 01:09:49,060
 sometimes you've got to fall on the sword.

1199
01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:53,940
 In other words, a lot of road gains for many reasons, including trying to play for the check.

1200
01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:55,800
 Talk to us about this year.

1201
01:09:55,880 --> 01:10:00,180
 You're going to start in North Alabama, but not in Lawrence.

1202
01:10:00,180 --> 01:10:01,360
 It's going to be over in Huntsville.

1203
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:05,500
 And then compared to years past, what's the home schedule like this season?

1204
01:10:06,160 --> 01:10:09,000
 This might be the best home schedule we've ever had.

1205
01:10:09,060 --> 01:10:16,260
 And I remember the first year of Division I, 2018, we did not have a single Division I school come.

1206
01:10:16,260 --> 01:10:16,580
 Right.

1207
01:10:16,700 --> 01:10:18,420
 Nobody wanted to come.

1208
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:21,300
 And we weren't in a conference that first year.

1209
01:10:21,380 --> 01:10:24,600
 Then year two, we played a straight Division I schedule.

1210
01:10:24,740 --> 01:10:25,740
 That was super exciting.

1211
01:10:25,960 --> 01:10:30,060
 But this year, for the first time ever, we have six home games.

1212
01:10:30,180 --> 01:10:30,460
 Wow.

1213
01:10:30,740 --> 01:10:31,640
 Which is incredible.

1214
01:10:31,840 --> 01:10:33,780
 And then you throw in that game in Huntsville.

1215
01:10:34,280 --> 01:10:37,780
 You've got seven games in this North Alabama region.

1216
01:10:37,780 --> 01:10:42,640
 So we're going to open up at Davis Stadium week zero, which is going to be week one here pretty soon.

1217
01:10:43,260 --> 01:10:45,400
 August 29th against Stanford.

1218
01:10:45,800 --> 01:10:48,920
 And we've got a lot of cool connections with Sanford.

1219
01:10:49,120 --> 01:10:54,540
 I mean, our first football game in the modern era back in 1949 was against Sanford.

1220
01:10:55,060 --> 01:10:56,860
 Bobby Bowden played in that game.

1221
01:10:57,000 --> 01:10:57,320
 Wow.

1222
01:10:57,320 --> 01:10:59,200
 So there's all sorts of cool nuggets after that.

1223
01:10:59,880 --> 01:11:03,240
 But strategically, they did the first three on the road.

1224
01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:08,500
 But what the beauty is, it's three straight road games because we get that first game in Huntsville with Joe Davis.

1225
01:11:08,920 --> 01:11:10,540
 There's going to be a lot of UNA fans there.

1226
01:11:10,660 --> 01:11:11,280
 It's going to be a treat.

1227
01:11:11,460 --> 01:11:12,280
 Then we go to Arkansas.

1228
01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:14,420
 Then we go to Southeastern Louisiana.

1229
01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:19,220
 And then the long-awaited September 19th home game against Alcorn State.

1230
01:11:19,320 --> 01:11:21,200
 First-ever game at Bobby Wallace Field.

1231
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:21,500
 Yeah.

1232
01:11:21,500 --> 01:11:22,400
 Independent Stadium.

1233
01:11:23,160 --> 01:11:25,860
 First two games at home follow.

1234
01:11:26,160 --> 01:11:30,500
 And we'll go through a stretch with four of our five games at home, which is an exciting run.

1235
01:11:30,980 --> 01:11:33,040
 But six games overall after that.

1236
01:11:33,180 --> 01:11:37,640
 Those two, you can get conference games against Abilene Christian, defending champs coming to town.

1237
01:11:38,280 --> 01:11:44,300
 Austin Peay for homecoming October 24th, who we've built a phenomenal rivalry with the last couple years.

1238
01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:50,780
 And then our old Gold South Conference for West Florida comes on November 7th.

1239
01:11:50,780 --> 01:11:55,020
 And we wrap up the season against Tarleton State on November 21st.

1240
01:11:55,180 --> 01:11:58,500
 So six home games at Bank Independent Stadium.

1241
01:11:58,500 --> 01:12:06,420
 I mean, you could not ask for a better way to start the run at BI Stadium at Bobby Wallace Field than with six home games.

1242
01:12:06,540 --> 01:12:12,980
 So if you haven't bought season tickets, you've got six tries to come on out there and check out the new ballpark.

1243
01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:16,180
 Well, what's new for you this fall?

1244
01:12:17,360 --> 01:12:23,160
 James and I were watching you do YouTube on basketball, I think was the final summer.

1245
01:12:23,360 --> 01:12:30,180
 But I know Varsity Network, 4 Radio, there are a lot of teams across the country that have done that.

1246
01:12:30,300 --> 01:12:33,060
 YouTube, TV possibilities.

1247
01:12:33,740 --> 01:12:36,660
 What's going to be new this coming season for you?

1248
01:12:37,500 --> 01:12:38,280
 It's exciting.

1249
01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:42,740
 Well, we've got some things cooking, some things that will release here in the next couple of weeks.

1250
01:12:42,740 --> 01:12:48,840
 There's still some agreements to be made, but Ruralines Production, kind of our audio arm, our streaming arm.

1251
01:12:49,320 --> 01:12:51,320
 You'll find us on all the social medias.

1252
01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:54,000
 You can watch everything we do on Twitter.

1253
01:12:54,120 --> 01:12:54,940
 I still call it Twitter.

1254
01:12:55,060 --> 01:12:56,080
 They tell me to call it X.

1255
01:12:56,680 --> 01:13:03,920
 Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, or even on Twitch for some of the young folks out there.

1256
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:08,440
 I still don't know what Twitch is, but they tell me that that's what we stream on.

1257
01:13:08,660 --> 01:13:09,540
 So we're there.

1258
01:13:09,700 --> 01:13:11,880
 You can catch everything on Ruralines.com.

1259
01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:15,560
 And then the Varsity Network app, it's the home of college athletics.

1260
01:13:15,680 --> 01:13:20,680
 You can listen to every college event on the Varsity Network app.

1261
01:13:20,840 --> 01:13:26,340
 And our big thing is we want to be where the people are and where people, they're on their phones.

1262
01:13:26,760 --> 01:13:32,440
 And this will be our second year kind of with Ruralines Productions, Grant Wakefield, Braden Rogers.

1263
01:13:32,440 --> 01:13:34,740
 They do a great job running that behind the scenes.

1264
01:13:34,740 --> 01:13:43,880
 And, you know, last year we had over 300,000 total views across all the different events that we did, which was unbelievable for year number one.

1265
01:13:44,100 --> 01:13:48,120
 So we're doing more and more stuff, more and more productions that you can catch on there.

1266
01:13:48,200 --> 01:13:50,060
 We had the basketball show on there.

1267
01:13:50,180 --> 01:13:53,840
 We'll be live at football practice tomorrow doing some things as well.

1268
01:13:54,380 --> 01:13:57,600
 It's a great way to be engaged and to keep up.

1269
01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:04,260
 And just simple as giving a like and a follow on social media, and you can go back and watch everything that we've done.

1270
01:14:04,380 --> 01:14:06,600
 It's a good little home for UNA Athletics.

1271
01:14:06,760 --> 01:14:07,200
 Absolutely.

