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Alabama fans don’t ask for much. We just expect to win every game. Beat Everyone is focused on the people, stories and discussions that matter most to Bama. Each Tuesday, host Ben Flanagan will be joined by former players, experts and beat writers to discuss the past, present and future of Alabama Football.
Beat Everyone is also the new home of Alabama radio legend Eli Gold. Join us every Thursday as Eli shares fascinating and never-before-told stories from nearly four decades as the voice of the Crimson Tide. Don't miss out.
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A few years ago, Alabama Crimson Tide radio announcer Eli Gold heard the words no one wants to hear: "you have cancer." The diagnosis took Gold away from the radio booth, as well as from his friends and family, for many months as he battled the disease privately. Now for the first time, Gold recounts the details of his brutal battle against cancer, how he kept his positive outlook throughout the ordeal, and what it taught him about himself and about life.
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Well, it happened...Alabama lost to Vanderbilt. How did this happen? Where does Kalen DeBoer go from here? Can the Crimson Tide save their season? Beat Everyone host Ben Flanagan is joined by producer Matt Scalici and Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly to answer this and many other questions in the fallout of Alabama's shocking loss to Vandy.
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In addition to being the play-by-play announcer for Alabama Football, Eli Gold also hosted Hey Coach, the radio program that let regular fans call in and speak to the Crimson Tide football coaches. In this episode, Gold reveals how this radio show allowed him to get to know the REAL Nick Saban, not the one you typically saw at press conferences but a man who loved to laugh and chat with regular fans.
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Sometimes a heavily-hyped showdown can't possibly live up to expectations - and sometimes, it completely blows those expectations away. In what will likely go down as a classic Crimson Tide victory, Kalen DeBoer's first Alabama squad came out firing on all cylinders and still had room for one more spectacular play at the end of the game to earn a signature win over Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs.
On this episode of Beat Everyone, Michael Casagrande and Matt Scalici join host Ben Flanagan to break down what made this win so special and what we can glean from it about where the 2024 season could be heading for Alabama. Later in this show, Alabama beat writer Matt Stahl joins the show to preview Alabama's game against Vanderbilt and offer some tips to fans headed to Nashville for the game.
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There are few names in the history of American sports that carry as much legendary status as "Broadway" Joe Namath, the Pennsylvania-native turned Alabama Crimson Tide star who went on to become a household name in America. This week on Beat Everyone, Joe Namath joins Eli Gold to share his memories of being recruited by Bear Bryant, witnessing history during the civil rights movement, and the times he spent with his teammates as the Crimson Tide won a national championship.
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One of the biggest games of the 2024 college football season has arrived as Alabama faces off against Georgia this week in Tuscaloosa and Beat Everyone is joined by Alabama offensive line legend Mike Johnson to discuss how the two titans of the SEC matchup on the line of scrimmage. Later, Johnson takes us through his memories of one of the biggest wins of the Nick Saban Era - Alabama's win over Georgia in Athens in 2008, better known as "The Blackout".
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Few broadcasters in history have had the opportunity to call as many spectacular, memorable plays as Eli Gold, the longtime voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Today, we ask Eli to list his Mt. Rushmore of Calls, his personal picks for the top four calls he's made over the course of his decades-spanning career. Some are obvious winners but others may come as a surprise even to die-hard Crimson Tide fans.
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Kalen DeBoer's Alabama Crimson Tide faced their first road test over the weekend in Wisconsin's famed Camp Randall Stadium and passed with flying colors. Now, with their explosiveness firmly established on both sides of the ball, can the Crimson Tide knock off the No. 1 team in college football?
AL.com's Ben Flanagan is joined by college football analyst Josh Pate to discuss where Alabama stands after three games and whether the Crimson Tide can go toe-to-toe with the Georgia Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa. Later, Beat Everyone producer Matt Scalici joins Ben to take a look back at Alabama's thorough thumping of Wisconsin.
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This week, Alabama is on the road against Wisconsin. To celebrate, Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande are joined on Beat Everyone by Eli Gold to hear about his favorite (and least favorite) stadiums around the country. Who has the best food? Who makes the broadcast team pay for their own food? Does he have any friendly rivalries with other broadcasters? And who has the absolute worst stadium for broadcasting? (Spoiler Alert: It's Auburn).
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Whew. Was that the ugliest blow out victory in Alabama history? Alabama fans were on edge until well in the 4th quarter of the game against South Florida. Where was the dominant offense that was on display against Western Kentucky? Why couldn't this team establish the run or... well anything at all? AL.com beat reporter Matt Stahl joins host Ben Flanagan to discuss the issues Alabama had on O-line and what fixes Kalen DeBoer will have for his team ahead of the Wisconsin game on Saturday. There are things to improve but, hey, at least we didn't lose to Cal at home!
Later in the show, Alabama legend and ESPN analyst Roman Harper joins Beat Everyone to share the surprising reason why he's glad he played for Mike Shula and NOT Nick Saban. And, trust us, you don't want to miss his prediction for when Alabama will win its next championship.
Badgers, we can't help it that you're next on the schedule. We're here to beat everyone.
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Over his decades-spanning career at Alabama, Eli Gold has had a unique view behind the curtain at the inner workings of Alabama football, including each of its head coaches dating all the way back to Bill Curry. In the course of his work as the voice of the Crimson Tide, Eli had the chance to not just meet but really get to know these fascinating figures, seeing them at their best, their worst, and everywhere in between.
Today, Eli joins AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande to discuss his experiences meeting and working with six Alabama head football coaches, from Bill Curry all the way through Nick Saban and shares stories about how each man approached the job in his own unique way, for better or worse.
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BOOM! Kalen DeBoer's first game as Alabama's head coach was a 63-0 romp over Western Kentucky. It's clear DeBoer picked up where Nick Saban left off, but there are plenty of differences between the team we saw on the field last year and the one that walked into Bryant-Denny on Saturday. Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici break down the takeaways from Alabama's home opener including a jaw dropping pair of catches for Ryan Williams and Keon Sabb on both sides of the ball. Then, Josh Snead of SEC Shorts joins the show to offer a behind the scenes look at everyone's favorite SEC comedy show plus you won't want to miss out on their upcoming live event in Tuscaloosa.
South Florida, we can't help it that you're next on the schedule. We're here to beat everyone.
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Eli Gold's favorite calls and his most memorable calls can be two very different things. Few moments will match the surprise of Tua Tagavailoa finding Devonta Smith for a game winning touchdown and a national championship over Georgia. And few moments will match the memorable despair of Auburn returning a touchdown to pull off a win that, frankly, we still don't want to talk about. But through it all, Eli's job has been to tell Alabama football fans what happens: good, bad and ugly.
Today, Eli joins AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande to talk through some of his most memorable calls. And we also purge ourselves of bad vibes by talking through a few of our least favorite moments before the Alabama season kicks off this weekend. And Eli shares the story of his some of his personal highs and lows too.
College football is here. Let's go beat everyone.
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Alabama football is finally here. After months of debating and wondering what the Kalen DeBoer era will bring, this Saturday we will finally get to see the team with our own eyes. Can DeBoer's offense help Jalen Milroe keep his name in the Heisman mix this season? Is Ryan Williams actually the second coming of Julio Jones? And what the heck is a Hilltopper? On today's bonus preview episode, Ben Flanagan is joined by Western Kentucky alum (and professional, unbiased ALdotcom journalist!) Michael Casagrande to answer these questions and more.
This season, we'll Beat Everyone. But this week, we'll beat Western Kentucky. Roll tide.
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Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban's relationship is back in the headlines this week thanks, in part, to revelations from an explosive new book about college football: "The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos." This week on Beat Everyone, AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande are joined by 247 Sports' John Talty, who co-authored the new book with Armen Keteyian.
Talty shares why the Kiffin and Saban tenure was so volatile, what their relationship is like today, how seriously we should take Kiffin's internet persona and the reasons why Lane Kiffin couldn't get his name in the mix to replace Nick Saban.
Then, after the break, Ben, Michael and John draft their favorite moments, players and games from the Saban-Kiffin era. What are your favorite memories from those seasons? Let us know in the comments.
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Thomas Rayam's desperation block to win Alabama the game on the road against Penn State was a stunning moment in football history, but what came next for Eli Gold may have been even more surprising. Or at least hilarious. How did he find himself on the receiving end of a surprising kiss? You'll have to listen and find out.
Today on Beat Everyone, Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande hear from Eli about some of the best calls of his career (and some moments he wishes he had back). Michael Jordan had his flu game and Eli Gold had his Covid game. Eli also discusses the 2009 game sealing block by Terrence cody against Tennessee, why the championship win over Notre Dame was a surprisingly difficult game to call, and responds to another audience voicemail. Got a favorite Eli moment? Let us know in the comments.
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This week, Paul Finebaum joins Ben Flanagan on Beat Everyone and doesn't pull any punches. What does he really think about Hugh Freeze claiming that he "almost" had four wins over Nick Saban? What about the moments where Saban (and Lane Kiffin) blew up at him? Who is on the hot seat this year? And how has Kalen DeBoer handled the transition at Alabama? You won't want to miss Paul's answers to these questions, and you REALLY won't want to miss his one word descriptions for some of college football's biggest coaches.
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By his own admission, Eli Gold came to Alabama as a New Yorker, a pro sports guy, a hockey announcer and had no connections to the University of Alabama and college football. So how did he become the voice of Alabama football for nearly four decades? And how did local audiences react when he was first announced as Alabama's new play-by-play announcer? Today, on Beat Everyone, Eli sits down with Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande to discuss his journey from Brooklyn to Tuscaloosa and everything in between.
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Fall camp is underway and we've got another early glimpse of what the Kalen DeBoer era at Alabama will look like. This week, Ben Flanagan is joined by AL.com beat writers, Matt Stahl and Nick Kelly, for a discussion about what we can (and cannot) learn from fall practice. What's our strongest position group right now? What's the weakest? How is Jalen Milroe looking?
Then, we put our reporters to the test in a quick draft of the best Tuscaloosa restaurants. What are your go to spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Let us know in the comments.
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"Radio is theater of the mind," says Eli Gold. As the long time voice of Alabama football, there were no details too small for Eli to describe. But if you've ever found yourself listening to a broadcast and wondered "just how the heck did those guys know that?" this is the show for you. Eli walks Beat Everyone hosts, Ben Flanagan and Michael Casagrande, through his weekly process preparing for big games, including whether he pre-plans monumental calls, some of his biggest influences and, of course, whether or not he believes in jinxes or superstitions.
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