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

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9.

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 The story.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Yes, sir, we are getting closer.

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 Monday is the Major League Baseball trade deadline and the one and only Bill Shanks will tell us who the Braves may pick up.

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 Michael Parker, head football coach at Sheffield High School, will preview the 2026 season.

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 But Jimmy is here right now to talk about Alabama opening summer camp next week.

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 Put another way, vacation is officially over.

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 I don't think that's breaking news for Jimmy Stein.

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 I don't think he really minds.

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 He's co-host of the daily show called Locked on Bama podcast.

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 Got that going on with Luke Robinson, part of the Locked on Network and twice a week on Cover Crimson with Clint Lamb.

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 Jimmy, welcome in.

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 Happy Friday before the real storm gets going on.

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 I guess this is our last Friday with no football.

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 Jimmy, obviously, camp.

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 Before we get into all the fine print here, where's the gut right now with this team as far as the offseason programs?

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 Are they on pace to give Alabama fans a thrill this season or what, Jimmy?

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 I think the real story of the offseason to me is an overt emphasis on being more physical.

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 I mean, when you hired Kalen DeBoer in the first place, you were hiring his offense.

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 Not that it was spectacular, but the rushing yards did rank in the 40s in the country, and I'm sure Alabama would like to return to that.

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 The numbers kind of have to get back to what they were in 2024, but do it with the running backs and not necessarily a running quarterback.

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 Jimmy, I agree with you.

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 I mean, in 2023, again, at Washington, he had the Joe Moore award-winning offensive line.

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 It just means more to be physical, I guarantee you.

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 Jimmy, talk to Alabama fans because they're on the ledge after this, quote, end quote, drought for national championships.

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 What is their realistic number in 2026?

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 Obviously, there's going to be eight additional losses, conference losses this year with adding the ninth game.

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 I think the question is going to be something that's going to happen in November that's going to be discussed a lot, guys,

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 I think there will be a real emphasis on pressuring the committee to take a nine and three SEC team as a nod to the strength of schedule.

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 Jimmy, going into summer camp starting mid-middle of next week, what unit, besides the offensive line, are you the most curious about?

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 I know linebacker, a lot of fans thought if you lost three incredible inside linebackers, and you brought in one, Caleb Woodson.

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 What is, as far as just interest, intrigue, what intrigues you the most as far as the other positions?

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 It's in some ways his turn.

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 However, we say all those names, and the guy that ended up starting next to Caleb Woodson for a lot of the spring was actually Abdul Sanders.

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 Probably somebody we obviously don't talk about enough, but there's so many good candidates.

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 I think we'll see Daniel Hill, Kevin Riley, A.K. Deer, and the two true freshmen, E.J. Crowell and Treshaun Brown.

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 I think all five get time with the first team in the first couple of games, and from that point you just focus on who's being the most productive.

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 That locked on, baby, you bring us to that point.

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 You mentioned Crowell, obviously nicked up.

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 Unfortunately, all that in the bag of chips coming out of high school has been nicked up since coming to Tuscaloosa.

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 Is he really a full go?

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 Jimmy, about to get ratchet up next week.

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 I know you and Luke will be busy, certainly previewing and then reviewing, once what information we get with the media.

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 Get locked on, Bama.

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 New show six days a week.

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 It takes a genius to figure this out, baby, but it's the last day on the calendar for July.

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 Guess what's right around the corner for high school football, my friend.

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 Well, summer camp, jamborees in the first game of the season.

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 And the first day already in the house, if you don't believe me, just ask Coach Michael Parker at Sheffield High.

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 Coach, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing well, guys.

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 How are you guys?

273
00:18:53,420 --> 00:18:53,840
 Hey, Coach.

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 Man, we're doing all right.

275
00:18:55,220 --> 00:18:57,920
 Obviously, I don't have to – it's not breaking news to you.

276
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 First of all, talk to us about where you are right now coming in, the summer workouts, if you want to call them that.

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 And if you will, the state of Sheffield football here as we get ready to take the curtain up on the 2026 season.

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 Well, we've had a good summer workout, you know, up to the attendance has been great.

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 The anthem has been great for the kids.

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 And this past week was our first week – or this week was our first week of fall camp.

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 You know, we played in January with those teams with Banville.

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 So, this week has been a fall camp for us.

283
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 And, you know, you're talking about the preparation.

284
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 You know, the state has allowed us to out to wear helmets all summer.

285
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 So, I'm not sure what the helmet rule is anymore, the first two weeks for helmets.

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 Because at that point – well, at that point, you know, we had run out of things to do in a helmet.

287
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 So, those practices – those practices was about like our summer camp.

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 So, you know, we got most of the offense installed.

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 The defense was installed.

290
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 So, we're – I feel like, you know, we're a little ahead of the game than where we were last year.

291
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 I took over in June last year.

292
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 So, we're ahead of where we were last year.

293
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 So, you know, I'm not – I'm not satisfied.

294
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 You know, but I am pleased with the kids' efforts and the, you know,

295
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 the heat that they battled this week.

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 The attendance was 100%.

297
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 So, you know, I can't ask them to do much more.

298
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 You know, I want that new turf.

299
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 I think it was 110 degrees one day.

300
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 So, our kids are not used to that turf.

301
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 So, it was a struggle.

302
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 Coach, one thing I'd say about that.

303
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 You may want to Google how to handle heat on that kind of turf and what to do with helmets now.

304
00:20:44,420 --> 00:20:49,920
 But talk to us about the challenge because back in the day, kids would, you know, go through the season,

305
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 then have an off-season, then come back about this time of the year.

306
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 How do you keep a team motivated when basically it's – let's face it, it's 12 months out of the year now for everybody?

307
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 It is, and it's getting harder and harder.

308
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 I was telling my wife the other night, you know, it's just getting harder and harder to do your job and prep your team.

309
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 And, you know, there's different cultures all over the state.

310
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 So, you know, if you've got a good culture and football rules that culture, it's not a huge deal.

311
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 But when you've got a culture like we've got at Sheffield, you know, our kids work.

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 You know, they help around the house.

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 They help their parents.

314
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 And, you know, you have to manage all that and still, you know, expect them to be at football practice every day.

315
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 So it's tough because I've got one experience this morning.

316
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 I said, Coach, I'm scheduled to work later on in the season.

317
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 So, you know, that's stuff that I had to deal with.

318
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 And back in the day, we didn't have to do that.

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 I mean, you know, if we worked, you know, we knew we got off.

320
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 And we worked because we needed or we wanted to make a little extra money.

321
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 Now they're working because they need to.

322
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 Yeah, wow.

323
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 And that's the culture we're in.

324
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 And, you know, I've got great kids.

325
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 And it's tough on them to balance it, too.

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 They want to be there.

327
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 They want to be there, but they know that they've got to work, too.

328
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,980
 So it's tough.

329
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 It's getting harder and harder.

330
00:22:20,780 --> 00:22:21,220
 Absolutely.

331
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 Let me ask you about last year.

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 The record was 3-7.

333
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 That's not what you want walking in the door.

334
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 But it could have been 5-5.

335
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 You lost to Clemens.

336
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 Clemens, by one point, 28-27.

337
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 And Elkmont, 47-42.

338
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 You could have been 5-5 last year.

339
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 Yes, yes, we could have.

340
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 And I feel like, you know, me taking over in June, it was a whirlwind.

341
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 I didn't get a defense coordinator hire until July.

342
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 Yep.

343
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 So, you know, it was just a whirlwind.

344
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 And I quit spinning about November, Thanksgiving.

345
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 But anyway, we did let those troops slip by us.

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 You know, we got behind early.

347
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 Clemens had to claw our way back into it.

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 And, you know, we scored.

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 And we could have picked X points and tied it up.

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 And the kids wanted to go for it.

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 And I wanted to go for it.

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 We could go for the win.

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 And we were successful in our two-point conversion there.

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 And then Elkmont, I wish I had an explanation for that one.

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00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,520
 I mean, we were up big at halftime.

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 And then come back out and just stopped.

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 Just sputtered.

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 I mean, we couldn't do anything that we would get the quarterback on

359
00:23:33,060 --> 00:23:34,360
 scrabbling in the back end.

360
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 And then the D-backs would break up to come and help.

361
00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:38,640
 And then he just threw it over our heads.

362
00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,980
 And they did that about three times in the second half.

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00:23:41,260 --> 00:23:44,340
 So, they clawed our way back in, got the momentum,

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 and took the lead.

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 And we couldn't get it back.

366
00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:53,420
 So, you know, that was part, well, more coaching than playing, probably.

367
00:23:54,180 --> 00:23:56,100
 I don't take the blame for both of those losses.

368
00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:02,060
 And we just didn't do a good job of coaching them up.

369
00:24:02,460 --> 00:24:06,140
 But, you know, compared that group until now,

370
00:24:06,260 --> 00:24:07,680
 nothing against that group.

371
00:24:08,260 --> 00:24:10,980
 But this group has been with me now for a year and a half.

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 So, you know, they know what I expect.

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 They know the standard I expect for them to hold themselves to.

374
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:27,040
 So, we were probably a whole lot bigger last year than we are this year.

375
00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:28,520
 Physically bigger.

376
00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:33,200
 But I think we're mentally a whole lot better than we were in life.

377
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:39,420
 As far as understanding what we're doing and our expectations,

378
00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:43,160
 these kids are just, they're mine, I guess.

379
00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:44,920
 I could just call these kids mine.

380
00:24:45,180 --> 00:24:46,500
 You know, I took over last year.

381
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 And I was there.

382
00:24:48,460 --> 00:24:50,340
 I was there for a year, but once it's over.

383
00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:53,720
 But, you know, every head coach is different.

384
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:59,760
 And I guess I can just call these kids mine now because I'm all they really know.

385
00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,720
 Michael Parker, head coach at Sheffield.

386
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 Coach, before we talk about some of the kids, let's talk about Michael Parker

387
00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,240
 and your journey to Sheffield.

388
00:25:09,580 --> 00:25:12,520
 You know the geography of the Shoals area.

389
00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,220
 Clements, Phil Campbell speak.

390
00:25:14,340 --> 00:25:16,200
 Talk to us about your journey to this job.

391
00:25:18,140 --> 00:25:19,740
 Well, it's been a long journey.

392
00:25:19,980 --> 00:25:20,660
 It's been a tough journey.

393
00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:27,440
 You know, I started out as a middle school coach over in Madison County at Montenegro Middle School.

394
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:29,980
 Which is now a city in itself.

395
00:25:31,100 --> 00:25:32,120
 Right, it is.

396
00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:40,580
 And then I went to, left there and come back to Lawrence County and took an assistant job at Lawrence County High School.

397
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 And then I rolled over to speak for three years.

398
00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:47,360
 And then I ended up at East Lawrence for a year.

399
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,200
 And that was when Lawrence County was in turmoil.

400
00:25:50,340 --> 00:25:52,180
 That's going to shut down schools and all that stuff.

401
00:25:52,180 --> 00:25:55,120
 So I ended up in 07, 08.

402
00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,280
 I ended up at Hazelwood High School.

403
00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:58,900
 And, you know, they were shutting it down.

404
00:25:59,220 --> 00:26:03,920
 I started looking for a job and found one in Phil Campbell.

405
00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:05,720
 Stayed there for a year.

406
00:26:06,020 --> 00:26:06,760
 One year only.

407
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,180
 And they wanted to go a different direction.

408
00:26:09,780 --> 00:26:13,720
 And, you know, they say there's two types of coaches.

409
00:26:13,900 --> 00:26:15,540
 One's been fired and one's going to be fired.

410
00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:16,000
 That's right.

411
00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,100
 So I've had my firing.

412
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:19,980
 So they let me go to Phil Campbell.

413
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:28,060
 And then I ended up going back to Madison County at Madison County High School for a year.

414
00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:29,000
 Wow.

415
00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,360
 And, you know, proration hit the end.

416
00:26:32,460 --> 00:26:33,340
 They let me go there.

417
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:34,680
 They had let go of six teachers.

418
00:26:34,940 --> 00:26:36,680
 They had six non-tenure teachers.

419
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,120
 So I got let go there.

420
00:26:38,660 --> 00:26:41,420
 So I told my wife's son, Doug, I'm going to the workforce.

421
00:26:41,980 --> 00:26:50,060
 So I ended up getting a job out at Wise, out there at Sheffield, Wise, and worked out there for a year.

422
00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:55,820
 And then out of the blue, Winston County High School calls and offered me an offensive coordinator job.

423
00:26:55,820 --> 00:26:57,820
 So I took it in 2012.

424
00:26:57,820 --> 00:26:59,620
 So I took it in 2012.

425
00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:01,460
 And I was there for six years.

426
00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:06,840
 And then I took a job at Clements High School for six years.

427
00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,260
 And then I ended up at Sheffield.

428
00:27:08,780 --> 00:27:09,220
 Wow.

429
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,340
 So this is probably going to be it, fellas.

430
00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,740
 I was probably going to be going home if I leave Sheffield.

431
00:27:18,220 --> 00:27:19,340
 I hear you, brother.

432
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,040
 Let me ask you about the players.

433
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:23,840
 I know we can't talk about all of them.

434
00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,500
 But you mentioned they bought in.

435
00:27:25,980 --> 00:27:27,800
 Everybody showed up this week.

436
00:27:28,120 --> 00:27:30,040
 How many players have you got on the roster?

437
00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:31,200
 How many seniors?

438
00:27:31,660 --> 00:27:33,980
 And I know we can't talk about everybody.

439
00:27:34,220 --> 00:27:36,140
 But talk about some of the leaders on your team.

440
00:27:37,740 --> 00:27:41,240
 We had pitcher day yesterday, so I probably know I've got 12 seniors.

441
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:44,500
 Everybody kept asking.

442
00:27:44,620 --> 00:27:46,040
 I said, I think I've got 11, 13.

443
00:27:46,380 --> 00:27:47,160
 But I've got 12.

444
00:27:47,660 --> 00:27:48,760
 I've got 12 seniors.

445
00:27:49,220 --> 00:27:54,320
 And within that group, there's very few that have play experience.

446
00:27:55,020 --> 00:27:58,700
 I mean, I've got a couple of linemen that played for us last year.

447
00:27:58,700 --> 00:28:03,540
 But skill-wise, a lot of those do not have experience on the field.

448
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:07,320
 So as I said a while ago, I am all they know, really.

449
00:28:07,740 --> 00:28:15,820
 And it's beneficial in a way because last year we had a lot of experience.

450
00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,000
 But in their career, they had three head coaches.

451
00:28:20,540 --> 00:28:24,260
 So it's not all their fault.

452
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,540
 Some of us are rotating door coaches.

453
00:28:27,540 --> 00:28:35,460
 So anyway, so I would say this group is probably advanced from last year's group

454
00:28:35,460 --> 00:28:40,180
 just because of doing the same thing, rhetorical stuff, you know,

455
00:28:40,220 --> 00:28:42,640
 and knowing my expectations.

456
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,100
 And, you know, you've had three head coaches,

457
00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:47,780
 and one more comes in there with a different expectation.

458
00:28:47,980 --> 00:28:48,920
 Then you have to change again.

459
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,380
 It was tough on those kids last year.

460
00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:50,860
 It really was.

461
00:28:51,900 --> 00:28:57,560
 But these kids here bought in, and they're doing everything we ask them to do.

462
00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,720
 You know, sometimes they don't do it the way we want them to do it,

463
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:02,120
 but they do what we ask them to do.

464
00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:07,260
 So, but I can't say enough about these seniors.

465
00:29:07,740 --> 00:29:10,540
 You know, we haven't had one to miss practice yet,

466
00:29:10,860 --> 00:29:14,540
 and I can't say the same as last year.

467
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,940
 So, like I said, when I say they bought in, they bought in.

468
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,560
 Sometimes they come to practice with a different attitude.

469
00:29:22,860 --> 00:29:23,920
 You know, I've got kids coming.

470
00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:25,680
 They're working midnights right now.

471
00:29:25,860 --> 00:29:28,120
 They're working at restaurants until 3 o'clock in the morning

472
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 and then cleaning up.

473
00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:32,980
 I had one that closed at 3 o'clock in the morning

474
00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:35,720
 and then cleaned up to 5 and then went home to the mat

475
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 and come to football practice.

476
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:41,460
 So, you know, just that stuff is, and it's teaching them discipline.

477
00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,580
 I mean, sometimes we don't get them out of sleep.

478
00:29:43,660 --> 00:29:45,460
 We won't, but we've still got to get up and go.

479
00:29:45,660 --> 00:29:48,140
 So, they've done a good job of that.

480
00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:48,980
 Absolutely.

481
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:54,060
 Listen, before we let you go, you've got cleanup day a week from tomorrow,

482
00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:59,960
 August the 8th, looking for volunteers to help pressure wash bleachers,

483
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,520
 mow, weed eat, and just clean up around the stadium.

484
00:30:03,780 --> 00:30:08,100
 You need volunteers because you and the coaches and even the kids can't do all of it.

485
00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:12,800
 But if somebody listening to us today would like to help you on cleanup day,

486
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,800
 I believe it's from 8 to 12, around the stadium, what's the best thing to do?

487
00:30:17,860 --> 00:30:18,800
 Just contact you?

488
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,160
 They can contact me.

489
00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:26,400
 They can contact, you know, on Facebook or, you know, my number, I think, is on Facebook.

490
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,040
 It may not be, but they can contact us on Facebook.

491
00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,880
 We've also got a Sheffield Touchdown Club that's on Facebook as well.

492
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:37,240
 So, they can contact Ashley Howell through that.

493
00:30:37,900 --> 00:30:40,820
 Or they can just show up with no work.

494
00:30:40,980 --> 00:30:45,660
 I mean, anything that you can do around your house, it can be done for their house.

495
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:47,760
 So, you've got tools.

496
00:30:47,860 --> 00:30:49,600
 You want to come to work, show up and come to work.

497
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,440
 I do want to plug this.

498
00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,700
 I can't get over the amount of help I get from Sheffield.

499
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,080
 All the way from the city, Sheffield City, the administration, everything.

500
00:31:04,660 --> 00:31:07,640
 I've gotten great support from that end of it.

501
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:12,160
 You know, we just, we need to show, they've done some turf work, you know, put turf down.

502
00:31:12,260 --> 00:31:16,740
 So, things are messed up, things are dirtied up, and we just need to get cleaned up before the first game.

503
00:31:16,940 --> 00:31:20,240
 So, just ask them for volunteers to come out and help us do that on August 8.

504
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,120
 Absolutely.

505
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,760
 And I think we got it from 8 to 12.

506
00:31:23,820 --> 00:31:25,540
 I think it's the time.

507
00:31:25,900 --> 00:31:26,300
 Absolutely.

508
00:31:26,620 --> 00:31:34,480
 Well, listen, that turf field is going to come in handy in October when it starts raining again, or hopefully for you as far as the postseason.

509
00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:37,020
 Listen, we enjoy talking with you again.

510
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:46,880
 We wish you nothing but the best for you and the coaches and the players, and hopefully we can do this again with you again, maybe in August, or certainly during the season.

511
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:48,820
 Sounds great, guys.

512
00:31:48,860 --> 00:31:50,140
 I appreciate what you do for us.

513
00:31:50,900 --> 00:31:51,300
 Absolutely.

514
00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:56,360
 Guys, just, again, show up and show out at Sheffield High for Coach Michael Parker.

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619
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:01,200
 Bill, welcome in.

620
00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:01,780
 How are you?

621
00:37:02,460 --> 00:37:03,200
 I'm doing well.

622
00:37:03,260 --> 00:37:03,660
 How are y'all?

623
00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:03,980
 Hey, buddy.

624
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:08,180
 Man, I was feeling a little bit better about the Braves coming out on this side of the

625
00:37:08,180 --> 00:37:08,880
 All-Star break.

626
00:37:08,980 --> 00:37:13,840
 We said coming in, would it be nice, kind of like in NASCAR, the Braves kind of sputtering

627
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 a little bit, take a pit stop, refuel and come back and see what happens.

628
00:37:17,340 --> 00:37:21,620
 And I'm just guessing here, Bill, but I got a feeling you like this team a lot better over

629
00:37:21,620 --> 00:37:22,700
 the last couple of weeks.

630
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:24,180
 I like the lead.

631
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:25,480
 I don't know if I like the team better.

632
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:26,440
 Yeah.

633
00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:28,940
 That's a good answer.

634
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:33,900
 I like the standings, but I think there's, I mean, it's amazing.

635
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 And in two weeks, which has been the time between the All-Star break and now, they've

636
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 gone from two up to seven up.

637
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:48,420
 So I've said it's kind of ironic that someone would turn into my show and listen to someone

638
00:37:48,420 --> 00:37:53,140
 of Gripen, you'd think they were 10 games out and in third place and have no shot.

639
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:58,660
 But I think we still know if we're watching this team that, you know, if they're going

640
00:37:58,660 --> 00:38:04,040
 to do anything special this year, if they're going to do anything that is going to be important

641
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:10,820
 to cap up what is going to be a very strong regular season by the time they're done.

642
00:38:10,940 --> 00:38:16,520
 I mean, they were on pace for 99 wins before yesterday's game, which was game 109.

643
00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:21,160
 So now they're on the back third of the season that they need to do a little work before

644
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,940
 the trade deadline on Monday at six o'clock.

645
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:25,660
 Well, let's talk about that, Bill.

646
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:30,720
 Obviously at this point, if you are a sharp business person, you've got buyers and you've

647
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:31,480
 got sellers.

648
00:38:31,900 --> 00:38:35,360
 How does the Boston Red Sox affect the Braves from this standpoint?

649
00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:38,240
 Sonny Gray was up for grabs at one point.

650
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:42,320
 Now the Red Sox are as hot as anybody in all of Major League Baseball.

651
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,080
 Your thoughts, how does that impact the Braves?

652
00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:46,340
 Everybody's looking for pitching.

653
00:38:46,660 --> 00:38:47,660
 He's a vet.

654
00:38:48,260 --> 00:38:50,040
 Your thoughts heading into the deadline.

655
00:38:51,180 --> 00:38:52,520
 Well, he's not going anywhere.

656
00:38:52,820 --> 00:38:55,380
 I mean, they're squarely in the mix.

657
00:38:55,720 --> 00:39:01,440
 So, I mean, that's one of those teams that, you know, you have to say, well, they've learned

658
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 here in the last, even leading up to the all-star break, that they're in it.

659
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 And therefore, they're not a candidate to have anybody from their team being traded for sure.

660
00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:15,720
 So, look, they need starting pitching.

661
00:39:15,980 --> 00:39:18,920
 I mean, they've got a number one starter and then they've got a h*** of a lot of four and

662
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 five starters.

663
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 And that's not going to happen to you in October.

664
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 You know, it's like if you draw them out, one, two, three, four, five, when you get past

665
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 that number one spot with Chris Sale, you're going cringe when you have to write somebody's

666
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 name in to the current staff.

667
00:39:32,380 --> 00:39:34,380
 They don't have a two or they don't have a three.

668
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 And therefore, if you don't have a two and a three, your gap from one to four is wide.

669
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 And so, that's why they have got to, and again, it is a weird situation.

670
00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,580
 Every baseball season has its own weird storyline.

671
00:39:51,140 --> 00:39:58,540
 It is weird to gripe about this team, but I just don't see how this team in its current

672
00:39:58,540 --> 00:40:00,080
 form could win a championship.

673
00:40:00,700 --> 00:40:05,420
 And if, you know, if you've gone and had the best start with anybody in the beginning

674
00:40:05,420 --> 00:40:07,480
 of the season, you're still in the first place.

675
00:40:07,660 --> 00:40:11,880
 To me, being seven up even accentuates the need to get better even more so.

676
00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:12,220
 Yeah.

677
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:12,700
 Yeah.

678
00:40:12,820 --> 00:40:17,360
 You know, because it's like, okay, we can't do all this and get seven games up and win

679
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 the division by seven, eight games and then screw up the playoffs.

680
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:21,100
 We got to make sure.

681
00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:25,480
 And Alex's office has always said, I owe it to the people down in that clubhouse who are

682
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:30,420
 trying to win every day to make sure that roster is as good as it can be for October.

683
00:40:30,620 --> 00:40:33,240
 Well, now's your chance between now and six o'clock on Monday.

684
00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:36,340
 Well, I agree with you on Twitter.

685
00:40:36,340 --> 00:40:38,360
 They don't need one starting pitcher.

686
00:40:38,660 --> 00:40:41,220
 They need two for the very reason you mentioned.

687
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 They've got an ace and then they don't have a two and a three.

688
00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:49,940
 I think they also need a reliever, as you have frequently said.

689
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 I think they need another bat.

690
00:40:52,620 --> 00:40:54,460
 But let me ask you about the starters.

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 I've heard all sorts of names.

692
00:40:56,420 --> 00:41:00,600
 Freddie Peralta is the name I've heard the last 48 hours.

693
00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:06,820
 Casey Mines, Robbie Ray, Welb, Kevin Gossman, Detmers.

694
00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:10,980
 Again, that's a lot of potentials.

695
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 You know this team.

696
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:14,660
 You know this better than anybody.

697
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:20,900
 Come Monday at six o'clock, of one or two of those dudes, who do you think it is?

698
00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:32,560
 Well, I mean, it's just a guess because, you know, you look at, all right, who does Alex and Thomas have relationships with?

699
00:41:32,700 --> 00:41:37,660
 Well, you know, you can look at players he's gotten before, like Kevin Gossman.

700
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:38,860
 Well, that's with Toronto.

701
00:41:39,060 --> 00:41:40,540
 Well, Toronto's where he used to work.

702
00:41:40,620 --> 00:41:41,800
 It's a frosty relationship.

703
00:41:41,980 --> 00:41:43,500
 That may not be possible.

704
00:41:45,620 --> 00:41:47,900
 You know, would he get Jorge Soler for the third time?

705
00:41:47,980 --> 00:41:48,360
 Well, maybe.

706
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,820
 I don't know how much of an upgrade that is, but that's a possibility.

707
00:41:50,820 --> 00:41:54,840
 One thing we've got to remember about the DH situation, and I've agreed that they need another bat,

708
00:41:54,940 --> 00:42:00,820
 but the situation with DH has also got to be included in this discussion is that Sean Murphy's going to come back,

709
00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:03,780
 whether he liked it or not, and Drake Baldwin will probably become the main DH.

710
00:42:04,660 --> 00:42:06,620
 So you've got to keep that in mind right there.

711
00:42:06,900 --> 00:42:16,360
 But, you know, pitching-wise, I mean, I think they need a – I mean, if they get Scooble, great.

712
00:42:16,460 --> 00:42:16,940
 That'll be great.

713
00:42:16,940 --> 00:42:21,540
 And they have the ability to get to Rick Scooble because their farm system is – I'm going to tell you something.

714
00:42:23,140 --> 00:42:28,540
 First and foremost, the discussion of who they're going to get before Monday at 6 o'clock, their farm system is excellent.

715
00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:34,800
 They've got a – they're getting to the point where they've got a great farm system.

716
00:42:34,980 --> 00:42:38,320
 There are plenty of players to trade from in this farm system.

717
00:42:38,580 --> 00:42:42,920
 If you want to trade them all, but, I mean, they're options for you to trade some people in this farm system.

718
00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:47,060
 But I think if they came up with a Kevin Gaussman and a Walker Buehler, that'd be pretty good.

719
00:42:47,060 --> 00:42:47,200
 Yeah.

720
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:54,300
 I think if they came up with a Casey Mize who, you know, in spite of where he went to school, I would take him on the team.

721
00:42:55,900 --> 00:42:58,280
 You know, someone like that, I think he would be good.

722
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,580
 I mean, they don't have to get Scooble to get a good number two.

723
00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:06,700
 They can have a Casey Mize or a Logan Webb would be excellent.

724
00:43:06,940 --> 00:43:08,240
 I don't think the Giants are going to be trading.

725
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:10,140
 I don't think they're going to get Peralta.

726
00:43:10,140 --> 00:43:12,900
 I don't think the Mets are going to trade Peralta inside to the Braves.

727
00:43:12,980 --> 00:43:14,640
 I just – I don't buy that.

728
00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:20,500
 You know, there are a ton of pitchers, bullpen and starters, that are going to be traded between now and six.

729
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,080
 And I think they're going to get two starters and one reliever.

730
00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:27,520
 Bill Shanks always on there, thesuperstations.com.

731
00:43:27,580 --> 00:43:29,060
 Bill, another name out there.

732
00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:32,220
 If you're a Cardinal fan, you know this name, Dustin May.

733
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:33,740
 I'll take him.

734
00:43:33,780 --> 00:43:36,280
 Former top prospect for the Dodgers.

735
00:43:36,660 --> 00:43:39,540
 Cardinals took a chance on it this year, a one-year deal.

736
00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:45,600
 Let's face it, I don't know if it's May or the fact that he's playing with a bunch of AA slash AAA players that haven't supported him.

737
00:43:46,100 --> 00:43:49,960
 Your thoughts about maybe looking at May coming to Georgia?

738
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:51,940
 I'll take him in a heartbeat.

739
00:43:52,380 --> 00:43:53,100
 I like him.

740
00:43:53,260 --> 00:43:53,880
 I like him.

741
00:43:53,940 --> 00:43:58,600
 I think he's – he's had – he's like Bueller.

742
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:00,840
 They're both, of course, in the Dodger background.

743
00:44:01,020 --> 00:44:02,520
 I mean, they've had passing tests before.

744
00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:05,920
 They're not as bad as people think they have been this year.

745
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:08,740
 They haven't been up to what they did when they were in L.A.

746
00:44:09,740 --> 00:44:10,680
 What does that mean?

747
00:44:10,740 --> 00:44:13,960
 I don't know, but I think you have to take a look at that.

748
00:44:14,120 --> 00:44:15,460
 I would love Dustin May or Walker.

749
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,080
 I'd be happy with him as the secondary piece.

750
00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:20,200
 If they're the main piece, I think that's not as good.

751
00:44:20,420 --> 00:44:23,220
 But if they're going to get two relievers, I don't think they're going to get, you know,

752
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:26,220
 Tariq Scuble and Robbie Ray.

753
00:44:26,500 --> 00:44:31,060
 I think it's going to be, you know, one of the bigger names, like Casey Mize even.

754
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:35,140
 And I'd take May in a heartbeat.

755
00:44:35,500 --> 00:44:39,320
 I mean, he and Bueller have both pitched against the Braves the last couple of weeks.

756
00:44:39,700 --> 00:44:40,700
 And I like what I saw.

757
00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:41,920
 I mean, I really did.

758
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:43,520
 I think they would be really good.

759
00:44:43,940 --> 00:44:47,200
 They're rentals, number one, and they're not that expensive.

760
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:49,980
 So I would take either one of those cats.

761
00:44:50,140 --> 00:44:50,340
 I would.

762
00:44:50,460 --> 00:44:52,560
 And no, that May's a leader, too, in the locker room.

763
00:44:52,620 --> 00:44:53,560
 He's got experience.

764
00:44:53,900 --> 00:44:56,220
 And, you know, that's something down the stretch.

765
00:44:56,720 --> 00:44:57,320
 Let's face it.

766
00:44:57,320 --> 00:44:59,560
 It's one thing to beat the Fields and the Nationals.

767
00:44:59,700 --> 00:45:03,000
 But if you're going to be serious, you've got to have a team that's going to beat the Dodgers

768
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:04,560
 and the Yankees and the Rays, et cetera.

769
00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:06,660
 Well, and so does Bueller.

770
00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:08,200
 I mean, Bueller's been in the World Series.

771
00:45:08,460 --> 00:45:10,520
 You know, he's won World Series games.

772
00:45:10,780 --> 00:45:16,760
 And so, you know, I think they've got to get a stud number two to be behind Chris Dell.

773
00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:19,360
 But they also need someone to help get them through this season.

774
00:45:19,780 --> 00:45:24,920
 If they keep on having people go through 4.2 innings in a start like they have with Grant Holmes,

775
00:45:25,220 --> 00:45:28,520
 their bullpen's going to be out of gas by August 20th.

776
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:31,760
 Let me ask you about reliever.

777
00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:34,380
 Ben Ingram was talking about this team last night.

778
00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:35,400
 I heard the end of it.

779
00:45:35,620 --> 00:45:42,320
 And I believe, unless I was hallucinating, he said they have given up the lead one time

780
00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:46,760
 after the eighth inning, which tells you what this bullpen has done.

781
00:45:47,240 --> 00:45:48,140
 But I'm like you.

782
00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:50,020
 I still think they need another one.

783
00:45:50,020 --> 00:45:55,100
 If Bill Shanks was the general manager of the Braves, who would you get?

784
00:45:55,360 --> 00:45:56,180
 As a reliever.

785
00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:01,680
 Well, I think there are some pitchers out there.

786
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:03,700
 You know, A.G. Minter got traded last night.

787
00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:04,460
 I saw that.

788
00:46:05,140 --> 00:46:06,380
 You know, he got traded to the Mets.

789
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:07,900
 I would have loved to have had him back.

790
00:46:08,060 --> 00:46:10,140
 But they're not going to trade inside the division.

791
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:13,100
 I mean, that's why I don't really buy the Peralta stuff.

792
00:46:13,100 --> 00:46:15,600
 And I may be wrong, but I mean, I just don't see that.

793
00:46:16,720 --> 00:46:19,880
 I mean, there's a lefty I like to Kansas City, Matt Strom,

794
00:46:20,220 --> 00:46:22,280
 who's had the experience with the Phillies.

795
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:24,580
 He's kind of a lefty side armor.

796
00:46:25,300 --> 00:46:28,480
 You know, I love the Luke Wheeler kid, but again, he's the Mets.

797
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:32,000
 I just can't see them, you know, coming off of him.

798
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:36,420
 There's a couple of pitchers with the Angels that are interesting.

799
00:46:38,620 --> 00:46:44,300
 Zephyr Jean is a right-handed pitcher who I like, who has some really good numbers.

800
00:46:45,700 --> 00:46:48,780
 You know, Kenley Jansen with the Tigers, I wouldn't mind.

801
00:46:48,980 --> 00:46:52,760
 He's got a big ego, but I wouldn't mind having him back, to be honest with you.

802
00:46:53,220 --> 00:46:54,920
 But, you know, will he not want to close?

803
00:46:55,020 --> 00:46:57,700
 Will he be okay if he were a set up man?

804
00:46:57,760 --> 00:46:58,900
 I don't know about that.

805
00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:00,940
 Kirby Yates with the Angels.

806
00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:04,340
 He's formerly with the Braves, and he's had a pretty decent – you know,

807
00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,600
 they've got a lot of relief options, and you do have to keep in mind –

808
00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:09,960
 I don't want this to be an excuse – but you do have to keep in mind

809
00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:11,900
 that if you do bring in some starters,

810
00:47:12,060 --> 00:47:15,740
 that a couple of those starting pitchers are probably going to transition to the bullpen.

811
00:47:16,420 --> 00:47:21,040
 And, you know, I could see Perez or Holmes or even Lopez back at the bullpen.

812
00:47:21,300 --> 00:47:23,000
 But I would like another reliever.

813
00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:24,260
 I think it would help.

814
00:47:24,260 --> 00:47:28,200
 And let me tell you, I wouldn't be surprised – this is not an exaggeration –

815
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:29,880
 that between now and Monday at 6 o'clock,

816
00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,520
 there could be 20 relief pitchers trading at Major League Baseball.

817
00:47:32,620 --> 00:47:32,980
 Wow.

818
00:47:33,300 --> 00:47:33,500
 Yeah.

819
00:47:33,580 --> 00:47:36,020
 There'll be a lot of them on the market, in other words.

820
00:47:36,340 --> 00:47:38,260
 Yeah, it's like offensive and defensive linemen

821
00:47:38,260 --> 00:47:39,960
 with a transfer of Portland College football.

822
00:47:40,300 --> 00:47:41,980
 They can pretty much name their prize.

823
00:47:41,980 --> 00:47:45,620
 Speaking of football, Bill, tell me, George is about to open up camp.

824
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:50,040
 Do you have any expectations for this George and Bulldog football team this season?

825
00:47:51,740 --> 00:47:55,140
 You know, I try to be realistic, to be honest with you, Harold,

826
00:47:55,240 --> 00:47:57,260
 and keep my expectations low.

827
00:47:57,860 --> 00:48:01,320
 I'd rather be surprised at the national championship because it happens so often.

828
00:48:02,020 --> 00:48:02,620
 Right, right.

829
00:48:02,620 --> 00:48:05,520
 So I try to just be real realistic.

830
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:06,000
 It's boring well, doesn't it?

831
00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:07,860
 Yeah, it does.

832
00:48:08,020 --> 00:48:10,160
 You know, it's the life we've championed the league.

833
00:48:10,500 --> 00:48:11,120
 Oh, man.

834
00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:12,040
 Give me a challenge.

835
00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:12,860
 Come on, guys.

836
00:48:13,860 --> 00:48:16,040
 You know what my expectations are?

837
00:48:16,540 --> 00:48:18,640
 Win the SEC and win the national championship.

838
00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:24,060
 Look, correct me if I'm wrong, Mr. Beer, didn't Alabama people have that kind of –

839
00:48:24,060 --> 00:48:28,740
 That was Nick Saban's, yes, goal every year.

840
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:29,640
 That is correct.

841
00:48:29,660 --> 00:48:30,740
 That's what I have to now.

842
00:48:30,860 --> 00:48:31,440
 I have to say.

843
00:48:31,660 --> 00:48:32,260
 Why wouldn't we?

844
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:34,920
 I mean, they've got two back-to-back national championships.

845
00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:36,340
 They haven't won in a couple years.

846
00:48:36,540 --> 00:48:37,240
 And you know what?

847
00:48:37,620 --> 00:48:39,640
 If Kirby screws, we'll fire him in a heartbeat.

848
00:48:39,640 --> 00:48:52,820
 I mean, when you get to a certain point in college football and, you know, look, truthfully, Georgia's in that wave right now.

849
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:53,580
 Alabama's not.

850
00:48:53,580 --> 00:49:03,500
 I mean, Alabama has not won a national championship in five years, so they're a little bit on the outside looking in comparatively, okay, compared to what they were when they were in the middle of Nick's run.

851
00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:05,140
 Georgia's still in it.

852
00:49:05,460 --> 00:49:10,640
 And so I think it's silly not to have that expectation for this Georgia program every year.

853
00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:12,340
 And they've got the resources.

854
00:49:12,540 --> 00:49:13,160
 They've got the talent.

855
00:49:14,380 --> 00:49:16,060
 And I'm not going to bore you.

856
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:17,740
 The roster's excellent.

857
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:20,800
 I mean, and why shouldn't it be?

858
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:23,540
 I mean, he's good at what he does.

859
00:49:24,220 --> 00:49:31,920
 And I'm telling you, the one thing that he's done more than anything, and I continue to harp on this more than anything, is that his retention of the players.

860
00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:32,300
 That's right.

861
00:49:33,240 --> 00:49:36,920
 I mean, he talked about it in Tampa.

862
00:49:37,220 --> 00:49:43,360
 You know, the retention of some of these players that he really believes are going to be very vital, important parts of this team this year and next year.

863
00:49:43,980 --> 00:49:48,180
 You know, he's going to overshadow that, oh, God, Georgia didn't bring in a whole lot of transfers.

864
00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:53,080
 Probably 10 people who you would have thought and bet would have left.

865
00:49:53,580 --> 00:49:56,600
 And that's because Kirby's good at developing talent.

866
00:49:56,760 --> 00:50:01,920
 He's good at getting everybody ready for that next step in their process and in their career.

867
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:03,600
 And that's what he's doing.

868
00:50:04,140 --> 00:50:09,220
 By the way, the Big Ten, as everybody now knows, owns college football.

869
00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:13,240
 We heard that on Nauseam during the week in Chicago.

870
00:50:13,900 --> 00:50:14,100
 Right.

871
00:50:15,860 --> 00:50:20,120
 Kurt Signetti just stepped up the podium yesterday and said, there's no doubt about it.

872
00:50:20,120 --> 00:50:21,260
 The Big Ten's the beast.

873
00:50:21,980 --> 00:50:22,120
 Right.

874
00:50:22,120 --> 00:50:22,360
 Okay.

875
00:50:22,540 --> 00:50:23,840
 Well, you know what?

876
00:50:23,880 --> 00:50:26,200
 Anytime he wants to have a Big Ten SEC.

877
00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:27,300
 There you go.

878
00:50:27,540 --> 00:50:28,280
 There you go.

879
00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:35,780
 And if he wants to break away from the Penny Annie Big 12 and ACC c*** and play the big boys, you know what?

880
00:50:35,840 --> 00:50:43,640
 If Mr. Senke doesn't want to sign the papers, I would because, look, they shouldn't feel good about themselves.

881
00:50:44,300 --> 00:50:45,500
 There's nothing wrong with that.

882
00:50:45,640 --> 00:50:46,900
 I understand that completely.

883
00:50:47,220 --> 00:50:50,560
 You know, Michigan's not the same program it was a couple years ago when they won.

884
00:50:51,440 --> 00:50:53,840
 Ohio State, I get it.

885
00:50:53,900 --> 00:50:56,520
 Ohio State, I don't be at the top of the list all the time.

886
00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:57,460
 I understand it.

887
00:50:58,040 --> 00:50:59,140
 Indiana, you know what?

888
00:50:59,500 --> 00:51:10,320
 Indiana's got to not take a step backwards, and he's got to back up his big-a** mouth and play well again and fight another Mendoza and find the Lightning.

889
00:51:10,520 --> 00:51:11,280
 And maybe he will.

890
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:11,920
 I don't know.

891
00:51:11,920 --> 00:51:20,880
 But, I mean, you know, your history compared to – if they want to talk about three national championships, five, the depth in the Southeastern Conference is ridiculous.

892
00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:39,500
 And, you know, you and I were talking about yesterday about the, you know, the preseason poll from the media days and how, you know, you can take that probably eight through 13 and pick a name out of the hat because there's a chance for all six of those teams to be pretty decent.

893
00:51:40,780 --> 00:51:42,160
 Something will happen, of course.

894
00:51:42,360 --> 00:51:43,600
 There'll be something that'll happen.

895
00:51:43,720 --> 00:51:45,560
 It'll probably happen to Auburn because it always does.

896
00:51:45,700 --> 00:51:46,320
 It might be like.

897
00:51:46,420 --> 00:51:49,760
 But, I mean, there's a lot of great talent in the SEC.

898
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:56,120
 Look, I'll take the number eight team in the SEC against the number eight team in the Big Ten any day.

899
00:51:56,120 --> 00:51:56,780
 Oh, absolutely.

900
00:51:57,180 --> 00:51:57,360
 Yep.

901
00:51:57,940 --> 00:51:58,760
 So, bring it on.

902
00:51:59,000 --> 00:51:59,440
 Absolutely.

903
00:51:59,800 --> 00:51:59,960
 There you go.

904
00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:04,380
 Well, and again, yeah, as you mentioned, we discussed it yesterday.

905
00:52:04,540 --> 00:52:07,540
 Georgia and Texas, I certainly understand with their roster.

906
00:52:08,420 --> 00:52:14,800
 But the top seven or eight teams in the league have got a legitimate chance of winning the SEC.

907
00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:17,560
 Who have you got on the show today?

908
00:52:17,660 --> 00:52:24,840
 I know you're talking about trade, deadline, options, talking about Alabama beating Georgia on October the 10th.

909
00:52:24,840 --> 00:52:27,980
 Where can we get online and listen in this afternoon?

910
00:52:27,980 --> 00:52:31,380
 Let me tell you, I have no guess whatsoever.

911
00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:33,560
 I'm walking in.

912
00:52:34,120 --> 00:52:35,500
 I'm doing three hours.

913
00:52:35,500 --> 00:52:36,460
 You're locked and loaded.

914
00:52:37,260 --> 00:52:38,460
 I'm Rush Limbaugh.

915
00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:40,620
 I'm open phone Friday.

916
00:52:40,860 --> 00:52:41,080
 Yeah.

917
00:52:41,220 --> 00:52:42,400
 I'm going in.

918
00:52:42,500 --> 00:52:43,220
 I have nothing.

919
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:45,020
 I have a rundown.

920
00:52:45,300 --> 00:52:48,520
 And I might just have to recite and read the d*** rundown over and over.

921
00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:49,540
 I have no clue.

922
00:52:50,300 --> 00:52:51,680
 I've been working.

923
00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:53,520
 I've been working all day long.

924
00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:54,560
 I've had Zoom meetings.

925
00:52:54,760 --> 00:52:55,920
 I've had to do orders.

926
00:52:55,980 --> 00:52:56,280
 Right.

927
00:52:56,360 --> 00:52:59,180
 I've had to appear on this Penny Annie show.

928
00:52:59,340 --> 00:53:00,460
 So, I had all kinds of stuff to do.

929
00:53:00,460 --> 00:53:01,100
 Thank you, Bill.

930
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:02,820
 And you know what?

931
00:53:02,940 --> 00:53:08,640
 I mean, so, h***, I may be calling you two to go in the four o'clock hour and you don't have to come on my show.

932
00:53:08,980 --> 00:53:11,900
 I mean, I have no freaking clue what I'm talking about.

933
00:53:11,900 --> 00:53:12,780
 They'll let me on chat.

934
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:13,740
 Oh, man.

935
00:53:13,820 --> 00:53:14,560
 No idea.

936
00:53:14,760 --> 00:53:18,520
 I mean, I'm walking into a boardroom naked as a jaybird, not knowing what.

937
00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:24,540
 So, all you, all you, I'm going to take those sloppy seconds from the Boomo Bugg show to call my show today.

938
00:53:24,540 --> 00:53:25,260
 There you go.

939
00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:29,480
 They're going to tune in online at thesesuperstations.com and say, God, it's awful.

940
00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:31,580
 I've got to call in to add to the discussion.

941
00:53:32,020 --> 00:53:33,220
 So, do it, please.

942
00:53:33,300 --> 00:53:33,800
 Let's go.

943
00:53:33,940 --> 00:53:34,540
 Oh, man.

944
00:53:35,640 --> 00:53:38,220
 It's just Bill, Jack, and Jim in a bottle.

945
00:53:38,340 --> 00:53:39,140
 So, good luck, Bill.

946
00:53:40,380 --> 00:53:41,180
 I'll need it.

947
00:53:42,140 --> 00:53:42,900
 See you, bud.

948
00:53:43,900 --> 00:53:44,780
 There you have it.

949
00:53:44,780 --> 00:53:51,080
 Charles Lindbergh, flying solo, Bill Shanks, and I mean hosting more of the Bill Shanks show.

950
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 Check him out at thesesuperstations.com.

951
00:53:53,540 --> 00:53:56,360
 Coming up the next hour, we're going to be taking all over the place, we hope.

952
00:53:56,760 --> 00:53:58,460
 Justin Ferguson talking to Auburn Tigers.

953
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 Doug Seeger's talking about everything, along with Mike Huganen and Elmer Pierce, ready to give you a good drive and more.

954
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 Straight ahead, stay with us here on the Boomo Bugg show.

955
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985
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 State Auditor Andrew Sorrell is speaking out against the surveillance of Alabamians through license plate readers, otherwise known as FLOT cameras.

986
00:56:22,900 --> 00:56:28,460
 Sorrell believes that much of the mass surveillance being used by law enforcement agencies here in the state is unconstitutional.

987
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 He's also calling out the Alabama Sheriff's Association for supporting the technology at the expense of the privacy of law-abiding citizens.

988
00:56:36,200 --> 00:56:46,400
 Sorrell says even when policies are applied to this tech, it's still a violation of the Fourth Amendment that confirms the rights of Americans from unreasonable search and seizure by the federal government.

989
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 Sorrell says that the next logical step in this mass surveillance is for everyone's cell phone to be run through an AI program where their conversations are evaluated for key words indicating criminal activity.

990
00:56:57,440 --> 00:57:00,980
 Sorrell maintains that he loves law enforcement, but he loves the U.S. Constitution more.

991
00:57:01,420 --> 00:57:03,920
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

992
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999
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 A North Alabama man is facing theft charges involving Pokemon cards.

1000
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 31-year-old Joseph Lodano is accused of entering the Great Scott's Collectibles store in Huntsville, along with several other similar stores, and stealing cards worth a total of $500.

1001
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 Lodano posted bond after his arrest this week.

1002
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1003
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1005
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1006
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1008
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1009
00:58:14,940 --> 00:58:17,120
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1010
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1011
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 As the Dodgers fight for the top of Major League Baseball, they welcome the surging Boston Red Sox.

1012
00:58:25,840 --> 00:58:27,640
 Down the left field line.

1013
00:58:27,860 --> 00:58:28,540
 It's gone!

1014
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1015
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 The Red Sox at the Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball.

1016
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1017
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1020
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1023
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1024
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1025
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1026
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1027
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1037
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1039
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 At the wall now, Casey, and it's gone!

1040
00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:35,340
 Tonight, the Division Series rolls on at Truist Park as Ozzie Albies and the Braves look for an NL East win against the Washington Nationals.

1041
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1045
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1046
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1047
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1048
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1049
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1050
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1051
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1052
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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

1053
01:00:58,820 --> 01:01:02,160
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

1054
01:01:05,160 --> 01:01:07,460
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

1055
01:01:08,040 --> 01:01:13,260
 New exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

1056
01:01:14,080 --> 01:01:19,460
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1057
01:01:20,180 --> 01:01:22,160
 Welcome back in, our tour of the Boomo Bugg Show.

1058
01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:23,940
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

1059
01:01:24,020 --> 01:01:27,080
 Thank you so much for giving a street ride around the Tennessee Valley.

1060
01:01:27,180 --> 01:01:30,340
 BB, obviously, the last day of July.

1061
01:01:31,220 --> 01:01:33,900
 Everything gets rocking and rolling next week.

1062
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:36,360
 The curtain comes up on the respective camps.

1063
01:01:37,100 --> 01:01:38,620
 What catches your fancy?

1064
01:01:38,860 --> 01:01:41,920
 And I wonder what's going through the minds of all the young guns right now.

1065
01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:45,980
 Starting there in Alabama with a young quarterback room down at Auburn,

1066
01:01:46,040 --> 01:01:49,220
 as far as everybody kind of getting familiar with one another.

1067
01:01:49,340 --> 01:01:54,000
 All the guys coming up from South Florida and trying to meet all the guys who've been on that roster.

1068
01:01:54,520 --> 01:01:56,900
 Very interesting weekend across the SEC.

1069
01:01:57,360 --> 01:01:58,180
 Well, it is.

1070
01:01:58,340 --> 01:02:02,000
 And most of these camps begin Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

1071
01:02:02,100 --> 01:02:02,900
 Harold, it helps.

1072
01:02:03,340 --> 01:02:05,640
 You know, we mention this all the time.

1073
01:02:06,180 --> 01:02:08,140
 This sport's 12 months out of the year now.

1074
01:02:08,140 --> 01:02:13,260
 They've been together working out since January, February.

1075
01:02:14,140 --> 01:02:18,740
 You know, some of the guys came in during the summer about a year ago.

1076
01:02:18,840 --> 01:02:20,660
 But I think that's going to be one of the keys.

1077
01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:25,620
 And particularly with the new coaches is how quickly do they get acclimated?

1078
01:02:26,200 --> 01:02:31,760
 You know, Alex Golich, Summerall, again, Silverfield at Arkansas.

1079
01:02:32,160 --> 01:02:35,220
 Now, again, these guys have coached somewhere before.

1080
01:02:35,360 --> 01:02:36,860
 They haven't forgotten how to coach.

1081
01:02:36,860 --> 01:02:40,180
 But it does take time for teams to gel.

1082
01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:45,860
 A lot of these coaches added new assistants or they came with them from their previous job.

1083
01:02:46,840 --> 01:02:54,140
 But, again, it's not going to be two-a-days like they had four years ago.

1084
01:02:54,400 --> 01:02:57,340
 And, again, the heat is – we know everybody is unbearable.

1085
01:02:57,500 --> 01:03:04,620
 But to me, next week is going to be the acclimation for the new – again, as you mentioned, there are five or six quarterback battles.

1086
01:03:04,620 --> 01:03:07,080
 And then you've got new coaches.

1087
01:03:07,080 --> 01:03:09,780
 How quickly do they become acclimated?

1088
01:03:10,280 --> 01:03:11,280
 We want to talk about that.

1089
01:03:11,320 --> 01:03:20,980
 But speaking of coaches, are you a little surprised that the moxie out of the Big Ten, and in particular, guys who, at one time, where would they be now without the SEC?

1090
01:03:21,360 --> 01:03:28,820
 I'm talking about Billima over at now Illinois after Arkansas and Cignetti after his ride with Nick along with an army of coaches.

1091
01:03:29,300 --> 01:03:32,720
 Are you a little surprised at the moxie that they're bringing to the table now?

1092
01:03:32,780 --> 01:03:33,620
 Or is it one of those deals?

1093
01:03:34,280 --> 01:03:36,640
 Well, I kind of needed you on my way up.

1094
01:03:36,640 --> 01:03:40,420
 But now that I'm somebody, I'm going to tell you who's the sheriff in town, Boffs.

1095
01:03:40,420 --> 01:03:45,500
 Well, they've watched the SEC win national championships, Harold, for 20 years.

1096
01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:51,320
 And I know that's stuck in the crawl of a lot of, quite frankly, Big Ten media.

1097
01:03:51,600 --> 01:03:53,700
 And I've seen a lot from them.

1098
01:03:54,580 --> 01:03:59,500
 But Billima was, of course, at Arkansas, was not nearly as successful there.

1099
01:03:59,660 --> 01:04:03,080
 Of course, again, Silverfield's going to have some issues there.

1100
01:04:03,420 --> 01:04:14,420
 Well, frankly, again, I know Arkansas fans remember Houston Nutt fondly with what they've gone through the last two or three coaches with this.

1101
01:04:14,760 --> 01:04:19,440
 But when you win three national championships, I get it, you can beat your chest.

1102
01:04:20,020 --> 01:04:21,380
 And they're going to be pretty good, too.

1103
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:25,320
 I think, actually, a team that nobody's been talking about, Harold's Penn State.

1104
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:25,760
 Why?

1105
01:04:25,900 --> 01:04:26,140
 Yeah.

1106
01:04:26,140 --> 01:04:31,600
 Because they don't play the top three or four teams in the Big Ten.

1107
01:04:32,520 --> 01:04:36,000
 And I think Matt Campbell's a really good coach coming from Iowa State.

1108
01:04:36,100 --> 01:04:38,900
 He brought about 20 players with him.

1109
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:44,440
 But, yeah, you're going to continue until the SEC starts beating these guys in the playoffs.

1110
01:04:45,120 --> 01:04:47,120
 The chest beating is going to continue.

1111
01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:52,240
 Well, you know, as a former athlete, I truthfully can say this.

1112
01:04:52,300 --> 01:04:56,820
 And I think I speak on behalf of a lot of folks who have ever played the game itself is you prepare.

1113
01:04:57,300 --> 01:04:58,260
 You give it 100%.

1114
01:04:58,260 --> 01:05:06,660
 But when somebody beats you and they do it fair and square, if you are tough and you've got any couth in class about you, go and you shake their hand and say, you know what?

1115
01:05:06,680 --> 01:05:08,500
 I gave you my best shot and you won.

1116
01:05:08,540 --> 01:05:10,680
 I think that's what you've got to do to the Big Ten right now.

1117
01:05:11,080 --> 01:05:12,700
 The SEC has given them the best shot.

1118
01:05:12,740 --> 01:05:13,640
 But the Big Ten has won.

1119
01:05:13,740 --> 01:05:15,380
 So, you can't argue the facts.

1120
01:05:15,640 --> 01:05:19,740
 But if the SEC wants to do something about it, you've got to beat them head up.

1121
01:05:19,960 --> 01:05:21,660
 But, again, I'll still say this.

1122
01:05:21,660 --> 01:05:24,220
 You bring up a good point there about Penn State's schedule.

1123
01:05:24,800 --> 01:05:31,300
 I just think in July, too many of all of us are guilty of saying, boy, this team is good and this is what they're going to do.

1124
01:05:31,360 --> 01:05:32,520
 And you leave it there.

1125
01:05:33,220 --> 01:05:41,180
 But if you take and you pull back the veneer, you say, I'm not only big on a schedule of who you're playing, it's where you're playing and when you're playing.

1126
01:05:41,660 --> 01:05:49,720
 If you have to go on the road in a tough conference like the SEC, or for that matter, if you're playing the operational in the Big Ten, and you've got to go on the road back to back,

1127
01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:53,220
 then, to me, that factors in differently than, say, Notre Dame.

1128
01:05:53,360 --> 01:05:54,420
 I'm not going to sit here.

1129
01:05:54,500 --> 01:05:57,940
 I don't have the full schedule in front of me, so it wouldn't probably be totally fair.

1130
01:05:58,360 --> 01:06:05,640
 But everything I'm able to gather is, basically, if Notre Dame just shows up and brushes their teeth more than once a week, they're good.

1131
01:06:06,220 --> 01:06:09,180
 Well, Harold, I know what it is without seeing it.

1132
01:06:09,240 --> 01:06:13,200
 They've got a three-game schedule about midway through.

1133
01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:15,180
 Now, they're going to begin 7-0.

1134
01:06:15,760 --> 01:06:22,480
 And then they go to BYU, which, again, Katani Salaki is a very good coach.

1135
01:06:22,880 --> 01:06:29,100
 Then they've got Miami at home, and they've got SMU.

1136
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:30,980
 That's who I was trying to think of.

1137
01:06:31,420 --> 01:06:33,800
 But they've got a three-game schedule, Harold.

1138
01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:39,620
 And, again, the rest of it, probably the nicest thing I can say is the rest of the schedule is manageable.

1139
01:06:39,980 --> 01:06:41,800
 It's a layup, you know, to get them in.

1140
01:06:41,900 --> 01:06:43,200
 I mean, all you've got to do is get in.

1141
01:06:43,300 --> 01:06:44,780
 After that, the slate wipes clean.

1142
01:06:45,460 --> 01:06:49,840
 But back to a fun topic with coaches, you mentioned the situation there at Penn State.

1143
01:06:49,840 --> 01:06:57,680
 Who is going to have a better year, Penn State or the old boss at Penn State, Virginia Tech under James Franklin?

