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

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 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 You know, I always hated it when we got picked high.

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 The voices of the goats and the man trying to fill those big shoes now.

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 Saban DeBoer a one-two punch.

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 Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 So, BB, welcome in.

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 I think, by the tone of Cainland DeBoer's voice, he's a little tired of being asked that question.

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 Daniel Garrett, head football coach at Rogers High School, will preview the 2026 season.

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 But BB is here right now to talk about summer camps opening and the Sporting News celebrating its 140th anniversary.

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 Harold and I were not around by picking all-American teams for the last seven decades.

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 In fact, we didn't come in until, what, two years after they were started.

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 Maybe Bill, he's got all the facts there with him.

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 You get your magazine, you get cozy, you crack it open, you either read it in physical form or online.

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 Either way, how does the Sporting News feel about the Tide Tigers, Tennessee?

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 You can either read about it, or we can go straight to the horse's mouth.

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 Bill Bender is the man at the Sporting News.

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 But to listen, are you one of those guys, not only what you say, but how you say it.

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 Interesting point, though, Harold, about Indiana.

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 I mean, they do have to under, I think teams that schedule lightly have to be willing to

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 accept that, that, hey, we would get, me personally, let's say it's 10-2 Indiana, 9-3

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 Texas again, and Texas' losses are to, you know, Ohio State and Oklahoma and maybe a close

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 one somewhere else.

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 It'd be pretty close for me.

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 Yeah, absolutely.

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 Listen, again, the All-American teams, that was amazing to go back to 1960.

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 Roger Staubach, Dick Butkus in the 70s, Earl Campbell, Leroy Salmon.

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 I mean, you just go on and on.

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 It still boggles my mind, the sporting news, 140 years.

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 Wow.

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 Yeah, go ahead.

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 Yeah, we take it very seriously.

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 It was a fun project, and we got a couple more things coming next week as part of that

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 celebration.

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 I always take it very seriously because our All-American team is one that, you know, determines

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 the consensus.

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 And it's kind of like a badge that we wear, that you take it very, very seriously.

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 And a lot of, like I said, from Derek Thomas through, you know, Derek Henry, we had some

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 really cool Alabama names on those teams and some Auburn names as well.

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 So, hey, have your listeners check it out.

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 It was awesome.

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 Bill, it's always good to hook up with you, brother.

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 I know the season is about to get rocking and rolling.

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 You've got a game coming up tonight up the road there in Canton, Ohio, the NFL.

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 You realize this, Bill, starting tonight, we will have at least one football game on live

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 between now and February.

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 Are you ready?

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 Yeah, it's an exciting time, man.

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 Benson Stadium now, they renamed it.

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 It's going to be fun to watch a little bit of football tonight, the Hall of Fame, Fitzgerald,

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 and there's some good names.

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 So, it's here, guys.

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 We're going to enjoy it.

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 It'll get better each week.

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 Absolutely.

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 Hey, listen, man, good to catch up with you.

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 Thank you so much.

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 Have a great week, my friend.

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 No problem, guys.

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 Thank you, buddy.

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 Bill Bender, the Sporting News, I believe, is Bill Shanks listing a guy by the name of

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 Busy at the office these days, getting ready for the curtain to come up.

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 I would have believed Caleb Suggs would agree with that.

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 He's got it all covered over at the Decatur Daily.

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 Caleb, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 I'm doing good, guys.

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 How are you?

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 Hey, buddy.

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 Man, we're doing all right.

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 Obviously, it's a great time of the year.

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 To refresh our memories, because we've got a lot of jamborees coming up, kind of the warm-up, if you will.

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 And then we get down to the real deal.

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 What kind of calendar are we looking at here, Caleb, as far as notable jamboree games?

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 And the first, it's usually the first Thursday night.

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 It's about as busy as the first Friday night, am I not right?

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 You know, usually sometimes, I think, or at least our Thursday this year, it's kind of pretty clean.

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 There's not a lot going on.

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 As far as jamborees, I know Athens is playing Gardendale.

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 Again, though, I don't feel like there's a lot of jamborees.

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 I know, you know, they changed that rule where you could, you know, play week zero, get the bye week, and also play a jamboree.

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 So, some teams are taking advantage of that.

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 But, you know, the season starts a little early this year, August 21st.

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 Pretty early for the season to start.

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 So, I think teams, you know, because if you want to play a jamboree, that means you're playing next week.

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 It might be a little bit early for some teams.

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 You had a good article, 10 players to watch this upcoming season in the Decatur Daily coverage area.

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 Some of these guys amazed me.

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 Harold and I talk a lot about this stuff.

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 Some of these guys must play every day on.

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 For example, Jake Eubanks, priceful senior athlete.

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 He's an all-state defensive back.

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 He had 101 tackles.

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 Seven tackles for a lost six sacks on defense.

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 On offense, he threw for 200 yards, ran for 300 yards, caught 13 passes for 138 and 10 touchdowns.

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 And then came McClure at East Lawrence, a tremendous player for your dad.

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 And we'll get into them in a few minutes.

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 He, last season, rushed for 1,300 yards, 12 touchdowns.

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 Oh, by the way, he passed for 646 yards and five touchdowns.

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 And in his spare time on defense, he had 123 tackles and three interceptions.

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 You look at some of these stats and you think you're making it up.

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 But isn't it incredible at how some of these guys play three positions and do it so well?

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 Yeah, I mean, it's awesome.

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 It speaks to the kind of athletes some of these kids are.

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 But I also think it's just, you know, back in the day, I feel like you've got that.

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 You've got players that played both ways, you know, down.

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 And then it got to the point where it's like, well, hey, we need to, you know, try to limit players to one side, you know, create depth.

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 And teams still do that.

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 But now I think it's gotten back to the point where teams are like, we want to get our best 11 guys on the field all the time.

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 You know, we don't, you know.

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 So I think that's what you're seeing.

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 When you've got a guy like Eubanks and you've got a guy like McClure that can just play everywhere, that's what you want him to do.

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 And those two have done it, but you see a lot of other places.

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 And obviously when you get up into like the really big schools, you know, they try to keep their guys not playing both ways.

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 But, you know, if you've got a guy that's that talented, you know, I remember back even Asa Martin at Austin, you know, his senior year, went on to play at Auburn, Miami, or whatever.

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 He was playing running back and quarterback at times.

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 So, I mean, you know, get your best guys on the field.

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 You know, that's what's going to help you win ballgames.

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 The amount of conditioning and stuff these kids do these days, they're in the best shape that you can imagine.

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 So a lot of them can handle it pretty well.

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 Caleb Suggs, they're going to go with us, the Decatur Daily.

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 One thing we like to do here at Caleb is we call these college names all the time.

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 They're almost household words once you get into the season.

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 But these high school kids, I guarantee, as my old coach used to say, they're working just as hard.

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 So we'll try to give some spotlight to some of these kids throughout the area.

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 As far as maybe some players to watch this year, Caleb, where do you start?

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 I know Aiden Davis there at Austin, he's got a promising year ahead of him.

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 Jack Eubanks over at Priceful.

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 Just a couple of names.

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 As far as some of the names to kind of keep an eye on, where do you start?

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 Yeah, I think, you know, looking at, I'm trying to remember the ten names I put in that story.

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 Monday seems like football is so long.

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 Yeah, I'm sure it does.

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 I can hit you out in Campbell, Athens, K-McClear, East Lawrence.

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 You don't know all about East Lawrence there.

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 Yeah, you know, I also think about, you know, a guy like Jordan Taylor at West Morgan.

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 I know I talk about West Morgan a lot, but you kind of look at it.

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 You know, two years ago, they had to replace Jalen Fletcher, who's now at UNA.

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 He was an All-State running back, player of the year for us.

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 You know, a lot of people were like, how do you replace this guy?

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 Well, they got, you know, in comes Macari Johnson, who wasn't even the starter in the

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 first game of that season.

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 And so now Macari's gone.

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 He's the same way.

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 First-team All-State running back, you know, player of the year.

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 So it's like, who's going to be that next guy?

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 You know, Jordan Taylor seems like it's going to be that guy.

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 But, you know, two years ago, they thought it was Jabari Wiggins, who is still on the

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 team.

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 He's been playing at a run linebacker.

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 He got hurt early, so it became Macari.

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 So they've got multiple guys, I think, that can, you know, but who's going to be that

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 next star running back?

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 I think that's, you know, what people expect.

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 And you already mentioned it, Aiden Davis at Austin.

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 I'm really excited to see what he can do.

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 Because last year, I mean, you know, he hasn't played football since he was eighth grade.

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 So he was pretty much learning how to play football on the fly and still rushed over a

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 thousand yards.

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 I mean, the kid is built like a tank.

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 He looks like a linebacker there.

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 And I think just with a full season of experience, full off-season, he's actually learning how

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 to play running back.

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 I'm excited to see what he can do.

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 So there's a lot of good players.

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 A lot of new faces in our area this year, but a lot of kids that I think have a lot of

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 potential.

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 Absolutely.

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 Let me ask you about a team we didn't talk about the last couple weeks, but it's one

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 we talked with you about.

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00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,920
 I know you played for them, and everybody knows them as Hartzell.

465
00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:11,180
 They're so good in baseball, of course, and basketball, and all the sports.

466
00:25:12,420 --> 00:25:15,360
 Burt Newton is replacing 28 seniors.

467
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:16,460
 That's a lot.

468
00:25:16,980 --> 00:25:24,120
 From last year's 10-2 squad, they went to the lost Homewood 31-24 in the second round of

469
00:25:24,120 --> 00:25:24,600
 the playoffs.

470
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,340
 They've been averaging 10 wins for the last five seasons.

471
00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:29,720
 They got a tough schedule.

472
00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:36,360
 They began with Bob Jones, who's Seth Parker, is now the coach.

473
00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:37,500
 Wasn't priceful.

474
00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:44,120
 Austin, Decatur, Florence, Jasper, and Russellville, they lose a lot of seniors, but I guarantee you

475
00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:46,380
 Burt Newton will have these guys ready to play.

476
00:25:47,860 --> 00:25:48,840
 Yeah, I think so.

477
00:25:48,940 --> 00:25:54,140
 I think when you have a program like a Hartzell or like an Austin or like a Muscle Shoals, actually,

478
00:25:54,260 --> 00:25:55,920
 I think Hartzell and Muscle Shoals are similar.

479
00:25:56,540 --> 00:25:59,040
 The floor is just so high.

480
00:25:59,700 --> 00:26:02,500
 But that being said, you're still losing almost 30 seniors.

481
00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:06,760
 Even for a big school, that is a substantial amount of players.

482
00:26:06,940 --> 00:26:10,260
 I mean, they pretty much have a whole new team, really any returning starters.

483
00:26:10,580 --> 00:26:13,340
 So I think they've got a lot of kids with a lot of potential.

484
00:26:14,460 --> 00:26:16,060
 It's really just going to come into it.

485
00:26:16,140 --> 00:26:18,960
 I mean, those first couple games, you mentioned Bob Jones.

486
00:26:19,260 --> 00:26:22,500
 I think that's going to be a tough game, but way to it, Coleman, I think.

487
00:26:22,620 --> 00:26:26,740
 Coleman, to me, is a team that's going to, I think, surprise a lot of people this year.

488
00:26:26,820 --> 00:26:30,360
 I think they're going to be significantly better than they've been in a while, and it's at

489
00:26:30,360 --> 00:26:30,940
 their place.

490
00:26:31,340 --> 00:26:33,840
 So you've got those two games before you get in a region play, you know.

491
00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:37,740
 So, you know, when you have a young team, it's that kind of schedule where, you know,

492
00:26:37,740 --> 00:26:40,060
 it can go haywire, you know, if things don't go there.

493
00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,400
 That's really going to be, you know, how up to speed can they be?

494
00:26:43,860 --> 00:26:45,080
 And, you know, you mentioned the 30 teams.

495
00:26:45,180 --> 00:26:48,740
 They also lost Will Lane, the offensive coordinator, who's now the head coach at Guntersville.

496
00:26:48,860 --> 00:26:49,000
 Yeah.

497
00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:50,820
 I think that's a huge loss.

498
00:26:50,900 --> 00:26:51,060
 Yeah.

499
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,180
 I think he's one of the best young coaches around.

500
00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:58,060
 So, you know, they've promoted Grant Lake to replace him.

501
00:26:58,120 --> 00:26:59,520
 I think he's a great up-and-coming coach.

502
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:00,460
 We'll see how he does.

503
00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:06,060
 One thing I think that they went and got Paxton Montgomery, former Austin quarterback, that

504
00:27:06,060 --> 00:27:08,020
 2017 team that was so good.

505
00:27:08,540 --> 00:27:11,420
 He was coaching at Auburn the last four years under Hugh Freeze.

506
00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:13,860
 Now he's back to coach at quarterbacks at Hartsell.

507
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:17,680
 Lane did such a good job coaching their quarterbacks.

508
00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,800
 Three Decatur daily players of the year under him.

509
00:27:20,260 --> 00:27:22,540
 I think bringing him in is going to be a big help.

510
00:27:22,820 --> 00:27:23,880
 So, we'll see how it goes.

511
00:27:24,340 --> 00:27:26,020
 You know, Hartsell's, Hartsell, like he said.

512
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:27,480
 But they do have a really tough schedule.

513
00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:29,580
 So, you know, I don't really know.

514
00:27:29,740 --> 00:27:31,080
 But I think they've got potential.

515
00:27:31,220 --> 00:27:31,720
 We're going to see.

516
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:34,320
 Absolutely.

517
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:36,560
 Give us an update on your dad.

518
00:27:36,660 --> 00:27:37,540
 I mentioned it earlier.

519
00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:39,700
 He is the new coach at East Lawrence.

520
00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:47,400
 And he has had challenges on and off the field, remodeling the locker rooms, draining the field.

521
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 You know, a lot of people, Harold and I talk about this a lot, the jobs that assist the coaches

522
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523
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 A lot of, you know, some of the upper class have got the resources.

524
00:27:59,580 --> 00:28:00,980
 A lot of the schools don't.

525
00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,440
 And you've got coaches who are plumbers.

526
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 They line the field.

527
00:28:05,140 --> 00:28:06,220
 They mow the field.

528
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,460
 And they're trying to get volunteer help.

529
00:28:09,620 --> 00:28:10,920
 And I know it's a challenge.

530
00:28:11,300 --> 00:28:13,360
 How's your dad doing so far at East Lawrence?

531
00:28:14,900 --> 00:28:16,700
 Stress is a good deal.

532
00:28:17,780 --> 00:28:21,880
 You know, first-year coach, I think he has a lot of that stuff that's not on the field stuff.

