1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,860 Now, get ready to roll Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. 2 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,880 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice. 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,340 The Boomo Bugg Show. 4 00:00:18,740 --> 00:00:23,940 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. 5 00:00:24,460 --> 00:00:28,740 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9. 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:30,260 The Sports. 7 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,980 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. 8 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:35,860 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. 9 00:00:35,980 --> 00:00:39,080 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley. 10 00:00:39,220 --> 00:00:42,000 Brett Beaird, welcome in to Wheelin' Deelin' Day. 11 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,600 How will it affect the Atlanta Braves? 12 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,440 Good afternoon, welcome in and how are you? 13 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,160 Happy Monday to you and the listeners. 14 00:00:49,160 --> 00:00:53,700 The Braves do pick up another reliever, Brent Sutter, from the Angels. 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:01:02,600 But everybody keeps asking, when, Alex Anthopoulos, are you going to get a top-ranked starting pitcher 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,220 before 5 o'clock and only the good Lord knows if that's going to happen. 17 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:13,580 Summer camp's open for the SEC this week and we'll talk plenty of Auburn, Alabama and Tennessee. 18 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:20,520 But Adam is here right now with his rankings for week one, must-must-watch SEC game. 19 00:01:21,020 --> 00:01:22,120 Adam is Adam Spencer. 20 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:23,860 He is the executive editor. 21 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:30,520 Busy there with the podcast as well as Saturday Down South, Saturday Tradition and Sports Betting Dime. 22 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:31,440 Adam, welcome in. 23 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:32,040 How are you? 24 00:01:32,860 --> 00:01:33,520 Hey, guys. 25 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:34,100 I'm doing great. 26 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:34,440 How are you? 27 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:34,800 Hey, buddy. 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,040 Man, it's hard to believe this is the week the curtain comes up. 29 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:39,400 We've been joking about this, Adam. 30 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,020 Everybody says this is the opening week. 31 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:45,440 When does the curtain ever come down in the college football programs across the country? 32 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:47,700 Yeah, I mean, that's a good point. 33 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:58,240 I mean, just since we started Saturday Down South back in 2010, I mean, it's just pretty constant SEC football, SEC football, SEC football. 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,660 I mean, you know, we've seen expansion into basketball. 35 00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:03,160 I mean, baseball's always been there. 36 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,120 But there are 52 weeks a year where we talk SEC football. 37 00:02:07,340 --> 00:02:11,740 So, yeah, the offseason is just theoretical at this point. 38 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,360 You bring up a good point. 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:14,480 We have a lot in common. 40 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:15,140 So do we. 41 00:02:15,620 --> 00:02:20,760 Our joke is, Adam, we talk about it 365 days a year, unless it's a leap year, and then we add one. 42 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:27,760 But coming in as it may, it's the official coming up at the curtain in the respective camps across the country, and of course, here in the SEC. 43 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:34,680 If someone asks you your top two or three intriguing storylines coming in in the conference, where would you start? 44 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:38,580 Well, I mean, you start in Baton Rouge with Lane Kiffin. 45 00:02:38,580 --> 00:02:49,280 I mean, the offseason drama there, or not even offseason, but just the drama towards the end of last season, you know, that's carried on through the offseason here. 46 00:02:49,540 --> 00:02:51,280 And, you know, he's got a lot of pressure. 47 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:55,820 I mean, I don't think it's like national championship or bust or anything like that at LSU. 48 00:02:56,340 --> 00:03:00,380 But, you know, you've got to get to 10 wins, and when you get to 10 wins, that's a playoff first. 49 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,880 So I do think it's kind of playoff or bust here for LSU. 50 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:11,340 So you've got to start there, and then on the flip side, you know, you've got to see what Pete Golding manages to do there with. 51 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,160 Because, you know, Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy could have left for LSU as well, but they didn't. 52 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,700 And, you know, so that's a good start there to have on your team. 53 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,020 And, you know, and then some other things is like, is this Texas' year? 54 00:03:25,020 --> 00:03:32,380 I mean, this has to be Texas' year because they are kind of, I think, in a playoff or title or bust scenario here 55 00:03:32,380 --> 00:03:34,960 because, you know, they've invested a lot of money in that team. 56 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,600 The Sarkeesian's had some near misses lately, so they have Arch Manning for at least this year. 57 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,700 So the time is now in Austin. 58 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,040 So those are what I'm looking ahead to. 59 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,980 And let me get this out of the way because I'm like everybody else. 60 00:03:46,980 --> 00:03:48,460 I just want to talk football. 61 00:03:48,460 --> 00:03:58,200 But late Friday night, the Big Ten and the SEC actually, after a week of compromise and a lot of work, 62 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:06,380 approved or gave their blessing for the Protect Sports Act, the build with Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell. 63 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,960 Again, it seems to be gaining some momentum. 64 00:04:10,140 --> 00:04:14,820 It may actually get to the Senate floor later this week for vote. 65 00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:19,200 But John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader, is supposed to be doing something about that. 66 00:04:19,620 --> 00:04:24,800 Today, the bill has a lot of issues, but it does have some good things. 67 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,360 Adam, your thoughts. 68 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,980 We're not going to go through the bill, but as far as the momentum for this, 69 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:36,140 do you actually anticipate the Senate passing this and in the next couple of weeks 70 00:04:36,140 --> 00:04:39,760 before they adjourn for the August recess? 71 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,960 Your thoughts on the SEC and Big Ten actually now in favor of the Protect College Sports Act? 72 00:04:47,900 --> 00:04:51,460 Yeah, you know, I don't really pay too much attention to that. 73 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:58,000 My guess is that they probably won't get it to a vote before the summer session ends. 74 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,780 You know, that's just a cynic in me. 75 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:05,860 So, yeah, I don't know that they'll actually get it over the finish line for a vote, 76 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:07,540 but I don't know that it really matters. 77 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:12,820 I mean, you know, it's going to be, like I would bet that even if it does pass, 78 00:05:12,860 --> 00:05:18,720 there's going to be some additional challenges and hurdles before you can actually start enforcing it. 79 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:23,640 And, you know, if you have a bill and, you know, you pass it and it can't be enforced, 80 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:26,380 then, you know, that's an issue all to itself. 81 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:32,040 So there's still some hurdles there facing it, even if it does go to a vote and even if it does pass. 82 00:05:32,180 --> 00:05:35,620 But, you know, I'm just kind of in a wait-and-see mode with all of that 83 00:05:35,620 --> 00:05:42,000 because, you know, I don't really have too much faith in the government on either side here 84 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,740 to actually get stuff done. 85 00:05:43,860 --> 00:05:44,280 So we'll see. 86 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:46,980 Adam's been trying to huddle with us. 87 00:05:46,980 --> 00:05:52,380 It's hard to believe, but three weeks from Saturday, college football kicks off. 88 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,420 Four weeks from Saturday, the first, as they say, big weekend. 89 00:05:55,860 --> 00:05:59,740 Start where you want to, Adam, as far as maybe that week zero, if you want to call it that, 90 00:05:59,820 --> 00:06:02,700 or if you want to skip over that and go to the next week, 91 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,260 your most intriguing top games coming up on the football calendar. 92 00:06:08,540 --> 00:06:11,660 Yeah, I mean, you know, week zero, there's not a ton on the slate. 93 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:16,320 We will have the game in Ireland that'll be at least somewhat interesting. 94 00:06:16,700 --> 00:06:20,820 So, you know, I'll pay attention because any college football is good college football 95 00:06:20,820 --> 00:06:24,420 when it's been months and months since we've seen a real game 96 00:06:24,420 --> 00:06:29,020 and we've had an off-season of chatter, legal stuff and all that boring nonsense. 97 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:30,920 So week zero, I'll be tuned in. 98 00:06:31,020 --> 00:06:34,000 But, yeah, the real weekend is week one. 99 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:35,520 I mean, Ole Miss, Louisville. 100 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:42,380 You got, you know, you got Auburn, Baylor, and then you got, of course, the big one, Clemson, LSU. 101 00:06:42,940 --> 00:06:44,840 So, I mean, that's a wall-to-wall great day. 102 00:06:44,980 --> 00:06:51,460 I mean, I think Alabama ECU opens the day on ABC that week one, 103 00:06:51,700 --> 00:06:54,920 and then it goes to, you know, Baylor, Auburn, 104 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,480 and then the nightcap is obviously the battle for Death Valley. 105 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:03,640 So, I mean, that's the real start of football for me, and I can't wait to see. 106 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,680 I mean, the real start of football for me is that Thursday night game 107 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:11,600 when Mizzou actually kicks off the NFC slate, but it's against Arkansas Pine Bluff. 108 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,540 So, you know, we don't have to go into too many X's and O's discussions there. 109 00:07:16,260 --> 00:07:19,040 Let's go back to that Bama game because you look at that thing, 110 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,840 and to the casual fan, they're going to say, okay, who's on top for week two? 111 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,380 I think a lot of fans did that last year when they opened up with Florida State. 112 00:07:27,460 --> 00:07:28,480 We saw what happened there. 113 00:07:28,620 --> 00:07:32,760 East Carolina is not a brand, but they're one of those, I call them Chihuahua teams. 114 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:33,500 They can bite you. 115 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:34,780 Brent brought up a good point the other day. 116 00:07:34,820 --> 00:07:37,080 The quarterback, where was he, 27 years old? 117 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,240 Yeah, he's 27 years old. 118 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,800 Yeah, he's casting Social Security checks and playing football at the same time. 119 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:47,020 Your thoughts about this matchup from the standpoint of how dangerous is it, 120 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,400 especially after last year with FSU, that Alabama might just go ahead and say, 121 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:51,720 well, that's just East Carolina. 122 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:53,820 Let's go and get ready for game two, three, and four. 123 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:57,260 I mean, if they don't come out strong and, you know, 124 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:01,280 with their hair on fire a little bit there, then that probably, you know, 125 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:07,020 I'll probably be looking into some futures bets on what week Kalen DeBoer gets fired. 126 00:08:07,300 --> 00:08:07,880 There you go. 127 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:14,140 After last year's week one embarrassment, like, they, you can't, you can't overlook ECU. 128 00:08:14,380 --> 00:08:20,480 You can't, you can't overlook Arkansas Pine Bluff if you're, if you're an Alabama guy. 129 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:26,660 You just got to come out and play because you got to prove that this year is going to be different. 130 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,420 You've got to see them establish the run early. 131 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,440 You've got to see the offensive line look at least competent. 132 00:08:33,220 --> 00:08:38,940 The defense we know is going to play that, that, you know, social security collecting ECU quarterback 133 00:08:38,940 --> 00:08:44,840 is going to have a hard time finding any space to throw against that, that elite Alabama secondary. 134 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:50,420 So I'm confident that the Alabama defense is going to show up, but you have to make a statement, 135 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,580 opening week statement offensively, especially with the run game in the offensive line, 136 00:08:55,660 --> 00:08:58,440 because then they go to Kentucky. 137 00:08:58,700 --> 00:09:02,560 So, you know, the SEC season starts in a hurry for Alabama. 138 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,820 So you got to come out and gain some confidence. 139 00:09:05,140 --> 00:09:11,220 And, you know, I'll be looking at that running game as the key to what this team is going to look like moving forward. 140 00:09:11,460 --> 00:09:18,280 Adam, you've got Florida FAU, Florida Atlantic at four, Auburn and Baylor at number three is four, 141 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,180 is the top games for week one. 142 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,560 I agree with you about those two. 143 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:28,920 I think a lot of people want to see, again, as you mentioned, the DNA of both of these new coaches 144 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,120 with their teams, Florida at FAU. 145 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:34,920 Are they going to come out and be tough, be physical? 146 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,820 That John Summerall has been preaching the entire summer. 147 00:09:38,940 --> 00:09:45,600 Auburn at Baylor, of course, you've got the $6 million NIL deal for some of the players. 148 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,000 But, again, once this ground game, is Auburn going to be physical? 149 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:55,020 I think those two games are going to give us an opportunity to see the debut of new coaches 150 00:09:55,020 --> 00:09:59,800 and, again, their brand of football they want to impress the fans with. 151 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,220 Yeah, and they're both, you know, they're both gearing up for that week three matchup 152 00:10:04,220 --> 00:10:06,080 where Florida heads to Auburn. 153 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:11,220 So, I mean, they're going to have their measuring stick in the SEC come against each other 154 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:14,200 in their SEC openers, which is going to be very entertaining. 