Eli Gold on departing Alabama, NASCAR, Nick Saban, and more [Video]

Host Brandon Contes interviews broadcasting legend Eli Gold. Brandon and Bob discuss a wide range of topics including being the voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Alabama not retaining him for 2024, telling a white lie to start broadcasting in NASCAR, Nick Saban retiring from coaching, and more.

NOTE: We apologize for some audio and visual issues during the episode.

Here’s the full breakdown:

• :40: Eli’s health
• 1:11: Returning to broadcast booth post-cancer
• 1:57: Were there retirement thoughts when Eli sat out?
• 2:54: Being out of work for two hours
• 4:02: Calling home games only at Alabama
• 4:56: Was the cutback a warning sign that Alabama wasn’t going to retain Eli?
• 6:00: Alabama’s reason for not retaining Eli
• 7:47: Response from Alabama fans
• 8:46: Being the voice of the Nick Saban era [NOTE] Eli’s audio cuts out from 9:10 to 9:15. For full context, Eli is talking about not being at Alabama’s 2024 Spring Game which honored Nick Saban and the 2023 team.
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