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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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 Man, it's a jam-packed crowd here at Lost Pizza Shoals in historic downtown Florence. I'm Benjamin Ray, he's Mikey Zeke, and we're excited you're all joining us here for another night of UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza Shoals.

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 And, Mike, we've got a lot to talk about, but the big story, the top thing we've got to touch on, the opening of Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium.

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 We've been waiting on it for ever. 1949, the modern start of UNA football, the first rendering in 1973.

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 We've rattled off the numbers, but we finally opened Bank Independent Stadium on Saturday.

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 Tailgaters showed up as early as 6.30 in the morning. They were there until probably midnight on the streets, it felt like.

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 They could not have gone any better on Saturday.

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 Ben, I think you said it best on Twitter, and I think others have said the same thing.

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 There are just no words to describe how magical, how phenomenal, tear-inducing this is for this community.

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 I mean, waiting this long to get what we did, and you expect things to go wrong and things to come up on the very first time.

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 I don't remember anything that overshadowed how just amazing, the magnitude of the moment.

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 I think the person that probably made me cry the most was President Kitts, and I think the vision kind of started with him.

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 He became president my sophomore year of college, and I just remember this was something he wanted for a long time,

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 something this community wanted for a long time, and just talking to many of the people that are here tonight,

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 many of the people that are listening to us right now, a lot of people have wanted this for a long time,

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 and that's what made it so special, and to finally see it come to fruition and everybody just sharing that moment together.

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 I mean, even just seeing that drone shot of the touchdown that's on here, just phenomenal.

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 I mean, it was such a special day.

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 So much hard work went on behind the scenes to make it possible, and I don't know where he went.

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 He's in the building somewhere.

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 Ryan Adams is here.

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 Where is Ryan?

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 There's Ryan Adams.

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 Ryan Adams is one of those people that worked incredibly hard, director of facilities and events at the University of North Alabama.

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 I think of Megan Dye.

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 I think of Brayden and Grant sitting right here.

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 I think Brayden told me he worked like 90 hours in the stadium last week, 105, 105 hours in the stadium last week.

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 We would make Brayden go to sleep at times, but the staff worked so hard.

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 But, Mike, it wasn't just our staff.

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 It was UNAIT.

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 It was environmental sciences.

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 It was advancement.

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 It was a total team effort getting that stadium ready last week.

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 Yeah, if you tried to name everybody, you would definitely leave somebody out.

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 It was amazing seeing the entire campus community come together and even the students that were helping with the project and people that were there Friday night testing their areas,

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 going to see where their seat is, going to see where their section is that they're working in, to go see the concession stand for the first time, go see the club level.

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 All of that, to me, was special on Friday, just for people to take it in for the first time, to go on the field, feel the turf, look around, just see how it looks.

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 But, like you said, it was all hands on deck, not just from our athletic department, but from the entire university and even members of the community.

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 So many people have to be involved, and I think it says a lot about Florence and the Shoals that we have a community that's willing to come together and make something as special as this.

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 It could not have gone any better.

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 So many big moments to talk about.

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 We're going to talk to Coach Deeran about them as well.

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 Jaheim Ingram's going to join us, Colin Wright as well, a couple of the local products.

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 They're over there ordering.

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 Can't wait to hear from them in just a little bit.

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 But, Mike, we were out there for tailgating with a pregame show.

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 We did four hours of coverage pregame, extended our pregame show.

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 You can go watch all those interviews that we did on our Athletics YouTube page if you missed it live.

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 But tailgating was unbelievable.

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 Lion walk was unbelievable.

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 The team intro running through that tunnel for the first time was unbelievable.

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 The fireworks, the first touchdown.

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 Brayden's got a shot of the first touchdown.

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 I want Brayden to pull it up right here.

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 This is the drone shot right here.

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 You can see it on the screen in here at Lost Pizza Shoals, but the fireworks going off right there during that.

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 It's hard to pick a favorite moment.

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 Yeah, you know, for me, I think the tunnel was really cool.

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 Just watching the players and Coach Dierman kind of leading the charge pop up with the song in the background.

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 And then the fight song playing, and they're on a live camera on a video board that's our video board running out with our band on the field, the flags.

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 I mean, that just gave me chills.

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 The Bobby Wallace intro video where he's standing on the field.

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 He says, welcome home.

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 Man, I was there when we shot the shot, when Davis Farlow took that video, and I kind of cried a little bit there, too.

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 I'm an emotional person this week.

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 I'm not going to lie to you, but so many great moments.

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 That was definitely one, though.

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 I helped Davis with the script a little bit, and when he showed me the final version I was reading, I just said, oh, man, this is going to be powerful.

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 And he nailed it.

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 Davis Farlow behind the scenes.

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 He might be here tonight as well.

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 He does all of our video work, Drew Barton, creative as well.

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 But, Mike, I was thinking about it.

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 You had the championship games in 93, 94, 95.

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 They were unbelievable, no doubt.

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 I look back to events you and I have worked, from the softball national championship game to the national championship runner-up in 2016.

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 Even though we didn't win it, I'll never will forget the hotel that morning when we had the line walk sending the team out.

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 I'll never will forget Hayden Henderson just bawling as he walked through that, saying, man, all these people came here for us.

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 It was an incredible moment.

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 I go back to two years ago, men's basketball, those tournament games.

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 I didn't think it would ever get any better than that.

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 But this moment Saturday might be right up there with all of those as one of the best ever.

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 And what makes it so special, and I know I've said this time and time again, but it's because everybody gets to be involved in that.

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 You know, those three national championships were so special.

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 Unfortunately, some of us didn't get to touch the field for that.

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 You know, we're watching the action, but we felt a part of it because that was our team.

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 Those were the guys that, those are our guys.

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 But this stadium, we got to go into it.

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 We got to be a part of it.

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 We got to donate to it.

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 And so it feels like you're a part of it.

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 That's what makes it such a big moment.

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 It's just a full community involvement, you know, right up there with so many great moments.

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 And, again, it goes back to the tradition of UNA.

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 It's just so special.

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 The community's always been bought in.

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 And now to have a home to go to with purple all in it, it's beautiful.

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 The Lions are finally home.

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 And guess what?

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 We're back home again this Saturday.

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 If you enjoyed it, come on back.

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 If you missed it, you've still got an opportunity to come check it out.

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 Six total home games.

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 We've got five more to go.

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 A 38-21 against Alcorn State in Western Illinois on deck.

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 A 3 o'clock kick on Saturday.

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 It's family weekend.

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 Wear white.

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 It's a whiteout as well.

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 Make your plans to be out at Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium this weekend.

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 Well, let's take a timeout.

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 When we come back, we'll hear from the head football coach, Brent Dierman,

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 to get his thoughts on the historic weekend at Bank Independent Stadium.

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 The lights are bright tonight,

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 but we're having fun here at Lost Pizza Shoals

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 This is UNA Football Night.

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 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel,

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 joined by by North Alabama Head Football Coach Brent Dierman.

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 Coach, a 38-20 win against Alcorn State.

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 We'll get to that here in just a moment,

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 but the opening of Bobby Wallace Field

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 You've sold the players on it.

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 you got to run through the tunnel pre-game,

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 play in the game.

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 Your overall thoughts of one of the most historic nights,

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 not just in the athletic department's history,

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 I can sign language if I need to.

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 about this being a top three, top five moment

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 and going through it and experiencing it,

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 it was better than I even thought it could have been.

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 I got a little emotional with the team.

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 the adversity they've went through

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 the adversity we went through as a team,

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 keeping your pads in your car,

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 This university killed it.

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 Our athletic department killed it.

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 The community showed up and did a phenomenal job.

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 I couldn't have drew it up any better than it happened.

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 You know, with you, Coach,

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 usually on a game week, you're locked in.

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 I mean, every day involves scripting a practice

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 or getting ready for something you've got to do.

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 A lot of locked-in mentality.

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 And even on Saturday, even you had a moment

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 where you could maybe, you know,

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 smell the roses a little bit,

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 kind of soak in what's happening around you.

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 What was that moment for you on Saturday?