155 00:10:14,900 --> 00:10:17,540 And Florida, you know, Florida especially, I'm targeting with that game. 156 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:22,040 The reason it's number four over some of those other mid-major games is that, you know, 157 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:26,060 we saw last year that USF came in to the Swamp and won. 158 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:31,120 So, you know, you've got to not even entertain the thought of FAU pulling off an upset. 159 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,500 And this FAU team is not as good as USF was last year. 160 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:35,920 Let's, you know, make that clear. 161 00:10:36,020 --> 00:10:39,460 But you can't have this still be a game in the third quarter. 162 00:10:39,580 --> 00:10:40,520 This has to be out of hand. 163 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:41,400 You have to make a statement. 164 00:10:41,580 --> 00:10:43,880 You have to play physical like John Summerall promised. 165 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:48,700 And, you know, so that's kind of why that got a little boost over some of the other group of five games. 166 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:52,320 Adam Spencer, again, busy there at Saturday Down South. 167 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:57,740 Adam, it's interesting to see two running backs that could determine their respective team's fortune this season. 168 00:10:57,860 --> 00:10:59,380 E.J. Kroll at Alabama. 169 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,900 How healthy is he and can he live up to all the almost impossible billing coming out of high school? 170 00:11:04,020 --> 00:11:05,780 It's like Superman status there. 171 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,700 And your man in Missouri, Ahmad Hart, he's already earned his stripes. 172 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,520 The question is, can he come back from a gunshot wound? 173 00:11:12,660 --> 00:11:15,640 What are you hearing for the prized Missouri running back? 174 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:19,120 Yeah, I mean, I think that they're going to play cautious with him. 175 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:25,720 I mean, even when he does come back before, you know, week one or week two, my guess would be that he doesn't see the field in week one. 176 00:11:26,220 --> 00:11:28,280 Jamal Roberts should be able to hold that down. 177 00:11:28,460 --> 00:11:29,680 But, I mean, that's the thing. 178 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,080 Jamal Roberts is a guy who has started a lot of fields. 179 00:11:33,820 --> 00:11:35,740 So, that's a luxury to have. 180 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:40,060 And I expect them to utilize that luxury early in the season here for the first couple of weeks. 181 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:46,940 Even when Ahmad Hardy comes back, like, I think we'll see him be the second fiddle to Roberts until, you know, 182 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:53,660 gets his legs under him and can show that he's 100% recovered from that scary gunshot wound. 183 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:58,280 So, yeah, I think that, and then, you know, the Alabama guy, it comes down to, you know, 184 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:05,660 Crowell, if he's going to be like he was in high school, he's going to need more help than any of the running backs got from the offensive line last year. 185 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:12,300 I mean, Jim Miller, you know, he would have been a middle of the pack SEC running back, but he kept getting hurt because he kept, you know, 186 00:12:12,460 --> 00:12:23,000 getting hit behind the line of scrimmage and, you know, having to bounce it outside, which is where he kind of got into trouble with some of those hits to his head area and stuff like that. 187 00:12:23,140 --> 00:12:29,260 So, yeah, I mean, I think that Crowell has all the talent in the world, but, you know, much like Hugh and Russell, 188 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:37,280 if they're just running around for their lives back there, then it's going to look impressive when they turn nothing into a two-yard gain, 189 00:12:37,420 --> 00:12:40,280 but two-yard gains don't move the chains, so. 190 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:44,580 Adam, always enjoy beginning the week with you with the summer camps. 191 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,220 I know Saturday Down South is going to have the absolute latest. 192 00:12:48,420 --> 00:12:50,420 You do a good job with the newsletters. 193 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,360 Adam, where can we get online and get yours and the team's good stuff? 194 00:12:55,180 --> 00:12:56,740 Yeah, SaturdayDownSouth.com. 195 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,600 Sign up for our newsletter, too. 196 00:12:58,660 --> 00:13:04,060 We've got a new edition coming out tomorrow, and, yeah, we'll start our preseason previews here 197 00:13:04,060 --> 00:13:07,840 with our crystal ball predicting all the games sometime this week, so lots coming. 198 00:13:08,540 --> 00:13:10,660 As I say in Hollywood, it's back. 199 00:13:10,660 --> 00:13:12,840 Adam, thanks for your time today, and have a great week, okay? 200 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:14,460 Yeah, thanks a lot, guys. 201 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:14,840 Always enjoy it. 202 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:15,300 Thank you, Ben. 203 00:13:16,180 --> 00:13:19,120 Adam Spencer, Saturday Down South. 204 00:13:19,420 --> 00:13:22,620 All that stuff that you're seeing flying through the air, driving down the road. 205 00:13:23,420 --> 00:13:26,900 Football's in the high school practice fields here in the Tennessee Valley. 206 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It is an absolute pleasure for us to head on out to Cherokee and say hello to the man, BB. 291 00:17:42,980 --> 00:17:47,720 We know there's a lot of hard work going on even as we speak out there with Coach Ben Floyd at Cherokee High. 292 00:17:47,820 --> 00:17:48,840 Coach, welcome in. 293 00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:49,560 How are you? 294 00:17:50,460 --> 00:17:51,180 Doing good. 295 00:17:51,260 --> 00:17:52,140 Glad to be on the show. 296 00:17:52,340 --> 00:17:52,620 Hey, Coach. 297 00:17:52,820 --> 00:17:54,860 Man, we appreciate you taking time out. 298 00:17:55,540 --> 00:17:57,220 In a blink, it's here. 299 00:17:57,780 --> 00:18:00,180 Coach, talk to us about how things have gone so far. 300 00:18:00,260 --> 00:18:05,780 I would imagine, like a lot of coaches and a lot of players, you love each other, but you're tired of hitting on each other. 301 00:18:05,820 --> 00:18:08,280 You're ready to hit somebody else with a different color uniform, are you not? 302 00:18:08,820 --> 00:18:09,500 Oh, that's right. 303 00:18:09,580 --> 00:18:09,940 That's right. 304 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:10,720 It's been going good. 305 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:11,600 Summer was great. 306 00:18:12,460 --> 00:18:15,040 We had great participation this summer. 307 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:16,500 Kids came in ready to work. 308 00:18:17,140 --> 00:18:20,980 Saw a lot of improvement as far as just overall strength and just body changes. 309 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,660 I mean, I've had a lot of young kids. 310 00:18:23,860 --> 00:18:30,820 You know, we've had a young group, and as they've gotten older in these past two years, just their body has changed so much. 311 00:18:31,060 --> 00:18:34,520 And, you know, them putting in the work in the weight room has really paid off for them. 312 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,480 And when they see those changes, you know, it makes them even hungrier or want to be in there. 313 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:41,060 So, it's going great. 314 00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:43,540 You know, we started practice last week because we didn't do a spring. 315 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:48,180 So, we're kind of a little bit ahead of the game as far as, you know, with pads and stuff. 316 00:18:48,300 --> 00:18:51,500 So, today we'll start full pads at three. 317 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:57,040 So, the kids are excited because we got a little thud in last week and got a little taste of just hitting the people. 318 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,900 But, yeah, these kids are ready to go. 319 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,140 I mean, we're installing just a little new stuff. 320 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:06,420 I'm not changing a whole lot, but just has new coaching changes. 321 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,780 You know, guys retiring, just new guys taking over different roles. 322 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,580 So, that's a little different, and kids are responding well to that. 323 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:19,760 And we're just ready for school to start so I can kind of recruit some of these other kids that I haven't seen them this summer, you know. 324 00:19:19,860 --> 00:19:21,800 So, kids aren't starting back until the 12th. 325 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:28,660 So, what's really kind of crazy hurts us as coaches because, you know, those kids that, you know, you don't have during the summer 326 00:19:28,660 --> 00:19:33,740 or, you know, you really want to try to, you know, pick at and try to get them to come out and play for you, 327 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,980 you're kind of behind on them because they start so late. 328 00:19:37,820 --> 00:19:39,480 But, I mean, it's going good. 329 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,540 These kids are ready, and they're showing up, putting in the work, you know. 330 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,040 And we're a little bit older now. 331 00:19:45,380 --> 00:19:52,200 So, you know, hopefully that 1-9 record from last year will change this year with our guys just being just older, you know. 332 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,220 I mean, we had a lot of seventh graders playing last year and starting it several times. 333 00:19:56,220 --> 00:20:00,640 And that's just hard for a coach to put a kid that young in a situation. 334 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,800 But, you know, we have to do what we've got to do. 335 00:20:03,380 --> 00:20:05,880 And, you know, it's unfortunate that we have to play those guys. 336 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,480 But, you know, those guys are a bunch of them going to be in eighth grade. 337 00:20:09,580 --> 00:20:10,120 They're going to play. 338 00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:10,900 They're going to contribute. 339 00:20:11,300 --> 00:20:15,560 And, you know, they're fired up, ready to go because they've seen the changes in their body. 340 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:16,340 They've gotten stronger. 341 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:20,500 And they're not as intimidated now because they've got a little taste of it last year, 342 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:21,740 and they're just hungry for it. 343 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:23,760 So, I'm excited. 344 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:24,720 I'm really excited. 345 00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:26,260 Here's the deal, Coach. 346 00:20:26,340 --> 00:20:27,300 Old rain always bad. 347 00:20:27,380 --> 00:20:28,200 Just ask Brad now. 348 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:30,100 We're still putting rings around the trees. 349 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,060 So, it ain't the worst thing in the world. 350 00:20:32,140 --> 00:20:33,260 We've got a lot of rings, too. 351 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,820 But, you know, speaking of older, do people realize the tradition? 352 00:20:37,580 --> 00:20:40,280 I love high school football because it is community. 353 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,600 It's the one thing that, in all the mess that's going on out there, on a Friday night, 354 00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:48,080 in case Thursday night, whatever, it's the one thing that brings communities together. 355 00:20:48,220 --> 00:20:49,100 I don't have to tell you this. 356 00:20:49,100 --> 00:20:52,800 When you go to the barbershop or church, they remind you if you're doing a good job or a bad job. 357 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:59,020 But, Kareem, if I'm wrong, 104, is this like the 104th year for Cherokee football? 358 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:00,220 Yeah. 359 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:00,580 Yeah. 360 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:01,260 That's incredible. 361 00:21:02,940 --> 00:21:04,520 It's a long time. 362 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,300 It's a long time. 363 00:21:05,420 --> 00:21:06,220 It for sure is. 364 00:21:06,420 --> 00:21:11,840 And, you know, like you said, I mean, this community comes together for Friday night. 365 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,700 I mean, no matter, you know, what the record is, it's something they can do. 366 00:21:15,940 --> 00:21:16,800 They come to the games. 367 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:17,500 They show up. 368 00:21:17,540 --> 00:21:18,500 They support these kids. 369 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:20,440 It's really something special, you know. 370 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:25,160 I mean, for a small community like Cherokee is, you know, you've had businesses, you know, 371 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,120 go out of business and leave. 372 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:32,280 And we've got hopefully some new businesses like the Navy plant coming in. 373 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:32,680 Yeah. 374 00:21:32,820 --> 00:21:35,260 You know, hopefully that's going to help the area. 375 00:21:35,500 --> 00:21:38,480 But, you know, football is the continent for it. 376 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:42,340 And, you know, it really brings the community out. 377 00:21:42,620 --> 00:21:44,060 And, you know, they look forward to it. 378 00:21:44,220 --> 00:21:45,580 So we're excited for that. 379 00:21:45,940 --> 00:21:47,520 We're excited to pack those things, you know, 380 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,680 because you're going to have – they're going to show up. 381 00:21:50,020 --> 00:21:50,240 Yep. 382 00:21:50,380 --> 00:21:50,520 Yep. 383 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,100 Let me ask you about reclassification. 384 00:21:53,360 --> 00:21:55,260 For some schools, it was dramatic. 385 00:21:55,460 --> 00:21:57,200 For others, not as much. 386 00:21:57,700 --> 00:22:02,300 You're in 1A, and I believe you retain a lot of the guys you played last year. 387 00:22:02,420 --> 00:22:06,440 Edison, Belgrain, Heckelberg, Meek, Phillips, Waterloo. 388 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,900 I think you lose shows Christian and Vina. 389 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,960 Talk about reclassification and how much that's going to impact you. 390 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,220 Well, I mean, it's not going to impact me a whole, whole lot. 391 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,180 I mean, because we've already had those guys on the schedule. 392 00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:19,500 Yeah. 393 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:23,340 The only one that we get new that we haven't played in several years is Red Bay. 394 00:22:24,780 --> 00:22:29,280 Like Belgrain, we've had them on the schedule even when they wouldn't play in the regions. 395 00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:34,980 You know, they thought they were going to get in there earlier and find out that they wouldn't go into. 396 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:36,240 But we still kept on the schedule. 397 00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:37,060 We still played them. 398 00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:41,220 So, they're not a new face for us. 399 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:48,020 Losing shows Christian, I mean, wouldn't really, you know, a lot of these areas and stuff, they lose these private schools. 400 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,400 And, you know, they're like, oh, thank goodness the private schools are gone. 401 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:57,480 But, like, for shows Christian, for us, I mean, that was – I mean, we've had our troubles of beating them, you know. 402 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,140 I think it's like we haven't beat them in six years. 403 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:00,520 But it's always been a good game. 404 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,320 Like, it's always came down to like a one-score game. 405 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:05,000 And it's just – we competed. 406 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,720 And those kids over there at shows, they're a small private school. 407 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,580 I mean, they have trouble getting kids to come out and still in attendance. 