The Crimson Case 3.3.25 - NFL Combine

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Wvuafm, Tuscaloosa. [00:00:15] Speaker B: Saturday was one of the craziest weekends in sports, especially when Alabama loses on a buzzer beater and John Cena turns his back on everyone. How could you, John? How. Anyway, we'll get into that later. Welcome to the crimson case on 90.7, the capstone. You're listening to Matthew Mason, Lydia Lisko and Zach Elrod. Let's set the table for today. We have Alabama athletics. We're going to dive in to Alabama in the combine. So we're going to dive into Jalen Milroe, Jahad Campbell, CJ Dupree, Robbie Oots, stuff like that. We also have Jaisha Nance from Tide 100.9 that is going to join the show, give us insight about what she saw while she was at the combine covering in person. And also an update on Alabama gymnastics, how they're doing. And we'll break down the buzzer beater that Alabama lost the game to number five, Tennessee. I mean, goodness gracious, guys. I just a quick thought about that from. From you start with Zach. [00:01:19] Speaker A: I mean, it was a close game throughout. We out rebounded the Tennessee Volunteers, but, like, when it came to the final seconds on that inbounds play, so close. Couldn't get an inbound into Chris Youngblood in time. And then I get. The game is tied. But then Grant Nelson just. It almost looked like. When you watch it back, it just looks like everything is just pointing to that game when, like, when he's just backpedaling. I mean, Clifford is literally all the way back and who knows where. I mean, he's sagging off that screen and he's just like, oh, I guess I better get a hand up. And I mean, I get it's deep, but it's just like, gosh, especially to lose off of that is just heartbreaking. [00:02:00] Speaker C: No, exactly. That's the word I was gonna use, heartbreaking. So I have this superstition every time I watch Alabama basketball play, they lose. So I was following. [00:02:10] Speaker B: It's your fault. And turn the tv. [00:02:13] Speaker C: Okay, let me. [00:02:14] Speaker A: In the words of Kendrick, turn the TV off. [00:02:16] Speaker C: I was. [00:02:16] Speaker B: Turn his T TV off. All right? [00:02:19] Speaker C: I wasn't watching. Okay. I was getting my information through X and keeping up. And I was like, okay, that still counts. Yeah, so phone off. My fault everything lost the game, but it was. It was really heartbreaking. [00:02:32] Speaker B: Whenever Alabama plays, just go watch Golden Girls or something. [00:02:37] Speaker C: I saw a clip of Auburn on the bus reacting to Alabama losing, and my blood was boiling. [00:02:47] Speaker B: It's just, hey, they was singing Rocky Top. The Auburn Tigers were singing Rocky. Top. And it's a. I want to mention that Bruce Pearl coached at Tennessee at one time, so he definitely showed some love on X. Bruce Pearl. You know, they have a documentary coming out, by the way, I want to. I want to throw out there about a guy named Chris Lofton that played at Tennessee who, you know, I forgot what year it was, but, you know, I believe Bruce Pearl was a coach and he was the. The player. Chris. He was like, battling through cancer. [00:03:15] Speaker A: And wasn't he like the starting point guard or something? Yeah, yeah. [00:03:19] Speaker B: So I'm very interested to watch that whenever that drops. But, you know, back to this. I don't know. I think it killed everybody's appetite. Like, this was right. You know, this happened before dinner and I'm just sitting there like, I don't even want to eat anything after that. Yeah, it's like, it's. Anyway, you feel empty. You feel absolutely empty. Well, we'll just stick with this to start the show and knock this out. Mark Sears, 24 points, four assists. We've been so critical. Or maybe not we. I have been very critical of Mark Sears. He's played good. [00:03:52] Speaker A: As of late, though. [00:03:52] Speaker B: As of late. I mean, I've heard people, you know, even Dick Vital who returned to the broadcast booth say he deserves first team. You know, All American. Deserves to be on that team with players like Janiyah Broom or Cooper Flag. Those are big names right now to. [00:04:08] Speaker A: Put really big names. [00:04:09] Speaker B: Him in the conversation with. But the thing is, can you think of another guard that is dominating at. [00:04:15] Speaker A: The level he is? I mean, guard. I guess you could think of. What's his name out in Marquette. You could think of. [00:04:28] Speaker B: I don't think. I. I don't. Well, you know what, I'll say this while we get the handy dandy goo. [00:04:35] Speaker A: But even he, like. What's his name? I'm blanking on his name for some. [00:04:39] Speaker B: Reason, but I will say I didn't know you were going to bring him up, but we will get to the bottom of that. But Mark Sears, I'm going to say the answer is no. There's no guard better than him. Because I feel like if there was. [00:04:51] Speaker A: We're talking about not sec, just all. All American. [00:04:54] Speaker B: I don't. I don't necessarily think there's a guard that can have the type of performances that he's had. We got it. What? Tell me. [00:05:02] Speaker A: Cam Jones, which. I mean, he's been. [00:05:04] Speaker B: I've seen him. [00:05:05] Speaker A: He's been playing at an elite level. Then you got to think of, I guess, Caleb Love. He's been playing pretty solid in Arizona, but really. But they're not. They're not playing to the level Mark Sears is. I mean, those are just names that are randomly just coming off the Dome right now. [00:05:21] Speaker B: I mean, he gets 24 points and you know, Zakai Ziggler is guarding him for Tennessee. And then I want to go down the list of stuff. Grant Nelson, seven points, 12 boards. I'm not really impressed with the Stash. You know, I need the Stash to. [00:05:38] Speaker A: Go to see the Stash. [00:05:41] Speaker B: That's a nickname for him. I'm not saying he needs to shave. It's like Anthony Davis. Everyone with Anthony Brow. This calls him the Brow. You know, James Harden, the beard. Well, he's the stache. [00:05:52] Speaker C: The mustache gives him power. [00:05:54] Speaker B: Obviously not. [00:05:56] Speaker A: I don't know. What did he have in the tournament? Did he have him. He had a mustache in the tournament, didn't he, last year? [00:06:03] Speaker B: I mean, he's always had a stash. [00:06:04] Speaker C: I'm about to say rose it in this season and then he shaves it. [00:06:08] Speaker B: I'm saying he doesn't. I'm not. That's not what I was calling for him to do. [00:06:11] Speaker A: Maybe it's just versus North Carolina. [00:06:13] Speaker B: But I will send a message into the Sid. You know what? This is what I'm going to do. The Sid is notoriously, you know, like, kind of mean to some of my colleagues. So maybe I'll just send an article idea and I'm like, hey, can I interview him by his mustache hair care routine and just see if that gets a response. [00:06:33] Speaker A: Just for his mustache. [00:06:35] Speaker B: I don't care about you playing basketball. I just care about your. Your mustache. I kind of have one. Not like he's. [00:06:42] Speaker A: But I can't grow one. I'm not going to try, so. [00:06:46] Speaker B: Well, I don't know. Anyway, I don't know how we got to that. Lebaron filon, 23 points for assists. Aiden Holloway had 11, 13 points. Sorry, did I not say 13? Yes, 13 for Phylon, 11 for Aiden Holloway. And I do want to say before we move to the combine that I think Alabama probably is going to end up being a two seed. Tennessee probably end up getting a one seed. That game really meant a lot. I think Alabama's probably end up with a two seat after that. But we will move to the combine. I do want to start with Jalen Milroe, even though there's better players at different positions that went days before him and had great combines like Jihad campbell, you know, C.J. dupree, Robbie Uts, we'll dive into that. But Milroe, after the Senior bowl day that he had, he needed a home run performance. I will say that it was not home run, but it was not Senior bowl day bad. It was somewhere in between. In between. [00:07:46] Speaker A: I thought it was maybe on the. [00:07:47] Speaker B: The more upper side of it. Here, here's my thought, is that you go on social media. I always love to go on social media and just get a consensus reaction from certain people. Yeah. And, you know, like Gary Harris said, he, he commented. Gary Harris, you know, he works up there at the wvua. And you know, he, he responded to somebody with a pretty big bold comment saying like, he didn't even throw that bad. You weren't even watching or something like that. But then I see a lot of other people, a lot of other accounts, like actual social media accounts that are like a brand or like a. A company or something, they're just kind of like he needs to work on. It's actually like they're showing some of the clips and he's skyrocketing the couple, but then he gets the deep ball and just, absolutely just drops a dime. So it's kind of like, you know, half and half on that. [00:08:38] Speaker A: My only thing is he showed flashes of, you know, whether it's throwing it over a mile over someone's head. I mean, he did really well on, like, I would say the quick outs, you know, just, I mean, on the deep balls. For me, he. He performed well. My only thing was too much time in the pocket. I mean, there would be a lot of cases where he would just hold the ball for way too long and then the receiver would just have to wait on it, sit there and then finally get in and go. So it's kind of just like on a deep ball, I would just like for him to get it out a little bit more quicker, make that more consistent. But overall, I thought it was a pretty solid combine for Jalen Milroe. It's just a little bit of accuracy issues. But I mean, there are a lot of other quarterbacks that, you know, there are some that perform pretty well, but there are others that, like Dylan Gabriel, for instance. I mean, he didn't. He showed some accuracy issues as well, so. [00:09:32] Speaker C: No. And Zach, something. I like that you said before the show, you were talking about how some quarterbacks don't have the greatest combine but then still go on to have, you know, like, fantastic careers in the NFL. And I mean, I think what we've seen from Milroe from the comp. It's not like we've talked about it before. He's a project. He needs work. He's not going to be, you know, star studded right out the gate. And I think that was, you know, kind of evident in his combine. You know, he still has things to work on, but he's still a good, solid player that, you know, deserves to go to a good team. [00:10:07] Speaker B: I think what Anthony Richardson has done is kind of working against Jalen Milroe. I think maybe Jalen wanted to veer away. That's why. Maybe he didn't want to run a 40. Maybe he wanted to kind of veer away from all of that. There was a hand size controversy. People said that he. His hands grew half an inch from the Senior bowl to the combine. There's no way. [00:10:31] Speaker A: This is a. [00:10:32] Speaker B: It has to be. It has to be an issue. [00:10:33] Speaker A: It's just an issue. There's no way. Your hands just. And why your hand. Like that's just so random. [00:10:38] Speaker C: Hands, of all things. [00:10:40] Speaker A: Yeah. You realize that a measurement issue. [00:10:42] Speaker B: They. I mean, you would be surprised how much people talk about quarterback hand size, especially when people were trying to, like, write stuff about Joe Burrow. He had the smallest hands of, like the class. One year his hands are too small and then he goes to a Super bowl and it's like, well, I think his hands are fine. [00:11:02] Speaker C: His hands actually don't matter. [00:11:03] Speaker A: They talk about it with guards, too, in basketball, like hand size, how it can, like, affect shooting as well. I mean, I don't know. Hand size matters, I guess, in certain sports. [00:11:12] Speaker B: Yeah, that was kind of pretty crazy. But Jihad Campbell, you know, we will ask Jaisha Nance about that later in the show. Jihad Campbell, he was moving at joker, was moving 4.52 on the 40 faster than Will Anderson. [00:11:30] Speaker A: Junior was almost faster than Isaiah Bond, who was talking a whole lot of smack. [00:11:34] Speaker B: I said he was going to break. He was going to run faster than Xavier Worthy. [00:11:38] Speaker A: Four, four. Nah, that's not going to cut it, Buddy. I'm sorry. [00:11:41] Speaker B: 4. [00:11:41] Speaker A: 4 is not going to cut it, but 4. 