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 It's time for UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza. For the next hour we'll go in depth as we talk to your University of North Alabama Lions.

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 UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza is brought to you by Lost Pizza Shoals, Burnley Spine and Sport, Singing River Brewery, Southern Pride Pest Control, Alabama Health Guidance, The Carriage Wine and Market,

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 and Brown Equipment Company. Live from Lost Pizza in historic downtown Florence, here's the voice of the Lions, Benjamin Ray.

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 We're back and better than ever from Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence. It's UNA Football Night.

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 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel with you, we're excited to be back. Mike, it feels like just yesterday we were here,

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 wrapping up football, basketball, baseball, softball season. Now here we are, it's August, that means we're officially back.

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 Yeah, and Lost Pizza's kind of been the hub for all of this, and it's been really exciting to be here, be back here.

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 And I look out and I see a tremendous crowd once again. People love coming out here to support UNA Athletics.

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 Football Night kind of kicked it off last year, and it's kicking it off again this year. It's great to be back.

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 The football staff is in the house. We're going to talk with them momentarily. Brent Dierman's back for his fourth season at North Alabama.

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 Both coordinators are here, Clint Bowe and Travis Partridge. They're going to make their UNA Football Night debut.

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 And we're going to talk some marching pride with Dr. Gray. He's here as well.

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 The 2026 football season marks the 78th campaign for the University of North Alabama football program.

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 And this might be the most anticipated season since football returned to the university back in 1949.

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 There's nothing that this program has not accomplished over the last 77 years.

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 The Division II Heisman is named after a UNA player in Harlan Hill.

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 Ronald McKinnon won that in 95.

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 UNA was the first program in the state of Alabama to integrate when, in 1968,

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 Leonard Rabbit Thomas and Bobby Joe Pride became the first African Americans to play in a collegiate football game in the state of Alabama.

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 We're talking 13 Gold South Conference championships, over, I think, 22 Division II playoff appearances,

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 second most all-time, five national championship game appearances,

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 of course, with the three wins from 93, 94, 95.

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 There's been 80 All-Americans and no telling how many all-conference players along the ride.

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 But, Mike, there's been one box UNA football has never checked.

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 UNA's never played a true home football game on campus.

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 We've never had tailgating.

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 Campus has never truly been a part of those college football Saturdays.

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 And for the first time, that's going to change with the opening of Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium on September 19th.

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 And, Mike, we're getting to witness history in the making.

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 And you're talking about one of the most monumental moments in UNA football history.

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 You went through a lot of milestones there, Ben.

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 And going all the way back to 1949, after two decades without football, bringing football back just in general,

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 you know, bringing back the football program.

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 Thank goodness President Norton had that meeting back on March 30th, 1949, to say,

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 we're bringing football back 77 years later.

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 We've hit a lot of milestones, national championships.

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 He went through all the accolades, but never an on-campus stadium for our fans, for our students, for our community to call home.

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 And now we have that.

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 This is definitely going to be one of those milestone, memorable seasons.

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 A lot going on, a lot of excitement.

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 And I'm ready to open up Bank Independent Stadium.

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 The Lionhead, the logo on midfield.

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 We got our first real look at it with some aerial photos earlier today.

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 It's on the UNA social handles.

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 You can check that out.

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 I mean, it gives me chills to see that.

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 Yeah, the Lionhead in the middle and the gold accents there with the UAC logo.

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 Seeing Bobby Wallace field.

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 And Bobby Wallace's name on the stadium, just right there on the turf, is tremendous to me.

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 That's one of my favorite parts.

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 And just how aesthetic it is.

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 If you look at it from the baseball stadium, looking over at the press box at Sunset,

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 I mean, that is just one of the most tremendous views you could have.

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 And I think our fans are really going to enjoy it.

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 And I'm ready to see it full, a sellout we're expecting for September 19th.

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 It's going to be a party indeed on campus, Saturdays in the South, in Florence, Alabama.

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 Won't ever be the same.

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 We cannot wait.

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 We got a lot to get into in this show.

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 And with the most anticipated game on campus coming up here in a couple weeks,

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 we're going to introduce you to some things here at Lost Pizza Shoals.

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 And we want to bring up Katie McDonald now.

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 Where is Katie?

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 Katie's here in the house with us.

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 Lost Pizza is launching a special tailgate menu.

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 And over the next three weeks, we're going to be showing off some items.

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 I don't know if we discussed this part.

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 Katie's got to put the headset on right here.

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 And tell us what we have right here.

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 Katie, you've been with us every year we've done this show here.

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 How are you doing?

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 I'm doing great.

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 How are y'all?

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 We are phenomenal.

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 Tell us what we have here.

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 So we've got our brand new tailgating trays going on this fall.

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 We're going to be delivering them straight to Pine Street, straight to the stadium.

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 We're starting out with our sandwich trays.

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 Got all of our sandwiches from our menu and a couple extras.

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 I heard a rumor the full court press is coming back.

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 The full court press.

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 The full court press is coming back.

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 Breaking news.

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 I don't know if that was supposed to be breaking news or not.

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 Well, we break news here on UNA Football Night.

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 Mike was just absolutely locked in.

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 Tell us what's on this tray.

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 Yeah.

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 So it looks like we're starting with the Yardbird right here.

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 That's our chicken sandwich.

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 It's the best.

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 It's one of my favorites.

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 That's what I always get.

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 This one right here.

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 This one right here.

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 Yardbird.

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 It's got tomatoes, lettuce, chicken, mayo, and provolone.

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 Solid chicken sandwich.

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 Can't go wrong with it.

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 Then going around, we've got our full court press right here.

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 Oh, it's back.

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 That's our full court.

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 The mini bread.

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 Yeah, it's pressed with the sliders.

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 The sliders, yeah.

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 Heck, yeah.

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 And then we've got our Meemaw.

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 That's our meatball sandwich right in the middle.

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 Our Delta Mel.

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 That's like a ham and turkey sub.

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 And then our Mr. G right on the front right there.

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 That's our Italian sub.

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 That's my wife's favorite.

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 That's her go-to.

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 It's a good one.

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 How can fans get this?

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 What do they need to do if they're tailgating on campus?

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 So we'll have a link, I'm sure.

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 You can just order directly through us.

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 We'll be delivering it straight to the stadium.

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 You'll have a place to pick it up on Pine Street where the tailgating spot is.

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 So every week we're debuting something, right?

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 Everything is.

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 This is the first of, what, three or four of these that we're going to do?

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 All right, Mike, which one are you going for?

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 Man, obviously the full court press.

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 I already know what it's all about.

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 I've been begging for it to come back.

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 And thank you, Chuck.

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 Full court press.

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 I'm glad it's finally back.

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 What did you say?

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 Meatball?

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 I knew you were going to go for that one.

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 Meatball 2.0.

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 I've been staring it down.

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 It's got some sprinkle of cheese on top right there.

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 Provolone on top, a meatball, meatball sauce.

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 You said the chicken, so I'm going for the chicken, all right?

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 Go for the yard bird.

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 Are we good to eat now?

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 Let's do it.

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 We're doing this, Mike.

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 Go for it.

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 Cheers, my friend.

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 Cheers, my friend.

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 First bites.

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 You ready?

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 I'm going to need a napkin.

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 That is incredible.

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 You talk about the pizza here, the sandwiches as well.

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 You guys have done it again.

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 Again, this will be part of the tailgate package.

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 Everybody's going to be able to get some stuff.

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 Katie, thanks.

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 I guess you're going to be with us every week to open.

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 We're not done yet.

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 My favorite guest.

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 We've got more to debut part of this tailgate package.

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 Is Edward Speaker here?

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 Come on up, Edward.

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 Katie, we'll let you pass the headset off.

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 I'm going to try to finish my sandwich.

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 Edward is with The Carriage.

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 What are you guys doing as a part of this tailgate package?

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 So everything that we have in our store can be available to tailgate.

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 So all you've got to do is go to our website, carriagewine.com, and we're going to have it

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 And you can go through it, and you can click as many as four different options, four different

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 styles of wine, rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet, red blends, sparkling wines, whatever you

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 Build that box online.

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 Pay for it online, and we'll have it ready for you to come pick up.

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 We'll even have it chilled for you, and you can come grab it, and it'll be ready to drink.

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 So what is a go-to tailgating wine?

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 What goes well with Saturday football?

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 The Lost Pizza tailgate packages coming together.

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 The carriage as well.

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 Man, it's going to make these Saturdays so much better, isn't it?

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 It's going to be so much fun.

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 Thank you so much for stopping by to break it down with us.

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 Hey, check it out, Lost Pizza.

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 And the carriage will have you taken care of for tailgate Saturdays at the Pines as

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 When we come back, head football coach Brent Dierman.

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 We're back at Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence for UNA football night

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 where we're at Lost Pizza Shoals, but it should be Chuck's Sandwich Shop or something.

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 We welcome in North Alabama head football coach Britt Dierman, year number four.

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 Coach, hard-hitting question out of the gate.

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 Which sandwich did you go with?

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 I did the Cuban, what was it called?

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 The full-court press.

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 Full-court press.

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 It was pretty good.

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 Very good.

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 I might have pressured him to do that because it's my favorite.

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 There's just so many options here.

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 I had to have somebody push me one way, or I'd be eating with three of these.

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 It was really good.

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 We're excited to be back here.

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 We'll be here every Monday during football season.

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 Come on out from 7 to 8 p.m.

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 You can hang out, get some great pizza, sandwich options, and hear us talk about some UNA football.

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 Coach, you're number four for you.

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 How does it feel to be back down here gearing up for a season?

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 I tell you, it doesn't feel like four years.

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 I know that.

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 The time has flown by, but, man, I love this place, love UNA.

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 I love the staff, the players, love the community here.

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 So every year has been a joy, and this one is going to be the best one.

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 One thing you've done in your four years that I've noticed, especially from year one, you wanted to honor the traditions of UNA.

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 Obviously, the last era of Brawley Stadium, got to close that and do it the right way and try to honor everybody the best you can.

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 And, Coach, just hearing Ben kind of rattle off some of that history earlier, just how the program started, all the All-Americans and all-conference guys that have came through,

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 and now to open a new era in the stadium, what does that mean to you?

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 You know, all the players and coaches that put blood, sweat, and tears into this place, it's our job to honor them.