1272
01:14:07,520 --> 01:14:15,880
 Now, listen, if you need Harold and I to contact Josh Looney and nominate the radio booth or the communication booth,

1273
01:14:15,880 --> 01:14:25,660
 the Benjamin Ray Broadcasting Center, or we can find some sexy name for it, just let us know if we can help you with that.

1274
01:14:25,840 --> 01:14:33,120
 But if you want to make a donation or get more information about UNA Athletics, again, tell us where can we go.

1275
01:14:33,920 --> 01:14:36,340
 Hey, how about the Jeff Hodges press box?

1276
01:14:36,360 --> 01:14:37,420
 Oh, that's a good one.

1277
01:14:37,560 --> 01:14:38,540
 That's a good one.

1278
01:14:39,460 --> 01:14:41,040
 That's a good ring to it.

1279
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 Visit RoarLions.com, and we can make all of that happen right there.

1280
01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:49,320
 Sounds great, Ben.

1281
01:14:49,400 --> 01:14:50,680
 Listen, good to catch up with you.

1282
01:14:50,740 --> 01:14:51,820
 All the best this season.

1283
01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:52,740
 Let's do it again soon.

1284
01:14:52,800 --> 01:14:54,820
 In the meantime, happy twitching, okay?

1285
01:14:55,580 --> 01:14:56,280
 Happy twitching.

1286
01:14:56,320 --> 01:14:57,720
 I'll try to keep my twitch going.

1287
01:14:57,860 --> 01:14:58,300
 Thank you, guys.

1288
01:14:58,300 --> 01:14:58,660
 Thank you, buddy.

1289
01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:00,040
 Appreciate you always calling me.

1290
01:15:00,060 --> 01:15:00,460
 See you, buddy.

1291
01:15:00,980 --> 01:15:03,580
 Ben Ray, fine voice of UNA.

1292
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1293
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1294
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1338
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1345
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1346
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 He had to pull magic out of his hat a lot.

1347
01:17:57,400 --> 01:17:59,600
 He did have five turnovers across two playoff games.

1348
01:17:59,700 --> 01:18:02,700
 He still sometimes has those problematic issues.

1349
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1365
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1366
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 How are you?

1368
01:19:03,660 --> 01:19:04,680
 I am doing great.

1369
01:19:04,780 --> 01:19:05,160
 How are you guys?

1370
01:19:05,160 --> 01:19:05,260
 Good.

1371
01:19:05,960 --> 01:19:09,500
 And just the question, are you catching up on your rest?

1372
01:19:09,500 --> 01:19:13,300
 Because a little birdie tells us you're about to get really busy here in a few days.

1373
01:19:13,420 --> 01:19:15,560
 Now, the curtain is about to come up, Nathan.

1374
01:19:16,340 --> 01:19:17,040
 Yep, for sure.

1375
01:19:17,100 --> 01:19:21,540
 The team reports next Tuesday, whatever date that is, on the 4th.

1376
01:19:21,980 --> 01:19:24,480
 That'll be, we'll talk to Alex Skolish that day.

1377
01:19:24,700 --> 01:19:27,440
 We'll talk about the coordinators that day as well.

1378
01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:30,540
 And then the following morning, bright and early, first day of fall camp.

1379
01:19:30,540 --> 01:19:37,420
 Exactly a month out from the start of the season, August 5th to September 5th, the opener against Baylor.

1380
01:19:37,540 --> 01:19:46,660
 And so, media days, obviously putting a bow on talking season, putting a bow on all the off-season chatter around what Alex Skolish's team can look like in year one.

1381
01:19:46,660 --> 01:19:52,100
 And coming up here pretty shortly, we're about to find out exactly what the Tigers could look like when they start their season.

1382
01:19:52,660 --> 01:20:00,080
 Nathan, coming out of the SEC media days, before we get into all the stuff from the media days itself, where's your gut with this team now?

1383
01:20:00,480 --> 01:20:06,700
 Right here on the cusp of camp opening up compared to 365 days ago or so under Hugh Freeze.

1384
01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:09,040
 That's a great question.

1385
01:20:09,240 --> 01:20:19,780
 I mean, look, there were a lot of reasons to, you could have gotten behind last year's team under Hugh Freeze and sort of convinced yourself that that could be the turnaround year.

1386
01:20:20,020 --> 01:20:23,320
 You had to ignore some of the previous results.

1387
01:20:23,800 --> 01:20:27,340
 And I think you had to ignore the quarterback question.

1388
01:20:27,340 --> 01:20:32,860
 And, you know, we talked about this as soon as Hugh Freeze was let go, as soon as they hired Alex Skolish.

1389
01:20:33,320 --> 01:20:37,120
 Can this program finally find some consistency at quarterback?

1390
01:20:37,320 --> 01:20:41,900
 And can they find a coach who can coach the quarterback position well and put them in positions to succeed?

1391
01:20:42,300 --> 01:20:44,080
 Guys, it's just such a different feeling.

1392
01:20:44,440 --> 01:20:46,640
 And I'm not saying Byron Brown's going to be all SEC.

1393
01:20:47,300 --> 01:20:49,980
 I'm not even, you know, we'll see if he's in the top half of the league.

1394
01:20:50,040 --> 01:20:53,280
 I don't even think he has to be in the top half of the league for this team to be improved.

1395
01:20:53,280 --> 01:20:58,060
 But what a different feeling to just have that comfort level at quarterback.

1396
01:20:58,320 --> 01:21:05,860
 It really is something Auburn has not had for a long time, maybe since Bo Nix's second season when he was building off that freshman year.

1397
01:21:05,920 --> 01:21:14,480
 When you have a guy like Byron Brown as the nucleus of your offensive system, half of it is him and what he's done, you know, in his career so far.

1398
01:21:14,860 --> 01:21:16,000
 The other half is these coaches.

1399
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:24,240
 I mean, like we're not having the same conversation if Byron Brown transfers to Arkansas or let's say he transfers to stays in the state and goes to Florida.

1400
01:21:24,680 --> 01:21:30,800
 If he doesn't have these same coaches and the same exact system in place, I'm not sure we have this level of confidence.

1401
01:21:30,940 --> 01:21:36,480
 So that's that's the difference to me is sort of having this baseline confidence in what this offense can be.

1402
01:21:36,640 --> 01:21:39,260
 Again, I'm not saying they're going to be extremely good.

1403
01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:40,560
 We'll see how good they end up being.

1404
01:21:41,220 --> 01:21:46,140
 But you have a much better sense that they're probably going to be competent and look like they know what they're doing.

1405
01:21:46,600 --> 01:21:49,540
 And obviously, that was not something we could have said about the Hugh Freeze teams very much.

1406
01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:55,160
 I always enjoy your article, three things I know and three things I think I know.

1407
01:21:55,160 --> 01:21:59,900
 And there's a lot of common sense in here, which is kind of rare these days.

1408
01:22:00,480 --> 01:22:09,760
 One of your standard questions was, well, a bunch of transfers from South Florida, would they be able to play and have success in the SEC?

1409
01:22:10,720 --> 01:22:15,440
 And your questions about the offensive line, I think it has tremendous potential.

1410
01:22:15,440 --> 01:22:24,440
 But Stanton Ramil from Michigan State, a powerful experience, but is he healthy enough by week one?

1411
01:22:24,860 --> 01:22:27,320
 Derek Plaz, we've talked with you about him.

1412
01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:31,400
 Very physically impressive, but a little college experience.