4 is fast. Don't get me wrong. That's faster than me. So. [00:11:46] Speaker C: Yeah, don't worry, guys. I could. I could totally run that fast. Just kidding. [00:11:49] Speaker B: All right, I want to give you. All right, so I actually have ran at 41 time in my life. That was when I played high school football. What do you think my 40 time was? I would say, like hand on the Bible. Honest to God. I will tell you what it is. [00:12:01] Speaker A: Five one, five two. Somewhere around there. [00:12:04] Speaker C: Oh, gosh. How old were you? [00:12:09] Speaker B: What was I a senior, So I had to been 18. [00:12:11] Speaker A: I can tell you my best 40 in high school, too. [00:12:13] Speaker C: Okay. 5, 3. [00:12:16] Speaker B: Why do y'all think I'm in the 5 range? [00:12:18] Speaker A: Because I was, too, for a period of time. I mean, really, it's. [00:12:21] Speaker B: Well, jokes on you guys. It was a 4 9. [00:12:24] Speaker A: 4 9. [00:12:25] Speaker B: I swear it was. Coach had the little thing, he sat at the end, clicked it. It said four nine. [00:12:30] Speaker A: I think that's mom was a four nine zero. That was the best I've ever ran for now. [00:12:34] Speaker B: Now, right now, see, I don't do myself justice. The way I look right now. I don't do myself justice. [00:12:39] Speaker C: Mat. [00:12:41] Speaker B: I've been running a. I don't know, a six. [00:12:46] Speaker C: All right, let's. Let's keep on talking about, you know, Alabama football players. [00:12:50] Speaker B: Yeah, my. I'm definitely not walking on anywhere anytime soon. I'm here with you guys. I'm stuck here with you guys. [00:12:57] Speaker C: Oh, no. [00:12:57] Speaker A: Hey, we love it. We love it, Matthew. We love it. [00:13:01] Speaker B: Oh, man. All right, C.J. dupree. Hey, that dude was throwing up bench press reps, 32. That was the most of all tight end. Second behind him was Robbie Uts. I mean, you got to love that. You got to love them representing Zach. I believe you told me a stat earlier about these two, right? About their. [00:13:15] Speaker A: How many receptions. I thought C.J. dupree and Robbie Utes were both leading in those categories. Yeah, they were. C.J. was one and Robbie Ute was two, which amazed me. So. [00:13:27] Speaker B: And I believe that Dupree, his 40 time was a 4 6, 9. And honestly, CJ Dupree, the. The issue is we never really saw him get that much production in Alabama. I believe before he even transferred in, he was getting more production as a younger player at. At Maryland. And sometimes, I'll be honest, I'll be watching games and I'll be like, dupree is, like, wide open, but Milroe is kind of not connecting. I don't understand why him and Milroe and Dupree never really connected. And it's kind of one of those situations where I almost wonder, like, is. Is it the fault of Milroe? Because most of the plays maybe going through the progressions, that maybe Dupree wasn't the first or second option, but he might have been like the third option. He'd be standing there wide open, and Milroe would just quit after his first progression and try to run. But I believe super underrated talent. Malachi Moore did not participate because obviously he had to have surgery. But you know, he gave a lot of great answers and stuff. And I do believe, you know, James Burnup, he has a good chance of being drafted, possibly as a, as a punter or anything he can do. McAfee went and talked down or talked to him down on the field in his hometown of or not hometown, but he lives there now in Indianapolis. Anyway, we're going to wrap this up and we will get to some more sports. I know that's a very vague thing, but just stick around. You never know what we're going to talk about on this show. We will be right back on the Crimson case. [00:15:19] Speaker A: WVUAFM Tuscaloosa. [00:15:23] Speaker B: This show is a sports production of WVUAFM 90.7 the Capstone, a division of student media University of Alabama. Support us by leaving a review rating or following us on X at WVUAFM Sports. [00:15:37] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:15:53] Speaker B: We are back from a short break. The Crimson Case is getting ready to talk about Mel Kuiper Jr. S mock draft. And before we dive into that, we kind of ran out of time on our previous 15 minutes. We talked a lot about the combine. I do want to get Alabama gymnastics and show their love. So Lydia, take it away. [00:16:13] Speaker C: Yeah. So it was another great week for Alabama gymnastics. On Friday, February 28th, the Tide got the win over the Arkansas Razorbacks 197.65 to 197.425. This is the Alabama's first SEC win this season. The team scored a season high on the floor exercise and the uneven bars. Some other highlights from the night include Chloe Lacourzier scoring a career high 9.95 on the uneven bars. UA scored their third highest vault score of the season. Rachel Ray Bicky scored A career high 9.925 on the floor and Gabby Gladio tied her best performance with a 9.975. And those two gymnasts also scored a 9:9 on the balance beam. The Tide will return home on March 7 to face Florida at Coleman Coliseum. First touch is at 7pm Would you look at there? [00:17:07] Speaker B: Gymnastics getting back. Wait, you said they won. Yeah. They're getting back. Yeah. Arkansas Razorbacks. Rammer Jammer. Get them out of here. All right, we're going to move to another guy. I mean, have I ever talked about Mel Kuiper Jr. To you guys before? [00:17:23] Speaker C: I don't think so. [00:17:24] Speaker B: You know, it's pretty easy to kind of grind my gears. I will admit I'm kind of a fat no. Oh, okay. Appreciate it. He did put out a mock draft February 25th, but it's the way that he talks on TV that kind of grinds my gears a little bit. It's like he almost believes that. Hey, this mock draft right here is the word of Jesus. You better pick who I told you to pick, or you're not going to win a single game. Right. Because, you know. You know, like, the Eagles aren't supposed to pick Jalen Hurts in the, you know, second round when they did. [00:18:01] Speaker A: Oh, that was a reach. [00:18:01] Speaker B: You don't want to take Jalen Hurts. He's not the super bowl champion. [00:18:05] Speaker C: Is that what he sounds like? [00:18:06] Speaker B: Well, you know, Mel Copper Jr. You know, he kind of sounds like this. Tennessee Titans, they should take Penn State outside linebacker Abdul Carter at number one. You don't know any ball. You don't know what you're talking about if you don't take him at number one. I have no idea. I have no idea if that was even accurate or not. But it paints the picture anyway. I kind of just led into what we're going to talk about. [00:18:32] Speaker C: Oh, my God. [00:18:34] Speaker B: Penn State outside linebacker Abdul Carter, number one, even though he's kind of dealing with a right foot injury, but he will not undergo surgery. So even. And I'm supposed to be a Tennessee Titans, like, fan, and. [00:18:48] Speaker A: Oh, you're a Titan. [00:18:49] Speaker C: Where are you from? [00:18:50] Speaker B: Well, here's the thing. I don't have a team right now. I really don't. I'm just watching as a. As a consumer of NFL, a consumer of football, and it kind of is not fun at times, but then sometimes it is, because you can just watch any game and not. [00:19:05] Speaker A: And just have fun with it. [00:19:06] Speaker B: Just have fun. But I used to be a big Falcons fan, And then they. 28. Three happened. [00:19:12] Speaker C: Okay. [00:19:13] Speaker B: And then I just quit after Matt, Ryan, and Julio were gone. [00:19:16] Speaker A: And then. [00:19:16] Speaker B: Okay, when Julio. Hold on. When Julio went to the Titans, then I transferred. I had Titans at number two in the backseat. I transferred them Titans to the top. And then Julio and Henry are now gone, and the Titans have the number one overall pick. [00:19:30] Speaker C: Okay, you. You can't just change your team. [00:19:34] Speaker B: Well, guess what? I don't have one anymore. [00:19:36] Speaker C: Well, because you gave up. [00:19:37] Speaker B: I did. [00:19:38] Speaker C: How it always goes is, like, you have your team, and then if that's not your team, then you have your home team. [00:19:43] Speaker B: Like, you know, I absolutely. Look, here's the thing. [00:19:48] Speaker C: So unfair. [00:19:48] Speaker B: Professional sports. And, like, it's different. Like, here's the thing. Alabama is always going to be Alabama. And this season was rough, but I'm not going to kick them to the curb or anything. But like, I just. It's when I don't know, some of the people on the team, like, I'm scratching my head like my. I gotta take mental health into account. After, after the Falcons are like, okay, we're moving on, you know, from Matt Ryan and moving on from Julio and our quarterback is going to be a washed up Marcus Mariota. And then that was probably the year I just called it quits. And because I. Dude, you understand, I had a Matt Ryan fathead on the wall. Like it was, I mean, all decked out. [00:20:30] Speaker A: Anyway, Guy, man, we're not supposed to be talking about. [00:20:32] Speaker C: I'll make it my mission to get you a team. Specifically my team. Well, I already think it's by the end of the season. [00:20:38] Speaker A: Hey, shout out Michael Pinnock. So they're on the ups. Yeah, Falcons are on the ups, man. [00:20:42] Speaker B: Anyway, back to Kuiper junior's mock draft. We were not supposed to talk about that. But you know what, that's why I. [00:20:48] Speaker A: Blame that on Matthew. [00:20:49] Speaker B: That's why I love doing this. That's why I love doing this. Because you can get off on any tangent. It can, it can be gold sometimes. But, you know, after all we've seen from Manny's man Will Levis at the quarterback position, what are your thoughts on not taking a quarterback like him saying they need to take a outside linebacker in the first pick? [00:21:07] Speaker A: I've talked to many, I've talked to a few Titans fans and they, I don't know, they still say he's young. I mean, what is he, 25, I believe. I had to really fact check that. But I mean, Will Levis, he is still young now. [00:21:23] Speaker B: He created a whole bunch of memes in the season. [00:21:25] Speaker A: Oh, goodness. I mean, like, where do you even start with Will Levis? It's just, I mean, you think as a Bama fan, you think Jalen Milroe has had some bad moments? I mean, it's just, it's like on a different level with him. So it's just especially that one of those first few games versus the Bears, I mean, when that iconic clip and then after that, it just kind of just flew after that part of the season last year. But with Will Levis, I mean, he. It just takes one good year. And I mean, the Titans, they have something going, I guess. I mean, overpaying Calvin Ridley, it's just, I don't know, I think he could be a Stud at that edge position. This man out of 10, out of Penn State. I think he could be a real stud out of that edge position. And really, the quarterbacks in this draft aren't really too eye popping. Like, I got to get Cam Ward, I got to get Cheddar Sanders, so I can kind of understand it. But at the same time, I don't know, I'm kind of on the edge a little bit. [00:22:26] Speaker B: I feel like the sense of urgency. There should be a high sense of urgency when you have Mayonnaise man as your quarterback. I don't even know if, you know, Mason Rudolph ain't taking him anywhere. I don't even think he's on. I think he's a free agent or something right now. But you know what, Lydia? What would you think? Let me paint this picture. I've seen just about every team that needs a quarterback. Somebody paint a scenario of Aaron Rodgers going there. Aaron Rodgers in a Tennessee Titan uniform. [00:22:52] Speaker C: Oh. Oh, my God. This. I'm. I'm sick and tired of Aaron Rodgers. Okay, facts. [00:22:58] Speaker A: I agree with that. [00:22:59] Speaker C: Need him to get out my face. I need him to go away into retirement, sail into the sun, because he's just a diva. Yes. But there's so much potential in the draft to build somebody who can be perfect for your team. The Titans, they need. They. They need, like, a rebrand a little bit right now because I don't know if we've talked crap about them before on the show. We probably have, but they need. They need a major change. And Aaron Rodgers is not going to, like. [00:23:31] Speaker A: I agree. [00:23:32] Speaker C: I'm just so. I'm just so sick. Every time I hear him, I sleep. I'm just so sick and tired of him. He needs to go. He's done with football. And Tennessee needs to find somebody that they can rebuild their program on because right now it's. It's failing. [00:23:48] Speaker B: But what do you. But what would you rather him do? Would you rather him take a quarterback in the draft, or do you think they should find someone that's a veteran? [00:23:57] Speaker C: That's tricky because I think the draft. I see. I disagree with you, Zach. I do think some of these quarterbacks really can shine in the NFL, and I think they just need a chance. [00:24:10] Speaker A: Okay. [00:24:11] Speaker C: I think somebody just needs to