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 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee. It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

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 The Boomo Bugg Show. Your exclusive inside track to the Tigers, Tennessee and the rest of the SEC. Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9 The Score.

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 Good afternoon and welcome here to the Boomo Bugg Show. I'm Harold Bugg alongside Brett Beaird. Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley. Brett Beaird, welcome in. Where? Tide fans are asking the national media, would you like a little cheese, that Alabama wine? Good afternoon. Welcome in. How are you? Oh, by the way, I got a feeling the big lion is asking UNA fans, are you hungry for a little home cooking this weekend? How are you?

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 Happy Wednesday to you and the listeners. We'll go over the selection committee who had a surprise ranking for Alabama last night.

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 And Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oates begins the season with a big victory over Salma Houston.

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 But right now, UNA head football coach Brent Dierman joins us to recount a big 14-9 win over Central Arkansas.

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 Time to break out the big C for Coach Brent Dierman. Congratulations, Coach. Welcome in. How's your Wednesday going?

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 It's always a better week after a win, fellas. I know that.

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 The big question, Coach, has your eyes adjusted yet? That's a unique field to play on, is it not, Coach?

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 It is. And when you watch it on tape, when you watch it on the computer, people watch it online, it's probably tougher doing that.

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 Once you get on it, it's not that big of a deal. You get used to it quickly, playing on it.

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 I thought our kids did a good job. You know, the tough part for us is we played in a storm.

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 And so you never could get the passing game going on either side of the ball.

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 So to get a road victory in the rain, I will always take it.

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 Talk to us about it, Coach, because you bring up a good point. You can practice and practice and practice.

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 And the NCAA says you only got so much time on the clock, and then when weather comes in, that's another factor.

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 If you don't mind, talk to us about that from a coach's standpoint.

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 Every coach has to answer that question, how you prep for those things.

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 And then, of course, where do you start in breaking down the game itself?

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 Yeah, I mean, you can try your best to simulate a rain game.

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 You know, last week we took some water bottles and sprayed the balls with water from the water bottles to try to emulate it.

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 But it is just not the same as two and a half to three hours straight of a rain pouring on you.

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 You're drenched. Your cleats are drenched. The surface is slick.

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 And for a quarterback, when your hands get kind of waterlogged, as we all know from being in a pool for about an hour,

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 when your hands get that kind of waterlogged, it's hard to hold on to anything.

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 So you can try to simulate it all you want to.

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 The only way to really get the experience is to be in it.

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 The offense, after two second-quarter passing touchdowns by Destin Wade, you had a 14-3 lead.

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 And in the second half, three punts and two fumbles.

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 Talk about the offensive issues, particularly in the second half.

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 Yeah, on the three punt drives, we just never could get a flow.

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 And we tried to probably steam up one drive away to get Xavier Johnson, our most explosive player.

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 We get him a reverse.

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 And they tackle it for minus eight.

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 Well, now you're second and 18.

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 You're trying to generate an explosive in a play like that, and it backfires on you, and it's hard to get out of that hole.

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 So that's what happened on one drive.

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 Another drive, we have a schemed-up pass play that we try to feel like, all right, they're overcrowding the box because of the rain.

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 So we throw it twice and don't complete either one of them.

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 Then you're in third and 10, and you already hadn't completed passes.

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 So that drive ended up kind of being a wash there.

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 And then another one, we had some decent momentum and just missed a couple blocks, shot ourselves in the foot a little bit, so we end up punting there.

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 So the tough part about both of the fumble drives is we had the momentum.

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 We had gained a couple first downs.

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 Our quarterback pulls his own read and probably would have had a big gain and fumbled it in the mesh.

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 And then we hand off a speed sweep to Xavier Johnson, and he actually picks up a first down as he's going down to get tackled and fumbles the ball.

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 So it started to create some momentum, and we decided in the fourth quarter to make the game even more interesting with the turnovers.

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 You and the head football coach, Brandon Jeremy.

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 Coach, on the other side of the coin, is it true that defense travels?

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 Thank goodness.

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 Talk to us about your D, and they say it's a game of inches.

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 I think you would agree with that, or Braylon Sims certainly would.

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 Talk to us about that huge play there at the goal line in your defense overall.

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 So the UCA had four red zone possessions, and out of their four red zone possessions, they got three points out of it.

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 So we had two red zone turnovers.

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 We had an interception early on by Dallas Johnson.

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 They got down to about the seven or eight-yard line on that one.

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 Because of the rain, they had a missed snap between the snapper and the holder on a field goal, and ended up making the tackle.

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 I guess it's considered a blocked field goal, but it was really all because of the rain and the conditions.

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 And then the last play of the game, they get the ball all the way down to the red zone again, or the last play of our defense.

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 The quarterback scrambles, looks like he's going to get in the end zone, and about two inches away from getting in, Braylon Sims puts a hit on his back.

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 Ball squirts out, and Dallas Johnson, who had the interception earlier, recovers it.

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 And just a bend but don't break and never quit mindset out of our defense that even though that drive actually went a decent amount of yards, they never stopped.

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 They never stopped believing and then created the big play that won the game, sealed the game for us.

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 I know you don't make excuses for losses or even tough wins, but your offensive line has really been beat up.

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 When you get to this point in the season, no matter what level of football you're playing in, you've got to shuffle some offensive linemen.

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 And that's one of the reasons why a lot of these guys practice a guard and tackle and even center during the summer.

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 James Simmons broke his ankle against Eastern Kentucky.

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 Levi Johnson had some illness issues.

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 Eli Long, Isaac Rule, Will French has been a mainstay for you at center.

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 Talk about some tough situations on the offensive line.

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 Yeah, I think we've started nine different offensive linemen this year in our nine games.

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 So, I don't know if I've had a year in my career.

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 I've started a lot of quarterbacks in years past.

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 I don't know if I've ever had to have so many different starting lineup matchups.

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 It's just been free things.

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 You know, you said it, Jaden Simmons, our starting right tackle, broke his ankle earlier in the year.

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 So, he's out for the year.

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 Our starting left tackle just gets a weird kind of sickness, illness that leads to dehydration, which leads to a serious case of rhabdo.

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 He's in the hospital.

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 And then we've had a couple guys.

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 This has been – Noah Boltskopf was a starter last year.

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 He just had some nagging shoulder, ankle, knee.

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 Once you get to be 22 years old and you've played offensive line your whole life, your body hurts.

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 So, we've got just some guys' body hurts and some that are playing through it and some of them that can't play through it yet.

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 So, but to see them just continue to stay together, I mean, I think we had a decent rushing day the other night in a rain game where we had to run the ball to win it at the end and to lean on guys that you're down to your night though, Lime.

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 And it's pretty good to say that you're able to still run the ball.

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 Coach, talk to us about that.

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 I would imagine if you could get in a room with your fellow coaches, I don't care what level they are, would it be safe to say that everybody's going to ask the same question?

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 In the modern era, how can we recruit a quality offensive line and depth at that spot?

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 Everybody wants O-linemen, everybody wants D-linemen, but since we're on the OL here, talk to us about the challenge in 2026.

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 Just compared to a few years ago, it's always been a challenge, but let's face it, nobody wants to sit on the bench.

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 You can't play here, I'll go there.

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 Talk to us just about the challenge of a good O-line and also depth because, as you mentioned, over the course of the season, you're going to get nicked up.

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 Yeah, you try your best to build depth at that position, but everybody in the country is looking for 15 individuals that are 6'4 plus.

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 And the good Lord above didn't create many human beings that are that big.

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 So it's just the toughest position because of demand.

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 It's the toughest position because just the qualities needed to play that spot.

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 So what happens is, in this modern era of college football, we get a kid that's a starter for us,

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 and we feel like he's going to be a really good player for us right about the time that we develop him.

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 Somebody at a higher level may want him, and they may throw money at him.

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 And so there's two kids that were starters for us last year.

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 That one's playing power four football O-line, one of them's playing with a group of five school at the offensive line.

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 So we have got to always be recruiting.

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 We've got to always be developing.

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 And you just never feel like you have enough because of all the injuries that happens in that room.

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 And I think that's why you're seeing so much parity in college football now is Alabama doesn't have the two-deep at O-line like they used to have.

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 I mean, because kids don't want to sit anymore, and Alabama's backups from five years ago are now going and playing at Kentucky and starting.

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 So it's tough to build depth there.

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 Back home again Saturday night, West Florida fell to Eastern Kentucky 16-13, four and three, one and three.

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 In the conference, I keep telling people, don't look at the final record.

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 Go and look at who they played and what the scores were.

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 Well, I know we've talked about that for years.

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 Talk about your next opponent.

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 Yeah, I mean, West Florida is four and three.

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 This is their first year from transition from D2.

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 And the crazy part is their roster last year may have been even more talented.

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 They've always competed since they started football for the D2 National Championship in just their short time having a program.

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 Last year's starting quarterback is now the starting quarterback at Memphis.

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 That's how talented they were last year.

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 And they've got another good team this year.

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 They beat two ranked SDS opponents this year.

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 They beat a tough SEMO team this year as well.

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 So their wins are not against Slough's team.

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 So we've got to take care of business at home against a very talented team.

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 Coach, it's hard to believe, correct me if I'm wrong, only three games to go, two out of three at home, including this weekend.

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 Talk to us about the importance.

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 I know as far as the playoff, you and a fan is saying, what is the scenario as far as the playoffs?

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 I think right now in some of the polls that our SDS playoff committee looks at, we're somewhere between number 20 to 25, which means we're sitting in a pretty good position.

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 I think you get two straight wins, and then our last game, we played the number one team in the country here.

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 And you're essentially, you got three straight playoff games is what I'm telling our team.

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 We went out.

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 It's going to be hard for a committee to look at our resume of eight and four of three, one possession losses to ranked teams and a win against the number one team in the country and not put us in.

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 So, that's the big picture.

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 Now, to our team, we're talking about today.

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 We're not talking about three games down the road.

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 We're going to take care of business today.

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 But we've put ourselves in a position where there's a road that gets us into the playoffs.

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 Absolutely.

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 Coach, we always enjoy the...

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 Hey, think about that.

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 Go ahead.

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 I'm sorry.

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 Think about that for a second.

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 Think about how far UNA football has come.

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 In November, we're talking about playing meaningful playoff football games.

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 Quickly, Coach, for the folks brand new to the table, remind us how many wins this team had last year now in the context of what we're talking about here.

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 Two wins.

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 So, two wins last year.

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 One of them was a D2 win.

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 So, you really had one Division I win, and we're sitting here this year with five legitimate Division I wins with three games left to go in the season.

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 That's what I was going to say.

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 There has been a lot of progress on and off the field with this program.

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 Have a great week of practice.

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 Hope everybody stays safe and healthy for the week, and get a WS Saturday night.

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 Absolutely.

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 Appreciate you guys, and like always, we're all eyes.

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 There you go.

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 There you have it.

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 UNA head football coach Brent Dierman getting ready for a little home cooking this weekend against the boys from West Florida.

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 Coming up, speaking of Florida, let's go down to Orlando and check in with Andrew Adelson on deck.

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 Welcome back in.

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 You've heard of a place called ESPN.

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 That's where Andrea Adelson works when she's not busy there in Orlando, her hometown.

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 Andrea, welcome in.

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 How are you?

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 Hopefully we'll be able to hook up with Andrea.

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 She may be working up with Mike Norvell, BB.

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 She's real close to that program.

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 Did you see these numbers?

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 There you go.

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 There you go, dear.

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 Yeah, we're going to call Mike and get a better phone.

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 We'll call him Mike Norvell and get a better phone here, Angie.

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 Would you agree with that?

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 No, I mean, he could lend me one of his $1,500.

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 Yeah, I bet that's right.

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 Let me ask you this, Angie.

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 I want to see if you can confirm this.

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 Would you be willing to be fired, okay, if I was going to pay you for the next X number of years,

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 $1,117 per hour or $26,800 per day from now almost until eternity?

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 Would you agree to those terms, Andrea?

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 Well, fellows, considering I've got to do a home renovation and I don't know where I'm going to get the money from right now,

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 I would take that in a second.

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 Nope.

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 Andrew, you're close to that program.

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 Talk to us about, I think we all know the story, but from a financial standpoint, how do these schools afford that,

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 the staff buyout, hiring a new staff, and oh, by the way, NIL, talk to us about this story.

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 Where do you begin in breaking it down?

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 Well, there'll be a nice, juicy story on ESPN.com tomorrow, breaking down a lot of different ways in Florida State has gone wrong,

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 but the money is obviously huge.

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 You know, last year when they were thinking about firing him after the loss to Stanford,

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 which was a complete humiliation, they estimated it was going to cost them about $170 million when it came to his buyout,

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 the coach's buyout, hiring a new staff, and of course, the NIL.

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 And at that point in time, they didn't think it was worth the cost.

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 They just thought, we'll spend more money on the roster, we'll put in a new personnel department that can help Mike.

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 And obviously, that didn't work either.

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 And you get to the Clemson game against a bad Clemson team.

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 They are down double digits in the fourth quarter at home, playing in front of an empty stadium.

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 Wow.

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 And the president looks around and says, well, we can't afford not to do this anymore, right?

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 Like, now they're losing more than whatever it's going to cost, right?

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 They've completely lost the fan base, right?

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 You can't play in front of an empty stadium.

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 And of course, you guys, they've got the specter of trying to change conferences at some point in time, right?

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 Like, you can't be bad at football right now.

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 You've got to be as attractive as possible to put yourself in position whenever there's another shift in the landscape to take advantage.

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 So, with that kind of in the backdrop there, they just realized we can't keep going on like this.

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 We've got to be good at football again.

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 Where do they get the money is a great question because it was a problem last year.

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 Now I've been told they'll find a way to get the money.

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 What that means, fellas, you know, your guess is as good as mine.

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 It wasn't broken down to me where they're finding the money.

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 I will say this about the Norvell contract.

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 When he gets another job, and I say when because he will get another job.

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 And, you know, the perfect fit may just be at Oregon with Dan Lanning, who he worked with at Memphis.

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 They're very close, and they need an OC.

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 And Mike is still a very good coach.

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 A lot of things went wrong for him at Florida State.

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 Maybe that happens.

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 Maybe it doesn't.

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 I don't know.

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 But he will get another job.

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 He's young.

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 So, when that happens, there will be a mitigation involved with the contract.

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 They will not be paying out the full $50 million in a lump sum, right?

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 So, there's that.

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 And the people at Florida State have been very clear on that.

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 We're not just going to write a check for $50 million and that's that, right?

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 So, they have ways to be able to at least take care of that.

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 And, of course, when you hire a new staff, you're also not paying the full bulk of the contract as soon as that coach, right, comes into the building.

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 Obviously, Mike was making somewhere in the $10 million range.

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 I don't think they're going to go back down to paying $5 million a year for a head coach.

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 That's not feasible right now in college football.

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 But they also know they've got to spend more on their roster.

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 And that's somewhere they've been lacking behind.