1413
01:22:31,640 --> 01:22:35,620
 Buster, exciting player, but is he ready for a starting role?

1414
01:22:36,020 --> 01:22:41,000
 Just an example of some of the common sense questions you've got leading into the season.

1415
01:22:41,920 --> 01:22:43,900
 Yeah, I mean, you mentioned the offensive line.

1416
01:22:43,900 --> 01:22:52,060
 You would not find a coach in the country that's not going to have some level of healthy concern about where their O-line is.

1417
01:22:52,480 --> 01:23:02,300
 And Alex Gilles was able to carry some cautious optimism into SEC media days, talking about how well that group has come together in the offseason.

1418
01:23:02,440 --> 01:23:05,940
 He credited Cole Best, who is obviously that veteran who came over from USF.

1419
01:23:05,940 --> 01:23:06,640
 He's going to be the center.

1420
01:23:07,060 --> 01:23:11,460
 He credited him and said, look, he's gotten this group together in the offseason and done a really good job.

1421
01:23:11,860 --> 01:23:15,480
 With that, obviously, so much revolves around Stanton Ramil.

1422
01:23:15,480 --> 01:23:23,100
 Like, if he's a no-doubter at right tackle when fall camp starts, that allows you to do some other things, allows you to kick Ty Buster to the inside.

1423
01:23:23,240 --> 01:23:31,360
 But really, guys, a theme, kind of going off that, a theme that I got from Gullish throughout SEC media days was that, we just mentioned Byron Brown.

1424
01:23:31,520 --> 01:23:37,360
 I think it's very intentional by him to challenge everyone else on this offense to rise to the occasion.

1425
01:23:37,900 --> 01:23:41,400
 Like, I have no doubt Byron Brown is up to this task.

1426
01:23:41,640 --> 01:23:43,140
 Like, now what does that look like?

1427
01:23:43,300 --> 01:23:44,420
 Yardage, wins and losses?

1428
01:23:44,580 --> 01:23:44,980
 I don't know.

1429
01:23:45,080 --> 01:23:49,880
 But you come away with a little doubt that he's going to be a pretty good quarterback.

1430
01:23:50,160 --> 01:23:52,380
 But Alex Gullish is challenging everyone else on this offense.

1431
01:23:52,520 --> 01:23:53,580
 This O-line is brand new.

1432
01:23:53,880 --> 01:23:54,880
 They need to be pretty good.

1433
01:23:55,240 --> 01:23:56,960
 This running back room, they're deep.

1434
01:23:57,200 --> 01:23:58,040
 Jeremiah Cobb is back.

1435
01:23:58,040 --> 01:24:03,980
 But we've heard him now several times challenge Bryson-Washington, the Baylor transfer, and say, look, man, you've got to get into shape.

1436
01:24:04,280 --> 01:24:10,180
 Like, that's not something that, you know, you hear super often, you know, talking about a coach who got such a big portal pickup.

1437
01:24:10,840 --> 01:24:13,920
 These wide receivers from USF, they were really, really good there.

1438
01:24:13,960 --> 01:24:16,580
 And they've known this coaching staff a long time, and they were very consistent.

1439
01:24:17,140 --> 01:24:21,280
 He's talked about multiple of those guys, Keyshawn Singleton and Jeremiah Coker, who are going to be starters.

1440
01:24:21,780 --> 01:24:23,300
 He said, look, I need more from those guys.

1441
01:24:23,300 --> 01:24:25,660
 Like, I need them on a daily basis to be better.

1442
01:24:26,260 --> 01:24:27,320
 I think that's very intentional.

1443
01:24:27,620 --> 01:24:35,100
 I think it's Alex Gullish and the staff getting ready for the season and telling these guys, look, most of you, you know, if you're here at USF or wherever you were before, I know you were pretty good.

1444
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:40,000
 You have to be a little bit better because it's the SEC now, and you're facing good competition every week.

1445
01:24:40,080 --> 01:24:43,900
 And obviously, it starts with the O-line, but he's definitely challenging those other guys on offense.

1446
01:24:43,960 --> 01:24:46,620
 Well, Nathan King, 24-7 Sports.

1447
01:24:46,720 --> 01:24:50,240
 Nathan, to elaborate on what you said, I think that's a very important point.

1448
01:24:50,320 --> 01:24:54,420
 You've got to establish boundaries, and then if someone doesn't want to play within those boundaries, they can leave.

1449
01:24:54,740 --> 01:24:58,320
 But you can't sit here and push your foot around and let the tail wag the dog.

1450
01:24:58,380 --> 01:25:06,600
 And I think what he said there about Washington sends a message to the rest of the team, and especially in the modern era, whether you agree or not, these kids come in, they got the money.

1451
01:25:06,800 --> 01:25:15,080
 And if they can, not all of them, but some of them, if they have a fingernail that has a nick, they're going to sit on the bench because they don't want to jeopardize that money coming in.

1452
01:25:15,140 --> 01:25:19,800
 And to me, that's a very important message to send to the rest of the team, especially in this modern era.

1453
01:25:20,800 --> 01:25:21,440
 Yeah, for sure.

1454
01:25:21,600 --> 01:25:31,920
 And look, Washington, maybe he'll turn out to be an improper example because I think if you're looking at the odds, do I think he's going to be Auburn's number two running back and compliment Jeremiah Cobb pretty well?

1455
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:32,400
 Yeah, I do.

1456
01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:37,160
 Like, I think when we're talking about it at the end of the season, what he did at Baylor was just too good.

1457
01:25:37,240 --> 01:25:40,020
 I think he's going to be the number two option in the backfield.

1458
01:25:40,100 --> 01:25:40,940
 But you're exactly right.

1459
01:25:41,040 --> 01:25:43,240
 He was the guy that was a really highly rated transfer.

1460
01:25:43,700 --> 01:25:48,400
 Honestly, it was a little surprising when Auburn got him because they got him the day after Jeremiah Cobb came back.

1461
01:25:48,480 --> 01:25:50,400
 And it was like, wow, you convinced that guy to come here.

1462
01:25:50,860 --> 01:25:52,640
 I'm sure he was a pretty penny for them to get.

1463
01:25:52,640 --> 01:25:53,960
 So that's exactly your point as well.

1464
01:25:54,100 --> 01:25:57,840
 Like, look, you know, these guys cost money, you know, to fill up an offer like this.

1465
01:25:58,020 --> 01:25:58,980
 You need to hold them.

1466
01:25:59,180 --> 01:26:00,700
 Yeah, you need to hold them to that standard.

1467
01:26:00,800 --> 01:26:03,460
 Look, that goes for Byron Brown, that quarterback.

1468
01:26:03,780 --> 01:26:07,520
 He would be the first to, you know, uphold that standard that Gullish has set.

1469
01:26:07,580 --> 01:26:09,260
 And it goes for a lot of these defensive guys as well.

1470
01:26:09,320 --> 01:26:12,740
 I know we haven't talked about that very much, but there's a lot of talent on that defense.

1471
01:26:12,880 --> 01:26:17,280
 A lot of guys who are familiar with DJ Durkin, they're going to be held to a very high standard

1472
01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:21,600
 as these coaches saying, look, it's year three or year two or year three for you in Durkin's system.

1473
01:26:21,600 --> 01:26:23,880
 We expect you to be a consistent player.

1474
01:26:24,020 --> 01:26:25,920
 That sentiment certainly applies to a lot of guys.