be like, we want you. And also being the number one pick, that's like, confidence boosting. You're like, wow, I'm the number one pick of the draft. [00:24:20] Speaker A: And I feel like it's a lot, too, though. [00:24:21] Speaker B: Who do you like, like, as your top quarterback? [00:24:25] Speaker C: As my top quarterback, I. [00:24:26] Speaker B: Everyone says the top two are Shadir Sanders and Cam Ward. And are those two, you're like, which one would you take out of those? Shador? You take Dion's son for the. For all the publicity. [00:24:40] Speaker C: See, that's the thing that could be really good for Tennessee. He's a money maker. He has fans. He has. He draws in crowds. [00:24:50] Speaker B: Being down there in Nashville, a new stadium is on the way. [00:24:54] Speaker C: Yeah, for them, I mean, that could be really good for Tennessee if they go Shador. I mean, Cam Ward, he's an amazing quarterback, but I like how you put that little extra star quality. Shador could be great for Tennessee. And then if I had to pick out of the two, I would go Sanders. [00:25:09] Speaker A: Cam Ward's got a personality too, though. I mean, that true the selly. I mean, over in at Miami. But I mean, for me, I think Cam Ward has slightly more upside. I think he could kind of be a little bit more of a threat off the run. I mean, last year I think he had around 200 something rushing yards when Shadur Sanders had like negative 50 because he's getting tackled for a loss. [00:25:33] Speaker B: But, like, that is perfect with the Titans then, if he's used to that. [00:25:36] Speaker A: Yeah, but I mean, that's just because, you know, time in the pocket, though, I mean, that's been a really big thing for Shadur Sanders. Now a Cam Ward, that might be a similar thing. It's just for Cam Ward, it's always been like, consistency throughout the entire football game because there's times where he can just fall asleep and then there's times where he just explodes. And it's just their offense just gets absolutely cooking. So I don't know. You could go either way. But for me, I think number one should be Cam Ward. [00:26:01] Speaker C: But is he. But is he too good for Tennessee? [00:26:04] Speaker B: Well, yeah, hold on. I do want to kind of revert back and go down what Kuyper has at notable spots. So obviously the Penn State outside linebacker Abdul Carter is number one. He has the Browns at number two, taking Cam Ward, meaning that they're moving on from this terrible desean Watson dilemma, whatever this last couple of years has been. And then he has, you know, you go up a little further, he's got Shador Sanders being taken number seven to the New York Jets. So he would be the, you know, successor to Aaron Rodgers and other notable picks. I believe that Kuiper had Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter going to the Giants. I believe he had Boise State running back Ashton Genty going To the Raiders. I mean, he works with, you know, Pete Carroll, who's the new coach down there. And then the two Bama players in the first round. Tyler Booker projected to the Seahawks and Jihad Campbell projected to the Tampa Bay Bucks. [00:27:04] Speaker C: Okay, on that note, Tyler Booker, I. His combine performance, not great. He really did not, was it? Yeah, it was not the best do tell he had. He couldn't reach 8ft in the broad jump. The only offensive lineman who could not. His 27th inch vertical was the 42nd percentile and his 40 was 5.38. So. [00:27:35] Speaker B: Wow. [00:27:36] Speaker C: I definitely think that was not good for him. [00:27:38] Speaker A: He's a big guy. He is a big guy. So. [00:27:41] Speaker C: But. So I think that maybe puts him not as high anymore because, I mean, for a team that would need somebody, there's other offensive linemen who performed better in the combine that could go like, instead of him and before him. So maybe that was just a bad day for him. [00:28:01] Speaker B: Well, I mean, I do want to add that he's 321 pounds. [00:28:06] Speaker A: Yeah, he's a big. He's a big dude. I mean, six. Six. [00:28:10] Speaker B: That's one of those things that it's like if you want to get someone that is 320 pounds, that if he can. If he can just move, I understand he's like 6:3. Like, if he can just move and move people. That's the point. Like he just move people out of the way. You go to the Seahawks, I think Geno is going to probably appreciate the effort to draft an offensive lineman. But hey, we're sending an Alabama. If we'd be sending an Alabama player to Seattle and taking the offensive coordinator that they fired and Ryan Grubb. So. [00:28:44] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. [00:28:45] Speaker A: Tyler Booker, 65 and he weighs 324 pounds. That is a big man. Yeah, extremely big man. [00:28:53] Speaker B: Now this says that Tyler Booker's hand, since we were talking about hands earlier, said his hands are in the 98th percentile for guards. [00:29:01] Speaker A: I mean, first overall pick right there. [00:29:05] Speaker C: How about. [00:29:05] Speaker A: Okay, 98th percentile hands. [00:29:07] Speaker C: We're changing the draft. It's based on hand size. No further questions. Not taking any comments. Thank you. [00:29:15] Speaker A: But yes, if we're just talking about the draft, just like overall, what you were mentioning, Matthew, about Shadur Sanders going to the Jets. I would really like to see him in New York as far as the Giants because I know him and Malik. Neighbors have had conversations and, you know, they seem to be kind of buddy, buddy, and I'd be really interested to see that duo. And I mean, imagine the Showtime duo in New York with Chadur and Malik Neighbors. I mean, that would be crazy. But I mean, imagine the Showtime duo with him and Travis. I mean, on both ends. I mean, Travis. Well, we'll see if Travis plays on both ends, but I mean, he did. He is going as a DB in the combine or he did go in the combine as a db. So Travis on one end on the defense locking things up. Malik Neighbors doing his thing in New York, I mean, as far as offensive goes. So I don't know, it'd be interesting to see who they take if they go for a quarterback. But, I mean, I would really like to see Shador in New York. [00:30:15] Speaker B: Yeah, I'd like to figure. I would like to figure out, you know, mentioning we'll wrap this up, talking about Travis Hunter for these last few seconds. I would want to know what he would get paid for each if he was going to get like a max deal if he probably depends on what team he goes to, first of all. So I don't know about the Giants, but, you know, if he goes to a different team, he probably get a good deal if he gets that max. Anyway. Should I do my Mel Capper voice again? [00:30:41] Speaker C: Quickly, quickly. [00:30:42] Speaker B: Well, coming up on the Crimson Case, we're gonna do make a case after the break. And the most underappreciated sport in the US you're gonna find out from us. Stick around. [00:31:08] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:31:27] Speaker B: We are back from break. The Crimson Case is now going to make a case for the sport that is the most underappreciated in the US So who do we want to kick this off? Because we have different answers. [00:31:43] Speaker C: I would like Zach to kick it off me. You've been knocked. [00:31:47] Speaker B: You're first. [00:31:48] Speaker A: So we're doing the most important or. [00:31:50] Speaker B: Under or most underappreciated sport in the United States. [00:31:53] Speaker A: Most underappreciated Sport in the U.S. i believe it is the MLS. I mean, I think soccer's on the ups, especially when it comes to America. We were recently talking in the, I believe a few episodes back about, you know, the World cup coming to America, which is just only going to make the love for soccer in the United States even more so. So I think the MLS is definitely extremely underrated. They just got their season back. I know Liana Messi has been a really big factor for boosting their ratings. So that's the reason why I recently started watching my roommate. He's a big Inter Miami fan. So I'm able to watch you know, Inter Miami games or any MLS games that pertain to that. And just. I don't know. I really think it's underrated. I think the competition is really, really good, especially considering that it's not foreign soccer, but a lot of retired guys that come from, say, the Premier League, the Spanish La Liga, or anywhere really, Saudi Arabia league go over to the mls and it's fun to watch some legends play the game over in the United States. And I only think it's going to get better as years go on. [00:33:03] Speaker B: I know I'm probably going to get roasted for mine, so I might as well just go ahead and share my. My thoughts on. On that. I think soccer is boring. [00:33:11] Speaker A: Oh, what? Matthew, soccer is not boring. That's a lie. [00:33:16] Speaker C: I don't like. I just. [00:33:18] Speaker A: You agree? [00:33:19] Speaker C: Now, look, I want to make the appeal of soccer. [00:33:22] Speaker A: Like, y'all see what hoodie I'm wearing? Wreck some baby. [00:33:25] Speaker B: Okay. I want to make sure I say this. I don't want to criticize the hard work and, you know, everything people put in. [00:33:33] Speaker A: Oh, you're criticizing. [00:33:34] Speaker B: No, I don't want to criticize that. I'm just saying, like, if I'm on my couch and that remote is in my hand, we are not watching soccer. [00:33:42] Speaker A: Even if it's the only thing on. [00:33:44] Speaker B: Well, obviously not. Obviously that's not going to be the only thing on. I mean, but I don't know. [00:33:50] Speaker C: I just never. [00:33:51] Speaker A: If you got to choose between a ping pong tournament and the World cup, what are you choosing? [00:33:57] Speaker B: Well, I don't know. Ping pong kind of is kind of. [00:34:00] Speaker A: Oh, my gosh. Matthew. [00:34:02] Speaker B: Hey, they get after it. Ping pong between a poker tournament or. [00:34:06] Speaker A: The World cup final last year between Argentina and Brazil. Matthew's probably choosing poker. [00:34:11] Speaker B: Okay, well, no, I'm not. No. [00:34:12] Speaker A: Or not. Argentina and Brazil. I mean, excuse me, Argentina and France. [00:34:16] Speaker B: There's no way I would choose poker because it would just make me want to go gamble and then I would end up losing about a thousand dollars. [00:34:22] Speaker A: So that. In that case, you would. [00:34:24] Speaker B: So in that case, I bet I would pick soccer. [00:34:26] Speaker A: Oh, my gosh. [00:34:26] Speaker C: He would. He would bet anyway. [00:34:28] Speaker A: Thank you. [00:34:29] Speaker B: I bet you. [00:34:29] Speaker C: I bet. I will say, to counter your point that it's under. Yes. I don't. I think it's starting to pick up more momentum as I'm from Cincinnati and we recently got a team, FC Cincinnati. [00:34:40] Speaker A: Which is in the mls. Yeah. [00:34:42] Speaker C: And then also, I think the show Ted Lasso. I think that really is helping. [00:34:46] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, that's a good show. [00:34:47] Speaker B: Never watched it. What is it on? [00:34:49] Speaker C: It's Apple tv. [00:34:50] Speaker B: Apple tv, that's the only thing we have, Apple tv. [00:34:53] Speaker A: But you need to watch it. It's a good three seasons. They're planning on coming out with more. [00:34:57] Speaker C: Yeah, it made me appreciate soccer more because the stories behind it. I still won't turn on the sport, but I will talk slightly less crap about the people who play. [00:35:08] Speaker B: Well. [00:35:08] Speaker A: That's something. [00:35:09] Speaker B: Yeah, I like. I guess this is what I was trying to say earlier is that you look at it from the fact that you could have a game in 00. [00:35:20] Speaker C: Which, which that ought to be like. [00:35:23] Speaker B: What other Sport can possibly end 00 and actually end like that? [00:35:30] Speaker A: Trying to think. Cricket can't end like that, can it? I don't think so. [00:35:33] Speaker B: Well, I don't. I've never. [00:35:34] Speaker A: Hockey, I know hockey doesn't end like that because they go into overtime. [00:35:38] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:35:38] Speaker B: Every sport I think about has overtime. [00:35:40] Speaker C: Overtime. [00:35:40] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:35:41] Speaker B: Now the NFL, they have a 10 minute overtime that can end in a tie in a regular season game. [00:35:46] Speaker A: But when it comes to like play, when it comes to playoff or tournament games now they do go into overtime and then they have penalty shootouts which are electric. [00:35:56] Speaker C: Those are fun. Those are pretty cool. [00:35:58] Speaker B: How long would you say a soccer game is? Like, like, not like, like the hours, I mean like the actual