Out of the Box

Out of the Box
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Featuring Alabama softball radio broadcasters Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson, Out of the Box is one of the newest available college softball podcasts. The guys will talk about the national landscape, the SEC, and Alabama softball each episode, plus special guests from around the sport will frequently stop by for a conversation. There will be entertaining segments, informative debates, and lots of fun. Check it out! Make sure you follow the show on Twitter @OutoftheBox_Pod! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-box9/support

  1. 14H AGO

    Episode 122: Jen Schroeder is Giving (feat. Big Volcano)

    Regionals are done! With Supers on the horizon, 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 (0:00-28:54): Tom and Gray take a big look at the Tuscaloosa Regional and dig into the good, meh, and bad from Alabama’s performance. Then, the guys preview the upcoming Super Regional against LSU. Advancing to First (29:03-51:16): The guys do a deep dive into the results from left side of the bracket, including regionals in Baton Rouge, Tallahassee, Los Angeles, Fayetteville, Durham, Stillwater, and Lincoln. Stealing Second (51:26-1:27:48): The guys flip to the right side of the bracket and discuss the regionals in Norman, Eugene, Lubbock, Gainesville, Knoxville, Athens, College Station, and Austin. Rounding Third (1:27:57-2:24:56): Surprise! Longtime friend of the show and softball expert Jen Schroeder joins the guys to discuss some of her biggest headlines from Regionals and pick every single Super Regional. Heading Home (2:25:04-2:51:52): To close the show, the guys jump into an edition of “Off the Wall” that highlights the difficulties of voting for All-Americans, Region vs. Regional, Sportscaster debacles, and plenty more. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 52m

  2. MAY 12

    Episode 121: Looking at the Bracket Holistically

    The bracket is HERE! With the NCAA Tournament about to get underway, 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 (0:00-45:12): Tom and Gray take a big look at the bracket overall and discuss some of the issues with the new format that was sprung on everyone 48 hours before the show, the lack of creativity, and the way the three and four seeds are handled. Then, the guys dive into a Tuscaloosa Regional that features Southeastern, Belmont, and USC Upstate before doing a quick “good, meh, bad” from the SEC Tournament. Advancing to First (45:23-1:01:15): The guys do a deep dive into the left side of the bracket, including regionals in Baton Rouge, Tallahassee, Los Angeles, Fayetteville, Durham, Stillwater, and Lincoln. Stealing Second (1:01:24-1:16:22): The guys flip to the right side of the bracket and discuss the regionals in Norman, Eugene, Lubbock, Gainesville, Knoxville, Athens, College Station, and Austin. Rounding Third (1:16:32-1:42:16): Tom and Gray make predictions for every Regional, potential Super Regional, and discuss their initial eight choices for the 2026 WCWS. Heading Home (1:42:27-2:20:48): To close the show, the guys present an in-depth “Off the Wall” that addresses the season still going, not losing on purpose, excitement, and more. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” makes a triumphant return after an epic SEC Tournament in Lexington. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 21m

  3. MAY 6

    Episode 120: Whatever You Do, Don’t Call 1-5-2

    Postseason is here! With conference tournaments kicking off, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. Here's the format for this week’s episode (with an explanation behind the reference): ONE (0:00-39:27): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the final regular season series for Alabama against South Carolina. Then, the guys look at the SEC Tournament path for the Tide before diving into all the series from around the conference the previous weekend. FIVE (39:40-59:01): Bracketology returns! Gray gives his Top 16 seed list and then answers questions from Tom (and listeners) about the process. Then, the final FGCL Player of the Week is revealed. TWO (59:11-1:52:37): To close the show, Tom and Gray run through the rest of the SEC Tournament and make predictions! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with social media folks with too much time on their hands, which announcers don’t hate your team, and plenty more. Plus, Gray makes a pitch for coaches to hire him as a conference awards strategist. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 53m

  4. APR 29

    Episode 119: Drink a Bathtub

    The final weekend of the regular season is here! With May 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 (0:00-31:50): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a rocky road trip to Tennessee, including the highs from Game One and the lows of situational hitting. Then, the guys discuss possible lineup shifts for the upcoming South Carolina series to wrap the regular season. Advancing to First (32:00-58:35): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Oklahoma’s sweep of Arkansas, Florida’s non-conference week, Gray’s love of Katie Stewart’s swing after a Texas sweep, South Carolina’s takedown of Texas A&M, and more. Then, the guys look at a few big games coming up this week. Stealing Second (58:45-1:41:50): Oklahoma radio broadcaster Chris Plank returns to the show to discuss being on the call for a historic offensive season for the Sooners, Patty Gasso’s choice for SEC Player of the Year, the importance of Jen Rocha’s return, keys this weekend in College Station, an OU Off the Wall, tracking the Oklahoma vs. UCLA home run race, WrestleMania, and plenty more. Rounding Third (1:41:59-2:01:23): Bracketology returns! Gray gives his Top 16 seed list and then answers questions from Tom (and listeners) about the process. Then, the penultimate FGCL Player of the Week is revealed. Heading Home (2:01:32-2:53:34): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with overreactions to some of the games in Knoxville, claims of a “scripted game,” a novel that could’ve been an email, and another social media reading comprehension disaster. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” returns with an EPIC trip to Tennessee with a major podium contender. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 54m

  5. APR 21

    Episode 118: Not in this Economy!