533
00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,140
 He's having to learn and having to deal with.

534
00:28:24,420 --> 00:28:26,120
 I did think it was funny, though, the other day.

535
00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,240
 You know, they started practice last week, actually, because they didn't have spring.

536
00:28:29,420 --> 00:28:30,680
 And I asked him how it was going.

537
00:28:30,820 --> 00:28:34,240
 He said, we're not where I want us to be.

538
00:28:34,340 --> 00:28:37,020
 And I said, well, you know, a lot of great coaches tell me that.

539
00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:38,500
 So I'll take that as a good sign.

540
00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:41,460
 But, you know, it's been stressful for him.

541
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,500
 But I think once the season gets going, he'll start having some fun with it.

542
00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:46,680
 Absolutely.

543
00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,620
 We'll talk about this in more detail when we've got time.

544
00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,420
 You mentioned Brewer last week.

545
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:52,720
 I kind of agree with you.

546
00:28:52,780 --> 00:28:55,720
 I think they're one of the more improved teams in Morgan County.

547
00:28:55,860 --> 00:28:59,100
 They won three of their last five games.

548
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,280
 You've got a lot of things, though, coming.

549
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:08,320
 I think a week from Wednesday is the preseason supplement in the Decatur Daily.

550
00:29:08,460 --> 00:29:12,840
 And we'll be talking with you, certainly getting down to the first week of the season.

551
00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,820
 You've got more previews coming out.

552
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,900
 Where can we get online and get the supplement in a couple of weeks

553
00:29:18,900 --> 00:29:26,140
 and also get your, as far as forecasts, predictions, and also previews of every team?

554
00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,680
 Yeah, you can get online at DecaturDaily.com.

555
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,140
 We'll have all that stuff on there.

556
00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,900
 As far as I know, I don't know what day that is.

557
00:29:34,980 --> 00:29:35,300
 It's a Wednesday.

558
00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:36,260
 Yeah, it is.

559
00:29:36,660 --> 00:29:37,720
 What will come out.

560
00:29:38,980 --> 00:29:40,420
 I think that's what is coming out.

561
00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:41,680
 I haven't actually been told that.

562
00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:43,420
 Like I said, I just write the stuff.

563
00:29:43,620 --> 00:29:45,560
 They post it whenever they want to post it.

564
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,660
 But I just took them out that week.

565
00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:50,440
 And, yeah, just a couple weeks to go.

566
00:29:50,540 --> 00:29:52,040
 Actually, almost two weeks to go.

567
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:52,800
 That's really hard to believe.

568
00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,160
 Caleb, we've got eyes on it regardless of what day it comes out.

569
00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:57,860
 Thanks so much.

570
00:29:57,900 --> 00:29:59,240
 And keep up the good work, okay?

571
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:00,780
 Thanks, guys.

572
00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,360
 Thanks for having me.

573
00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:01,820
 Thank you, buddy.

574
00:30:01,980 --> 00:30:04,400
 Caleb Suggs taking up with us from the Decatur Daily.

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 I thought his dad, when he asked the question, would give him no comment.

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 he didn't.

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 Yeah.

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710
00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:52,320
 I think Josh Heupel, the key word that he pointed out is that that's an outdated rule, that in

711
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:57,620
 this era with players making six and seven figures per year, in many cases, it doesn't make a lot

712
00:36:57,620 --> 00:36:58,120
 of sense.

713
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:04,520
 And obviously, Arian Carter was initially in the NFL draft, was planning to go to the

714
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:10,500
 draft, and then learned of an injury that required surgery, and decided to withdraw from the draft

715
00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:11,540
 and come back to college.

716
00:37:12,020 --> 00:37:16,980
 And so that's why he had accepted the money for the flight from his agent, and he repaid

717
00:37:16,980 --> 00:37:18,980
 the money as soon as he withdrew from the draft.

718
00:37:18,980 --> 00:37:23,660
 So the way Tennessee sees it, he did things the way he was supposed to do, and this is

719
00:37:23,660 --> 00:37:29,040
 a silly, outdated rule that doesn't really have any place in determining a player's eligibility

720
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:30,840
 for the season in this day and age.

721
00:37:30,940 --> 00:37:31,980
 It's just hard to believe.

722
00:37:32,220 --> 00:37:36,540
 And we're seeing players come back from the G League to play in college basketball and things

723
00:37:36,540 --> 00:37:42,960
 like that, and other things where eligibility for college is much more of an open question

724
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:43,900
 than it's ever been.

725
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:48,440
 And then you have a player like this seemingly doing things by the book, and it results in initially

726
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:53,580
 a three-game suspension that Tennessee was able to talk down to two by appealing.

727
00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,840
 So the fact that this is something that they're going to have to deal with now for their game

728
00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:01,100
 against Georgia Tech on the road in week two, far from ideal for Tennessee.

729
00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:05,160
 The only silver lining is if there's any position where they can absorb that kind of loss,

730
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:10,180
 not having their best defensive player, it's probably a linebacker where they're pretty deep,

731
00:38:10,420 --> 00:38:17,440
 really as deep as any position, as Josh Heifel said, as he's had at any point in his time at Tennessee.

732
00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:19,140
 So they're very deep there.

733
00:38:19,260 --> 00:38:23,500
 That gives them a chance to absorb this, but still, the way they see it, a kind of pointless

734
00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:26,440
 suspension here for a player that they think did things by the book.

735
00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:31,740
 Next thing you know, they'll be suspending and doing things to people who put money at the bottom

736
00:38:31,740 --> 00:38:33,100
 of a McDonald's bag.

737
00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:35,000
 That's never happened here in Tennessee.

738
00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:40,100
 So let's talk about that as far as the team.

739
00:38:40,260 --> 00:38:41,740
 The show has to go on.

740
00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:46,280
 Usually the first game is a dress rehearsal, so it's almost a silver lining.

741
00:38:46,420 --> 00:38:48,660
 You can bring some guys off the bench and still get through that one.

742
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,860
 But Georgia Tech, this is not your daddy and granddaddy's Georgia Tech team.

743
00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,400
 Talk to us about how they fill those shoes.

744
00:38:58,500 --> 00:39:02,340
 They're, again, pretty deep at linebackers, so they're well-equipped to do it.

745
00:39:02,380 --> 00:39:07,000
 The one thing we don't know is how they're going to use their linebackers this year and how many

746
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:08,100
 they might have on the field.

747
00:39:08,820 --> 00:39:14,520
 In the past, Tennessee's run essentially a 4-2-5 defense under Tim Banks, the former defensive

748
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:15,080
 coordinator.

749
00:39:15,540 --> 00:39:20,680
 Now he's gone, all signs have been that Tennessee will continue to run that type of

750
00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:20,960
 scheme.

751
00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:24,820
 But I think under Jim Knowles, the first-year defensive coordinator, they've got a little

752
00:39:24,820 --> 00:39:30,320
 more, they've got some additional ideas of things they could do to both take advantage of their

753
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:36,620
 depth at linebacker and offset a deficiency that we've talked about, at least a shortcoming, where

754
00:39:36,620 --> 00:39:42,060
 they're not exactly loaded at the edge rusher position, what they call the Leo position, or the

755
00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:46,980
 Jack and a lot of defenses, they don't really have that reliable edge rusher, certainly not

756
00:39:46,980 --> 00:39:48,920
 a proven one, but they can count on there.

757
00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:53,940
 So will they rely on more linebackers and some different types of looks to offset that?

758
00:39:54,020 --> 00:39:55,300
 That's the one thing we don't know.

759
00:39:55,900 --> 00:40:00,340
 But yeah, you would think, and we'll see, that there's still a battle for that other starting

760
00:40:00,340 --> 00:40:01,780
 job alongside Arian Carter.

761
00:40:01,940 --> 00:40:06,580
 Jeremiah T. Lander, the fellow senior, I think is the favorite to start next to him.

762
00:40:06,980 --> 00:40:10,360
 But they've got Penn State transfer, Amari Campbell, it could be a factor there.

763
00:40:10,460 --> 00:40:15,100
 And then Edwin Spillman, their returning leading tackler from last season, a guy that we thought

764
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:20,500
 would be maybe third in the rotation, now maybe slides into the starting lineup to go along with

765
00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,180
 T. Lander for those first two games.

766
00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:27,140
 So they've still got some pretty good options there without Carter, but obviously just not the type

767
00:40:27,140 --> 00:40:30,920
 of situation where you want to be without probably your top defensive player in those first

768
00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:31,320
 two games.

769
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,120
 Most teams started this week.

770
00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:36,680
 I know Alabama and Auburn started yesterday.

771
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,600
 Missouri, I believe, started Monday.

772
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:45,060
 We could ask you about a lot of positions, a lot of players, but I wanted to see how much

773
00:40:45,060 --> 00:40:49,820
 access does Josh Heupel allow the media the first couple of weeks?

774
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:51,480
 What have you seen?

775
00:40:51,620 --> 00:40:52,660
 What have you heard?

776
00:40:52,820 --> 00:40:53,840
 Who's caught your eye?

777
00:40:54,580 --> 00:40:56,820
 Yeah, it's generally pretty limited.

778
00:40:56,960 --> 00:41:00,660
 The first couple of days is usually when we get our most extended looks at practice.

779
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:03,300
 You know, before anything really interesting is happening.

780
00:41:03,580 --> 00:41:09,040
 So they can at least point to these two days as, hey, we let you see something, even though

781
00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:10,000
 the pads weren't on.

782
00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:15,020
 So I got to see through essentially seven periods of day one.

783
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,180
 And then today I got to see about five periods.

784
00:41:18,060 --> 00:41:23,460
 You know, got to see, you know, not a lot in the way of one-on-ones and things like that,

785
00:41:23,460 --> 00:41:25,820
 but haven't seen any 11-on-11 work.

786
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:28,320
 And that's pretty typical during preseason camp.

787
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:32,460
 We often get to see a little bit on the first day of spring practice, but pretty limited

788
00:41:32,460 --> 00:41:32,940
 access.

789
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:37,520
 And this year, I think it's only seven practices where there's going to be an open viewing period

790
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:38,020
 for media.

791
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,820
 They kind of shut things down usually a couple weeks into camp.

792
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:43,240
 This year, that's definitely the case again.

793
00:41:43,380 --> 00:41:44,700
 All scrimmages are closed.

794
00:41:44,900 --> 00:41:48,100
 So after these first couple of days, we probably won't get to see a whole lot.

795
00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:52,740
 And I believe we only get two periods of Saturday's practice when they'll put on shoulder pads

796
00:41:52,740 --> 00:41:53,440
 for the first time.

797
00:41:53,720 --> 00:41:55,000
 So yeah, pretty limited.

798
00:41:55,180 --> 00:42:01,380
 But what we've seen so far, it looks like a pretty impressive team physically that kind

799
00:42:01,380 --> 00:42:07,200
 of each year is incrementally looked more like a top tier SEC team.

800
00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:11,640
 And this year, you know, the biggest thing that I think is pretty noticeable is the gains

801
00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:14,240
 they've made under their new strength and conditioning coach, Derek Owings.

802
00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:20,060
 A lot of strong reviews of what he's done with the players so far, some pretty impressive

803
00:42:20,060 --> 00:42:22,920
 numbers they've posted in the weight room and in speed gains.

804
00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:29,700
 He mentioned 47 players have been clocked at 21 miles per hour or higher and running with

805
00:42:29,700 --> 00:42:31,580
 the catapult equipment they wear.

806
00:42:32,020 --> 00:42:34,080
 So pretty impressive numbers across the board.

807
00:42:34,140 --> 00:42:37,000
 And that's kind of reflected in just the way this team looks overall.

808
00:42:37,820 --> 00:42:40,840
 You know, there's some certain players here and there that maybe passed the eye test a

809
00:42:40,840 --> 00:42:41,300
 little bit more.

810
00:42:41,300 --> 00:42:45,320
 For guys like Braden Rouse, a freshman linebacker who is highly ranked, not a guy that's going

811
00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:49,120
 to start as a true freshman, but might force his way into the discussion for some playing

812
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:49,400
 time.

813
00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:54,940
 He's added some pretty impressive weight up to 225 already after coming in around 210.

814
00:42:55,540 --> 00:42:59,200
 So a lot of stories like that on this team where you can see the gains.

815
00:42:59,300 --> 00:43:01,600
 Now we'll see what it adds up to on the field.

816
00:43:01,740 --> 00:43:05,520
 But it does look like a team that, you know, kind of passes the eye test even more than what

817
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,420
 we've seen from Josh Heupel's team the past few years.

818
00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:09,340
 Ronnie, 21 miles an hour.

819
00:43:09,340 --> 00:43:10,960
 They'd get a tick in the school zone, wouldn't they?

820
00:43:10,980 --> 00:43:12,840
 So they better knock it down in Knox or two there.

821
00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:16,040
 So you mentioned players and you talk to us about the coaching staff.

822
00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:20,920
 Obviously, Jim Knowles, I would assume would be headliner as far as new faces on the staff.

823
00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:22,760
 You mentioned, I agree with you.

824
00:43:22,820 --> 00:43:26,220
 The strength and conditioning coach to me is the X factor on a lot of teams.

825
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,600
 They don't get a lot of love unless things go wrong.

826
00:43:28,740 --> 00:43:31,900
 But overall, how do you assess this new staff under Heupel?

827
00:43:33,420 --> 00:43:37,360
 You know, they feel pretty good about what they brought in with Jim Knowles.

828
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:38,420
 And I think that's the key.

829
00:43:38,580 --> 00:43:43,180
 They've had, by all accounts, a pretty smooth transition to his system.

830
00:43:43,300 --> 00:43:47,320
 And that's been really the big question about how they would adjust to Jim Knowles is that

831
00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:52,200
 when you look at the track record, a lot of times in year one, the results aren't quite

832
00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:57,700
 there that he's been touted for having the last three of the last five years now at both

833
00:43:57,700 --> 00:44:02,700
 at Oklahoma State and Ohio State, where three of the last five years, he's had defenses rank

834
00:44:02,700 --> 00:44:04,660
 in the top five nationally in total defense.

835
00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:07,800
 But that's not always how it works in year one.

836
00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:11,260
 So there seems to be sort of an adjustment period there for a lot of his defenses.

837
00:44:11,620 --> 00:44:15,000
 They think they've cut down on that by bringing in a few guys who have worked with him at

838
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:15,760
 previous stops.

839
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:19,720
 They brought in Andrew Jackson that worked with him at Penn State last year as the Leo's

840
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:21,300
 coach at that edge rusher position.

841
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:28,440
 They brought in Derek Jones after a departure of their initial hire, Michael Hunter Jr., who

842
00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:31,000
 had followed him or who had worked with him also previously.

