SPRING TOUR: Dylan Raiola Talks About His Recruiting Journey + How He Landed At Nebraska

Recorded: April 24th 2024 | In this weeks episode, the guys are back to recap the NFL Draft and who were the big winners and the massive losers coming out of it all. The guys have some wild takes coming out of it on who won and lost. Taylor then gets into his viral moment with his daughter that happened at the Preds game. Like father like daughter. Following the intro the guys finish up their spring tour by sitting down with new Alabama head football coach, Kalen DeBoer. He obviously has taken over for maybe the greatest coach of all time in Nick Saban and has massive shoes to fill. Will and Taylor dive into what the process was like with interviewing and getting the job. DeBoer said he essentially had 24 hours to make a decision and that was coming off losing the national championship. DeBoer then gets into what to expect from the Tide this season. He is trying to implement his own culture while trying to keep the old traditions that have made Bama, Bama. He gets into his first message that he gave the team and how he met with each of the leaders to talk about what they wanted to see this year. Overall, after listening to this conversation, it's easy to see that the tradition of Alabama football is in good hands. Enjoy fellas. TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:25 Shoutout Our Sponsors 8:36 NFL Draft Recap 42:45 Nebraska Spring Game 46:44 Taylor At Preds 54:01 Dad Moments 1:05:27 What Stat? 1:11:46 Shoutout Core Memories 1:22:12 KALEN DEBOER INTERVIEW STARTS 1:22:13 Origin Story Of The Dad Hat 1:24:16 Did He Want A Son? 1:25:42 Coach Was A Bit Of A Baller Himself 1:27:02 His Transition Going From Playing To Coaching 1:27:43 Learning Throughout His Stops 1:28:11 Getting The Call From Bama 1:33:01 Massive Shoes To Fill 1:36:16 His Relationship With QB1 1:37:45 His First Time With Team 1:39:11 The Phone Call 1:39:57 New Alabama Offense 1:41:40 Recruiting Tangibles 1:42:58 New And Old Traditions 1:47:17 Tucked In Shirts 1:50:52 Who He's Looking Forward To Coaching Against 1:52:21 His Mentor's 1:54:04 His OC 1:56:22 Do You Keep Your Coaching Depth Chart Open 1:57:50 Post Game Rituals?You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: April 23rd 2024 | On this weeks edition of our 2024 Spring Tour interviews, Will and Taylor sit down with Alabama Quarterback Jalen and Milroe and offensive tackle Tyler Booker. Jalen Milroe gets into his journey to Alabama and that he almost ended up at Texas until a special phone call happened that immediately changed his mind. He also gives us what his mindset was like after he had gotten benched and what switched mentally for him to think that he won't be losing that job again. Tyler Booker might be one of the best well-spoken and put together dudes in college football right now. He talks about how he ended up and IMG in high school and all of the sacrifices that he and his family had to make in order for his dream to come true. Book also gets into the different things he has learned in becoming more of leader for the team as well. Both guys give their thoughts on how they felt when Saban left and you can tell how much he has impacted both of them. Jalen and Tyler were great dudes and we had a lot of fun with them. Tap in and enjoy. Roll Tide TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:20 JALEN MILROE INTERVIEW STARTS 1:21 Texas Football 2:32 Why Alabama over Texas 5:15 Recommitting from Texas to Alabama 7:04 First couple years and learning from Bryce Young 9:30 How did he deal with being on the bench and did he think about transferring 10:43 Getting benched 12:43 The new offense under DeBoer 15:15 qualities that make a good leader 16:18 getting used to the new regime 17:49 Favorite memories of Coach Saban 20:41 Worst ass chewing he has seen Saban give 24:17 The last play of the season 28:35 Expectations for this year 29:54 Top 3 favorite QBs in the league 30:21 Swaggiest dude on the team 30:41Smelliest dude in the locker room 31:18 TBook on Jalen 32:18 Most memorable moment in college for everyone 33:11 4th & 31 38:47TYLER BOOKER INTERVIEW STARTS 39:17 Taylor has to live through the new Michigan team 39:59 Playing Bishop Sycamore 41:27 TBook and JP go way back 42:08 Life at IMG 44:06 How