1144
01:06:58,460 --> 01:07:01,000
 I think they're going to be fairly close.

1145
01:07:01,340 --> 01:07:06,740
 But because of the schedule, I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Campbell at Penn State has a better year.

1146
01:07:07,640 --> 01:07:10,020
 That's going to be something to keep a close eye on again.

1147
01:07:10,460 --> 01:07:11,880
 Camp opening up on Tuesday.

1148
01:07:12,700 --> 01:07:15,340
 B.B., let's talk a little bit about Kalen DeBoer.

1149
01:07:15,420 --> 01:07:16,860
 Obviously, this is year three.

1150
01:07:17,660 --> 01:07:20,780
 And we know that Nick Saban, what he did in year three.

1151
01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:24,560
 We know what, to me, Curtis Ignetti blew up the whole blueprint.

1152
01:07:25,080 --> 01:07:27,820
 He came into a terrible program and won early on.

1153
01:07:27,880 --> 01:07:29,900
 So, these coaches, you know, they're mindful of that.

1154
01:07:30,540 --> 01:07:31,720
 I will say this.

1155
01:07:32,260 --> 01:07:38,180
 When you look at his strategy, it seems like he tries to be as realistic as any coach can be.

1156
01:07:38,260 --> 01:07:41,440
 I think he feels pretty good about this team, but they're young.

1157
01:07:41,720 --> 01:07:43,380
 And he tries to temper that.

1158
01:07:43,720 --> 01:07:49,600
 And I think he's trying to hold this team together with the way they have done roster management, investing back into the team.

1159
01:07:50,060 --> 01:07:57,400
 I think what they're trying to do is get to 2027 and let that be the team that will be serious.

1160
01:07:57,400 --> 01:08:03,580
 Because these guys now coming in that are young this year, if they live up their potential, they're going to be seasoned.

1161
01:08:04,080 --> 01:08:09,840
 But I think you know this as well as anybody, anybody listening who's been a longtime fan in this state knows this.

1162
01:08:10,460 --> 01:08:12,380
 Two things could happen with this team this year.

1163
01:08:12,800 --> 01:08:15,680
 If Kalen DeBoer goes south again, you know what the fans are going to do.

1164
01:08:15,720 --> 01:08:16,700
 They're going to rock and roll.

1165
01:08:17,180 --> 01:08:18,600
 But I still maintain this.

1166
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:20,740
 When you look at that buyout, good luck.

1167
01:08:20,980 --> 01:08:23,840
 You better have somebody with deep pockets that are going to come after him.

1168
01:08:24,220 --> 01:08:28,160
 But the other side of the coin, what happens if Kalen DeBoer exceeds the expectations?

1169
01:08:28,360 --> 01:08:29,440
 And he says, you know what?

1170
01:08:30,120 --> 01:08:33,340
 Guys, all you naysayers, you threw darts at me.

1171
01:08:33,340 --> 01:08:37,020
 Now I'm in the driver's seat, and I'm going to explore my options.

1172
01:08:37,940 --> 01:08:40,660
 I really don't think, Harold, that's going to happen.

1173
01:08:40,780 --> 01:08:41,400
 And you're right.

1174
01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:45,600
 Even if he goes 8-4, and I've said this, I think the floor is 8-4.

1175
01:08:45,720 --> 01:08:47,320
 The ceiling is 10-2.

1176
01:08:47,920 --> 01:08:49,700
 Now they've got a tough schedule.

1177
01:08:49,880 --> 01:08:53,980
 I've talked about Auburn's gauntlet beginning September the 19th with Florida.

1178
01:08:55,260 --> 01:08:59,480
 Georgia, for Alabama, I think they're 5-0 to begin the season.

1179
01:08:59,480 --> 01:09:03,240
 Then you've got Georgia at Tennessee, Texas A&M for homecoming.

1180
01:09:03,620 --> 01:09:06,200
 What a homecoming opponent at LSU.

1181
01:09:06,660 --> 01:09:07,620
 And then you've got Vandy.

1182
01:09:07,780 --> 01:09:10,100
 What happened to Vandy two years ago?

1183
01:09:11,440 --> 01:09:16,260
 But I think, I really and truly, I mentioned this twice this summer.

1184
01:09:16,660 --> 01:09:20,780
 I think this team could be a national championship contender in 2027.

1185
01:09:21,880 --> 01:09:26,840
 Now a lot of things are going to happen for that roster retention for one.

1186
01:09:27,280 --> 01:09:30,440
 But they've got so many of these kids who've got the opportunity to come back.

1187
01:09:30,500 --> 01:09:34,000
 Even Bray Hubbard could come back for another year.

1188
01:09:34,340 --> 01:09:37,860
 But even if they go 8-4, they're not going to fire Kalen DeBoer.

1189
01:09:37,940 --> 01:09:40,180
 I know they're going to grumble and people are going to be upset.

1190
01:09:40,460 --> 01:09:43,460
 But as you mentioned, the buyout is incredible.

1191
01:09:43,780 --> 01:09:48,560
 That's the reason why Greg Byrne re-upped him, is to keep this for happening.

1192
01:09:48,980 --> 01:09:54,380
 But if I had to choose one or the other, I think this team is going to surprise some people this year.

1193
01:09:54,780 --> 01:09:55,400
 Do you find it?

1194
01:09:55,540 --> 01:09:57,620
 And I'm with you and Brother Brent.

1195
01:09:57,680 --> 01:09:59,120
 And I love pre-season magazines.

1196
01:09:59,400 --> 01:10:04,160
 I like the tangible in your hand being able to flip the page as opposed to a tablet and all that stuff.

1197
01:10:04,640 --> 01:10:09,000
 But I can't imagine a tougher job in the modern era than putting one of those babies together.

1198
01:10:09,100 --> 01:10:13,280
 And the reason I bring it up, in all honesty, all you've got in front of you,

1199
01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:15,860
 when people say, well, what about this team or that team or that team?

1200
01:10:16,320 --> 01:10:19,480
 All you can do is analyze the potential.

1201
01:10:19,820 --> 01:10:20,400
 You know what they say?

1202
01:10:20,440 --> 01:10:22,940
 If they don't live up to their potential, you'll wind up po.

1203
01:10:24,100 --> 01:10:28,440
 Of all the teams out there right now, what is the most intriguing team?

1204
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:31,920
 Because if you go back to last year and you try to take that roster

1205
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:34,040
 and you bring it over to this year's roster,

1206
01:10:34,120 --> 01:10:36,400
 I don't think it's even possible to sit here and analyze it.

1207
01:10:36,400 --> 01:10:40,780
 And I think, again, Indiana is a classic example of what we're trying to say here.

1208
01:10:41,240 --> 01:10:45,740
 In other words, the unpredictable factor in the modern era with all these guys coming in

1209
01:10:45,740 --> 01:10:51,560
 including the Auburn Tigers because if Auburn didn't have the benefit of the portal,

1210
01:10:51,700 --> 01:10:56,180
 where would they be right now as a program after their run of bad coaches over the past few years?

1211
01:10:56,380 --> 01:11:00,040
 You can either dwell on that and say, poor old Auburn, they've had so many bad years.

1212
01:11:00,380 --> 01:11:02,820
 What gives me reason to believe it's going to be different this year?

1213
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:03,640
 It's called the portal.

1214
01:11:03,740 --> 01:11:06,160
 You can bring guys in and that's what Goldish has done.

1215
01:11:06,160 --> 01:11:09,660
 He basically has brought a plug-and-play offense with him.

1216
01:11:09,960 --> 01:11:15,000
 If they can navigate the first and they're going to win the first two games,

1217
01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:22,100
 but they've got Florida and Vanny at home before they start off on this October gauntlet with them.

1218
01:11:23,140 --> 01:11:25,560
 Harold, again, I think Auburn's much improved.

1219
01:11:25,740 --> 01:11:26,720
 We've talked about this.

1220
01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:30,940
 I think the defense, DJ Durkin, a lot of people don't remember this.

1221
01:11:31,040 --> 01:11:37,000
 Nick Saban, when he left, recommended Greg Byrne for the next defensive coordinator at Alabama,

1222
01:11:37,300 --> 01:11:38,040
 DJ Durkin.

1223
01:11:38,520 --> 01:11:41,200
 He has always had a lot of respect for Durkin.

1224
01:11:41,960 --> 01:11:46,060
 I think the offense, Harold, quite frankly, the offense has got to be better.

1225
01:11:47,480 --> 01:11:53,500
 Again, the offensive line is their big question, the big question in Alabama, too.

1226
01:11:53,640 --> 01:11:58,120
 But to answer your question, I think one of the surprise teams in the league,

1227
01:11:58,740 --> 01:12:01,520
 and some people don't think their surprise is Oklahoma.

1228
01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:05,200
 Oklahoma's defense is really good.

1229
01:12:05,340 --> 01:12:08,220
 Venables is a defensive coordinator at heart.

1230
01:12:08,760 --> 01:12:11,260
 David Stone is one of the best defensive tackles.

1231
01:12:12,300 --> 01:12:14,100
 Hip Lewis, we've talked about.

1232
01:12:15,100 --> 01:12:17,620
 Bowen, the two Bowen kids.

1233
01:12:17,900 --> 01:12:23,880
 But if Mateer is good and they can run the ball, they were 112th last year in rushing.

1234
01:12:24,600 --> 01:12:30,820
 They were 90th in offense, and I think Brent Venables, that's one of the first things they've worked on

1235
01:12:30,820 --> 01:12:32,740
 all spring is to improve that offense.

1236
01:12:33,000 --> 01:12:35,580
 You mentioned there's only one direction to go for Auburn's offense.

1237
01:12:35,720 --> 01:12:37,340
 It's kind of like Alabama's offensive line.

1238
01:12:37,500 --> 01:12:40,400
 There's only one direction to go with Bama's O-line.

1239
01:12:40,540 --> 01:12:46,300
 Of all the opening games, and by the way, mark it down, four weeks from tomorrow,

1240
01:12:46,500 --> 01:12:48,960
 you get the, I call it the dress rehearsal games.

1241
01:12:49,060 --> 01:12:50,160
 There's a sprinkling of games.

1242
01:12:50,160 --> 01:12:53,280
 And the first big weekend is five weeks from tomorrow.

1243
01:12:53,380 --> 01:12:57,300
 It's easy to remember, five on September 5, 2026.

1244
01:12:57,680 --> 01:13:03,380
 What is the most intriguing game, and what may be one of the more intriguing games that's overlooked?

1245
01:13:03,500 --> 01:13:08,120
 Would you agree that maybe, to me, one of the more intriguing games is going to be Louisville and Ole Miss?

1246
01:13:08,340 --> 01:13:08,540
 Yeah.

1247
01:13:08,940 --> 01:13:09,940
 Neutral side game.

1248
01:13:10,040 --> 01:13:11,580
 To me, that's an intriguing matchup, BB.

1249
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:18,340
 Well, it's going to be Pete Golling's debut, and Harold Brom has done a good job at Louisville.

1250
01:13:18,340 --> 01:13:22,840
 A lot of people thought he might leave and go to some other schools.

1251
01:13:23,420 --> 01:13:25,280
 But I think they've got a chance.

1252
01:13:25,500 --> 01:13:30,540
 Again, Harold, if they can keep Trinidad Chambliss, he won Lacey.

1253
01:13:32,140 --> 01:13:36,200
 And you know a Pete Golling defense is going to be pretty salty with that.

1254
01:13:36,640 --> 01:13:41,220
 I agree with you as far as winning the opening games.

1255
01:13:41,220 --> 01:13:47,680
 I know people are going to scoff when I say this, but East Carolina's got a 27-year-old quarterback.

1256
01:13:48,300 --> 01:13:48,820
 27.

1257
01:13:49,180 --> 01:13:51,580
 I've been talking about pace of play.

1258
01:13:52,040 --> 01:13:56,120
 Auburn with Gollich last year at South Florida was second.

1259
01:13:56,620 --> 01:13:57,780
 Well, guess who was third?

1260
01:13:58,000 --> 01:13:58,860
 East Carolina.

1261
01:13:59,340 --> 01:14:02,100
 They've got 27 transfer guys.

1262
01:14:02,280 --> 01:14:04,720
 They've got an experienced team.

1263
01:14:05,200 --> 01:14:06,980
 Alabama should win the game handily.

1264
01:14:07,220 --> 01:14:08,560
 Again, emphasis on should.

1265
01:14:08,680 --> 01:14:11,880
 But that is a game that a lot of people are overlooking.

1266
01:14:12,060 --> 01:14:16,760
 They're thinking, well, they're going to be looking to take here, beat the doors off of Florida State.

1267
01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:20,700
 They've got to be ready to play against East Carolina at 11 a.m.

1268
01:14:20,700 --> 01:14:29,840
 Well, you don't want to be outside cutting the board's door if that happens after what happened a couple of years ago with Vanderbilt after the game with Georgia and last year opening up with Florida State.

1269
01:14:30,220 --> 01:14:40,120
 The last thing he needs in year three is to come out and lay an egg right out of the gates against ARC, the Pirates of East Carolina.

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 Welcome back in.

1334
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 If it's about this close to seeing the curtain come up on the college football season,

1335
01:18:06,240 --> 01:18:11,300
 that means Doug Segrist has both ears pointed to Alabama, Auburn, and beyond.

1336
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 Doug is, by the way, named one of the top 50 guys when it comes to legends of Alabama sports writers.

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 Came up.

1341
01:18:22,700 --> 01:18:24,040
 Doug Segrist, welcome in.

1342
01:18:24,100 --> 01:18:24,880
 How are you?

1343
01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:27,080
 I could not be better.

1344
01:18:27,160 --> 01:18:29,860
 I mean, I'm spending the Friday with the two of you.

1345
01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:32,140
 I'm sorry.

1346
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 I didn't have my hearing aid again.

1347
01:18:33,220 --> 01:18:34,320
 Can you repeat that, Doug?

1348
01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:35,960
 It was a compliment, Harold.

1349
01:18:36,200 --> 01:18:37,000
 It was a compliment.

1350
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 Man, we appreciate it.

1351
01:18:40,600 --> 01:18:42,140
 Doug, why don't you go see mine?

1352
01:18:42,240 --> 01:18:49,180
 Obviously, you get folks who, I've seen you have two coaches who retire after a frustrating season.

1353
01:18:49,420 --> 01:18:55,280
 And then you get to about this point, right before a season, and boy, the itch starts getting ramped up.

1354
01:18:55,360 --> 01:19:01,580
 Your thoughts as a legendary sports writer, what is the mindset coming in to the respective camps?

1355
01:19:03,200 --> 01:19:21,100
 I think Auburn's enthusiasm, it feels like they turned a corner, they got the right guy, and I do think some expectations are a little over the moon, because, you know, you just can't change the roster that fast.

