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 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show.

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 Your exclusive inside track to the 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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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show.

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 I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird.

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 Brett Beaird, welcome in where?

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 Get ready for Rodney, Evan, Drew, Paul and Coach Brent Dierman.

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 Are you ready to talk some serious football?

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 Welcome in and how are you?

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 This should be a fun show.

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 We'll get some Alabama and Auburn summer camp updates later in the show.

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 We certainly enjoy talking to Brent Dierman on Monday and he is making another return to the Boomo Bugg Show right now

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 to give us an update about summer camp for UNA.

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 Hey, once is never enough on either side of the equation.

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 Top of the line at UNA Coach Brent Dierman.

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 Welcome in and welcome back.

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 How are you?

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 Doing fantastic, guys.

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 Just came off the field from a morning walk-through.

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 We've got a night practice tonight and fell on a great day with all this heat that we've got today.

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 I know when we get to every Wednesday, it's football season when I'm on the phone with you.

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 It's getting serious here.

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 Before we get into the Jimmys and Joes and the X's and O's, I meant to ask you the last time,

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 I'm sure that's farther along than it was just this time last week that we're getting the field ready.

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 I meant to ask you as far as, in this neck of the woods, you never know what you're going to get as far as rain.

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 There's never going to be any, besides lightning striking, we'll be able to practice no matter what.

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 UNA Offensive Coordinator Travis Partridge, named to a Hall of Fame.

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 It doesn't matter if I was at Viger High School, the two years I was at Auburn, the times I've been here at UNA, life's going to hit.

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 They may not have had a father figure in their life that taught them these lessons, or they may have some situations that happen to them early in life that they don't really know how to learn and adapt.

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 I think we're doing a good job of growing these young men.

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 It reminded me years after getting out of school, I happened to cross paths with one of my old teachers,

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 If somebody comes back over the years and said, Coach, you don't know what you meant to me.

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 I was at a bad place, and you helped get my feet back on farm ground.

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 About a week and a half ago, I had to do a Zoom online with Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta.

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 I mentioned this Monday about the Phil Steele preseason conference.

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 Jaheim Ingram calling writer on it for most of the shows, but also with Zari Fletcher from Hartzell.

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 Those people are the ones that are going to be filling those seats on Saturdays.

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 who's truly the ones who can truly go make those plays,

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 who can we put in these situations when the game matters the most.

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 Absolutely, Coach.

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 We always enjoy your time.

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 Have a great week of practice.

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 Let's do this again next week.

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 We'll do it on Wednesday.

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 I can promise you.

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 Got you penciled in right now, Coach.

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 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Welcome back in.

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 It is an absolute pleasure for us to welcome the man who says at ESPN he is the face and the voice of college football.

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 Got walls full of awards over the years.

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 And not only that, kind enough to still take time out of that busy schedule to join our little huddle here today.

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 Paul Feinbaum, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Man, Harold, it's been too long.

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 I appreciate, you know, I sit around every week and go, when is Harold calling me?

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 I got the answer, Paul.

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 I just paid my last bill, so they let me back on.

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 So, we're good.

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 Well, it's great to be back on, guys.

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 It's always a tremendous pleasure, and I really appreciate you asking.

319
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 Well, Paul, obviously, we are flattered that you take time out, because that's just it.

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 Before we get into all this other stuff, talk to us about how your schedule changes, because you go through the offseason, and it's this and it's that, a lot of off-the-field issues.

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 But right now, I would imagine you've got all your bags packed and ready to rock and roll.

322
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 How does the Paul Feinbaum schedule shape up?

323
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 Not only does it kick off, but right before the season, because you've got a lot of obligations even before the season starts.

324
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 Yeah, it's really weird, guys.

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 You know, the summer is going along really nice.

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 You know, media days is the beginning.

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 And you get back that next Monday, and it's like everybody decided that football is here, and they start calling you.

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 And I don't mind doing it.

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 I enjoy talking to different people.

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 But you get wiser.

331
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 But what really gets me is that you guys know football season's here.

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 And you'll be at like a coffee shop, and a guy will walk up to you and go,

333
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 Hey, man, I guess your busy season's about to start.

334
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 And I'm like, did you miss media days?

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 I mean, where are you going?

336
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 Well, Paul, you know where we are.

337
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 Let's start speaking of seasons with Alabama.

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 You and I started working together with a guy named Curry,

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 and we all know how well that was documented by you and Coach, even before that, obviously,

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 but certainly with Bill.

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 Where do you frame as far as the vibe of this season in Tuscaloosa compared to years past?

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 It is fairly similar a little bit to Bill Curry, and that was 40 years ago.

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 But what you get, Harold, is you get the same number of Alabama sycophants who believe Alabama's going to win the national championship.

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 And whether Kaylin DeBoer is coaching or Mike Shuler or Mike DeBose or Mike Price, they feel the same way.

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 But the difference there is I've been around the state a great deal.

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 I was in South Alabama over the weekend.

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 I've been a lot of different places.

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 And you run into somebody, whether you're at a meet-and-free or Chick-fil-A, and everybody has the same question.

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 They say, what do you think?

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 And I've learned never to give an opinion, and I say, what do you think?

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 And you know what?

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 I get the same opinion from almost every, especially probably 40 or 50-plus person.

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 They go, I don't like this guy.

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 I don't think he fits in.

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 And what they're talking about is DeBoer's personality.

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 I will tell you, and you've heard me say this, I think he's an elite coach.

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 I think he's a top-five, top-ten coach, and I think he proved where he could win at Washington.

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 I think he could win a lot of places.

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 I still am not convinced he can win in Alabama.

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 Let me follow.

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 I think I know the answer, Paul.

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 But for the sake of our audience here, can you elaborate?

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 Because to me, you know at Alabama, there's only one way to make the fans happy, and that's be the goat part two.

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 And how hard is that?

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 Ask Ray Perkins.

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 As far as the particulars, is it that he doesn't show enough animation on the sidelines?

367
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 He doesn't show enough cuss words?

368
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 Oh, by the way, he hasn't won a national championship yet.

369
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 Yeah, no, I mean, I think it's the demeanor.

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 I went crazy about three weeks ago at Media Days when he got up there and somebody said, you know, is your goal winning a national championship?

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 And he said, you know, we know what we signed up for here.

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 That's kind of a Bill Curry answer.

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 That's a Mike Schiller answer.

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 Now, again, I realize he's not going to slam his hand through the podium.

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 But you know what the easy answer is?

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 Yeah, we're going to win a national championship.

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 There's no downside.

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 I mean, you're not at Vanderbilt or Mississippi State.

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 And by the way, the coach at Vanderbilt did say that.

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 You can't lose saying that.

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 But there's just something about him that he embraces where he is, but he doesn't really do it in a way that convinces the fans.

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 And people will say to me, well, you know, fans don't matter.

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 Yes, it does.

384
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 Right now, fans matter more than they've ever mattered because you need the money from everybody to support the program.

385
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 Let me ask you about Auburn and Alex Golich.

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 The number one question I'm sure that you get all the time, are they going to have a winning season for the first time since five years?

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 You made a comment on Mackerel and Kubelik about the unconventional strategy.

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 He has taken these guys off campus.

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 Now, believe me, this is not junction with Coach Bryant and Coach Stallings.

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 But I thought you made a good point.

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 It's an unconventional strategy.

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 It's creating a bond for these guys to try to come together.

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 Your thoughts on the preseason and will they have a winning season this year?

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 Yeah, first of all, and I would never spend my own money staying at that golf resort.

395
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 But when you work for ESPN, we have stayed there about four times when we visit Auburn.

396
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 It's nice.

397
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 I mean, it's not like staying at the Motel 6 on the Tater Highway in Columbus, Georgia.

398
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 Yeah, but I like him doing something different.

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 And it is a good experience to be at a hotel.

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 I mean, it's not like Cub Scout camp when we were young, when you're fighting off the sugars or whatever, the bugs that used to get you at night.

401
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 But it's still better than serving ice cream, which the board did two years ago.

402
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 And I like it.

403
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 And yeah, the answer to your question is they will have a winning season.

404
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 I don't know to what extent they can.

405
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 But, I mean, this is no longer Hugh Freeze's operation.

406
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 I mean, we're not making golf handicap jokes anymore.

407
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 I mean, this is a real football coach down there.

408
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 Yeah.

409
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 Makes you wonder if Hugh's not staying at the Grand National on a golfing weekend.

410
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 That'd be ironic, wouldn't it?

411
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 But, I mean, let me ask.

412
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 He was finishing up at 18.

413
00:25:10,420 --> 00:25:12,980
 Hey, I think we know each other.

414
00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:14,600
 Where have we met before?

415
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,040
 Did you know I used to go to some of you guys?

416
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:16,740
 Yeah.

417
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 Don't remember your name, but thanks for putting me in this position.

418
00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:25,020
 But, Paul, who's going to be the biggest surprise in the SEC this season?

419
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 You know, I'll tell you who it's not going to be, and that's Oklahoma.

420
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 Everybody, y'all, I love Oklahoma.

421
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:33,840
 Look at their schedule, okay?

422
00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:34,420
 It is.

423
00:25:34,980 --> 00:25:36,740
 You will not love them much longer.

424
00:25:37,100 --> 00:25:39,980
 I think Auburn, I'll tell you what.

425
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:46,800
 The winner of the Auburn-Florida game on September 19th, I think, has a chance to really be good.

426
00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:52,980
 Because that is a critical game, and there are a lot of those type of games that's cool.

427
00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:58,860
 Tennessee has one of those as well, where you better win that one game.

428
00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:02,380
 They call them 50-50 games for a reason, and that's a 50-50 game.

429
00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,440
 Let me ask you about where we're going.

430
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,820
 The college football playoff committee met.

431
00:26:08,980 --> 00:26:12,300
 It was probably another futile exercise in futility.

432
00:26:13,020 --> 00:26:15,700
 I know you talked to Greg Sankey in Tampa.

433
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,740
 Your thoughts on where we're going with this.

434
00:26:18,860 --> 00:26:21,920
 They can't, obviously, the Big Ten won't you 24.

435
00:26:22,860 --> 00:26:27,020
 Greg Sankey has dug his heels in at either 12 or 16.

436
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 Do you see some resolution coming to this before the end of the year?

437
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 Probably not.

438
00:26:34,620 --> 00:26:41,820
 At some point, they're going to have to make a decision, and I think what they'll do is they'll compromise.

439
00:26:42,180 --> 00:26:46,900
 They'll go to 16 for X number of years and agree to go to 24.

440
00:26:46,900 --> 00:26:56,320
 The 24 train has been out there now, and most coaches want it, so I think we're going to end up there.

441
00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,480
 The television part of it, I really don't care about, even though I work at ESPN.

442
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:06,200
 I just want to see a resolution, and I want to see real games.

443
00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:12,720
 I don't want to see Liberty and Oregon and James Madison and Ole Miss or whatever, or Tulane, whatever it was.

444
00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,920
 So, Paul, before we jump off, what about you old boys on Rocky Top?

445
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 Tennessee, obviously, comes on with the honeymoon year, and since then, the planes leveled out.

446
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,420
 One thing about it, they've raised the money.

447
00:27:26,580 --> 00:27:31,340
 A hundred and seventy-five and a half mil is in the bank, so Danny White's doing his job.

448
00:27:31,740 --> 00:27:36,620
 Will Heimple do his job and make those fans happy and get an ROI, a return on their investment this season?

449
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,260
 You know, I don't think so.

450
00:27:41,260 --> 00:27:46,520
 I didn't mean to veer off there, but I talked to Heimple three weeks ago, and he's pretty upbeat,

451
00:27:46,780 --> 00:27:51,040
 but he didn't fool me because he really doesn't have a quarterback that I think he can trust.

452
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,880
 He may, but regardless, it's going to be a bit of an unknown.

453
00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:03,280
 And he's got a schedule, too, that he's not going to beat Texas.

454
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:04,700
 I'm going to tell you that right now.

455
00:28:04,980 --> 00:28:06,380
 He better beat Georgia Tech.

456
00:28:06,380 --> 00:28:11,360
 But the game, I mentioned that Auburn-Florida game, he has to beat Alabama.

457
00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:20,160
 There's no getting around it because if he can beat Alabama, I think there's a chance of some momentum for November.

458
00:28:20,300 --> 00:28:23,400
 He's got a thing going for him in November that I like.

459
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,440
 He's got LSU, and you go, hold on a second.

460
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:31,860
 But I think LSU is either going to be 10-2 and in the playoffs, or they're going to bomb out in September.

461
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:36,080
 And by the time they get to that game, they may not have anything left.

462
00:28:36,220 --> 00:28:43,900
 So that, to me, is going to determine a lot of different factions here, whether – but Tennessee, the game of the year is Alabama.

463
00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:48,760
 I know that sounds like I'm giving you a cliche, but this year, more than ever before.

464
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:56,940
 Paul, we know you've got a busy schedule that won't keep you, but I guess the question now, if Tufts gets elected to be the governor, who's he going to root for at the Iron Bowl?

465
00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:01,440
 Will he have a pom-pom of each, or is he just going to go ahead and say, you know what, I'm in the office now, War Eagle?

466
00:29:02,420 --> 00:29:05,400
 You know, guys, I was with him Saturday morning.

467
00:29:05,660 --> 00:29:07,120
 We were at the same event.

468
00:29:07,940 --> 00:29:16,460
 And, you know, whatever you think about his politics, he is going to be the most influential person in the state of Alabama when it comes to athletics.

469
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,280
 And I think he's an Auburn man, I really do.

470
00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:27,400
 I cannot imagine Tuberville rooting for Alabama because he knows Saban is still around there.

471
00:29:28,620 --> 00:29:31,400
 But I'll tell you one thing, though.

472
00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:34,920
 Alabama, he will have very little control over.

473
00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:39,760
 But you don't want to be that Auburn coach and you're on the hot seat with Tommy Tuberville as the governor.

474
00:29:40,220 --> 00:29:41,600
 He will fire you.

475
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,900
 I guarantee you, he's got your number.

476
00:29:46,060 --> 00:29:47,380
 You can run, but you can't hide it.

477
00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:48,840
 Paul, we know you're busy.

478
00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,320
 We had to get to you today because we know you're about to get busy.

479
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,820
 We may not be able to talk again until the fish start biting in April.

480
00:29:55,020 --> 00:29:56,600
 So hopefully we can.

481
00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,720
 But thank you so much for your time today and all the best this season.

482
00:30:00,780 --> 00:30:02,000
 It is always a pleasure, guys.

483
00:30:02,060 --> 00:30:02,780
 I hope to see you soon.

484
00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:03,420
 Thank you, Paul.

485
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:03,880
 Absolutely.

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 The one, the only Paul Feinbaum.

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567
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 Rodney, welcome in.

568
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 How are you?

569
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 I'm doing well, guys.

570
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:00,040
 How's it going?

571
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:00,380
 Hey, Ben.

572
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 Man, we're doing all right.

573
00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:06,020
 Rodney, obviously getting closer, getting closer, getting closer.

574
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:11,500
 We just got done talking with a guy named Paul Feinbaum and his vibe about this year compared to years past.

575
00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:18,760
 And basically, in effect, he had memories of the vibe coming in, not that great in talking to fans.

576
00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:23,100
 But I still say, if I am a coach, I don't care where they put us in August.

577
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:27,260
 I'm only concerned of where they are in December and January, more important than January.

578
00:35:28,020 --> 00:35:34,500
 Rodney, as we inch closer to that all-important scrimmage, your thoughts, the vibe now of what you're hearing coming out of the football building.

579
00:35:36,820 --> 00:35:38,720
 Well, you know, it's interesting.

580
00:35:38,980 --> 00:35:48,100
 I've waffled back and forth, you know, throughout the off-season about what to really think about the direction and where this is going to go.

581
00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:55,160
 Because we've seen a lot of really good things, but we've also seen some things that bring up legitimate questions, right?

582
00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:56,160
 Head scratchers, right.

583
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:58,420
 Yeah, head scratchers, for sure.

584
00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:06,040
 But, you know, at the same time, I think that it's kind of moved on and moved into camp.

585
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:12,220
 My feelings about things seem to be more positive, just the things that you sense, the things that you see.

586
00:36:12,340 --> 00:36:18,220
 Because when you have an opportunity to see the team, you know, on the hoof, hear some things behind the scenes,

587
00:36:18,220 --> 00:36:24,500
 you get a really good feeling about the direction that you're hearing things are headed and what you see.

588
00:36:24,660 --> 00:36:30,380
 And when I say what you see, I'm talking about physically the defensive line, the offensive line.

589
00:36:30,380 --> 00:36:35,560
 And this is the thing that I think most people have talked about over the course of the off-season was, you know,

590
00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:36,880
 are we going to be better in the trenches?

591
00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,200
 That's what Alabama fans are asking.

592
00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:40,820
 Are we going to be better in the trenches?

593
00:36:41,340 --> 00:36:48,820
 And I think when you look at the guys they brought in on both sides of the ball, defensive line, you know the guys, Terrence Green,

594
00:36:48,980 --> 00:36:51,620
 Kedrick Bingley-Jones, Devin Tompkins.

595
00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:59,320
 On the other side of the ball, of course, Rayson Delgatti at center, Javon James, Nick Brooks battling out at right tackle,

596
00:36:59,820 --> 00:37:07,040
 the emergence now, of course, of Jackson Lloyd at left tackle, those guys and some of the other players that they have,

597
00:37:07,460 --> 00:37:11,400
 clearly Michael Carroll at right guard, you kind of see a lot of potential there.

598
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:13,520
 I mean, you look at them physically, Harold and Brett.

599
00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:15,080
 I looked at the offensive line.

600
00:37:15,460 --> 00:37:17,500
 First time I really could get a good glimpse of them.

601
00:37:17,660 --> 00:37:23,760
 And, you know, you can tell more when you see them in pads, too, because they're shorts, they're baggy, and all of that stuff.

602
00:37:23,940 --> 00:37:31,860
 But when you see them decked out in those pads, man, you can really see that this team physically looks better than it did a year ago.

603
00:37:31,860 --> 00:37:40,680
 I mean, they look closer in the trenches to what I would say is a top-level SEC, whether it's offense or defense line.

604
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,460
 Now, again, I'm talking about looks.

605
00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:45,040
 I'm not talking about that they're going to go out and dominate the trenches.

606
00:37:45,300 --> 00:37:46,520
 That remains to be seen.

607
00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,380
 What are you hearing as far as the coaching staff?

608
00:37:49,460 --> 00:37:52,360
 Because you can look like Tarzan but play like Gene.

609
00:37:52,660 --> 00:37:56,360
 And I think that's been the knock on this team over the last two or three years.

610
00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,740
 Okay, okay, okay, but are you tough?

611
00:37:58,740 --> 00:38:05,840
 Where is this coaching staff that made changes, especially on the O-line and other places, where is this current coaching staff putting the bar?

612
00:38:05,900 --> 00:38:10,520
 In other words, before it's like, well, we don't want to hurt your feelings because you may transfer, so we'll give you ice cream.

613
00:38:11,240 --> 00:38:12,840
 Is that the demeanor now?

614
00:38:12,900 --> 00:38:18,200
 Are they going to say, you know what, if you want to earn your money and you've got a place here, otherwise, pick a door.

615
00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:19,180
 The room's got several.

616
00:38:20,620 --> 00:38:27,040
 Well, you know, I think that sometimes, you know, it's, look, Alabama's a different place.

617
00:38:27,580 --> 00:38:27,700
 Right.

618
00:38:27,700 --> 00:38:33,940
 And when you don't understand Alabama and the SEC, you know, it takes a little adjustment, I think.

619
00:38:33,940 --> 00:38:34,780
 In that order, too.

620
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:35,840
 Yeah.

621
00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:40,420
 And so I think that, you know, I think there's some adjustments being made.

622
00:38:40,540 --> 00:38:47,900
 I mean, I think, obviously, that some of the changes they've made in the staff, obviously, they went out and got some bigger guys in the trenches.

623
00:38:49,460 --> 00:38:54,300
 So there's some learning that I think there's been a learning curve for Kalen DeBoer and his staff.

624
00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:57,120
 And so I think that's fair to say.

625
00:38:57,420 --> 00:38:58,080
 And you know what?

626
00:38:58,520 --> 00:38:59,180
 Here's the thing.

627
00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:00,940
 People shouldn't be critical of that.

628
00:39:01,300 --> 00:39:01,600
 That's right.

629
00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,320
 Because until you experience something, it's hard to really know.

630
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,060
 Yeah, that's correct.

631
00:39:05,060 --> 00:39:12,140
 The question is, once you are in that position and you see the adjustments, do you make them?

632
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:12,880
 Thank you.

633
00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,820
 Now, obviously, they made some adjustments.

634
00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:19,040
 How will those, what will the results look like?

635
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:21,740
 I mean, I think that obviously still remains to be seen.

636
00:39:22,180 --> 00:39:33,040
 But, you know, to be critical of someone who hasn't been in this kind of position before and, you know, understanding of what it's all about, give him credit, man.

637
00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:35,940
 He's made some changes, and let's see what happens.

638
00:39:36,340 --> 00:39:38,240
 Let me ask you about some of those changes.

639
00:39:39,060 --> 00:39:41,480
 Richard Owens is the tight end coach.

640
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,900
 He's a former offensive line coach.

641
00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:47,760
 I think that has been a good marriage with Adrian Clem.

642
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:55,460
 And I think Adrian Clem is a much better technician on the offensive line than Coach Kaplick.

643
00:39:55,620 --> 00:39:57,820
 Coach Kaplick was a very good recruiter.

644
00:39:58,260 --> 00:40:00,220
 I don't know as far as a technician.

645
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:13,900
 Now, one that's gotten a lot of praise is a 12-year veteran, former Alabama defensive tackle, NFL linebacker, Jarrett Johnson, out there in his Ironman padding.

646
00:40:14,700 --> 00:40:16,300
 And he is intense.

647
00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:19,220
 He had one of the players apologize to him.

648
00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,820
 He said, man, you don't need to apologize to me for hitting me.

649
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:26,620
 But, Ronnie, I keep, again, you're right.

650
00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:27,980
 He made some changes.

651
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:33,600
 But those three changes, as far as his coaching staff, I think are going to pay dividends.

652
00:40:34,260 --> 00:40:34,940
 No doubt.

653
00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:39,760
 I mean, I think, like you said, Clem and Owens, I think they're working well together.

654
00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:44,140
 I've heard some really positive things about Owens, you know, tight ends and the things that they do.

655
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:45,780
 Now, they went out and got some personnel, too.

656
00:40:45,780 --> 00:40:59,480
 I mean, they went and got Josh Ford at tight end, who I'm hearing, you know, absolute rave about in terms of what he's going to do in the run game at 6'6", 265 pounds, that they think he can do.

657
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:04,280
 Now, again, we can be positive when we hear all these things and see all these things.

658
00:41:04,420 --> 00:41:08,040
 But we do understand that ultimately it's what happens on Saturday.

659
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:14,900
 But with that said, because I like to throw that in there now, because people, Harold and Britt, you know this better than anyone.

660
00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:20,760
 I mean, people will hold you to this and think you're predicting national championship when that's not what's happening.

661
00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:24,200
 But I am impressed with that.

662
00:41:25,240 --> 00:41:28,040
 And you mentioned Jarrett Johnson brought in.

663
00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:29,220
 Well, I say brought in.

664
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:33,980
 He's actually, you know, more or less a GA in the school, I think, finishing up.

665
00:41:34,240 --> 00:41:38,420
 And, you know, they brought in Trent Simpson from Oklahoma, too.

666
00:41:39,060 --> 00:41:48,980
 But Jarrett Johnson, just watching him the other day, guys, I mean, I went in with the intent of watching every position but the defensive line because I'd already kind of talked about them.

667
00:41:49,540 --> 00:41:57,580
 But you hear Jarrett Johnson out there and what he's doing in these drills, and you see him and the way he relates to the players and the instruction that he gives them.

668
00:41:57,580 --> 00:41:58,760
 And you're right, Brett.

669
00:41:58,900 --> 00:42:01,240
 I mean, I had that piece about him.

670
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:03,240
 He got popped in the chin pretty good.

671
00:42:03,340 --> 00:42:04,960
 I mean, he's not wearing pads, you know.

672
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:06,900
 He gets popped in the chin pretty good.

673
00:42:06,980 --> 00:42:09,480
 And he tells the guy, hey, man, don't apologize, man.

674
00:42:09,700 --> 00:42:11,380
 Just convert that speed.

675
00:42:11,900 --> 00:42:13,320
 Convert power to speed.

676
00:42:13,700 --> 00:42:15,220
 I mean, it's always an instruction.

677
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:17,700
 Well put.

678
00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:19,600
 Rodney Orr, tighterinsider.com.

679
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:24,280
 Rodney, you have the benefit, any reporter would tell you, that you're on as good as your sources.

680
00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,380
 And you've got a lot in there, tighter insider.

681
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:32,340
 Have you talked with anybody who has a special insight as far as positions, maybe at the running back spot?

682
00:42:32,460 --> 00:42:35,760
 Because let's face it, the O-line has been much talked about.

683
00:42:35,860 --> 00:42:38,660
 But the running backs, how much of it was on the O-line?

684
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:40,360
 How much of it was on the running backs?

685
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:43,460
 May not be able to live up to the Alabama standard last season.

686
00:42:43,980 --> 00:42:48,020
 What are you hearing as far as some of the insiders and how they're evaluating the RB room?

687
00:42:49,020 --> 00:42:50,620
 Well, it sounds pretty good.

688
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:52,440
 I think there's a lot.

689
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,640
 Again, you look at Daniel Hill.

690
00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:56,520
 He lost 20 pounds.

691
00:42:56,700 --> 00:42:59,000
 I mean, he's down from about 250 to 230.

692
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,080
 His feet are quicker.

693
00:43:01,740 --> 00:43:03,820
 That's certainly going to help him be a better player.

694
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:06,960
 I think when you look at Kevin Riley, he got a little bigger.

695
00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:08,500
 He's extremely quick.

696
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:09,420
 He's really versatile.

697
00:43:09,980 --> 00:43:11,720
 AK Deer has made a ton of progress.

698
00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:14,500
 We reported that, you know, on August the 7th.

699
00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:15,800
 And growing up.

700
00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:17,640
 He had a ton of progress.

701
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:22,160
 He grubs, raved about him at times.

702
00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:24,860
 And he is very explosive.

703
00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:28,560
 He is a dynamic player with great vision and all of those things.

704
00:43:28,660 --> 00:43:31,420
 But the question was, this isn't Quitman, Mississippi.

705
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:43,120
 You've got to be able to do all the things that it takes at a running back spot, whether it's understand the checks, pick up the blitz, be willing to block, catch the football, whatever it is.

706
00:43:43,660 --> 00:43:46,420
 So he's kind of coming around in that way.

707
00:43:46,420 --> 00:43:50,920
 And I think, I don't know that it's exactly the same, but people ask about E.J. Croyle.

708
00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:52,320
 I think it's the same thing.

709
00:43:52,500 --> 00:43:57,240
 I mean, I think it's just a matter of, you know, you've got to learn everything that goes with this.

710
00:43:57,320 --> 00:43:57,800
 That's right.

711
00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:03,480
 You know, it's not as easy as, it was not 1980 when they just turned around and pitched it to Herschel 30 times.

712
00:44:03,700 --> 00:44:03,900
 You know?

713
00:44:04,060 --> 00:44:07,260
 I mean, there's a lot more to do in these offenses nowadays.

714
00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:09,940
 Ronnie, who's going to be the backup center?

715
00:44:10,760 --> 00:44:15,540
 Ray Sandel Gotti is, I've heard very good things about him.

716
00:44:16,140 --> 00:44:19,980
 Chris Booker, supposedly, I know, was in line or second in line.

717
00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:22,100
 But they've got some guys.

718
00:44:22,940 --> 00:44:28,680
 Mel Waltrip has got rave reviews, maybe even taking over left guard.

719
00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:36,800
 Casey Poe, there are some other, there's some, I really think Waltrip's going to play somewhere.

720
00:44:36,980 --> 00:44:39,940
 Certainly, eventually, who could be the backup center?

721
00:44:40,780 --> 00:44:42,540
 Well, I mean, I like Waltrip.

722
00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:43,940
 I mean, I know he's at left guard.

723
00:44:44,020 --> 00:44:44,780
 He was yesterday.

724
00:44:45,300 --> 00:44:46,940
 But, you know, he mixes in there.

725
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,060
 We only get a limited amount of time.

726
00:44:49,260 --> 00:44:51,380
 But you mentioned the other guys.

727
00:44:51,580 --> 00:44:54,540
 I think physically, I'm not sure if Booker's ready yet.

728
00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:55,120
 Yeah, I agree.

729
00:44:56,920 --> 00:44:59,560
 You know, Strayhorn.