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 They've spent money on their roster and they're angry that people don't think they've spent money on the roster because the results have been so bad.

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 But they're not spending Miami, Ohio State, Texas money on the roster, right?

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 That still doesn't mean you should be three and five.

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 I mean, look at what Lake Forest is doing with less money, right?

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 That's the argument.

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 So, where they find it, where they come up with it, that's up to the university and the Seminole Boosters and all those fundraising folks to figure out.

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 But I have been told repeatedly by multiple people that money is not going to stand in the way from them finding the best coach they can possibly find and putting the best team on the field that they can possibly find.

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 Double A, ever since this happened, you wrote a really good article and I look forward to reading the one about behind the scenes as far as what transpired.

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 It still amazes me that he only had two winning seasons in seven.

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 That's incredible.

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 I couldn't imagine that happening at Alabama.

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 Double A, who are some legitimate?

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 And I use the word legitimate because I've seen 47, you know, top five coaches.

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 Jimbo is in Tallahassee.

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 He's been campaigning for this job for a long time.

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 He's still got the buyout from Texas A&M.

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 Eli Drinkwith is another name, very good coach, who has really carved quite an inch at Missouri.

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 Who are some legitimate candidates to replace him?

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 Well, that's part of the problem is when you use the word legitimate, right?

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 Because everybody can come up with a list.

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 Oh, yeah.

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 I'm sure.

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 It's easy to put Jimbo on a list, right?

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 Because Jimbo wants the job.

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 I can tell you right now that people at the university don't want to hire Jimbo, right?

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 So what is the list, the dream list versus what is actually happening here?

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 Drink came out yesterday and said he's not a candidate.

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 Nanny Diaz's name has been out there.

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 He said on Monday he's happy with where he is.

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 Brian Kelly, of course, came out.

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 Of course, Brian Kelly's interested in this job.

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 I mean, is Florida State interested?

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 I doubt it.

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 But his name now is out there because he says, me, pick me, guys.

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 I'll do great.

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 So, no, they've got a search firm right now that's running the search.

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 And so I hesitate to put a list of names out there because every name that has been out there has not been right so far.

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 And there is no AD at Florida State, right?

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 So it's not like you have somebody in the building, right?

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 Every AD has their list of guys they would go after for a coaching change.

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 Every single one, right?

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 If my coach leaves, these are the five names I want to go after.

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 Michael Alford had a list of five names, right?

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 And I can tell you who was on his list, but he's not there anymore.

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 And so now you've got a situation where you have the school president who hasn't really been involved in a lot of these coaching searches in terms of the nitty-gritty of it, having his own list.

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 That's always been up to the AD.

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 And you've got the board that has been involved.

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 And now you've got a search firm who's going to tell them, here's who we think are viable fits and who you should be looking at.

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 I think Florida State needs to go after somebody who knows how to develop a quarterback because that has been problematic for them since Jimbo left beyond Gordon Travis.

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 They've had nobody step up at that position.

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 And I think they need to find somebody who's going to do more with less because Florida State's not all of a sudden going to start spending Miami money or Ohio State money.

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 That's not the way their university, their athletic department, or their booster organization is structured.

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 They're spending enough to win in the ACC, right?

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 They're spending enough to beat Pitt and Boston College and Georgia Tech, which they did not do the last few years under Mike Norvell, right?

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 So that's why I feel like you've got to go after a coach who knows how to develop a quarterback and knows how to win with a budget that isn't going to be in the $50 million.

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 They're not going to start spending $50 million on the roster.

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 Who that is, I would call Jake Dickert.

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 I would call Rhett Lashley.

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 I would call Kenny Dillingham.

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 Whether those guys are on the list or not, those are guys who'd be on my list.

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 Glenn Schumann at Georgia.

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 Because the other thing that's important about this, guys, they need somebody in there who is a good high school recruiter.

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 And I know a lot of people are like, but portal, portal, portal.

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 Florida State went that route.

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 Florida State was all portal and eh on high school recruiting.

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 And what did that just get them?

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 You're in the state of Florida.

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 You need to be able to recruit at a high level and also add in key transfer portal pieces the way you need them.

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 Kind of like what Miami has been able to do.

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 They've developed the guys they've recruited.

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 Plus, they've added those game changers to the portal.

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 That's gotten them to the spot that they're in.

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 Right?

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 Glenn Schumann's a guy, for example, who knows how to recruit against Florida, Alabama, Miami, Georgia, when you're at a place like that.

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 Right?

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 So, whether they bring someone who has the power of four head coaching experience or not, they need somebody who has that background in recruiting who can go up there and get those big wins against teams that they're going to be fighting for.

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 Florida State lost just about every single high school recruiting battle that they were in.

442
00:28:54,540 --> 00:29:05,060
 Starting with Travis Hunter at the very beginning of Mike Norvell's tenure, who was committed to Florida State and ended up with Deion at Jacksonville.

443
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:15,000
 So, you know, this is something that has been problematic for them, and they need to spend more than what they are on high school recruiting.

444
00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,420
 Mike's priority was spending money in the transfer portal.

445
00:29:19,020 --> 00:29:35,300
 I think they need to reevaluate where that money allocation is going and to be more willing to pay high school players so they can get in on some of those wins and start to develop that program back in terms of building depth through the high school recruiting ranks, which is also missing for them as well.

446
00:29:35,660 --> 00:29:37,240
 As always, great points.

447
00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:48,160
 By the way, the first big poll out last night, and Andrea, Todd fans are trying to send some cheese to all the national media that's whining about where Alabama is.

448
00:29:48,340 --> 00:29:51,840
 I mean, what is up with all these people complaining, Andrea?

449
00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:54,120
 Wait, so I'm not allowed to complain?

450
00:29:56,120 --> 00:30:02,440
 That was, okay, that was not my number one complaint, guys, to make folks feel better.

451
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:06,140
 Wake Forest at 16 wasn't my number one complaint.

452
00:30:06,660 --> 00:30:19,240
 Because here's the thing, fellas, if you were to scratch out Wake Forest, okay, and replace that with Clemson, the same record, the same schedule, Clemson would be ranked in the top 10.

453
00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:30,380
 I can all but assure you, fellas, that Clemson would be ranked in the top 10 if they were 7-1 and their only loss was by 10 points to the number one team in the country.

454
00:30:30,740 --> 00:30:32,500
 And played a great fourth quarter, by the way.

455
00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,820
 So that was my number one complaint.

456
00:30:35,260 --> 00:30:36,640
 Alabama would be my second complaint.

457
00:30:36,980 --> 00:30:39,660
 And it's only, it's because, I understand why they did it.

458
00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:40,940
 Because they're right ahead of Kentucky.

459
00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:42,380
 They demolished Kentucky.

460
00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:44,940
 They're trying to make the head-to-head stand for something.

461
00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,300
 Obviously, Alabama has beaten some quality teams.

462
00:30:48,300 --> 00:30:51,480
 I wouldn't say they've beaten top 25 teams.

463
00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,280
 I'd say they've beaten quality teams.

464
00:30:54,320 --> 00:31:07,620
 But where they are in the rankings, I think, made it hard for the committee to justify putting them behind Kentucky, even though Kentucky has a better record, because of how dominant that victory was.

465
00:31:07,980 --> 00:31:12,580
 But then you look at poor Tennessee, okay, for the same sport as Alabama.

466
00:31:14,380 --> 00:31:15,780
 That's different down here.

467
00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:16,980
 That's different here.

468
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,420
 Come on, fellas.

469
00:31:18,540 --> 00:31:26,120
 Why does head-to-head matter for Bama and Kentucky, but it doesn't matter for poor Tennessee and Alabama with the same record?

470
00:31:26,380 --> 00:31:27,880
 Just make it make sense, fellas.

471
00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,180
 I just need it to make sense for me.

472
00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:30,600
 Brett.

473
00:31:30,940 --> 00:31:31,720
 Go, Brett.

474
00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:36,840
 Dear, dear, if we had more time, I'd be more glad to elaborate on that.

475
00:31:36,980 --> 00:31:39,740
 But a lot of this is going to take care of itself.

476
00:31:39,740 --> 00:31:40,060
 It is.

477
00:31:40,060 --> 00:31:40,520
 That's right.

478
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:44,960
 Saturday afternoon and Saturday night with separation Saturday.

479
00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:51,000
 Listen, I look forward to reading your in-depth article about what happened to Florida State.

480
00:31:51,860 --> 00:31:56,180
 Where can we get on the line, young lady, and get that and all your other great stuff?

481
00:31:56,980 --> 00:31:57,980
 Appreciate that, fellas.

482
00:31:58,140 --> 00:31:59,080
 ESPN.com.

483
00:31:59,140 --> 00:32:00,340
 Go to the college football page.

484
00:32:00,380 --> 00:32:01,380
 You'll find that there.

485
00:32:01,620 --> 00:32:05,120
 And I will be at Miami-Notre Dame on Saturday.

486
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:06,580
 I'm looking forward to it.

487
00:32:06,660 --> 00:32:15,460
 It's only my second trip to South Bend, and this is going to far exceed the one I was at the last time, which was for South Florida playing Notre Dame.

488
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:21,100
 I feel like this one has just like the higher station, just a little bit higher for this Saturday, fellas.

489
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,120
 I'm looking forward to it.

490
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,800
 A repeat of the Catholics versus the convicts.

491
00:32:24,860 --> 00:32:27,680
 Safe travels to and from, Andrea, and thanks so much for your time today.

492
00:32:28,340 --> 00:32:28,960
 All right, fellas.

493
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:29,720
 Good talking to you again.

494
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:30,120
 Thanks for having me.

495
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:30,560
 Always, dear.

496
00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,520
 Double A, Andrea Adelson, ESPN.

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582
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583
00:38:27,580 --> 00:38:29,040
 A pleasure to have you on board.

584
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,680
 BB, obviously, ever didn't hook up with Rodney.

585
00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:33,480
 I can't imagine what's going on.

586
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:38,080
 One of two things was going to happen last night with this first big poll.

587
00:38:39,340 --> 00:38:42,660
 Alabama fans were going to peel the paint off the wall if it's too low.

588
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,660
 And the national media was going to peel the paint off the wall if it's too high.

589
00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:50,400
 We just got off the phone there with Andrew Adelson talking about it.

590
00:38:50,460 --> 00:38:53,700
 Of course, the national folks, they're sitting here scratching their heads.

591
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:54,740
 And it's a free country.

592
00:38:54,820 --> 00:38:55,380
 Have your opinion.

593
00:38:55,540 --> 00:38:57,280
 Alabama fans are entitled to their opinion.

594
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:03,800
 Where are you when someone says you start out in the traditional polls at 9 and you start out at 5?

595
00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:04,720
 I will say this.

596
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:09,900
 It gives them wiggle room because everybody pretty much already had Alabama written out with a loss this weekend to LSU.

597
00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:18,120
 The question now comes, what will be the influence if that's a tight game when you're starting in at 5 as opposed to down near the bottom of the list, BB?

598
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:27,580
 Hopefully, we'll be hooking up with Rodney and Brad here in a second.

599
00:39:27,660 --> 00:39:29,440
 A little bit of a technical issue there.

600
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,260
 In case you missed it, last night, the poll came out.

601
00:39:32,580 --> 00:39:37,380
 Alabama started out at number 9, the AP and the coaches poll.

602
00:39:37,740 --> 00:39:39,920
 And it's moved all the way up to number 5.

603
00:39:39,980 --> 00:39:49,200
 I think the issue was the folks said that when they did the committee, they said, look, Alabama, how could they be ranked below Kentucky since they beat Kentucky?

604
00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:50,420
 But here's the issue.

605
00:39:50,540 --> 00:39:55,140
 Tennessee fans saying if you're going to use that logic, then how do you explain where Tennessee is in the poll?

606
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,160
 I think you're now with us, Brett.

607
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,720
 Your thoughts about just observations in the first big poll last night.

608
00:39:59,940 --> 00:40:07,420
 Well, Harold, I've been trying to explain what the criteria for the college football selection committee uses for years.

609
00:40:07,420 --> 00:40:09,460
 And I haven't been able to do that.

610
00:40:10,020 --> 00:40:19,440
 They said, Eurocheck came out last night and said they really don't use the head-to-head until the last two polls, which didn't make a lot of sense to me.

611
00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:25,740
 But here is the logic, I believe, that the committee used last night to put Alabama at number 5.

612
00:40:25,820 --> 00:40:30,300
 They beat the number 6 team, Kentucky, by four touchdowns on the road.

613
00:40:30,740 --> 00:40:30,980
 Right.

614
00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:35,240
 They beat South Carolina, who right now is number 21 by 31.

615
00:40:35,820 --> 00:40:36,060
 Right.

616
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:40,400
 This is one that I think is interesting because I've advocated this for years.

617
00:40:40,980 --> 00:40:46,620
 I think the selection committee should look at when a team beats an opponent.

618
00:40:46,860 --> 00:40:53,060
 For example, Mississippi State, when Alabama beat them, they were ranked in the top 25.

619
00:40:53,900 --> 00:40:55,180
 They beat them by 23.

620
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:56,920
 They were pretty much healthy.

621
00:40:57,100 --> 00:40:59,160
 Fluff Bothwell did not play in that game.

622
00:40:59,380 --> 00:41:04,380
 But they beat a ranked team, an undefeated ranked team, by 23 on the road.

623
00:41:04,820 --> 00:41:07,940
 Then they lost to number 2, Georgia, by three.

624
00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:11,660
 And then, of course, they got discombobulated to Tennessee.

625
00:41:12,540 --> 00:41:14,940
 But all five wins have been double digits.

626
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:23,120
 Now, that to me is, and Brody's joined just now, but I think that's the logic the committee used at putting Alabama at number 5.

627
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:32,440
 As we mentioned, Rodney Orr is one of the busiest guys when it comes to being plugged in to the Alabama football nation there at tighterinsider.com.

628
00:41:32,500 --> 00:41:33,960
 He's a founder and editor of it.

629
00:41:34,420 --> 00:41:37,680
 Also, his book is called Bigger Than Bama.

630
00:41:37,860 --> 00:41:39,080
 Rodney, welcome in.

631
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:40,980
 An interesting Wednesday.

632
00:41:41,220 --> 00:41:41,840
 Would you agree?

633
00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:42,520
 How are you?

634
00:41:43,140 --> 00:41:44,260
 I'm doing well, guys.

635
00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:44,840
 How's it going?

636
00:41:44,940 --> 00:41:45,200
 Hey, bud.

637
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:47,600
 Man, we said you're trying to figure this thing out.

638
00:41:47,660 --> 00:41:49,620
 We were talking at the top of the show, Rodney.

639
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,040
 One of the two things that's going to happen last night.

640
00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:58,360
 If this committee had come out and ranked Alabama too low, Bama fans are going to sit here and fuss online with tighterinsider.

641
00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:06,000
 If the committee comes out and ranks Alabama too high, then the rest of the nation is going to be looking for some cheese to go with their whining.

642
00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:07,140
 Rodney, where are you?