1356
01:19:21,200 --> 01:19:25,060
 And again, I'm going to keep bringing this up every time we talk.

1357
01:19:25,160 --> 01:19:25,700
 The schedule.

1358
01:19:26,360 --> 01:19:27,020
 The schedule.

1359
01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:27,320
 Right.

1360
01:19:27,400 --> 01:19:30,260
 I mean, we haven't seen schedules like this.

1361
01:19:30,380 --> 01:19:38,500
 Yeah, you play eight games, but it's one through 16, everybody's capable of beating anybody else.

1362
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:39,340
 Yep, that's right.

1363
01:19:39,580 --> 01:19:43,880
 And it's not just, you know, well, let's circle that Alabama-Georgia game.

1364
01:19:43,920 --> 01:19:45,160
 It's what comes next.

1365
01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:51,500
 And after that, and after that, you're looking at four, maybe five top 15 games in a row.

1366
01:19:51,500 --> 01:20:00,500
 Same with Auburn, you know, Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, you know, nobody else in the country is having to play those schedules.

1367
01:20:00,720 --> 01:20:02,120
 So, you can be much improved.

1368
01:20:02,260 --> 01:20:04,060
 It may not show up.

1369
01:20:04,480 --> 01:20:08,660
 I think the good thing for Alex Gullish is that Auburn fans are more realistic.

1370
01:20:08,820 --> 01:20:10,040
 They just want to see improvement.

1371
01:20:11,140 --> 01:20:14,740
 They're not expecting, you know, a playoff team right off the bat.

1372
01:20:14,740 --> 01:20:28,180
 But, and I think in his case, we can kind of learn from who, Terry Bowden and Gus Malzahn, Gene Chiswick, you know, it's better to start a little slow and build than just come right out of the gate.

1373
01:20:29,100 --> 01:20:32,480
 Alabama, you know, I don't know how much this is manufactured.

1374
01:20:32,920 --> 01:20:35,520
 You know, we're here in kind of doom and gloom.

1375
01:20:36,520 --> 01:20:39,120
 You know, people are turning on Kaelin DeBoer.

1376
01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:44,440
 You know, he inherited Nick Saban's team.

1377
01:20:44,600 --> 01:20:44,780
 True.

1378
01:20:45,340 --> 01:20:48,660
 But, you know, before he even gets there, 31 players are gone.

1379
01:20:48,920 --> 01:20:49,460
 Yeah, right.

1380
01:20:49,540 --> 01:20:57,440
 So, I think he's rebuilding a team more like what he's had before, more in terms of speed.

1381
01:20:58,440 --> 01:21:01,600
 And we'll just see if the style translates to the SEC.

1382
01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:03,000
 That's still an unknown.

1383
01:21:03,180 --> 01:21:07,020
 But truth is, they're locked in with him for years to come because of this buyout.

1384
01:21:07,480 --> 01:21:08,340
 Thank you, Doug.

1385
01:21:08,340 --> 01:21:09,720
 We talked about that earlier.

1386
01:21:09,920 --> 01:21:18,560
 And not only that, I mean, any time you come in after the GOAT, I mean, if you've got walking around since, you know, those shoes are almost impossible to fill.

1387
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:19,920
 That's Ray Perkins if you could.

1388
01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:23,720
 But just what message can you tell fans?

1389
01:21:23,800 --> 01:21:25,920
 Because, yeah, the schedule may change.

1390
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:26,720
 This may change.

1391
01:21:26,760 --> 01:21:27,660
 That may change.

1392
01:21:28,060 --> 01:21:29,220
 But one thing doesn't change.

1393
01:21:29,280 --> 01:21:30,680
 You know this as well as any of us.

1394
01:21:31,320 --> 01:21:33,780
 Expectations from Alabama and Auburn fans do not change.

1395
01:21:33,780 --> 01:21:39,640
 What is the realistic expectations record-wise in 2026 for these fans?

1396
01:21:41,220 --> 01:21:44,620
 I think 8-4 is realistic, but it's a floor.

1397
01:21:44,740 --> 01:21:46,500
 I think 9-3 is possible.

1398
01:21:46,660 --> 01:21:48,260
 10-2, minus 2 high.

1399
01:21:49,220 --> 01:21:53,760
 You know, we'll see more of his true offensive philosophy this year.

1400
01:21:54,220 --> 01:21:55,360
 Can they run the ball?

1401
01:21:55,500 --> 01:21:57,600
 You know, they haven't been fiscal enough.

1402
01:21:57,760 --> 01:22:02,640
 But if you go back and look at his teams before he got to Alabama, they ran the ball very well.

1403
01:22:02,880 --> 01:22:04,660
 They controlled the clock when they had to.

1404
01:22:04,980 --> 01:22:06,200
 They won close games.

1405
01:22:06,300 --> 01:22:07,820
 To me, that comes down to coaching.

1406
01:22:08,620 --> 01:22:15,920
 In terms of whether or not he's a fit, this guy was willing to take on the challenge of replacing Nick Saban.

1407
01:22:16,040 --> 01:22:18,120
 The biggest challenge in college football history.

1408
01:22:18,240 --> 01:22:19,200
 That's not Ray Perkins.

1409
01:22:19,880 --> 01:22:20,180
 Yeah.

1410
01:22:20,400 --> 01:22:20,640
 Yeah.

1411
01:22:20,700 --> 01:22:23,120
 And that tells me something about his character.

1412
01:22:23,640 --> 01:22:25,620
 Ray Perkins didn't handle that well.

1413
01:22:25,780 --> 01:22:26,000
 You know.

1414
01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:26,340
 No.

1415
01:22:26,660 --> 01:22:33,260
 For all the talk we say of following the Giants, Ray Perkins had mixed success.

1416
01:22:33,580 --> 01:22:38,420
 His real success was as an athletic director, modernizing that athletic program.

1417
01:22:38,680 --> 01:22:38,820
 Yeah.

1418
01:22:38,960 --> 01:22:39,160
 Right.

1419
01:22:40,040 --> 01:22:42,220
 And, Doug, I understand, everybody.

1420
01:22:42,560 --> 01:22:49,520
 It's going to be hard to race 31-17 against Florida State to begin the season from your memory banks.

1421
01:22:50,100 --> 01:22:52,700
 They won 10 out of the next 11 games.

1422
01:22:53,220 --> 01:22:54,080
 They lost no clue.

1423
01:22:54,260 --> 01:22:56,160
 And four straight top 25 victories.

1424
01:22:56,700 --> 01:22:59,160
 That's exactly what I was going to mention.

1425
01:22:59,160 --> 01:23:04,620
 The four straight top 25, four SEC games on the road.

1426
01:23:04,960 --> 01:23:08,220
 Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, Auburn.

1427
01:23:09,080 --> 01:23:13,680
 And, quite frankly, that Oklahoma loss, and I'm going to bring them up again in a minute.

1428
01:23:14,820 --> 01:23:20,100
 I don't know if I'd say gave it, but turnovers in the Keegan game lost that Oklahoma game.

1429
01:23:21,080 --> 01:23:21,280
 Yeah.

1430
01:23:21,500 --> 01:23:21,680
 Yeah.

1431
01:23:22,280 --> 01:23:25,300
 You know, and I think this is the point we missed.

1432
01:23:25,300 --> 01:23:29,140
 It's, again, listen, Ohio State plays an SEC-like schedule this year.

1433
01:23:29,700 --> 01:23:33,160
 Michigan plays one, too, but the rest of the Big Ten, it's pretty easy.

1434
01:23:33,340 --> 01:23:33,460
 Yeah.

1435
01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:33,900
 Big 12.

1436
01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:41,340
 Big 12 is a very competitive league, but there aren't the teams at the top like you see in the SEC, certainly the Big Ten.

1437
01:23:41,880 --> 01:23:45,680
 ACC, again, is like three-game season.

1438
01:23:46,720 --> 01:23:49,360
 This grind is just murderous.

1439
01:23:49,640 --> 01:23:52,720
 And, you know, oh, my God, the SEC's fallen off.

1440
01:23:52,780 --> 01:23:54,300
 What we saw with Georgia last year.

1441
01:23:54,340 --> 01:23:57,020
 I mean, they were beat up by the time they got in the postseason.

1442
01:23:57,920 --> 01:23:59,720
 Didn't have much left in the tank.

1443
01:24:00,660 --> 01:24:06,800
 Ole Miss is like the only team that really kind of kept it going and had a shot in the semifinals.

1444
01:24:06,800 --> 01:24:09,120
 But Alabama was toast.

1445
01:24:09,240 --> 01:24:14,300
 And, listen, that doesn't erase how bad they got beat.

1446
01:24:14,440 --> 01:24:21,980
 And I think that's the biggest red flag out there is that when they got beat, they got beat really poorly.

1447
01:24:22,660 --> 01:24:23,960
 And just weren't competitive.

1448
01:24:25,540 --> 01:24:26,880
 You mentioned Ole Miss.

1449
01:24:27,740 --> 01:24:30,080
 Obviously, Pete Golding took on a challenge.

1450
01:24:30,660 --> 01:24:32,320
 And there's two schools of thought on that, Doug.

1451
01:24:32,320 --> 01:24:37,800
 Which one is yours is that look what he did in an impossible situation, did relatively well.

1452
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:43,120
 The other side of that is they were sitting here basically playing the us-against-them card.

1453
01:24:43,580 --> 01:24:46,620
 Win one for the Gipper, and they did a pretty good, doggone good job.

1454
01:24:46,700 --> 01:24:52,060
 The question is, what is Pete Golding going to do for an encore now that that's not going to be a card he can play?

1455
01:24:52,580 --> 01:24:58,500
 And one thing we do know that he can play is in Mississippi, this man can kick some tires and sell some cards.

1456
01:24:58,500 --> 01:24:59,920
 He's one of the best in Mississippi.

1457
01:25:00,220 --> 01:25:01,420
 He plugged into that system.

1458
01:25:02,080 --> 01:25:06,740
 That's one thing to be able to go out and play on a rubber chicken tour and crack funny jokes.

1459
01:25:06,820 --> 01:25:10,780
 But what kind of success will he have now as he is the head coach of the Rebels?

1460
01:25:12,080 --> 01:25:14,800
 I think the schedule sets up fairly well.

1461
01:25:14,900 --> 01:25:19,120
 I mean, obviously, listen, three of the first four games are tough challenges.

1462
01:25:19,480 --> 01:25:24,080
 But after that, there's a time to build some momentum.

1463
01:25:24,940 --> 01:25:30,780
 I think, you know, from everything we heard when he was with Nick Saban, Alabama fans weren't happy with defense.

1464
01:25:30,980 --> 01:25:32,440
 But Nick Saban loved the guys.

1465
01:25:32,820 --> 01:25:33,180
 That's right.

1466
01:25:33,180 --> 01:25:35,780
 Loved the guys' X's and O's, his acumen.

1467
01:25:36,600 --> 01:25:47,520
 You know, one of the first things he's done at Ole Miss, first of all, with Lane Kiffin leaving and trying to basically raid the roster, he kept the best quarterback and the best running back in the country.

1468
01:25:47,520 --> 01:25:51,600
 Second of all, he's kind of turned the offense over.

1469
01:25:51,660 --> 01:25:53,240
 He's not changing Lane Kiffin's offense.

1470
01:25:54,100 --> 01:25:58,140
 He's getting the guys who are kind of the underlings to run it now.

1471
01:25:58,740 --> 01:26:09,060
 And that tells me something about his ego that, you know, he's not, yeah, he's confident that they were doing things right and he's got the right people and the right players.

1472
01:26:09,700 --> 01:26:11,460
 Why mess with something if it's working?

1473
01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:12,140
 Yeah, thank you.

1474
01:26:12,140 --> 01:26:15,980
 And, you know, most coaches want to reinvent the program right away.

1475
01:26:16,260 --> 01:26:17,740
 And so I give them credit for that.

1476
01:26:18,280 --> 01:26:20,020
 I mentioned Oklahoma earlier.

1477
01:26:20,020 --> 01:26:23,000
 There, Harold, we're talking about some of the surprise teams.

1478
01:26:23,660 --> 01:26:32,220
 I don't know if you go 10-3 last year if you were surprised, but I think they're going to be in the top three or four in the SEC.

1479
01:26:32,500 --> 01:26:37,180
 Now, they finished 90th in total offense last year and finished sixth.

1480
01:26:37,820 --> 01:26:42,380
 They've got a, most of that defense that finished sixth is coming back.

1481
01:26:42,520 --> 01:26:43,960
 It material is healthy.

1482
01:26:44,280 --> 01:26:51,640
 Now, they've got to go on the road to the big house into Athens in September.

1483
01:26:51,900 --> 01:26:53,760
 But your thoughts on the Sooners.

1484
01:26:55,180 --> 01:26:56,920
 Yeah, it's a brutal start in the schedule.

1485
01:26:57,120 --> 01:27:02,120
 But after that, there's a little more balance until maybe the month of November.

1486
01:27:02,380 --> 01:27:02,540
 Yeah.

1487
01:27:02,640 --> 01:27:04,140
 So they've got a chance to get healthy.

1488
01:27:04,140 --> 01:27:06,680
 The thing about that defense is defense travels.

1489
01:27:07,680 --> 01:27:11,400
 You can get your quarterback banged up as they did last year and you can survive.

1490
01:27:12,240 --> 01:27:16,700
 And I think a healthy mater is one of the best quarterbacks in the country.

1491
01:27:16,920 --> 01:27:20,720
 So if he's healthy and he's clicking, they don't have to score 40 points.

1492
01:27:20,960 --> 01:27:24,980
 You know, you can score 25 and you're going to go 9-3.

1493
01:27:25,620 --> 01:27:29,960
 So I think they've got a chance to surprise a lot of people.

1494
01:27:30,520 --> 01:27:37,760
 And again, I think he's kind of created a culture there that's been pretty consistent since his arrival.

1495
01:27:38,240 --> 01:27:46,380
 And, you know, right to me, I think that may be the most difficult thing in college football today is maintaining a culture.

1496
01:27:46,380 --> 01:27:48,020
 Because you've got so much turn up.

1497
01:27:48,640 --> 01:27:48,800
 Yeah.

1498
01:27:49,720 --> 01:27:53,040
 Doug, you know, Brett and I never are the kind of guys who tell you what to do.

1499
01:27:53,200 --> 01:28:01,140
 But as a suggestion, if you're going to post or talk about and criticize the head coach for getting pedicures,

1500
01:28:01,940 --> 01:28:08,020
 like Dan Orlovsky did at ESPN with Jon Sumrall, can we just kind of give you a little bit of some advice here?

1501
01:28:08,400 --> 01:28:14,160
 Don't have photos in your collection floating out there in the Internet world of you sniffing a woman's high-heeled shoe.