He Ended Up At Alabama 46:59 Upperclassman Responsibilities 49:38 His Thoughts When Saban Retired 51:26 His foundation and his family 52:30 All The Changes With DeBoer 55:55 TBook talking to the media 56:50 Favorite post game meal/ritual 58:16 NIL with he offensive lineman 58:33 What Sets Bama’s Culture Apart 59:04 What Bama NFL Player Does He Want To Play With 59:48 What qualities make a good leader 1:01:57 One Last QuestionYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: April 18th 2024 | In this weeks episodes the man, the myth, the legend, Taylor Lewan is all the way back with the boys. Taylor recaps his time is Mexico and issues an apology to all the fans for not being with us this past month. Following the intro, Will sat down with head coach of the Oregon football team, Dan Lanning. The guys get into how Lanning got to the position he is at now, taking lower paying jobs because he knew that in doing so, it would help him long term. He talks about his different stops along the way, the coaches he has learned from, and why he decided on passing on the Alabama job. Coach Lanning is a fan of the pod and you can tell he gets the vibes of the boys. Enjoy fellas. 0:00 Intro 0:49 Taylor is back 17:12 Shane Gillis Hit Up The Boys 34:11 Chandler Going Away BBQ 34:42 Oregon Recap 50:02 Potential Fall Tour Spots 52:52 Kirk Cousins, Bad Guy? 55:13 Hair Talk 1:01:56 Shoutout Apps 1:30:35 Inches or Pounds? 1:36:36 Lanning Preview 1:41:54 DAN LANNING INTERVIEW STARTS 1:41:22 Driving 13 hours On A Whim 1:44:42 Paying His Dues 1:45:53 Is It Everything He Thought It Would Be? 1:47:01 Getting Your Priorities Straight 1:49:18 Being Under Coach Norvell 1:49:57 One Job That Changed It All 1:52:36 Biggest Ass Chewing He Has Received 1:55:19 Learning Each Step Of The Way 1:56:58 Interview Process For Becoming A Head Coach 1:58:58 Alabama Opening 2:01:29 Reading Books As A Team 2:02:34 Surprises In Being A Head Coach? 2:05:08 Coach Lanning's Version Of The Beer Olympics 2:08:43 Teaching Someone To Think The Way You Think 2:10:03 Bo Nix, The Babysitter? 2:10:30 Crazy Recruiting Stories 2:13:22 What Coach Would He Want To Play For? 2:14:56 What Actor Would Play Him? 2:16:39 "They're Fighting For Clicks, We're Fighting For Wins"You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

In this episode from our 2024 Bussin' Spring Tour Will sits down with Oregon standouts, Tez Johnson and quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Tez talks about what drew him to the Nix family and how impactful of a role they played in his life. We also learn that Tez didn't even need to take visit to Oregon to commit to Dan Lanning and his staff. Lastly, Tez gets into the benefits of NIL and how he is the DRIPPIEST player in all of college football. Next, Dillon Gabriel joins the pod and dives into everything from asking Marcus Mariota to wear #8 to decommitting from Army, ending up at UCF, almost going to UCLA, transferring to Oklahoma, and then settling in at Oregon. Towards the end of the pod, Dillon becomes the interviewer and picks Will's brain about how to take care of your body, prioritize your time between relationships and football, and what it is like transitioning out of the NFL. These two are absolute studs who will tear it up in the 2024 college football season. 0:00 Intro 2:12 TEZ JOHNSON INTERVIEW STARTS 2:52 How the Nix family changed his life 7:18 Friendship with Bo Nix 11:15 How he ended up at Troy 15:00 Entering the transfer portal 19:00 Committing to Oregon w/o visiting 23:00 Tez has the MOST swag in college football 27:00 Comparing Dillon Gabriel to Bo Nix 31:00 Favorite NIL purchase 32:15 Favorite part about playing for Dan Lanning 35:32 DILLON GABRIEL INTERVIEW STARTS 36:09 Asking Marcus Mariota for permission to wear number 8 37:18 Dillon's INSANE recruiting journey 41:08 Dealing w/ injury AND going to the transfer portal 44:30 How Dillon ended up at Oregon 49:20 Lessons learned from the Transfer Portal 53:40 Favorite part about playing for Dan Lanning 55:00 Tez Johnson doesn't understand DRIP 57:00 Dillon's favorite NIL purchase 1:02:32 Dillon asks Will for life advice 1:11:30 Handling the pressures of money and friends 1:23:00 Dillon's idea to reshape college footballYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: March 27, 2024 | In