843
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,860
 But they brought in Derek Jones, who worked with him at Duke, to be the cornerbacks coach.

844
00:44:34,940 --> 00:44:39,180
 They were together for about eight years at Duke and then also brought Anthony Poindexter

845
00:44:39,180 --> 00:44:42,600
 with him from Penn State to be the secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator.

846
00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:47,160
 So they think having those guys around so that he's not having to coach his coaches, essentially,

847
00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:50,640
 on how to do things the way he wants to do has helped with that adjustment.

848
00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:53,860
 And then bringing in a few players, too, has helped out as well.

849
00:44:53,940 --> 00:44:55,720
 Amari Campbell, I mentioned, at linebacker.

850
00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:57,720
 Dajon Lane at safety.

851
00:44:58,040 --> 00:44:59,840
 Both those guys played with him at Penn State.

852
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:05,520
 So having some veterans like that in the room that know how he does things also has helped

853
00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:06,100
 with that adjustment.

854
00:45:06,220 --> 00:45:10,360
 But whatever it is, they seem to have picked things up pretty well.

855
00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:14,900
 And in the spring, the defense was causing lots of problems for Tennessee's offense and the

856
00:45:14,900 --> 00:45:16,180
 young quarterbacks in particular.

857
00:45:16,520 --> 00:45:20,100
 He's kind of a master of disguise with his defenses, as they say.

858
00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:25,240
 And that made things really difficult for those young quarterbacks in particular.

859
00:45:25,460 --> 00:45:27,840
 So I think they feel good about that.

860
00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:31,960
 But, yeah, that staff is kind of a key to this year, how well that defense makes that transition.

861
00:45:32,340 --> 00:45:35,180
 Because they've got to get a lot better from what they were last year.

862
00:45:35,220 --> 00:45:38,060
 And they feel pretty good about their chances of doing that from what they've seen so far.

863
00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:42,120
 What position battles intrigue you the most?

864
00:45:42,380 --> 00:45:50,380
 It seems like I ask you every other week last year, with so-and-so at cornerback, when is he coming back?

865
00:45:51,100 --> 00:45:53,480
 Hopefully they will stay healthier there.

866
00:45:53,940 --> 00:45:56,660
 I know the offensive line returns four dudes.

867
00:45:56,900 --> 00:45:58,660
 Everybody wants to know about quarterback.

868
00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:03,820
 But what are one or two position battles that intrigue you the most?

869
00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:07,260
 Yeah, for me, it kind of starts with the offensive line.

870
00:46:07,260 --> 00:46:11,780
 Because they've got a few different guys that could maybe fill different roles there,

871
00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:16,140
 where they've still got to figure out who their starting five are going to be.

872
00:46:16,540 --> 00:46:17,920
 They've got some pretty good options.

873
00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:23,220
 Very possible that we could see a guy like Sham Umarov, who made 10 starts last year

874
00:46:23,220 --> 00:46:27,480
 because of injuries to some other players, be a backup for them.

875
00:46:27,580 --> 00:46:28,940
 And that's a pretty good situation.

876
00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:32,340
 So even without him in the lineup, they've got four returning starters,

877
00:46:32,340 --> 00:46:36,380
 with the lone guy they're replacing being Lance Hurd, who transferred to Kentucky.

878
00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:38,460
 And those are some big shoes to fill.

879
00:46:38,580 --> 00:46:39,940
 That was a guy they count on at tackle.

880
00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:45,280
 But even without him, they started Jesse Perry at right tackle for several games last year.

881
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:47,280
 He could be the starting right tackle.

882
00:46:47,780 --> 00:46:54,000
 Ori Williams, the LSU transfer, might be the front runner at the right tackle position.

883
00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:59,180
 If things go, if sort of their plan A plays out the way they would like it to,

884
00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:02,720
 I think he might be the ideal scenario for them to play at right tackle.

885
00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:06,560
 But they're going to kind of see what those combinations look like throughout camp.

886
00:47:06,620 --> 00:47:12,620
 I think the left side of the line fairly locked in with David Sanders moving from right tackle to left tackle.

887
00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:15,040
 Wendell Moyes Jr. now back after sitting out this spring.

888
00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:16,000
 He'll be the left guard.

889
00:47:16,340 --> 00:47:18,200
 And then most likely Sam Pendleton at center.

890
00:47:18,380 --> 00:47:20,600
 So just some questions there on the right side.

891
00:47:20,700 --> 00:47:26,060
 And then, you know, really on defense, some questions to answer, mainly on the defensive line.

892
00:47:26,740 --> 00:47:29,440
 That's where Tennessee's got some options there.

893
00:47:29,500 --> 00:47:34,080
 But, again, without that proven edge rusher with Chaz Coleman, the Penn State transfer,

894
00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:40,320
 not being part of the program anymore, not really having that locked-in starter at the Leo position,

895
00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:43,440
 do they mix in some young guys at that spot?

896
00:47:43,580 --> 00:47:48,700
 A guy like Kedrick Golsan II, son of former NFL defensive lineman Kedrick Golsan.

897
00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:52,780
 Could he start as a true freshman or play a lot, at least, as a true freshman?

898
00:47:53,180 --> 00:47:56,440
 And who else will they use in what roles across the defensive line?

899
00:47:56,520 --> 00:47:59,240
 They've got some guys like David Hobbs who can play multiple positions.

900
00:47:59,420 --> 00:48:02,940
 The senior that's going to be in the lineup for the first time as a full-time starter.

901
00:48:03,260 --> 00:48:07,040
 So they've got a lot of bodies there they feel pretty good about,

902
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:09,780
 but we don't know exactly what combination they'll use there.

903
00:48:09,860 --> 00:48:12,060
 So kind of the line of scrimmage is where the main focus is.

904
00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:17,300
 And then there is the one skilled position open, kind of the third wide receiver spot.

905
00:48:17,300 --> 00:48:19,960
 We think Radarius Jackson, the sophomore, is the favorite there.

906
00:48:20,100 --> 00:48:23,900
 But Tristan Keyes, the five-star freshman, pushing behind him,

907
00:48:24,180 --> 00:48:26,660
 still getting back to full speed after an off-season procedure,

908
00:48:26,900 --> 00:48:30,980
 but a guy that Tennessee fans will be watching pretty closely because of his five-star pedigree.

909
00:48:31,940 --> 00:48:35,720
 Ryan, I'm going to go on a limb here and say, and I hope you're sitting down,

910
00:48:35,860 --> 00:48:38,680
 Tennessee's kicking game is going to be better this year than last year.

911
00:48:39,500 --> 00:48:41,040
 They're certainly hoping so.

912
00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:45,640
 They went to the transfer portal in hopes of taking a step toward being better.

913
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:49,660
 They replaced Max Gilbert, who transferred to Arkansas.

914
00:48:49,660 --> 00:48:54,500
 And, by the way, we'll get a chance to play against Tennessee in Fayetteville in October.

915
00:48:54,740 --> 00:48:59,960
 A lot of Tennessee fans are hoping that the Vols play better there so that they don't lose on a game-winning kick

916
00:48:59,960 --> 00:49:05,760
 against their former kicker that struggled in some of those situations last year.

917
00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:09,040
 But, yeah, had some untimely misses for them in some big spots,

918
00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:15,600
 and they replaced him with Cooper Ranvier, a Louisville transfer who was nearly perfect inside 50 yards last year,

919
00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:20,400
 only had one miss inside 50, was one for four from 50-plus, but has plenty of leg,

920
00:49:20,780 --> 00:49:25,540
 was really impressive in the spring game, just drilled some kicks from 45-plus yards,

921
00:49:25,940 --> 00:49:27,640
 and was perfect in that setting.

922
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:30,520
 So they're feeling pretty good about their kicking game.

923
00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:33,300
 Got a veteran punter as well in Jackson Ross.

924
00:49:33,480 --> 00:49:39,060
 They've always liked his talent and potential, and one more year from him as a fifth-year senior.

925
00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:43,540
 So pretty good kicking game, pretty established guys on both of those fronts,

926
00:49:43,700 --> 00:49:47,080
 and then several good options in the return game as well.

927
00:49:47,180 --> 00:49:48,700
 So, yeah, they're certainly hoping they'll be better.

928
00:49:49,060 --> 00:49:52,820
 And as you guys know, the SEC getting more and more like the NFL, close games.

929
00:49:53,220 --> 00:49:55,820
 It's going to come down to the fourth quarter in a lot of these games.

930
00:49:55,900 --> 00:50:00,520
 So having a reliable kicker, especially in those mid-range type kicks that you've got to make,

931
00:50:00,560 --> 00:50:01,700
 that really makes a difference.

932
00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:04,740
 Let me finish with just a touch on recruiting.

933
00:50:04,940 --> 00:50:10,600
 Tennessee picked up Asa Barnes, an in-state running back, 5'11", 200,

934
00:50:10,760 --> 00:50:14,120
 which I believe was Tennessee's 19th commitment.

935
00:50:14,500 --> 00:50:20,460
 And I've heard several predictions for Caden Craft, four-star quarterback,

936
00:50:20,460 --> 00:50:23,280
 and, of course, a lot of other schools are trying to get him, too.

937
00:50:23,860 --> 00:50:29,000
 Your thoughts quickly on Barnes, and will Tennessee pick up the four-star craft?

938
00:50:29,840 --> 00:50:32,160
 Yeah, nice pickup there for Asa Barnes.

939
00:50:32,240 --> 00:50:34,940
 And the impressive thing there is that they got a second running back

940
00:50:34,940 --> 00:50:38,520
 and a pretty good one at that to go along with five-star David Gabriel George

941
00:50:38,520 --> 00:50:40,720
 to be able to pair someone with that.

942
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,280
 It's tough to do in this age.

943
00:50:42,900 --> 00:50:46,400
 Not many guys want to come in and feel like they're the second guy in a class.

944
00:50:46,400 --> 00:50:49,960
 But he liked Tennessee from the start, and the Vols did a good job there.

945
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:53,480
 Nice player, though, that was kind of a top-of-the-board option for Arkansas,

946
00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:55,680
 and that was Tennessee's main competition in the end.

947
00:50:56,040 --> 00:50:59,960
 Also considered Florida State and USC finalists, but they didn't get official visits.

948
00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:04,680
 As far as Caden Craft, he's not announced a decision date at this point,

949
00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:07,160
 but I do think he is maybe closing in on a decision,

950
00:51:07,360 --> 00:51:09,760
 could maybe do something within the next couple months.

951
00:51:10,180 --> 00:51:13,760
 If he does something soon, I think Tennessee does have some positive momentum there

952
00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:14,560
 coming out of the summer.

953
00:51:14,660 --> 00:51:17,220
 He's been to Tennessee three times since the fall,

954
00:51:17,620 --> 00:51:19,760
 really enjoyed his visits back in the spring,

955
00:51:19,880 --> 00:51:23,980
 and then came back for a camp and one of their events late in the spring,

956
00:51:24,140 --> 00:51:27,700
 and really seems to have connected with Tennessee's staff well.

957
00:51:27,740 --> 00:51:30,800
 He's from North Carolina, just about four hours away from Knoxville.

958
00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:33,400
 So it would seem to make a lot of sense for Tennessee.

959
00:51:33,620 --> 00:51:36,040
 I think Florida might be among their main competition right now,

960
00:51:36,100 --> 00:51:37,420
 but Tennessee's done a good job there.

961
00:51:37,420 --> 00:51:40,240
 If he does move toward a decision here in the next couple months,

962
00:51:40,340 --> 00:51:43,920
 I think you could see Tennessee potentially continue that impressive run

963
00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:45,820
 at the quarterback position they've had the past few years.

964
00:51:46,180 --> 00:51:46,620
 Absolutely.

965
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:47,760
 Great stuff.

966
00:51:48,460 --> 00:51:54,640
 We sympathize with the limited access to practice when you first get started.

967
00:51:55,280 --> 00:51:57,500
 Where can we get online to get all the great stuff?

968
00:51:57,620 --> 00:52:01,160
 Have you got any specials with summer camp opening?

969
00:52:01,420 --> 00:52:04,100
 Where can we get online to get yours and the team's good stuff?

970
00:52:04,560 --> 00:52:09,180
 Yeah, we do have a sale that just started this week to coincide with preseason camp.

971
00:52:09,300 --> 00:52:13,160
 60% off an annual subscription, so perfect time to join Go Vols 24-7.

972
00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:16,120
 Certainly tons of coverage of preseason camp already on the site,

973
00:52:16,220 --> 00:52:17,200
 plenty more on the way.

974
00:52:17,600 --> 00:52:20,080
 We'll have observations every day that practice is open.

975
00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:23,260
 We'll continue to be, of course, gathering intel on what we hear

976
00:52:23,260 --> 00:52:26,340
 outside of the sessions we're able to see.

977
00:52:27,140 --> 00:52:30,040
 Obviously tracking that quarterback position, but plenty more as well.

978
00:52:30,140 --> 00:52:32,380
 So lots of great stuff at GoVols247.com.

979
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:35,380
 Great time to be on the site and check out all that coverage and much more.

980
00:52:35,780 --> 00:52:36,560
 Sounds great, Ryan.

981
00:52:36,620 --> 00:52:38,620
 Keep up the good work and let's do it again soon, okay?

982
00:52:39,320 --> 00:52:39,800
 Sounds good.

983
00:52:39,900 --> 00:52:40,140
 Thanks a lot.

984
00:52:40,140 --> 00:52:40,800
 Thank you, Boone.

985
00:52:41,020 --> 00:52:43,820
 Ryan Callahan, Go Vols 24-7.

986
00:52:43,980 --> 00:52:47,200
 Coming up in the next hour, time to talk tie with Ryan Fowler,

987
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 the voice of the Florence High Falcons is back, KJ, Kevin Johnson,

988
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989
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1055
00:56:13,700 --> 00:56:20,880
 A pro-LGBTQ advocacy group located in Prattville is now throwing its support behind another emerging group.

1056
00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:30,720
 Prattville Pride announced that they will be closing their doors as a non-profit and instead supporting the Fountain City Pride non-profit that just got started up this past June.

1057
00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:37,480
 The co-founder of Prattville Pride, Adam Hunt, was arrested and charged just last year with chemical endangerment of a child.

1058
00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:43,680
 A naked toddler boy was spotted walking in the downtown area of Pratt, though, when police returned the child to his home.

1059
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:48,060
 That's when Hunt was found asleep on the couch and in possession of marijuana.

1060
00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:51,880
 Hunt has described himself as the non-biological father of that child.

