Blue Collar Unplugged Podcast: Season 3, Episode 1

Blake Byler, Mathey Gibson and Jacob Pickle's Alabama basketball-centric podcast debuts on BamaCentral.

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The Blue Collar Unplugged Podcast is an Alabama basketball podcast hosted by Blake Byler, Mathey Gibson and Jacob Pickle. 

The hosts created the podcast in 2021 to provide their own unique coverage, opinions, and analysis of the Crimson Tide. After two seasons, the podcast moved to the BamaCentral broadcasting network in the summer of 2023. 

Season 3, Episode 1: 2023 NBA Draft & Recruiting Recap

In the inaugural episode of Blue Collar Unplugged on BamaCentral, the hosts recap and discuss the historic night for Alabama at the 2023 NBA Draft, as well as recent developments in Crimson Tide basketball recruiting, and much more!

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s3-ep1-nba-draft-recruiting-bamacentral-com-debut-more/id1630244597?i=1000618154780

Follow Blue Collar Unplugged on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCUPodcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

About the Hosts: 

Blake Byler

Blake Byler is a senior at The University of Alabama and an intern at BamaCentral, where he has covered a variety of sports since the fall of 2021. He also previously served as the sports editor of The Crimson White. While at UA, he has covered football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and men's golf all in some capacity. You can find him on Twitter @blakebyler45.

Mathey Gibson

Mathey Gibson is a senior at The University of Alabama and began as an intern at BamaCentral in the spring of 2023, where he will focus on feature writing while aiding in coverage of other sports as well. Before joining BamaCentral, he was the Alabama basketball staff reporter for The Crimson White during the 2022-23 season. He has also previously written for Rivals' Alabama site. You can find him on Twitter @Mathey_Gibson1.

Jacob Pickle

Jacob Pickle is a senior at The University of Alabama and is the current president of Crimson Chaos, the official student section of Alabama Athletics. He previously served as the vice president and treasurer of the organization, before stepping up to don the plaid jacket for his senior year. He also has a passion for data analytics, and has created graphics for Southeastern 14. You can find him on Twitter @pickleo7.