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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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    • 4.9 • 69 Ratings

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

    Episode 84: The Golden Rule

    Episode 84: The Golden Rule

    The podcast is back! With one week left in the regular season, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in a new episode. Here's your trip around the bases:



    At the Plate (0:00-23:28): Tom and Gray start by talking about the good, meh, and bad from the series against Tennessee in Tuscaloosa, including marvelous pitching, the small ball effect, and more. Then, the guys preview the upcoming road matchup with rival Auburn.



    Advancing to First (23:37-55:49): The guys go through the SEC’s clumped craziness, including the frontrunners for awards, Georgia and Florida going off the rails, Arkansas grabbing a series at LSU, the battle of the enigmas, and more!



    Stealing Second (56:06-1:29:14): ESPN analyst and longtime friend of the show Madison Shipman returns to discuss a few Shipman Family updates, the impressive pitching in Tuscaloosa, Karen Weekly’s tough choice, Alabama’s offense, working with Kayla Braud again, chaos in Athens, Arkansas-LSU, the SEC Player of the Year race, and more.



    Rounding Third (1:29:23-1:45:14): Bracketology is back! Gray gives out his updated Top 16 seeds and answers a few of Tom’s burning questions. Then, the guys look at big games this week and pick the ACL Player of the Week.



    Heading Home (1:45:23-2:18:36): To close the show, Tom and Gray present SEC picks for this week. Then, it’s another “Off the Wall” that addresses high school stupidity, misplaced small ball commentary, and the way people address each other on social media.



    Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! To listen to games, tune in to 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 97.5 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://nick975.com/listen-live/popup/.



    The CTSN broadcast is also back on the Varsity app. Download here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982


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    • 2 hr 18 min
    Episode 83: Haylie McCleney and the Case of the Candy Cigarettes

    Episode 83: Haylie McCleney and the Case of the Candy Cigarettes

    The podcast is back after another road trip! Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in a new episode. Here's your trip around the bases:



    At the Plate (0:00-29:58): Tom and Gray start by talking about the good, meh, and bad from the series in Fayetteville and what needs to happen as the regular season winds down. Then, the guys preview a home matchup against SEC leader Tennessee.



    Advancing to First (30:08-57:41): The guys go through the SEC’s wild week, including a low-scoring battle in Knoxville, Florida’s offensive explosion, Georgia important Saturday, Kentucky’s road series win, and more.



    Stealing Second (57:55-1:25:39): Alabama legend and Rally Cap co-host Haylie McCleney makes her official podcast debut and discusses about how she landed on the SEC Network, how being in the media has changed the way she watches games, thoughts on Alabama, the mindset of a hitter, what makes Pickens and Gottshall such a tough duo for Tennessee, her favorite songs from the new Taylor Swift album, and plenty more.



    Rounding Third (1:25:47-1:45:26): Bracketology is back! Gray gives out his updated Top 16 seeds and answers a few of Tom’s burning questions. Then, the guys look at big games this week and pick the ACL Player of the Week.



    Heading Home (1:45:33-2:22:55): To close the show, Tom and Gray present SEC picks for this week. Then, it’s another “Off the Wall” that addresses spammy complaints, creepy old men, and the right to remain silent. Finally, “Tom’s Hungry” returns after an epic food trip to Fayetteville.



    Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! To listen to games, tune in to 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 97.5 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://nick975.com/listen-live/popup/.



    The CTSN broadcast is also back on the Varsity app. Download here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982


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    • 2 hr 22 min
    Episode 82: Hold Up, Wait a Minute, You See It (The Eye Test)

    Episode 82: Hold Up, Wait a Minute, You See It (The Eye Test)

    The podcast is back! After another week at home, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in a new episode. Here's your trip around the bases:



    At the Plate (0:00-32:59): Tom and Gray start by talking about the disappointing series against Texas A&M, including a few bright spots, thoughts on what it’ll take to end the story right, and what’s to come this weekend in Fayetteville.



    Advancing to First (33:09-49:16): The guys go through the SEC’s bonkers results, including Auburn winning a series in Baton Rouge, Florida’s tough few days, Kentucky making it weird, Tennessee’s impressive wins, and more.



    Stealing Second (49:30-1:21:23): ESPN softball analyst Michele Smith hops back on the podcast to discuss takeaways from Alabama-Texas A&M, ways to bounce back, hosting the “Bama SB” premiere, LSU-Tennessee, parity in the SEC and around the country, and so much more.



    Rounding Third (1:21:32-1:43:23): Bracketology is back! Gray gives out his updated Top 16 seeds and answers a few of Tom’s burning questions. Then, the guys look at big games this week and pick the ACL Player of the Week.



    Heading Home (1:43:33-2:15:02): To close the show, Tom and Gray present SEC picks for this week. Then, it’s another “Off the Wall” that discusses a bizarre voicemail, claps back at the uninformed, and answers the perpetual question, “how are we still ranked?”



    Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! To listen to games, tune in to 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 97.5 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://nick975.com/listen-live/popup/.



    The CTSN broadcast is also back on the Varsity app. Download here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982


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    • 2 hr 15 min
    Walking the Red Carpet and Out of the Box Office: "Bama SB"

    Walking the Red Carpet and Out of the Box Office: "Bama SB"

    Live from the premiere of the SEC Storied Documentary "Bama SB" presented by TMobile. Gray Robertson and Tom Canterbury are catching up with all the celebrities strutting the red carpet in Tuscaloosa.



    Hear from Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro, Emily Pitek Clifford, KJ Haney, Lance McMahon, Kendall Dawson, Ryan Iamurri, Kayla Braud, Cassie Reilly-Boccia, Jadyn Spencer, Kent Gidley, Alyson Habetz, Tara Henry, Olivia Gibson, and many, many more in the Alabama Softball family from the Bama Theatre. Plus, ESPN's Beth Mowins and Michele Smith intro the event and then lead a Q&A featuring head coach Patrick Murphy!


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    • 23 min
    Episode 81: The Bell Guy is Here

    Episode 81: The Bell Guy is Here

    The podcast is back and ready to hand out some hardware! After a week at home, Tom Canterbury and Gray Robertson are here to discuss everything you need to know about Alabama, the SEC, and much more in a new episode. Here's your trip around the bases:



    At the Plate (0:00-24:56): Tom and Gray start by talking about Alabama’s series sweep of Ole Miss, including Kayla Beaver’s impressive performances, Bailey Dowling’s hot streak, Kendal Clark’s explosion, and a few nitpicks ahead of a monster series with Texas A&M. Plus, Gray gives an abbreviated version of Bracketology.



    Advancing to First (25:04-55:35): In audio from the Softball America podcast “It Just Means More Softball,” Tom and Gray discuss the biggest stories in the SEC including a battle between Tennessee and Georgia, the intensity of Florida-LSU, Arkansas fighting past Missouri, chaos in College Station, and plenty more.



    Stealing Second (55:46-1:30:59): ESPN softball analyst Amanda Scarborough returns to the show to dissect the madness from Texas beating Oklahoma, who’s number one, the recent review debates, the most impressive thing Tennessee did against Georgia, Karlyn Pickens, and more. Plus, Amanda joins the guys for an Eclipse themed game called “The Totality Meter.”



    Rounding Third (1:31:06-1:59:24): Grab your tuxes! The Midseason Boxies return with awards for the SEC, ACL, and across the country. Then, the guys present some special Alabama awards before looking at big games around the nation and announcing the ACL Player of the Week.



    Heading Home (1:59:31-2:25:32): To close the show, Tom and Gray present SEC picks for this week. Then, it’s another “Off the Wall” that looks at random critiques of Top 25 polls.



    Note: The Crimson Tide Sports Network’s softball radio team is back! To listen to games, tune in to 97.5 FM Tuscaloosa, download the 97.5 FM app (https://t.co/MC0HVxSw2T), or visit https://nick975.com/listen-live/popup/.



    The CTSN broadcast is also back on the Varsity app. Download here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-varsity-network/id1574519982


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    • 2 hr 25 min
    Out of the Box: Off Topic on Wrestlemania XL

    Out of the Box: Off Topic on Wrestlemania XL

    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 XL. It's Round Two of the Pick Swap, and this time Tom leads Gray through the card as both make predictions for the event.


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    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
69 Ratings

69 Ratings

leebyrd99 ,

Nobody Better Than These Two

👍

avc719 ,

Just Yes. do It!

This is hands down my favorite podcast to listen to. I anxiously wait for it to start every season. Even if you aren’t an Alabama
Softball fan they thoroughly cover the SEC and even discuss other ranked team’s games. The easy banter between Tom and Gray literally makes me laugh out loud where ever I listen. As someone who started watching and falling in love with Alabama Softball in the early 2000’s, coverage was hard to come by, but finding this podcast and these two passionate analysts make me feel more connected to every team. So a sincere thank you from a Massachusetts Alabama Softball fan ♥️

producer grace ,

Period

Love Gray, and love this podcast!! The best announcers and people ever!!

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