1061
00:56:52,220 --> 00:56:58,360
 Hunt also appears to now be providing leadership to this new group, despite his own non-profit now closing down.

1062
00:56:58,640 --> 00:57:02,640
 This has come to light from the social media posts put out by Fountain City Pride.

1063
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:05,340
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

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1071
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 A man who fired shots at Op Police during his apprehension has now been identified as Patrick Hoard.

1072
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 Officers were in search of Hoard after a burglary occurred on August 5th.

1073
00:57:41,940 --> 00:57:51,860
 That burglary involved a man breaking into a home, shaving his head inside the home, and taking with him a handgun, prescription medication, and the homeowner's utility vehicle.

1074
00:57:52,360 --> 00:57:57,160
 Hoard was located by police and fled into a wooded area where he fired a single shot at police.

1075
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 Multiple agencies then searched the woods to find Hoard later on.

1076
00:58:01,120 --> 00:58:01,900
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1081
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 This is Jerome from Birmingham, previously from the Paul Feinbaum Show.

1082
00:58:24,540 --> 00:58:34,060
 We're proud of our institution, but apparently you are not proud of anything to do west of the Mississippi River or anything north of the Mason State.

1083
00:58:34,600 --> 00:58:36,740
 That makes it, what is it, Mason, Mason, Mason, Mason.

1084
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1085
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1086
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1087
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1088
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 Jalen Hurts just wins all the time.

1089
00:58:56,220 --> 00:58:57,660
 I don't care what his numbers are.

1090
00:58:57,780 --> 00:58:59,240
 I don't care who's the reason for it.

1091
00:58:59,320 --> 00:59:05,000
 He's just the guy that plays quarterback for the team that wins a lot and was one second in the MVP voting.

1092
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:14,060
 I don't understand why he's just continuously dropped down when all of the stuff we are begging these quarterbacks like Jordan Love and Justin Herbert to do, Jalen Hurts has done.

1093
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1099
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1109
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1110
01:00:23,760 --> 01:00:31,500
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley and for checking in wherever you may be on the 93.9, The Score app.

1111
01:00:31,700 --> 01:00:32,340
 Welcome in.

1112
01:00:32,720 --> 01:00:38,300
 B.B., what do you say we check out the busiest, I would say the busiest pirate we know in this neck of the woods.

1113
01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:38,860
 Would you agree?

1114
01:00:39,080 --> 01:00:39,860
 Yes, he is.

1115
01:00:39,920 --> 01:00:40,260
 I know.

1116
01:00:40,700 --> 01:00:42,760
 Coach Daniel Garrett at Rogers High.

1117
01:00:42,860 --> 01:00:43,680
 Coach, welcome in.

1118
01:00:43,740 --> 01:00:44,300
 How are you?

1119
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 I'm doing well.

1120
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 How about y'all?

1121
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 Hey, Coach.

1122
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 Man, we're doing all right.

1123
01:00:49,080 --> 01:00:50,180
 Obviously, it's here.

1124
01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:52,440
 I guess, obviously, right off the top.

1125
01:00:52,560 --> 01:00:53,500
 How are things going?

1126
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 We had a neighbor back in the day.

1127
01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:56,260
 It was always a joke.

1128
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 We'd ask her how she was doing.

1129
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 She says, well, I'm doing good so far.

1130
01:00:59,940 --> 01:01:03,040
 So, Coach, how are things going so far at Rogers High?

1131
01:01:04,080 --> 01:01:11,440
 Well, we had a good spring, had a good summer, started fall camp this week, teachers started

1132
01:01:11,440 --> 01:01:13,340
 school back this week.

1133
01:01:13,420 --> 01:01:15,240
 So, it's been a good week.

1134
01:01:16,460 --> 01:01:21,960
 You know, so we're excited about, you know, the future and not only for this team, but the

1135
01:01:21,960 --> 01:01:26,200
 school year and, you know, everything, you know, in Green Hill, so.

1136
01:01:29,400 --> 01:01:31,420
 Talk about reclassification.

1137
01:01:31,860 --> 01:01:37,520
 I know you're going to, I believe, remain in 3A, some familiar opponents.

1138
01:01:38,420 --> 01:01:40,060
 I tell you what, it's a treat.

1139
01:01:40,260 --> 01:01:45,780
 Your first game of the season, you've got to buy, I believe, on August 21st.

1140
01:01:46,080 --> 01:01:53,280
 You opened the year at Joe Davis Stadium against St. John Paul II, and if Harold and I attended

1141
01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:59,180
 enough games there over the years, the Huntsville Stars, if you think that's the new, the same

1142
01:01:59,180 --> 01:02:00,960
 stadium, it's been remodeled.

1143
01:02:01,100 --> 01:02:03,580
 They seat about 6,000 or more.

1144
01:02:04,020 --> 01:02:06,860
 That's got to be a treat starting off at Joe Davis Stadium.

1145
01:02:08,260 --> 01:02:09,100
 Oh, yeah, absolutely.

1146
01:02:10,540 --> 01:02:15,680
 You know, that was kind of part of the deal there, like, you know, being able to, I always

1147
01:02:15,680 --> 01:02:20,720
 try to create, you know, great experiences for our players, you know, from places we go

1148
01:02:20,720 --> 01:02:21,280
 in the summer.

1149
01:02:21,720 --> 01:02:26,940
 We try to do some type of seven-on-seven or something at at least one or two colleges, you

1150
01:02:26,940 --> 01:02:31,900
 know, you know, obviously for the competition, but also for the kids to have that experience.

1151
01:02:31,900 --> 01:02:36,120
 You know, not everybody gets to play college football, but, you know, to be able to have

1152
01:02:36,120 --> 01:02:39,400
 that experience is something they'll remember, you know, for the rest of their lives.

1153
01:02:39,580 --> 01:02:41,860
 And, you know, you talked about reclass.

1154
01:02:42,760 --> 01:02:44,140
 You know, we did stay 3A.

1155
01:02:44,260 --> 01:02:45,540
 You know, it kind of changed up.

1156
01:02:45,900 --> 01:02:49,560
 I tell people this is kind of the old 4A region.

1157
01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:49,960
 Yeah.

1158
01:02:50,300 --> 01:02:55,480
 And that, you know, it's us, Central, Wilson, Lauderdale County, you know, a lot of county

1159
01:02:55,480 --> 01:03:01,300
 schools, you know, both Lauderdale and Limestone County schools are playing each other.

1160
01:03:01,400 --> 01:03:02,820
 So, it's kind of very familiar.

1161
01:03:03,180 --> 01:03:05,480
 I think it'll be a lot of great rivalries.

1162
01:03:05,620 --> 01:03:09,900
 And, you know, there'll be a lot of packed stadiums this fall in this region.

1163
01:03:10,940 --> 01:03:13,380
 Coach Daniel Garrett checking in from Rogers High.

1164
01:03:13,560 --> 01:03:14,880
 Obviously, it's a combination.

1165
01:03:15,620 --> 01:03:19,240
 Speaking of familiar, when you bring in a new team, you've got some familiar faces.

1166
01:03:19,360 --> 01:03:20,300
 You hope a lot of them.

1167
01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:23,120
 But you also have some brand new young guns on the roster.

1168
01:03:23,300 --> 01:03:28,160
 Coach, talk to us about some of the names for us as fans to be watching out for this year at Rogers.

1169
01:03:29,460 --> 01:03:34,900
 Well, I think, you know, the one guy that a lot of people is going to remember is our quarterback, C.J. Davis.

1170
01:03:35,120 --> 01:03:40,020
 You know, he had a very productive year last year, his first year starting at quarterback.

1171
01:03:40,020 --> 01:03:47,380
 And, you know, leading a very, very successful offense that broke a school scoring record.

1172
01:03:48,180 --> 01:03:51,860
 You know, so he's definitely a name to remember.

1173
01:03:52,780 --> 01:03:56,800
 I think we've got some, you know, we've got two really good tackles.

1174
01:03:57,760 --> 01:03:59,700
 And they're going to play some D-line as well.

1175
01:03:59,780 --> 01:04:01,600
 And that's Mason Tardo and Carson Springer.

1176
01:04:02,140 --> 01:04:03,820
 You know, those guys are warriors.

1177
01:04:04,300 --> 01:04:07,100
 You know, you're not going to hear their name or see their name in the paper.

1178
01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:10,020
 But it's not because they're not a, you know, an impact player.

1179
01:04:10,300 --> 01:04:13,200
 They both, you know, are very, very good players for us.

1180
01:04:13,280 --> 01:04:15,200
 And we will, you know, count on them a lot.

1181
01:04:15,640 --> 01:04:18,280
 Our center, Brooks Wilkinson, is kind of the same way.

1182
01:04:18,360 --> 01:04:18,720
 He'll play.

1183
01:04:19,180 --> 01:04:20,060
 He started last.

1184
01:04:20,300 --> 01:04:23,220
 You know, all three of those linemen are returning starters on offense.

1185
01:04:23,220 --> 01:04:27,100
 And all three will have to play defensive line this year as well.

1186
01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:33,740
 And we feel like all three of those guys are as good as they come and are good, you know, good football players for us.

1187
01:04:34,880 --> 01:04:36,900
 You know, so, you know, we got them.

1188
01:04:37,040 --> 01:04:39,960
 Hunter Bacon, this will be his third year starting on defense.

1189
01:04:41,240 --> 01:04:45,880
 You know, he's been, you know, kind of close to 100 tackles the last couple years.

1190
01:04:46,820 --> 01:04:49,040
 He will now have to play some offense as well.

1191
01:04:49,740 --> 01:04:58,640
 And then I'd say the last, I guess, name of note, not that, you know, that's the beauty about football is you've got 11 guys that have to play at any given time.

1192
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:02,520
 It takes all 11 and somebody goes down, somebody's got to step up.

1193
01:05:02,680 --> 01:05:12,580
 So, you know, the next name of note would probably be Braden Reed, who is a returning starter on defense and will play some running back this year.

1194
01:05:13,180 --> 01:05:21,860
 And he's kind of one of those hard-nosed fullback types, you know, that'll, you know, hit the hole and he'll take two people to bring him down.

1195
01:05:22,020 --> 01:05:23,540
 He's a hoss.

1196
01:05:23,800 --> 01:05:26,360
 So, you know, we're excited about our team.

1197
01:05:26,500 --> 01:05:27,980
 We feel like we've had a really, really good summer.

1198
01:05:28,720 --> 01:05:33,400
 And just got a good group of kids that want to work, and that's all you can ask for.

1199
01:05:34,320 --> 01:05:39,140
 Yeah, Zach Pounders of the Shell Sports Report is a good friend of ours.

1200
01:05:39,140 --> 01:05:48,820
 And he told us, and I was reading the preseason summary for you and the team, and he mentioned he had two very good tackles.

1201
01:05:49,180 --> 01:05:51,180
 Let me ask you about two new coordinators.

1202
01:05:51,380 --> 01:05:53,960
 Chas Dye comes in as an offensive coordinator.

1203
01:05:54,620 --> 01:05:58,460
 Zeke Pig, I believe, is your new defensive coordinator.

1204
01:05:58,660 --> 01:05:59,880
 Talk about your staff.

1205
01:06:01,380 --> 01:06:03,340
 Just the best staff I've had at Rogers.

1206
01:06:03,420 --> 01:06:04,500
 There's no doubt about it.

1207
01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:07,920
 And, you know, both of those guys bring a lot of experience.

1208
01:06:08,240 --> 01:06:10,940
 Not just, you know, experience is one thing, but good experience.

1209
01:06:11,540 --> 01:06:15,020
 You know, Chas has been, he was the offensive coordinator at Russell the last few years.

1210
01:06:15,880 --> 01:06:17,520
 You know, he's coached in college.

1211
01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:19,880
 He's won state championships at St. Paul's.

1212
01:06:20,200 --> 01:06:22,360
 So he brings a lot of experience with him.

1213
01:06:22,900 --> 01:06:26,380
 And just being able to work with him, like, he's very, very intelligent.

1214
01:06:26,700 --> 01:06:32,580
 Like, just to watch him work and go through some things with the kids, it's been a good fit.

1215
01:06:32,840 --> 01:06:34,860
 And he's doing a really good job.

1216
01:06:34,860 --> 01:06:41,400
 And then Zeke Pig, who I graduated with at Rogers, me and him, have been really, really, I was in his wedding.

1217
01:06:43,100 --> 01:06:45,300
 And so we've always been very close.

1218
01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:52,300
 He coached in South Alabama, or I don't guess it's really south, you know, around the Montgomery area for several years.

1219
01:06:52,420 --> 01:06:54,220
 He's got out of coaching a few years ago.

1220
01:06:55,640 --> 01:06:59,440
 He lives up here, and he's always just kind of set in the box for us.

1221
01:06:59,640 --> 01:07:05,340
 And finally got him, you know, talked into coming back full time.

1222
01:07:05,720 --> 01:07:08,100
 And he's coached college as well.

1223
01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:12,380
 You know, he's been coordinator at Pike Road, at Montevallo, places like that.

1224
01:07:12,440 --> 01:07:13,940
 And he's done a really good job.

1225
01:07:14,500 --> 01:07:16,640
 And, you know, that was kind of our deal last year.

1226
01:07:17,720 --> 01:07:20,180
 We had a lot of good success on offense.

1227
01:07:21,060 --> 01:07:24,200
 And defensively, we were not good enough.

1228
01:07:24,740 --> 01:07:29,020
 You know, and he's done a, sorry, this is the bell going off in the back now.

1229
01:07:29,060 --> 01:07:29,700
 That's all right.

1230
01:07:30,700 --> 01:07:32,960
 You know, so welcome back to school.

1231
01:07:33,040 --> 01:07:33,480
 Exactly.

1232
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:40,840
 But Zeke has done a great job just kind of simplifying it.

1233
01:07:41,060 --> 01:07:45,940
 And really improving our defense as far as, you know, being, you know,

1234
01:07:46,380 --> 01:07:48,220
 we always try to, you know, do things right.

1235
01:07:48,400 --> 01:07:51,620
 And I have a defensive background, but Zeke's just done a really, really good job,

1236
01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:52,800
 I think, to sure things up.

1237
01:07:52,960 --> 01:07:56,900
 And I think you'll see that's the biggest improvement I've seen, you know,

1238
01:07:56,920 --> 01:08:01,340
 this spring and summer is our improvement on the defensive side.

1239
01:08:01,340 --> 01:08:05,560
 And, you know, we've done a good job of developing some depth there as well.

1240
01:08:05,900 --> 01:08:09,780
 And, you know, we've lost, you know, about half of the starters on that side.

1241
01:08:09,940 --> 01:08:13,660
 So, you know, we've got more, I think, that can contribute.

