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CHEW is going to be very responsible to everyone's needs today because if you
can tell, he came ready to play, He's got the chain, he's
got the shirt, the hair is ready. Talk to me you. I'm
just reading the comments about the shirt and like that. Seventies so trained.
Hey, ohis you've been out at the golf at the Rocket Classic today.
You look like you are buttoned up, ready to go. You ran into
this guy. You now the unmute yoursell phone? Tell yeah, tell us
how just this? Sorry? Can you hear me out? Yes? Came
in with the start listen listen, listen, Linda, listen, lin listen.
So I get there right, I get there and was like, hey,
where are you at? I'm like I just got I had to First
of all, I pulled up and I was talking to EU straight. I
pulled up like I was putting this, pulling up the country club like I'm
about to park the country club. I pulled up like, hey, you
need to go to Wayne State University and then catch the shuttle to come back.
And I'm like and just pulled out in front of the golf club,
thinking for eg a golf event. He's just gonna pull up in like the
dry through area and clubs. Yeah, yeah, yeah, drop baby,
And I'm like, I'm like, you know what, I'm about to pull
up. I'm about to pull his truck up, put up up on the
curb on the grass. But then I started seeing some boots on some cars.
I was like, no, no, no, I'm about to go
ahead, go du Wayne State. So and I told hey, I'm just
I'm just getting on the bus. Get there. And I was like,
hey, I'm on the fifteenth hole. Come in, come on, come
to come to the cabana. The cabana. So I'm walking that way and
I tis you No, he comes around the corner and it's like in too
fashion, I go, I go, I see you with that floral and
he's I saw. I was like he would he would absolutely where what he
wore today. But there it is da there it is man picture to too
man. But no, it was a great man. Listen Marking mortgage is
obviously one of our partners and they man, they do an outstanding job.
Man. We met some of we met some of some of loves local guys
who just wanted to obviously meet with It looks like you guys are having a
good time out there. That look, that's that right there is because we
were talking to loud. So everyone's on the green and all the guys in
the red shirts are like quiet please, and so we chose. So this
is what happened, right, This is this is what happened. We're in
a cabana right in front of the fifteenth Green. These guys are playing for
months, you know, like their livelihood is on the line, and here's
Otis yelling and then okay, okay, sotis otis otis yes or no,
Yes or no? Get the guy that now, look, did he not
make eye contact with you yes or no? To tell you to come sunglasses
on? But I will make eye contact with him, and then I will
put it up because people are talking around me. When I put my hands
up, people were starting before before did he not make eye contact with you,
like, hey, doc, you're gonna need to kill it? Was?
Yes? One time? Absolutely? Okay, your honor the defense rests.
I was like, I'm just happy to be here. I'm just happy
to be here. Man. I was out here and mingling with people,
having people. If you win this tournament, you get one point five million
dollars. And here Otis is yapping it up on the that, you know,
like just the guy hits a shot and he's watching what's happening, you
know, and like Joe looks ats like, hey, bro, we're gonna
a little bit straight straight He's like, he's like and then so it became
a fun thing, you know, going back and forth and everything like that.
And we took a picture with him with all our hands up, and
Joe was ended up being a really cool dude. Is that right? First
of all, he just like somebody was under the bus. And then yeah,
he flipped the script on me because he was the one talking loud too.
And then he goes, absolutely, I got caught. He was like,
yeah, you were, you were talking a little bit loud. He
got caught. Like he just said, you telling me about you. I
think everybody knows about you. About this man, I'm like said, he
just said, as soon as I got caught, Yeah, I did not
get caught. It's all good. AnyWho. We had a good any who,
man, we did have a good time. We had a really good
time. You guys looked like you had a great time there. You guys
go you know, it looks like a lot of smiles. Yeah, man,
you know times out there it was a look if you do that crazy
you know Canada fire smoke. Uh. It was. It was a great
time, man, it was. It was you know, you get a
deeper appreciation for obviously the golf you know game and like it's a it's a
high pressure like event, you know what I mean from a standpoint of there's
a lot of people looking at you swinging and you already know like obviously you
want to be a perfect shot every time, and then it's just pressure in
an amount of times you want to make that cut. You know. I
was more enamored about like how the whole operation was being ran. But the
best part is, like you there's a lot of Michigan State people, you
know when you walk in saying go green, go white, and you're talking
with people. You know, it was just very like very good event.
Man. So kudos to Rocky Mortgage is one of our partners to inviting us
out there, and I know we were at Trying Solutions as one of our
partners, So it was good to be out there hanging out, you know,
seeing some good golf. Well good stuff. Man. Let's let's go
on to some some other Michigan state news. When you see the Red Wings
have now drafted Michigan State goalie Trey Augustine in the second round of the n
h L draft, that's another you know, Steve Eiserman, he's building this
Red Wings team and he talked about it going you know, he said,
we're gonna build through the draft. And I actually talked to someone, Frank
Souris, he has another podcast out there called Champagne Athletics, and he I
said, at what point is enough enough? You know, like, as
Red Wings fans, do you be like, hey, we want to you
know, win, and we want to win now. But he's like,
you know, I give it another two years. Because Steve Eiserman, you
know, he's he was a captain here in Detroit, he won some titles
in Detroit. He knows what he's doing. He's building this organization and he
said it outright, He's going to build through the draft and then having a
guy from Michigan State. We know what Michigan State goalies can do. You
know, you're going to look at a guy like Ryan Miller, you got
Jeff Lurgh, you know, all those guys that played goalie at Michigan State
and went on to have some successful careers in the NHL. So, you
know, congratulations to Trey for being you know, you know, drafted by
the Red Wings and you know, drafted in the second round. I mean,
it's phenom noticed. I mean like this, look, I know that
you talk to a lot of people on campus about what's going on in the
athletic department on a daily basis. What is the feeling about Trey Augustine and
what this means for the program as they had a phenomenal season last year.