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 I don't know if I ever did it on Saturday,

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 to be honest with you.

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 I tried my best.

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 Chuck, me and Chuck,

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 were joking around a while ago.

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 I didn't say it to anybody,

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 not even my wife,

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 but there was a lot of pressure in that game.

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 You couldn't lose the opening game

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 in Bank Independent Stadium.

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 And I felt that all the way

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 until zeros hit the clock.

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 And so I tried my best to soak it in and enjoy it.

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 But at the end of the day,

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 it was a stressful day.

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 Now, Sunday, I enjoyed it a little bit more,

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 had the wind, relaxed a little bit,

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 turned the page, cleaned some things up.

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 But it was hard to enjoy it on Friday and Saturday,

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 just to be honest.

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 Understood.

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 We've had some player reactions on some events.

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 I want to get your reaction.

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 Let's start with the Lion Walk.

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 First time on campus,

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 we were doing our show up on Spirit Hill,

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 on the Pines.

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 Excuse me, I went back too far there.

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 On the Pines, we had our tailgate show there.

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 I stood on the stage and watched the Lion Walk,

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 and I could not get over the sea of people

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 gathered on Pine Street.

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 What was that feeling like as you made that march?

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 You know, as you come out of the GUC right there at Kilby,

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 and you made that turn,

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 you could ask the players this.

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 Like, it hit me hard again.

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 I probably cried four times on Saturday.

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 But as you make that turn and you look down and you see a sea of tents,

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 you see a sea of people,

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 it's what it's supposed to be like.

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 And our players felt it.

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 They felt like this is Division I football.

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 This is what it's supposed to feel like,

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 to play Division I football.

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 And it was unbelievable.

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 From kids high-fiving you to the band,

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 the cheerleaders,

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 it was just an amazing environment that was created right there in the Lion Walk.

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 It was amazing to see.

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 And then, right before the game,

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 watching the players come through the tunnel,

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 watching you kind of lead that,

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 the song comes on and pops up on the video board right before the band.

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 I think Jaheim mentioned in the post-game press conference,

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 that was one of the moments that kind of made him,

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 you know, do what you just talked about.

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 Was that a moment for you as well?

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 Yeah, that was another moment.

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 You know, when you come out of that tunnel,

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 we do it a couple times now with practicing there for two weeks.

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 But you never really got to experience the smoke.

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 You never got to experience the band.

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 You didn't get to experience the crowded stadium.

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 It was, you felt like a WWE superstar coming out a little bit,

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 to be honest with you.

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 And Justin, the university went above and beyond

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 to make these players feel at home again.

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 But it's tough to replicate that feeling you get,

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 that adrenaline pump you get coming through that tunnel.

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 I hate that we missed the flyover

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 because I guess we're still in the locker room during the flyover.

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 I wanted to kind of see the four-plane flyover there.

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 But it was an unreal day.

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 And for fans wondering about the flyover,

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 a helicopter entered the airspace,

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 so it delayed the flyover just a little bit.

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 Some people were asking about that.

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 That's what happened there.

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 Coach, that first touchdown, snap read.

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 Very similar to Sanford when he busted that run, right?

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 When we did interviews over the summer,

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 we asked every player who would score the first touchdown.

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 I think 90% of them said snap.

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 How cool was that whole moment,

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 the fireworks and just the electricity behind that?

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 It was a well-designed play in a third and short moment

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 where we were able to hide him behind the line of scrimmage

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 and the naked comes wide open.

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 The thing that I got more excited about

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 is we had two players out in front of it

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 with Connor Ruth and Xavier Johnson.

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 They were out in front of it blocking,

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 doing everything they can to let their teammates

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 score that touchdown right there.

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 And then to see him go down and interact on the berm

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 with the people in the berm,

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 it was just a huge, huge moment in that kind of first game.

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 You know, it was kind of fun for Ben and I, Jeff Hodges.

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 We were all kind of going through,

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 and even in the press box, we were like,

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 okay, there's the first tackle.

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 There's the first kickoff return.

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 There's the first touchdown.

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 We made a big list today of all the very first things that happened.

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 So I think at this time, let's do some Brent Dierman trivia.

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 Are you ready?

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 I think so.

355
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 All right.

356
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 Well, we're talking first at Bank Independent Stadium.

357
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 Kind of a trick question, but here it is.

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 Who had the first pass breakup in Bank Independent Stadium history?

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 First pass breakup.

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 Dallas Johnson.

361
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 You're incorrect.

362
00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,000
 Oh, you got help from the audience.

363
00:17:56,060 --> 00:17:57,400
 Jaheim definitely did, yes.

364
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 It was indeed Jaheim Ingram.

365
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 Second play of the game.

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 That's right.

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00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,100
 Second play of the game.

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 It's a trick question because there was an interception,

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 and somebody may ask,

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 can you get a pass breakup on an interception?

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 The answer is yes.

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 Jaheim, of course, tipped that pass,

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 and Nolan Forshee came up with it.

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 What do you remember about that play?

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00:18:13,420 --> 00:18:15,920
 We've ragged Nolan about it for a couple days now.

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 You know, Coach Partridge has stole the saying from him,

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 but just because, Nolan, you catch the interception

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 doesn't mean you have to get tackled.

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 And he did do a great job of extending that play

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 and trying to go score.

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 But he did catch it, so I'm excited he caught it.

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 You mentioned telling the guys stories about the players

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 who've been there three to four years.

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 So there's Jaheim Ingram, four-year guy, homegrown talent,

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 getting the deflection.

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 I know that was special.

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 I was pulling for Jaheim to get the interception all the way,

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 but it was good for Nolan.

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 But then the first touchdown after that,

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 K.J. Fields, another guy who's been around for a long time

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 with this program.

392
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 Coach, how rewarding was it to see those dudes

393
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 make their imprint on this game, on this stadium early on?

394
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 You know, the guys that's been here for six, seven months,

395
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 it means a little bit to them.

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 But a guy like Jaheim that's lived here his whole life,

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 it means more.

398
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 It's just reality.

399
00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,760
 K.J. Fields, I think I've told this story before.

400
00:19:13,420 --> 00:19:15,800
 K.J. broke his leg his senior year of high school,

401
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 so he didn't have any offers coming out of high school.

402
00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:22,200
 K.J.'s dad, Kelly Fields, played for my dad

403
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 at Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama.

404
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 That's how I knew who K.J. was.

405
00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,580
 We took a chance on him, and to see a guy like that

406
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 that really hadn't made many plays in the first couple games

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 in the first ever home game in the stadium

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 to step up in a big moment like that,

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 make a catch for a touchdown.

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 Now, we're not going to talk about the second quarter play he had.

411
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 We'll just forget about that one.

412
00:19:47,340 --> 00:19:48,720
 Coach, let's go post-game.

413
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 I know we've got a lot to break down in the game,

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 but post-game you shared a really good moment

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 with Colin Wright I remember seeing,

416
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 and there's a really good photo of the fireworks behind you

417
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 giving a hug to Destin Wade with the game ball in your hand.

418
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 That's just a perfect photo moment,

419
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 but what do you remember about post-game

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 and who were some people you wanted to share that moment with?

421
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 Man, I think Colin was the first guy that found me

422
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 with about two minutes left.

423
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 When we knew we had the game,

424
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 Colin sought me out, gave me a big hug.

425
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 Me and him have been through a lot.

426
00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,800
 Colin means a lot to me, just to be honest with you.

427
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 Destin Wade's the second guy that found me.

428
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 Destin, we're the third program he's been at,

429
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 has never really been given a chance to be the guy

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 and now step into a role where he's the guy

431
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 and to play the way that he did,

432
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 have almost 400 yards of total offense

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 to lead this program to where we are now.

434
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 Those two guys were big,

435
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 and then Leo Glover was a nerd,

436
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 another one that came and found me as soon as he could

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 and gave me a hug.

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 So guys like that, that I know the adversity they've been through

439
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 since they've been here,

440
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 just means a little bit more to me when they come find me.

441
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 It was a special night indeed, Coach,

442
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 one that we will remember forever.

443
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 Don't forget, we're not done.

