The Crimson Case 4.7.25 - Final Four breakdown & more

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:00:15] Speaker B: It's the first Crimson case of April and we have a lot of Tide hoops and college basketball to dive in today. We do not have Lydia Lisco with us today because she is working that gymnastics meet down here in Tuscaloosa. So shout out to her. But we do have me, Matthew Mason, Madd Hewitt, Zach Elrod. We're here to talk some Tide hoops before we get into some Final Four reactions later today, because Obviously that game, UConn of South Carolina, I didn't think that UConn was going to stomp them like that. And I also did not think Houston was going to come back down. I don't know how many points they were. I don't think anybody down like nine and they had like two minutes left or something. [00:00:53] Speaker A: Blew a 14 point lead. Duke did. And that's going to be go down in history. Cooper flag blown up, 14 point lead. [00:01:00] Speaker C: So I had a feeling that being young would come back to haunt them. And unfortunately, I think that's definitely what got them last night. Inexperienced. [00:01:07] Speaker B: They definitely. I mean, there's a lot of older teams. I mean, it's crazy. You see the. A tale of like old team like Auburn get put out and then you see a young team like Duke get put out. You know, they're the longest, they average the most height. But we'll get into that after I tell you about Alabama women's basketball players. Aaliyah Nye, Sarah, Ashley Barker, who we've had on the show before, and Zay Green, all entering the WNBA draft. They also participated in some NCAA championship week events. Like Aaliyah Nyhu almost brought home the three point contest trophy. [00:01:42] Speaker A: I saw that. [00:01:42] Speaker B: Yeah, almost. I think her thing was that she went on, she was like, go, go, go. [00:01:47] Speaker C: Yep. [00:01:48] Speaker B: And then when it got time to the finals, it was just like maybe a little bit out of gas. [00:01:53] Speaker A: I saw in the second round, she was, she was heating up in the second round. And then, yeah, towards the end, like you said, she's ran out of gas. [00:02:00] Speaker C: Yeah, I can't imagine. I mean, that's definitely pretty difficult especially. But she, I mean, they call her the three point ace of our team for a reason. [00:02:08] Speaker B: You know, I mean, I was thinking I really wanted to see her go against the guy because I think that's what they did. They had the women's champion and the men's champion go against each other. So I really would want to see that. But she turned up. It's different from the NBA format because NBA is Like one by one and then you're going head to head in like the, the college version of the three point contest. But hey, you know what? Still, greatest three point shooter this year and Sarah Ashley Barker participating in the so youo Want to Be a Coach program. Basically. I think whenever her playing days are done, she very easily could come back here to Alabama if she wanted to and be a coach and work her way that way. [00:02:43] Speaker A: I could see that. [00:02:44] Speaker B: Yeah, if she wanted to be a different program, like, I know she played at Georgia before. If she wanted to go there, she could go. I mean, she's great. You can, you can tell by the way that she talks, the way that she articulates her thoughts, she could be coach. [00:02:57] Speaker C: Yeah, for sure. And I think she has that knowledge of the game that's very important. Like, I know you can have the skill and like the talent to play the game, but some people just know the game on a deeper level. And she definitely seems to have that. Just like the way she reads the court and the ball and everything. [00:03:11] Speaker B: And then Zay Green got to participate in the Lily Women's College All Star Game. And you know, so shout out to those three grad students as they, you know, they get ready to go in the WNBA draft. I think Sarah actually has a really good chance at being first round. I really think she should be. It's just a matter of what does the team need look like for. But I think you can use someone like Sarah Ashley. I think you really can. [00:03:35] Speaker A: She has great size. She can shoot the ball. I mean, obviously her leadership goes without saying. She's very vocal. But I mean, honestly. Yeah, I could totally see it. [00:03:44] Speaker C: Yeah, I feel like that's definitely something that leadership, that teamwork is definitely something that I think teams look for, especially so in a player like her, for sure. [00:03:54] Speaker B: And then shout out to Assistant coach Kelly Curry, named to the A Step Up Assistant Coaches hall of fame, class of 2025. I mean, I've heard stories about him going in the gym with Lee and I. She just texts him. It's like one of those like coach player relationships where you just get in the gym, you just get down and just, just do everything you possibly can. And you're not leaving until it's perfect. That jump shot is perfect. I mean, it's been perfect. It might be perfect for Lee and I going into the wnba. They'll be like, holy crap. Like, what are we supposed to do now? [00:04:22] Speaker A: Yeah, Coach Kelly, he's definitely a very detail oriented guy from what I know of him. And What I've seen so far, he's definitely just. Yeah, he's definitely a good one. [00:04:32] Speaker B: And so that is women's basketball. We're going to jump to men's because we got a lot of news as far as players that are staying, players that are going, we know like Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, Cliff, you know, there's people that don't get the Auburn years. You know, they don't, they don't get to stay here until they're 26. So unfortunately. But you know Aiden Cherelle, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. Who injured himself, but he's going to be coming back. He's staying. [00:04:59] Speaker A: I'm shocked about that. [00:05:01] Speaker B: Yeah. Aiden Holloway, Houston Mallet. And then another addition, a seven footer from Bucknell, Noah Williamson. We needed, I mean this team needed a seven footer back. [00:05:11] Speaker C: That's going to be, that's going to. [00:05:12] Speaker A: Be going to be huge. And he can spread the floor as well. A great shot blocker. I mean he looks, he looks solid. He really does. [00:05:19] Speaker B: I mean like a seven footer because can you imagine that Grant Nelson was considered our big man at one point. [00:05:26] Speaker C: I was thinking about that too. [00:05:27] Speaker B: He was considered our big man. And then when we saw like Alabama UConn play, you saw Donovan Clingan on UConn just make him. I mean, other than the one time he dunked on him. That was the one time he said, all right, that is it. You're not doing that ever again. That is your one moment of fame. So, yeah, definitely get a seven footer. Diabate mode. The abate is in the transfer portal. [00:05:47] Speaker A: That shocked me. [00:05:48] Speaker B: Why? [00:05:48] Speaker C: Absolutely shocked, Yes. I saw that and I was like, there's no way. That's crazy. [00:05:52] Speaker B: Somebody had to give him a check. [00:05:54] Speaker C: Oh, for sure. [00:05:54] Speaker B: I mean, he got a check somewhere. He's like the one of the most hard hat you like. I mean, winning the hard hat award. [00:05:59] Speaker C: So many times, one of those type. [00:06:01] Speaker B: Of people and it's like it feels like this program was kind of. He fits and he wants to, he can come back, I bet. But it's one of those deals that like in men's basketball, especially today, it's like, nah, that commitment's gone. If you want to, I don't think, I don't know, I wouldn't take him back. [00:06:18] Speaker C: A lot of college athletics are about the check now, unfortunately. So yeah, I would agree with you someone definitely. I mean, he does, like you were saying, fits so well in our game. And I mean, I think you can tell that by the way that coach Gives the hard hat so often. Like, Coach Oates values him as a player. So, yeah, when I saw that, I was like, that's crazy. [00:06:35] Speaker B: Is the grass really greener on the other side? When you look at everybody that left last year with Rylan Griffin and Nick Pringle and Sam Walters and Mo Wagu, or Wagu, how you say his name, is it really greener on the other side? [00:06:47] Speaker C: I don't think so, no. That's why I, I hate that the players go and chase the money. I feel like it doesn't mean that there's a better program, better coach. I think that's why you got to go where you feel like you fit the best, not where the money is. [00:07:00] Speaker B: I mean, Rylan, Kansas started number one this year and then they absolutely just plummeted and got put out by Arkansas this year in the first round. [00:07:08] Speaker A: Yeah, it's not always about. It's not always about what looks good on paper. I mean, that's why coaches are just, you know, it's so important to be a well valued coach because it takes a lot to bring together these high talented guys. Especially, you know, we were talking about kind of with the money aspect. It's egotistical now, sadly, it is nowadays. So it's hard to bring all those guys, have a collective, you know, identity and then go out and win ball games. It's really difficult thing to do nowadays. [00:07:39] Speaker B: I just don't understand. Like, this is one thing I'll point out is I saw Greg Byrne at the Final Four. I almost thought for a second, I think he might be on this year's selection committee. That's why he might have been there. Yeah, but part of me was thinking, like my mom, you know, Auburn graduate, she was like, he better not be trying to poach somebody from behind the bench. Better not. I mean, but that's the reality. But you got to think, though, that we talked about this last episode, we talked about the email that Greg Burn has sent everybody about the hey, we need your money. You know, we basically just said that in 15 paragraphs, like, because people are poaching our athletes. But I think it's more about the, hey, I did this. Like so many people in that Final Four team, like, hey, I went to the Final Four, I need money. And you can only pay so many of them, right? [00:08:25] Speaker C: Yeah, for sure. And I think the unfortunate part too is that we see that nil does kind of work out well. Like, Ohio State was the most highest, highest paid nil football team. Look, they won a national championship. Like that sets precedent now, the NIL rules and everything. [00:08:38] Speaker A: True. [00:08:39] Speaker B: It's. Well, if we didn't have an expanded playoff, they would have not had a chance. That's the craziest part to think about it. If we would not have a chance to see that national championship. Now, we've always, you know, for the better part of every year we've been alive, we've seen this format for college basketball. So anybody can come win. But all number one seeds. But I think they delivered and I mean, that's something we'll get into later. I do want to get to Julio Jones, someone that. That's probably the first jersey I've had. Julio Jones retires officially, and he didn't play last year. [00:09:12] Speaker C: I didn't think. [00:09:12] Speaker B: I think he's a free agent. [00:09:13] Speaker A: He didn't play last year, but he did play the year before for the Philadelphia Eagles for a brief period of time. [00:09:20] Speaker C: I recall that. [00:09:20] Speaker B: That was like. I wish I would have got that Kelly green Julio jersey. It was like number. He was number 80. I wish I would have done it because that's like one of those things that in a couple of years it'll be like that meme. Like polar bear in Arlington, Texas. You remember that meme? [00:09:35] Speaker A: Maybe. [00:09:35] Speaker B: Yeah, it would be like that. It would be like, wait a minute. Kelly Green jersey, and it says Julio Jones on it. I wish I would have done that. [00:09:42] Speaker C: But Eagles Kelly green jerseys are beautiful, though. [00:09:44] Speaker B: And then the. The Saquon. The. The fact that he did that, that. That move where he did like a whole spin and then jump over back with hurdle. Yeah. And he did it in the Kelly Green, like, that jersey's in the hall of Fame, for sure. [00:09:56] Speaker A: Tough jersey. It's a throwback. I love it. Yeah, it's a clean jersey. [00:10:00] Speaker C: Yeah, pretty. [00:10:01] Speaker B: But to show respect to Julio and stay on topic with him. Thirteen seasons in the NFL, seven time Pro Bowler, most games with 250 plus receiving yards. That means like. Like, you think about these other receivers that have played before, Jerry Rice and Calvin Johnson. You hear talking about Megatron, and there's receivers right now that I'm not necessarily sure if they're on the pace, like a Jamar Chase or a Justin Jefferson, if they're on the pace to do something like this. And you also think about Antonio Brown or Odell, But Julio Jones, I think, you know, he's the fastest wide receiver to ever get to 13,000 yards. [00:10:39] Speaker A: He's arguably, like at his prime. I mean, one of the. One of the greatest, like, receivers. I mean, you I don't know if you can put him number one, even if he's at his prime, but I think you can put him like top five, maybe even argue. It's going to be a tough argument, but I mean, Julio at his prime was just an animal. [00:11:00] Speaker C: Well, in 13 seasons in the NFL, the average NFL wide receiver plays for like three seasons. [00:11:06] Speaker B: What it says on three seasons. And he goes 13. [00:11:10] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:11:10] Speaker B: That's seven time Pro Bowler. I mean. All right, so I don't know if I can move past. I really do think Julio's number one. I think he's the greatest wide receiver of all time. I. And see context. [00:11:24] Speaker C: Context. [00:11:25] Speaker A: Look at his prime or just in general. [00:11:28] Speaker B: I really do think Julio Jones. Here's the deal. Him being in Atlanta, it's one of those things that you kind of have to just look at it at a different angle. Being able to do all this in Atlanta, like, I mean, Matt Ryan was. Was good, but Matt Ryan's pretty solid. He's a solid quarterback. But I never remember them having an offensive line that was really good other than the year they had. And they never really had a good running game other than when they had devontae Freeman. That popped off the year that they ended up going to the playoffs like two or three years in a row. [00:12:01] Speaker A: And got absolutely stomped so. Well, they didn't get. They just blew the lead. [00:12:06] Speaker B: So the reason I. All right, let's say this. I think he's the greatest of all time because no one else makes catches like he can. [00:12:12] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:12:13] Speaker B: I think that you can go to the super bowl and look at that catch on the sideline that was in that. I believe it was in the third. I'll say second half. It was like the most ridiculous catch. We talk about the one hands with Odell. [00:12:26] Speaker A: Right. [00:12:26] Speaker B: I mean, that's supposed to be like the coolest. No, Julio Jones's catches, the. He was on the Titans at one point and there was a ball that hit him in the helmet. Yeah, there was a ball that hit him in the helmet and it went flying the other way. He caught up with it, tracked it down, toe tap in bounds. Like, I don't think anyone else can make those type of catches. We look at one hand catches. Like, I mean, it's impressive to catch it with one hand, but the fact that he's doing them like the sideline towards the sideline is the crazy stuff. [00:12:54] Speaker A: But there's so many other. Randy Moss, Jerry Rice. I mean, you're going to put him over those two guys. You're going to put him over. I mean, there's so many others. [00:13:03] Speaker B: I think when I'm looking at this and it says fastest wide receiver to ever reach reach 13,000, I really do think. [00:13:09] Speaker A: And that makes him the greatest wide receiver of all time, because that means. [00:13:14] Speaker B: That people had to keep playing, and in order to reach that mark, that means they had to play longer to reach that mark. [00:13:19] Speaker A: Yeah, but what about touchdowns? What about all these other aspects? I mean, yardage is good, but, like, I don't know. I can't say Julio is the greatest wide receiver of all time. [00:13:28] Speaker B: Well, I mean, where do you have him in the ballpark? [00:13:31] Speaker A: That's why I was saying at his prime, like, if we're just taking everybody at their prime, like, you could definitely put him, like, in the top five wide receivers. It would be like, I don't know. I'd have to really come up with a list, because you just have to, like, consider every aspect. But, like, Jerry Rice would be in there. Randy Moss would be in there. Julio would be in there. I think you would. In their prime. Calvin Johnson would be in there as well. What's another guy that could be in there? [00:13:59] Speaker B: I mean, I can't. I'll say this. I won't go below a top three. I won't let it slip to top five with Julio. I really do believe that. I mean, the fact that someone can battle injuries and still do all this, that we just read that. I mean, I remember him being hurt so much, but then his impact in the games he did play was absurd. It was just ridiculous. [00:14:22] Speaker C: Yeah. And getting all those injuries and then still having that longevity of a career, and, I mean, most games with over 250 yards. That's insane. That's a crazy. These stats do show. I would probably put them in the top three as well. [00:14:37] Speaker B: And the fact that we look at it from a. We can. We can kind of look at it from an Alabama standpoint. If you really want to pinpoint a player that represented the. The beginning of the Saban era, you can point to Julio beginning this era like that. You attach Julio to. To. To the Alabama. The start. [00:14:55] Speaker A: I can't even. I can't even believe I forgot this player. Larry. Larry Fitzgerald, dude. What about him? I mean, you got to put him up there as well. Well, Larry Fitzgerald, I would have. [00:15:07] Speaker B: I could go with Jerry Rice. I'm not going. Randy Moss. I'm not. I would have Randy moss at, like, 4, and then maybe Larry Fitzgerald. I don't think. As far as Calvin Johnson, I don't think he had that much longevity. [00:15:23] Speaker A: That's what, that's why I'm so maybe I would put everybody at their prime. So you don't want to consider everybody at their prime, just career. We're just considering career. [00:15:33] Speaker B: It's a healthy dose of when I'm, I'm looking. [00:15:36] Speaker A: I think that there's a disfavor to Julio. [00:15:43] Speaker B: You know what, we can talk about that in the one more thing. But I'll say that Julio Jones is my number one. And we'll get into that later. Coming up, March Madness, Final four reaction and the national championship game between Yukon and South Carolina. A lot of heavily competitive games that we got to dive into and dissect. So stick around. On the Crimson case. WVUAFM Tuscaloosa. [00:16:21] Speaker A: This show is a sports production of. [00:16:23] Speaker B: 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. [00:16:36] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:16:51] Speaker B: We're back from the break on the Crimson Case. March Madness. I mean, look, guys, this final four that we just watched between the four number one seeds is absolutely absurd. The way that they both went down. Greatest games I've seen, the greatest pairing of games that I've seen. And then of course, UConn destroying South Carolina. We'll get into that, too, starting with Florida and Auburn. Coming into this game, I knew Jani Broom was a little bit banged up, but that didn't matter because Walter Clayton Jr. Still needs to be guarded. Yes, that's not Jani Broom's responsibility. That's somebody on Auburn's responsibility. They didn't get the memo. [00:17:28] Speaker A: I think it was Denver Jones. I was mostly guarding him. [00:17:31] Speaker B: I mean, this cat right here, they were down in the Elite Eight about 10 points with maybe a minute or two to go to Texas Tech. Everybody thought, all right, first number one seed is fixing to get out of here. Walter Clayton decides that he's going to get, you know, like he's just going to Steph Curry mode. And, you know, eventually they get that game tied. And then he had like, got a rebound in the paint, ran straight to three point line, turned around, threw it up. This guy is ridiculous. He had 34 points against Auburn. So what, what is this guy's deal? Like, is he like the next Steph Curry or something? [00:18:05] Speaker C: I don't know. I literally just was telling you in the break, Walter Clayton is a bad man. Like watching him play, it's just like, you Sit there in awe, honestly. And this game, I know we were talking last time like oh, is March Madness boring? I said it was a little bit but I take it back because honestly like I think college basketball is basketball, its like highest form in my opinion. I don't love the NBA but like I think both of these games were just like the perfect example of that. I mean you want to watch some quality basketball this weekend? These two games, perfect examples. [00:18:40] Speaker A: It was great basketball. I mean Walter Clayton all throughout the game to Yalls Point, I mean he was just getting baskets at will, especially at the free throw line. He was hitting a lot of clutch shots there. I mean there's a reason why he shoots nearly about 87% from the free throw line and he hit a lot of clutch shots in that area. [00:18:58] Speaker C: Yeah, Jani Broom went up to the line at one point. I was watching. My grandparents were in town, we went to a restaurant to watch it and. [00:19:06] Speaker B: Hopefully you didn't go to Buffalo out wings, but go ahead. [00:19:08] Speaker C: No, I did not. We went or we were watching and my grandpa was like dang, like he only has like a 49.5% like free throw percentage or whatever. Like Jani Broom is not the kind of man that you want at the line. And then Walter Clayton comes up later on and it just hits both of them. [00:19:24] Speaker A: And Janai Broome was constantly, I mean from what I've seen, he constantly got, you know, plenty of opportunities in the post and just wasn't able to finish. I mean they weren't really able to get anything going really. Auburn especially down the stretch, they were forced to foul. And then you know, after you're forced to foul so many times and then you, you're fouling guys like Walter Clayton and they're going to hit their free throws. And the majority of Florida's players are all, you know, relatively 80% and above except Condon. I don't think he shoots very well from the free throw line. But if you're going to foul one of Florida's guards, you're going to, they're going to knock down both of them. [00:20:03] Speaker B: More than likely we are. Condon ain't played all year, so I think that's our. [00:20:07] Speaker A: That he played against us. [00:20:08] Speaker B: Yeah, he did play against us. But that's probably why, you know, like his percentage is kind