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"About him first. What do we know? Yeah, I mean, I think, again, it depends on where exactly there's different parties involved. There's the SEC. There's the uncertainty and there's Alabama's administration and whatever comfort level there is with each of them. I think all three of those have to align with do we want Jeremy proof back in the conference? They want Jimmy Pruitt at the university and it does the end to the delay, have a firm answer on what exactly the penalties will be against them. I can't say for sure where that exactly stands, but I can imagine that this based on what Pete Golding did, Pete Golding was a pretty effective recruiter. And if your defensive coordinator comes in and he can't recruit because there's penalties against them and show cars or ultimately reflects upon Alabama, then there's obviously some issues there that I can see that falling through, but at the same time from a pure defensive football standpoint, I can also see that making sense with Alabama bringing in Austin Armstrong the southern mis defensive coordinator with a pretty deep background with linebackers. You can imagine that their defensive coordinator is going to be coaching safeties, so Pruitt has experienced with defensive backs. That would make sense for him to serve in that sort of role in any other name, I think would be Jim Leonard. The former NFL safety can certainly coach that position as well. So it seems to be a little bit narrower focus there with the defensive coordinator search, but certainly some obstacles to overcome as far as Pruitt's situation. And just you may not know the answer to this, but let's just for the sake of argument, assume that Pruitt gets hired and then he has a show cause. So that would preclude him from recruiting. What would that mean to the staff in terms of numbers of coaches being able to recruit? I would assume that you can't just come up with an add on, can you? Not to my knowledge. So yeah, I think that would reduce some of the ability for them to do everything they want to do from recruiting standpoint and they do have other pretty effective recruiters on that staff with Freddie roach and what he's done to virus Robinson has recruited pretty well the quarterback's coach, but yeah, you lose Golding and then really Charles Kelly from recruiting standpoint from where he ranks with this past class was number one in the country in terms of assistant coaching, recruiting rankings. And he's obviously gone to Colorado. So you've already lost some of that impact and whoever replaces him. If you can't have that person on the road, then that's an issue, but I don't believe that they can kind of pull from elsewhere to make that work if that were to happen. Acquisitions from AL dot com. Michael, let's talk about Nick Saban for a moment because everyone obsesses over what he's thinking, what he wants to do, what he has done, I realize covering him is not the easiest thing in the world to do. What is it like in terms of being able to reach out and glean information from him? Is he around much? Is he available? How does that work with a reporter for a major organization like yours? Certainly not directly by any means. I mean, I've certainly gotten a phone call from it. I don't think it's really Gandhi opposite direction or I can pick up the phone and call him an it's understandable. He's kind of reach a certain point in his career where he can kind of put information out through certain people and that's just kind of the way it is. I don't know if that's necessarily changing it. Stage 71 for him and 50 years of doing this. So you do hear stories though. I've talked to people who have covered him 30, 40 years ago, and you kind of can walk into building about cover him, but covered Alabama 30 or 40 years ago. You walk into the building and you talk to anybody who you want. That's certainly not the case these days. We kind of have a very restricted time when we can be there. And it's literally a single room where we can be. And I can't really walk in anywhere else, and obviously with the way saving does things, we can't talk to assistant coaches the entire year. We talked to coordinators once a year and anything else that happens kind of has to be outside of that sphere. But I don't think it's really you don't hear too many people directly communicating, make save and too often, and again, I just don't really see that changing. Yeah. I could have tested what it used to be like. I won't ruin your day by telling you how easy it was back then. And by the way, Mike, the thing that was great about the way it used to be, it wasn't so much even the head coach who you could see, it was the assistant coaches. I mean, you could slip in and out of their offices at all times before meetings after meetings before practice after practice. And you know this. The information you could get from them was priceless. Oh, yeah. Yeah, and again, in the NFL, as we've talked about on the show before, it's different because there's a certain amount of rules that are in place and what the NFL requires teams to do. And one of those is you have to talk to every assistant coach has to talk to you at least once a week, or at least be available to talk to you. So you certainly can learn more detailed information that way. You can kind of develop a closer relationship and again, I think
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"Is there a way to describe what do you think Nick Saban is going to be looking for? In terms of an offensive coordinator replacement? Yeah, let's start there before we get to the other side. Yeah, okay. No, perfect. Yeah. Well, I would think that Nick shaven saw the fits that Tennessee and Josh hyper gave him this year. And offensively, I think they'll probably trend a little bit and maybe over correct a little bit more that way as they as they go. Now I'm not saying they're going to turn into the Baylor offense from the mid 2000s. But one name I've heard is Josh hyper, Oklahoma offensive coordinator. He's obviously he's obviously had success in the SEC west footprint. He's obviously learned from lane kiffin and branched out to Oklahoma last year to mix results in a rebuilding year. But I do think that if the option schematically is to go faster or slower, my expectation is Alabama is going to end up going faster. Let's go to the other side, which is a parlor game right now. You don't deal in parlor games, you deal with real information. What are you hearing in terms of what Sabin is looking at and toward? Well, the tree is a little bit run out of branches. So it'll be interesting to see, does he does he go outside of the own tree? And by the way, it's been one of the great trees that we've seen in the last generation going forward. Never discount the people in the building Todd grantham has been in the so called rehab program there. And he's obviously coordinated a lot of good defenses in the SEC, driven a few fans nuts, I think, along the way too, but that's the logical in-house candidate. And from there, I think if it's not him, it would be someone from the outside. I mean, Pete Golding was from the outside. He came from the Ron Roberts tree at Delta state. So look, you're going to run Nick Saban's defense if you go to Alabama, but don't be surprised if they don't stay in house if they look for some different ideas. And speaking of in-house, somebody has been who has been in house twice as Jeremy Pruitt. He may have been there more than that. He's a name that a lot of fans are gravitating around, which brings us to the hue freeze question of a couple of years ago. We don't know exactly where it may be, you may. Where do you think Jeremy Pruitt fits into all this? And is he gettable considering what he left behind in Knoxville? Without clarity from that a case Paul, it's impossible to say exactly, but I will say this just generally speaking about the evolution of N shaped punishments. So what we've seen in the past three or four years is hesitancy for the NCAA be miserable failure of the AARP or the enforcement staff to punish programs, meaning to give bull bands to punish players who weren't there, didn't benefit from the violations. And I think the natural knee jerk reaction off of that Paul is to further punish in more punish the coaches who were implicated and involved. And I mean, the charges leveled against Tennessee in this case or I chuckled when I said it because there's just, I think it's what 17 level one violations, 18 level one violations, Paul, somewhere in that neighborhood. It's an astounding amount. So I just think if the NCAA case unfolds and they find Tennessee guilty of a fraction of those number of level one violations, it'd be really difficult even in this environment where NCA enforcement is just sort of brushed past like a bug on the windshield. I think it would be very difficult to see Pruitt. Again, if found guilty, they're still an allegation phase and still has to be adjudicated by the committee on fractions and everything. I just find it difficult to believe he would get a slap on the wrist in B roll back in, especially before the case unfolds. And there's other names out there, of course, human from Georgia countless others. Pete, we mentioned to it was another guest earlier about the portal closing and I know you try to keep up with all this. Is there a way to encapsulate the chaos that you hear from your Friends and sources and coaching about this period that is about to end and just where we are right now overall in college football with the portal and so many other things. Yeah, I was chatting with a recruiting guy today at a college. And he basically said, yeah, just trying to get through this free agency period. And that's really what it is. It's free agency. And I say that with no scorn and I don't say it dismissively. That's where we are in college athletics. And that's where we didn't have an evolution of rules, Paul. We had a revolution of rules. And the lack of the ability for anyone in Indianapolis to lead led the rules to change so distinctly that it's sort of like players are coming out of a portal fire hose now. And I do think there has been some progress in terms of having an open and closing of the period. That gives just a little bit a little bit less chaos, believe it or not, to this and a little bit of structure to how it works. But the combination of the one time transfer, the portal and NIL, I may make this an unprecedented period of seismic activity in college athletics. There's no other way to say it. And I do think it sends more and more coaches to the NFL, where maybe harder to win there, but at least there are a defined set of rules that everybody plays by. Pete Tamil joining us from ESPN always appreciate his time as we head to the break. We'll continue on this subject and others coming back plus your phone calls. You were listening to the Paul finebaum
