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Speaker 1: w David, What does Mac mean to this team? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, you know he's done a great job

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Speaker 1: he's a great guy. He's got one just cryptic flaw

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Speaker 1: going to Alabama, but that was about it. But you know,

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