Yeah, I think that's a true testament to coach Nightingale and what he did
in the short time that he's had the program back. You know, we
everyone you know a year in being your you know, as a leader.
As for our coach, you know's it was shocking from a standpoint of like
how quickly the success we had, but the amount of recruiting and the amount
of you know, evaluation coming from bringing in some top talent. It's a
true testament to you know, we have some some some guys that came in.
Now you know, Trey was a transfer and so like it was,
you know, this is one of those positive transfer portal guys, right,
Like you know, the portal helps in every sport. But you know,
from a standpoint Coach Gale and the staff he put together and the development that
he's put for our guys to be prepared for the next level, true testament
to the program. Is exciting to to kind of get back into that swing
of our guys being in NHL from college to to to pro. Gotta love
it. I mean, look, it's always good to see, you know,
misign state athletes excelling in anything. And anytime you see somebody's name get
called and in a professional draft, that's a great thing. So definitely spartan
dog for life, that's what that guy is. We'll talk about that another
day. Guys, we have to bring this up. I will be remiss
if we didn't do this. We love you know, Malik Carr Peggy,
you know, like doctor Peggy and what had occurred a day ago. Jeremiah
Beasley, this is Malik's brother, has committed to the University of Michigan.
Let's discuss this and then talk about like our feelings and like what do you
think about this, gentlemen. He's four star linebacker out of Belleville. Uh.
It blew up the internet yesterday. So let's talk about Jeremiah committed to
the University of Michigan. I'm torn, man, I'm torn. It's one
of those things like family affair where you know, if he chooses Michigan,
it's like to your point where you talked about this behind the curtain here.
Now it's like they're trying to like, you know, not stablished, but
like they're they're they're they're putting us in a situation of like they know what
they did right. Like it's one of those things of we have an in
state talent and you know, a brother of like it's it's just it's hot
right now, and I don't even know my clear thoughts on it because like
in the family, like how is it going right, Like it's a situation
where you know, yeah, now you've got a really house divided in you
know, from a standards now it's going to be a true like rival.
You know, it's tough man, because like, especially what happened last season,
right, like what happened last season, and I don't bring up past
bad news, but what happened last season at the Big House. Then coming
over to here, it's like, obviously he's a top talent, so why
haven't we stepped up to get him in the door? And I know our
linebacker room is full filled and packed, and we may have eyes on certain
other guys, but from an in state talent standpoint, this is a guy
that you really wanted to secure, like you wanted to get a commitment and
bring into the house of Michigan State. And obviously he's going back to the
team down the road. So any I mean, you celebrate it clearly because
he's committed and that's an opportunity for him to go play at the next level.
But it hurts a little bit because it is a family affair and you
thought we would, you know, be more motivated to get him secured.
That's all I could say to you. Put turn that frown upside down,
put that dome and gloom away. He's not gonna go play at University of
Michigan. This is a thing. It's a knee jerk reaction. We're all
in our fields right now. He committed to Michigan and everything like, he's
not gonna go play there. Michigan fans are in the dms, in the
tweets, in the igs, in the facebooks, in the tiktoks, whatever
social media is there is nowadays that oh, you know, your brother goes
to Michigan State and he won't even go there. He's coming to us.
He's not going to University of Michigan. It's like, relax, people,
or relax. He still has time and it's gonna hurt a lot more when
he changes his commitment back to Michigan State, you know when it comes signing
day. So just everyone needs to relax right now. He's not going to
University of Michigan. He committed there right now. Knee jerk reaction and everything
like that. He's saying this, You're saying this was so much confidence to
like, what makes you think that his commitment it doesn't mean anything because revenge
is a meal best served cold. Listen man, oh man, I just
want to I don't want to get in the debate because what's today's day,
what's to's day? He still he still needs to sign right June twenty ninth,
twenty twenty three, when we play this back in February on signing day,
and this kid flips his commitment because he sees the body of work of
the Spartans this season. His brother gets in his ear, his mom Dukes
gets in his ear, We see that body of work that comes on after
the on field play and everything like that. And this kid flips his commitment
and say, hey, you know what, I'm going to East Lanson.
I'm going to Michigan State. It's gonna shot those uf M people up.
And it's gonna, like I said, it's gonna hurt them more than it's
hurting us right now, So everyone needs to calm down a little bit.
We still have time. Who's gonna get in his ear? Mom Dukes?
And who brother? His brother? What about Ben? It's fine, we'll
be all right, We'll be all right. Okay, listen, shoo Shoe
has sources you know too. I mean, that's a very bold statement right
there. Say it ain't happen. It's twenty nine, twenty twenty three,
Officers Agent and thirty. Listen, listen, listen, what what you know?
Notice? Listen? I just want to revert back to the Killer Bees.
Just I just want to revert back because you were so confident then,
and I understand it. It ain't gonna it's nothing. It's nothing, solid
concrete until you sign thenother line. I get it. Maybe he's using it
as clout to get more in like a state competition. I get it.
But you go back to back CNP like and you are committed to that program.
I think it's very solid. And that's just me saying that it's a
very solid commitment. And it's up to us now to go into the drawing
board and truly see like the value in what he brings to us and fits
into our program. So I think it's gonna be still a battle in competition,
but I think it's a solid commitment. We gotta do with a cigarette,
like like what the pulse of the team is, and like how guys
are currently feeling about something like this. It's a lot more. You know,
we have a special guest. Everybody knows that we got a special guest
coming up soon. Man, this is one of those guys that don't have
their hands in a dirt, like guys like me and Chu Chuo. Old
us never had his head of dirt either, but anyway we're gonna have I
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a quarterback, our quarterback, Spartan dog Katon Houser joins. This is Sparta
m s U. Welcome to the show. How you doing, kayten doing?
