WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:59.240 The following is a presentation of play Fly Sports properties. Welcome to this is 2 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:04.439 spot On, this special holiday addition here in the Graduate Hotel in East land 3 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:07.519 Sea. I'm your host Jason S. Ray Horn, along with my co 4 00:01:07.599 --> 00:01:15.560 hosts Otis Wiley. Day is December fifteenth, A big day, commitments happening, 5 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.200 a lot of stuff going on, and but we would be remiss if 6 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:25.959 we did not mention the loss of Mike leach One head coach Mike leach from 7 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:32.480 Mississippi State University who was a trailblazer, a very intelligent guy, funny man, 8 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.040 didn't have a pleasure of meeting in myself, Otis, what can you 9 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:40.439 say about Mike Yeah, coach leach Man. You know, you think about 10 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:45.400 when Michigan State played in Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech and you know he was 11 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:49.400 the head coach and you know in that state, you know he had something 12 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:53.920 that you know transpired where he was under investigation, but you know that doesn't 13 00:01:53.959 --> 00:02:00.719 go you know, remiss what he did and the impact he had on programs 14 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.280 that he was the head coach for. And also you know, just from 15 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:08.560 a standpoint of a coach who you know played with rugby, yeah or lacrosse, 16 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:13.120 rugby. It was one of those yeah, and so like you didn't 17 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:17.240 even play the game of football, but he was a mastermind offensive guy. 18 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:22.759 Uh. You know you credit the spread and the gun and that the lethal 19 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:28.360 non huddle, no huddle offense that kind of came from that Texas Tech air 20 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:31.199 Raider like the Red Raiders, that air raid that he had with Michael Crabtree. 21 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:35.879 And you know, you think about those those guys he had and then 22 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:39.680 the Mississippi State's program. Condolence is out to that community, his family, 23 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:46.680 his friends, staff, coaches and players that really really loved coach leach Man. 24 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:53.240 And you know from every coach has their their advantages, disadvantages, they're 25 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.319 good, they're bads, whatever, but you know, these guys have been 26 00:02:55.520 --> 00:03:00.360 leaders of men, and so, uh, I do have one good story 27 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:02.919 where you know, Coach de didn't really go into detail when you know we 28 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:07.360 played when they were at Washington State, Coach that's what we were. We 29 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.639 were playing them in the bowl game and uh the holiday holiday bow. Yeah, 30 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:15.639 Holiday bow and coach Coach d comes up to me and we're talking, 31 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:21.599 and I brought up Mike leach because when I was working at a previous employer. 32 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:24.039 We went out to New York for the National Football Foundation dinner. All 33 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:28.080 the coaches go out there the College Football Hall of Fame and Mike Leach is 34 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.840 there in the bar and a bunch of all the other coaches, and you 35 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:34.680 know, he was holding court and like all the people were just laughing around 36 00:03:34.759 --> 00:03:39.439 him because like the guy is legitimately like a natural of like comedian, more 37 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:44.479 like quirky smart, like it's you never know what's coming out of his mouth. 38 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:47.759 And I remember Coach d coming and saying like, hey, have you 39 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:51.879 have you ever talked to Coach Leach. I was like, yeah, I 40 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:54.159 had a quick pass and he was like he kind of did this this gesture 41 00:03:54.240 --> 00:04:00.759 like like he did like he was like he we started out like talk about 42 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:03.439 the matchup and all of a sudden went to the left field and because he's 43 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:06.919 like, yeah, he went on an another world, another spectrum, another 44 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:12.639 layer mentally. But you know, kudos to coach Leech and what he did 45 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:15.680 in his legacy that he did for college football the football in general. And 46 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:18.720 you know, that's that's one that we lost. One of the greats in 47 00:04:18.800 --> 00:04:21.920 college football without question. I mean, he talked about what Coach D said, 48 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:27.279 and coach Saban was a guy who talked about him and issued a statement 49 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:30.399 and he said, you know, it was a man who I never really 50 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:34.600 knew the direction of our conversations when we had our conversation, but a guy 51 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:39.279 that will be missed nonetheless, definitely a leader of man, a great man, 52 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:43.120 a legendary interview. Just had one coming off the field. I believe 53 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:46.920 it was an ESPN reporter and he was coming off and she asked him about 54 00:04:46.959 --> 00:04:50.040 her wedding, and he goes into depth about what she should do about the 55 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:53.839 wedding. You should just alope, you know, because you're gonna save mom 56 00:04:53.839 --> 00:04:56.959 and dad a lot of money. And this is what coming off the field 57 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:00.399 after a game. The weddings. I'm in the middle of planning one right 58 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:01.800 now. Do you have any advice for me? Or are you marrying? 