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"Just an absolutely terrible couple of days with the tragedy out of Georgia early Sunday morning and then yesterday another story that has many, many people struggling to come to grips with, and that's the story. Darius miles, the Alabama basketball player who has now been kicked off the team, but just facing far more serious problems with a capital murder charge in Tuscaloosa pat Smith joining us now who hosts co host three man front in Birmingham on and of course many know him as the founder of the radio network. Pat, thanks for the time. There are so many things to talk about. Let's start with the miles situation and do we know anything more at this hour and what has been the reaction on your station today? Well, no Paul there really hasn't been an update. You had Nate Oates he addressed the media today around 1230 really nothing that he gave us in regards to anything new information wise because it is an ongoing investigation. The only thing that he really gave us was obviously you knew that there is miles was not on the bench for at least four games. He's had the ankle injury and it was Saturday they announced that he was done for the year, but he was back on the sideline on the bench and then 24 hours later he's being let off in a handcuffs into Tuscaloosa county jail. So it was just a very, very surreal moment because NATO is talking about getting a phone call, obviously the terrible tragedy that took place and then his first call then after that was to Greg burn the athletics director just trying to obviously get their arms around this terrible situation and what to do from that point forward. But no, as far as any information outside of what the test includes, the police department announced yesterday morning there's really been no other reaction as far as fans go. This was a player that most Alabama fans when they've had interactions with him. It was nothing but positive. Fans were disappointed because of his injury situation that he's been out and was going to be out for the rest of the year, but many fans that call it under the radio station today just in complete shock and more than anything in the world just the condolences to the family to the woman from Birmingham that was caught in the crossfire and was killed. Talking to pat Smith had a number of things I would like to talk to you about that we haven't really been able to get to today. And we know Pete Golding is out, I'm guessing without asking you that's a reaction is pretty positive on that. So what about Bill O'Brien? What's next for him? Well, it's interesting Paul because I've been doing a little research last couple of days and Bill O'Brien's contract. I've been told it's not officially out yet. Now that doesn't really mean much, but I can also tell you that he is still in the football operations building and it's going about his business like he does every single day and he's pretty fired up. So I'm not really sure if that means that he's on his way to Foxborough, Massachusetts or he's going up to Nashville to be the outfits coordinator for the Titans. But as of right now, it's business as usual on the offensive side of the ball, I think many fans about a week ago, we actually asked our listeners, okay, if you had your choice, would you rather lose peak Golding or Bill O'Brien? And it was overwhelming peak holding. So if Pete Golding is gone, which he is now to omaze, would the Alabama fans be okay with Bill O'Brien coming back, of course, watching David yesterday with the New York Giants, I think a lot of people was kind of wishing they will come back to college and be Alabama's offensive coordinator like he was a couple of years ago. Yeah, he's heading to NFL coach of the year before he does that. Pat, the names are all over the place on the replacement. And I know that's a parlor game. But what are you hearing? In terms of who is the most likely to take over for Pete golden? Well, the three names that I heard on Friday and throughout the weekend was Glenn schumann, the Georgia code offensive Corona since 2019, obviously he went to Alabama. He's got a background in Alabama, would this be someone that obviously Kirby smart is he going to back up the brinks truck even more for his staff to try to keep him from going to Tuscaloosa? That's a hot name. Jim Leonard is another top name. Obviously the former Wisconsin defensive coordinator who is the interim head coach at Wisconsin. But hands down poll, the one that everybody wants to come back to Tesco loses. Jeremy Pruitt. And Jeremy Pruitt his two years at the capstone, the finish number two overall in total defense and number one in total defense. Since Pete golden took over, Alabama has only had one top ten defense under peak Golding and also the team averaged a total defensive 2018 when Pete golden was there. So you lose Kirby smart 8 years to Georgia and then you have obviously Pruitt come in for two and you continue the outstanding defensive play
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"Texas. Hey Mike, you're on the air. How about Michael? Paul, there is something you can do to reverse the decline of the Saban dynasty. And I'm hoping you will accept this challenge, but would you be willing to lead the media charge to have Bill O'Brien take over at Purdue? For the sake of Alabama football, I'd be willing to help build Bill O'Brien moves anywhere he likes. I'll come back as a packaged bags. And also, if he could take Pete Golding with him, let me tell you. You will not be having any more articles about the save and dynasty for another four or 5 years. And that's what's, I mean, Nick Saban is catching a little bit of flag, but he could undo all that flack as soon as he dumps those two guys. Exactly. So to me, greater evidence of the dynasty being in decline is this willingness to accept what I would argue is mediocrity from his coordinators. Well said. We find no fault with your analysis. Well, thank you. Thank you very much, quite on track there. Let's check in with Todd in Georgia. Hello, Todd. I'm on. Hey, Todd. Hey, Paul. Spoke with you. It's been a while. You might know somebody, my dad had contact with Hal, hey. Oh my goodness. And my dad actually played football at Famer before barriers to VB years and then got injured. And many transferred Jack state and that's where we met how Hayes and Mary met my mom and then Danny Ford, you probably know him. Of course. Yeah, dad used to play ball against his brothers, Joe and Bobby. And so mister Ford, my dad's car, and he bought it for Danny. So when Danny was 16, basically, he was driving my dad's car. That's pretty good. No, I know all those guys. And what about Jackie Collins? She used to be a football coach there around Birmingham. He's one of our cousins. I believe maybe homewood from the 80s and 90s. I believe they won state championship. Sure did. And I do want to say there was one quarterback of pretty good while ago, who was small in stature, but he ended up winning the Heisman flute, and I'm not saying Bennett reminds me of him, but fluty did it and who's to say Bennett curtain as well. It didn't hurt that fluty had one of the most famous plays in college football history to help reward that is true. That is true and in fluty went on to become Hall of Famer and pro football. He did. But thank you for your call and me and my wife. We love watching this all the time. And hemorrhage reminded me of something that you said a few years ago. That all the college teams once they started like the gag going to a and M and smart going to George's mother folks at their eventually going to catch up with Batman because they're going to get the talent and looks like that's proved to be true. Todd, you be well, best of your wife. Thanks for bringing up some names from the past. We'll take a short break. We talked about Nick Saban up next, we'll take a national view of Hugh freezes higher by one of the most acclaimed writers in America, Kent bab. His latest on Hugh freeze under the heading, the latest character, and auburn football soap opera. That's out today in The Washington Post.
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"We get you ready for week four of the college football season. And we head to Tuscaloosa, a game that will commence tomorrow night here on the network Cole cubic joining us from the stadium and Cole, thank you for the time toys good to see you. Let's spend a second on this game and then I want a couple of things that really do want to get your opinion on. Just how is Nick Saban and his program approaching a game when they're, let's be honest, a 40 point favorite. Well, Paul, you'd be surprised if you heard coach Bill O'Brien, defense coordinator Pete Golding, and Nick Saban, today when we met with them and spoke with them last night, how where they are of this Vanderbilt football team. I think they feel like there's a lot of unknowns as far as what they're going to get offensively defensively scheme wise, they're not as familiar with this staff as they are a lot of others in the SEC and then the quarterback change I think brings a whole new dynamic of preparation for Pete Golding. So Nick Saban has been very cautious as how he discusses this team, how he's been discussing this football game in exactly how that's going to go for his crimson tide team tomorrow night on the SEC network. Talking to Cole in Tuscaloosa colony go down the road to auburn in a place that you know and love well and give us the lay of the land, what you have heard all week on the situation with Brian harsh and leading into tomorrow morning's game with Missouri. Obviously not a lot of positives, Paul. And anytime you have to make a quarterback change in the middle of the season, or you're uncertain who your quarterback is going to be. It's going to bring up a lot of questions. Now, TJ finlay is not going to be able to go. We hear that Zach calzone is going to have season ending surgery. So you're down to a couple of guys that don't have a lot of snaps. Robbie Ashford has at least gotten some playing time as an alternate quarterback for this auburn offense this season, but he's not capable of running the full offense. I'll be very interested to see Paul. How much Brian changes his scheme changes his offense around exactly what Robbie Ashford's capable of doing or what he's best at because you can't just have Robbie Ashford in and continue to run what TJ filling was running prior to that. Now holding grenier to freshman, he might actually get some snaps in this football game. Nobody has any idea what to expect from him. We haven't seen him in live action just yet. So obviously the inexperience is gonna probably force all of them to turn to the run. I would anticipate Missouri to load the box and say, hey, whoever the quarterback is, if you can get us with your arm, so be it. We're not confident that you can beat us that way. And this is a Missouri offense that found a little bit of confidence against Abilene Christian last week. So I was disappointed with the defensive effort, especially up front for the auburn tigers last week against Penn State Paul. There was no answer for the counter play. No answer for almost anything to Disney lines did on the ground. Auburn's got to find a way to win the trenches because tank Bixby's got to get going. I'm thinking 25 30 carries minimum for take Bixby in this game and then obviously that defensive front has got to be better than they were a week ago. In terms of the noise off the field, a lot of it came from TJ Finley's dad and I'm sure it's been talked about AD nauseam on your show, but he was critical of the two quarterback system. Is this just a dad speaking his mind? Does dads like to do or is there something more here? I think there could be a little bit of both paw. I think anytime you're discussing a parent, you have to be just a little bit cautious of exactly how they're saying it, what they're saying, who they're saying it to, just because that's their son. That's their child. They're going to protect their child. I mean, I have three children as a father. I would do the same thing. I don't know if I want to go be in the public eye with how I would handle that situation. And I can understand the rhythm the feel of a continuity that maybe TJ Finley does not feel he's been able to experience because I've been juggling two quarterbacks for the majority of the season. The reality is Paul TJ Finley's turn the ball over four interceptions on the season. He's put the ball on the ground, completion percentage not where it needs to be. He has not run the offense as effective as it needs to be run. So I do understand that that rhythm continuity might not be there, but he hasn't been as effective as he needs to be either. So this works a little bit of both ways, but you can fully understand a father wanting to look out for her son and potentially trying to go explain why he thinks his son has not been able to play to the best of his ability. Co, one of the biggest knocks on Brian harsen has related to recruiting and there was a lot of conversation last week because we did this show from auburn. It was a huge weekend. Everybody was going to be there, good impression, and maybe he could turn that around. 29 point loss did not do him any favors. Kim Brian do very much right now to salvage this recruiting class. None other than win football games, Paul. I think that's the only thing and then you look at how the defense performed with some of the questions that we mentioned offensively. And just to be fair, the way that the coaches have handled some certain things offensively, you find it hard to imagine that this team's going to be able to get to 8 9 wins this season. So no, if they can't go find ways to win football games, I don't know how you attract more top notch players to your program because every coach in this league, every coach in the country that's recruiting against auburn right now is going to be selling the fact that they don't believe he'll be the head football coach. Now the university has done him no favors with the investigation that happened obviously in the off season. And then with allowing things to be uncomfortable, not having an athletic director, there are multiple reasons that you could look at it and say, hey, do you really want to go there? There's not a lot of stability. We don't know what the future is going to hold for that staff of that administration, and you can understand why a lot of recruits would have question marks about their status.
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"Who's got a quite a reputation as a high school coach in Louisiana. Let's check in with Larry next. Hey, hey Larry, go right ahead. Yeah, I don't blame you. Legend run that mile, gonna be a curves dolphin. Look, man, take gold and that scored a touchdown. 31 was double teamed all day. He was frustrated. Yeah, that's right. But he don't know Jack. Just like, I watched her game and replied it. And he was like when they went and zoned by my block down, they did good now, but when they do, I don't have to ask pushed around. That's how offensive line. That man had a route. Glad you went after his boy. Personally. Personally, and if I was out young enough, and that was my son, I'd put his ass or try, how time listeners giggling ass and you sticking up or hey, Larry. You know, Larry, you misunderstood. You misunderstand. I'm sticking up for every caller. I'm not sticking up for one in particular because we have a program here where you get upset and you call in and give your opinion, but I will defend to the end of time, the right of every caller on this program, whether he coached football, played football or could pass a football aptitude test the right to call in and express himself in this environment. Yeah, but he repeated himself, repeated it, and you let him do it by all segments. I was on holes and he lifted his mouth. He just a Ho. Yes, and I hope. I'm just telling you, man. That's what I think about it. And I'm the real world. Take it. Thank you. Auggie is up next to augie. Damn, Paul, you got the hottest sports lead of the day just now. You're going to be all over the Internet now. I mean, all these little side hustle podcasts and website people are going to be quote you. Wow. I mean, could you have asked for manna from heaven better than that? Well, listen, P golden's dad called once before, yeah, and it's all over the Internet too. But it was really, it was before the game. It wasn't after the game. He was pretty serious. I know, I know him fairly well. And this guy was not joking about what he would do to legend. But let me ask you this. This guy, peach dad must not watch your show because he asked you this question. Paul, do you want ignorant callers calling in given their opinion about something they know nothing about? What the hell you think we all do on your show? Well, that's why that's why I believe in this. To me, this is not a bunch of and I know a lot of football people don't like this type of program. But I'm sorry. This is the, this is about fans. This is not about the experts. We have experts every day, but I think fans have every right to call in and express themselves, whether they, and I have great respect for Pete and for skip Golding, but I also will defend the right of you or anybody else for that matter to call in and give an opinion. I did challenge legend on what he said about Pete golden. Well, listen, I think legend is the biggest moron idiot that calls in the show, but I will take up his cause to give his opinion as he wants as it relates to Alabama football and even Pete Golding. Now, I watched that game and in my opinion, Alabama is one point better than Texas. That's the takeaway from that game. But man, henny penny is alive and well in Tuscaloosa and now you got Pete Golding. What do you think Pete's going to say to his dad tonight? Is you don't think he's going to chew him out for calling this back into what you heard what you heard skip say is he's probably going to try to kill me because they're very similar based on what I know about the two. And I know skip a lot better than I know Pete. But yeah, I think it's a mixed bag. I'm sure on one level he's glad his father stood up for him, but he also did not hear the call by legend. So, no, I mean, could you see dad walking in the court judge your little heart on him? Please, give him a break and take that question back. I mean, this guy is a, he's like an entertainer. Golding is an entertainer. He's making a lot of money to do his job. Regardless of how well he's doing it, people have the right to comment. In his father knows he was a high school coach, I think of lardo or someplace like that until let me tell you, that's a real high school power in Louisiana. It's not like John Curtis. But I mean, God, leave the man alone. He's a man now. He didn't need somebody to call in and into take umbrage to anything dumb dumb legend has to say, it just shows you that legends of mile, but more than a mile. He's like 5 miles ahead of this guy when it comes to rational thinking. That's right. But you have to run to a break. We're in a little bit over there, but we will take a short break. We are back. With much more. We are officially out of time for this program. We appreciate all of you for being a part of it. Some really interesting guests today will see you right here tomorrow. Thank you for listening to the Paul fine bomb show podcast, the Paul fine bomb show airs weekdays on the SEC network beginning at three eastern.
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"Welcome you back. Let's continue with more phone calls here at 8 5 5. Yeah, you heard the number there a minute ago? Cody is up next in Kentucky. Hey, Paul, how's it going? Very well, Cody. Thank you. I got a two comments and then a question. The first comment, a couple callers ago, some guy used a word doofus. And somebody in your background, I think was doing a Seinfeld reference, were you? Were you doing a sanfield reference? Hipster doofus? I think somebody was, yes. All right. I thought I caught it. Okay. Huge time to up there. The second thing is, my dream goal is I've coached high school for 9 years and one year of lower level college. My dream is for me to get to the level one day. Hopefully dream job SEC as in Tennessee and you talk about me on the air. We'll see if that happens. If I put in the work and maybe God will bless me, we don't know, but we'll find out. I hope so. My question is, do you think that Tennessee's loss to Michigan was more of their underperforming or Michigan overperforming? Because I mean, at a certain point, at the later in the year, I mean, it seems like Tennessee couldn't miss, and their defense was stifling. And then, you know, Michigan was 17 and 14. Everybody was questioning if they should have even been in. But what do you think? Yeah. I think Tennessee was missing a lot of shots, which you know happens. But the other guys were making them too. And I just felt like every time it got critical, Michigan made a shot, Tennessee missed it. You're a coach, I'll ask you this. I just felt like once or twice, maybe Barnes should have called a timeout to try to stop the flow. He called one, I believe. And I know that's one of the easiest things to do in criticizing her coach. I don't find a lot of fault with him, but that would be that would be where I would land if I was trying to find some. Well, I agree. I mean, there were a couple of games I watched, you know, the Memphis game that I think penny Hardaway could have called it a couple time mounts, Barnes as well. Bruce pearl, and as coaches, we get in there and we sometimes get tunnel vision, but I think maybe just a simple time out with a spark them, but I mean, this is dream thinking, I hope Kennedy Chandler decides to stay. He's probably got a decent enough draft stock to go, but if he does, I think hopefully I like Rick Barnes, I think he's done a heck of a job. I mean, other than him and Bruce pearl, I mean, what does Tennessee basketball head besides Bernard king and Ernie grunfeld? Really? Virtually virtually nothing. Hey Cody, you all the best you. I wish you nothing but success and I hope your dream comes true. Thanks, Paul. Appreciate it. Thank you very much. What a cool guy there. Wes is in Kentucky and you are on the air. Hey Wes. Powell, how's it going, man? We're doing great. I just want to comment. Or just get your perspective on this. John calipari kinda running from the fans on his talk show there the other night and only answering the ten pre tweeter questions. I think what they did, I just think it's a fan base that he should have sat through that and took a little bit of the little bit of the responsibility instead of kind of running away from it. I agree. You're paid an enormous amount of money and it's not like John calipari can't talk himself out of anything. And quite frankly, I think it would have helped him to get some angry caller on their challenging his credentials. And I think at that point, all you do is you're very kind and you're nice. You answer the question, you don't need to state your resume. Everyone already knows it, but coaches do that and of all the coaches in the world to run away. I'm probably most surprised by caliper because I know he can take it. Yeah, I just think he's a real well paid coach like he was saying that I think that with a hip he'd let the fans get some frustration out and really do. I think it's always better just to let it happen. Most of the time coaching the only coach I saw who totally blew it in that setting, but then again, his disposition was not conducive, was that owes your on. He pretty much threatened a fan during one of those caller. But with those you're on, you should have expected that. Let's talk to Manny in Tuscaloosa. Hey, Manny. Hey, Paul, how are you doing? Manny, we are doing great. Okay, thanks for having me on again. I'm calling for two things. I want to comment on your bracket and then something a little more serious. It's been amusing, but I think if it comes down to it, it's legend versus cat daddy. And I think their YouTube best callers are outstanding. So anyway, that's that. The more serious note is that I'm trying to find out I realize it's a highly sensitive situation. If you have heard anything of what's going on at the defense a coordinator position. Ever since the trouble, I won't reference it directly with our current defense coordinator. We've been hearing lock up. Slow funeral thirds don't campus in the background, but we're getting nothing else. Well, you're talking about Pete Golding and in mid January, he was arrested in booked on, I believe it was DUI. I'm not sure the case is still in a court system. And I'll say this about Pete Golding. He issued a statement. That's all he could do. I don't think Saban has ever addressed it. I'm not sure he's ever been asked about it. And I don't think much will come of that. When you look at P Golding's resume, it wasn't nearly as bad as I think the perception. There was a lot of criticism early on, but that defense came on very strongly. I felt, and I know that people look at the final game, but you and I both know Manny, Alabama didn't lose that game on defense. Yeah. I couldn't score in the red zone. Yep. No, I totally agree with you. I think what you're hearing is very interesting in your opinion, very interesting also, because like I said, we can't get anything going on campus. Well, I don't think you're going to, but and I don't mean to, I don't know, Pete golden that well, but to me, I frankly wish somebody would say something because and maybe it's still in the system,.
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"Welcome back here, final couple of minutes on the show. LA is in Los Angeles. Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon, Paul. How are you doing? We're doing great. Thank you. Quick question. Have you heard about mister riles resigning at grambling? Yes. We heard about that earlier in the hour and we talked to somebody about it and it is official. Yes, he's out. He is out for sure. Okay. Well, just want to know about that. And I do have one thing that to say about football and how to stop the people from falling down that thing to her, the players. They can do. My answer to that is player falls. He comes out of the game, and he has to stay out of the game until his team gets the ball back in their possession. And that way, you're not going to have players falling down just to stop the game. And you need something to do. My only concern about that is that if they fall down legitimately, but it would put an end to it pretty quickly. I agree. Jim is in Georgia. Hello, Jim. Hey, Paul, thanks for taking my call. I just want to say I miss Ed from Connecticut to God dogs. And I just had a quick question. I want your input on this the coach and rehab program at Alabama. I saw our Todd Griffin's going to Alabama. I just, how does Nick Saban do it? How does he pick out the ones that other causes of canned, then they come over there and they end up turn out successful going to bigger and better jobs. I mean, right now he's got I think Derek Dewey and grantham, I think most of these guys have been fired and they probably have buyouts, I know in grantham's Casey probably he may not have because I think his contract was up. But Saban started this many years ago. It's been very successful and for a really small amount of money. A lot of times they're making a pittance compared to a normal coaching salary. He's getting fresh eyes. So in grantham's case, he's got, he's got his defensive coordinator, Pete Golding, but now he's got somebody who has an equal standing to golden who could look at tape and go here. Listen, I think I see it this way. Yeah, when do you think Dan Mullen's going to check in? I don't think that's going to happen. It's just my gut feeling that and it's not that I'm not trying to make a big deal about it. But I think Dan Mullen is interested in television and the NFL. And I would be surprised if Dan Mullen did that. As always, I appreciate your input. Thank you very, very much. Again, updating the lead story from earlier in this hour. Art bryles four days in as the offensive coordinator grambling has resigned after enormous and withering criticism for many around college football, especially Doug Williams, the legendary former quarterback and head coach. We're out of time. We will do this again tomorrow. Have a great night. Thank you for listening to the Paul fine bomb show podcast, the Paul fine bomb show airs weekdays on the SEC network beginning at three eastern..
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"Paul finebaum show podcast. Hello, everybody, and welcome back to fans, ville, a college football utopia. Fans feel. With the lakes are stocked with ice cold Dr Pepper and the Ottomans, Russell with a sweet smell of football glory. And Dr Pepper. It's a land flowing with onion dip, or even the food pyramid is shaped like a hot dog. What? Wherever yard gained is the yard worth celebrating and every celebration is beyond excessive. With ice cold, Dr Pepper. Return to glory this season with fans Bill by Dr Pepper. Grab some today. In college football, Goodyear knows a new season means new possibilities. Where every Saturday is an opportunity on the road to greatness. No matter if you're out there playing your hardest, or cheering the loudest from the sidelines, tailgating in the parking lot or your favorite spot to watch the game. Goodyear nose passion is what drives us forward all the way to the playoffs. That's the road that moves us. Goodyear, driven. And welcome back here. Let's get back to the phone calls and Larry is up next in Alabama. Hello, Larry. Oh, how you doing? I want to talk about something I think being overlooked in the Georgia Alabama game. And that's Taliban was defense, especially their front 7. I think they got a pretty dominant 7. So how is Georgia going to effectively move the ball this time against Alabama's defense? You know, I keep hearing Alabama duplicate what they did against Georgia's defense. But as Georgia governor moved the ball on Alabama's defense. That's a good point. Yeah, I think the most appreciated person on the Alabama sideline is really Pete Golding and we're all guilty of it. He was our favorite target for a couple of years, but this defense is probably stood tall. There were some shaky moments early on, but not down the stretch. Well, I always say this when people bring that up, I go if it's good enough for Coke saving that is good enough for me. He couldn't do it. He wouldn't be there. You know what I mean? You're right. And also, this, you know, you hear a lot throughout the year. We need new blood in the playoffs. People are trying to watch in the same teams. But this year, Alabama Cincinnati had a viewership of just over 16 million, Georgia, Michigan, just over 16 and a half million. And last year, Alabama Notre-Dame drew 18 million in Ohio State Clinton drew 19 million. So even with the new blood, it didn't show up in the viewing. No, no, you're right. There is an inherent problem with college football right now in terms of getting to where it once was. And that doesn't mean it's failing. 18 million people is a lot of folks. I think people just want to see good games. No matter what. Now, when I was young in the 70s, you had USC Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio State. And now people say, well, we only have 14s that are competing. But back then, you only have 5 or 6 teams that will compete every year for the national championship. No, you're right. There aren't any outliers. You really in the 60s into the 70s, you had Alabama Notre-Dame, Nebraska, Oklahoma. Texas snuck in there. USC. Yeah. Ben state. Right. So it really, if you look at the evolution, besides what's interesting to me though, Larry and just everyone wants to talk about the SEC, but this is the third year in a row that there has been a new SEC team in the playoffs. And I realized Alabama's been, but you had LSU, and then last year, Alabama, this year, Georgia. And Alabama. Georgia. Right. So, look, I think everything's fine. I think what ESPN and the CFP has to do is get off New Year's Eve not. Well, and get back. Last year is the last one. And that's just pure stubbornness. They came up with this idea, and two ESPN's credit. They said it was a bad idea on day one and the CFP was stubborn. They stuck with it. And why were they stubborn? I've said this a thousand times. I'll say it again. They allowed the rose bowl to push them around. Right. And Paul, listen. When I was a kid, the orange bowl, the sugar in the cut and then every bit to me that the rose bowl. So that's just 30s 40s, all the rose bowl, the rose bowl. The rose bowl means nothing. It's no bigger than the orange or the cotton of the ship. Well, but here's what I would say to that. It may not be except for one critically important thing. It's time slot is the most valuable on New Year's Day. Why? Because the game ended at 8 15 Eastern Time. 8 30, whatever it was. And most of us are sitting around, whether it's 7 15 in Alabama or wherever else, it's a great time of the night on a holiday to watch the end of a game where the sugar bowl, which whose audience was about half of that, it didn't even start till 9 15 or 9 o'clock Eastern Time. That's just too late to start a game, although I think I'll say Alabama game didn't start till 9 20. Right. Put the if you're gonna do that, could put the game put the first semi final going on at 2 o'clock or 1 o'clock, whatever. And then follow that with the second one and glisten. Kick the rose mode to whatever time slot you won't, but your two most important games for the best time. Everyone's party to this and that would include the network. Hey, thank you. You make some great ideas. I just wish people would listen. Appreciate it. Let's talk to Carson, who is up next in Atlanta. Hello Carson. Hello, mister Paul. Thank you for taking my call. I really like your show. Thank you. On 12 years old, I just wanted to call you and ask you what you think the outcome of the game is going to look like on Monday. Carson, I'm still wrestling with that. So I'm going to defer to you because you sound like a 12 year old who knows what he's talking about. So break it down for us. Well, I really like Georgia. I think if they play really good defense, they blitz Bryce young. He's going to get very prescient they're going to throw it out of bounds or throw a floater in George can take it off and get a pick 6 and score touchdown. For Georgia, please welcome offense. Natives on play very well and they don't play scrappy. I think they can win the game. So Carson, I detect you maybe a Georgia fan. Is that accurate? Yes, sir. That's fine. How closely do you follow college football? It sounds like you really pay a lot of attention. Yes, sir. I watch a lot of the games. I've watched every game this season of Georgia. Yeah. I mean, the way that they play the season, they blitz the quarterbacks in the quarterback get pressured,.
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"Be back in Jeff is up next in Columbus, Ohio. Hello, Jeff. What's going on, Paul? Jeff doing great. How are you? Real good. Man, I call a little bit at golden prosper. And I was waiting for the MC to go let's go meet the legend from the Paul fine bomb show. Yeah, yeah, it's interesting after legend tried to take down the Pete Golding a few weeks ago. Golding has pretty much throwing a perfect game on the board. Yeah. Hey, speaking of people calling people out, did I hear Andre from wherever he's from? Try to call me out yesterday or was he call out Jeff from Chicago? Well, I think he meant you, because Jeff from Chicago hasn't been around in about ten years. Yeah, so Andre, if you're going to be slick and call somebody out, once you a, get the right city they're from and B, it's probably not a good idea to be calling somebody out when your team went fixed and 7 and lost in some Texas full last night. So I mean, I don't know who. I know you're right in the coattails of bayon, Georgia, Andre, but you don't need to be calling somebody out when your team sticks to 7, my man. Hey, Paul, the last time I talked to you was just before the start of the season and I asked you about Kenny B where he's been, and you just kind of tap danced and settled around, but I'm shocked you didn't have Tim on yesterday with that Dale Brown court. A deal as hard as he's worked on that. Is he banned from the show? Or what's going on? Break it down, Paul. Well, first of all, you're right. Tim Brando worked diligently to try to make sure that happened. And he deserves a lot of credit. As far as your question, I don't know how to answer it. Why? Well, but I mean, it's an answer. Any questions? I do not know how to answer your question. So the ESPN executives must not want Tim Brando on your show. My same answer is applicable to that question as the previous two. Oh, my goodness. I don't know what you're not understanding. All right, next question, Paul. Give me your honest opinion of what you think of all these opt out and things you think it's a big problem, but what do you think might be causing all this to happen and seems to be festering each year? Give me your opinion. I think it's where we are in college, athletics right now, Jeff. But why? Give me some reasons why. Well, because the bowl games have been devalued and you saw it with Ohio State and ultimately players don't have much motivation to go to them. And I'm fine with it. I know there's been a national debate all week about one of our mutual friends statements, but to me, these guys work hard and if they don't want to play in a bowl game that simply is not going to change anything, then good for them. Yeah, it doesn't really bother me either, Paul, but I think you know who I like to talk about a lot of times and that's your employer ESPN Paul. Okay. And I think the combination of VSP and the last what, 5 to 7, maybe ten years, essentially monopolizing the bold system and the playoff system. Is that not true that there's basically a monopoly? Well, what you have, this is not like a force takeover here where you have. Vladimir Putin sending tanks across the border into Ukraine, they're paying for what they're showing. Okay, but still, it's a monopoly. They won't post any of the definition of a monopoly has been well established by Congress. And that's why there is the Sherman antitrust legislation. However, they do own the majority of the or they either own or operate the majority of the bowl games. That is that is a fact. I've heard all but one. Well, that's not true. The sun ball was on CBS. The Arizona bowl was a bar still presentation. Fox had the holiday bowl. They have most of the bowl games. Now they don't know it is also a fact they have a partnership in many of these bowl games, so that is no secret. But how does the ESPN promote the postseason of college football? How do they promote it? Well, they basically who's in and who's out. It's all about the playoff. Of course. If there's any one, nobody talks about the basically other than the rose bowl, I don't think it really gets promoted. I mean, come on, Paul, these days. Wednesday. Next week, it's gonna be who Jim he's out, right? And I will agree with you on ESPN has changed. 5 years ago, yeah, ESPN spent I'm not talking about right here. I'm talking about on the main network, they spent a considerable more amount of time. I'm not talking about this week either. I'm talking about all year long. The piece of the pie that college football has has been severely reduced. Yeah, and I'm not even criticizing any of the personalities. I'm a big fan of a lot of the personalities. I'm upset. I'd love for you to get on the guy. Whoever it is, guy girl, whatever that's in charge of the promotions of the postseason of college football on ESPN because the whole who's in who's out? No wonder these kids could care less about if they're not the playoff. Because playoff shows are there in the fall. 6 or 7 of them. Right. It's like if you're not in the four, you're not even in the conversation to get promoted. Jeff terrible. Listen, I may work here. That doesn't mean I agree with everything that happens. You run your own business, but in my opinions are not necessarily theirs, but you know, I've made that decision. I just signed a new contract, so I'll follow whatever path they take me down. Right. And this is the problem I have is the sport gets more professionalized and we obviously agree college football was becoming more and more professionalized by the day. Okay. Okay. And when you have basically what I'm going to still call a monopoly running the postseason, okay? And you've got one network promoting it. I don't care what network that is. It doesn't matter. But there's no cross promotion. There's no sharing of anything. I've told you in the summer the business entity that operates as the biggest competitors is college athletic. They don't trust either anybody. I mean, you can hear it in sync's voice. He doesn't think he's going to get anywhere with the other commissioners, and then the teams within the conference don't trust each other. So how are they ever going to and kill there's some kind of spirit? Which is never going to happen. Jeff, why is the NFL so successful? First of all, it's a good thing. Because they're all partners..
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"Much you could save. It's Geico easy. Visit Geico dot com today. That's Geico dot com. We are welcome all of you back. And lane kiffin will join her shortly. Tanner is in Tampa, hello, Tanner, good afternoon to you. Hey, Paul, are you today? We are well. Thank you. So my call is kind of similar to the guy that was just before me, but I wanted to say that I think it'd be absolutely crazy to fire demon especially just one bad season and doesn't make kind of more sense to let him give him a chance to fix it. Yeah, I think that would be the path of least resistance. Now I don't really think you can answer the question until the season is over. I think if Mullen does what he's supposed to do and win these next two games, I believe he will be safe and all of this is out the window. And by the way, these games should not dictate whether he comes back or not, but because the season has spiraled out of control or spun out of control, I think it's more critical that he shows his bosses some positive track yeah, I agree. I mean, I don't think that you fire your coach over one game, right? I think it's like a long-term thing. And the season's already over. So why does it really matter if we lose to Missouri or FSE? I mean, obviously it's better to go to a bowl, but if the season is already over, then why did he fire those coaches when he did? I think it was honestly I was to please the fan base and show people that he's going to do something to fix it because obviously people are angry and people wanted him fired before the season started, you know? Now, I have this question for you. If you're the head coach of Florida, you're making $7 million a year. You're paid to make elite decisions because you're one of the best coaches in the country. Should you be asking the fans, what to do? Because Mullen came out very boldly about two months ago and said he doesn't listen to the fans and quite frankly he knows what's going on in that room better than some fan sitting in the upper deck. That's not what he said, but that was his intent. Yeah, I see what you mean. I think the biggest problem will happen was because of the COVID year. I think we all kind of thought, oh, our defense was bad because of COVID. We didn't have the practices before the season the spring practices and all that. And I think that's why he didn't end up firing them because we all thought it was just the COVID thing. By the way, I think a lot of people's jobs were saved because of COVID. I can't tell you how many times I heard someone say 8 or 9 months ago. I thought that was terrible, and we're going to change it. And then, well, it's not fair to change because of COVID. Now, it's a good point. Tanner, thank you very, very much for your call. Appreciate it. Let's check in with David and Georgia. Hello, David. Hello. Hey, good afternoon. How you doing, Paul? I'll just go to my few comments. I like to make a comment. How much I appreciate. I'm a veteran, 77 years old, retired from a Marine Corps. And I appreciate what you did on Veterans Day. I really did you show that you love America and there's a lot of people out there who don't love it anymore. And I would like to say these people call in the end, I went to school at all. But I like Alabama and I like Georgia. And the reason people call them all of them and hate for Georgia. And Alabama is because my first sergeant told me this one time, the reason that Vietnamese haters is because they are now the earth. And that's the deal. And I appreciate you so much for how you are being you are Homer when it comes to Tennessee. You were being in like everything on your show. When you were talking about the university of Tennessee, I know they've been through some hard times, but they are coming back now. Thank you very much. David, thank you and thank you for your many, many sacrifices for all of us. And I was beaming. I got a little carried away Friday. What can I tell you? Back in back where it all began. I was like a Kenny Chesney song. You can is up next in Alabama. Hey Ken. Hey, Paul, how you doing this afternoon? We are doing great. Listen, I got a cope. I'm gonna put you on the spot, Paul. I'm gonna do you like you do grand mcelroy sometime? I like to be put on the spot. Here we go. What's your honest opinion about Pete golden? What is your honest opinion about him? Go ahead. Let me explain something to you, okay? Just give me just give me one second, okay. They encourage us here on the show to try to be neutral and not say people should be fired. Do you hear me? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. So I say that because I really like this job and I believe in the people that are in charge, and I try to subscribe to what they tell me. So you asked me a question about Pete golden. Right. I'll tell you what, though, I'll tell you what. Look at it. I know what you're saying. And I know what you want to say, but here's the thing. Hey, call me. Call me after the show. I'll tell you what I really think. Thank you both. You have a good day. Thank you. You know, I will say this about Pete Golding. I'm kidding, of course. He is one of the most maligned coaches that we talk about. Now that Todd grantham is going. I don't really know whether he should keep his job or not. Because I don't know what role Nick Saban plays in that defense. And I mean that. I suspect Saban plays a big role. And I have never understood Saban's loyalty to Pete golden. But I really don't. I thought two years ago it was a surprise that golden came back, but the problem for Pete Golding is not so much who he is. It is the type of coach that he has replaced. He replaced, I believe he replaced Jeremy Pruitt, who was an outstanding defensive coordinator. Who replaced Kirby smart, who was one of the best defensive coordinators I have ever seen. And he is not those two guys. And until 7 allows us to go into one of his defensive meetings to see what really goes on, it's difficult to know how much of that defense is Nick Saban and how much of it is Pete golden. I would be surprised if it wasn't a lot of Nick Saban. Last year, the defense looked pretty good. Alan is up next in.