408 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:17,140 So, like, they needed to play us like that, you know. 409 00:23:17,220 --> 00:23:22,500 So, with them switching over to that private school thing, I really feel sorry for them. 410 00:23:22,580 --> 00:23:25,480 And I hope they continue the program because it's going to be just tough for them. 411 00:23:25,580 --> 00:23:26,720 It's going to be really tough for them. 412 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:31,080 But, yeah, I mean, other than that, I mean, our reasons don't really change much. 413 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,220 I kept Vino on the schedule. 414 00:23:33,220 --> 00:23:35,220 I got Tharttown first game. 415 00:23:35,340 --> 00:23:40,540 And I know they – both Tharttown and Vino, you know, dropped out of their reach and play stuff. 416 00:23:40,780 --> 00:23:45,260 But for us, we need to play people we can compete against that are closer to us. 417 00:23:45,580 --> 00:23:47,040 So, I played Woodville last year. 418 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,860 That's an hour and 45-minute bus ride. 419 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:51,540 I mean, that's just a long way. 420 00:23:52,420 --> 00:23:58,240 And then, like, I guess it was 2023 and 2024, I played Brennan Mountain, which is even further. 421 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:02,800 So, I mean, it's just hard to find, you know, teams that you can compete 422 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,180 against at a 1A level that's not already in your regions. 423 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:06,240 You're already having to play anyway. 424 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,180 We did add Bill Brilliant to the schedule. 425 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,860 And I think they're like an hour and ten around there, like Lynn and stuff around there. 426 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:21,020 So, and we're excited about that because we have – we, as far as Cherokee, I'm looking back in the history of stuff, 427 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,260 I don't think we've ever played Brennan. 428 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:23,600 We may have played them a long time ago. 429 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:24,660 I haven't found them. 430 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,660 So, it's going to be exciting. 431 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:31,320 Just a new face to play against, you know, another 1A school that we can compete with. 432 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,480 And, you know, just excited. 433 00:24:33,660 --> 00:24:39,060 Excited to see a good schedule that, you know, we're not scared of Red Bay, you know. 434 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,000 And I know they've got a good tradition. 435 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,540 And, you know, Addison's always got a big powerhouse. 436 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,060 They've been a good tradition school. 437 00:24:46,180 --> 00:24:46,820 Hackelberg, too. 438 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:47,200 Yeah. 439 00:24:47,540 --> 00:24:49,200 But it's just good competition. 440 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,860 So, I mean, it didn't really change a whole lot. 441 00:24:50,980 --> 00:24:57,360 But the ones that have changed, it's just good to have a little refresh – freshness to the area, you know. 442 00:24:57,380 --> 00:24:59,900 You play the same teams for eight years. 443 00:24:59,980 --> 00:25:01,420 You're like, okay, when are we going to get something new? 444 00:25:03,660 --> 00:25:05,340 Coach Ben, Florida at Cherokee High. 445 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:11,740 Coach, speaking of new, you mentioned earlier about the big government contract business that's on the drawing board to come in. 446 00:25:12,140 --> 00:25:17,700 We've seen how schools in various pockets over in this neck of the woods in Huntsville have grown. 447 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,200 You go to Priceville, and then especially Bob Jones. 448 00:25:20,260 --> 00:25:21,040 I remember going out there. 449 00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:22,580 It was the middle of a sage grass field. 450 00:25:23,220 --> 00:25:26,080 And it got so big – it grew into the biggest high school in the state of Alabama. 451 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,640 And then it got so big, they split it off. 452 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:29,200 Now James Clemens came off that. 453 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:29,860 It's big. 454 00:25:30,380 --> 00:25:35,000 How is that going to impact, as far as you mentioned earlier, going up and down the halls, trying to get numbers? 455 00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:37,060 I know only time is going to tell. 456 00:25:37,060 --> 00:25:41,760 But you have to be excited about at least the potential of bringing in new recruits. 457 00:25:42,140 --> 00:25:43,320 Oh, yeah, definitely. 458 00:25:43,780 --> 00:25:47,180 It's going to be a huge impact for Cherokee all around. 459 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:48,360 I mean, not just for the school. 460 00:25:48,540 --> 00:25:53,320 You know, hopefully, you know, we're excited, and we hope we get a lot of new kids moving. 461 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,800 You know, this plant's going to be bringing a bunch of people in, hopefully. 462 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:01,960 And hopefully they choose Cherokee as a home base, you know, as far as – because it's just right there in Cherokee. 463 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:03,300 The plant is, you know. 464 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:08,860 You know, but there's always that thing, hey, you know, they may live in my shoulder, the Texas company, just because they're closer. 465 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,580 But hopefully it just brings more people to Cherokee. 466 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,580 So, like, we lost our grocery store two years ago. 467 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:16,200 Wow. 468 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,980 So, the Piggly Wiggly in Cherokee closed down. 469 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:20,820 Where do you go get groceries, Coach? 470 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,160 I mean, as far as shopping. 471 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,840 I live in Cherokee. 472 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:26,800 I live more closer to the Mississippi line. 473 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:29,700 I live on the water off the Rose Trail down there. 474 00:26:29,780 --> 00:26:30,640 So, I live on the area. 475 00:26:30,980 --> 00:26:36,280 So, the closest place for me to go is to Iyuka, Mississippi, just to go to Walmart and our grocery store. 476 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:43,060 You know, we've got a family dollar, and we've got a dollar general that's got some, you know, produce stuff now in Cherokee. 477 00:26:43,060 --> 00:26:51,320 But just for the community, hopefully it brings in a lot of people that, you know, a grocery store will come back in just to help the whole community out. 478 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:56,900 You know, and that's more – I'm excited for new kids and, you know, the potential to grow the program. 479 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:03,440 But I'm also excited just for Cherokee itself, just to get something like that to helpfully grow in, you know. 480 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:03,700 Yeah. 481 00:27:03,820 --> 00:27:06,740 You know, I'm – like I said, I live in Cherokee now. 482 00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:07,940 You know, I'm from Tuscumbia. 483 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:08,640 I went to Dessler. 484 00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:11,540 And, you know, my wife is from Cherokee. 485 00:27:11,540 --> 00:27:16,140 She went to school at Cherokee, and, you know, we moved back and built a house close to her parents. 486 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,760 I got two little girls, and I want them to be a Cherokee, you know. 487 00:27:19,940 --> 00:27:20,140 Yeah. 488 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,860 I got one – my little girl, my oldest little girl, she's going into kindergarten this year. 489 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:27,460 And, you know, I just want the whole community to thrive. 490 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,420 And I think that plant is going to help – potentially help out the whole area. 491 00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:34,780 So – and even if it's going to help out, you know, the Shoals area, too. 492 00:27:34,980 --> 00:27:35,140 Yep. 493 00:27:35,360 --> 00:27:37,120 You're talking about a lot of jobs. 494 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:37,640 Absolutely. 495 00:27:37,860 --> 00:27:38,040 That's right. 496 00:27:38,620 --> 00:27:40,460 So, I'm excited. 497 00:27:40,740 --> 00:27:41,620 For sure excited. 498 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,660 Listen, let me ask you while we've got you on the phone. 499 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:46,460 We have a pretty good audience here. 500 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,420 We're in parts of three states and 13 counties. 501 00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:57,180 This time of the year, a lot of coaches, athletic departments, are looking for sponsors for the football season, 502 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:02,540 or they're looking for in-kind gifts as far as helping the football program. 503 00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:06,880 Is there anything specifically that you need with in-kind gifts? 504 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:19,140 And as far as sponsors, can they contact you or the school and say, look, I just want to help Coach Floyd either with money for sponsorships or with in-kind gifts? 505 00:28:20,540 --> 00:28:22,280 How can we do that for you? 506 00:28:22,700 --> 00:28:23,400 Oh, yeah, absolutely. 507 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:24,640 I mean, they can contact me. 508 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:25,620 They can call the school. 509 00:28:26,140 --> 00:28:29,000 The secretary knows how to get a hold of me. 510 00:28:29,140 --> 00:28:31,280 I mean, we're on – I'm tight with the secretary. 511 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,400 You got to treat them right. 512 00:28:33,580 --> 00:28:34,320 Yeah, they're right. 513 00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:37,220 But, yeah, I mean, they can contact me. 514 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:45,100 I mean, right now, just like waters, gatorade, laundry detergent, I mean, that's kind of like things you always need, you know. 515 00:28:45,100 --> 00:28:49,640 I mean, of course, I can ramble off a whole list of stuff that I would love to have with Cherokee. 516 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:58,220 But, you know, the main thing is like we use a lot is just water, gatorade, laundry detergent for like, you know, the equipment and stuff. 517 00:28:58,380 --> 00:29:01,360 I mean, we won't turn down anything, that's for sure. 518 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:05,920 But those three things are kind of the things that we use most of. 519 00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:11,960 And, you know, one thing as a coach, you don't have – if people donate those stuff, you ain't got to worry about it, you know. 520 00:29:13,180 --> 00:29:15,740 But, yeah, contact me. 521 00:29:16,260 --> 00:29:21,800 The best way to contact me is just call the school and we'll get anybody set up. 522 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,700 We sell the sponsorship signs. 523 00:29:23,980 --> 00:29:31,000 You know, we've got to – we've had to add sponsorships on our scoreboard because people have contacted us wanting to be on the scoreboard. 524 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,640 So, we're having to make more brackets on our scoreboard. 525 00:29:33,740 --> 00:29:34,300 There you go. 526 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:34,560 Good. 527 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:35,380 It's a good thing. 528 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:35,920 Absolutely. 529 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:36,240 It's a really good thing. 530 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,540 So, I mean – but, yeah, yeah. 531 00:29:38,620 --> 00:29:40,920 If anybody wants to, we'll gladly take anything. 532 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:47,040 And I hate asking – I'm not a good fundraiser guy because I hate asking people for money. 533 00:29:47,300 --> 00:29:53,320 Because it's just – the way times are nowadays, it's just – it's hard just to make a living as it is. 534 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:53,940 Yeah. 535 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:58,220 So, the best thing I tell people is, like, hey, if you can't donate money, that's fine. 536 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,700 If you can donate water, Gatorade, and laundry detergent, we'll take it. 537 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:04,400 We'll take anything you want to provide us. 538 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:08,400 Absolutely. 539 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,940 Listen, we always enjoy the conversation. 540 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,300 We wish you the best of luck. 541 00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:18,120 I know you want to improve on that one-in-nine record, but you're doing a lot of things. 542 00:30:18,740 --> 00:30:23,440 You're basically turning boys into young men, teaching them values. 543 00:30:23,620 --> 00:30:27,480 Football is a great learning experience, as you well know. 544 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,040 Listen, have a great summer. 545 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:35,580 I hope we can give you a call again later this summer and certainly during the course of the year. 546 00:30:36,220 --> 00:30:36,860 Oh, sounds good. 547 00:30:37,380 --> 00:30:39,120 I'll be on any time y'all want to have me. 548 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:39,920 I love to talk. 549 00:30:41,660 --> 00:30:42,900 And we love to listen. 550 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:44,680 That's a good thing. 551 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:46,680 I echo those sentiments, Coach. 552 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,340 All the best. 553 00:30:47,420 --> 00:30:48,980 And stay as cool as you can out there, okay? 554 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:50,140 I appreciate it. 555 00:30:50,140 --> 00:30:50,420 Thank you. 556 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:51,180 Thank you, Coach. 557 00:30:51,340 --> 00:30:54,020 Coach Ben Lloyd at Cherokee High School. 558 00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:59,880 Coming up, I don't think that the folks down at Auburn have to have the same needs, but what do they need? 559 00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:01,340 Brian Matthews on deck. 560 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:01,900 Stay with us. 561 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:06,780 Hey, Shoals. 562 00:31:06,780 --> 00:31:10,820 It's a good thing for a win on game day and for an ice cold Bud Light. 563 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:19,020 Because 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How are you? 649 00:36:37,860 --> 00:36:40,740 I'm doing great, and I'm looking forward to camp week. 650 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:47,760 We'll meet with the coaches tomorrow, and then, well, I would say the pads start popping, but they don't start popping until this weekend. 651 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,400 The practice will begin on Wednesday. 652 00:36:51,140 --> 00:36:59,000 You know, it's true that a lot of Auburn fans hope that the season is going to be this high in the offseason. 653 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,980 When's the last time the vibe has been this high in the offseason? 654 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:08,260 I'm sure the answer is going to surprise me because, let's face it, when Hugh Freeze came in, at this point, the vibe was high. 655 00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:17,160 Obviously, the reality didn't match it, but your thoughts just about where the vibe is realistically at this point coming into camp, not only for this team, but this fan base. 656 00:37:18,300 --> 00:37:22,040 Well, I would say in the preseason, there's no such thing as realistically, right? 657 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:26,340 But it's pretty good right now, I would say. 658 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,260 And, you know, I think there's a lot of excitement. 659 00:37:28,460 --> 00:37:39,320 I think the team, you know, came through spring and went to work out and summer workouts, and the entire offseason really gets shaped, you know, as far as the personnel changes, the health of the team. 660 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:44,500 I think there's excitement about, you know, the new coaching staff and what they're going to bring to the table. 