59 00:05:02.199 --> 00:05:08.079 His name is Trevor. Okay, yeah, well I'll have to set up 60 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:13.279 a meeting and I'll talk to him. Okay, So where's Trevor from. 61 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:16.360 He's from Florida. What does Trevor do for a living? He works in 62 00:05:16.399 --> 00:05:20.920 sports as well, covers football. He does what he covers football as well. 63 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:25.639 Really well, I don't know, we'll keep a close eye on it. 64 00:05:25.680 --> 00:05:29.439 But whatever you and Trevor decide, I would kind of keep it on 65 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:32.800 the down low. What you failed to do that Trevor was probably planning to 66 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:41.720 but you didn't. So go ahead and don't say anything else about it. 67 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:45.279 But as soon as the season's over, or even an off week, go 68 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:49.360 elope. Trust me on that, go a lope because basically every female in 69 00:05:49.399 --> 00:05:54.680 the family is going to terrorize you guys until it's over. Once it's over, 70 00:05:54.759 --> 00:05:57.600 I mean they'll be upset for a few days, but it'll be over 71 00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:00.959 and then you know, you cruise away along. Have a happy marriage, 72 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:04.079 I have a happy life. I'll pass along the message. Thanks coach, 73 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:09.199 congrats Trevor, unless he's crazy, is totally on my side. It trusts 74 00:06:09.279 --> 00:06:14.240 me on this. If Trevor doesn't have the sense to do that, tell 75 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:16.879 him to call me, because I mean he needs to do trust I've told 76 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:20.199 all my kids, I'll give you ten thousand dollars extra if you'll lope. 77 00:06:20.399 --> 00:06:24.720 So far they haven't done it, but I would too. I'll have him 78 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:28.079 call you for sure. He will be sorely missed and prayers go out to 79 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:32.680 the Mississippi State community in the Leech family for the loss of Mike Leach at 80 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:46.879 sixty one years old. 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Follow us and we'll get 94 00:07:56.279 --> 00:08:01.800 those tickets to you, all right, now let's get into some recruiting news 95 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:05.639 from Michigan State, the news that everybody wants to hear about, the inside 96 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:13.120 information and OTIS just got a big commit from Isaiah Johnson, athlete from Virginia. 97 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:18.759 Yeah, it's it's gonna be interesting on you know, at h when 98 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:24.000 you see the athlete, the designation on that, you kind of guess like, 99 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:26.199 Okay, what do we have as a roster and management like what are 100 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:28.720 our holes? What do we need to feel? What do we need an 101 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:33.440 immediate impact? And you know, we have some our seniors in the back 102 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:39.720 end of the defensive secondary that obviously are graduating and going to the pros. 103 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:45.519 And and also we have some holes in a wide receiver standpoint leading our main 104 00:08:45.559 --> 00:08:48.559 man, Jayden Reid. So it's gonna be interesting to see how he fits 105 00:08:48.559 --> 00:08:54.799 into what we need and uh and want in the Green and White. But 106 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:56.799 it's interesting that we finally got you know, a new commit that you know, 107 00:08:56.799 --> 00:09:01.320 we've had some guys bow out of our class coming up, so it's 108 00:09:01.360 --> 00:09:05.480 good that we're released adding one notch to class, starting to build a little 109 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:09.039 depth there in the recruiting class. And it seems to be a heavy focus 110 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:13.240 on getting speed on this roster. Speed kills, Yeah, it does kill. 111 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:16.200 You can't teach it. I can't teach it. But you also you 112 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:20.039 can teach technique and get you know, get that buttoned up. But speed 113 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:22.960 is like that's a natural thing, man. And uh and the only thing 114 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:24.960 that gets better is when you get to campus or you get to our program. 115 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:28.840 Doctor Gas is going to get us right and get them faster and stronger, 116 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:33.399 which is going to be a great thing to look for forward to Michigon 117 00:09:33.440 --> 00:09:37.679 State is going after the number one Juco transfer that's in the portal right now, 118 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:43.600 key Sean Blackstock, six eighty pounder that's in the portal that is coming 119 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:48.279 out of the junior college out of Covington, Georgia. Yeah, uh, 120 00:09:48.600 --> 00:09:52.600 you know straight, it's an opportunity to uh get some big ms in there, 121 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:56.759 right. You know. You you're the guy who uh you know, 122 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:01.679 played the office of line in Maine interiors enter center position and so inside you 123 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:05.200 gave him, you gave him some pounds on there and two eighty five he's 124 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:07.559 actually sixty five three fifteen. Oh yeah, yeah, they got a little 125 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:11.919 bit more more girth to him, man, But let's hope he can run 126 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:16.919 and can't take that that that weight with speed. But we definitely need another 127 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:22.480 guy. And they are very high on Keishan Blackstock and sounds like a good 128 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:28.799 prize name to be yelled out in Sparts Stadium. Blackstock when you think about 129 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:30.840 it, Yeah, he's an interior I don't know, it's a two eighty. 