The Dragon's Den

Join me as I talk with UAB athletics PA announcer Derek Scudder! Derek is in his 35th season doing PA announcing for the UAB basketball team, has been calling the UAB football games since the club football days, and is the current announcer for the Birmingham Barons. Derek has been around the block in the Birmingham sports and media/broadcasting industry and has a lot of stories to share! Hope you enjoy!

Due to some technical difficulties the audio may not come through as clear as normal, sorry in advance! 

If you haven't checked out my social media pages, go give me a like or follow! Check out @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with UAB athletics PA announcer Derek Scudder! Derek is in his 35th season doing PA announcing for the UAB basketball team, has been calling the UAB football games since the club football days, and is the current announcer for the Birmingham Barons. Derek has been around the block in the Birmingham sports and media/broadcasting industry and has a lot of stories to share! Hope you enjoy!

Due to some technical difficulties the audio may not come through as clear as normal, sorry in advance! 

If you haven't checked out my social media pages, go give me a like or follow! Check out @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with TWO guests this week! Kristen Gardner is a former UAB cheerleader from 2013-2017 and also worked in the UAB football office from 2017-2018. Jeremy Hawkins is the former UAB Director of Player Personnel and Defensive Analyst for the Blazers from 2015-2018. They are now both working in their respective fields at Eastern Kentucky University. Kristen is the assistant cheer coach, while Jeremy is the defensive line coach. Hear their stories about what means to them, how they have progressed in their career, and find out more about their life now! Due to a technical difficulty, one question was omitted, but I wanted to share her answer. When asked about what it was like as a cheerleader during the UAB football program, Kristen talked about how they were active to get the program back, but they were also active cheering at sports that normally didn't have cheer involved. Sports like baseball and soccer suddenly had cheerleaders and helped spread the Blazer spirit without the presence of the football team. 

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsdenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with TWO guests this week! Kristen Gardner is a former UAB cheerleader from 2013-2017 and also worked in the UAB football office from 2017-2018. Jeremy Hawkins is the former UAB Director of Player Personnel and Defensive Analyst for the Blazers from 2015-2018. They are now both working in their respective fields at Eastern Kentucky University. Kristen is the assistant cheer coach, while Jeremy is the defensive line coach. Hear their stories about what means to them, how they have progressed in their career, and find out more about their life now! Due to a technical difficulty, one question was omitted, but I wanted to share her answer. When asked about what it was like as a cheerleader during the UAB football program, Kristen talked about how they were active to get the program back, but they were also active cheering at sports that normally didn't have cheer involved. Sports like baseball and soccer suddenly had cheerleaders and helped spread the Blazer spirit without the presence of the football team. 

Thanks for listening! Be sure to follow my social pages @DragonsdenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Go Blazers!

Join me as I talk with former UAB baseball great Shayne Carnes in the eighth episode of the Dragon's Den! Shayne gives a great in depth look at his progress as a player while he was at UAB and how that progress helped him break a multitude of records at UAB, many of which still stand today. Shayne was inducted into the UAB athletics Hall of Fame this week on Wednesday and he talks about the honor to be mentioned among some of UAB's greatest across all sports. You'll also get to learn a little about his life now as the head coach at Mortimer Jordan High School, his time in the minor leagues, and more! Hope you enjoy!

Follow the Dragon's Den on social media! @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Join me as I talk with former UAB baseball great Shayne Carnes in the eighth episode of the Dragon's Den! Shayne gives a great in depth look at his progress as a player while he was at UAB and how that progress helped him break a multitude of records at UAB, many of which still stand today. Shayne was inducted into the UAB athletics Hall of Fame this week on Wednesday and he talks about the honor to be mentioned among some of UAB's greatest across all sports. You'll also get to learn a little about his life now as the head coach at Mortimer Jordan High School, his time in the minor leagues, and more! Hope you enjoy!

Follow the Dragon's Den on social media! @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Join me as I talk with former UAB football center Darion Smith who started for two seasons under Neil Callaway. Darion transferred to UAB from Copiah-Lincoln (JUCO) and made a big impact from day one. Darion goes very in-depth  about his times with his former teammates, his growth as a player, he gives a behind the scenes look into what it was like on the field, and he talks about how he's doing in life now! Darion has a fun personality and it was a real pleasure getting to know him and I think you will too! Check him out on social media @theyDREAD75 on Twitter and Instagram, as well as Darion Smith on Facebook. Also follow or like the Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Thanks for listening! Go Blazers

Join me as I talk with former UAB football center Darion Smith who started for two seasons under Neil Callaway. Darion transferred to UAB from Copiah-Lincoln (JUCO) and made a big impact from day one. Darion goes very in-depth  about his times with his former teammates, his growth as a player, he gives a behind the scenes look into what it was like on the field, and he talks about how he's doing in life now! Darion has a fun personality and it was a real pleasure getting to know him and I think you will too! Check him out on social media @theyDREAD75 on Twitter and Instagram, as well as Darion Smith on Facebook. Also follow or like the Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Thanks for listening! Go Blazers

Join me as I talk with former UAB football running back Jegil Dugger! Jegil played for UAB from 1998-2001 and has his name in several top 10 rushing records at UAB! Jegil was apart of the team that went down to Baton Rouge and defeated the LSU Tigers and he breaks down that game in great detail! Jegil also talks about some of the great players he played alongside like Bryan Thomas, Rhett Gallego, Eddie Freeman, Roddy White, Willie Quinnie, and more! Jegil also talks about his two tech companies and how they are both helping during the COVID-19 pandemic! The episode did run a little long, but trust me you will want to hear some of his great stories about his time in the backfield with the Blazers! Thanks for listening!

Be sure to follow The Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 
More exciting former UAB athletes (and even coaches) coming soon!

Join me as I talk with former UAB football running back Jegil Dugger! Jegil played for UAB from 1998-2001 and has his name in several top 10 rushing records at UAB! Jegil was apart of the team that went down to Baton Rouge and defeated the LSU Tigers and he breaks down that game in great detail! Jegil also talks about some of the great players he played alongside like Bryan Thomas, Rhett Gallego, Eddie Freeman, Roddy White, Willie Quinnie, and more! Jegil also talks about his two tech companies and how they are both helping during the COVID-19 pandemic! The episode did run a little long, but trust me you will want to hear some of his great stories about his time in the backfield with the Blazers! Thanks for listening!

Be sure to follow The Dragon's Den on social media @DragonsDenEFEL on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 
More exciting former UAB athletes (and even coaches) coming soon!