Good man? Thank you for having me. I appreciate it, oh
man, thank you for being here. I gotta say when you when you
when you choose ready for you. He loves quarterbacks. When you when you
paint the mold of a quarter if you say, hey, draw me what
a quarterback looks like? Is this guy here? You got the hair the
backwards, having the hairlone af like all American boy look and everything like that.
You know, I appreciate you, you know quick none and not you
know making it. Thank you for joining us here. Yeah, of course,
thank you for having me. I appreciate it. So you were just
out on the golf course today, Olgus and I we were on the golf
course to that we didn't play you played? What did you shoot today?
I didn't really keep scoring. We uh we did like whole score, so
if we won the whole we just get the point or whatever. If I
were to guess, I'd probably say I was like ten over maybe thre eighteen.
So okay, okay, you're the eighties, your low eighties guy.
Yeah, you super playing golf for six months and your low eighties guy.
Yeah, yeah, I'm pretty good today. I'm usually like eighty five to
ninety range. So okay, okay, look, I feel like we're gon.
We got to put that to two tests, right, absolutely, absolutely
absolutely? Who did you go for? Scrambled partner Jake riland the quarterback assistant
coach and then we played against the other qbs and stuff, so it was
like a little event. It was nice who is terrible in that? Who's
the worst golfer out of all? Like, I mean, I ain't your
own plast, but you know, I don't want to shout out anybody out,
but we have a we have a we have a quarterback like assistant Quinn
Stoleman. I mean he just he had a rough day today. I mean
yeah, it was a good time. It was a good time. Of
course, what course you're going were you playing Jackson? You played at I
think it was called a Rone golf club for sure, Jackson. All right,
yeah, very nice man, Okay, talk about like okay, so
you you were originally from California, sir, When did you get your love
for the game of football? Well, actually, I grew up in Vegas,
so I grew most of my Vegas. My dad played football, he
played at utep D tackle, So I grew up loving football playing football.
So I started when I was like five or six, and I played a
bunch of sports growing up, but I just knew that football was going to
be the sport for me, and it kind of stuck with me throughout.
When I got to high school, I was like, yeah, this is
what I want to focus on. I feel like I have a future in
and over time I started playing quarterback and I just fell in love with the
game and it all kind of worked out. So I don't know if I
lost you guys, are you good? So when you started, when you
started out as a young young jit, we talked like the same Jit,
what other positions did you play? Because like, yeah, you probably started
evolving quarterback. What other positions do you play? Like Pop Warner little League,
I played everything. I played a running back, player, receiver,
and I played a little bit defense, dive. I played a little linebacker.
I love playing linebacker. Loved him, so yeah, I'll played that
younger. Yeah, I mean, man, look, I don't know if
we lost. Did we lose? Oh? I was like I thought she
was free pros. You know, people are sending me questions to my tax
for houser here and I'm just trying to, you know, scroll through see
which one I like, which one I might ask which one? You know,
I want to make you do it in the live chat too, Yeah
right, obviously we talked about you from California or originally from Vegas, but
California, California. Way coming to Michigan State, right, Like you could
have went anywhere school wise, Like there's other schools that are out there that
you could have went to. But you know what truly kind of drawn you,
drew you to Michigan State. And uh, you know how has East
Lansing, Michigan treated you since you've been on campus? Man, it was
a crazy kind of turn of events. I mean, I was committed to
Boise State. I committed there without seeing it is during COVID and everything.
It was. It was tough, and that I expect is trying to find
the right school and trying to commit early. And then as of late,
like Michigan State hit me up and started recruiting me. And I talked to
Tucker a little bit, talk to Jay Johnson, and they were showing me
a lot of interest, and I was like, I want to go see
it. I want to go see what Big ten football is like. I
want to see what the Midwest is like. So I took an ov I'm
pretty sure it was in July, and I went up and I looked at
the campus. I looked around, saw the facility, saw just saw the
vibe from the team and the coaches staff, and I saw the opportunity for
me to step in and be developed and be the best quarterback I can be
at the school. So with that, everything that went into that, I
just it felt right for me. So I made that move. I committed,
and since then, I mean, I love it up here. I
mean I didn't think that from being from West Coast southern California going to the
Midwest, how that would how that transition would affect me and how I enjoy
But so far it's been great. I love it up here, and I
found some really good friends on the team and stuff like that, and I'm
really enjoying just like the team and going around campus and East Lanting itself is
it's a great place to be. So I'm I'm really happy right now.
Yeah, so you said you committed to Boise. What was it about Boise
that attracted you to There is the blue Field? Uh No, it was
it just felt like the right place. I like the coaches there. I
felt like I could have been developed there too, But I wanted to play
in big time football. I want to play in big games. I want
to play with a bunch of fans in the stands. So I thought Michigan
State is a perfect place for that. Okay and uh okay. So the
big thing is this the elephant in the room. All right, let's let's
let's get down to brass tasks and everything like that. Peyton Thorne was the
start two year starter. He transferred out of there. Noah, Kim,
It's a guy who had a really good spring. You know, has a
big arm as fast elusive has made place. So now there's there isn't really
there has not been announced who the starting quarterback is going to the season.
It's gonna come down to camp. It's going to be, you know,
the quarterback battle between you and Kim. You know, at the end of
the day, you both are going to push each other to make each other
better. You know. That's that's what Spartan dogs do. You know,
So like, what do you bring to the table? What what about your
game that you bring to the table that you know you can help you know,
the Spartans, you know, go in the right direction. I feel
like in my game, I just feel I feel like I bring a lot
of juice to the team. I feel like I'm I'm stepping in as a
leader. I'm trying to be a guy that can just lead this team and
taking to a good place, Big ten championships, all that kind of stuff.