130 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:33.720 I'm thinking about another player defensive linement three fifteen is more like it. 131 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:37.919 He's the number one interior offensive linement. But he projects more as a right 132 00:10:37.080 --> 00:10:41.480 tackle with Coach Kap that's what he thinks that he can play on that outside 133 00:10:41.519 --> 00:10:46.240 and that's a guy who can protect Peyton Thorn on the on his front side, 134 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:50.519 not necessarily the blind side, but a guy who's athletic and big enough 135 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:52.960 to be able to get it done. A four star product out of Georgia, 136 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:56.519 which has a ton of talent down there. Yeah. I mean, 137 00:10:56.559 --> 00:11:01.840 if you know anything about playing with anybody that comes from the juke ranks, 138 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:07.159 mainly these guys are one start out in probably a Power five program. Something 139 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:11.000 may have happened or transpired that was like, you know what, I'm gonna 140 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:13.399 go back to the junior college. I'm gonna get some more experience or get 141 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:18.759 more opportunity to get bigger schools to come look at me. And then you 142 00:11:18.799 --> 00:11:24.720 think about these guys come ready built, tough, can endure a season, 143 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:28.480 but also come with experience where it's not necessarily like a freshman coming out of 144 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:31.240 high school, where you have an opportunity to truly say, hey, he 145 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:35.440 has a great skill set, gets on the field, will add what we 146 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:39.360 have to do with our DNA and offensively mindset, and we'll see how he 147 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:43.159 does. Yeah, I mean, that's that's something that you know, the 148 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:48.440 old Juco way was the old transfer portal of the past. Now with the 149 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:52.639 portal, you get Juco kids and guys coming from other Power five conferences and 150 00:11:52.679 --> 00:11:56.399 even Division twos and beyond that are going to elevate to the Power five. 151 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:01.120 And this could say it's doing a very good job of looking for those diamonds 152 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:05.600 in the rough for talent in different positions of need, and obviously we know 153 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:11.799 offensive line is a huge position of need and also transitioned over to the tight 154 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:16.919 end position where Michigan State has landed a transfer from the University of Wisconsin, 155 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:24.679 Jalen Franklin, a guy who's a native of Michigan down in Brownstown and is 156 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:31.080 now back home at Michigan State. Yeah, Jason it I think the writings 157 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:37.039 on the wall. Our strength is our tight ends. If you see amount 158 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:39.799 of movement that we've had in the past, we've had a movement in the 159 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:43.960 tight end position, and if you can tell that is a focal point on 160 00:12:45.399 --> 00:12:48.480 if we have strong tight ends who are versatile, they're not just one dimensional, 161 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:52.679 multi dimensional. That opens up the passing game. But also we need 162 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:56.960 guys to be able to block on the edge. And these defensive ends now, 163 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:58.399 you know, back in the day, you know, you have some 164 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:03.240 guys coming off the edge that were you know, still like great, but 165 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:07.480 these dns coming off the edge now, I mean they're as fast as linebackers 166 00:13:07.480 --> 00:13:09.720 are even faster. Oh yeah, some of them can even play probably outside 167 00:13:09.799 --> 00:13:13.960 linebacker dB. How quick these guys are coming off the edge, And so 168 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.919 you need a tight end to be able to chip but also get out into 169 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:20.600 their route and break off you know, defensive backs who are trying to cover 170 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:24.679 them. So, uh, one thing about tight end. You know in 171 00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:28.320 Jalen Franklin, he's a guy who the coaching staff is familiar with, you 172 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:33.480 know, with Ted Gilmore and then Sayeve coming from Wisconsin. They know this 173 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:37.039 guy, they've recruited him, they know that what he is capable of, 174 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:41.000 his skill set can fit well with what we're trying to do in a Jay 175 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:46.279 Johnson offense. Right, that's incredible. I think the familiarity with this player 176 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:50.080 having recruited him before. It didn't have a lot of production at Wisconsin, 177 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:54.279 but they feel like he is a great fit for the state program. Jay 178 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:58.879 Johnson being able to call plays to get him involved in the in the in 179 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:03.080 the scheme offensively, and that's gonna be a huge get. So that is 180 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:07.759 something in a positive life in Michigan State when you look at the transfer portal 181 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.679 on the transfer side of things. Also when you look at Michigan State losing 182 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:18.039 a player linebacker Carson Castile goes into the portal. He's a freshman, did 183 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:22.360 not see much playing time at all in Michigan State, but now has entered 184 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:26.080 the transfer portal. Yeah, and it's an opportunity. Like we talked about, 185 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:28.879 there's gonna be a lot of movement. So like one, I say, 186 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:31.120 we're not surprised that we're getting, you know, the news and the 187 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:35.120 opportunities for you know, young kids that you know, it just didn't pan 188 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:39.720 out. You thought it was probably was something different hitting the field. So 189 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:43.559 now is looking for opportunities in the future and just hopefully praying that he lands 190 00:14:43.600 --> 00:14:48.240 somewhere that he's able to be utilized to his capabilities. Yeah, that's the 191 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:52.480 name of the game. Now in the portal, there are some players that 192 00:14:52.480 --> 00:14:54.519 are gonna be leaving for green or pastures or other They're gonna be looking for 193 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:58.360 playing time because they're just not gonna be seeing much playing time at the position 194 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:01.519 or the current school that they're at. I think that's a situation that carsonican 195 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:05.720 Steel is dealing with from Michigan State. So good luck, best of luck 196 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:09.399 to him as he continues to find a place to get playing time in his 197 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:16.279 career. Going on to other major targets from Michigan State. You look at 198 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:22.600 from the high school ranks, two best friends from the West Coast in Jalen 199 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:28.799 Barbarian and also Sean Brown. Sean Brown is a guy who's actually committed right 200 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:31.279 now to the University of Arizona, and then you have his friend who's in 201 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:35.840 high school. Both guys out what I said in California. Now, Jalen 202 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:41.279 is a guy who's a ten to three to one hundred meter guy, extremely 203 00:15:41.360 --> 00:15:45.159 fast. So that's when you talk about his ability to stretch the field and 204 00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:48.799 be that receiver in that deep threat. Yeah, straight down line speed north 205 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:54.240 south, that's what we need. Sticky move straight down north south. You 206 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:58.480 got some speed to go sideways, but it's straight downhill. And you know, 207 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:04.279 we saw some of that lack of this season from our running back committee 208 00:16:04.559 --> 00:16:07.799 is that they were trying to go sideways. First, let's go north south 209 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:11.240 and then it hit the move to the outside zone and try to make a 210 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:14.120 move and get to the to an end zone. But we didn't have the 211 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.879 big home run touchdowns like we did with our guy K nine. And so 212 00:16:19.399 --> 00:16:25.159 this is a guy that has that kind of body type. Now everyone's looking 213 00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:30.440 for the next K nine and so he's similar built from a standpoint at and 214 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:33.159 when he gets here, you know we're gonna put some weight on him, 215 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:36.840 but not more so put weight on him from a you know, weight weight, 216 00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:40.919 but we're talking about muscle the clean weight that we need. And so 217 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:45.240 ten three is fast in high school as super fast, and so you know 218 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:48.639 Cali got that heat all the time. So it's not like running at in 219 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:52.320 the cold Michigan North here. But you got two friends that are trying to 220 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:57.440 like not lobby, but come with a package. And they're both some athletes. 221 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.720 They're both athletes, and so usually may have a package deal where you 222 00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:06.079 know, my friend is he's he's good, but he's not great. And 223 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:08.119 I'm the one that, hey, I want to help my brother and my 224 00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:11.319 friend out. But these two guys are are are high on our board. 225 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:17.279 And you know a defensive back who's six I mean, like you're a tweener, 226 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:21.160 Like you know, I came in and it was six three, and 227 00:17:21.440 --> 00:17:23.279 you know I can if I put weight on, it can be outside linebacker 228 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:30.039 or I'm a safety, right, and so he's speedy guy to three star 229 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:32.720 dB. But like I said, the stars are just a weird type of 230 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:37.200 thing. Like I believe it when it's five and you see the film and 231 00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:40.880 you see them go against top talent. But uh, three stars like that 232 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:44.559 tweener, Like I think three stars could be liar actually better, much better, 233 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:48.799 ay better man way better. So uh we'll be seeing those hopefully recent 234 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:52.440 news that these guys are able to fully come this way to the Green and 235 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:56.400 White. Yeah, you talk about Jalen barbar and the guy who has had 236 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.000 those thick thighs. If you look for in running backs low to the ground 237 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:03.400 five nine and ninety pounds, but extremely fast and low to the ground, 238 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:07.200 a guy who could take hits, have the low center of gravity and be 239 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:11.200 able to get through the tackles, run through smokers they call it, and 240 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:14.079 then be able to, as you said, get north and south in a 241 00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:18.039 hurry because you cannot teach ten three one hundred meters speak. I don't care 242 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:19.559 who you are. So you got it, you got it, You're blessed 243 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:25.039 with it. And let's here's hoping to those two who were just here last 244 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:30.200 weekend on an official visit and they loved what they saw in east Lands. 