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"Other gas and nicks us covers the rebels. In basketball season is underway and we'll preview that as well. Nick is in Florida Nick go ahead. Hey, Paul, so look, I've got a way that Nick Saban can keep his job. So you are the Nick from yesterday. Yes. Yes, absolutely right. You realize I got a master's degree from so listen, I hear. No one says they graduated from Alabama when they did it. Believe me, I've got a master's degree from a much more prestigious university. And when I say a graduate from Alabama, there would be no reason to lie about that. But anyway, so I've got a way Nick Saban can keep his job, Paul. Because yesterday, what was lost was the foreboding nature of what I was trying to say. Bama is going to lose to Arkansas. They're going to lose to auburn. This is it. The season is unraveling. The way that he can save his job is by landing arch Manning. Now, the bad part of that is that Pete Golding is the head recruiter for arch right now. And I don't think that's good because it might keep building's job. But if George gets arch Manning, I'm telling you the wheels are going to come off. We still have some time to go before arch makes the decision. So no, I know. Look, I don't think we have a shot. We have no shot at getting him. I'm telling you. A lot of people doubted yesterday after your call that you were a legitimate Alabama fan. Well, I'm a true Alabama fan and my checkbook to the university can solidify that. But so you're not a troll in here just trying to cause trouble for the crimson. No, are you? Absolutely. And I ran track and field, I was a fool scholarship athlete at Alabama was in a fraternity studied in the business school. Graduated 97. But so Paul, I want to give a shout out to the Alabama basketball team. Thank God we've got a team that can do something this year. And that front court is going to be dynamic. Paul, we talked a couple of years ago. I told you I'd said that Avery Johnson should be fired and I said that he was underperforming with the talent they had. And you laughed at me. I got laughed at. And sure enough, I don't know it was maybe about two or three months later, finally they pulled the trigger on Avery Johnson. I've got quite a history on this show of saying things that sound outlandish, but end up coming to fruition. And so. I'm not just throwing that Avery Johnson needs to go and Nick Saban are not exactly in the same way. No, no, I'm just saying that I was right in a prediction being right on a prediction. I know they're not, they're not the same, but again it's a prediction. By the end, I was with you on Avery Johnson. He did need to go, and I pretty much asked him live on the air about that. And I don't expect anybody to remember that because it doesn't matter. Firing basketball. One thing suggesting that Nick Saban needs to move off is let me just go ahead and say it's blasphemous, okay? But Paul, you kind of tried you painted me in the corner a bit by going down the road that if Davos Sweeney said he was ready to go today and of course I had to make a judgment call on that. If indeed, they reached out and he said he could come now what would happen. But my original point was more of a look, the wheels are going to come off this real fast and you can't dabble Sweeney is a heck of a coach, Clemson is not a blue blood. What he's done there is almost the equivalent of doing the same thing at Vanderbilt. He's turned that into a powerhouse. He is the right coach for Alabama. And I'm telling you somebody needs to wake up and make sure he gets the job. But Nick would I don't understand and dabos are very good coach. I would not argue that whether he's a perfect fit for Alabama TBD, but I just don't understand your angst with Nick Saban. Well, I think it's a combination of things, Paul. I remember what it was like in the bad years before Sabin. And comparing Saban's retirement to Bear Bryant's Paul, you know better than that. Bear Bryant was sick. The guy was a two pack a day smoker, probably a bottle of Jack in half of the day. You can't compare his retirement to Nick Saban's. Now, on the recruiting trail and they are recruiting well right now. But I don't know. We have to get arch Manning. We need a quarterback that will keep and that will keep Nick Saban around the four plus years. But I can I don't want to be a parent here and state the obvious, but Alabama's last three quarterbacks are all starting in the NFL right now. And Bryce young will likely follow. It's not like Alabama has a dearth of time. I'm not sure about that. If they can't protect him, Paul, he won't make it through the season. He's been getting decimated by really not very good teams. And it's a problem. I'm telling you, Paul, I'm going to look like a genius when they get pounded by Arkansas and auburn. You've got to remember what I'm saying in this point. First of all, it's not like I need to take notes here and compile them later when I get home at my little third grade desk. I mean, these shows that these shows are recorded. There is a record of them. So you don't need to be worried that will remember what you said. Okay, no worries. I mean, I know nobody goes back to that stuff. That's why you like to repeat it. I mean, look, the season is going to end not well. And it's unfortunate because this team is not very good, but get arch Manning solidify this number one recruiting class and there might be light at the end of the tunnel. And you're acting like Nick Saban is unaware of how to recruit a top player..
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"I was, Paul, because it just kind of lets me know that the ball don't lie. You get exactly what you deserve in this football game. If you do the right things all the time for the right reasons, you're probably gonna get the results that you want. Not all the time, but most of the time. And when you don't do those same things, you're probably gonna get that result all the time. If not all the time, most of the time in Alabama has find themselves sometimes winning that game and all of a sudden at the end of the game, players, and I've been in that locker room. I've been there where it's, you know, the corrections after when, you're like, oh, I got a coach. I got it. I understand. I messed up. It's cool. But when you lose, you have a different sense of urgency. You have a different sense of like, man, I got to be a party had this considering they nearly lost Florida. You know Paul, you would like to believe that. But if you listen to those players, you know, will Anderson, I think he said in one of his pressures this week, he said that we had those conversations and maybe it was sinking now. So maybe they did not get it, and sometimes it takes you to really lose the game before. Now you actually understand what you have. I've heard people talk about, say, they said two things this week. They look for they're struggling to find the chemistry and they're struggling to find the leadership. Tell us what that means inside that locker room. The chemistry is really just everybody being on the same page. It's not about me. It's not about my NRL deals, it's not about my playing time, but what can I do to help this team win a ball game on Saturday? Whether it's working hard at practice, given the right look, setting up some other things, taking a rep or two so another guy can get some rest and practice. So he's more ready to go on Saturdays. All of those things kind of coming together. No, that would be a good teammate, all right? Being a good teammate a solid person that you can lean on and in those meetings in the classrooms. And that's the chemistry part of it. And the leadership part of it is when somebody speaks who's all listening. And the big dogs got the best players if they're good people. They're sometimes the best leaders. And you don't have to always be a vocal leader. You can be a leader by the way you play, and your actions can be a great leader going forward. Roman, your defensive guys, I'm going to tell you, I'm going to give you a. Compilation of what I've heard all week. Alabama fans. A lot of irrational. Almost unanimously though the ones that call in. I'm not saying that they're the ones that are sitting in the president's box. But they're still, they're more important to me than that shitting in the president. These are my people. These are my these are our audience. They want change at the defensive coordinator position. You understand what happens when those signals come down. Do you see any fault in what Pete Golding is sending into the game? I think he definitely has his hand in it. You can't divorce him from it and just blame the players. Because at the end of the day, in this college space, I never try and blame players. Always trying to blame because I was always told that you're either coaching it or you're allowing it to happen. And so it's some things that execution wise that if you're not doing them, you either need to not run the play or you need to actually explain to the players what you're trying to get accomplished within each call. So we at least generally understand conceptually, what are we doing when we call this defense? So you're not just saying, all right, coach. Oh, I know in this call, I gotta rush the a gap. Okay, that's fine. But when he rushes to a gap, why are you really trying to contain on the guy? Or why are you trying to do these things? It's the coaching little nuances that can really take the defense from understanding, okay, I'm just playing the play versus now I'm really truly executing. And now not only executing it, but I'm teaching the guys how to now make your own play. That is how I learned to really transition and take my game to the next level was I was no longer just watching plays, but now I'm watching place to understand and put myself in this situation to where if they run this play, how do I make a play? So when I see them rowing motion and they build a certain formation, that's a trigger something in my mind and say, okay, this is building. If I just wait here for a second and a half and just go run that way he's going to throw me the ball. That is the next level that I need to see how this Alabama team as they continue to play these games of not just playing the play, but now how do you make your play? And I'm not just saying staying in my gap because coach says I got to be in this gap. But how do I take over my gap shed a guy and go tackle the ball carrier or make a play? Somebody at some point needs to step up and say, hey, I want to get my name in the newspaper. And this is how I was going to get done. So going out there and making that big play to get your name in the newspaper. Somebody needs to say, I want to be that guy..
