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. MAR 25

    Episode 114: The Best of Both Worlds

    April is almost here! After another massive weekend of 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 (0:00-33:29): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from Alabama’s series win over Missouri, including situational hitting and strike zones. Then, the guys get ready for a week of non-conference action for the Tide at Rhoads. Advancing to First (33:39-1:09:12): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Florida’s takedown of Tennessee, Georgia winning the Battle of the Dawgs, LSU’s series win, #WaveGate, Oklahoma’s home run record, and plenty more. Then, the guys peek at some of the big games this week. Stealing Second (1:09:22-1:50:01): ESPN analyst and Texas A&M legend Tori Vidales returns to the show to discuss joining the Cascade in the AUSL, the gap in the SEC standings, making sense of the Aggies, pitching to Mya Perez, the spiciness of Texas A&M-Texas, Florida’s weekend, Tennessee’s offense, strike zones, the waving situation, UCLA at Nebraska, and more. Rounding Third (1:50:10-1:56:19): Tom and Gray look through the most recent edition of the RPI and how the profiles might be shaping up ahead of the first Bracketology in a next week. Then, a new edition of “FGCL Player of the Week” is presented. Heading Home (1:56:29-2:34:39): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with some Off the Wall of Famers reemerging, punctuation problems, and plenty more before “Tom’s Hungry” reveals the best places Tom visited for meals in Columbia. 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 35m

  2. MAR 19

    Episode 113: Too Old For Emojis

    Conference play is still rolling! After another thrilling weekend of 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 (0:00-37:56): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from Alabama’s series win over Arkansas. Then, the guys get ready for Alabama’s road trip to Missouri and discuss a few lineup possibilities. Advancing to First (38:07-1:07:13): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Tennessee’s battle with Mississippi State in Starkville, craziness in Baton Rouge, Florida’s commanding sweep of Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma continuing to roll, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:07:25-1:43:17): ESPN analyst and Arizona legend Jenny Dalton-Hill returns to the show to discuss how things are going with the Chicago Bandits, Florida’s sweep in Lexington, the SEC race, the importance of leaders emerging on teams, Arizona-Texas Tech, and more. Rounding Third (1:43:28-1:55:28): Tom and Gray look through the most recent edition of the RPI and how the profiles might be shaping up ahead of the first Bracketology in a few weeks. Then, a new edition of “FGCL Player of the Week” is presented. Heading Home (1:55:39-2:38:28): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with some Off the Wall of Famers reemerging, wild YouTube comments, 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 38m
  3. Out of the Box: Off Topic on the 2026 Academy Awards and the Top Ten Movies of 2025

    MAR 12

    Out of the Box: Off Topic on the 2026 Academy Awards and the Top Ten Movies of 2025

    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 2026 Academy Awards and the Top Ten Movies of 2025. 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, ESPN’s Kevin Brown surprises the guys and pops in to give his thoughts on the awards race, some of the best films of the year, and a few other noteworthy cinematic moments of 2025. Finally, Gray closes with his Top Ten Movies of 2025 and gives brief descriptions about what made each film so special before finishing with some of the major 2026 titles that should get people excited. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 16m

  4. MAR 10

    Episode 112: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It

    Conference play is underway! After a fun weekend of 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 (0:00-43:13): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the Tide’s SEC opener in Oxford against Ole Miss. Then, the guys get ready for Alabama’s home conference series against Arkansas. Advancing to First (43:24-1:14:42): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Tennessee’s impressive sweep, a Baton Rouge weather report, Texas controlling things in Columbia, a strong response from Arkansas, chaos on the Plains, Texas A&M’s enigma status, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:14:50-1:52:36): ESPN analyst and Arizona alum Kenzie Fowler returns to the show to discuss the the first month of the season, strike zone issues, availability reports, UCF’s statement in Stillwater, Utah’s impressive weekend, Arizona’s pitching, Texas Tech-Arizona, Tennessee’s statement, and more. Rounding Third (1:52:47-2:08:10): Tom and Gray look through the first edition of the RPI and what clues can be gleaned that may come into play in Bracketology. Then, a new edition of “FGCL Player of the Week” is presented. Heading Home (2:08:19-2:52:46): To close the show, Tom and Gray make more SEC series picks! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with a few more shoutouts to insanity, and “Tom’s Hungry” is back after an impressive food weekend in Oxford. 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 53m