245 00:18:30.240 --> 00:18:33.680 And so I know the coaches right now are on the recruiting trail trying to 246 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:37.839 close up some of these deals because in less than a week, guys signing 247 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:44.720 day happens. So stay tuned looking at more news. When you talk about 248 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:51.119 the transfer portal, Terry Roberts out of the University of Iowa, a cornerback 249 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:55.400 from Cathedral Prep School, that Damien Terry, the guy who was a Michigan 250 00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:57.559 State quarterback went to. Yeah, and then you look at you know, 251 00:18:57.680 --> 00:19:03.519 Cathedral Purpose put out some some guys all the time, and so when you 252 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:07.720 look at the opportunity for a kid who has played in the Big ten, 253 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:14.000 he knows what to expect when you're playing it against Big ten opponents. And 254 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:17.359 so coming over here, it's just a guy who's gritty. Man. You 255 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:21.279 got the Pennsylvania swag from Cothterra Prep. But you know it's good for him 256 00:19:21.319 --> 00:19:23.640 to come in and let least give us a shot and take a look at 257 00:19:23.839 --> 00:19:30.400 what we need when we're losing one of our guys mere speed to graduation. 258 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:33.119 You know, we're young now in the secondary. So coming from a guy 259 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:38.440 who I was all about hardcore, tough, nitty gritty defense, he will 260 00:19:38.480 --> 00:19:42.759 be able to come in if he makes that decision to be an immediate impact 261 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:47.240 guy. Because the guy can can cover, he can hit, and that's 262 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:49.960 what we need. And so interesting to see what he comes about in the 263 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:56.200 in the in the recent week. Yeah, definitely high on defensive back coach 264 00:19:56.359 --> 00:20:00.880 Harlan Barnett's radar guy that can he can bring in plug and play right away. 265 00:20:02.240 --> 00:20:04.000 As we know, as you said, the Iowa defense is known around 266 00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:08.079 the country is very tough part nose defense and they pump out cornerbacks. If 267 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:11.000 you think about it, they do put a lot of defensive backs into the 268 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:15.920 NFL. So he would be another guy that could come into Michigan State and 269 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:19.279 do the same thing in the Green and white. Now, staying with the 270 00:20:19.319 --> 00:20:23.319 defensive side of the ball, you want to look at a defensive lineman. 271 00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:27.599 I'm the University of Liberty. Liberty, you say what, yeah, d 272 00:20:27.880 --> 00:20:33.480 line. Now at this guy, Dre Butler. He's six y five and 273 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:34.839 he's two hundred and eighty pounds. This is a guy that was on my 274 00:20:34.839 --> 00:20:41.920 mind early six pounds defensive tackle. A former four star athlete is at Liberty, 275 00:20:42.240 --> 00:20:47.319 started off at the JUCO route, I believe, and at the Independence 276 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:52.640 Community College at the Last Chance Hugh, if you can recall that particular university 277 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:56.079 is at Liberty and now on the radar of Michigan State. A guy that 278 00:20:56.079 --> 00:21:00.599 would be huge for the Sparks. Absolutely, Like if you've ever seen Last 279 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:03.200 Chance, you, I'm sure because it's taking the world by storm, and 280 00:21:03.279 --> 00:21:07.720 especially around that COVID time and pre COVID. You see what they're dealing with 281 00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:14.640 when they go to a JUCO and the resources that are there that are in 282 00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:18.000 comparison to when they come to back to the power of flower divisional level. 283 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:22.799 It kind of resets you and real value. It kind of humbles you because 284 00:21:22.799 --> 00:21:26.559 you got to do you got to go back to the daily grind of getting 285 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:30.720 film and being productive so that you can get out of there and come and 286 00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:37.400 get a full four year degree. So this guy, Dre Butler six looks 287 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:41.559 like he is. We talked about muscle and muscle with Kan Covid, you 288 00:21:41.559 --> 00:21:45.079 know, shout out to jay U out there right now at home doing some 289 00:21:45.119 --> 00:21:51.799 work right now, but on assignment. Yes he's on assignment. But this 290 00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:55.240 is a guy that will be able to come in and truly give us some 291 00:21:55.440 --> 00:22:00.599 more speed and more physicality on that edge. And we you know, lost 292 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:03.680 some guys in the in the transfer from grad transfers, you know, so 293 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:07.880 we'll see, we'll see. Yeah, I know they're I know they got 294 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:11.440 all their eggs in that basket too. Yeah, they got to get those 295 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:15.759 big boys in the hand in the dirt off the ball, and I know 296 00:22:15.799 --> 00:22:18.000 that they all want. That's what I'm saying. They got the biggest draw 297 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:22.440 in the country. And Coach Jordan, you know, we talked about recruit 298 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:25.480 from Texas A and M last week. You know, there's there's a lot 299 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:29.440 of talent that is swirling around east Lands and looking to make the decision, 300 00:22:29.720 --> 00:22:32.240 and we're going to bring that news to you as soon as that happens. 301 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:36.440 Weaking a jau Culchrid who's on assignment right now. We wanted to bring up 302 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:41.200 something for him who he always just talking really negatively about the Kickers, right 303 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.920 and you know, we're going to bring up this statement right here from one 304 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:52.480 Tyreek Hill, who says very similar statement that jay U says. He said 305 00:22:52.480 --> 00:22:56.839 the reason the kickers are no damn goodness because they only practiced for like five 306 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:02.720 minutes and then go play thing bomb jay You's point. You know, he 307 00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:06.720 might be onto something, maybe be on something he witnessed personally, like what 308 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:08.960 they do on a day to day basis. But I mean when you have 309 00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:15.000 to go kick man, like I just think about that Bowl eligible game. 310 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:18.880 Oh you like, ah, we could be bowling right now. But you 311 00:23:18.920 --> 00:23:22.920 know, I'm not putting that pressure on just one guy