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Painter talks to old friend Blake Lovell of Southeastern Fourteen. They discuss SEC basketball’s upward trajectory, the impressive depth of a once forgettable league and ponder over why Alabama and Tennessee get healthy doses of hype. They end the podcast talking about Auburn’s aggressive offseason.
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