J.A. Adande

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1,096 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 8 Sep

J.A. Adande’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Chuck ToddCast · Alabama: The Making of Nick Saban’s Football Empire (Part 2) · 25 Aug 2026 podcast

You know, and Charles is one of the most wonderful people I've ever come across.

I wouldn't say the same for Belichick, but Charles Bal Barkley vouches for him.

And so there must be something there that Charles can connect with.

Which means that it's all very intentional that side that Belichick.

And and I know that for a fact from other sports writers who and we've seen it, right?

If you ask him a good football related question, a technical remember that time he went on that long soliloquy about the long snappers?

Because that's what he cares to talk about.

Yes, there's something to be said about asking the questions that he needs to talk about.

But at your job sometimes is to ask the qu you know, we need to know the status of the the left tackle's knee, right?

And we need to we we your fans wanna know why you made that tactical decision on fourth down, for example.

And those are the moments when when it's something we need to know that's a perfect legitimate query that he'll just shut stuff down.

I think one other

Yeah, having the recruited the caliber of person like Jalen Hurts that that wouldn't torpedo the team by pouting on the sidelines rather than rooting on his replacement.

But yeah, I was I was gonna get to that decision.

What one of the more notable coaching decisions we've seen on the big stage in a long time.

I I I think of that.

I think of the the decision to go for the Philly special and that that Eagles Patriots Super Bowl.

But how many coaches would do that?

Would bench the starting quarterback who had gotten you to that point and go with the the freshman?

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