College football is in the midst of a chaotic transition and many schools are taking advantage of that chaos at the expense of more traditional powers like Alabama. This week, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne pleaded with fans to help the Crimson Tide fight back against schools attempting to lure away players with big paychecks, but should that responsibility fall to fans? We dig into the complicated issues surrounding NIL, transfers, and the chaos surrounding college football as a new order is established.

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Alabama and Michigan will face off for the third time in the last six seasons when they meet in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve, which each having won one of the last two meetings. This time around, however, Alabama may hold a distinct advantage when it comes to the talent level on the field and on the sidelines. To explain why, we're joined by MLive Michigan beat writer Aaron McMann who breaks down this year's edition of the Wolverines and explains why they're likely heading into the matchup in a very different situation than they were at last year's Rose Bowl.

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It didn't take long after Alabama's exclusion from the College Football Playoff before Crimson Tide players started entering the transfer portal, marking the beginning of another shift in the makeup of the roster in Tuscaloosa under Kalen DeBoer. But while some players are leaving, can DeBoer and his staff use the portal to bring in new talent that might fit their scheme better? Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly joins us to break down the comings, goings, and fallout of the transfer portal for the Crimson Tide and how it could reshape the program heading into 2025.

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The Playoffs are set and this time Alabama did not get the benefit of the doubt. The Crimson Tide will be watching the playoffs from home this year and Kalen DeBoer and his staff are left to wonder what they must do differently next year to avoid the same fate again. Kevin Scarbinsky joins Beat Everyone to break down Alabama's disappointing conclusion to a somewhat baffling season and take a look at what DeBoer needs to do next season to get the Tide back among the ranks of the nation's best programs.

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The College Football Playoff rankings are out and Alabama is in position to make it into the 12-team playoff...and everyone is furious about it! Everyone except Bama fans, that is. USA Today's Dan Wolken joins us this week to talk about Bama's chances of making the field, whether he thinks the committee got it right, and why he thinks Alabama continues to get the benefit of the doubt from college football's decision makers.

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After a rocky, up-and-down 2024 season, Alabama must now wait while its fate is decided by a room full of committee members. Will Jalen Milroe and the 2024 Crimson Tide get another chance at the newly-expanded College Football Playoff? If not, what will be their legacy for Tide fans? Host Ben Flanagan is joined by Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly and producer Matt Scalici to break down the past, present and future of Kalen DeBoer's Alabama program after its fifth-straight win over Auburn.

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This Thanksgiving, Eli Gold is joined by his wife, Claudette, to share stories with Beat Everyone host Ben Flanagan about their lifetime together. After meeting in New York, Claudette has been with Eli since the very beginning. She describes his weekend routines, her thoughts on his departure from Alabama and what it was like being his main advocate throughout his battle against cancer. It's a frank, moving discussion about family and friendship. Tune in while you're waiting for your turkey to roast.

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Alabama's showing against Oklahoma was nothing short of a disaster. Today, we've got CNN's primetime anchor, and Alabama super fan, Kaitlan Collins, to help us sort through the wreckage, talks about how she is learning to cope with Alabama's losses, and tries to make sense of Kalen DeBoer's first season as Alabama's head coach. Collins also shares behind the scenes stories of Alabama's visits to the White House, her friendship with Charles Barkley and explains why she'll never visit Jordan-Hare Stadium again.

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Some of the most iconic calls in sports history belong to Verne Lundquist. The longtime voice of the SEC on CBS, Verne has seen just about every major rivalry in college football. But he says no fanbases hate each other like Alabama and Auburn (and few fanbases like to accuse him of rooting against their team as they do). And as beloved as he is for his football announcing, Verne's calls for The Masters, like the iconic Tiger Woods call, also stand the test of time. And, of course, there's his scene stealing cameo in Happy Gilmore.

This week on The Golden Age with Eli Gold, we're joined by Lundquist, Eli's good friend and fellow broadcasting legend. Verne shares some of his favorite memories from his legendary career and talks about his special relationship with Nick Saban. He also confirms that he'll appear in Happy Gilmore 2 and shares stories from behind the scenes. Have you ever seen anything like that?

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The field remains very crowded in the race to the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff. Does Alabama control its own destiny at this point? Not quite. Alabama can win out but will still need Mizzou to win at least one more game or for Texas A&M to beat Texas in their revived rivalry matchup. But that begs the question: does making the SEC championship help or hurt the Tide's chances to make the College Football Playoff? Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici discuss where the Crimson Tide stands with two weeks left in the regular season and what they like (and hate) about the way college football operates in this new era.

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