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"pete golding" Discussed on The Paul Finebaum Show
"Rich is up next. Rick is up next in Southern California, hello Rick. Paul, how you doing? Thanks for taking my call. It's been a long, long time, man, but great to hear. In the industry, I'm in. Yeah, this industry I'm in COVID has wreaked havoc on my schedule. So I do apologize but I have been listening and love to love the calls, love the show. Thank you. As you know, I'm a 60 year Alabama fan, but I want to start off by saying if you just give me a minute that the Georgia is the best team I've seen this year. I had no doubt about that. I've picked them to win the national title. But let me say this. The caller a few minutes ago, who made the call saying that the Red Sox have called the Yankees. Well, the first thing that Red Sox had to do in order to catch the Yankees was actually beat the Yankees, okay? He's making the comment that make no mistake Georgia has caught Alabama. You got to beat him first, right? I mean, that's first things first. And what a lot of people don't understand is Alabama won a hundred straight games over unranked teams. That's more than the number two, three and 14 behind them combined. That's decade worth of winning. They haven't lost to an eastern division team in what ten, 11 years. I mean, that's insane type numbers, okay? And that's where the target on your back every game. You are everybody's national title game. And nobody's handled that better than Alabama and Nick Saban. Now let's see what Georgia does with it. Me, I think you're going to run the table. I think they win the national title. But until you do that, you caught nobody, okay? So first of all, that's just it's just crazy to come on here and just celebrate the greatest team in the history of college football winning losing by a field goal on the last second of the game. I mean, that's ridiculous. I realized it was to an unranked team. But what's an a and M ranked fourth or 5th in the nation to start the season? That's a pretty good football team. So there's no excuses for me. Alabama was outplayed out coach and lost that game and there's no excuse for it. But the fact of the matter is, until Pete Golding has left Alabama, we're going to see more of these defense of issues. I mean, they have not been ranked in the top ten in any defensive category since Pruitt left. And for me, I don't know how Nick Saban doesn't make that call. I mean, it's time to move on with this. I mean, good lord, they've had they've got 5 star guys all over the defense side of the football that can't tackle can't cover. They've had more penalties, more pass interference calls than they've ever had. I mean, it's time to make that change. So but I wanted to remind that Georgia caller and again, I think George is the best team I've seen this year. But until you've beaten the man, you ain't the man. Thanks for taking the call. Thank you very much. Jason and Louisiana, you are on the air. Hey, how are you doing? We're doing great. Thank you, Jason. I'm down here three for my own moves, Paul. I went to work Monday and everybody was laughing. I'm an Alabama fan. And all these photographs, man, they gave me heck, I work in the school system my football coach too down here to vote for school. Oh, wow. I'll tell you what. And they won the national championship list because we've also that's the way it always is. Yeah. I have to ask you champ Bailey, help me remember, didn't he play some offense also while he was played played wide receiver, not a lot but he played limited situations, and he was also on special teams. Also in polio Washington, been in Washington, being 30 years, not watching him play. He was a great man, great player, and I love your show, Paul. Thank you. You'd be well coach. I hope you have a great season. Joe is up next in red bay, Alabama. Roll down rope, Paul. Hey, Joe. Hey, I'm over my morning. You celebrate it when 24 hours you more for three or four days. So I made my pit road against him. You know, I said that statement played all year. And no way they're not. It just means you can't drop 8 passes and it's uncharacteristic. And but I promise you if we play Georgia, we're not going to be dropping past. And if you think mama's out of the playoffs, I mean, it's just hey, I want to be fine. I want people to say, hey, Penn State in front of you. Oklahoma that barely wins and I barely win their games barely is in front of us. I may not give this a chance on return. And you know, Paul, it's better to lose. Joe do you believe any of this stuff that you're saying or are you just saying it? Probably fact president what is fact? Net Alabama is going to win in national title this year. That's a fact? It's proven back. I mean. Okay. I mean, we're not a fact, Paul. I mean, word is it not. And my wife one day, and it ain't tell pocalypse happened. Luis didn't play good that game. And I'm telling you, we need to get rid of and I said before year it started. Evil, he won't be back in Tuscaloosa next year. He won't be confused here, Joe, if you're going to win the national championship, how are you going to why do you want to get rid of your defensive coordinator? Well, he's done decent, but this past week, I'm like, hey, said they sent the past. And I'll lay and then we'll do it. They wouldn't check and I'll check and I'll they drop back two steps and hit the first guys I had planned on him. I mean, so we didn't have a chance to say. You know how bad I wanted to say? Joe before you go, you really think Alabama is going to be Georgia? What's your take place like Alabama? And Alabama can you team 40 points every game? Okay. Pat is up next to hey pat hey, Paul. I do believe legend moved to the top of the list.
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"pete golding" Discussed on The Paul Finebaum Show
"Hey Richard go right ahead. Hey, thanks, Paul honor to talk to you. I love you. Thank you. Listen, I maybe it's just from a maroon perspective here, but you know, the Yankees did have something to do with Alabama losing the game. And I don't think they're getting the credit. I know it's not good for a team to lose two games in a row just because your quarterback goes down, they should have responded to that better. But the second string quarterback tells that it got his act together. It took him a couple of weeks to do it. But I don't think the rankings are reflecting properly. I didn't expect him to be top ten, but I certainly didn't expect him to be closer to SMU than they were to Alabama or even the top ten. I think the aggies got shook when king got hurt and I think that they're back on the right track. My question to you is, where do you think it's going to wash out for the Yankees if they continue to play well the rest of the year? Well, I do think they need to be careful this weekend. They're playing a pretty average team, but I'm always concerned with a team coming off of a monumental victory, oftentimes. The old bow. Yeah, it's dangerous. Having said that, I think they're really good shape. They have all mis remaining. I'm trying to remember where that game is, whether it's in it's A-okay, I think that's a really tough game for them. But beyond that, I think they can manage the rest of the way. Well, I hope so and I hope the nation starts looking at a and M Mike while they there's no question they didn't respond well after king got hurt, but that was a good game Saturday and it was a great plan and let's give the ax a little credit. Yeah, the schedule, thank you very much. Other than Missouri, South Carolina and auburn at home and I think that I think the old miss game is really going to be tough. The LSU game, I can't imagine what shape the LSU program will be in on the final Saturday of the year. Thank you for the call. Appreciate it very much. Jordan is up next in Jasper. I'm assuming that's Jasper, Tennessee, is that right? Yes. It's just for trying to see. I'm calling you Paul, 'cause I'm an Alabama fan. I come from a bunch of Alabama people. My grandfather went to the university of Alabama star in Bear Bryant, dynasty. And I was just, I was just wondering, thank you all for taking my call. I was just wondering, I know there's been some execution problems on the Alabama defenses side. But I think a lot of it might be because of the scheme. I mean, I know the scheme was from Saban. And I know he's a good sketch of all time. I just don't think some of the calls are correct. And I think that maybe pea Golding should be fired. Jordan, how old are you? I'm 13. Okay. You're certainly sounding like your elders. I mean, I don't hear many good things from the fans about Pete Golding. I tried to look at all the different variables, but I really appreciate your call. Thanks so much. And you take care of yourself. So a 13 year old Alabama fan from Tennessee is calling for the defensive coordinator to be fired at Alabama. Paul is in Charlotte. How are you Paul? Good afternoon. Hey, Paul. You know, something's going on. The Alabama mobile homes retirement homes have figured out how to get by the supply chain problem with the liquor stores. It's clear from today. I don't know if it's your having new kids on the block or maybe as a guest and it's creating some mojo, but let's talk football. Don't forget tomorrow in sync will be with us. I'm waiting for new edition. How many people are going to go back to the 80s and 70s? They're too old for the show, new edition. Well, let's just bring in all bring them all in. With Arkansas's schedule, I'm kind of thinking that Arkansas and a and M and a Texas wins are looking better and better strength to schedule not to mention the other all the other rank teams. Would you have heard you go through the here's what I'm thinking going through the rest of the second half of the year. 7, 8 and what do you think about here? I think it would be a lot for Arkansas. And that's Alabama. I think they'll beat everyone else. Stayed at home. I think it sets up well for the hogs. At LSU, that looks like a tough game. I mean, right now, LSU is so difficult to predict because I don't know who will be the coach on November 13th at LSU. So I can't imagine without Butte and stingley gone, they're going to be much of a problem. So I think right now I'd have to say Arkansas could end up 9 and three, which is pretty good. Yeah, I mean, we were hoping for four. So that's great. Well, maybe we get a breathalyzer on these the next iPhone version and we can get rid of some of those other calls about vacs and all the other I don't need to know about diabetes and fishing report from Alabama. Thank you very much, Paul. Nice you need a call. Let's continue with more calls. And Justin and Kentucky, how are you, Justin? I'm good. Sir, how are you doing? We're doing great. I was just a big Tennessee fan. And I was just going to ask you what I feel like in a safe and play fairly with home is I'm just kind of get your thoughts on what you thought. Yeah, I think they can. I mean, Tennessee, I was talking, I've talked to a number of people about them off the air and some on. This isn't just some mirage. I mean, this is real. They are playing great football right now. And they have they have tremendous momentum coming into this game. Well, I think of all the big games this weekend, this is the hardest one to call, because I understand why all this is favored, but one more question, sir. I know that super maze is going to play, you know, think about slaughter as you heard by you can't. Yeah, let me find out that the next hour we have John Adams in he covers the team for the Knoxville paper. So I will hit all those questions up with him. Jamie. I don't know if I felt like I was being electrocuted there. Jamie is up next. Good afternoon. Hey, how's it going, Paul? My question is, how good can Georgia be? If they didn't have these many injuries that I've been hearing about, seems like every week I got a Wikipedia all these wild receivers that we got out here. Yeah, well, that happens to everyone at this point, but Jordan started the season about his banged up as you can, and they have figured out ways to win. I mean, I mean, we're seeing Georgia excel without what we all thought was their best offensive player or one of their best before the season. So I think what they've done is pretty remarkable, but I think they can be a lot better. Yeah, I think they're good too. And they may need to be again I don't want to be dismissive of Kentucky. I think they've been a phenomenal story, but Georgia needs they really do need JT Daniels, I think, perhaps this weekend, at least certainly for the Florida game and.
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"pete golding" Discussed on The Paul Finebaum Show
"Soul sing. And that's why they're committed to helping you do right by your money so get started. Visit ally dot com to learn more on. But let's let's talk about a bama. The reaction here has not been good. I'm very interested in how things have been in your neck of the woods today. Pete golding we heard from his dad a couple of weeks ago. He's a high school coaching in In mississippi i hope he was a practice today because the the calls richard have not been kind to him. I wanted to know paul on this day to you just like do you spend an extra thirty minutes on the treadmill. Just have like eight additional shots of espresso registry like i've seen the pre-game training montage of you just like going to the heavy bags base ready. I distinctly remember you. Correct me if my memory is stated. Eleven years ago around the on a similar date early early to mid october. We did this show after the south carolina tobacco and i spent the entire show. We had a big big big monitor up. I was watching your site. Do a live blog of that game. Do you remember that. I do i do. It was fantastic. We were listening to you. You were watching us. This is a great feedback. Loop we get to this live. Now i just get to sit here and listen to like legend call in and wreck shop in the building. I will say it waylaid production meetings today because we're just sitting in the bullpen watching the tv listening to the calls. It was almost eleven years. Today was october ninth. Mark told me and there are even mcelroy. Who was the quarterback of record that day Don't look stats. It was fairly similar. I mean you had Zodda who all given up on. Stephen garcia was the quarterback that day. And i heard from since no this is the thing that we were talking about in meetings. I mean you need a sometimes. You need a performance quarterback just blocks out and decided. I'm not gonna throw an incomplete second incompletion until late into the third quarter. Which is what happened for. Two and a half quarters of that game that is only incompletion was the interception that he threw. Yeah and particularly icy. Because i think we all thought maybe they were done. maybe they'd gone ahead and in third quarter lead alabama. Take this thing cal. Zodda not only does he come back and throw the game tying. Td right he gets injured on that play becomes back in and leaves them down for the game. Winning field goal that's department. They went off script from your typical alabama throws a counter. Punch ends up winning this game thing. They managed to come back and actually win it. That's what makes this game to me. So unique in the canon of like nick sabin losses with alabama. I'm not trying to kennedy lincoln Even years and all that. But you know the quarterback. The day in colombia was steve spurrier. Who had a national championship from the state of florida. The quarterback saturday night jimbo fisher national championship from the state of floor. I mean there are some eerie similarities. A number one team went down. It was both stunning upsets. I think in some ways. This may have been even more stunning. Because amb had literally been given lash writes. Yeah and they did the things that you don't do. Alabama how like. If i told you if i told you that alabama would have blocked upon and stored on it. That's all and that's all. I told you about the script about how that game played out. What would you think would have happened. What would you think of hemp. If i told you they outgained what got outgained. They allowed one hundred yard rusher right. They had a special teams. Td they'd had all of the things where you go while obama should've had his right. If you look at this box score and did not watch the game. it's baffling. you might think. Texas lost fourteen if you're looking at the box score. And by the way the odds of alabama blocking abundant touchdown and then giving it back in one play yes. Yeah that is a stunning. I remember when i saw it live. I was like you got. Yeah it's and that's one of the. That's probably the moment where i was like. Oh buddy if they're doing stuff like that it might not be the night. Yeah but this is the way it should be really should be. Everybody spends a ton of money on football. Everybody super over invested in the sport. It should be this competitive week to week right. It's sort of a backhanded tribute to how dominant alabama's ben. That we get to talk about it long. And i don't want to take away anything else but this is one of those mondays with all the great stories. That are coming up i. It's hard to let go this thing because we're almost forty eight hours from the beginning of the star of the game and it's still. It's still stunning. No still by far. And by the way mondays or for film review. That's totally fine. The fan they're hearing this conversation like carry. Tuesday let's keep it going. Maybe when we get into wednesday before we get super excited about our next match. Teams have a twenty four hour rule. Where you know you celebrate the wins for twenty four hours. And then he can it now. We're going to keep this going and going and going and going. At least their fans expect. Jimbo tried to tell us earlier that you know he's he's been buckled down looking at film missouri. I mean that would be scary to watch missouri. Wouldn't oh my goodness i mean. Imagine the drop off there now. I know jimbo's going to say all the things anybody can beat anybody in this league. It's a week to week league like the nfl. Whatever but when those coaches cut the tape on no no as the person who's like core is completely hollowed out by the bitterness of former losses. Okay burnt to the core. I will say this. Who was the worst team in the sec. West last week it was texas. Am it was up beating alabama. So jimbo's taking nothing for granted because his memories a little bit longer and it only has to go back two weeks for us to go like oh man who scared am guys. Were an hour and eight minutes away from watching. You live here on the sec network. Thanks so much. We'll be checking ended a couple of minutes. Let's try to squeeze a few more in here before we Plum run out of time for the. Our donny is up in the bluegrass Hey hey donny. Good afternoon stock till you buddy avoided over ten minutes. But i know alabama gets paid is the main thing to talk about. You got The georgia game though Kentucky next week do you think it can happen Two weeks ago number one get they. It's happened before remember Couple of years ago auburn beat number one georgia number one alabama in a span of fourteen days. I haven't really focused on that game yet. I think we're all probably assuming it won't happen but having spent a couple of days in kentucky mark stoops's put together a fantastic group of players He has and i want to say this georgia has got one of the best defense is that i've ever seen. Yeah and but. I'm saying this also if they overlook kentucky kentucky. It's got an offense like i don't play georgia's played against this year and i believe it could happen again. And if i was one of the bookies that can win One of the election horse farms if they gave them twenty four points. Because i don't believe that's i saw a lot of points to grab onto. Hey thank you for the call. Appreciate it bama. Nick is next. Hey obama i. I'm already doing right shoulder day. Thank you. I want to give a matt from san antonio a shout out they yeah like legendary they spiked are so you know whatever and i wanna tell you. I'm an eye listeners. Call does he ever talk about always getting asked baked by did that happen. I signed.
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"pete golding" Discussed on Bet The Board
"Is a match up nightmare. Tight end you. Have john michie from last year. He's got the opportunity to be the guy now as alabama's lead receiver. I've seen him already. In looking metrically he's been able to crush press coverage so teams are focusing on him while obama's trying to figure out who their number two receiver is. I think that bodes well but expectations are championship or bus. Todd and i think that ultimately is decided by regime. Yeah and i think that's the biggest question here. People are gonna go. No alabama's gonna be good and we say it all the time man. You do a better job than i do kind of articulating pain for alabama and eleven and one season is a disappointment so us saying that alabama is going to be good unless we're saying they're going twelve and your underperforming to market expectations and i think that's so important to try and get across to betters whether they've been doing this for twenty years or this is their first four a deep dive into college football a new legal markets that fan duel has enter you have defined teams where the market disagrees with your sentiment saying alabama and clemson are good is one thing but if the market is three to five points higher in them there's going to be valued going against them and when you look at alabama this year pain early on if bryce young has some issues or concerns i mean defensively bannon may have to raise its level of play because they haven't had a top ten rush defense in tuscaloosa since two thousand seventeen but they haven't needed it when you have quarterback pedigree liked to a handing off to matt jones and some of the receivers but defensively this may be a return to more normal see on this side of the ball but let's be honest if there's one question i have about this alabama coaching staff. It's not o'brien and marrone on the offensive side. Let's see what we can get out of. Pete golding defensive coordinator with a ton of four and five star recruits led by linebacking core. That should be absolutely stacked. It's really eerie. That we have not talked about any of this. We did not exchange notes. Neither of us put together a template for what we were going to be talking about. But we're on the same page because if there is a dip offensively alabama's defense is going to have to be a little bit more dominant to carry the tide. This is year three for pete. Golding alabama's d. c. There is varying degrees of good for alabama's defense but pete hasn't put together an elite defense. That can just carry. Bama to a title like we've seen during saban's tenure some years and that's partly because how the games played now and it's partly because p golden and if you look at the epa numbers alabama finished seventy fifth last year outside the top twenty five and success rate allow. All we hear is how dominant alabama's defense is in the trenches and how they recruit nothing before and five star monsters that crush at the point of attacking her grown men playing against kids. Alabama got pushed around last year to your point outside the top fifty five in line yards outside the top eighty and stuff rate gave up four hundred yards of offense four times now. I do think this bama defense might actually have more talent than last year guys that contributed as freshmen sophomores looked to have more potential than some of the guys that left last year will anderson. The five star freshman in shortened. Offseason was top ten in the country and pressuring sixty pressures as a true freshman. that's nuts. he has potential to be alabama's best offensive. Lineman since clinton williams. Josh job is an island type corner that loves depress. You'll out a lower passer rating when targeted than the ninth pick in the nfl draft patrick's retain last year malachi more in jordan battle performed. I thought extremely well as underclassmen. You have a true freshman this year and the names going to be a all over the place names kool-aid he's an early in raleigh all signs point to him starting at corner. You had a pick in the spring game so there's more young talent that shone it can produce and be elite than i've seen in recent seasons. The question is can the young guys. Put it all together and churn out a better season to make up for the dip. Offensively and and i won't lie in you. Hit perfectly as we segue.
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Former Texans coach Bill O'Brien announced as Alabama's offensive coordinator
"Put finished putting staff together in. The big name is bill. O'brien yes why are you. What does that name seem familiar. Because he was the replacement at penn state for joe. Paterno did a great job there. He's been the head coach of the texans and He is now officially nick. Saban's offensive coordinator. There's been a lot of changes on the alabama staffer recent years coordinators have come and gone but the winning continues day. Ball to o'brien both from the of course the nfl. Jeremy pruitt to pete golding offensive line. Doug marrone he's are familiar name from the nfl former head coach of other names as well. That's to seventeen to twenty one. A lot of changes to say the least meanwhile at mizzou the highly