1502
01:28:14,280 --> 01:28:17,180
 Can we just ask you to be careful there, okay?

1503
01:28:19,020 --> 01:28:21,100
 Yeah, that's a bridge too far.

1504
01:28:21,100 --> 01:28:22,580
 Yes, it is.

1505
01:28:25,060 --> 01:28:32,640
 There's not a father out there with a daughter who at some point has not gotten a pedicure from his daughter.

1506
01:28:33,380 --> 01:28:40,320
 He's gotten his toenails painted and then, you know, wore double socks, you know, for the next month until it faded off.

1507
01:28:40,500 --> 01:28:44,220
 So, yeah, we've all got to live with our mistakes now and then.

1508
01:28:44,640 --> 01:28:51,820
 Yeah, I've got a good friend of mine who tells me on occasion, I just am not going to cut my toenails.

1509
01:28:52,300 --> 01:28:53,180
 We need a chainsaw.

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1511
01:29:04,500 --> 01:29:08,080
 Well, I'm still flexible enough that I can reach them.

1512
01:29:08,600 --> 01:29:09,080
 Bragger.

1513
01:29:09,100 --> 01:29:11,340
 I'm just going to take care of all that myself right now.

1514
01:29:11,340 --> 01:29:20,500
 Now, we know you're reading preseason magazines and getting fired up about the season, maybe watching a little World Cup replay.

1515
01:29:21,620 --> 01:29:24,420
 Have some good refreshments.

1516
01:29:24,980 --> 01:29:26,660
 Jump in the pool if you can.

1517
01:29:26,920 --> 01:29:28,780
 Listen, let's do this again real soon.

1518
01:29:29,560 --> 01:29:30,460
 I look forward to it.

1519
01:29:30,500 --> 01:29:31,980
 I love spending time with you.

1520
01:29:32,200 --> 01:29:32,640
 All right, buddy.

1521
01:29:32,800 --> 01:29:33,860
 Right back at you, Doug.

1522
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 Have a great weekend.

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 It's about to get busy.

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1526
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1613
01:34:28,720 --> 01:34:29,340
 Welcome back in.

1614
01:34:29,400 --> 01:34:31,780
 It's a pleasure for us to say hello to Justin Ferguson.

1615
01:34:31,920 --> 01:34:35,200
 He's busy following the Auburn Tigers at The Auburn Observer.

1616
01:34:35,420 --> 01:34:36,460
 Justin, welcome in.

1617
01:34:36,500 --> 01:34:37,060
 How are you?

1618
01:34:37,940 --> 01:34:38,620
 I'm doing well.

1619
01:34:38,660 --> 01:34:38,980
 How are you all?

1620
01:34:38,980 --> 01:34:39,200
 Hey, man.

1621
01:34:39,820 --> 01:34:45,860
 The word is that you are about to put the final touches on the final mailbag before fall camp.

1622
01:34:46,240 --> 01:34:47,980
 You've endured the offseason.

1623
01:34:48,600 --> 01:34:53,540
 Justin, what can you tell us the biggest lesson that Auburn fans need to know about this offseason on the Plains?

1624
01:34:54,380 --> 01:34:59,740
 Yeah, I think it's been a pretty successful summer, all things considered, for the Auburn team.

1625
01:35:00,040 --> 01:35:10,580
 When you look at, you know, the fact that they went on a pretty good recruiting tear, you know, still have a top-ten class at this point without having played a game yet.

1626
01:35:10,920 --> 01:35:16,420
 I think that's a lot about Alex Golesh, his staff, their ability to kind of make up for off time.

1627
01:35:16,560 --> 01:35:22,140
 I think there's just a level of excitement around this program that we haven't seen in a little while.

1628
01:35:22,300 --> 01:35:28,940
 And, you know, it's been a pretty calm offseason, no big injuries or anything like that, a lot of good recruiting news.

1629
01:35:29,520 --> 01:35:38,600
 And so when they start going next week for practice, it's going to be all about, you know, finding who they can trust at all these different positions

1630
01:35:38,600 --> 01:35:42,340
 and setting that game plan and getting ready to kind of hit the ground running with going against Baylor.

1631
01:35:43,080 --> 01:35:47,320
 Let me ask you about two questions you ask your subscribers in the mailbag.

1632
01:35:47,320 --> 01:35:52,520
 Number one, which position group is the most intriguing to you?

1633
01:35:53,180 --> 01:35:58,080
 Number two, if Auburn has a breakout year, which game would be the sign?

1634
01:35:58,140 --> 01:36:01,820
 And I'm going to throw out Tennessee and Knoxville the first Saturday in October.

1635
01:36:02,700 --> 01:36:03,720
 Oh, yeah, 100%.

1636
01:36:03,720 --> 01:36:08,080
 I think that would be a huge one, obviously, for Auburn.

1637
01:36:08,760 --> 01:36:16,060
 You know, that Tennessee game, you know, if you're able to start the season, you know, 3-1 or 4-0, you know, with, you know, four straight,

1638
01:36:16,060 --> 01:36:22,540
 which should be kind of home games, you know, with the Baylor game being in Atlanta and then three straight home games, those are all winnable.

1639
01:36:23,100 --> 01:36:26,640
 If you get off to a good start and then you go to Tennessee, your first road game,

1640
01:36:26,760 --> 01:36:32,640
 you get an opportunity to, you know, if you're Alex Gullish and a lot of, you know, a lot of these staff guys, like, you know,

1641
01:36:32,640 --> 01:36:38,660
 a place that they're very familiar with, you get a win like that, you know, it could really be a launch pad for the rest of the season.

1642
01:36:38,660 --> 01:36:45,180
 So, I think, you know, this Tennessee team is really talented, but, you know, this is the team you want to catch early.

1643
01:36:45,620 --> 01:36:47,900
 They're going to probably be starting a freshman and quarterback this year.

1644
01:36:48,180 --> 01:36:52,620
 And then on the defensive side, they weren't very good on defense last year, so they're reloading there.

1645
01:36:53,020 --> 01:36:56,760
 Jim Knowles is an awesome defensive coordinator, but his defenses usually take a little while to get going.

1646
01:36:57,280 --> 01:36:59,960
 So, this is a really good time to play that Tennessee team on the road.

1647
01:37:00,080 --> 01:37:01,520
 So, that's a big one for me.

1648
01:37:01,660 --> 01:37:07,080
 And, you know, when it comes to, you know, the position group that intrigues you the most, it's got to be offensive line, right?

1649
01:37:07,660 --> 01:37:13,240
 That's the position group where, you know, Auburn's got probably the most question marks heading into the season.

1650
01:37:13,940 --> 01:37:14,840
 They like their depth.

1651
01:37:14,940 --> 01:37:15,640
 They like their options.

1652
01:37:15,800 --> 01:37:19,240
 It's going to be a matter of, like, who separates themselves, how they can find their best five.

1653
01:37:19,640 --> 01:37:23,960
 How does a guy like Stan Ramil look after missing all of spring, recovering from some surgeries?

1654
01:37:24,460 --> 01:37:29,800
 You know, are some of those younger guys like a Derek Plas or a Ty Buster, are they for real?

1655
01:37:29,860 --> 01:37:32,300
 Are they really going to get a chance to start on this team?

1656
01:37:32,300 --> 01:37:37,800
 How do these transfers settle in after getting their, you know, getting their bearings with them in spring ball?

1657
01:37:37,960 --> 01:37:42,540
 So, yeah, that offensive line is going to be a really, really key part of the season.

1658
01:37:42,640 --> 01:37:44,760
 Kind of a make or break for how good this offense could be.

1659
01:37:45,120 --> 01:37:48,520
 And that's definitely where the most intrigue is going to be in fall camp with the position battles.

1660
01:37:49,240 --> 01:37:51,460
 Justin Ferguson, they're going to get up with us, the Auburn Observer.

1661
01:37:51,540 --> 01:37:52,860
 Let's go the other way with it, Justin.

1662
01:37:52,980 --> 01:37:54,680
 You talked about the question mark.

1663
01:37:54,760 --> 01:37:57,180
 In your opinion, what is the one unit?

1664
01:37:57,180 --> 01:38:01,780
 Not necessarily just individuals, but as far as the unit that you feel totally good about coming in

1665
01:38:01,780 --> 01:38:03,000
 from an experience standpoint.

1666
01:38:04,080 --> 01:38:09,220
 Yeah, I mean, I think from an experience standpoint, you've got to go with the linebacker room.

1667
01:38:09,520 --> 01:38:11,600
 It's either that or probably safety.

1668
01:38:12,220 --> 01:38:16,680
 You know, linebacker-wise, you bring back an All-American, Xavier Hackens.

1669
01:38:17,060 --> 01:38:22,460
 You have a couple of rising sophomores that played a decent bit last year and looked really good doing it.

1670
01:38:22,840 --> 01:38:24,980
 You know, and Elijah Melendez and Bryce Diaz.

1671
01:38:24,980 --> 01:38:28,960
 And then, you know, if DeMarcus Riddick's fully healthy, he was a heck of a player his freshman year.

1672
01:38:29,060 --> 01:38:31,260
 Didn't get to do as much last season.

1673
01:38:31,260 --> 01:38:32,880
 Because of some injuries.

1674
01:38:32,880 --> 01:38:34,540
 But he should be ready to go.

1675
01:38:34,920 --> 01:38:36,280
 That's that core of that defense.

1676
01:38:36,620 --> 01:38:37,760
 That's T.J. Durkin's baby.

1677
01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:39,000
 You know, his position.

1678
01:38:39,320 --> 01:38:40,620
 And, you know, they've got a lot of talent there.

1679
01:38:41,180 --> 01:38:44,060
 And, you know, really high-end kind of players on the defense.

1680
01:38:44,560 --> 01:38:48,740
 And that safety spot's got, you know, tremendous amounts of experience as well behind them.

1681
01:38:49,140 --> 01:38:51,420
 You know, Caleb Harris is back for another season.

1682
01:38:51,540 --> 01:38:53,480
 Fly Smith's back for another year.

1683
01:38:53,780 --> 01:38:55,160
 Champ Anthony's healthy finally.

1684
01:38:55,600 --> 01:39:00,500
 They went out and got Fred Gaskin from USF, who, you know, was a good playmaker down there.

1685
01:39:00,940 --> 01:39:04,980
 And then Eric Winters and new boy Fagans both had really good years last year as sophomore.

1686
01:39:04,980 --> 01:39:11,560
 So, that safety and that middle linebacker group, those are two position groups where you just got to be really excited, I think, if you're Auburn.

1687
01:39:11,940 --> 01:39:19,220
 Because there's just a lot of, you know, just a lot of experience, but also some kind of youth and some real talent that can kind of elevate that room.

1688
01:39:19,620 --> 01:39:21,960
 So, it's fine of the defense looking good heading into the season.

1689
01:39:22,580 --> 01:39:24,920
 Justin, you brought up a good interesting name, D.J. Durkin.

1690
01:39:25,540 --> 01:39:34,860
 If you want to see a smart coach, the first thing you do is when you land in that spot, go immediately and get the one guy that can make or break you.

1691
01:39:34,860 --> 01:39:39,740
 And Colish was smart enough to say, here, D.J., you ain't going anywhere.

1692
01:39:39,880 --> 01:39:40,800
 Stay right here.

1693
01:39:40,920 --> 01:39:46,280
 Your thoughts just about, it just seems like Golden says, you know what, I'll take care of this room, you take care of that room,

1694
01:39:46,320 --> 01:39:49,420
 and you don't have to worry about me meddling unless you just totally screw up.

1695
01:39:50,340 --> 01:39:57,460
 Yeah, I mean, I think it was a really big deal when Auburn was able to keep D.J. Durkin this offseason.

1696
01:39:57,920 --> 01:40:01,380
 I mean, this is a guy who had a real chance of getting the head coach job.

1697
01:40:01,420 --> 01:40:05,680
 So, when you don't get it and they hire somebody else, you know, what does that do for a guy?

1698
01:40:05,860 --> 01:40:07,560
 Like, you know, how does he handle that?

1699
01:40:07,620 --> 01:40:09,840
 How does he react to kind of what's going on there?

1700
01:40:09,900 --> 01:40:12,740
 Is a really, you know, interesting question.

1701
01:40:12,740 --> 01:40:20,380
 And obviously, I think his style of defense works well with how Auburn wants to play on offense.

1702
01:40:20,660 --> 01:40:28,660
 You know, it's a defense that wants to be attacking and aggressive and blitz and create a lot of turnovers and just really kind of put their foot down.

1703
01:40:28,900 --> 01:40:30,920
 Not bend, don't break, but kind of go after it.

1704
01:40:31,240 --> 01:40:35,580
 And that's kind of the mentality Gullish has had on all three phases of the game as a head coach.

1705
01:40:35,740 --> 01:40:37,360
 So, I think it's a really good fit.

1706
01:40:37,680 --> 01:40:44,400
 And I think there's just that continuity there where, you know, if Alex Gullish and Byron Brown and these new USF pieces,

1707
01:40:44,740 --> 01:40:53,760
 if they can give Auburn the upgrade they've been desperately needing on offense and Auburn's defense is just as good or just in the neighborhood of just as good as they were last season,

1708
01:40:54,100 --> 01:40:57,820
 you're talking about a team that could be much improved and make some noise in the SEC.

1709
01:40:58,080 --> 01:41:03,500
 So, they've got to replace some guys, you know, cornerback is going to be the big one without, you know,

1710
01:41:03,520 --> 01:41:07,520
 without a pair of key starters last year in Kay and Lee and Jay Crawford.

1711
01:41:07,740 --> 01:41:11,160
 You've got to figure out where the pass rush is going to come from without Keldrick Falk.

1712
01:41:11,740 --> 01:41:17,820
 But, you know, this is a group that retained a decent amount of guys at all three levels.

1713
01:41:17,820 --> 01:41:23,760
 And Durkin, you know, heading into year three is very established in who he is and what he wants to do at Auburn.

1714
01:41:24,600 --> 01:41:29,760
 Speaking of that, let me ask you about the dudes who play in front of the linebackers, that defensive line.

1715
01:41:30,020 --> 01:41:33,620
 Eight experienced guys, nine newcomers.

1716
01:41:34,180 --> 01:41:35,840
 I know I've seen several reports.

1717
01:41:36,080 --> 01:41:42,500
 Jared Smith, Cody Sigler from UHOPE, Dallas Walker IV, Deshaun Womack may be starting.

1718
01:41:42,860 --> 01:41:50,580
 But the point of it is they may be able to rotate eight players on that defensive front even more.

1719
01:41:50,860 --> 01:41:53,500
 That's a real luxury for a defensive coordinator.

1720
01:41:54,300 --> 01:41:56,380
 Yeah, I think at all three levels they're going to be able to rotate.

1721
01:41:56,540 --> 01:41:57,860
 That's how D.J. Durkin likes to do it.

1722
01:41:57,900 --> 01:42:01,060
 But, yeah, up front, this is a really interesting group for sure.

1723
01:42:01,720 --> 01:42:03,260
 You know, Jared Smith had a phenomenal spring.

1724
01:42:04,160 --> 01:42:08,760
 And, you know, I think people are really looking for him to take that big surge forward as a sophomore.

1725
01:42:09,180 --> 01:42:15,320
 Deshaun Womack's a guy that, you know, they think has NFL-type talent at edge rusher after transferring him from Ole Miss.

1726
01:42:15,700 --> 01:42:19,480
 Cody Sigler might be the most impressive defensive lineman on the team.

1727
01:42:19,480 --> 01:42:23,040
 And, you know, he was at Arkansas State and was at West Alabama a few years ago.

1728
01:42:23,040 --> 01:42:27,340
 So, you know, those guys, you've got some top-end guys with some experience.

1729
01:42:27,840 --> 01:42:31,320
 But then there's just that second wave, you know, they've got talent.

1730
01:42:31,540 --> 01:42:37,080
 You know, last season you saw Malik Autry, you saw Jordan Crawford, you saw Darian Smith.

1731
01:42:37,360 --> 01:42:41,400
 Those were all blue-chip guys in that 25 class who all played.

1732
01:42:42,040 --> 01:42:46,540
 You know, they've got depth, guys like Nate Johnson, Chris Murray back at edge rusher.

1733
01:42:46,940 --> 01:42:53,700
 I still am going to be really interested to see what a healthy Joe Phillips could be like because he was such a highly talented kid coming out of high school.

1734
01:42:54,700 --> 01:43:00,580
 You know, they've got St. Farrar who came in from App State, big body at nose tackle.

1735
01:43:00,580 --> 01:43:11,020
 So, yeah, there's plenty of options on that defensive front where they can kind of keep themselves, you know, healthy, rested, you know, fresh throughout the season.

1736
01:43:11,220 --> 01:43:20,020
 And I think Vontro King-Williams, the defensive tackles coach, the only other position coach who stayed at Auburn, the only assistant coach who stayed at Auburn besides D.J. Durkin.

1737
01:43:20,380 --> 01:43:21,280
 It's a huge reason why.

1738
01:43:21,360 --> 01:43:24,800
 It's because he's built really good defensive lines each of the last two seasons.

1739
01:43:25,560 --> 01:43:27,140
 People are really excited for this one.

1740
01:43:28,260 --> 01:43:30,940
 Justin, obviously, as we mentioned, the coach is about to come up.

1741
01:43:31,060 --> 01:43:36,400
 Talk to us about the schedule next week and, like all camps, that all-important first scrimmage.

1742
01:43:37,160 --> 01:43:42,660
 Yeah, so they're not going to be scrimmaging this first week, so there'll be more of an acclimation period.

1743
01:43:42,720 --> 01:43:43,780
 But there's a lot going on there.

1744
01:43:44,280 --> 01:43:45,720
 So they report next Tuesday.

1745
01:43:46,180 --> 01:43:47,620
 First day of practice is on Wednesday.

1746
01:43:48,340 --> 01:43:51,840
 Then they practice again Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

1747
01:43:52,740 --> 01:43:54,360
 First day of pads is next Saturday.

1748
01:43:55,100 --> 01:44:02,620
 So they're going to get, you know, they'll get, let's see, they'll get three practices without pads that get acclimated to start.

1749
01:44:02,960 --> 01:44:04,700
 That first Saturday is going to be a pad practice.

1750
01:44:05,580 --> 01:44:09,160
 You'll probably have a walkthrough around that and then wrap it up on Sunday.

1751
01:44:09,240 --> 01:44:16,220
 So that first week is going to be plenty busy, which is good, especially for us because, you know, we've got our media schedule.

1752
01:44:16,620 --> 01:44:19,420
 And we were wondering, you know, if the access would continue to be pretty good.

1753
01:44:19,540 --> 01:44:27,180
 And fortunately for Auburn fans, they're going to get to hear a lot about it because we've got interviews and practice windows, like, four different days next week, which is pretty exciting.

1754
01:44:27,600 --> 01:44:31,100
 That is exciting for media, believe me.

1755
01:44:31,540 --> 01:44:41,460
 In 2026, Friday mailbag, the Wednesday emails, the podcast, and you will have lights out coverage next week, my friend.

1756
01:44:41,980 --> 01:44:43,640
 Where can we get online to get everything?

1757
01:44:44,440 --> 01:44:45,800
 Yep, auburnobserver.com.

1758
01:44:45,880 --> 01:44:46,480
 Sign up there.

1759
01:44:47,220 --> 01:44:47,880
 Check it out.

1760
01:44:48,060 --> 01:44:52,620
 We've got plenty of stuff this week, some little basketball, some football as well.

1761
01:44:53,060 --> 01:44:58,080
 And, you know, when we get there Tuesday for report day, we're going to talk to both coordinators.

1762
01:44:58,160 --> 01:44:59,080
 We're going to talk to the head coach.

1763
01:44:59,280 --> 01:45:00,560
 So we'll have a ton of stuff then.

1764
01:45:00,640 --> 01:45:04,820
 And then we'll have practice notes pretty much, I think, three of the next four days.

1765
01:45:04,920 --> 01:45:06,240
 We should be able to see some of the practice.

1766
01:45:06,580 --> 01:45:09,380
 So, you know, be able to get a lot from it.

1767
01:45:09,640 --> 01:45:10,700
 It's a great time to sign up.

1768
01:45:10,760 --> 01:45:12,780
 We'll email everything out to you as soon as it drops.

1769
01:45:12,880 --> 01:45:19,460
 So you want all the detailed coverage of Auburn football, ball camp when it opens next week, go to auburnobserver.com.

1770
01:45:19,520 --> 01:45:19,940
 Sign up there.

1771
01:45:20,780 --> 01:45:21,360
 Sounds great.

1772
01:45:21,420 --> 01:45:22,500
 Listen, man, get some rest.

1773
01:45:22,600 --> 01:45:24,880
 The last one before things really get busy.

1774
01:45:24,880 --> 01:45:26,880
 So get rested up.

1775
01:45:26,940 --> 01:45:28,580
 And thank you so much for your time today.

1776
01:45:29,160 --> 01:45:29,520
 Absolutely.

1777
01:45:29,660 --> 01:45:29,920
 Appreciate it.

1778
01:45:29,940 --> 01:45:30,400
 Thank you, buddy.

1779
01:45:30,880 --> 01:45:33,880
 Justin Ferguson, the Auburn Observer.

1780
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1815
01:47:45,700 --> 01:47:50,440
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

1816
01:47:50,920 --> 01:47:51,760
 Welcome back in.

1817
01:47:51,820 --> 01:47:56,980
 Last day of July, which means just a good time to go out and talk to you with Elmer Pierce.

1818
01:47:57,080 --> 01:47:58,700
 He's owner of Garner Pierce Autos.

1819
01:47:58,800 --> 01:47:59,520
 Elmer, welcome in.

1820
01:47:59,580 --> 01:48:00,060
 How are you?

1821
01:48:00,560 --> 01:48:01,380
 Good, guys.

1822
01:48:01,480 --> 01:48:01,740
 Good.

1823
01:48:01,820 --> 01:48:02,640
 How are y'all today?

1824
01:48:02,820 --> 01:48:04,000
 Man, we're doing all right.

1825
01:48:04,100 --> 01:48:06,860
 Better than a lot of our folks who are in the teaching business.

1826
01:48:07,000 --> 01:48:10,980
 They've got to go back to school, which means a lot of parents have got to take kids to school.

1827
01:48:11,600 --> 01:48:19,100
 Is there anything worse in the world, Elmer, than have your kids be embarrassed by a car breaking down in the line to pick them up?

1828
01:48:19,100 --> 01:48:24,540
 So, can you help out these parents from being embarrassed by their kids with a good ride?

1829
01:48:25,620 --> 01:48:26,640
 Absolutely, guys.

1830
01:48:26,860 --> 01:48:27,260
 Absolutely.

1831
01:48:27,480 --> 01:48:29,020
 We see it all the time, man.

1832
01:48:29,200 --> 01:48:30,100
 We do.

1833
01:48:31,000 --> 01:48:33,460
 I tell you what, I wish I had my own tow truck service.

1834
01:48:33,800 --> 01:48:40,200
 It seems like three times a week we get a phone call and go, oh, no, my car broke down.

1835
01:48:40,280 --> 01:48:41,120
 Can you help me?

1836
01:48:42,860 --> 01:48:49,360
 We can't get them picked up too many times, but we can get them fixed up.

1837
01:48:49,440 --> 01:48:51,540
 We can fix them or we repair them.

1838
01:48:52,120 --> 01:48:58,660
 Like I said before, anything from an oil change to an engine replacement, we can do that and anything in between.

1839
01:48:58,660 --> 01:49:13,800
 So, we are seeing a lot of that, the parents getting kids' cars ready to go back to school, go off to college, get them, you know, make sure they've been serviced up good, make sure they've got brakes and tires and all of the other stuff.

1840
01:49:13,940 --> 01:49:17,060
 So, we're doing a lot of that right now.

1841
01:49:17,980 --> 01:49:18,760
 That's for sure.

1842
01:49:19,320 --> 01:49:29,500
 And then the other thing about that too, Amber, is one thing I think we all are guilty of, sometimes we fail to realize those belts may be good at one time, but like humans, they can age and break.

1843
01:49:29,500 --> 01:49:35,460
 So, it's a good thing to make sure you've got some healthy belts, especially those kids are going to be going back on the road to school.

1844
01:49:36,340 --> 01:49:39,000
 Yes, and guys, we see that all the time.

1845
01:49:39,100 --> 01:49:49,180
 You know, you don't think anything about it, but if you've got a good shot, that's what they're supposed to do is tell you, hey, this is coming up, this is what you're going to be seeing.

1846
01:49:49,180 --> 01:50:02,260
 And the next couple of oil changes, we may want to look at changing some of these belts out because, you know, once they get so old, I mean, they've gone through how many years of heat and cold and everything else, they start breaking down.

1847
01:50:02,600 --> 01:50:03,720
 You're exactly right.

1848
01:50:03,820 --> 01:50:10,720
 And in fact, your shop changed my serpentine belts, which probably needed to be.

1849
01:50:10,860 --> 01:50:26,420
 Elmer, tell us again, customizing, somebody calls you up one day and says, Elmer, I want a 2009 Mercedes or 2021 Toyota Camry with less than 70,000 miles with the color red.

1850
01:50:26,900 --> 01:50:28,220
 Y'all do that all the time.

1851
01:50:28,220 --> 01:50:34,320
 Talk about how they can call you and just say, Elmer, here's my wish list.

1852
01:50:34,460 --> 01:50:35,280
 Can you do it?

1853
01:50:37,080 --> 01:50:38,660
 Exactly what you just said.

1854
01:50:38,780 --> 01:50:41,400
 I mean, we do absolute ton of that.

1855
01:50:42,220 --> 01:50:56,180
 We probably, eight, 10 times a month, we're finding a specialized car for a person based on their criteria, what they're looking for, year, make, model, miles, color, interior color.

1856
01:50:57,000 --> 01:51:00,620
 Just did the exact same thing for a customer out in Louisiana.

1857
01:51:00,920 --> 01:51:02,500
 Had to find it in Lafayette, Louisiana.

1858
01:51:03,000 --> 01:51:08,300
 Got it brought here, a 25 model Nissan Pathfinder with 3,200 miles.

1859
01:51:08,700 --> 01:51:13,060
 So, yeah, we can find anything, anywhere.

1860
01:51:13,680 --> 01:51:18,020
 And people don't understand, but that is the hardest part of my job, absolutely.

1861
01:51:18,620 --> 01:51:23,720
 Elmer, tell us again, service department, the hours, where you're located, Ed.

1862
01:51:23,760 --> 01:51:27,180
 By the way, you can have your car worked on to go eat lunch next door.

1863
01:51:28,140 --> 01:51:33,160
 Tell us about location times, all the good stuff.

1864
01:51:33,480 --> 01:51:34,420
 You got it, man.

1865
01:51:34,500 --> 01:51:35,060
 You got it.

1866
01:51:36,280 --> 01:51:50,100
 2261 Florence Boulevard right here in Florence, right next to Appleby's, www.garner-pierceautos.com, 256-768-5660.

1867
01:51:50,780 --> 01:51:53,180
 And come and see us, guys.

1868
01:51:53,340 --> 01:51:54,960
 I mean, heck, we're right down the road.

1869
01:51:55,180 --> 01:51:58,000
 We're right here in the middle of Florence, right on the boulevard.

1870
01:51:58,260 --> 01:52:04,780
 And we can take care of you, whether you're looking for a car, whether you need service, any type of service.

1871
01:52:04,780 --> 01:52:07,080
 We can get it done, and we appreciate you.

1872
01:52:07,920 --> 01:52:09,460
 Easy in, easy out.

1873
01:52:09,500 --> 01:52:10,420
 Have a great weekend, Elmer.

1874
01:52:10,480 --> 01:52:11,440
 Thanks for your time today.

1875
01:52:12,100 --> 01:52:12,740
 Thanks, guys.

1876
01:52:12,840 --> 01:52:13,440
 Thank you, buddy.

1877
01:52:14,140 --> 01:52:16,220
 Elmer Pierce, owner of Garner Pierce Autos.

1878
01:52:16,340 --> 01:52:17,660
 BB, are you ready for the Braves?

1879
01:52:17,720 --> 01:52:19,120
 A win tonight, and guess what?

1880
01:52:19,200 --> 01:52:21,560
 They're back to 20 games over .500 again.

1881
01:52:21,700 --> 01:52:22,840
 They are playing better.

1882
01:52:22,940 --> 01:52:23,800
 There's no question.

1883
01:52:23,940 --> 01:52:28,320
 Listen, the Nationals are one of the leading offensive teams in the league.

1884
01:52:28,320 --> 01:52:31,520
 The Braves held on to win last night, 5-4.

1885
01:52:32,100 --> 01:52:39,000
 And you can listen to game number two of the National Series right here on 93.9, the score tonight.

1886
01:52:39,520 --> 01:52:46,800
 And keep in mind, trade deadline Monday, so a very interesting weekend, and you don't want to miss Monday's show as well.

1887
01:52:46,880 --> 01:52:48,020
 It's going to take care of this for now.

1888
01:52:48,180 --> 01:52:53,120
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here, Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1889
01:52:53,120 --> 01:52:58,020
 Let's do it again Monday, noon to 2 for the Boomer Buck Show, back here on Sports Radio, 93.9, the score.

1890
01:53:02,100 --> 01:53:03,400
 We'll see you next time.