1475
01:26:26,540 --> 01:26:28,620
 Let me ask you about offensive pace.

1476
01:26:28,760 --> 01:26:31,140
 We've talked about this a little bit in the last week.

1477
01:26:31,140 --> 01:26:40,520
 A lot of people don't realize Alex Gullish teams were number two in the FBS in seconds per play in each of the last five years.

1478
01:26:40,680 --> 01:26:45,320
 And I know some of the Auburn coaches, Gus Malzahn actually did something about it.

1479
01:26:45,360 --> 01:26:55,600
 Some others gave, gave lip service to this, but if you can run an offense at the pace that he is accustomed to, you can wear defense out.

1480
01:26:55,720 --> 01:27:04,480
 Now the opposite of that, you may wear your own defense out if you go three and out, but I'm going to be curious if the O-line's ready and everything else works.

1481
01:27:04,740 --> 01:27:08,600
 And they go at this pace, that's going to be a real weapon for Auburn.

1482
01:27:09,580 --> 01:27:12,320
 Yeah, but you're exactly right that you have to have a plan.

1483
01:27:12,460 --> 01:27:16,920
 You can't just have blinding pace and not expect the ramifications of it.

1484
01:27:17,440 --> 01:27:23,740
 I did an interview a few weeks ago now with Auburn's strength coach, George Cordy, who was with Alex Gullish at USF.

1485
01:27:23,780 --> 01:27:34,060
 And I asked him that, I was like, look, how do you tangibly prepare a defense for this, for getting back on the field so quickly, other than running a bunch of sprints and other than saying, hey man, you got to be conditioned.

1486
01:27:34,240 --> 01:27:42,800
 And he said there's a science to it, and there has been going back to his time at USF, Alex Gullish's time at USF, and going back to his time working under Josh Heupel at Tennessee.

1487
01:27:42,920 --> 01:27:44,160
 There has to be a science to it.

1488
01:27:44,200 --> 01:27:47,200
 They said that they stimulate stuff in practice for the defense.

1489
01:27:47,380 --> 01:27:54,160
 Like, sometimes between drills and between reps, they will just chill out, and basically that's kind of simulating a longer drive.

1490
01:27:54,660 --> 01:27:59,560
 Sometimes they go three plays, because if Auburn's going to go three and out this year, it's going to be a really fast three and out.

1491
01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:02,640
 Sometimes they go 20 seconds and they put them back on the field.

1492
01:28:02,640 --> 01:28:05,900
 You just have to keep them on their toes and have to stimulate that sort of work.

1493
01:28:06,060 --> 01:28:12,820
 And yeah, I mean, that's part of the conversation we just had about Bryce and Washington, but it extends to other positions on the roster.

1494
01:28:13,300 --> 01:28:18,920
 There's just a different, I'm not saying it's more difficult, because if it was the best thing to do, everyone would do it.

1495
01:28:19,220 --> 01:28:27,860
 But there is a different level of conditioning, a different level of preparation, a different type of preparation that comes with playing in this offense.

1496
01:28:27,860 --> 01:28:30,280
 That's part of what makes Alex Gullish's system work.

1497
01:28:30,560 --> 01:28:38,780
 But I think the most encouraging thing out of all that, you mentioned Gus Malzahn, and the biggest thing about Gus, look, did he have that down pat better than anybody early on?

1498
01:28:38,900 --> 01:28:39,260
 Absolutely.

1499
01:28:39,520 --> 01:28:40,260
 There's no question.

1500
01:28:40,740 --> 01:28:43,500
 What he didn't do was adapt over the course of his career.

1501
01:28:43,800 --> 01:28:45,640
 And mainly it was the rule changes.

1502
01:28:45,820 --> 01:28:48,360
 I don't think that's going to happen this time around for Gullish.

1503
01:28:48,480 --> 01:28:57,540
 But the big thing about Gullish is he's talked so much about adaptability, and he's talked about, look, this is quote-unquote my offense, but over the years it's changed so much.

1504
01:28:57,620 --> 01:29:06,480
 And he said in an interview earlier this offseason, it's unrecognizable, the offense from 2022 at Tennessee that set so many records, that he was the OC.

1505
01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:08,420
 He's like, I don't even recognize that offense.

1506
01:29:09,020 --> 01:29:11,260
 It's ebbed and flowed so much over the years.

1507
01:29:11,700 --> 01:29:12,700
 That is going to be key.

1508
01:29:13,000 --> 01:29:16,400
 Whatever Auburn looks like this fall, how good their offense is, I think it can be pretty solid.

1509
01:29:16,900 --> 01:29:18,200
 It's got to look different the next year.

1510
01:29:18,400 --> 01:29:19,880
 And then it's got to look different in year three.

1511
01:29:19,980 --> 01:29:25,580
 That's something that maybe Auburn's past few coaches, you know, Hugh Freeze never really stopped coaching like it was 2015.

1512
01:29:26,380 --> 01:29:28,920
 Gus never really came out of that era either and never adapted.

1513
01:29:29,060 --> 01:29:30,320
 Alex Gullish has to do that.

1514
01:29:30,760 --> 01:29:32,140
 And, you know, it's lip service right now.

1515
01:29:32,220 --> 01:29:40,700
 He's not coached a game as Auburn's head coach, but he seems like, you know, throughout his career, the last decade or so, he's been very committed to doing that as an offensive line.

1516
01:29:41,060 --> 01:29:41,420
 Absolutely.

1517
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 Where can we get online to get all the good stuff?

1520
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1523
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1524
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1525
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 Look forward to talking with you guys throughout camp, and the season will be here before we know it.

1530
01:30:27,620 --> 01:30:28,100
 That's right.

1531
01:30:28,160 --> 01:30:29,200
 Green light next week.

1532
01:30:29,200 --> 01:30:30,960
 In the meantime, thanks for your time today, Nathan.

1533
01:30:31,740 --> 01:30:32,360
 Thank you, sir.

1534
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 Appreciate y'all.

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01:34:45,500 --> 01:34:46,160
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1604
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 Matt Merchel, College Insider with the Orlando Center.

1605
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 This podcast is called Gridiron 365.

1606
01:34:55,260 --> 01:34:56,180
 Matt, welcome in.

1607
01:34:56,240 --> 01:34:56,800
 How are you?

1608
01:34:57,680 --> 01:34:58,440
 I'm doing well.

1609
01:34:58,480 --> 01:34:59,340
 How are you guys doing today?

1610
01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:03,020
 I'm hoping you're loading up on the calories because this is it.

1611
01:35:03,140 --> 01:35:04,980
 Last week, we got kind of the introduction.

1612
01:35:05,620 --> 01:35:06,800
 This is the lull.

1613
01:35:07,000 --> 01:35:09,020
 And then starting next week, boom, boom, boom.

1614
01:35:09,120 --> 01:35:10,900
 Camp's opening up all over the place.

1615
01:35:10,960 --> 01:35:13,140
 Are you ready for some college football, Matt?

1616
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:15,300
 Yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

1617
01:35:15,360 --> 01:35:19,220
 I mean, I've been in the gym all week long, working out, trying to get myself back in shape.

1618
01:35:19,940 --> 01:35:21,860
 You know, making sure we're ready to go.

1619
01:35:21,980 --> 01:35:26,680
 Got my batteries in my recorder and ready to do a brand new notebook.