So as far as my game, I feel like there's understanding the offense
and developing and growing. I feel like it's something that I'm trying to work
on right now now. But I'm just looking forward to the summer and fall
camp and just trying to adjust and learn and keep growing as much as I
can, Okay. So when when you think about what it takes to be
a leader now that you've been in you know, big time college football for
a couple of years now, when you look at the quarterback position as you
happen to play obviously, what does it take to really gain the respect of
a locker room? Because I mean everyone looks to a quarterback. So what
do you think it takes. What's the marxi you have to have? I
feel like the biggest thing is just setting an example. I feel like showing
up early to meeting, showing up early to lifts, just working your butt
off, like and workouts and stuff like that, and showing guys that you
really care about the team and you really want to push yourself as something that
can get guys around behind you and really trust you. And I feel like
I've done a really good job of that my freshman year and even into the
spring ball and a little bit in summer. I feel like I've done a
real good job of that. Yeah, a lot of people, I mean
I want to know, is you know, from coming from high school,
coming to here and then Coach Johnson developing you, Like, what have you
done since high school to kind of prepare you for it if you were to
like win the job or could you know as an open quarterback competition, but
like what has prepared you with coach Josh's toolage, tuolage in training? What
have you developed and the ways your growth from you know when you stepped on
the campus. My growth is it's it's really exponential. I feel like I've
really made strides in the film and I feel like the mental aspect of my
game has really improved. He's meeting with him even like one on one stuff,
just going through film and his review and everything and finding little things in
my game I need to work on and improve, and then just going through
that every single day and every single week. I feel like it's just it
just keep stacking. I feel like I just keep getting better as far as
just like mental side, just trying to understand defense a little bit more and
just try to keep expanding my game in that aspect. I feel like it's
really paid off so far. What do you think what are the strengths of
your game? Kayden? A couple of strengths. I feel like I can
I can read a defense really well. I feel like I can find the
keys and the different leverages and stuff and different defense looks. If I can
command the offense really well as far as like ball and stuff, I feel
like I'm really accurate. I feel like I can put the ball anywhere on
the field, and I feel like I have a huge arm I can I
can launch it downfield if I need to. So I feel like all those
aspects are part of my game for sure, Kat, And who do you
model your game? After talking about the NFL quarterbacks that are you know everybody
looks at. Obviously big one is Tom Brady. For me, just growing
up watching him, just seeing all the successes had is something you want to
emulate as a young kid. For sure. I got a couple kind of
I wouldn't say like comparisons, but a lot of people compare me to like
Justin Herbert. It's like a couple of guys on the team Sam Justin Herbert.
So I mean, yeah, growing up, So I mean watching him
and seeing just how how big his arm is and just the way he can
fit the ball is something I try to implement in my game. He's a
really good player, so so you know, being a defensive guy and then
obviously these guys are on the offensive side. Everyone knows that guys that are,
like, you know, behind the starting QB are really the signal callers,
right Like you're you're knowing the playbook better than most and like the starter
quarterback starting quarterback. But you know what about our playbook and you don't got
to give any trade secrets. But what's what's what's very like attractive to our
playbook that we're able to go ahead and be like, we're gonna have some
full confidence coming into next season knowing that we got kind of two fresh guys
in the quarterback position that's going to take the field. I feel like in
our playbook, I feel like we have it all. I feel like we
can we can use our athletes the best as possible. I feel like that
there's a bunch of different plays and different schemes and different motions and stuff that
we can do to get guys open and use every player we can on the
field. So I'm really confident that we can use our backs, our tight
ends, our receivers, we can get anyone the ball with these. So
I feel like that's something I really enjoy and I feel like that we can
keep going on and doing as we go into next season. Absolutely. Yeah.
So all right, so last year was a disappointing season. We everybody
on this call, on this video right now will admit to that. You
know, that was a disappointing season. The year previous to that that,
you know that was a breakout season. It was the season that I don't
think a lot of people anticipated and expected. You know, so, how
can we move Like, what was the difference from the Peach Bowl year to
this past season not making a bull game? And what can we anticipate,
you know, in this year coming up for the team? That's all.
Yeah, I feel like the biggest thing is from the Peace Bowl of victory
and then this past year. I feel like we had a bunch of high
expectations going into that season and we just didn't execute the way we wanted to.
We had a couple of close games we didn't end up winning, and
it was just it just got on to a bad start and it was just
tough. I feel like going to this season, we have a lot more
depth as far as that, like all positions and stuff like that. I
feel like there's like a different energy in the building. I feel like we
have a chip on our shoulder going into this season. Compared to the after
the Peach Bowl. Like, we have this mentality where people are doubting us
and they're they're saying all these types of things on social media and stuff like
that. But I feel like we have a chip on our shoulder and we're
just gonna go prove everybody wrong. So there's a different vibe in the in
the facility and I really, I really have a good energy and good feel
for the season. So yeah, Ka, you're around the team all the
time right now doing the off season workouts and stuff like, is there a
person, is there a player? I'll be outside of the quarterback room.
Let's say that you and your opinion says like this guy is gonna have a
breakout season. Hm hmm, I probably say. I probably say Nate Carter.
We just got a running back. Trans Is he reading the comments?
Because I feel like the man's speaking thoughts. Go ahead, look like the
late Carter. This guy, this guy comes in every day, shows up
early, and he just dominates every every lift, every run. He just
is on top of everything. He does everything perfectly. So and we see
some glimpse of him and like even in like spring practice and stuff like that,
like not even full speed. Just how he moves and how he sees
things. Is this really impressive? And I feel like this is a guy
that's gonna it's gonna step up this year. So I'm really excited for his
future and what he can do. It's I'm like, I'm not a hater,
but like you, you did say, he did say that Nate will
be the guy. And he's there on the same town. You know,
it's New York. You know the card. It's ridiculous. You get the
whole stadium singing that you gotta get some houser noise going on, man,
Kaden like, man like, look you you are a guy who played UH
in one of the toughest leagues if you want to say, in the in
the country, the Trinity League out in UH Southern California, Saint John Bosco.
Look, man, would they win the national championship last year? It?
Okay, yeah, And there's been a laundry list of quarterbacks that come
out of there, Like, how do you think that your time in high
school has prepared you for the task you have right now and being a power
five starting quarterback. I feel like it's prepared me in the sense that there's
been a lot of high pressure games. Like there's a lot of people in
the stands, especially in high school level, playing Modern Day playing survey,
playing those types of schools once or twice a year, playing out of state,
just those high pressure games, a lot of fans in the stands.
I feel like it's really prepared me to win these tough games. Like I've
I've played these tough games and it's been close, and I've won time i
lost them. But I know what it feels like to play in tough games
and really battle it out. So I feel like that's something that's really prepared
me in the high school level that that will translate to college for sure.
Good. Like I'm all about like I want to know, like just the
mind of the quarterback here. I just want to know, like fully when
you're out there dissecting those defense. But you said, is your strength is
dissecting and breaking down the defense. You know, based off of when you
were watching what transpired last season, you know, what what were things that
you felt like could have been done or that you were seeing that we may
have been missing or that we weren't capitalizing on. Like just talk bring spartanation
into the photo of a quarterback's mind of things that we could have done better
that you're going to probably expect for this season coming up. Yeah, that's
that's tough. I feel like there's there's a lot of things that went into
it. I feel like execution was the biggest thing. I feel like we
were doing the right things. It's just it wasn't like the perfect, like
the way we wanted it. I felt like in certain certain plays and certain
aspects, and I feel like just the time I mean in the chemistry of
the team like wasn't all the way there. I feel like this year,
the chemistry and stuff throughout the whole team, I feel like it's gonna it's
gonna improve and we get that chemistry and that timing down with the whole team.
I feel like it's gonna improve. And the plays and stuff that's that's
it's all good, like running the right stuff. It's just we just got
to get the time in the chemistry with the team down. I feel like
that's what we're working on this year for sure. Absolutely, because I got
a lot more questions, but I like to get I like to share the
question. Well, you know what you're trying to say, you know what
I'm trying to say. They like to think that I always ask all the
questions and everything like that. They like to think, don't let the smooth
taste. It's not a conspiracy, right right, that's the question. Listen,
Like you're two minute drill right two minutes games online and we're playing that
team down a row, and you know exactly what happened last year? Yeah,
what what are the what are the go two calls, pass plays,
et cetera? Like that you visioned yourself if you put your put you into
that mode of a two minute drill, you know, how are you attacking
that and approaching that to win the game for Michigan State. I like to
play aggressive. I like to go right out of them. So I play
I go like four verts, try to stretch them, do some drives,
some little mess things, just try to get pick routes going. But I
feel like the biggest thing is in games like that, like it comes down
to matchups. Who's gonna win for you? Finding guys that are gonna step
up and make plays for you, Like that's the biggest thing in tough games
like that. So just getting guys opportunities to go one on one is something
that I feel like is huge in those types of games. Absolutely. So
let let's let's talk a little bit about this, Katon. You know,
you're playing in the Big Ten Conference. Now you're here and you know at
in these lands and of Michigan State and twenty twenty four next year, the
Big Ten's expand and everything like that, and uh, the opportunity to go
back to your home state and play you know, U C, L a
USC and everything like that, Like what does that mean to you? And
what does that mean for kids that are in California, you know, who
probably would not have chosen, you know, a team out in the Midwest
or on the East coast to play, but now that they're in the Big
Ten Conference and you know that you're gonna be able to go home and play
in your home state, what does that mean? It means a lot for
me. I mean, I haven't really thought about it a much because I'm
just trying to focus on this year, but just thinking ahead and something like
that, it's really exciting because being having the opportunity to go home and play
in like my home state and stuff. Is this It's really exciting and something
that I really wanted to do, but as far as that, I feel
like it's gonna help recruiting. I feel like it's gonna help our team a
lot. More so, I feel like it's really exciting and I can't wait
to get an opportunity to go play down there for sure. Look, Kate,
there's a couple of questions that have come up in the chat. Who
is one player you not like throwing that so far on our defense this year?
I got on our Uh, Jacoby Winman. He plays, He plays
the end. They put him out linebacker. He'll try to like duck under
and try to disguise like he's rushing. They will pop up and he'll try
to throw a ball and he's just all of a sudden there and he makes
a play and it's like, oh my goodness, Like how do you make
that play? It's Yeah, he's a tough player to go against, and
you always have to keep an eye on him. He's like in the corner
your aisle at all times, just trying to find out where he's at because
he's he's a monster on defense. So I'd say number four. Wow,
Okay, there's one more. What wide receiver do you have the most chemistry
with? He's stepping up in that receiver room. This is a good question.
I feel like there's a couple of guys I could say, but in
my class, I probably say drum Glover. I feel like it's always always
getting to team reps stuff with him. I feel I'm always connecting with him.
So I feel like that's a guy that's really stepping up and he's gonna
he's gonna be good. He just gotta keep working. Uh, just keep
his set downs, keep working. So I feel like he's gonna be a
good player. Okay, mm hmm. What else what I'm like, man,
I'm like, okay, this is this is a Sparta family. They're
asking some good questions here. I want to know what's happening in the chat
here. Yeah, so what what is what is the like home run past
route for you? Like you know, for a fact, like and I'm
not well, I'm not giving away Tracy. I'm just saying, like I
asked when well, we had Kean and we had other people on what's your
favorite rite? You guys are you can't ask not because no, no,
no no no. Now you want this man to give a what give tip
off his hand? Like you want hurt go to like, no, don't
answer that question, don't you to? Scar Man Can like what the hell?