444
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 If you didn't make it this past Saturday,

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 you got five more chances to check out the new home

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447
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 Western Illinois, the opponent this coming Saturday,

448
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449
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 Crazy to believe that was our first ever Division I team

450
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 that we played at home.

451
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 Now they get to come back for the second game at BI Stadium.

452
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 We got some more moments to talk about with Coach Tierman,

453
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 but we got to get a break-in.

454
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 So when we come back, we're going to talk about the crowd,

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 the students, and some of the other great things

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 and 50% goes to UNA Athletics.

492
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 Support your local business and college community

493
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 while enjoying a fantastic atmosphere.

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 Don't miss out on the good times.

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 Come sip, socialize, and savor the taste of Singing River Brewery.

496
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 Get comfortable.

497
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,280
 Football season is back at the carriage.

498
00:23:43,820 --> 00:23:46,340
 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South,

499
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,920
 and football season is officially back at the carriage.

500
00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,180
 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks,

501
00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,120
 good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter,

502
00:23:55,420 --> 00:23:57,140
 a game, or the better part of the day.

503
00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,900
 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts,

504
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:01,480
 $2 off wine slushies,

505
00:24:01,780 --> 00:24:02,780
 paraffs of mimosas,

506
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,440
 and game day bites from the kitchen.

507
00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:06,560
 Stock up in our markets before kickoff

508
00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,560
 with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses,

509
00:24:09,020 --> 00:24:09,640
 something sweet,

510
00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,600
 and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

511
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 Football season looks pretty good from the carriage

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523
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 We're rolling from Lost Pizza Shoals

524
00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:55,860
 in historic downtown.

525
00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,180
 University of North Alabama.

526
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,220
 Coach, we're talking about the win over Alcorn State

527
00:25:05,220 --> 00:25:07,540
 at the first ever game at Bank Independence Stadium.

528
00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,520
 First game on campus, and it was awesome.

529
00:25:10,620 --> 00:25:12,660
 They closed off Pine Street at 5 a.m.

530
00:25:12,700 --> 00:25:15,480
 I'm told the first students arrived for tailgating

531
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,560
 at like 6.30 a.m.

532
00:25:18,120 --> 00:25:20,260
 And they were there all day, and it was a party.

533
00:25:20,260 --> 00:25:23,760
 I mentioned before, we did our pre-game tailgate show outside.

534
00:25:23,980 --> 00:25:27,560
 So I didn't get back into the stadium probably until about 4.45, 5,

535
00:25:28,020 --> 00:25:29,940
 which is a little later than I'm normally inside.

536
00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,760
 But I got in, Coach, and the student section was already full.

537
00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:36,640
 It was like nothing I'd ever seen before at a football game.

538
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,880
 Normally the students are very late arriving.

539
00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:44,300
 And then I think back to a drive where Alcorn State had it in that end zone,

540
00:25:44,360 --> 00:25:46,980
 and the students were just absolutely giving it to them.

541
00:25:47,020 --> 00:25:49,400
 How awesome was that rowdy student section down there?

542
00:25:49,540 --> 00:25:50,560
 They did an amazing job.

543
00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:55,120
 You know, on Friday I went to JAD, and I said,

544
00:25:55,180 --> 00:25:58,500
 JAD, I need the baseball guys being loud and excited.

545
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,980
 And it wasn't just baseball.

546
00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:03,880
 I looked down there, and I saw our volleyball girls.

547
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:05,320
 I saw our baseball team.

548
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,440
 I saw cross country.

549
00:26:06,860 --> 00:26:09,060
 I saw men's basketball, women's basketball.

550
00:26:09,580 --> 00:26:12,700
 Our athletic department showed up big in that student section.

551
00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,600
 And then there was the normal student population too.

552
00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,380
 But if we have an overtime game, we're playing it in that end zone.

553
00:26:18,540 --> 00:26:19,620
 I've already made that decision.

554
00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:21,040
 We're going to play right there in front of the students.

555
00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:22,240
 I'm a big fan of that.

556
00:26:22,580 --> 00:26:22,940
 Absolutely.

557
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:25,600
 I'm not as much of a fan, but that's for a different reason

558
00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,380
 because Ben and I are on opposite sides of the press box,

559
00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:29,500
 and we joked and Ben said,

560
00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:30,580
 I think they're going to play on this side

561
00:26:30,580 --> 00:26:31,680
 because that's where the students are.

562
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:32,780
 That's the side we're going to go to.

563
00:26:33,180 --> 00:26:33,840
 Let's go.

564
00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,360
 I think that's the better place to go.

565
00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:38,060
 Coach, last thing for me before we get into plays.

566
00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,740
 The fourth quarter, the guys seemed really loose

567
00:26:41,740 --> 00:26:44,040
 because the song played in between the hype video

568
00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,880
 and the guys felt really loose.

569
00:26:45,980 --> 00:26:47,000
 What was that like for you?

570
00:26:47,260 --> 00:26:51,660
 You know, for me, going back to my time in 13 and 14 at Auburn,

571
00:26:52,220 --> 00:26:57,080
 at the start of the fourth quarter, no matter win-lose, tie game,

572
00:26:57,540 --> 00:26:59,620
 Auburn's playing swag surf, I believe.

573
00:26:59,900 --> 00:27:03,920
 And the crowd goes crazy for swag surfer playing.

574
00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:07,440
 So I went to Drew and Megan, and I said,

575
00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:11,120
 all right, it's not swag surf because we're not copying somebody else,

576
00:27:11,180 --> 00:27:14,840
 but what can we do that that's our fourth quarter song?

577
00:27:14,940 --> 00:27:18,060
 And I want it to be where it makes our players loose,

578
00:27:18,620 --> 00:27:21,040
 where they're not uptight, they're not stressing.

579
00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,240
 It's something that we can get excited, have a good time together,

580
00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,680
 and then bring everybody's attention and focus back in.

581
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,660
 And we won that fourth quarter hands down.

582
00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:30,960
 It was a really close game.

583
00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,120
 I think it was 21-14 or 21-17 entering the fourth quarter,

584
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,360
 and we end up taking off and killed it after that.

585
00:27:38,460 --> 00:27:40,420
 So I thought our guys played loose there.

586
00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,840
 Coach, let's jump into our plays.

587
00:27:42,980 --> 00:27:45,220
 We've got multiple plays to talk about,

588
00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,840
 and the first one comes from the man who leads the nation in receiving yards.

589
00:27:49,060 --> 00:27:54,620
 He's one of two players to score on a 75-yard rush and a 75-plus-yard reception.

590
00:27:54,780 --> 00:27:58,020
 He had the 95-yard touchdown catch against Sanford's school record.

591
00:27:58,380 --> 00:28:00,440
 What about Xavier Johnson on this play, Coach?

592
00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:01,860
 It was like he was an alligator out there.

593
00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:03,060
 They could not grab him.

594
00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:04,140
 They could not.

595
00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,480
 If you go back for me, I'll kind of walk you through it.

596
00:28:06,860 --> 00:28:12,120
 You know, we do a bad fake trying to get everybody to follow Destin Wade here.

597
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:15,880
 They actually blitz, and the D-line slants into it.

598
00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,580
 So at this moment in time, I am scared to death

599
00:28:18,580 --> 00:28:21,380
 because I think we're about to get a tackle for loss.

600
00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:26,860
 Rod Taylor does just enough to get this thing on the edge

601
00:28:26,860 --> 00:28:28,480
 by hitting the defensive end here.

602
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:33,980
 Snap Reed, a fellow receiver, gets out in front of it and cracks a safety.

603
00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:35,540
 And then we've got 2-0 linemen.

604
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,140
 The thing I got the most excited about, Levy Johnson was a little banged up.

605
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,720
 Will French was a little banged up in this game.

606
00:28:42,140 --> 00:28:45,320
 Both of those 2-0 linemen got out in front of this screen

607
00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,840
 and blocked the whole way down the field.

608
00:28:48,780 --> 00:28:50,820
 That's just unselfish teammates right there.

609
00:28:50,820 --> 00:28:52,220
 And X made a heck of a play.

610
00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:55,420
 Yeah, you love to see offensive linemen blocking down the field like that.

611
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:56,200
 Receivers blocking down the field.

612
00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:56,700
 See, right here.

613
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:57,320
 Right here.

614
00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:58,040
 I challenged X.

615
00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,120
 I said, hey, Will French is running just as fast as you right there.

616
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,340
 Well, hey, then Xander just played him like a piano there,

617
00:29:05,460 --> 00:29:07,440
 spinning out of that, scoring in the end zone.

618
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:08,380
 That was a great play.

619
00:29:08,820 --> 00:29:09,580
 Should have been on SportsCenter.

620
00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:12,480
 I'm surprised it was not.

621
00:29:12,700 --> 00:29:16,280
 And, Coach, another creative way to get X involved in the game.

622
00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:20,800
 Well, early in the game, we tried to get some deep balls to him.

623
00:29:20,820 --> 00:29:25,340
 But they put the safety and the corner over the top of him early.

624
00:29:25,700 --> 00:29:30,360
 So we had to find a way to get the ball in his hands because he's such a dynamic player.

625
00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,740
 And this was the first way we were able to do that.

626
00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,040
 Now let's talk about the next play.

627
00:29:35,420 --> 00:29:37,240
 And X is going to be involved in this one.

628
00:29:37,300 --> 00:29:41,780
 This was the first touchdown catch for T.J. Holmes, 72 yards.

629
00:29:42,220 --> 00:29:44,280
 And, Coach, he kind of looked like X out here.

630
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:48,040
 You know, this kind of was like me cutting an onion a little bit.

631
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,160
 It brought tears to my eyes.

632
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:54,120
 So T.J. Holmes here is Snap Reed's backup.

633
00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:57,300
 Snap Reed, just a little back story behind this play.

634
00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:02,080
 Snap Reed, the play before, got into it with a player on Alcorn's side.

635
00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:08,260
 And so Coach Ellis yanks Snap out of the game for getting into it with one of their DBs.

636
00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:14,640
 So T.J. Holmes goes in and we call the play that Snap had caught all week.

637
00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:18,420
 And T.J. Holmes just went out and executed and did a fantastic job.

638
00:30:18,740 --> 00:30:23,100
 Once again, you get to see unselfish O-linemen getting upfield, making plays.

639
00:30:23,660 --> 00:30:26,720
 Jalen Fletcher shows up at one point and gets a block on the play.

640
00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:28,400
 Everybody's excited.

641
00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:30,280
 I don't know what this move is at the end there.

642
00:30:30,740 --> 00:30:32,000
 I have no clue.

643
00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,360
 Holding hands, crossing the goal line right there.

644
00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:36,680
 But that's what we did.

645
00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:40,720
 Did X think he would get partial credit for the touchdown of the yards?

646
00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:44,640
 I think in that moment, they didn't know what to do with their hands,

647
00:30:44,740 --> 00:30:45,500
 kind of like Will Ferrell.

648
00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:47,960
 And that's what they came up with.

649
00:30:48,340 --> 00:30:50,240
 Yeah, one part of that, you've been a quarterback,

650
00:30:50,540 --> 00:30:52,160
 so I want to highlight Destin on this play.

651
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,680
 Right here, big 88, he came untouched.

652
00:30:55,020 --> 00:30:57,560
 Destin's got just a limited amount of time to get that throw off.

653
00:30:57,620 --> 00:30:58,560
 What's that like as a quarterback?

654
00:30:58,940 --> 00:31:03,100
 You know, it was a design screen, so you've got to continue to vacate.

655
00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,260
 You've got to continue to backpedal out of there,

656
00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,840
 knowing that you've got three or four 300-pound defensive linemen coming at you.

657
00:31:09,860 --> 00:31:11,740
 You've got to stay composed in that situation,

658
00:31:12,260 --> 00:31:15,160
 kind of lose ground so they can't put a hit on you with your feet in the ground.

659
00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:18,280
 So that's one of the throws that he did not aim

660
00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:19,920
 and get chewed out by the head coach.

661
00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:25,000
 He just made a play and gave our guy a chance to go make this explosive play.

662
00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:29,280
 And, Coach, I love the celebration with the students on that one as well.

663
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:30,820
 You could really feel the electricity.

664
00:31:31,260 --> 00:31:33,920
 Yeah, we can score on the other end, too.

665
00:31:34,300 --> 00:31:35,880
 You know, we didn't score in the third quarter.

666
00:31:36,420 --> 00:31:39,160
 We've saved it all to try to score down there on the student section.

667
00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,920
 I said, guys, we can score in the third quarter.

668
00:31:41,980 --> 00:31:42,460
 That's okay.

669
00:31:42,620 --> 00:31:44,460
 But student section was amazing.

670
00:31:45,140 --> 00:31:48,180
 I thought the students, the recruiting section was down there, too.

671
00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,260
 It's an awesome environment to recruit to.

672
00:31:51,340 --> 00:31:51,740
 I know that.

673
00:31:52,140 --> 00:31:53,420
 It was a great night indeed.

674
00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:54,340
 You got something else, Mike?

675
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:55,000
 No, you're good.

676
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:56,180
 I've cut you off.

677
00:31:56,220 --> 00:31:56,620
 I'm sorry, man.

678
00:31:56,620 --> 00:32:00,260
 Well, I was just going to say, also, K.J. Fields getting to catch the second touchdown.

679
00:32:00,420 --> 00:32:03,420
 That's not a play we highlighted, but a guy that you said was special.

680
00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:04,680
 Pretty good play for him, too.

681
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:06,320
 Big play for K.J.

682
00:32:06,500 --> 00:32:15,780
 In a moment like that, first ever home game for a guy that's been here four years, it will always be a story he tells his kids and his grandkids.

683
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:16,220
 I know that.

684
00:32:16,460 --> 00:32:16,800
 Definitely.

685
00:32:17,220 --> 00:32:21,620
 Those are some of the memorable moments from this opener at Bank Independent Stadium.

686
00:32:22,060 --> 00:32:27,320
 Tell you what, we're going to give Coach a breather, and we got the two dudes that we want to hear from the most about their experience on Saturday.

687
00:32:27,580 --> 00:32:30,960
 Jaheim Ingram, Colin Ryder, our next guest here.

688
00:32:31,060 --> 00:32:32,560
 We'll be back in just a little bit.

689
00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,480
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 Get comfortable. Football season is back at the carriage.

715
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 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South, and football season is officially back at the carriage.

716
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:56,440
 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks, good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter, a game, or the better part of the day.

717
00:34:56,620 --> 00:35:03,760
 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts, $2 off wine slushies, perhaps some mimosas, and game day bites from the kitchen.

718
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:08,920
 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses, something sweet,

719
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:10,860
 and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

720
00:35:11,220 --> 00:35:15,900
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721
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 He's the captain.

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 He's number 44.

730
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 He's played in 39 career games at the University of North Alabama.

731
00:36:02,060 --> 00:36:06,040
 He's been a starter since the day he stepped foot on campus.

732
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 And he's our next guest.

733
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:13,220
 Welcome Jaheim Ingram to the stage here at Lost Pizza Shoals for UNA Football Night.

734
00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:15,160
 Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel with you as well.

735
00:36:15,300 --> 00:36:21,540
 Jaheim, 38 games prior to Saturdays in your career at the University of North Alabama.

736
00:36:21,700 --> 00:36:25,940
 Where does this one rank for you in all the games you've played throughout your career?

737
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,300
 This game is definitely number one.

738
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:29,780
 I mean, for obvious reasons.

739
00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:30,980
 The atmosphere was there.

740
00:36:31,420 --> 00:36:32,140
 You know, we had a crowd.

741
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:32,980
 We had a student session.

742
00:36:33,260 --> 00:36:34,040
 Everything was amazing.

743
00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,800
 So it would be crazy to not put this game at number one.

744
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:39,080
 Go back to the opening kickoff.

745
00:36:39,140 --> 00:36:40,540
 You're on the sideline watching that.

746
00:36:40,620 --> 00:36:41,720
 Offense gets the ball first.

747
00:36:41,820 --> 00:36:44,300
 You're having to kind of wait your turn to go out on defense.

748
00:36:44,460 --> 00:36:46,440
 But what was that first feeling like for you?

749
00:36:46,940 --> 00:36:47,560
 It was amazing.

750
00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:52,380
 I actually didn't watch the whole offensive first possession until a snap scored.

751
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,340
 I was too busy wiping tears from my eyes, trying to get myself together.

752
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,220
 But, you know, it was amazing.

753
00:36:58,540 --> 00:37:00,780
 Like, at the end of the day, I can't do anything.

754
00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:05,420
 But thank God for, you know, the community and really everything that came from this point.

755
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:14,640
 What was it like after Coach Deerring gave his pregame speech, Mike counted it, 212 steps from the locker room to the tunnel.

756
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:19,500
 What was it like from the time you walked to the tunnel and then ran through that tunnel for the first time?

757
00:37:19,780 --> 00:37:20,140
 Emotions.

758
00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:20,760
 Emotions.

759
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:21,420
 Goosebumps.

760
00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:24,360
 Every emotion you could think of was there in that tunnel.

761
00:37:24,620 --> 00:37:28,280
 And it's really just because, you know, you got guys that have been here for seven months.

762
00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:33,220
 But then you got guys like me, Kyle, and KJ that have been here for three years just grinding it out every day.

763
00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:39,120
 So, like, we've seen the blood and, you know, the sweat equity we put into this place come into fruition.

764
00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:41,420
 Yeah, it was cool to see it all come together.

765
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,740
 And then you go to that first defensive drive.

766
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,280
 First play, incomplete pass.

767
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,560
 Second play, you get a paw on that thing.

768
00:37:47,780 --> 00:37:52,940
 And, you know, for a defensive lineman, it's kind of like trying to spot a blue whale in the ocean, trying to get an interception.

769
00:37:53,020 --> 00:37:55,560
 But you got to be a big part of that turnover.

770
00:37:55,700 --> 00:37:56,760
 What was that moment like for you?

771
00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:57,340
 It was amazing.

772
00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,920
 Talking with Coach Long before the game, he had told me, like, you know, I want you to go out there.

773
00:38:01,940 --> 00:38:02,920
 I want you to take some shots.

774
00:38:03,420 --> 00:38:06,220
 Like, we know you're all about doing your job, but we want you to take some shots.

775
00:38:06,620 --> 00:38:08,580
 So, that play was really one of my shot plays, you know.

776
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,520
 I'm supposed to have to contain, but I seen an opening through the B-gap, so I shot the B-gap.

777
00:38:12,940 --> 00:38:15,260
 I was able to get my hand up, and it led to a turnover.

778
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:17,940
 Man, it was like you had some hand soap there on the gloves.

779
00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:21,060
 I was pulling for you to get that pick six so we could get the flip finally.

780
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,940
 Man, I told Nolan, hey, if I could have grabbed it, I would have.

781
00:38:23,980 --> 00:38:25,220
 But I'm happy you caught it.

782
00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:26,520
 I'm happy somebody caught it.

783
00:38:26,820 --> 00:38:29,080
 What were some other big moments in that game for you?

784
00:38:29,220 --> 00:38:32,040
 I mean, a lot of big stops and some big moments.

785
00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,000
 Was there any specific plays that you just kind of had a moment?

786
00:38:35,260 --> 00:38:40,540
 I think a specific moment for me was when we had a backed-up drive and we were by the student section.

787
00:38:41,260 --> 00:38:45,500
 And it was, I think it was still the first half, and the student section was just going crazy.

788
00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:48,600
 And I'm like, man, this is a real D1 football game.

789
00:38:49,140 --> 00:38:54,720
 And it was kind of surreal seeing the offense struggle making checks because of how loud they were being.

790
00:38:55,140 --> 00:38:57,460
 So that was a moment for me that I won't forget.

791
00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,900
 And then post-game, you guys go over to the band.

792
00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:02,980
 Students have rushed the field.

793
00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,260
 They play the fight song.

794
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:09,260
 I don't know if you guys were out there when the battle hymn was played, but man, what was that post-game celebration like?

795
00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:09,600
 Amazing.

796
00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:15,940
 I remember I went to see my family, and then I ran straight to the band, and everybody started screaming and yelling.

797
00:39:16,420 --> 00:39:17,700
 I was just hyping them up, man.

798
00:39:17,740 --> 00:39:20,020
 Because at the end of the day, we all work together as one.

799
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,360
 You know, we go as they go, they go as we go.

800
00:39:22,460 --> 00:39:25,080
 So how we go hand-in-hand is just amazing.

801
00:39:25,780 --> 00:39:31,060
 And then we're in the elevator going to the press conference, and you're right there with a guy that you've known for a long time, Colin Wright.

802
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:32,900
 Get to share a moment with him, too.

803
00:39:33,180 --> 00:39:36,960
 What's Colin mean to you, and what's it like sharing a moment with guys that you've been with?

804
00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:39,560
 A lot of people don't know this, but Colin is like my brother, man.

805
00:39:39,660 --> 00:39:42,780
 You know, we played all-star ball together, 10U baseball.

806
00:39:43,460 --> 00:39:45,880
 You know, his late father was one of our baseball coaches.

807
00:39:46,380 --> 00:39:49,060
 So me and Colin, we've known each other forever.

808
00:39:49,060 --> 00:39:57,560
 So, like, being in college with him and seeing us both live out our dreams, I know his pops is up there looking down, smiling, just like my granddad is.

809
00:39:58,220 --> 00:39:59,180
 Man, it's a special night.

810
00:39:59,240 --> 00:40:03,940
 What are some of the other memories that you'll take away from the first-ever game at Bank Independent Stadium?

811
00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:11,420
 I think really the whole thing is just, like, the guys that we did it with, like Josh White, Mon Cole.

812
00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,660
 You got guys on the back end, like Dallas Johnson.

813
00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:15,020
 You coaches, like Coach Bowling.

814
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:21,560
 I think this whole roster is just, it's something to remember, because, like, at the end of the day, we're the ones that broke in Bank Independent Stadium.

815
00:40:22,060 --> 00:40:26,900
 Yeah, you did indeed, and you get plenty of more opportunities to play on it, five more home games.

816
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,780
 But let's look way down the road.

817
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:38,720
 When you get to actually go in the stadium, enjoy it, maybe even as a fan or an alumni just coming back, what's something you're excited about seeing in the stadium?

818
00:40:40,220 --> 00:40:46,200
 The day that I have kids, I cannot wait to take my kids back there and be like, hey, man, your pops used to turn this place inside out.

819
00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:53,580
 That's one thing I look forward to, and I always dream of having that moment, so that's something I always cherish.

820
00:40:54,100 --> 00:40:55,880
 You know, let's shift gears for just a minute.

821
00:40:56,060 --> 00:40:57,780
 A lot has been said about this defense.

822
00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:01,120
 I mean, one of the best in the nation in sacks, tackles for loss.

823
00:41:01,220 --> 00:41:04,140
 You guys are one of the best teams against the rush as well.

824
00:41:04,340 --> 00:41:08,220
 What has been so different that has made this defense so tenacious this season?

825
00:41:08,580 --> 00:41:09,700
 Everybody's just playing as one.

826
00:41:10,320 --> 00:41:14,840
 That defensive meeting room is a brotherhood at the end of the day, and we're not content.

827
00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:20,100
 After every game, we go back and watch a film, and we know there's always something that we can improve on,

828
00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:24,120
 and I think that as this season goes, people are going to see that.

829
00:41:24,620 --> 00:41:29,480
 We're not ever satisfied with just getting a win or just holding them to a certain amount of yards,

830
00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:34,880
 because we know at the end of the day we're capable of doing what we did against Sanford

831
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,440
 and setting records every single time we go out there.

832
00:41:37,980 --> 00:41:40,620
 And let's talk about that assignment football, Coach Bowen.