661 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:46,340 But it is preseason. 662 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:50,600 It's going to be a tough schedule, despite what anybody ranks the schedule. 663 00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:53,720 And I think Auburn's got a lot of work in front of it. 664 00:37:54,260 --> 00:38:00,240 You know, moving on to that topic, that's the danger of putting expectations almost unrealistic, is it not? 665 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:04,840 Because as long as life is good, here comes the verbal bouquets. 666 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:11,820 But the moment that you have a bumping road and a classic illustration is take a game under Hughes, then last year with DeBoer, take a pick. 667 00:38:12,300 --> 00:38:14,340 That's when fans will turn on you in a heartbeat. 668 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:17,300 So, basically, if I'm a coach, I don't want to be number one. 669 00:38:17,380 --> 00:38:19,100 I don't even want to be number two at this point. 670 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:20,540 Obviously, at the end of the season, I do. 671 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:24,180 But sometimes the expectations, you know, that's the worst thing. 672 00:38:24,180 --> 00:38:26,260 A coach coming in hates that. 673 00:38:27,460 --> 00:38:32,700 They do, and I don't think Alex Goers has a lot of big expectations, to be honest, because of positions Auburn. 674 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,420 Now, Auburn fans, of course, will have higher expectations. 675 00:38:35,620 --> 00:38:42,900 But I think as people look at the program, you know, nationally and such, I think people understand the situation he's in 676 00:38:42,900 --> 00:38:48,680 and the amount of turnover they have on the roster and, you know, what Auburn's been through the last five years. 677 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:50,660 So, I think there is that. 678 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:58,300 But I also think there is a hope and somewhat of an expectation for people close to the program that, you know, 679 00:38:58,820 --> 00:39:03,320 they can turn around the season, you know, break this losing streak, get to seven wins, you know, 680 00:39:03,580 --> 00:39:06,920 have a positive step forward and feel really, really good about the future. 681 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:12,580 Speaking of the future, let me ask you about the backup running back. 682 00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:18,320 Jeremiah Cobb should be, should starting, but what's the banking order? 683 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,820 Two, three, four, Bryson Washington coming from Baylor. 684 00:39:22,460 --> 00:39:28,340 Omar Mampson, Davenport, he transferred from UC, South Florida, of course. 685 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:28,860 Yeah. 686 00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:30,300 Two, three, and four. 687 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,580 Well, if I had to guess now, going into camp, I think it's Omar Mampson. 688 00:39:34,820 --> 00:39:36,080 I think he's done a great job. 689 00:39:36,140 --> 00:39:38,520 He played as a true freshman, had a really good spring, 690 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:42,300 and I think he continues to sort of exceed expectations there. 691 00:39:43,140 --> 00:39:50,960 I would watch out for Bryson Washington, you know, as the season gets going. 692 00:39:51,660 --> 00:39:54,780 You know, if you listened to Alex Golesh a few weeks ago and talked about him, 693 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:59,040 I think he wants Bryson to continue getting into better football shape. 694 00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:01,640 So, I think that's something they're working towards, 695 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,880 and maybe that's something he can build on as we get into fall camp and into the season. 696 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:10,820 So, he's a guy I think that's going to help out, but maybe more later in the season than early on. 697 00:40:11,340 --> 00:40:16,620 But I think early on, you know, you were looking at Jeremiah Cobb, Omar Mampson, 698 00:40:17,060 --> 00:40:19,400 and, you know, she also mentioned a guy that Davenport, the SF transfer, 699 00:40:19,580 --> 00:40:21,780 plays his offense really, really well. 700 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:23,420 I think he's going to play a lot. 701 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:27,780 I think you'll see them rotate some dudes there and get a lot of experience in early, 702 00:40:27,900 --> 00:40:31,240 just so you're kind of taking over the reins other than Jeremiah Cobb. 703 00:40:31,940 --> 00:40:33,380 Brian Matthews, check him out. 704 00:40:33,380 --> 00:40:36,020 Senior Editor there, sports.com. 705 00:40:36,060 --> 00:40:40,060 Brian, obviously, it's hard to sit here and answer the question. 706 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:44,280 When you lose, the man considered to be not only the top person in the transfer portal, 707 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,840 but certainly his position, Cam Coleman of Texas, from Auburn. 708 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:49,780 The tradeoff is it gives and it takes. 709 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:52,180 You bring in other guys from South Florida. 710 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:55,200 How will the depth chart look at the wide receiver spot? 711 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,360 Yeah, and I think it's going to look very much like a South Florida depth chart. 712 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:00,620 Yeah. 713 00:41:00,620 --> 00:41:00,720 Yeah. 714 00:41:01,500 --> 00:41:04,220 He's going to look at Bingleton right up there. 715 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:08,320 Chas Nimrod is right up there among the top two or three. 716 00:41:09,260 --> 00:41:12,940 And, you know, and then look out for a guy like Deshaun Spencer, 717 00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:15,980 a true freshman from Sarah Land and Mobile. 718 00:41:16,460 --> 00:41:18,120 Just had a terrific spring. 719 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:19,640 Just had a terrific summer. 720 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,640 I think there's still a lot of excitement with him, certainly. 721 00:41:23,020 --> 00:41:27,020 And then, you know, Corey Pettigrew is another big, tall outside guy. 722 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:28,100 Brian Williams is a freshman. 723 00:41:28,740 --> 00:41:31,580 I think that they also like a lot. 724 00:41:31,740 --> 00:41:33,160 So, I think there's some options there. 725 00:41:33,220 --> 00:41:36,880 But I think Keyshawn Singleton and Chas Nimrod are the two guys 726 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:40,600 to watch the closest he's going into fall camp. 727 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:41,520 All right. 728 00:41:41,620 --> 00:41:46,620 Expert position man, right tackle, Stanton Ramil from Michigan State. 729 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,660 A lot of people think if he's healthy, and I know he was cleared, 730 00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:53,500 played 17 games at Michigan State. 731 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,660 You know, you're thinking he's the right tackle. 732 00:41:55,660 --> 00:42:02,760 But Buster, I tell you, Buster has a lot of certainly potential. 733 00:42:03,340 --> 00:42:08,120 And then right guard, which dovetails into this, Cole Skinner, Buster again, 734 00:42:08,820 --> 00:42:09,900 Jack Lehrer maybe. 735 00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:12,600 Right tackle, right guard, B-Map. 736 00:42:13,720 --> 00:42:17,560 Yeah, so I think Stanton Ramil is probably going to be your left tackle. 737 00:42:18,140 --> 00:42:19,140 He is healthy now. 738 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:21,840 I think they're excited about his potential. 739 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:25,320 But I think you also have to understand that, you know, 740 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:29,360 he has missed a lot of time, centuries, over the last couple of years. 741 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:30,320 So, there's something to watch. 742 00:42:30,420 --> 00:42:32,760 I don't think that's an absolute lock there. 743 00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:37,200 And I think Kyle Buster and then Wilson Zaire, the freshman, can work that out. 744 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,360 If something was to happen to Stanton, 745 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:44,020 I think what they'd probably do right away is flip Joe Simmons from right tackle, 746 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:44,500 left tackle. 747 00:42:44,580 --> 00:42:45,600 He played both in the spring. 748 00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:46,620 I think he can do both. 749 00:42:46,780 --> 00:42:50,380 So, I think he's sort of the guy they're counting on to be a starting tackle. 750 00:42:50,380 --> 00:42:54,040 I think they feel like he fits in best at right, but can certainly play left. 751 00:42:54,740 --> 00:42:56,660 So, I think that's the look to tackle. 752 00:42:56,820 --> 00:42:59,360 And then, you know, Stanton and Joe Simmons stay healthy, 753 00:42:59,540 --> 00:43:01,580 and they like what they seem to be with him today, the freshman. 754 00:43:01,900 --> 00:43:04,380 I think Kyle Buster can compete for a starting job at guard. 755 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,360 So, that's one to watch there. 756 00:43:06,460 --> 00:43:09,900 Derek Plies, I think, you know, left guard had a really good spring, 757 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,380 so he's probably a starter, at least going into the first couple weeks of camp. 758 00:43:14,460 --> 00:43:15,140 We'll see how that goes. 759 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:19,200 Cole Best, the USF transfer, certainly looks like a starter there at center. 760 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,480 And I think that I think our position is wide, wide open, too. 761 00:43:23,780 --> 00:43:25,400 It doesn't take a genius to figure it out. 762 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,240 It's SEC football in general, particularly a fiscal league like the SEC, 763 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:30,280 its respective lives. 764 00:43:30,380 --> 00:43:31,640 We talk about that. 765 00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:35,920 But the other part of that puzzle, too, is we know Auburn, on paper and away, 766 00:43:36,020 --> 00:43:38,320 has got a promising core of linebackers coming back. 767 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,380 Where are you as far as edge rushers and secondary overall for Auburn coming in? 768 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:47,260 Well, I mean, I think this is one of the best linebacker groups in the country. 769 00:43:47,420 --> 00:43:48,760 I think it's still underrated. 770 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:51,440 I don't think a lot of people understand how good this group is 771 00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:54,760 or how good guys like Elijah Melendez and Bryce Diaz 772 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:58,000 and DeMarcus Riddick is when he's healthy. 773 00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:00,660 So, that's one to be excited about. 774 00:44:01,300 --> 00:44:03,460 You know, the defensive and edge guys, 775 00:44:03,460 --> 00:44:06,020 I think that's kind of a work in progress in some way. 776 00:44:07,300 --> 00:44:13,000 You know, Jared Smith is a guy, if he, you know, lives up to his potential 777 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:16,260 and you don't want to put that word on a player that's still pretty young, 778 00:44:16,300 --> 00:44:19,300 but if he can, he could be, you know, really, really good 779 00:44:19,300 --> 00:44:21,060 and that could make a big difference for Auburn. 780 00:44:21,660 --> 00:44:23,860 Deshaun Womack is a kid that transferred over. 781 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:25,860 We'll see how good he can be. 782 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:27,000 Joe Phillips stepped up. 783 00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:30,880 You know, you feel like in the spring, see if he can take another step, 784 00:44:30,940 --> 00:44:32,520 you know, in the fall. 785 00:44:32,620 --> 00:44:35,140 But I still think that's a little bit of a thin position, 786 00:44:35,140 --> 00:44:37,260 sort of waiting for guys to step up there 787 00:44:37,260 --> 00:44:41,600 and kind of a wait and see, you know, who kind of takes the reins there. 788 00:44:41,980 --> 00:44:43,700 And then that defensive tackle, 789 00:44:43,860 --> 00:44:45,800 and I feel a little bit better about that position. 790 00:44:46,220 --> 00:44:49,000 I think Dallas Walker come back and knows it's big. 791 00:44:49,380 --> 00:44:51,060 I think Cody Siegler, the transfer, 792 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:53,800 has really done everything on and off the field, 793 00:44:53,940 --> 00:44:56,120 just exceeded every expectation. 794 00:44:56,420 --> 00:44:57,580 I think he's going to be a good player for Auburn, 795 00:44:57,660 --> 00:44:58,640 better than people expected. 796 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:01,380 You know, we've got some good young players like Malik Autry, 797 00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:03,220 Darian Smith there too, 798 00:45:03,220 --> 00:45:06,520 and brought another transfer too that can help out. 799 00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:09,120 So, I think interior defensive line is probably going to be okay, 800 00:45:09,540 --> 00:45:12,700 and we'll see how the edges in those defensive ends turn out. 801 00:45:13,060 --> 00:45:16,840 Let me ask you a stat that I think is going to improve dramatically 802 00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:18,920 under Alex Golich. 803 00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:26,540 Last year, Auburn was 125th nationally in red zone touchdown percentage, 804 00:45:26,740 --> 00:45:30,500 scoring 20 touchdowns and 41 opportunities. 805 00:45:30,500 --> 00:45:32,820 I don't need to tell somebody as smart as you. 806 00:45:32,900 --> 00:45:33,860 That's pretty bad. 807 00:45:34,680 --> 00:45:39,320 In eight SEC games, they were only 10 of 28. 808 00:45:40,180 --> 00:45:44,520 Now, Alex Golich last year with South Florida, 809 00:45:44,740 --> 00:45:50,820 they were 14th nationally, scoring touchdowns on 72%. 810 00:45:50,820 --> 00:45:56,580 I think Auburn fans would like to see what Alex Golich did last year, 811 00:45:57,060 --> 00:45:59,040 emulated with Auburn this year. 812 00:45:59,540 --> 00:45:59,740 Yeah. 813 00:46:00,180 --> 00:46:01,920 And I think a couple of things. 814 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:03,340 I think you can go back to, you know, 815 00:46:03,340 --> 00:46:05,500 some things Gus talked about, you know, years ago. 816 00:46:05,980 --> 00:46:09,460 To be successful in the red zone, you've got to be able to run the ball. 817 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:09,680 Yeah. 818 00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:12,300 And you've got to have defenses that respect your running game, right? 819 00:46:12,380 --> 00:46:16,340 Because, you know, if you're just going to drop back and throw it every down, 820 00:46:16,340 --> 00:46:19,620 down there and the teams know that, you're going to get demolished. 821 00:46:19,780 --> 00:46:21,820 So I think that's really, really important. 822 00:46:22,380 --> 00:46:23,880 And I think, you know, 823 00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:27,380 we've heard Alex Golich talk about the run game over and over. 824 00:46:27,860 --> 00:46:29,900 You know, we haven't seen it or right against the opponent yet, 825 00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:32,440 but obviously it's an emphasis for this offense and for him. 826 00:46:33,020 --> 00:46:34,420 And then I think the tight end position, 827 00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:37,020 that's a position that can really help in the red zone, 828 00:46:37,100 --> 00:46:40,700 whether it's run blocking or helping the run game or, you know, 829 00:46:40,740 --> 00:46:43,540 sneaking them out there and making some plays and get some touchdowns. 830 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,700 So I think those are two areas that Auburn can help itself in. 831 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:49,700 You know, they don't have a Cam Coleman necessarily down there, 832 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:53,880 but you had a Cam Coleman last year and look what it did for you. 833 00:46:53,960 --> 00:46:56,460 So you've got to have the other pieces that operate much, 834 00:46:56,860 --> 00:46:58,880 much more smoothly for an auto, auto work. 835 00:46:58,940 --> 00:46:59,860 Once you get that red zone, 836 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,500 I also feel great about Alex McPherson. 837 00:47:03,940 --> 00:47:06,700 I think he's in the range after 60 yards or so. 838 00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:08,180 So he should be in true. 839 00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:12,920 Sorry, coming into camp, it's always a fun topic. 840 00:47:13,020 --> 00:47:16,420 What is the one position battle or battles that you're going to be keying 841 00:47:16,420 --> 00:47:17,760 on, especially early on in the camp? 842 00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:20,580 Yeah, I think there are a couple. 843 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:24,320 I think the offensive line is the one that everybody's going to talk about. 844 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:25,500 Everybody's going to be watching closely. 845 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,780 Just because you've got, you know, 14 newcomers, 846 00:47:28,900 --> 00:47:32,840 only three returning guys and no returning starters there from Auburn. 847 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:35,680 So that's a really, really interesting position. 848 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:38,760 They could see a lot of change over as we move forward. 849 00:47:38,760 --> 00:47:44,500 And then, you know, I also think the cornerback position is one that, you know, 850 00:47:44,540 --> 00:47:46,840 you lost both starters from last year in the portal. 851 00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:48,680 So it's pretty wide open. 852 00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:50,420 And, you know, we'll see who can step up. 853 00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:53,460 Andre Jordan, UCLA transfer, you know, did well. 854 00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,280 Blake Woodby, taking your guy. 855 00:47:55,640 --> 00:47:58,660 Sean Pleasant is returning as a backup, return guy also. 856 00:47:59,240 --> 00:48:05,020 And you've got like four or five guys underneath those guys that are all going to compete for one of those top two spots. 857 00:48:05,020 --> 00:48:10,480 So I think that's going to be a pretty wide open competition going in overall. 858 00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:16,380 But I think going in, Andre Jordan is probably one of the guys there that's probably the man to beat at least for one of those positions. 859 00:48:16,720 --> 00:48:18,060 Let me ask you two things. 860 00:48:18,260 --> 00:48:22,480 Will Auburn get a verbal commitment from quarterback Sam Solley? 861 00:48:23,740 --> 00:48:28,880 August the 8th, I know he's from Gaston City, but put up some tremendous numbers. 862 00:48:29,700 --> 00:48:35,320 I know some other folks are involved in here, but I keep hearing some projections to Auburn. 863 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:46,280 And secondly, how much access would the media get under Golich for the first couple of weeks of summer camp? 864 00:48:46,440 --> 00:48:48,120 I know coaches are different. 865 00:48:48,380 --> 00:48:51,600 Freeze actually allowed Auburn a pretty good bit of access. 866 00:48:51,860 --> 00:48:52,980 What's Golich going to do? 867 00:48:53,820 --> 00:48:54,940 Yeah, it looks very similar. 868 00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:59,120 You know, we will talk to him and both his coordinators tomorrow. 869 00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:03,980 And then we get open practice viewing windows on Wednesday and Thursday. 870 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:07,840 Now they'll be out there in, you know, shorts and shoulder pads or whatever. 871 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:10,800 So it won't be, you know, incredible practice for us. 872 00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:12,460 But he is getting us out there early. 873 00:49:12,560 --> 00:49:15,380 And then I think there's another viewing window on Saturday when they will be. 874 00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:17,560 At least shoulder pads. 875 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:22,800 So, you know, we're getting some early access, which is nice to see during camp. 876 00:49:22,900 --> 00:49:24,500 See some of these new players that are out there. 877 00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:26,820 So I think that'll be really, really good for us. 878 00:49:26,820 --> 00:49:31,240 And for everybody out there that's, you know, members of our sites who can watch those videos. 879 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:32,280 Absolutely. 880 00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:34,040 Solly, tell us. 881 00:49:34,220 --> 00:49:34,420 Oh, yeah, sorry. 882 00:49:34,540 --> 00:49:35,160 Yeah, that's okay. 883 00:49:35,240 --> 00:49:35,600 Go ahead. 884 00:49:36,620 --> 00:49:39,720 Yeah, a big, strong 6'3", 190-ish. 885 00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:41,300 Those are really nice default. 886 00:49:42,200 --> 00:49:46,240 Runs, you know, one of those really, I think, I would say sophisticated passing off. 887 00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,020 Offenses for high school. 888 00:49:48,020 --> 00:49:50,400 So, got a bunch of SEC offers. 889 00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:56,280 But I do think Auburn is the team to beat now as we get, you know, just a handful of days before his announcement. 890 00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:57,840 Big week. 891 00:49:58,120 --> 00:49:58,940 Big coverage. 892 00:49:59,420 --> 00:50:00,020 AuburnSports.com. 893 00:50:00,660 --> 00:50:10,780 Young man, tell us about what you have got planned for Auburn subscribers, SEC subscribers, and anybody who wants to get on to check it out. 894 00:50:11,740 --> 00:50:13,600 Well, this is when we try to shine, right? 895 00:50:13,700 --> 00:50:14,840 This is fall camp. 896 00:50:15,020 --> 00:50:16,140 This is when the interest peaks. 897 00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:24,900 We will be there and cranking out as much video and stories and news and breaking news, everything, you know, that we can get out. 898 00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:33,800 We're going to do it as quickly as possible at AuburnSports.com to give you guys and gals all the information that you want and look forward to hearing, and sometimes not look forward to hearing. 899 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:37,540 But we're going to be there for it all, getting started tomorrow. 900 00:50:37,740 --> 00:50:38,620 So, stay tuned. 901 00:50:38,960 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mention any specific occasions where Tuberville has offered horrific statements against blacks or Muslims. 981 00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:44,780 However, Tuberville has gone on the Senate floor to advocate for legislation that bans Sharia law from being implemented here in the U.S. 982 00:55:45,020 --> 00:55:50,120 He's also encouraged Muslims who do not want to adhere to the U.S. Constitution to not live in the U.S. 983 00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:53,540 but return to their country of origin and its Islamic tenets. 984 00:55:53,540 --> 00:55:59,200 Tuberville has also referred to the teaching of Islam and Sharia law as a death cult. 985 00:55:59,400 --> 00:56:00,960 I'll be back with more Alabama stories. 986 00:56:01,100 --> 00:56:01,860 After this. 987 00:56:02,120 --> 00:56:03,380 Mark your calendar for November 6th. 988 00:56:04,500 --> 00:56:09,880 The Albert Patterson Gala returns to the Barber Motorsports Museum featuring United States Senator Tommy Tuberville. 989 00:56:10,380 --> 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1026 00:59:11,860 --> 00:59:14,180 Tomorrow, sunny skies, high around 90. 1027 00:59:14,260 --> 00:59:16,740 Tomorrow night, partly cloudy skies, low near 70. 1028 00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:19,860 And for Wednesday, sunny skies, high around 90. 1029 00:59:20,360 --> 00:59:22,640 Your weather from 93.9, the score. 1030 00:59:23,640 --> 00:59:32,160 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee. 1031 00:59:32,820 --> 00:59:36,180 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice. 1032 00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:41,480 The Boomo Bugg Show. 1033 00:59:42,040 --> 00:59:47,240 Your exclusive inside track to the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC. 1034 00:59:48,040 --> 00:59:53,460 Now, your host, Harold Bugged on 93.9, the score. 1035 00:59:53,980 --> 00:59:54,800 Welcome back in. 1036 00:59:54,860 --> 00:59:56,060 I watch the Boomo Bugg Show. 1037 00:59:56,220 --> 01:00:02,200 We really appreciate giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley and listening on the worldwide app. 1038 01:00:02,320 --> 01:00:04,380 There's Sports Radio 93.9, the score. 1039 01:00:04,820 --> 01:00:09,300 We've got folks living in Timbuktu who want to get the latest of what's going on in our neck of the woods. 1040 01:00:09,420 --> 01:00:09,720 Call them. 1041 01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:10,720 Tell them about the app. 1042 01:00:10,800 --> 01:00:11,280 It's brand new. 1043 01:00:11,360 --> 01:00:13,440 It's free, and it's easy to listen to. 1044 01:00:13,540 --> 01:00:15,520 Ben Thomas is also easy to listen to. 1045 01:00:15,580 --> 01:00:17,800 He's got it all covered there at AL.com. 1046 01:00:17,860 --> 01:00:18,780 BT, welcome in. 1047 01:00:18,840 --> 01:00:19,340 How are you? 1048 01:00:20,660 --> 01:00:21,340 Good, fellas. 1049 01:00:21,340 --> 01:00:24,620 I'm glad to get that app and figure out what's going on up there. 1050 01:00:24,640 --> 01:00:25,260 There you go. 1051 01:00:25,260 --> 01:00:30,420 Well, when you do, call us because sometimes we're technologically challenged. 1052 01:00:30,660 --> 01:00:31,920 So, Ben, we'll put that on you. 1053 01:00:32,040 --> 01:00:34,840 But one thing we do know, high school football is back. 1054 01:00:34,920 --> 01:00:41,180 And before we get into some of the specifics, you've got to believe these coaches kind of like the weather that we've had. 1055 01:00:41,300 --> 01:00:42,460 Normally, it's hot. 1056 01:00:42,880 --> 01:00:43,600 It's dry. 1057 01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:44,740 The sun's beating down. 1058 01:00:44,800 --> 01:00:47,280 I don't know how it is on your end of the state, by the way, if you're brand new. 1059 01:00:47,380 --> 01:00:47,880 Welcome in. 1060 01:00:48,440 --> 01:00:49,660 Ben's on the other end of Mobile. 1061 01:00:49,740 --> 01:00:50,640 But it's been gray. 1062 01:00:50,640 --> 01:00:54,160 And by comparison, it's kind of been wet up in our neck of the woods. 1063 01:00:54,760 --> 01:00:58,840 That's good for farmers, ducks, and big old linemen who don't want to die of a peat stroke. 1064 01:00:59,220 --> 01:01:01,960 Ben, your thoughts just about how camp's going over all the state. 1065 01:01:03,180 --> 01:01:05,520 I've got a lineman in my car with me right now. 1066 01:01:05,620 --> 01:01:08,400 I'm taking to practice guys. 1067 01:01:08,640 --> 01:01:13,700 And he was relieved that we did have some rain Thursday and Friday that cut practice short. 1068 01:01:13,700 --> 01:01:15,820 But it was hot early. 1069 01:01:15,940 --> 01:01:17,240 It was hot early in the week. 1070 01:01:17,320 --> 01:01:23,520 And honestly, I'm praying for all the football players and the band people and everybody out there practicing in temperatures. 1071 01:01:23,700 --> 01:01:26,960 I'm glad any day it could be cloudy and we get a little relief. 1072 01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:28,340 But it hasn't been too bad yet. 1073 01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:32,700 And hopefully, it'll remain like that for the next couple of weeks until we get to the actual games. 1074 01:01:33,400 --> 01:01:34,260 Curtain's coming up. 1075 01:01:34,320 --> 01:01:37,280 Let's talk a little bit about, in your opinion, some of the top storylines. 1076 01:01:37,360 --> 01:01:38,520 It's been a year of change. 1077 01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:42,940 Man, we try to cover high school sports as religiously as we can in this neck of the woods. 1078 01:01:43,560 --> 01:01:48,000 And obviously, the R word seems to be a popular word across the board, reclassification. 1079 01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:50,260 It's been an interesting offseason. 1080 01:01:50,460 --> 01:01:54,540 Coming into the season, where do you start breaking down some of the big storylines coming in? 1081 01:01:55,620 --> 01:02:02,240 Well, I mean, I think the one that's going to continue on is the public and private separation. 1082 01:02:02,860 --> 01:02:07,640 I mean, now we know that there's another private school league that will start playing next year. 1083 01:02:07,640 --> 01:02:12,060 The Gold States Independent School Association, I think, is what they're calling it, we believe. 1084 01:02:12,620 --> 01:02:16,920 That'll be mostly, it may be all, but definitely mostly AISA schools. 1085 01:02:17,600 --> 01:02:25,240 But possibly some AHSAA schools who face travel issues or who are unhappy with the separation could join in that. 1086 01:02:25,660 --> 01:02:29,400 And, you know, I think we still will have that storyline throughout the year. 1087 01:02:29,460 --> 01:02:31,660 We want to see how it works out in all sports. 1088 01:02:32,160 --> 01:02:32,940 Interesting take. 1089 01:02:32,940 --> 01:02:39,040 Last week, we found out that all 16 of the large private schools will be in the playoffs. 1090 01:02:40,240 --> 01:02:43,000 So that's an interesting, you know, it started out with eight. 1091 01:02:43,100 --> 01:02:44,900 They're going to put eight in, eight of the 16. 1092 01:02:45,820 --> 01:02:47,900 I had heard the private schools wanted 12. 1093 01:02:48,120 --> 01:02:49,600 They end up with all 16. 1094 01:02:50,600 --> 01:02:53,820 So that's interesting in that larger school division. 1095 01:02:53,820 --> 01:02:56,540 I think still 16 in the smaller school division. 1096 01:02:56,540 --> 01:03:03,960 But, and this week, you know, Sports Writers Association preseason rankings will be out Wednesday morning. 1097 01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:05,480 Really tough. 1098 01:03:05,600 --> 01:03:11,820 I voted on, I did my vote yesterday, and it's hard to, kind of hard to, you know, you can, it's even pencil in Thompson 6A. 1099 01:03:11,980 --> 01:03:19,220 But on down the line, it's tough as we have these new private school classifications as to how it will break down. 1100 01:03:20,040 --> 01:03:22,200 Let me ask you about one of the storylines. 1101 01:03:22,360 --> 01:03:29,440 You had a good article two weeks ago literally about the key questions as we look forward to another season. 1102 01:03:29,440 --> 01:03:38,320 And one of them is ending a 101-game losing streak for Columbia High School in Huntsville. 1103 01:03:38,900 --> 01:03:44,180 Harold and I talked to Sammy Coates a couple weeks ago, and he is stoked. 1104 01:03:44,440 --> 01:03:51,280 They have got 60 players or some odd out, which is a lot more than what they've had. 1105 01:03:51,800 --> 01:03:52,900 They've got some issues. 1106 01:03:53,060 --> 01:03:58,480 They're literally in Research Park, and there's really not a community around them. 1107 01:03:58,480 --> 01:04:04,560 But he keeps trying to push through, and something they've got this year is a more manageable schedule. 1108 01:04:05,080 --> 01:04:15,560 You mentioned this to us, and I thought it was a very good idea that the Alabama High School Athletic Association should work with Columbia to give them a more manageable schedule. 1109 01:04:15,800 --> 01:04:17,020 Now, they've got one. 1110 01:04:17,540 --> 01:04:18,920 They begin with Douglas. 1111 01:04:19,020 --> 01:04:26,120 I know they came close to winning two games last year, but B.T., I think this year Columbia may even win two or three games. 1112 01:04:27,260 --> 01:04:30,140 Yeah, like you said, they were close a couple times last year. 1113 01:04:30,300 --> 01:04:30,740 Huffman. 1114 01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:31,200 Yeah. 1115 01:04:32,260 --> 01:04:33,140 East Lawrence. 1116 01:04:33,820 --> 01:04:34,520 Half-time. 1117 01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:37,240 So they've had some transfers move in there. 1118 01:04:37,360 --> 01:04:44,260 I think James Clemons, one of James Clemons running back, transferred in there because his dad was principal at Columbia. 1119 01:04:44,260 --> 01:04:52,760 So, you know, I expect them to win a couple of games, maybe not even that, but it'll be – I mean, they haven't won since 2015. 1120 01:04:53,360 --> 01:04:54,500 That's 10 years ago. 1121 01:04:54,620 --> 01:04:55,700 I mean, that's hard to believe. 1122 01:04:56,200 --> 01:05:04,540 And, you know, you feel – I'm thinking they're going to get off the schneid, so to speak, this year and get a victory or two. 1123 01:05:05,540 --> 01:05:07,400 Ben Thomas again, AL.com. 1124 01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:14,080 We'll talk about some folks in your neck of the woods, but first, if you don't mind, talk to us about a couple of neighbors up here, all kinds of storylines. 1125 01:05:14,240 --> 01:05:18,980 Anytime you come in a brand-new year, every school respectively has their issues. 1126 01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:22,440 But I think it's going to be interesting as far as having statewide interests. 1127 01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:27,920 Given their success over the last few years, there's this school up here called Morris Hill Bible. 1128 01:05:27,980 --> 01:05:29,880 You may not be familiar with it, Ben. 1129 01:05:29,880 --> 01:05:32,260 And we'll try to give you more details as we get deeper into the interview. 1130 01:05:32,940 --> 01:05:39,520 But for the first time in a long time, they don't have Daryl Higgins there because he's at the second part of an intriguing story at Russellville. 1131 01:05:40,120 --> 01:05:41,980 Obviously, a proud tradition down there. 1132 01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:44,020 They go back decades with that tradition. 1133 01:05:44,200 --> 01:05:47,540 Now they plug in a guy who's had success at Morris Hill Bible. 