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 You know, they did so much to elevate the program and get us to where we're at now, and I feel like I'm in debt to them to make sure that we continue to carry it on

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 and continue to build this thing the right way.

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 Everywhere we go, it's our job to wear the logo.

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 It's our job to represent this community, this fan base, the alumni, and I pray and I hope every day that I coach in such a way that honors them,

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 but also our players play in such a way.

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 I was just sitting here thinking, when you got hired, you were probably shown a photo of what a stadium could look like, right?

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 And now we've all been watching the dirt move, anxiously awaiting.

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 I was thinking today of all the different renditions we've seen of dirt from a mound to a pond, now to a stadium coming up.

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 What's it been like for you to watch this process?

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 You are 100% right.

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 When I came on my interview here, there was pictures, there was renderings, there was talk of it,

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 there was promises of it, and to see it just go from nothing, to see it go from a practice field,

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 and some that have come out and watched practices out there, a practice field where in the spring,

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 if a foul ball was hit the right way, a player was probably taking one on the dome or on the ankle or something like that,

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 and to watch it transform into what it is now.

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 I think there was a three-week time period where we had a pond.

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 They dug the hole in the ground, didn't put the ditches in yet, and I felt like we had a fishing pond out there for a little bit.

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 But it's been fun to watch.

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 It's been amazing to watch.

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 It's kind of helped us big time in recruiting.

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 It's helped us in retention.

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 So it's been a really fun year.

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 And, Coach, you can look right out your window and kind of watch it every day.

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 I know you've been doing that a lot.

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 But it's been kind of interesting knowing you're playing week zero, you've got to move everything kind of up a week.

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 You're practicing in July, fall camp in July.

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 It's always kind of fun to talk about that.

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 But how different is it, I guess, preparing for a week zero game versus week one?

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 I'll tell you, three of the four years that me and you have been here, we've been in a week zero game.

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 So it's more different to not playing a week zero game.

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 So the one season that we didn't play week zero, that was the weird year for me.

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 I mean, we're accustomed to it.

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 That's all that we've known since being here.

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 Every time we talk week zero, to me, it just messes with my mind because it's really week one.

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 You know, we had an interview about Arkansas today, and they were talking about week one.

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 And I was like, nope.

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 Arkansas is definitely week two for us.

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 So it's fun.

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 But at the same time, you have to rush your process.

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 You have to rush things.

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 You're practicing in the end of July, which you're not used to usually.

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 But with college football nowadays, the kids don't get much time off.

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 The coaches don't get much time off in the summer.

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 It's summer training right into fall camp now.

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 Speaking of coaches, I've seen everybody come in.

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 I believe your entire coaching staff is here.

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 I'm not going to make you name off everybody, Coach.

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 You've got a great staff, though.

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 I've enjoyed getting to know the new faces, a lot of faces we've known for a while, the returnees as well.

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 What have you liked the most about this coaching staff assembled?

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 I think we have a very well-educated staff that loves teaching and coaching.

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 We've got guys that have been from the Big 12 to we've got Coach Craig Schurig in the room,

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 who's going to be a Hall of Famer at Washburn from Travis Partridge has done an excellent job everywhere he's ever been.

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 Colby Ellis' second stint here to former players with Mike and BoJack.

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 Our staff is just full of guys that care about players, and I try to make it a point this offseason to go out

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 and find guys that love, serve, and care for players, that put the players above everything else, but are great teachers.

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 You know, I think great teachers can get the most out of the players, and it's been really fun to watch the staff.

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 We've got yellers and screamers.

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 We've got quiet guys.

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 We've got a great mix of all things, but you'll find out more about those guys this year and a couple of them tonight.

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 Got a question for Ben.

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 Do I do Dierman Trivia now or do I save it for the end of the show?

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 What do you think, Coach?

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 I think you throw it out there right now.

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 You can't save trick plays for later in the game.

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 When you fill it, you just got to go with it.

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 Hey, you know, I might score a 91-yard touchdown with this one, so let's go right away.

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 All right, so we're playing Sanford.

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 That's our week one opponent.

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 Week zero, whoever, depending on how you look at it.

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 See, it messes with you.

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 It does.

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 It really does.

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 We're playing that game in Huntsville, Neutral Site Field, Joe Davis Stadium, first college football game in history at that venue.

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 But Sanford being the opponent, the last time we played Sanford was in 2002, and it was the season opener.

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 Who was the quarterback of that UNA team?

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 The quarterback was definitely Will Hall, and Will Hall was taking snaps from a buddy of mine, Lance Ancar.

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 Probably the best quarterback center duo in school history, I would say.

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 You nailed it.

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 Will Hall was the quarterback in that game.

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 UNA was a great job coach or 1-0 on trivia so far.

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 So, yeah, and that was interesting because that was Will Hall's debut for UNA as a junior.

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 It was an overtime game where Sanford was Division I, UNA was Division II.

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 Didn't do so well offensively.

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 That was maybe one of the worst performances he had, but then obviously went on.

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 He had a lot of good ones after that.

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 He had a ton of great ones and ended up winning the Harlan Hill Trophy.

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 So, kind of interesting to go all the way back to 0-2.

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 And then, Ben, when was the first meeting?

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 49.

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 That's right.

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 Second game.

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 Did you call that one?

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 I was not alive yet.

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 I've got the beard.

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 It would have been a fun one to call.

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 I wish we had the archive footage of that.

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 I'm sure it's somewhere.

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 Well, Coach, we'll get your thoughts on Sanford coming up here in just a little bit.

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 We've got a jam-packed, fun lineup.

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 Coming up next, we're going to talk with Director of Bands, Dr. Joseph Gray.

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 You got to go talk to the band a few, gosh, days, weeks ago.

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 I don't know, fall camp.

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 I know it all runs together.

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 What was that like for you?

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 It was a couple days ago.

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 That's all I remember.

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 I tell you what, Dr. Gray's been fantastic to work with.

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 We used to run into each other in Kilby carpool lines, picking up children.

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 But you're talking about a guy that cares and loves this university, cares for his people as well.

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 But it's been really good working with each other.

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 I'm excited about the future of the band and the football team coming together.

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 We can't wait.

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 We'll talk to Dr. Gray coming up next.

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 And we'll check back in with Coach here in just a little bit as well.

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 We'll take another time out.

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483
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 Next up, down here at Lost Pizza Shoals, UNA Football Night.

484
00:24:08,420 --> 00:24:09,660
 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel.

485
00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,200
 We're excited to welcome in the director of bands at the University of North Alabama.

486
00:24:13,660 --> 00:24:16,860
 Back for his first year after a six-year stint.

487
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,360
 He was at Mississippi State last year.

488
00:24:18,420 --> 00:24:20,900
 He's back leading the bands here at North Alabama.

489
00:24:21,020 --> 00:24:21,960
 Dr. Joe Gray.

490
00:24:22,060 --> 00:24:24,080
 Dr. Gray, thank you so much for swinging by and joining us.

491
00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:24,440
 Yeah, of course.

492
00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:24,960
 I'm glad to.

493
00:24:26,180 --> 00:24:28,720
 First year as head band director.

494
00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:30,580
 You submit your resume.

495
00:24:30,700 --> 00:24:31,260
 You get the call.

496
00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:32,220
 You've got the job.

497
00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:32,920
 What's the feeling?

498
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:34,320
 Great.

499
00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:38,700
 It was a little surreal leaving after being here for six years

500
00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:40,280
 and then going down to Starkville for a year.

501
00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,940
 But, you know, I was down in Starkville for a couple of months,

502
00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,940
 and I missed being here because this is just such a special place.

503
00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,800
 So as soon as that opportunity arose, I was all in, you know, trying to get back.

504
00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,500
 Well, we're very fortunate that that happened, and we're glad that you're back.

505
00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,140
 And, you know, some of the memories I have of kind of coming back to UNA when you were here

506
00:25:01,140 --> 00:25:05,840
 was going to basketball games and just seeing how electric the environment was,

507
00:25:05,860 --> 00:25:07,440
 and you guys were such a big part of that.

508
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:12,160
 What does that mean to you and, I guess, that part of working with the band?

509
00:25:12,260 --> 00:25:12,480
 Yeah.

510
00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:18,000
 So I'm a big sports fan, and I do love football.

511
00:25:18,140 --> 00:25:18,860
 I love marching band.

512
00:25:19,380 --> 00:25:24,420
 Basketball is one of my favorite things, and I love where the pet band is set up in the arena.

513
00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:32,300
 It's just right on top of the away team, and we try to do our best to disrupt whatever we can.

514
00:25:32,620 --> 00:25:36,020
 And I think they do a pretty good job, and we're going to try to make that even more so this year.

515
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,040
 And we're trying to do the same thing with the marching band, being in the new stadium.

516
00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:45,080
 At Brawley, we were kind of set up on the other side, kind of away from everything,

517
00:25:45,260 --> 00:25:48,580
 and where we're set up in the new stadium this year is right around the corner,

518
00:25:48,700 --> 00:25:49,940
 right next to the student section.

519
00:25:50,340 --> 00:25:53,180
 And I think it's going to help us create a much more unified atmosphere,

520
00:25:53,180 --> 00:25:58,000
 and hopefully it's a little more intimidating than what we were able to achieve at Brawley.

521
00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,260
 I didn't think we were going to go this way, but I've got to ask you this.

522
00:26:01,580 --> 00:26:04,460
 Two years ago, we make that electric run in the ASUN tournament.

523
00:26:04,580 --> 00:26:06,600
 Some of the best nights of basketball.

524
00:26:07,020 --> 00:26:10,040
 Things I used to dream about when I started working at UNAS.

525
00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:10,600
 The Lipscomb game.

526
00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:12,060
 And the pet band.

527
00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:17,260
 Well, I'm talking about inside CES Bank Arena, the semifinal games, just magical nights, sold out.

528
00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,600
 But the pet band was such a large part of that run.

529
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:25,700
 I want to hear your perspective of what that championship season was like to be a part of from the band perspective.

530
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:27,820
 I mean, it was electric for us, too.

531
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:34,580
 The students that are in our program enjoy these moments just as much as, I don't know about just as much,

532
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:37,240
 but, you know, they enjoy them as much as they do with the athletes.

533
00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:42,400
 And I know that we've had a special bond with a lot of these athletes in the past few years.

534
00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:47,520
 And, I mean, Damien Forst, you know, and he would always come and talk to our kids.

535
00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:53,360
 And I remember we were just rooting for them as people and our students being able to be involved.

536
00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:58,900
 And feeling like they actually have an effect on the outcome of the game is huge.

537
00:26:59,340 --> 00:27:00,680
 Yeah, it was always felt.

538
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,080
 The energy was just so great.

539
00:27:02,220 --> 00:27:05,320
 And without you there, it was a lot more difficult to achieve that.

540
00:27:05,380 --> 00:27:06,980
 But I think that was a big part of it.

541
00:27:07,180 --> 00:27:08,880
 And let's go back to the football side.

542
00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:13,460
 And, obviously, the Marching Pride, just such a great history and tradition.

543
00:27:13,740 --> 00:27:19,420
 And now, just like you and a football will open a new season and a new era, you guys will get to do that as well.

544
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,460
 And let's hear about this first show.

545
00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,100
 What are the plans and what can fans expect?

546
00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:28,520
 So we're really excited to have this on-campus stadium.

547
00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:37,720
 And something that's going to be useful for us or change for us is that our band room is right near the stadium.

548
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:44,000
 So, first and foremost, we're going to be able to come down to the stadium together, parade down, and make that more of an event.

549
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:51,640
 The athletes, the football players coming in from the team meal, entering the stadium, that's going to be much more of an event for us, too.

550
00:27:52,900 --> 00:27:56,280
 And just having that kind of being in our home base is huge.

551
00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:08,240
 Like I had mentioned, where we're sitting and being able to connect with the other portions of the cheer and the roar and the student section, being able to create this kind of unified event is going to be great.

552
00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:15,160
 Pre-game, our new pre-game show, it's making me nervous right now because this week zero schedule is tough.

553
00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:23,000
 But our new pre-game is what you would maybe expect more from a traditional football atmosphere.

554
00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,280
 So it's a little bit more involved.

555
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,340
 There's a few more tunes that we're doing.

556
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:31,020
 And then the halftime show is going to be what you would expect from the marching pride.

557
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,120
 You're getting to start traditions.

558
00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,260
 It's pretty cool to think about the origin of how some of these traditions will come.

559
00:28:37,860 --> 00:28:40,460
 We talked to a lot of football players throughout this offseason.

560
00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,040
 Who's going to score the first touchdown?

561
00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:43,700
 What's going to be the first big moment?

562
00:28:43,780 --> 00:28:48,000
 Have you thought about what's the first song you guys are going to play in the stadium?

563
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:49,360
 Do you already know?

564
00:28:49,460 --> 00:28:49,640
 Yeah.

565
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:50,700
 Well, yeah, it's scripted.

566
00:28:50,820 --> 00:28:51,580
 Of course!

567
00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:52,760
 It's part of the pre-game.

568
00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:54,240
 It's going to be the fight song.

569
00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,820
 I think every pre-game should start with a fight song and end with a fight song.

570
00:28:57,980 --> 00:29:01,300
 That's all of our pre-game performances is going to be that way.

571
00:29:01,460 --> 00:29:05,520
 So the first thing that we play in the stadium in uniform is going to be the fight song.

572
00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:06,360
 It's going to be magnificent.

573
00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:10,280
 And this may be a biased opinion, but it's an opinion I've held for a long time.

574
00:29:10,540 --> 00:29:15,100
 Ever since I was a student, I've always thought UNA's fight song is one of the strongest in the nation.

575
00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:19,600
 I think if you go across FCS and you listen to other fight songs, I always think ours is the best.

576
00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,300
 I mean, where would you rank our fight song?

577
00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:21,800
 Top.

578
00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:22,440
 Let's go.

579
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,780
 It goes top and then on Wisconsin because I'm also a Wisconsin fan.

580
00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:36,920
 But, you know, interestingly, I just received an email last week from a cheer team in Georgia that asked for the rights to use our fight song for their competition cheer.

581
00:29:37,140 --> 00:29:37,480
 Oh, wow.

582
00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,680
 Yeah, which was surprising to me, but it is.

583
00:29:39,780 --> 00:29:41,280
 It's a really fantastic fight song.

584
00:29:41,420 --> 00:29:42,940
 It's a fight song that gets stuck in your head.

585
00:29:43,020 --> 00:29:44,320
 That's what you want, right?

586
00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:45,920
 Halftime show.

587
00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:46,860
 What's the theme?

588
00:29:46,940 --> 00:29:48,120
 What are fans going to see?

589
00:29:48,340 --> 00:29:55,280
 Yeah, so I'm going to have a hard time saying this word, but 250 years semi-quincentennial.

590
00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:56,400
 I think I nailed it.

591
00:29:56,420 --> 00:29:57,140
 You nailed it.

592
00:29:57,340 --> 00:29:58,200
 I'm not going to try.

593
00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,360
 So 250 years.

594
00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:01,140
 Word of the day.

595
00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:01,580
 Yes.

596
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:07,880
 So we wanted to do a patriotic show, but we wanted it to be – we've done patriotic shows in the past.

597
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,820
 We wanted this one to have a little more character to it.

598
00:30:09,980 --> 00:30:13,100
 So this one is called Sea to Shining Sea, an American road trip.

599
00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:19,520
 And what we're doing is starting off with a patriotic – we're starting off with America the Beautiful right off the bat, full sound.

600
00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,760
 That's going to move into Rhapsody in Blue, representing New York City.

601
00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,240
 Then we're going into Johnny Cash's I've Been Everywhere, which represents the start of the road trip.

602
00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:33,920
 We're going to have that traditional production in the middle, which feature all of our auxiliaries with Viva Las Vegas.

603
00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,600
 And then we're going to do Ella Langley's Chews in Texas, which is pretty cool.

604
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:39,420
 The students are excited about that.

605
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:40,380
 Route 66.

606
00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:45,220
 And then when we get into the drum solo, which is going to be a song by Deep Purple,

607
00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:52,620
 then we're going to end in California with California Dreaming and Good Vibrations before we hit the America the Beautiful again at the end.

608
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,300
 When do you start planning this, dreaming this?

609
00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,320
 Well, I did on day one.

610
00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,580
 Of when I got hired, which was March 30th.

611
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:07,140
 Typically, it would be, you know, I mean, where are you thinking about next year, to be honest with you?

612
00:31:07,180 --> 00:31:08,580
 And then January rolls around.

613
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,400
 We're starting to map things out.

614
00:31:10,980 --> 00:31:14,400
 I saw some excitement over on this side of the table when you said Chews in Texas.

615
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:15,520
 We got some LFLs.

616
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:16,720
 We got some LFLs.

617
00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:17,580
 LFLs at the group.

618
00:31:17,580 --> 00:31:19,440
 Are you an LFL or are you just doing that for the kids?

619
00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:20,300
 I'm doing it for the kids.

620
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:26,540
 I do like that she quotes Amarillo by Morning in it.

621
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:27,120
 Yes.

622
00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:34,980
 That was the other one that we were thinking about doing, Amarillo by Morning, but we wanted to choose in Texas because that's what the students kind of connected with more.

623
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:41,760
 So I talked to you about this earlier, but the three things I always love most from the band, being a drummer, the drum feature.

624
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:42,780
 You already mentioned that.

625
00:31:43,220 --> 00:31:46,360
 I always enjoy when the trumpets start hitting those high notes.

626
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,000
 We're going to have some blaring trumpets.

627
00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:49,140
 There will be a couple, yes.

628
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,280
 And then the lionette leg kick.

629
00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:51,640
 Yeah.

630
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:53,140
 Signature move, right?

631
00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:53,560
 Yeah.

632
00:31:53,980 --> 00:31:55,840
 That's going to be during Route 66.

633
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,440
 So the lionettes are going to get their kicks on Route 66.

634
00:31:58,760 --> 00:31:59,280
 There you go.

635
00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:00,000
 All right.

636
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,580
 Last question for me, because I'm just genuinely curious about the formations.

637
00:32:04,020 --> 00:32:08,500
 And, you know, I've been to, what's the big event that they do with, it used to be in the Georgia Dome.

638
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:09,640
 You probably know what I'm talking about.

639
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:10,800
 The big competition.

640
00:32:11,060 --> 00:32:12,680
 In the summer or in the fall?

641
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,900
 I don't even remember when it was, but it was like professional band competition.

642
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:17,520
 Yeah, Drum Corps International in the summer.

643
00:32:17,620 --> 00:32:18,320
 Yeah, DCI.

644
00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,700
 So my sister used to be really into that.

645
00:32:20,740 --> 00:32:26,420
 And I was just amazed at how some people had to change formations and go, almost sprinting.

646
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:33,740
 Is there any specific transitions that you want to highlight where maybe we could look for somebody that's got like a really hard transition?

647
00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:35,880
 Yeah, well, in week zero, no.

648
00:32:36,540 --> 00:32:38,940
 But maybe in a month I'll start pointing some of those out.

649
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:40,700
 Or maybe I want you to watch them.

650
00:32:40,900 --> 00:32:43,680
 But, I mean, this week zero timeline has been tough, you know.

651
00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:48,820
 And plus this weather for band camp this year was very intense.

652
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:49,500
 It was very hot.

653
00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:50,400
 But our kids pushed through.

654
00:32:51,140 --> 00:32:51,460
 But, yeah.

655
00:32:51,660 --> 00:32:54,120
 In a month I'll let you know what to look out for.

656
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,900
 Right now, just enjoy the music.

657
00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:57,780
 I'm ready.

658
00:32:58,340 --> 00:33:02,480
 You didn't know some football guys were going to have so much band stuff to talk about.

659
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:02,480
 Yeah, that's right.

660
00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,360
 All right, last thing, a couple things before we let you go.

661
00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,520
 Numbers, can you give us a rundown, you know, tubas, drums?

662
00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:11,820
 What does the band lineup look like?

663
00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:13,120
 In terms of numbers?

664
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:13,660
 Numbers, yeah.

665
00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:18,820
 Oh, so we are, so last year was the big Macy's and we knew that that was going to be a huge band.

666
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:20,660
 I think it was the biggest band that we've had in history.

667
00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:24,100
 So we knew that there was going to be a little bit of attrition after that.

668
00:33:24,180 --> 00:33:28,920
 But we are at about 220, which is about what we were in 2022.