like minutes. Like football is, you know, 15 minutes. [00:36:07] Speaker A: Well, it goes to 90 minutes and then they'll have extra time which is normally around, I don't know, three to five minutes maybe. It depends on just how many stoppage. Stoppages they have. [00:36:18] Speaker B: Well, can you have a stoppage for. I'm learning. I don't know much about you just not know I'm being there. Yellow cards. Look, I know the yellow and red. [00:36:28] Speaker A: Card free kicks because you get a yellow or I mean substitutions. [00:36:34] Speaker C: Oh, okay. No. So, you know, what's that funny thing on like the Internet where this is what I like about soccer where the guy, he keeps on getting like beat up and beat up, but he keeps on saving the. [00:36:45] Speaker A: Oh, what's his name? The gully. [00:36:48] Speaker C: It's so funny and that, that makes me like soccer. [00:36:51] Speaker A: Yes. [00:36:52] Speaker C: The little memes about it and everything. I just think soccer players take themselves too seriously and it really turns me off them. I'm like, you're. You get touched and you fall to the ground. Like, be realistic here. Have more fun. You, you kick a ball around for a living. Have some more fun with your life. [00:37:10] Speaker B: That is a genuine question. You think that's a stereotype? That ain't right about soccer players kind of being the. The. The weaker of. [00:37:19] Speaker A: I think it happens in a lot of sports, especially nowadays. Even it's starting to affect football some, in some cases. And I mean, it's just people trying to get a call. And I mean, you see big linemen do it. Especially in the NBA, you see people do it. I mean, I just think it's something that's really affecting a lot of different sports. But, I mean, did it originate in soccer? Possibly. But, I mean, you should watch other clips about. I mean, soccer is very physical. If you really watch all the clips, I mean, it's pretty brutal, especially what they do. Especially when it's like a striker going up against a right back just fighting for the ball. When it comes to a 50. 50 ball, cleats hurt. [00:37:58] Speaker C: Like. [00:37:58] Speaker B: You're right. Yeah. [00:37:59] Speaker A: Getting cleaned it. Yeah. I mean, I played soccer back in high school. It's. It's pretty rough. [00:38:03] Speaker B: I mean, the damage that soccer has done with a flopping is unreversible. I'm sorry. It's unreversible. [00:38:10] Speaker A: And I mean, this is unrelated, but. Scott Sterling. That's. [00:38:14] Speaker C: That was the name. Look him up. Everybody who doesn't know. Scott Sterling. [00:38:19] Speaker A: Scott Sterling. [00:38:20] Speaker C: It's so funny. They just beat the crap out of this guy, and he. [00:38:23] Speaker B: Wait a minute. Who are we talking about? [00:38:25] Speaker C: I think it's a. I think it's a joke. [00:38:26] Speaker A: No, it is a joke. It's a complete joke. It's not a. Oh, it's a parody. [00:38:29] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, funny. [00:38:31] Speaker A: Scott Sterling, you know? [00:38:32] Speaker B: You know, it's so funny. [00:38:33] Speaker A: They make volleyball ones, too. [00:38:35] Speaker B: I look it up and I see it, but then under it is, like, a University of Alabama thing, and it has, like, Scott Sterling, student and email. So if your name is Scott Sterling and you're listening right now, send us a dollar. Anyway. All right, Lydia. [00:38:54] Speaker C: All right. So my most underappreciated sport in the United States is Formula One. And I think it's underappreciated because we have nascar. And I've. I've had multiple conversations, especially as I've come to the South. I've talked with more people. I was like, oh, yes. Like, I really like Formula One. And people are like, oh, I don't care about that. I only like nascar. And I was like, okay, well, Formula One's like nascar, but better. [00:39:18] Speaker A: It's way better. [00:39:19] Speaker C: It's so much better. And did you know that there's three races in the United States? There's one in Las Vegas. There's one in Texas. And then there's one in Miami. [00:39:27] Speaker B: Mm. [00:39:28] Speaker C: Like, no one knows about this and I only really found about F1 through like, social media and all that kind of stuff. And I just feel like people really don't care. In the United States, like, everyone always talks about NASCAR because NASCAR has all the big sponsors, but, like, globally, Formula one is one of the big, like, it's motorsport. It's one of the biggest sports in the world. But in the United States, we just don't give it a love. And we host three races. Why do not more people talk about F1? Or like, they'll wear like the Red Bull shirt or like they'll wear like the merch, but like, they don't watch because, I mean, yes, you have to get like a special streaming service, but I'm not going to say there's ways to get around that, but stream east. No, we do not condone that. Please support Matthew. Please support the people that put it on. But I just feel like no one really cares about Formula one. And like, I mean, we recently did something here at WVUA with somebody who like, works at Formula one. And it's so big. The market for it is so huge. And if you're interested in sports media, there's jobs with Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, like, and there's huge brands, these huge names, and people just do not give it the love here in the United States. And I think it's a shame because, like, maybe I'll go to the Miami Grand Prix because, you know, like, it's kind of close, you know, like. And yes, it is a tad expensive. [00:40:46] Speaker A: But Miami is pretty far. It's good drive. [00:40:49] Speaker B: I have seen a lot of celebrities go to these, but they kind of just like go. And you never really see them, like, sitting through the race. [00:40:55] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:40:55] Speaker A: Are you going to. [00:40:57] Speaker C: Am I what? [00:40:58] Speaker A: Are you gonna fly to the Miami Grand Prix? [00:41:00] Speaker C: Maybe I will. Or maybe I'll go to the Texas one. [00:41:02] Speaker A: I was about to say Miami is like a 10 hour drive. [00:41:04] Speaker C: I'm not gonna. [00:41:04] Speaker B: 10 plus don't hold the Vegas one. [00:41:06] Speaker C: Yeah, that would be fun. And it's also a sprint. See, it's a sprint, Reese. So that means it's like more intense. I can explain more about later. But yeah, didn't like, they do one that I've seen. [00:41:18] Speaker B: They do like races in like the street of some. [00:41:23] Speaker C: That's what. That's what the Las Vegas one is. It's a street race. So they're right. [00:41:25] Speaker B: Oh, I thought you said. Wait, did you say street race? [00:41:28] Speaker C: Right Then I said it then, but it's a sprint race. Okay, so that's different. But they do it in the street. Gotcha again. We can talk about it all I want, but, Matthew, I want to give you a chance to talk about your incorrect opinion. This is just incorrect. This is just not correct. [00:41:45] Speaker A: Dang. [00:41:46] Speaker B: Okay, so I listed WWE slash Professional Wrestling, because professional wrestling is. There's tons of companies in the US that do professional wrestling. WWE is just the top one that's worth a billion dollars. Now you remove the international market from it. They still do make a good amount of money from the us but they have really expanded all throughout different areas. Like, you can shout out Canada, them going to Netflix. You know, being able to have their product on Netflix is great for international viewers and it definitely increases a lot. But the reason I'm saying it's underappreciated, and it may not actually be underappreciated. It actually might be more appreciated than the two that y'all talked about. I would be willing to say it's probably the most appreciated out of the three we got right here, but it's. [00:42:38] Speaker C: Still not at the level you believe it deserves. [00:42:41] Speaker B: This is the point I want to make, is that people will look at it and like people, if they're fans of this, they're like what I like to call closeted wrestling fans, where they do not want to show that they actually like it and enjoy it. Here's the thing. Because embarrassing that we're saying. No, it is not. [00:42:58] Speaker A: To some people, it is. [00:42:59] Speaker B: Well, you're right. You're right. [00:43:00] Speaker A: That's what I'm saying. To some people. [00:43:01] Speaker B: Find it. [00:43:02] Speaker A: Not to you, Matthew. [00:43:03] Speaker B: Okay, not to you, man. Headset was finna. I was gonna smash the headset. I want to say. I want to say that professional wrestling, obviously there is a script to it. There is a storytelling element to it, but they get one take to do everything they're doing. [00:43:22] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:43:23] Speaker B: You see people acting like, oh, Tom Cruise really did just do that. Well, Tom Cruise may be the only person that actually does some of the things that you see in the movie. But Tom Holland ain't doing all that web slinging as Spider Man. He ain't doing all that. You know, he's not doing that. That's not real. [00:43:41] Speaker C: Oh, so are you. [00:43:42] Speaker B: They take 45 to 1000 takes in one day in a WWE match. You get to do a 450 splash off the top rope through a table or something. [00:43:52] Speaker C: Like they not do like, does that. [00:43:54] Speaker A: Make them Spider Man? [00:43:55] Speaker B: Now there's such thing as a rehearsal. But you. But some of these things you just can't rehearse. You can just say, we're gonna do. [00:44:00] Speaker C: That, like breaking the chair over the one guy or whatever it was that we talked about a couple weeks ago. Right? Or am I talking about something? [00:44:09] Speaker B: I'm not sure. Well, the thing we talked about a couple weeks ago was when Speed got in the ring. I just be. I show. Speed got in the ring with Bron Breaker, who his. His dad and uncle were. Legendary tag team back in the day. And, you know, he played football at Kennesaw State. This is a new thing with WWE is they're getting people from colleges. I believe we have a track and field athlete right now. His name is Reuben Banks, and when he was at Arkansas, he joined the WWE NL program. He's got one more year to throw at Alabama, then he'll join the WWE and start training. [00:44:40] Speaker C: That's cool. [00:44:41] Speaker B: So they're going after a lot of these college athletes and making them Oba Femi. I don't. I don't know if y'all have heard. He was a track. Track and field athlete here. He was a thrower, you know, got a couple records here. He's currently a champion on their developmental brand called nxt. They come on Tuesday nights on. [00:44:56] Speaker A: I've heard of. [00:44:57] Speaker B: Yeah, Obafemi, you know, straight from Lagos, Nigeria. He is a force. But I. The reason I was making the point for this particular make case is that we love to binge in this society today. We love to binge. [00:45:13] Speaker C: I am a binger. [00:45:14] Speaker B: No one ever is going to go and say, hey, week 14, I'm going to pick up where the Giants were and watch them play until the end of the season. No one said no one. No one's going to go watch a whole entire. Every game of the NFL season after it's already happened. [00:45:32] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:45:32] Speaker B: Unless you're just like a scout, which that's your job. But with WWE there. The other part of it is you think about being on Netflix like this is something that there is such a storytelling element to it. And then the fact that you add the sport and the athleticism to it, you see some of the craziest things you're never going to see in anything else. Look, boxing in UFC is great. I understand that those probably get a lot of ppv, you know, purchases. Speaking of ufc, WWE and UFC are owned by the same people as. There's a group called TKO that Dwayne the Rock Johnson is in charge of. He's on the board of and I just believe that WWE is hitting a peak right now and especially getting a Netflix deal is crazy and more people that have Netflix descriptions should be paying attention because it's free to it is cinema television added with a sporting event element to it. You guys can probably give me Just let me have it after this break on that because I know you probably want to but we will be diving into the 49ers trading Deebo Samuel to the Commanders and also a Tush push band. We'll be right back on The Crimson case. [00:46:58] Speaker A: WVUAFM Tuscaloosa this show is a sports. [00:47:03] Speaker B: Production of WVUAFM 90.7 the Capstone, a division of student media at the University of Alabama. Support us by leaving a review rating or following us on X at WVUAFM