  5. MAR 3

    Episode 111: PSAs and Pickleball Wars

    Conference play is here! After an awesome first month of 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 (0:00-34:25): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa. Then, the guys get ready for Alabama’s SEC opener in Oxford against Ole Miss. Advancing to First (34:35-1:08:12): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Florida’s trip to California, Tennessee’s home opener, Missouri’s tough weekend, a nice tournament for Arkansas, Auburn’s battles with the Hokies, Oklahoma’s scoring bonanza, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:08:23-1:44:29): ESPN analyst and pitching legend Danielle Lawrie returns to the show to discuss the biggest trends in the sport, pitching depth issues across softball, how Tennessee keeps it going, evaluations of Texas Tech, Oklahoma’s pitching, the best offenses in softball, Alabama’s start, Texas at South Carolina, a pickleball battle for the ages, and more. Rounding Third (1:44:39-2:02:17): Tom and Gray remark on the lack of an RPI and then give a one-month vibe check of teams from outside the SEC. Then, a new edition of “FGCL Player of the Week” is presented. Heading Home (2:02:27-2:38:41): To close the show, Tom and Gray make their first SEC series picks of the year! Then, “Off the Wall” returns with Facebook page PSAs, schedule disputes, 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 39m

  6. FEB 25

    Episode 110: Done and Dusted

    Week Three is all wrapped up! After another massive weekend in softball, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more. It’s a truncated episode of the show, so here’s how the boys will executed the Slap and Run: Slap (0:00-52:05): Tom and Gray go over the lengthy good stuff from the trip to Tallahassee and then dig into a few meh and bad items. Then, the guys look at the upcoming Crimson Classic this weekend in Tuscaloosa. After that, Tom and Gray discuss the five biggest SEC stories, including all the teams who played at the Mary Nutter in California, Missouri’s troubles, Texas winning in Palo Alto, Mississippi State’s loss to Belmont, and Georgia’s pitching issues against Virginia Tech. Run (52:15-1:23:53): Tom and Gray start by presenting a new edition of FGCL Player of the Week, and then dig into the big games around the country this weekend. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” returns after a strong trip to Tallahassee that revealed an early 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

    1h 24m

  7. FEB 17

    Episode 109: Tongue Twisters and Weather Reports

    Week Two is officially in the books! After a massive 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 (0:00-34:53): Tom and Gray go over the good, meh, and bad from a strong home debut in the Bama Bash. Then, the guys get ready for a MASSIVE road trip to Tallahassee for the Dugout Club Classic. Advancing to First (35:03-1:18:44): Tom and Gray go over the results around the conference, including Tennessee’s massive statement in Clearwater, Georgia’s strong performance, an early Weather Report, the Arkansas offense, Kentucky’s journey West, Oklahoma’s destruction of everybody, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:18:53-2:03:03): ESPN analyst Amanda Scarborough returns to the show to discuss her the biggest story from Clearwater, the way Tennessee utilized the pitching staff, the Tennessee offense, Texas Tech’s showing in Florida, Nebraska’s ceiling, which teams made loud statements, Texas A&M’s performance, LSU’s troubles, Alabama’s start, and more. Plus, the gang gathers to play another edition of THE ULTIMATUM: MARRY OR MOVE ON. Rounding Third (2:03:13-2:17:44): Tom and Gray get together for the second annual Two-Week Regional Host Draft. Then, the guys announce this week’s FGCL Player of the Week. Heading Home (2:17:54-2:41:48): To close the show, Tom and Gray dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses passthrough broadcasts, strange comments, social media arguments, and then a rabbit hole about professional players in college sports. 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 42m

  8. FEB 11

    Episode 108: She Did The Thing Like Angela Bassett

    Week One is officially in the books! After a wild start to softball season, 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 (0:00-44:47): Tom and Gray go over the (mostly) good, meh, and bad from an exceptional weekend in Atlanta at the Buzz Classic. Then, the guys get ready for the first weekend at home in the Bama Bash. Advancing to First (44:57-1:17:52): Tom and Gray go over the opening weekend results around the conference, including a weekend in San Antonio for Texas, Oklahoma’s slate in Arizona, Tennessee’s statement in Florida, Missouri and Auburn’s tough Clearwater trip, South Carolina’s home losses, Texas A&M’s battle with Texas Tech, Arkansas and A Tale of Two Hoos, and plenty, plenty more. Then, the guys look at Big Games This Week. Stealing Second (1:18:03-1:37:07): ESPN analyst Michele Smith returns to the show to discuss her biggest takeaways from opening weekend, Texas Tech’s coming appearance in Clearwater, the prospect of NiJa vs. Jordy, teams she’s excited to cover, Tennessee, Florida Atlantic’s opportunity, Clearwater trends over the years, Alabama’s performance, and more. Rounding Third (1:37:18-1:48:47): Tom and Gray get together for another edition of “The Overreaction Game” and then announce the newly-revived FGCL Player of the Week. Heading Home (1:48:58-2:25:59): To close the show, Tom and Gray dive into an “Off the Wall” that addresses disrespect to opponents, live stat debacles, broadcasting outside, and plenty more. Then, “Tom’s Hungry” returns after a weekend of eating in Atlanta. Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! 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 26m
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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
    202
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Out of the Box
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