Alabama Budgets, Transfer Portal Targets and Mock Drafts on The Joe Gaither Show

Let's fire up a Thursday edition of "The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral" with Theo Fernandez as we discuss how Alabama allocates its athletic budget, identify a basketball player in the transfer portal that's perfect for Nate Oats and discuss the upcoming NFL Draft.

The program begins with a look into the Crimson Tide's athletic budgets over the last few seasons. We compare basketball's expenses with football's expenses and ask if the Alabama athletic department is getting good return on its investments. Should the department consider a reallocation of the budget, or is the budget in the best place it can be in the modern landscape of college sports?

The Alabama Defensive Back Who Has 'Stepped Up A Lot' This Spring

We transition into basketball and identify a mid-major prospect in the transfer portal Nate Oats should chase. What are the biggest needs in the transfer portal for Alabama? Gaither and Fernandez discuss a few players in the portal as it opens next week.

Labaron Philon, Bryce Fowler Headline Crimson Tide Athletes of the Week

Lastly, the program looks at an NFL Mock draft from Bruce Feldman of "The Athletic". We discuss Feldman makes Kadyn Proctor a first round selection, but leaves Ty Simpson out of the first round entirely. Will there be just one quarterback selected in the first round? Will Proctor end up playing right tackle with his new organization?

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