669
00:33:29,340 --> 00:33:32,820
 So it hasn't fallen quite as steeply as we thought that it would.

670
00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:35,300
 And then what about the breakdown of sections?

671
00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:35,940
 Oh.

672
00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:37,520
 Can you rattle that off?

673
00:33:37,780 --> 00:33:38,340
 Really quickly?

674
00:33:38,620 --> 00:33:38,960
 Do it.

675
00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:39,620
 Let's hear it.

676
00:33:39,940 --> 00:33:40,580
 It's all right.

677
00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:42,520
 Well, where do you want me to start?

678
00:33:42,520 --> 00:34:08,780
 The trumpets, we've got 21 trumpets, we've got 16 mellophones, we've got 27 baritones, we've got 12 contract dubas, we've got 13 piccolos, we've got 16 clarinets, we've got 17 saxophones, we've got 49 auxiliaries, we've got 7 snares, we have 5 tenors, we have 4 flubs, we've got 6 basses, we have 4 cymbals, we have 3 drum majors, and we've got 19 in the front ensemble.

679
00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:09,320
 Wow.

680
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:10,880
 Incredible.

681
00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:11,160
 Incredible.

682
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:12,720
 Incredible.

683
00:34:13,240 --> 00:34:13,460
 All right.

684
00:34:13,820 --> 00:34:16,000
 You guys don't just play at home football games.

685
00:34:16,340 --> 00:34:17,400
 You have a full schedule.

686
00:34:17,500 --> 00:34:18,400
 How can people find it?

687
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:19,540
 What are some of the highlights of that?

688
00:34:19,860 --> 00:34:20,040
 Okay.

689
00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:25,300
 So we typically go and do exhibitions, and we are doing exhibitions all over the place.

690
00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:31,220
 We're going up to Rockville, up outside of Murfreesboro on the 12th of September.

691
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,780
 We are going to Prattville on the 10th of October.

692
00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:36,060
 We're going to Deschler High School.

693
00:34:36,180 --> 00:34:37,400
 We're going to Hewitt Trustville High School.

694
00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:38,700
 We're going to Muscle Shoals High School.

695
00:34:39,540 --> 00:34:45,880
 And then plus all of our home games, we've also got – oh, we're going to Albertville High School, which is a big one for us.

696
00:34:46,140 --> 00:34:50,080
 And then we've got our marching band extravaganza on November 7th.

697
00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:55,300
 We're inviting all the high school kids to come and enjoy the new stadium and perform with us at halftime.

698
00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:56,660
 We cannot wait.

699
00:34:56,740 --> 00:34:58,360
 Week zero, we'll get the first taste.

700
00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,800
 But September 19th is when the real fun happens.

701
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:04,820
 It's going to be a magical night inside of Bank Independence Stadium.

702
00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:05,680
 Dr. Gray, thank you.

703
00:35:05,780 --> 00:35:05,880
 Thank you.

704
00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:06,780
 Your first appearance here.

705
00:35:06,820 --> 00:35:07,940
 We'll have to do this more often.

706
00:35:07,940 --> 00:35:08,460
 Yes, please.

707
00:35:08,620 --> 00:35:09,140
 Yeah, thank you.

708
00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:10,180
 We'll take a time out.

709
00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:12,340
 We're going to jump into some coordinator conversations.

710
00:35:12,580 --> 00:35:15,880
 When we come back, this is UNA Football Night for Lost Pizza Shoals.

711
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,860
 You got a craving that won't quit?

712
00:35:18,060 --> 00:35:22,580
 Lost Pizza Company Shoals just dropped something new, and it's only around for a limited time.

713
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,160
 Say hello to our jalapeno mac and cheese bites.

714
00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:30,000
 Crispy, cheesy, packed with a little kick, and serve with our house-made ranch for dipping.

715
00:35:30,300 --> 00:35:35,680
 Paired with the fillet, y'all, our loaded fillet cheesesteak pizza that's quickly becoming a fan favorite.

716
00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,920
 This is for a limited time only, so don't wait.

717
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,260
 Come dine in or call ahead for to-go.

718
00:35:40,260 --> 00:35:44,140
 Lost Pizza Company Shoals, 201 North Seminary Street in Florence.

719
00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:45,760
 Dine in or to-go.

720
00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:49,200
 Hi, this is Ike Fowler with Alabama Health Guidance.

721
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:56,180
 Whether you are looking for a Medicare health plan or you are under 65 and exploring individual health care options,

722
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:59,840
 Alabama Health Guidance can help you find the plan that fits your needs.

723
00:36:00,340 --> 00:36:05,400
 Our local agents make it simple, so stop by our office at 885 Florence Boulevard

724
00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:09,800
 or give us a call at 256-648-5710.

725
00:36:10,620 --> 00:36:14,580
 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

726
00:36:14,580 --> 00:36:20,680
 Welcome to Burnley Spine & Sport Chiropractic, located in downtown Florence.

727
00:36:20,940 --> 00:36:25,220
 We offer a large array of therapies and techniques to help you get back in the game of life.

728
00:36:25,260 --> 00:36:28,280
 One of those therapies is red light slash infrared light therapy.

729
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:32,820
 Dry needling is used to help reduce pain associated with painful trigger point.

730
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:41,420
 Our class 4 laser therapies are used to decrease inflammation and improve the speed of healing of sprains, tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis.

731
00:36:41,740 --> 00:36:46,760
 Burnley Spine & Sport Chiropractic is proud to partner with UNA to keep our lions performing at their best.

732
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:47,480
 Roar Lions.

733
00:36:49,060 --> 00:36:53,700
 Join us at Singing River Brewery, your local hub for great beer and community fun.

734
00:36:55,020 --> 00:36:57,640
 Ready to serve delicious drinks and host amazing events?

735
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:04,660
 Try our Golden Mainer Leo's Roar, and 50% goes to UNA Athletics.

736
00:37:05,740 --> 00:37:09,180
 Support your local business and college community while enjoying a fantastic atmosphere.

737
00:37:11,660 --> 00:37:13,780
 Don't miss out on the good times.

738
00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:17,480
 Come sip, socialize, and savor the taste of Singing River Brewery.

739
00:37:18,820 --> 00:37:19,560
 Got wine?

740
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,900
 Offering 10% off six or more bottles of mix-and-match wine,

741
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,400
 and an unmatched selection of nearly a thousand different wines to suit any budget,

742
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:31,720
 the Carriage Wine & Market is your one-stop wine and craft beer destination in the heart of downtown Florence.

743
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:34,140
 In the mood to relax and wind down?

744
00:37:34,540 --> 00:37:38,500
 Indulge in our bar service featuring fine wines, wine cocktails, and craft beers,

745
00:37:38,860 --> 00:37:41,680
 all paired perfectly with house-made small bites and charcuterie,

746
00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:45,080
 and served with a smile in our cozy living room-style atmosphere.

747
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,580
 Come spend a little time with us and uncork your wine journey at the Carriage Wine & Market,

748
00:37:49,980 --> 00:37:53,860
 located at 121 East Mobile Street on Mobile Plaza across from the Shoals Theater.

749
00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:54,600
 Cheers!

750
00:37:55,220 --> 00:37:59,760
 It's summertime in the Shoals, which means sunshine, hot weather, and a lot more bugs.

751
00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:04,380
 Ants, mosquitoes, termites, they love this time of year just as much as we do.

752
00:38:04,820 --> 00:38:08,520
 That's why so many homeowners and businesses trust Southern Pride Pest Control,

753
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,480
 locally owned and operated right here in Muscle Shoals.

754
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 With years of experience, honest service, and a commitment to doing the job right,

755
00:38:16,020 --> 00:38:18,900
 our team doesn't walk away until you're completely satisfied.

756
00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,720
 Let us help you take back your home this summer.

757
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,800
 Call Southern Pride Pest Control today to schedule an appointment.

758
00:38:25,260 --> 00:38:27,300
 When you have pests, we have solutions.

759
00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:35,140
 And we're back.

760
00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:38,680
 UNA football night, night one, week zero action.

761
00:38:38,860 --> 00:38:43,580
 UNA and Samford kicking off 6 o'clock over in Huntsville at old Joe Davis Stadium.

762
00:38:44,140 --> 00:38:47,680
 We'll have you covered on Roar Lions Productions and on ESPN Plus.

763
00:38:47,820 --> 00:38:51,040
 UNA and Samford meeting for the first time since 2002.

764
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,320
 Happy to welcome you to the show for the first time ever.

765
00:38:54,520 --> 00:39:00,160
 First year defensive coordinator Clint Bowen makes his first appearance here at Lost Pizza Shoals.

766
00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:02,460
 Coach, hard-hitting question out of the gate.

767
00:39:02,740 --> 00:39:03,540
 What did you order tonight?

768
00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:05,800
 I went with the beekeeper.

769
00:39:06,140 --> 00:39:06,520
 The beekeeper?

770
00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:07,860
 That's my go-to as well.

771
00:39:07,940 --> 00:39:08,940
 It's my favorite pizza.

772
00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:10,220
 The little drizzle of honey.

773
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,400
 It's just the chef's kiss on top of that.

774
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,360
 Did you do the hot honey or the regular honey?

775
00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:14,940
 I don't know.

776
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:15,920
 Whatever they brought it up.

777
00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:17,640
 Get the hot honey next time.

778
00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:17,920
 All right.

779
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:20,500
 As you can tell, Mike and I love to talk food.

780
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:21,560
 We love eating food.

781
00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:23,740
 We love the football talk and fellowship down here.

782
00:39:24,120 --> 00:39:27,360
 You arrived, I guess, announced back in December, right?

783
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:27,780
 Correct.

784
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:29,420
 However many months ago that was.

785
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:30,540
 Nine months ago.

786
00:39:30,620 --> 00:39:32,340
 What has the journey been like to this point?

787
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:34,040
 You know, it's been great.

788
00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:39,400
 You know, one, the community of North Alabama, you know, the athletic department and all the

789
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,120
 people involved with that make the transition really smooth.

790
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:48,140
 You know, my wife and I moving to the Shoals area has been a smooth transition.

791
00:39:48,260 --> 00:39:49,320
 Really love the area here.

792
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:55,100
 So, you know, getting around the new staff and all that, getting to know people, it kind

793
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:58,400
 of happens in a hurry and, you know, you gather all the time.

794
00:39:58,460 --> 00:39:59,260
 So, it's been really smooth.

795
00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:00,700
 You played at Kansas.

796
00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:03,400
 You lived in Lawrence, Kansas, almost your entire career.

797
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:07,060
 And, obviously, you had that coaching stint at Lawrence High School.

798
00:40:07,260 --> 00:40:08,720
 And you had your son with you, too.

799
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:10,880
 And then you get to go together to Oklahoma State.

800
00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:12,420
 You get to come together to UNA.

801
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,060
 And your family's kind of been with you every step of the way.

802
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:18,960
 How special is that, knowing that your son is on the team at quarterback, you're on the

803
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:19,680
 other side of the ball?

804
00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:22,500
 Yeah, no, it's been, obviously, a unique experience.

805
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,240
 You know, I've been very fortunate to have it happen.

806
00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:26,820
 Really wasn't a plan.

807
00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:28,940
 Just kind of keeps falling that way, you know.

808
00:40:30,140 --> 00:40:33,380
 So, you know, to have him there, to be able to coach him in high school,

809
00:40:33,380 --> 00:40:36,700
 high school was one of the most exciting things I've done in coaching.

810
00:40:36,900 --> 00:40:38,300
 Like, I mean, a lot of years doing this.

811
00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:42,320
 In those years, coaching my two sons in high school was really special.

812
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:46,180
 And then us ending up at Oklahoma State together was just kind of almost just dumb luck.

813
00:40:46,260 --> 00:40:50,320
 You know, he had signed with Tulsa and was at Tulsa an hour down the road.

814
00:40:50,380 --> 00:40:51,940
 And we needed a QB at Oklahoma State.

815
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:52,680
 So, we came over.

816
00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:53,660
 So, that part worked out.

817
00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:58,260
 And then, you know, Coach Dierman giving us the opportunity to come here and keep this

818
00:40:58,260 --> 00:40:58,940
 little thing going.

819
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:02,220
 It's been a really neat situation for our family.

820
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:06,260
 This defensive unit that you've been building since you got here in December,

821
00:41:06,540 --> 00:41:09,580
 what's kind of molded into shape here as we get set to kick off this week?

822
00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:14,360
 You know, we did in college football now, you know, putting together a new roster.

823
00:41:14,780 --> 00:41:17,420
 And, you know, by the time I got here, most of that was already done.

824
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:21,040
 Coach Dierman and his crew, Ben Hamner, they'd already recruited all the kids and got them here.

825
00:41:21,860 --> 00:41:24,700
 And, you know, you've got to mesh a new group together.

826
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:30,400
 And there's a lot of different personalities, a lot of different, you know,

827
00:41:30,420 --> 00:41:33,660
 guys coming from different backgrounds, different level of experience and all that.

828
00:41:33,740 --> 00:41:36,900
 And, you know, we just kind of started from the beginning that we're going to have a certain

829
00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:39,800
 personality, but we'll definitely have a singular mentality.

830
00:41:40,140 --> 00:41:45,840
 And developing a mentality amongst our defense has been, you know, the number one goal from the beginning.

831
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:49,120
 You know, I think you have to believe in a certain way of playing the game.

832
00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:53,660
 You have to believe in certain aspects of what you're going to do and how you're going to do it.

833
00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:59,960
 And creating that mentality that our players have, you know, started to buy into has been, you know,

834
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,540
 that's always the hardest part.

835
00:42:02,060 --> 00:42:05,080
 And the part when you start to see it happen is usually the most rewarding,

836
00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:10,460
 when you see kids start to believe in something and start to buy into a system and a way of playing.

837
00:42:10,540 --> 00:42:12,340
 And I think our players are starting to get there.

838
00:42:12,820 --> 00:42:16,240
 I'll tell you this, it's been a lot of fun to watch the defensive side of the ball in practice.

839
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:19,920
 A lot of position battles and a lot of depth at various positions.

840
00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:24,940
 But without giving away too many philosophies or too many schemes, things like that,

841
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:29,160
 what can you and a fans expect in week zero when they watch this defense for the first time?

842
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:37,680
 You know, we, you know, we're always going to hang our hat on one, being a fundamentally sound team.

843
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:42,660
 You know, we want to, and that, and that shows up when the fans watch a game, usually with tackling.

844
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:49,800
 You know, if, if you're a defensive unit and you don't tackle, there's not a whole lot of things that go really well that day.

845
00:42:50,180 --> 00:42:52,080
 So it's a, it's a big emphasis.

846
00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:55,660
 It's something that, that, you know, like it's getting harder every year.

847
00:42:55,740 --> 00:43:00,180
 Like when, you know, 20 years ago, high school kids showed up and they could already tackle pretty good.

848
00:43:00,180 --> 00:43:05,660
 Well, the game's kind of gotten different and, and tackling, unfortunately gets put on the back burner,

849
00:43:05,660 --> 00:43:07,020
 but you're trying to keep kids healthy.

850
00:43:07,140 --> 00:43:09,900
 There's all those different mixes of, of, of things going on.

851
00:43:09,900 --> 00:43:15,640
 So it's a skill that, that, that isn't as developed when you, when we get players as it used to be.

852
00:43:15,780 --> 00:43:20,460
 So, you know, for us to go out there, you know, don't, I always kind of say this,

853
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:24,640
 don't, don't make the mistakes that, that my 80 year old mom can know that someone messed up really bad

854
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:31,640
 and play a physical brand of football and, and, and, you know, be a physical hard hitting tackling team.

855
00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,180
 And that's where we want to lay our identity.

856
00:43:33,620 --> 00:43:37,980
 Well, coach, this is the first of many conversations we're going to have with you throughout this upcoming season.

857
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:41,220
 We're all excited that you're here in Florence, part of this program.

858
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:45,180
 Our offices are next door and I can hear you teaching a lot.

859
00:43:45,260 --> 00:43:48,600
 I hope we don't ever bleed over and, and disturb you while you're, you're doing that.

860
00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,120
 I see players and coaches in your office all the time.

861
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:54,000
 We can't wait to see this unit in action on Saturday.

862
00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:55,180
 We appreciate you joining us.

863
00:43:55,260 --> 00:43:55,400
 Yeah.

864
00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:55,900
 Thank you.

865
00:43:56,620 --> 00:43:59,220
 That's North Alabama defensive coordinator, coach Bo.

866
00:43:59,300 --> 00:43:59,880
 We'll take a timeout.

867
00:43:59,940 --> 00:44:02,220
 We're going to jump over to the offensive side with coach Partridge.

868
00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:02,900
 That's next.

869
00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:04,480
 U and a football night from lost pizza.

870
00:44:04,620 --> 00:44:07,260
 You got a craving, they won't quit.

871
00:44:07,260 --> 00:44:11,980
 Lost Pizza Company Shoals just dropped something new and it's only around for a limited time.

872
00:44:12,180 --> 00:44:14,580
 Say hello to our jalapeno mac and cheese bites.

873
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:19,420
 Crispy, cheesy, packed with a little kick and serve with our house-made ranch for dipping.

874
00:44:19,740 --> 00:44:25,080
 Paired with the fillet, y'all, our loaded fillet cheesesteak pizza that's quickly becoming a fan favorite.

875
00:44:25,420 --> 00:44:27,320
 This is for a limited time only, so don't wait.

876
00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,680
 Come dine in or call ahead for to-go.

877
00:44:29,940 --> 00:44:33,540
 Lost Pizza Company Shoals, 201 North Seminary Street in Florence.

878
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:35,160
 Dine in or to-go.

879
00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,600
 Hi, this is Ike Fowler with Alabama Health Guidance.

880
00:44:39,060 --> 00:44:45,580
 Whether you are looking for a Medicare health plan or you are under 65 and exploring individual health care options,

881
00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:49,240
 Alabama Health Guidance can help you find the plan that fits your needs.

882
00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:54,800
 Our local agents make it simple, so stop by our office at 885 Florence Boulevard

883
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:59,120
 or give us a call at 256-648-5710.

884
00:45:00,020 --> 00:45:04,020
 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

885
00:45:05,940 --> 00:45:10,100
 Welcome to Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic, located in downtown Florence.

886
00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:14,640
 We offer a large array of therapies and techniques to help you get back in the game of life.

887
00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:17,680
 One of those therapies is red light slash infrared light therapy.

888
00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:22,260
 Dry needling is used to help reduce pain associated with painful trigger point.

889
00:45:22,420 --> 00:45:30,860
 Our class 4 laser therapies are used to decrease inflammation and improve the speed of healing of sprains, tendinitis, and plantar fasciitis.

890
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:36,200
 Burnley Spine and Sport Chiropractic is proud to partner with UNA to keep our lions performing at their best.

891
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:36,900
 Roar Lions.

892
00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:43,140
 Join us at Singing River Brewery, your local hub for great beer and community fun.

893
00:45:44,420 --> 00:45:47,100
 Ready to serve delicious drinks and host amazing events?

894
00:45:49,980 --> 00:45:54,100
 Try our Golden Mainer Leo's Roar, and 50% goes to UNA Athletics.

895
00:45:55,240 --> 00:45:58,620
 Support your local business and college community while enjoying a fantastic atmosphere.

896
00:46:01,860 --> 00:46:03,240
 Don't miss out on the good times.

897
00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:06,940
 Come sip, socialize, and savor the taste of Singing River Brewery.

898
00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:09,000
 Got wine?

899
00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:15,820
 Offering 10% off six or more bottles of mix-and-match wine and an unmatched selection of nearly 1,000 different wines to suit any budget,

900
00:46:16,220 --> 00:46:21,140
 the Carriage Wine & Market is your one-stop wine and craft beer destination in the heart of downtown Florence.

901
00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:23,560
 In the mood to relax and wind down?

902
00:46:23,960 --> 00:46:27,920
 Indulge in our bar service featuring fine wines, wine cocktails, and craft beers,

903
00:46:28,300 --> 00:46:31,120
 all paired perfectly with house-made small bites and charcuterie,

904
00:46:31,500 --> 00:46:34,500
 and served with a smile in our cozy living room-style atmosphere.

905
00:46:35,160 --> 00:46:39,000
 Come spend a little time with us and uncork your wine journey at the Carriage Wine & Market,

906
00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:43,300
 located at 121 East Mobile Street on Mobile Plaza across from the Shoals Theater.

907
00:46:43,720 --> 00:46:44,040
 Cheers!

