Beat Everyone: An AL.com Alabama Football Podcast

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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 week, host Ben Flanagan will be joined by former players, experts and beat writers to discuss the past, present and future of Alabama Football.

  1. 6D AGO

    Rashaan Evans brings some tough love to the Crimson Tide

    Alabama had a successful 2025 season, but the Rose Bowl blowout left a bad taste in the mouths everyone who loves the Crimson Tide, including legendary Bama linebacker and 2-time national champion Rashaan Evans. The All-American and All-SEC Tide star gives a brutally honest take on what Alabama needs to fix if they want to compete at a championship level. Evans breaks down where the Tide needs to improve on offense and defense, and shares what he would tell the guys in the locker room if given the chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    25 min

  2. FEB 5

    What's WRONG with Alabama basketball? Can Nate Oats turn it around?

    The Alabama men's basketball team is 3-4 in their last seven games and are struggling early in SEC play. Injuries have played a big role, but the Crimson Tide have shown little consistency game to game, and they need to show major improvement if they hope to compete for a title in March. How can Nate Oats turn things around with the clock ticking? Columnist Kevin Scarbinsky joins Beat Everyone to diagnose Alabama's biggest problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  3. JAN 27

    Charles Bediako is CHANGING college basketball. Does Alabama NEED him to win?

    For the first time since 2023, former Alabama player Charles Bediako wore his uniform and played in Coleman Coliseum, despite playing professional basketball, after a judge in Tuscaloosa issued a temporary restraining order allowing Bediako to compete in NCAA play. The move has caused a ripple effect in college sports. What precedent could this set for other athletes who want to return to college after testing the professional waters? What advantage could these cases give Alabama and other schools over their competitors? And what does the future hold for college athletics? AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks it down, plus offseason moves by Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    25 min

  4. JAN 21

    Is everyone losing faith in Alabama? Why you should never doubt the Crimson Tide

    The college football offseason is officially underway. What ripple effect will Indiana's national championship win have for Alabama as they try to build a team that can win a title in 2026? How do we grade the Crimson Tide's transfer portal performance so far? And has the rest of college football lost faith in Alabama as a contender to win it all? Beat Everyone's Ben Flanagan and Matt Scalici answer these questions and react to the new ESPN Nick Saban documentary news and ask if the legendary coach was throwing any shade at former running back Damien Harris this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  5. JAN 15

    CHUCK KLOSTERMAN is obsessed with FOOTBALL 🏈 Why he LOVES Alabama and Nick Saban!🐐

    Chuck Klosterman's new book FOOTBALL releases January 20th. Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by NPR, it covers the NFL, college, TV, video games, gambling, Colin Kaepernick, CTE, Jim Thorpe, and how football has shaped American life. The New York Times bestselling author joins AL.com's Ben Flanagan and Matt Wake to talk about his football obsession, plus why he's fascinated with Alabama and Nick Saban. Chuck Klosterman's books include Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto; But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past, and The Nineties. You've read his work in Esquire, ESPN, New York Times Magazine, and you've heard him on The Bill Simmons Podcast. He is self-proclaimed football psychotic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  6. JAN 13

    Is it time for Alabama to PANIC? Why can't they compete in NIL?

    Between transfer portal twists and turns and NIL realities, Alabama football had a tough week. They've lost several star players to rival schools, and commitments have come and gone during a wild window. AL.com's Nick Kelly breaks down the challenges Kalen DeBoer is already facing this offseason and how he plans to fix it in time for the Crimson Tide to compete for a championship in 2026. Plus, Ty Simpson to the NFL might not be a done deal after all. Nick reports on the decision Simpson faces, with several major programs offering him top dollar to stay in college fotball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  7. JAN 9

    Who is Alabama's NEXT QUARTERBACK? 🏈 How Kalen DeBoer will build a championship roster

    Ty Simpson is going pro, so there's an opening for Alabama's QB1. Will it be Austin Mack or Keelon Russell? Kalen DeBoer has a huge decision to make this offseason. Clint Lamb of Cover Crimson breaks this down and looks at how DeBoer and his staff will build a roster than can compete for a championship in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  8. JAN 6

    After a disaster in the Rose Bowl, what's the fallout for Kalen DeBoer?

    Just when we thought Kalen DeBoer had started to finally win over his doubters, Alabama puts up a historically bad effort against Indiana in the Rose Bowl and many fans are right back to asking some tough questions about the state of the program. AL.com beat writer Nick Kelly addresses the latest changes to Alabama's roster and how it could impact the 2026 season. Later, Kevin Scarbinsky joins us to put the Rose Bowl defeat in perspective and discuss what it means for DeBoer's future in Tuscaloosa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min
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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 week, host Ben Flanagan will be joined by former players, experts and beat writers to discuss the past, present and future of Alabama Football.

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