Sports. [00:47:16] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:47:32] Speaker B: Fresh off the Make a case we will dive right into some more pro sports news, especially when you got breaking news during the middle of the combine. The 49ers trading Debo Samuel receiver to the commanders for a fifth round pick. Now that pairs him up with Jaden Daniels. So I do want to get initial reaction from you, Zach. Is this a trade that if you put Debo on the NFC Championship Commanders last season and they play the Eagles, do you think that makes a difference with it? Like for the Commanders to win the game goes Super Bowl? [00:48:17] Speaker A: No. [00:48:18] Speaker B: Simple. No, no. [00:48:21] Speaker A: I mean it's just who even knows if Deebo Samuel is going to play. Dude, you know like with the amount of injuries he's had and the inconsistencies he had last season, do I think it's a good trade? Yeah, because they just really gave up a fifth round pick for him and what he really could be give him this offseason and just give him the headspace to get back in shape not only like physically but mentally and just be able to come prepared and with the the ability that Jaden Daniels has. Austin Eckler, he was actually really good for them even though his age. Brian Robinson Jr. I mean Crimson Tide man himself, Terry McLaurin had a great season too. I mean they got some receivers out there and put Debo Samuel in that mix. I don't know. We'll get to see what they'll do out in the nfc. [00:49:08] Speaker B: It might be pretty solid, but I. [00:49:10] Speaker A: Know I do not think they would beat the Eagles last year. [00:49:13] Speaker C: No, I think it's exciting for the Commanders. I mean I think it's going to be great for them and something that they can definitely work on and build and see how he integrates well into their offense. So I think, obviously, it's a great trade. I mean, I just feel bad for San Francisco. [00:49:29] Speaker B: I mean, I think they ought to reload in the draft on their receivers because Brandon Iuk might. [00:49:34] Speaker A: They're planning to trade him, too. I heard they're having. [00:49:37] Speaker B: He might get out of there. [00:49:38] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:49:38] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:49:38] Speaker A: I think it's time, which just, like, it's. [00:49:41] Speaker C: It's weird to me that they go from, you know, a Super bowl team to what they were this season, and then now everybody's leaving. Like, it. It breaks my heart a little bit because I. I am a Brock Purdy fan. I. I do think, you know. [00:49:55] Speaker B: Yeah, my granddad is, too. He's all about Brock Purdy. [00:49:57] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:49:58] Speaker B: Great story. [00:49:58] Speaker C: He's just a good, genuine guy. [00:50:00] Speaker A: We saw what happened to the Eagles, though. They had their super bowl appearance, whereas the Chiefs came down to the wire. Then they kind of had a rough patch where they lost to the Bucs, I believe. Right. And then. I mean, now they explode, get a good piece in. So you never really know. Who knows? The 49ers might have. I don't know. They might have a good off season. [00:50:18] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:50:18] Speaker A: Might get back in the mix. [00:50:20] Speaker C: Yeah. I mean, that's definitely something to look forward to. This trade is not, you know, confidence inspiring for that situation, per se, but it's good. Good for the commanders, honestly. Very proud of them. Yay. They did it. [00:50:33] Speaker B: Yeah. You got the James Harden of the NFL. [00:50:37] Speaker A: Hey, he's balling, though, this season. [00:50:38] Speaker B: Yeah. But James Harden and Debo Samuel got the same strategy. They. They. I feel like they just start eating like crap or either put on a fat suit, and then they get traded, and then it looks like they're in the best shape of their life. [00:50:49] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:50:50] Speaker A: Watch him show up, spread all that off. [00:50:52] Speaker B: Watch him be in the best shape of his life when he shows up to the commander's facility. Anyway, we're going to go. Obviously, we mentioned the Eagles, and something concerning them is the fact that the NFL is actually considering a tush push banner. [00:51:09] Speaker C: Okay, just real quick. We talked about this a little bit with soccer and how, you know, the people are like. The flopping and the dramatic are kind of like make. Make soccer seem, you know, not as intense and physical or definitely is. Again, Zach, no. No disrespect, but the NFL is already starting to micromanage all of these players, like, they need to let them play the game. And I think. I think this is petty. I think it's Stupid. Like, let them play the game. I let. It's going to make the athletes better if they figure out if there's a way to stop this. If like they can stop. Like just let them play the game and like, you don't need to micromanage their every little thing just because your. Your baby Chiefs lost. Like, let. Let them play the game. This I don't think it causes any harm except like getting a touchdown. [00:51:58] Speaker B: And it's the Green Bay packers that reported the team that actually made this proposal and they played them in the playoffs and you know, Green Bay wiped them out. Jordan Love. They can't do no tush push. Jordan love. Because he ain't got no tush to push. I mean, Jalen hurts. I mean, not to risk, you know, I'll say it. Going over the line. [00:52:22] Speaker C: Got cake. [00:52:23] Speaker B: Okay, thank you. [00:52:24] Speaker A: Okay. I appreciate it. [00:52:25] Speaker B: Guys. [00:52:26] Speaker A: Let's get back on topic here. [00:52:27] Speaker B: Regardless. Look, I want to make this point. [00:52:30] Speaker A: Dude can squat some crazy amount. So he squats. [00:52:33] Speaker B: He squats a house. So the thing is, whether you have a tush pusher or not, he's going to score on a quarterback sneak. That's the thing I want to make sure is not banned is a quarterback sneak. Like, I understand there's someone that shoves him forward isn't, you know, brotherly shove, tush push. But if they take that element out and say that's illegal. He's. He's still going to score on a quarterback sneak. I feel like he's still going to score no matter what. [00:53:00] Speaker C: Oh. [00:53:00] Speaker A: Because whenever I see the tush push, like you're saying, Matthew. I mean, there's always the original. Jalen hurts, gets in, he might be a little short. And then there's that little conveyor belt. Like if you ever went. I always say when, if you ever went to a grocery store, you put your groceries down to the cashier, there's that little conveyor belt at the end of every touch push. It's always like, wait, wait one second. And he just ends up like five yards in the end zone because Saquon Barkley earn and like the edge. Just like absolutely. Just the H Vac. The halfback. Just, absolutely. Just shove him in there. [00:53:33] Speaker C: I don't know. I don't think it's fair to be targeting a team like this because, I mean, they're the only ones who can feasibly pull this off. I don't think that's fair. Yeah, I mean, like, you're. Sports are not equal. Not every athlete was built the same. Not Every NFL team is the same. And if you're trying to punish one team for being good and coming up with creative plays, what is that going to say about the rest of your program? What is that going to say about all the other teams who want to be innovative and find unique plays in different teams? Like, are you going to start banning Detroit Lions from doing trick plays? Like, no, just let them. Just let these boys play ball. And this is. It's just Green Bay is sore losers. [00:54:12] Speaker A: I thought you brought up a good point, Lydia, earlier, about how the NFL is just kind of just cramming down on these little nitpicky rules. I know it's like the drop tackle and stuff, which is like they're trying to protect the player, but at the end of the day, I mean, it's a contact sport. You're going out there and you're just. I mean, you're going to get. You're going to get hit and there's going to. There's always a risk. Whenever it comes to any sport, not only football, there's always a risk of injury, and players know that coming into it. [00:54:39] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:54:39] Speaker B: So. [00:54:40] Speaker A: But I think obviously with protecting the quarterback and protecting other players when non eligible, you know, that concerns, like, moves that. Or tackles that aren't really legal. I mean, I think there's a fine line. What I'm trying to say is there's a fine line when it comes to that. And then there's stuff where you're trying to micromanage the game to where you're just orchestrating it and it's not actually being played, and it's just, you know, there's just too much control when it comes to that. So I agree with you with what you're saying, Lydia, basically, is what I'm trying to say. [00:55:12] Speaker C: Thank you. [00:55:15] Speaker B: Anyway, I. I guess I can just cap it off, just saying, like, the point, like, not everybody can do that. I really agree with that. Josh Allen, obviously, whether you think that was. He got it or not, Jalen Hurts would have definitely plunged through on that fourth and whatever play against the Chiefs in that AFC Championship game. I mean, it just would have worked because Josh Allen, his base, he's a big guy. [00:55:39] Speaker A: He is a big guy. [00:55:40] Speaker B: He's like, stood straight up. [00:55:42] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:55:43] Speaker B: It's like Hurts. I don't think you can see, like, his helmet. You're not gonna see his eyes. His eyes are gonna be all the way down. He's gonna be. [00:55:50] Speaker A: He always stays low. [00:55:51] Speaker B: Yeah, very low. Because here's the point. [00:55:54] Speaker C: It centers you. [00:55:55] Speaker A: It's like coming out of a 40. They always tell you never stand straight up, always stand low. And then you get into your dry phase, which is just top end speed. I mean, it's almost like he treats it the same way. [00:56:07] Speaker B: Yeah, I feel like when you're standing straight up or you're seeing like your helmet can be seen like Josh Allen's was, they judge your helmet rather than where your. The football was. [00:56:17] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:56:17] Speaker A: So where your body is relative to the football. [00:56:20] Speaker B: Exactly. So when you get low like that and you get in a big pile, the referees are going to run up and wherever Jalen is laying, he can just like move the ball in the middle of the pile and no one's ever going to tell. [00:56:30] Speaker A: Yeah, and there's also more power there because like, you know, they always say the lowest man wins. And also like when you stand straight up, you. When you stand straight up, there's no power in that. I mean, Josh Allen, he can't move from that position. But with Jalen Hurts, he can drive forward. Saquon and whoever else is back there can just get back there. Or Dallas Goddard even can get back there with Saquon and they can just push with all get out. And with that offensive line, I mean, you know, that's why the Eagles are just so successful at it. [00:57:00] Speaker B: Well, another NFL headline is the fact that the salary cap is going to increase by nearly $26 million for every team. That's a increase that could give the Bengals a chance to re sign T. Higgins, get him back for. For Joey B. Joey Burrow. Who day are you really? [00:57:20] Speaker C: I mean, I'm from Cincy. [00:57:22] Speaker B: Oh, I guess I never pieced that together. So what. What have you thought, I mean, about this run with the core group of Burrow and Jamar Chase and I guess Joe Mixon is not there anymore. But T. Higgins, what have you thought about that core group? [00:57:40] Speaker C: Okay, so I'll quickly talk about the salary cap real quick. Since you mentioned it. [00:57:44] Speaker B: Gotcha. [00:57:45] Speaker C: They're already making so much money. Like true, it's stupid. You're making so much money. But this T. Higgins is such. Him and Joe Burrow work so well together. And to answer your question, how I thought about the core group really gave me hope for the Bengals. Like they're my home team, so they're not obviously on my top. But like I always root for them because like Joe Burrow, he. He loves this game so much and he loves Cincinnati and what these guys have done, they've given us hope again. They've given people Back. Back home. Like, we look forward to Cincinnati. Like, we look forward to Sundays now when we see the Bengals playing, because we know we have these people. Like, Joe Burrow was, what, one