1242
01:08:14,520 --> 01:08:16,620
 You know, they may not start, but they're going to have to play.

1243
01:08:16,820 --> 01:08:22,860
 And I think Zeke and some of our other coaches have done a good job developing them to where,

1244
01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:26,980
 you know, it's always one of those things where if you have to sub this guy in,

1245
01:08:27,060 --> 01:08:29,140
 if you hold your breath, hope they don't find him, right?

1246
01:08:29,140 --> 01:08:37,420
 And we're not going to have to hold our breath, I think, as much this year on some of these guys

1247
01:08:37,420 --> 01:08:40,980
 just because I think they've, you know, the coaches have done a good job

1248
01:08:40,980 --> 01:08:43,900
 and the players have done a good job, you know, taking initiative.

1249
01:08:44,140 --> 01:08:45,080
 So, it's been good.

1250
01:08:45,860 --> 01:08:50,300
 Coach, correct me and correct us if we're wrong here, but you ever kid with Heath,

1251
01:08:50,340 --> 01:08:53,020
 Heathwood over at Central and Ben, Ben Florida over at Cherokee.

1252
01:08:53,780 --> 01:08:56,540
 I'm looking at it, and here's your chance to correct me if I'm wrong.

1253
01:08:56,640 --> 01:09:02,140
 You are now the third longest tenured coach behind Heath and Ben.

1254
01:09:03,580 --> 01:09:05,020
 Tell me it's not been six years.

1255
01:09:06,660 --> 01:09:08,860
 Yeah, yeah, this will be year six.

1256
01:09:09,960 --> 01:09:11,940
 You know, time flies when you're having fun, right?

1257
01:09:12,120 --> 01:09:16,320
 So, you know, it's been a pleasure.

1258
01:09:16,520 --> 01:09:17,700
 It's been a lot of fun.

1259
01:09:19,040 --> 01:09:22,400
 You know, there's always adversity you have to face, you know,

1260
01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:25,220
 in any type of role that you're in, and we have faced it here.

1261
01:09:25,220 --> 01:09:28,180
 And I think we've got a good thing going.

1262
01:09:28,400 --> 01:09:32,080
 I think we've developed a culture, and I think we're, you know,

1263
01:09:32,420 --> 01:09:36,820
 stabilized and, you know, had some success.

1264
01:09:36,860 --> 01:09:37,860
 We'd like to have more.

1265
01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:41,580
 But it's been a lot of fun, and, you know,

1266
01:09:41,600 --> 01:09:44,500
 they asked me at Media Days about that, and my answer was,

1267
01:09:45,140 --> 01:09:48,020
 well, it kind of makes me feel a little older, maybe.

1268
01:09:48,660 --> 01:09:52,600
 You know, I'm 35, so I don't feel like I'm that old.

1269
01:09:52,600 --> 01:09:56,240
 But, you know, as far as that goes, I mean, that's just, you know,

1270
01:09:56,680 --> 01:09:57,340
 time flies.

1271
01:09:57,820 --> 01:10:01,260
 And, you know, I feel like it's, you know, now my job

1272
01:10:01,260 --> 01:10:05,260
 to, you know, have more of a standing in the community

1273
01:10:05,260 --> 01:10:10,100
 and in the surrounding coaching world to help people like I was helped.

1274
01:10:10,600 --> 01:10:13,860
 And, you know, not that I know everything or have all the answers,

1275
01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:16,780
 but, you know, that's kind of how I was taught coming up,

1276
01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:19,320
 is the day you have all the answers is the day you need to retire.

1277
01:10:19,660 --> 01:10:24,680
 And, you know, so, you know, I really take it, you know,

1278
01:10:24,740 --> 01:10:28,140
 it's important to me to help people the best I can.

1279
01:10:28,500 --> 01:10:33,020
 And I hope that our coaching community can keep growing to where I think

1280
01:10:33,020 --> 01:10:36,840
 sometimes people get defensive and they want to keep secrets, right?

1281
01:10:37,340 --> 01:10:43,060
 You know, and coming up in this business, I never felt that way.

1282
01:10:43,120 --> 01:10:46,200
 I worked for Dale Pruitt, who I could call right now,

1283
01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:47,780
 and he would help me as much as he could.

1284
01:10:48,720 --> 01:10:52,700
 And his son, Luke, is another really good friend of mine

1285
01:10:52,700 --> 01:10:54,840
 and just an awesome coach.

1286
01:10:54,900 --> 01:10:56,080
 I've learned so much from him.

1287
01:10:56,260 --> 01:10:58,500
 And he's the same way, you know.

1288
01:10:58,500 --> 01:11:01,700
 And then, obviously, you know, Bob Gotsey is, you know, my uncle,

1289
01:11:01,900 --> 01:11:07,420
 so I can call him as well and, you know, people that just share information, right?

1290
01:11:07,560 --> 01:11:07,920
 Absolutely.

1291
01:11:08,160 --> 01:11:10,740
 And they would not, not just for me, they would do it for anybody.

1292
01:11:10,940 --> 01:11:14,920
 And, you know, I just hope that, you know, our generation that's coming up,

1293
01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:18,000
 my generation, we have some good coaches in this generation.

1294
01:11:18,420 --> 01:11:21,680
 I hope that we can continue to do that for the next group as well.

1295
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:22,720
 Absolutely.

1296
01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:25,400
 Before we let you go, we've had several coaches.

1297
01:11:25,780 --> 01:11:30,940
 I've allowed them to talk about in-kind gifts, sponsors.

1298
01:11:31,540 --> 01:11:35,100
 Michael Parker at Sheffield, in fact, Saturday,

1299
01:11:35,260 --> 01:11:37,460
 they're having cleanup day around the stadium.

1300
01:11:38,140 --> 01:11:41,680
 Some of the other coaches said we're still looking for a few sponsors

1301
01:11:41,680 --> 01:11:45,760
 for stadium signs and other things.

1302
01:11:46,120 --> 01:11:48,300
 And I know you've got good community support there.

1303
01:11:48,300 --> 01:11:52,760
 Is there anything, if someone's listening to our conversation,

1304
01:11:53,480 --> 01:11:58,160
 even laundry detergent, Michael Parker said, look, as far as doing laundry,

1305
01:11:58,340 --> 01:12:01,460
 we need some of that, Gatorade, water, et cetera,

1306
01:12:01,540 --> 01:12:01,960
 et cetera.

1307
01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:07,760
 Is there anything in particular, in-kind gifts or stadium sponsors or program

1308
01:12:07,760 --> 01:12:12,000
 sponsors that you're looking at right now before the season begins?

1309
01:12:13,380 --> 01:12:13,900
 Absolutely.

1310
01:12:14,360 --> 01:12:17,100
 You know, it takes a lot of money to operate a football program.

1311
01:12:17,100 --> 01:12:24,680
 And, you know, one thing that we can always use is laundry detergent.

1312
01:12:25,180 --> 01:12:25,700
 Absolutely.

1313
01:12:25,860 --> 01:12:27,080
 We can always use that.

1314
01:12:27,380 --> 01:12:31,600
 We're having our meet-the-pirates little scrimmage on Saturday night.

1315
01:12:31,820 --> 01:12:31,960
 Yeah.

1316
01:12:32,020 --> 01:12:36,080
 And our admission fee for that is just a case of Gatorade, you know,

1317
01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:37,200
 or Powerade, whatever.

1318
01:12:37,380 --> 01:12:37,620
 Right.

1319
01:12:37,920 --> 01:12:41,700
 And so, anytime someone could donate any of that, it's always very welcome.

1320
01:12:41,700 --> 01:12:44,960
 And then, for us, any type of sponsor.

1321
01:12:45,060 --> 01:12:46,340
 We've got a video board now.

1322
01:12:46,560 --> 01:12:46,700
 Yeah.

1323
01:12:46,780 --> 01:12:49,560
 So, you know, that's been a great, you know, addition.

1324
01:12:50,420 --> 01:12:53,920
 If you go to our website, RogersPiratesFootball.com,

1325
01:12:54,100 --> 01:12:58,680
 there's a link you can click to fill out information about becoming a sponsor

1326
01:12:58,680 --> 01:13:00,140
 and advertising with us.

1327
01:13:00,560 --> 01:13:05,040
 So, anyone that would be willing to support us, you know,

1328
01:13:05,160 --> 01:13:10,600
 a promise that's going to the kids, it's not going to sit in a bank account,

1329
01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:11,960
 we're going to spend it here.

1330
01:13:12,400 --> 01:13:16,640
 Because we want to give these kids the best possible experience they can have

1331
01:13:16,640 --> 01:13:20,080
 to where not only that, you know, they have a good experience,

1332
01:13:20,180 --> 01:13:23,620
 but they can learn something and hopefully become better men

1333
01:13:23,620 --> 01:13:25,220
 for having played this great game.

1334
01:13:25,640 --> 01:13:26,080
 Absolutely.

1335
01:13:26,420 --> 01:13:27,880
 Well, listen, we will let you go.

1336
01:13:28,200 --> 01:13:32,820
 Thank you so much for taking 15 minutes to tell us a little bit about the team,

1337
01:13:32,920 --> 01:13:34,300
 the upcoming schedule.

1338
01:13:35,480 --> 01:13:37,380
 Wish you all the luck in the world.

1339
01:13:37,540 --> 01:13:38,600
 Have a great season.

1340
01:13:39,200 --> 01:13:42,000
 Hopefully, we can do this with you again real soon.

1341
01:13:42,100 --> 01:13:47,460
 Tell us one more time, if you're listening and you would like to go online

1342
01:13:47,460 --> 01:13:53,860
 and make an in-kind gift, donation, whatever, tell us again where they can go.

1343
01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:57,660
 They can go to RogersPiratesFootball.com.

1344
01:13:58,200 --> 01:14:02,520
 And you just click sponsors, and they'll have a little form you can fill out there.

1345
01:14:03,400 --> 01:14:08,580
 And that sends an email straight to me to where I can, you know, get it going.

1346
01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:11,680
 So, anyone that wants to do that, we very much appreciate it.

1347
01:14:12,240 --> 01:14:16,660
 Is it also true that any money donated does not go to that bell behind you, right, Coach?

1348
01:14:17,880 --> 01:14:19,180
 Yeah, it doesn't go to that bell.

1349
01:14:19,260 --> 01:14:21,120
 It's a brand-new bell at Rogers.

1350
01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:22,580
 Brand-new bell.

1351
01:14:23,500 --> 01:14:27,140
 You can shout out Mr. Blake Prestidge.

1352
01:14:27,340 --> 01:14:29,300
 He's the designer of these bells.

1353
01:14:29,660 --> 01:14:33,800
 So, everyone go compliment Mr. Prestidge.

1354
01:14:33,800 --> 01:14:34,300
 There you go.

1355
01:14:36,680 --> 01:14:38,380
 Bells today, whistles tomorrow.

1356
01:14:38,460 --> 01:14:40,300
 All the best, Coach, and thanks for your time today.

1357
01:14:41,940 --> 01:14:42,380
 Absolutely.

1358
01:14:42,740 --> 01:14:43,620
 Thank you, Coach.

1359
01:14:44,220 --> 01:14:44,620
 Absolutely.

1360
01:14:44,900 --> 01:14:47,700
 Rogers Highhead football coach, Daniel Garrett.

1361
01:14:47,820 --> 01:14:52,360
 He's polishing up the vocal cords with a call on the Florence High Falcons.

1362
01:14:52,560 --> 01:14:53,520
 KJ, next.

1363
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1364
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1379
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1380
01:16:12,400 --> 01:16:13,340
 What the?

1381
01:16:13,940 --> 01:16:16,400
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 Welcome back in.

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 We hope that you're all buckled up.

1440
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 If it's time, would you agree, B.B., for a familiar voice to come on?

1441
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 I saw him earlier this week, and we talked for a little while, and I can assure you, I don't

1442
01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:10,340
 know if I'd use the word giddy yet, but he's looking forward to the season beginning, but he's

1443
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 got a big event before then.

1444
01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:17,560
 We'll just jump right in and find out more with K.J., Kevin Johnson, fine voice of the

1445
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 Florence Eye Falcons.

1446
01:19:18,760 --> 01:19:20,720
 Kevin, welcome in.

1447
01:19:20,840 --> 01:19:21,540
 Welcome back.

1448
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:22,260
 Have you been?

1449
01:19:24,280 --> 01:19:28,600
 Always good to talk to you guys, and when August turns around, I know that you're finally

1450
01:19:28,600 --> 01:19:29,580
 going to call me back.

1451
01:19:29,780 --> 01:19:30,360
 That's a good one.

1452
01:19:31,740 --> 01:19:33,920
 Kevin, we're just grateful to be here for another August.

1453
01:19:34,700 --> 01:19:35,800
 You got that right.

1454
01:19:36,020 --> 01:19:36,620
 You got that right.

1455
01:19:37,640 --> 01:19:38,520
 Obviously, we're here.

1456
01:19:38,940 --> 01:19:40,160
 It's right on the cusp.

1457
01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:40,900
 Talk to us.

1458
01:19:40,940 --> 01:19:44,960
 Obviously, you're getting ready for the call, but I won't steal your thunder.

1459
01:19:45,240 --> 01:19:49,100
 Let's talk about what you've got coming up before the opening kickoff of the Florence

1460
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:50,040
 Eye Falcon family.

1461
01:19:50,940 --> 01:19:54,320
 Yeah, let's go for a little different from the YMCA of the show.

1462
01:19:54,600 --> 01:20:00,200
 It's such a great part of my life and the things they've done for this area, and they've

1463
01:20:00,200 --> 01:20:01,520
 got a big event coming up.

1464
01:20:01,600 --> 01:20:02,980
 It's one of their biggest fundraisers.

1465
01:20:03,420 --> 01:20:04,720
 It's on course for a cause.

1466
01:20:04,860 --> 01:20:10,340
 It's the big annual golf tournament they have that all benefits go to the YMCA of the show.

1467
01:20:10,760 --> 01:20:16,460
 It's going to be held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the show August 27th, and they've

1468
01:20:16,460 --> 01:20:20,800
 got a lot of great things, featured prizes, including things like the longest drive, closest

1469
01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:22,040
 to the pin, and many more.

1470
01:20:22,420 --> 01:20:23,780
 So it's going to be a fun time.

1471
01:20:24,080 --> 01:20:28,040
 It's always well attended, and we hope that many people will sign up for that.

1472
01:20:28,720 --> 01:20:34,300
 Entry deadline is coming up pretty quick on August the 10th, so all you golfers, get your

1473
01:20:34,300 --> 01:20:37,580
 teams together and mark the date down again.