because clearly the game 312 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:27.880 should have been one in different other aspects of the game. But to sell 313 00:23:27.920 --> 00:23:30.759 the deal, you got to have a trust and the confidence and the kicker 314 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:36.559 in that leg and so uh yeah, all the way through all the wackernap 315 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:38.640 holder, Yeah, all of them. You know, you're losing Bearinger who 316 00:23:38.680 --> 00:23:44.839 was the holder from Michigan State and then obviously had some issues with injuries on 317 00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:48.759 with a long snapper. And I'm hearing rumblings I think they've offered a long 318 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:52.400 snapper from from Rutgers. So there's there's there's activity going on right now, 319 00:23:52.440 --> 00:23:56.319 and what's going off with Michigan State and Mail Tucker right now being on the 320 00:23:56.359 --> 00:24:00.599 road. If you look at his travel his flight plan, it's ridiculous. 321 00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:04.599 He's all over the country, literally zig zagging all over the nation. Making 322 00:24:04.640 --> 00:24:11.400 those last home visits in home business are very important as a sales job, 323 00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:14.599 if you will, and showing that you do care, that you do love 324 00:24:14.839 --> 00:24:18.640 these recruits and means a lot. Do you remember your home visit from Coach 325 00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:22.839 Antonio? Oh no, it was John L. Jell. Yeah, I 326 00:24:22.920 --> 00:24:27.160 remember Johnelle came incognito, but you can you can tell when he's in in 327 00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:30.519 the building because he got cowboy boots in Flint, Michigan. You know, 328 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:38.680 it's very rare, very rare, especially cowboys rolling around the States of Flint, 329 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:42.720 Okay, especially you know, this is a basketball season, so you 330 00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:48.440 know we're playing one of our rivals in Grand Blanc and on the court and 331 00:24:48.799 --> 00:24:51.400 uh, I don't to recall. I think we think we won that game, 332 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:55.799 but he was up in the stands and and it was crazy because it 333 00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:59.480 was the same type of timing where Ron Zuck had got let go from Florida 334 00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:03.240 and we I talked about this, and Ron Sook's back in my house, 335 00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:07.200 sitting on the couch and my mom's cooking some dinner, and you know, 336 00:25:07.319 --> 00:25:10.920 he's like, hey, you know I'm gonna turn this program around and go 337 00:25:11.000 --> 00:25:12.319 to a Rosebow. He's like, I need you to I need you to 338 00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:15.559 join us. So are you gonna come visit? And I was, I 339 00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:19.720 was very conflicted, but I got a call immediately, like there was like 340 00:25:19.759 --> 00:25:22.279 I don't know if there was a speaker, a camera hidding somewhere in my 341 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.519 house, but I got an immediate call from coach John Hill, like why 342 00:25:26.519 --> 00:25:30.720 do you want to do that? Why do you want to do that? 343 00:25:30.079 --> 00:25:34.079 A little birdie told me. So we started getting aggressive this. So, 344 00:25:34.200 --> 00:25:37.400 I mean, I remember being at Windy's like getting ready for a basketball game, 345 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:40.680 and then like you know one of our local guys. It's like, 346 00:25:40.720 --> 00:25:42.880 hey, Ohio States high on your USC is about to go call. It 347 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:48.160 was like the last something similar to this timeframe of you know, we need 348 00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:52.440 to figure out some of our guys flipped. They didn't They said they were 349 00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:56.440 here for the entire eighty percent of the recruiting process, but then flipped them 350 00:25:56.720 --> 00:26:00.720 between the twenty percent mark or the midnight hour. And so like I, 351 00:26:00.759 --> 00:26:03.240 once you get those last requests, you're like, well, I'm back up. 352 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:06.759 So like, you know, you kind of think about it's like, 353 00:26:06.759 --> 00:26:10.079 well, I'm gonna go. Where've they've been after me? They've been wanting 354 00:26:10.119 --> 00:26:12.480 me. They are pushing me to be, you know, one of the 355 00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:17.079 up the guys to help change things around. And so, uh, it 356 00:26:17.200 --> 00:26:18.680 was a no brainer. I could have went back down to be down with 357 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:23.039 the hook them Horns in Texas and I was born in Austin Hook them Horns, 358 00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:26.839 man, and that would have been a dream. But also you got 359 00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:32.559 the flint connection right, and so I remember Matt Tranning, Greg Cooper, 360 00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:37.000 uh, Clifton Ryan from Saginaw. Those guys took care of me man. 361 00:26:37.559 --> 00:26:41.359 When I came in and during my recruiting process. But I do remember Matt 362 00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:45.759 Training saying, listen, man, if you do anything else, if you 363 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:48.559 ball out here, you'll be a king in state of Michigan. And I 364 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:52.200 kind of ring screw man, where like you just ball out and you played 365 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:56.759 the game the right way. Uh, people know you, they'll know your 366 00:26:56.839 --> 00:27:00.880 name for for for for your legacy, so that I don't regret any of 367 00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:03.599 the decision. I would have loved to play in the Rose Bowl, but 368 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:07.960 like I mean, I'll be a lot align Like I mean, I you 369 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:10.480 know, I mean no not to it, but I just I look better 370 00:27:10.480 --> 00:27:15.440 in Green, no question about that. You know, you think about your 371 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:19.319 recruiting process and ye other schools, like you said, like the University of 372 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:26.039 Texas and Austin like being having the same career there. What would it be 373 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:29.680 now for your if you're at Ohio State and like you get washed out with 374 00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:33.960 all the names. There's so many I know, guys that were third and 375 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:37.200 fourth round draft picks that don't even be People don't know who they are at 376 00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:40.640 Ohio State. You do that here? You know, yeah, people know 377 00:27:40.920 --> 00:27:44.319 who you are. And I didn't even have like luxurious or you know, 378 00:27:44.759 --> 00:27:49.279 pro career, right, and so like I enjoyed the college aspecting that that 379 00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:52.559 that age there for me. So you know, I was just a decent 380 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:56.079 defensive bag, Like I don't even outstanding, you know, like did you 381 00:27:56.160 --> 00:28:00.559 have social media issues when you were coming out high school or was that kind 382 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:06.920 of like where were you at? I think it was uh, I think 383 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:17.079 it was black playet Rivals. Rivals was just kind of like it was there, 384 00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:19.720 but like it was it was, I mean new, But I don't 385 00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:23.680 I feel like my era like even yours, Like yes, you got the 386 00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:26.559 notoriety through like word of mouth and like, hey, I got to go 387 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:32.200 see this kid, like I need to go versus like the social media hype 388 00:28:32.359 --> 00:28:34.880 films and like I feel like we're in that age like yes, social media 389 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:40.000 and you can put your highlight out there. It shows you are a great 390 00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:44.119 player. But you know, I feel like we wasn't really about the stars 391 00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:47.279 piece of it. It was like I want to be able to dominate my 392 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:51.599 lane, dominate where I'm at, And when you're a great player, that 393 00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:56.519 comes they come to you right like they come to you. So people kind 394 00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:59.680 of failed to realize that, like you put in the work. I mean 395 00:28:59.720 --> 00:29:03.839 what Oberrow says, like all these highlight, just do the work. Do 396 00:29:03.960 --> 00:29:06.319 the work. You ain't got to capture you working out. And I think 397 00:29:06.440 --> 00:29:08.559 that was the mentality of like, man, I was a three sport athlete, 398 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:11.799 Like I'm trying to ball out and I'm trying to be successful on every 399 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:18.359 competitive space that I was on track, and so I wasn't really worried about 400 00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:21.960 it. I had a lot of guys come out of Flint that were as 401 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:26.319 better, way better than me, and so we were just, like I 402 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:29.160 said, just trying to get to the next level, get a degree, 403 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:32.240 a full rise, so my parents have to pay for nothing, right. 404 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:36.559 That was like that was the basic priority goes of, like I just want 405 00:29:36.640 --> 00:29:38.960 my parents have to pay for it, right Exactly. When you look about 406 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:44.119 those times versus now, it seems like now if it's not on Instagram, 407 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:49.039 then it didn't happen. So so people are it's a whole yeah. Yeah, 408 00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:56.839 And I think that there are coaches and recruiters who are doing the same 409 00:29:56.960 --> 00:30:02.079 thing. They're guilty of that now, like you're seeing the recruiting coordinators or 410 00:30:02.400 --> 00:30:07.880 assistants that are recruiting through what's going on and who's hot, what the stars 411 00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:14.720 are, what the the highlight video show versus like doing the actual work, 412 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:18.799 which is something that I'm happy that Michigan State is doing now. Like with 413 00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:22.160 Coach Ducker and his staff, they're they're doing the work and finding these diamonds 414 00:30:22.160 --> 00:30:23.359 in the row. That's not easy to do. It's easy to look at 415 00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:27.200 the five stars and say, let's go after those guys, because they've done 416 00:30:27.240 --> 00:30:32.119 all the marketing themselves, their own branding, so to speak. But to 417 00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:36.200 go after these guys who are the six three one and ninety five pounds transfer 418 00:30:36.279 --> 00:30:38.559 out of Arizona and you're looking at himself and seeing where he could fit and 419 00:30:38.640 --> 00:30:41.960 his friend happens to be a ten three hundred meters, that's difficult. That's 420 00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:48.279 a harder route to go than your status quote. And yeah, social media 421 00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:52.160 has completely changed the game. You got nil? Why would you like to 422 00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:56.160 be a coach right now? I would not want to be a coach? 423 00:30:56.319 --> 00:31:02.200 Oh, I means are ruined? R How Yeah, ain't no regular? 424 00:31:02.319 --> 00:31:04.759 Like hey, you know a little gift here, you know, like I 425 00:31:04.799 --> 00:31:07.960 feel like recruits don't care about those riding cards no more. Man I used 426 00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:11.680 to love like, oh I got a written, handwritten card. Let me 427 00:31:11.720 --> 00:31:14.880 go ahead and store all this in shoe box and all the letters and like 428 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:17.519 oh, that's like throw out the window. Now it's like, hey, 429 00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:22.680 where's the check. Let's talk money. Let's talk money first, which this 430 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:27.359 is the business now, So like you have to now be very business acumen. 431 00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:32.279 Your acumen has to be at the very least subpart and even more, 432 00:31:32.359 --> 00:31:34.079 like you got to have people that are in your camp that you trust and 433 00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:40.119 aren't trying to not nickel and dime or like put you in situations where you're 434 00:31:40.200 --> 00:31:42.559 the one have to go out there and do the work, like you know, 435 00:31:42.720 --> 00:31:45.920 I know, not to any parents, but like you still got to 436 00:31:45.920 --> 00:31:49.960 go and do the work. And so the expectations coming in is more pressure. 