833
00:41:41,060 --> 00:41:44,680
 It has a lot of great schemes, and it's really seemed to come to fruition,

834
00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:48,300
 but one play I remember in particular, I think Fred Vealy had a pass breakup,

835
00:41:48,440 --> 00:41:52,820
 but he dropped back into coverage, and it just seems like it was a perfect assignment play,

836
00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:54,180
 and everybody did their part.

837
00:41:54,460 --> 00:41:57,940
 What does that look like to you, seeing all 11 guys do what they're supposed to do?

838
00:41:57,980 --> 00:41:58,440
 It's amazing.

839
00:41:58,980 --> 00:42:02,560
 I think we've said this in many interviews, but when you see 11 guys come together

840
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:05,620
 and perfectly execute a play, you get a beautiful result,

841
00:42:05,860 --> 00:42:08,880
 and that was one of the beautiful results that you could get from that.

842
00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:13,400
 Well, Jaheim, the fun continues at home, Western Illinois on Saturday.

843
00:42:13,820 --> 00:42:16,660
 I mean, we're expecting another maxed-out capacity crowd.

844
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:18,520
 Mike, what was the final attendance number, 11-8?

845
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:19,680
 11-8-30.

846
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:21,020
 11-8-30.

847
00:42:21,020 --> 00:42:25,520
 So, again, what's the message to fans, students, the band, everybody,

848
00:42:25,780 --> 00:42:27,680
 about this opportunity to play at home on Saturday?

849
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:29,260
 We play at the bank.

850
00:42:29,420 --> 00:42:31,020
 Y'all got to come out because we need y'all.

851
00:42:31,620 --> 00:42:33,000
 This is our home now.

852
00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:36,760
 So when people step foot in there, we got to make them feel it at the end of the day.

853
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,640
 We're coming hard every Saturday.

854
00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:41,980
 So just keep the support and let's keep going.

855
00:42:42,540 --> 00:42:43,920
 Couldn't have said it any better.

856
00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,500
 Jaheim Ingram, we've done a lot of interviews with Jaheim over there.

857
00:42:47,580 --> 00:42:50,740
 This is the one we've been looking forward to the most right here.

858
00:42:50,820 --> 00:42:53,240
 Jaheim stayed at UNA for this moment.

859
00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:54,860
 He got to experience it on Saturday.

860
00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:56,480
 One more time, Jaheim Ingram.

861
00:42:56,860 --> 00:42:58,200
 Best of luck, Saturday, man.

862
00:42:58,320 --> 00:42:59,440
 Enjoy the new digs.

863
00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:01,120
 We're not done yet.

864
00:43:01,240 --> 00:43:02,440
 Colin Wright's up next.

865
00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:03,020
 We'll be back.

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 The score of Benjamin Ray, Mike Ezekiel, and our next guest is a captain.

924
00:46:32,100 --> 00:46:34,820
 He's played in 30 career games at North Alabama.

925
00:46:34,820 --> 00:46:37,360
 He's made 22 career starts.

926
00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:40,320
 He's from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

927
00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,400
 He's got that C on his chest that Mike just put on him.

928
00:46:43,700 --> 00:46:45,220
 Colin Wright is up next.

929
00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:48,240
 And Colin, same thing as Jaheim Mann's Saturday.

930
00:46:48,940 --> 00:46:52,740
 Sum it up, how did it feel to play in the first ever game at Bank Independence Stadium?

931
00:46:53,020 --> 00:46:54,880
 Something you've heard about for a long time.

932
00:46:55,220 --> 00:46:58,740
 Yeah, I mean, it was just, um, words can't describe it.

933
00:46:58,780 --> 00:46:59,980
 It was just, it was beautiful.

934
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,380
 I had butterflies in my stomach coming in, coming down the tunnel.

935
00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:06,080
 Um, but as soon as I stepped on that field coming out of the,

936
00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:09,380
 and hearing the, hearing the crab roar, I was just, I let it go.

937
00:47:09,500 --> 00:47:10,280
 I was just ready to play.

938
00:47:10,740 --> 00:47:13,220
 Man, I ran out of tissue, so I had to use napkins.

939
00:47:13,340 --> 00:47:17,180
 I mean, it was just, you know, so tear-inducing the whole game,

940
00:47:17,220 --> 00:47:19,060
 but Colin, towards the end of the game,

941
00:47:19,100 --> 00:47:21,480
 I saw you share a moment with Coach Dierman, uh,

942
00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:22,900
 kind of when the game was in hand.

943
00:47:22,900 --> 00:47:26,660
 And, uh, Coach just got up here and said that y'all shared a lot of moments

944
00:47:26,660 --> 00:47:28,200
 together and getting to share that one.

945
00:47:28,420 --> 00:47:29,320
 What was that like for you?

946
00:47:30,820 --> 00:47:31,840
 It was great.

947
00:47:31,980 --> 00:47:36,740
 Um, just him, him just believing in me and, and just sticking with me

948
00:47:36,740 --> 00:47:38,900
 throughout, even when he just came in, you know,

949
00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:42,460
 I was here the season before he got here and he could have easily,

950
00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:44,480
 you know, like I said, in the Times Daily interview,

951
00:47:44,560 --> 00:47:48,260
 he could have easily just, you know, try to get me through the door,

952
00:47:48,260 --> 00:47:54,360
 but I'm, I'm very grateful for him embracing me and coming to the point where we're at.

953
00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:58,540
 I saw you when you first arrived and where you guys parked up at the church,

954
00:47:58,580 --> 00:47:59,760
 you had to walk through the pines.

955
00:47:59,960 --> 00:48:03,920
 So, so you walked through tailgating and for you, when you enter,

956
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:06,540
 I've noticed in the line walk, you always have a distinct style.

957
00:48:06,540 --> 00:48:08,940
 Like you've got your glasses on, right, man?

958
00:48:08,980 --> 00:48:11,640
 And you're always so locked in laser focused.

959
00:48:11,980 --> 00:48:16,360
 What was all that entry like when you got there for the first time from the pines to the lion walk?

960
00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:19,860
 Oh, just coming around the corner and then seeing everybody just standing out there

961
00:48:19,860 --> 00:48:21,240
 underneath the stadium.

962
00:48:21,240 --> 00:48:22,500
 And it just, it hit me.

963
00:48:22,540 --> 00:48:24,460
 It's like, it's, it's finally here.

964
00:48:24,540 --> 00:48:26,920
 Something this place has been dreaming about.

965
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:27,800
 I've been dreaming about.

966
00:48:28,300 --> 00:48:30,440
 And it was just, it was surreal.

967
00:48:30,620 --> 00:48:31,200
 It was great.

968
00:48:31,400 --> 00:48:32,740
 Now, correct me if I'm wrong,

969
00:48:32,740 --> 00:48:35,820
 but I think coming down the tunnel with the live camera and all that,

970
00:48:35,820 --> 00:48:37,080
 I think you were right in the front.

971
00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:42,980
 What was that like for you to have nobody in front of you to see kind of just what's ahead

972
00:48:42,980 --> 00:48:48,020
 and to come through that tunnel with the song and the band about to play?

973
00:48:48,100 --> 00:48:48,660
 What was that like?

974
00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:53,480
 It was all just a bunch of jumbled up noise in my head, really.

975
00:48:53,860 --> 00:48:55,120
 Just hearing everything.

976
00:48:55,440 --> 00:48:59,960
 And once the camera turned on the video board and just hearing the crowd, just get excited.

977
00:49:00,120 --> 00:49:03,560
 I was just, I was just ready to go and put out a show for them.

978
00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:06,860
 What was it like when you took the field for the first time?

979
00:49:07,020 --> 00:49:10,180
 I mean, little butterflies, did it feel like a first game again?

980
00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:12,940
 A little anxious.

981
00:49:13,100 --> 00:49:16,040
 I always get a little anxious before our first drive, no matter what game it is.

982
00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:18,580
 But, I mean, just a little anxious.

983
00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:22,740
 But as soon as that first play hits, I'm just ready to roll the next one right after.

984
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:25,080
 And then your reaction to Snap's touchdown?

985
00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:30,320
 Like I said, just hearing that crowd roar and the crowd pop

986
00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:34,160
 and just seeing him run down the sideline and Connor and Xavier blocking.

