Out of the Box

After a week off due to some personal matters, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson return to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Apologies for the longer pod—there’s a lot to catch up on after missing a show. Here's your trip around the bases:

At the Plate (0:00-37:03): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the midweek at North Alabama and a home series against Georgia. Then, the guys talk about pitching by committee, the new lineup, and what’s coming this week, including a road trip to Baton Rouge.

Advancing to First (37:12-1:01:55): Tom and Gray go over the SEC series results, including Tennessee’s statement at Oklahoma, South Carolina’s stunner at LSU, Texas bouncing back at Mississippi State, a couple sweeps, and more. Then, Tom presents his “Stock Up, Stock Down” in the SEC.

Stealing Second (1:02:06-1:31:24): Softball America’s Tara Henry joins the show to cover what happened in the LSU-South Carolina series, the upcoming matchup for the Tigers against Alabama, what the results in Norman mean for Tennessee and Oklahoma, Lonni Alameda’s announcement, the ACC race, some sneaky teams, and more.

Rounding Third (1:31:33-1:55:19): Bracketology is here! Gray presents his first listing of the Top 16 seeds based on the team sheets and evidence collected so far. Then, the guys look at big games this week.

Heading Home (1:55:29-2:45:12): To close the show, SEC Picks return! Tom and Gray make selections around the league with one bonus. Then, the guys dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses a few commenters who keep flooding the zone and can’t stop being miserable, a coaching suggestion at Alabama, and the yearly tradition of people complaining about teal jerseys. Finally, Gray reveals why he won’t be at the Alabama-LSU game on Saturday and why the podcast was off last week.

With a massive week looming, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:

At the Plate (0:00-31:39): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a disappointing home performance against Mississippi State before diving into a few speeches about the choice that needs to be made. Then, the guys preview a high-stakes week against Florida State and Texas A&M.

Advancing to First (31:49-52:17): Tom and Gray go over the SEC series results, including a plethora of sweeps, an exciting battle between Florida and Texas, South Carolina’s response against Georgia, some non-conference weekends, and more. Plus, Tom gives his “Stock Up, Stock Down” picks after another week.

Stealing Second (52:28-1:24:35): Alabama legend and SEC Network analyst Haylie McCleney stops by to discuss the disconnect in the Tide’s defense, the speech she’d make to the team, the stakes against Florida State, her number one team, what Florida learned, Texas Tech-South Carolina, the AUSL coming to Tuscaloosa, and much more.

Rounding Third (1:24:46-1:43:28): A new RPI is out! Gray shares the data and analyzes what it could mean once bracket time rolls around. Then, Tom and Gray look at the biggest games coming this week.

Heading Home (1:43:37-2:21:43): To close the show, SEC Picks return! Tom and Gray make selections around the league with a few bonuses. Then, the guys dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses a bizarre comment about weather safety, the idiocy of disagreeing with former players, and a distant ticket holder. After that, Tom and Gray officially respond to Mississippi State’s post-series videos and announce their Men’s and Women’s Final Four picks.

With a home conference series approaching, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:

At the Plate (0:00-31:10): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from an emotionally draining weekend at the Spring Break Showdown. Then, the guys get you ready for a midweek at South Alabama and Team 29’s first SEC series against Mississippi State.

Advancing to First (31:17-57:33): Tom and Gray go over the first SEC series results, including Oklahoma’s home sweep of South Carolina, Florida’s Rothrock-less statement at Texas A&M, Missouri’s troubles, the wild scores in Oxford, and more. Plus, Tom gives his “Stock Up, Stock Down” picks after another week.

Stealing Second (57:40-1:29:47): ESPN analyst and Texas A&M legend Tori Vidales stops by to discuss what makes Florida’s offense so impressive, Florida’s pitching without Rothrock, the craziness of Oklahoma-South Carolina, if Texas Tech is a title contender, the HUGE series this weekend in Gainesville, the AUSL coming to Tuscaloosa, and much more.

Rounding Third (1:29:56-1:42:23): A new RPI is out! Gray shares the data and analyzes what it could mean once bracket time rolls around. Then, Tom and Gray look at the biggest games coming this week.

Heading Home (1:42:33-2:17:32): To close the show, SEC Picks are back! Tom and Gray make selections around the league, with one bonus stat prediction opportunity. Then, the guys dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses an editor of a website who continues to unleash incomprehensibly rude comments, the job of SECN+ broadcasters, a strange thought on a basketball-related post, and more! 

After another home weekend, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's your trip around the bases:

At the Plate (0:00-26:57): Tom and Gray talk about the good, meh, and bad from a 5-0 week for the Tide at the Crimson Classic. Then, the guys get you ready for a midweek at Samford and the Spring Break Showdown in Tuscaloosa featuring the return of Alyson Habetz.

Advancing to First (27:07-49:53): Tom and Gray go over the weekend’s results around the conference, including South Carolina’s dominant sweep at Duke, LSU’s trip West, Texas A&M’s primetime struggle, confusion about Missouri, Sooner questions, concerns about Georgia, and plenty more. Plus, Tom gives his “Stock Up, Stock Down” picks after another week.

Stealing Second (50:02-1:17:31): ESPN analyst Madison Shipman returns to the show to discuss her thoughts on Alabama, the major SEC narrative in 2025, excitement around Oklahoma hosting South Carolina, evaluating the Sooners and their SOS, the fun of Florida-Texas A&M, Emiley Kennedy, the importance of Missouri-Kentucky, and much more. Plus, “Get That Ship Outta Here” returns!

Rounding Third (1:17:39-1:33:56): The first RPI of the year is here! Gray shares the data from the initial release and analyzes what it could mean once bracket time rolls around. Then, Tom and Gray look at the biggest games coming this week.

Heading Home (1:34:04-2:11:45): To close the show, SEC Picks are back! Tom and Gray make selections for the opening weekend of conference play in the league, plus one bonus national series of importance. After that, Gray announces the results from Part One of the 2025 Pick Swap and fills Tom in on a few major Oscars headlines. Then, the guys dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses the opponents last weekend, another spelling snafu, how you should evaluate teams, and more (including a riff about the recently announced Martin Scorsese film).

It’s time for the another edition of the spin-off podcast series focused on the unfocused thoughts of hosts Gray Robertson and Tom Canterbury. This series is all about diving a little deeper on any possible topic that the guys might want to cover in-depth.

This episode’s topic is the 2025 Academy Awards and the Top Ten Movies of 2024. To start, Tom and Gray participate in the first of two “Pick Swap” games, with both making predictions for some of the key Oscars categories.

Then, Gray finally announces his Top Ten Movies of 2024 and gives brief descriptions about what made each film so special.