    Down the stretch they come! After another fun weekend in softball, 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 (0:00-36:19): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a roller coaster of a week against Samford and Kentucky. Then, the guys look ahead to the last midweek at UAB and a massive series in Knoxville against Tennessee. Advancing to First (36:29-59:31): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Oklahoma’s clash with Arkansas, Texas A&M’s impressive sweep of Mississippi State, a shocking shutout in Gainesville, a battle in Athens, LSU’s clutch sweep, and more. Then, the guys look at some massive games coming up this week. Stealing Second (59:41-1:41:40): ESPN analyst Amanda Scarborough returns to the show to discuss the SEC Tournament moving to a neutral site in 2027, impressions from Oklahoma’s series win, thoughts on Dakota Kennedy, Texas-Georgia, Texas A&M’s hot streak, concerns about midweek losses, the race for #1, and more. Plus, the gang goes back to the pods for an SEC awards-related version of “Softball is Blind.” Rounding Third (1:41:49-2:03:07): Bracketology returns! Gray gives his Top 16 seed list and then answers questions from Tom about the process. Then, another FGCL Player of the Week is revealed. Heading Home (2:03:17-2:55:21): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with a “pethitc” comment, strange remarks on a celebratory video, standings vs. polls, and some fact-checking and analysis on the overblown social media reaction to the SEC Tournament announcement. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 55m
  6. Out of the Box: Off Topic on WrestleMania 2026

    APR 16

    Out of the Box: Off Topic on WrestleMania 2026

    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 Wrestlemania 2026! It's Round Two of the Pick Swap, and this time Tom leads Gray through the event card as both make predictions for WrestleMania along with special guest picker SID extraordinaire Nathan Sheehan. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 6m

  7. APR 14

    Episode 117: Pressure is Pressuring (Yes, Slay, Etc.)

    We’re fully in the back-half of conference play now! After another whacky weekend in softball, 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 (0:00-31:17): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a road sweep at Auburn. Then, the guys look ahead to a midweek at Samford and alumni weekend in Tuscaloosa against Kentucky. Advancing to First (31:27-54:55): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Oklahoma’s road series win at Texas, some SEC play no-hitters, an Arkansas offensive explosion, Texas A&M’s weird sweep, LSU’s strong performance and more. Then, the guys look at big games around the country coming this week. Stealing Second (55:04-1:33:56): ESPN analyst and softball legend Michele Smith returns to the show to discuss takeaways from Oklahoma-Texas, Mike White’s lineup shifts, Audrey Lowry’s performance, Kai Minor’s season, social media reaction to the series, upcoming weekends for both teams, concerns about Florida State, evaluations of Alabama, reasons for the big offensive numbers around the country, and more. Rounding Third (1:34:05-1:49:50): Bracketology returns! Gray gives his Top 16 seed list and then answers questions from Tom about the process. Then, another FGCL Player of the Week is revealed. Heading Home (1:49:59-2:35:33): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with the definition of a shutout, edits to a novel, a message to a few fan bases, and more. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” is back for an abbreviated edition following a trip to Auburn! Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 36m

  8. APR 7

    Episode 116: Snip Snap, Snip Snap

    April rolls along! After a wild weekend in softball and in Tuscaloosa, 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 (0:00-28:57): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a monumental series win for Alabama against #1 Texas. Then, the guys look ahead to a midweek against South Alabama and then the looming Iron Bowl of Softball. Advancing to First (29:07-50:17): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Florida’s gritty win over Mississippi State, Oklahoma’s tsunami of power against Kentucky, a scrappy weekend in College Station, A Tiger Tale in Columbia, Tennessee’s series with South Carolina, and more. Then, the guys look at big games around the country coming this week. Stealing Second (50:28-1:27:33): The Midseason Boxies are BACK! Keeping with tradition, Tom and Gray present aways for the SEC, FGCL, Alabama, and nationally for players, pitchers, freshmen, coaches, teams, and more. Rounding Third (1:27:43-1:38:21): Bracketology returns! Gray gives his Top 16 seed list and then answers questions from Tom about the process. Then, another FGCL Player of the Week is revealed. Heading Home (1:38:32-2:24:49): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with bad predictions after Thursday’s game, outlandish statements about the team, complaints about 1-5-2, and more! Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back, but with a new affiliate! To listen to games, tune in to Catfish 100.1 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 100.1 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://catfishtuscaloosa.com/listen-live/. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 25m
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Featuring Alabama softball radio broadcasters Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson, Out of the Box is one of the newest available college softball podcasts. The guys will talk about the national landscape, the SEC, and Alabama softball each episode, plus special guests from around the sport will frequently stop by for a conversation. There will be entertaining segments, informative debates, and lots of fun. Check it out! Make sure you follow the show on Twitter @OutoftheBox_Pod! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-box9/support

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  • Creator
    Out of the Box
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    210
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Out of the Box
  • Show Website
    Out of the Box

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