643
00:42:07,720 --> 00:42:08,860
 It is what it is.

644
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:11,780
 Bama number 5 in the first big poll.

645
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:16,040
 You know, I tell you, it's the first one.

646
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:16,860
 That's the key.

647
00:42:17,300 --> 00:42:19,400
 That tells me kind of where it is.

648
00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:20,940
 I mean, I don't pay attention to it.

649
00:42:20,940 --> 00:42:25,880
 There was a few, like, 10, 12 years ago, Mississippi State came out and won that first poll.

650
00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:26,540
 That's right.

651
00:42:26,940 --> 00:42:27,320
 That's right.

652
00:42:27,540 --> 00:42:29,460
 We saw how that turned out.

653
00:42:29,940 --> 00:42:32,980
 So, I mean, it really, to me, it is what it is.

654
00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:34,380
 You know, great.

655
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:36,500
 I think Alabama's in a really good position.

656
00:42:36,740 --> 00:42:38,760
 But the bottom line for Alabama is this.

657
00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:40,720
 It's not really where they're ranked right now.

658
00:42:41,020 --> 00:42:41,800
 They have to win.

659
00:42:42,140 --> 00:42:45,300
 And, I mean, you know, they've got LSU, obviously, and Baton Rouge.

660
00:42:45,500 --> 00:42:51,280
 And I know a lot of people say, well, they're number 5, so perhaps that helps them if they were to lose to LSU.

661
00:42:51,540 --> 00:42:56,080
 I just think if they lose to LSU, not that they're out.

662
00:42:56,280 --> 00:43:00,440
 Not that they're out because so many things can happen, but it just kind of jumbles it up for them.

663
00:43:00,820 --> 00:43:03,300
 Well, and the thing is, that would be their third loss.

664
00:43:03,380 --> 00:43:04,960
 But it's all relative to what happens around.

665
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:08,320
 How many other teams are going to have two and three losses after all is said and done?

666
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,660
 So we tend to sit here and just focus on one piece of the pie.

667
00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,600
 But, obviously, I think a lot of folks were shocked.

668
00:43:14,660 --> 00:43:17,060
 It does give them that proverbial room there.

669
00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:21,880
 If it's a close game at LSU, a one- or two-point game, or even goes to overtime,

670
00:43:22,060 --> 00:43:26,440
 and maybe the officiating influences or whatever, then that's going to be factored into it.

671
00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:28,120
 You're right, Rodney.

672
00:43:28,240 --> 00:43:29,520
 It is what it is.

673
00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:34,100
 But Alabama basically says, if we're going to go to the playoffs, don't worry about the committee.

674
00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:37,040
 Don't worry about the national media and all the talking heads out there.

675
00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:39,440
 We've got our hands on the steering wheel.

676
00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:43,120
 We control our destiny starting this weekend.

677
00:43:43,340 --> 00:43:46,640
 Rodney, Vegas says the odds are against Alabama.

678
00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,920
 What does Rodney Orr say about this weekend's game?

679
00:43:51,320 --> 00:43:55,020
 Well, I mean, you know, to be honest with you,

680
00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:59,760
 Lane Kiffin has a history, especially against Alabama, of laying an egg, you know?

681
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:00,500
 He does.

682
00:44:00,660 --> 00:44:04,060
 And, you know, remember the popcorn game a few years ago?

683
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:04,440
 Oh, yeah.

684
00:44:04,900 --> 00:44:06,680
 Yeah, get the popcorn ready.

685
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:07,860
 Yeah, yeah, yeah.

686
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:09,480
 And you saw how that turned out, right?

687
00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:10,620
 That's cool, man.

688
00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,440
 But, you know, with that said, I mean, look, they're really talented.

689
00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:17,400
 I've watched some of their games here this week.

690
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:19,440
 And they have a lot of weapons.

691
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:21,320
 But here's what really strikes me.

692
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,100
 It kind of seems like, and people say, well, the competition.

693
00:44:24,620 --> 00:44:25,800
 Well, it doesn't really matter.

694
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:27,240
 I'm talking about the execution.

695
00:44:27,660 --> 00:44:29,700
 The execution has been really, really good.

696
00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:30,620
 It has been.

697
00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:32,800
 You can kind of see it growing.

698
00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:35,080
 And, you know, you look at the quarterback.

699
00:44:35,340 --> 00:44:38,760
 He seems to be more and more comfortable with what they're asking him to do.

700
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:40,660
 They've got a lot of really quick throws.

701
00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:41,960
 They get the ball out fast.

702
00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:42,500
 Thank you.

703
00:44:43,060 --> 00:44:45,180
 They kind of negate the pass rush.

704
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:47,740
 They've got really quick backs that catch the ball well.

705
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:51,680
 Both Dylan Jones and Arlen Berry, they're very dangerous,

706
00:44:51,780 --> 00:44:53,220
 whether they're running or catching the ball.

707
00:44:53,300 --> 00:44:54,120
 And they've got the weapons.

708
00:44:54,340 --> 00:44:55,420
 You know, they've got some other weapons.

709
00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:56,780
 And Trey Green is back.

710
00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:58,860
 He caught five passes against Auburn.

711
00:44:58,940 --> 00:45:01,040
 He's a 6'7 tight end that runs like a deer.

712
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:03,920
 You know, that's going to be a real weapon.

713
00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:06,060
 So they've got all the things offensively.

714
00:45:06,180 --> 00:45:08,720
 And then on the other side of the ball, they're one of the top defenses.

715
00:45:09,020 --> 00:45:11,440
 You know, again, they're pretty good against the run.

716
00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:13,880
 That 85 yards a game they give up.

717
00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:18,200
 And then they only give up like 258 total, 16 points a game, I think it is.

718
00:45:18,820 --> 00:45:22,460
 So, you know, defensively, they're very athletic and fast.

719
00:45:22,740 --> 00:45:25,760
 So it's going to be a real challenge to go down there in that environment.

720
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,360
 You know, Harold Britt, the one thing that stands out to me is this.

721
00:45:29,020 --> 00:45:33,340
 Okay, so two years ago, Alabama really did not handle the environment

722
00:45:33,340 --> 00:45:34,940
 in Arlen very well, Arlen Stadium.

723
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:39,540
 And then they did in Baton Rouge later in the season.

724
00:45:40,280 --> 00:45:41,500
 And so it's kind of the same thing.

725
00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:45,260
 I thought they really seemed overwhelmed in Arlen Stadium again this year.

726
00:45:45,380 --> 00:45:46,100
 But they did.

727
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:51,260
 You know, we'll see how they kind of, if that experience helps them on Saturday

728
00:45:51,260 --> 00:45:54,420
 there in Baton Rouge, because I think that's going to be a real key.

729
00:45:54,540 --> 00:45:56,980
 And I think they can help Keelan Russell out a little bit

730
00:45:56,980 --> 00:45:59,300
 and get the ball out of his hands quick.

731
00:45:59,600 --> 00:45:59,840
 Thank you.

732
00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:00,600
 Get it out quick.

733
00:46:00,940 --> 00:46:01,820
 Establish some rhythm.

734
00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:04,380
 Try to get the run game going some.

735
00:46:05,420 --> 00:46:07,080
 But, you know, I think it's going to be a real challenge.

736
00:46:07,180 --> 00:46:10,660
 Now, I will tell you, I was about to pick LSU.

737
00:46:10,660 --> 00:46:16,520
 I just haven't picked against Alabama in such a long time on TITV, you know.

738
00:46:16,920 --> 00:46:21,100
 But, so, I went ahead and went to, I stuck with Alabama in this game.

739
00:46:21,360 --> 00:46:25,340
 Because, and the reason is, you know, a lot of times we've seen family divorce teams

740
00:46:25,340 --> 00:46:27,160
 when they've got their backs kind of to the wall.

741
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:29,020
 They've responded really well.

742
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:32,440
 And Kiffin's teams, you just don't know.

743
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:38,160
 So, I'm going to go that route and use that theory kind of and see what happens.

744
00:46:38,260 --> 00:46:40,020
 And I went Alabama 31-27.

745
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:43,920
 You know, Gary, he picked it 34-24 LSU, Gary Harris.

746
00:46:44,420 --> 00:46:47,400
 And, you know, listen, I can't argue with that pick.

747
00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:54,360
 Ronnie, one thing we do know, if Alabama has a winning November or goes undefeated,

748
00:46:54,360 --> 00:47:00,600
 Jeff Allen may be the MVP, the trainer, the athletic trainer, and his staff.

749
00:47:02,260 --> 00:47:07,260
 Kittle and DeBoer seem to be rather optimistic earlier in the week

750
00:47:07,260 --> 00:47:10,040
 about the bye week, getting some of these guys healthy.

751
00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:14,640
 Zabian Brown, Coleman Williams, EJ Crowell, Terrence Green,

752
00:47:15,340 --> 00:47:19,540
 and even Josh Ford, Yonsei Pierre, and others have been beat up.

753
00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:22,320
 And you could tell that from time to time.

754
00:47:22,900 --> 00:47:27,520
 With your sources, Ronnie, will the majority of those guys right now

755
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:29,680
 schedule to play against LSU?

756
00:47:30,680 --> 00:47:31,900
 I think so.

757
00:47:32,300 --> 00:47:35,420
 Will Sanders, obviously, out.

758
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:39,100
 Zulu, De Zulu, out.

759
00:47:39,240 --> 00:47:39,400
 Yeah.

760
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:40,680
 You know, with turf toe.

761
00:47:42,020 --> 00:47:46,520
 So, but I think most of those other guys should be ready to go.

762
00:47:47,340 --> 00:47:48,640
 Terrence Green's expected back.

763
00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:52,120
 Matter of fact, I know someone close to Terrence said he could have played

764
00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:55,900
 in the previous game against Texas A&M, but they held him out for cautionary reasons.

765
00:47:56,460 --> 00:47:58,660
 So, I mean, yeah, I think Delgatti's ready.

766
00:47:58,900 --> 00:48:02,720
 I think, you know, they should be close to full force.

767
00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:03,940
 Now, I think LSU, too.

768
00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:07,360
 I haven't seen all their injuries from the past several weeks,

769
00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:10,800
 but it sounds like they're close to being 100%, too.

770
00:48:10,900 --> 00:48:12,200
 So, it kind of balances out.

771
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:16,200
 Rodney Orr, he's a fatter dentistry of tighterinsider.com.

772
00:48:16,260 --> 00:48:18,140
 On the other side of the ball, Rodney,

773
00:48:18,260 --> 00:48:22,400
 Bama fans are frustrated with the schemes, playing soft coverage.

774
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:26,120
 And if you do that against Lane, he will eat your lunch.

775
00:48:26,220 --> 00:48:27,760
 Your thoughts about any adjustments.

776
00:48:28,340 --> 00:48:30,240
 Why does this staff learn to sit here and say,

777
00:48:30,340 --> 00:48:33,460
 we just can't keep going to the bank with this game plan

778
00:48:33,460 --> 00:48:36,500
 and try to beat Lane Kiffin on his home turf?

779
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:39,540
 What adjustments will they make on that side of the ball, Rodney?

780
00:48:39,940 --> 00:48:41,800
 Well, that's a good question because I'll tell you what,

781
00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:42,840
 they hit those slants.

782
00:48:42,940 --> 00:48:43,940
 They hit those short routes.

783
00:48:43,940 --> 00:48:44,380
 That's right.

784
00:48:44,640 --> 00:48:44,940
 Quick routes.

785
00:48:45,080 --> 00:48:48,640
 They utilize the tight end in those zones, you know, and all of that.

786
00:48:48,740 --> 00:48:50,340
 So, they're really good at it, man.

787
00:48:50,340 --> 00:48:54,200
 And look, nobody's better than Lane, really, devising all this stuff.

788
00:48:54,320 --> 00:48:55,720
 I mean, let's just be honest.

789
00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:56,700
 He took Blake to him.

790
00:48:56,980 --> 00:48:57,480
 That's right.

791
00:48:57,880 --> 00:48:59,780
 Blake had some natural throwing ability.

792
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:00,220
 That's right.

793
00:49:00,240 --> 00:49:04,320
 But he took a guy that was a plate running back in other positions at Alabama

794
00:49:04,320 --> 00:49:07,880
 and turned him into a 3,500-yard passer with 28 touchdowns.

795
00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:08,200
 That's right.

796
00:49:08,340 --> 00:49:10,420
 Of course, it didn't hurt that he had a Mari Cooper.

797
00:49:10,420 --> 00:49:10,660
 Were you?

798
00:49:11,660 --> 00:49:15,380
 But still, so, you know, Lane's going to be Lane.

799
00:49:15,380 --> 00:49:19,860
 I mean, the question is, does Lane do anything, you know, how he is?

800
00:49:20,120 --> 00:49:25,160
 He just has a penchant for wanting to do something to get cute, and it backfires.

801
00:49:25,720 --> 00:49:31,280
 But, so, I just, look, honestly, if LSU doesn't turn the ball over

802
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:37,940
 and if they play like they have been playing, it's going to be really, really tough.

803
00:49:37,940 --> 00:49:42,700
 And I don't know why I make it because they get the ball out so fast.

804
00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:44,440
 You know, LSU gets it out fast.

805
00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:45,060
 No sacks.

806
00:49:46,020 --> 00:49:50,440
 Yeah, I mean, it's just, well, and speaking of that, you know, their defensive line,

807
00:49:50,560 --> 00:49:53,480
 their starting defensive front has 20 sacks.

808
00:49:53,660 --> 00:49:53,820
 Yep.

809
00:49:53,900 --> 00:49:54,300
 There you go.

810
00:49:54,560 --> 00:49:57,260
 Alabama as a group, as a team, has 20.

811
00:49:57,600 --> 00:49:57,980
 Mm-hmm.

812
00:49:58,060 --> 00:50:03,840
 And LSU has almost double total sacks, and so the pass rush is going to certainly be a key.

813
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:06,680
 And that's why I say, you know, you've got to get the ball out of Keelan's hands quick.

814
00:50:06,900 --> 00:50:07,040
 Yep.

815
00:50:07,120 --> 00:50:07,460
 Mm-hmm.

816
00:50:08,060 --> 00:50:08,460
 Absolutely.

817
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:15,860
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819
00:50:18,720 --> 00:50:19,720
 A lot of games.

820
00:50:19,980 --> 00:50:23,440
 Alabama men win last night over Sam Houston.

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 Okay, yep.

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830
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 Yeah.

831
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 So that and also the book, Bigger Than Bama, as you mentioned,

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835
00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:02,320
 Welcome to November, Rodney.

836
00:51:02,320 --> 00:51:03,800
 Listen, man, thanks so much for your time today.

837
00:51:03,860 --> 00:51:06,180
 Have a good rest of the weekend, weekend, all right?

838
00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:08,540
 Well, Brett, as always, appreciate it.

839
00:51:08,540 --> 00:51:08,940
 Thank you, bud.

840
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 Thank you so much.

841
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842
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 Quickly, baby, big news out of Decatur High.