730
00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:00,360
 Yeah.

731
00:45:00,500 --> 00:45:03,000
 I haven't really seen him out there.

732
00:45:03,180 --> 00:45:04,240
 I mean, I know he's out there.

733
00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:05,900
 But, I mean, I haven't seen enough of him.

734
00:45:06,420 --> 00:45:08,640
 I know that he was getting bigger physically.

735
00:45:08,860 --> 00:45:10,740
 He played some at Michigan last year.

736
00:45:12,060 --> 00:45:17,860
 You know, so, right now, I can't sit here and tell you exactly who would be.

737
00:45:18,180 --> 00:45:19,800
 But I do like Mel Waltrip.

738
00:45:19,900 --> 00:45:22,420
 I mean, I look at him physically, and he's impressive.

739
00:45:22,820 --> 00:45:24,580
 I tell you, who else is really impressive?

740
00:45:25,500 --> 00:45:26,600
 I miss spring practice.

741
00:45:26,700 --> 00:45:28,700
 But Will Sanders looks great at left guard.

742
00:45:28,700 --> 00:45:29,920
 I'm talking about on the hoof.

743
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:33,360
 I mean, they've got some real bodies up front.

744
00:45:33,500 --> 00:45:43,240
 You look at Jackson Lloyd, you know, Mal Waltrip, Will Sanders, Michael Carroll, obviously,

745
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:45,300
 Dave and James, Nick Brooks.

746
00:45:46,440 --> 00:45:47,280
 And I'm forgetting something.

747
00:45:47,380 --> 00:45:50,220
 Now, I'll tell you a guy, I throw a future beast at you.

748
00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:53,560
 I put him in my future beast yesterday.

749
00:45:54,540 --> 00:45:56,560
 Jerry Graham, left tackle.

750
00:45:57,120 --> 00:45:58,300
 I mean, this guy's a freshman.

751
00:45:58,420 --> 00:45:59,640
 He's about 6'6", 300.

752
00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:01,460
 I mean, he looks fabulous.

753
00:46:01,460 --> 00:46:08,700
 He looks like a guy athletically and on the hoof that's going to be a real potential player in the future.

754
00:46:08,900 --> 00:46:11,560
 So, they've got a lot of young guys to miss him.

755
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:15,560
 But as far as your question, let me say this, Brett, to Harold.

756
00:46:15,820 --> 00:46:18,680
 I didn't mention Treshawn Brown at running back.

757
00:46:19,380 --> 00:46:23,100
 And thoroughly impressed with Treshawn Brown, the true freshman.

758
00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:24,440
 You saw him in A-Day.

759
00:46:24,740 --> 00:46:27,520
 He continues to really catch people's attention.

760
00:46:27,900 --> 00:46:29,380
 I mean, I think he's really good.

761
00:46:30,340 --> 00:46:32,860
 Let me ask you this, Rodney.

762
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:39,960
 As far as you know, Alabama fans are going to be focusing in a hurry on changes with Ryan Grubb's playbook.

763
00:46:40,120 --> 00:46:41,780
 Will he emphasize the run more?

764
00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:46,880
 Probably, if you ask him, he says, man, if you was in my shoes last year, you know why we didn't do it more.

765
00:46:46,940 --> 00:46:49,160
 We didn't have anybody to block and the running backs weren't tough.

766
00:46:49,420 --> 00:46:53,220
 What would be Ryan Grubb's opinion as far as emphasizing the running game?

767
00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:57,660
 Which has been a knock on him all the way back to the West Coast with Washington and then the NFL.

768
00:46:58,940 --> 00:47:05,860
 Yeah, you know, I think they understand, again, there's some adjustments that have to take place.

769
00:47:06,180 --> 00:47:11,280
 I think they understand that, you know, they have to be a lot more effective running the football.

770
00:47:11,420 --> 00:47:18,380
 Now, I think their offense is going to be such that I caught some heat last week on Titer and Sider for saying this,

771
00:47:18,520 --> 00:47:21,920
 and it wasn't a criticism of Ty Simpson at all.

772
00:47:22,280 --> 00:47:25,460
 But I think they feel like they have quarterbacks now.

773
00:47:25,580 --> 00:47:26,580
 They were hand-picked.

774
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:28,520
 These were two guys that they hand-picked.

775
00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:28,940
 Right, yeah.

776
00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:34,980
 With their arm strength, which is another level, both of those guys can make throws in spots.

777
00:47:35,020 --> 00:47:35,660
 Stretch the field.

778
00:47:35,820 --> 00:47:38,280
 Not a lot of guys can do it, Harold and Brett.

779
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:44,800
 They can make throws accurately on a consistent basis that maybe they felt like they couldn't last year.

780
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:46,900
 And some of that might have been down the stretch.

781
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:48,420
 Ty was injured.

782
00:47:48,980 --> 00:47:51,360
 I get it that Ty was a first-round draft pick.

783
00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:51,820
 Okay?

784
00:47:51,940 --> 00:47:53,980
 That doesn't really have anything to do with this.

785
00:47:55,020 --> 00:48:00,020
 Mack and Keelan Russell, who knows, one of those guys may be first-round draft pick someday.

786
00:48:00,220 --> 00:48:01,460
 They certainly have potential.

787
00:48:01,940 --> 00:48:02,940
 But that's what I'm saying.

788
00:48:03,100 --> 00:48:04,860
 Here's what you're talking about, the run game.

789
00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:10,820
 Their ability to touch all those areas of the field, I know that the coaching staff feels like that.

790
00:48:10,820 --> 00:48:19,660
 With that ability, it's going to spread defenses out in a way that they're going to really have to respect the entire field a little bit more.

791
00:48:19,820 --> 00:48:22,620
 And they think that's going to help open up some lanes in the run game.

792
00:48:23,120 --> 00:48:27,660
 Let me ask you about two other offensive linemen, if they caught your attention or not.

793
00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:34,620
 Ethan Fields has gotten some notice, and particularly in the spring, Terrell Miller.

794
00:48:35,260 --> 00:48:38,180
 Did you notice either one of those two guys, Rodney?

795
00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:39,500
 Both of them.

796
00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:41,660
 75 is Fields and 65.

797
00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:41,880
 Yeah.

798
00:48:42,020 --> 00:48:45,760
 I think, who was the other one you asked?

799
00:48:45,780 --> 00:48:47,140
 No, Fields and Miller.

800
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:49,700
 Yeah, Miller, 65, I think.

801
00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:52,500
 So, yeah, both of those guys did.

802
00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:56,420
 Miller, especially yesterday when I was watching him work,

803
00:48:56,720 --> 00:48:57,980
 because I haven't seen him a lot.

804
00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:03,800
 He's a transfer with Juco or whatever, and I haven't seen a lot of him.

805
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:05,160
 But yesterday I did.

806
00:49:05,220 --> 00:49:06,560
 I was impressed with him physically.

807
00:49:06,700 --> 00:49:09,920
 I think he's about 6'5", 3'15", somewhere in there.

808
00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:10,180
 Yeah.

809
00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:11,380
 And I thought he looked good.

810
00:49:11,480 --> 00:49:15,080
 Now, I'm telling you, there's a lot of those guys up front, like I said.

811
00:49:15,180 --> 00:49:16,420
 I was impressed by him.

812
00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,240
 But Ethan Fields is battling there at left guard, too.

813
00:49:19,240 --> 00:49:27,000
 But I think he's probably behind those other two guys, Will Sanders and Mal Waldrop right

814
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:27,300
 now.

815
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:33,760
 Ronnie, isn't the, at least on the hoof again, the tight ends, we talk about Ford knocking

816
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:34,600
 your head off.

817
00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:39,460
 But they got about five of those dudes who average about 6'5", 260.

818
00:49:40,340 --> 00:49:40,760
 Yeah.

819
00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:41,600
 Yeah.

820
00:49:42,140 --> 00:49:43,700
 I tell you what, Caleb Edwards.

821
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:44,220
 Yeah.

822
00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:50,880
 We knew about him, of course, but I've heard some really good things about him after the

823
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:56,500
 weekend practice that they had on Sunday, how good he looked, too, along with Ford.

824
00:49:56,660 --> 00:49:58,140
 And then you mentioned Danny Lewis.

825
00:49:58,300 --> 00:50:00,120
 I think they're really pleased with Danny Lewis.

826
00:50:00,620 --> 00:50:04,240
 He's responded really well to his injury, the rehab that he had.

827
00:50:05,180 --> 00:50:09,940
 So I think they feel like he's a guy that's certainly going to be able to help them.

828
00:50:09,940 --> 00:50:15,820
 And then, of course, Marshall Pritchett, who last year was a freshman, really athletic.

829
00:50:15,940 --> 00:50:19,220
 Now, he's a receiver, but he also can do a lot of other things.

830
00:50:19,300 --> 00:50:20,300
 He's a physical guy.

831
00:50:20,820 --> 00:50:24,240
 And then I think the true freshman, Max Sutter, is going to be really good, too.

832
00:50:24,740 --> 00:50:28,300
 I just don't know how many he's going to get on the field this year, but he's good.

833
00:50:28,400 --> 00:50:33,840
 And then at wide receiver, hearing a lot of great things about Derrick Meadows, 6'5",

834
00:50:33,840 --> 00:50:38,340
 215 pounds, legit speed, Sedarian Morgan.

835
00:50:38,340 --> 00:50:41,400
 And, you know, because they're going to obviously need some guys to step up.

836
00:50:41,480 --> 00:50:47,860
 When Noah Rodgers out, you know, Rico Scott, of course, seems like he's having a good camp.

837
00:50:47,980 --> 00:50:50,540
 We know about Ryan Williams and, of course, Lachier Brooks.

838
00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:52,700
 Tell us two things.

839
00:50:52,860 --> 00:51:02,180
 One, where we can get online on the website, 24-7 message board, TITV, where we can buy your book.

840
00:51:02,460 --> 00:51:05,340
 And what have you heard about special teams?

841
00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:07,280
 Again, I know it's early in camp.

842
00:51:07,380 --> 00:51:08,740
 They've got a scrimmage tomorrow.

843
00:51:09,620 --> 00:51:13,400
 Quinn, Talty, Watford, the punter.

844
00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:16,580
 Have you heard anything about special teams yet?

845
00:51:17,580 --> 00:51:18,500
 You know what?

846
00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:22,420
 This is 29 years I've been covering practices.

847
00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:23,160
 29.

848
00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:26,240
 And, you know, we never even see the kickers.

849
00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:28,980
 I mean, they're somewhere tucked away.

850
00:51:29,080 --> 00:51:31,180
 I don't know if they don't want anybody to see them or what.

851
00:51:31,740 --> 00:51:33,360
 But you just never see them.

852
00:51:33,420 --> 00:51:36,140
 And, no, you don't hear a lot about them right now.

853
00:51:36,300 --> 00:51:39,660
 Now, tomorrow, or, yeah, tomorrow's the first scrimmage.

854
00:51:39,720 --> 00:51:39,860
 Right.

855
00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:41,460
 That's when we'll start hearing.

856
00:51:41,540 --> 00:51:46,140
 That's when they'll finally, you know, come out and people will be able to get a close eye on them.

857
00:51:46,500 --> 00:51:48,440
 So, looking forward to hearing all those guys.

858
00:51:48,540 --> 00:51:50,840
 And I can tell you, I'm really high on Lorcan Quinn.

859
00:51:51,020 --> 00:51:52,760
 That's not taking anything from Talty.

860
00:51:52,900 --> 00:51:55,040
 But Lorcan Quinn seems like a real talent.

861
00:51:55,140 --> 00:51:55,880
 He's a place kicker.

862
00:51:56,100 --> 00:51:59,820
 But, yeah, for tighterinsider.com, it's tighterinsider.com.

863
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 It's only $48 a year.

864
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 There is an address there to send a check.

866
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 And that gives you all the premium information, all the on-the-hoof reports and that stuff,

867
00:52:10,180 --> 00:52:12,460
 tighterinsider.tv from last night.

868
00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:17,860
 And then also, of course, our all-sports forum, which is nonstop there, on tighterinsider.com.

869
00:52:18,220 --> 00:52:19,380
 Basketball talk, too.

870
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:22,820
 And then the book, Bigger Than Bama.

871
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 You can go to Amazon or you can go to rodneyor.com and plug in Bigger Than Bama.

872
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 You've got all the details there.

873
00:52:34,080 --> 00:52:35,820
 Good time and lots of eyes on you, Rodney.

874
00:52:35,880 --> 00:52:36,460
 Good luck with that.

875
00:52:36,540 --> 00:52:38,240
 And thanks so much for your time today.

876
00:52:38,820 --> 00:52:39,900
 Hey, I appreciate it, guys.

877
00:52:39,980 --> 00:52:40,400
 Take care.

878
00:52:40,440 --> 00:52:40,960
 Thank you, bud.

879
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:43,560
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916
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941
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 Country music star John Rich has been fighting for the rights of landowners after being appointed by President Trump as special envoy to American landowners.

942
00:56:15,940 --> 00:56:24,760
 This mission for Rich has brought him to Alabama, where he's helping a Shelby County property owner, Fenn Church, reclaim his land from Alabama power and their power lines.

943
00:56:24,880 --> 00:56:32,720
 This fight by Rich has now been brought to the attention of a South African farmer, Jason Bartlett, who escaped from the oppression in that country and now lives in Huntsville.

944
00:56:32,860 --> 00:56:38,880
 Bartlett has traveled to see Fenn Church's property and then posted a video that has already had 73,000 views.

945
00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:43,760
 They are going to slam a power line with a 90 degree on it for no reason.

946
00:56:44,080 --> 00:56:54,820
 When there's a spare 220 feet further on, there's literally an easement as well as a place for a power line that's already been cleared, but they don't want to use that.

947
00:56:55,100 --> 00:56:59,240
 They want to come straight over a hill through his property, right past his house.

948
00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:03,080
 So not only does he lose his peace and quiet, he loses his freedom.

949
00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:05,760
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

950
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954
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955
00:57:35,820 --> 00:57:40,460
 An Alabama insurance agent has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying claims.

956
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:45,280
 Jonathan Eubanks of Slocum will have to pay $30,000 in restitution as well.

957
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:53,360
 Federal prosecutors charged Eubanks with defrauding a federal crop insurance program with the use of forged signatures and fake documents.

958
00:57:53,640 --> 00:57:54,400
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959
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961
00:58:05,420 --> 00:58:07,200
 Hey, it's Evan Cullen coming up Thursday.

962
00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:09,040
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963
00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:13,360
 Two-a-day Steelers, Aaron Rodgers, and his old team, Green Bay Packers.

964
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965
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966
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967
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968
00:58:33,620 --> 00:58:36,940
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969
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970
00:58:38,360 --> 00:58:38,920
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971
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972
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973
00:58:42,320 --> 00:58:42,720
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974
00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:50,440
 Travis, I tell you what, I know you're near Mobile Bay, but for whatever reason, it sounded like maybe you were at the bottom of the bay.

975
00:58:50,440 --> 00:58:59,220
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976
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977
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978
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979
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980
00:59:09,180 --> 00:59:16,560
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981
00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:19,020
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982
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995
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996
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997
01:00:24,620 --> 01:00:29,860
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998
01:00:30,740 --> 01:00:31,520
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999
01:00:31,580 --> 01:00:32,760
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1000
01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:34,540
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1001
01:00:34,640 --> 01:00:40,480
 Thank you so much for giving us free ride around the Tennessee Valley and for checking in on the 93.9, the score out.

1002
01:00:41,020 --> 01:00:44,900
 Nathan King is busy following the Auburn Tigers there at Auburn 24-7.

1003
01:00:45,140 --> 01:00:46,300
 Nathan, welcome in.

1004
01:00:46,380 --> 01:00:46,900
 How are you?

1005
01:00:47,900 --> 01:00:48,940
 I am doing great.

1006
01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:49,440
 How are you guys?

1007
01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:49,700
 I'm good.

1008
01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:50,840
 Yeah, we're doing all right.

1009
01:00:50,900 --> 01:00:51,940
 Appreciate you asking, Nathan.

1010
01:00:52,040 --> 01:00:54,020
 Obviously, it's getting close, close, close.

1011
01:00:54,080 --> 01:01:01,920
 Three weeks and some change to the first big weekend, a brand new era curtain coming up on this generation of Auburn Tigers.

1012
01:01:02,640 --> 01:01:07,760
 In your thoughts, Nathan, based on what you're able to see, more importantly, what you're able to hear coming out of the room,

1013
01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:10,140
 because I know what you see is limited, I would assume.

1014
01:01:10,680 --> 01:01:14,060
 What has been the biggest story that you're hearing out of camp so far for the Tigers?

1015
01:01:15,500 --> 01:01:16,360
 Yeah, great question.

1016
01:01:16,360 --> 01:01:21,840
 Well, number one, getting healthy, and that's the case for any football team.

1017
01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:29,760
 And you get some dings and bruises in fall camp, but being out there today, you realize just how many setbacks there are on this team right now.

1018
01:01:29,840 --> 01:01:32,280
 Three guys in the secondary who aren't fully healthy.

1019
01:01:32,520 --> 01:01:36,560
 The parents will have Mr. Smith-Reed and Anquan Fagans are not out there.

1020
01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:45,580
 Of course, the Baylor transfer, Bryson Washington, is healthier now, but he hasn't necessarily been healthy there at running back.

1021
01:01:45,580 --> 01:01:48,520
 You hope that Stanton Ramil, the right tackle, is fully healthy.

1022
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:51,580
 He's been going, but was limited at the end of practice today.

1023
01:01:52,540 --> 01:01:56,300
 And so getting healthy is obviously what you want for any football team.

1024
01:01:56,460 --> 01:02:00,080
 But, you know, it's just kind of coming together with this offense right now, I think, is the number one thing.

1025
01:02:00,340 --> 01:02:02,580
 And seeing how they react when the pads come on.

1026
01:02:03,140 --> 01:02:07,380
 I think they feel really good about their process from the spring and into the summer.

1027
01:02:07,580 --> 01:02:20,400
 Like, that's one thing Alex Golesh mentioned at SEC Media Days was how much work this group put in, you know, learning the playbook and learning the scheme to the point where when fall camp kicked off, they felt like they were almost 100% done with their install.

1028
01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:24,240
 That's a really good thing, and that gives you a great opportunity to progress in fall camp.

1029
01:02:24,540 --> 01:02:26,980
 But, obviously, you've got to go out there and play against the D.J. Durkin defense.

1030
01:02:27,180 --> 01:02:28,620
 And you've got to go hit some guys in pads.

1031
01:02:28,760 --> 01:02:36,140
 And so I think this Friday's scrimmage will be very telling of kind of the points of progress for this team right now and where they want to be.

1032
01:02:36,620 --> 01:02:38,600
 I think the defense feels pretty good about where they're at.

1033
01:02:38,660 --> 01:02:44,520
 Not to say the offense doesn't, but I just think they want to see it out on the field in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.

1034
01:02:44,700 --> 01:02:49,040
 I will say they had a 70-yard passing touchdown when we were out there in practice today against the first-team defense.

1035
01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:50,240
 So that was pretty good.

1036
01:02:50,360 --> 01:02:56,580
 It's just taking little strides here and there on offense to get them where they want to be is probably the biggest point right now for this team.

1037
01:02:57,020 --> 01:02:58,200
 Nathan, let me ask you this.

1038
01:02:58,320 --> 01:03:06,740
 If you're an Auburn fan, you go to your first game and you're watching this team, what's going to be the one thing that's going to stand out different about this offense than Hugh Freeze's offense?

1039
01:03:06,900 --> 01:03:11,380
 I would assume starting with maybe, if you're an Auburn fan, maybe more efficient in the red zone.

1040
01:03:11,380 --> 01:03:17,360
 But what's going to be the one thing that's going to be the most noticeable difference between this offense and Hugh Freeze's offense?

1041
01:03:18,340 --> 01:03:19,480
 Yeah, quick decision-making.

1042
01:03:19,840 --> 01:03:25,540
 And I know that that was something that you felt like was the case under Hugh Freeze, or at least they wanted it to be.

1043
01:03:25,900 --> 01:03:29,220
 We heard over and over again from Freeze about the RPO offense.

1044
01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:34,180
 That never really came to fruition, and it was more clunky than anything.

1045
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:40,780
 I think for this team, it's going to be about making quick decisions in the run game, particularly with Byron Brown.

1046
01:03:40,900 --> 01:03:44,580
 I mean, that's the biggest thing that's going to stand out is watching 17 on offense.

1047
01:03:44,860 --> 01:03:51,640
 You have a quarterback who's so confident in this system, and a guy who can take off and run as well is going to be something.

1048
01:03:51,760 --> 01:03:54,140
 I know Jackson Arnold used his legs a little bit last season,

1049
01:03:54,140 --> 01:03:57,740
 but Byron Brown is the true, at least at USF, we'll see how it holds up now.

1050
01:03:57,820 --> 01:04:01,720
 He was the true 15 to 20 carries of the game type of guy.

1051
01:04:01,840 --> 01:04:06,660
 But no, I think the warp speed of this offense as well is going to stand out.

1052
01:04:06,740 --> 01:04:12,780
 I think Auburn was 87th nationally in seconds per play last season, which is normal, pretty average.

1053
01:04:13,280 --> 01:04:16,340
 USF was number one, so they're going to run plays really, really fast.

1054
01:04:16,620 --> 01:04:22,880
 You'll see drives that are either going to go really fast and get to the end zone, or if they go three and out, it might take 10 seconds.

1055
01:04:22,980 --> 01:04:24,340
 So that's definitely going to be a change as well.

1056
01:04:24,340 --> 01:04:26,340
 You mentioned Stanton Rameel.

1057
01:04:27,140 --> 01:04:30,060
 Ty Buster is out for maybe half the season.

1058
01:04:30,320 --> 01:04:32,440
 Hopefully, it's going to be shorter than that.

1059
01:04:32,600 --> 01:04:40,520
 But how is Auburn working around Buster's injury and your thoughts so far on the offensive line coming together?

1060
01:04:41,480 --> 01:04:46,740
 Yeah, a new name to mention today is Jacob Strand, the Oregon State transfer.

1061
01:04:47,160 --> 01:04:52,160
 I think with Ty Buster being out, look, it's important to have a swing guy.

1062
01:04:52,360 --> 01:04:55,460
 That's just kind of a valuable player that each staff wants to identify.

1063
01:04:55,600 --> 01:04:56,500
 That was Ty Buster.

1064
01:04:56,720 --> 01:05:01,980
 You can move him around any position, and he was kind of the sixth man, or he was in the starting group in the spring.

1065
01:05:02,340 --> 01:05:03,400
 Jacob Strand is that guy now.

1066
01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:05,980
 We saw him working as the backup left tackle earlier in camp.

1067
01:05:06,060 --> 01:05:07,220
 I think he's still there.

1068
01:05:07,660 --> 01:05:09,200
 But today, you saw him at left guard.

1069
01:05:09,260 --> 01:05:12,400
 He was the starting left guard over Derek Plaz, the Miami transfer.

1070
01:05:13,180 --> 01:05:15,080
 We've talked about Plaz going back to the spring.

1071
01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:18,020
 I think he's a really good player, and he could still be a starter.

1072
01:05:18,020 --> 01:05:22,400
 But there's a competition that has arisen in the second week of fall camp.

1073
01:05:22,500 --> 01:05:25,520
 I think there is a legitimate competition now at left guard.

1074
01:05:25,860 --> 01:05:29,020
 And you mentioned how that group is coming together overall.

1075
01:05:29,960 --> 01:05:34,420
 I think the progression of Cole Skinner at right guard is a really big deal.

1076
01:05:34,600 --> 01:05:40,640
 He was always going to be an important player from the second Alex Golesh said Ty Buster's injured.

1077
01:05:41,020 --> 01:05:44,940
 Because all of a sudden, there's really – we talked about it going back to the spring with you guys.

1078
01:05:44,940 --> 01:05:48,660
 We kind of thought Ty Buster would be there at right guard no matter what.

1079
01:05:48,800 --> 01:05:50,540
 He would beat out Cole Skinner in the end.

1080
01:05:50,960 --> 01:05:52,040
 Well, Ty Buster's not there anymore.

1081
01:05:52,180 --> 01:05:53,860
 Cole Skinner has to be the guy at right guard.

1082
01:05:54,200 --> 01:05:56,020
 We've heard nothing but glowing things about him.

1083
01:05:56,200 --> 01:05:57,940
 He has a really, really good summer.

1084
01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:02,960
 And has progressed really well in this scheme, being a USF guy that has plenty of familiarity.

1085
01:06:03,220 --> 01:06:04,480
 So, he's done a good job.

1086
01:06:04,580 --> 01:06:07,660
 But, no, Jacob Strand was the name of probably the last couple days.

1087
01:06:07,780 --> 01:06:09,600
 Moved in now there at left guard.

1088
01:06:09,760 --> 01:06:15,480
 And I think we've got a bona fide starting offensive line competition on our hands there with him and Derek Walsh.

1089
01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:18,240
 Nathan King, Auburn 24-7.

1090
01:06:18,380 --> 01:06:24,100
 Nathan, obviously, if you're going to win a championship, you've got to have a bench, so to speak.

1091
01:06:24,140 --> 01:06:25,160
 You've got to have depth.

1092
01:06:25,160 --> 01:06:34,100
 And the flip side of the situation, as you mentioned in the outset of the interview, is a lot of the guys are out, which means somebody else is getting invaluable experience on the practice field.

1093
01:06:34,420 --> 01:06:44,180
 But, overall, where do you put Auburn as far as depth, the position where they're deepest, and the one position where Auburn fans are holding their breath that they hope they do not have any injuries?

1094
01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:51,260
 Yeah, I mean, you look at linebacker right now, you feel like you have four players who are SEC caliber.

1095
01:06:51,800 --> 01:06:53,640
 Like, you have Xavier Atkins, who's an All-American.

1096
01:06:53,800 --> 01:06:57,940
 You have two sophomores, and Melendez, and Diaz, who were really good.

1097
01:06:58,280 --> 01:06:59,780
 Last season, then you have DeMarcus Riddick.

1098
01:06:59,860 --> 01:07:02,140
 You feel like you're the deepest player.

1099
01:07:02,820 --> 01:07:03,580
 Safety and nickel.

1100
01:07:03,700 --> 01:07:12,240
 I know I just mentioned all those injuries, but, like, the injuries almost showed how deep that group is because new boy Fagans isn't out there, but Champ Anthony's at nickel.

1101
01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:14,000
 Well, Champ Anthony's a pretty decent player.

1102
01:07:14,740 --> 01:07:17,560
 You know, Caleb Harris isn't out there at safety, so you have Fred Gaskin.

1103
01:07:17,660 --> 01:07:24,980
 Fred Gaskin was first-team all-conference last year at USF, but he's just kind of been forgotten about because now he's at Auburn when they've got a lot of good safety.

1104
01:07:25,220 --> 01:07:32,640
 So, those two groups on defense, and you mentioned, you know, not having an injury and wanting to be a deep group, but maybe having some question marks.

1105
01:07:33,020 --> 01:07:34,180
 For me, it's that offensive line.

1106
01:07:34,180 --> 01:07:35,080
 I mean, we just mentioned it.

1107
01:07:35,220 --> 01:07:44,280
 Like, I just don't, especially with, maybe that's cheating because they already had an injury or tie buster, but that is a group that instantly moves up and is probably the most concerning.

1108
01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:46,200
 They just, they have to click.

1109
01:07:46,360 --> 01:07:47,880
 Colbeth has to be really good at center.

1110
01:07:48,440 --> 01:07:52,920
 You just would hate to get, you know, a couple weeks in and, oh, Stanton Ramil's injury's flared back up.

1111
01:07:53,000 --> 01:07:56,880
 Like, what on earth are you going to do at tackle without tie buster?

1112
01:07:56,960 --> 01:07:58,620
 You probably have to move Jacob Strand out there.

1113
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:01,300
 And so, yeah, that's definitely a thin group.

1114
01:08:01,660 --> 01:08:02,560
 Cornerback as well.

1115
01:08:02,940 --> 01:08:11,160
 Like, I feel really good about Rayshawn Pleasant and Andre Jordan Jr., who are the starters, but they've got a competition for depth there, but, like, none of those guys are proven.

1116
01:08:11,360 --> 01:08:12,720
 None of those guys have any experience.

1117
01:08:13,220 --> 01:08:16,380
 But, you know, it comes back to the offensive line for me, which, look, that's scary.

1118
01:08:16,680 --> 01:08:24,820
 That's not what you want to be saying as a football coach is that you're worried about your offensive line depth, and obviously that puts even more emphasis on that group heading into the season and for them to be healthy.

1119
01:08:24,820 --> 01:08:40,640
 I know we'll know a little bit more Friday with the scrimmage, but going into summer camp, Keyshawn Singleton, Chase Nimrod, Jeremiah Koger, thought process, maybe the first three in the rotation.

1120
01:08:41,280 --> 01:08:41,960
 Who's four?

1121
01:08:42,500 --> 01:08:47,760
 Deshawn Spencer, Sam Turner, Bryce Kane, et cetera, et cetera.

1122
01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:56,060
 In your opinion right now, or from what you've heard, who might be that fourth or fifth receiver in the rotation?

1123
01:08:57,160 --> 01:08:59,100
 Yeah, really good question, because you're exactly right.

1124
01:08:59,100 --> 01:09:02,000
 You felt like you kind of knew what you were getting with those USF guys.

1125
01:09:02,780 --> 01:09:08,860
 For the number four spot, I would say it was kind of a tie between Deshawn Spencer and a name we haven't mentioned a lot, Christian Neptune.

1126
01:09:09,140 --> 01:09:15,600
 He was a player who was injured for a lot of the spring, had 366 yards last year at USF, so, like, a guy who's done it before.

1127
01:09:16,020 --> 01:09:16,900
 He just had an injury.

1128
01:09:17,100 --> 01:09:23,140
 Now that he's back in the mix, he's been that number two slot guy behind Chaz Nimrod, working with Deshawn Spencer there.

1129
01:09:23,260 --> 01:09:29,020
 We heard today from the special teams coordinator that Neptune is the number one punt returner, so, like, he's getting in the mix a little bit more.

1130
01:09:29,340 --> 01:09:30,760
 It's funny, you know, you mentioned Spencer.

1131
01:09:30,900 --> 01:09:32,680
 Like, he was a starter last week.

1132
01:09:32,740 --> 01:09:34,480
 He was working with the first team group a lot.

1133
01:09:34,680 --> 01:09:39,920
 They were pushing Chaz Nimrod to the outside because they wanted to play Spencer at slot.

1134
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:42,100
 They were challenging Jeremiah Koger to be better.

1135
01:09:42,220 --> 01:09:45,820
 They're like, hey, man, like, this freshman's going to come in and play more than you.

1136
01:09:45,920 --> 01:09:46,920
 Like, you need to be better.

1137
01:09:47,360 --> 01:09:49,860
 Well, Jeremiah Koger had a 70-yard touchdown today.

1138
01:09:49,960 --> 01:09:51,760
 We've heard he's been really good the last couple days.

1139
01:09:52,060 --> 01:09:53,860
 He was back in that starting group today.

1140
01:09:54,040 --> 01:10:01,080
 So, I think at the end of it, you know, all told when the season starts, I think those USF guys will be the three starters.

1141
01:10:01,580 --> 01:10:05,720
 Deshawn Spencer is going to play a little bit there in the slot, and then Christian Neptune can move around.

1142
01:10:06,220 --> 01:10:08,420
 Probably rounding things out would be Sam Turner.

1143
01:10:08,580 --> 01:10:10,320
 He's a little bit bigger of a guy on the outside.

1144
01:10:10,680 --> 01:10:15,320
 I would say those six names I mentioned, you know, Auburn will play five or six receivers this season,

1145
01:10:15,320 --> 01:10:17,620
 and it's probably going to be some combination of those guys.

1146
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 Get your Tiger talk with Nathan.

1147
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 Nathan King, 24-7 sports there at Auburn Undercover.

1148
01:10:22,980 --> 01:10:27,960
 Nathan, obviously, you've got to believe these coaches know pretty much who's in and who's out.

1149
01:10:28,200 --> 01:10:33,240
 But, sometimes scrimmage, it's always, this is it, showtime for other positions.

1150
01:10:33,660 --> 01:10:38,960
 In your opinion, as far as a person or a position, you mentioned a scrimmage on Friday.

1151
01:10:39,180 --> 01:10:45,920
 Is there such a thing as to make it or break it for any position or any player, depending on how they do or don't do in Friday's scrimmage?

1152
01:10:46,760 --> 01:10:48,300
 Yep, I think there absolutely is.

1153
01:10:48,840 --> 01:10:51,180
 And you're looking at three spots, I think.

1154
01:10:51,220 --> 01:10:52,220
 I was thinking about it today.

1155
01:10:52,680 --> 01:10:55,700
 I mentioned Jacob Strand versus Derek Laws.

1156
01:10:55,860 --> 01:10:58,660
 I think they're both going to get their opportunities at left guard.

1157
01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:02,720
 You want to see, as the coaching staff, them hold up against that first-team defense.

1158
01:11:02,820 --> 01:11:04,180
 Those are guys we'll be keeping an eye on.

1159
01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:08,580
 I mentioned cornerback, Gavin Jenkins versus Blake Woodby for those number three reps.

1160
01:11:08,980 --> 01:11:14,320
 We've seen the last two practices, Jenkins and Woodby are actually the number, they're the starting corners.

1161
01:11:14,700 --> 01:11:18,200
 And the reason for that is the staff is saying, you guys are going to go out and prove it.

1162
01:11:18,260 --> 01:11:20,720
 We're going to put you against the best receivers on the field.

1163
01:11:21,160 --> 01:11:25,980
 Obviously, those other guys are going to be the actual starters, but they're giving them more of an opportunity there.

1164
01:11:26,080 --> 01:11:27,060
 So, I'll be watching those guys.

1165
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:34,960
 And then for the number three running back spot, I think it's pretty clear now, Jeremiah Cobb and Omar Matson are the ones who punch Omar has just had an incredible offseason.

1166
01:11:35,240 --> 01:11:38,240
 Is Bryce and Washington going to step up, you know, the Baylor transfer?

1167
01:11:38,440 --> 01:11:39,860
 It's him or Nakai Davenport.

1168
01:11:40,160 --> 01:11:45,760
 And you guys know, I mean, I know you like to have depth, but you really can't give carries to more than two or three guys.

1169
01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:48,100
 So, somebody's going to be the odd man out there.

1170
01:11:48,220 --> 01:11:55,120
 I would expect you see Davenport and Bryce and Washington get the lion's share of carries in the scrimmage.

1171
01:11:55,420 --> 01:11:57,420
 Because I think they know what they have in those other guys.

1172
01:11:57,560 --> 01:11:58,500
 Jeremiah Cobb is obvious.

1173
01:11:58,660 --> 01:12:00,320
 Like, you don't need to do much from him at all.

1174
01:12:00,960 --> 01:12:02,260
 Omar has been really good.

1175
01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:03,280
 You'll give him a few carries.

1176
01:12:03,280 --> 01:12:07,600
 But no, those other two guys, I would expect them to get the bulk of the work with the first-team offense.

1177
01:12:07,740 --> 01:12:11,760
 The coaching staff is going to put them in that position and say, all right, guys, who's going to step up?

1178
01:12:11,780 --> 01:12:17,260
 And then, obviously, that'll be valuable data for them to start to narrow down reps in practice next week.

1179
01:12:17,600 --> 01:12:19,200
 We've mentioned a lot of names.

1180
01:12:19,500 --> 01:12:22,400
 I know you mentioned Christian Neptune as a surprise.

1181
01:12:22,940 --> 01:12:30,400
 Anyone else who's come out of nowhere, for lack of a better word, who's had a good summer camp that surprised you?

1182
01:12:31,500 --> 01:12:38,280
 Yeah, I mean, I think when you're talking about names, you know, I feel like going through the offseason, like, we've talked about the guys who had good offseasons.

1183
01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:41,160
 Omar Matson, Deshaun Spencer, Elijah Melendez, the linebacker.

1184
01:12:41,200 --> 01:12:42,360
 Like, we know those guys.

1185
01:12:42,860 --> 01:12:47,820
 But getting into camp, Jacob Strand was one that kind of popped that we weren't necessarily expecting.

1186
01:12:48,480 --> 01:12:56,480
 Cole Skinner, again, I don't know how much of that is him having a good summer and how much of it is just, like I mentioned, the necessity of, like, you need to be really good.

1187
01:12:57,140 --> 01:12:59,900
 I'll mention one more, Dallas Walker at nose tackle.

1188
01:13:00,400 --> 01:13:03,760
 He told us the other day he's down 30 pounds from last season.

1189
01:13:04,360 --> 01:13:08,880
 And, look, big guy, like 6'4", he played us last year at 360 pounds.

1190
01:13:09,440 --> 01:13:10,920
 He said that just didn't feel good.

1191
01:13:11,020 --> 01:13:12,640
 Like, he knew he needed to lose weight.

1192
01:13:13,040 --> 01:13:15,320
 So, we've heard from a couple guys that he's been more explosive.

1193
01:13:15,460 --> 01:13:17,760
 I think you're starting to see him take charge.

1194
01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:21,400
 So, you know, Bobby Jamison Travis was a good nose tackle for them last year.

1195
01:13:21,480 --> 01:13:22,980
 He was a sixth-round NFL draft pick.

1196
01:13:23,040 --> 01:13:24,620
 I thought he was kind of an underrated player.

1197
01:13:25,180 --> 01:13:38,240
 I'm not saying Dallas Walker is going to be an NFL draft pick, but if he can kind of hold up that spot, do much of the same sort of thing, demand some attention because of his size, open doors for Xavier Atkins, open doors for Jared Smith, that's really important.

1198
01:13:38,380 --> 01:13:45,520
 So, I think, again, I'm not saying he's going to be a star player, but, like, Dallas Walker hearing good things about him at the start of camp I think is important for that D-line.

1199
01:13:46,260 --> 01:13:47,420
 Listen, great stuff.

1200
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 I know you're busy.

1201
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 Like, it is no longer for the casual fan.

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 It is now talking about backup cornerback.

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 When we come back to the Bumo Buck Show, Kevin Scarbinsky and his opinion on Alabama and Auburn and a bunch of other stuff when we return to the Bumo Buck Show on 93.9.

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 You talk about a multi-personality when it comes to the media.

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 Behind the microphone and on the tube, on the call for the Alabama High School Athletic Association Football Super 7,

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 the State Basketball Finals, and the caveat, Scarbo knows is his podcast.

1287
01:19:10,940 --> 01:19:11,680
 Kevin, welcome in.

1288
01:19:11,740 --> 01:19:12,240
 How are you?

1289
01:19:13,620 --> 01:19:14,500
 Wait a minute, Harold.

1290
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 Did you just say that I have multiple personalities?

1291
01:19:18,420 --> 01:19:19,580
 I know.

1292
01:19:20,300 --> 01:19:27,960
 I know I've been accused of being both an Alabama fan and an Auburn fan, so maybe that qualifies.

1293
01:19:28,680 --> 01:19:30,020
 You could be the governor of the state.

1294
01:19:30,120 --> 01:19:32,740
 We were joking earlier today with a guy named Feinbaum, Kevin.

1295
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 If Tubbs gets elected, who's he going to root for at the Iron Bowl?

1296
01:19:38,080 --> 01:19:40,200
 Oh, that is an excellent question.

1297
01:19:41,400 --> 01:19:43,060
 He'll probably get one of those.

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 I know you guys have seen these.

1299
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 Those ugly half-and-half jerseys or T-shirts that parents wear when they have one child that goes to one school

1300
01:19:52,860 --> 01:19:59,280
 and another child that goes to a rival school, and they have to be split down the middle 50-50.

1301
01:20:00,860 --> 01:20:05,040
 Kevin, where are you when it comes to split coming into the season between Alabama and Auburn?

1302
01:20:05,120 --> 01:20:08,000
 Right now, which fan base is going to be happier come December?

1303
01:20:08,720 --> 01:20:16,580
 Where's the vibe for Kevin Scarbinsky because you've been around it a long time, too, and you just kind of sit here and try to get a pulse.

1304
01:20:16,700 --> 01:20:17,700
 I can't do it.

1305
01:20:18,200 --> 01:20:19,340
 I've been wrong too many times.

1306
01:20:19,400 --> 01:20:22,740
 So I ask you, Kevin, where are you starting with Alabama coming into the season?

1307
01:20:23,700 --> 01:20:32,120
 Well, I think we've all been wrong in the preseason before if you've tried to predict what's going to happen during the upcoming season.

1308
01:20:32,860 --> 01:20:35,880
 So what I'm doing, and in fact, I'm doing this on my podcast this week.

1309
01:20:35,900 --> 01:20:36,880
 I'm trying to be positive.

1310
01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:42,300
 I'm trying to ask the question, what if these teams hit their ceiling?

1311
01:20:42,680 --> 01:20:49,920
 What if the quarterback battle at Alabama, whoever wins it, what if that guy steps up?

1312
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 And by the way, this is an incredible fun fact.

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 I'll give you a little tease on tonight's podcast.

1314
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 Do you know the last 10 first year, not one, not two, but 10, the last 10 first year starting quarterbacks at Alabama

1315
01:21:04,280 --> 01:21:08,100
 have taken the team to either the BCS championship game or the college football play?

1316
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:10,960
 Is that any good?

1317
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 That is good.

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 You get another star for that, Kevin.

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 Google this, my friend.

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 Congratulations on that.

1321
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 Where's the motivating factor?

1322
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 If this team, last year, I think, basically, they sat there and just from afar, this is nothing documented.

1323
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 They drank the Kool-Aid last year heading into the season with Florida State.

1324
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 Everybody was sitting here throwing the verbal bouquets on this team.

1325
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 It's great.

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 Second year, DeBoer always does well.

1327
01:21:34,860 --> 01:21:36,880
 In his second year, he's had his honeymoon, blah, blah, blah.

1328
01:21:38,380 --> 01:21:41,640
 Where's this team from that standpoint now when they look here?

1329
01:21:41,640 --> 01:21:45,700
 We saw one yesterday, Kevin, the lowest poll since 2008.

1330
01:21:45,900 --> 01:21:55,920
 And the way we framed it was if you are a senior in high school or a freshman in college and you're an Alabama fan, you've never seen a team be ranked this low in the preseason poll.

1331
01:21:56,120 --> 01:21:59,580
 To me, if I'm a coach, that's all the motivating factor I need.

1332
01:21:59,580 --> 01:22:09,840
 Yeah, if this team and this staff have anything to them, and I think they do, they had their egos bruised last year at the end of the season.

1333
01:22:10,240 --> 01:22:15,720
 They had their manhood questioned all offseason, really, since that Rose Bowl debacle.

1334
01:22:16,260 --> 01:22:20,740
 And you can pile on with the SEC championship game loss as well.

1335
01:22:21,220 --> 01:22:27,700
 It's almost as if people have forgotten that they won a playoff game, and they did it on the road after trailing 17-0 in Northern, Oklahoma.

1336
01:22:28,420 --> 01:22:31,680
 So they have all the motivation they need.

1337
01:22:32,300 --> 01:22:37,900
 And I think people may be overlooking the fact that they've got tons of talent still on that team.

1338
01:22:38,300 --> 01:22:40,240
 They've got a lot of talent.

1339
01:22:41,580 --> 01:22:44,680
 You know, we don't know how good is the offensive line going to be.

1340
01:22:44,880 --> 01:22:52,120
 To me, that's more important than the quarterback question, than the running back question, than any other question you might have about that team.

1341
01:22:52,580 --> 01:23:01,860
 If that bunch can maybe play beyond its expectations, last year's offensive line clearly performed beneath its expectations.

1342
01:23:02,280 --> 01:23:12,380
 But if they can step up and play together and create some kind of positive ground game, you don't have to.

1343
01:23:12,440 --> 01:23:17,320
 As a column I wrote the other day in the Birmingham News, you don't have to run for 400 yards a game.

1344
01:23:17,560 --> 01:23:19,000
 You don't have to be a service academy.

1345
01:23:19,240 --> 01:23:22,620
 Or you don't have to run for 200 yards a game to win a national championship.

1346
01:23:23,280 --> 01:23:25,520
 But you have to be competent in the run game.

1347
01:23:26,300 --> 01:23:30,800
 And then you can, obviously, that will just make your passing game all the more effective.

1348
01:23:30,800 --> 01:23:35,900
 So, I think the ceiling is still high for this Alabama team.

1349
01:23:35,980 --> 01:23:37,540
 Whether they reach it or not, who knows.

1350
01:23:37,700 --> 01:23:43,900
 But I think you're underselling them if you think they're not capable of getting back to the SEC championship game

1351
01:23:43,900 --> 01:23:47,960
 and getting back to the playoff and maybe sticking around a little longer when they do.

1352
01:23:48,500 --> 01:23:54,800
 Kevin, just to follow quickly on that, as we mentioned at the top, you are on the call for the high school championship games.

1353
01:23:54,840 --> 01:23:56,040
 You saw EJ Crowell.

1354
01:23:56,140 --> 01:23:57,580
 You've seen running backs come through here.

1355
01:23:57,580 --> 01:24:01,020
 And everybody, it seems, will always say, well, boy, this is the best one ever.

1356
01:24:01,580 --> 01:24:05,420
 And we know it's one thing to do what he did at the high school level against that competition.

1357
01:24:05,600 --> 01:24:06,700
 It's going to be another one at this one.

1358
01:24:06,740 --> 01:24:08,720
 You've got to learn the system blocking, et cetera.

1359
01:24:09,160 --> 01:24:14,300
 But where do you put, based on what you have seen, you follow a lot of kids coming in out of high school in this level.

1360
01:24:14,680 --> 01:24:16,180
 Where do you put Crowell's potential?

1361
01:24:16,180 --> 01:24:19,320
 Oh, I think the sky's the limit for him.

1362
01:24:19,920 --> 01:24:28,720
 If he has the work ethic, which I believe he does, I understand he does, from people who know him well, and he continues that,

1363
01:24:29,320 --> 01:24:33,880
 I think he will be a dominant force in that offense.

1364
01:24:34,140 --> 01:24:37,200
 Maybe not against East Carolina on September 5th.

1365
01:24:37,660 --> 01:24:41,040
 Maybe not this season at all.

1366
01:24:41,500 --> 01:24:47,860
 I think he'll contribute this season, whether he steps up and becomes RB1 or not remains to be seen.

1367
01:24:48,060 --> 01:24:55,980
 But I think he's got a world of potential because he just did things that were so special watching him on the high school level.

1368
01:24:56,220 --> 01:24:59,320
 Even at the championship high school level, he was a cut above.

1369
01:24:59,700 --> 01:25:05,300
 He stood out even among some of the best players in the state in Class 4A.

1370
01:25:05,580 --> 01:25:09,600
 And I saw him do things up close and personal that not a lot of backs can do.

1371
01:25:09,600 --> 01:25:15,080
 So, no, I have very high expectations for what he's going to accomplish in Tuscaloosa.

1372
01:25:15,580 --> 01:25:19,460
 You had another very good article about the league itself.

1373
01:25:20,260 --> 01:25:24,960
 The SEC has one big problem that Congress can't solve.

1374
01:25:25,060 --> 01:25:28,420
 And, of course, the Protect Sports Act is now on recess.

1375
01:25:28,720 --> 01:25:32,180
 We'll see where that goes when they come back in September.

1376
01:25:32,760 --> 01:25:33,540
 That's scheduling.

1377
01:25:34,200 --> 01:25:36,480
 And Harold and I talked about this last week.

1378
01:25:36,920 --> 01:25:41,440
 Listen, the non-conference schedule in the Big Ten is comical.

1379
01:25:42,440 --> 01:25:50,160
 The Indiana non-conference schedule for the next five years, their toughest team is Austin Peay.

1380
01:25:50,540 --> 01:25:52,780
 And people think I'm kidding, but I'm not.

1381
01:25:53,760 --> 01:25:58,700
 And, again, when it comes to, and we'll hear this argument again in December,

1382
01:25:59,280 --> 01:26:04,700
 will the college football playoff committee look at the SEC's strength of schedule?

1383
01:26:04,700 --> 01:26:07,780
 Because the Big Ten doesn't have one.

1384
01:26:08,040 --> 01:26:14,280
 And, Kevin, again, North Alabama, UNA, they're going to be playing Arkansas second game of the year.

1385
01:26:14,380 --> 01:26:18,720
 I have no problem with one game, but the Big Ten, they play three.

1386
01:26:20,040 --> 01:26:25,820
 Summarize your article for us with the SEC and what big problem they have that Congress can't fix.

1387
01:26:26,640 --> 01:26:28,640
 Well, you framed it very well.

1388
01:26:28,920 --> 01:26:36,180
 And it's not just that they're playing, you know, three punching bags throughout in their non-conference schedule.

1389
01:26:36,280 --> 01:26:38,580
 It's they open the season with them back to back to back.

1390
01:26:38,580 --> 01:26:39,340
 Yes, yes.

1391
01:26:39,520 --> 01:26:46,000
 So, it's like playing exhibition games, especially if you're breaking in a new quarterback.

1392
01:26:46,640 --> 01:26:46,960
 Right.

1393
01:26:47,160 --> 01:26:51,360
 You can make mistakes early that will not cost you a game.

1394
01:26:52,140 --> 01:26:58,620
 That if you made them against, and credit to Ohio State, because they have continued to schedule tough.

1395
01:26:58,720 --> 01:27:01,780
 They didn't do it in their national championship year, coincidentally.

1396
01:27:02,300 --> 01:27:05,140
 They didn't play a power four non-conference game.

1397
01:27:05,560 --> 01:27:09,180
 But, they're playing at Texas this year in the second of a home-and-home.

1398
01:27:10,100 --> 01:27:11,400
 They don't have that luxury.

1399
01:27:12,120 --> 01:27:14,160
 Of course, Julian Sane is a returning starter.

1400
01:27:14,680 --> 01:27:17,580
 But, if he makes mistakes in Austin, Texas, it could cost them the game.

1401
01:27:17,700 --> 01:27:18,660
 Same thing for Arch Manning.

1402
01:27:19,260 --> 01:27:25,180
 So, this is what I don't understand about Craig Sankey and the league's approach on this subject.

1403
01:27:26,360 --> 01:27:31,320
 First of all, I think they've tried to do far, far, far too much with that Protect College Sports Act.

1404
01:27:31,500 --> 01:27:32,660
 I think you start small.

1405
01:27:33,200 --> 01:27:42,420
 You get limited antitrust exemptions for things like allowing the NCAA to decide who can play college sports and for how long.

1406
01:27:42,880 --> 01:27:45,720
 And regulating the transfer portal.

1407
01:27:45,900 --> 01:27:53,100
 If you just did those two things, you would make college sports a lot better and a lot more sane to a lot of people.

1408
01:27:53,100 --> 01:27:59,480
 But, the scheduling portion of it, that's something that would not require an act of Congress.

1409
01:28:00,240 --> 01:28:05,640
 You could get the power four commissioners on the phone today if you could get them to agree and say,

1410
01:28:05,740 --> 01:28:10,240
 Look, guys, we know that the playing field will never be level completely.

1411
01:28:10,660 --> 01:28:18,420
 We know that with these expanded conferences, there are vast disparities even in conference schedules from one team to another.

1412
01:28:18,900 --> 01:28:21,580
 You want to talk about a powder puff schedule?

1413
01:28:21,700 --> 01:28:22,840
 Look at Penn State this year.

1414
01:28:22,920 --> 01:28:23,220
 Oh, no.

1415
01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:23,920
 Holy cow.

1416
01:28:24,060 --> 01:28:24,140
 Exactly.

1417
01:28:24,140 --> 01:28:25,480
 It's embarrassingly soft.

1418
01:28:26,180 --> 01:28:31,060
 But they ought to be able to agree, okay, everybody plays nine conference games.

1419
01:28:31,320 --> 01:28:35,240
 Everybody plays one non-conference game against a power conference opponent.

1420
01:28:35,640 --> 01:28:41,080
 And then if you want to play Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme and the other two, that's fine.

1421
01:28:41,380 --> 01:28:46,260
 But at least there is some baseline of consistent comparison there.

1422
01:28:46,480 --> 01:28:48,040
 And I don't know why the SEC has it.

1423
01:28:48,160 --> 01:28:51,160
 Maybe they have pushed for it and they've just gotten too much pushback.

1424
01:28:51,460 --> 01:28:52,000
 I don't know.

1425
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:58,800
 But that would be very high on my agenda if I were the SEC commissioner to get some sanity on that scheduling subject.

1426
01:28:59,080 --> 01:29:00,820
 Harold alluded to it a little bit earlier.

1427
01:29:00,980 --> 01:29:03,120
 As you know, Harold and I love high school football.

1428
01:29:03,820 --> 01:29:11,960
 You do a tremendous job quarterbacking what used to be the Super 7 and then, of course, Legacy Arena for basketball.

1429
01:29:13,440 --> 01:29:15,000
 The games are going to begin.

1430
01:29:15,120 --> 01:29:17,560
 I know there are going to be some jamborees Friday.

1431
01:29:18,020 --> 01:29:21,840
 The week zero begins a week from Friday.

1432
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:25,960
 The game of the week on Alabama Public TV, I think this is marvelous.

1433
01:29:26,640 --> 01:29:28,760
 I wish they had even more of them.

1434
01:29:29,320 --> 01:29:30,920
 Talk about your role in it.

1435
01:29:31,040 --> 01:29:37,580
 When does it begin and your thoughts about Alabama Public TV beginning the game of the week this season?

1436
01:29:38,700 --> 01:29:42,480
 Yeah, we actually start a week from Thursday.

1437
01:29:43,480 --> 01:29:45,860
 Next Thursday, the 20th, we'll be in Montgomery.

1438
01:29:46,500 --> 01:29:47,480
 We've got a doubleheader.

1439
01:29:47,580 --> 01:29:55,140
 We've got a top-flight flag football game featuring Central Phoenix City, which has – I've lost track of how many games in a row they've won.

1440
01:29:55,380 --> 01:29:57,140
 Their winning streak is absurd.

1441
01:29:57,980 --> 01:30:00,900
 They may be the best high school flag football team in the country.

1442
01:30:01,060 --> 01:30:05,100
 I think they were actually ranked number one at the end of the last season, the last two seasons maybe.

1443
01:30:05,700 --> 01:30:11,540
 And then in the tackle football portion of the festivities, we've got Thompson and Central Phoenix City.

1444
01:30:12,340 --> 01:30:13,680
 And we saw them, of course.

1445
01:30:13,720 --> 01:30:15,440
 We've seen them in the state championship game.

1446
01:30:15,520 --> 01:30:17,060
 We saw them in the semifinals last year.

1447
01:30:17,120 --> 01:30:19,900
 We were down in Phoenix City for that game.

1448
01:30:20,280 --> 01:30:30,240
 So, yeah, starting next Thursday and every Thursday through the regular season, we will be on site at a high school football game around the state.

1449
01:30:30,400 --> 01:30:37,380
 We'll have an hour-long pregame show, our version of college game day, without any loudmouth ex-punters involved.

1450
01:30:38,280 --> 01:30:43,980
 And we will – and reminder, it's on Alabama Public Television.

1451
01:30:44,100 --> 01:30:45,720
 It's from 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock.

1452
01:30:46,020 --> 01:30:47,560
 We don't run right up to kickoff.

1453
01:30:47,560 --> 01:30:52,340
 We go from 5 to 6, and that affords us the opportunity, and the coaches have been great about this.

1454
01:30:52,740 --> 01:30:54,120
 We get the coaches on live.

1455
01:30:54,480 --> 01:31:05,700
 And often we get them on together, the opposing head coaches, which makes for an interesting dynamic, which we wouldn't be able to do if we went from 6 to 7 right up to kickoff.

1456
01:31:05,840 --> 01:31:08,320
 So I'm really looking forward to doing it again.

1457
01:31:08,320 --> 01:31:21,600
 And I appreciate the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the partnership with Alabama Public Television and the AHSAA TV network, led by Vince Early and his crew.

1458
01:31:21,980 --> 01:31:23,420
 They just do an outstanding job.

1459
01:31:23,760 --> 01:31:27,340
 I'm just glad to be a part of the team and ready to get cranked up again next Thursday.

1460
01:31:27,500 --> 01:31:32,080
 In fact, Dashler and Brooks in midseason is going to be the game of the week.

1461
01:31:32,280 --> 01:31:33,760
 I certainly look forward to that.

1462
01:31:34,180 --> 01:31:40,340
 Listen, you know we enjoy how much we enjoy talking with you about any subject in sports under the sun.

1463
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 Where can we get online and get Scarbott, the podcast, the articles, the whole nine yards?

1464
01:31:46,900 --> 01:31:48,260
 Yeah, follow me on Twitter.

1465
01:31:48,540 --> 01:31:51,740
 That's kind of home base for links to everything that I do.

1466
01:31:52,260 --> 01:31:53,760
 That's at KevinSkarbinski.

1467
01:31:54,020 --> 01:31:55,100
 You can keep up with my columns.

1468
01:31:55,360 --> 01:32:00,260
 I'm still writing twice a week special contributions to the Birmingham News.

1469
01:32:00,460 --> 01:32:02,520
 You can find links to those on AL.com.

1470
01:32:02,980 --> 01:32:04,200
 And then you can go to YouTube.

1471
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 I appreciate you guys helping to spread the word.

1475
01:32:17,800 --> 01:32:20,100
 And like I said, it's Positivity Week at ScarboKnows.

1476
01:32:20,300 --> 01:32:24,620
 So last night I talked about the ceiling for Auburn this year.

1477
01:32:24,700 --> 01:32:28,060
 And tonight at 8 o'clock, the next episode will pop up,

1478
01:32:28,080 --> 01:32:31,040
 what is the ceiling for Alabama and what if everything goes right?

1479
01:32:31,240 --> 01:32:33,200
 Because why shouldn't we be positive right now, guys?

1480
01:32:33,380 --> 01:32:37,040
 There will be plenty of time for negativity when they lose a game or two.

1481
01:32:37,260 --> 01:32:39,160
 So let's be positive right now.

1482
01:32:39,380 --> 01:32:42,300
 Let's go to San Francisco and Woodstock the summer of love.

1483
01:32:42,300 --> 01:32:48,780
 And as the man once tried to say, keep up the good work as a multimedia personality guy, Kevin, okay?

1484
01:32:50,100 --> 01:32:51,040
 Sounds good, Harold.

1485
01:32:51,140 --> 01:32:51,560
 Thanks, Fred.

1486
01:32:51,600 --> 01:32:52,220
 Thank you, buddy.

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01:32:53,180 --> 01:32:56,940
 On our way to San Francisco, Kevin Scarbinsky again.

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 He knows a thing or two about Alabama, Auburn, the SEC, Double D, Drew Jarman on deck.

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1548
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 Martin Perez got the win.

1549
01:35:35,460 --> 01:35:37,120
 He's now 8-6.

1550
01:35:37,400 --> 01:35:41,100
 The Braves with the win approved to 72-48.

1551
01:35:41,740 --> 01:35:44,700
 The Braves are back at home tonight as they host the Mets.

1552
01:35:45,040 --> 01:35:47,520
 Tyler Malley will get the start for the Braves.

1553
01:35:47,620 --> 01:35:50,380
 He comes into the matchup 3-9.

1554
01:35:51,020 --> 01:35:54,040
 Atlanta Falcons are preparing for their preseason opener.

1555
01:35:54,280 --> 01:36:01,360
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1577
01:37:16,700 --> 01:37:21,460
 Now, back with Boomo Bugg on 93.9, The Score.

1578
01:37:21,940 --> 01:37:22,680
 Welcome back in.

1579
01:37:22,740 --> 01:37:23,640
 He is busy.

1580
01:37:24,060 --> 01:37:24,980
 He is Double D.

1581
01:37:25,140 --> 01:37:25,640
 Drew Jarman.

1582
01:37:25,760 --> 01:37:29,320
 He's host Talking Ball and host with 97.7 FM, The Zone.

1583
01:37:29,440 --> 01:37:30,300
 Drew, welcome in.

1584
01:37:30,360 --> 01:37:30,840
 How are you?

1585
01:37:31,900 --> 01:37:33,020
 I'm doing well, guys.

1586
01:37:33,120 --> 01:37:33,380
 How are you?

1587
01:37:33,380 --> 01:37:33,720
 Hey, bud.

1588
01:37:33,940 --> 01:37:34,660
 Hey, we're doing all right.

1589
01:37:34,720 --> 01:37:38,500
 Drew, obviously, I'm sure you get to talk to a lot of folks throughout the entire country.

1590
01:37:38,620 --> 01:37:44,120
 And one thing that seems to be a common theme when we start talking about this Alabama football team,

1591
01:37:44,180 --> 01:37:49,980
 unlike last year when everybody was sky high, a lot of national guys, so-called experts,

1592
01:37:50,100 --> 01:37:54,140
 are not putting a lot of stock in this team going far into the season.

1593
01:37:54,500 --> 01:38:00,100
 Drew, will this Alabama team prove the so-called experts wrong once the ball gets rolling?

1594
01:38:01,160 --> 01:38:01,940
 We'll see.

1595
01:38:02,300 --> 01:38:04,920
 I think they have the makings of a good football team.

1596
01:38:05,300 --> 01:38:08,280
 I think they've had good camps so far.

1597
01:38:08,380 --> 01:38:10,160
 They haven't had any big-time injuries.

1598
01:38:10,160 --> 01:38:15,240
 Of course, the two most important scrimmages are tomorrow and then a week from Thursday,

1599
01:38:15,400 --> 01:38:18,480
 and that will decide a lot of the battles, especially at quarterback.

1600
01:38:18,800 --> 01:38:24,120
 But certainly, I think they have all the ingredients there to have a really good team.

1601
01:38:24,800 --> 01:38:30,320
 You know, they've kind of been flying under the radar a little bit because I guess they haven't had a sexy in offseason

1602
01:38:30,320 --> 01:38:39,060
 in some of these idiot minds as LSU or maybe Texas, even though Texas was an underachiever last year.

1603
01:38:39,140 --> 01:38:44,140
 Much worse than Alabama, but you wouldn't know that by listening to some of these doorknobs.

1604
01:38:44,640 --> 01:38:47,940
 And then also Georgia.

1605
01:38:48,040 --> 01:38:51,380
 But Georgia, you know, they have a picture of consistency.

1606
01:38:52,000 --> 01:38:53,860
 They have a picture of continuity.

1607
01:38:54,500 --> 01:38:56,920
 And they've done a lot of what Nick Saban has done.

1608
01:38:57,760 --> 01:39:01,540
 And Kirby has accomplished that now in 11 years.

1609
01:39:01,700 --> 01:39:02,960
 Coach Saban did it in 17.

1610
01:39:03,280 --> 01:39:06,700
 But they've earned their stripes, so to speak, in the SEC.

1611
01:39:07,200 --> 01:39:15,120
 But certainly, I think Kalen DeBoer and his guys have positioned themselves well in year three

1612
01:39:15,120 --> 01:39:19,460
 to make the playoffs again and to compete for a national championship.

1613
01:39:19,880 --> 01:39:26,880
 Now, you know, a lot of the climate in college football has changed so dramatically in the last three to five years.

1614
01:39:26,880 --> 01:39:30,800
 But I still am not sure that people know how to react to things.

1615
01:39:30,980 --> 01:39:37,200
 And they act like a four-loss season is a disaster when you've won 11 games in a playoff game.

1616
01:39:37,400 --> 01:39:39,700
 And Texas sure as h*** didn't do that.

1617
01:39:40,060 --> 01:39:41,420
 Texas A&M did not.

1618
01:39:41,960 --> 01:39:43,240
 Oregon did not.

1619
01:39:43,680 --> 01:39:49,220
 And, you know, and then you have people like Brandon Walker, who's about as smart as a doorknob,

1620
01:39:49,220 --> 01:39:56,900
 who act like, you know, that Steve Sarkisian is a better football coach than Kalen DeBoer.

1621
01:39:57,100 --> 01:40:00,960
 When Kalen DeBoer whipped him head-to-head, he's also beat Dan Lanning.

1622
01:40:01,240 --> 01:40:02,900
 He's beat a lot of really good coaches.

1623
01:40:03,140 --> 01:40:09,560
 And I think he's taken some criticism, which he has had some losses that are head-scratching.

1624
01:40:10,060 --> 01:40:11,720
 But he's had a lot of good wins, too.

1625
01:40:11,840 --> 01:40:17,720
 But I think Alabama's put themselves in a position to certainly, you know, be a contender this year.

1626
01:40:18,080 --> 01:40:19,360
 But they have to stay healthy.

1627
01:40:19,560 --> 01:40:26,360
 And now they have to go out and prove it when everything goes live on September the 5th against East Carolina.

1628
01:40:26,940 --> 01:40:29,740
 Let me ask you about some names that I've heard.

1629
01:40:29,880 --> 01:40:34,680
 I know quite a few of our listening audience have heard them, too, on Fine Bomb.

1630
01:40:35,320 --> 01:40:37,600
 Read it on the websites.

1631
01:40:37,900 --> 01:40:41,380
 Mal Waltrup has had a tremendous summer camp.

1632
01:40:41,860 --> 01:40:42,980
 Where is he going to land?

1633
01:40:43,080 --> 01:40:44,180
 Be it left guard?

1634
01:40:44,380 --> 01:40:45,680
 Maybe even back up center?

1635
01:40:45,800 --> 01:40:46,360
 We'll see.

1636
01:40:46,900 --> 01:40:48,320
 Luke Mads at linebacker.

1637
01:40:48,460 --> 01:40:51,880
 A.K. Deere, I hear, has had a very good summer camp.

1638
01:40:51,880 --> 01:40:54,720
 Edrick Hill has gained 30 pounds.

1639
01:40:54,860 --> 01:40:55,880
 Caleb Woodson at linebacker.

1640
01:40:56,580 --> 01:40:58,320
 And I can mention 10 other dudes.

1641
01:40:58,960 --> 01:41:02,680
 Who are some of the guys that you've heard who have had a good camp so far?

1642
01:41:03,800 --> 01:41:08,780
 Well, I mean, I think Mal Waltrip might be the surprising camp so far.

1643
01:41:09,500 --> 01:41:12,560
 I mean, I thought he would be the backup center potentially.

1644
01:41:13,380 --> 01:41:16,300
 You know, but I think right now that's Casey Poe.

1645
01:41:16,400 --> 01:41:18,520
 I think that's where he's been working.

1646
01:41:18,900 --> 01:41:20,720
 And, you know, maybe that's the spot for him.

1647
01:41:20,720 --> 01:41:24,120
 He really struggled at guard, I thought, in the spring.

1648
01:41:24,300 --> 01:41:26,800
 But Mal Waltrip's father played at Alabama.

1649
01:41:26,980 --> 01:41:31,780
 He's a kid that, you know, basically redshirted a year ago from central Phoenix City.

1650
01:41:32,000 --> 01:41:35,600
 And, you know, I think he kind of was kind of an under-the-radar recruit.

1651
01:41:35,860 --> 01:41:38,260
 I saw him compared to Bradley Bozeman.

1652
01:41:38,380 --> 01:41:39,840
 That might be a good comparison.

1653
01:41:40,680 --> 01:41:46,200
 But I think there's probably two jobs open along the offensive line right now.

1654
01:41:46,200 --> 01:41:51,940
 I think, you know, certainly center with Racine Delgotti, the transfer from Cal Poly.

1655
01:41:52,120 --> 01:41:57,360
 I think he's a little bit bigger than his predecessor, Parker Brelsford.

1656
01:41:57,480 --> 01:41:59,400
 But I think he's locked center down.

1657
01:41:59,520 --> 01:42:01,880
 I think Mike Carroll is locked down right guard.

1658
01:42:02,000 --> 01:42:03,940
 I think he's settling in there.

1659
01:42:03,980 --> 01:42:11,280
 And I think left tackle, of course, is going to be Jackson Lloyd, who has the potential, that P word again, to be a first-round draft choice.

1660
01:42:11,280 --> 01:42:17,740
 So, I think, you know, right tackle with Javon James, certainly, and Nick Brooks.

1661
01:42:17,860 --> 01:42:22,120
 Brooks, I think, was playing out of position at Texas at guard.

1662
01:42:22,720 --> 01:42:24,340
 He is a natural tackle.

1663
01:42:24,520 --> 01:42:26,680
 I think that job is still up for grabs.

1664
01:42:26,860 --> 01:42:29,960
 I would give Javon James the edge.

1665
01:42:30,480 --> 01:42:31,360
 But we'll see.

1666
01:42:31,480 --> 01:42:33,060
 And then, I think, left guard.

1667
01:42:33,300 --> 01:42:39,220
 I think Mal Waldrop is definitely pushing William Sanders, who Sanders missed the spring guys.

1668
01:42:39,340 --> 01:42:42,960
 He was injured, and he's come back now, and is definitely competing.

1669
01:42:43,060 --> 01:42:44,800
 But I think Mal Waldrop is pushing him.

1670
01:42:44,980 --> 01:42:56,940
 So, I think, you know, left guard, even more so than right tackle, is probably, I think that may be your biggest battle in camp right now, as far as along the offensive line.

1671
01:42:56,940 --> 01:43:03,160
 And I think it's a very spirited one when you hear Ryan Grubb and the staff talk about Mal Waldrop.

1672
01:43:03,440 --> 01:43:06,460
 So, what Mal Waldrop is definitely pushing William Sanders.

1673
01:43:06,620 --> 01:43:08,780
 So, we'll see, you know, who wins that job.

1674
01:43:09,080 --> 01:43:14,180
 So, it's definitely kind of been a surprise to camp, I think, no doubt about it.

1675
01:43:14,640 --> 01:43:20,460
 And then, you know, we'll see what happens, you know, on the defensive side of the ball.

1676
01:43:20,580 --> 01:43:22,720
 I think they've had some guys step up.

1677
01:43:22,900 --> 01:43:24,960
 Like, it sounds like QB Reed's had a good camp.

1678
01:43:25,720 --> 01:43:29,180
 He seems to be running first team alongside Caleb Woodson.

1679
01:43:29,660 --> 01:43:31,300
 And QB's waited his turn.

1680
01:43:31,600 --> 01:43:33,280
 He's kind of like a Justin Jefferson.

1681
01:43:33,460 --> 01:43:35,760
 He's kind of an undersized inside linebacker.

1682
01:43:35,760 --> 01:43:38,040
 But I think he fits the scheme really well.

1683
01:43:38,120 --> 01:43:41,040
 And, of course, my guy, Luke Metz, is competing, too.

1684
01:43:41,320 --> 01:43:46,500
 I think he's going to play and certainly is pushing for some playing time.

1685
01:43:47,000 --> 01:43:54,360
 And then, you know, a DP from the portal, Carmelo O'Neal, certainly there's a lot of talent in that defensive backfield.

1686
01:43:54,540 --> 01:43:58,080
 And we know Zabian Brown should be one of the best corners in college football.

1687
01:43:58,580 --> 01:44:02,740
 And, you know, definitely Dijon Lee, that's probably going to be your starters.

1688
01:44:03,320 --> 01:44:08,040
 But it sounds like Carmelo O'Neal is definitely pushing for some playing time.

1689
01:44:08,040 --> 01:44:10,780
 So, the secondary is going to be loaded, I think.

1690
01:44:10,840 --> 01:44:14,960
 And I think, quietly, the linebacker, Corey, is better than people think.

1691
01:44:15,120 --> 01:44:22,580
 So, if this defensive line group continues to develop depth and improve and be truly too deep,

1692
01:44:22,640 --> 01:44:27,720
 then I think the defense has a chance to be, you know, a top-ten caliber unit.

1693
01:44:28,120 --> 01:44:33,860
 And then it's just a matter of can the offensive side of the ball continue to come along.

1694
01:44:33,860 --> 01:44:37,560
 And the biggest key to that, you know, is the offensive line.

1695
01:44:37,660 --> 01:44:42,640
 And that's what's got to come together because I think they're going to be okay at quarterback, whether it's, you know,

1696
01:44:42,680 --> 01:44:45,020
 my pick, of course, has always been Keelan Russell.

1697
01:44:45,220 --> 01:44:49,080
 But I think he has the biggest upside, but certainly often Max competing.

1698
01:44:49,080 --> 01:44:56,340
 And that, you know, more than anything will be decided with the next two scrimmages as far as quarterback is concerned.

1699
01:44:58,260 --> 01:45:00,300
 There's another thing I thought was interesting.

1700
01:45:00,600 --> 01:45:05,740
 Nick Saban doesn't speak unless he wants to send a message either directly or indirectly.

1701
01:45:05,740 --> 01:45:09,400
 We saw basically during media days, he dropped kind of hints.

1702
01:45:09,500 --> 01:45:12,240
 You might want to change some of your playbook on defense.

1703
01:45:12,480 --> 01:45:15,320
 And since then, I'm seeing some of the comments from the coaching staff.

1704
01:45:15,460 --> 01:45:20,060
 Maybe we should listen to a guy who's considered to be the GOAT in all caps.

1705
01:45:20,240 --> 01:45:25,680
 In your opinion, how much influence would Nick's voice have on the scheme of this defense,

1706
01:45:25,780 --> 01:45:30,400
 especially with that secondary being as potentially, back to that word, as talented as it is,

1707
01:45:30,400 --> 01:45:31,760
 looks like he could play more man.

1708
01:45:33,020 --> 01:45:37,500
 Well, I think they're going to, you know, they're certainly going to use some more man concepts.

1709
01:45:37,640 --> 01:45:40,220
 Nick Saban talked about that in SEC media days.

1710
01:45:40,340 --> 01:45:44,480
 And obviously, he has been talking to Kane Walnut quite a bit.

1711
01:45:45,000 --> 01:45:50,700
 Now, the defense, you know, I think his first two years has started slowly,

1712
01:45:50,780 --> 01:45:53,740
 but certainly ended the seasons, both playing well.

1713
01:45:54,140 --> 01:45:57,980
 And now, a few times, they got pushed around on the ground.

1714
01:45:58,480 --> 01:46:05,360
 But I think that's why they've added so much mass, you know, in the defensive line room.

1715
01:46:05,360 --> 01:46:11,460
 Kendrick Bingley-Jones is well over 300 pounds, and certainly Green is as well from Oregon.

1716
01:46:12,020 --> 01:46:14,080
 He has a chance to be a really good player.

1717
01:46:14,220 --> 01:46:22,700
 And they've kind of talked about him this week as well, that he's asserted himself a little bit

1718
01:46:22,700 --> 01:46:24,580
 along that defensive line room.

1719
01:46:24,720 --> 01:46:29,240
 And then, you know, obviously, Brett mentioned Edrick Hill.

1720
01:46:29,580 --> 01:46:32,540
 He's probably got as much experience as anybody returning.

1721
01:46:32,860 --> 01:46:36,980
 But he just, you know, he wasn't talked about as much.

1722
01:46:37,140 --> 01:46:38,800
 But Jeremiah Beeman's back.

1723
01:46:38,880 --> 01:46:40,020
 He's 300 pounds.

1724
01:46:40,540 --> 01:46:46,740
 And certainly that, I think that he has a chance to be in the two-deep rotation, no doubt about it.

1725
01:46:47,200 --> 01:46:56,020
 And, of course, I think, you know, that Tompkins from Southern Cal is going to definitely be a factor

1726
01:46:56,020 --> 01:47:03,380
 because they brought him in to – I think he'll play the bandit spot a lot, but he's also going to be moved around.

1727
01:47:03,600 --> 01:47:08,780
 And so, when you spend the money, like the way they deal on the defensive line in the portal,

1728
01:47:09,140 --> 01:47:11,660
 you want some guys to come in and impact.

1729
01:47:12,300 --> 01:47:20,020
 And I think no question that, like I said, Bingley Jones is going to impact Terrence Green,

1730
01:47:20,360 --> 01:47:23,080
 who I just talked about, is definitely going to do that.

1731
01:47:23,140 --> 01:47:26,960
 And I think, you know, they're going to continue to develop and Devin Tompkins.

1732
01:47:27,200 --> 01:47:32,120
 But don't forget, too, I mean, they've got some guys that have returned, like London Simmons,

1733
01:47:32,120 --> 01:47:33,560
 who didn't go through spring.

1734
01:47:34,040 --> 01:47:37,800
 It looks like he's gained some weight and then definitely beefed up.

1735
01:47:38,140 --> 01:47:42,220
 Isaiah Faga, as well, is another one that's played quite a bit.

1736
01:47:42,480 --> 01:47:47,840
 So, what you have there is a lot of rotational pieces and a lot of guys that can rotate in.

1737
01:47:48,020 --> 01:47:52,180
 And hopefully they're going to be better against the run now, especially in key moments.

1738
01:47:52,640 --> 01:47:57,420
 And if they are, if they do a better job against the run, it's just – it's like a domino effect.

1739
01:47:57,420 --> 01:48:04,440
 It naturally helps you put defenses – or, excuse me, offenses in third and long situations

1740
01:48:04,440 --> 01:48:09,640
 and where you can use your pass rush, where, you know, hopefully they'll have some more help

1741
01:48:09,640 --> 01:48:13,140
 for Yonsei Pierre, and I think they plan on it.

1742
01:48:13,420 --> 01:48:18,680
 And then also you can use your blitz packages a little bit to be creative

1743
01:48:18,680 --> 01:48:21,660
 and to end up creating even more turnovers.

1744
01:48:21,740 --> 01:48:25,200
 I thought they did a better job of creating turnovers a year ago.

1745
01:48:25,200 --> 01:48:29,160
 But with the secondary, with even more depth and experience,

1746
01:48:29,600 --> 01:48:36,880
 certainly if your defensive line is much more effective, you know, long-term anyway,

1747
01:48:37,400 --> 01:48:41,760
 I think that's going to have a positive effect on your play in the defensive backfield.

1748
01:48:41,880 --> 01:48:47,280
 And I think Alabama defensively, like I said, they've got a chance to be one of the top three

1749
01:48:47,280 --> 01:48:48,720
 or four units in the SEC.

1750
01:48:49,040 --> 01:48:53,680
 And if you are in that category, then I think you'll be top ten in the country.

1751
01:48:54,220 --> 01:48:54,620
 Absolutely.

1752
01:48:54,620 --> 01:49:00,360
 By the way, Divine Intervention came into play this week when the one and only Drew D'Orman

1753
01:49:00,360 --> 01:49:03,380
 was able to recover his Twitter account.

1754
01:49:04,060 --> 01:49:09,860
 I didn't know if the ransom had been paid or God had blessed you, maybe a combination of both.

1755
01:49:10,380 --> 01:49:12,540
 Tell us about your Twitter account.

1756
01:49:12,740 --> 01:49:17,020
 And by the way, there's a rumor going around that you and the one and only Freddie Kirby

1757
01:49:17,020 --> 01:49:26,980
 are going to be addressing an august body at Greenbrier next Tuesday night at 6 o'clock to talk a little bit about the scrimmage.

1758
01:49:27,980 --> 01:49:32,940
 Let me know if that rumor is true and where can we get online and listen to you and Scott?

1759
01:49:33,720 --> 01:49:34,160
 Yeah, absolutely.

1760
01:49:34,160 --> 01:49:34,960
 Yeah, absolutely.

1761
01:49:35,160 --> 01:49:35,820
 I was blessed.

1762
01:49:36,000 --> 01:49:43,760
 I had a friend of mine, Brandon Pilcher, and a few others as well that stepped up and were helping me out.

1763
01:49:44,480 --> 01:49:48,360
 Ryan Fowler also and, of course, my colleagues at the radio station.

1764
01:49:48,600 --> 01:49:54,360
 But, you know, Brandon really, you know, he was able to get a hold of the right person, certainly.

1765
01:49:54,620 --> 01:49:58,420
 And I was very thankful and blessed to get my Twitter account back.

1766
01:49:58,500 --> 01:50:00,440
 I lost it for eight months.

1767
01:50:00,760 --> 01:50:01,800
 I did not have it.

1768
01:50:01,820 --> 01:50:03,040
 I was not able to post.

1769
01:50:03,280 --> 01:50:07,080
 And so glad to have it back before football season, no doubt about it.

1770
01:50:07,200 --> 01:50:08,320
 And very thankful.

1771
01:50:09,480 --> 01:50:15,400
 You know, I went on Ryan Fowler's show on Monday, and, you know, we kind of put out a PSA there.

1772
01:50:15,560 --> 01:50:19,740
 You know, do not, you know, click on any link.

1773
01:50:19,960 --> 01:50:22,340
 You don't need to help anybody host a podcast.

1774
01:50:22,840 --> 01:50:28,760
 Because if you do, you will lose your account, and some Nigerians will have it for who knows how long.

1775
01:50:29,320 --> 01:50:31,360
 As a matter of fact, it's kind of funny.

1776
01:50:31,440 --> 01:50:37,800
 Within a day or two days of getting it back, I know you guys know Dave O'Brien.

1777
01:50:37,960 --> 01:50:41,500
 He has covered the Braves for many, many years for the Athletic.

1778
01:50:41,500 --> 01:50:47,640
 Well, in the last week, he has bought four houses and five cars, being crypto.

1779
01:50:48,000 --> 01:50:51,120
 So, unfortunately, Dave got his account stolen.

1780
01:50:51,260 --> 01:50:52,520
 I hope he gets it back.

1781
01:50:53,160 --> 01:50:56,560
 Certainly, he has asked me a couple times to host a podcast.

1782
01:50:57,220 --> 01:50:58,720
 That has quickly been deleted.

1783
01:50:58,980 --> 01:51:06,540
 So, I hate that Dave lost his account because I know he's covered the Braves for at least 20-plus years.

1784
01:51:06,780 --> 01:51:10,320
 And so, he's a really good follow, but I hope he gets his account back.

1785
01:51:10,320 --> 01:51:18,160
 I feel for him because, you know, I really hate it when – because he does this for a living, as do I.

1786
01:51:18,320 --> 01:51:22,420
 So, your social media accounts, especially X, are very important.

1787
01:51:22,980 --> 01:51:26,280
 So, just glad to get it back, and we certainly have been thankful for that.

1788
01:51:26,280 --> 01:51:30,660
 And now you can connect with me at DrewD977ESPN.

1789
01:51:30,900 --> 01:51:37,880
 I've been, you know, catching up with a lot of people and been very active on the account since getting it back.

1790
01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:45,100
 So, Scott and I have been having some good conversation on Talk & Ball, and you can certainly join us from 7 to 10 a.m. each morning.

1791
01:51:45,300 --> 01:51:51,020
 And Freddie Kirby and I will be back at Greenbrier this coming Tuesday, August the 18th.

1792
01:51:51,020 --> 01:51:55,800
 We're looking forward to that, having another meeting and being amongst a lot of Crimson Tide brethren.

1793
01:51:55,920 --> 01:51:58,880
 They will be coming off of the first scrimmage, which is tomorrow.

1794
01:51:59,120 --> 01:52:03,720
 They'll have the second scrimmage of fall camp on the two days later on Thursday.

1795
01:52:04,000 --> 01:52:05,640
 So, certainly looking forward to that.

1796
01:52:05,740 --> 01:52:10,160
 And then high school football will be getting underway on August the 20th.

1797
01:52:10,160 --> 01:52:22,020
 So, a lot going on, and you can connect with us at ESPN 97.7 The Zone, our SoundCloud account, if you want to get any of our content, or 9770ESPN.com.

1798
01:52:22,340 --> 01:52:27,040
 Or you can join us live on that link or on WZZN TV.

1799
01:52:27,380 --> 01:52:33,080
 And we always appreciate being on with you guys and talking some ball on 93.9 The Score.

1800
01:52:33,080 --> 01:52:43,740
 And just thankful to be back and be back on X and be able to talk to a lot of the great listeners and fans throughout the country.

1801
01:52:44,440 --> 01:52:47,160
 As they say on the old TV show, welcome back, Connor.

1802
01:52:47,240 --> 01:52:50,040
 Listen, Drew, thanks for your time today and stay safe out there, okay?

1803
01:52:51,140 --> 01:52:52,660
 Absolutely, guys. Appreciate it.

1804
01:52:52,680 --> 01:52:53,120
 Thank you, bud.

1805
01:52:53,200 --> 01:52:56,240
 Nobody, Drew, the arm of 97.7 FM The Zone.

1806
01:52:56,860 --> 01:53:00,400
 BB, obviously, are you ready for some Braves baseball tonight right here?

1807
01:53:00,780 --> 01:53:02,540
 Yep, we got another game with the Mavs.

1808
01:53:02,580 --> 01:53:04,360
 They won last night 4-0.

1809
01:53:04,620 --> 01:53:06,600
 In fact, that game was on channel 48.

1810
01:53:06,720 --> 01:53:09,840
 Martin Perez, six scoreless innings.

1811
01:53:10,980 --> 01:53:14,540
 Once again, that Olsen guy continues to play pretty well.

1812
01:53:14,540 --> 01:53:16,600
 His 35th homer.

1813
01:53:16,600 --> 01:53:19,640
 They've got Tyler Mailey on the mound tonight.

1814
01:53:19,780 --> 01:53:23,040
 And you can hear that right here on 93.9 The Score.

1815
01:53:23,400 --> 01:53:27,400
 Trying to add that eight-and-a-half game lead of the Fiddle Up Your Fields to eight teams.

1816
01:53:27,520 --> 01:53:30,180
 Going to take care of business for now on behalf of BB, Greg James Blair,

1817
01:53:30,320 --> 01:53:31,160
 the entire crew here.

1818
01:53:31,460 --> 01:53:33,420
 Harold Bogg, thank you so much for your time today.

1819
01:53:33,500 --> 01:53:35,680
 Let's do it again tomorrow, noon to two, the BIMO Bug Show.

1820
01:53:35,800 --> 01:53:37,880
 Back here on Sports Radio from 93.9 The Score.