of the. Like, he had one of the most yards, I believe, last year, out of, like, any quarterback. He is so amazing, and I think him and the team he has around him, like, he just keeps on getting let down, but it really inspires Cincinnati fans to keep on hoping and keep on having dreams. So I think this salary cap, like, yes, I just. He should. T. Higgins should want to stay in Cincinnati because we're so close. I think we just need. I think next season or maybe the season after, we can get that. Like, they can get that Super Bowl. They're so close. And I think he just needs to stay out with it. And I hate that it has to come to, you know, money and not, like, you know, the love of the game or love of the team. You know, I hate that it has to come to the extra. Who can give me the extra 10 mil? I mean. So I think. I think he should stay in Cincy because I think he owes it to the fans and to the team and to Joe. I mean, him. And I think he owes it to Joe. But, I mean, if the Patriots get T. Higgins, that's. That's where I got to step back and. Because I can't comment on that because I'm a Patriots fan, so. [00:59:31] Speaker B: But wait, yeah, she's a paper. [00:59:33] Speaker A: Yeah, but she's a Patriots fan. [00:59:34] Speaker C: Patriots is like my main team. And then since he's my home, you know, we talked about this earlier. [00:59:40] Speaker B: Okay, so how are you going to be earlier? So there's no professional team in the state of Alabama, so I'd go to the closest two possible and then swap. [00:59:51] Speaker C: Them, but you don't. [00:59:52] Speaker A: And then I give up the Saints and. Well, what about the Saints? Oh, you never considered the Saints? [00:59:57] Speaker B: That's a far. A couple states away. They're not touching Alabama. You gotta be touching the state of Alabama. [01:00:02] Speaker C: Touching the state of Alabama. [01:00:03] Speaker B: Plus, you gotta think I only literally only get Falcons, Titans games on tv. I think we do. I don't do none of that Red zone, whatever they call it. [01:00:11] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. [01:00:12] Speaker C: So. [01:00:13] Speaker A: But yeah, Lydia, that's what you meant. So you're a Patriots fan and also a Bengals fan. [01:00:18] Speaker B: Yes, she's a Bengals fan because he's a hometown. [01:00:21] Speaker A: Strange combo. [01:00:22] Speaker C: Okay, it. It makes sense, guys. You just got to think about it. [01:00:26] Speaker A: No, I just say, you pick one. [01:00:28] Speaker B: Somebody can write that song. [01:00:29] Speaker A: I just say, you Pick one or you pick a player. I have a player. [01:00:32] Speaker C: You always have to like have your home team like where you're from. [01:00:37] Speaker A: Then what if they play each other? Who are you? [01:00:39] Speaker C: Alabama. [01:00:40] Speaker B: What's the. [01:00:41] Speaker A: All right, if they play each other, who you're picking. [01:00:44] Speaker B: But the thing is, well, about. I could literally pick Alabama or Auburn. Those are two major ones I could have picked. And you can obviously go the route of UAB South Alabama. But you're just. You're just torturing yourself at that point. [01:00:58] Speaker C: Like I was okay, actually, I don't. I don't want to get hate crime down here, so I'm not. [01:01:03] Speaker A: Shout out. Jacksonville State, though. [01:01:05] Speaker B: Jacksonville. [01:01:06] Speaker A: Sanford. [01:01:07] Speaker C: But you have. You have to root for your home team. [01:01:09] Speaker B: Sanford got robbed last year in the March Madness. I hope they get back. [01:01:13] Speaker A: First round. Yeah. Versus Kansas, right? [01:01:16] Speaker B: No, it was like second round, I thought. [01:01:17] Speaker A: Or it was second. That's right. They didn't make it to the second round. [01:01:20] Speaker C: Okay. Anyways, I think we should get back on topic. [01:01:22] Speaker A: The full court pressed. [01:01:23] Speaker B: Yeah, we got like a final minute and I do have listed talking about WWE elimination chamber. [01:01:30] Speaker C: Okay. Talk about John Cena so fast. So fast. What is he doing? [01:01:34] Speaker A: Let's go, Matthew. [01:01:35] Speaker B: John Cena has joined forces with Iraq and he wants the WWE Championship. He won the elimination chamber match, so that gives him a right to main event Wrestlemania. And John Cena has been, you know, he's granted 10 times more wake more, make a wishes than any other person in on the planet and even granted some before the show. And I guarantee you, those kids are probably sitting there like, wow, this guy turned his back on me. Every kid that's ever met John Cena is like, he turned his back on us. Every fan is like, man, John Cena's turned his back. He really is Hollywood. They criticize him for leaving WWE to go film movies that no one cares about. I don't care about any of the John Cena the Rock movies. I mean, maybe the kids like Moana, but he's voice acting. I mean, no one wants to see him. [01:02:22] Speaker C: John Cena's in mo. [01:02:23] Speaker B: No, I'm talking about the Rock. I mentioned both of them. Yeah, John Cena was Maui, by the way. [01:02:26] Speaker C: Oh, sorry. Oh, how did I not know? [01:02:29] Speaker B: So Cody Rhodes and John Cena is the main event of WrestleMania 41 in April. I'm so mad at John Cena for turning heels. But we're going to move to some more NFL off season madness after this short break. We're going to start with Matthew Stafford and the Rams So stick around. [01:03:01] Speaker A: WVUAFM Tuscaloosa wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [01:03:20] Speaker B: We are back from break on the crimson case on 19.7. The capsule stone Matthew Mason, Lydia Lisko, Zach Elrod diving into more NFL offseason madness and then we will take you through the NBA standings and look at some of the potential playoff series in the first round, potential play in tournament matchups as well. And also don't forget we will have Jaisha nance from Tide 100.9 who covered the combine recently, going to dive into what she saw and learn a lot about Alabama players that we might not have known during the season. So we're going to do that later. We're going to kick it off currently with the offseason madness in NFL. We kind of already had been with some of the moves that had been made. The Debo Samuel trade talked about the salary cap thing, a potential tush push ban. I do want to go to Matthew Staff and the Rams because they reached a deal. After we thought that he was going to get traded. They told him, hey you and your agent, why don't you go look for deals? And then now they got him on a contract. But it seems like the Rams are probably trading Cooper cup away and you know, him and Puka Nakua have been great targets for Stafford. You know, super bowl champ or cup was a Super bowl champ and Nakua is probably going to take a lot of production if Cooper cup is traded. I think they act like they for sure are going to get rid of him. But I do want to get your take. Either give me a destination that you'd like to see Cooper cup go to or tell me if you think the Rams are really going to struggle after getting rid of Cooper Cup. [01:04:56] Speaker A: I don't think they're going to struggle at all. I mean Cooper cup, his targets have gone down significantly ever since Puka Nakua has showed up these last two years. So Puka, I mean he's, I mean I know he had a recent injury, but his targets are always going to be on the ups because I mean he's just a young player. He's getting better and with Cooper Cup, I mean they're not going to get worse because they were underutilizing him a lot. But I think a good destination for him would be Pittsburgh. I could, I would really enjoy to see like, you know, because George Pickens being that main guy out as the wide receiver one in Pittsburgh, give him a good two or possibly one with Cooper Cup, I mean depending on who's at that quarterback position which Pittsburgh is leaning towards. Justin Fields as that's the latest I've heard. In comparison to Justin Fields he's a. [01:05:51] Speaker B: He's a Russell Wilson. Yeah, him and Russell Wilson him and think about it. I mean Mike, that's what they're leaning towards. [01:05:57] Speaker A: I don't know. [01:05:58] Speaker B: Mike Tomlin said he didn't want to run away from, you know, coaching. He said that that's a coaching opportunity there with Justin Fields and then you bring in, if you did get a Cooper cup to come play with him. [01:06:10] Speaker A: I would be interested to see what he does in Pittsburgh. [01:06:14] Speaker B: I'm trying to think of the way that these trades go down. You get a fifth round pick. I mean is he fifth or fourth round pick or would. Or did you even go higher than that? [01:06:23] Speaker A: I wouldn't. I would say about a fit. I mean because he's really getting underused these past two years ever since that Super Bowl. No, that isn't his fault. I mean Matthew Stafford has always been the type of guy to just pick his targets out. I mean if you're productive, I mean he's going to feed you the rock until. I mean it just isn't working. So I mean with Puka Nakua has just been absolutely amazing when healthy. So with Cooper Cup, I mean it's not his fault like you were saying Matthew. But I don't know. I mean I think a fifth round pick is probably suitable for him. Maybe a fourth like you're saying based. [01:06:58] Speaker C: Off of, you know, the. The 49ers trade that we just saw. It'll probably be, you know, fifth round around that area. But in counter to your Pittsburgh I see Cowboys. [01:07:11] Speaker B: Cowboys Jerry Jones actually doing something not idiotic. [01:07:16] Speaker A: Imagine CD Lamb and Cooper Cub. [01:07:20] Speaker B: I would they. How would they do this? [01:07:23] Speaker A: I really don't know how they would do that because they don't really have any pieces. Do they have any. Well, they have a high pitch. [01:07:28] Speaker B: Why is that the focus when you don't have a running game? I want to check. [01:07:33] Speaker A: I want him to draft Ashton Gente. [01:07:34] Speaker B: No, look, I mean obviously yeah, I would love. But Ashton Genti, you know Mel Kuiper says he's going to go to the Raiders at 6. [01:07:41] Speaker A: Yeah. [01:07:41] Speaker B: So the Cowboys are. [01:07:42] Speaker A: What are the Cowboys? [01:07:44] Speaker B: We will check that out real quick. I got it right here. But as. As I am scrolling on the handy dandy goog the thing I want to say is that okay Cowboys, they have the 12th pick and yeah they got he's. [01:07:57] Speaker C: Look, Genti is not going to Stay that. [01:07:59] Speaker B: Mel Kuiper's got a running back going to the Cowboys even though it's not Genti. He has a guy from Virginia Tech from North Carolina. [01:08:10] Speaker A: Oh, Hampton from North Carolina. He ran like, I believe he ran like a 4 or 5 or something. I forget what his 40 time was. He was on one of the higher ends. I know the guy out of Virginia Tech ran the highest 40 for the running back group, but I like that he, he was balling out out of North Carolina. I know. Especially for college fantasy purposes. We had a league of mine for me and my roommates and stuff. I know there's a college fantasy league. I didn't hear that. I forget what app it is. But like it's a college fantasy league. It's not ESPN related or anything. [01:08:41] Speaker B: Like you understand how crazy that would be if you would be playing that. And then it's like, oh, who's Jalen Milro playing this week? All Mercer, you know, just 35,000 Jackson Dart. [01:08:52] Speaker A: I mean he would get 60 balls. I mean it was pretty crazy. [01:08:56] Speaker C: To continue my point as to why Cooper cup could go to the Cowboys. Apparently the Cowboys, they hired former Oregon co offensive coordinator Junior Adams as their wife. [01:09:06] Speaker A: I heard about that. [01:09:08] Speaker C: And so cup said Adams is the best there is. So if Adams thinks highly of cup, that could be a good place for him to go also. I mean, worse comes to worse, he could just get cut if no one wants him. He's not going to go anywhere. He just may have to go. [01:09:26] Speaker A: Well, that's what was rumored for Debo Samuel. The 49ers were considering cutting him. So apparently before that NBA combine talk that supposedly could have happened before the. With the 49ers and Commanders NFL combine. [01:09:41] Speaker C: You said NBA. Sorry. [01:09:43] Speaker A: Oh, I said NBA. I mean NFL combine. [01:09:45] Speaker C: Yeah, sorry. [01:09:46] Speaker B: Duck combine. [01:09:47] Speaker C: The combine. [01:09:48] Speaker A: Excuse me, Misspoke. But yeah, supposedly whatever happened in the NFL combine, maybe that discussion happened. But yeah, they were originally thinking of cutting Deebo Samuel if nobody was going to give him the offer they wanted. But apparently I guess they're happy with the fifth round pick. [01:10:04] Speaker C: Apparently. [01:10:05] Speaker B: I kind of think that Cooper cup, you know, I don't know if they want to cut him. I don't think, I don't think I'd do that. [01:10:12] Speaker C: I mean they'd lose money. But if he, but if no one wants him and he goes, I believe. [01:10:16] Speaker B: There'S people that are going to want him. [01:10:18] Speaker A: New England's a team to consider. I mean Lydia, that's right up your lane. [01:10:22] Speaker B: Hey, Drake May paired up with Cooper cup and then possibly drafting some help on the offensive line. [01:10:32] Speaker C: What does draft Jesus have to say? [01:10:34] Speaker B: Draft Jesus Mel Kuiper. Well, you know, Matthew, I thought you. [01:10:41] Speaker C: Said you were done with that. [01:10:43] Speaker B: You know what? I am done with that. Will Campbell, offensive tackle from lsu. I've seen him throwing some bodies around. So he would probably, you know, he. [01:10:52] Speaker C: Says to New England, that's what draft. [01:10:55] Speaker B: Jesus Mel Kuiper said. I do want to move down the line to the Giants, who obviously do not know how to tank properly. [01:11:05] Speaker C: I'm ready to throw down my headphones, by the way, based on what this says. [01:11:09] Speaker B: So about hearing rumors that Aaron Rodgers might stay in New York and possibly be a Giant. I mean, I personally am thinking in my head right now that no one's going to sign him. I really believe it. I don't think anyone is that like, I don't think anyone is going to sign him. However, if there was a organization that would do it, it would be the Giants. Yeah, it would be the Giants. That would do it. [01:11:34] Speaker A: The Giants. [01:11:34] Speaker B: I know we kind of fantas the Tennessee Titan thing earlier, but if the Tennessee Titans are going to sign a veteran, they were not going to consider Aaron Rodgers. You want a veteran that ain't going to be one year and done. [01:11:44] Speaker C: No. [01:11:45] Speaker A: You want to Sam Darnold. [01:11:46] Speaker B: Sam Darnold, exactly. Tennessee Titan Sam Darnold. And then get the Abdul Carter. [01:11:51] Speaker A: I could totally see that. [01:11:52] Speaker C: You just like to push my buttons, Matthew. This is what's happening right now. [01:11:56] Speaker B: What do you mean? [01:11:57] Speaker D: I'm. [01:11:58] Speaker C: I'm tired of this. [01:11:59] Speaker B: I didn't know. [01:12:00] Speaker C: Tired of. [01:12:00] Speaker B: Okay, coming into today, I guess I didn't understand how much you. I didn't understand the beef. But I will. We will put out a tweet and let him know. [01:12:11] Speaker C: I'll. Yeah, tag me. [01:12:13] Speaker B: Does he have Twitter? Does he have X formerly known as Twitter? [01:12:17] Speaker C: I just. Why wouldn't. Why would they do that? [01:12:21] Speaker B: Oh, he does. [01:12:22] Speaker C: Oh. Oh, God. Wait, no. [01:12:23] Speaker B: When's the last time he's posted something? [01:12:25] Speaker C: No, no, guys. [01:12:28] Speaker B: Okay, well, never mind. The last thing he's posted is probably would get me, I don't know, fired if I wanted to debate it. [01:12:35] Speaker C: Well, hey, Aaron Rodgers, if you want to come onto the show, we'll be happy to have you. [01:12:41] Speaker A: Honestly, if Aaron Rodgers was on this. [01:12:42] Speaker B: Aaron Rodgers popping on a zoom, you know, hey, we got a fourth seat. Fly to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [01:12:53] Speaker C: Yeah. [01:12:53] Speaker B: And then he's gonna come on here and he's gonna be like, halfway asleep. [01:12:57] Speaker A: Yep. On something. He might be on, like Frequent. [01:13:01] Speaker B: He's like, you better provide the. The goods. The. [01:13:05] Speaker A: Who knows what he's gonna be on. [01:13:06] Speaker C: With our millions of dollars. [01:13:08] Speaker B: Hey, you know what? [01:13:09] Speaker A: Some mushroom he likes. [01:13:10] Speaker B: Darkness retreats. We'll turn the lights out. You can just see our computer screens lighting our face up. We turn the lights out for him. [01:13:17] Speaker C: Come on down. We'll be happy to have you. [01:13:20] Speaker B: But yeah, Aaron Rodgers for the Giants. That would be so hilarious. But I highly doubt that the Giants want him. I think the Giants, they want. [01:13:26] Speaker C: They need. They need some. Somebody else. [01:13:28] Speaker B: But they did just straight up watch Saquon walk to Philadelphia and win a Super Bowl. So they're probably like in their depression era right now a little bit. [01:13:38] Speaker A: I think that's pretty. [01:13:39] Speaker B: They're crashing out at the moment. [01:13:41] Speaker C: They need to go on a darkness retreat. [01:13:43] Speaker B: Maybe they are. Absolutely. Probably crashing out the hard knocks scene where he's talking to his kids and, and the GM and his kids like draft Jaden Daniels and then they end up not and going with Daniel Jones again. That told me everything I need to know. The dude's kid is smarter than he is. [01:14:02] Speaker C: Run. Run. [01:14:02] Speaker B: Because Jaden Daniels was a freaking legend already in one year. Current NBA standings is what we're going to get to next. This is how we're going to round things out here today. Before we hear from Jaisha Nance about the NFL combine, what she saw, let's go ahead and just talk about the top two teams. The Cleveland Cavaliers 50 and 10 is what I'm seeing on my screen. And then the OKC Thunder 48 and 11. The crazy thing about this, and you think about playoffs is that seven game series or best of seven, Cleveland Cavaliers and OKC Thunder. You would think that these are the two best teams in the league. But when is the last time we've actually seen both one seeds get to the NBA Finals? Because I don't believe they are. I believe both of them are going to get knocked out. I really see it happening because it's one of those things that it's like maybe you haven't been to the top of the mountain in a while. An example of that could be. Let's see, like we. I think I remember the Milwaukee Bucks being on one seed and Jimmy Butler with the Heat absolutely just tarnished the Bucks that year. Got the coach fired. Dude was like coach of the year. That's like Mike Budenholzer was canned because he was number one. See. Or he's number one seed in the playoffs. [01:15:25] Speaker A: Now he's in Phoenix. [01:15:26] Speaker B: Now he's In Phoenix. So he's chilling over in Phoenix, and Phoenix is just outside the plan. So I. I mean, that's. [01:15:33] Speaker C: That's basketball. Right? There's so many games that literally anything can happen. [01:15:38] Speaker B: True. [01:15:39] Speaker C: And I mean, we saw. I mean, not that NBA and college are the same thing, but we saw a little, like, Alabama, like, we almost had. We talked about it earlier on the show how Tennessee. That last buzzer. And I feel like that's sometimes the beauty of basketball that really, like, anything can happen. And especially at the high caliber that these athletes play at. Like, you really count. Can't count anybody out yet. [01:15:59] Speaker A: Maybe I knew this. [01:16:01] Speaker C: Maybe. Maybe the Utah Jazz can be counted out. Maybe they're definitely not gonna. [01:16:07] Speaker B: Yeah. 15 and 44. [01:16:09] Speaker C: Yeah. [01:16:10] Speaker A: No, sir, to answer your question, it was. Sorry to interrupt you, Lydia, by the way, to answer your question, it was 2016. Cleveland versus the Warriors. That which is probably one of the greatest or is up there with one of the greatest NBA Finals of all time. [01:16:25] Speaker B: That makes perfect sense. I forgot about the Cavs. Like, this whole LeBron Cavs era, I've completely forgot about. He'd take a team of plumbers to the NBA Finals. [01:16:34] Speaker C: Blocked it from your brain. You don't want to think about it. [01:16:36] Speaker A: The next time was 2000. They Boston versus LA. So that was the second Kobe and Paul Pierce. Paul Pierce kg. [01:16:45] Speaker B: Paul Pierce going to the restroom, coming back, dropping a load and dropping 30. I don't know. [01:16:50] Speaker C: Also, this is nothing. [01:16:52] Speaker B: That's horrible. [01:16:52] Speaker A: He got escorted on a wheelchair. [01:16:55] Speaker C: This has nothing to do with what we're talking about, but I do think basketball teams have some of the best names. [01:17:00] Speaker B: True. [01:17:01] Speaker C: Like, what do you mean a team's named the Magic? That's so cool. [01:17:05] Speaker B: Anyways, y'all, y'all know the song nicely. No. Oh, it's the Orlando Magic, like, song. I got to. I got to find, like, their social media clip. You know what? At the risk of getting. I don't want to get copyrighted for that. [01:17:23] Speaker C: We definitely would get copyrighted. [01:17:25] Speaker B: Yeah. You know, I'm not going to try it, but y'all listen to it. If you haven't listened to yet, go find the Orlando Magic song as we wrap up. You know, on the other side of this break that we're approaching, Jaisha Nance will join us. But I do want to say that my Finals prediction out of what I'm looking at right now, for some reason, I'm just going to go ahead and say the Nuggets out of the west and then just go ahead and say the somehow the Celtics come out of the east again. So Nugget Celtics. Zach, do you have a quick prediction before we wrap up? [01:18:01] Speaker A: I was going to say the Nuggets and Cavs just throw it out there. It would just be a little something special. Special. [01:18:06] Speaker C: I'll go crazy. How about the Washington Wizards and the Utah Jazz guys? [01:18:12] Speaker A: I don't even think that's possible. [01:18:13] Speaker B: I don't think that's. I don't think that's feasible. [01:18:16] Speaker A: All right. [01:18:17] Speaker B: Okay. Well, after that, we need to reset. Taking a break. And on the other side is Jaisha Nanz. We're going to dive into what she gathered at the NFL combine. Stick around. [01:18:45] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tesco Tuscaloosa. Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [01:19:04] Speaker B: All right, so we are joined on the Crimson case now by Jaisha Nance from Tide 100.9. Recently just got to cover the NFL combine. She also covers Alabama women's basketball. First, I just want to ask you about your week. How has it been? And just describe it to us. [01:19:21] Speaker D: Very chaotic. I always tell people you think the part of football season that's the busiest is when they're in season, but it's honestly the off season because you got guys being traded, being moved around. There's the combine, there's pro day, and then there's the draft. But from December till about, I would honestly say August, it's just jam packed because some of these players, they go ahead and declare, then they go train and you have the combine and the draft and it all goes fast. So the past two years I've been in this little world of being fast paced. I covered the combine for the first time last year, had a lot of Alabama guys, and then this year as well. But I absolutely enjoy it. I think it's honestly become my favorite thing about football. Football, because you're seeing 300 plus athletes put their lives on the line and just go hard for a week for a chance in the NFL or for the, for a job for the rest of their life or just to have a career. But I absolutely enjoy it. It is busy, but it honestly keeps you going. I really, really think that it has become like a boost in my career because it's something that I enjoy. And it's like, you know, you're going to have this opportunity to not only see or get to know these guys, but you'll pretty much be covering them the rest of their lives because you started with them during the process at the combine and then during draft night and then I cover them all the way into their rookie year and even further past their rookie year. So I really enjoy it. It is busy, but it comes with the job. [01:21:01] Speaker B: That's awesome. I will ask real quick. You didn't happen to be in that Indianapolis Starbucks when all that stuff went down with Ian Rappaport, did you? I hope not. You don't know what I'm talking about, do you? Or do you? [01:21:13] Speaker D: It depends on which day, because there's a lot that happened with Ian. So. [01:21:18] Speaker B: Wait, so did you. Did you see him any. Did you see him talking about that situation? Any or. [01:21:24] Speaker D: We only seen him when he was on the broadcasting stage. Honestly, I think the day where it was the busiest or when Ian was the most talked about was last night when they were doing on field drills. Quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs. And then breaking news. Devo Samuel just got traded to the Commanders. [01:21:45] Speaker B: Yeah, that was pretty insane. [01:21:46] Speaker