this episode of our 2024 Spring Tour we sit down with two of the BIGGEST names on Florida State's roster, quarterback DJ Uiagalelei and defensive end Patrick Payton. Delanie and DJ are from the same area in California and immediate hit it off. DJ talks about what it was like transferring from Clemson, his conversation with Dabo, life before and after NIL, and his expectations for the season. Patrick hops on the pod right after DJ and we get a look into exactly how he gained his notoriety so fast. Let's just say you have to be a different breed to do what Patrick did in his first game. Florida State is in good hands with these two leaders going into the 2024 season. 0:00 DJ Uiagalelei interview starts 1:20 Journey from Clemson to Florida State 2:10 Playin pre-NIL and post NIL/Transfer portal 3:00 Why he chose FSU 6:00 Nervous to tell Dabo he was trasnferring 9:00 The bad side of NIL 15:00 Playing against Deion Sanders ---- 18:46 PATRICK PAYTON INTERVIEW STARTS 19:00 Playing at Miami Northwestern 20:00 Being named 2022 ACC Defensive Freshman Of The Year 21:00 Mistake of entering the transfer portal 22:30 Not telling coach he was going into the game his freshman year 24:30 Reaction to missing the College Football Playoff 26:30 Georgia game was a fluke 31:00 Smelliest guy in the locker roomYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: March 27, 2024 | In this episode of our Bussin' Spring Tour we sit down with one of the hottest names in the NFL Draft, Braden Fiske. In this interview Fiske touches on the crazy amount of money USC offered him, why he chose Florida State, his interest in the stock market, what teams he would love to play for, and why he knew he was going to shine at the NFL Combine. Fiske is a certified dog and we were honored to sit down with the young legend. 0:00 Visit to the stock market 7:03 Crushing the NFL Combine 8:00 USC was going to pay 400K 9:30 CFB Playoff snub 12:00 Why Mike Norvell is successful 15:00 Transferring while injured 17:45 Crushing the NFL Combine 23:00 Being ready for life after footballYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: March 27, 2024 | In this episode from our 2024 Bussin' Spring Tour Will and Delanie sit down with the head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, Mike Norvell. Will dives right into it and asks about what it was like receiving the unfortunate news that FSU would not be in the College Football Playoff. Norvell responds in the most football way ever and carries that gritty aura throughout the whole interview. After listening to Coach Norvell's story, the culture he wants to build, and his passion for coaching it's hard not to want to pull for the Seminoles. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Reaction to not making the CFB Playoff 13:40 Journey from Central Arkansas to Florida State 18:30 Mentors in his coaching journey 23:00 Best and worst parts about being a head coach 28:00 NFL Coaching Aspirations??You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: April 4th 2024 | In this episode from our spring tour trip to Nebraska, we had the opportunity to sit down with 5-start commit, Dylan Raiola. Will and Delanie ask about his wild recruiting journey and how he ended up deciding on Nebraska. Dylan also gets into what the QB room is like given that they have a handful of talented guys. Dylan has an interesting story and you can't help but think, is Nebraska back? TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 1:11 Who Wrote The Poem 2:34 WILD Recruiting Jounrey 5:31 NIL Deals? 6:06 Being A Nebraska Legacy 7:02 Polynesian Award Winner 8:08 Hawaii To Nebraska 9:22 The QB Room 10:04 Handling The Pressure/Expectations 11:09 Walking Around Lincoln 12:35 Dylan The Recruiter 14:00 Go To Spot In Lincoln 15:51 QB's He Looks Up To 17:54 "I Was Scared" 19:06 Favorite Thing About CoachYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: April 4th 2024 | In this week’s episode we got Will and Delanie hitting the intro again. The guys hit on some of the events that happened over the weekend including the Masters, UFC 300 and Barstool Mini Golf. Following the intro, the boys are out in Nebraska where they were joined by head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Matt Rhule. Coach Rhule gets into how disappointing it was missing a bowl game after starting 5-3. He goes onto to talk about everything he learned in his first year at Nebraska, his thoughts on the NIL world and how Trev Alberts leaving affects him and the process in finding a new Athletic Director. At this point Rhule is just one of the boys. Keep your eye out for all of our other spring tour rolling out here within the next couple days/weeks. Enjoy fellas. 