1474
01:20:37,980 --> 01:20:40,180
 That's Thursday, August the 27th.

1475
01:20:40,260 --> 01:20:43,440
 It's going to be a great time at the Robert Trent Jones for the YMCA of the show.

1476
01:20:43,640 --> 01:20:46,800
 You can sign up by contacting the YMCA of the show.

1477
01:20:47,240 --> 01:20:51,000
 Easy to do, or you can go on their website, and it'll give you all the instructions you

1478
01:20:51,000 --> 01:20:51,400
 need there.

1479
01:20:51,620 --> 01:20:56,760
 But Lane Vines does a tremendous job there as the executive director, and I can't say enough

1480
01:20:56,760 --> 01:20:57,300
 about him.

1481
01:20:57,460 --> 01:20:59,700
 And so it is a great, great cause.

1482
01:20:59,880 --> 01:21:03,620
 And so there are two big events that are coming up this one, August 27th, and it's not

1483
01:21:03,620 --> 01:21:09,100
 too soon to mention that the tracks for Max on Thanksgiving Day, the 5K race, the largest

1484
01:21:09,100 --> 01:21:10,200
 race in Northwest Alabama.

1485
01:21:10,640 --> 01:21:12,540
 You can sign up for that for runners as well.

1486
01:21:12,680 --> 01:21:17,380
 So whether you're a golfer or a runner, go ahead and sign up for these two events, be a

1487
01:21:17,380 --> 01:21:23,200
 part of it, and help sponsor one of the great, great, I call it ministries, actually, in our

1488
01:21:23,200 --> 01:21:25,020
 area, the YMCA of the show.

1489
01:21:25,120 --> 01:21:26,120
 And I hope people will do that.

1490
01:21:26,480 --> 01:21:29,100
 I think that's a great way to describe it.

1491
01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:32,840
 Also, next week, young man, meet the Falcons.

1492
01:21:33,860 --> 01:21:37,860
 We had Kenny Morrison on a little bit earlier, and he was talking about an event.

1493
01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:43,700
 That's turned into a great event to really kick off the football season, get a chance to

1494
01:21:43,700 --> 01:21:47,340
 meet a lot of the coaches, players, administrators.

1495
01:21:47,700 --> 01:21:56,080
 And while I mentioned administration, in Webster's dictionary, for athletic director, Myra Miles

1496
01:21:56,080 --> 01:21:57,640
 should have a picture there.

1497
01:21:58,680 --> 01:22:02,060
 She may be the best athletic director in the state of Alabama.

1498
01:22:02,300 --> 01:22:05,160
 Tim Bowens has come over from Brooks.

1499
01:22:05,860 --> 01:22:09,700
 Florence also hired Hunter Morris as a baseball coach.

1500
01:22:10,180 --> 01:22:12,980
 Lindsey Vanover to lead the softball team.

1501
01:22:13,180 --> 01:22:18,060
 Ted, one of the things, some tremendous hires off the field for Florence.

1502
01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:21,680
 I would say she's hit the ground running.

1503
01:22:21,800 --> 01:22:22,560
 Would that be a nice way to say it?

1504
01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:23,380
 Yes, it would be.

1505
01:22:23,460 --> 01:22:24,420
 No doubt about it.

1506
01:22:24,620 --> 01:22:24,740
 Amen.

1507
01:22:24,900 --> 01:22:31,200
 She is a Hall of Famer for a reason, and the show's area is very familiar with her name and

1508
01:22:31,200 --> 01:22:36,900
 with her work, and I've heard from many that she's always wanted this job here at Florence,

1509
01:22:36,900 --> 01:22:42,840
 and it's obviously been evident, even before we put a team on the field, that her fingerprints

1510
01:22:42,840 --> 01:22:45,780
 all over the place on this, and it's going to be exciting.

1511
01:22:46,060 --> 01:22:51,600
 There's a buzz in the air in the city of Florence about Florence High School athletics.

1512
01:22:52,100 --> 01:22:56,780
 I would say especially about the Florence football team, but a lot of that buzz goes back to the

1513
01:22:56,780 --> 01:23:02,400
 athletic director, Myra Miles, and so it's a great thing to see her take it and run with it,

1514
01:23:02,700 --> 01:23:06,640
 and it's going to be great to have this meet the Falcons at Brawley Stadium on Tuesday evening.

1515
01:23:06,640 --> 01:23:12,080
 And we encourage not just the parents and grandparents and all those to come out to see these athletes

1516
01:23:12,080 --> 01:23:13,940
 be introduced and met.

1517
01:23:14,100 --> 01:23:16,520
 We encourage the city of Florence to come out.

1518
01:23:16,820 --> 01:23:18,000
 Come out and be a part of that.

1519
01:23:18,100 --> 01:23:19,000
 Come out and support it.

1520
01:23:19,500 --> 01:23:21,500
 High school needs your support.

1521
01:23:21,660 --> 01:23:23,320
 High school athletics needs your support.

1522
01:23:23,760 --> 01:23:29,020
 This city has always been good to support high school athletics, but more than ever, we need

1523
01:23:29,020 --> 01:23:33,120
 you to get involved in high school athletics, especially for Florence High School, so I encourage

1524
01:23:33,120 --> 01:23:33,700
 you to do that.

1525
01:23:33,780 --> 01:23:35,640
 It's going to be a great event Tuesday evening.

1526
01:23:36,060 --> 01:23:41,700
 It'll be wonderful, and again, we are excited about, for me, for being a part of the program

1527
01:23:41,700 --> 01:23:43,700
 all the time since 2004.

1528
01:23:44,120 --> 01:23:46,320
 It's exciting to see this energy.

1529
01:23:46,900 --> 01:23:51,920
 It's exciting to see the student-athletes excited, the coaches excited, and the community.

1530
01:23:52,180 --> 01:23:55,880
 So it's going to be a fun year, no doubt about it, and yeah, I think you hit it right.

1531
01:23:55,960 --> 01:23:58,300
 I am a little bit giddy about the Florence Falcons this year.

1532
01:23:58,380 --> 01:23:59,520
 It's going to be a fun little ride.

1533
01:24:00,080 --> 01:24:02,680
 Let's talk about why, if you don't mind, Kevin.

1534
01:24:02,760 --> 01:24:04,600
 Obviously, it's going to be different.

1535
01:24:04,840 --> 01:24:06,500
 There's this thing called reclassification.

1536
01:24:06,640 --> 01:24:08,600
 Every team's asking, how's that going to affect us?

1537
01:24:08,640 --> 01:24:09,500
 Same for the Falcons.

1538
01:24:09,900 --> 01:24:13,400
 But talk to us about some of the highlights of what you're seeing about this team.

1539
01:24:14,300 --> 01:24:19,040
 Harold, I would say that 2026 is definitely going to go down as the year of change.

1540
01:24:19,580 --> 01:24:22,420
 If you look at it, it's been a big change for Florence High School.

1541
01:24:22,680 --> 01:24:25,780
 It's a big change for the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

1542
01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:29,880
 And the change sometimes can be good, and for the Florence Falcons, it is good.

1543
01:24:30,260 --> 01:24:35,200
 You go from being the smallest school in 7A to being the largest school in 5A.

1544
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:37,380
 If they knock away the 7A, they only have two classes.

1545
01:24:37,980 --> 01:24:41,940
 So you go from being the underdog to maybe having a little bit of a target on your back

1546
01:24:41,940 --> 01:24:43,580
 just because of your size.

1547
01:24:43,580 --> 01:24:45,460
 I think Florence is ready for that.

1548
01:24:45,640 --> 01:24:49,380
 And more than that, it brings back some great local rivals.

1549
01:24:49,900 --> 01:24:52,840
 You know, Athens and Florence getting to play.

1550
01:24:53,200 --> 01:24:54,660
 Russellville and Florence getting to play.

1551
01:24:55,100 --> 01:24:56,200
 Hartzell and Florence getting to play.

1552
01:24:56,320 --> 01:24:58,100
 That's going to be really neat to see.

1553
01:24:58,580 --> 01:25:03,640
 I know for me personally, I've traveled with Florence from one end of the state to the other

1554
01:25:03,640 --> 01:25:05,100
 just to play a high school football game.

1555
01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:09,200
 It's going to be nice that your region was within one hour drive.

1556
01:25:09,720 --> 01:25:11,220
 That's something we haven't had in a while.

1557
01:25:11,220 --> 01:25:16,880
 So it's going to be exciting, and it starts with a returning team that's got some athletes on it.

1558
01:25:17,200 --> 01:25:23,500
 You have to mention the defensive tackle, Jaden White, who is now getting just accolades from different places,

1559
01:25:23,620 --> 01:25:26,520
 including many SEC and ACC school offers.

1560
01:25:27,020 --> 01:25:33,820
 He's about 6'3", 280 pounds, and he has got offers left and right and only a junior.

1561
01:25:34,260 --> 01:25:37,420
 He's going to man that defensive line and be a bigger part of that.

1562
01:25:37,900 --> 01:25:40,620
 And obviously, Jaden Irons will be the linebacker.

1563
01:25:40,960 --> 01:25:42,340
 The senior is going to be outstanding.

1564
01:25:42,460 --> 01:25:43,460
 He had a great year last year.

1565
01:25:43,820 --> 01:25:47,020
 Expect big things from him, along with Bo Berski on that defensive side.

1566
01:25:47,200 --> 01:25:52,520
 So that defensive side for Kenny Morris and his staff, they return some players.

1567
01:25:52,640 --> 01:25:53,620
 There's no doubt about it.

1568
01:25:53,920 --> 01:25:58,960
 And on the offensive side, they have got some running backs that is by committee going to be as good as they come.

1569
01:25:59,480 --> 01:26:01,860
 And sophomore quarterback, Costin Mahan.

1570
01:26:02,280 --> 01:26:04,480
 So it's going to be a fun team to watch.

1571
01:26:04,580 --> 01:26:06,020
 They're still putting the pieces together.

1572
01:26:06,580 --> 01:26:12,420
 But I will just say, in a long time, it's been a long time since I've heard a lot of people come up to me and say,

1573
01:26:12,540 --> 01:26:16,800
 we're excited about what we see and hear from this Florence football team.

1574
01:26:16,920 --> 01:26:19,440
 So you might put a little exclamation by this one.

1575
01:26:19,480 --> 01:26:22,700
 This Florence team is going to be ready to roar in 5A, I think.

1576
01:26:22,860 --> 01:26:26,160
 I'll tell you what, Kevin, it is a tremendous schedule.

1577
01:26:26,740 --> 01:26:30,960
 Kenny Morris is smart enough to have a bye in the middle of the season.

1578
01:26:31,740 --> 01:26:45,080
 But to begin, at Pinson Valley, August 21st, the Jasper Vikings, Brett Beaird's alma mater is coming to Florence on August 28th.

1579
01:26:45,080 --> 01:26:51,340
 And then it's at most of the shows, at Russellville, John Ritter is bringing Decatur over.

1580
01:26:51,640 --> 01:26:56,440
 And the third year at West Morgan and Russellville, they won 10 games.

1581
01:26:56,560 --> 01:26:58,020
 What year is it now at Decatur?

1582
01:26:58,160 --> 01:26:59,300
 It's the third year.

1583
01:26:59,480 --> 01:27:03,320
 This is a tough, tough, but very attractive schedule.

1584
01:27:04,780 --> 01:27:08,080
 I'm not sure who did the schedule, but it wasn't Kevin Johnson.

1585
01:27:08,360 --> 01:27:09,200
 I guarantee you that.

1586
01:27:09,620 --> 01:27:13,980
 That is a tough schedule to start off to be traveling to Pinson Valley.

1587
01:27:14,100 --> 01:27:19,040
 We've been there before, and they are always one of the top teams in the day, talent-wise.

1588
01:27:19,580 --> 01:27:21,800
 And that's a great measuring sticker off the bat.

1589
01:27:21,900 --> 01:27:26,900
 And then you bring Jasper with one of the state's top athletes that's coming here.

1590
01:27:27,060 --> 01:27:30,980
 So you're going to run off the bat, face off two of the great teams in the state.

1591
01:27:31,320 --> 01:27:36,020
 Then you turn around and face the best team in Northwest Alabama in the past 10 years, and that's multiple shows.

1592
01:27:36,440 --> 01:27:37,220
 No doubt about it.

1593
01:27:37,260 --> 01:27:38,660
 They have done a tremendous job.

1594
01:27:38,780 --> 01:27:40,080
 And so it's going to be fun.

1595
01:27:40,160 --> 01:27:40,960
 It's going to be exciting.

1596
01:27:41,100 --> 01:27:46,360
 But I think Kenny Marson and staff are excited about facing such a tough task.

1597
01:27:46,360 --> 01:27:58,240
 And I think it's going to be one of those things that the fans of the area, especially for Florence High School, are going to be really excited about the competition and also the opportunity to play some of these teams.

1598
01:27:58,480 --> 01:27:59,040
 And it is.

1599
01:27:59,100 --> 01:28:00,520
 It's going to be one of the best schedules.

1600
01:28:00,940 --> 01:28:05,720
 Just because you moved to 5A, you probably are facing a tougher region than you did in 7A.

1601
01:28:05,800 --> 01:28:07,000
 Let's be honest about it.

1602
01:28:07,120 --> 01:28:12,500
 But the playing ground is going to be more level across the state.

1603
01:28:12,620 --> 01:28:14,020
 And that's the thing you're excited about.

1604
01:28:14,140 --> 01:28:17,780
 Once you get into playoffs, you've got a chance to get to that blue map.

1605
01:28:17,980 --> 01:28:21,640
 So the playing level is a lot different than it was in 7A when you're in this 5A group.

1606
01:28:21,980 --> 01:28:24,140
 And I think that's why people are so excited about it.

1607
01:28:24,380 --> 01:28:27,020
 I think it's a great move by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

1608
01:28:27,640 --> 01:28:29,460
 And I think it's going to be great for high school football.

1609
01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:33,780
 Two weeks from tomorrow night, get started with Pennsylvania.

1610
01:28:34,200 --> 01:28:39,660
 By the way, is there a jamboree in Florence's future next week?

1611
01:28:39,700 --> 01:28:41,080
 I've heard a rumor about that.

1612
01:28:41,420 --> 01:28:46,040
 Yeah, they will be going to, I believe it's at Milton Frank Stadium to take on the Huntsville Panthers.

1613
01:28:46,540 --> 01:28:47,780
 That's a Thursday night.

1614
01:28:47,960 --> 01:28:49,200
 I believe that's the 13th.

1615
01:28:49,280 --> 01:28:50,520
 I don't have my calendar before me.

1616
01:28:50,820 --> 01:28:53,180
 But I think it's next Thursday night, a week from tonight.

1617
01:28:53,440 --> 01:28:54,860
 So that'll be fun.

1618
01:28:55,400 --> 01:29:01,080
 And, you know, Florence and Huntsville have a history of great games anyway and great competition.

1619
01:29:01,500 --> 01:29:03,060
 So it should be a tremendous time.

1620
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 I'm looking forward to it.

1621
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 Absolutely.

1622
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 Listen, I always enjoy talking with you.

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 We'll be talking with you before the first game.

1624
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 But, again, the giddiness scale will continue to rise as we get toward that first game.

1625
01:29:17,640 --> 01:29:22,820
 And remember, you can hear all Florence Falcons athletics right here on 93.9 to score.

1626
01:29:23,820 --> 01:29:26,500
 Polishing up the microphone for you even as we speak, Kevin.

1627
01:29:26,560 --> 01:29:27,400
 Thank you so much.

1628
01:29:27,460 --> 01:29:28,600
 Let's do it again soon, okay?

1629
01:29:29,740 --> 01:29:30,500
 Thank you, my friends.

1630
01:29:30,640 --> 01:29:31,180
 Thank you, Boone.

1631
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 KJ, Kevin Johnson getting ready for the call on the Florence Life Falcons again.

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1694
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1695
01:33:59,140 --> 01:34:00,000
 Welcome back in.

1696
01:34:00,060 --> 01:34:03,760
 What's that sound we're now hearing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?

1697
01:34:03,760 --> 01:34:06,340
 Maybe Ryan Fowler's got details on that and a whole lot more.

1698
01:34:06,460 --> 01:34:13,140
 He drives you home every afternoon in T-Town as a host of the game on Tide 109 FM.

1699
01:34:13,320 --> 01:34:14,140
 Ryan, welcome in.

1700
01:34:14,220 --> 01:34:14,740
 How are you?

1701
01:34:15,320 --> 01:34:16,240
 I'm doing good.

1702
01:34:16,340 --> 01:34:16,840
 Doing good.

1703
01:34:16,900 --> 01:34:18,280
 It's like a celebration.

1704
01:34:19,220 --> 01:34:23,020
 Because, I mean, as you guys know, it's been a long off-season.

1705
01:34:23,720 --> 01:34:25,700
 It's been a long off-season.

1706
01:34:26,740 --> 01:34:29,820
 And it's good to get some football back, right?

1707
01:34:30,140 --> 01:34:31,020
 I mean, it really is.

1708
01:34:31,260 --> 01:34:34,360
 I mean, it's good to, I mean, it was like a celebration.

1709
01:34:34,900 --> 01:34:44,120
 And yesterday, I cooked some steaks and I said, we have been through the longest off-season I have been in my career.

1710
01:34:44,120 --> 01:34:51,420
 Because I feel like we've mentioned Indiana more times just over and over and over, and rightfully so.

1711
01:34:51,740 --> 01:34:59,100
 Listen, it was a bad taste that was left in your mouth, and Alabama's trying to find a way to fix that.

1712
01:34:59,920 --> 01:35:01,260
 Ryan, let's talk a little bit about it.

1713
01:35:01,740 --> 01:35:09,520
 Can you remember a time coming into season in the last 20 years where the vibe, and that's all it is right now, only time's going to tell.

1714
01:35:09,680 --> 01:35:10,720
 You just mentioned Indiana.

1715
01:35:10,860 --> 01:35:16,240
 This time last year, who would have thought we'd be talking about India now compared to where they were this time last year.

1716
01:35:16,300 --> 01:35:17,000
 So it's a vibe.

1717
01:35:17,600 --> 01:35:20,160
 But let's face it, you saw Nick Saban's comments.

1718
01:35:20,420 --> 01:35:23,000
 Everybody's trying to read between the lines and interpret it.

1719
01:35:23,000 --> 01:35:29,040
 He's always the guy that wants to send that, what's a fancy word, that implicit message, the read between the lines type message.

1720
01:35:29,200 --> 01:35:35,140
 And we saw Kevin DeBoer's, kind of his reaction, maybe not to Nick, but in all the naysayers out there.

1721
01:35:35,540 --> 01:35:38,440
 Where are you with the vibe coming into this team this season?

1722
01:35:38,540 --> 01:35:44,320
 And is this team truly, truly plugged in and used that as perhaps a motivating factor?

1723
01:35:46,300 --> 01:35:46,740
 Yes.

1724
01:35:47,180 --> 01:35:50,700
 I do think that they've used it as a motivating factor.

1725
01:35:50,700 --> 01:36:06,560
 And I think that, you know, it's, when you look at this team, it's just the, I know in media we stretch the truth and we add this stuff and we, you know, we create content.

1726
01:36:07,040 --> 01:36:07,440
 Right.

1727
01:36:07,520 --> 01:36:14,460
 I think some of it is like when we were down at SEC media days, I'll never forget when Kevin DeBoer said that and you had all these people that twisted that around.

1728
01:36:14,640 --> 01:36:17,720
 Oh, his goals is not to win a championship.

1729
01:36:18,300 --> 01:36:21,480
 Do we realize how stupid that is as media?

1730
01:36:22,280 --> 01:36:23,440
 If you're stupid, you don't.

1731
01:36:24,600 --> 01:36:26,000
 If you're wise, you do, yeah.

1732
01:36:26,200 --> 01:36:38,440
 Well, but, but I mean, to think about, I mean, he, if he would have, I mean, he could have stayed at UW and the goal of, is, is one of the reasons why you come to Tuscaloosa is to compete for a championship, to compete for a national title.

1733
01:36:38,800 --> 01:36:45,140
 I mean, every one of these players that committed, do you think they said, well, hey, we're just going to go to Tuscaloosa when we make a playoff appearance?

1734
01:36:45,740 --> 01:36:46,540
 No, no, no.

1735
01:36:46,540 --> 01:36:56,500
 They want to go and obviously try to compete for a championship, but that has fueled, it's helped from a motivation standpoint to the offseason.

1736
01:36:56,640 --> 01:37:13,120
 Now, it's not going to help you when you get to the season, but on those long 105 heat indexes, you know, when it's humid out there and you're having to go to the, what you think is the breaking point and you're trying to get your guys to go to, you know, as a street condition coach, it's beyond that.

1737
01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:20,760
 Well, then, here's your chance, and to me, that's what they've been able to use that for because, you know, there's nothing they could do.

1738
01:37:20,760 --> 01:37:43,160
 If it's been a long offseason for you and I, I can only imagine what those players offseason has been like because there's nothing they could do about it other than to try to fix what went wrong, and you try to do that with training, and it probably was a big distraction for them, you know, to get back in the weight and condition room, and I think you've seen that in some of the sizes, some of the speed, some of the,

1739
01:37:43,160 --> 01:38:03,820
 the lean muscle mass that's been added, the eye test passes, that this is a good-looking football team, and they've got some vacancies, but I also think this is, Alabama's under a different microscope than everybody else is, but if we spent time, and I know you guys have too, different SEC cities, everybody has problems.

1740
01:38:04,820 --> 01:38:06,880
 Everybody has concerns.

1741
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:07,640
 Yep, question marks.

1742
01:38:07,640 --> 01:38:14,940
 But Alabama's held to a different standard, and they should be, and that's like, okay, hey, Alabama's got problems with this.

1743
01:38:15,040 --> 01:38:17,100
 Well, we could spend time talking about Georgia's problems.

1744
01:38:17,260 --> 01:38:21,840
 We could spend time talking about Florida's problems or Tennessee's problems or Ole Miss's problems.

1745
01:38:22,080 --> 01:38:23,380
 Everybody has problems.

1746
01:38:23,540 --> 01:38:25,220
 It's who can get those fixed.

1747
01:38:25,740 --> 01:38:28,960
 It's who's going to be a team that will have a chance to compete for a national title.

1748
01:38:29,380 --> 01:38:34,980
 Ryan, I know you've got a chance to see these guys, even though it's with Alabama viewing periods.

1749
01:38:34,980 --> 01:38:36,380
 It's always brief.

1750
01:38:37,040 --> 01:38:44,000
 The on-the-hoof report, in Ryan Fowler's eyes, who stood out to you today?

1751
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:47,000
 It's the size difference.

1752
01:38:48,100 --> 01:39:13,160
 That's what you jump out to, is just being able to see the bulk, being able to see, listen, E.J. Crowell, you know, I've been told that he's, I think, I think Jameer Gibbs was as fast, but I think they've got to go all the way back to like Kenyon Drake is the last time they had a running back that was this type of just speed.

1753
01:39:13,160 --> 01:39:14,460
 And you see it.

1754
01:39:14,580 --> 01:39:17,340
 It's not just, I'm not talking about running a 40-yard dash.

1755
01:39:17,540 --> 01:39:20,300
 I'm talking about those first two steps.

1756
01:39:20,980 --> 01:39:27,040
 There, you watch him, and you watch that first couple of steps.

1757
01:39:27,200 --> 01:39:32,860
 That's where I think he's going to be, going to give you something that's just running back room.

1758
01:39:33,620 --> 01:39:37,800
 Really hasn't had, I mean, I'm trying to go back.

1759
01:39:38,180 --> 01:39:40,920
 I mean, Jace McClellan at times gave it to you.

1760
01:39:41,060 --> 01:39:46,540
 But I'm trying to, I mean, you probably have to go back deeper in the Saban run.

1761
01:39:46,660 --> 01:39:52,940
 I mean, would you have to go back to Najee Harris the last time they had a back that was a threat to do something?

1762
01:39:53,040 --> 01:39:56,120
 I mean, just every single play, it's like, okay, he can take it to the house.

1763
01:39:56,240 --> 01:39:58,900
 Well, I think E.J. Crowell is going to be that guy.

1764
01:39:59,440 --> 01:40:07,100
 And, you know, Daniel Hill and A.K. Deer and Kevin Riley have motivated themselves through the offseason because they see what's coming.

1765
01:40:07,700 --> 01:40:09,700
 And you can see how much weight they've lost.

1766
01:40:10,220 --> 01:40:14,760
 Daniel Hill is probably down, I'd probably say, 7, 8, 9, 10 pounds.

1767
01:40:15,100 --> 01:40:16,140
 He looks different.

1768
01:40:16,980 --> 01:40:23,020
 But that's been motivated simply because of the other guys that are coming in.

1769
01:40:23,340 --> 01:40:28,600
 And Treshawn Brown's another guy that you're going to keep an eye on because he's got another speed element to the running back.

1770
01:40:28,660 --> 01:40:29,500
 So they've got speed.

1771
01:40:29,960 --> 01:40:34,240
 This may be the fastest team I have seen in Tuscaloosa.

1772
01:40:35,400 --> 01:40:42,840
 It may be my time because that's the part that jumps out to speed is you go to the wide receiver.

1773
01:40:43,000 --> 01:40:45,480
 You go here, the defensive back room.

1774
01:40:45,940 --> 01:40:54,700
 These guys, and if you look back at Dr. Ray, if you guys remember Dr. Ray, he was with Nick Saban when Ballou and then come over from Indiana.

1775
01:40:55,320 --> 01:40:59,300
 And their entire system is built on speed.

1776
01:40:59,300 --> 01:41:06,040
 So even though it was Dr. Ray that was the PhD that kind of brought in, I think he's working with the Saints now, if I'm not mistaken.

1777
01:41:06,640 --> 01:41:09,540
 But that's their entire system.

1778
01:41:09,760 --> 01:41:10,960
 It's based on speed.

1779
01:41:11,400 --> 01:41:15,920
 And you're starting to see that pay off from just going out and watching.

1780
01:41:16,260 --> 01:41:21,340
 Even a guy like Keelan Russell has been able to add some quality weight.

1781
01:41:22,000 --> 01:41:23,880
 Looks a little different.

1782
01:41:24,360 --> 01:41:27,360
 Because at times he looked like he could be a guy that could put on a few pounds.

1783
01:41:27,580 --> 01:41:28,220
 Well, he's done that.

1784
01:41:28,220 --> 01:41:28,940
 He's done that.

1785
01:41:29,300 --> 01:41:32,140
 And this lean muscle mass that they've been able to add.

1786
01:41:32,540 --> 01:41:35,900
 But it's also that speed that these guys work on and put a point of emphasis at.

1787
01:41:36,760 --> 01:41:42,280
 In the huddle with Ryan Fowler, all that's great, but it still comes down to one thing.

1788
01:41:42,500 --> 01:41:46,120
 Who are going to be the big uglies up front who's going to protect them?

1789
01:41:46,220 --> 01:41:49,220
 And then your thoughts, Ryan, on DeBoer's comments.

1790
01:41:49,220 --> 01:41:54,040
 It went, as they say, viral when asked the obvious question about the offensive line.

1791
01:41:54,160 --> 01:41:56,600
 As they put it, the heavily rebuilt offensive line.

1792
01:41:56,680 --> 01:42:00,380
 His quote was, paraphrased shortly, a lot better and cleaner.

1793
01:42:01,020 --> 01:42:03,140
 Coaches right now, you never hear a coach sell.

1794
01:42:03,280 --> 01:42:04,560
 We stink at that position.

1795
01:42:04,660 --> 01:42:06,000
 You're always going to take that tag.

1796
01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:11,960
 But obviously everybody, most of all Alabama fans, are going to be sitting here focusing on that position group.

1797
01:42:11,960 --> 01:42:15,740
 And his thoughts yesterday was, a lot better and cleaner.

1798
01:42:15,740 --> 01:42:18,220
 Help us to interpret DeBoer's lines.

1799
01:42:20,220 --> 01:42:27,120
 Well, I think from a fundamental standpoint, it's something that Adrian Clem, he pushes.

1800
01:42:27,860 --> 01:42:30,000
 And today we're going to talk to Trevor Maddins.

1801
01:42:30,060 --> 01:42:36,600
 And I think he's going to be able to help us a little bit more, you know, maybe understand what Adrian Clem is going to be able to provide.

1802
01:42:37,380 --> 01:42:45,760
 But I just think from a fundamental standpoint, last year with the offensive line coach, Cap, and I just want to make sure I make this statement.

1803
01:42:45,880 --> 01:42:49,840
 We wish him absolutely nothing but the best across the state at all.

1804
01:42:49,840 --> 01:42:56,340
 But, I mean, yeah, but, but it didn't work in Tuscaloosa.

1805
01:42:56,800 --> 01:42:58,420
 It did not work.

1806
01:42:58,520 --> 01:43:09,060
 And I'm sure he's there to provide some insight into the Alabama programs and learning ways to attack it and, you know, different weaknesses that maybe they know that they have.