1620
01:35:26,840 --> 01:35:28,980
 Ready to take all the notes I need to take over the next week.

1621
01:35:29,000 --> 01:35:30,400
 I'm looking forward to camp next week.

1622
01:35:30,580 --> 01:35:30,980
 I believe it.

1623
01:35:30,980 --> 01:35:31,280
 All right.

1624
01:35:31,340 --> 01:35:32,680
 Run through that concrete wall.

1625
01:35:32,800 --> 01:35:33,540
 Fired up.

1626
01:35:33,620 --> 01:35:33,900
 Yeah.

1627
01:35:34,180 --> 01:35:35,100
 Let me ask you this.

1628
01:35:35,140 --> 01:35:38,520
 Obviously, ACC Media Day is kind of close to you, kind of close to us.

1629
01:35:38,520 --> 01:35:44,500
 I think the thing that a lot of folks said coming out of it's most memorable, the new kids in the block, if you will, the new head coaches.

1630
01:35:45,240 --> 01:35:47,720
 One thing we know now, they can talk it.

1631
01:35:47,860 --> 01:35:50,120
 The question is, Matt, can they walk it in the SEC?

1632
01:35:51,460 --> 01:35:53,120
 Yeah, you know, I think that's going to be interesting.

1633
01:35:53,340 --> 01:36:00,160
 You know, one of the things that moving forward into the season, some of the new coaches, John Summerall, just up the road from us here in Orlando.

1634
01:36:00,380 --> 01:36:01,580
 You know, is he going to be prepared?

1635
01:36:01,740 --> 01:36:06,520
 You know, obviously, he has had a great success, you know, when he was at Tulane.

1636
01:36:06,520 --> 01:36:10,960
 But, you know, it's going to be more of a challenge, I think, with Florida, trying to figure out what's going on there.

1637
01:36:11,360 --> 01:36:15,240
 You know, you look at Lane Kiffin, even though he's not really a new coach, you know, moving into a new place.

1638
01:36:15,660 --> 01:36:24,620
 A lot of attention is set on Lane and a lot of expectations for LSU based on what they feel like they're going to have an opportunity maybe to do something a little different.

1639
01:36:24,920 --> 01:36:30,960
 So, you know, there are opportunities for a lot of these young coaches to step up and try to make a name for themselves.

1640
01:36:30,960 --> 01:36:35,120
 But it's going to be difficult because this is a tough league to try to find a way to win.

1641
01:36:35,340 --> 01:36:43,180
 So, Alex Goldish at Auburn as well, another new base, going to try to come in and try to light a little bit of a fire under that program.

1642
01:36:43,320 --> 01:36:46,400
 It's been kind of some down years over the last few years.

1643
01:36:48,240 --> 01:36:55,780
 Matt, one of the themes of media days was the talking heads asked the coaches about roster construction.

1644
01:36:56,780 --> 01:37:06,160
 And Ryan Silverfield of Arkansas just came out flat and said, look, we're going to sign 20 high school players, probably 15 transfer portal.

1645
01:37:06,700 --> 01:37:10,460
 And then here's the new part of this, roster retention.

1646
01:37:10,960 --> 01:37:13,820
 We've got to pay our current players to keep them.

1647
01:37:14,020 --> 01:37:16,400
 And particularly if they have a good year.

1648
01:37:16,700 --> 01:37:25,660
 And that's one of the reasons why some of these schools, if you'd ask somebody five years ago, who's the general manager, they'd look at you like you're crazy.

1649
01:37:26,140 --> 01:37:29,180
 Now you've got to have a staff that does this.

1650
01:37:29,520 --> 01:37:30,760
 That was one of the themes.

1651
01:37:30,760 --> 01:37:33,420
 And I'm sure they'll talk about this in the Big Ten, too.

1652
01:37:33,860 --> 01:37:35,440
 It's how to put a roster together.

1653
01:37:36,620 --> 01:37:37,840
 Yeah, you know, it's interesting.

1654
01:37:38,000 --> 01:37:42,900
 You know, it's not one blueprint plan that everybody is sitting down and using.

1655
01:37:43,060 --> 01:37:46,300
 I think a lot of different programs are taking different approaches to it.

1656
01:37:46,420 --> 01:37:50,020
 You know, some want to lean heavily on the high school ranks.

1657
01:37:50,140 --> 01:37:53,460
 They're still willing to sign a class of maybe 20 to 25 kids.

1658
01:37:53,980 --> 01:37:57,020
 Others don't want to necessarily put that much effort in the high school class.

1659
01:37:57,020 --> 01:38:03,520
 Not that they don't think they're important, but the idea basically is if I'm paying you money, if I'm paying a freshman coming in money,

1660
01:38:03,920 --> 01:38:07,280
 you better be willing to perform right now and be able to perform right now.

1661
01:38:07,400 --> 01:38:11,220
 So it's not just sitting on a bench holding a clipboard for a couple of seasons.

1662
01:38:11,340 --> 01:38:12,840
 You're going to have to be able to step on the field.

1663
01:38:13,240 --> 01:38:17,460
 You want an instantaneous, you know, payoff for your investment.

1664
01:38:17,880 --> 01:38:21,080
 And so that's why you're seeing a lot of schools really trying to work in that portal,

1665
01:38:21,520 --> 01:38:23,520
 trying to figure out what's the best system in that.

1666
01:38:23,600 --> 01:38:25,220
 I think roster retention is a huge deal.

1667
01:38:25,220 --> 01:38:32,960
 I think if you can keep, you know, 50 to 55 to 60 players on your roster for the previous season,

1668
01:38:33,380 --> 01:38:38,380
 especially players who actually matter, you know, players who actually, you know, are either going to provide you, you know,

1669
01:38:38,460 --> 01:38:44,960
 or have good years or going to provide you a good season, you know, that's probably a real home run hit for you.

1670
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:47,860
 And I think that's something that a lot of coaches are talking about.

1671
01:38:47,860 --> 01:38:50,520
 Because part of that is then you could spend your money.

1672
01:38:50,660 --> 01:38:57,180
 Listen, if you get 24, what is it, 23, $24 million on your, you know, whatever it is your cap is now,

1673
01:38:57,540 --> 01:39:03,940
 you know, you could go around and spend a little bit more in different spots than maybe you could if you had to find 60 or 70 players.

1674
01:39:04,120 --> 01:39:06,160
 And I think that's where really you're looking at it.

1675
01:39:06,500 --> 01:39:08,520
 How do you make that thing all work right now?

1676
01:39:08,520 --> 01:39:09,960
 That's where a GM really comes in.

1677
01:39:10,320 --> 01:39:14,000
 And it's a really important idea of finding a way to make that plan work.

1678
01:39:14,620 --> 01:39:17,400
 Like I said, not every program does the same thing.

1679
01:39:17,460 --> 01:39:23,940
 And you'll find a lot of coaches who believe that it's more important to retain players than it is maybe to keep rebuilding roster year in and year out.

1680
01:39:24,340 --> 01:39:27,440
 Matt, have you been talking to Kaelin DeBoer and his staff at Alabama?

1681
01:39:27,440 --> 01:39:30,720
 Because that exactly describes their strategy.

1682
01:39:30,820 --> 01:39:33,380
 They've had back-to-back top five classes.

1683
01:39:33,380 --> 01:39:38,200
 And this year, if you were up here, you could hear the roar of the paints coming off the wall about this class.