0:00 Intro 3:23 Will's Receding Hairline 5:26 Addressing The Comments 11:20 We Got Some Bad News 17:27 The Masters 24:34 UFC 300 31:37 Alabama Live Show  34:11 Barstool Mini Golf/Foreplay vs Bussin 46:49 Hair or Nails 51:57 Dad's Preaching Game 54:25 Shoutout Industrial Equipment 58:16 McGregor vs. Chandler Is Offical 1:00:40 Rhule preview 1:02:33 MATT RHULE INTERVIEW STARTS 1:02:46 If We Die, We Die 1:03:40 Practicing 24 hrs After Losing  1:05:57 Barely Missing A Bowl Game 1:07:15 5-7 But Still Top Recruiting Class? 1:08:34 First Year Lessons  1:13:30 Always Knew He Wanted To Be A Coach 1:14:29 Spring League? 1:16:56 Losing Your Right Hand Man 1:23:11 NIL Is Changing The Game 1:28:27 South Philly to Nebraska 1:32:19 Nebraska vs New York 1:34:37 Matt drills? 1:39:10 Heinrich’s Pet Peeve Of Coach Theme Song: Some Of Adams Blues by Quaker City Night Hawks SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Chevy: Head to https://chevy.com to check out all the Chevy truck grit, build your own Silverado and check out what current offers are out there during Chevy Truck Season. Twisted Tea: Grab a refreshing Twisted Tea today at https://TwistedTea.com/LOCATIONS DraftKings: New customers download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code BUS. That’s code BUS to get $200 in bonus bets when you bet just $5. Only on DraftKings. The Crown Is Yours. Gambling problem? Call one eight hundred gambler or in West Virginia, visit W W W dot one eight hundred gambler dot net. In New York, call eight seven seven eight HOPENY or text HOPENY (four six seven three six nine). In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven, or visit ccpg dot org. Please play responsibly. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (in Kansas). Twenty one plus age varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. Bonus bets expire one hundred sixty eight hours after issuance. See D K N G dot co slash b ball for eligibility and deposit restrictions, terms, and responsible gaming resources. Gametime: Download the Gametime app or go to https://gametime.co, enter your email, and redeem code BUSSIN for $20 off your first purchase (terms apply). Discover: Check out Discover.com/creditcard to learn more about the service you deserve. https://www.discover.com/credit-cards/brnd.html?cmpgnid=dp-dbr-inet-lcs-ps-AT-%25esid!&iq_id=dp-dbr-inet-lcs-ps-AT-%25esid True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and get up to 25% OFF @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/BUS ! #trueclassicpod Pure Michigan: Check out Sam’s Selects.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb

Recorded: April 5th 2024 | The boys are back on their annual Spring Tour and of course has to make a stop in Nebraska. For the first episode of the Nebraska tour, we sat down with quarterback Herinrich Haarberg and defensive lineman Nash Hutmacher. Both players give their thoughts on last years season and the expectations for this upcoming season. Heinrich talks about what it was like taking over the starting job midway through the season and how he prepared for it all. Nash gets into what it's like being a dual sport athlete and the identity of the defense going into next season. Enjoy fellas. TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 HEINRICH HAARBERG INTERVIEW :30 D1 Power Couple 2:03 Tight End Before QB 4:36 Taking Over At QB 7:03 Why Nebraska? 8:14 Likes And Dislikes Of Coach Rhule 9:46 Who He Looks Up To 11:09 Hardest Part About Becoming QB1 13:14 QB Room Vibe 16:11 Spring League? 20:35 His Pet Peeve Of His Girl 22:20 NASH HUTMACHER INTERVIEW 22:32 D1 Dual Sport Athlete 28:00 Wrestling vs Football Coaching 30:24 His Role Models In Both Sports 31:29 Polar Bear? 32:00 Playing For The Nebraska Defense 33:56 The Black Shirts Identity For Next Year 35:13 Favorite Post Weigh In MealYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/bussinwtb