987
00:49:34,260 --> 00:49:36,080
 I saw them blocking their tail off, man.

988
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:36,720
 It was just great.

989
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:40,480
 Yeah, everybody blocking, tight ends, receivers.

990
00:49:41,080 --> 00:49:46,640
 But even on that play Xavier scored on, offensive linemen all the way down the field just running with him.

991
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:50,600
 What was that like for you to see the offensive line get some steps in?

992
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:51,780
 Oh, it was great.

993
00:49:52,340 --> 00:49:57,320
 Yeah, on that play Xavier scored, I actually pulled because it was kind of like one of the screens we ran.

994
00:49:57,320 --> 00:50:02,300
 But I just pulled just to try and take some eyes with me.

995
00:50:02,420 --> 00:50:03,740
 And I just saw him.

996
00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:04,780
 He got around the corner.

997
00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:10,080
 Then started breaking tackles, seeing Levy and Will out there just blocking.

998
00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:18,120
 And Levy just, even with his sore ankle and French, he always gives 110% effort in everything he does.

999
00:50:18,320 --> 00:50:19,480
 And it was just great.

1000
00:50:19,740 --> 00:50:23,120
 And once he broke that tackle and French got that chip on that last dude,

1001
00:50:24,180 --> 00:50:25,800
 he was able to just bring it to the house.

1002
00:50:25,900 --> 00:50:27,120
 It was awesome.

1003
00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:31,540
 I feel like in the touchdown celebrations, you're always the dirty dancing guy.

1004
00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:33,360
 You're always lifting everybody, right?

1005
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:34,880
 I think I saw you do that on Saturday.

1006
00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:40,340
 But that celebration in the end zone after that touchdown, man, with the students, how memorable would that be?

1007
00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:41,100
 Oh, it was great.

1008
00:50:41,180 --> 00:50:49,940
 That's something I've always wanted to do is just go celebrate with our student body who shows up and cheers every single game.

1009
00:50:49,940 --> 00:50:54,360
 And just being able to go down there and just get hyped with them, it was a great feeling.

1010
00:50:54,820 --> 00:50:58,000
 I'm going to float something out there and see what the fans think about it.

1011
00:50:58,040 --> 00:50:59,440
 You know you've got the Lambo Leap, right?

1012
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:02,100
 How cool would it be to have a bank bounce?

1013
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:03,180
 A bank bounce.

1014
00:51:03,380 --> 00:51:03,780
 I don't know.

1015
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:08,580
 That would be cool, but I'd probably get 15 yards and an earful from a coach or something.

1016
00:51:09,540 --> 00:51:11,640
 I could come up with something better than bank bounce.

1017
00:51:11,820 --> 00:51:12,040
 I don't know.

1018
00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:13,360
 We'll think about it.

1019
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:14,700
 I want to see Colin do it.

1020
00:51:14,740 --> 00:51:15,360
 I think it'd be great.

1021
00:51:15,500 --> 00:51:15,760
 Woo!

1022
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:16,540
 That'd be tough.

1023
00:51:16,680 --> 00:51:17,880
 But I'll get up there for you.

1024
00:51:17,880 --> 00:51:18,280
 Let's go.

1025
00:51:18,620 --> 00:51:22,960
 How special was it for you to share this memory, not only with your family, but your son over there?

1026
00:51:23,180 --> 00:51:24,220
 Oh, it was great.

1027
00:51:25,320 --> 00:51:29,380
 He actually didn't come to the game because, you know, it was very hot and he's hot natured.

1028
00:51:29,440 --> 00:51:33,100
 But my wife was there and I was very thankful she was there.

1029
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:42,480
 And she actually got down behind us towards the end of the game and just looking at her after we come off the field, after each drive, it was great.

1030
00:51:43,300 --> 00:51:46,000
 But he'll be there next week, so I'm looking forward to it.

1031
00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:49,540
 And it was just a great moment to share with both of them.

1032
00:51:50,260 --> 00:51:50,840
 It's cool.

1033
00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:54,520
 You got to bring him to media day and show him off with the team.

1034
00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:57,040
 And you had some babysitters while you went to do your thing.

1035
00:51:57,100 --> 00:51:57,820
 That was really cool.

1036
00:51:57,940 --> 00:51:59,920
 But it's a family affair for you.

1037
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:01,880
 Your family's all here in the Shoals.

1038
00:52:02,540 --> 00:52:08,580
 And getting to share those moments with them on the field and just through this whole journey.

1039
00:52:08,740 --> 00:52:12,600
 I mean, what does that mean to you to have your family in the same city that you played college football?

1040
00:52:13,860 --> 00:52:17,840
 It's just great because a lot of people, you know, their families miss out on games.

1041
00:52:18,300 --> 00:52:23,580
 But being able to see them up there and support me the way they have, you know, the past five years, it's just been great.

1042
00:52:23,580 --> 00:52:30,360
 Even when my freshman year I didn't even, I redshirted, didn't play a game, didn't dress out, you know, still had some family up in the stands, you know.

1043
00:52:30,860 --> 00:52:32,860
 And it's not there just to support me.

1044
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:34,820
 They're there to support everybody.

1045
00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:41,860
 Well, Collin, we root for everybody that plays for UNA, but when it's local guys like you and Jaheim, I think people always root a little bit harder.

1046
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:45,740
 And you guys get to do it again at home Saturday against Western Illinois.

1047
00:52:45,740 --> 00:52:55,900
 What's the message to everybody about what we have an opportunity to do at home on Saturday against Western Illinois and making this one of the best places to play college football?

1048
00:52:56,560 --> 00:52:57,780
 Yeah, man, just show out for us.

1049
00:52:58,100 --> 00:53:00,140
 We haven't played a full game yet.

1050
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:02,500
 And we're a very dangerous offense.

1051
00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:03,700
 That's what Coach Parker says.

1052
00:53:03,980 --> 00:53:10,720
 And he told us Thursday, talking with some media guys, said, you'll know when we finally click and explode.

1053
00:53:10,900 --> 00:53:19,720
 So we just got to show up for four quarters, play full four quarters, and just continue to give back to this community what they've already given to us

1054
00:53:19,720 --> 00:53:21,820
 and just share special moments with them.

1055
00:53:22,060 --> 00:53:24,000
 Well, man, we cannot wait to see you back out there.

1056
00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:25,520
 Thank you for joining us, my friend.

1057
00:53:25,660 --> 00:53:26,020
 Yes, sir.

1058
00:53:26,140 --> 00:53:28,520
 That's Colin Wright from Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

1059
00:53:28,700 --> 00:53:29,860
 Let's take a final timeout.

1060
00:53:29,980 --> 00:53:36,420
 Britt Dierman will rejoin us, and we'll wrap up this week's edition of UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza Shoals on 93.9 The Score.

1061
00:53:37,220 --> 00:53:40,880
 Game day's coming, and your tailgate crew is counting on you.

1062
00:53:41,020 --> 00:53:48,740
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1063
00:53:48,980 --> 00:53:55,000
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1064
00:53:55,120 --> 00:53:57,740
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1065
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 Call 256-415-8693 or order online at lostpizza.com front slash shoals.

1066
00:54:04,380 --> 00:54:06,020
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1067
00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:09,600
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1068
00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:16,560
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1069
00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:20,220
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1070
00:54:20,720 --> 00:54:25,780
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1071
00:54:25,780 --> 00:54:30,200
 or give us a call at 256-648-5710.

1072
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:34,880
 Again, that's 256-648-5710.

1073
00:54:36,220 --> 00:54:41,100
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1074
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1075
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1077
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1078
00:55:02,140 --> 00:55:07,180
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1079
00:55:07,320 --> 00:55:07,900
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1080
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1081
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1082
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 Try our Golden Mainer Leo's Roar, and 50% goes to UNA Athletics.

1083
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1084
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1085
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1086
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1087
00:55:40,420 --> 00:55:42,080
 Football season is back at the carriage.

1088
00:55:42,640 --> 00:55:47,740
 There are a few things we love more than a good Saturday in the South, and football season is officially back at the carriage.

1089
00:55:48,120 --> 00:55:55,960
 All season long, we'll have the games rolling with plenty of cold drinks, good food, and a comfortable spot to settle in for a quarter, a game, or the better part of the day.

1090
00:55:56,420 --> 00:56:03,260
 Game day Saturdays get $5 craft drafts, $2 off wine slushies, perhaps some mimosas, and game day bites from the kitchen.

1091
00:56:03,480 --> 00:56:10,420
 Stock up in our markets before kickoff with plenty of snacks, dips, cheeses, something sweet, and all the good stuff for your game day spread.

1092
00:56:10,740 --> 00:56:15,420
 Football season looks pretty good from the carriage on East Mobile Street in historic downtown Florence.

1093
00:56:15,980 --> 00:56:20,540
 It's summertime in the shoals, which means sunshine, hot weather, and a lot more bugs.

1094
00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:25,140
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1095
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1096
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1097
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1098
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1099
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1100
00:56:52,740 --> 00:56:54,640
 Man, what a night it has been.

1101
00:56:54,760 --> 00:56:58,180
 Welcome back to Lost Pizza Shoals here in historic downtown Florence.

1102
00:56:58,260 --> 00:56:59,580
 This is UNA football night.

1103
00:56:59,580 --> 00:57:02,180
 Don't forget, we're out here every single Monday night.

1104
00:57:02,240 --> 00:57:03,660
 From 7 to 8 p.m.

1105
00:57:03,700 --> 00:57:08,360
 Talking UNA football with Coach Dierman, with friends, with family, with players from the program.

1106
00:57:08,500 --> 00:57:13,040
 And, Coach, we had two pretty special ones tonight in Jaheim Ingram and Colin Wright.

1107
00:57:13,880 --> 00:57:15,540
 Yeah, they mean so much.

1108
00:57:15,580 --> 00:57:18,900
 This program means so much to me, especially being local guys.

1109
00:57:19,020 --> 00:57:23,900
 We talk about it's already rare to have two captains from the same high school,

1110
00:57:24,420 --> 00:57:31,140
 two guys that's been going against each other for most of their lives through park ball, middle school, high school.

1111
00:57:31,640 --> 00:57:36,340
 But this place means so much more to them than a lot of our players on our team.

1112
00:57:36,340 --> 00:57:47,700
 And to see them both excelling, to see them both making plays in that new stadium kind of means even more to me to have those guys step into that stage in front of so many family and friends.

1113
00:57:48,220 --> 00:57:49,220
 And it's crazy.

1114
00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:53,320
 That day, it's going to be a special one, but it almost went by like lightning.

1115
00:57:53,620 --> 00:57:57,840
 You know, you just kind of, you know, you remember everything, but then you forget things.

1116
00:57:58,060 --> 00:58:00,180
 But you've got five more chances to do this at home.

1117
00:58:00,260 --> 00:58:03,160
 What's your message to the fans if they haven't been to Bank Independence Stadium yet?

1118
00:58:03,240 --> 00:58:05,040
 We need a great crowd this weekend.

1119
00:58:05,180 --> 00:58:13,040
 We've got a good team coming in here, a team that battled Wisconsin at their place, a team that just won 50-2.

1120
00:58:14,120 --> 00:58:16,700
 It's a really good team, and we need this city to show up.

1121
00:58:16,780 --> 00:58:20,080
 We need our players to feed off of this community.

1122
00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:23,180
 11,000 people this past weekend.

1123
00:58:23,460 --> 00:58:24,280
 I'll take 12.

1124
00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:26,200
 I think Dr. Looney would probably take 12, too.

1125
00:58:26,200 --> 00:58:33,460
 So let's pack that place, and our players will really enjoy it and play harder knowing how much this community is behind them.

1126
00:58:33,740 --> 00:58:35,900
 So we jump into our Burnley Spine and Sport Preview.

1127
00:58:36,140 --> 00:58:38,540
 Coach, I think it's a big message to you and A fans.

1128
00:58:39,180 --> 00:58:41,220
 You've been to a lot of big-time places.

1129
00:58:41,220 --> 00:58:43,100
 We've been to a lot of FCS schools.

1130
00:58:43,420 --> 00:58:50,940
 We really have an opportunity to build one of the best environments in college football at Bobby Wallace Field of Bank Independence Stadium.

1131
00:58:51,180 --> 00:58:52,140
 I completely agree.

1132
00:58:52,240 --> 00:58:54,100
 I think the design of the stadium is amazing.

1133
00:58:54,760 --> 00:59:02,020
 The bowl design helps keep noise in the stadium, too, so the players hear so much more.

1134
00:59:02,840 --> 00:59:04,800
 It's just an unbelievable feel and environment.

1135
00:59:04,920 --> 00:59:14,760
 The fireworks that are going off, the smoke show, everything that goes into our stadium, we can turn it into one of the best, if not the best, FCS environment in all of college football.

1136
00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:19,460
 Last thing for me, I don't really have any other questions or anything to add.

1137
00:59:19,520 --> 00:59:23,860
 I just want to say thank you for all the hard work you've done these four years to get us to this point.

1138
00:59:23,860 --> 00:59:28,480
 I know that traveling over to practice, it hasn't been easy.

1139
00:59:28,620 --> 00:59:33,320
 All the things that you guys have gone through, you especially, Coach, with building this thing up.

1140
00:59:33,380 --> 00:59:34,700
 I just want to say thank you for all you do.

1141
00:59:34,820 --> 00:59:36,020
 Well, I appreciate you all.

1142
00:59:36,380 --> 00:59:38,080
 I text you all after the game.

1143
00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:42,880
 I think our athletic department bends over backwards to serve our athletes.

1144
00:59:43,620 --> 00:59:44,860
 I've been in a lot of places.

1145
00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:50,500
 I've never been in a place that the whole athletic department is so bought in like this place here.

1146
00:59:50,920 --> 00:59:53,300
 As soon as the game's over, we had Tristan Johnson's texting me.

1147
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:54,960
 Chris Walker's texting me.

1148
00:59:55,020 --> 00:59:56,260
 Tony Pujols is texting me.

1149
00:59:56,920 --> 01:00:00,100
 This athletic department cares for our student-athletes, cares for each other.

1150
01:00:00,380 --> 01:00:03,780
 I'm just upset Brian Neese doesn't show up in person more often on Monday night.

1151
01:00:03,880 --> 01:00:04,440
 Come on, Brian.

1152
01:00:04,540 --> 01:00:07,100
 We only hear from Brian through our phones, it feels like, sometimes.

1153
01:00:07,100 --> 01:00:07,560
 You don't even text me.

1154
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:08,580
 Oh, man.

1155
01:00:10,020 --> 01:00:12,820
 Coach, Saturday, 3 p.m., Western Illinois.

1156
01:00:12,980 --> 01:00:15,940
 We'll be back with you inside of Bank Independent Stadium.

1157
01:00:16,340 --> 01:00:18,400
 Best of luck, Coach, and we'll do this again next week.

1158
01:00:18,560 --> 01:00:18,900
 Absolutely.

1159
01:00:18,980 --> 01:00:19,460
 Thank you, guys.

1160
01:00:19,600 --> 01:00:21,420
 That's UNA Head Football Coach Brent Durbin.

1161
01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:22,260
 Thanks to Colin.

1162
01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:23,520
 Thanks to Jaheim.

1163
01:00:23,840 --> 01:00:27,940
 For Braden, Grant, Ty, behind the scenes, Blair, back at the station, Mike Ezekiel.

1164
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:29,800
 I'm Benjamin Ray saying Roy Lyons.

1165
01:00:33,300 --> 01:00:36,520
 You've been listening to UNA Football Night from Lost Pizza.

1166
01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:45,340
 Tonight's show is brought to you by Lost Pizza Shoals, Burnley Spine and Sport, Singing River Brewery,

1167
01:00:45,340 --> 01:00:53,960
 Southern Pride Pest Control, Alabama Health Guidance, The Carriage Wine and Market, and Brown Equipment Company.

1168
01:00:54,700 --> 01:00:57,520
 Thanks for listening, and Roar Lions!