1134 01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:51,980 But to me, those two schools are two of the more intriguing storylines coming in. 1135 01:05:53,240 --> 01:05:54,440 I think so, yeah. 1136 01:05:54,500 --> 01:05:58,500 I mean, it'll be fun to see what Daryl can do at a bigger school like Russellville. 1137 01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:02,840 Obviously, he was able to compete with some bigger schools like that when he was at Morris Hill. 1138 01:06:03,320 --> 01:06:10,320 And, of course, Morris Hill not only lost him, but, you know, at least two great running backs that led him to the state championship last year as well. 1139 01:06:10,520 --> 01:06:18,020 So, in the sports writers' polls, because there's so few teams in those private schools, we're only doing a top five. 1140 01:06:18,020 --> 01:06:22,460 And I'm going to tell you guys, it was hard to come up with, all right, who should be in the top five? 1141 01:06:22,800 --> 01:06:23,160 Wow. 1142 01:06:23,440 --> 01:06:29,640 In the larger and the smaller HSA private school classifications. 1143 01:06:29,780 --> 01:06:33,000 You expect Morris Hill to be there, but, you know, I'm not sure. 1144 01:06:33,500 --> 01:06:35,340 And I kind of think they may fall off some. 1145 01:06:35,440 --> 01:06:42,280 It'll be, like you said, it'll be intriguing to see if they can keep that tradition going with a new coach and largely a new team. 1146 01:06:43,560 --> 01:06:43,960 Absolutely. 1147 01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:49,860 Two legends, coaching legends, Paul Benefield of five. 1148 01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:51,520 We talk about him quite often. 1149 01:06:51,700 --> 01:06:53,300 Danny Horne, Central Clay. 1150 01:06:53,300 --> 01:06:57,500 By the way, I think those two teams are going to meet in week zero. 1151 01:06:58,180 --> 01:07:01,220 Danny Horne's got 374 wins. 1152 01:07:01,380 --> 01:07:03,300 Paul Benefield, 368. 1153 01:07:04,340 --> 01:07:08,380 The two winningest coach in football history in the state. 1154 01:07:08,540 --> 01:07:10,240 Is this their last year? 1155 01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:14,180 It sure seems like we're headed that way. 1156 01:07:14,180 --> 01:07:20,420 You know, I'm actually working on, I think you're talking about my column that I did a couple of weeks ago where I had five questions. 1157 01:07:20,720 --> 01:07:25,940 I'm actually working on 10 questions for this Sunday, including some new questions about the season. 1158 01:07:25,940 --> 01:07:35,360 I talked to both Danny and Paul several months ago, and neither one of them came right out and said, this is going to be it. 1159 01:07:35,460 --> 01:07:37,480 But you really feel like it is. 1160 01:07:37,480 --> 01:07:47,660 You know, I know Danny, particularly at Act Paul, too, are kind of fed up with some things happening in high school sports that maybe they don't like, that maybe weren't happening. 1161 01:07:48,060 --> 01:08:04,000 You know, when they started 360 wins ago or so, and certainly, you know, if you look at the number, I mean, I don't know that we'll ever have any other coach catch them at their number of victories, no matter how they finish up. 1162 01:08:04,120 --> 01:08:06,100 I mean, you know, it was interesting. 1163 01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:12,940 A couple of years ago, we had Jerry Curtis was the leader, and then Danny Horne and Paul Benefield were right there with him and eventually passed him. 1164 01:08:12,940 --> 01:08:19,800 But there's not really anyone close to those guys now, so I think this could be it for those guys. 1165 01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:21,220 I'm glad they're playing this year. 1166 01:08:21,360 --> 01:08:24,220 I think that's thanks for a fun opening day story. 1167 01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:33,560 And, boy, I would hate it if those guys weren't in high school football coaching because they've certainly, since I've been doing it, and I know you guys as well, 1168 01:08:33,640 --> 01:08:38,900 they've been some of the classiest coaches and obviously most successful coaches I deal with. 1169 01:08:39,580 --> 01:08:42,920 You bring up a good point, Ben, because it's one thing to be successful. 1170 01:08:42,940 --> 01:08:48,660 But to do it with class and to do it year in and year out, that is a dying breed, especially in this generation of things. 1171 01:08:49,080 --> 01:08:55,940 There is a name that everybody across the state has on the tip of their tongues right now, and it's Hancock Whitney. 1172 01:08:56,580 --> 01:09:03,000 I won't steal your thunder, but I don't care if you're in Cherokee or Cherokee County, whether you're in North Alabama, South Alabama, 1173 01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:06,060 every team has a goal of going to Hancock Whitney. 1174 01:09:06,600 --> 01:09:13,440 I won't steal your thunder, but talk to us about how things are going to shape up there once they hand out the respective state trophies. 1175 01:09:14,240 --> 01:09:18,720 Well, I thought when you said there's a name on everybody's tip of everybody's tongue, it's going to be Rush Pro. 1176 01:09:18,780 --> 01:09:19,600 I knew that was Kevin. 1177 01:09:19,600 --> 01:09:21,540 Yeah, well, that's a second follow-up question. 1178 01:09:22,960 --> 01:09:26,500 Yeah, I mean, you know, it's going to be interesting. 1179 01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:31,200 Obviously, it's now a five-day window for the high school championships in December. 1180 01:09:32,120 --> 01:09:36,460 We've got four flag football championships and the two private school championships, 1181 01:09:37,260 --> 01:09:39,480 and then the six public school championships. 1182 01:09:39,480 --> 01:09:41,880 It's going to be a Tuesday through Saturday event. 1183 01:09:43,160 --> 01:09:50,400 I think the people that come to Mobile, the teams that are in that, will be really happy with what they see when they get in the stadium. 1184 01:09:50,520 --> 01:09:56,140 The stadium's a smaller stadium, I think about 25,000, but really a first-class. 1185 01:09:56,260 --> 01:09:58,640 If you've not been there, it's really a first-class place. 1186 01:09:58,740 --> 01:10:01,600 I'm a little bit concerned with the traffic patterns and the parking. 1187 01:10:03,200 --> 01:10:09,120 I'm sure they'll probably have that figured out by the time we get there, but it's going to be a great venue. 1188 01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:14,540 Having that 6A game now, I keep wanting to call it 7A, but now it's 6A. 1189 01:10:15,500 --> 01:10:19,840 Having that the last night, that Saturday night, will be big. 1190 01:10:20,020 --> 01:10:25,840 I think it'll be a fun week, and then my wife is, at least I think she is, happy that I won't be gone for five days. 1191 01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:29,320 That's what she's telling you anyway, right? 1192 01:10:29,860 --> 01:10:32,300 I'll be gone for the denny, but I'll be back at night. 1193 01:10:32,300 --> 01:10:41,900 Let me ask you about some of the 10 must-watch football games, week zero, or what I call opening week. 1194 01:10:42,460 --> 01:10:45,020 Thursday is Parker at Vestavia Hills. 1195 01:10:45,740 --> 01:10:54,280 These are two teams that, of course, in the Birmingham, Shelby County area, et cetera, Jefferson County, and they haven't played in 25 years. 1196 01:10:54,780 --> 01:10:56,620 Thompson at Central Phoenix City. 1197 01:10:57,400 --> 01:11:00,760 Once again, Mark Freeman beginning another tenure at Thompson. 1198 01:11:00,980 --> 01:11:02,920 Central Phoenix City, pretty good, too. 1199 01:11:03,480 --> 01:11:06,820 We talked about Fife and Clay Chalkwell on Friday. 1200 01:11:07,800 --> 01:11:12,380 Sarah Land at Mary Montgomery, BT, my Lord, two of the best teams in the state. 1201 01:11:13,500 --> 01:11:18,860 Battleground Tennessee at St. Michael and Phillip Rivers in his son. 1202 01:11:19,400 --> 01:11:22,140 He's right here now, 6'4", about 225. 1203 01:11:23,540 --> 01:11:30,440 Bob Jones at Harchell, Seth Parker's debut, Dester at Russell, they've been playing for absolute decades. 1204 01:11:31,660 --> 01:11:34,720 BT, a lot of fun games the first weekend. 1205 01:11:35,580 --> 01:11:43,200 You know, the interesting thing about that is when I wrote that, you know, I've still got to write a story about the 10 games to watch for the season. 1206 01:11:43,480 --> 01:11:48,140 And I started looking, I'm like, well, man, my goodness, there are 10 games to watch in the first weekend. 1207 01:11:48,740 --> 01:11:57,280 That's why I ended up writing that column, so when I do my 10 games to watch for the season, I just won't include those opening week games. 1208 01:11:57,600 --> 01:12:00,020 But, yeah, some huge matchups. 1209 01:12:00,180 --> 01:12:02,880 Randy Kennedy will be up in the Auburn area for two nights. 1210 01:12:02,960 --> 01:12:06,220 He's going to watch that Thompson-Central Phoenix City game. 1211 01:12:06,280 --> 01:12:11,760 That's a rematch of that great 35-34 semifinal game last year. 1212 01:12:11,760 --> 01:12:14,780 And then the next night, Auburn hosts Hewitt Truspel. 1213 01:12:15,320 --> 01:12:17,500 And it's a huge Saturday. 1214 01:12:18,660 --> 01:12:20,040 We talked about Columbia. 1215 01:12:20,280 --> 01:12:21,280 They're playing on Saturday. 1216 01:12:21,520 --> 01:12:23,540 Could that be the end of that streak? 1217 01:12:24,060 --> 01:12:27,700 That Battleground St. Michael game is going to be on ESPN2. 1218 01:12:27,800 --> 01:12:28,160 That's right. 1219 01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:32,680 So Phillip Rivers and Gunner Rivers and a bunch of prospects from Battleground. 1220 01:12:32,680 --> 01:12:39,640 That include, by the way, country music singer Luke Bryan's son, Bo Bryan, is the quarterback for that team. 1221 01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:47,780 And then also down here we have Blunt Viger, which will probably draw about the largest crowd of any high school football game we have in South Alabama. 1222 01:12:48,840 --> 01:12:50,740 State championships notwithstanding. 1223 01:12:51,060 --> 01:12:56,840 So it's a big weekend, a good weekend to start off with, with a lot of intriguing matchups. 1224 01:12:57,540 --> 01:12:58,980 Ben Thomas, AL.com. 1225 01:12:59,020 --> 01:13:01,220 Ben, last year it was easy to answer this question, I guess. 1226 01:13:01,320 --> 01:13:05,120 E.J. Crowell was the rock star to keep an eye on on the high school gridirons. 1227 01:13:05,180 --> 01:13:06,320 We know where he is now. 1228 01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:09,060 Obviously Trent Seymour is going to be there this year. 1229 01:13:09,320 --> 01:13:18,940 Outside of Trent, what's a name or two that fans need to be keeping a close eye on, kind of the rock stars on the high school gridirons that's going to go on to the next level quickly next year? 1230 01:13:19,680 --> 01:13:22,780 Yeah, I'm afraid y'all are stealing my thunder on a lot of my posts. 1231 01:13:23,320 --> 01:13:25,160 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 1232 01:13:25,340 --> 01:13:26,640 We don't get it right often, but. 1233 01:13:27,540 --> 01:13:37,760 I actually wrote something this morning that Trent Seaborn and Gunnar Rivers, one of those two will probably be the state's all-time leading passer when their career is over with. 1234 01:13:38,040 --> 01:13:41,560 They're within, I think, about 25 yards of each other. 1235 01:13:41,680 --> 01:13:47,860 I think Gunnar has 10,200 yards and Trent has 10,175 or something like that. 1236 01:13:47,860 --> 01:13:50,520 And they're all chasing Jack Hayes at Piedmont. 1237 01:13:50,720 --> 01:13:55,220 So certainly those two guys, it could be the year of the quarterback, guys. 1238 01:13:55,440 --> 01:13:58,140 There are a ton of quarterbacks across the state. 1239 01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:03,140 Kingston pre-year, recently committed to Alabama from Benjamin Russell. 1240 01:14:03,800 --> 01:14:09,540 Bobby Colbin, the Central Phoenix City quarterback, is right now committed to Georgia State, I believe. 1241 01:14:10,300 --> 01:14:12,300 There's multiple good quarterbacks down here. 1242 01:14:12,400 --> 01:14:13,820 So that'll be intriguing. 1243 01:14:13,960 --> 01:14:19,460 If you're looking for a defensive guy, I think you've got to look at Jabarius Garrar from Viger. 1244 01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:21,800 He's the two-time five-eight lineman of the year. 1245 01:14:22,340 --> 01:14:25,180 He's got about 1,004 sacks in two years. 1246 01:14:26,240 --> 01:14:27,700 Now committed to Texas. 1247 01:14:28,020 --> 01:14:36,280 So those are some guys that we'll see on this level that it won't be long before we see them making big impressions on the college level as well. 1248 01:14:36,660 --> 01:14:37,400 Yeah, absolutely. 1249 01:14:37,600 --> 01:14:46,980 And Sam Solley, who's a 20-28, I believe he's going to pick Auburn on this coming Saturday when he decides to commit. 1250 01:14:47,100 --> 01:14:47,900 Great stuff. 1251 01:14:48,680 --> 01:14:49,920 It's certainly exciting. 1252 01:14:51,060 --> 01:14:57,120 We've been talking with a lot of the coaches as far as who they've got coming back, plans for the year. 1253 01:14:57,700 --> 01:15:01,460 Tell us, you mentioned the state rankings dropping. 1254 01:15:01,620 --> 01:15:02,240 What else? 1255 01:15:02,920 --> 01:15:06,020 If that wasn't enough, what else have you got working on this week? 1256 01:15:06,880 --> 01:15:13,580 Yeah, so we got, like I said, that'll be out at 5 a.m. on AL.com and obviously on the Times Daily website up there. 1257 01:15:14,200 --> 01:15:15,940 For you guys, they'll have it as well. 1258 01:15:16,940 --> 01:15:20,780 I mentioned my 10 more key questions I think will be on Sunday. 1259 01:15:21,200 --> 01:15:24,340 We're still doing volleyball previews every day of the week. 1260 01:15:24,500 --> 01:15:26,760 Dennis Victory's heading that up. 1261 01:15:29,520 --> 01:15:29,960 Surveys. 1262 01:15:30,440 --> 01:15:32,740 We surveyed some of the players at media days. 1263 01:15:32,820 --> 01:15:33,860 We got that coming up. 1264 01:15:33,860 --> 01:15:41,660 So we're in full preseason mode, and you can catch all that, obviously, at AL.com and just go to the high school page there. 1265 01:15:42,280 --> 01:15:43,780 We got our eyeballs on you, Ben. 1266 01:15:43,920 --> 01:15:45,760 Safe travels out there with your son. 1267 01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:46,620 Thank you so much. 1268 01:15:46,680 --> 01:15:47,900 Let's do it again soon, okay? 1269 01:15:48,460 --> 01:15:48,800 All right. 1270 01:15:48,860 --> 01:15:49,340 Thank you, guys. 1271 01:15:49,400 --> 01:15:49,940 Have a good week. 1272 01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:50,460 You too, bud. 1273 01:15:50,520 --> 01:15:50,860 The B.T. 1274 01:15:50,860 --> 01:15:50,860 The B.T. 1275 01:15:50,860 --> 01:15:51,320 Express. 1276 01:15:51,320 --> 01:15:51,980 Ben Thomas. 1277 01:15:52,180 --> 01:15:53,400 Stay old.com. 1278 01:15:53,460 --> 01:15:56,860 Coming up, time to go to K-Town in Knoxville and talk, you guessed it, Big Orange. 1279 01:15:57,220 --> 01:15:58,280 With Vince Rora and Zach. 1280 01:15:58,320 --> 01:15:59,240 There'll be more Bug Shows. 1281 01:15:59,340 --> 01:15:59,840 Stay with us. 1282 01:16:03,900 --> 01:16:04,380 Hey, Mom. 1283 01:16:04,380 --> 01:16:04,500 Hey, Mom. 1284 01:16:04,500 --> 01:16:08,000 Now that I have an after-school job, I think I want to buy a drum kit. 1285 01:16:08,240 --> 01:16:09,420 Okay, rock star. 1286 01:16:09,560 --> 01:16:10,520 Let's look at your account. 1287 01:16:10,520 --> 01:16:15,460 When kids start making money, Chase has easy-to-use tools and expert bankers to help them learn how to manage it. 1288 01:16:15,740 --> 01:16:17,980 And next month, I'll buy the bass drum and the cymbals. 1289 01:16:18,240 --> 01:16:20,720 Oh, and maybe some noise-canceling headphones for you. 1290 01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:22,500 Aw, you've thought of everything. 1291 01:16:23,040 --> 01:16:26,380 Help kids save, budget, and build financial independence all with Chase. 1292 01:16:26,480 --> 01:16:28,380 That's good for kids and good for parents. 1293 01:16:28,760 --> 01:16:30,540 Visit your local Chase branch and get started. 1294 01:16:30,900 --> 01:16:31,900 Account subject to approval. 1295 01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:33,920 J.P. 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1369 01:19:57,840 --> 01:19:58,720 I'm good, guys. 1370 01:19:58,720 --> 01:20:04,500 Believe it or not, I'm watching some hoops right now at City Center Thompsonville and Arena. 1371 01:20:04,680 --> 01:20:07,980 The Lady Vols are having an open practice. 1372 01:20:08,260 --> 01:20:14,440 So, again, a chance to check out this completely brand new Kim Caldwell squad here today. 1373 01:20:14,540 --> 01:20:15,140 It's just been good. 1374 01:20:15,960 --> 01:20:17,640 Well, that answers my next question. 1375 01:20:17,740 --> 01:20:25,100 I was going to see if you ever made it back from Tampa after months covering the SEC media days and getting some good cooking there from Mom. 1376 01:20:25,400 --> 01:20:27,440 But you bring up the women's basketball team. 1377 01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:28,920 We want to get to the obvious here in a second. 1378 01:20:29,060 --> 01:20:29,440 Football. 1379 01:20:30,180 --> 01:20:31,720 Have they recruited you yet, V-Man? 1380 01:20:31,800 --> 01:20:33,340 Have they been able to fill up their roster? 1381 01:20:33,560 --> 01:20:38,460 Or are you there because you're going to engage in the tryouts as well before all is said and done? 1382 01:20:39,180 --> 01:20:39,980 Well, they do. 1383 01:20:40,360 --> 01:20:45,840 They were looking, and they do have some really good men that help them practice. 1384 01:20:46,100 --> 01:20:48,600 That's something that has been utilized by this program. 1385 01:20:48,600 --> 01:20:51,380 We've had some of it, you know, for a long time. 1386 01:20:51,380 --> 01:20:58,760 So, no, I do not have the change of direction and ability that some of these guys do. 1387 01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:03,260 Now, I could, like, you know, share my mom's cooking and feed them all. 1388 01:21:03,440 --> 01:21:05,580 But that's not what they're looking for. 1389 01:21:05,780 --> 01:21:07,300 They're looking to get in shape. 1390 01:21:07,520 --> 01:21:09,420 So, yeah, I'll just hang out and watch for that. 1391 01:21:10,040 --> 01:21:12,000 V-Man, explain something to the rest of us. 1392 01:21:12,120 --> 01:21:19,040 In this modern day when kids are making millions of dollars, and how intriguing is it that Tennessee made headlines recently? 1393 01:21:19,580 --> 01:21:20,620 I don't know all the terms. 1394 01:21:20,700 --> 01:21:21,420 It's not my business. 1395 01:21:21,540 --> 01:21:24,240 If a kid gets $2 million out of the evening school, good for you. 1396 01:21:24,620 --> 01:21:25,720 But you have that deal. 1397 01:21:25,720 --> 01:21:28,600 And then I think people said, what? 1398 01:21:29,040 --> 01:21:36,500 The NCAA suspends linebacker Arian Carter over a flight taken to the NFL draft facility for, I don't know what it was. 1399 01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:38,680 I think I saw a few hundred dollars. 1400 01:21:39,180 --> 01:21:47,380 Explain to me, Vince, the story of how one kid can make this, another one kid takes this benefit, and yet he's going to be suspended. 1401 01:21:49,380 --> 01:21:54,320 Yeah, don't hold your breath waiting for me to be able to complain to the NCAA. 1402 01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:58,040 I mean, you guys know that and how frustrating they've been. 1403 01:21:58,360 --> 01:21:58,920 You know what? 1404 01:21:59,040 --> 01:22:04,100 The better story is where I was when I found out about this nonsense from the NCAA. 1405 01:22:04,520 --> 01:22:07,720 I was actually food shopping with my mom. 1406 01:22:07,860 --> 01:22:08,420 Imagine that. 1407 01:22:08,660 --> 01:22:09,260 Of course. 1408 01:22:10,480 --> 01:22:16,540 We were actually at this giant Asian food market because both my mom and I love seafood. 1409 01:22:17,060 --> 01:22:21,460 We were kind of going to town, and I looked at my phone, and I'm like, there's no way. 1410 01:22:21,560 --> 01:22:24,420 So you know how things are today with fake stories and all that. 1411 01:22:24,640 --> 01:22:25,000 Right. 1412 01:22:25,000 --> 01:22:33,480 So I had to check a bunch of, like, mom was grabbing stuff, and I had to, like, confirm, like, from different sources that this was a real story. 1413 01:22:33,740 --> 01:22:35,260 That's how ridiculous it is. 1414 01:22:35,680 --> 01:22:44,280 And kind of to your point, Harold, is that he went through the process because he was in the NFL draft at the time. 1415 01:22:44,440 --> 01:22:51,380 He pulled out because of the injury concerns that the NFL had with him coming off of his turf toe. 1416 01:22:51,860 --> 01:22:57,740 So what he did is he got back into the portal and then came back to Tennessee. 1417 01:22:58,000 --> 01:23:02,920 He gave the money back because at the time it was okay, but things changed. 1418 01:23:03,220 --> 01:23:10,600 So because he was forward about it, and it was, like, $400-something, because he was honest about it, 1419 01:23:10,660 --> 01:23:18,860 I think that opened the door for the NCAA to say, you violated a rule as opposed to the free-for-all that is out there with everyone else. 1420 01:23:18,860 --> 01:23:25,840 And so it incentivizes people to not only do what they want to do, but to not be honest about it. 1421 01:23:26,180 --> 01:23:26,920 So it's ridiculous. 1422 01:23:27,180 --> 01:23:27,280 Wow. 1423 01:23:27,720 --> 01:23:38,560 The most intriguing position battle as Tennessee opens summer camp, always looking at the defensive line, 1424 01:23:38,680 --> 01:23:43,560 offensive line, receivers, or more or less for the receivers, who's going to back up. 1425 01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:46,940 Most intriguing position battle to the B-man. 1426 01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:55,360 Well, for sure, I'll add the disclaimer just to make it interesting outside of quarterback because we're all going to be locked into that. 1427 01:23:55,580 --> 01:23:57,980 And you guys have talked about it. 1428 01:23:58,120 --> 01:24:01,600 So outside of that, I'd say I'll give you two, BB. 1429 01:24:02,200 --> 01:24:05,820 One of them is third wide receiver because I think they need that. 1430 01:24:05,920 --> 01:24:09,400 They have two really good wide receivers that have been productive in. 1431 01:24:09,460 --> 01:24:13,440 Braylon Staley, Mike Matthews both had breakout years in year two. 1432 01:24:13,440 --> 01:24:20,580 And we've talked about how first-year wide receivers, they don't excel typically in Josh Heifel's offense. 1433 01:24:20,700 --> 01:24:21,840 It's usually the second year. 1434 01:24:22,280 --> 01:24:28,000 Well, that's what you saw from Staley and Matthews, but not many of them have an opportunity in a third year. 1435 01:24:28,200 --> 01:24:30,560 That's what Staley and Matthews are. 1436 01:24:30,900 --> 01:24:35,400 How good can they be if they now have a third year in Heifel's system? 1437 01:24:35,500 --> 01:24:37,620 So that's exciting, but they still need a third guy. 1438 01:24:38,020 --> 01:24:39,760 Now there's a couple of second-year guys. 1439 01:24:39,940 --> 01:24:45,400 And Travis Smith, Jr., who's from the Atlanta area, and then Rodarius Jackson, who's from Memphis. 1440 01:24:46,240 --> 01:24:50,540 Those two guys have more experience than the five-star in TK Keys in recruiting. 1441 01:24:50,680 --> 01:24:55,680 He was known as Tristan Keys, number one wide receiver in the class last year. 1442 01:24:56,040 --> 01:24:58,700 So those are the three most likely candidates. 1443 01:24:59,180 --> 01:25:03,940 Can Keys be the first first-year wide receiver to make an impact and earn his opportunity? 1444 01:25:04,500 --> 01:25:05,240 We'll see. 1445 01:25:05,380 --> 01:25:08,940 But he's the most talented of that group, and that's interesting. 1446 01:25:09,040 --> 01:25:13,600 The other one is the Leo pass rush spot. 1447 01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:16,800 Now that's if Jim Knowles uses it like he has in the past. 1448 01:25:16,940 --> 01:25:21,820 That's the Joshua Joseph's last year, James Pierce, Jr. years past. 1449 01:25:22,540 --> 01:25:26,980 So will they find someone to fill that role on a down-and-down-out basis, 1450 01:25:26,980 --> 01:25:30,640 or will that just be a situational pass rush position? 1451 01:25:30,900 --> 01:25:35,220 So right now, Jordan Norman, the Tulane transfer, is the most likely candidate. 1452 01:25:35,620 --> 01:25:39,440 That's also the position Chaz Coleman was supposed to be the frontrunner for. 1453 01:25:39,440 --> 01:25:44,700 Since they transfer that isn't medically qualified or he's medically disqualified. 1454 01:25:45,400 --> 01:25:51,680 So, yeah, how Jim Knowles works that position, whether they use a normal strong-fed defensive end 1455 01:25:51,680 --> 01:25:57,780 or if they keep it as a Leo, what do they do with that position is intriguing 1456 01:25:57,780 --> 01:26:01,720 because they could use some linebackers, some inside linebackers that have athleticism. 1457 01:26:01,820 --> 01:26:04,600 They can put them in that spot because that's their deepest position. 1458 01:26:04,600 --> 01:26:07,360 So why not get your best guys on the field? 1459 01:26:07,360 --> 01:26:12,900 If Knowles and William Inge linebackers coach, if they're like, we have four guys, we're three guys, 1460 01:26:12,960 --> 01:26:18,920 we can't, we need to have on the field at all times, then you may find them in other positions like a Leo. 1461 01:26:19,060 --> 01:26:20,840 So that's another fascinating one. 1462 01:26:21,380 --> 01:26:23,200 Me, man, Vince Verona with us. 1463 01:26:23,260 --> 01:26:25,260 99-1, the sports animal in Knoxville. 1464 01:26:25,340 --> 01:26:26,800 You mentioned a wide receiver spot. 1465 01:26:26,860 --> 01:26:29,180 You can be a good wide receiver, but look at Auburn last year. 1466 01:26:29,260 --> 01:26:33,640 Count Coleman, arguably the best receiver then and now, except he didn't have the numbers 1467 01:26:33,640 --> 01:26:37,580 because there's questions at the quarterback spot and the offensive line. 1468 01:26:37,720 --> 01:26:40,680 Your thoughts overall about the Tennessee offensive line coming in, 1469 01:26:41,340 --> 01:26:45,540 and if this coaching staff could listen to the V-man and Tennessee fans, 1470 01:26:46,200 --> 01:26:48,400 who would they pencil in as the quarterback? 1471 01:26:50,020 --> 01:26:50,480 All right. 1472 01:26:50,540 --> 01:26:52,000 Well, that's the easy one. 1473 01:26:52,080 --> 01:26:53,340 I'll get to that in one second. 1474 01:26:53,340 --> 01:26:57,380 The offensive line, I think, is in pretty good shape. 1475 01:26:57,560 --> 01:27:02,760 You're looking at four or five starters back from the way they closed out last year, 1476 01:27:02,760 --> 01:27:07,500 and the newcomer looks like it's Ori Williams, so I think had a really good spring. 1477 01:27:07,580 --> 01:27:11,200 He's a transfer from LSU, played some left, played some right. 1478 01:27:11,280 --> 01:27:14,800 Not a ton of starts, but had some on-the-field time in the SEC, 1479 01:27:15,140 --> 01:27:18,000 so I think you will see him at right tackle. 1480 01:27:18,120 --> 01:27:20,060 That's where he spent a good part of the spring. 1481 01:27:20,060 --> 01:27:25,220 David Sanders, a five-star move to left, and then they have a lot of experience on the inside, 1482 01:27:25,340 --> 01:27:30,040 especially with Wendell Moore Jr. showing up in some of those preseason all-SEC lists, 1483 01:27:30,200 --> 01:27:36,620 and Sam Pendleton is probably the one they need to make a big jump and improve at center, 1484 01:27:36,840 --> 01:27:39,140 and then Jesse Perry at right guard. 1485 01:27:39,260 --> 01:27:42,380 Guard's a better spot than tackle if Williams isn't able to play. 1486 01:27:43,100 --> 01:27:45,700 And then depth, you know, not a ton proven. 1487 01:27:45,700 --> 01:27:51,760 There's some talent, high recruiting guys, but not a ton of experience depth other than Sham Umarov 1488 01:27:51,760 --> 01:27:53,260 who played some guard last year. 1489 01:27:53,440 --> 01:28:01,680 So I do think their first five is pretty good, and I'd say in the top quarter of the league as a group, 1490 01:28:01,840 --> 01:28:02,780 and that's good for the quarterback. 1491 01:28:03,020 --> 01:28:06,740 And then there's no doubt Faison Brandon is the people's choice. 1492 01:28:06,980 --> 01:28:07,660 He's the man, huh? 1493 01:28:07,720 --> 01:28:14,340 Yeah, yeah, the five-star because of his talent and the fact that, you know, 1494 01:28:14,440 --> 01:28:17,060 he's most well-known in terms of recruiting the upside. 1495 01:28:17,320 --> 01:28:22,660 It's just, you know, it's harder to imagine that that guy is going to be what fans envision him being right out of the gate. 1496 01:28:23,760 --> 01:28:30,120 But if I had some advice to Josh Heupel, he's certainly not going to listen to me. 1497 01:28:30,280 --> 01:28:35,860 I actually meant when I interviewed him in the media days, I meant Jimmy Himes told me, 1498 01:28:35,980 --> 01:28:41,020 hey, tell Josh Heupel when he talked to him that I said he should play both quarterbacks 1499 01:28:41,020 --> 01:28:42,440 and let the games decide it. 1500 01:28:42,560 --> 01:28:46,460 And I forgot because I was so busy, and I agree with that. 1501 01:28:46,560 --> 01:28:47,440 We've talked about it. 1502 01:28:47,500 --> 01:28:49,340 I would love to see them settle it in games. 1503 01:28:49,980 --> 01:28:54,080 But the fans, there's no doubt, they want Faison Brandon out of the gate. 1504 01:28:54,940 --> 01:28:59,340 Tennessee picks up another running back commitment last week. 1505 01:28:59,480 --> 01:29:01,980 Asa Barnes, 5'11", 200. 1506 01:29:02,180 --> 01:29:09,480 He's going to go with that other straggler, David Gabriel Georges, from Baylor. 1507 01:29:09,480 --> 01:29:13,440 And the man, Caden Craft, is a four-star quarterback. 1508 01:29:13,860 --> 01:29:19,600 And I saw today that Tennessee is getting a crystal ball for him. 1509 01:29:20,040 --> 01:29:27,900 So, Barnes' kid was Tennessee's 19th commitment, and if they bring in Craft, he will be number 20. 1510 01:29:29,960 --> 01:29:31,240 Yeah, there's no doubt. 1511 01:29:31,660 --> 01:29:37,500 Asa Barnes is one that I think a lot of people felt like Tennessee was in a good position for. 1512 01:29:38,220 --> 01:29:40,820 And they needed a second running back. 1513 01:29:40,980 --> 01:29:45,340 You can't just put everything on DGG. 1514 01:29:45,740 --> 01:29:48,480 So, I think they're in a good spot there as a talented guy. 1515 01:29:48,560 --> 01:29:53,640 He's got a better offer list than maybe what the star rating is that some people will look at. 1516 01:29:53,800 --> 01:29:56,220 And then, you know, Ohio State, man. 1517 01:29:56,760 --> 01:29:59,080 Tennessee's still, like, trying to take some of their guys. 1518 01:29:59,200 --> 01:30:02,140 So, Ohio State's not very happy at Tennessee in recruiting right now. 1519 01:30:02,140 --> 01:30:02,420 Right. 1520 01:30:02,600 --> 01:30:03,980 That's exactly right. 1521 01:30:04,420 --> 01:30:08,220 Well, I know you're very happy after spending two weeks in Tampa. 1522 01:30:08,940 --> 01:30:10,080 Glad you got away, buddy. 1523 01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:21,000 I know you really do a tremendous job during the season, but it is a long season, and it's great to decompress with mom and the cousins and everybody else. 1524 01:30:21,460 --> 01:30:23,600 Where can we get online to get all your great stuff? 1525 01:30:24,280 --> 01:30:29,920 Yeah, I appreciate you guys and your friendship and patience with me throughout the year. 1526 01:30:30,100 --> 01:30:32,080 So, yeah, you can follow me on all the socials. 1527 01:30:32,160 --> 01:30:34,680 It's avvinsports, V-I-N-C-E, sports. 1528 01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:38,320 And then, look for SportsSourceTV on YouTube. 1529 01:30:38,680 --> 01:30:42,820 I'll be doing a bunch more in terms of the video stuff now that I'm back in town. 1530 01:30:43,560 --> 01:30:45,800 Well, we have a lot in common, V-Man. 1531 01:30:45,920 --> 01:30:47,940 Brent and I, we love seafood, too. 1532 01:30:48,100 --> 01:30:49,020 We see food. 1533 01:30:49,080 --> 01:30:49,580 We love it. 1534 01:30:49,600 --> 01:30:50,780 I don't care what flavor it is. 1535 01:30:50,880 --> 01:30:52,680 So, we have a lot more in common, you think. 1536 01:30:52,740 --> 01:30:53,620 Listen, man, thanks for your time. 1537 01:30:53,680 --> 01:30:54,560 Have a great week, okay? 1538 01:30:55,260 --> 01:30:56,080 All right, you do the same. 1539 01:30:56,180 --> 01:30:56,700 Thank you, buddy. 1540 01:30:56,700 --> 01:30:59,620 V-Man, 99.1, the sports animal. 1541 01:30:59,900 --> 01:31:04,120 Let's check out the latest Tide Talk with a man who's been there and done it in the trenches, 1542 01:31:04,360 --> 01:31:05,060 the Redfish. 1543 01:31:05,240 --> 01:31:06,000 Next, stay with us. 1544 01:31:17,620 --> 01:31:22,600 Hey, Scholes, I know you'd do anything for a win on game day and for an ice-cold Bud Light. 1545 01:31:22,880 --> 01:31:26,320 Because whether you're tailgating in the parking lot or parked on the couch, 1546 01:31:26,320 --> 01:31:30,760 sitting on your lucky stool at the bar, or standing in the fan section all game long. 1547 01:31:31,100 --> 01:31:34,400 A win isn't a win without the clean, crisp taste of Bud Light. 1548 01:31:34,600 --> 01:31:36,880 And there's nothing easier to enjoy than that. 1549 01:31:37,400 --> 01:31:37,940 Bud Light. 1550 01:31:38,300 --> 01:31:39,220 Easy to drink. 1551 01:31:39,500 --> 01:31:40,440 Easy to enjoy. 1552 01:31:41,080 --> 01:31:41,780 Enjoy responsibly. 1553 01:31:41,860 --> 01:31:42,260 Anheuser-Busch. 1554 01:31:42,320 --> 01:31:42,700 Bud Light Bridge. 1555 01:31:42,740 --> 01:31:43,300 St. Louis, Missouri. 1556 01:31:44,040 --> 01:31:48,220 Wouldn't it be great if you could have your insurances for auto, home, business, farm, 1557 01:31:48,260 --> 01:31:50,000 and RVs in just one agency? 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Been there and done that as a former player. 1648 01:37:12,780 --> 01:37:15,880 But this is the shocking news. I went to the dentist this morning, BB. 1649 01:37:16,360 --> 01:37:16,720 Again? 1650 01:37:17,400 --> 01:37:18,760 Again is the key word. 1651 01:37:18,760 --> 01:37:24,400 And I think if we're keeping the score at home, I put all of his daughters through college. 1652 01:37:24,540 --> 01:37:28,800 And I think I bought their first two Mercedes just on my dental bill over the years. 1653 01:37:29,160 --> 01:37:33,860 But he's concerned, Brett Beaird, about Alabama football coming in. 1654 01:37:33,860 --> 01:37:39,160 Right to the point of the question he asked is, is Alabama even going to make the playoffs this year? 1655 01:37:39,300 --> 01:37:46,820 Well, I think there's a good chance. In fact, let's ask William, Redfish, Barger, who has joined us as of right now. 1656 01:37:47,200 --> 01:37:51,620 Yeah. And hopefully, the dentist, Doc, if you're listening, it's all in the Redfish. 1657 01:37:51,720 --> 01:37:54,120 William, Redfish, Barger. Been there and done that. 1658 01:37:54,260 --> 01:37:57,440 Former University of Alabama offensive lineman. 1659 01:37:57,580 --> 01:38:00,320 Now you can check him out behind the microphone on BAMS Radio. 1660 01:38:01,020 --> 01:38:02,420 William, welcome in. How are you? 1661 01:38:03,220 --> 01:38:05,080 Doing good, guys. Hope you're all as well. 1662 01:38:05,460 --> 01:38:08,100 Man, we're doing all right. It's finally here. Camp opening up. 1663 01:38:08,100 --> 01:38:10,420 I would imagine as a fan, you're excited. 1664 01:38:10,980 --> 01:38:16,840 As a former player, are you excited that you're not there and having to put up with all the nicks and the sweat and everything else? 1665 01:38:16,940 --> 01:38:20,920 Or is there something down deep that you kind of still missed as a former player this week? 1666 01:38:22,640 --> 01:38:24,680 You know, I wouldn't say I missed it. 1667 01:38:24,680 --> 01:38:44,840 But, you know, if I was afforded the schedule that these kids get to keep the day versus the schedule that we had, you know, that was our favorite day of the year, was the day when classes started. 1668 01:38:45,560 --> 01:38:47,000 Because that's when two-a-days ended. 1669 01:38:47,400 --> 01:38:48,660 That's when two-a-days ended. 1670 01:38:48,820 --> 01:38:50,060 You know, it was two weeks straight. 1671 01:38:50,760 --> 01:38:52,600 It was full pads every day. 1672 01:38:52,720 --> 01:38:58,080 There was no such thing as you can't have two, you know, consecutive days of two-a-days. 1673 01:38:58,120 --> 01:39:01,300 Or you can't have two full pads practices consecutively. 1674 01:39:01,440 --> 01:39:03,220 I mean, it was rough. 1675 01:39:04,040 --> 01:39:07,760 But, yeah, I mean, I might consider it, you know. 1676 01:39:08,200 --> 01:39:08,840 A couple million. 1677 01:39:10,160 --> 01:39:15,080 No, I will say, I mean, it might be halfway enjoyable if you just do it for free. 1678 01:39:15,520 --> 01:39:17,680 Just do it for free with these rules. 1679 01:39:18,120 --> 01:39:20,060 But, yeah, the money is a no-brainer. 1680 01:39:21,300 --> 01:39:29,540 I mean, talk to us about that because the people who are brand new to this game, they realize the difference because can you imagine Bear Bryant? 1681 01:39:29,660 --> 01:39:31,620 They wouldn't be writing a book called The Junction Boys. 1682 01:39:32,260 --> 01:39:33,580 But has that influenced? 1683 01:39:33,680 --> 01:39:37,900 I understand that these kids now, when you were young, you would have traded that for this. 1684 01:39:37,900 --> 01:39:41,640 I guarantee you the money and not have to sit there and knock heads with the big old guy. 1685 01:39:42,200 --> 01:39:49,060 But, to me, the payoff on that is when they get in the game, are they as tough now because they haven't been, if you will, through boot camp? 1686 01:39:50,880 --> 01:39:59,140 You know, I think that's certainly something that, you know, that's – let's just circle back to the late 80s, early 90s. 1687 01:39:59,140 --> 01:40:01,760 You can only reflect on what I went through. 1688 01:40:01,760 --> 01:40:12,560 But, you know, certainly I think that's something that's created, you know, not only in spring practice, you know, but fall camp as well. 1689 01:40:12,740 --> 01:40:21,000 And, you know, the heat and humidity plays an aspect into it and what they ask you to do, you know, factors into it. 1690 01:40:21,120 --> 01:40:28,460 But, you know, I don't begrudge the kids for having, you know, better opportunities and more opportunities than we did. 1691 01:40:28,540 --> 01:40:35,140 I mean, I think that's kind of like, you know, when you raise your kids, you want your kids to have better opportunities than you did. 1692 01:40:35,260 --> 01:40:42,500 And certainly, you know, we're seeing that unfold in real time as far as it goes to, you know, big-time college football players. 1693 01:40:43,500 --> 01:40:43,980 Absolutely. 1694 01:40:44,360 --> 01:40:48,320 What is the most intriguing position battle for you? 1695 01:40:48,420 --> 01:40:50,180 I know they get started on Wednesday. 1696 01:40:50,460 --> 01:40:54,260 I think the fans go on Sunday or early next week. 1697 01:40:54,380 --> 01:40:58,440 Right tackle, Javin James, Nick Brooks, we've discussed that. 1698 01:40:59,120 --> 01:41:08,340 Third corner, Carmela O'Neal, who's that 6'4", 210 corner freak, along with all the other freaks in the secondary. 1699 01:41:10,500 --> 01:41:15,160 Your thoughts, what's the most intriguing competition and position for you? 1700 01:41:16,120 --> 01:41:28,600 You know, I think, and this is just my own personal interest, just because it's been a minute since Alabama fans have really had to wonder who this guy was going to be. 1701 01:41:28,900 --> 01:41:36,580 But, you know, I think that second inside linebacker spot, there's still an open competition for that. 1702 01:41:36,580 --> 01:41:40,160 You know, is it going to be, you know, QB Reese? 1703 01:41:40,300 --> 01:41:44,200 Is it going to be, you know, Duke Johnson? 1704 01:41:44,300 --> 01:41:45,480 Is it going to be Mets? 1705 01:41:45,600 --> 01:41:54,480 You know, there's several guys, you know, and I think if you just read between the tea leaves, I think the staff, you know, obviously they want the best guy to win that. 1706 01:41:54,580 --> 01:41:59,380 But, you know, I think they, you know, kind of have a preference for QB Reese. 1707 01:41:59,400 --> 01:42:02,080 And I think he's got a guy that has a bright future. 1708 01:42:02,500 --> 01:42:08,020 So, you know, that's kind of one, you know, that really, you know, intrigues me. 1709 01:42:08,120 --> 01:42:16,520 I think, you know, who's going to be the wide receiver that's the third go-to guy? 1710 01:42:17,060 --> 01:42:21,280 You know, I feel like it's probably going to be, you know, C.D. Morgan. 1711 01:42:22,180 --> 01:42:24,020 But, you know, you've got Derek Meadows. 1712 01:42:24,340 --> 01:42:29,160 You know, you've got some other guys that I think are going to, you know, be a factor there. 1713 01:42:29,240 --> 01:42:37,080 So there's plenty of, you know, position battles, you know, I think that's going to, you know, pan themselves out in the next couple of weeks. 1714 01:42:37,080 --> 01:42:42,440 And certainly the, you know, the one that everybody thinks about and talks about is that quarterback battle. 1715 01:42:42,440 --> 01:42:49,560 But I think there's, you know, just some significant other ones out there that are still to be determined as well. 1716 01:42:49,760 --> 01:42:52,700 In the huddle with the Redfish, William Redfish Barger. 1717 01:42:53,160 --> 01:42:54,440 He doesn't take a genius. 1718 01:42:54,720 --> 01:43:00,420 Certainly ask any Alabama fan and tell you the problem last year, offense, second was offense, third was offense. 1719 01:43:01,000 --> 01:43:02,160 We know the problem. 1720 01:43:02,280 --> 01:43:04,360 What, in your opinion, Redfish, have they done? 1721 01:43:04,360 --> 01:43:07,280 And they're smarter, certainly richer than we are to figure these things out. 1722 01:43:07,840 --> 01:43:13,120 Why would an Alabama fan be optimistic that they've figured out the problem and here's a solution? 1723 01:43:13,820 --> 01:43:19,260 What, in your opinion, causes a reason to believe this offense is going to be better than last year? 1724 01:43:21,100 --> 01:43:33,460 Well, you know, and, you know, I think this is, if you make the assumption or if you have the hope that the starting quarterback is named Keelan Russell. 1725 01:43:33,460 --> 01:43:43,420 You look at several different things here, but, you know, they addressed the coaching issue along with the offensive line. 1726 01:43:43,580 --> 01:43:47,880 They addressed the personnel issue along the offensive line. 1727 01:43:48,880 --> 01:44:01,620 You know, I think there are some things that between Kalen DeBoer, Ryan Grubb, and Adrian Clem, the new offensive line coach, there's some schematic things that needed to be addressed. 1728 01:44:01,820 --> 01:44:05,060 You know, there were certain times that there were holes there. 1729 01:44:05,160 --> 01:44:06,680 The running back didn't see them. 1730 01:44:07,220 --> 01:44:11,060 You know, there were some times where the running play took too long to develop. 1731 01:44:11,360 --> 01:44:11,440 Yeah. 1732 01:44:11,940 --> 01:44:36,440 But, you know, I think when you look at the things that have been addressed and then, you know, what could be the, you know, the unicorn that makes all this go, in my mind, it's having a quarterback that at least puts the semblance of fear and, you know, in an opposing defense that has the ability to run zone read packages. 1733 01:44:36,440 --> 01:44:46,840 And I think Keelan Russell, you know, and not to say that Austin Mack can't do it, but he's a different type of guy. 1734 01:44:48,140 --> 01:44:55,900 You know, and I don't think there would be a bigger, much bigger of a threat than if Ty Simpson was still trying to do it. 1735 01:44:55,940 --> 01:44:58,940 They're both adequate at running the zone read attack. 1736 01:44:59,140 --> 01:45:19,040 But Keelan Russell, with his quick twitchiness and shaking bakes that he's able to put on people in an open field, I think, would bring a different dynamic and make the rest of the running game kind of a bigger threat than it would be without that zone read aspect to the offense. 1737 01:45:19,480 --> 01:45:20,900 Yeah, the word there is twitch. 1738 01:45:20,980 --> 01:45:26,080 I've always said that's one of the more underrated qualities of an athlete, whether it's basketball, football, et cetera. 1739 01:45:26,200 --> 01:45:30,240 But, William, your thoughts, game one, to me, this is going to be an intriguing opening game. 1740 01:45:30,320 --> 01:45:38,260 All games are opening season, but particularly this year when you've got that quarterback battle, what would you do if you were drawing up the depth chart at quarterback in an opening game? 1741 01:45:38,300 --> 01:45:43,620 A lot of folks would like to see one play the first half, the other one play the second half if the game goes as scripted. 1742 01:45:43,620 --> 01:45:52,960 We know crazy things can happen, see FSU's game last year, but how would you handle that battle, especially in the first, maybe, if not once, the first two games of the season? 1743 01:45:54,040 --> 01:46:02,340 Well, you know, if it spills over, you know, I think that you can't really chop up the play in time that way. 1744 01:46:02,740 --> 01:46:14,720 If it is still a quarterback battle, I think you have to, you know, have QB1, whoever that is going into the game, you know, get the majority of the series in the first half. 1745 01:46:14,780 --> 01:46:25,420 But you'd want that other guy, I'd want to give him at least two series in the first half to see what he could do, you know, when the game is still on the line. 1746 01:46:25,580 --> 01:46:27,640 And hopefully it's not still on the line. 1747 01:46:28,120 --> 01:46:33,680 Then all of a sudden you give him a lot more reps in the second half, but, you know, you can go back. 1748 01:46:33,760 --> 01:46:49,760 I think Coach Saban kind of handled it and drew it up in a pretty fair fashion against Penn State, you know, at the beginning of the 2011 season when they, you know, they played Penn State and it was between Phillip Sims and A.J. McCarron. 1749 01:46:50,960 --> 01:46:56,280 We've talked a lot about the offensive line and that's certainly an interest for all the fans. 1750 01:46:57,100 --> 01:46:58,020 Defensive line. 1751 01:46:58,020 --> 01:47:15,780 I think most people believe Devin Tompkins, the USC transfer, Terrence Green, all 6'5", 320 of him, Beanley Ken Jones, Desmond Yu, but you got Beeman, Edrick Hill, Faga, Simmons, Steve M. 1752 01:47:16,680 --> 01:47:18,560 There's a lot of dudes there. 1753 01:47:18,820 --> 01:47:22,820 Will Kane Womack rotate six to eight players again? 1754 01:47:24,880 --> 01:47:51,560 Yeah, you know, I think that, you know, there's obvious people there, but I think the thing that even more so than the transfer portal guys at the defensive line, I think getting those guys that you mentioned, you know, Beeman and Simmons, the guys that missed spring practice back, you know, into the rotation is going to be, you know, real intriguing. 1755 01:47:51,560 --> 01:48:00,420 And, you know, because you had some young guys, you know, like Simmons and Faga that played well in times last year as young guys. 1756 01:48:00,600 --> 01:48:08,960 And, you know, there's some other guys that are, you know, late summer arrivals, you know, that are true freshmen. 1757 01:48:09,160 --> 01:48:15,380 I mean, are they, you know, are they SEC ready in the same sense that Simmons was last year? 1758 01:48:15,520 --> 01:48:29,420 So, you know, but I do think at least if you want to look at the Kalen DeBoer era and maybe even into the last two years of the Saban era, at least on paper, you know, we've got to wait and see what kind of quality product they are. 1759 01:48:29,420 --> 01:48:36,960 But at least on paper, I think this is probably going to be the deepest, you know, D-line unit in several seasons. 1760 01:48:36,960 --> 01:48:39,620 So hopefully, you know, they get a chance. 1761 01:48:40,160 --> 01:48:56,040 You know, I'm not going to, you know, jinx myself and act like this is going to be the rotation like they had in 15 and 16 where the second team guys all went before the third round in the draft because they had first team guys starting, you know, first round guys starting in front of them. 1762 01:48:56,040 --> 01:49:04,620 So, but I do think it's going to be probably the best quality defensive line product that Alabama's put on the field in several seasons. 1763 01:49:05,460 --> 01:49:07,880 Redfish, I don't know if you heard the first part of the interview. 1764 01:49:08,000 --> 01:49:16,340 I hope my dentist is listening because this morning he was expressing he's an Alabama grad and he's all fired up about the season, of course, but he expressed this concern. 1765 01:49:16,520 --> 01:49:19,680 The question was, are they even good enough to make the playoffs this year? 1766 01:49:19,740 --> 01:49:21,460 What would you tell my dentist, Redfish? 1767 01:49:23,140 --> 01:49:25,200 Well, you know, I would say this. 1768 01:49:25,200 --> 01:49:34,120 I personally think, barring a rash of injuries, that that's certainly one of the goals of this team. 1769 01:49:34,980 --> 01:49:44,980 And I certainly think if, you know, things fall into place, the quarterback situation gets settled earlier rather than later. 1770 01:49:44,980 --> 01:49:51,820 You know, if the offensive line is improved, oh, for sure this is a playoff caliber team. 1771 01:49:52,000 --> 01:50:05,900 And, you know, you got to remember, we're in the age of college football now where, you know, you can have two, sometimes even three losses depending on who they are and still sneak your way into that thing. 1772 01:50:05,900 --> 01:50:14,400 And, you know, nobody in their right mind, you know, had Miami playing for the national championship when the playoffs started last year. 1773 01:50:14,400 --> 01:50:19,200 And you saw the run that they made, Ole Miss, you know, went deep into the playoffs. 1774 01:50:19,900 --> 01:50:26,660 I think a lot of people by the end of the season probably thought Indiana would be there or at least have a chance. 1775 01:50:26,880 --> 01:50:36,700 But, yeah, I think this team has the potential, if they can get the right pieces in place at certain positions, to be one of those guys. 1776 01:50:36,800 --> 01:50:41,720 You know, they've got to survive a tough stretch during the month of October. 1777 01:50:42,080 --> 01:50:42,240 Yeah. 1778 01:50:42,700 --> 01:50:51,520 You know, with a lot of tough games, you know, the one that I've kind of gotten circled is when they come back home after going to Tennessee. 1779 01:50:51,880 --> 01:50:58,660 And, you know, they've got a fresh A&M team that's coming to town who's, you know, facing the powerhouse known as Citadel the week before. 1780 01:50:59,340 --> 01:51:01,140 You might as well call that an off week. 1781 01:51:02,140 --> 01:51:02,580 Yeah. 1782 01:51:02,780 --> 01:51:03,300 I hear you. 1783 01:51:03,700 --> 01:51:05,060 Among other things. 1784 01:51:05,380 --> 01:51:07,560 Listen, I always enjoy the conversation. 1785 01:51:07,780 --> 01:51:14,580 Can't think of a better way to get ready for summer camp beginning than talking to you to get us prepared for the season. 1786 01:51:14,780 --> 01:51:16,020 William, have a great week. 1787 01:51:16,140 --> 01:51:17,700 Let's do this again real soon, bud. 1788 01:51:18,300 --> 01:51:19,160 I enjoyed it, guys. 1789 01:51:19,280 --> 01:51:19,680 Talk to you all soon. 1790 01:51:19,680 --> 01:51:20,120 Thank you, buddy. 1791 01:51:20,220 --> 01:51:21,380 Right back at you, Redfish. 1792 01:51:21,500 --> 01:51:22,940 William, Redfish, Barger. 1793 01:51:23,000 --> 01:51:26,700 BB, obviously, a lot of football to talk about the balance of the week. 1794 01:51:26,700 --> 01:51:32,780 But this is the day, the Major League Baseball trade deadline, 5 o'clock somewhere, according to Jimmy Buffett. 1795 01:51:33,360 --> 01:51:36,420 Will the Braves roster change much between now and then? 1796 01:51:36,580 --> 01:51:37,680 That's the question. 1797 01:51:37,860 --> 01:51:40,080 Three hours left before the deadline. 1798 01:51:40,220 --> 01:51:43,960 The Braves have picked up three guys. 1799 01:51:44,400 --> 01:51:55,740 Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter from Kansas City, and then also Mailer, I believe he's 31, from the Giants. 1800 01:51:55,740 --> 01:51:57,260 He's another pitcher. 1801 01:51:57,780 --> 01:52:02,180 Everybody's looking for that top-ranked starting pitcher. 1802 01:52:02,700 --> 01:52:06,600 I'd heard Jacob LeGrom a couple hours ago. 1803 01:52:06,680 --> 01:52:08,660 Now he's going to stay where he is. 1804 01:52:09,220 --> 01:52:11,380 It's going to be a very interesting three hours. 1805 01:52:11,580 --> 01:52:12,760 The Braves are on the clock. 1806 01:52:13,260 --> 01:52:14,960 I've learned the success of baseball. 1807 01:52:15,100 --> 01:52:19,040 Just be the Dodgers and buy your team mega billions of dollars. 1808 01:52:19,040 --> 01:52:21,860 It ain't that much of a secret to success. 1809 01:52:21,860 --> 01:52:23,300 Just check out the L.A. Dodgers. 1810 01:52:23,640 --> 01:52:24,180 Only a problem. 1811 01:52:24,260 --> 01:52:26,080 Who's got that kind of money and willing to spend it? 1812 01:52:26,140 --> 01:52:27,320 The Braves are off tonight. 1813 01:52:27,760 --> 01:52:31,700 Back at it again tomorrow night against the Marlins right here on 93.9 The Score. 1814 01:52:31,800 --> 01:52:32,600 It's going to take care of biz. 1815 01:52:32,660 --> 01:52:38,220 In the meantime, on behalf of BB, Greg James Blair, the entire crew here, Harold Buck, thank you so much for your time today. 1816 01:52:38,580 --> 01:52:42,980 That's doing it again tomorrow, noon to two of the Bumbo Bug Show, back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score. 1817 01:52:42,980 --> 01:52:43,020 We'll be right back. 1818 01:52:43,020 --> 01:52:43,080 We'll be right back.