843
00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:17,900
 Yeah, John Ritter, who has been just finished last week,

844
00:51:17,940 --> 00:51:21,760
 his third season at Decatur, resigned on Monday.

845
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:24,900
 He just could not get the program turned around.

846
00:51:25,000 --> 00:51:30,920
 I thought he would because he was so successful at Russellville, West Morgan, and Red Bay,

847
00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:32,760
 and he's a very good coach.

848
00:51:33,060 --> 00:51:35,700
 I'm going to be curious to see where he goes from here.

849
00:51:36,360 --> 00:51:38,660
 But certainly, good wishes to him.

850
00:51:38,740 --> 00:51:41,700
 He's been on our show multiple times over the years.

851
00:51:42,700 --> 00:51:48,420
 So, again, John Ritter resigning as head football coach at Decatur yesterday.

852
00:51:48,420 --> 00:51:49,960
 All the best, Coach.

853
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911
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912
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918
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:20,280
 Basketball fans, get ready.

919
00:55:20,280 --> 00:55:25,320
 The Shoals is making history with its first ever Shoals Hoops High School Basketball Media Day.

920
00:55:25,820 --> 00:55:29,540
 Join us November 20th at the Lauderdale County Workforce Development Center in Florence

921
00:55:29,540 --> 00:55:32,520
 as local high school teams and coaches take the spotlight.

922
00:55:33,180 --> 00:55:36,380
 The day also features an FCA breakfast and special coaching clinic

923
00:55:36,380 --> 00:55:39,040
 with college coaches and championship winning legends.

924
00:55:39,540 --> 00:55:40,320
 And the best part?

925
00:55:40,600 --> 00:55:43,300
 The public is invited to come out and be a part of the excitement.

926
00:55:43,780 --> 00:55:46,740
 Presented by Turbo Coffee, FCA, and the Triple Threat Podcast.

927
00:55:47,360 --> 00:55:48,120
 Don't miss it.

928
00:55:50,260 --> 00:55:52,020
 18-19 News.

929
00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:56,740
 Republican Barry Moore defeated his Democratic challenger in the U.S. Senate race.

930
00:55:56,940 --> 00:56:02,720
 Moore will now join fellow Republican U.S. Senator Katie Britt in Washington, D.C. this coming January.

931
00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:13,780
 Moore has been a member of the U.S. House representing Alabama's congressional district since 2024 when that district was redrawn by a three-judge panel as part of a lawsuit brought by Democrats.

932
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:16,760
 Before that, Moore was a congressman for congressional district too.

933
00:56:16,760 --> 00:56:19,040
 He was elected to that seat in 2020.

934
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:22,100
 I'll be back with more Alabama stories after this.

935
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938
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939
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940
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:48,280
 Democrat state lawmaker Chris Englund has some very harsh words for Governor Ivey, the Alabama Department of Corrections, and the two mega prison projects that have been conducted in this state since Ivey became governor.

941
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:58,620
 Englund was a guest on FM Talk 106.5 out of Mobile with host Jeff Poore, where he said the financial irresponsibility of state leaders in this area is going to hamstring the progress of the state's next governor.

942
00:56:58,620 --> 00:57:00,680
 We have to have a transition plan.

943
00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:02,260
 Well, we don't have one.

944
00:57:02,580 --> 00:57:11,000
 Because of that, the facilities aren't open, but also we've got 1,200 state prisoners in county jails all over the state.

945
00:57:11,360 --> 00:57:18,840
 That comprehensive failure at the top is now making lives more difficult across the state.

946
00:57:18,840 --> 00:57:38,940
 And can you imagine whoever wins, whether that's Superville or Jones, the first thing they have to deal with is a billion-dollar crisis with facilities not being open, already a billion or so dollars over cost overdue, and they'll be overwhelmed the day they open if they ever do.

947
00:57:39,120 --> 00:57:39,940
 I'm Andrea Tice.

948
00:57:39,940 --> 00:57:44,420
 For more news affecting Alabamians, go to 1819news.com.

949
00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:47,440
 And while you're there, subscribe to the daily newsletter.

950
00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:58,340
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951
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:06,700
 J. Jeffcoat here with the AHSAA Radio Network, inviting you to join us for another fantastic season of high school football on the AHSAA Radio Network Scoreboard Show.

952
00:58:06,760 --> 00:58:11,740
 Every Friday from 10 to midnight, we'll bring you all the scores and analysis from our team of experts across the state.

953
00:58:11,780 --> 00:58:19,760
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954
00:58:19,860 --> 00:58:23,560
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955
00:58:23,600 --> 00:58:30,840
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956
00:58:31,320 --> 00:58:34,340
 College football Saturday on ESPN Radio.

957
00:58:36,940 --> 00:58:49,180
 Second-ranked Georgia arrives in Oxford looking to tighten its grip atop the SEC, while 12th-ranked Ole Miss is undefeated at home, but a third loss could severely damage their hopes in the SEC and their college football playoff hopes.

958
00:58:51,120 --> 00:58:53,540
 Second-ranked Georgia at number 12 Ole Miss.

959
00:59:01,540 --> 00:59:09,960
 Now, get ready to roll, Shoals, Decatur, Athens, and all of Northwest Alabama and Southern Tennessee.

960
00:59:10,600 --> 00:59:13,940
 It's time for the Valley's exclusive FM Sports Voice.

961
00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:19,460
 The Boomo Bugg Show.

962
00:59:19,820 --> 00:59:25,020
 Your exclusive inside track to the tie, Tigers, Tennessee, and the rest of the SEC.

963
00:59:25,820 --> 00:59:31,260
 Now, your host, Harold Bugg on 93.9, The Story.

964
00:59:32,060 --> 00:59:34,300
 Welcome back in, our tour to the Boomo Bugg Show.

965
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:36,040
 I'm Harold Bugg, alongside Brett Beaird.

966
00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:39,040
 Thank you so much for giving us a free ride around the Tennessee Valley.

967
00:59:39,160 --> 00:59:44,240
 And Brett Beaird, look who just walked through the door from the great state of California.

968
00:59:44,300 --> 00:59:45,460
 You recognize that young man?

969
00:59:45,660 --> 00:59:46,820
 Yes, I do.

970
00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:49,140
 Young man is the exact proper term.

971
00:59:49,140 --> 00:59:58,620
 By the way, he got a big win over UC Davis Monday night as the season opener trailed at 1.15-2.

972
00:59:59,060 --> 01:00:03,000
 But the final score, 79-75, UNN.

973
01:00:03,620 --> 01:00:05,880
 It's not how you begin, it's how you win.

974
01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:09,720
 If you don't believe us, just ask Coach Tony Pujol, UNN men's basketball coach.

975
01:00:10,360 --> 01:00:11,600
 Tony, welcome in.

976
01:00:11,780 --> 01:00:13,560
 Welcome back from California.

977
01:00:13,820 --> 01:00:14,260
 Congratulations.

978
01:00:14,760 --> 01:00:15,380
 How are you?

979
01:00:16,420 --> 01:00:17,780
 Brad Harrell, how you guys doing?

980
01:00:17,780 --> 01:00:18,060
 Hey, bud.

981
01:00:18,580 --> 01:00:21,780
 Man, we're trying to be as good as you and his team, Coach.

982
01:00:21,880 --> 01:00:23,100
 What a way to open up.

983
01:00:23,220 --> 01:00:26,040
 I mean, when you do a road game, you do a road game.

984
01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:26,580
 What was that?

985
01:00:26,640 --> 01:00:31,120
 Right in the shadow of the state capital of California, Sacramento, they're against UC Davis.

986
01:00:31,980 --> 01:00:32,960
 Congratulations, Coach.

987
01:00:33,040 --> 01:00:36,060
 Talk to us about getting the ball off and rolling on the right foot for you.

988
01:00:36,900 --> 01:00:41,800
 Yeah, I think, you know, you mentioned that it wasn't the way you started, it's the way you finished.

989
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:43,920
 I'll tell you this.

990
01:00:43,920 --> 01:00:49,180
 You know, obviously, we started off the game kind of a little jittery.

991
01:00:49,380 --> 01:00:50,740
 I'm going to be completely honest with you.

992
01:00:50,780 --> 01:01:01,660
 I don't, I'm not a guy that likes to burn his timeouts, but if you look at it, I, we started the second half with only one timeout left for the game and burned three timeouts in the first half.

993
01:01:02,280 --> 01:01:04,240
 I'll tell you this about our team.

994
01:01:04,700 --> 01:01:07,220
 We turned the ball over 14 times in the first half.

995
01:01:07,700 --> 01:01:07,980
 Wow.

996
01:01:09,020 --> 01:01:12,820
 Which led to 23 of their, of their scoring points in the first half.

997
01:01:13,060 --> 01:01:21,420
 So out of their, I don't even know how many they scored in the first half, but 23 of them came from, just basically came from turnovers from us.

998
01:01:22,420 --> 01:01:41,540
 For me, I thought the guys, the adjustment they made in the second half to turn the ball over five times only, where they only, they only scored, I think it was six points off those turnovers, just spoke volumes of our guys, not panicking, staying with what we're doing, believing in, in, in, in the process, believing in, in, in the game plan.

999
01:01:41,960 --> 01:01:48,200
 And, um, you know, I thought that, I thought that was evident, uh, with the outcome of the game that these guys just never gave up.

1000
01:01:48,260 --> 01:01:50,820
 They just kept, they, they were gritty and just fought through everything.

1001
01:01:52,240 --> 01:01:52,640
 Absolutely.

1002
01:01:52,940 --> 01:01:54,520
 Tony, talk about your roster.

1003
01:01:54,520 --> 01:02:00,740
 Uh, I know you got two guys coming back, sophomore Braylon Patton and Cortez Graham Heimer.

1004
01:02:00,880 --> 01:02:07,300
 We talked about him last year, but 12 newcomers, including 10 transfers and two freshmen.

1005
01:02:07,300 --> 01:02:08,700
 Tell us about your roster.

1006
01:02:09,340 --> 01:02:10,940
 Yeah, I'll tell you this.

1007
01:02:10,940 --> 01:02:14,080
 Uh, first, I want to just correct that.

1008
01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:18,960
 We have three returners or walk on Mitchell Chafee last year.

1009
01:02:19,100 --> 01:02:21,040
 So we got three guys that are back.

1010
01:02:21,280 --> 01:02:23,440
 Uh, and then we brought in 12 newcomers.

1011
01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:30,760
 And, um, the one thing I can tell you about these guys is, um, you know, to, to a man, they're, they're all, they're all about winning.

1012
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:31,360
 Right.

1013
01:02:31,440 --> 01:02:33,980
 The style of play that we play, it's gotta be about that.

1014
01:02:33,980 --> 01:02:34,180
 Right.

1015
01:02:34,180 --> 01:02:36,540
 Cause we platoon 10 players in the game.

1016
01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:40,840
 Uh, if you look at our, our, our, our, you know, the, the, the game sheet,

1017
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:41,920
 you'll see that.

1018
01:02:42,060 --> 01:02:45,560
 I think the guy that played the most minutes was, was Mike at Baggeroo.

1019
01:02:45,680 --> 01:02:47,700
 And I think he's, he played just 30 minutes.

1020
01:02:48,180 --> 01:02:57,900
 Everybody else you'll see play from 20 to the low, to the mid teens, to, to the, to, you know, or, you know, under, just under 10 minutes.

1021
01:02:58,020 --> 01:03:01,920
 So you're going to have 10 guys that are going to be playing double digit minutes.

1022
01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:10,900
 So we need guys that are going to understand that they, that this program, the way that we play, um, it's going to be, it's going to be positionless and selfless basketball.

1023
01:03:11,540 --> 01:03:15,560
 And, uh, when you've got guys that are bought into that and winning is the most important thing.

1024
01:03:15,560 --> 01:03:17,980
 I think that really lends to the success of the program.

1025
01:03:18,520 --> 01:03:19,620
 I agree with you, coach.

1026
01:03:19,680 --> 01:03:23,180
 You got to have the, we, not the me thing going on, especially the season where it's on.

1027
01:03:23,180 --> 01:03:26,400
 And with that comes inevitable nicks and bruises along the way.

1028
01:03:26,700 --> 01:03:31,700
 Coach, talk to us about just this, obviously a win anytime's good, but when you go on the road, let's face it, you want what?

1029
01:03:31,760 --> 01:03:33,480
 Two or three time zones away.

1030
01:03:33,720 --> 01:03:35,060
 That is a road trip.

1031
01:03:35,540 --> 01:03:37,060
 Uh, you fall behind.

1032
01:03:37,220 --> 01:03:38,440
 It is a character test.

1033
01:03:38,480 --> 01:03:40,000
 You're going to sit here and get in a fetal position.

1034
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,260
 You're going to sit here and grow, grow up and get tough.

1035
01:03:42,680 --> 01:03:51,120
 Talk to us about what a win, not only a win, but a win like this means setting a tone for the season because a road win and you had to sit here and test your character.

1036
01:03:51,380 --> 01:03:54,800
 And you had to depend on the complete roster, not just one or two guys.

1037
01:03:55,220 --> 01:03:56,480
 No, you're absolutely right.

1038
01:03:56,480 --> 01:03:58,780
 And you know, the versatility of the roster, right?

1039
01:03:58,820 --> 01:04:02,100
 Like you got, you got guys that can really do a lot of things.

1040
01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:06,460
 We got, we feel like those 10 guys can all dribble, pass and shoot the ball, right?

1041
01:04:07,200 --> 01:04:14,060
 Whenever you can, whenever you got 10 guys that understand how to play together and understand, uh, you know, what the game plan is.

1042
01:04:14,220 --> 01:04:26,080
 I think you, you, you'll get to see, uh, guys out there that, you know, no matter what, what, what adversity, what challenges the game provides, uh, you'll get to see, um,

1043
01:04:26,260 --> 01:04:28,880
 you know, uh, a team that'll just stick together.

1044
01:04:28,880 --> 01:04:30,460
 And this team's done that right.

1045
01:04:30,540 --> 01:04:31,720
 They, they went out to California.

1046
01:04:31,720 --> 01:04:42,840
 Like you said, it's a four and a half hour flight, uh, did that on a Sunday, um, practiced over there that night, got up the next morning, got shoot around, um, and then played the game that evening.

1047
01:04:42,840 --> 01:04:48,140
 And now another four and a half hour flight back home, got in late last night, around 10, 1030.

1048
01:04:48,600 --> 01:04:52,100
 And, and now today, you know, like, like, you know, you've heard before.

1049
01:04:52,260 --> 01:04:56,000
 Uh, I remember when I was in Tuscaloosa, you'd hear Nick Saban say this all the time.

1050
01:04:56,540 --> 01:05:00,040
 Uh, you know, we're, we're going to enjoy the heck out of this game today, but tomorrow we got to get ready.

1051
01:05:00,740 --> 01:05:01,060
 Yeah.

1052
01:05:01,140 --> 01:05:03,840
 And we got to remind ourselves that it's just one game, right?