of maybe not evened out yet. Maybe true. I don't think it matters. You know, bigs are just not good free throw shooters. It's just, who knows. But Janai Broom at one point went about 10 to 12 minutes without even getting a field goal. [00:20:29] Speaker A: I think a lot of opportunities. That's what I was saying. [00:20:32] Speaker B: That's unacceptable. And I don't want to be that guy. I don't want to be hard on a player. But he's the player, the player of. [00:20:38] Speaker A: The year candidate with Cooper Flag. [00:20:40] Speaker B: But I think when he's dealing with, you know, if he's got like a bruised ankle, bruised knee, you know, elbows, messed up, if he's got every one of those things, you got to rest him more. And something that my mom pointed out is she felt like that Chad Baker Mazara didn't have as much minutes as he should have. He only played 29 minutes. [00:20:59] Speaker C: Yep. [00:21:00] Speaker B: I mean, the fact. [00:21:01] Speaker A: And then I think that's for a reason, though. [00:21:04] Speaker B: I mean, I'm trying to look at like the, like, I don't see anyone other than Denver Jones. That was, you know, four fouls in that game. Everybody else was below that. But like Chad Baker Mazzara, you saw him hit that three. That was toward the end of the game. Like, you saw him trying to heat up a little bit. You know, he, he had 18, so he was the team's leading scorer. He only played 29 minutes. So what, what was. What's the deal? I think he should have played more. [00:21:30] Speaker C: Yeah, I was thinking about that, too. Like, Janai Broom gets all this talk. Well, Chad Baker Mazar clearly outscored him in this game. I just think, yeah, 29 minutes over Janai Broom, who had 34. He was banged up. Like you were saying, like, give him some rest. If he's your star player, like, play some other guys that are getting some more points. I mean, even Denver Jones, who you said had fouled a lot, but I mean, he still had 10 points. That's only five less than Janai. Like, you, you have all these other guys, you can sit them for a little bit, make let them rest. [00:22:00] Speaker A: Here's the thing. Chad Baker Mazzaro, he's going to shoot. He's going to get shot, Tub. And yes, he was hitting 18, but there's always stretches where he just tries to chuck it, chug it, chug it early in the shot clock. And you don't need that. I mean, there's so many times Bruce Pearl, especially when he's complaining for a foul, he's. He's either going to make you be. Feel the, like, most excited as a coach or he's going to give you the worst headache and just be an absolute. Just, you know, just a. Yeah, he's just Going to be extremely aggravating to coach because with Baker Mazzaro, he's extremely emotional and he's, he just want, I mean, I'm, I'm admire that he wants to go get a bucket because at the end of the day you need guys like that. But with the Auburn, the only problem is there's so many guys that are, that have that same exact attitude. I mean, the only guy that you can say that really doesn't have that attitude, maybe two is Cardwell and Johnson. They know their roles. And to Hod Pettiford maybe to an extent only because he's a freshman. Besides that, everyone else is like, oh, I have the ball now, get out of my way, send me a screen, you know what I'm saying? Or in Janai Brim's case, post up, clear out, I'm going to face up, try to get a bucket, you know what I'm saying? So that's the only thing with Baker Mazzaro is you just, you don't know what you're going to get. And it's extremely inconsistent. [00:23:26] Speaker B: It's like the Draymond Green in the team, except he shoots better. Threes is what I like to call it. Yeah, I mean, look, and they like. [00:23:35] Speaker A: To have to hide Pettifer close games too, so they probably wanted to. And he doesn't normally start, but they always like to close games. [00:23:41] Speaker B: With Todd, he went 0 for 4 from the three point line and you know, someone else is supposed to be a great shooter. Miles Kelly, he goes 2 for 7. [00:23:50] Speaker A: He'S going to get a lot of shots up as well. [00:23:52] Speaker B: Look, if you take off that one three that Baker Mazzara threw up that, that he just had to out of desperation toward the end, he would have been 4 for 6. So I think he should have got more shots from behind the arc. I mean, I'm looking at, you know, obviously Dylan Carwell is a big guy down low. He only played 23 minutes, so you're having to rotate him, you know, out of the game. Janai Broom. I guess the only point I was trying to make about Janai is he should have been resting until that, that last little spot at the end because him being the guy that ends up going to a free throw line and you couldn't get the ball in the hands of, you know, somebody else, a guard, you know, to hide Petty for. You couldn't get the ball in his hands. You couldn't get the ball in Denver Jones's hands in those critical free throws. That's a mistake. And I almost feel like there was, you know, Bruce Pearl. I think he said something like he wishes he could have got some better looks for Tahad Pettiford. But you know, he went 1 for 6 and he made it to the free throw line five times and made all five of them. So somebody like that would have been your go to late free throw shooter if you could have just put him in a better position to do it. [00:25:02] Speaker C: I think too, with like the sitting and ibroom. I mean, we know we've watched Florida play so many teams now. They play quick and Auburn was able to keep up with that pace pretty well. But I think they would have been able to do it a little bit better if you sat Geni Broom. I mean that's obviously going to take a toll on your body. You're playing quick turnaround basketball. [00:25:19] Speaker A: And I agree with that too. Like the pace of the offense especially changes with Jenna Broom because like we were saying earlier, he likes to face up, he likes to get in the post and he like, he takes his sweet time. And unlike, like you were saying, Matty, with Florida, I mean they're just up and down, up and down. Walter Clayton going to get, I mean it's. Their bigs are running, they're constantly, you know, trying to change that pace and it's, it just didn't work out in Auburn's favor. I think for that reason because they had Jani Broom on the floor. [00:25:50] Speaker B: Yeah, they just kind of crapped out after that second half. I mean, they had a great first half, but I probably gave everything they had in that first half. [00:25:57] Speaker A: And like you said, injuries. I mean, I'm sure that has to do with it, especially for Janai. [00:26:01] Speaker B: Yeah, a healthy Janai maybe would have made a difference. He still played anyway. But you know, you got to give him, you know, credit for being tough. [00:26:08] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:26:09] Speaker B: We'll shift to Duke and Houston. Another battle of one seeds and the fact that, you know, Cooper flag and his teammates, they have, if you average out all their height, it's the longest team in college basketball. And then you look at points per game, Houston is ranked 169th. That doesn't matter because Houston plays defense. [00:26:33] Speaker A: And, and they can run the mile extremely fast. Exactly an average 5 minute 30 mile, which is pretty crazy. [00:26:39] Speaker B: This team is. I mean you got LJ Cryer who's been around a while and he drops 26. You know, you got Juwan Roberts coming in with 11. You got Emmanuel Sharp. It's that, it's that duo I think of Sharp and Crier that just started cooking late. [00:26:54] Speaker A: Sharp was eating up especially late in game. Yes, I agree. He was hitting key threes, getting to the line, and he was making all of them because I believe he shoots nearly 90% from the line as well. [00:27:06] Speaker B: It's one of those things. If you look at Duke and Cooper, Flag hits, you know, he gets 27. Con Canopy gets 16. And then the next highest is seven. [00:27:17] Speaker A: Was that Malawatch? [00:27:19] Speaker B: The next highest seven was Tyrese Proctor had seven. And, you know, Seon James had seven as well. Malawich had six. And then you look at the bench. There was only four points on the bench, and that came from Malik Brown. [00:27:32] Speaker C: And they had more guys come off the bench than we've seen from any other teams in the final Four. Like, I mean, I think that's what you got to kind of work on, too. Like, key things are having a deep bench that proves to be really helpful. I think, like Alabama, we have a pretty good bench. [00:27:47] Speaker A: They're really young, young team, very young. [00:27:50] Speaker C: But that means they're going to be dangerous. [00:27:52] Speaker B: And, well, Flag is gone. [00:27:54] Speaker A: Yeah, maybe not. Maybe not. He's considered both ways. We've seen some stuff like where he might hinting at might stay. And with a, you know, fourth round, a final four exit like this, on these terms, blowing a lead like that, I mean, it leaves a bat. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. So, I mean, maybe he stays. I don't know. I seriously doubt it, though. But you. Who knows? You never know. [00:28:20] Speaker B: That's one of those things that you see Cooper Flagg, you see how he played against NBA players when they were doing that in practices for the Olympics. The Olympics. And you see how he was playing with NBA players. It's one of those things that it's like, all right, he's playing at a higher level than every single other college athlete. And it's one of those deals. It's like, I think he's NBA caliber. So why would you not. Why would you not go ahead? Unless you have a real tie to Duke. And it really bothers you when you go to sleep at night that you choked his lead. [00:28:51] Speaker A: I feel like he would be that type of God. I mean, he could relate to that. I feel like. I don't know, I could see it both ways. [00:28:58] Speaker C: I could see it, too, because you. [00:28:59] Speaker B: Got to think, I'm not sure if the draft lottery has come out yet. I don't know if you have to declare for the draft first or you have to do that before or after the lottery, but if you just get Some garbage organization that's number one. They're like, hey, Cooper, you're coming home. And it's like, nah, Duke. Staying at Duke. I mean, I would. That's what I'd do if I was him. Also wanted to get to this absolute beatdown. I mean, UConn and Paige Becker's. Paige is finally a national champion. [00:29:31] Speaker C: What a career. Like, that's just a perfect way to end it for her, honestly. [00:29:35] Speaker A: Really? Yeah. [00:29:37] Speaker B: You had two players, scored 24 points and Sarah Strong and Fudd. And then paige Becker's having three. [00:29:45] Speaker A: And they've averaged, I believe, nearly 40. I think it was 40 something a game. I think they pulled up that stat midway in the game, and I was like, oh, my goodness. And they had. And I believe they combined for. What did you say? Each have 20. So 60 something. [00:29:59] Speaker B: Or maybe there's 24 between strong and FUD. And then Becker's had 17. So I'm not very good at math. That is not my major. [00:30:10] Speaker A: That's 60. [00:30:11] Speaker B: That's at least 60. That's at least 60. Sarah Strong, though. Think about this. 15 rebounds. 15 rebounds. [00:30:18] Speaker A: I mean, that's like only 65 points, by the way. [00:30:22] Speaker B: Appreciate it. [00:30:23] Speaker A: I did it in my head, but. [00:30:24] Speaker B: I mean, she like, absolutely owned the boards. You got. I'm trying to look at the boards together. Like, here's the reality is that South Carolina might have got some more boards later in the game. [00:30:35] Speaker A: And I think she had three blocks as well. [00:30:36] Speaker B: Yeah, having three blocks. And that's a dom. I mean, 15 boards. [00:30:42] Speaker A: She was dominating. She really. I remember watching the game just. I mean, it was literally just like while we were filming this, it was like two hours ago. And then FUD also. She was also coming off screen. She was hitting key threes. And then Paige, she was coming, you know, one dribble, pull ups. And then she was kind of slow to get going at the very beginning, but, you know, just starting to just have timely buckets, timely baskets, and just. I mean, South Carolina really couldn't do anything. Their coach was fired up and just about anything, but they just. They didn't have an answer for UConn. And you can see out of the final score. [00:31:16] Speaker C: I couldn't believe it. I wasn't. I didn't, like, turn on the game. My cable TV and my dorm is not working. But I saw. I, like, looked over and I saw the score when I was like, with my friends and I was like, whoa. It like Auburn or not Auburn? South Carolina was down like 44. And I think UConn had like 60 something. I was like, wow, this is not how I expected it to go. I thought it would be a little bit closer. But I mean, looking at the box score now. Yeah, I mean, there, there was really nothing South Carolina could have done here. Their highest, their Most points were 10 from Joyce Edwards and Tessa Johnson. So, I mean, there's not much you can do when your highest scoring players only score 10 points. [00:31:55] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, that wraps up us talking about Final Four and National Championship game with the women. We have a mock draft coming up that we're going to review. It's Field Yates from ESPN and the second edition of Me crashing out. You do not want to miss that. It might have something to do with Buffalo Wild Wings. Stick around. [00:32:31] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:32:49] Speaker B: We are fixing to react to the latest mock draft from ESPN's Field Yates. And for starters, I do see some differences between. When we talked about Mel Kuiper's mock draft, you know, AKA Draft Jesus is what we call Mel Kuiper because you got to do what Mel Kuiper says or your team is not going to win a game. You're not. Your super bowl chances are zero if you don't do what Mel Kuiper tells you to do. [00:33:15] Speaker A: You have to. [00:33:15] Speaker B: But I like getting a perspective from someone other than Draft Jesus in his mom's basement. Uh, Field Yates puts out a new mock draft. It has the Tennessee Titans picking up Cam Ward at number one. And comparing that to having Abdul Carter at number one, I really do think you cannot take a another year. I can't take another year, Will Levis, because I might. Yeah. [00:33:38] Speaker A: There's any arguing that I think I. [00:33:40] Speaker B: Might have to consider mental health. I'm going to have to put it in consideration if they end up not taking Cam Ward or Shador with the first pick. [00:33:48] Speaker A: Yeah, it's just like Will Levis, especially the season he's had last year, it's just, ah. And Tennessee Titans fans come to me, it's like he's only 25. And I'm like, dude, it's when you're in a hole in a rut as deep as Will Levis has created in a mayonnaise, whatever you want to call it. I don't know. [00:34:08] Speaker B: Mayonnaise, man. [00:34:09] Speaker A: Yeah, mayonnaise, man. I mean, it's just not going to work out. [00:34:12] Speaker B: I bet instead of getting an iv, they put mayonnaise through a tube and run it in him. I mean, it plays like it happens. [00:34:19] Speaker A: But instead of, like, drinking, like, Gatorade or something on the sideline. He's just, like, sipping on some mayonnaise. [00:34:24] Speaker B: Yeah, Mayonnaise flavor Prime. Puke. I want to puke. Drinking regular prime. [00:34:30] Speaker A: But anyway, I mean, in the mayonnaise bowl and the Duke mayonnaise, like, the mayonnaise bowl. [00:34:34] Speaker C: I mean, gonna say this. [00:34:36] Speaker B: Why don't he. Why don't they just send so liquid. [00:34:38] Speaker A: It's like, so liquidated. Like, it's not. It's not. [00:34:42] Speaker B: He wants to put it in his coffee. Like, mayonnaise in the coffee. That's what he does. Will Levis. [00:34:49] Speaker C: That's disgusting. [00:34:51] Speaker A: Did he actually do that? [00:34:52] Speaker B: He does. He does. [00:34:53] Speaker A: No, he does. [00:34:54] Speaker B: He does mayonnaise in his coffee. [00:34:56] Speaker A: Is that in the commercial? [00:34:57] Speaker B: No, I don't think it's in the commercial. It might be, but I really do think he puts mayonnaise in there. People put sugar. People put cream, and I think he does mayonnaise in the coffee. I swear, that'd be awesome. [00:35:06] Speaker C: That is not awesome. [00:35:07] Speaker B: That's not awesome. That's awful, actually. [00:35:08] Speaker A: That makes me want to. I think it supports the brand that is Will Levis. That's his brand. [00:35:14] Speaker B: He eats a banana without peeling it. [00:35:17] Speaker A: No, he does. [00:35:18] Speaker B: Yes, he does. Yes, he does Swear. They've done stories on this. He eats a banana without peeling it. [00:35:24] Speaker C: There's no way. [00:35:25] Speaker B: And this is the guy that's been the quarterback of the Tennessee title. [00:35:27] Speaker A: I could have told you it was going to be successful after. After hearing those two things, I could have told you this dude wasn't going to be successful. [00:35:33] Speaker C: That is not an NFL quarterback. [00:35:35] Speaker B: Like, at what point do you just have to be like, all right, forget, you know, trying to judge off of watching tape. Let me look at your personal interest in your diet, and that's how I'm gonna judge. [00:35:45] Speaker C: Dry. So bad for you. [00:35:47] Speaker B: Really? [00:35:48] Speaker A: Yes. [00:35:48] Speaker C: It's like, straight fat. [00:35:49] Speaker B: Yeah. I haven't had mayonnaise in a long time. The only time I ever had mayonnaise is like, maybe like a just regular sandwich. Like a. [00:35:56] Speaker A: And that is why, Matthew, you are a lean, mean machine. [00:35:59] Speaker B: I ain't had it a long time, but nah, man. Yeah, I don't want to be anything like mayonnaise, man. I'm not trying to be anything like him. [00:36:06] Speaker A: We're just not trying to be Will Levis. [00:36:08] Speaker B: I do not want to be Will Levis. Anyway, so we got that down pat. We'll fast forward to pick three and pick four. We got the duo Shadir Sanders going or Shadir Sanders going to the Giants and then Travis Hunter going to the Patriots. That duo is going back to back in this latest mock draft. I mean, for starters, I had a thought if there was any possible way that a team could obtain both of them, but. Highly unlikely. But Shador being the next quarterback for the New York Giants, I know prime wanted a big market for him. Is that a suitable team for Shador? [00:36:44] Speaker C: I don't know. After they signed, I mean, it could be good for him to learn under Russell. Wilson has that as a. I don't know. That could be good for. [00:36:54] Speaker A: Because they got Russ, they got Jameis Winston, and they have Mike DeVito. [00:36:58] Speaker B: Tommy or Tommy. [00:36:59] Speaker A: When I say Mike, I mean Tommy DeVito. But like, that's a lot of QBs. I don't know. Like, you know, before, I guess they would probably release. More than likely release Tommy DeVito, which would be. [00:37:09] Speaker C: Fits the brand so well. He is New York. [00:37:13] Speaker A: He is like. [00:37:14] Speaker B: I mean, if you want to keep him on the field, just list him as a backup punter. Keep him on the field so you can keep his agent out there, you know, doing all this crap. [00:37:22] Speaker A: Keep the morale up. [00:37:24] Speaker B: Keep the team morale up. He's like the team mascot now. [00:37:26] Speaker C: So with this, he's the Giants a little something. [00:37:28] Speaker A: So we're assuming at number two, Abdul Carter. [00:37:32] Speaker B: Yes. That's what he had in the mock. [00:37:33] Speaker A: That's going to be scary, especially with Miles Garrett coming back to Cleveland miraculously. [00:37:38] Speaker B: Yeah, like, I want to bowl and then he goes to Cleveland again and gets a bad. [00:37:43] Speaker C: We're close with the Browns, but. [00:37:44] Speaker A: Yeah. Abdul Carter and Miles Garrett on the line on the edge. [00:37:50] Speaker B: That's pretty dangerous if you're Cleveland, though. Why? When your quarterback room consists of Kenny Pickett and desean, that's probably not gonna be ready. Desean Watson may not be ready. He, you know, Achilles injuries bad. Why would you not draft Shador? [00:38:02] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:38:03] Speaker C: That's true. And if you think about. Well, I know the fans do not like deshaun. When desean got hurt, they all started cheering. [00:38:10] Speaker B: Mm. [00:38:10] Speaker C: He's not. He's not the key for the Browns. [00:38:14] Speaker B: Absolutely not. [00:38:15] Speaker A: They're not paying him a whole lot of money to do some questionable stuff. [00:38:19] Speaker B: Yeah, the same stuff I was alluding to with Justin Tucker. They might be going together somewhere. Okay, well, I'm going to go down the list of other notable picks that were in field Yates mock draft. Like number six pick, Boise State running back Ashton Genti. [00:38:34] Speaker A: Pretty high. Number six. That's interesting. [00:38:37] Speaker B: I mean, you got to Get a running game if you want Geno to have any success. Because Geno's not going to be that type of guy that can throw 50 times a game. It's not, it's just not going to work. I mean, you got to get him a running game. I think that's why. And then we'll fast forward a little bit. The other notable picks that I had written down is 21st pick with Ole Miss quarterback Jackson Dart going to the Pittsburgh Steelers. We'll. We'll talk about that real quick. And then to close out the final or the final pick of the first round, Alabama finally gets in there. The streak of having first rounders from Alabama will continue. Alabama linebacker Jahad Campbell to the Eagles. We already have Eagles. You know, it's, it's literally roll Bulldogs down there. [00:39:20] Speaker A: I mean, that's gonna, that's gonna be such a great pickup for the Eagles. Especially losing out on Sweat to the Arizona Cardinals. I mean, getting Jihad Campbell in there, dude. I mean, it's like you said, there's so many Bama players at Philadelphia, but I mean, hey, your defense is going to be absolutely loaded and young. So I think it's pretty solid pick if they manage to do it. [00:39:45] Speaker C: Yeah, I would agree, I think, but I mean, the Eagles just lost a ton of guys that were on their super bowl team, so they just got to focus on rebuilding now, building like that. [00:39:56] Speaker B: Their defense has had a lot of rookies there. I mean, they got a lot of first year contract defensive players. They really put in a lot of money on the offensive side and they're confident about their scouting abilities that they can keep on being able to draft young players. And then when they get to a contract year, if they went as crazy in the super bowl as Josh Sweat did, then they're not going to be able to retain him. But we'll go back up. Pick 21 Jackson Dart from Ole Miss to Pittsburgh. We were just talking about Jalen Milroe being there and now we got people saying that's not going to be where Milro is going. [00:40:32] Speaker A: Yep, I think it's a possibility either way. Jackson Dart has had some phenomenal, I mean, pro day combine. He had a phenomenal workout there. And then it's just making scouts, you know, ooh and ah. But you know, with Jackson Dart, especially in the regular season, you don't know. I mean, it's the same thing with Milroe, but to the extent Jackson Dart, he was stuffing the stat sheets, I mean, certain games, 400 yards passing and it's Just like, oh my gosh, it's a Jackson Dart show. And then other games it was just like he just. His head wasn't in it. You could see him and Lane Kiffin kind of, you know, bickering back and forth at times and it's kind of, I don't know, it's with Jackson dart. To me, I was talking about it before we started, you know, but like he just gives me. I'm just sussed out about, I don't know, a first round pick. I'm just not into it. [00:41:21] Speaker C: I do think that Jalen would fit well in the Steelers style and like under Mike Tomlin. I feel like that just makes sense in my brain, you know, Like, I feel like he could learn a lot there. And if they are talking about Aaron Rodgers might go to the Steelers, I mean, you're learning from a legend like that that's still in the game. That could be good for him. [00:41:43] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:41:45] Speaker B: I. Look, Aaron Rodgers needs to be retired. He needs to just go ahead and give it up. But I heard Ben Roethlisberger, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback says that he thinks that a deal is somewhere in the works. It's just. He's waiting on. Aaron Rodgers is supposedly waiting on a call from the Vikings. Oh yeah, but the Viking, well, they got J.J. mcCarthy. Sam Darnold signed with the Seahawks. So I don't understand. [00:42:12] Speaker A: I heard the Vikings told him no and then now it's kind of like, well, the GM technically didn't necessarily say no. Was it the GM or was it the head coach? [00:42:22] Speaker B: I don't think Kevin O'Connell necessarily wants Aaron Rodgers. I don't think he wants to coach. [00:42:26] Speaker A: Him because it was reported that they said no. And the GMs like, hold up, hold up. [00:42:31] Speaker C: I didn't say no technically. [00:42:33] Speaker A: And then it's just, I don't know, it's kind of going back and forth. We don't. I don't know. [00:42:37] Speaker C: I am with Matthew though. I think Aaron Rodgers needs to pull signs with the packers for one day to retire as a Packer and be done. Maybe like we shouldn't be talking about, oh, is Aaron Rodgers going to go to the Steelers? That should not be a thing. [00:42:49] Speaker B: No. Mike Tomlin can't handle it. I don't, I don't think that that team is going to be able to handle that. [00:42:55] Speaker A: I don't think he wants to handle. [00:42:56] Speaker B: Got to have another quarterback that you try to develop. And people think Jackson Dart is that guy, you know, in field Yates mock draft, he has Louisville Quarterback Tyler Shao and Will Howard from Ohio State going in round two above Milro. Milro is not in his. This is a mock draft. [00:43:16] Speaker A: Will Howard, above Milro doesn't have Milroe. [00:43:19] Speaker B: In round one or two, which, just for context, Tyler Shaw going to Cleveland. And then it would be Will Howard to the Saints. [00:43:28] Speaker A: I do believe now, Tyler, he had a good combine. He had a pretty solid combine. But Will Howard, I mean, it was just. Yeah, it was a pretty abysmal com, especially on the physical aspect. We talked about this in a earlier episode when we were reviewing over the combine, but with Jhomil Rowe not going over Will Howard, that confuses me. I don't know if I can necessarily agree with that. [00:43:49] Speaker C: You're talking about mayonnaise, man. Have you seen The Will Howard Dr. Pepper commercial? [00:43:53] Speaker A: No, I don't think I have, actually. [00:43:55] Speaker B: What does he do? [00:43:56] Speaker C: It is fantastic. He, like, puts on a jacket. He's, like, sipping Diet Coke. All his play. Like, all his friends were, like, commenting on it, and Ryan Day said, thank God you made this after we won the national championship. And I. You. I'll have to show you guys when we go to break because it is quality. [00:44:12] Speaker B: Oh, my Lord. I mean, I thought for a second you were about to say you put mayonnaise in his Dr. Pepper hospital. [00:44:19] Speaker C: No, there's only one mayonnaise, man. [00:44:21] Speaker B: Mm. Mm. I can't do it. Cannot do it. I mean, mayonnaise in your coffee. [00:44:25] Speaker A: A Dr. Pepper float. [00:44:27] Speaker B: Am I not. Am I. Am I having a hard time moving on? Mayonnaise in your coffee. Like, you know how you can do. [00:44:35] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:44:35] Speaker B: Like, you have people having drinks named after him. Arnold Palmer, you know, Will Levis. Will Levis Mayonnaise in the coffee. [00:44:44] Speaker A: Will Levis signature. [00:44:45] Speaker B: People are probably. Look, what place would do that? What place would do something like that? I mean, nowhere. Think McDonald's would do that? [00:44:53] Speaker C: Hey, maybe Will Levitz, after he is done being a quarterback, maybe he should open up his own restaurant. [00:44:58] Speaker B: The. The Will Levis meal at McDonald's, you just have. [00:45:01] Speaker A: Yo, that would be. That'd be pretty sick. [00:45:05] Speaker B: You could just have, like, a little, like, make it a happy meal. And then like, it's like Will Levis toys. But each one of them are in his. One of his, like, memeable moments. Like, so you have to collect them all. So it'd be like one against the Bears where he threw that pick six, and he's just like, hands on head, on his knees. That'll be one collectible, you know, you'll have like another collectible where it's like him with a jar of mayonnaise in his hand. I see. I'm already a marketing genius right now. I. I just, I'm a marketing genius. But to stick with the newest thing that we have added to our show recently is where I crash out. But other people can crash out if they really need to. [00:45:49] Speaker C: I am so excited for this one. [00:45:50] Speaker B: But I alluded to Buffalo Wild Wings being what I was about to crash out the final two minutes here. So Florida and Auburn fans go to the Hoover. Buffalo Wild Wings. Florida wins. You know, Auburn chokes the lead. They had played a terrible second half. And some Florida guy, you know, he's. He's kind of, I don't know if you say taunting or if you just say you're a fan and you're just kind of like just playful banter and you know, there may or may not been some alcohol involved. Anyway, he goes up to the wrong lady and just says, yeah, Gators. [00:46:25] Speaker C: What? [00:46:25] Speaker A: Woohoo. [00:46:26] Speaker B: You know, doing the chomp and lady open hand slapped him across the face. And then we had to get everybody fighting in the Buffalo Wild Wings. There was, there was glasses being thrown. I mean, you couldn't even get ready to enjoy your day because you have 20 police cars coming up to, you know, hoover Buffalo Wild Wings all because one Auburn lady can't handle that the team sucked. Just accept it. [00:46:49] Speaker A: Just slap the guy. That's awesome. [00:46:51] Speaker B: I mean, the dude just did a gator chomp and she just went wham. I mean, right across the face. [00:46:56] Speaker A: Auburn face. [00:46:57] Speaker B: I mean, serves that anyone Alabama that did that. If anybody Alabama did that, that would be on the Washington Post, New York Times, espn. But Auburn fans, no haters going to hate, though. [00:47:09] Speaker C: They hate. [00:47:10] Speaker B: There would be a documentary out yesterday, and I'm pretty sure it happened yesterday, but there had been a documentary already. If Alabama fan slapped somebody, good thing. [00:47:18] Speaker A: She'S not on the court, man. I mean, you can't, if you can't keep your cool like that, just imagine if she was playing on the court. [00:47:24] Speaker B: Oh, my Lord, keep her off the floor. So that was just a little brief edition of Matt's Crash out. So definitely tune in next week for another one. We're going to move on to NFL offseason news and why Dak Prescott's job security might be uncertain. Stick around. [00:47:56] Speaker A: WVUAFM Tuscaloosa. This show is a sports production of. [00:48:01] Speaker B: WVUAFM 90.7 the Capstone. A division of student at the University of Alabama Support us by leaving a review rating or following us on X at WVUAFM Sports. [00:48:14] Speaker A: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. [00:48:30] Speaker B: We are back from break on the crimson case on 90.77. We have more NFL offseason news, but I do want to start by saying that when I alluded to Dak Prescott's job security right before that last break, we had it. You maybe will take it seriously or maybe you won't take it seriously, depending on what side of the fence you're on. But I will read a quote from honestly probably one of the top running backs we've ever seen. LaShawn McCoy said that Dax should find a realtor after the Patriots traded Joe Milton to the Cowboys. Now you might remember hearing that name because he played at Tennessee. He did have a pretty good season. You've seen his rocket arm on display. But is he really, I mean, is it really a job security trade that was made here? Like you think Joe Milton really could take over for Dak? If Dak is not doing well, I. [00:49:30] Speaker A: Think he most definitely take over, especially because of injuries. I mean Dak isn't even fully healthy yet and we don't know the date on when he's going to come back, so. Or at least I don't know it off the top of my head. So he's still dealing with that hamstring injury and we need to, I mean especially considering Joe Milton's age and we were already talking about his athletic ability. I mean we talked about it before this part of the show, but I mean his rocket arm, there's a video just out that an 85 yard bomb like just walks up to it and like I think he was in like casual clothes and he just like throws an 85 yard bomb and I'm just like what? It's just accuracy. It really is just accuracy. [00:50:13] Speaker C: I was going to say the same thing with age too and, and injury, both of them. I agree. I mean as you we've seen, Dak is just not reliable, unfortunately. And you know the Cowboys, they want to win as much as they can, even though they usually struggle with that. But I do think that Joe Milton would be a better fit for them in the long run just because of how young he is, that athletic, that raw talent that he has. I think he would fit well into the Cowboys organization and I think most of the fans are probably ready to say bye to Dak Prescott. [00:50:45] Speaker B: Well, I mean I can pose, I'll pose it in a different way. So we know that when Dax been hurt there's been a Cooper Rush to be in there. Now, no one really ever considers Cooper Rush being a starting quarterback, but he gone if Dak is healthy, but he's gone now. [00:51:00] Speaker A: Baltimore. [00:51:01] Speaker B: This is one of those things that I want to say that a young quarterback like Joe Milton, if Dak was, you know, unavailable and Joe Milton was able to do some crazy stuff, like almost have a crazy season, like, you know, like, you know, Jaden Daniels, I mean, I compare the two because, you know, Joe Milton, I would consider that this would be his rookie year if he got to really take reps if Dak isn't ready in time. But, you know, if he had a year that was maybe Jaden Daniels, like, I think I'd really have. I mean, would you really have to consider the. The long term of. All right, is this guy going to be our quarterback five, six seasons from now, or is it still going to be Dak? Like, is that a real situation you think could happen if he was going. [00:51:46] Speaker A: To play like Jaden Daniels? Absolutely. But, I mean, we got to set. We got to set it straight for Joe Milton. Like, as of right now, we got to shoot to him straight, because I don't see that happening. But, I mean, say with, obviously, the contract's a tricky thing. You're paying Tag Prescott an ungodly amount of money, especially for what he's done in his career. Like you mentioned Matty, he has been pretty unsuccessful. But, I mean, we kind of got to shoot straight with Joe Milton. I don't see him necessarily having a bonkers season like Jaden Daniels did in his opening year at the NFL. But I do see, I mean, he has the potential to have some explosive plays. Maybe not necessarily just like the plays you need as far as, you know, being consistent, you know, whether it's a short, you know, whatever it may be. But maybe it's just those bombs to CD Lam. Maybe it's just those big explosive plays that gets the crowd into it, that gets the Cowboys fans riled up, and that just might as well. And, you know, the Cowboys, at the end of the day, they want money, they want revenue. So maybe Jerry Jones is like, oh, this guy's just making all these explosive plays, making the fans get out of their seats just a little bit, boosting ticket sales. Maybe. Maybe I got to start them. [00:53:02] Speaker B: Well, that's just kind of like if it happens, but go ahead. [00:53:04] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, I was just going to say, obviously, yes, yes, I was going to say that, too. With Jerry Jones and the organization as a whole, I think they they need something to hope for. I don't know if you guys have seen this like graphic, but they say now like America's team is the Chiefs and not the Cowboys. And as a Bengals fan, of course I really strongly dislike the Chiefs, but I think that has something to do with it. And I also think that Joe Milton could thrive based on who he plays with especially. I don't think he's really ever honestly going to be one of those guys that comes out the gate and has like a big, like Josh Allen, Jaden Daniels, like he's not going to be one of those like standalone quarterbacks. But I do think if he has a guy, if he's throwing a CD Lamb, I mean he has an opportunity to make a name for himself for sure. Just I think it really depends on who's around him. [00:53:49] Speaker B: I mean, could you look at the other side and think about like the Patriots for an example? Does that mean, I mean they have a lot of confidence that Drake May is going to be the guy. I mean they had him and Milton the same time and anytime Milton got to kind of come in, he was lining up from what I had seen. But I mean that's like a full vote of confidence in Drake May. That's a full on vote of confidence. [00:54:11] Speaker A: Yeah, but I mean they, you got to think they drafted him, what is it, number three in the draft. So I mean that obviously putting that kind of confidence in him early going on into the draft, you want, you want to see it through. If you're going to spend a number three pick on a guy you want to see, you want to give him an opportunity. I think the guy deserves an opportunity like Drake, maybe he deserves a few years to show out and I think he had a pretty solid first rookie year. Consider all things considering of, you know, his O line and just, you know, the overall offense in New England and you know, obviously they're going to have a coaching change with Mike Vrabel coming in and that I think that's only going to do him good. And when Stefon Diggs coming in, who knows what they could be. But with Joe Milton, I just think, I don't know, it's two totally different situations because of, you know, the difference in picks in the draft. [00:55:02] Speaker B: To me, you can look at it. Kenny Pickett, he only played two seasons and that was the first round pick spent and he just got rid of him. [00:55:09] Speaker A: True. [00:55:10] Speaker B: And these rookie contracts are really not that, you know, it doesn't hurt you that much to move on. You don't have to give them a second contract if you didn't think they played that well. But, but I do think Drake May getting Stefon Diggs, he'll be all right. [00:55:22] Speaker A: But I think Drake May has potential. [00:55:24] Speaker B: I just don't know if I would have let go of Joe Milton. [00:55:27] Speaker C: Yeah, yeah. Putting it all in Drake Maze, definitely a gamble. But I do, I did like watching Drake May at North Carolina. I liked what I saw and I think he does have that potential to grow. And like, I mean, Stefan Diggs is a big grab for the Patriots to get for him. So I guess obviously we'll have to see with time. [00:55:47] Speaker A: And the Patriots didn't get a lot for him. I think they only got a fifth round pick and they had to give up Joe Milton and a seventh, I believe to the Cowboys. So not getting much in a. Yeah, I could see what you're saying, Matthew, because what, I mean, really, what does it hurt just to have Joe Milton in the back. In your back pocket, you know? [00:56:03] Speaker B: Yeah, you got him in seventh round and it doesn't hurt because, I mean. [00:56:06] Speaker A: You'Re only getting a fifth for him. I mean, what's it really going to hurt, honestly? [00:56:11] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, Lydia is going to be so mad that we're talking about the Patriots like a lot extensively and. [00:56:17] Speaker A: She'S, she's not in the episode. [00:56:19] Speaker B: Yeah. So I. Let's move on because I do want to get to something I think is kind of absurd. The fact that the highest paid tight end or the highest per year average that now belongs to Cardinals tight end Trey McBride. You know, he gets a, you know, four year, $76 million extension. [00:56:44] Speaker A: He had a good season though. [00:56:45] Speaker B: But is that enough to give him that type of numbers, that type of like, you know, the 19 a year average? I know he's paid tight end for a tight end. I mean, really, the only thing with. [00:56:57] Speaker A: Trey is, you know, getting in the end zone. I mean, he's not as far as right now, he's not really known as a tight end that's known to get in the end zone as much as, you know, say a Travis Kelsey or even a George Kittle. But I mean, as far as yardage and, you know, getting your, getting your offense up the field and into a good position in the red zone, he's going to get you there. But it's whether or not he's going to be a guy that's going to finish and, you know, put points on the board like, you know, so for Trey, I would say, I mean, he's Young, isn't he? Relatively young. [00:57:29] Speaker B: He got drafted in 2022. Yeah, the second round pick in 2022. Other stats I can read and then I'll get your take, Matty. But the, he's. He led the. Excuse me. He was fourth in receptions, he was 11th in yards and he only had two touchdowns. So that puts him at like 116th, like tied 116. And I don't know is that. [00:57:56] Speaker A: And that's the only thing that's concerning for me is touchdowns. He just, he's kind of allergic to the end zone. But I mean like you said, He's 11th in yards and fourth in receptions. I mean that speaks for itself. But it's just, I don't know, I don't know if it really deserves 76 miles. [00:58:10] Speaker C: Even 11th. 76 million? [00:58:13] Speaker A: Yeah, 76 million. [00:58:14] Speaker C: I don't know. And then Zach threw out names like George Kittle, Travis Kelsey. Are we really going to put this guy up? Like Trey Mc. I don't know. [00:58:20] Speaker A: Even Brock Bowers. I mean I know it was only his rookie year last year, but he was right. I mean he's going to be a valuable asset for Geno Smith and all those guys over there. [00:58:30] Speaker C: Yeah, I don't know if we could put Trey McBride up in like top paid tight end right now. I just don't think we can. [00:58:37] Speaker B: I mean like I understand the, the. There's a viewpoint of like all right, Kittle and Kelsey are getting older. Right. That's the viewpoint of that. But there's so many like tight ends that are just like you name Brock Bowers. There's a Sam Laporta, TJ Hawkins in there. [00:58:51] Speaker A: Yep. Tj. Yep. Out of Minnesota. Yep. This. I mean those are all good names. [00:58:56] Speaker B: Dalton Kincaid. [00:58:57] Speaker C: Oh, wait, yeah. [00:58:58] Speaker B: Buffalo Times. [00:59:00] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:59:01] Speaker B: I mean there, I feel like the fact that you can, you can be 11th and I don't know, I, yeah, I would. [00:59:08] Speaker C: I mean fourth is something, you know, but I just don't like even 11th, like highest paid tight end of all time. [00:59:14] Speaker A: I mean to me I just think it's more so Arizona trying to hold on to their, you know, the core offense that they're developing. Like even when Marvin Harrison is going to get out of his rookie deal, they're going to give him the big bucks. I mean because it's just, they're really just trying to give, you know, guys like Kyler Murray a chance because you know, they just, especially on the defensive side, they just got swept. We just talked about that. But they, their offense needs to be rolling and I mean, Trey McBride, even though he's not producing as far as, you know, getting in the end zone, he's really a big part of the and central part of their offense. [00:59:48] Speaker B: I'm going to be honest. If a Cardinals fan is listening to this and you want to say, I don't know, Ball, then feel free to send us an email. [00:59:55] Speaker C: Yeah, please let us know. [00:59:58] Speaker B: Find us an email and send it to us if we're. If I'm tripping on this, I don't know. For some reason I just saw Trey McBride and I saw the number and for some reason my brain just like, could not comprehend, like, really. [01:00:09] Speaker A: But then we talk about guys like Dak Prescott, who's the highest paid quarterback ever, and that's like, that's just horrible. That's flat out horrible. And I feel like, you know, Trey, you can defend that a little bit. You can most definitely defend that better than a Dak Prescott. You know what I'm saying? As far as, like, you know, conversation, I. [01:00:27] Speaker B: The only reason I want to say that's different is because the quarterback market has been going like, it's absurd. So if you want that guy resigned, then it's basically like, if someone got to pay the new bucks, if someone's getting 250 million, then they're going to want 251. [01:00:44] Speaker A: It's the same with the receiver market as well, and. [01:00:46] Speaker B: Receiver market. Yeah. [01:00:47] Speaker A: Even cornerbacks. Yeah, yeah, even cornerbacks as well. I mean, cornerbacks. There was a time where Jalen Ramsey got resigned and then, you know, I believe it was maybe. Well, I'm just blanking. But, you know, cornerbacks are getting resigned as well. So you can see it in that. And then. Yeah, I see what you're saying though, Matthew, because obviously quarterbacks, in comparison to tight end, value wise, obviously we're going to see quarterbacks in a different light. So I don't know, it's hard to kind of compare the two. [01:01:19] Speaker C: I also think quarterbacks are more of a brand face of organizations. And with an organization like the Cowboys, you can see why they would pay Dak Prescott that much money. [01:01:28] Speaker A: He is the face of the brand. [01:01:29] Speaker B: I guess you gotta have somebody to, you know, guide the ship. It's one of the most difficult things, physical and mental, those two together. I mean, mentally strong. I mean, you gotta be very mentally strong. But as we kind of come to a close, I do want to talk about two more rule changes that we've seen. I don't think we've had too much of a word on the Tush push yet. Maybe there, maybe there will be by the time that this is heard. But the NFL has now added the overtime rule where each team gets to possess the football which you know the Buffalo Bills, five, four years ago, they've been like, hey, I appreciate it then. But you know, they appreciate it, they appreciate it now in the regular season. We'll see. But and then also the method for the chain gang for measuring first downs is going to be a camera based technology. [01:02:19] Speaker C: Yeah, I don't know how I feel about that. Have they been like testing it and stuff? [01:02:22] Speaker B: I would like to think they have. I like to think there's always an alternative like a. But the traditional changing is going to be there as a secondary. [01:02:31] Speaker A: That's what I heard. [01:02:32] Speaker B: Well too. [01:02:33] Speaker A: So it's Cameron's first. So kind of like I would assume you know how soccer is with the offside to rule how they have kind of the technology with like that. So I mean if it's anything like that, it's going to be extremely accurate because like with soccer in the offsides ruled, they'll show like a person's heel and it's like, you know, less than inches out of offsides and they'll, they'll raise the flag and call it. So I mean if you're, if they have that sort of technology and it's something to that extent, I mean I think it will be only good and it'll, it'll make for a better game and more fair calls. [01:03:06] Speaker C: I just hadn't heard of them like testing anything about it. But I was gonna say the same thing with the offsides thing in soccer. Like it works really well. So I think it could possibly be really good. I just hadn't heard of anything like testing it or anything like. [01:03:17] Speaker A: No, me neither. [01:03:19] Speaker B: Well, that means that the technology is going to have to tell you to trigger. To take another look at it. It's like an mlb. They have like something now that they've worked on where it's like electronic strike zone and then you can like defer to it. [01:03:32] Speaker C: If you believe it about the umpire. What the. Oh, I forget what the umpire's name was. But he told these guys that if they like hit their helmets and essentially to like challenge a strike that they would get thrown out of the game and the then missed like six something strikes. [01:03:48] Speaker B: If that has. I need to read about that. But if that has any truth to it, I'm. That's crash out worthy. I think it is. Because that man, what a coward that guy would be. [01:03:59] Speaker C: I'll have to do some more research on that. [01:04:01] Speaker B: We got to do more research on that. But the overtime rule, I do want to say that each team possessing the ball in overtime, that's kind of normal. But it's not like the college format. College format is you start your own 25 and then the NFL format is you just do a regular kickoff and then you have to drive down the field. I mean, which do you guys prefer, the NFL now or college? The way that they are with the starting at 25 and then if you get to three, you got to go for two and just start doing two point conversion offs. [01:04:36] Speaker A: I think the college format makes for a more entertaining game, more like a shootout, you know, because it's just like a sudden death. You're putting the defense in a really bad spot and it's like, you know, if you get a stop there, I mean, that's just electric because you're getting a stop in the red zone and your back's against the wall. And then with the NFL, I think it makes for a more fair type of. Because it's, you know, it's the, it's a normal flow of the game. The defense is going to, you know, be in a, you know, not in an abnormal spot, unlike college. So I would say, I don't know, I kind of like the way the NFL is going with this. I think it makes for a more fair game. But as far as entertainment, I don't think it's going to be more entertaining than the college aspect. [01:05:19] Speaker C: I would agree. I think the NFL is more of a logical way to go about it. But I would agree with Zach. I do think, I mean, as we watch the Alabama Michigan game a few years ago, over time, I think it does make it more entertaining and exciting. [01:05:32] Speaker B: Well, we're going to go to a break and then we'll come back with Make a Case, which is our final or our final thing that we're going to talk about here. Today is going to be one for Alabama football fans to reminisce and be like, oh, man. So stick around and we'll see you after breaking. [01:06:04] Speaker A: WVUAFM Tuscaloosa. [01:06:07] Speaker B: Wvuafm Tuscaloosa. To close out today's show is Make a Case. If you've been a frequent listener, you know that this is one of our signature installments. And you know, we also recently added one more thing that we do to close out after the Make a Case. So I do want to say that I alluded to Alabama football fans possibly there might be a Little bit of, you know, some, some deja vu or some nostalgia here with this question, but we are having the prompt of what former Alabama player was the biggest bust in the NFL? Because some of these guys were awesome in college. Absolute demons on the field. And then they get in the NFL and then something doesn't happen. You know, don't get opportunity. I picked Mac Jones because he did get an opportunity. The opportunity was there for him. And for some reason I can't understand, like, like here's, here's, here's the deal, right? Bill Belichick gave him two defensive coordinators as his offensive coordinator. Like co offense coordinators one year, two guys that were primarily defense. You know, I believe it was like Matt Patricia and Joe Judge and they were co offensive coordinators when they're defensive minded people. So I, but the thing is, is that they finally did eventually get a, you know, offensive coordinator for him and he just did not play well. And you see him in Jacksonville. Trevor Lawrence went down in Jacksonville. I don't even understand where he was, what he was thinking at moments. [01:07:50] Speaker A: And that was the Bill Belichick way back in the day. I mean, he's always been a defensive guy. And then, yeah, in Jacksonville when Trevor Lawrence went down, I remember just watching it's. He just wasn't able to really, you know. But Brian Thompson Jr. Still had a great rookie year, which is insane to me. [01:08:06] Speaker B: Yeah, the fact he did, you know, like, that's a testament to how good a wide receiver is really. I mean, you got Mac Jones and then somebody else throwing to you, then Trevor Lawrence is down and you have that type of rookie year he had. But you know, I went, Mac Jones. It might have been the easiest one to go with, but people make the point that he really wasn't that good. He just had a great team in Alabama. Is that a valid point? Is it, is it valid to say Mac Jones got carried in Alabama? [01:08:31] Speaker A: I mean, he did have a crazy. Probably one of the greatest teams of all time. You could argue that or that LSU team. I mean, I know everybody goes back and forth with that conversation, but no Mac Jones, like, I mean, he was. There's a reason we won an addie, you know what I'm saying? He, he had to come out and play and he balled. I mean, Mac Jones, I had high expectations for him coming into the draft and for him to go to the Patriots. I just remember, I don't know, it just gave me, especially with his athletic ability. And I know everybody was kind of pointing to, wow, this Might be the next. Obviously not, like, talent wise, but people were getting flashbacks of Tom Brady. I'm just going to go say it. I'm gonna say it. When I looked at Mac Jones and I saw Tom, I'm like, dude, I see clones. I really see clones. [01:09:19] Speaker B: They're built the same. They're built, but. [01:09:23] Speaker A: And I mean, obvious. Yeah, they weren't trashed in the same round or they weren't. I know. [01:09:29] Speaker B: Didn't have the same, you know, didn't. [01:09:30] Speaker A: Have the same immediate success. I mean, but I mean, when I saw Mac Jones, I was just like, dude, this could be. Obviously, I didn't think he was gonna be the next goat or anything. Don't get it twisted. But I was like, hey, this. This seems fitting for a Patriots team. This just seems like the perfect spot for Mac Jones. And I was totally wrong. [01:09:49] Speaker C: I do think that he was carried maybe a little bit at Alabama, actually, a lot. I mean, devontae Smith, Jalen Waddle, Jerry. [01:09:57] Speaker A: Judy, Najee Harris, Henry Ruggs. [01:09:59] Speaker B: Well, well, well. Let's put it in perspective that Rugs and Judy were gone when he was a starter. Then Jalen Waddle got hurt. So then really it was just him and devonte. Now, look, Najee Harris was insane. The offensive line was insane. A lot of defensive talent, so. But I do think it might have been a testament to, you know, how good devonte was, is that if you could just throw the ball to him and he would catch it, no matter where you put it. [01:10:30] Speaker A: And I think Brian Robinson Jr. Was on that team as well because he was a backup for Najee Harris, wasn't he? [01:10:36] Speaker B: Oh, I think so. I think, you know, the guy who. [01:10:38] Speaker A: Plays for the Commanders now. [01:10:40] Speaker C: Yeah. [01:10:40] Speaker B: For some reason, I thought you said Brian Thomas, and I was like, what? [01:10:43] Speaker A: No, not Brian Thomas. Brian Robinson. [01:10:45] Speaker B: Yeah, Brian Robinson. I think you said it right first time. My mind didn't hear it, but Mac Jones is who I'm saying is Alabama's biggest bust in the NFL. I want to see if you guys convince me otherwise, that there might be someone. [01:10:58] Speaker A: Zach, for me, it's got to be Trent Richardson. I mean, growing up, just seeing him play back in 2011, I mean, he was originally drafted first round, third overall in the 2012 draft to the Cleveland Browns. But what he did in college was absolutely insane. In his 2011 season, they won the Natty, and he absolutely went off. He had 2017 yards. He also had 24 touchdowns. He was an All American, third, I believe, in voting for the Heisman Trophy. And when he was Drafted to Cleveland. I mean, he had an okay season. He had 950 yards, 11 touchdowns. But after that, just went all downhill. 105 yards in the second season with Cleveland. Then he went to the colts and had 500 there, there. And then last time I checked, I think he was in some, some football league in Mexico, I believe. But like, whoa. I know he's. [01:11:57] Speaker B: I think he was playing. I thought he was done, but that. [01:11:59] Speaker A: Was, that was like last year that I checked. I don't know which. [01:12:03] Speaker B: What kind of football he was playing. [01:12:05] Speaker C: That might be worse. [01:12:06] Speaker A: I don't know. Honestly, I don't know. But I mean, for him to go the first round, third overall pick, I mean, he was number three in Heisman Trophy, like, you know, voting. And in his Heisman Trophy, like, you know, in that cast, you got Robert Griffin Jr. You got Andrew Luck, you got obviously Trent Richardson, like I said, Monte Bell. And then you also got Tyron Matthew. I mean, like, you got some names there. And I mean, he had a phenomenal, phenomenal college career, especially at Alabama. And for him to go number three overall and have the career he did at Cleveland and then Indianapolis, it was just like, it was pretty disappointing to me. [01:12:48] Speaker C: Okay. Mine is not necessarily a bust because he did not get drafted in the. [01:12:55] Speaker B: First round, but could be most disappointing. I mean, you say most disappointing. [01:13:00] Speaker C: Most disappointing, yes. And we're not getting judged on it today, so I'm feeling a little less pressure on this one. I have been getting all the edits on TikTok and Instagram about how good AJ McCarron was when he played for Alabama, dog. Absolutely insane. Beautiful edits, just fantastic. And then I was like, wait a minute, this man is the Bengals third string quarterback? And I was like, how did he fall from grace? Right? So I did a little research and stuff. Well, when he lost in 2014 in the sugar bowl, he was projected to go in the first round overall, but then quickly fell because apparently teams didn't like his attitude. [01:13:42] Speaker A: Really? [01:13:43] Speaker C: I've heard. That's what I read. But also a hashtag started to become popular on Twitter and it Was hashtag, before McCarron gets drafted. People said things like, birmingham will have a dome, Alabama will play you and UAB in basketball and football, and a team from Alabama will reach the Final Four. Ironically, I don't think people realize that we would reach the Final Four in the next 10 years. But this man was so good at Alabama, and he was also really good in the UFL when he eventually had to play there. But I mean, Just never made a name for himself in the NFL ever. Still a third string. [01:14:22] Speaker B: I mean. Yeah. I mean, that's one of those deals. I remember him playing in a playoff game, and he played for the Bengals when Andy Dalton went down, and I swear to you, he won that game. Except Vontes Burfick just decided to be a criminal that day. He decided to just get every personal foul possible. [01:14:38] Speaker C: When McCarran plays, sometimes he plays kind of well, like I was telling you guys earlier when I was trying to prove this before the show started. I mean, he played once when Joe Burrow and Jake Browning were both hurt, I think two years ago, and he won the game. It was like a pretty. Pretty big deal. So, I mean, he's still got some dog in him, I guess. [01:14:57] Speaker B: Mm. I mean, St. Louis Battle Hawks, Like, I think they're probably moving on from him. Maybe. Maybe the reason for that is they want to be like, all right, you're getting to a certain age. Like, this league is not really supposed to be just for, like, has beens. It's supposed to be, you know, someone that maybe didn't get on the radar, like a Kevante Turpin. Like, he was the MVP the first year, and then now he's on the Cowboys. So someone like that that gets discovered. I don't think they want has beens just rolling around. [01:15:25] Speaker A: It's kind of like, obviously, I think the NFL is considering. I've heard they're considering a developmental league, but, like, I always just consider the ufl. [01:15:34] Speaker B: Why can't they just. [01:15:35] Speaker A: Yeah, as a developmental league, like, you know, obviously the NBA to the G League, you know, kind of like that correspondence. But, like, I've always thought of the UFL as kind of like, you know, a developmental league, but I think the reason why they don't is exactly your point, Matthew. They have, you know, those has been like, as quote, unquote, as we call it, you know, the older players that just didn't really make a name for himself in the NFL. So if they kind of do away with that, I feel like that's going to kind of turn them into like, you know, kind of like that G League type of style where they have the younger players and they give them a platform so that they can get signed into the NFL. [01:16:11] Speaker C: I also think that would be a good move for the UFL as a whole. That would make it more popular, I'm sure. I mean, you have these younger guys competing to try and make it to the NFL. I feel like people would watch that. That's Entertaining. [01:16:21] Speaker A: Yeah. [01:16:23] Speaker B: And I don't know, just something I wanted to say about, like, Trent Richardson real quick is because I remember seeing some type of, like, video that talked about when he got in the NFL, that he started to have family members come out of the woodworks, that he wasn't even sure if they were his family members or not. But really, it was basically, they heard he got money, and then I heard that he had a lot of financial troubles about, like, his family basically kind of taking money from him. People. I mean, it was. [01:16:47] Speaker A: He only played four seasons in the NFL, so I think. [01:16:50] Speaker B: I think it got to the point where it was like he had so much going on that it was like, nah, this is over. I gotta, like, figure out something else. You know, that's. [01:16:59] Speaker A: That's rough. I mean, that's why I hated to put him on this. But, like, when I think of bus, like, it's just. Especially with the college career he had, I just remember the hype as a little kid, just watching him. And then, I mean, you. You saw what I read out to y'all. I mean, it's. It's on paper, and you can see it in his highlight. So I hate to say it, but I really think I'll win this. [01:17:19] Speaker B: If anyone. If anyone wants to look at it, and I'll put this in perspective. Trent Richardson, A.J. mcCarron, their circumstances had. I mean, they're not like Mac Jones. Mac Jones. That really is just a bust. There was nothing. I mean, other than the fact that. Other than the fact that you had one year where it was an experiment, where you had, like, two defense coordinators being the offensive coordinator at the same time. Like, other than that, you had the tools and the opportunity you didn't have. You know, like, here's the thing. I feel like I'm almost making an excuse for Trent Richardson, but he's still, you know, like, I. [01:17:56] Speaker A: He. [01:17:56] Speaker B: He could have managed that better, that whole situation. A.J. mcCarron, I will want to. I will tell another story. He almost became the starting quarterback for the Browns one day. True story. The Browns. The Bengals were going to trade him to the Browns. And I believe it was like when they were going through a cycle, quarterbacks, they just couldn't figure out who they wanted. I mean, nobody worked. Johnny Manziel didn't work. [01:18:18] Speaker A: Was it after Johnny Menzel, before they drafted Baker? [01:18:21] Speaker B: Yeah, it was before they drafted Baker. And it was like the trade deadline of that year before they got Baker and they put the paper. They had paperwork, A.J. mcCarry, to the Browns. The Browns didn't turn the paperwork in time. They didn't turn in the paperwork. [01:18:33] Speaker C: Classic. [01:18:33] Speaker A: Oh, before the trade deadline. [01:18:35] Speaker B: Before the trade deadline. They didn't turn it in. I think there's something. There's. There's a whole process. I'm not a gm, so I'm not going to speculate, but I heard that there's a whole process you got to go through. You can't just say, hey, like two teams talk and say, this is done. No, NFL's got to be involved. NFL's got to be. I mean, it's not like they're ever going to veto anything, but I mean. [01:18:54] Speaker A: Like, that's what happened in the NBA. [01:18:56] Speaker B: Dalton, the. [01:18:57] Speaker A: Chris, he would have went to the Hornets and also, yeah, Chris Paulie would have went to the Lakers back in the day. Yeah. [01:19:04] Speaker B: But I guess the point I'm trying to make is I'm just saying Mac Jones had a better setup than these other two, I really do believe, because Richardson being on the Browns, the Browns sucked in, so they really bad. [01:19:14] Speaker A: Patriots. [01:19:16] Speaker B: The Patriots. But they, but they went to the playoffs. The Patriots, I swear they went to the playoffs. Mac Jones rookie year. And then, I mean, like, I don't understand where it all went wrong because they, they went to the playoffs with less and then somehow they just became a, like a 4 and 13 type of ball club. [01:19:37] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't know. I think it's debatable because, I mean, first round number three overall pick, the type of number three in the Heisman voting. I mean, I just, I don't know. That's just my case. That's why I chose it. [01:19:48] Speaker B: So. So we got about a minute and. Yeah, we got about a minute left. One more thing. I do want to get Maddie to share her one more thing because it's probably. [01:19:57] Speaker A: I think that's the most important, most important than what I got. [01:20:00] Speaker B: What is it? [01:20:01] Speaker C: So I showed the boys the Will Howard Dr. Pepper commercial. [01:20:05] Speaker B: Oh, my Lord. [01:20:06] Speaker C: It was. Their jaws were dropped. They. Oh, it was my favorite thing I think I've ever seen. And if you have not watched it, please, please go watch it because it is quality entertainment. [01:20:17] Speaker B: It's. It's like. It's like he's modeling with Dr. Pepper. It's basically. It's basically. I mean, he's trying to be like the, the Dr. Pepper version of Will Levis. I don't know. [01:20:28] Speaker A: Yeah, he really is. I mean, he's doing like the face thing. What is it called again? [01:20:33] Speaker C: He's mu. He was mewing. [01:20:34] Speaker A: Mewing. [01:20:35] Speaker B: Whatever. [01:20:36] Speaker A: Oh, no, I can't. I just can't. Dude, it was. [01:20:40] Speaker C: I was. Oh, yes. [01:20:41] Speaker A: Am I too old for this? I don't know, dude. [01:20:43] Speaker B: I don't like it. [01:20:44] Speaker A: This younger generation, man. [01:20:49] Speaker B: You know. Zach, we'll get yours in and then, and then that's going to be all today. I know you wanted to talk two more transfers that Alabama basketball landed. [01:20:56] Speaker A: Yeah, we got Taylor Bowl Bowen, I mean out of Florida State, 6 foot 10, 195 pounds. I mean he averaged 8, 5 on 47% from the field. So nearly 50% from the field. I mean, he's got height. Especially losing out on Mohamed Diabate or Mo Diabatte, which was absolutely shocking to the transfer portal. We got this actual 6 foot 10 giant to go along with the 7 foot center. I mean, I think that's a great pickup for Alabama. And then to go along with it just now, today as we are recording this, a guy from Miami, Jalil Bethea, I hope I'm pronouncing that right. But out of Miami, the Hurricanes, he's a guard, 6 foot 5, average 72 and 1. So seven points a game on only 36% from the field. But I mean, he's a solid guard out of Miami and I think he could be a valuable asset for us. We do have a lot of guards coming back, including Aiden Hallway, Latrell Wrightsell, but with Mark Sears gone, I mean, and also Chris Youngblood, you got to think about that as well because he's out of eligibility and with all those two guards, big time guards, gone for Alabama, we need, we need some help in that rotation and we don't know where LeBaron Filon is going to go, if he's going to go to the draft. So I think this is a great pickup for us. [01:22:17] Speaker B: All right, well, that is all we have today for the Crimson case. Thank you for listening to this episode. I'm sure that we will all be back here for an episode next week. Maybe we'll have Lydia with us. We'll see. But that was the first Crimson case of April. We will see you next week. Wvuafm, Tuscaloosa.