D: It was. And everyone we. We kind of zoomed in with, like, our cameras and everything. And the funny thing is the commander suite and the 49er suite was only like five suites apart, so. Oh, then, yeah, when we zoomed in, the 49ers and the commander suite was empty and there were. There were people walking, like, here and there, in and out. But we all immediate people came to the conclusion that they just like walk over from one suite and was like, hey, we're going to give you guys this guy for a fifth round pick. And then they're like, okay, deals done, and then they walk back over. But the thing about the Combine is not only are people competing, but there's also trades happening. And the way that they place media. You get to see all 32 suites around the stadium. So it's easy for you to look up and you're like, okay, what's happening in this suite? Who is this person talking to? But that was. That was so chaotic to be in the middle of drills and then all of a sudden, breaking news. So that. That kind of threw everyone, like, off because we were trying to already make reports about what we were seeing. And then some guys had to stop in the middle of their report and they're like, breaking news. Debo Samuel will now be a part of the Commanders. [01:23:07] Speaker B: Yeah, man, I love Indianapolis. Being the. The host of the Combine. I always like it when you can think of a location and then pair that up with an event like, you know, I guess like a. The SEC tournament for basketball. Like, I guess that's been in Nashville for a long time. Or SEC tournament for. For baseballs and Hoover. So I Love that they. They keep it in Indianapolis and. And all that. I do want to ask you, we'll start with Alabama players first. I do see that you got to talk to Jalen Mulroe and I did see it with talk about some other players like CJ Dupree. Jahai Campbell obviously had a good day. He was already projected to go first round, but he might have made himself some more money after his pro day. Just walk me through what you got from the Alabama players and your reactions to their pro days. [01:24:00] Speaker D: Yeah, so I'll start with Jihad, since he was the first player to participate. So. Well, I'll start back to Wednesday. So Wednesday media availability was with the linebackers and defensive linemen. So by the time I got into town, I was only able to like listen to the audio session of Jihad and. And Q. Robinson's interview and also James Burnup. So the place kickers went that day as well. The only guy I got to speak with was Tim Smith. So he just reflected on his journey at Alabama and how when he's on the field, I guess a lot of people don't expect him to be this big, disruptive guy, but when he makes a play, everybody in the crowd is like, wow. Like, we really weren't expecting that from him. But he's a very great young man, has a lot of wisdom. He was at Alabama for a while. Another thing I did ask him about, which I feel like should be highlighted, I was like, in this era, you've seen people transfer when they have a lot of hype to their name and everything. I was like, what about you made you want to stay at Alabama? And he just pretty much explained it. It was the brotherhood, the program. Pretty much when you start something, you have to finish. So I thought that was a good thing. I only have half of his interview, which is why it's not posted, because I didn't realize until midway into the interview that I had my microphone jack plugged in and I didn't turn the microphone on. [01:25:27] Speaker C: So. [01:25:27] Speaker D: Yeah. [01:25:27] Speaker B: Oh man. [01:25:28] Speaker D: Half of his interview is. Is just. It's pure silence. So. Yeah, but I did get to remember like most of what he talked about. So he. He did a pretty good job in his media availability. And then Thursday night, it was the first day for on field workouts and of course the defensive lineman, they went first. So Tim Smith, he did tell me that he was limited. From what I seen, he did a good job in the drills that he could participate in. Still was moving really well. Brought some speed to him as well. He did not participate in the 40. So of course I don't know what his 40 yard dash time would have been, but he did do a pretty good job. Outside of Alabama. I would say that the person or the guy that had the best day for defensive linemen were or would be James Pierce from Tennessee. I know that's an Alabama rival, but I mean, you got to give people props. I mean, that guy, he just absolutely lit it up. I mean, a great 40 yard time. And then he was just so fast and shifty during his drills. And then moving on to linebackers was of course Jahad Campbell. He pretty much took the day with the linebacker groups. He had the third fastest 40, the second fastest mile per hour speed. He topped. I think at a 22 something mile per hour. He, he's pretty fast and I think that's a lot of people, A lot of things people don't realize. When you watch him on tape, it's, it's clear that he's explosive and he can get to the ball and just be a disruptor, But I don't think people realize how fast he's getting to the ball. And we were able to see how fast he is in his 40. And then when he went through the drills, he only participated in two drills, but it was like he's flying through him so fast and he's doing this in such a. A fluid and a smooth way. Like he's fast, but he's careful with it. It's not to the point where he'll be quick to make a mistake. And he's in the top 50 list. On Daniel Jeremiah's top 50 list, he has him as the number 12 player overall. But he did end up being the number one overall linebacker out of that group. So he's definitely going to be a first round selection. It's evident when he played at Alabama that he was a first rounder, a great kid, had a great media session. He talked with a lot. He talked with a lot of teams. I'm sure by the end of the night more teams talk to him. Because one thing I did notice is so when drills are over, certain players are asked to stay back. So he was one of those guys that was asked to stay back. And he did some past Russian drills and he flew through those as well and just, just did a magnificent job. And I'm pretty sure you've seen how he pretty much lit up social media and everybody just could not stop talking about him. And then the, the second day. [01:28:27] Speaker A: I. [01:28:27] Speaker D: Think it was tight ends and DBs so for the tight end group, we had CJ Dupree and Robbie Utz. So CJ is also a fast guy, and I think that's one thing we didn't get to see from him on film. It's clear that he can get a defender off of him and he can just run through multiple defenders. But we didn't get to see his speed really until he ran the 40 yard dash. Had a pretty good 40 time. I don't remember exactly, but he did really, really well. He just, he displayed his athleticism during his drills as well. I mean, I wish we could have seen a little bit more on film from him, but I think he did a pretty great job at justifying the kind of player that he is and the kind of player he can be in the NFL by the drills and everything. And then Robbie Oots. Robbie Oots is a stockier tight end, but Robbie Oots can move for him to be, for his build. And a lot of people, I think underestimate him. He also can, can get up there. He had one of the highest verticals, I believe they said, since 2003 or 2006 for a tight end. So for him to be this, this big guy and just stocky, I think he jumped like. I think it was a 37 vertical. It's pretty good for his size. And then he, he also was explosive and just went through the drills with ease and everything. Did a really, really great job. The only DB we had this year would have been Malachi Moore. He didn't participate because he just had surgery back in December. But one thing I will say about Malachi is he provided a lot of great knowledge during his interviews. He provided on when he knew that Kaylyn DeBoer was the right hire. The transition from Nick saban to Kaylan DeBoer. How college football has changed and just reflected on the five years that he was at Alabama. And one thing I think a lot of teams also noticed as well, including the media members, is although he was not participating, he was one of the loudest guys on that field. He was dapping the guys up. He was hyping them up. He was cheering. That's the kind of guy you want on your team, the kind of guy you want in a locker room. Yeah, I'm hurt, but I'm not just going to sit down and, you know, just continue to be hurt and not do anything. I can still get up and cheer for my teammates. Some of those guys, who knows, could be his teammates in the future. Some of those guys, he may have just met, but he still took it upon himself to cheer for them. So I think that really shows the leadership skills that he has. And then the second day would be Jalen Miro. So Jaylen Miro is one of the most talked about players. So I would say for Jalen, my personal opinion along with others, he had a way better combine than he did Senior Bowl. [01:31:26] Speaker B: Oh yeah, I totally agree. I, I saw some of the throat like in the Senior Bowl. I, I kind of feel like there was a few things that he did. Like one of them, it was like there was a run plate where there was like a pulling offensive lineman and instead of faking it to the back, it's like he faked it to the offensive line lineman. Like I, I honestly didn't recognize him in the Senior bowl. But like you were saying, I mean, the combine, I, I, I thought it was a, it could, it was a mixed bag at times, but I do feel like there were throws, especially that one viral throw that he had that everybody blew up about. [01:32:01] Speaker D: Yeah. And I actually, I recorded a few of his throws. Of course I'm not actually on the field and I can get as close, but what I could get coverage of, I recorded it and as, as I'm recording, I'm just like, man, this, this is impressive. I think a lot of people, he's also one of those players that can be underestimated at times, but he has the potential, he has it in him. It's just, I don't, I think sometimes he may get in his head too much, which all players do. But when he's in his zone, he, he has the potential to be a great and elite quarterback. He didn't run to 40. Everybody wanted him to. [01:32:38] Speaker B: I bet he does it the pro day. I, I, the, here at Alabama, I feel like a lot more athletes want to do that. They just want to do the, the 40 time on campus and you know, not, you know, leg it out and hurt yourself at the combine or something like that. I don't know, something like that. [01:32:54] Speaker D: Hopefully he does. I'm, I'm interested to see because I'm pretty sure if he would have participated in a 40 yard dash at the combine, he would have had the fastest time for quarterbacks, may have even run faster than some of the other position groups. But yeah, he had a really, really well combine, which there were a few balls that got away from him or overthrows. But I think overall he had a way better combine. He looked more calm, took his time, very great deep balls. I think honestly, people have to give him his props because some of these receivers, he have never even trained with, played with. And for you to be able to make a connection like that, I think you. You got the potential to go into the NFL and during the training process, you know, get. Build a good relationship with those wide receivers. And then you also can train really well with wide receivers you've never met. But I think he, he'll have a good pro day as well. It seems like since he has left college, even since the Senior bowl, he has been on top of his game, has done more training and everything. And he acknowledged that, you know, the adversity and everything, it comes with the game. It's a part of the game. And when he signed up to play football, he signed up to take on everything. So I think in a way, maybe he listened a little bit to the outside noise, flipped it and was able to build off of it and was like, okay, I can show you guys more than what you think of me, but overall, just all of those guys. Q. Robinson also didn't participate, but he still did a very great, had a very great media session. I think we got to see his funny side as he cracked a few jokes. But all nine of those guys did a really great job. [01:34:47] Speaker B: Absolutely. And I'm being given the signal that we're gotta wrap up hitting the time limit. But I really do appreciate that was very valuable insight about every single player. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I know that that was a lot of fun to be able to go to the combine. I really appreciate it. Thank you for joining us here today. [01:35:08] Speaker D: No problem. You have a good one. [01:35:10] Speaker B: All right, you too. [01:35:24] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa.