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 o ...
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How Alabama stacks up against Georgia in the trenches
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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 …
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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 ma…
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How Alabama can beat Georgia & why Josh Pate thinks the Tide will win a title with DeBoer
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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 a…
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Why Eli Gold thinks Auburn has the worst stadium in college football & other stories from road games
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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 broadca…
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What Alabama needs to fix before Wisconsin & why Roman Harper is glad he didn’t play for Saban
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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 Fl…
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The truth about Alabama's football coaches
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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 f…
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Can Alabama win the SEC? Ryan Williams, Jalen Milroe & Keon Sabb start the DeBoer era with a bang! Plus SEC Shorts' Josh Snead
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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 Al…
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The 2nd and 26 call, Kick Six and why Eli Gold's most memorable calls aren't always what you think
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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, …
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Western Kentucky Preview: What will we see from Jalen Milroe, Ryan Williams and DeBoer's first game?
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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 Hi…
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Inside Saban & Kiffin’s relationship: Kiffin wanted the Bama job, what took him out of the mix?
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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-au…
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Eli Gold on Rocky Block, a shocking Penn State kiss, and other memorable Alabama football calls
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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, B…
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Paul Finebaum Goes Off: Unfiltered thoughts on Saban, DeBoer, Freeze, Kiffin the SEC and more
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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 Alab…
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How Eli Gold went from a New York hockey announcer to the voice of Alabama football
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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 announc…
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What fall camp tells us about Kalen DeBoer's first Alabama team; plus a Tuscaloosa restaurant draft
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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 Jal…
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Eli Gold explains his game calling process and shows off his pitch perfect Kenny Stabler impression
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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 Casagr…
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Rashaan Evans on life as an elite recruit, Bama over Auburn, Kirby dancing, his best play and more
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Rashaan Evans was one of the most exciting recruits in Alabama history, in part because he opted for the Tide over his hometown Auburn team. But what was life really like for a five-star recruit? And how would his career have played out differently if he'd competed in the NIL era? Today, on Beat Everyone, Rashaan talks with Ben Flanagan about the m…
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Eli Gold on working with Nick Saban: How he did it under pressure
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Eli Gold doesn't like to pre-script anything, but he learned early on that there was a right way to ask Nick Saban a question and a wrong way. Don't ask the coach to compare players. It's not happening. But as the voice of Alabama football for Saban's entire tenure at Alabama, Eli got to know Saban's sense of humor, his kindness and his unparallele…
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When will Alabama win its next title? Cole Cubelic breaks down the new SEC & memorable Iron Bowls
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Beat Everyone isn't here for pure fan service. We know you want to know the real chances for Kalen DeBoer's debut Crimson Tide team. So when former-Auburn-athlete-turned-ESPN-analyst Cole Cubelic says this Alabama team is still one of the teams to beat in the SEC, that carries some weight. Today, host Ben Flanagan is joined by Cole, for a frank dis…
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Eli Gold on parting with Alabama, the Gravedigger call and his first game as the voice of Alabama
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On November 25, 2023, Eli Gold delivered his final call as the voice of Alabama. It was one of many instantly iconic Eli Gold calls: a hail mary touchdown pass from Jalen Milore to Isaiah Bond to win the Iron Bowl in Auburn. Eli wouldn't learn for several more weeks that it would be his last call after 36 years in the booth for the Crimson Tide. To…
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DeBoer isn't Saban and that's OK. John Parker Wilson talks QB'ing through a coaching change.
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Welcome to Beat Everyone, AL.com's new home for the conversations Bama fans are having right now. In the debut episode, host Ben Flanagan is joined by AL.com college football columnist Michael Casagrande and producer Matt Scalici for a frank discussion about the changing culture at Alabama. How does Kalen DeBoer's philosophy compare to Nick Saban's…
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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 Ala…
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