437 00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:55.680 It's more pressure to perform and be a success versus like you gotta understand 438 00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:57.119 this is going to be a grind. I get it your five star, 439 00:31:57.200 --> 00:32:00.519 it's still gonna be a grind. And so so I think that's the point 440 00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:06.039 of like as coaches, you're competing with other coaches who may have bigger and 441 00:32:06.119 --> 00:32:08.920 more resources, and so how do you get how do you get strategic? 442 00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:14.200 How do you be become attractive? It's like it's all about the development, 443 00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:16.799 it's all aball figuring out. Okay, what we offer from a school compared 444 00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:22.160 to the school Dollar Road or another school like the Miami's and Alabama's just like 445 00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:24.839 one. They're winning championships. They're putting in the league, so like we 446 00:32:24.920 --> 00:32:29.640 got to, we're putting guys in the league. But they're consistently time and 447 00:32:29.720 --> 00:32:32.160 time every year. They're not taking drops down. That's right. I mean, 448 00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:36.400 that's interesting. Brought up Alabama in Miami, right. I think those 449 00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:38.880 are two. That's that's the dichotomy of the culture. Right now. You 450 00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:45.160 have Alabama, who is a brand. Everybody knows Alabama that's twelve years old 451 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:49.599 to one hundred. They understand what Alabama is seven hundred, yeah, and 452 00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:57.000 that right. But for like Miami football, if you're under thirty thirty five 453 00:32:57.119 --> 00:33:00.000 is you really don't know Miami to be that good? You know that the 454 00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:02.839 places back in the day, Yeah, yeah, they don't remember. They 455 00:33:02.880 --> 00:33:07.839 don't remember the you, They don't remember Ray Lewis and you know, Anny 456 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:10.920 Testa, Verdie, Michael Irvan, they don't remember Jimmy Johnson, and they 457 00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:16.480 definitely don't remember Howard Snellenberger. For those out does anybody know who Howard Snellingberger 458 00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:20.559 is? Right, that's what we get. Asked a thousand recruits. I 459 00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:22.880 guarantee you not one it's gonna come back with, Oh yeah, the guy 460 00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:27.440 I supposed to pipe. You know, that's not gonna happen. So Dawayne, 461 00:33:27.519 --> 00:33:30.640 Rock Johnson. You know, so look at how they're each of those 462 00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:35.680 schools of recruiting. You know, Alabama is not throwing bags at people. 463 00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:38.880 They're throwing the brand at people. They're saying, you come here and you 464 00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:43.920 step on the field and play, the money's gonna follow. And that was 465 00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:49.240 coach D's philosophy, like and I'm sure that he probably when you got to 466 00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:52.400 bring them on obviously, but I'm sure he can attest to like, what 467 00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:54.880 are you have to deal with where Coach D, you're coming? Yep, 468 00:33:55.039 --> 00:34:00.240 yep, you're coming. Coach D before nil, it was like all right, 469 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:04.799 those facilities. It was let's let's shop this dream of all right, 470 00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:07.440 here's what we're going to get. So come here and you're gonna get it 471 00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:12.239 in two or three years and be the first to you know, we're talking 472 00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:17.320 about competitive landscape in college sports is you know what it's Scott not say timper 473 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:22.639 tap, but keeping up with the Joneses arms racings, like Okay, what 474 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:27.559 do you have on your campus that can get me to the next level? 475 00:34:28.599 --> 00:34:30.880 And so, like coach he talked about that. He said that he thought 476 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:36.320 that one of his biggest regrets was after winning the Rose Ball was not going 477 00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:43.079 all in on facilities like Clemson did. Clemson at that same time they went 478 00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:49.280 in and has this massive facility at Clemson now and that brought in the recruits. 479 00:34:49.440 --> 00:34:51.840 It really didn't, and people didn't think of that. I can remember 480 00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:54.920 those days that era you talk about mid twenty ten, so they get twelve 481 00:34:55.079 --> 00:35:00.199 through twenty fifteen. It wasn't known Neil this arm raised idea. It was 482 00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:05.800 pretty new, definitely, But I mean Mel Tucker, Coach Tucker talks about 483 00:35:05.840 --> 00:35:10.079 it when he talks publicly on what coach d before he you know, left 484 00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:14.760 in the transition meetings, was like, if you're going to be successful here 485 00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:17.039 and win here, you got to get facilities. And you talked about that 486 00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:21.679 was as big as regret. And as you see now we're putting up right 487 00:35:21.760 --> 00:35:25.440 now is the tome Iso Football Performance Center. And you know, I opened 488 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:30.280 up the scandalarious building in two thousand and eight. I was like, this 489 00:35:30.480 --> 00:35:37.039 is nice, but the opportunity to to truly get into this knowing that it'll 490 00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:40.440 be ready, and we're putting all the resources in there to make sure our 491 00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:45.960 student athletes have the best It's something that should be attractive to student athletes that 492 00:35:45.320 --> 00:35:49.079 are coming here. So yeah, and once that building's up, we're going 493 00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:52.280 to take everybody on a tour, a brand new, fresh tour that building. 494 00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:55.079 Once it's ready for public consumption. It's going to be coming pretty soon. 495 00:35:55.159 --> 00:36:00.440 But that's going to wrap up our holiday edition of This is Sparta for 496 00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:04.559 Oldest Wileland. Jason Strayhorn, have a good knight, God bless and go green.