1053
01:05:04,200 --> 01:05:05,040
 It's one game.

1054
01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:14,460
 So I'm just very proud and very pleased, uh, the way that this team has come together, uh, and the way that they had showed grit and, and finished that game out.

1055
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:19,360
 Tony, you've always believed in playing a tough non-conference schedule.

1056
01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:21,820
 Now, again, I'm not trying to get ahead of myself.

1057
01:05:21,980 --> 01:05:42,400
 You've got union tomorrow night at the bank, but, uh, to, to, you've also got road trips, November, uh, trip to Oklahoma, Norman, November the 9th, Miami, November the 13th, DePaul in Chicago, December the 1st, Charlotte, December the 2nd in North Carolina, of course.

1058
01:05:42,900 --> 01:05:51,620
 Morehead State, December the 15th, and then, of course, former A-Sund rivals, Bellarmine and Lipscomb, December 31st and 2nd.

1059
01:05:51,700 --> 01:05:54,880
 Yes, that is a challenging non-conference schedule.

1060
01:05:55,580 --> 01:06:00,900
 Yeah, and don't, and don't leave out the conference champion, Queens, that comes to us this upcoming year as well.

1061
01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:12,580
 Uh, so yeah, if you look at our non-conference, the one thing I could tell you that the non-conference gives us that we haven't had here in a, ever, not even in a long time, ever, in the Division I era,

1062
01:06:12,640 --> 01:06:16,340
 is we actually have eight home games in the non-conference.

1063
01:06:17,680 --> 01:06:18,860
 That's almost unheard of.

1064
01:06:18,920 --> 01:06:19,340
 It is.

1065
01:06:19,860 --> 01:06:25,200
 Normally, with, with all the bye games we've got to play, uh, it's always kind of lopsided with home and away.

1066
01:06:25,900 --> 01:06:36,220
 But for us, it worked out pretty good, where now our folks get to see 16 games here at CB&S Bank Arena, which is something we've never done before.

1067
01:06:37,600 --> 01:06:40,280
 Coach, let's talk about the very next one tomorrow night.

1068
01:06:40,460 --> 01:06:46,020
 First chance for the home folks to get out without having to make that four-and-a-half-hour trip to California.

1069
01:06:46,220 --> 01:06:51,740
 Talk to us about the matchup with Union there in a friendly confines at CB&S Bank Arena.

1070
01:06:51,740 --> 01:07:01,700
 Oh, listen, here's my expectation, and I got a feeling, you know, folks are not gonna, uh, they're gonna, they're gonna definitely show up.

1071
01:07:01,780 --> 01:07:09,440
 That's been the greatest thing about being the head basketball coach here, is seeing how this community has just embraced men's basketball

1072
01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:14,480
 and the way that they come out and support these young men, uh, and, and every sport that we have, right?

1073
01:07:14,580 --> 01:07:21,600
 Like, if you come back to football, I was out for the first football game here at this, at, uh, at Bank Independent, and I can tell you right now,

1074
01:07:21,600 --> 01:07:31,640
 that was, that was an amazing, I mean, it's just a game-changer for, for not just athletics, not just for the university, but for our community to have a stadium like that on campus.

1075
01:07:32,080 --> 01:07:34,680
 So, I know they're not, they're not gonna disappoint.

1076
01:07:34,900 --> 01:07:35,720
 I promise you that.

1077
01:07:35,720 --> 01:07:43,480
 Our, our fan base has, has, has turned CB&S Bank Arena to one of the toughest places to play in, in college basketball.

1078
01:07:43,840 --> 01:07:49,880
 And I got a feeling Union's gonna feel that, uh, when they get, when they get in here, they're gonna feel the support.

1079
01:07:49,960 --> 01:07:50,980
 They're gonna feel the energy.

1080
01:07:51,360 --> 01:07:54,500
 They're gonna see how our guys play off that energy.

1081
01:07:55,020 --> 01:07:58,600
 So, uh, you know, I, I know our, our folks are not gonna disappoint.

1082
01:07:58,700 --> 01:08:04,860
 As far as Union is concerned, you know, you, you got a, you got a program that has, you know, has, has had tremendous success.

1083
01:08:05,000 --> 01:08:07,940
 Their coach has been there as a head coach for 17 years.

1084
01:08:07,940 --> 01:08:10,940
 And, uh, I don't even know how many more years is in a system.

1085
01:08:11,380 --> 01:08:14,360
 So it's some, it's a staple in that, in that program.

1086
01:08:14,560 --> 01:08:20,100
 Uh, you can expect, um, you know, a very disciplined team from an offense and defensive standpoint.

1087
01:08:20,560 --> 01:08:22,480
 So I think it's going to be a great game.

1088
01:08:22,580 --> 01:08:27,260
 And for our fan base, it's a, it's a, it's a program that they're familiar with.

1089
01:08:27,340 --> 01:08:32,720
 It's a former GSC foe, uh, that we used to back in our D2 days.

1090
01:08:32,720 --> 01:08:39,420
 So, uh, we're excited to have Union come in and we're, we're excited to play in front of the fan base here at CBNS Bank Arena.

1091
01:08:39,660 --> 01:08:41,900
 Tell us a little bit more about your staff.

1092
01:08:42,100 --> 01:08:47,380
 Ahmaud Smith has been with you for a long time, done a great job.

1093
01:08:47,900 --> 01:08:49,880
 Drew Stutz coming in.

1094
01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:54,140
 Harold and I have interviewed him on our show two or three times over the years.

1095
01:08:54,220 --> 01:08:57,600
 He keeps winning national championships at Freed Hardman.

1096
01:08:57,600 --> 01:09:03,880
 And then some guy by the name of Iron Lion, Will Susey is on the staff too.

1097
01:09:04,440 --> 01:09:08,400
 Obviously you've got more and more guys there, but tell us a little bit more about your staff.

1098
01:09:08,900 --> 01:09:12,940
 I mean, I'll start at the same order that you, that you, that you have, right?

1099
01:09:12,960 --> 01:09:17,100
 Like having, having Ahmaud Smith here, this is year nine for the both of us.

1100
01:09:17,560 --> 01:09:20,220
 Uh, can't tell you how excited I am to have him in the program.

1101
01:09:20,760 --> 01:09:27,420
 Um, you know, Ahmaud and I go back to our days at Appalachian state back in 2003, where we were both assistants there for Houston Fancher.

1102
01:09:27,960 --> 01:09:32,260
 Um, Matt McMahon was the other assistant who was the former LSU basketball coach.

1103
01:09:32,780 --> 01:09:38,160
 Um, you know, so, um, I, I, it was, it was, it was just a great time to be around him.

1104
01:09:38,160 --> 01:09:41,980
 And the first chance I got, when I got the job here, I knew I wanted to bring Ahmaud here.

1105
01:09:42,380 --> 01:09:47,920
 And, um, you know, obviously he's, he's, he's, he's been my right hand man since, since we've gotten here.

1106
01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:51,700
 And I'm, I'm really excited that, that, that he's joined us for year nine.

1107
01:09:52,260 --> 01:09:58,300
 Um, you mentioned Drew Stutt, uh, played against you, you know, we played against Drew, uh, seven years ago.

1108
01:09:58,440 --> 01:09:58,840
 Right.

1109
01:09:59,180 --> 01:10:04,420
 And, uh, we had a game here at home and I told him, um, this is going to be the last time you and I are going to play.

1110
01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:08,300
 He, he does, he just does a tremendous job.

1111
01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:15,840
 And, and what he, what he was able to do at, at Freed Harden, I mean, I mean, just think about it guys.

1112
01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:28,200
 So when two out of the last three national championships, and to be honest with you, the final four, that third year, so could have been repeat, um, if it wasn't for a last second shot or something like that.

1113
01:10:28,200 --> 01:10:41,880
 So what, what, what I, what I can share with you is you got somebody that, um, has a ton of experience as a head coach, uh, has had a success in not only from a basketball standpoint, from our recruiting standpoint.

1114
01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:44,440
 And, and he's also somebody that's from here.

1115
01:10:44,620 --> 01:10:47,220
 He's a local, he's, he grew up in, in Florence.

1116
01:10:47,520 --> 01:10:50,500
 So he's very, very familiar with the community.

1117
01:10:50,500 --> 01:10:52,100
 He's very, very familiar with the area.

1118
01:10:52,540 --> 01:10:54,260
 Uh, and then what else can you say?

1119
01:10:54,300 --> 01:10:57,100
 I got parents foot also, uh, on my staff.

1120
01:10:57,160 --> 01:10:58,740
 We just brought them in from Florida state.

1121
01:10:59,220 --> 01:11:06,160
 Uh, you know, this, this guy's done a tremendous job since he's come in here from a recruiting standpoint, as well as working on the offensive end of the floor.

1122
01:11:06,480 --> 01:11:08,080
 And then we'll Susie, right?

1123
01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:08,780
 What can you say?

1124
01:11:08,780 --> 01:11:11,840
 Uh, he's the, he's, he's right now our culture coach.

1125
01:11:12,120 --> 01:11:20,840
 He's the guy that lets these guys understand what, what this program is about and what it is to be a lion, uh, for the men's basketball program.

1126
01:11:21,180 --> 01:11:25,860
 So to have Susie back has, has been a, a blessing for all of us, right?

1127
01:11:25,860 --> 01:11:29,340
 Because he's, he's not, he was, everybody says, well, it's his first year coaching.

1128
01:11:29,340 --> 01:11:36,460
 Well, to be honest with you, um, the guy also coached his last three years of college because he was a player, he was a player coach on the floor.

1129
01:11:36,480 --> 01:11:44,300
 By far, it was the leader, was the voice and, and everybody, everybody truly depended on, on Will when the game started.

1130
01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:48,300
 They, they, they knew that's the guy that was going to lead us out there on the court.

1131
01:11:48,420 --> 01:11:50,880
 So just blessed to have a staff that we have.

1132
01:11:50,940 --> 01:11:52,780
 I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm very appreciative of that.

1133
01:11:53,060 --> 01:11:54,640
 Coach, correct me if I'm wrong.

1134
01:11:54,760 --> 01:11:56,740
 You mentioned nine years with you.

1135
01:11:56,740 --> 01:12:00,060
 Is this the ninth season of division one basketball?

1136
01:12:00,060 --> 01:12:05,700
 That's hard to believe you're, you're, and it's always a room, as I say, a jello world for, for, for another first,

1137
01:12:05,700 --> 01:12:09,540
 the first member of, of, of the year of the United athletic conference.

1138
01:12:09,540 --> 01:12:12,520
 Talk to us about nine seasons at the D one level.

1139
01:12:12,520 --> 01:12:13,480
 It's been a process.

1140
01:12:13,480 --> 01:12:16,980
 You go back to Nick Saban's mentioned there in Tuscaloosa football.

1141
01:12:16,980 --> 01:12:21,720
 It's a process across the board, that process and your thoughts about being in the United

1142
01:12:21,720 --> 01:12:23,280
 athletic conference now.

1143
01:12:23,820 --> 01:12:24,260
 Yeah.

1144
01:12:24,340 --> 01:12:30,220
 I mean, um, I mean, I remember my first conversation with you guys, I was in the parking lot out here

1145
01:12:30,220 --> 01:12:36,840
 of the, uh, what used to be the, uh, where the old, uh, practice facility was right across

1146
01:12:36,840 --> 01:12:38,220
 the athletic building.

1147
01:12:38,220 --> 01:12:41,700
 We were in, I was in the parking lot talking to you guys and we were talking about, you

1148
01:12:41,700 --> 01:12:44,900
 know, the first year of division one and what it looked like.

1149
01:12:44,900 --> 01:12:50,580
 And I can tell you right now, I couldn't have asked for any other way to have these nine,

1150
01:12:50,740 --> 01:12:52,940
 these, these, these, the former eight years ago.

1151
01:12:52,940 --> 01:12:59,860
 And now in year nine, because no matter if people can look at it as good or bad, uh, for

1152
01:12:59,860 --> 01:13:04,700
 us, it was, it was always good because it, it, it always pushed us to be better.

1153
01:13:04,700 --> 01:13:09,680
 So it wasn't a surprise to anybody by year three that we were playing for a championship,

1154
01:13:09,680 --> 01:13:10,380
 right?

1155
01:13:10,600 --> 01:13:16,920
 It wasn't a surprise that we were the first team, uh, in the, at the university of North

1156
01:13:16,920 --> 01:13:21,720
 Alabama to win a regular season championship in the division one era.

1157
01:13:22,140 --> 01:13:30,660
 Uh, because again, uh, we accepted and we, we accepted the challenges and all we are doing

1158
01:13:30,660 --> 01:13:33,460
 was showing up the next day and how do we get better?

1159
01:13:33,580 --> 01:13:34,100
 Right.

1160
01:13:34,260 --> 01:13:39,480
 And I think, I think when, when you look at all the years, I can't tell you how much I

1161
01:13:39,480 --> 01:13:45,980
 appreciate those four years of transition because it was, it was a gauntlet and it was

1162
01:13:45,980 --> 01:13:50,380
 tough and it was demanding, uh, but, but look at where we're at today.

1163
01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:51,920
 Look at this place.

1164
01:13:52,040 --> 01:13:53,300
 Look at, look at our campus.

1165
01:13:53,480 --> 01:13:55,120
 Look at, look at the fan base.

1166
01:13:55,340 --> 01:13:56,860
 Uh, just look at it.

1167
01:13:56,860 --> 01:14:01,640
 And, and if you're, if you're from this area, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

1168
01:14:01,640 --> 01:14:05,660
 The growth has been amazing and it's been amazing for everybody.

1169
01:14:06,020 --> 01:14:11,540
 Uh, as far as the UAC is concerned, you know, for us, five of the teams that are in

1170
01:14:11,540 --> 01:14:15,300
 it, um, including ourselves are, we're very familiar with, right?

1171
01:14:15,300 --> 01:14:16,680
 The other four teams were very familiar.

1172
01:14:16,960 --> 01:14:21,700
 We've been playing, we've been playing against them, uh, in the ASUN for, for some a couple

1173
01:14:21,700 --> 01:14:23,820
 of years, some for the whole nine years.

1174
01:14:23,940 --> 01:14:24,340
 Right.

1175
01:14:24,520 --> 01:14:29,780
 And then you got, and then you got the, the, the four newcomers and they're all, I don't

1176
01:14:29,780 --> 01:14:35,380
 need to tell you the three Texas schools, uh, you know, uh, Evelyn Christian, uh, UT

1177
01:14:35,380 --> 01:14:37,760
 Arlington and Tarleton state.

1178
01:14:37,980 --> 01:14:41,140
 These, these are going to be three formidable opponents.

1179
01:14:41,140 --> 01:14:44,320
 They're going to come at you and they're, they're, they're just good.

1180
01:14:44,380 --> 01:14:47,580
 And all the way across the board, just look at their football program, look at just their

1181
01:14:47,580 --> 01:14:49,220
 athletic department, the whole thing.

1182
01:14:49,220 --> 01:14:54,000
 It's all three of them provide a culture that's going to be challenging for every team in our

1183
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:54,200
 league.

1184
01:14:54,300 --> 01:14:56,320
 And then Arkansas little rock, right.

1185
01:14:56,560 --> 01:15:00,680
 With, um, you know, you've, you've got now, you've got now a new coaching staff there.

1186
01:15:00,760 --> 01:15:05,360
 Uh, you, you, they go, they just finished playing VCU to a 10 point ball game.

1187
01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:12,200
 And I can tell you right now that if an opponent goes into VCU and, and can stay within 10 points,

1188
01:15:12,200 --> 01:15:13,940
 that that's a huge win.

1189
01:15:14,420 --> 01:15:18,680
 Other than beating them, that's a huge win because that is a tough place to play.

1190
01:15:18,740 --> 01:15:23,280
 I coached there for three years and I know what it's like, man, opponents hated coming to our

1191
01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:23,620
 place.

1192
01:15:24,120 --> 01:15:28,580
 And, and, and for them to go in there and be as competitive as they were, just goes to show

1193
01:15:28,580 --> 01:15:31,000
 you how strong this league truly, truly is.

1194
01:15:31,180 --> 01:15:36,440
 So I'm, I'm really excited about, uh, not only the nine years that we've been here, but

1195
01:15:36,440 --> 01:15:40,400
 also what this year is going to bring in the new UAC, in the UAC league.

1196
01:15:41,160 --> 01:15:43,720
 Uh, you've always had a vision for this program.

1197
01:15:43,720 --> 01:15:48,620
 I know we've talked about that off, off the air several times and then we can see it coming

1198
01:15:48,620 --> 01:15:50,320
 to fruition.

1199
01:15:50,320 --> 01:15:52,460
 Listen, always great to catch up with you.

1200
01:15:52,820 --> 01:15:58,000
 Congratulations on the opening win, by the way, get to W tomorrow night against union.

1201
01:15:58,680 --> 01:16:00,360
 Well, that's it guys.

1202
01:16:00,420 --> 01:16:01,060
 That's the plan.

1203
01:16:01,140 --> 01:16:02,000
 You know, that's the plan.

1204
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:04,220
 We gotta, we gotta keep this, we gotta keep this rolling.

1205
01:16:04,460 --> 01:16:04,860
 Absolutely.

1206
01:16:05,440 --> 01:16:07,220
 We want to be two and O after Thursday.

1207
01:16:07,780 --> 01:16:08,360
 There you go.

1208
01:16:08,500 --> 01:16:09,280
 All the best coach.

1209
01:16:09,320 --> 01:16:10,480
 Thanks for your time today, my friend.

1210
01:16:11,340 --> 01:16:11,980
 Thank you guys.

1211
01:16:12,120 --> 01:16:12,860
 Appreciate your time.

1212
01:16:12,940 --> 01:16:13,400
 Thank you, Tony.

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 Thank you.

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 I was on a down block and I kind of had a poor first step and I was a little behind on the snap.

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1339
01:22:34,840 --> 01:22:35,520
 Welcome back in.

1340
01:22:35,560 --> 01:22:38,320
 It is a pleasure for us to welcome in the man, Jim Gomm.

1341
01:22:38,400 --> 01:22:43,480
 He's the owner and editor of theblitzsports.com and the author of Conference Pride.

1342
01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:44,620
 Jim, welcome in.

1343
01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:46,520
 How's life at the Blitz today?

1344
01:22:47,760 --> 01:22:50,880
 It's rainy, nasty, but it feels like fall, man.

1345
01:22:51,020 --> 01:22:51,720
 It feels like fall.

1346
01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:56,660
 I saw her old Jack Frost may come see us this weekend or early part of next week.

1347
01:22:56,660 --> 01:23:04,560
 Jim, in the meantime, I'm sure all you Tennessee neighbors totally agree with the first big poll that came out last night.

1348
01:23:04,720 --> 01:23:09,620
 Am I correct on that, Jim, or are some Tennessee fans asking questions today?

1349
01:23:10,400 --> 01:23:14,620
 Oh, man, if you were living around here, it has been entertaining, man.

1350
01:23:17,480 --> 01:23:25,640
 Yeah, there's some upset people, and, you know, and they're all mad at Alabama, and I keep telling them, I say, listen, Alabama didn't vote for the children.

1351
01:23:25,640 --> 01:23:27,940
 Everybody else voted for them.

1352
01:23:28,280 --> 01:23:33,120
 I just be mad at the people, not at the school, you know.

1353
01:23:33,240 --> 01:23:34,460
 Oh, my goodness.

1354
01:23:34,460 --> 01:23:35,100
 It's fun.

1355
01:23:35,140 --> 01:23:35,960
 It's fun, man.

1356
01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:38,960
 And I'm like, yeah, this is the first week, guys.

1357
01:23:39,040 --> 01:23:40,180
 I said, just give it time.

1358
01:23:40,660 --> 01:23:40,940
 Yeah.

1359
01:23:41,360 --> 01:23:43,980
 And I said, just win all the rest of your games.

1360
01:23:44,380 --> 01:23:44,840
 That's it.

1361
01:23:45,040 --> 01:23:45,440
 You'll have to make it work out.

1362
01:23:45,820 --> 01:23:46,440
 That's right.

1363
01:23:46,500 --> 01:23:46,840
 Make it work out.

1364
01:23:47,420 --> 01:23:47,740
 Yeah.

1365
01:23:47,940 --> 01:23:49,120
 And you and Jim, we were talking earlier.

1366
01:23:49,380 --> 01:23:51,940
 When this thing started rolling, remember that back in the day?

1367
01:23:52,680 --> 01:24:00,040
 Mississippi State was number one, and they went the same way of an ice cream cone and a July 4th picnic after that.

1368
01:24:00,520 --> 01:24:02,860
 The first one is, it's nice to have.

1369
01:24:02,900 --> 01:24:04,700
 It gives you some wiggle room, but you're right.

1370
01:24:05,000 --> 01:24:06,900
 It's still up to you to take care of business.

1371
01:24:07,100 --> 01:24:13,380
 Your thoughts about, as far as the overall poll, and let's face it, this weekend, we're going to talk about that.

1372
01:24:13,440 --> 01:24:16,940
 This weekend, I've got a feeling they're going to reshuffle the deck next week.

1373
01:24:17,640 --> 01:24:19,700
 Oh, there's no question about that.

1374
01:24:19,820 --> 01:24:23,140
 I mean, listen, I mean, it starts right at the top.

1375
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:24,960
 Miami's going to Notre Dame.

1376
01:24:25,420 --> 01:24:27,420
 Notre Dame's favored to win that game.

1377
01:24:27,880 --> 01:24:30,100
 I mean, you've got Georgia playing Ole Miss.

1378
01:24:30,660 --> 01:24:33,420
 There's so many good, Alabama, LSU.

1379
01:24:33,780 --> 01:24:37,980
 So there's so many intriguing games out there.

1380
01:24:37,980 --> 01:24:47,300
 And it's so funny, because if you look at the top of the poll, all of the top teams, they're all on the road this weekend, other than Utah.

1381
01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:50,220
 Utah's the only top team that they're hosting, BYU.

1382
01:24:50,740 --> 01:24:52,060
 But Miami's on the road.

1383
01:24:52,500 --> 01:24:53,620
 Georgia's on the road.

1384
01:24:53,900 --> 01:24:55,220
 You've got Indiana.

1385
01:24:55,900 --> 01:24:58,000
 Well, they're open date, I should say.

1386
01:24:58,440 --> 01:24:59,140
 Alabama's on the road.

1387
01:24:59,240 --> 01:25:00,020
 Kentucky's on the road.

1388
01:25:00,120 --> 01:25:00,880
 Texas is on the road.

1389
01:25:00,880 --> 01:25:03,860
 All these road teams, they've got to do something.

1390
01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:09,840
 And listen, it wouldn't be surprising at all to see about half of them teams come up short.

1391
01:25:10,020 --> 01:25:13,220
 And then, like you said, next week, we've got to reshuffle the deck.

1392
01:25:14,060 --> 01:25:18,420
 Jim, let me ask you about one of those big marquee games this weekend in the SEC.

1393
01:25:18,860 --> 01:25:22,980
 Georgia at Ole Miss, the Bulldogs, a three-and-a-point favorite.

1394
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:24,980
 That's a 6-30 game on ABC.

1395
01:25:25,320 --> 01:25:29,380
 Ole Miss has beaten Georgia, too, in the last three meetings.

1396
01:25:29,380 --> 01:25:31,060
 They've got a close game with Auburn.

1397
01:25:31,180 --> 01:25:33,660
 Auburn fails to convert a two-point conversion.

1398
01:25:34,600 --> 01:25:39,180
 And then, Trinidad, Chambliss explodes and does what he can.

1399
01:25:39,300 --> 01:25:42,940
 They outscored Auburn 28-0 to end the game.

1400
01:25:43,020 --> 01:25:49,180
 When he is healthy, doing his thing with his arm and his legs, it's tough.

1401
01:25:49,380 --> 01:25:52,360
 Georgia may be the best team in the league.

1402
01:25:52,480 --> 01:25:54,040
 Again, the most complete team.

1403
01:25:54,160 --> 01:25:55,540
 They've got the better defense.

1404
01:25:56,000 --> 01:26:00,420
 But if Chambliss does Chambliss things, this could be quite a game.

1405
01:26:01,500 --> 01:26:02,540
 Oh, there's no question.

1406
01:26:02,540 --> 01:26:06,060
 And like you said, Georgia may be the best team in the SEC.

1407
01:26:06,300 --> 01:26:11,240
 But this Georgia team is not what we saw back in 2021 and 2022.

1408
01:26:11,740 --> 01:26:13,780
 Those Georgia teams are way better.

1409
01:26:14,400 --> 01:26:22,080
 And so I just see a situation where playing on the road, that's a huge disadvantage.

1410
01:26:22,780 --> 01:26:28,960
 Every time you're at home, and I just think there's such a big advantage for Ole Miss in this game.

1411
01:26:29,580 --> 01:26:33,360
 Trinidad, Chambliss, you know, with that offense and how explosive they can be.

1412
01:26:33,440 --> 01:26:35,500
 And this Georgia team has shown that they're vulnerable.

1413
01:26:36,880 --> 01:26:40,500
 You know, do I think Georgia on a neutral field?

1414
01:26:40,600 --> 01:26:42,540
 Yes, I'd take Georgia on a neutral field.

1415
01:26:42,600 --> 01:26:44,060
 But this is not on a neutral field.

1416
01:26:44,120 --> 01:26:45,260
 This is in Oxford.

1417
01:26:45,980 --> 01:26:48,400
 Which shocked me at all to see Ole Miss win this game.

1418
01:26:48,480 --> 01:26:51,300
 And Trinidad Chambliss, I believe, is the best quarterback in the SEC.

1419
01:26:52,900 --> 01:26:55,620
 Jim, I'm busy there at theblitzsports.com.

1420
01:26:55,680 --> 01:27:00,200
 Jim, let's talk about Tennessee fans' favorite team other than the one there in Knoxville, Alabama.

1421
01:27:00,940 --> 01:27:06,140
 Can Alabama, speaking of on the road, can they win their game against Lane?

1422
01:27:08,300 --> 01:27:13,340
 Man, I'm telling you, Lane Kiffin has got a really dynamic team.

1423
01:27:13,860 --> 01:27:19,080
 And they look like they're better today, much better today than they were earlier in the year.

1424
01:27:19,220 --> 01:27:22,260
 I really like the way that they're playing overall.

1425
01:27:23,180 --> 01:27:26,260
 I think Alabama's going to be in for an ambush.

1426
01:27:26,940 --> 01:27:30,560
 Can they sustain an ambush early on?

1427
01:27:30,620 --> 01:27:33,240
 If they can, I think they'll be in good shape.

1428
01:27:33,240 --> 01:27:39,500
 But I just have a sneaky suspicion LSU's going to jump early, and we'll see what Alabama's got.

1429
01:27:40,040 --> 01:27:46,760
 If they can, you know, if they go into half, you know, maybe a field goal behind or tied,

1430
01:27:47,060 --> 01:27:49,060
 then I'll like Alabama's chances to win the game.

1431
01:27:49,120 --> 01:27:55,500
 But I just have some kind of a sneaky suspicion that Alabama's going to have to rally to win this football game.

1432
01:27:56,040 --> 01:27:56,440
 Again.

1433
01:27:57,080 --> 01:27:58,960
 Jim, we've been talking about Tennessee.

1434
01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:03,620
 Tennessee, they host Kentucky, the darling of the SEC this year.

1435
01:28:03,720 --> 01:28:04,780
 They've been really good.

1436
01:28:05,260 --> 01:28:12,360
 Their run defense only allows 113 yards, but Tennessee can run it with Deshaun Bishop and friends.

1437
01:28:12,940 --> 01:28:19,380
 The real difference in this game may again be Tennessee's defense, 4.4 sacks a game.

1438
01:28:19,600 --> 01:28:22,700
 Xavier Gilliam has been really good.

1439
01:28:22,700 --> 01:28:31,100
 But, Jim, Kentucky plus 13 in turnovers, and, again, they've just played so well.

1440
01:28:31,200 --> 01:28:32,180
 Such good chemistry.

1441
01:28:33,100 --> 01:28:34,620
 Kentucky going to Knoxville.

1442
01:28:35,960 --> 01:28:36,480
 Yeah.

1443
01:28:36,680 --> 01:28:46,300
 I mean, I'm probably the worst person to ask because I have my mind, and I'm still in the old Kentucky mode.

1444
01:28:46,660 --> 01:28:48,240
 This is not your normal Kentucky.

1445
01:28:48,820 --> 01:28:53,060
 And I'm like, you know, okay, I know Kentucky's having a good year, but, man, this is Kentucky.

1446
01:28:53,260 --> 01:28:54,540
 Tennessee owns Kentucky.

1447
01:28:55,120 --> 01:29:01,840
 And I'll probably regret saying this, but I think that Kentucky's going to be in trouble on Saturday.

1448
01:29:01,980 --> 01:29:03,720
 I think Tennessee is going to win this game.

1449
01:29:04,020 --> 01:29:08,600
 That being said, that being said, Tennessee's quarterback situation is unsettled.

1450
01:29:09,420 --> 01:29:12,540
 But, George McIntyre, you know, he's a young guy.

1451
01:29:12,640 --> 01:29:14,720
 He's just now getting, you know, his feet on the ground.

1452
01:29:14,960 --> 01:29:22,080
 And we know if Faison Brandon doesn't look like he's going to see the field until, you know, as long as McIntyre's healthy.

1453
01:29:22,860 --> 01:29:26,960
 I just think that Tennessee is very limited offensively.

1454
01:29:27,040 --> 01:29:28,720
 Tennessee's not going to blow anyone out.

1455
01:29:29,480 --> 01:29:33,940
 But, man, that defense Tennessee's got is just second-level good.

1456
01:29:33,940 --> 01:29:40,040
 But I think Kentucky's going to have a really difficult time moving the ball on this volunteer defense.

1457
01:29:40,300 --> 01:29:45,780
 I think Kentucky will find themselves settling for field goals, much like Ohio State did against USC.

1458
01:29:46,060 --> 01:29:48,020
 They're going to get the ball in the red zone.

1459
01:29:48,620 --> 01:29:51,800
 Can they put it in the end zone or they have to settle field goals?

1460
01:29:52,220 --> 01:29:55,880
 If they settle field goals, Tennessee's going to have a really good chance to win this game.

1461
01:29:56,140 --> 01:29:59,800
 I get the feeling that Tennessee may have a man on coming into that game as well.

1462
01:29:59,980 --> 01:30:01,300
 Jim, come in the huddle with us.

1463
01:30:01,440 --> 01:30:04,400
 Jim, talk about a game that's kind of flying under the radar.

1464
01:30:05,420 --> 01:30:08,420
 Number 10 versus number 19, Texas.

1465
01:30:09,140 --> 01:30:10,160
 They're like a boxer.

1466
01:30:10,280 --> 01:30:12,780
 They've been taking some blows, but they're still in the top 10.

1467
01:30:13,160 --> 01:30:15,800
 Missouri, they've got the show mistake going on up there.

1468
01:30:15,900 --> 01:30:19,080
 Can the Tigers show Texas some woe this weekend?

1469
01:30:20,140 --> 01:30:24,700
 Yeah, this is interesting because, I mean, Arch Manning has looked a little bit better lately.

1470
01:30:24,700 --> 01:30:29,960
 But, I mean, going on the road, I consider Missouri to be a hostile environment.

1471
01:30:30,580 --> 01:30:37,540
 Not sure what the weather's going to be like there this weekend, but Missouri is not your typical SEC weather.

1472
01:30:37,840 --> 01:30:43,180
 They're more like a Midwest name, so get ready for some, you know, cold and blustery weather there.

1473
01:30:43,940 --> 01:30:48,420
 And I just, something about Missouri, man, I'm a believer in this Missouri town.

1474
01:30:48,520 --> 01:30:51,500
 I think Drinkwitz is so underrated as a head coach.

1475
01:30:52,300 --> 01:30:56,500
 I see Missouri, man, giving Texas a really difficult time on Saturday.

1476
01:30:56,660 --> 01:31:01,020
 Yeah, and I'll tell you what, Jim, South Carolina, three consecutive wins.

1477
01:31:01,180 --> 01:31:02,980
 They're hosting Texas A&M.

1478
01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:07,020
 They're averaging 36 points a game in their last three wins.

1479
01:31:07,160 --> 01:31:10,980
 And Shane Beamer, I believe, has saved his job.

1480
01:31:11,500 --> 01:31:13,380
 Jim, everybody loves the blitz.

1481
01:31:13,480 --> 01:31:14,680
 We certainly do.

1482
01:31:15,220 --> 01:31:21,200
 How can our listeners, tell us a little more about it, and how can our listeners get online and get a copy of it?

1483
01:31:21,940 --> 01:31:23,620
 Yeah, the blitz has been in business.

1484
01:31:23,780 --> 01:31:25,800
 This is our 16th year doing this.

1485
01:31:26,520 --> 01:31:33,220
 And, listen, I appreciate you guys, all the time that you promote my publication.

1486
01:31:33,480 --> 01:31:40,240
 But we've been doing this for 16 years, and we've got subscribers and clients all over the country that we do this for.

1487
01:31:40,780 --> 01:31:46,560
 But the best, if any of your customers or any of your listeners, I should say, are interested in an issue, just email me direct,

1488
01:31:46,620 --> 01:31:49,760
 and I'll shoot you this issue out so you can check it out.

1489
01:31:50,760 --> 01:31:53,080
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1490
01:31:53,200 --> 01:31:56,880
 That's J-I-M-G-U-M-M dot blitz at gmail.com.

1491
01:31:56,880 --> 01:32:02,560
 And I'll be more than happy to shoot this latest issue to some of your listeners out there.

1492
01:32:03,280 --> 01:32:05,420
 Jim, as always, good to hook up with you.

1493
01:32:05,640 --> 01:32:10,560
 Say hello from your friends down in Alabama to all your neighbors up in Tennessee this week, okay?

1494
01:32:11,440 --> 01:32:12,640
 I'll do it, guys.

1495
01:32:12,980 --> 01:32:13,600
 Thank you, Jim.

1496
01:32:14,140 --> 01:32:14,840
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1497
01:32:15,000 --> 01:32:18,080
 This is absolutely theblitzsports.com.

1498
01:32:18,240 --> 01:32:23,620
 That's jimgum.theblitz or .blitz at gmail.com.

1499
01:32:23,620 --> 01:32:27,500
 Coming up, we're going to see if Drew DeArmond is going to be able to hook up with us,

1500
01:32:27,560 --> 01:32:32,600
 going to be checking in with Drew, and also reflections on the hardwoods.

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1565
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1566
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1567
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1568
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 Mids basketball action last night.

1569
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 Number 20, Alabama.

1570
01:35:59,360 --> 01:36:01,740
 Winner over Sam Houston, 96-74.

1571
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 Alabama was led by London Jemison,

1572
01:36:04,380 --> 01:36:06,780
 who had 15 points in the victory.

1573
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1574
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1575
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 Um, I got a cute hiking backpack.

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1619
01:38:01,040 --> 01:38:05,800
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1620
01:38:05,800 --> 01:38:06,700
 Welcome back in.

1621
01:38:06,800 --> 01:38:08,740
 It's a pleasure for us to say hello to Double D.

1622
01:38:08,940 --> 01:38:12,440
 Drew DeArmond, host talking ball on Huntsville's 97.7 FM The Zone.

1623
01:38:12,520 --> 01:38:13,500
 Drew, welcome in.

1624
01:38:13,620 --> 01:38:14,160
 How are you?

1625
01:38:15,120 --> 01:38:16,020
 I'm good, guys.

1626
01:38:16,080 --> 01:38:16,480
 How are you?

1627
01:38:16,560 --> 01:38:16,820
 Hey, buddy.

1628
01:38:17,080 --> 01:38:18,600
 Man, we're busy like you.

1629
01:38:19,100 --> 01:38:21,320
 Alabama-Auburn basketball off and rolling.

1630
01:38:21,480 --> 01:38:22,520
 Tennessee as well.

1631
01:38:22,640 --> 01:38:24,400
 Alabama last night, Auburn tonight.

1632
01:38:25,440 --> 01:38:28,820
 Was your takeaway the same as a lot of folks about this Bama team?

1633
01:38:28,940 --> 01:38:31,980
 The defense a little more aggressive, a lot of deflections.

1634
01:38:32,120 --> 01:38:36,180
 Maybe the rebounder could use some work, but they spread the wealth around last night,

1635
01:38:36,220 --> 01:38:38,200
 and the team seems to have more length.

1636
01:38:38,320 --> 01:38:42,760
 Where are you in your impressions of Alabama after the first showing of the regular season?

1637
01:38:44,120 --> 01:38:47,020
 Well, I thought they're a deeper team.

1638
01:38:47,140 --> 01:38:48,540
 I think they're very, very athletic.

1639
01:38:49,360 --> 01:38:55,080
 I thought they did a really nice job, you know, getting in the passing lanes, being disruptive.

1640
01:38:55,320 --> 01:38:57,140
 They had 17 steals.

1641
01:38:57,360 --> 01:38:59,460
 They forced 23 turnovers overall.

1642
01:38:59,960 --> 01:39:01,560
 They had very, very active hands.

1643
01:39:02,160 --> 01:39:07,380
 And on the glass, certainly they've got to do a better job of doing it on the defensive glass.

1644
01:39:07,480 --> 01:39:14,420
 They gave up 15 offensive rebounds, but they did have 42 rebounds overall, and so they did hit the glass.

1645
01:39:14,560 --> 01:39:16,260
 They just got to do a little bit better job.

1646
01:39:16,340 --> 01:39:18,100
 Probably need to be over that 50 mark.

1647
01:39:19,060 --> 01:39:21,340
 Got to do a little bit better job of shooting free throws.

1648
01:39:21,660 --> 01:39:23,320
 I thought they left too many points out there.

1649
01:39:23,320 --> 01:39:25,420
 I thought they could have hit the 100 mark.

1650
01:39:26,560 --> 01:39:30,320
 And then they did all this, and they did not start off well offensively.

1651
01:39:31,140 --> 01:39:37,340
 I mean, as Nate said last night, Coach O's after the game, I mean, they were stuck on 20, you know,

1652
01:39:37,400 --> 01:39:40,820
 after the 10-minute mark, which for Alabama and the way they play,

1653
01:39:41,120 --> 01:39:44,720
 and really even having a 40-point half, that's not a good offensive half.

1654
01:39:44,880 --> 01:39:47,720
 Now, under other head coaches at Alabama, it is.

1655
01:39:47,820 --> 01:39:49,060
 Under Nato's, it's not.

1656
01:39:49,680 --> 01:39:52,220
 They weren't really putting the ball in the basket.

1657
01:39:52,220 --> 01:39:54,480
 And I think there was a little bit of frustration there.

1658
01:39:55,200 --> 01:40:02,220
 But overall, I thought Drew Fielder, after starting off looking a little nervous, he settled in, did a really nice job.

1659
01:40:03,320 --> 01:40:10,220
 You know, and I really like Terrence Booty and his ability to play on both ends and play with a lot of confidence offensively.

1660
01:40:11,380 --> 01:40:17,240
 Amari Allen didn't have an all-American type game, and he missed a couple free throws that normally would use.

1661
01:40:19,400 --> 01:40:23,060
 Especially, I thought he got a little bit more aggressive in the second half.

1662
01:40:23,320 --> 01:40:25,400
 And then London Jemison was outstanding.

1663
01:40:25,600 --> 01:40:27,180
 I mean, he was really efficient.

1664
01:40:27,780 --> 01:40:29,360
 Six of seven from the floor.

1665
01:40:30,200 --> 01:40:37,440
 The two guys that could be good for Alabama is London Jemison.

1666
01:40:37,620 --> 01:40:44,320
 But the other one to watch is Keith and Bristow, who I thought last year against Illinois, he helped them win a game.

1667
01:40:44,380 --> 01:40:46,660
 But after that, I really didn't see much done.

1668
01:40:47,080 --> 01:40:48,240
 He was hurt a lot.

1669
01:40:48,660 --> 01:40:51,100
 I'm not sure physically he was ready for the SEC.

1670
01:40:51,860 --> 01:40:54,080
 I think he's made a lot of physical strides.

1671
01:40:54,880 --> 01:40:58,260
 And he's been – I thought he was really good in the preseason.

1672
01:40:58,860 --> 01:41:02,860
 And then last night, he played 20 minutes, but he gave them five points.

1673
01:41:02,960 --> 01:41:04,260
 He was two for two from the floor.

1674
01:41:04,660 --> 01:41:06,660
 He's really worked on his three-point shot.

1675
01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:13,280
 But the thing he really did, and I pointed it out to Coach Oates, four blocks and two steals in 20 minutes.

1676
01:41:13,700 --> 01:41:15,560
 And he's not even playing the five.

1677
01:41:15,680 --> 01:41:18,300
 So he has a chance to be a really good defender.

1678
01:41:18,300 --> 01:41:23,040
 And I think that was the vision Coach Oates had for him when he was at Tarleton State.

1679
01:41:23,580 --> 01:41:26,740
 And so really excited for, you know, Keaton Bristow.

1680
01:41:26,840 --> 01:41:27,900
 I think he's a really good player.

1681
01:41:28,080 --> 01:41:30,340
 And looking forward to seeing this team grow.

1682
01:41:30,500 --> 01:41:34,420
 I mean, I really like the fit of Jamarian Davis Fleming as well.

1683
01:41:34,800 --> 01:41:37,180
 I think he's a really good big for what they do.

1684
01:41:37,660 --> 01:41:40,420
 And he's been efficient offensively so far.

1685
01:41:40,740 --> 01:41:45,080
 And then you play alongside guys that can stretch it like a Drew Felder.

1686
01:41:45,080 --> 01:41:48,080
 And then we didn't see Cole Kluwer the real guy.

1687
01:41:48,280 --> 01:41:52,760
 I mean, Nate Oates admitted he'd only practiced very little in the last three weeks.

1688
01:41:52,840 --> 01:41:53,660
 And you could tell it.

1689
01:41:54,020 --> 01:41:55,660
 He went 0 for 6 from 3.

1690
01:41:56,180 --> 01:41:59,200
 You know, only hit one basket on a follow-up layup.

1691
01:41:59,620 --> 01:42:00,940
 So he wasn't himself.

1692
01:42:01,180 --> 01:42:05,020
 But he's a guy that should be a...

1693
01:42:05,020 --> 01:42:07,780
 Anderson Diaz will be better, too.

1694
01:42:07,900 --> 01:42:12,160
 But he's rusty because he hasn't played very much because of injury.

1695
01:42:12,400 --> 01:42:22,840
 D2, before we get to LSU, Alabama not only beat Sam Houston last night, but Nate Oates picks up a high four-star or five-star commitment.

1696
01:42:23,740 --> 01:42:27,780
 Zion Green, 6'9", from Philadelphia.

1697
01:42:27,780 --> 01:42:31,280
 I believe he's playing at Compass Prep in Arizona.

1698
01:42:31,280 --> 01:42:36,220
 I know Rivals has him as the number 20 recruit in the country.

1699
01:42:36,340 --> 01:42:38,040
 Another big pickup for Nate.

1700
01:42:39,160 --> 01:42:40,440
 Yeah, no doubt.

1701
01:42:40,840 --> 01:42:43,660
 Zion Green to go with Chase Lumpkin.

1702
01:42:43,760 --> 01:42:45,760
 That's a couple of top 30 players.

1703
01:42:45,920 --> 01:42:52,000
 I know they really think Lumpkin's going to be a really special point guard and a guy that can really play.

1704
01:42:52,120 --> 01:42:53,720
 They're really excited about his future.

1705
01:42:53,840 --> 01:43:00,760
 And he's at McKeacher and in Atlanta, a hot bed for, you know, college basketball players in that area of high...

1706
01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:02,660
 That's where Collin Sexton came out of.

1707
01:43:02,680 --> 01:43:03,820
 Not the same high school.

1708
01:43:04,380 --> 01:43:08,860
 He was at Pebble Brook, as you know, but it's the same area.

1709
01:43:08,980 --> 01:43:12,640
 And there's a lot of high-level high school basketball played out of there.

1710
01:43:12,760 --> 01:43:14,800
 So he's got two really good players.

1711
01:43:15,280 --> 01:43:17,180
 We'll see if he can add a third.

1712
01:43:17,880 --> 01:43:18,480
 They really...

1713
01:43:18,480 --> 01:43:19,120
 It's funny.

1714
01:43:19,240 --> 01:43:25,120
 They've really only had four official visits taken from kids in the 2027 class.

1715
01:43:25,540 --> 01:43:27,300
 The first one was Anderson Diaz.

1716
01:43:27,460 --> 01:43:29,640
 He ended up being a 2026.

1717
01:43:29,940 --> 01:43:35,040
 And as you know, Lumpkin and Zion are already committed.

1718
01:43:35,600 --> 01:43:44,860
 And then I got late word before I came on with you guys from one of my hoop sources who does a great job of keeping me aware of something.

1719
01:43:44,860 --> 01:43:49,760
 Of where things stand is that they've got another guy to watch.

1720
01:43:49,840 --> 01:43:51,240
 He told me, just watch.

1721
01:43:51,300 --> 01:43:52,860
 He said, we'll see what happens.

1722
01:43:53,420 --> 01:44:00,100
 But certainly the center that just visited, Yone Kabongo from DME, he's going to...

1723
01:44:00,100 --> 01:44:03,860
 He's got it down to Alabama, Mississippi State, and Tennessee.

1724
01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:07,520
 And he will be committing on November the 8th on a Sunday.

1725
01:44:08,100 --> 01:44:11,900
 And I believe the time is 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 Central.

1726
01:44:12,100 --> 01:44:14,100
 So he's going to commit on Sunday.

1727
01:44:14,220 --> 01:44:15,460
 November the 8th is Sunday.

1728
01:44:15,780 --> 01:44:18,240
 So we'll see if Nadeau brings in another one.

1729
01:44:18,740 --> 01:44:23,500
 You know, I would think if they do, this will be the last high school prospect.

1730
01:44:23,900 --> 01:44:37,040
 Because, you know, honestly, guys, if you look at their roster, I think even, and I've been kind of looking at this, even Drew Fielder, you know, and Brandon Garrison might have 50 years left.

1731
01:44:37,140 --> 01:44:38,640
 Because you remember these clocks.

1732
01:44:38,960 --> 01:44:39,240
 Oh, yeah.

1733
01:44:39,240 --> 01:44:43,320
 You know, so almost everybody on the roster has some eligibility left.

1734
01:44:43,600 --> 01:44:47,520
 So, and of course, there'll be guys probably moving on in the portal.

1735
01:44:47,680 --> 01:44:50,360
 And then you'll still look at guys in the transfer portal.

1736
01:44:50,500 --> 01:44:58,080
 But a lot of this roster could return in addition to the three signees that they've had already, one reclassed.

1737
01:44:58,080 --> 01:45:05,240
 And then maybe you get a fourth guy and a third signee in the 2027 class if Kabongo commits to you.

1738
01:45:06,040 --> 01:45:07,660
 Drew Jarman in the huddle with us.

1739
01:45:07,800 --> 01:45:11,180
 Drew, obviously, tonight, Auburn, they take the lid off their season.

1740
01:45:11,300 --> 01:45:12,380
 What do you expect from the Tigers?

1741
01:45:13,780 --> 01:45:15,600
 Well, I mean, they're much bigger.

1742
01:45:16,160 --> 01:45:20,580
 Certainly, you know, Ngoi is a 7'2'' animal.

1743
01:45:20,840 --> 01:45:23,360
 I mean, he's every bit a 7'2".

1744
01:45:23,360 --> 01:45:24,800
 He's wide as the lane.

1745
01:45:25,060 --> 01:45:33,380
 You know, Bucky Aboye from Santa Clara is a jumping jack athlete who's nearly 7'6", 6'11", very athletic.

1746
01:45:33,520 --> 01:45:36,940
 So they've got two bigs that were bigger and better than anything.

1747
01:45:37,100 --> 01:45:38,260
 I think they had a year ago.

1748
01:45:38,840 --> 01:45:40,480
 Then you have veteran guards.

1749
01:45:40,480 --> 01:45:44,980
 I still think Kevin Overton is one of the most underrated guards in college basketball.

1750
01:45:45,180 --> 01:45:46,240
 I think he's an outstanding player.

1751
01:45:46,600 --> 01:45:49,760
 Tahod Pettiford has the talent to carry a team.

1752
01:45:49,920 --> 01:45:50,900
 Now, he's not consistent.

1753
01:45:51,080 --> 01:45:53,580
 Sometimes you don't ever know which one you're going to get.

1754
01:45:53,660 --> 01:45:58,340
 If you get the good Tahod, you know, he better buckle up because he can play with anybody.

1755
01:45:59,380 --> 01:46:03,180
 And so I think – and I like Caleb Williams, their freshman out of Atlanta.

1756
01:46:03,540 --> 01:46:06,220
 I think he's going to be a really good player on the wing for them.

1757
01:46:06,300 --> 01:46:12,760
 So I think they're going to be better this year and better on the defensive end and certainly Coach Steven Pearl's background is defense.

1758
01:46:13,500 --> 01:46:17,160
 And I thought they more than held their own against Alabama physically.

1759
01:46:17,160 --> 01:46:29,760
 So I think they got a chance to be an NCAA tournament team and anxious to see kind of how their team develops, especially now that Montez, Roshavikazis, or I tried, the Lithuanian is not there.

1760
01:46:30,040 --> 01:46:31,860
 I mean, he was one of their best players.

1761
01:46:32,220 --> 01:46:34,080
 But he hadn't been playing.

1762
01:46:34,300 --> 01:46:37,940
 So at least they hadn't got used to him being on the floor with them.

1763
01:46:38,080 --> 01:46:40,240
 So they've kind of already moved on.

1764
01:46:40,900 --> 01:46:41,380
 Absolutely.

1765
01:46:41,700 --> 01:46:43,380
 We know you've had a busy week.

1766
01:46:43,380 --> 01:46:48,060
 I was in the dentist there, which Harold Bugg knows too well this morning myself.

1767
01:46:48,980 --> 01:46:54,980
 Drew DeArmond's prediction for Alabama and LSU Saturday afternoon.

1768
01:46:56,140 --> 01:47:01,900
 Well, you know, about a week ago, I really, really, really didn't like Alabama's chances.

1769
01:47:02,220 --> 01:47:21,660
 I actually had LSU as a double-digit favorite, but I'm waiting to see what happens with the, certainly the report as far as when you're talking about the eligibility report, the medical.

1770
01:47:26,260 --> 01:47:30,800
 I'm waiting on the, to see what the medical availability report looks like.

1771
01:47:30,800 --> 01:47:37,300
 I think Alabama has a chance to get several guys back.

1772
01:47:37,640 --> 01:47:45,500
 I think, honestly, the one guy that, there are two guys that I think aren't going to play, and this is the ones I was expecting.

1773
01:47:45,620 --> 01:47:47,280
 William Sanders after his injury.

1774
01:47:47,860 --> 01:47:51,440
 I don't expect him to be able to go.

1775
01:47:51,560 --> 01:47:53,760
 And that's unfortunate for Alabama, certainly.

1776
01:47:54,420 --> 01:47:56,600
 You wanted him to be available.

1777
01:47:57,560 --> 01:47:59,900
 But he's not going to be available, I don't believe.

1778
01:48:00,560 --> 01:48:02,700
 And so, he's not going to be there.

1779
01:48:02,860 --> 01:48:11,340
 And then I don't believe that, honestly, that Desmond Zulu is going to be available.

1780
01:48:11,520 --> 01:48:13,860
 So, you're not going to have those two, Zulu and Sanders.

1781
01:48:14,140 --> 01:48:16,860
 But you're going to have everybody else, I think there's a really good chance.

1782
01:48:16,860 --> 01:48:22,180
 And if you do have everybody else, I think he gives Alabama more than a puncher's chance.

1783
01:48:22,360 --> 01:48:27,280
 The only thing is, and the two most important ones, I mean, Ryan Coleman-Williams is very important.

1784
01:48:27,400 --> 01:48:33,040
 But to me, the two guys that kind of stir the drink for this team this year is Rayson Delgado.

1785
01:48:33,700 --> 01:48:42,040
 Because Alabama ran the ball every game he was in through the Georgia game, you know, at the end of the fourth quarter when he got injured.

1786
01:48:42,460 --> 01:48:43,760
 And then Terrence Green.

1787
01:48:44,020 --> 01:48:50,320
 Because people kind of forget, Terrence Green, when he was in the lineup, Alabama's run defense was much better.

1788
01:48:50,360 --> 01:48:50,700
 Yes.

1789
01:48:50,960 --> 01:48:54,680
 And they were actually outrushing Georgia at the half.

1790
01:48:54,820 --> 01:48:58,180
 But he goes out, and then everything kind of falls apart.

1791
01:48:58,400 --> 01:49:00,540
 Because there's guys having to play out of position.

1792
01:49:00,540 --> 01:49:09,220
 So if Terrence Green and Rayson Delgado can give them snaps and are effective, then I think they can more than play LSU tough in Baton Rouge.

1793
01:49:09,500 --> 01:49:15,940
 I still like the Tigers 28-23, but I do think Alabama's got a great shot to do it.

1794
01:49:16,260 --> 01:49:21,320
 And if they do, then I think they control their own destiny with the college football playoff rankings.

1795
01:49:21,780 --> 01:49:24,740
 And yes, I was surprised that Alabama was fifth.

1796
01:49:25,140 --> 01:49:26,900
 Never thought they would be that high.

1797
01:49:26,900 --> 01:49:31,500
 But they have everything in front of them.

1798
01:49:31,580 --> 01:49:35,880
 If they beat LSU, they're going to be a definitive favorite in the rest of their games.

1799
01:49:36,220 --> 01:49:37,380
 And they should be in the playoff.

1800
01:49:37,460 --> 01:49:42,540
 If they don't beat LSU, I think you're going to have to really sweat it and hope some people lose.

1801
01:49:42,660 --> 01:49:50,580
 Because I think some results down the stretch in the next two to three weeks, I think there's going to be a lot of fluctuation in those rankings.

1802
01:49:50,580 --> 01:49:52,580
 No question about it.

1803
01:49:52,640 --> 01:49:53,960
 What an amazing week.

1804
01:49:54,060 --> 01:50:01,640
 You've got college basketball starting, high school basketball starting, the first round of high school football.

1805
01:50:01,880 --> 01:50:03,500
 My Lord have mercy, D2.

1806
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:06,080
 A lot of stuff to cover.

1807
01:50:06,380 --> 01:50:10,900
 But where can we get online and get all the good stuff from you and Scott?

1808
01:50:12,040 --> 01:50:16,080
 Yeah, you can certainly connect with me at Drudy977ESPN.

1809
01:50:16,980 --> 01:50:20,260
 Certainly at 977ESPN is our station account.

1810
01:50:20,960 --> 01:50:26,280
 You can connect with us if you want to get any of our content off our SoundCloud page.

1811
01:50:26,360 --> 01:50:28,340
 And that's ESPN 97.7 The Zone.

1812
01:50:28,780 --> 01:50:31,080
 Also, 977ESPN.com.

1813
01:50:31,220 --> 01:50:38,080
 And if you want to see our lovely faces, we're on our YouTube channel every day, WZZN TV.

1814
01:50:38,520 --> 01:50:39,860
 And we love being on with you guys.

1815
01:50:39,960 --> 01:50:45,000
 We've got Randolph football, a big-time matchup with John Carroll, a rematch coming up on Friday.

1816
01:50:45,160 --> 01:50:46,260
 Going to be doing that broadcast.

1817
01:50:46,800 --> 01:50:52,860
 But tomorrow, the Huntsville Crimson Panthers, year eight under Coach Christian Sweers.

1818
01:50:53,280 --> 01:50:57,420
 Already, it's hard to believe, man, that it's already been that long.

1819
01:50:57,420 --> 01:50:59,920
 But, you know, he's done a heck of a job.

1820
01:51:00,040 --> 01:51:07,260
 And they're going to start their latest campaign against the defending 7A state champion, Tuscaloosa County Wildcats.

1821
01:51:07,660 --> 01:51:11,920
 And that will be over at Huntsville High's gym, 7.30 tomorrow night.

1822
01:51:12,020 --> 01:51:13,200
 Should be one heck of a game.

1823
01:51:13,600 --> 01:51:17,940
 And you can catch that action on NFHS if you can't be there at the gym.

1824
01:51:17,980 --> 01:51:19,420
 But if you can be there, I recommend it.

1825
01:51:19,500 --> 01:51:22,900
 It's two really high-level programs that are going to go head up.

1826
01:51:22,900 --> 01:51:26,440
 And they're not afraid to check each other's oil this early in the season.

1827
01:51:27,600 --> 01:51:29,520
 Other than that, nothing going on.

1828
01:51:29,580 --> 01:51:30,620
 Drew, stay safe out there.

1829
01:51:30,680 --> 01:51:32,080
 And thanks so much for your time today.

1830
01:51:33,120 --> 01:51:33,900
 Thank you, guys.

1831
01:51:34,140 --> 01:51:34,600
 See you, buddy.

1832
01:51:34,940 --> 01:51:36,980
 Drew Yarmann, 97.7 FM, The Zone.

1833
01:51:37,060 --> 01:51:40,480
 BB, are you ready for another busy night here on the 93.9 The Score?

1834
01:51:40,600 --> 01:51:41,360
 Start with, hey, Coach.

1835
01:51:41,800 --> 01:51:42,680
 Hey, Coach.

1836
01:51:42,780 --> 01:51:44,480
 Again, going to be very interesting.

1837
01:51:44,700 --> 01:51:48,840
 I'm sure one of the questions, Cale and DeBoer, is going to be asked 14 times.

1838
01:51:49,280 --> 01:51:49,440
 Yeah.

1839
01:51:49,440 --> 01:51:53,020
 How healthy is this team going to Baton Rouge?

1840
01:51:53,400 --> 01:51:55,300
 Started at 6 o'clock, getting the answer to that.

1841
01:51:55,360 --> 01:52:00,500
 And after that, joined in progress, the Alabama women taking on, you've got to say it right, not New Orleans.

1842
01:52:00,660 --> 01:52:02,420
 If you're ever tough with a native, it's knowledge.

1843
01:52:02,720 --> 01:52:02,960
 Right.

1844
01:52:03,280 --> 01:52:04,700
 Alabama knowledge women.

1845
01:52:05,320 --> 01:52:06,340
 Again, after, hey, Coach.

1846
01:52:06,420 --> 01:52:06,800
 All right.

1847
01:52:06,840 --> 01:52:08,620
 You're on 93.9 The Score later on tonight.

1848
01:52:08,720 --> 01:52:09,920
 It's going to take care of biz for now.

1849
01:52:10,000 --> 01:52:12,240
 On behalf of BB, Greg, James Blair, the entire crew here.

1850
01:52:12,320 --> 01:52:14,300
 Carol Buck, thank you so much for your time today.

1851
01:52:14,740 --> 01:52:17,800
 Let's tune in again tomorrow, noon to two, with a little bug show back here on Sports Radio.

1852
01:52:17,800 --> 01:52:19,040
 93.9 The Score.

1853
01:52:19,040 --> 01:52:19,540
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