Kayden? So, so what how do you think this summer has been
going as far as either preparation. You got a lot of teammates. You
know, we've been hearing about this past year's construction affecting how the team has
been able to interact together. And I know that things are, you know,
getting to a point where they're gonna have the locker room ready. That's
the goal right by by season start, is there has there been improvement as
far as you guys getting together on a daily or weekly basis as a team
one hundred percent. I feel like there's I mean the weight room and stuff
and having the construction. It is what it is. But I feel like
last year compared to this year, it's it's night and day just with we're
taking real effort and taking like real time to like try to connect with the
team. So like, for example, like we had like a little bowling
thing. We divided the whole offense and we we went out in like bowld
for like an hour and a half or two hours, and it was just
good to like connect with guys. And now we're like We're gonna go do
mini golf next week. Like we're trying to find ways to to connect with
our team and to get good chemistry. And I feel like it's working.
I feel like we're going out and having a good time. Like the other
day I played, we played kickball, like just the offensive defense. We
just went out and we had teams. We played kickball on the fields like
it was just it was like we're little kids like in on the playground.
It was it was awesome. It's just connected with guys and and going through
different things other than football and working out, like doing other things with guys
on the team. It's just it's really paying off right now. I mean,
we have people are really good. There's really good energy in the building
right now. So shoot, do you remember when where do we would play
ultimate Frisbee? When we went to come on a game this so after like
you know how after games you go and you get a workout in like Sunday
Sunday, Sunday Sunday, you play Saturday Sunday, You'll go in, you
have your team meetings, you have a you know, stretching stride and everything
like that. But like if we won with John l we will play ultimate
Frisbee, okay, And it was just someone like get that tooth knocked and
it was bad Matt Trannon. Matt Trannon busted his chair wide up and like
fifteen stitches like and we were like, we are here hurting each other because
we're competitive. Like it was like wide receivers versus DBS, linebackers versus running
backs, and like you're competing and we're like we're tired. Like so we're
tired. You played a full game and now you're here peeding again. And
yeah, all I'm trying to do is like, man, we got to
hit this apple Bee's for that? Uh all? You can eat ribblets at
before close, kat, you know, like those things like you know,
just talked about and you know talking about, you know, going to apple
Bee's doing it. Like what do you like to do for fun? Like,
you know East Lands and it's a it's a really beautiful campus. For
one, there's a lot that the campus offers. There's a lot that university
offers. What do you like to do for fun outside of football? There
is a couple of things. Somemer' is a good time to to do some
other things outside football. You have a little more free time. I feel
like one thing is golf for sure, just finding guys and go out and
golfing is really fun. Going to pools, like we'll go to just different
dorms and stuff and go chilling the pool and send the sun for a bit.
And another thing is is going I am West and running five is running
basketball. So get some hooping. Yeah that's okay. I talked about this.
We talked about this the last time because I did I didn't play.
I did not hoop im West because all fights started and everything like that.
And I'll be one hundred still basketball. Yeah, Carl will go in there
and piss everybody off. That's how kind of how it goes. How is
your hoop game if it's solid. I mean I'm not like, I'm not
like strapping everybody down, but like, I mean, I can I got
a little little handle going. I can pass the ball a little bit,
but I mean I can make some tough shots too, So I mean it's
all right. I mean I'm not like I'm saying, but that's fun.
The best best best food spot in eastlant Oh, good question, best food
spot? Okay, I probably say just putting the canes there. I mean,
I like Canes. I like the Canes. Got you what's your major
major? I'm an ECON major, so I'm gonna go into financial planning.
So I'm gonna go into Econ and kind of do that route. Okay,
very nice, all right? Pre game meal? What? What? What
do you? What do you eat? Let's just say, let's just let's
go to two folds. Here. Your kick off it's at twelve o'clock,
so it's a noon game. What's your pre game meal? And then let's
go with h five o'clock. That night game a seven thirty kickoff, So
twelve noon kickoff, what's your pregame meal? And seven seven thirty kickoff?
What's the pre game meal? Usually have breakfast for us like in the in
the hotel or whatever, but usually get like I usuld get a couple of
carbs. I'll get like eggs, bacon, sausage, a little bit,
and then usually have like business and gravy and that's like my go to,
Like I'll get a little business and gravy going and yeah, that's good.
I don't eat too much before the game if it's an early kickoff, but
yeah, I'll get a little bit of that. Okay, fun fact,
I've never had business and gravies in my life. That's crazy, right,
seven thirty kickoff? What do you got that chicken breast though? What you
got? Yeah, keep it pretty light. Chicken breast, maybe some some
noodles maybe if they have some passa there, but yeah, it's pretty light.
Okay. Favorite tradition about being a Spartan. What's the favorite tradition?
You know, like the walk to the stadium? You know what, what's
your favorite Spartan tradition? You probably just said it right there. The walk,
I mean that was something that I've never really experienced before. And just
walking through and seeing all the fans just go crazy and love for the Spartans
is crazy. And see my family, like the family comes games too,
and just seeing them on the walk, it's just it's a real like full
circle moment. Just all the time to put it and stuff in high school
and just being able to see them walking like have you walk into the stadium
and stuff is It's it's awesome. I love that that walk every time before
you ask this question, before you ask the next question. So the walk
has always been right like from the kelog, Yeah, walking from the stadium.
