Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast

Alabama is a worldwide brand. Everybody watches the Crimson Tide on Saturdays, so it doesn't take much for Bama to go viral online and create iconic memes and moments fans will never forget. New York-based sports anchor and PIX11 News host Simone Eli had one of the most unforgettable moments in a postgame interview with former Alabama cornerback Tony Brown, who Mac Jones called his "craziest teamm...

Is Alabama football recruiting really a disaster, or is this a false alarm? The Crimson Tide are either ranked low or not at all on major services tracking which programs are attracting the best high school talent in the country, causing concern for fans and dripping some blood in the water for trolls. Matt Scalici joins Ben Flanagan to break down where Kalen DeBoer and Bama actually stand on the...

What is your hottest Alabama football take? AL.com's Matt Stahl joins Ben Flanagan to share a few. We talk quarterbacks, trap games and lists that should offend any Alabama football fan. The Tide faithful thrive on being disrespected, and a new report could mean Bama's lost its edge. With SEC Media Days right around the corner, Ben and Matt break down what lies ahead for Kalen DeBoer. Learn more a...

Nick Saban is going to save college football. And with the federal government's help. Tat's a sure bet, right? Nick Saban testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee this week about college sports in an ongoing effort to protect competition and support student athletes. The former Alabama coach has become the face of this college athletics reform. He said the bill cr...

If Beat Everyone hits the transfer portal, we're taking a hard look at Pate State. We welcome the one and only Josh Pate to discuss Alabama's national championship prospects in 2026, plus the future of college football. What has he learned from Kalen DeBoer and just about every other high-profile head coach in the sport from his recent sitdown interviews? Are dynasties a thing of the past? Was the...

It's the biggest Beat Everyone draft yet, the ULTIMATE Alabama Football Draft. For fans, what is the ultimate Alabama football experience. What is representative of your feeling, your memory, what you'd tell and show aliens if they flew down and asked you what is Alabama football? Ben Flanagan, Matt Scalici and special guest Cruz Oxenreider pick the best games, coaches, players, plays, traditions,...

How comfortable is Kalen DeBoer as the Alabama head coach now that he's in year three of leading the program? Where does the fan base stand on the job he's done so far, now that he signed a new extension? And what's at stake for DeBoer with sky-high expectations in his third season? AL.com Alabama reporter Nick Kelly weighs in. Plus, Nick reacts to Lane Kiffin's viral comments from the Vanity Fair...

Kalen DeBoer is in year three as the Crimson Tide head coach, and he wants to win it all. He joins Beat Everyone to talk about the upcoming season in Tuscaloosa, why he loves about Keelon Russell and Austin Mack, Ty Simpson at the NFL Draft, his new contract extension, and how the loss to Indiana will fuel Bama in 2026. Plus, his favorite game he's coached at Alabama so far, the fastest guy on the...

The Film Guy is back! Brooks Austin knows ball, so we invited him to break down Alabama's quarterback battle like only the Film Guy can. Brooks makes his pick between Austin Mack and Keelon Russell but reassures Crimson Tide fans this is a good problem to have! He also shares why QB won't matter if Bama can't figure out the run game or offensive line. Also, Brooks weighs in on the bizarre social m...

Former Alabama linebacker Justin Jefferson is prepping for the 2026 NFL Draft, and he has stories to tell from his time with the Crimson Tide. Jefferson talks about the biggest difference between Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer, why he stayed at Bama when Saban retired, why DeBoer will lead the Tide to greatness, and more. Jefferson also runs through our lightning round, revealing his favorite game he...

The Alabama A-Day game will put the quarterback battle front and center, with Austin Mack and Keelon Russell competing to become QB1. AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks down which player currently has the edge, plus which Crimson Tide breakouts will help Kalen DeBoer's team reach a new championship level in 2026. Nick also sheds light on Bama keeping Nate Oats and what that means for the Tide's basketball...

Kalen DeBoer's recent sit-down interview with On3Sports' Chris Low shed light on his future at Alabama. The third-year head coach of the Crimson Tide wants to be in Tuscaloosa and thinks he and his staff will take the next step to compete for a national championship. And it looks like Nate Oats is staying put at Alabama, hoping to lead the Tide to its first-ever basketball title. But can he? The N...

The Alabama men's basketball just made their fifth straight Sweet 16 under head coach Nate Oats. The Crimson Tide are red hot entering a showdown against top-seeded Michigan this week. Can they pull off a huge upset like they did two seasons ago on their way to the program's first-ever Final Four? How are they doing it without their second leading scorer Aden Holloway? Does Nate Oats have control...

March Madness is here. Alabama plays Hofstra in round one, but they're missing their second best player after Aden Holloway was arrested felony marijuana possession. The pressure's on now, and someone else will have to step up for Nate Oats if Bama wants to make another run. And is Ty Simpson now a first round lock in the NFL Draft? What does that mean for Kalen DeBoer? AL.com's Ben Flanagan and A...

It's Oscar week. If Hollywood can give itself a bunch of trophies celebrating the best movies of 2025, we should hand out a few awards on Beat Everyone. It's the inaugural Tin Horn Awards, in honor of Nick Saban's most famous rant! With the 2025 football season in the rearview, we're shouting awards Kalen DeBoer and his Alabama football team NEED to win in 2026 if they want to compete at a champio...

Nick Saban belongs in any football hall of fame that exists in this world, but Beat Everyone will decide which games, plays, moments, quotes and other milestones define his iconic career. Championships, play calls, historic trophies and shocking hires give him arguably the greatest legacy of any coach in the history of his sport. Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici count down the 10 things that best ref...

Columnist Joe Goodman joins Beat Everyone to take a big picture look at how all the turmoil of the past few years in college football has finally exposed the inherent corruption and dysfunction at the heart of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama took a step closer to a national championship by making the College Football Playoff in 2025. But after a blowout Rose Bowl loss to Indiana, the Crimson Tide clearly still have work to do before they're hoisting any trophies at the end of the year. National champion and All-American offensive lineman Mike Johnson gives a brutally honest breakdown of what Kalen DeBoer and his staff need to...

Alabama had a successful 2025 season, but the Rose Bowl blowout left a bad taste in the mouths everyone who loves the Crimson Tide, including legendary Bama linebacker and 2-time national champion Rashaan Evans. The All-American and All-SEC Tide star gives a brutally honest take on what Alabama needs to fix if they want to compete at a championship level. Evans breaks down where the Tide needs to...

The Alabama men's basketball team is 3-4 in their last seven games and are struggling early in SEC play. Injuries have played a big role, but the Crimson Tide have shown little consistency game to game, and they need to show major improvement if they hope to compete for a title in March. How can Nate Oats turn things around with the clock ticking? Columnist Kevin Scarbinsky joins Beat Everyone to...

For the first time since 2023, former Alabama player Charles Bediako wore his uniform and played in Coleman Coliseum, despite playing professional basketball, after a judge in Tuscaloosa issued a temporary restraining order allowing Bediako to compete in NCAA play. The move has caused a ripple effect in college sports. What precedent could this set for other athletes who want to return to college...

The college football offseason is officially underway. What ripple effect will Indiana's national championship win have for Alabama as they try to build a team that can win a title in 2026? How do we grade the Crimson Tide's transfer portal performance so far? And has the rest of college football lost faith in Alabama as a contender to win it all? Beat Everyone's Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici answ...

Chuck Klosterman's new book FOOTBALL releases January 20th. Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by NPR, it covers the NFL, college, TV, video games, gambling, Colin Kaepernick, CTE, Jim Thorpe, and how football has shaped American life. The New York Times bestselling author joins AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Matt Wake to talk about his football obsession, plus why he's fascinated with Alabama and N...

Between transfer portal twists and turns and NIL realities, Alabama football had a tough week. They've lost several star players to rival schools, and commitments have come and gone during a wild window. AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks down the challenges Kalen DeBoer is already facing this offseason and how he plans to fix it in time for the Crimson Tide to compete for a championship in 2026. Plus, Ty...

Ty Simpson is going pro, so there's an opening for Alabama's QB1. Will it be Austin Mack or Keelon Russell? Kalen DeBoer has a huge decision to make this offseason. Clint Lamb of Cover Crimson breaks this down and looks at how DeBoer and his staff will build a roster than can compete for a championship in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices