Greatest Pod in the South

Jay and Neal take a fairly deep dive into Lane Kiffin's candidacy at Auburn, discuss the World Cup and preview the weekend ahead in SEC football.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discuss some dramatic days at Auburn, the Tigers' possible pursuit of Lane Kiffin, lots of ghosts and then preview Saturday's slate of SEC games.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discussed SEC Football, Jimbo Fisher, the situation at Auburn, softball moms and much more

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready reconvene to look back a bit at last week in the SEC and look ahead to this week, a slate that includes Auburn visiting Ole Miss and a much-anticipated, highly-hyped meeting between Alabama and Tennessee in Knoxville.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discuss the situation at Auburn, Hugh Freeze's potential fit on the Plains, a couple of automotive conundrums and much more on Episode 191 of Greatest Pod In The South.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discuss Bryan Harsin's tenuous situation at Auburn, Hugh Freeze's potential candidacy on the Plains, Jay's wonderful evening with Amy Schumer, Neal's Brett Favre experience and this weekend's slate in the SEC on Episode 190 of Greatest Pod In The South

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready review Week 1 in the SEC, preview Week 2 and discuss a myriad of other topics, ranging from a couple of journalism topics to the Netflix series "Alone," to Jay's providing an ear and some helpful therapy for a troubled friend.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discuss the possibility of college football players unionizing, the situation at Auburn, quarterback secrecy, the week ahead in the SEC and much more on Episode 188 of GPITS.

Jay G. Tate and Neal McCready discuss the Big Ten television contract, further conference expansion, Chi O Bid Day, the English Premiere League and much more on this edition of GPITS.

Neal McCready and Jay G. Tate get together for Episode 186 of GPITS. They discuss covering preseason camp, Jay's recent bourbon exploits, the kerfuffle at Kentucky, their favorite swimsuit models and much, much more.

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate from AuburnSports.com. . Topics covered: • Jay is back from Punta Cana Trip One. What happened? Did he get in trouble? OF COURSE HE DID. • Ole Miss baseball won the National Championship! That may have been the most unlikely run to a natty in history. • Ole Miss fans sure do love to drink! (No judgment at all.) • Jaden Rashada is going to Miami for $9.5 million. Is that crazy? • What happens when one of these top-dollar prospects bust? • Do rich people turn down money? • Why wouldn't a quarterback play for Lane Kiffin at this point? • Auburn's Jabari Smith didn't end up with our beloved Thunder. Sad times. • We all dislike Kevin Durant, right? CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate from AuburnSports.com. . Topics covered: • Jay had a small health scare a few weeks back. • Neal tries to sell Jay on Peloton Life. • Is Neal actually anti-social? • It's AUBURN-OLE MISS in Omaha for the first round! • Jay and his friends are headed back to Punta Cana for more fun. Is that good news or bad news? • Is the recruiting paradigm changing? Lane Kiffin sure thinks it is — and he's been correct a bunch of times these past few years. • Jay has been vaccinated four times during the past 18 months ... and he may take another vaccine before football season. What a beta. • How many games will SEC West teams win this season? Neal has the percentages. • Is there a good guy in the Saban-Fisher feud? CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate from AuburnSports.com. . Topics covered: • Jay struck gold (proverbially) during his 50th Birthday weekend in Louisville. • What other kinds of good things happened during Jay's drunken trip? • It looks like reporters will be welcomed, or perhaps encouraged, to cover games in person this fall. That forces a curious choice for folks like Jay and Neal, who have spent the past two or three years doing shows off campus. • Will the SEC actually change its scheduling paradigm as it relates to football? With the upcoming addition of Oklahoma and Texas, something has to change. Still, Neal thinks even more teams will be part of the SEC before too long. That adds even more complexity to the task. • Is Miami positioning itself to jump away from the ACC? • Is Auburn's Jabari Smith the best NBA prospect in the 2022 Draft class? • Ole Miss' approach toward recruiting high-school players is very interesting — and may put the Rebels uniquely ahead of the curve. • Coaches make more money than ever now. That will affect how long they coach. Villanova coach Jay Wright is living proof. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Courtney Tate, matriarch of the Tate Family, and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • Bhad Bhabie has a message for the world. • Courtney and Jay discuss their Hello Fresh Project. • Courtney has questions about Amber Heard (allegedly) pooping on Johnny Depp's side of the bed as a form of communication. • One-half of parents currently still support their adult children. Courtney is fired up about this. • Shockingly, Courtney is in favor of marijuana legalization while Jay is not. Strange days, indeed. • Tom Brady re-structured his contract (and took less money) to give the Buccaneers more money to buy players. Is that as cool as it sounds? • Courtney doesn't like men who can't finish, which is a commentary on her quarterback, Derek Carr. • Courtney and her brother-in-law reverse engineered a family recipe. • Also, Courtney soon will be attending her brother-in-law's wedding. That has a weird ring to it, right? • Courtney and Jay review the shows they've been watching together — and how it's almost always a game of give-and-take. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • Recruiting reportage: Stalking vs. reporting • Arch Manning's recruitment has some coached skeeved. • Nick Saban doesn't seem happy with NIL in general. • Two former college quarterbacks died way too young last week including one Jay and Neal knew pretty well a while ago. • Brian Kelly says LSU is a step up from Notre Dame. Is it? • Jay is cooking now for his wife. Why? • Neal and his Yacht Rock friend. • Neal listened to Alice In Chains and wasn't super enthused. • Is Neal headed back to court for a third time? CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • The Thunder isn't tanking well enough! • MLB is about to open the season ... with a new labor agreement. Let's discuss what's new with it. • Mike Krzyzewski FINALLY is out of college ball. Yay. • "Winning Time" on HBO has drawn Neal and Jay back in. • Neal is about to start "Succession." Um, yeah. • The media gets pretty good access during spring ball. It's cool. • "One Shining Moment" ... a brief history. • Neal and Jay find themselves getting more sentimental in their advanced age. • Neal's struggling a bit to get in gear professionally. Jay is facing a similar situation. • Alice In Chains' vital "Unplugged" album was recorded 26 years ago. It really stands the test of time in Jay's opinion. Neal confides that he doesn't know enough music to have a favorite record. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • It's been an interesting NCAA Tournament — even if Krzyzewski remains relevant for one more week. • Jay reviews his trip to Greenville, SC. • Jay cheered against his alma mater in Greenville — and was confronted about it. • Thoughts on Jen Psaki? • Will Smith slapped Chris Rock? WTH was that? • Those shenanigans obfuscated a really cool moment between Lady Gaga and Liza Minelli. • "Somebody Somewhere" is an interesting HBO show that Jay liked. • Neal isn't sure about "Winning Time," the new series chronicling the 1980s Lakers. • Some sad moments in rock n' roll this week. • Does this rise in gas prices change your willingness to consider driving an EV? CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • It's time for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, which is more interesting than usual this season. • Auburn won the title. • Oklahoma State's dance team win the title in 1999. • Mike Krzyzewski's final home game was a blowout loss. Womp womp. • Jay and Neal have differing takes on the spat between Krzyzewski and Bob Knight. • Phil Mickelson appears to be a PGA Tour castoff these days. Is that fair? • Don't tell your golfing friends that you don't play because you don't have time, Dr. Jay opines. • Jay's Bourbon Trip for his 50th Birthday has hit a slight snag. • Aaron Rodgers is going to get paid. Soon. •  A record eight wideouts were timed under 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. A record 12 offensive linemen ran sub-5 40s. Impressive. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Neal McCready of RebelGrove.com and Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com. Topics covered: • What is Mainstreaming? Why did Jay like it and hate it? • Jay had a chance to attend his first Parents' Weekend at college this weekend, which turned out really well. Neal had encouraged this trip. • "Granny" solved Jay's splinter problem. • Jay got pulled over, but you'll never guess what happened next. • What in the world is going on with Bryan Harsin at Auburn? • Why didn't they just pay the $18 million? • NIL is a thorny situation. • The latest SEC athletic distribution is out for FY 20-21 — and it's a BIG NUMBER. • Is the SEC plotting to take over the ... world? • Neal has a new cooking apparatus! • Jay would like to do a show with Laura. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net

It's time for another potentially excellent episode of the Greatest Pod in The South starring Jay G. Tate of AuburnSports.com and his wife, Courtney! Topics covered: • Courtney has a pen fetish, but she won't steal them. • Courtney thinks Valentine's Day is a sham. • With that said, having quality adult time is critical for couples. • Courtney thinks Jay needs to write a book. • Jay thinks he could write one about how to party in the Caribbean. • Courtney details the Tates' upcoming whirlwind of summer travel. • Jay once was called a "fat, f-ing Yank" by a lady from Plymouth, England. • Jay had a chance to dispense dating advice to a young man recently. What is a "Quality Interested Chick Index" and why does that matter? • Do girls plot or plan? • A good start is always preferable when you start a relationship. BE OPEN. BE AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE. • Jay knows Courtney appreciates him paying attention to her work life. • Courtney was a stalker. She incriminates herself on this point. • Empty Nesting is tricky — and it's even trickier when your friends aren't in the same parenting/kid stage. • Courtney reviews her experience from Jay's 30th HS reunion. • Courtney provides her very quick review of the Raiders' season, which ends with a show-killing salvo aimed at Derek Carr. CHECK OUT ... * CATHEAD DISTILLERY, makers of fine vodka, gin, liqueur and bourbon! www.catheaddistillery.com * PINNACLE: www.pinntrust.com * JOHN EDWARDS of REGENCY TRAVEL: 901-494-3387 or jedwards@regencytravel.net or www.regencytravel.net