Now I've changed that up a little bit and you get on the bus
and you get you know, transported to the Spartan statue. He doesn't know
anything different. Wait we no, no, this they this first. This
is the first year. Last year was the first year. Yeah, so
he knows it. They used to walk from the hotel. So is there
a difference for you from a standpoint of preparation and just the the suspense right
like the like, is there a difference for you when you walk from hotel
or get on the bus walk from Sparts statue. I'm probably only gonna say
this, but I wish we walked from the Kellogg like I want. I
don't. I don't like getting the bus and trying to get on the bus
and then get off and then walk like I want to do the whole walk
and I want to experience the whole thing. Is I feel like that's something
that is like tradition. I don't know why they changed it, but as
far as that, I mean, I enjoy that walk. I don't really
listen to music, kind of just like in my head, just kind of
just getting my mind ready just for the game and stuff. As I walk
into the like you're kind of calm and neutral when you walk in, and
once you get in the locker room, it's it's go time, so you
kind of flip a switch for sure. So no no music even when you
get into the stadium or we know in the stadium because we've got the speakers
off. I mean that level. Oh yeah, well, yeah, I
listen to music when we get in the locker room and stuff like that,
but not on the walk. What you listen to? I listen to a
bunch of different music. I'll listen to some rap to kind of get me
going, but before the game, will listen like some calm, just like
chill music to kind of just calm my mind down and get myself ready for
the game. Like what I listened to a bunch of stuff mm hmm.
I probably say like Drake or Kodak or Kendrick or something like that to get
me ready for the game. And then okay, just some chill stuff before
the game. Got Kodak and Kodak then don't want the entry? So do
you? What's your favorite game? Like? I once in a while I
loved night games, but not every single day. What's your favorite? Twelve
twelve o'clock kickoff, three thirty kickoff or night kickoff, night kickoff, night
game for sure, plan of the lights and a bunch of fans. I
mean, you can't beat that. So I probably say night game for sure.
Bat in a thousand with that one. It's all amazing night. So
many people are against night games when like there's not one player in the history
of the game that doesn't like night games. Okay, I'm just yeah saying,
what's what's your what's the pregame ritual before team comes out? Because you
know, everyone has their their thing, Like, you know, it took
me a while to find out I could go out to the stadium before we
went out, So what is your ritual? Like as soon as you get
there, you know, tape whatever the case may be, getting out on
the field, what are you doing before you do your your organized instruction training,
before you get ready. I kind of just take a second to take
it all in, just look going on the field, kind of looking around,
just like just kind of realizing where I came from and where I'm at
right now, and just kind of just just getting my mind common ready.
And then I'll go into like a series of like just get my arm ready
to work out and stuff like that. But yeah, just trying to just
take it slow, not trying to rush into my my warm up or anything.
Just kind of take it slow and get my mind ready as much as
possible. Definitely, So I want to know, like, what's can you
do an impersonation like coach Tuch? I mean I probably wouldn't do it that
well honestly, but I mean he's a good guy. I don't know.
I don't know, man, I thought I had, I thought about to
do something. No, I couldn't. Man, I couldn't. I couldn't
reenact him. He's so unique. What's what's a coach toughanism? Like what
does his go to sayings? Because like we know Coach d said some sayings
and I know Nick Samon and everybody, but what is the saying that like
he says all the time where he just beats in beside your head, like
every time, what's those saying? I feel like one thing he always comes
to me is like do you love football? And then it'll just catch up
like what's up, man? Do you love football? I'm like yeah,
and that's like an obvious question. He's like You'll be like good, good,
it is like, all right, coach, speaking of that love for
football. You know we had last year with that school down the road playing
there. You know, you had everything that went on that transpired, the
tunnel incident, the suspensions and everything. You know, how has the team
digested that and what's the thought like going into this year. You know that
game in October. Yeah, it was tough to process that. Everything happened
really fast and we didn't really know what to think of it. But as
far as now going to this season, it's in the river mirror, like,
we're not even worried about that. Now, it's a new season,
it's a new team, so we're not even focus on that anymore. That's
in the past. Like that answer, it was, it was a great
answer. You know, Kayton, Look, you were you're you are from
you know obviously Las Vegas, but you played in southern California, as we
talked about earlier, highly competitive air area that has a lot of parent involvement,
uh, compared to a lot of other places around the country. I
don't know if you've seen Baby Gronk or you know who he is. Yeah,
yeah, okay, So like we have a video to see we want
to talk about parents involvement and what's too much? If we have to cue
the video of baby Gronck? Are you him? Is the real question?
Yes? See a gamble? Say man, what kind of question is that
you see my instagram? Say that ready a baby Gronk? Are you him?
What kind of questions that look at my insta? Man? Those those
podcasts should be fired like someone like ask him again? You know, like
yeah, go lay down? Yes? So like that bit's the question when
is too much too much? Right? Like? Is that something that you
know? I know this is an extreme issue, but you've been around situations
I'm sure where parents are pushing kids in your opinion, what works? You
know? Did your parents push you to be the player that you are right
now, Kaiten or is this something that had to come from within you?
Yeah? I think that's a little bit of both. My parents definitely pushed
me and they saw my goals and they were like, do you want to
do this? Is this what you want to do for a future? And
I kept telling them like, yes, this is what I want to do.
So they're like, Okay, this is what it takes. My dad's
been through it, so him and my mom they both pushed me to this
everything I needed to do. They just kept me on. They helped me
to like a standard of what I needed to do, and I felt like
that's that really pushed me. But they were never like going out on social
media like trying to flaunt and there, trying to show me off or anything
like that. I think was kind of behind the scenes, just trying to
push me the best I can be. And I'm so thankful for them because
they they got me to where I am today. So I wouldn't be here
without them. It's one of those things that man like we get it.
