Off The Mark

Coach Dan Washburn on the show this morning; D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Coach Buster Daniel (Valley Rams) sits in on the show, discussing what everyone did for Valentine’s Day; Coach Zach Blatt (Head Coach, Opelika High School Baseball) calls into the Hamilton’s Hotline to talk about the baseball program so far, returning starters for the season, double-header on Monday against Enterprise (11 AM) and Smiths Station (3:30 PM), pitch count expectations, offers us an idea of Monday’s lineup, youngest players on the team, practice plans for the season, and a rundown of the coaches staff.
Auburn High Lady Basketball team beat Enterprise (67-41) and Central beat Jeff Davis (62-40); sidebar conversation about Lanett being defeated by Georgiana yesterday (55-50); Coach Daniel starting his second Spring training going into his third season, gives us the detail on a fundraiser through the Booster Club: The Farm at Rocky Top hosting a drawdown (April 26th) fundraiser, and baseball program.
“Shorter Than Coach Graba Night” tonight for Auburn University Gymnastics against Arkansas and Auburn University Baseball opens tonight; local Basketball rankings
Coach Washburn talks about student loans; Pastor Jeff Meyers (First Baptist Church Opelika) joins in on the conversation in Studio D; game scheduling on Sundays
“Ask Jeff” on Wednesdays at First Baptist Church Opelika, recording broadcasted every Sunday on 97.7 KickerFM; discussing the sport of gymnastics; Pastor Jeff’s cheerleading career at Baylor University, the one time he came out on the court as a mascot, more discussion on gymnastics and gymnasts’ strength, and playing multiple sports.
Terry Rosenthal (CEO of The Orthopaedic Clinic) calls into the Hamilton’s Hotline, talking about updates on life, local Basketball and the teams they cover, Lanett vs. Georgiana game, trainers everywhere with Spring sports, Russell County coach opening, & players travelling to get to workouts/practices and working out a season schedule.
Pastor Jeff talks about all the services/schedules/activities offered at First Baptist Church Opelika, the Annual Outreach Event in April with Dodgeball

D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Coach Gene Stallings on the Hamilton’s Hotline, talking about Valentine’s Day, his opinion on specialization in sports travelling, how he would manage it if he were a High School coach, his process of recruiting players coming out of High School, his thoughts on cutting players and tryouts, the player that improved the most from signing them out of High School to coming out of college, how he managed to get married during Football season, what stats he looked at when recruiting players, and his opinion on Kyler Murray’s decision towards NFL.
Back in Studio D with James Cooper (Western Sizzlin) and Coach Graba (Auburn University Gymnastics); Graba discussing last week’s gymnastics meet against Florida, where the team is at right now with lineups – floors, bars, beams – Arkansas ranking and team stats, what he and the team are expecting out of the meet this week, “Shorter Than Coach Graba Night” for Friday’s meet against Arkansas (anyone 5’5” and shorter FREE admission), SEC rankings, lineups for this week’s meet, and how many participants are in each event.
Derek Lee (Director of Opelika Power Services) and James Cooper (Western Sizzlin) hanging out; nothing but great things to say about Coach Graba, discussing more on gymnastics and Auburn’s meet against Florida last week; Auburn Baseball Opener tomorrow night and Opelika Basketball Regional Basketball tomorrow; review of yesterday’s Auburn Tigers Men’s Basketball game against the Ole Miss Rebels; review of Alabama Crimson Tide Men’s Basketball game against Mississippi State; review of other SEC Basketball games; James Cooper giving away gift certificates for Western Sizzlin Valentine’s Day dinner; Robert Zachary calls into the Hamilton’s Hotline and wins a King/Queen Dinner from Western Sizzlin, discusses Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball and their possibilities of Quadrant One or Two wins (NCAA Tournament).
LSU vs. Kentucky Basketball game, calls made during the game, and discussing the process of missed calls by referees/umpires.
Specials at Western Sizzlin (King & Queen Valentine’s Day Dinner, Kid’s Night every Thursday, Catfish Specials on Tuesdays and Wednesdays); upcoming games in the SEC; Sam Smith calls into the Hamilton’s Hotline, trying to win a King & Queen Valentine’s Day Dinner
AISA Basketball round-up; Baseball starts up next week; Sam Bailey (Opelika Parks and Rec) calls into the Hamilton’s Hotline talking about Baseball and leagues; Miss Lula on the Hamilton’s Hotline wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day, she’s getting “harassed” by Bub the Bug Man, her plans for the night