1684
01:39:38,540 --> 01:39:43,640
 But then you fast forward to next year's class, and the number one, not for 27's class, but 28.

1685
01:39:43,960 --> 01:39:46,620
 So basically, people say, what in the world is going on?

1686
01:39:46,700 --> 01:39:48,100
 Your point is well taken.

1687
01:39:48,600 --> 01:39:50,820
 They got the top five classes in.

1688
01:39:50,860 --> 01:39:52,140
 Now they're trying to hold on to them.

1689
01:39:52,180 --> 01:39:57,560
 They're taking this year's budget, it seems in a way, and say, let's invest, not spend, but invest it here.

1690
01:39:58,020 --> 01:40:00,420
 And then next year, start planning more seeds.

1691
01:40:00,420 --> 01:40:06,560
 Would you agree with that strategy that Alabama, basically, it seems in a way, personifies what you're talking about?

1692
01:40:07,600 --> 01:40:08,360
 Yeah, I agree.

1693
01:40:08,540 --> 01:40:14,360
 And I think it's really interesting, because I think there are some coaches who are willing to sacrifice not having a good recruiting class now.

1694
01:40:14,460 --> 01:40:14,680
 Right.

1695
01:40:14,860 --> 01:40:16,300
 To see what happens in the future.

1696
01:40:16,460 --> 01:40:18,360
 Because, listen, I'll give you a good example.

1697
01:40:18,640 --> 01:40:27,160
 They're willing occasionally to let guys go and find with a Florida or an Alabama or a Michigan or a Texas.

1698
01:40:27,540 --> 01:40:34,340
 But their thinking is that they're local guys, and they're still really good, that maybe in a year or two, you can convince those players to come play for you.

1699
01:40:34,380 --> 01:40:40,020
 Because maybe they want to come home and play close to home, play in front of mom and dad and the family and kids.

1700
01:40:40,480 --> 01:40:47,840
 You know, those are kind of the ideas you take is, okay, we may not get you initially in that recruiting class, but we have an opportunity to get you down the road.

1701
01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:48,540
 You know what I mean?

1702
01:40:48,600 --> 01:40:52,740
 Where maybe we can, when you have a little more season, where you've spent a few years.

1703
01:40:53,160 --> 01:40:53,860
 When you grow up.

1704
01:40:54,460 --> 01:40:55,960
 Yeah, you grow up and you're ready to grab it.

1705
01:40:56,160 --> 01:40:59,440
 So it's a very interesting balance.

1706
01:40:59,560 --> 01:41:03,300
 I think a lot of programs are trying to figure out is, yes, you want to, high schools are important.

1707
01:41:03,300 --> 01:41:04,800
 Yes, you want to develop talent.

1708
01:41:05,400 --> 01:41:10,200
 But also, it's so hard nowadays to sit and wait and have a guy on your roster.

1709
01:41:10,500 --> 01:41:14,260
 And especially because those kids see this and they say, I want, you know, $100,000.

1710
01:41:14,520 --> 01:41:15,280
 I want $300,000.

1711
01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:16,280
 I want to see this.

1712
01:41:16,760 --> 01:41:22,100
 And then you're looking around going, well, I could spend, I can give this kid $100,000 as a true freshman.

1713
01:41:22,280 --> 01:41:25,040
 And I can get a guy for $200,000 in the transfer portal.

1714
01:41:25,160 --> 01:41:28,640
 It's going to help me a lot better than getting one kid who's at $300,000.

1715
01:41:28,640 --> 01:41:37,240
 So it's so much, much like the NFL, sitting down and really kind of working out what is your cap, what works best for you, and also looking for the future.

1716
01:41:37,440 --> 01:41:46,920
 Believe me, this five for five, you know, and all the new bills that are being looked at right now, it's a huge deal because a lot of coaches are looking around thinking, how can that change our roster even now?

1717
01:41:47,160 --> 01:42:05,580
 Man, I talked with you a couple weeks ago when you got back from the Big 12 media days about the monster deal that literally, that Brett Gormack put together to commission the Big 12, $20 million, every school would get one.

1718
01:42:06,100 --> 01:42:08,140
 Well, Ohio State upped that today.

1719
01:42:08,240 --> 01:42:21,180
 They announced a $17 million deal with JPMorgan Chase for basically a, in a corporate partnership with them for a jersey patch.

1720
01:42:21,940 --> 01:42:32,200
 About the size of a large stamp, to be honest with you, that's quite an increase, but I'll say this about Jormack.

1721
01:42:32,280 --> 01:42:37,740
 He's always trying to find some more revenue streams and another sponsor deal.

1722
01:42:38,200 --> 01:42:47,140
 Now, Arkansas's got one with Tyson Foods, LSU with Woodside Energy, but the same thing we just got through talking about constructing rosters.

1723
01:42:47,640 --> 01:42:51,780
 ADs now and commissioners are looking for sponsor deals everywhere.

1724
01:42:52,880 --> 01:42:53,460
 Oh, for sure.

1725
01:42:53,600 --> 01:42:58,720
 I mean, I've spoken to some ADs who told me, listen, if there's space, I'll slap a logo on it.

1726
01:42:58,800 --> 01:43:00,600
 You know, I'll slap some sort of corporate logo on it.

1727
01:43:00,840 --> 01:43:06,460
 I've had people tell me if they can do it on mouth guards, if they can do it on, you know, gloves.

1728
01:43:06,460 --> 01:43:07,700
 Sure, jockstraps.

1729
01:43:08,140 --> 01:43:12,900
 They would do it because, you know, listen, they want to try to find a way to make as much money as possible.

1730
01:43:13,020 --> 01:43:17,040
 I think the Big 12 monster deal was interesting in the sense that it was a league.

1731
01:43:17,400 --> 01:43:20,400
 The league says we're going to sell this patch, we're going to try to make a little extra money.

1732
01:43:20,700 --> 01:43:24,240
 Now you're looking around, you've got these individual teams saying, let's get our own deals.

1733
01:43:24,520 --> 01:43:26,980
 And those deals may be even more lucrative, as you just mentioned.

1734
01:43:27,180 --> 01:43:28,520
 So I think that's important.

1735
01:43:28,640 --> 01:43:34,940
 I mean, I think right now there's about 35, 36 teams that have, you know, logos, patch logo deals going on.

1736
01:43:35,160 --> 01:43:37,260
 There's probably going to be a few more in the next couple weeks.

1737
01:43:37,600 --> 01:43:40,040
 But everybody's looking to try to find a way to make a dollar.

1738
01:43:40,160 --> 01:43:51,600
 It's the same when you look at a state, a court for basketball, or when you look for the field, a football field, they're looking for every inch of space they can put a logo on and try to figure out a way to make as much money.

1739
01:43:51,600 --> 01:44:01,260
 It goes back to the days when, and this is relatively new for some people, putting a soda, having a deal with Coke or Pepsi, and put a soda bottle at a news conference.

1740
01:44:01,260 --> 01:44:04,000
 Because it's got to be shown, and that's got to be sponsored.

1741
01:44:04,240 --> 01:44:08,300
 I mean, everyone's going through it, and everyone's going to find a way to make as much money as possible.

1742
01:44:08,520 --> 01:44:10,340
 I'm sure we're going to find something new.

1743
01:44:11,020 --> 01:44:11,580
 Guaranteed.

1744
01:44:12,200 --> 01:44:14,240
 You are the perfect person to ask this.

1745
01:44:14,540 --> 01:44:30,560
 We've talked to some of my friends out in Vegas and elsewhere, and they said the national perception, let me reemphasize that, national perception of Alabama right now is they ain't been his spot in like 20 years, back to the days of Mike Shula, as far as preseason polls, number of first place votes out of SEC media days.

1746
01:44:31,240 --> 01:44:32,740
 You are a national voice, man.

1747
01:44:32,800 --> 01:44:35,380
 What is your national perception of Alabama right now?

1748
01:44:36,720 --> 01:44:40,560
 Well, I mean, I don't think they're anywhere near what they were three or four years ago.

1749
01:44:40,560 --> 01:44:47,440
 I mean, I don't think, you know, when you talked about college football season coming around the corner, it was generally about Alabama and then everyone else.

1750
01:44:48,100 --> 01:44:49,680
 You're not getting that right now.

1751
01:44:49,840 --> 01:44:54,020
 And I'm not blaming, this is not on Kalen DeBoer for, you know, what's happened.

1752
01:44:54,140 --> 01:45:01,220
 I just think that this is the cycle of college athletics, you know, that once Nick Saban retired, you know, you've got programs.

1753
01:45:01,220 --> 01:45:04,820
 They'll look around and they're trying to find ways to catch up with everybody.

1754
01:45:05,080 --> 01:45:09,280
 You know, if everyone was trying to catch up to Alabama for so many years, I think you're probably starting to see that.

1755
01:45:09,600 --> 01:45:12,660
 Then you look around and the game itself has changed.

1756
01:45:12,780 --> 01:45:13,980
 The college athletics has changed.

1757
01:45:14,300 --> 01:45:15,500
 You're looking at revenue sharing.

1758
01:45:15,640 --> 01:45:17,580
 You're looking at how money is being spent.

1759
01:45:17,700 --> 01:45:20,720
 You're looking at what teams are throwing at some of these rosters.

1760
01:45:21,280 --> 01:45:25,280
 And all of a sudden, you've got teams now that are in the hunt that weren't there before.

1761
01:45:26,000 --> 01:45:31,760
 If you told me five years ago that Texas Tech would be in the mix for a college football playoff, I would have laughed.

1762
01:45:31,940 --> 01:45:34,800
 But now with money and everything going on, that makes total sense.

1763
01:45:35,000 --> 01:45:38,140
 So I think for Alabama, I think that's where they're at right now.

1764
01:45:38,820 --> 01:45:40,360
 Because they've kind of, everyone's caught up.

1765
01:45:40,700 --> 01:45:42,660
 And yes, they've shot ahead of them a little bit of time.

1766
01:45:42,960 --> 01:45:44,420
 But I think they're going to get back.

1767
01:45:44,820 --> 01:45:46,820
 You know, I just think it's going to take a little bit of time.

1768
01:45:47,220 --> 01:45:50,660
 I just think, you know, they've got to figure out how they're putting together that blueprint.

1769
01:45:50,740 --> 01:45:53,080
 Like we talked about earlier when it comes to rosters and tensions.

1770
01:45:53,480 --> 01:45:54,740
 How do you put together that blueprint?

1771
01:45:54,940 --> 01:45:58,440
 Do you go heavy into the recruiting ranks like they've done most of their lives?

1772
01:45:58,600 --> 01:45:58,840
 No.

1773
01:45:58,940 --> 01:45:59,540
 Maybe not so.

1774
01:45:59,600 --> 01:46:00,680
 Maybe you pull back a little bit.

1775
01:46:00,960 --> 01:46:02,840
 Maybe you go more into the transfer portal.

1776
01:46:03,200 --> 01:46:04,240
 Okay, then that happens.

1777
01:46:04,360 --> 01:46:05,820
 Then you've got to look at the quarterback position.

1778
01:46:06,220 --> 01:46:07,420
 You've got to develop a quarterback.

1779
01:46:07,640 --> 01:46:10,860
 You've got to make sure that becomes a key area of interest.

1780
01:46:11,100 --> 01:46:17,840
 And so I think that's where some of these things that maybe caught up with Alabama that have maybe kind of held them back a little bit the last couple of years.

1781
01:46:17,960 --> 01:46:19,260
 But it's not just Alabama.

1782
01:46:19,700 --> 01:46:20,560
 I mean, Clemson.

1783
01:46:20,660 --> 01:46:21,560
 Look what's happened to Clemson.

1784
01:46:21,980 --> 01:46:23,040
 Remember Alabama Clemson?

1785
01:46:23,180 --> 01:46:26,020
 Clemson is just experiencing the same sort of thing.

1786
01:46:26,340 --> 01:46:29,560
 Ohio State seems to be there, but they're pumping a lot of money in their program.

1787
01:46:29,720 --> 01:46:32,220
 So this is just kind of the way the cycle works.

1788
01:46:32,220 --> 01:46:34,200
 And I think eventually Alabama's going to find its way back.

1789
01:46:35,060 --> 01:46:37,100
 Matt, it's rather humorous.

1790
01:46:37,200 --> 01:46:39,080
 30 minutes ago, I just saw a tweet.

1791
01:46:39,200 --> 01:46:47,500
 Notre Dame Athletics has signed a jersey patch sponsorship deal with SoFi worth $18 million to $20 million.

1792
01:46:47,880 --> 01:46:52,680
 So they have won up Ohio State with J.P. Morgan.

1793
01:46:54,840 --> 01:46:58,580
 We'll be seeing this for the next two or three weeks, as you mentioned.

1794
01:46:58,820 --> 01:47:02,660
 Matt, got to run and talk to one of our outstanding sponsors.

1795
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 But where can we get online and get all the great stuff?

1796
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 By the way, congratulations on getting away and getting some time off last week.

1797
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 Where can we get you good stuff?

1798
01:47:13,080 --> 01:47:17,140
 Yeah, you can go to OrlandoSentinel.com to check out the latest or follow me on social media.

1799
01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:18,620
 Oh, it's Matt Merchelle.

1800
01:47:19,060 --> 01:47:20,260
 Yeah, we're in the middle right now.

1801
01:47:20,360 --> 01:47:25,660
 This week, we started up our college football preview section, the NFL preview section.

1802
01:47:25,660 --> 01:47:31,000
 And so I've been busy trying to crank out as much time as I can before camp starts next week.

1803
01:47:31,060 --> 01:47:31,860
 And then I'm buried with camp.

1804
01:47:32,620 --> 01:47:33,420
 Sounds great, Matt.

1805
01:47:33,500 --> 01:47:40,220
 By the way, Brett and I, if you're looking to put your patch on someone, Brett and I would give you a better deal than what Notre Dame charged, okay, in Ohio State.

1806
01:47:41,060 --> 01:47:42,940
 I'm just saying, there you go.

1807
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 You're willing to pay me.

1808
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 I'm fine.

1809
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 I'll wear it.

1810
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 I'll pass you on.

1811
01:47:45,060 --> 01:47:46,820
 Hey, Jerry Maguire, show me the money.

1812
01:47:46,920 --> 01:47:47,780
 Hey, man, listen, Matt.

1813
01:47:47,820 --> 01:47:48,760
 Hey, listen, have a good week.

1814
01:47:48,780 --> 01:47:50,220
 And thank you so much for your time today.

1815
01:47:51,060 --> 01:47:51,940
 All right, talk to you guys later.

1816
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 Thank you, bud.

1817
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1825
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1826
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1860
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 He may be your MVP if you're looking to get your favorite game this college football season.

1861
01:50:15,760 --> 01:50:18,080
 Elmer Pierce, owner of Garner Pierce Autos.

1862
01:50:18,200 --> 01:50:19,120
 Elmer, welcome in.

1863
01:50:19,220 --> 01:50:23,860
 We're looking for a car that has only two things, a windshield wiper and an air conditioning.

1864
01:50:23,980 --> 01:50:24,680
 Can you help us out?

1865
01:50:24,760 --> 01:50:25,240
 How are you?

1866
01:50:26,000 --> 01:50:27,220
 Absolutely, guys.

1867
01:50:27,340 --> 01:50:28,080
 I sure can.

1868
01:50:28,220 --> 01:50:28,880
 I sure can.

1869
01:50:29,040 --> 01:50:30,520
 Thank you all for having me today.

1870
01:50:31,280 --> 01:50:33,860
 Well, as we mentioned, it's time to get busy.

1871
01:50:34,100 --> 01:50:35,480
 All the talking is over.

1872
01:50:35,620 --> 01:50:38,480
 College football is coming, and we just talked with some of our friends at UNA.

1873
01:50:38,980 --> 01:50:42,940
 I tell you what, if you go on the road to follow the lines this season, everything from

1874
01:50:42,940 --> 01:50:50,360
 Georgia, Florida to Texas, for a UNA fan looking for a reliable ride at a good price,

1875
01:50:50,400 --> 01:50:51,120
 what can you tell them?

1876
01:50:52,120 --> 01:50:55,600
 Man, I tell you, we have got some great, great inventory.

1877
01:50:55,600 --> 01:50:58,520
 Probably as good as we've had in about a year.

1878
01:50:58,760 --> 01:51:02,080
 A lot of this stuff is moving and moving in a hurry.

1879
01:51:02,240 --> 01:51:16,360
 We've got anything from a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback to a 2009 Toyota Camry LE local

1880
01:51:16,360 --> 01:51:23,980
 one-owner car out of Blount County and 52,000 miles on that car.

1881
01:51:24,300 --> 01:51:25,200
 It's just unbelievable.

1882
01:51:25,200 --> 01:51:34,580
 That's one of the things that we've talked about on and off the air is, I know you went

1883
01:51:34,580 --> 01:51:40,360
 to Louisiana to get one a couple weeks ago, but the key about this, you check, you do your

1884
01:51:40,360 --> 01:51:43,340
 research, you check this stuff out.

1885
01:51:43,340 --> 01:51:48,860
 If the car's been in an accident or there are any issues with the car, you're always up front

1886
01:51:48,860 --> 01:51:51,140
 talking about the customer about the customer about the past history.

1887
01:51:51,780 --> 01:51:52,220
 Yeah.

1888
01:51:52,420 --> 01:51:58,000
 You know, the thing about it is, guys, everybody thinks this business is easy.

1889
01:51:58,120 --> 01:52:00,080
 The hard part is finding the cars.

1890
01:52:00,300 --> 01:52:02,160
 The hard part is not selling the car.

1891
01:52:02,160 --> 01:52:02,320
 Yeah.

1892
01:52:03,320 --> 01:52:10,840
 I mean, if you only realize how hard it was to find this stuff, I mean, that has a good history,

1893
01:52:11,000 --> 01:52:17,760
 that has not been in multiple accidents, that is a local one-owner car, stuff like that, that

1894
01:52:17,760 --> 01:52:18,880
 is the hardest part.

1895
01:52:20,720 --> 01:52:24,280
 Like I said, once you find that, selling it is easy.

1896
01:52:24,280 --> 01:52:31,280
 I mean, you know, I hate to say that, it is, but finding the good quality stuff that has a good

1897
01:52:31,280 --> 01:52:34,120
 history report and is worth the money.

1898
01:52:34,300 --> 01:52:40,400
 I mean, these guys, I mean, you can go out and buy good stuff, but if you're paying retail for it,

1899
01:52:40,440 --> 01:52:45,320
 what am I supposed to ask my customer to pay, you know, I mean, I got to go to church with you guys.

1900
01:52:45,460 --> 01:52:50,100
 I got to, you know, our kids got to play ball together and sit next to each other in the stands

1901
01:52:50,100 --> 01:52:51,320
 and stuff like that, you know.

1902
01:52:51,700 --> 01:52:58,780
 So that's the hard part, and most people don't want to do that or they're too lazy to do it, either one.

1903
01:52:58,780 --> 01:53:04,760
 So that's, you know, that's kind of what sets us apart from a lot of other folks out there.

1904
01:53:05,100 --> 01:53:07,580
 Elmer, your reputation is worth a lot of money.

1905
01:53:08,840 --> 01:53:12,200
 My dad told me that for many years.

1906
01:53:12,820 --> 01:53:18,760
 Who, what, when, and where, if you need service, if you need a new used car, where do we need to go?

1907
01:53:19,360 --> 01:53:26,880
 Guys, give us a shout, www.garner-pierceautos.com.

1908
01:53:27,020 --> 01:53:32,280
 Come and see us, 2261 Florence Boulevard, right next to Applebee's here in Florence.

1909
01:53:32,920 --> 01:53:39,020
 Give us a shout, 256-768-5660 or www.garner-pierceautos.com.

1910
01:53:39,120 --> 01:53:43,160
 Come and see us, say hello, take a look what all we have.

1911
01:53:43,400 --> 01:53:47,720
 I mean, just from one end of the spectrum to the other, we've got it right now.

1912
01:53:48,220 --> 01:53:49,720
 Hot deals, hot temps.

1913
01:53:49,840 --> 01:53:50,980
 Thanks so much for your time, Dave.

1914
01:53:50,980 --> 01:53:52,260
 Keep up the good work, okay?

1915
01:53:52,620 --> 01:53:53,800
 Thanks, guys, appreciate it.

1916
01:53:53,800 --> 01:53:54,300
 Thank you, Elmer.

1917
01:53:54,540 --> 01:53:56,380
 Elmer Pierce, owner of Garner-pierceautos.

1918
01:53:56,480 --> 01:54:01,340
 Quick note again, speaking of rain, the Braves, no game because of the rain tonight.

1919
01:54:01,460 --> 01:54:03,320
 Are you ready for a twin bill tomorrow, BB?

1920
01:54:03,560 --> 01:54:05,000
 Yeah, I kind of thought that was coming.

1921
01:54:05,140 --> 01:54:09,320
 Ben Ingram mentioned that when the score was 14-3, the Mets.

1922
01:54:10,160 --> 01:54:12,620
 But you're right, the Braves with an opportunity.

1923
01:54:12,620 --> 01:54:18,340
 Again, Chris Sale pitching tomorrow, which gives the Braves an even better chance to win.

1924
01:54:18,480 --> 01:54:21,980
 You can hear both games here on 93.9, the score.

1925
01:54:22,320 --> 01:54:23,740
 That's a twofer coming up tomorrow.

1926
01:54:23,840 --> 01:54:27,820
 It's going to take care of bids for now on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1927
01:54:28,220 --> 01:54:30,120
 Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1928
01:54:30,200 --> 01:54:34,880
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two for the BMO Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio 93.9, the score.