1807
01:43:09,300 --> 01:43:13,500
 And I'm sure he can provide that to the Auburn coaching staff as being a part of it now.

1808
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:15,980
 But there was a disconnect.

1809
01:43:16,720 --> 01:43:22,820
 All these coaches have strong relationships with their particular position groups.

1810
01:43:23,540 --> 01:43:26,520
 Coach Cap didn't have that in Tuscaloosa with his offensive line.

1811
01:43:26,980 --> 01:43:27,840
 And it was a weakness.

1812
01:43:28,160 --> 01:43:40,420
 And I will, I will go to my grave saying that Ryan Grubb came out of the box to go down on the field because of the offensive line was just not where it needed to be.

1813
01:43:40,500 --> 01:43:44,560
 If you guys remember that one, Ryan Grubb, Ryan Grubb's an in-box, he's an in-box coach.

1814
01:43:44,560 --> 01:43:48,440
 He stays up in that box to get those charts and those grids.

1815
01:43:48,600 --> 01:43:50,300
 But he came down on the sidelines.

1816
01:43:50,420 --> 01:43:51,780
 Well, why did he come down on the sidelines?

1817
01:43:52,280 --> 01:43:55,840
 I simply think that it was there to help that offensive line.

1818
01:43:55,980 --> 01:43:56,940
 It was that bad.

1819
01:43:57,500 --> 01:43:59,160
 And that was Coach Cap.

1820
01:44:00,280 --> 01:44:04,420
 And Caleb on the board told us at the senior bowl, he said, we removed him for one reason.

1821
01:44:04,480 --> 01:44:05,480
 It was based on production.

1822
01:44:05,640 --> 01:44:06,480
 Production wasn't there.

1823
01:44:07,040 --> 01:44:08,860
 And this is where Adrian's playing.

1824
01:44:09,300 --> 01:44:11,560
 But what's going to make this offensive line better?

1825
01:44:11,620 --> 01:44:13,160
 And I've said this a million times.

1826
01:44:14,260 --> 01:44:16,540
 They're going to settle on the five best guys.

1827
01:44:16,680 --> 01:44:18,900
 You say, well, that's every offensive group.

1828
01:44:19,140 --> 01:44:20,520
 The offensive line must do it.

1829
01:44:21,160 --> 01:44:24,660
 The deal that they've got, you've got competition at right tackle.

1830
01:44:24,840 --> 01:44:29,260
 And I told you guys this a couple of weeks ago when everybody was kind of crowning Javon James.

1831
01:44:29,560 --> 01:44:33,880
 And early on through the offseason, we were like, okay, Javon James is going to be your starting right tackle.

1832
01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:39,260
 Well, Nick Brooks has come on and it's given them an option at that right tackle spot.

1833
01:44:39,380 --> 01:44:42,040
 They've got three guys at left guard.

1834
01:44:42,720 --> 01:44:44,200
 You've got versatility.

1835
01:44:44,200 --> 01:44:52,640
 And if they don't feel good, they can always slide Michael Carroll to right tackle, slide Nick Brooks in because he can play the guard spot too.

1836
01:44:53,180 --> 01:44:57,300
 Ethan Fields, another guy that transferred in from Ole Miss, he's battling William Sanders.

1837
01:44:57,580 --> 01:44:58,980
 That is not automatic.

1838
01:44:59,440 --> 01:45:01,140
 Everybody says, well, it's William Sanders' job.

1839
01:45:01,220 --> 01:45:09,220
 It may be his job to lose, but he's going to have to fight for it because Ethan Fields, you know, when you transfer in, you've got to look at their mindset.

1840
01:45:09,440 --> 01:45:12,020
 They're coming in here going, I don't want to be a backup.

1841
01:45:12,020 --> 01:45:13,600
 I could have been a backup where I'm at.

1842
01:45:14,040 --> 01:45:15,680
 They're coming in and trying to start.

1843
01:45:16,120 --> 01:45:20,260
 So, that's something that I'm watching.

1844
01:45:20,960 --> 01:45:22,840
 Now, do you have options at center?

1845
01:45:23,020 --> 01:45:23,640
 Probably not.

1846
01:45:23,720 --> 01:45:25,140
 Do you have options at left tackle?

1847
01:45:25,720 --> 01:45:27,160
 No, I think it's Jackson Lewis.

1848
01:45:27,260 --> 01:45:30,200
 And I think they're impressed enough with him that they're pretty comfortable there.

1849
01:45:30,620 --> 01:45:36,760
 But the other three spots, it is an absolute free-for-all fight to try to get the best five.

1850
01:45:36,900 --> 01:45:38,580
 I think that's what you're going to see.

1851
01:45:38,580 --> 01:45:44,020
 But I think all these guys understand that the competition that was ahead of them, and they have fundamentally got better.

1852
01:45:44,040 --> 01:45:54,600
 I think that's what DeBoer was talking about yesterday when he said cleaner, because they come in with a focus, understanding that this next two weeks is going to decide who's going to be those five.

1853
01:45:54,640 --> 01:46:00,720
 And I think they'll settle with five, or they would like to settle with five, and stick with that five, and let that five gel.

1854
01:46:01,080 --> 01:46:02,060
 Because they didn't do that.

1855
01:46:02,100 --> 01:46:04,980
 All the way up until the last couple of games, they were rotating.

1856
01:46:05,060 --> 01:46:06,160
 This guy, this guy, this guy.

1857
01:46:06,200 --> 01:46:07,400
 Well, this guy's playing right guard.

1858
01:46:07,480 --> 01:46:08,680
 This guy's playing right tackle.

1859
01:46:08,780 --> 01:46:11,120
 Well, we flip him and go right to guard, right tackle.

1860
01:46:11,660 --> 01:46:17,300
 It was just a circling, just a player's turnstile.

1861
01:46:17,300 --> 01:46:21,060
 That was a mess, trying to figure out which five was the best five.

1862
01:46:22,100 --> 01:46:30,060
 Ryan, besides quarterback, the age-old question for every team, when you've got two new ones in offensive line,

1863
01:46:30,160 --> 01:46:33,400
 what position intrigues you the most as far as competition?

1864
01:46:36,400 --> 01:46:44,560
 Well, I think that wide receiver room after Brooks and Ryan Coleman-Williams could be one.

1865
01:46:45,040 --> 01:46:52,500
 I think that tight end room, Danny Lewis, according to what I've been told, Danny Lewis,

1866
01:46:53,000 --> 01:46:55,680
 and I know they've said it publicly, so now we can talk about it.

1867
01:46:56,320 --> 01:47:01,200
 They think he's, you know, the home run surgery that they tried, it worked.

1868
01:47:02,080 --> 01:47:03,920
 And it was a Hail Mary, right?

1869
01:47:03,920 --> 01:47:07,600
 I mean, it was a Hail Mary type surgery, and it, yeah, and it worked.

1870
01:47:07,740 --> 01:47:11,180
 Because remember, he's been battling this thing for two years with that foot.

1871
01:47:11,600 --> 01:47:14,960
 So Danny Lewis could give you something, but that tight end room is intriguing

1872
01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:18,760
 because they've got speed, they've got size, they've got,

1873
01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:22,740
 Josh Ford's going to give you the blocking element.

1874
01:47:22,900 --> 01:47:26,580
 Really, they didn't have that last year in that tight end room.

1875
01:47:26,820 --> 01:47:27,720
 That's intriguing.

1876
01:47:28,280 --> 01:47:32,600
 The punter, which you guys know a little bit of something about the punter.

1877
01:47:33,260 --> 01:47:36,640
 That's a big, that's three guys that are battling for that.

1878
01:47:37,340 --> 01:47:43,760
 Alex, that's for an office, probably could be the favorite, but let's see if he can be consistent.

1879
01:47:44,000 --> 01:47:47,940
 And then you've got Morgan Quinn and Connor Talti at the place kicker.

1880
01:47:48,200 --> 01:47:54,040
 I mean, we just went through kicker, punter, tight end, the third wide receiver.

1881
01:47:54,260 --> 01:47:56,060
 You know, Derek Beto's to be one of those options.

1882
01:47:56,200 --> 01:47:58,040
 Could it be a Sedarian Morgan?

1883
01:47:58,380 --> 01:48:02,120
 Could it be a, you know, Rico Scott has played some ball around here.

1884
01:48:02,700 --> 01:48:08,400
 The tight end room, the right guard spot, the left guard spot, the right tackles.

1885
01:48:08,520 --> 01:48:10,940
 Not the right guard spot, right tackle spot, left guard.

1886
01:48:11,280 --> 01:48:12,220
 Because they've got Carroll.

1887
01:48:12,300 --> 01:48:15,980
 They feel comfortable with him as long as they feel comfortable with the other spots with tackle.

1888
01:48:16,700 --> 01:48:20,580
 And then, I mean, it is competition linebacker spot.

1889
01:48:21,580 --> 01:48:23,880
 Defensive rotation, that defensive line.

1890
01:48:24,200 --> 01:48:29,600
 To me, that's an impressive groove when you look at that defensive line front.

1891
01:48:30,140 --> 01:48:36,860
 That, that room could be the deepest that we've seen in quite a while around here.

1892
01:48:36,940 --> 01:48:42,580
 But that defensive back room, I'm glad I don't have to figure out which ones to play there.

1893
01:48:42,800 --> 01:48:45,080
 Because, you know, I mean, look at the room.

1894
01:48:45,380 --> 01:48:47,760
 Let's say you cut the first stringers out.

1895
01:48:48,600 --> 01:48:53,360
 That second string, second group could play with a lot of teams.

1896
01:48:53,500 --> 01:48:53,880
 Absolutely.

1897
01:48:54,060 --> 01:48:54,800
 That's what I think.

1898
01:48:55,060 --> 01:48:56,680
 I mean, that, that room is deep.

1899
01:48:56,680 --> 01:49:00,620
 Like, I was just on, before I went on with you guys, I was on in Omaha, Nebraska.

1900
01:49:01,140 --> 01:49:02,620
 And they started running through different players.

1901
01:49:02,800 --> 01:49:06,960
 And I'm like, well, you forgot about Red Morgan and, uh, Draker Patrick.

1902
01:49:07,360 --> 01:49:11,000
 So, that room is just, I mean, Draker Patrick Jr.

1903
01:49:11,520 --> 01:49:13,180
 But, I mean, those were playmakers.

1904
01:49:13,540 --> 01:49:20,980
 I mean, this room has got a chance to be super, super, super special in that defensive back room.

1905
01:49:21,000 --> 01:49:22,100
 And you've got a lot of options.

1906
01:49:22,100 --> 01:49:28,060
 And, you know, I also hear they really love a young man out of Mercer, Carmelo.

1907
01:49:28,320 --> 01:49:29,340
 Yeah, O'Neal.

1908
01:49:29,780 --> 01:49:30,140
 O'Neal.

1909
01:49:30,280 --> 01:49:32,700
 Yeah, yeah, Carmelo O'Neal.

1910
01:49:32,820 --> 01:49:38,140
 That is another name that has just been a big-time buzz throughout the offseason.

1911
01:49:38,300 --> 01:49:40,040
 We'll see if it carries over to this training camp.

1912
01:49:40,520 --> 01:49:40,940
 Absolutely.

1913
01:49:41,180 --> 01:49:43,860
 And I hear Ivan Taylor about every other week.

1914
01:49:44,380 --> 01:49:45,040
 Yeah, exactly.

1915
01:49:45,040 --> 01:49:51,040
 Mincy, Jordan Edmonds, I think it's the most talented secondary in the country.

1916
01:49:51,260 --> 01:49:54,720
 So is, speaking of talent, so is Ryan Fowler.

1917
01:49:55,340 --> 01:49:57,300
 Who have you got on the show today?

1918
01:49:57,420 --> 01:49:59,520
 And where can we get online to listen to it?

1919
01:50:00,380 --> 01:50:01,640
 So, we've got Rodney Orp.

1920
01:50:01,740 --> 01:50:02,880
 We've got Chris Hummer.

1921
01:50:03,040 --> 01:50:07,980
 And we've got Trevor Maddox coming up, Trevor Maddox coming up in just a couple of minutes.

1922
01:50:08,860 --> 01:50:14,400
 And starting in 10 minutes, Todd 100.9, Todd100.com.

1923
01:50:14,460 --> 01:50:16,380
 You can download the Todd 100.9 app.

1924
01:50:16,640 --> 01:50:18,820
 And, guys, it's always an honor to be on with you.

1925
01:50:18,860 --> 01:50:19,960
 But, man, it's a celebration.

1926
01:50:20,240 --> 01:50:20,920
 Enjoy it.

1927
01:50:21,180 --> 01:50:25,160
 We've made it through another offseason, and we celebrate that in Tuscaloosa.

1928
01:50:26,020 --> 01:50:27,800
 We're going to take it to your word, Ryan, man.

1929
01:50:27,860 --> 01:50:31,260
 Thanks so much, Ryan Fowler, 109 FM in Tuscaloosa.

1930
01:50:31,480 --> 01:50:36,420
 BB, are you ready for the Braves to add to their eight-and-a-half-game lead tonight on the field?

1931
01:50:36,420 --> 01:50:38,820
 They have won seven consecutive games.

1932
01:50:39,000 --> 01:50:42,080
 Go for the sweep of the Marlins tonight.

1933
01:50:42,760 --> 01:50:42,940
 Yep.

1934
01:50:43,020 --> 01:50:44,780
 And we will see where that goes.

1935
01:50:44,940 --> 01:50:48,020
 In fact, Austin Riley is hitting better.

1936
01:50:48,800 --> 01:50:49,060
 Yep.

1937
01:50:49,660 --> 01:50:55,300
 A lot of things are doing well right now, but it's August the 6th, and we'll see where that goes.

1938
01:50:55,380 --> 01:50:58,640
 And you can hear the game tonight on 93.9 The Score.

1939
01:50:59,000 --> 01:51:03,080
 Another thing they're doing well, the Braves, by the way, tie for the MLB lead and home run

1940
01:51:03,080 --> 01:51:06,720
 since the All-Star break at 31 with the Boat Sox.

1941
01:51:06,960 --> 01:51:10,840
 That's going to take care of Bids for now on behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1942
01:51:11,180 --> 01:51:13,140
 Harold LeBug, thank you so much for your time today.

1943
01:51:13,220 --> 01:51:15,600
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to 2 for the Boat LeBug Show.

1944
01:51:15,880 --> 01:51:18,200
 Back here on Sports Radio, 93.9 The Score.

1945
01:51:18,200 --> 01:51:18,220
 We'll see you later on Sports Radio 93.9 The Score.