We call it helicopter parents, right, like, yeah, they are constantly
hovering and not letting coaches train and and it's also about this social media like
cloud where it's like you do one little highlight and then you try to get
you know, go viral and knowing that like, yeah, you might have
one great clip or a couple of clips, but what's the work ethic,
right, like work in silence, like Joe Burrow was saying, like,
just you don't got to highlight and videotape every time you're doing some training and
working on your craft. And so, uh, you know, we did
have you know kean On and when he was talking about your work ethic,
where like you have put it in the work and going and doing the extra
work inside the indoor facility. You know what, what what motivates you to
do that? Right, because like you do have your required workouts and your
practices, but what is motivating you to go and then just do the extra
work and not saying, hey, look at me, I'm doing this versus
like I truly need to perfect my craft. Yeah, I feel like the
biggest thing is my parents. For sure. My parents they sacrifice a lot
for me to make to get where I'm at. So my biggest thing is
what gets me up in the morning is like making them proud. I feel
like that's the biggest thing for me. And I know, I know my
potential, I know where I can get and I'm not gonna sit and like
just not get my best. So I'm gonna do everything I can to put
myself in the best situation possible. And that's if that's getting extra work.
And if I'm sitting down doing not, then like obviously I'm gonna go and
try to perfect my game as much as they can, because I feel like
it's that's important for me in my future. So I feel like that that's
the biggest thing for sure. Yeah, so you you want you know,
you committed a Boise State before and you switched your commitment. And so with
today's you know day and age with you know, people committing early going to
different schools and the transfer portal and everything, like, what are your thoughts
on that? It's it's pretty crazy. I mean there's people moving all over
the place and stuff. But I feel like the biggest thing is just looking
internally and looking at our team, not trying to focus too much on who's
going to where, who's going what, just focus on the guys that are
in the building and just trying to improve that. So that's kind of how
I look at it. Yeah, And so with and then also with that,
you know there's nil and everything like that, in the perfect world you
could have any nil deal, what would it be. That's a good question.
I drink. I drink energy energy drinks in the morning. I drink
like C four rains. So probably getting like an energy drink one where I
can I can kind of get a sponsor from that'd be pretty cool. I
don't I don't really have like a big one. Honestly, I haven't really
thought about it. Say no, that's that's the next Who is your favorite
breakfast place? That's what you screwed it up? But anyway, so for
the record, Kate, who what is your favorite breakfast restaurant? Mm hmm,
I said, I House pretty good. But there's a place called House
on Ground too. Okay, okay, AMA's house pretty good. Fresh juice,
they got that fresh squeeze juiced. It's golden Harvest. It's golden Harvest.
Still there. No, used to take me there in that buffet on
Sunday it's closed. Yeah no. And then Coral Gables to more Gables,
core Gables. Yeah. See, people they don't know my Coral Gables.
They used to take me there. I'm like, man, they got this
buff favorite breakfast. Look, we were talking about like the crazy dads,
but you know, like, let's talk about some dads that are doing it
the right way. Let's look at this tweet from Barry Sanders, who said
that his favorite job in the world is probably my fuser favorite thing to do
in life. It's just being an ms U dad. Guys, what do
you think about Barry Sanders? He's a legend of my book watching him growing
up. So you know, it's great that he is a Green and White
and we had that experience in sweet and basketball, right, so we already
know it turns part in that sweet but you know him like him coming Steve
Smiths Fall. Yeah, so just seeing a legend and the Hall of Famer
come in and you know, just support his son like in his endeavors,
like his son could have played elsewhere or you know, he was a decent
football player too, could have played it somewhere football a little bit, but
you know, yeah, you know, Kate, no, I don't,
I gotta, I gotta hit him up. Absolutely, yeah, but you
know, one he got some hops because he'd be dunking in warm up.
So like that's crazy too, you know, being his son. But just
to see a father support his dreams and efforts and and and just you know
adapt as a Michigan state we know he's an Oklahoma state guy, right,
so you know, to to absorb the Michigan state mantra. It's good to
see Barry Sanders knowing that he's a legend in State of Missigan, legend worldwide.
So I appreciate that he said legend worldwide world. Why perfect, Kayton.
We appreciate you jumping on with us today. It's a lot of fun,
a lot of good conversations, great questions. Uh, hey, let's
get it done this year. You know, good luck this season to you.
I know there's that quarterback battle. You know, keep competing and like
we talked about, you and Noah are going to continue to you know,
raise each other's game and you know, let the best person out there for
the spartans, that's right, control what you can control, man, and
the best man win and keep it going. Man. We're also also don't
be a stranger because you'll see to You'll see straight, you'll see myself around.
Definitely, don't be a stranger to come up, dapping up talk to
us and we'll but you'll see them on the game day too. So definitely
give cheat you some love on the sideline there. Appreciate, appreciated, Thank
you, guys. Appreciate it. Kate and how's or everybody. I mean
that, hey, great kid. I know that he's in direct competition with
you, you son, but I like the guy got some good luck to
you. Go crazy to say good luck Caten. Yeah, there's a lot
of people don't personally listen always be ready. So I want to give a
shout out to uh my boy Alex Jesse Kirsten, all the people say,
oh boy, watching the boy. Uh back at the crib. You know,
just send me a picture so, you know, just getting it out
there. Want to give it you don't everyone a shout out for that?
Absolutely, yeah, I love that. Listen. Look, this is the
best part about today. So you know what to says, oh boy right
when he doesn't know somebody's name. I guarantee, right, I guarantee you
did. Like thirty times, I got caught up and I was I became
self weird and hey you what are you talking about? It'll be good for
you today. We love you too. Look, hey, we gotta stop.
I'm drinking diet coke. I don't know, so okay, good all
right, Silance, Silance Wiley, ju cul Corict. I'm Jasons Straorn.
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