D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Top 30 2020 players (al.com); Coach Derek Hovell (Head Coach for Opelika Bulldogs Boys' Soccer) on the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about and review the first game of the season against Troup County and spotlight on a few players and the team overall.
Opelika wins 82-79 against Calera last night, leading them into the Regionals; Van Riggs on the phone on more details on where lsiteners can tune into the broadcast for the Opelika Basketball Playoff games Friday (WZMG-AM at 9 AM); Jeff picks back up on his list of Top 30 2020 players
D Mark's favorite sports radio guys
Updated weather forecast; High School Basketball pairings from last night (sub-regional playoffs)
D Rock calls into the Hamilton's Hotline, giving out a congratulations to Coach Devin Booth and John Wadsworth on their wins in the sub-regional and into the regional playoffs, a quick message to the fans about the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery and his experience there, what fans can expect out of it; Auburn Men's Basketball against Ole Miss tonight; spotlights on Alabama signees going to the next level
Trip (Encore Rehabilitation) calls into the Hamilton's Hotline; Jeff's changed his running shoes; Duncan's going to Mississippi State; athletic training

D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Coach Larry Gore sits in on the show today; Coach John Wadsworth (Opelika High Boy's Basketball) calls in to the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about getting ready for playoffs.
Laura Lee (public relations and special programs coordinator for Opelika Parks and Recreation) stops by to give us the latest news on events going on -- Young at Heart Dance, Dandy Dads Dinner Dance -- and the release of online registration.
Andy Burcham (the voice of Auburn University Lady Tigers) calls into the Hamitlon's Hotline to talk about upcoming Auburn Basketball games, broadcasting between basketball and baseball, review of Auburn University's game against Arkansas and what to expect out of the upcoming game against Tennessee, and his opinion on who the best team is and the recent recruiting.
Local sub-regional matchups and scores in Basketball
Jeff gives us an update on his "future grandson"; the chance of Hoover and Spain Park meeting at the 7A finals; local Wrestling records; Lacrosse in high school
Updates on AHSAA vs. St. Paul case and the AHSAA vs. Davenport case; Pastor Jeff Meyers (First Baptist Church Opelika) calls into the Hamilton's Hotline, talking about Lacrosse, upcoming Soccer and what he sees out of the team.
Coach Chris Spencer (Auburn High Wrestling) is on the Hamilton's Hotline, what he knows about Lacrosse, quick rundown on AHSAA 7A South Super Section last weekend, team stats, and what he's looking towards at the AHSAA State Tournament coming up this weekend.
Auburn University Baseball opening against Georgia Southern this weekend; High School Spring sports start up soon; Coach Gore wondering if there are any coaching changes

Coach Dan Washburn in Studio D today; Jeff talks about his morning run; D Mark gives us the weather forecast; when can you start playing Baseball?
Local Basketball updates and upcoming games; Coach Devin Booth (Opelika High Lady Bulldogs Basketball) on the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about tonight's game against Pelham, last week's win over Benjamin Russell, preparation for playoffs
Coach Pat Dye calls into the Hamilton's Hotline...updates with him and D Mark discusses the Bob Costas controversy about not being able to broadcast during the Super Bowl
Coach Courtney Pritchett (Auburn High Lady Tigers Basketball) on the Hamilton's Hotline talking about winning the tournament title, the area win against Central last week, Enterprise's record, and preparation for games to come.
D Mark gives us an updated weather forecast; Opelika Wrestling records; Valley Basketball headed to Charles Henderson; Davenport vs. AHSAA case
Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball won against Vanderbilt over the weekend, Auburn Univeristy Men's Basketball lost to LSU over the weekend; AISA Basketball State Playoffs; AAF debut Birmingham Iron win
Will Stone (Homewood) named state's top Cross Country runner by Gatorade for the second-straight season; school systems; Coach Chris Yeager at Mountain Brook stats; Coach Joey Jones, assistant at Mississppi State
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament; Sam Bailey (Director of Opelika Parks and Rec) calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to tell Coach a story on when he went to the Masters.

Coach Joe Wilson joins the show today; D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Coach John Wadsworth (Opelika High Boys' Basketball Head Coach) calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about last night's win against Russell County for the Area Basketball Tournament, upcoming games and how the team's doing.
D Mark lays out the 2019 Area Tournaments and teams
St. Paul vs. AHSAA held yesterday and D Mark gives us the whole story on that
Discussion of amateurism is brought up in Studio D
Update on the weather forecast; upcoming SEC games and where to watch them
Auburn Tiger Basketball; Terry Rosenthal (Orthopaedic Center) on the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about the Super Bowl
Discussion on Smitty Grider becoming the 1st football coach at Dothan High School