908
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912
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914
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915
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916
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 or visit them online at brownequipmentcompany.com.

917
00:47:19,940 --> 00:47:25,240
 It's been a jam-packed hour here on the first night of UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza Shoals.

918
00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:28,520
 Benjamin Ray and Mikey Ezekiel with you, and we're happy to welcome in again,

919
00:47:28,620 --> 00:47:33,680
 making his UNA Football Night debut, first-year offensive coordinator Travis Partridge in the house,

920
00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:38,540
 the newest member of the Missouri Western Athletic Hall of Fame.

921
00:47:38,620 --> 00:47:41,380
 Coach, we're going to talk some UNA Football with you,

922
00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:45,320
 but getting that call that you were going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

923
00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:48,180
 at the college that you played at was one of the all-time greats.

924
00:47:48,220 --> 00:47:48,940
 What was that feeling?

925
00:47:49,420 --> 00:47:50,160
 It was really cool.

926
00:47:50,460 --> 00:47:54,360
 You know, I think, you know, so my dad was the head coach of Missouri Western for 20 years.

927
00:47:55,380 --> 00:48:00,560
 You know, I'm a coach's kid, so home is kind of where you are the longest, right?

928
00:48:00,660 --> 00:48:04,380
 And, you know, we were, we were, my dad was pretty fortunate we were there for 20 years,

929
00:48:04,460 --> 00:48:10,900
 so all of, you know, I tell people that, like, some people grew up with professional heroes, right?

930
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:16,140
 Maybe a big college hero, or my heroes were all the people that my, you know,

931
00:48:16,140 --> 00:48:20,020
 I wore number 12 in college because Casey Waterman, a quarterback at Missouri Western.

932
00:48:21,500 --> 00:48:25,880
 So to go into the Hall of Fame that, first off, my heroes are in, and then my dad is in,

933
00:48:26,540 --> 00:48:27,640
 really, really cool.

934
00:48:27,940 --> 00:48:33,400
 Really, really cool moment for my family, and I'm looking forward to, you know,

935
00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:37,860
 who knows when I can go back and actually do the ceremony and stuff,

936
00:48:37,960 --> 00:48:39,100
 but I'm looking forward to it.

937
00:48:39,420 --> 00:48:42,520
 Well, when I saw your tweet, and you talked about those heroes being the guys

938
00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:46,100
 you grew up watching there at Mo West, I mean, I think that's special.

939
00:48:46,180 --> 00:48:47,920
 But also, you got to play for your dad.

940
00:48:48,220 --> 00:48:48,380
 Yeah.

941
00:48:48,420 --> 00:48:51,900
 You got to coach with your dad, you know, as a young coach,

942
00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:53,100
 and now you're in this position.

943
00:48:53,480 --> 00:48:55,760
 I mean, what does being a coach's son mean to you?

944
00:48:56,420 --> 00:48:57,040
 It means a lot.

945
00:48:57,040 --> 00:49:02,600
 I was telling Banks, actually, I was telling Banks on his official visit,

946
00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:07,700
 and Coach Bowen was there, and they just got done doing the, you know,

947
00:49:07,740 --> 00:49:10,340
 he played at Lawrence High, and Coach Bowen was coaching Lawrence High.

948
00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:14,260
 I was like, it's the coolest, most hardest, most rewarding experience,

949
00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:19,960
 playing for your dad because it is a, the highs are really, really high.

950
00:49:20,180 --> 00:49:25,320
 The lows are really, really low, and there's a lot of added pressure, eyeballs.

951
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:28,940
 There's a lot of stuff with it, but I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.

952
00:49:29,140 --> 00:49:34,720
 You know, I've actually, you know, hopefully Banks keeps wanting to coach and stuff,

953
00:49:34,780 --> 00:49:35,800
 and hopefully he goes and coaches.

954
00:49:35,980 --> 00:49:40,560
 I tell people that I think it was even more rewarding and cool to coach with my father

955
00:49:40,560 --> 00:49:41,520
 at a couple of different places.

956
00:49:41,720 --> 00:49:44,140
 I was a GA at Delta State when he was at D.C.

957
00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:51,920
 I was, we were at UT Martin together, so it was, it's been pretty cool to do the football experience

958
00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:52,740
 with my dad, too.

959
00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:54,980
 Yeah, we won't hold the Delta State thing against him.

960
00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:56,100
 Yeah, yeah.

961
00:49:56,460 --> 00:49:58,580
 They're like, hey, are you familiar with North Island?

962
00:49:58,660 --> 00:49:59,900
 I was like, yeah, I got my butt kicked.

963
00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:04,120
 In 2017?

964
00:50:04,820 --> 00:50:05,320
 Sounds right.

965
00:50:05,940 --> 00:50:10,040
 2017, we played out there, and it was a rough day.

966
00:50:10,300 --> 00:50:11,080
 It was a rough day.

967
00:50:11,320 --> 00:50:14,640
 Story for another day, I almost got ejected from a game in Cleveland,

968
00:50:14,760 --> 00:50:19,020
 but Mike Johnson was playing by the cops for yelling too much.

969
00:50:19,280 --> 00:50:22,420
 So, yeah, but Mike and I don't think highly have dealt the state over our way.

970
00:50:22,920 --> 00:50:25,240
 But, Coach, we don't hold it against you.

971
00:50:25,860 --> 00:50:28,920
 So, you know, we talked about your father there.

972
00:50:29,060 --> 00:50:29,180
 Yeah.

973
00:50:29,180 --> 00:50:32,900
 And then time at UT Martin with Jason Simpson, one of the great FCS coaches.

974
00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:36,880
 Your career, you've learned from a lot of great coaches.

975
00:50:37,400 --> 00:50:43,720
 Yeah, I mean, I think any coach, all you can draw from is your experiences, right?

976
00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:48,140
 What you can learn, you know, the right way to do things, the wrong way to do things,

977
00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:49,880
 how people handle adversity.

978
00:50:50,140 --> 00:50:54,060
 I was just telling Coach Dierman this week, I learned a lot from him when he was at Kansas,

979
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:58,660
 going through a very, very challenging transition with COVID

980
00:50:58,660 --> 00:51:01,160
 and all different experiences in Kansas.

981
00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:05,600
 Like, you take things from people as they're experiencing it

982
00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:08,280
 until you finally get to experience it yourself.

983
00:51:08,620 --> 00:51:11,840
 So, being there with Coach Simpson, Coach Simpson hired me twice.

984
00:51:11,940 --> 00:51:16,320
 He hired me as a restricted earnings slash analyst.

985
00:51:16,420 --> 00:51:17,140
 That was before analyst.

986
00:51:17,760 --> 00:51:18,440
 So, something.

987
00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:21,520
 He hired me as something in 2018, and then I went to Kansas,

988
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:24,760
 and then he hired me back in more of a coordinator role in 2022.

989
00:51:25,160 --> 00:51:31,240
 But being able to learn a lot from a lot of great guys, you know, like,

990
00:51:32,180 --> 00:51:34,380
 in the front of the notebook, you're taking notes on your current offense.

991
00:51:34,440 --> 00:51:37,320
 In the back of your notebook, you turn it over, and you start, all right,

992
00:51:37,320 --> 00:51:41,200
 I like this, this, this, this, and this for your personal offense, you know.

993
00:51:41,280 --> 00:51:44,420
 So, when, actually, when Coach Dierman brought me on the interview, he's like,

994
00:51:44,460 --> 00:51:46,700
 all right, tell me a couple things.

995
00:51:46,740 --> 00:51:51,020
 I'm like, well, you're going to recognize some of these words because I stole it from Coach Dierman.

996
00:51:51,180 --> 00:51:57,000
 So, I pass it off to our kids as original ideas, but they're really not, not all of them are.

997
00:51:57,240 --> 00:52:02,760
 So, but, no, all you can do is draw from the really great people I've worked under and been around.

998
00:52:03,160 --> 00:52:05,040
 Well, let's talk about your connection to Coach Dierman.

999
00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:10,140
 We know that since Coach Dierman's been here for four years, there's always a connection somewhere,

1000
00:52:10,340 --> 00:52:13,920
 and obviously Kansas, you talked about that time where you were there together.

1001
00:52:14,760 --> 00:52:19,060
 But, but when you interviewed for this job, knowing that, hey, I'm going to give you the play calling duties,

1002
00:52:19,060 --> 00:52:21,860
 and, and you're the guy that he trusts with that.

1003
00:52:21,940 --> 00:52:26,440
 I mean, I'm sure that means a lot to you coming from him, but also just being in that position.

1004
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:28,400
 I mean, what does that mean to you and having that connection?

1005
00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:29,240
 No, for sure.

1006
00:52:29,360 --> 00:52:33,600
 I mean, I think, you know, when he called me, he was, we're talking about the job.

1007
00:52:33,900 --> 00:52:40,280
 And, you know, I, we were, you know, it was a really, really easy, nothing's easy in sports,

1008
00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:46,220
 but an easy transition, right, of, of, I trust him, you know, I probably ask him more questions

1009
00:52:46,220 --> 00:52:48,680
 than he's willing to answer, even, even this morning.

1010
00:52:49,500 --> 00:52:55,300
 You know, so it's, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's easy to do things with people that you,

1011
00:52:55,500 --> 00:52:59,380
 you value their opinion, you value them, and there's a level of trust going forward.

1012
00:53:00,100 --> 00:53:01,540
 Because, you know, coaching's hard.

1013
00:53:01,640 --> 00:53:04,120
 There's, there's ups and downs, but you got to work with people that you trust,

1014
00:53:04,220 --> 00:53:07,860
 and they give them a foxhole with you, and Coach Dierman is a foxhole type of guy.

1015
00:53:07,860 --> 00:53:16,040
 So, that's, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm where I'm supposed to be, and a lot of good to come.

1016
00:53:16,620 --> 00:53:20,120
 Certainly, we can't wait to see the offense in action for the first time on Saturday.

1017
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:26,000
 Week zero against Sanford, got hired in December, nine months, I think is what we've counted up.

1018
00:53:26,140 --> 00:53:26,300
 Nine?

1019
00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:30,120
 Something like that, hard to, hard to count on the fly like that.

1020
00:53:30,200 --> 00:53:32,540
 But how far has this unit come since you got here?

1021
00:53:32,900 --> 00:53:33,480
 A long way.

1022
00:53:33,940 --> 00:53:37,060
 You know, I think, first off, it helps to have really good football players.

1023
00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:41,340
 It's funny how, like, when you have really good players, you're a really, really good coach.

1024
00:53:41,700 --> 00:53:45,120
 You know, and then when you, when you don't have, you know, then you're not as good.

1025
00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:49,760
 But we got a really good group, really good group, deep in a lot of spots.

1026
00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:53,900
 Now it's just, you know, if the offense court doesn't screw it up, we'll be pretty good.

1027
00:53:54,860 --> 00:53:58,720
 And you don't have to, kind of like with Coach Bowen, don't, you don't have to go into your schemes

1028
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:00,020
 and your full philosophy.

1029
00:54:00,020 --> 00:54:01,320
 You want to know what the first play is called?

1030
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:04,780
 I want to know if I'm the one calling it or if it's going to be you.

1031
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:05,420
 Okay.

1032
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:07,280
 You know, can we put a social media thing up?

1033
00:54:07,300 --> 00:54:08,640
 Yeah, just pop in and I'll write it down.

1034
00:54:08,760 --> 00:54:09,440
 We'll go with it.

1035
00:54:09,540 --> 00:54:10,740
 Who's called the first play?

1036
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:13,200
 What can fans expect when they see this offense?

1037
00:54:13,300 --> 00:54:14,740
 What's a Travis Partridge offense?

1038
00:54:15,300 --> 00:54:16,300
 What do you hang your hat on?

1039
00:54:16,380 --> 00:54:18,380
 You know, it doesn't have to be complicated.

1040
00:54:18,660 --> 00:54:24,420
 You know, I think of, you know, complexity through presentation, right?

1041
00:54:24,620 --> 00:54:29,220
 It's, you know, for us it's play A, play B, play C.

1042
00:54:29,420 --> 00:54:31,540
 But to defense it may look like two different ones.

1043
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:36,360
 You know, I think from, you know, our guys are going to play fast.

1044
00:54:37,180 --> 00:54:40,820
 I told the offense just two days ago when we were on the Sunday practice, I was like,

1045
00:54:40,860 --> 00:54:43,240
 hey guys, the only way we're not good is if you guys don't believe it.

1046
00:54:43,540 --> 00:54:43,920
 You know what I mean?

1047
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:48,300
 And I think they're starting to believe that they've been coming along, they're starting

1048
00:54:48,300 --> 00:54:51,880
 to believe, and now it's just kind of put the ball down and let's go play.

1049
00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:53,260
 You know, let's go play fast.

1050
00:54:54,740 --> 00:54:57,520
 People are going to make mistakes, but make them go on 100 miles an hour, right?

1051
00:54:58,360 --> 00:55:00,920
 I tell the quarterbacks all the time, my favorite word to use is decisive.

1052
00:55:01,500 --> 00:55:03,380
 Don't have to be right, just be decisive.

1053
00:55:03,660 --> 00:55:06,360
 Make a decision, go with it, and go execute.

1054
00:55:06,660 --> 00:55:09,200
 And we have a really good group, high character group.

1055
00:55:10,020 --> 00:55:13,980
 A lot of good, lots of different pieces to move around here and there.

1056
00:55:14,600 --> 00:55:17,780
 I'm looking forward to kind of putting it together and going to play someone that's not

1057
00:55:17,780 --> 00:55:18,960
 a Coach Bowen-led defense.

1058
00:55:19,140 --> 00:55:20,140
 Those guys are pretty good, too.

1059
00:55:20,380 --> 00:55:22,800
 So I'm looking forward to not playing those guys.

1060
00:55:23,260 --> 00:55:24,580
 Have you thought about that first play?

1061
00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:25,500
 Do you know what it is yet?

1062
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:26,840
 Or does that come later this week?

1063
00:55:27,040 --> 00:55:27,600
 I think so.

1064
00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:28,840
 I think I know what it is.

1065
00:55:29,240 --> 00:55:30,380
 Well, we can't wait.

1066
00:55:30,560 --> 00:55:30,740
 I think.

1067
00:55:31,180 --> 00:55:31,860
 That's going to go tomorrow.

1068
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:32,560
 I might change this.

1069
00:55:32,560 --> 00:55:33,200
 You might change your mind.

1070
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:35,180
 We'll all be in for a surprise on Saturday.

1071
00:55:35,340 --> 00:55:37,780
 Coach, first of many conversations we're going to have with you.

1072
00:55:37,780 --> 00:55:42,100
 The Hall of Famer at Missouri Western Offensive Coordinator here at North Alabama, Travis

1073
00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:42,480
 Partridge.

1074
00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:43,460
 Thanks for joining us, sir.

1075
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:43,940
 Awesome.

1076
00:55:44,060 --> 00:55:45,400
 Oh, anyway, one last thing.

1077
00:55:45,460 --> 00:55:46,100
 What did you order?

1078
00:55:46,180 --> 00:55:46,780
 What was your pizza?

1079
00:55:47,640 --> 00:55:48,820
 I had the Beekeeper.

1080
00:55:49,320 --> 00:55:49,600
 Yeah?

1081
00:55:49,860 --> 00:55:50,540
 Popular choice?

1082
00:55:50,560 --> 00:55:50,660
 Yeah.

1083
00:55:50,760 --> 00:55:52,820
 My wife really likes spicy food.

1084
00:55:52,840 --> 00:55:53,380
 She's back there.

1085
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:56,280
 She thought it wasn't very spicy.

1086
00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:57,580
 I think it's really, really spicy.

1087
00:55:58,860 --> 00:56:01,100
 But no, I'm just a meat and potatoes kind of guy.

1088
00:56:01,340 --> 00:56:01,700
 Pepperoni.

1089
00:56:01,820 --> 00:56:02,140
 Yep.

1090
00:56:02,500 --> 00:56:02,960
 Meat lovers.

1091
00:56:03,260 --> 00:56:05,820
 You know, the more meat you can throw on a pizza, the better.

1092
00:56:05,960 --> 00:56:06,360
 That's right.

1093
00:56:06,360 --> 00:56:07,600
 I saw some lettuce on there.

1094
00:56:07,620 --> 00:56:08,400
 It's not really my style.

1095
00:56:08,500 --> 00:56:09,560
 I know a lot of people go with it.

1096
00:56:10,340 --> 00:56:11,100
 Fruit on pizza.

1097
00:56:11,260 --> 00:56:11,520
 Why?

1098
00:56:11,840 --> 00:56:12,060
 Yeah.

1099
00:56:12,200 --> 00:56:12,600
 You know what I mean?

1100
00:56:13,620 --> 00:56:16,240
 But there's plenty of options here.

1101
00:56:16,880 --> 00:56:20,280
 Well, Coach, we appreciate you breaking down not just some football talk, but some pizza

1102
00:56:20,280 --> 00:56:20,780
 talk as well.

1103
00:56:20,780 --> 00:56:21,100
 Pizza talk.

1104
00:56:21,260 --> 00:56:22,280
 Best of luck on Saturday.

1105
00:56:22,440 --> 00:56:22,780
 Absolutely.

1106
00:56:22,920 --> 00:56:23,300
 Thanks, guys.

1107
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1160
00:59:44,320 --> 00:59:53,320
 Man, what an opening night it has been here at Lost Pizza Shoals for the first episode of the season

1161
00:59:53,740 --> 00:59:54,840
 of UNA Football Night.

1162
00:59:54,920 --> 00:59:58,360
 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel, UNA Head Football Coach Brent Dierman.

1163
00:59:58,500 --> 01:00:00,340
 Coach, final segment here.

1164
01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:01,600
 We're running a little long tonight.

1165
01:00:01,700 --> 01:00:02,120
 That's all right.

1166
01:00:02,120 --> 01:00:03,000
 We're having a lot of fun.

1167
01:00:03,340 --> 01:00:08,180
 You were looking at the monitor here, and Braden and Grant had a great shot, live look at the stadium.

1168
01:00:08,300 --> 01:00:12,500
 They actually turned the lights off while we were looking at it, but you just kind of looked at it and said,

1169
01:00:12,580 --> 01:00:13,340
 man, isn't that incredible?

1170
01:00:13,880 --> 01:00:14,940
 It absolutely is.

1171
01:00:15,040 --> 01:00:20,680
 And for me to be able to watch out of my window every day, to go at night and to be able to,

1172
01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:21,980
 they popped them back on.

1173
01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:22,540
 We're good.

1174
01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:23,680
 And the lights are on.

1175
01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:24,560
 Lights just popped back on.

1176
01:00:24,640 --> 01:00:26,580
 They heard us, and they threw them back on.

1177
01:00:26,580 --> 01:00:32,640
 But, man, what an awesome experience to be able to see this from nothing, from a practice field to what it is now.

1178
01:00:32,680 --> 01:00:33,240
 It's been fun.

1179
01:00:33,660 --> 01:00:35,960
 You know, how much has it re-energized the program?

1180
01:00:36,200 --> 01:00:39,180
 And I say that thinking, you know, the transition years were long.

1181
01:00:39,380 --> 01:00:43,920
 It almost feels like we have not been super re-energized since this came about.

1182
01:00:43,980 --> 01:00:44,740
 Does it feel that way?

1183
01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:45,940
 It definitely feels that way.

1184
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:51,740
 You know, from the product of players we're able to get now to the product of coaches that we're getting now,

1185
01:00:52,780 --> 01:00:55,580
 it's bringing a new juice and a new energy.

1186
01:00:56,180 --> 01:00:59,600
 Now we've got to go out on that surface and win football games.

1187
01:01:00,140 --> 01:01:04,500
 Coach, kind of as we're wrapping up here in this last segment, you introduced your captains last week,

1188
01:01:04,560 --> 01:01:06,660
 and you've got a very diverse room.

1189
01:01:06,740 --> 01:01:10,380
 You've got two guys from Muscle Shoals, but, you know, you've got a long-time guy like Colin Wright.

1190
01:01:10,480 --> 01:01:12,220
 You've got a second-year captain like Jaheim.

1191
01:01:12,340 --> 01:01:14,940
 Really, you can count it three with him wearing the number 44.

1192
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:18,680
 You've got a new guy like Joshua White that's impacted since the spring.

1193
01:01:18,920 --> 01:01:20,840
 And, of course, your QB1, Destin Wade.

1194
01:01:20,940 --> 01:01:21,980
 Talk about this captain room.

1195
01:01:22,460 --> 01:01:27,900
 Well, any time you have three guys that are O-line and D-line being a captain,

1196
01:01:28,020 --> 01:01:29,100
 it's usually a pretty good sign.

1197
01:01:30,040 --> 01:01:32,260
 It's rare for an O-lineman to get a captain.

1198
01:01:33,380 --> 01:01:37,260
 And for Colin Wright, he's really the face of what we're doing here,

1199
01:01:37,400 --> 01:01:40,600
 of a local guy that worked his butt off to be a starter.

1200
01:01:41,180 --> 01:01:43,440
 Once he became a starter, stayed here,

1201
01:01:43,440 --> 01:01:47,200
 even though he had interest from schools to try to go other places.

1202
01:01:47,460 --> 01:01:48,420
 He stayed here.

1203
01:01:48,520 --> 01:01:50,740
 He wanted to go into that new stadium

1204
01:01:50,740 --> 01:01:53,420
 and leave the jersey in a better place than he found it.

1205
01:01:53,880 --> 01:01:54,960
 Jamie Ingram, same way.

1206
01:01:55,560 --> 01:01:56,240
 Local guy.

1207
01:01:56,380 --> 01:01:59,180
 I bet it's probably the first time maybe in UNA football history

1208
01:01:59,180 --> 01:02:01,280
 that two captains came from the same high school.

1209
01:02:02,340 --> 01:02:02,900
 Could be.

1210
01:02:02,980 --> 01:02:05,040
 Some trivia right there for you I should have thrown at you.

1211
01:02:05,200 --> 01:02:05,900
 I'll start researching.

1212
01:02:06,740 --> 01:02:10,120
 And then when your quarterback wears a C on his jersey,

1213
01:02:10,520 --> 01:02:12,020
 it's always a great sign.

1214
01:02:12,020 --> 01:02:16,320
 So having our starting quarterback wearing a C,

1215
01:02:16,460 --> 01:02:18,700
 and then Josh White got here in January.

1216
01:02:19,020 --> 01:02:21,500
 And if you've seen Josh White in person, Keith,

1217
01:02:21,600 --> 01:02:23,960
 he's a massive human being.

1218
01:02:24,280 --> 01:02:28,580
 And not only is he a massive human, he's got a massive work ethic.

1219
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:29,680
 He's got a massive heart.

1220
01:02:30,420 --> 01:02:33,280
 Josh has got twin girls that he takes care of.

1221
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:35,960
 He cares for his teammates.

1222
01:02:36,140 --> 01:02:37,080
 He works his butt off.

1223
01:02:37,660 --> 01:02:40,620
 And to see two guys that got recruited here out of high school,

1224
01:02:40,620 --> 01:02:42,520
 two guys that were transfers.

1225
01:02:43,120 --> 01:02:45,180
 We've got a good mix there in our captain room.

1226
01:02:45,240 --> 01:02:47,760
 And then I was also going to tell everybody this so they see it in game one.

1227
01:02:48,140 --> 01:02:50,860
 We're starting a new thing this year with the stars on the helmet.

1228
01:02:51,540 --> 01:02:54,340
 The white stars on the helmet you can earn in games.

1229
01:02:54,500 --> 01:02:57,820
 But in game one, we're going to have some guys that have a gold star on their helmet.

1230
01:02:58,260 --> 01:03:01,760
 If they earned a 3.0 or higher, they get one gold star.

1231
01:03:02,320 --> 01:03:04,600
 If they have two gold stars, it means they had a 3.5.

1232
01:03:04,700 --> 01:03:09,060
 And then if they've got three gold stars on their helmet game one, they had a 4.0 this past year.

1233
01:03:09,160 --> 01:03:12,740
 So we're making a big deal out of academics as well with the stars on the helmet.

1234
01:03:13,160 --> 01:03:15,700
 Let's jump into our Burnley Spine and Sport preview.

1235
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:17,660
 Coach, week zero, game one.

1236
01:03:18,220 --> 01:03:19,380
 The Samford Bulldogs.

1237
01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:24,240
 John Gross taking over his first year back since having a great run at Jacksonville State.

1238
01:03:24,360 --> 01:03:28,560
 He's been at Clemson the last couple of years as an analyst on Dabo Sweeney's staff.

1239
01:03:29,020 --> 01:03:33,480
 I know he's probably a man you have a lot of respect for going back to high school days, I imagine.

1240
01:03:33,560 --> 01:03:36,720
 But what are you expecting on Saturday with the Samford Bulldogs?

1241
01:03:37,100 --> 01:03:38,680
 You know, Coach Gross is a heck of a coach.

1242
01:03:39,040 --> 01:03:44,780
 Me and him have kind of the same kind of upbringing starting in the high school football ranks in this great state.

1243
01:03:45,300 --> 01:03:47,460
 He has built programs.

1244
01:03:47,640 --> 01:03:53,140
 He has taken over and done even higher things than when he took places over.

1245
01:03:54,040 --> 01:03:55,780
 He's a great offensive mind.

1246
01:03:56,320 --> 01:03:59,100
 I think that he's going to turn that place around quickly.

1247
01:03:59,540 --> 01:04:03,360
 So nothing but respect for Coach and the staff that he's put together.

1248
01:04:03,840 --> 01:04:06,460
 I know that we've got to strap it on and be ready to go.

1249
01:04:06,760 --> 01:04:12,980
 A tough part for us is anytime you go into game one nowadays, you really don't know what to expect because of the transfer portal.

1250
01:04:13,500 --> 01:04:16,640
 You can't watch last year's film and see the same players on tape.

1251
01:04:16,760 --> 01:04:19,800
 And then for them, Coach Gross hadn't called a play in four years.

1252
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:22,940
 Is he still running the same offense that he ran at Jacksonville State?

1253
01:04:23,120 --> 01:04:25,500
 Has he changed a little bit since being at Clemson?

1254
01:04:25,980 --> 01:04:30,080
 Their defensive coordinator has not called a defensive snap in college football.

1255
01:04:30,440 --> 01:04:31,900
 Another former great high school coach.

1256
01:04:31,900 --> 01:04:38,100
 But he's been on some really good defensive staffs that he's had his hand in and his flavor on.

1257
01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:42,920
 So we're taking a little bit of a guess of what they are in all three phases of the game.

1258
01:04:43,380 --> 01:04:47,000
 But I've got a ton of respect for him and that staff that he's put together over there.

1259
01:04:47,520 --> 01:04:51,120
 Well, Coach, we can't wait for Saturday, 6 o'clock, Joe Davis Stadium.

1260
01:04:51,460 --> 01:04:57,740
 Kind of cool, the old home of the Huntsville Stars, Mark McGuire, Jose Canseco, tons of greats have played there.

1261
01:04:57,820 --> 01:05:00,280
 UNA football played the first college game over there, Mike.

1262
01:05:00,400 --> 01:05:03,460
 Yeah, it's going to be a really exciting first college football game in stadium history.

1263
01:05:03,700 --> 01:05:05,520
 And we both have great memories.

1264
01:05:05,660 --> 01:05:09,300
 Coach, I'm sure you do too, kind of being in the Huntsville area when you were playing for the Vipers.

1265
01:05:09,460 --> 01:05:14,060
 So really exciting and excited to see how this field plays out with it being the surface it is.

1266
01:05:14,320 --> 01:05:17,260
 Yeah, that cool story, backstory with the Huntsville.

1267
01:05:18,020 --> 01:05:22,780
 Back when I was playing with the Vipers, you look up in the rafters and there was a jersey and the rafters said Fields on it.

1268
01:05:23,420 --> 01:05:29,600
 K.J. Fields, his dad, was an all-time great Tennessee Valley Viper that played at Alabama A&M.

1269
01:05:29,780 --> 01:05:37,360
 So for him to go back to Huntsville where he's from, where his dad was a legend, is another kind of tie to the city of Huntsville as well.

1270
01:05:37,440 --> 01:05:40,020
 So shout out to K.J. and his dad.

1271
01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:42,340
 K.J. will be one of the key returnees on offense.

1272
01:05:42,480 --> 01:05:44,740
 Well, Coach, we've had a lot of fun here tonight.

1273
01:05:44,820 --> 01:05:45,640
 Your staff was here.

1274
01:05:45,720 --> 01:05:48,020
 We appreciate all of them taking time and bringing their families here.

1275
01:05:48,060 --> 01:05:49,260
 I know it was great for them to fellowship.

1276
01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:53,540
 Thank you to Dr. Gray for being in the house, talking some UNA band information.

1277
01:05:54,100 --> 01:05:56,340
 And Saturday, 6 o'clock, we'll do it in Huntsville.

1278
01:05:56,820 --> 01:05:57,180
 Absolutely.

1279
01:05:57,860 --> 01:05:58,000
 Thank you, Coach.

1280
01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:58,840
 Thanks for everybody coming out.

1281
01:05:59,780 --> 01:06:01,080
 We're off and running.

1282
01:06:01,220 --> 01:06:02,760
 Thanks to everybody for coming out tonight.

1283
01:06:03,060 --> 01:06:07,660
 Happy birthday to Ryan Adams, our director of events and facilities.

1284
01:06:07,940 --> 01:06:11,640
 It's actually tomorrow, but we want to wish him a happy birthday here tonight.

1285
01:06:11,740 --> 01:06:13,780
 We appreciate Ryan and all the hard work he does.

1286
01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:15,280
 Thanks to everybody for coming out tonight.

1287
01:06:15,580 --> 01:06:17,700
 For Braden, Grant, and Ty in the house.

1288
01:06:17,940 --> 01:06:19,700
 For Chuck, who always does an excellent job.

1289
01:06:19,780 --> 01:06:21,700
 For Greg Thornton, who's at the beach right now.

1290
01:06:21,780 --> 01:06:22,740
 Some of us got to work.

1291
01:06:22,840 --> 01:06:24,060
 Enjoy your time at the beach, Greg.

1292
01:06:24,340 --> 01:06:28,080
 For Blair back at the station, Mikey Z, who I'm Benjamin Wright saying roar lions.

1293
01:06:29,780 --> 01:06:35,900
 You've been listening to UNA football night from Lost Pizza.

1294
01:06:36,540 --> 01:06:40,600
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