D Mark gives us the weather forecast; Coach Gene Stallings on the Hamilton's Hotline to give us updates with him, discuss the Super Bowl (Jaren Goff, Julian Edelman), finishing up with recruitments and rankings for SEC Football.
More discussion on recruitments out of local Alabama High Schools; High School Basketball, completed and upcoming Area Tournaments
Derek Lee (director at Opelika Power Services) joins Studio D to talk about watching the Super Bowl over at Hamilton's and what was on the menu for the big game, and the Basketball league of the Western conference.
Alabama State Representative Kyle South calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about WATVC (West Alabama TV Cable), the Davenport case against AHSAA and the bill he's drafted to provide a measure of government oversight of the AHSAA operations.
More conversation on the Davenport vs. AHSAA case
Coach Dan Washburn talks about the Alabama legislature financial funds

D Mark gives us the weather forecast (Opelika Observer); Mayor Gary Fuller calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about last night's Opelika city council meeting and local basketball.
Mayor Ron Anders calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about last night's Auburn's city council meeting, the special dedication by Coach Bruce Pearl towards cancer awareness (AUTLIVE Cancer Challenge) last Saturday, and more.
Preview of tomorrow's guests (mentioning Representative Kyle South); National Signing Day; Saban's new class; clip of the Q& A session with Coach Malzahn on Auburn's potential signees
More discussion on the city council meetings from last night; signees for Alabama & Auburn; SEC Basketball scores
Interview with Coach Bruce Pearl on Auburn University's win over the Florida Gators (men's Basketball); Area Tournament continues and D Mark gives us a rundown of recent local Basketball scores (Auburn, Opelika, Central, Smiths Station)
Van Riggs comes into Studio D to talk about National Signing Day, George Pickens flip on committing to a team, media days

Coach Larry Gore joins the show today; Jeff gives us the weather forecast (brought to you by the Opelika Observer); quick run down of today's guests on the show; brief review of the Super Bowl from last weekend and Coach Gore's thoughts on the game as a whole; Sam Bailey (Director of Opelika Parks & Rec) joins in on the show inside Studio D.
Sam and D Mark talk about the ARPA (Alabama Rec & Parks Association) Convention in Birmingham last weekend and the three awards they received at the banquet, upcoming events going on: Young at Heart Dance, Dandy Dads Dance, Free Friends Thursdays in celebration for their 10th anniversary, Love Your Heart Challenge for members, new software to allow online registration, and the new Pickle Ball facility.
Sam takes us on a trip down memory lane about how he played sports with Joe Hancock at Southern Union (Wadley)
James Cooper (Western Sizzlin) stops by Studio D; D Mark gives us an update on the weather forecast; brackets for Basketball playoffs coming up and scores for both local and state Basketball games; Duke calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to ask/talk about the Final 56 and the upcoming Braves Baseball season
Bruce Schoonover (General Manager at Point Broadband) joins Studio D to talk about the latest with Point Broadband, success with the food drive, updates on any possible significant changes in the future, the KIA commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, and the results from the Super Bowl
Another stroll down memory lane, the passing of Len Bias in 1986, Boomer Esiason in football, Jerry Claiborne, Bobby Ross and Joe Krivak
Updates on Point Broadband, getting roots into the community through offering sponsorship, new packages and deals; James Cooper talks about Kids Night at Western Sizzlin: Kids Night on Thursdays 4-9 (snow cones, cupcakes, pizzas, corn dogs, face painting) and items on the menu, including Breakfast Buffet on Saturdays and Sundays.

Coach Dan Washburn joins the show today; D Mark kicks off the show with the weather forecast; Coach Pat Dye calls in to the Hamilton's Hotline, joining in on the conversation about the Super Bowl, Auburn Basketball, and any updates on Coach Dye's ranch.
AHSAA vs. Davenport case, signs up at Troy, opinions on the postponements, Alabama House Representative Kyle South "drafted a bill to provide more oversight of the Alabama High School Athletic Association in response to the AHSAA’s ruling that Charles Henderson High School basketball star Maori Davenport is ineligible for her senior season" (Cason, 2019).
Coach Carson Grier (Beauregard Basketball Head Coach) on the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about the upcoming game against Brewbaker Tech (Tuesday, February 5th), and the season up until now.
D Mark gives us an update on the weather forecast; results from the 2019 AHSAA Indoor track and Field championships last weekend at the Crossplex in Birmingham; Coach Washburn talks about new kickoff rules; touching back on the AHSAA vs. Davenport case
Councilman Bub calls into the Hamilton's Hotline to talk about the Super Bowl and the AHSAA vs. Davenport case
Basketball pairings and local upcoming games
Coach Mark Smart (Baseball Coach at Troy) spoke at the convention last weekend and D Mark briefly tells us all about it
Cason, M. (2019, January 09). Maori Davenport ruling: Bill would tighten oversight of Alabama High School Athletic Association. Retrieved February 04, 2019, from https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/bill-would-tighten-oversight-of-alabama-high-school-athletic-association.html